The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 May 1930

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  • 19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,039. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S^. FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1930. 2<j PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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  • 319 1 Miss Amy Johnson, landing across the wind at Eagle Faro aerodrome. Brisbane, crashed into a fence, the plane turning turtle. She was unhurt Page 11. whirlwind, assuming the proportions of a small ryclone, swept over Weltevreden on Wednesday doing a great deal of damage to property. Fortunately
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  • 1058 1 Here Ls a little storv of some interest. I hope, to students of human nature. It has lately been told to me and I have every reason to believe ft true, writes The Times golf correspondent. Whether it illustrates the arrogance and ruthlessness of young tigers or the
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 184 1 I---.' Virginia CteARETTES I -i^ffi- WD'HO WILLS tSSJ EUROPE HI HOTEL "Renowned by Recommendation/' j DANCING.— After Dinner every Tuesday. Thursday j and Saturday. j MUSIC— On the VERANDAH every Saturday from j 1 12 noon to 1.30 p.m. and every Tuesday. Thursday j 1 and Saturday from 7.30 to
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    • 173 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Public notices auctions etc Page 9 Players first and famous Pact' 17. Tangee famous for its natural colours Page 7. Allenbury's Food made from the purest milk Page 8. Dollar Steampship Lines announcement Page 15. B. P. De Silva lor model shields, cups and medals Page 5. Take
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 556 2 BISHOP'S NATURAL FRUIT SALINE. I "THE BEST IN THE WORLD" I Pro\.-> it by testing it. Cut out this advt. and send it to MEDICAL HALL LTD. and receive a sample in return. Two sizes, small and large. Two prices. 60 cents and $1.00. One Quality. The BEST. To Dealers.
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    • 293 2 1 VICTORIA fHEATRE j I FROM SATURDAY NEXT, MAY 31st I Daily at 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. 1•^ §^TM¥¥ I I- j <L EXCLL'SIVE TO THIS V J _Pi^^ THEATRE. I THE DONOVAN AFFAIR. THE GREATEST OF ALL MYSTERY PLAYS. I GAUMONT GRAPHIC. (Sound) I ARSENAL vs. HILL THE GRAND
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    • 347 2 l ILHAMBRB I F W 'M TH^ THEATRE OF PERFECT SOUNO 9 rnniflß reproduction Jcl 6.15 p.m. TO-NIGHT 9.15 p.m THE BRIGHTEST REVUE YET! k ALL TALKING eV« r > t 1 100 ENTERTAINER^, 1^ e r ijj POSITIVELY THE LAST PERFORMANCES ON J w i Saturday, May 31st, at
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 525 2 THE WEEK. Fridjj. 30th. High Water. 12 .10. 8.2 ft.. 23.15. 95 ft Municipal Commission 2.15. Bt. Aadr«W*l Society meeting. SC.C, 5.15 p.m. Fwthal.: Div. I. R.A. vs. SCC. at Anson Road. Saturday, 31st. Hiph Water, 12.59. 8.0 f t 23.56. 9.5 ft. Selangc-r Races. Cricket Cla.ke Cup Europeans vs.
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  • 2146 3 MALAYA'S FINE SHOW. Excellent Rubber Section. I From Our Own Correspondent.! Antwerp, April 26. Thv Antwerp Exhibition was opened last Saturday by the King of the Belgians, and I am afraid th?.t is all that is of real interest in connection with it since it will be
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  • 200 3 (From Our Own Correspondent. I London, May 1. Workmen have just begun operations on a mosaic in Westminster Cathedral which will Lake 200 years to complete at the present rate of procedure. The mosaic which is to cover a large area of the walls will
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 100 3 a :%p Long Life in every I r1"~\ I isaaaß*^^ translates ace' z< xnio mileage/ li i«i the quaKtv* conNtruction I mi strenctn buttl into evcr\ Dunlop T\re thai such PI RABIUTY I I •,'•,■s sM^ GUMS ARE NOT ONLY BRITISH I BUT THE WORLD'S BEST J; STOCKS CARRIED BY
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    • 232 3 1 Estate Trust Agencies i (1927) Limited. BRANCHES ft' 21, First Cross Street MALACCA. 6 11, Light Street PENANG. 14, Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. ►J Registered by and Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. > Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, Guardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised ;j 3 and Interest
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  • 5 4 MOODS AND MODES OF EVE
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  • 849 4 This is the ninth of a series of twelve storie* by a woman who has gone through the divorve mill -at Reno, and is here relating her experience*.. Reno. Nevada. My dear Alice. In the little park before the state museum building directly across from
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  • 755 4 IN MALAYA a liberal supply of washing frotk> is essential il one is to keeo cool and com fortabV in I trving climate. What looks nici-r than a crisu little washing frock at the breakfast table, for accompanying one's man to business or for shopping in
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  • 428 4 By "Lydia." BY your preference for certain colours one can get more than an inkling of your character and temperament It is. so to say. a "straw that shows which way the wind blows.'" Let us p.ssume that yellow is the shade you like best: that indicates
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  • 131 4 Whether chifTun is used for afternoon frocks or dinner dresses, brown is a popular choice just now. Perhaps it is an effort to vary black schemes that brown has been chosen. Printed chiffons may show brown and yellow, or rose, black and brown, and, on a brown
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  • 443 4 I think one of the prettiest schemes in interior decoration I have seen for some time is a grey and green effect, with but few touches of bright colour. This was arranged for a bachelor's flat. The furniture and such fittings as a settee in the recess
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  • 1560 4 "Die Meistersingers" at the Garden: Duke of Connaught at 80: Gr t Little Playwright: Aviation and Architecture: Brides' itility Gifts: A Walkingstick Collection: Play of the Moment London, May. A gala performance of Die Meistersinger'" at Covent Garden, under the direction of HenBruno Walter, made a fitting
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  • 399 4 EARLY summer dresses in silky taffetas, chiffons and printed georgettes, are all accompanied by short, wrap coats. Sometimes the coat is just severe enough to show that the frock is to be worn out of doors, but. usually, it is carefully cut and as decorative as the
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  • 1079 5 25 YEARS WITH THE "LLN." CHESTERTON'S "NOTEBOOK." Thoughts on the New Journalism. This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Mr. G. K. Chesterton's connection with the Illustrated London News as writer of tht weekly "Note-Book." He had to be reminded of this (writes a correspondent to The Observer) as a
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  • 271 5 Printers' Attitude. The New Age appeared on April 17 with two pages almost blank. The paper, which is published by the proprietor, Mr. Arthur Brenton, is printed by the Argus Press, Limited. A paragraph in heavy type says: "The Argus Press decline to take the
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  • 78 5 Dr K A PttUl»ter. who has been serving in Pnhjinw tor tlu past two years. Is now Medical Officer in OfcMfl §i Batu Oajah Hospital. Dr. V D. Johnson, who recently arrived from Home, has mlm> been posted for duty at Batu Oajah Another recent arrival in Kinta is Dr.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 365 5 SLEEPLESSNESS AND INDIGESTION. Obviously you can't get sound, refreshing sleep if harmful acid is attacking the delicate lining of your stomach the whole night through. This acid causes fermentation of your food, prevents proper nourishment of the body, brain and nerves, and. in time, makes you leally ill. The remedy
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    • 293 5 You can place complete raith in the goodness of "Lactogen." It is every- j^^-^^^Bfe'^^^-^ thing that a mother would wish it and /^<^ require it to he. Good rich farm milk! Not a drop of the cream taken from N> it. All the vitamins of milk in it. And X
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  • 465 6 - STILL BEAUTIFUL. Spending Old Age as Mistress in a SchooL Berlin, April 27. The tragic fate of a woman who from being heiress co a European throne and one of the most celebrated and most talked-of beauties of her time is now, at the a«e of
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  • 396 6 Hip-Pocket Flasks Banned. New York. April 27. For th? S»**:t time since the introduction of National Prohibition the Federal authorities have adopted a policy of arresting people for drinking their own liquor in public places. The policy was put in lorce late on Friday night, when Federal
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  • 59 6 Foreign Coins, Buttons and £1,600. Aberdeen students had a street campaign in aid of the hospH?l last morh. The collecting boxes contt* 'lO 800 foreign eo'rr 234 washes, 34 buttons, and Some nails. But there was also £1.600 of good monev and the students hope, as a
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  • 27 6 Mr. W. H. Crawford, the veteran English globe-trotter, started from Quebec on April 26th., on the first stage of a bicycle tour in North and South America.
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  • 511 6 Film Stars' New Ordeal. If you are a man. hov. uould you like to earn your living by banging two pieces of wocd smartly together six inches away frtm a bc*H« tiful film star's nose^ If. on the other hand, dear reader, you are a woman, how
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 245 6 Toothsome Tasties We receive regular supplies of SHEEP'S TONGUES I SHEEP'S KIDNEYS SWEETBREADS I OX KIDNEYS BRAINS I OX TAILS TRIPE Excellent For a Change TRY THEM!! "The Best by Test" fGDiL* REPRIGtRATIMG O> IXD Orchard Road, Selegie Road, Keppel Road and Grange Road Market. HfflO& Bv far the BestFLOOR
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    • 338 6 BBBB^^s^^^^^^^^^^^^Bbß?^^imTß Bb ~i t *^^^^e3 BHHfiH^^Bß^r"^ I ANNOUNCING ANEwO OF AMAZINGLY LOW PRICE —the LOWEST PRICE at which a Six by Dodge Brothers has »v«f been sold. —the LOWEST PRICE at which a Six with internal -expanding 4-wh»4 hydraulic brakes ever has been offered. —the LOWEST PRICE at which you
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  • 130 7 - UN ,M» WOMEN WIN BACK LASTING STRENGTH AND VITALITY. (instant demands on phy.tthout ultimately feeling below „t i..r nothing. When stamina a prna nee instead of a fa no real mj.jyment to be frequently ptoplt who feel vitality resort to drugs or which, though they may
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  • 1578 7 COLONIAL SERVICES. Report of the Fisher Committee. The Stationery Office published on April 30 says The Times, the Report <Cmd. 3554. Price Is .i of a committee appointed a year ago by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, with the approval of the Prime Minister, to
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  • 187 7 Deportation of Barrister Demanded. Shanghai. May 16. The deportation cf Mr Ranald G. McDonald, the well-known local British barrister, from China, is being demanded by the Fourth Sectional Bianch of the Shanghai District Kuomintang and the Ministry lor Foreign Affairs is being asked vu take stej>s in thu
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  • 123 7 While deepening the mouth of the northern branch of the Menggatal River, in order to admit the passage of motor-boats, a Chinese recently came across an enormous cannon ball in comparatively good condition. This missile is far too heavy for one man to lift and appears to be of solid
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 118 7 IMNOUS for its 3///ra/ C of or p I /us the v. eld ee Lipstick changes li acply it and I perfectly v. th your own no matter what I xic n And as, a:~ the day is long I ;cime marvelous :i| Tangee ■:t, Tangee Creme r Tangee Face
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    • 173 7 ri^^^l^H^Hßl^^^V KN O W FOR YOURSELF T H TfIH i" V DELIGHTFUL SMOOTHNES ffHl AND FLEXIBILITY 0F CHEVRO- f| LETS SIX CYLINDER ENGINE Biiiii .s^^»,-X' :■:■■■:•:■:•:■.■:•:•!•,•> v. -.\\v. .'•"'^■•-•-'"•-•■••X'<i-''i-:'''! 111 <>-y- TS <\ v //^LI9 I p Al k\IJ PI iIK \mil j i iw|^ B|M^^ a^ BM^^^ a Six
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  • 958 8 SKATING REVIVAL. Growing Fellowship of Youth and Age. In the JWVS since the war there have been many startling changes in the worlds of society and athletics. There has been none so remarkable as the revival of skating, writes the Right Hon. Sir Samuel Hoare. M.P..
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  • 144 8 Fines on Weavers for Faulty Work. London, May 16. The Supreme Court has declared that the Lancashire custom of finding weavers for faulty work is illegal. This decision was given in a test case, in which a weaver objected to the deduction of a shilling from
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  • 422 8 A Philippine Stormy Petrel. Manila. May IS. The death occurred aH his home yesterday of Dr Dominador Gomez y Jesus, for man/ years known as the "stormy petrel" of the Philippines, and a continuous thorn in the side of the American fOfcrcOMat in the early days
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  • 74 8 Before the Chief Justice, the Hon'ble Mr. L. H. Elphinstone. in the Supreme Court Kuala Lumpur on Friday says the Malay Mail. Mr. Gregory Wilberforce de Silva. barrister at larv. was admitted t9 the Bar of the F.M.S. The Chief Justice congratulated Mr. de Silva and wished him every success.
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  • 389 8 DF- JAZZING" THURINGIA Fascist Minister's Decree. German poLueal lift* has been illvemd since National-Socialist (Fascist) gains at the Thurinp:an State elections gave Herr Adolf Hitlers party its first Ministerial post. It was filled by Heir Flick, an associate of Hen Hitler m the Munich Putsch of 1923. Since his appointment
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  • 112 8 The famous San Francisco Consular opium scandal, in which Mr. Kao Ying. the former Vice-Consul of China, and his wife, were extradited from the United States on charges of smuggling opium and Chinese into San Francisco, has reached a further stage. The Soochow High Court has sentenced Kao Ying to
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 275 8 <Kllcnburgs Foods Made from the purest milk of cows pastured in the home counties, the 'Allenburys* Foods are as easily digested as mother's milk. They are germ free and are simply and quickly made by the addition of boiling water only. Fresh supplies, specially packed for the tropics, are received
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    • 129 8 DOUBLE A^|lbAßtT ALWAYS" Wasm^^4 EHGLAnD M *Jk f\ —X^ SUPERLATIVE QUALITY AND HYGIENICALLY PURE, THEY I ARE THE BEST CIGARETTES OBTAINABLE AT THE PR!C£ OF 50 CENTS PER TIN OF 50 ARDATH TOBACCO Co., LTD. LCNDON LEA* PERRINS SAUCE SO CONCENTRATED SO APPETIZING Q TCO GLD TIRED-OUT MEN Too old,
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 438 9 BUSINESS CARDS. M^ASSAGE vaomm ISS FUMIKO $2 Dhoby Ghaut. MEMORIALS. IBCGATOBI CASKET CO. 1 A 3, Penhas Road, off render Street— Phone 6075. 7\PhRIENCED AND qUAI IJ lID TRANSLATORS. Ices Moderate. I .rumfiity, account bocks and pondence, etc. either English rp versa -8 P LAD of 24. High Street. ,:,vp
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    • 561 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO NEW TENDERING RULES POSTED IN TENDER ROOM. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained in the Tender Room, Municipal Offices: Closing Date. Erection of Stalls
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    • 1073 9 AUCTION SALES. ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE of EXCELLENT CROSS-GRAIN PATTERN OAK-STAINED TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Etc. At No. 70 Steven's Poad On Saturday, May 31st. at 2.30 p.m. Comprising: H.M.V. double spring motor table grand hornless gramophone with record cabinet and records, sideboard, extending dining table to seat 12 persons, and chairs,
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    • 359 9 |H^ not suffer from a |||n Rashes, pimples and other skin Jl IB l^^H affections are usually caused by impure II IB blood. Your blood stream becomes II IB poisoned through constipation and 118 I^H inner sluggishness, which you can jl IB effectively and safely avoid if you jl IE
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH
    • 62 10 VAN KOOTEN- At the General Hospital on May 29th. 1930. Petronella Van Kooten. nee Detiffer. beloved wife of Mr Van Kooten. of the Rotterdam Lloyd. 25 \ears The funeral will take place at the Bidadan Cemetery at 4 p.m to-day. Deeply regretted. WARING: At the General Hospital on May
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  • 824 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. MAY 30. 1936. THE PUBLIC AND GAMING. A correspondent in the Malay Mail writes to that paper in strong terms upon what he refers to as the cant just now surrounding the matter of gaming and asks if there is no member of Federal or Legislative
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  • 1256 10 During the absence of the honble Mr. B. J. R. Barton on leave the hon'ble Mr. F. E. Becker will act as Unofficial Member of Johore Council of State. An interesting programme The Fortune Hunter" featuring Syd Chaplin will be screened at the Y.M.C.A. cinema show for members and their
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  • 214 10 •MIM JEWELLERY n u "If You Shout I win 1 You." I A dariim iimrd n »i,t,. I mitted in bOMM DO I nese and his family m y I before Mr. P. S. WUttun a^^ I yesterday when a Chin. *°«J Hen* was brought up I
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  • 145 10 Professor Kay-Mouat's \ie», Protestor J R Kav-M ttoloey Department at Sin^apju. p:is.-ed th: on the B. I. vessel Ti \.y.\r± >- th.:>e vc k> :n Burma view with a P::iaii2 G briefly on the vjbjvt t cl man "In the case ot rh> Altai] should marr>-
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  • 90 10 tFKJEF PRESS BERVICL— COPYRIOh'. London. May 19. 4.55 pm Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and Sea notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £141 4 ltf (down 111) Forward £143 4 16 (unchanged) The market is steady Messrs. Symington and Sincla: notify to-day's rubber
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  • 72 10 The OMC in which Mohonmedaii. «M i:!h breach of trust m mprct I n trust for coolies ompMy.-d y Om WMmX, was concluded bt^foit ti c. Wilson- on Wdneeto] ttunam, of three months' rlforou* Unprta passed. It transpind In hearing that th. eeeatf<d I as I
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  • 41 10 On Wlk tIM arrested a European BM planter, who L^ allru.d The arrest m effeit#-«i If v afternoon and VI provisional warrant froen accused with criminal br-. was taken direct to til hLs arrest, it bein* >usi" some pouson
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  • 79 10 To-day bein R an Am.: (Memorial Day. th. C closed t<> business Members of th.- Imr. J minded of the MH Ro-d cc at the Association prrmi>. Saturday. Ht 4 um i u I 0 A notification m t" 1 Wotr< n? Oazette states that th Athletic Association hM within
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 203 10 COATES ORIGINAL PLYMOUTH GIN The Navy's Choice A splended DRY GIN for pahits or cocktails. CALDBECK. MACGREGOR CO.. LTD.. {Incorporated under the Compontet' Ordinances of Hong Kong* < Incorporated m Shanghai' 90. Robinson Road. Telephone 6228. i 1 "PINEAPPLE" I /#k HAMS BACON I (siWiS^w HAVE THAT VuAM DISTINCTIVE J
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    • 131 10 THE I {UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER: u A guaranteed Machine with a guaranteed service. PATERSON, SIMONS CO., J LIMITED. i 4 Prince Street, Singapore. J J PHONE 2700. j~ 634 j North Bridge Road TENG SENG GUAN. Established 1905. •■•s'v I 1(1 r I \%m if i Hv I T.K.K's Tyres Tubes
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  • 155 11 PLANE TURNS TURTLE. |»ilo< Thrown Out But Unhurt. intimation that Mi.s.s Amy Johnson. ■I meeMdad in My my solo from AmtraMft. had encountered an aeeibCT flight from Port Darwin to contained in a rather cryptic tram Brisbane \esterday morning Mi.ss Johnson had arrived there ;i
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  • 130 11 Navy Chiefs Censure Government. Reutrr'a Far Eastern Service.) Tckio. May 29. BMmbi n ofl the Supreme War i!i informal session passed a r^soin'vernmenl had committed an in .-inning The Naval Treaty disN.tvy General Staff's advice. It thai thus action may affect Admiral > position. MINISTER
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  • 66 11 Urd Lloyd Mentioned as Successor. Reuter*a Service. London, May 29. I C C Da\idson. chairman of the Party organisation, in a Reuter '-day said that he tendered his reMr Stark-: Baldwin before East"' ia consulting his colleagues on Lord Lloyd is mentioned as the nairmun lmi
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  • 56 11 Sh 'PPinu Still at a Standstill. Reutert fcniut. I Rangoon. May 29. B ,rmaib l\n r.iiht attacked the hospital M.litary police land Drier. The situation burnt a hjrvher sli;ht improveVtaf is still at a standstill. The ■airy list Hives 81 dead and 657 Bllns, »i8 Burmans.
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  • 49 11 A MARRIAGE WHICH DID NOT TAKE PLACE to Become Monk and Bride a Nun. PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] Bangkok, May 2i>. 1 tr.mony in the town of PK*Mln| monk preached such a n«>n that the bridegroom, swayed eloquence, decided forthwith Novice's mellow robe: the bride followed suit, becoming a nun.
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  • 93 11 New York. May 23. •ffl 01 Ex-Shah Ahmed Kadi-r, > n J tM<n filed h»*re owing ,o his prothis country, an annuity of 1 left t>> hi; b-oth-r. Prince jI11( Hissan. with a supplementary i.ifor the education of Princ son.v The Ex-Shah's secretary. r.-ceive £4.000. The
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  • 920 11 ROURERS CONVICTED. Serantfoon Shooting Case Comes to an End. Sentence of death was passed by the Chu i Justice ,Sir William Murison. at the Assi? s yesterday upon one of three Chinese concerns in the armed attack on a Chinese lady (from whom they stole $200.
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  • 134 11 Performance of German Opera. London. May 22. Tiv- King and Queen accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of York were present for che first time since the War at the performancf of a German opera at Covent Garden. The work was Johann Strauss's 'Die Fledermaus."
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  • 654 11 ADJOURNED UNTIL JULY. Plaintiff's Story of Division Pact. Before the Supreme Court action affecting the estate of the late Vong Swee Tong was adjourned for mention in July, before Mr. Justice Stevens yesterday, the plaintiff, who claims to be a lawful son of the deceased
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  • 74 11 Relief Committee Member Killed. l Reuters Far Eastern Service.) Hong Kong, May 29. The Famine Relief Committee reports that for the first time in the history of the organisation a Chinese member has been killed by criminals attempting to prey on the organisation by inflicting
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  • 29 11 Sedition Charge. Reuter's Service. J Nagpur. May 29. Mr. Abhayankar. President of the Central Provinces Congress Committee, has been arrested on a charge of sedition.
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  • 32 11 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Peking, May 29. It is persistently reported that Chiang Kai Shek was wounded in the arm in recent fighting on the Lunghai Railway.
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  • 60 11 Oslo. May 21. The greater part of the Crown Prince's residence has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £35,000. The Crown Prince, with the Crown Princess, notwithstanding the fact that the latter is in delicate health, worked hard and assisted in
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  • 424 11 SCENES OF RUIN. Several Persons Injured. Prom Our Own Coiresporuier*.. Batavia, May 26. On Wednesday afternoon a whirlwind which assumed the proportions of a small cyclone struck Weltevreden and caused considerable damage. At about 2 o'clock the sky became overcast and in most offices it was
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  • 324 11 Passing of a Famous Rubber Expert. From Our Own Correspondent Batavia. Ma> ML On Satu: day morninn the sad news reached Batavia that Mr. J. H. Marinus had difd at Buiten?org at 5.30 that morning This news came as a tremendous shock to
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  • 197 11 Care of the Links. I Prom Our Own Correspondent. I Kuala Lumpur. May 29. Mr. V. A. Lowinger presiding at the annual meeting of the Selangor Golf Club, stated that the profit was similar to last year after allowing for $1,000 allocation to the newly instituted fund
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 201 11 r t f jr^-^^*- G d heaith ti C-^St? birthright. It de- JL pcnds solely on you. You can feed him Jt on cheap foods. You Jt can feed him on scraps. Or you can Ji L give him Spratt's crisp, meaty biscuitt t and meals and KNOW that his
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  • 508 12 PREMIER'S DEFENCE. Conservative Vote Narrowly Defeated. I Reuters Service.} l.and-> i. M.i> 28. The House of Commons to-day by 270 votes to 241 rejected Mr. Baldwin's motion to reduce the salary of the Lord Privy Seal. Mr. J. H. Thomas. Mr. Baldwin urged safeguarding as the only
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  • 140 12 Report on Trade Within the Empire. [Reuters Service. J London. May 28. The report of the economic committee of the T.U.C. was privately considered to-day by the General Council of the Trade Union Conjrress which passed a resolution expressing indignation at the publication of a private and
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  • 79 12 London Agitators Sentenced. [Reuter'b Service.] London. May 28. Sixteen men were prosecuted at Bradford to-day in connection with yesterday evening's disturbances. They Included two Londoners, ■who were sentenced respectively to two months imprisonment for rtriklng a policeman and a fine of forty shillings for obstructing the police. The
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  • 113 12 The new Committee of the Malayan Kennel Association wishes to draw the attention of all doR lovers and owners to the fact that the Association has resumed activities, in the first instance with a view to formulating measures for prevention and control of rabies for the consideration of Covorrtment, as
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  • 1193 12 SIN KUO MIN POH. History of 16 Years Reviewed. IBy Our Chinese Correspondent.] The Sin Kuo Min Poh a Chinese leading daily newspaper in Singapore celebrated Its 16th anniversary on May 20th. In the year 1913. when Yuen Shih-kai attempted to overthrow the Chinese Republic and
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  • 553 12 BELIEF IN THE FUTURE. Dr. Eckener's Plans for Aerodromes. A vision of great airships speeding across the Atlantic, of luxurious passenger-carrying craft travelling to all parts of the world, of monster lighter-than-air vessels which will carry goods and mails, of queer mechanical contraptions which will
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  • 282 12 Honeymoon Trip for Seventy Couples. Rome. April 23. A few months ap«\ Sigi.or Lino Domenechim. the President of the Trieste "After* ork" Association. h»ad a happy thought. He announced that all the forthcoming brides and bridegrooms of the working classes who chose April 21. the National
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  • 565 12 UNVEILING ON JUNE 5. Canada's Gift to the Nation. The Marquis de Montcalm, the lineal descendant of the great Montcalm, Wolfe's chivalrous opponent at the battle of Abraham's Heights, which won for us Quebec, will unveil' the noble monument on June 5 next to the memory of
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  • 657 12 Naval Base Visited. 1 A Correspondent writes to the Malay Mail that the Honble Mr J. Strachan. General Manager. F.M.S. Railways, accompanied by Mr J. C. G. Spooner. Engineer for Ways and Works, and Officers of the Engineering Department. F.MS. Railways. Open Lilies, left Kuala Lumpur
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  • 875 12 REMARKABLE WORK. Scientist's Test in Insect Colony. Ants make goxl firemen, using their own unaided efforts, and freely giving up their lives to save their fellow workers from destruction. Exactly how they proceed when a fire is to be put out is described by
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  • 55 12 GOVERNMENT DEFEAT Referendum on Aim>m!m (>m of Constitution I Reuter's Service., ..M1.,. v By 22 votes to 7 the s ;i ernment's proposals to mm which Ls to be decided b\ m. dutn. Government intimated rJCCI Seiat. obstructed Governnvv b, |Mf vere likely to reou.A PATttOOMMk, followed
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  • 341 12 Police Fire on Indian Ritfcn, [Reuter's Sonic, Military and poMn wtf eon this evening on a party o| i who held up a tramcar at.d passengers and stoned the mlttUi when the latter append i killed MORE ARRESTS AT DHAoUSAXj Nmmuh h Batches ol Congress Velum..:.
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  • 71 12 Mtfjan Treatment for Rheumatic Hip. i British Radio OoVmU Buwtri KuKby. Mi> A definite improvement hi reported I the condition of the Kinu who Mfltrtßl B painful. thmißh localised. llHM—tlM right hip His Maje ty is uniMiu' BMOMfI I MMftO 1 vhe direction of his
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  • 53 12 Considerable Increase in Estimates. I Rt u'.ci'.s B K.-mr ItoJ Tht- Chamb. r ■doped tb" totallig 1.47G.000 l.iv. bell last year's OWflng U> m< spendiim of 192 millions on Six hundred million is n m construction in itM. Th-' global to greatly itff« In m UMI boinK
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  • 53 12 Visit to the lMich>. fßntish Radio Ofl 1 The Pitoce of Wales. airman and BMIBM frequ Moth aeroplane for to-day to visit his est't. In C On arrival at Ofcduunpi accorded a WXW n-i-iv'.---hirmM and bora was not dflMlli tOt r. mount and at 080 ifenl moois
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  • 18 12 [Router's Far t. Admiral Kut<> IMI he contrary notuitli■esignation occur IIM N iftVeted.
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 315 13 Highest Score Against the Australians. Referring to DuleepsinhjiE innings fo: the M.C.C. against the Australians a rable of May 16 says he made a supreme effort to stay the rot by playing free and unrestrained cricket, ith square cuts and leg glides. Duleepsinghji u;*s giving an exhibition
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    • 243 13 Rival Views in Conflict. London. May 17. While the world is ringing with Miss Amy Johnson's daring flight and Miss Diana Fishwick's dramatic golf victory, their sisters in other domains of sport are still fighting thur battle against the male. The authorities of the Jockey Club have
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    • 216 13 An Impossible Position. [From Our Own Correspondent 1 London, May 1. Boxing enthusiast* will be disappointed to learn that Mickey Walker, the Irish-American who holds the world's middleweight championship, has decided not to accept the National Sporting Club's offer to come to London this summer
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    • 230 13 Jockey Suspended Until December 31, Shanghai. May 12. As the result of a meeting. C the Stewards of the Shanghai Race Club on Saturday night, it was decided to suspend Mr. Victor Haimovitch from riding until December 31. 1930. The decision was reached following a special meeting
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    • 344 13 The Amazing Record of Kinc?:em. Kincsem was a four-year-old when she wnn the Goodwood Cup writes a correspondent to the Sydney Referee. She carried 3.7. and there were only two other starters. We have no record of the mare's other races. She was a chestnut bred
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    • 176 13 [From Our Own Correspondent] London. May 1. This week Miss Desiree Ellinyer. the actress, challenged Mr. E. H. Temme. the Channel conqueror to a race in the Serpentine, wagering him £25 that she could race him. Unfortunately, however, the Serpentine is not yet open for mixed bathing:
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    • 42 13 Worcestershire's young team raLsed hopes ct iuturc success by their fine victory against MidJie~ex on May lGih.. their first victory since June last. Their latest success was gained by keen fielding, good bowling by Root, and sound batting by Nlchol and Gibbons.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 265 13 Kingl3©Qrge!ir KING OF CLUBS A SovcreifTn Whisky of the Finest Quality Start taking 'PHYLLOSAN' irioMouMcso ruouN TO-DAY It revitalizes and rejuvenates You get FULL SERVICE WILLAKI/ fflß^'l BATTERY ]^g| W I I a r d Thread-Rubber fitf^' ~U^^^ka^k I n«u t,itt*d Ilnttfri** art* ;/i*> InoMt »•< nnnnticat under H**^*l^^P unt
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    • 228 13 You Must Not Miss This Sensational Programme At Singapore SPEEDWAY TO-MORROW NIGHT FIVE OVERSEAS RIDERS IN THE ONE RACE AT THE ONE TIME— THRILLS THE BORNEO HANDICAP Three Australians in Each Heat off the CASTROL SILVER GAUNTLET ROLLING START SCRATCH RACE GEORGE GREGOR The English Cardiff Champion, TO MAKE HIS
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 824 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. EXPRFSS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Route subject to alteration wthout notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Due. PERSEUS For Marseilles. London, Rotterdam and Hamburg
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    • 572 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co*, Ltd. (Incorporated In England). "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL.) FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Singapore. s.s. CITY OF MADRAS June 2 s.s. CITY OF DELHI July 5 s.s. CITY OF
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    • 350 14 British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVKK\Mt\ T LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA )\p\\ Due. Tonnago. Singapore. Tonnage -mupo* KARMALA 9.100 May 31 KASHGAR 9,000 MOREA
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 712 15 O. S. K. Line. I testl nation. vea Arrive. Leave. n. Rotterdam. Hamburg, Bremen and A tv*erp via Colombo. Aden. Bue* *nd Port Said. And(vs Maru June a Jun£ Jg P .;h/.tb< th. C;'p. Town. Rio de suhos. Montt'vedi'o, and Buenos IKoand-the-uorld passage £190.] Ru do Janei,,, Mdru Jum« 19
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    • 357 15 ofl2O <£\\2 FROM ORIENT^ EUROPE V I A I AMERICA i igjiw it ji^ w f»iy A PRESIDENT LINER TO VICTORIA-SEATTLE OR TO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES ANY AMERICAN RAIL LINE FROM WEST COAST TO NEW YORK Ii»!«£ -i imyv i ikf YOUR CHOICE OF ANY ATLANTIC LINER TO EUROPE
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    • 800 15 K. P. M. KONBVKLYRE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. I (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OP BATAVIA.) (Incorporated in Holland.) I UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Y Telephone No. 5451, with sub -connections to: Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penan*! of the
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    • 683 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel Malabar (4,512 tons). The s..s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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    • 338 16 8E NORDDEUTSCHEK H F^m M *^J Incorporated Id Germain" The unaeruoted are the Company intended Ixturet: OUTWARDS. 9 FRANKEN For Hong Kong, Keelung, Shanghai, Moji, Osaka, Kobe. Yokohama, Chinnampo, Taku, Dalny Tsingtau June 13 t WITRAM For Shanghai, Moji, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama and Hankow June 19 FULDA For Manila, Hong
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    • 394 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. Inc. 44. BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK (Incorporated In U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AM) BALTIMORE. (via Suez) Due Due S*" 8 NN York M.S. SILVERBEECH In Port June 2 jy^ ft M.S. SILVERBELLE June 9 June 15 July PACIHC-JAVA-CALCUTTA SERVICE. SINGAPORE
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    • 17 16 SINGAPORE SffIPCHANDLERY COMPANY. SHIPCHANDLERS. SHIPBROKERS. COMMISSION AGENTS. OffIces:— MAYNARD S BIH-WCS. 11, Battery Road. Telephone No. 6*33.
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 677 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN rTuala, Panang, Pekan, Sungel Lemoin I and Kuantan (via Oemas and Jeran- I tut) every Monday, Tuesday. Thurs- day and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 urn. Kota Tinggl, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Talplng, Penang and Kedah 1 and Lower Slam 9 am Kelantan every
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    • 185 16 Rokan. Dut. 388, from Rengat 29. for In- 1 dragiri 1. I Barratta. Brit. 55, from Muar 29. for Muarl 30. Lipis, Brit. 426. from Kuantan 29, for Kuan- 1 tan 31. I Mabella. Nor. 840. from T. Anson 29, for I Bang-kok 29. I Talma. Brit. 6154, from Calcutta
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 22 17 ighl o:\ Tin from Straits u> I\.rt> has from to-day IfdUCtd to 60s. per ton of 20
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    • 55 17 P. AND O. LINER LOSES PROPELLER. London. May 22. p and O Company's official statement A.irri-bounci Kai^ar-i-Hind Md ;i half knots instead of amtat to the lass of the port Bombay and Aden, and that toyed slightly, but that there is I m lot anxiety. She is expectllarn UleJ OH
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    • 126 17 I Sailor's Accident. I involving a depressed Irac- fadl and a fracture of the left arm I by Alfred Kenjenddorff. a Ger- th- Hansa Line steamer tt* Rangoon harbour last week i was stated, was at work *n I I »hea a plank from the hatch
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    • 144 17 lkrDl an and Bucknall's New s «*rvice. I MM! Steamship Co.. they are inaugurating a tamers from Middles- ChlM and Japan. Hitherto gtohip Co Ellerman and Bucknall in the Straits. China and e been restricted to North out m agreement with the I'--- t-am sbroUKh fc
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    • 319 17 World Largest Lock Opened. The Hague. April 29. In the presence of the Queen, her Consort Prince Henry of the Netherlands, their daughter Princess Juliana, the greater part of the Cabinet, and of authorities from all parts of the country, the new lock at Ymuiden at the
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    • 306 17 JOHN WILLIAMS— MISSIONARY SCHOONER. Duruig the past century the London Missionary Society has maintained six vessels in the South Seas to link up its missionary stations in Polynesia. The tirst of theoe was tht brig Camden. towards the cost of which John Williams, the pioneer missionary, a Londoner of Welsh
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    • 301 17 New York. April 2ft. A large storage tank of petrol deep in the liold of Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt's recentlypurchased streamlined yacht Winchester exploded early this afternoon. The ship was tied up at the New York Yacht Club anchorage in East River at the time, and
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    • 68 17 The two Diesel engines, each of 3.500 b.h.p., which will be taken out of the liner Indrapoera (to be replaced by motors of higher power), will be installed in two cargo boats of about 7,700 tons which will be buMt for the Rotterdam
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  • 315 17 Trial Shipment From Vancouver. The Empress of Canada, which is now in port, brought to Shanghai a consignment of fresh milk as well as a shipment of British Columbia hens, on her last voyage to the Far East. A five -gallon can and three cases containing
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  • 464 17 Four paintings for the ceiling panels in the Underwriting Room at Lloyd's have jur.t been placed in position. They were presented by Mr. Cuthbert Heath: Messrs. Leslie and Godwin. Limited tin memory of the late Mr. W H. P. Leslie> Messrs. Willis. Faber, and Dumas. Limited: and
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  • 271 17 <To the Editor of The Observer. > Sir. I think there is some error in the article you published in The Observer of April 20th. regarding the Shamrock V.. in which you state the mast of H.M.S. Victory is over 290 ft. high. No ship ever had such
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 264 17 ;I- I AsW c%m 3 j THE R ADY TO SERVE>OODS 3 I j AND DAIRY PROCDUE OF f l«l f i Bearer, tell cook to serve all St. Ivel i j foods in future. There is a full se- 5 i lection and they are perfect in flav- S
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 270 17 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. lerdaj Mr Stemberg. Mrs E. v.- MM) Ifn K«uv Sewn Kim. Miss Kovv R Fletcher. Mrs A. Sneridr. p. W d< llMOtcr Mr W Di oogeleever. •••r M:>> DVOaejriecvaT. Mr. and I I Rf Mir- .1.1 Mr and Mrs. A. M. Maxwell Emtl Mr H O Hoplcins. Mr.
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  • 527 18 THE LOST SISTER. George Albert on 'Ampstead 'Eath. George Albert Harris was lost. I found him howling on the banks of one of the ponds on Hampstead Heath yesterday afternoon. He was an Impish little chap of about nine years old, dressed in s sailor suit
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  • 396 18 Another "Inverted Swan." A disco very has just brought to light a hitherto unrecorded specimen of one of the rarest stamps in the world. It is a particularly fine copy of the so-called "inverted Swan" error of Western Australia. Its late owner apparently d*d not know that
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  • 121 18 A report has been made to the Hong Kong police by Tsang Yat-tso, a merchant of No. 47, Des Voeux Road West, to the effect that he has been victimised of the sum of $10,000 in cash last month. In his report, Tsang stated that on April 22 he accompanied
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  • 181 18 IFrom Our Own Correspondent. I London, May 1. As I said last wet-k. a new type of aerial holiday was initiated this Easter by a group of young flying enthusiasts who started off Just before Easter from Heston Air Park for a tour of South Europe and
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  • 168 18 [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, May 1. All the papers comment sympathetically on the death of Miss Charlotte Knollys. No Court Circular in the dazzling days of King Edward was complete without the name of Charlotte Knollys. There she was, this little gracious lady, fussing over
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 200 18 ANYONE CAN START A CAR f The main thing is to be able to stop it. In other words, are your brakes in order You cannot afford NOT to have them in perfect condition in these days of congested traffic and high speeds. If they are not all right, see
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    • 343 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England by Rcyal Charter) Paid up Capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000.000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Hong Kong Rangoon Amritsar Hollo Saigon
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    • 429 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England). Capital £3.000.000 Subscribed 1.800.000 Paid-up 1.050.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.646.505 BOARD OP DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrie. Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq. Charles J. Hambro, Esq J. O. Robinson, Esq. W. H. Shclford. Esq. Sir Thomas Catto, Bart. LONDON BANKERS:
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    • 241 18 INSURANCE. mtjp 1 MM M*« jt^^ i '^"Sv SOUTH |f&fc BRITISH N^Jp' INSURANCE COMPANY. ll\urH> FIRE, MARINE, TRANS* AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTM) vr LOWEST CURRENT KATES L. C. MARGOLIOUTH. Ma: Office: 2, Finlayson Cr. PERSONAL ACCIDKNIT FATAL ACCIDENTS are ereryda\ lbujt^ HAVE you made provision for tW >rot^ of
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  • 151 19 MESSRS TAN KAH KEE IN EUROPE. M U MARKET. Canvas Shoes for British I'ublic. m < m> nt that Messrs Tan Li-koowa Singapore rubber -t:ut a selling campaign [cndon of canvas rubberluct that the firm are an extensive European not only Encland but Italy. Um Free Press liriei <sterday. 1-
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  • 102 19 Ukfei False Trade Mark. R.-hnum (Second Magis- Lumpur Police Court on .:..■> Mail, a Chinese firm. hareed with using a -tiling goods with a mark j nd also with selling ci'stription was to apply bandlM Mark Enactment. appeared for the complainI :n for the defendants. in the
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  • 48 19 I i men] meeting cf inge held on Saturday .4. China Slice*. Wen ilocttd fur 1930. 100 Seang. vice-pre-,i- ("i'<jn:ig. honcran- secre- a.-sirtant honorary c Hup Khim. honorar>' Wall, honorary audiC mmlttim liiwi T.t:. Leng Hean. Teob Kol: ■we Keng. Ye;;h Gmf Obeow, '.M Kim."
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  • 76 19 tjra i R-.-1--tlted t:j f!97-j.') i whleh i add d 'ar (agalns "•"-("■•.rward of £I'' 174 2961b. ur. ing Plainly dtM b d over <>n Bep- HUH h;ict ih? u;* on the other Kl tar the whole to pay fcr tb* i price landed trots. -rociation. was
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  • 53 19 buiigei Kruit Rubber PWtt, after providing brought forward. It the reserve by £4,000 f( 'O. and to pay a dlvint <thc same), leaving f >. subject to directors' exIb Tho Cf oP amounted "24.1701^. in addition ,j of 103.6141b. was also acc °unts>. The average 1 a
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  • 124 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore. May 29. iT'"r;^ oak Klntas lM ii9 < Kud.a.s •M 1.19. Penawats 55'-,. 58. Malay Consols 21', 24. Ulu Klangs 1.13 1.18. K*M Rivers 2.15 2.20. Petalings 5.10 5.20 Sung-i Wavs 3.05 3.15. Hong Patts 52 56 Joham i5 L 38. Killinghalls 10s 11s. Ayer
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  • 258 19 Important Discovery Reported. I Impoitant result*, have attended the experiments undertaken with a view to discovering Ml etricu-nt method of nreproonng fabrics, according to the second report of the Fabrics Co-ordinating Research Committee. Both for service and industrial purposes the iiscoveries arc of (he utmost value The ser'ices
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  • 309 19 A'ative Producer's Share of the Burden. Tbe prcp.^ai to eea ;npr>.:r_ during the •nonih cf May hrr be^n npprowd by the Dutch <r.'i English Rubb I A JattOTl May is one I the he.iv;est jtoidiag aurth ol ihe year. at M"..rch and April jrtelda a:e diminished by
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  • 157 19 The preliminary statement of results of the 'clangor River Rubber Estates for 1929 haa ;een published. The figures given are onfirmed by thv lull report now available, tbe >rofit being £26.460 (against £27,866 for 192r!) ißd the dividend for the year T a per cent, (tlie smei.
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  • To-Day's Price Changes.
    • 211 19 May 29. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 23 15J16 London 3 months' sight 213 7|B London 60 days' sight 2|3 13 16 London 30 days' sight 2,3 25 32 London, demand 23 3 4 London, T.T. 2 3 11!16 Lyons and Park, demand 1431 Hamburg, demand 234 New
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    • 202 19 May 29. Tin 150 Tons $71 7 Oambier 8 qq Pepper White 54 Pepper Black 3 9 v Flake Tapioca 4 05 Pearl Sago Small 6 75 Copra Sundried 885 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) BJO Rice, Siarn old No. 1.
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  • 866 19 THURSDAY. MAY 29th. Closing Quotations. OOLLAB KIJBBBB. Allenby isl> 1.40 1.30 Alor Gajah 1.20 1.30 A. Hitam ($1) 2.00 2.50 Am. Malay ($2) 2.00 2.20 A. Kuning ($1) SO 40 Ayer Molek ($1) 1.25 1.35 Aycr Pax\as ($1) 1.15 1.20 Bassett ($1) 70 75 Brogas ($1) 97
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  • 83 19 I British Radio Official— Service. I Rugby. May 28. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 12.08'.. Athens 375. Bombay Is. 5 25-32d., Berlin 20--3G5. Brussels 34 825. Bucharest 818. Rio 5 27-32 Buenos Aires 43 7 s. Copenhagen 18.16. Genew 25.115. Helsingfors 193 Hong Kong Is. 4 ,d.. Lisbon 108.25. Madiid
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  • 165 19 Bai:k of England Director on Finance. "The world of finance is out of joint." says Sir Charles Addis, director of the Bank of England. In his opinion, many nations are suffering from powerful doses of deflation and "a moderate dose of temporary inflation would not do
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  • 64 19 A net profit of £114 is reported by the Sotlt!^ Malay Rubber Plantations for 1929, following a loss of £048 lor 1923. There is now a credil balance of £5,443 to be carried forward, ao dividend being propofed for the third successive vear. The aver; qo price
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  • 59 19 May 29th.. 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot 22'_. 22 Standard R.S.S. on Tender June 23 23 July 23 24 July-Sept. 24 24 Oct-Dec. 25 i 25'Tone of Market: Steady. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet 6 ;t ,d per lb.
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  • 821 19 Market Tendencies Down. Singapore. May 29. The two local commodities. Rubber and Tin. have both had slight reactions from lowest during the week, but though quotations show small improvements on balance over the period, closing market tendencies are again downwards. The fractional rise in thr Rubber
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  • 115 19 The crop of the Pataling Rubber Estates for 1929 amounted to 835,5301b. (against G53 .3301b. for 1928>. The average net sale price, including the estimated value of the unsold portion, was 9.87d. per lb. (against 10.53d.). Cost of production per lb. is not given. There was a net
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 50 19 ASSETS EXCEED m^> ASSURANCE ,N TO RCE OVER ,38,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN UFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, UMITID. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). rc™* E .i sax, c« ort ssztjsl a a Assurance Companies Act ATTRACTIVE PLANS OF A^.r. AGENTS WANTED g TklXx Managing u HORACE W. RAPER. A. ROBINSON, F. L A.
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    • 36 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. f Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. f Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., f Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD., BRANCH OFFICE: CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor), A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 273 19 MACPHAIL AND PENMAN'S REPORT. Singapore. ;*iay 2!». Rubber.— London 9%4 per lb. '>d down 4 p.m. Price (L'don Std.i Spot 22 L June 23'. July 23 July-Sept. 24» 4 Oct. -Dec 2V4, Stagnant. Tin.— London £143.0.0 £2.5.0. down. Mining. Quiet. Sungei Ways 3.00 3.20. Kuchais 1.15 1.17 'j x.d.. Kinta
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  • 528 20 The match at Oxford is interesting, recalling as it does the feat of the Australian. H. H. Massie, of scoring 206 against the Dark Blues in his first match of the tour of 1882. an achievement beaten by Don Bradman's 236 against Worc^siershi^e. H.
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  • 247 20 BIG VICTORY. Varsity Players Fare Badly. FREE PRESS SJ.RVICE COPYRIGHT.! London. May 29. The Australians beat Oxford by an innings and 158 runs at Oxford. The tourists declared with the close of play last night at 406 for two wickets. The Varsity only made 124 in their
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  • 45 20 Mixed Doubles Open Semi-Final. Mrs. Tennent and A. D. Anderson beat Mrs. Zylstra and R. F. Goodman, 6 4, 6 2. TO-DAY'S TIES. Men's Doubles Handicap Final. Swinchatt and Taylor minus 2, vs. A. D. Anderson and Wise minus 15 4.
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  • 82 20 Change in European Eleven. One change has had to be made in the European XI to oppose the Rest in the Clarke Cup match this week-end, owing to the fact that Fit. -Lieut. Wigglesworth is unable to play. His place will be filled by Capt. S. E.
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  • 571 20 TOLLEY UNLUCKY. Epic Match Against Bobby Jones. I Reuters Service. I London. May 28. In the match between Cyril Tolley. the British amateur champion, and R. T. Jones, the Amerincan star in the amateur Golf Championship at St. Andrew's to-day in which Jones won at
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  • 164 20 Shamrock V Beaten Off Scratch Mark. Reutcr's Service. London. May 28. Sir Thomas Lipton's challenger. Shamrock V. waiving her handicap after five victories, raced for the first time from scratch at the Royal Thames Yacht Club's regatta at Ryde and was beaten by Mr. A. A. Paton's
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  • 71 20 Germ ano- American Alliance Successful. IReuter's Service.} Paris, May 28. In the mixed doubles final Tilden and Praulein Aussem (Germany) beat Cochet and Mrs Whittingstall (nee Eileen Bennett) the champions in 1928 and 1929 6 4 6 4. The winners, who were the partners on the
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  • 661 20 THREE GOALS AHEAD. R.A.F. Enjoy Most of Lost Game. H.F.A. 4: R.A.F. t The Malays took matters easy after establishing a three goal lead against the R.A.F. n the first division of the league at the Anson fload Stadium last evening with the result that :he
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  • 206 20 To-morrow's Programme. The programme tor Saturday's Rowing Regatta is as follows: 4.20 p.m. The s.l. "Lady Guillemard" and s.l. "Rimau" with spectators will leave Jardine Steps and tea will be available on board. To make the tea a success, those who will be present should notify Mr.
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  • 78 20 On Sunday, June Ist. both "A" and "B" Classes will race to Sea View. "A" start at 10.00 a.m. "B" start at 10.10 a.m. The course will be from the Club starting line to between the motor cruisers "Bobbee" and "Chinta" anchored off Sea View Pagar, keeping the
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  • 743 20 THREE IDLE DAYS. Hong Kong Escape Overwhelming Defeat. Hong Kong were very fortunate to escape defeat in the inter-port circket match in Shanghai last week. The match started on Monday. May 19. no play was possible owing to rain on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and on
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  • 217 20 New Goalkeeper for R.A. Match. The following have been invited to play against the R.A. on Friday on the Stadium: P. M. Adam: J. Lee. R. D. Brummitt; E. S. Bell, A. K. Reade. A. Donald; E. A. Joy, C. Kendall, N. Pyfe. A. P. Johnson. K. H.
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 217 20 tx^Qsxsxsxsw^^ m I HIS MASTER'S VOICE'! I RECORDS from OF PARIS I Sung by MAURICE CHEVALIER: Louise g It's a habit cf mine On top of the World, alone S Wait till you see Ma Cheri»> Valentine 1 Rio Grande Band: I Dites-moi ma mere I Valentine I I New
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