The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 July 1929

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press im (EWTB SINGAPORE, SJ3. WEDNESDAY. JULY 24, 1929. NO. 12,777
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    240 1 The King's progress continues satisfactory and he was able to sit up for the first time since his operation yesterday Page 11. The water shortage threatens to throw large numbers of men out of employment at home Page 11. The Governor formally opened newMunicipal Ofiices yesterday Page
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    FISHERMEN'S COMPLAINTS.
    1160 1 II should like to think ..hat fishermen perfect, but I have to admit that ours .1 complaining nature. ran ain in fu!M of rate, drought, wind, calm, heat, cold, fam (too many), flies (too lVv f s (h ones), fish, and other fishers, furred fei 1 hered and
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      137 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. A word about Goodyear tyre- fag* F. and N. special dry finger ale-- Pkmfjk WM. Vulcain watches are timekeepers Page 7. Phyllosan will help to ward off materia Page ft. Conn musical instruments are widely UBe<J Page 7. Leading car manufacturers recommend Castrol Page .">. Auction sale of
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      8 1 FOR YOUR SILVERWARE USE "GODDARDS" NON-MERCURIAL PLATE POWDER.
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      153 1 THE WEEK. \Yt(hie*(Iay, 24th. High Water, 0.39 p.m., 8.4., 11.53 Mi M Football: I.C.K.A. vs. S.C.C. Div. I» Stadium. King of Kings, Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Thursday, 2~>f/». High Water, 1.6 p.m., 8.5. King of Kings, Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Friday. 26th. High Water, 0.30 a.m., 9. 7., 1.35 p.m.. Police Band.
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    LONGEST POEM IN THE WORLD.
    398 2 Womtfn's Work in Eight Volumes. Katherine Buck is sincere. It was no wild imagery, no exotic imagining which she related to me in the musty little back loom of a Charing Cross-road bookW llei 's and as I listened to the quiet, most pleasant voice
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    BETTER DAYS AT ZOOS.
    305 2 New Treatment for Animals. The value to the animals at the Zoo of ultra-violet rays and electric heating has been definitely established. Last winter they had a cleaner bill of health than ever before and now their coats are glossier and their appetites are better, in
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    121 2 Members of the Natural History Section of the Siam Society have learned with rejrret of the death of Mr. Oldfield Thomas, tfor very many years assistant in charge of mammalia at the British Museum. Mr. CHdfield Thomas contributed to the Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam -when that
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    THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    408 2 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. Tiu- Premier Morning Daily in Malaya a live "newt" paper -30- 10 column- of ntwt iaiiy. Also the best Medium for Advertii ing. .Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest Telegrams. Latest Newi and Latest Announcement-. Daily News Cables, Rubbei tnd Tin Price Cables. I
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    TENNIS STAR'S ROMANCE.
    357 3 MISS DAPHNE AKHURST'S ENGAGEMENT. Young Playmates. Miss Daphne Akhurst, the Australian tennis champion, who was in Singapore last year and whose engagement was recently announced by our Sydney correspondent has made what her mother terms "her most perfect love-match." She is engaged to Mr. Ray F. Cozens,
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    EXCITING POLO AT HURLINGHAM.
    106 3 Cambridge's Narrow Victory. London, July llth. At Hurlingham, Cambridge beat Oxford by 6 goals to 4. Oxford led in the lirst chukker by one roal and increased their advantage in the third. Cambridge scored two goals in the fourth, but Oxford again went ahead. In the
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    CROYDON POISONING MYSTERY.
    83 3 Second Inquest 15 Months After Death. London, July llth. The second inquest on Mr. Creighton Duff, the ex-Nigerian official, was opened today. The Coroner said that the Home Office analyst had found arsenic present in every tissue remove:! from the body except in the larynx, the thyroid,
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    SECOND-HAND CARS.
    503 4 Need of Caution in Buying. The problem of the disposal of used cars is one of the most important to the motor trade in England at the present moment, writes tin. Hon. Alaynard Greville, Morning 1-ost AK. toi ing Correspondent. The industry is choked with second and third
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    A CAR WITH A KICK IN IT.
    214 4 A motorist writes to suggest that the device of fitting rubber buffers to motors may, if generally adopted lead to scenes diverting to onlookers out of range and terrifying to those within, as the recoil experienced is considerable, and the possibility of recoil
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    134 5 A R. Hirsth, enthusiastic motorist and J official of a steel company employing > men at Jamshedpur, India, is to go n k motor tour extending from Holland to India. Mr. Hirsth crossed the Pacific to ahfornia and then proceeded to the Stude-"W-r works at South Bend, Indiana, U.S.A., he
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    UNUSED MILES.
    664 5 A New Viewpoint for the Used Car Buyer. How many purchasers of second-hand cars have considered tneir purchase or piospective purchases in the terms of unused mileage? When a motor vehicle is bought one is not, in fact, buying the car itself in the sense that a piece
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    LEAP FROM 'PLANE IN FLAMES.
    157 5 Pilot Walks off with a Broken Arm. A single-seater fighter airplane piloted by Flying Officer E. D. Turner, of the 17th Squadron R.A.F., stationed at Upavon, Wilts, caught fire in the air near Hawkinge Aerodrome, Kent. The pilot, who is aged twenty-three, leaped from it
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    £2,000 FOR A CHAUFFEUR.
    153 5 Hair Turned White After a Car Collision. A chauffeur who complained that his hair had been turned from black to snow white through a motor accident and that he had entirely lost his nerve in driving, was awarded £2,000 damages by a special jury in I
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    "PLEASE CROSS HERE."
    496 5 "Mon Dieu, how he is splendid, your Londoner!" exclaimed the foreign visitor to our shores, buttonholing me on the pavement. "Of what an admirable sangfroid, of what an admirable discipline. Rega.d how he walks calmly, without a tremor, in the so greatly troubled sea of traffic. Regard
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    SIR JULIAN ORDE.
    157 5 A veritable landmark in motoring has been removed by the death, of Sir Julian Orde, for twenty years secretary and mainspring of the Royal Automobile Club. After early years of varied endeavour he was appointed, in 1903, secretary of the Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland,
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    57 5 Bathing from motor cars parked on the Undercliff Drive, 'Bournemouth", is to "be prohibited. It has also been decided, as already reported from various sources, to make a charge of 6d. per session, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and from 2 p.m. till an hour after sunset, for parking
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    £2,200 DAMAGES AWARDED TRAINER.
    167 5 Kicked by a Mare. Damages to the amount of £2,200 were awarded in the King's Bench Division to Mr. Sydney Mercer, a racehorse trainer, of Kentford, Newmarket, who sued Mr. bl. G. Lansford, a veterinary surgeon, of Ascot House, Epsom, claiming damages for personal injury ftfl
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    LOOSE PANELS NOISY.
    92 5 In some of the popular priced cars, there is one irritating noise that often is difficult to locate. It occurs just at the worst vibration point and sounds like the rat-tat-tat of a drum. Frequently it is due to the loose panels made of a composition material
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    UNBREAKABLE GDASS NOT INFALLIBLE.
    82 5 There's one idea in connexion with tho glass used so generously in to-day's motor oars that everyone should know; namely, •that it is not so prone to breakage, as in the instance of slamming a door, if the glass is all the same way up or
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    SPRING LEAF LUBRICATION.
    99 5 Lubricating the leave? of road springs is often an awkward task, particular^ after long neglect. There are many in^en.ous devices available for separating the leaves with a view to inserting lubricant. Herbert Terry and Sons, Ltd.. Redd Uch, have, however, gone one better in the production of
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    76 5 Sudden application of brakes and heavy acceleration are necessary perhaps at times, but they are flagrant causes of wear on tyres. Violence in these manipulation* wears atid tears away the rubber surface of the tyres. Uneven brake operation is a cause of similar damage. If a brake drags more heavily
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      156 5 CHRYSLER A car that suits the whole family When the family car is a Chrysler, there isn't any division of opinion in that household— because the Chrysler has all the things that the whole family likes. Chrysler's distinctive new style and lively performance are just what youth wants in a
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      179 5 j SINGER JUNIOR) A V A fi T _________________l__^ xt-, rr I, i P _^i ~^^t(_^^^^^^ X^j*Ss^fa%M^_______^_^^B mWmm\ mWmLXt i TOURING MODEL I V ♦> 4 W^w* 1,, The only full sized 4 -seater light car. X The popularity "of Singer Junior can be judged by the j* amount of
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    CHESS NOTES AND NEWS.
    1203 6 Some Emminent Devotees of ij ::c,eor(;e Bernard shaw vs. gene tunney. FGDFGF I' oMem No. MM: (by A. F. Mackenzie).] White to move and mate in 3 moves. SHAW TOO GOOD POR TUNNEY. The world-renowned playwright, Mr. George Bernard Shaw, and the undefeated former heavy-weight boxing
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    THE KING'S CUP.
    178 6 In the recent race for the King's Cup the machines were handicapped on their ttnown performance, and a proportion of the total handicap allotted to each section •of the course. Thus, the machines completed each section in their actual order in the race. Racing numbers were carried
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    Books of the Week
    1519 6 AN ANTHOLOGY OF LOVfi LETTERS. (Special to the Free Press). London. June 27. ln Letters of Women in Love (Thornton Butterworth) Mr. Megroz presents a fascinating, as well as an instructive and interesting collection of letters from about a hunorcd women of all ages and of
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    BOOK REVIEWS.
    259 6 New Edition of Bishop Davie's In Rubber Lands. In Kuhber Lands, C. E. Ferguson Davie, M.1)., 8.5., (S.P.G.) ls. 6d. This little book, which appears in a new issue, is edited by Dr. Ferguson Davie, who brings it up to date in a separate supplement. The book is
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    700 6 ji Some More about Four- Card jl I MARGIN ALLOWED 10l Kl RO|; <M m m I FGFG Unce the principle is accepted that the way a hand is divided should Warn the way it is bid, that rtain divisions are definitely unsuittd to No Trumps,
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    CRAGADOUR MODEL STOLEN IN MAYFAIR.
    200 6 Black (at That Brought llad Luck. A solid silver model of Cragndonr, the Derby favourite, was carried *>tT by aan. BBSash and grab rai.iers from a Mayfair -h pwindoer on the eve af the Derby. Although the window was crowded with costly art treasures the
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    21 6 Magistrate at Willesden: Fined 10s. IVi soner. Time 0 Magistrate: To pay 0 Pris n or: To prison. Magistrate: Seven days.
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    95 6 ly and that of her many uncles and aunts. Dolly, her empty-headed mother, is the best drawn character in the hook: as the author aptly puts it, she "climbs life's rockiest path in French-heeled shoes and with trailing illusions," and we finallv leave her happv in a second marriatre with
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    MR. KIPLING AND THE DOVE PATROL.
    203 6 MR. KIPLING AND THE DOVE PATROL. What u "Old Salt** Told H .ti tun w Vansittart 11 a Canterbury), erhe e N i\ y. at the snnu Kipling So. iety, told a stor) ot K an ol.j seaman at 1 I "Sir Reginald Bs n he remarked, H Rudyard Kipling
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    33 6 Wife at the Tham. T husband told me that ho S Mr. Cairns, magistrate !1 h" over again. You ;^>. "Toe n charming persm that I »"> n you," and pen will w hee enough.
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    "WHY I BOUGHT CRAGADOUR."
    321 7 John McCormaek on His o-Figure t urchase. Smoking a cigar in his box at Ascot, Mr. John McCormack, the tenor, told why he ha.; i.ought Cragadour from Lord Astor tor a sum running into five figures. He said with a laugh that he had 12 horses
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    NEGRESS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
    225 7 Mrs. Hoover Rouses a Storm. New York, June 16 Much indignation i.s being expressed in the Southern States concerning the presence of Mrs. Oscar de Priest, the negress wife oi a negro Congressman, from Chicago, at a tea given by Mrs. Hoover at the Wnite
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    215 7 Programme of Drills up to and for weekending July 28th. Tuesday 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall M. G. Platoon (Eurasian) If. G. Training. ."> p.m. Bukit Timah Range, "D" (Eurasian) Coy. Piactice Warren Shield. 5 p.m. Drill Hall "C" (Sottish) Coy. 30x Range. 5.15 p.m. Platoon "C" (Scottish)
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    WYATT'S TEST DEBUT.
    132 7 His fine showing in the Gentlemen and Players match at the Oval was doubtless the deciding factor in Wyatt's selection as a member of th v e England side against the South Africans in the fourth Test match. He scored 115 in the first innings for the
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    164 7 Tbe following novels were added lo Raffles Library during the past fortoifht: Austin (Phyllis) Small Beer. Bindlon (Harold) The Harder Way. 2 eopies. Birmingham (George A.) Murder most Foul. 2 eopies. Birmingham (George A.) The Mayor's Candle-Sticks. I>ienning (L.H.) Devil's Laughter. Daviot (Gordon) The Man in the Queue.
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    AN UNFORTUNATE SHOT.
    158 7 An inquest was held by the D.O. of Kajang on Thursday into the death of a Tamil milk seller named Palaniyandi which took place on the afternoon of June 29. says the Times of Malaya. It appears that Brothers John Cosgrave of St. John's Institution, along with
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    52 7 Mr. Kok Ho Leng. a member of the Tutorial Staff of the Anglo-Chinese School, Kampar has left England where he intends studying for the Bar. Mr. Kok is the second son of iS/mhr. Koh Ah 800, of Maxwell and Kenion, Ipoh. and is proceeding to England to qualify for a
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    JELAI CONCESSION.
    1731 8 BURMA-MALAY TIN CO.'S PLAINT. An Appeal Case. The Jelai Concession appeal was continued yesterday before the Chief Justice, the Hon'ble Mr. L. H. Elphinstone, K.C., Mr. .Justice t arrer-Manby, and Mr. Justice Stevens, in the KM.S. Court ol Appeal, kuaia Lumpur, says Saturday's Malay Mail. The appeal was
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    224 8 JOHNSTONS PIER STALLS To the Editor. Sir We the poor class of people regret to hear of the decision of the SingaporeHarbour Board Officials to demolish the Eating Stalls ne*ar Johnston's Pier by next month, as w t > depend a great deal on these stalls
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    GUILD OF AIR PILOTS.
    79 8 Sir S. lira nek er Elected First Master. London. July 1. A new British aeronautical organization, the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators' of the British Empire, has been launched, with Air Vice-Marshal Sir Sefton Brancker as the first Master. Members must be British pilots
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    MANCHURIA SITUATION.
    691 9 STEPS FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT. French Mediation Refused. [Keuter's Far Eastern Service.] Tokio, July 22. The Foreign Office is still without official confirmation of the reports that Mr. Stimsor and M. Briand have communicated with China and the Soviet regarding obligations urt'er the Kellogg Pact. Official eircles arc sceptical
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    EMPIRE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LEAGUE.
    90 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, July 22. Mr. Henderson stated in the House of Commons that the contribution payable by the British Govemment to the League of Nations, including the International Labour Organization, during 1929 amounts to 2,702,1 000 gold francs, or £108.000. The contri-j
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    48 9 Messrs. Brankel Brother? inform the "traits Echo that it is with extreme regret that they are closing down their Penang K|- rch. Frankrls do not intend to desert Penang altogether. They will keep in close touch with their clients through the travellers and subagents whom they are appointing.
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      NO OFFICIAL REPLY TO INVITATION.
      396 9 Commons Discussion. [Reuter's Service.] 4U TT London. July 22. l^ House of Commons Mr. Hencage suggested that in view of the present con- dition in Sino-Russian relations Mr. Hen- derson should defer resumption of negotia- tions with regard to Russo-British diploma- tic relations. Mr. Henderson
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      BRITISH ASSOCIATION IN CAPETOWN.
      136 9 Dominion's Need of Research. [Reuter's Service. l Capetown. July 22. Th»- formal opening of the British Association at the City Hall was attended by a large and distinguished gathering including General Hert/og and Doctor Malan. The Earl e>f Athlone. who received a great ova- tion, welcoming
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      U.S. TARIFF INCREASE PROPOSALS.
      82 9 More Protests. [Reuter's Service.] Washington, July 23. Three' more European Governments have made representations to the State De'part- ment with regard to the new TaritT Bill. Norway and Holland have protested against the increase in the duty on matches fre>m H to 20 cents a gross,
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      KING FUAD'S VISIT TO ENGLAND.
      68 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, July 22. King Fuad of Egypt visited Buckingham Palace this afternoon and was received by the Que-en. Replying to a question in Parliament, Mr. Henderson said that, having regard to the private nature of King Fund's visit, it was not
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      WILL AMANULLAH STAGE A "COME-BACK."
      55 9 L Rebel King's Fears. [Reuter's Service.] Bombay, July 22. Bachai oaqao is very uneasy with regard *o Amanullah's movements, fearing that he may stag^ a "come-back." He has now sent pn emissary to Italy, ostensibly to watch his interests, but presumably also to on him
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    OCCUPATION OF THE RHINELAND.
    206 9 Questions in the Commons. [British Radio Official flail ka J Rugby. Julv 22. The Foreign Secretary. Mr. Henderson, was asked in the House of Commons whether the (iovernment was hound by the undertaking: given by the late CJoverninent in regard to the proposed committee of verification
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    ANOTHER R.A.K. PLIGHT TO INDIA.
    93 9 ANOTHER R.A.K. PLIGHT TO INDIA. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. July 22. It is learned that thc Royal Air Force is to make another attempt to break the world long distance record with the big FaireyNapier long range monoplane which recently flew non-stop to India. The machine i^ at present
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    THE POPE'S ATTACK ON MALTESE GOVERNMENT.
    75 9 /Britain Watching Situation. British Radio— -Official Service. Rugby. July 22. With reference to the recent 1\ published letter from the Pope to the Bishops of Malta and Gozo denouncing the Ma,ltt|f government, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Henderson, said in the House of Commons that
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    INDIAN LABOUR
    86 9 The following Taluks in Madras I'tesi lency are now closed to recruiting on account of infectious disease: In the area ser\ed by the Port of Madras: Ganjam. taluks of Chieacole nnd Chatra (HIT; Vizagapatam. taluk of Bobhili; Bellary. taluks of Harapanahalli and Ha.laual'lo; Anantapur, taluk ol Hindupur; Salem.
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    GIRL WITHOUT A LATCHKEY.
    127 9 Doris Annie Wright, aged nineteen, of Stamfordham-avenue, Liverpool, who was accused of shoplifting at Liverpool Police Court, wi.s stated to hive spent most of her time riding pillion on young men's motor-cycles. "I will not let her have a latchkey," declared her father, "and I often
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      474 9 BUSINESS CARDS^ 8 BEACH HOUSE I TANJONG KATONG. I \*< Select Seaside Residential Hotel. i* Concrete Bathing Pagar, ft Tennis, Garage, Good Cuisine. I tf Phone 5553. M. C. Gasper, Proprietor. \m\ NEVER HE WITHOUT META. j I MISS N. BUHRIS 1 MIDWIFE AND MASSAGE. 128 Middle Road. fi ..m\tt3*£®®<&S>6>@^
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      648 9 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. It is hereby notified that the Exchange Banks will be closed on: August Ist., Thursday, Public Holiday. August 3rd., Saturday, Public Holiday. August sth., Monday, Bank Holiday. ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY). IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In IlankrurUy No. 52 of
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      55 9 GHGH TENDERS. Tenders are invited for the erection of eleven shophouses at Serangoon Road for The Singapore Building Corporation. Tenders close at noon on August 6th, 1929. Plans and specifications may be seen at the Architect's Office. The lowest or any tender will not be n. t < sarily accepted.
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      36 10 DUKES. At the Kurop.-an HaapHaL Kuala Lumpur M July t R.ta ami IUrCUI Duke. a daughter. KNIGHT. At the Eatapeaa HeapitaL Kuala Lumpur on July 22, Ifff, l(l M r A I Knight, a daughter.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY. JULY 24. 1929. PORT COSTS.
    838 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY. JULY 24. 1929. PORT COSTS. In connection with our suggestions recently regarding the advisability of considering whether the prosperity of the port is in any material way hampered, owing to the nature of the charges which have to be imposed on shipping because of the capital
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    41 10 A Chinese was arrested by a Revenue Officer on Mkmday for attempting to import Dutch cigars. The cigars, on which $75 was payable as duty, were packed in boxes labelled as soap. The accused pleaded guilty and was remanded for sentence.
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    39 10 Preliminary arrangements are now being made for the Chinese Association's annual picnic to be held in the month of August Members of the Association who wish to join the picnic are requested to communicate with the Hon. Secretary early.
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    48 10 The lecture on the Millennium to be given to-night at 8.30 p.m. in the Malayan Seminary by Mr. V. E. Hendefshot promises to be of unusual interest. The question as to when this 1000 year period will begin will be thoroughly discussed. The public are invited to attend.
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    TANGLIN CLUB.
    54 10 As Saturday, August 3rd., falls in the middle of the holidays and many people will be away, it has been decided to postpone the cabaret performance on that night to August 17th. The performances will therefore be the following Saturdays, July 27th., and August 10th. and 17th. Commencing
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    JAVA NOTES.
    935 10 THE ESTATE TERROR IN DELI. Public Indignation. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Batavia. July 19. The murder of Mrs. I_andzaat the wife of a planter, on the Parnabolon Kstate. is still the chief topic not only in Deli hut throughout the Dutch East Indies. In addition to the petition
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    72 10 This mail's Daily Mirror ing paragraph: Prim cirK'mas, ano is particular' naval pictures. 1 saw hin l^ady" at tne Piccadilly Tl M or so ago. At the same perforr^:»'^ vt I^rd Jellieoe. I.ord Beatty th Ix>dge, ano they were all intl l magnificent sea scenes." 1 for the enterprise of
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      THE CLIFFORD FUND OPENED.
      398 10 Need for Greater s Upp(. rl Following the refenn. of Raffles College to ?>, increased financial support cipal, the Hon'ble Mr. I: A rector of Education, w. pu 1 lie's ass. stance fo, tl for Raffles College "which <;r Lady Clifford have very kn Th" PrtM
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      DONATIONS RECEIVED.
      15 10 U.K. Mr Hugh Clifford >>' I.ady Clifford The Hon. Dr. Winstedt M: ft. Winstedt
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      LATEST TIN AND RUBBER PRICES.
      70 10 [FRKK PUM SKKVI< I I ■•I'YRICHTI London. July 2.1. IJ p.n»Messrs. Lewis, Lazaru< ind 9 notify to-dav's tin prices as follow-: Spot £212 LO Ll (down B 1 Lj). Forward £216 6 L6 (down 12). The market is steadv. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's
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      ITALIAN MARIONETTES PUPPET SHOW.
      125 10 Santoro's Marionettes will MJLwk 'h< r two farewell performances at the M Hall to-night and to-morrow some and artistic little people feUfM l unsophisticated and l ir even tl of their wonted I>oredom. Signer presents his troupe of doll pit) up by tine scenery and ,\vlhn'
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      156 10 I Cointreau f Extra Dry for England THE DELICIOUS WHITE LIQUEUR 3 RESTAURANTS, Etc. fl Cr'cleck, Macgregor and Co., Ltd m** I »/< rated under the ComPavies' 'Hx__«-*^t S f.'~''^ Um Ordinance of Hong Kong). l UN *f_) t ncorporated iv Shanghai.) L_— —^ST*^ njjl > Retail otfico: HO, Robinson
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      163 10 .■ißim,a'B<s l ai;iili; < :|';:Kl JMERCEDES EUCLID? The Fully Automatic 1 CALCULATOR. J B m g PATERSON, SIMONS CO., 1 LIMITED. 4 Prince Street, Singapore. 1 PHONE 2700. m »''H;!_i:!ilK<__i;!SiliM ]Bl!i»| 9 *m*W*\mmW^ mT m 99 Interchangeable Ha. .oon Tyre-. 31 x 4.40 (Interehangeib.e with > |l£) $16.50 Tubes $2.50
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    THE NEW MUNICIPAL OFFICES.
    1425 11 Formal Opening by Sir Hugh WORTHY OF THE DIONITY OF THE TOWN." The new Municipal Buildincr in <a* a j H. E.the Governor (Sir Hugh Wort) \\?tL 5S f rma,, > .tentative gathering yesterday evening presence of a large and reSir Hugh, who was accompanied hv'ladv
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    LAKE MICHIGAN TRAGEDY.
    46 11 LA KE MICHIGAN TRAGEDY. Nineteen People Drowned. [Reuter's Service.] Chicago, July 23. people were drowned after a *hich W( n two fast boats, one of Mi(hi I* 8 the famous B aby Gar," on Lake T the last night of the present"The Divine Lady" at the
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    CONSERVATIVES AND EMPIRE TRADE.
    48 11 CONSERVATIVES AND EMPIRE TRADE. [PREE PRESS SERVICE.-COPYRIGHT]. London, July 23. Mr. Ferguson, the Conservative candidate in the Twickenham by-election, having adopted a policy of extended Empire trade invplving food taxes the Conservative headquarters withdrew their support of his candidacy. The result was a prompt recantation by Mr. Ferguson.
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    DRY ENGLAND.
    74 11 SITUATION BECOMING SERIOUS. Threat of Unemployment. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.-COPYRIGHT]. London, July 23. me water situation occasioned by the long drought is so serious that unless there ts a break in the period of rainlessness large numbers of men will be thrown out of employment, stated Mr. J. H.
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    SINO-RUSSIAN SQUABBLE.
    398 11 Conflicting Rumours in Shanghai. [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press, j m e r. 1 Shanghai, July 23. Mr. Sun Fo left yesterday for Harbin to inspect the Eastern Railway. The American Minister has cancelled his home leave. Foreign Ministers at the instance of Government have returned
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    SCOTLAND YARD CHANGES.
    61 11 Supt. Ashley Succeeds Chief Constable Wensley. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.-COPYRIGHT.] London. July 23. Superintendent John Ashley, who is the senior officer of "the Big Four" and Area Superintendent at Scotland Yard, has been appointed to succeed Chief Constable Wensley (whose retirement after 42 years service, principally as a
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    ILLICIT OPIUM CASE.
    65 11 Consular Official and Wife to be Charged. [Reuter's Service.] San Francisco, July 23. The Federal Government has ordered Mr. Ying-kao, ex-Chancellor of the Chinese Consulate, and Mrs. Ying-kao to be prosecuted here in connection with the opium seizure. [It will be recalled that upon the art: 'al
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    GERMAN AMMUNITION FOR CHINA.
    88 11 A Berlin Report. [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, July 23. The Communist. Rotefahne, is responsible for the statement that the German steamer Falke has left the Polish harbour of Gydnia with a large consignment of ammunition for China. It is asserted that the captain realised the impossibility of
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    SINGAPORE DEFENCES.
    93 11 FURTHER QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. Size of the Garrison. [Reuter's Service.] TT London, July 23. 4aH the H° use of Commons Mr. Shaw (Admiralty) told the Rt. Hon. George €lTso e nnn (L,b S ,ton "*■■■> tha the £1.150,000 mentioned in the Army Estimates for Singapore defence works related
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    BREMEN'S ATLANTIC RECORD.
    206 11 Mauretania's Congratulations [Reuter's Service.] tt A NeH Y »rk. July 23. n_Xr?K amVal f the Maun-tania last night the captain hastened to congratulate the Bremen on behalf of himself and his crew. Simultaneously, the Cunard Company resident manager telegraphed felicitations to the Nord- Deutscher Llovd Company. It
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    COTTON TRADE ENQUIRY.
    103 11 Far East Markets to be Investigated. [Reuter's Service.] London. July 23. In the House of Commons in reply to questions Mr. Graham said the cotton trade enquiry would be conducted by a "sub-com-mittee of the Committee of Civil Research which would include two ministers, two pro. minent
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    BRITISH TROOPS IN CHINA.
    106 11 Questions in Parliament. ro o -i [Reuters Service.] London, July 23. In the House of Commons in reply to questions Mr. Shaw said at present there were six British and one Indian battalion in China, namely two British and one Indian in Hong Kong, two British
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    THE KING'S HEALTH.
    54 11 Satisfactory Progress Continues. [Reuter's Service.] London, luly 23. After the doctors had visited the Palace to-day it was officially stated that the King had had a good night and his progress is satisfactory. His Majesty was able to sit up during part of "yesterday for the first
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    CHINA COAST COLLISION.
    30 11 [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] Shanghai, July 23. A Japanese steamer has sunk the Chinese steamer, Hsinkang, off the Shantung coast. Fiftyseven persons were drowned.
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    LILY ELSIE'S DIVORCE SUIT.
    37 11 London, July 15. The actress, Miss Lilly Elsie, was granted a decree nisi in the Divorce Court on the ground of adultery by her husband, Major John lan Bullock. The suit was undefended.
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    DAME EDYTH GOODALL DEAD.
    18 11 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.-COPYRFGHTI. London, July 23. The death of Dame Edyth Goodall is announced.
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    STEEL QUEEN AND THE PREMIER.
    406 12 "That Guy" MacDonald. There is something of her own steel about Mrs. F. A. de Silva writes m Daily Express Special Representative. As I sat opposite this iron-grey woman with the bobbed hair and the bobbed rhetoric 1 became frightened, and shrank in my chair
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    THE NAWAB OF PATAUDI.
    410 12 In lHi*:j an Indian won a cricket Blue at Cambridge and created a tremendous flutter in ■porting circles. That was Kumar Shri Ranjitsinghji, now Yam Sahib of Nawanafc'ar. But Kanji waa not the first coloured sricketer to uain his Blue. That honour rell to P. J.
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    ORANGES FOR RICKETS!
    68 12 ORANGES FOR RICKETS In the competition for an essay on •'Oranges and Lemons." organised by the 'Fruit Trades Federation among school children throughout the British Isles, over 1.'.0.0C0 children competed. One> boy of 11 wrote: "I like oranges because they are goodf for rheumatism, rickets, and marmalade." Another, aged 14
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    EMANCIPATION OF THE CITY MAN.
    610 12 Changes in Dress Models. I am ordering a new suit, and helpful suggestions come from friends. Someone says, Why not rough tweeds? They will stand the usage I am likely to give them But the suit I want is one in which I can go
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    341 12 Sunday. July li. At S a.m. His Excellency and Lady Clifford attended High Mass at tbe Catholic Church at Kuala Lumpui. Monday. July L'i. At 11 a.m. His Excellency ar.d L_ady Clifford left Government House. Kuala Lumpur and drove to Port Swettenham where they embarked on Ban Belle
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    23 12 Mr. Hafiz Ghulam Sarwar, late of the Malayan Civil Service and until recently the District .Judg<> of Singapore, has arrived in Penang.— P.G.
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    THOUSAND PEOPLE AT A COCK-FIGHT.
    485 12 Frantic Holiday Crowd in Spain. We were handed through a jagged hole ifl what seeflWd bare wall, in return for the modest sum of four p setas, two green tickets. Somewhere in the wall door oi>. ned. A moment laU r are found ecjraclsua in
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    WILD RIOT AT LIMOGES.
    276 12 Pari*, Jim* What iv considered to have betn the worst riots in the annals of judicial history ended in the early h this morning. Over '7 p'due and public, were injured and are not txpacted to IUTViVi More thar fifty anuetfl were made daring th ■>rd.
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    KING OF SPAIN VISITS AERO EXHIBITION.
    71 12 KING OF SPAIN VISITS AERO EXHIBITION. [British Kadio -Official Kiu' The King of Spain paid to the International A Otympia last evening. I formality, His Ifajeet) fee at the turnstile and I of the show in companv before the Exhibition oflk of his praeeace. H.- apart i at the' Exhibition.
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    NIPAH PALM INDUSTRY.
    939 13 Malaya's Progress. Lnostentatiously, and with a genius for lookmg after its own affairs, British Malaya maintains a steady progress from year to year, and 1928 has furnished still further evidence of the Colony's ever-in-ereasing value to the Empire, writes Mr. L. Sonin, Editor of British Malaya in
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    27 13 Dr. Wj. A. Rogers and Mr. T. V. Audas passed through Kuala Lumpur yesterday by car on a short business trip to Singapore, says Saturday's Malay Mail.
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    JAPAN'S FOREIGN POLICY.
    232 13 Friendly Relations with China. Tokyo, lulv :>. A statement which is considered of firstrate importance has been issued by the Government, outlining the foreign and domestic policies which it intends to follow. Firstly, it emphasises the necessity for friendly relations with China, for which the (iovernment promises
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    TOO ATHLETIC AT 66.
    76 13 At a Hendon inquest on James Martin Curnoll, 66, it was stated that he went to his nephew's house at Golders Green to show his little grand-nephew how to pull himself up on a parallel bor. Later he was taken ill, and died before a doctor
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    20 13 Mr. R. St. George Johnston, of Messrs. Harrisons, Barker and Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, has arrived from Home leave. M.M.
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    SHANGHAI TRAGEDY.
    79 13 British Soldier Convicted of Manslaughter. Shanghai. July .'i. Private Thomas James Price, of the Second Battalion, the Wiltshire Regiment has been convicted by court-martial, and sentenced to Imprisonment for one year, for manslaughter, following the death of a hot water shop proprietor, whom it was alleged was attacked
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    GENERAL TANG YIN-WAH HELD FOR RANSOM.
    144 13 GENERAL TANG YIN- WAH HELD FOR RANSOM. A Lakh Requested. Canton, .lune 19. General Tang Ying-uah. who was recently arrested at Swatow hy order of the proKwangsi .General Hsu King-tong has not been released. The latest news concerning the fate of the arrested General is still obscure. It is reported
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    71 13 The prolonged spell of dry weather in Perak, though seasonal, la beginning to cause serious misgivings says the T.O.M. One effect of the drought that has set in has been the abandonment of the AgriHorticultural Show which was to be held in Ipoh next week owing to reports from all
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    A REAL ARSENE LUPIN.
    253 13 Expert Balkan Cracksman on Trial in France. I'aris, June 12. The Arsene I.upin of real life, Michael Pjoritch. the amusing gentleman crook who smoked a cigarette and exchanged < ivilities with ladies he was robbing in a villa at Deauville last summer, is being tried. D.joritch
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    QUEEN MARYS SPEECH BROADCAST.
    84 13 Opening of New Y.W.C.A. Hostel. London, June 28. Queen Mary this week laid the foundation stone of a magnificent new central club for business girls now being built in London for the Y.W.C.A. at a cost of £250.000. After the dedication service, Sir Edwin Lutyens, the
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    HONG KONG TYPHOID DANGER.
    246 13 .Medical Officer Issues a Warning. The deaths of two Europeans from typhoid in Hong Kong on July r* ba> i ausec good deal of discussion regarding the preIvalenea of the disease and the danger to 1 uMk health on account of the wat r short ave,
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    HEDGEHOG AS MILKMAID.
    121 13 I saw a half-grown hedgehog walk towards a cow which was lying down in a "field (writes a correspondent of The Times). I followed and found it nestling at the cow's udder. It was trying to get milk. It was not in the least afraid at I
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      463 14 p. British India and Apcar Linn (Incorporated in England MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. U PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N rm UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S cnvn» LONDON AND FAR EAST MAH SKR\,V {NM^ OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA Wil mm, Dne Ll Tonnage. Singapore. Tonr I,u KASHMIR 9,000 July
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      406 15 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE c^nJAMERICAN^MAIL LINE ROUND— THE— WORLD SERVICE. From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO. SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. PRES. JOHNSON En Port July 25 July 27 PRES. MONROE Aug. 5 Aug. 8 Aug. 10 PRES. WILSON Aug. 19 Aug. 22
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      780 15 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. I (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO.. OF BATAVIA). I (Incorporated in Holland.) (0) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 1640, with sub-connections to: Passage, Freight, I Transhipment, Marine Departments anti Manager's desk. Representatives in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang) of the
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      477 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia). 1 (0) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. (0) Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to
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      139 16 BIBBY LINE. LONDON ADDRESS: 22 PALL MALL, LONDON, S.W.I. of fast twin-screw Oil Driven Mail Passenger Vessels between RANGOON, COLOMBO, MARSEILLES PLYMOUTH AND LONDON, with through connection from Singapore and Penang. HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Steamer. Leave Rangoon. CHESHIRE Sept. 5 YORKSHIRE Sept. 19 LEICESTERSHIRE Oct. 3 SHROPSHIRE Oct. 17 OXFORDSHIRE Oct.
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      533 16 ■Kerr Steamship Co. Inc 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK (Incorporated in U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE m BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELIHi vvn BALTIMORE. AND (via Suez) M.S. SILVERGUAVA due July Ml M.S. SILVERBEECH due Aug. 21 Mfc M.S. SILVERBELLE due Sept. 22 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVIrr SINGAPORE TO SAN
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      196 16 j IHAKGEURS REUMS. (Incorporated in Fran* (x) REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT an: PASSENGER SERVK I OUTWARDS. SAIGON, TOI RANK \\l» HAIPIOUC Due >injrapore CAP TOURANE July 31 JAMAIQUE Aug HOMEWARDS. MARSEILLES, NANTES \M> BOR DEU Due Mnuaporf CAP VARELLA July 30 CAP TOT RANK MARSEILLES. H.W RK IH NhlKh AND ANTWERP
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      663 16 IIViAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. ala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, 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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      901 16 SHIPPING NOTES. Two vessels arrived in port yesterday with deck passengers from Amoy, the Van Heutsz bringing 1,030 and the Hong Kheng 881. The Shipping and the Import and Export Offices will be closed on Thursday, August Ist. and open on Saturday, August 3rd., and Monday, August sth., for one
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    THE NEW HOSTESS OF NO. 10.
    470 17 Miss Ishbel MacDonald Miss Ishbel MacDonald, who is again to be the hostess of No. 10. Downing-sstreet, Mt in her "Wendy House." looking wistfully over the unspoilt natural garden of the Lossiemouth home of her father, the Prime Minister. "All too soon it seems,"
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    DECORATIONS FOR GARTER MISSION.
    77 17 DECORATIONS FOR GARTER MISSION. [British Radio— Official Service.] Bagby, June 20. In connection with the recent mission Of the Duke Of Gloucester to .lapan t invest the Emperor with the Order of the Garter, Sir John Tilley, the British Ambassador in Tekio, has been made Knight Grand Cross of the
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    KING FUAD'S VISIT TO ENGLAND.
    88 17 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. June 21. King Fuad of Bgypt arrived in london last night on a private visit. He was greeted at the station by the Duke of Gloucester and by Egyptian officials in london, while a guard of honour was supplied by
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    DIAMOND FRAUD RECALLED.
    227 17 Ultra- Violet Ray Detection. The most interesting investigation by the Ceylon Government Analyst's Department last year (writes Mr. C. T. Symons in his report for 1928) was concerned with the alleged disappearance of most of the contents of a parcel of diamonds sent to Ceylon by registered
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    9 17 Dr. T. C. Lonie has been seconded to Trengganu.
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    "MOST HATED MAN IN HOLLYWOOD."
    259 17 Ex-Tramp Novelist in London. The "most hated man in Hollywood" arrived in London recently. He is Jim Tullv the ex-tramp, ex-prize-fighter. ex-circus_ hand, and now one of the most successful novelists and writers in Ame.i a. Ho told the truth about Hollywood in his novel
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    GIRL TARZAN SHOT DEAD.
    275 17 Lived Naked in Jangle Trees. Seeing what he took to bs a group of lars apes in some treea, a German hunter in the ameroon district raised his rifle and shot t ne. To his horror he saw an unclothed, halfIv.ra.. girl, with blonde hair, tumble
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    LOADED DICE IN LINCOLN CATHEDRAL.
    198 17 LOADED DICE IN LINCOLN CATHEDRAL. Recorded as a relic of the days when Deans, Canons and other church dignitaries were not averse te a quiet gamble, an ancient set of dice has .been found under the oor of Lincoln Cathedral The tV^o><>ry a-as made while cleaning the Prebendary stalls. The
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    BETTER COAL OUTLOOK IN SOUTH WALES.
    81 17 [British Radio— Official Service.] rn Rusrby, June 21. Coal shipments nearly ten per cent nate e ri a and the 5^ f exported sa tien i V f a ar a^> «re tridP f the South W «S ?nVth. fi ar ,ff ExchanR regarding:
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    RIVER VALLEY DISCOVERY.
    83 17 tu t*- Rome, June The Director of the Institute of Anthropology has discovered a fossil human skull of the Neanderthal type in the neighbourhood of Rome, buried in alluvial pebbles in an ancient river valley, in which were also found remains of fossils of great mammals which
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    MORALS OF "THE SACRED FLAME."
    480 17 Should Vice be Condoned on the Stage. Should virtue triumph on the stag:?, or alternatively, should crime and vice finally In the view of many ardent lovers of the stag«.v wrong-doing should never be condoned. The Bishop of London aroused considerable discussion recently by expressing
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    TO MARRY HER OLD CHIEF.
    355 18 Love Story of a London Girl' Secretary. When the steamer Saga sails from Tilbury to Gottcnberg to-nii?ht, says a mail week paper, it will carry a London girl towards romance on a small island in tne Baltic. Miss Marjorie Saward, of Upper Holloway, is to
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    JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
    183 18 IRIETS two WORLD RECORDS. [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service .l Tokia, July 10. The Japanese be k stroke swimmer, [rie'i record in the 200 imtie back-stroke with 8 min. 'A7.X sect <\s in the international swimming meet al Tokyo on October 11. 1928, ami hi« i< metre back-str. .ke
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    S.C.R.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    253 18 Further results in the ties of the Straits Chinese Recreation Club tennis tournament are as follows: "A" Doubles Handicap. Chua Choon Leong and Foo Woh Waan vs. (hia Teck Yan and Chen Su Lan, unfinished. John Lim and Oei T.jong Tiong owe IS beat Cheong Chee
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    38 18 Orders for week ending Sunday July 1 1th Thursday, llth Band Practice, Headquarters, 6.15 p.m. Friday, 12th Elementary Signalling Class, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Ambulance Class Headquarters, 5 I 'J nm. W. T. CHERRY, District Commissioner.
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    FOOTPLATE MEN SAVE A TRAIN.
    306 18 Through Scalding Steam To The Brakes. Very plucky work by the driver and fireman saved the 7.58 a,m. fast train from ;outhend to enchureh-street irom a serious accident in mail week. As the train was approaching Leigh-on-Jca station a steam pipe in the cabin of
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    LATEST CHINESE REPORT.
    347 18 Russian Consulates Closed. [Hy arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pan Press.) Shanghai. July 20. Government mandates will afford protection to Russian diplomatic and consular l officers OB their journey. Chinese diplomatic and consular officers hav. been recalled Germany has promised to protect Chinese who remain in Russia. The
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    SECRET SPEED-BOAT FOR T.S. TROPHY.
    136 18 Miss Carslairs* Hid for Record. [British Radio— Official Service.l Rugby. June 20. A secretly built speed-boat, driven by three Napier engines, each devt loping over 900 horse-power, was launched at the Isle of Wight last night, ami was to-day shipped on the White Star liner
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    30 18 The Deputy Controller of Labour states that 2.430 labourers arrived at Penang by the Rohna cm Friday, 729 of whom landed for quarantine, the balance proceeding to Port Swettenham. I
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    TING KIL TIN MINES, LTD.
    355 19 The Stevens Creek Operations. Mr. J. If. Sime. Chairman, presided at the annual meeting of Ting Kil Tin Mines, Ltd., held at the offices of Derrick and Co. Hongkong: Bank Chambers, at noon yesterday. There were also present Mr. .1. A. ElliaV, Mr. W. K.
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    TIN SHARE MARKET HARDER.
    88 19 Toyo Company Capital Increase. [FREE P&E88 SERVICE. COPTEIGHTI. London, July 23 Thc tin share market is harder in sympathy with the metal, and Malayan," S. Pi rak, S. Malayan, Renong and Ta\*>y have advanced. Declines are recorded in Kamunting and Bangrin. At a meeting of the
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    PHASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    499 19 PHASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. I LOANS. S'pore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1926 I red: 1956/66 822,000,000 1064 107 »4 c.i. S'pore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1928 red: 1948/68 $21,000,000 104*i Io6tt ci S.S. and F.M.S. 5 p.c. Vic. of 1920 red: 1934 $15,074,300 105 106H e i S.S.
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 19 July tt. Bank 4 m.s. 2'3 27 32 Rank demand 2i3 ***** Private credits 3 m.s. 2|4 5 16 New York, demand 65 IB 16 Credits *J0 days 57% France, demand 1431 Indin, T.T. 155 Hong Kong, doomed \2% p.c. l)\<. Yokohama, (fan tin! ]2n Java, demand 139^4 Bangkok,
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    PRODUCE.
    223 19 Pepper White 118 Flake Tapioca 6*4 Rice. Anam Xo. 2 260 Kice Lian,? Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 8.80 Rice, Siam oM No. I. 880 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice, Siam Broken No. 1 220 Rice, Siam Broken No. 2 2BQ Rice, Siam Glutinous
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    70 19 July 23rd. 12 o'clock noon. U.S.S. .-quiil to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot M M* Standard K.S.S. Spot kk% Standard K.s.s. mi Tender ft ague! :W-. 36*4 Septembei OT •<" Au_-s pt. m% :?T Oct -Dee. ns m\% lan Mar. 4<> im 4 Tone <>f M irkot:
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    LONDON RUBBER SHARE MARKET.
    177 19 Malayalam and Way Halim New Issues. IFKKK PKESfI SERVICE. OOPTEIORT]. london. JuK 23. Ihe rubber .-hare market has not benefitted on the new account since thcie m do accumulation of week-cad 01 dm end ao fre»h stimulus has been created h\ the prices lor the commodity.
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    LIPTONS LIMITED.
    140 19 Scheme for Reduction of Capital Sanctioned. London. Jul) 15. .Mr. J notice Eve, ia the Chancery Diviaioa, confirmed the reduction of capital from 0,250,000 to £1,422,500 sterling and sanctioned a -theme of aiiangenient. Counsel for Mes>rs. Uftoa'l Mated that the company was going through a very sound pruning
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    ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LTD'S REPORT.
    183 19 Singapore. Jul> 2J. Kuhher.- Lomfc n lid. \%4 up. I p.m. Prices. Spot 86H, August 86%, September 87^4, Oct. -Dec. %W%, Jan. -March in'... Quiet steady. Tin.— London C2IS sa, 80i an. Mining. Quirt. Sungei Wa\ 3J 3.70, Kochaia 1.60 1.64, Kinta* 1.80 1.84,
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    4 19 GHGHG
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    22 19 The importance of sound national finance and stabilised currency for the development and progress of a country cannot Ih* overestimated. Ix>rd Kylsant.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1588 20 The Colony and the F.M.S. meet at cricket for the twenty-sixth time in Penang during the August holiday. Up to the present the F.M.S. enjoy fifteen victories against the Colony's six. Since the war F.M.S. superiority has been practically unchallenged. In the 1927 match here, when the strongest
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      F.M.S. XI. AGAINST THE COLONY.
      182 20 A Change in Straits Side. The Selection Committee, Messrs. A. J. Bos Aock-Hill, representing Perak, N. Grenier Selangor, and N. J. A. Foster, Negri Sembilan, have chosen the following XI. to represent the F.M.S. in the annual cricket match against the Colony which will be
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      THE SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR.
      143 20 Averages to Date. Morkel. with a batting average of 4bM and a bowling average of 22.t>15 stand* out as the most successful of the South African cricketers in England. The averages compiled up to and including the third Test. ar«. as ollow: Most in c M
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    EX-SERVICES GOLF TOURNAMENT.
    67 20 EX-SERVICES GOLF TOU RNAMENT. Ex-service men are reminded that the annual Flag competition takes place at Bukit Timah on Sunday. Entries should be sent to W. T. Houghton, c o Lewi, and Peat, 5 Prince St., stating handicap. Entrance fee $1. The competition will take place on the second nine
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    FOOTBALL.
    44 20 THE MALAYA CUP COMPETITION. Johore to Play This Year. We understand that Johore have decided to compete in the Malaya Cup soccer competition this season, and that they will play Malacca and Negri Sembilan on their opponents' grounds, and Singapore at the Stadium.
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    47 20 S.R.C. Defeat R.A. In a Second Division of the League match yesterday S.R.C defeated the R.A by one goal to nil. The Police beat Robinson's by three goals to one in the Second Division on Monday. To-day's match between S.C.C. and R.A.O.C. has been postponed.
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    VOLUNTEERS VS. GARRISON.
    48 20 The following will represent the Volunteers in their annual charity match with the Garrison at the Stadium on July 30th Urquhart (S.R.C); Woods (S.C.C.) and Cheok Wah (S.C.F.A.); Brummitt (S.C.C), and Donald (S.C.C); Salleh .lf££: h S' Then <5J.0.8.). McFarlane (S.C.C), Muncey (S.C.C.) and Patterson
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    MALAYAN TURF.
    163 20 Penang Autumn Meeting. The following additional handicaps for the second day's racing at Penang on luesday are published: Horses Class s— 2nd. Div (5 furlongs)>hepherd Prince 9, Cardell 8.9. Therma 8.7, (assidy 8.4. Gold Rush 7.11, Penang Belle 7.ti. No Trumper 7.5, Besure 7. Swift II 7 Horses
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    BANGKOK RACING.
    40 20 A New Record in Prize Money. [FRKK PKEBB SKRVICK. COPYRIGHT]. Bangkok. July 23. Prizes during the racing season from December to July reached a new record of nearly _£H>,ooo over 32 days racing, compared with .£20.000 in 1928.
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    L.L.T.C. TOURNAMENT.
    122 20 Yesterday's Results. Mixed Doubles Handicap. Mr. and Mrs. Warden beat Miss Griffith Jones and Wise 7-5, 3—6, 7 5. Mrs. C. J. Smith and S. Abed beat Mr. and Mrs. Joy 4—o, 6 0, 6 0. Miss Aitken and W. H. Day beat Mrs. Zylstra and R. F.
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    MORAY GOLF CLUB.
    81 20 Premier Readmitted to Membership London. July 12 The Moray Golf Club has unanimously decided to rescind the resolution passed in 1916 depriving Mr. Ramsay MacDonald of membership of the dub. The Premier wasexpelled at the instance of members who objected to his pacifist attitude. The suggestion was
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    UNIVERSITY CRICKET.
    63 20 The Leading Averages. The inter- Varsity match at Lord's marked the close of the Universities' seasons. rac loading batting averages are: Most in x N T -0. Tot. Inn. Av. E. T Killick «C» 20 1 984 201 51.78 A. M. Crtwlcy ,o. M m 20 S^<°> D
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    GERMAN ATHLETICS.
    41 20 Relay Record Beaten. [Reuter's Service.] Breslau, July 22. At the German amateur athletic chamr^^n^ Charl °ttenburg Sports Club won the 400 metres relay race (four men running 100 metres) in 40 4-sth. seconds" nesting th« world's record of 41.
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    26 20 mJL i I 1 aßainst Kent at Blackat m h Bt Hobbs batted for 3 hours 40 minutes with wonderful ease and without giving a chance.
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    THE THIRD TEST.
    529 20 STORY OF ENGLAND'S FIRST VICTORY. New South African Records Cables to the Rangoon paper supplement the details of the third Test match at Leeds cabled to Singapore. South Africa had only scored one when Larwood, who appeared to trouble the batsmen more than Tate during the early
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    137 20 Howlers On Top at Lords and Bradford. [Renter's Service.! I »ndon. July 22. As in the Kent and Sussex match at Maidstone two days sufficed for a decision in the games at Lord's, Bradford, and Perth (where the South Africans beat Scotland by an innings). Middlesex vs. Derbyshire.
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    GLOUCESTER LOSE THE LEADERSHIP.
    84 20 Six Runs Defeat by Notts. [Reuter's Service.] London, July 23 At Bristol to-day Notts defeated Glouces. tcrshire in a small scoring game by six N tts 2W and 116 Gloucestershire 168 and 61 Parker took seven Notts wickets in the second innings for 35 runs. In
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    SOUTH AFRICANS BEAT SCOTLAND.
    76 20 Good Bowling by Quinn. London, July 22 At Perth to-day the Soutfc Africans beat Scotland by an innings and 5 runs Scotland 14s an( j U4 South Africa Quinn bowled with considerable success for the tourists, taking six wickets for 13 runs m the first innings
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