The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 June 1930

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,051. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    432 1 lueal weather is anticipated for the opening Test Match at Nottingham to-day. Our London correspondent cables the latest news with the opinions of some prominent cricket personalities on the chances ol the rival teams Page 10. Latest news from China officially deniecarlier reports that Marshal Chiang Kai
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    NOBLE EXPERIMENTS.
    1336 1 Some li tit? while ago there appeared m the newspaper.- referenct to an American law t_vv .stated that when two railroad trains approach •11 intersect ion both shall stop and neither hall proceed until the other has passed. This nas been attributed to many States and In many
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      210 1 ALHAMBRA THE >i ERY MASTERPIECE THK 13tk CHAIR 11. STAR CAST IKAFFLES HOTEL I z ILLENT ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION TEA DANCES 1 EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY A DINNER DANCES EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY X MONIA LITTER'S ORCHESTRA iHE BEST AND MOST POPULAR DANCE BAND EAST OF SUEZ
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      153 1 MMnmm i **m%wi CAPSTAN mm -^^^___i_____________^______i_^ M^ MAMMHM^ BM j, »*ifiifiifiifiifi-fi_fiifiifiifiifi_fi_fiifi_fi_fiifiifi^ EUROPE gl HOTEL I "Renowned by Recommendation. g W ifi W DANCING.—After Dinner ever? TueBda> Ihur^dwv ifi and Saturday. jfj ifi Ifi MUSIC.— On the VERANDAH ever> Saturday from I 12 noon to 1.30 p.m. and every Tuesday. Thursday
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      134 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Miction sale. p :bl*.e etc Page B election of trophies at De -s::\a'r- Thi new Chry ter tourer at 1.2.130 5. r Buy Britich— Australia's health firing arm*: Pege 7. S:. Ive! the ready .o serve iood pro:; Page 3. Consult Guthrie and Co. about-your painting problems Fage
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      11 1 ALHAMBRA THE MYSTERY MASTERPIECE THE 13th CHAIR WITH ALL STAR CAST
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    THE BRITISH FILM QUOTA.
    258 2 Action m the Colonies. On M_.y 14th m the House of Commons: Mr. Day asked the Under Secretary of State lor the Colonies which of the Colonies or Protectorates have now embodied m local •Gonial legislation regulations similar t# ___»se embodied m the Cinematograph Fi_ki» Act
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      299 2 BISHOP'S NATURAL FRUIT SALINE. "THE BEST IN THE WORLD" Prove it by testing it. Cut out this advt. and send it to MEDICAL HALL LTD. and receive a sample m return. Two sizes, small and large. Two prices, 60 cents and $1.00. One Quality. The BEST To Dealers: For wholesale
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      346 2 VICTORIA THEATRE I I Xo-JNigfct the Laat Night fll Sfi ""|X THE GREAT jjj M NICOLA 1 Am XWrnß «^M^^M Mb *M\ Sfi S THE SENSATION OF THE YEAR. ifi jjj BOOK AT LITTLES $3, 2 1 ifi jfi Xhildren Half Price to Matinee |J! COMMENCING TO-MORROW AND NIGHTLY AT
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      341 2 _JP_K_ii__7_n!fi__^^ IZHAMBRf j THE THEATRE OF PERFECT SOUND O*. REPRODUCTION B Q 6.15 p.m. TO-NIGIIT y.i;, |)tn J THE MYSTERY MASTERPIECE THRILLER 1 I ADAPTED FROM THE PLAY I I THAT RAN FOR A YEAR ON BROADWAY j P The 13th CHAIR j 3: WITH 1 m LEILA HYAMS CONRAD
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      223 2 THE WEEK. Friday. 13th. High Water. 12.26, 8.0 ft., 23.15, 9.3 ft. Football: Welch vs. S.C.C. Stadium. Cricket: S.C.C. Tournament, Services vs. 8.8.1. Saturday. 14th High Water. 13.02. 7.8 ft.. 23.50, 9.2 ft. Cricket: S.C.C. Tournament, Services vs. 8.8.1. Football: Div. I. ICF.A. vs. Malays, Jalan Besar. Reserve Div. S.C.F.A.
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    MOSCOW AS IT IS TO-DAY.
    783 3 A MODERN CITY. Mighty Capita] of the Soviet Republics. Before the revolution Moscow was a traders* town of 1.000.000 souls. To-day it, is the miyhty capital of the Soviet Republics the burning centre of intellectual, political and spiritual lift. Yet it remains m outward appearance
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    DARING SUGGESTION BY MR. BALDWIN.
    196 3 Rewrite the Reformation m Terms of Modern People. Mr. Baldwin, who was made a freeman of St. Andrews m mail week, said la Ins speech m reply that human nature had ch_mßed but li. tk, and, amid shouts of good-hum -iiired protetl from the students,
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    WHY YOU HAVE INDIGESTION.
    134 3 How to Relieve ii. When food enters your stomach, large quantities of acid-bearing gastric juice are z\ once secreted. If too much gastric juice ii secreted, the food soon becomes a sour, fermenting mass, which may remain m the stomach several hours, causing great pain and
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    GREATEST EMPIRE FILM DEAL EVER MADE.
    115 3 London View Of Union Theatres Agreement. London, May 6. The Greatest Empire film deal yet made, is how The Daily Mail describes the agreement concluded by w?reless telephone between British International Pictures and the managing director of Union Theatres (Mr. Stuart Doyle >. By
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    PROPOSED U.S. AIRSHIP.
    172 3 New York, May 12. Colonel John A. Paegelow, Commandant of Scott Field, Illinois, announced yesterday the preparation of plans for the constructon at the Field of a metal-clad airship for the Army, to cost $4,500,000 (£900,000). The new airship would be 547.2 feet long, with a maximum
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      399 3 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Daily m Malaya, a Mv; "news" paper— 3o-40 columns of news daily Also the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest Telegrams. Latest News and Latest Announcements. Special Daily News Cables. Rubber anc Tin Price Cables together with
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      458 3 1 Estate Trust Agencies I (1927) Limited. I BRANCHES: 1 21, First Cross Street MALACCA. f 11, Light Street FENANG. S 14. Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. i Registered by and Security deposited with I the Straits Settlements Government. Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, Guardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised j and
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  • MOODS AND MOOES OF EVE
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      THE RENO WAY TO DIVORCE.
      1122 4 Reno. Nevada. My dear A liter Only one week more! The time Ls nearly over. And now. as I am about to leave, some very unusual things are coming up regarding Reno divorces. One man is attempting to have his wife's divorce, granted here some
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      The Return of the Blouse
      817 4 IN 'KEEPING with the return of pre-war feminine fashions have come the blouse and skirt, but with a difference. No longer are women to wear the monstrous blouses with high boned necks that were worn by our mothers with their floor-sweeping and dust -collecting skirts.
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      TABLE TALK.
      181 4 It is always a wise plan to have one colour throughout one's wardrobe, but, this season, it is the fashionable plan too. A neutral colour butter-beige or a soft blue-grey is m good sartorial taste, but black is always dominant, with a little bright colour here and there.
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      WOMEN'S TOPICS.
      647 4 fFrcm Our Own Correspondent 1 London, May 15. The greatest event m the lives of debutantes thLs week was the Queens First Court of 1930 on Wednesday and the Second Court on Thursday, which was more brilliant this year than for many seasons. In the first place the
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      A Londoner's Jottings.
      1404 4 The Queen's Policeman Two Poets and a Bicycle Tyr* Modern Artists' Revolution The Latest m Parties Decline of the Plus Four: Sun Tan or Sun Shade? ONE of the most important members of the staff at Buckingham Palace is a quiet-spoken man. clad usually m a well-cut
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      BOUDOIR AND BOULEVARD.
      505 4 -TTHERE can be but few women who are not alive to the beauty and fascination of gems and precious stones. Jewels imprisoned sunlight, as they have been called play a very Important part m personal adornment, and much tradition has gathered round these exquisite things. By your
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    SECRET OF "NO. SIX BLOOMSBURY."
    956 5 FAIRY TYRANTS. Barrie Goes Back to Hfs Old Rooms. Sir James Barrie. presiding on his 70th birthday over a brilliant gathering at the 140 th, anniversary dinner of the Royal Literary Fund, at the Hotel Victoria, spoke of the waywardness of his heroines and of
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    SURGEON REMOVED APPENDIX WITHOUT PERMISSION.
    87 5 Fined After Complaint By Young Woman. Berlin, May C. A surgeon was fined £50 to-day for naving removed a young woman's appendix during en operation for another purpose. The doctor gave evidence that removal of the appendix was desirable, although not absolutely necessary. How could
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      427 5 V." _rQS^^^______E Lmm^ I "SP^ I perhaps of even death itself. These common household I a\ j pests are insignificant m j size but the misery they cause is almost beyond measure. There is no time mosquito, cockroach, bed- m*M\^QMMMM^ V^ bug, ant, or flea that enters Flit, your sure
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      500 5 Check your I baby's weight I WHAT a imj.V IHOULO [f\ WIK.H f*{T "^V f w J ACE WkK.HT JL^S<^ V- J At birth VP Ihs. I \ft I months j 1 0* lbs. gt* m *m^*m f jF^*^* m 6 1n ,hv •H>----____________________ s You can't a^k a hahv
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    A VIKING OF MODERN NORWAY.
    786 6 THE LATE DR. NANSEN. The Man and His Polar Expeditions. Her Polar explorers are the Vikings of nv.iern Norway, and among them Nanscn. who rtieci yesterday, says a mail week Times, was the pioneer and the master. Although his feet. •.f discovery have since been
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    AUSTRALIAN WOMEN HIGH IN FASHION WORLD.
    154 6 AUSTRALIAN WOMEN HIGH IN FASHION W ORLD. But Bad Make-Up Mars Beauty, Says Frenchman. Melbourne. M. Henri, a French hairdresser who leaves for America after four years here, said that Australian women are among the most fashionable m the world despite the greater standardisation here. "But m considering beauty it
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    MAYOR'S OBJECTION TO "RULE, BRITANNIA!"
    108 6 Only on condition that "Rule, Bri tvmta!" is not sung would the Mayor of Harrogate, Alderman Richard Annakin. father-in-law of Mr. Philip Snowden, take part m the Empire Day gathering arranged to take place on the Stray. Asked at a meeting of the Tour. Co:mcil
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    COLOURED TEETH.
    186 6 A sense of colour seems to have fpread -.nto the rather pallid domain of dentistry, judging from the report of a recent law case. Durtag the evidence it wps mentioned, hi passing, that there were twenty-five different shades of artificial teeth, and that these shades had been agreed
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    DRUGGED WHITE GIRL IN CHINESE DEN.
    86 6 Sydney. Still under the influence of opium, a white girl was found m a Chinese den m .-Smith Street. Raiding the house, police found her partly dressed. In the chimney of a room occupied by a Chinese the police found a tin of opium.
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      217 6 ZMtt\ Wo™* THE READY TO SERVR FOODS 2 C AND DAIRY PRODUCE OF g $\wU j C Insist on St. Ive! foods and dairy Tt ti o W ti produce, oay to your servants »n- a ii sist O t St. Ivel". Soups. Fish, Tt ti Sausages, Entrees, Hams. Bacon,
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      274 6 H Start taking 'I 'MYUASAN' I ill womoPPmoßp m-o-uN, It revitalizes and rejuvenates I THE EASTERN STUDIO. LEE, PHOTOGRAPHER. SINGAPORE. Enlargements, Miniature, Wedding and Other Groups. Indoo Quw MODERN STYLE. ELECTRIC I KIITIMn I etc WE ALSO DO AMATEI'RS' WORK When Convalescing After Severe Illness Naturally the most important thing
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    LIGHTNING MADE TO ORDER.
    423 7 Wonders of a New British Industry. IS tour pert (Worcestershire.) Peaceful meadows which slope to the winding I River Severn, m the heart of Worcestershire, have been amazingly transformed. A township has arisen m which hundreds of miners from the distressed areas haye found employment and
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    BISHOP HENSON ASKS FOR NEW POLICY.
    467 7 Is the Parochial System Doomed? Dr- Henson, Bishop of Durham, m hLs Diocesan Magazine suggests far-reaching changes m Church governmert. "It must be apparent to even oifcervrat and reflecting Churchman." he says. that the Established Church of England has come into deep waters. It
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    54 7 In order to prove thc efficiency of the newly opened radio service between Shanghai an.'. Dutch East Indies, the Chinese Government Radio Administration offered a free demonstration to the public. No charge was made for messages sent to the Sassoon House office for despatch to any of the centres m
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    OLDEST MAN IN THE WORLD.
    662 7 Zaro Agha Touring the Continent. Zaro Agha. oldest man m the world, is "doing" Paris preparatory to visiting America, where the anti-Saloon League, it is said, intends to exhibit him as a miracle of bodily and mental preservation. Zaro Ls a Turk and a devout
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    VOGUE OF CRIME STORIES.
    139 7 Favourite Books of Boys and Girls. The detective story is fast becoming the most popular library book. Old favourites of schoolboys and schoolguls of a generation ago ?.r? scarcely asked for by young people at miry libraries. The sixteenth annual report of the Carn'»gio United Kingdom
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    SEATING AND HEATING.
    186 7 The virtues of armchairs were sung 93 yeirs ago by Eliza Ce>ok. "I love it, I love it," rin cried, m particular reference to one of her own and challenged the world to chide her for loving her old armchair. Had she lived m 1930 and visited
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    109 7 A row of three shops, of brick and wood construction, were burnt down m the small' hou/s of Tuesday morning at Central Workshops. They were situated about 600 yards to cl^e rear of the Workshops station. Two were unoccupied; the third was tenanted by a Tami. sundry goods shopkeeper. The
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    FLORENCE AUSTRAL'S ROMANTIC RISE.
    592 8 FAMOUS OVERNIGHT. Thought Becoming A Singer Was A Joke. Looking back over her remarkable career, Florence Austral, hailed as the greatest dramatic soprano m the world, who returned to Australia on the Maloja. still sees her rise to fame as a fairy story. "I didn't know
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    ROUND THE WORLD IN 30 DAYS.
    235 8 Captain Barnard's Darin? Project. [From Our Own Correspondent. 1 London. May 14. The most ambitious project ever mooted by any British Pilot is at present under considera tion by Captain C. D. Barnard, whose meteoric dash to Cape Town and back will still be
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    "RIBBON" OF BULLETS FROM AEROPLANES.
    186 8 Latest Development m Fighting Power. Attempts are being made to increase the intensity of machine-gun fire from single-seater fighting aeroplanes. In recent developments these machines were armed with a battery of machine-guns ranged along their planes and m the fuselage. When every gun is brought
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    AUSTRALIANS IN THE WAR.
    312 8 Mr. Hughes' Outburst. Sydney. May 18. In a remarkable article published m the returned soldiers' publication. "Reveillee" to-day. the ex-Premier of Australia. Mr. W. M. Hughes, says he forced the withdrawal of the Australian divisions from the luie when he was m France m 1918. He
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    PROPOSAL OVER RADIO THONE.
    85 8 Sydney Man Rings Up Girl In London. London, May 6. A man m Australia rang up a girl artist m London to-day and asked her to marry him. She refused. The suitor had proposed once before, m England, and on being rejected had returned to Sydney.
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      406 9 BUSINESS CARDS. ASSAGE AN ICURE ISS FUMIKO Fs2 Dhoby Ghaut. MEMORIALS. SINGAPORI CASKET CO. \..s. 1 A S, Penhas Road. 1 .-.vender Strwt Phone 6075. XPEKIENCED AND QUALIFIED TRANSLATORS. Fees Moderate. i: ol documents, account books and rres>ondence, etc. either English of vice versa. m S P. LAU of 24.
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      715 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO NEU TENDERING RULES POSTED IN TENDER ROOM. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders an now invited for the following materials oj services, and that particulars of such tender, nay be obtained m the Tender Room Municipal Offices: 0 Closing Date. Sale of
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      568 9 NOTICES. ee>A* rnrgUKK-c _FF^l m ,M* *W^-*P f *<> -••'VI 1 ?Ji^--*-%^N It-** K« ml^ 1*34 Notice is hereby given that the above Trade Mark is the property of Chop Guan Tai Heng of No. 7 Upper Circular Road. Singapore Traders and has been used by them as a Trade
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      379 9 By Order of The Liquidator Re The High Street General Store Ltd. Hin Liquidation* CONTINUATION SALE AUCTION SALE cf ELECTRIC FITTINGS. DAYTON CEILING FANS. AND A LOT OF ELECTRIC ACCESSORIES. FTC. To be held at our sjleroom. No. 12 Robinson Road. On Tuesday, June 17th, at 10.30 a.m. Compiisiiik: Aitistic
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      1376 9 I AUCTION SALES. M IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE HIGH GRADE JACOBEAN STYLE WALNUT-STAINED TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. PIANO Etc. The Property of E. L. Talma Esq: At "Bachelors Hall" No. 12 Lady Hill (Entrance via Nassim Road). ON SATURDAY, JUNE 14th, AT 2.30 P.M. COMPRISING:— An excellent toned cottage piano by "MOUTRIE"
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH DEATH
    42 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH DEATH WEARNE. On June 9. 193 C. at Penang Maternity Hospital to Conr.ie. the wife of Walter J. Wearne. of Wearne Bros.. Ltd.. Penang, daughter, both well. LAING David Fraser. age 57. at his residence 26. Light Street. Penang
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. JUNE 13, 1930. AUSTRALIA vs. ENGLAND.
    345 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. JUNE 13, 1930. AUSTRALIA vs. ENGLAND. In all sorts of curious corners of the Empire to-day and amidst all sorts of remarkable occupations, the thoughts of thousands of exiled Englishmen will turn to that ground at Trent Bridge where the first of the test matches of
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    CHINA PEACE RUMOURS.
    417 10 The reports from China, for the first time for many months past, appear to foreshadow a conviction on the part of the opposing factions that a continuation of the present struggle would be a suicidal business. If that is so it may fairly be claimed that some
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    310 10 A terrible tragedy occurred vi Seremban recently. A man named S. Ratnasamy committed suicide after strangling his four sons. Mrs. E. Walker, who underwent an operation at the European Hospital. Batu Gajah. last week, has made a splendid recovery and is progressing satisfactorily. The condition of Mr. St. John Robertson,
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    TO-DAY'S GREAT EVENT AT NOTTINGHAM.
    215 10 THE FIRST TEST. England Will Just Win, Says Fender. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. I London. June 12. Ideal weather is anticipated for the first Te c t Match which opens at Nottingham to-morrow There was some rain at Nottingham la^t ever.ing but this was of
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    TEST SELECTION COMPETITION.
    76 10 Announcement of Result. As. apparently, the composition of the Bog' lish cricket eleven uppoeint the Au itrattl the first Test match at Nottingham to-da; will not be knev n unt il tal to-1 tt ID not be possible to announce the n ult of thi^ competition ttntU
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    BALLOON BREAKS FROM MOORINGS.
    59 10 Drifts for Fifteen Miles. (FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT London. June It. A captive r.a.f. balloon broke away it? mom iu i at i tattan In M rt to-day and drifted for fifteen miles Berg Robinson, who ate ta Lhe batoon, then Jumped I lear bui Pfcriag-Ofltoet
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    PLANES COLLIDE.
    53 10 Mr. Douglas Hamilton m Air Tragedy. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT London. June IS. Mr. Doiuilas Hamilton, ron of lord Hamilton descended safely by parachute to-day at -Wtheravon when Ins aeroplane was damaged m collision with another plane. Both plane crashed, the pilot of the other machine, a Sergeant
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    POLO TRAGEDY AT TEMPLETON
    32 10 (FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. London. June 12. Captain G. V. Scott, of Dougtaa, was kflle I m a polo match at Templeton to-day. Hi pony fell on him.
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    LADIES' INTER-STATE TENNIS MATCH.
    135 10 MeCabe Reay Trophy. [From Our Own Correspondent] Iprh. Jure 19. At a meeting of the Perak Tennis Association yesterday m connection with the coming Perak Championship, it was reported that it i^ proposed to perpetuate the name of Mr. Justice MacCabe Reay. founder and first President,
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    115 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. J London, June 12, 5.20 p.m. Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £134 916 (down £1 1 16). Forward £136 7|16 (down £1 316). The market is easier. Messrs. Symington
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    DEATH OF LATE CHAIRMAN OF BOUSTEADS.
    269 10 MR. V. GIBBONS Prominent Member of Busiaoi Community. Up t<> the Urn of bis retiren ago a leading member of the eantile community, Mr Vtncen eirly ye-terc..\v moi m. tf General Hospital, where be wai serious condition late <>n v.v-i-Mr. Gibbons was unmarried of
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    ANOTHER IPOH FIRE.
    54 10 Peru!. Motors Building Destroyed. i_ <F. m Our 0 Coi l-xih. .lvi.i' 1 Yet *tM ther the preml ol i' burned dcxr. I oppcaite the Qrand Hot •md a itOi k Of l igencj After midnight quickly en. thu houa was laved i- were in-'.. The Origta
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    AN AMBITIOUS FLIGHT.
    69 10 Round tht* World m a I IffM Aeroplane. M. Gustav Oailinoii i tae I pore some time thta mdnth of the most imbttl planned, m which he contemplate* the world m a Ugh. M to those m winch Mi Bert Hinkler M. I > All M. Sackmans
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    HIGHEST BUDDHA STATUS IN MALAYA.
    170 10 HIGHEST BUDDHA STATUS IN MALAYA. Three Days ConMMT.ition Cemnowy. i Fiom Our I: What ta, without q m Malaya, of Bllddha I Road toward, tta Balk R at present ta an ill-i>< ture (amendi ta thh through the aeneri who has agreed to b ti tta erection of a suitable
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    HUANG'S RESIGNATION DENIED.
    253 11 01 PICIAL STATEMENT. Feng's ttjMKkjm Offer to Surrender. Far Eastern Service. J Nanking. June I?. denied that Chiang Kai Shek retirement. He Ls going by -d... it is stated, to Hankow to against the Kwangsi troops. reports from Hankow at* i; of ammunition and food a rep-i-em:
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    IRONSIDES' DRIVE TO SHANGHAI.
    77 11 I Ambitious Plan. I Shanghai. June 12. I the British Consul at I mboot for the protec I I to bo due to the fighting I Foochow between Gov--1 I Foochow and Communist I tatcd that the Government I N'.n.cl.a: s on the Kan I of
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    BOMBAY NATIONALISTS DEFY POLICE.
    44 11 BOMBAY NATIONALISTS DEFY POLICE. Ifcrtbl Law -'Celebrations." Service. Bombay. June 12. ban. a procession to Famation of martial law From the Congress HeadMr Kapadia. the new Council' who is a Parsee. -tipped by a police cordon; -mailer processions started aad converged on the ian.
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    COMMUNISTS SEIZE CHINESE CITY.
    21 11 COMMUNISTS SEIZE CHINESE CITY. lE.! tern Service.l llont; Kong. June 12. 1 communists has seized m Hl; F :n:nitting every atrocity.
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    NEW MALTA APPOINTEMENT.
    26 11 Ii i Bervtea.] London, June 11. Lake, Chief Secietary 0* appointed Lieut Governor ■i'm to Sir Thomas Best, inted Governor of the Wind-
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    WOUNDED SOLDIERS REVOLT.
    87 11 Itfcaftectei Nationalists. ..v m. Nanking. June 5. capital was thrown into a •mem thus evening m con- us mutiny which occurred m Nip, -mati of over fifty Nationalist Xi Un l ,he front and sent back ■pita.; lor li.atrr.ent sud- '•■<. nderstood to be consequent Government treatment
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    ROADSWEEPER'S DERBY LUCK.
    836 11 A BLENHEIM TICKET. Refuses to Leave His Dust Cart. Lcndnn, June 5. A road-weeper. J. Lock, one cf seven rlracholders m a Blenheim ticket m the Calcutta Sweep, was pushing his dust cart m the street when the result of the Derby (m which Blenheim won by
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    STATUE OF DR. SUN.
    60 11 Unveiling Ceremony for June 16th. Canton. June 6 The statue of Dr. Sun Vat-sen, which was presented by a Japanese friend of the late Kuomintang leader, and which arrived at Canton recently, has been erected at the Memorial Hill at the Whampoa Military Academy, and will
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    CLERICAL UNEMPLOYMENT.
    57 11 With a view to ascertaining the extent of unemployment of clerical employees m Singapore, will all those who are out of employment communicate with the Hon. Secretary, Clerical Union, 17 Raffles Chambers, stating when and where they were last m employment, the position held, the salary received and
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    REPORTS FROM THE COURTS.
    382 11 TRADE MARK CASE. Counsel's Challenge te Ghee Manufacturers. The case m which an Indian merchant by the name of N. Mohamed Vijibhai of 945 Koran Road. Singapore, is charged with infringing the trademark of Mananlal Dwarkadas of Calcutta, well-known ghee manufacturers, was continued before Mr. C.
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    UNRELIABLE EVIDENCE.
    249 11 Alleged to have molested a Jew by the name of S E. Soloman. to have entered his house and b( ken his furniture. L=mail HallUl. a wellkn. am Indian business man was summoned before the Fouith Magistrate. Mr. X G. A. Dchoo. yesterday and asked to show cause
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    "COFFEE MONEY."
    144 11 "If I did not pay him he would kick me and knock my things over." said a Chinese hawker m the District Court yesterday when two Indian police constables were charged with obtaining money from street sellers under threats. It was stated m evidence that one of the
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    BURMA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF.
    65 11 "One Good Turn. (Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.l Tokio, June 12. The Japan -India Association has opened a campaign to raise contributions to the Earthquake Relief Fund m Burma which contributed a sum amounting to R5. 2,020,000 to the Jc panese earthquake sufferers m 1923. The management of the
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    PAHANG BOY SCOUTS.
    98 11 The Raub and Kuala Lipis Scout Troops fell m at the Government English School, Raub, on Friday last and marched to the rally ground under D.S.M.A. Ramalingam. The Commissioner for Malaya accompanied by Mr. A. W. Frisby, District Commissioner, Perak, arrived at the rally ground. The Scouts
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    WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.
    75 11 THE "OFFICIAL" FIGHT. Title Bout Retween Sharkey Schmelling. Reuter's Service New Vr.rk, June 12. The world's heavyweight championship fight, recognised by the New York Suite Commission and the American National Boxing Association, between Jack Sharkey and Max Schmelling. begins at the Yankee Stadium at 9 o'clock to-night.
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    LABOUR FIGHT IN SUGAR FIELDS.
    148 11 British-Italian Friction m Queensland. I Reuter's Service.,' Sydney.- June 12. British and Italian friction m the labour market of the Queensland sugarcane fields is marked by increasing racial bitterness. The British Preference League is strenuously fighting for a higher percentage of British labour. The Sydney
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    PASSENGERS' JUMP INTO BURNING SEA.
    86 11 18 Believed Lost m Atlantic Collision. [Beutor'O Bervice.] Boston. June 12. The death roll from the collision between lhe oil tanker Finthis. and the passenger steamer Fairfax off Scituate. 30 mile ?cuth-we Boston, has not yet been definitely established but it is believed to amount
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    KING CAROLS RETURN.
    70 11 Audien?e to Foreign Press Correspondents. I Renter's Service] Bucharest. June 12. Questioned by nity foreign coi respondents to whom he cordially gave an audience at the Royal Palace. King Carol said nis greatest joy m returning to Rumania was to see his son again. He owed his
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    NEW JAPANESE NAVAL CHIEF.
    87 11 Revised Defence Plan. I Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service. J Tokio. June 12. Admiral Tanignchi has boon appointed. Chief of the Naval General Staff (m succession to Admiral Kato» and Vice- Admiral Nomura. Commander of the Training Squadron, has been ordered to succeed the former as the commander-in-chief
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    LABOUR GOVERNMENT'S PROSPECTS.
    241 11 London, May 23. Only a few weeks ago even Cabinet Ministers were boasting m public that the Labour Government was assured of office for another two years at least. The crisis so suddenly precipi--1 tated by Sir Oswald Mosley this week seemed at one time to have
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    37 11 A successful officers' training course was conducted by the Selangor Boy. Scouts Association at the headquarters at the Stadium from Friday to Sunday. The total number of officers present was 51 Including seven scouters from Negri Sembilan.
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    GERMANY'S PLIGHT WORSE THAN BRITAIN'S.
    112 12 UNEMPLOYED INCREASE. Our Heavy Adverse Trade Balance. (Reuter's Service.l London. June 12. Britain's adverse trade balance last m .nth was over £5.000.000 greater than m May lact year. Unemployment last week increased by 5.003 to 1.775.000. These facts are given prominence m the newspaper,, which
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    THE REPARATION LOAN.
    174 12 Terms of Issue. I Dritish Radio Official Service. Rugby. June 11. After dijeussions spread over many weeks, and lasting until the early hours to-day. the International Conference of Bankers m Paris reached an agreement regarding the first international loan to be issued under the Young Plan for
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    BRITISH AIR POLICY IN FAR EAST.
    144 12 I_ord Thomson's Criticism. I Reuter's Service.) London. June 11. Lecturing to the Central Asian Society on the development of Biitish aviation m the East. Lord Thomson »Air Minister* dwelt on the great strides being made m aviation m Russia where, he said, there are
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    MISS ENGLAND'S AMAZING SPEED.
    142 12 Record L T nofficially Beaten. I British Radio Official Service.l Rugby. June 11. It was revealed to-day that m an unofficial trial of the speed boat. Miss England II last night on Lake Windermere. Sir Henry Segrave covered a measured mile at the speed of 109.8
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    THE MALTA CONTROVERSY.
    121 12 Archbishop's Protest. I Reuter's Servic*?. Malta. June 11. The Archbishop has protested strongly to the Governor against the action of the police on the occasion of the Whitsrii demonstration. He says the police gsvc the demonstrators every chance of creating a disturbance and invites an assurance that
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    R.A.F. ACTIVITIES ON THE FRONTIER.
    83 12 Tribesmen Learning Their Lesson. 1 Reuter's Service! Peshawar, June 12. Successful air action was taken this morning against positions occupied by the Haji of Turangzai's force and other tribesmen on the Mohmand border and certain headmen have made overtures for a council. The Haji's force
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    THE KING'S BIRTHDAY IN JAVA.
    942 12 CONSULAR RECEPTION. Presentation Revives Old Memories. I From Our Own Correspondent.] Batavia, June 9. On Tuesday evening, the acting British Consul General and Mrs. Fitzmaurice held a reception at their residence on the occasion of the Birthday of H. M. the King Thc extensive g.irden
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    TOWN HALL SOLD.
    40 12 Purchased from Shanghai Municipal Council. Shanghai, May 26. Mr. Hardoon this morning handed the Shanghai Municipal Council his cheque for taels 1.170.000. being the balance due for the Town Hall purchased by him and taken over to-day.
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    CONSPIRACY TO WRECK TRAINS.
    404 12 BOMB-THROWING PLOT. To End Railway Strike Speedily. Bombay, June 5. Sensational disclosures of a conspiracy to wreck trains by bomb- throw ing, with a view to bringing the recent G.I.P. Railway strike to a .speedy end. were made before the Chief Prejidoncy Magistrate m a case
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    MUI-TSAI PROBLEM IN HONG KONG.
    221 12 Nearly 4,000 Names Registered. In connexion with the expiration last week of the six months' period for the registration of mui-tsai. m Hong Kong. Mr. A E. Wood. of thc S.C.A. stated that up to the week-end 3.899 names had been received fcr registration, not
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    SAVE YOUR EYES FROM SUN.
    306 12 Sunshine is not always an unmixed blessing, writes a Consulting Optician. Though it is true that light is vital to good health, at least one important function of the human body the eye-sight is frequently badly disorganised by "too much of a good thing." Extreme
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    OFFICERS "CONFESSION OF SHAME."
    501 12 AFTER 51 YEARS. Prince Who Was Left to Die. It will be fifty-one years ago on June 1 rince the Prince Imperial, only son of the ex-Emperor Napoleon 111., was killed by Cetewayo's Zulus m an ambush m Natal, fifty or sixty miles from Ladysmith. To-day,
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    ROYAL UNITED SERVICE MUSEUM.
    374 12 A Relic of Fontenoy. The Royal Unite-d Service Museum. Whitehall, has received from a French benefactor. M. T. Rcbierre. ex-Mayor of Marcq. a royal relic of the Battle of Fontenoy. It is the seal, dropped on the battlefied. of William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, and son
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    TEHERAN TO LONDON IN TEN DAYS.
    122 12 I International Sleeping Car Co.'s Project. Teheran, June 2. A representative of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits has arrived m Persia to study the prospects of the establishment cf a direct, quick motor service between Teheran and Constantinople, via Khanekin. Nisbin and Aleppo, to
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    GARWHAL RIFLES' REVOLT.
    1490 12 DISLOYAL INDIANS. Evidence at Abbotabad CourtMartial. Evidence regarding the refusal of men of the 18th. Royal Garhwal Rifles to obey orders during the recent riots at Peshawar was given at the Court-martial at Abbotabad. which is recorded below m greater detail them cabled by Reutcr. Bombay. June
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    SIR A. PINERO'S GREAT PASSION
    199 12 Craze for Tidiness m Eventh n*. Su- Arthur Wuig Pincro. who share Otaf! Mr, shaw the distinction of being Britain"! greatest tartcg dramatist, has crane .s. Thh .'■ie'e ol ins character ta Uhi Mr. Hamilton ¥;.u- arith on interesting volume of description md —"Sir Arthur
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    THE LATE LORD DRWAR.
    53 12 Estate Proved at £5.000.000. imestuu, tm* Probate has be. n fronted estate of the late lord DeWOT. (April llth. I The estate was as can be ascertained at pn I The chief benoActarj b Mr Dewar. Lord Dewar 's I•• £1.000.000. free of legac Death duties
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    70 12 Programme of Drills up I ending June 15th. Friday. 5.15 p.m Drill 11 tcry and Buttery Signal Pai i Hall. "F" <Maluy C« v W Hall. Officers. SVC. DriU ond (Chinese! Coy. Weopon I Saturday 2 pin Nfll tical Course. Perm Roi flcatioii. Buktt Timah Rai Coy.,
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    SELANGOR A.A.A. RELIABILITY TRIAL.
    232 13 The slump is cited as a substantial contributory cause to the lowered entry for the second long-distance reliability trial organised by tho Selangor Automobile Association over a 341--mile course on Whit-Sunday, says the Malay Mail, which adds: Another cause is undoubtedly the fact that the novelty
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    ENGLAND vs AUSTRALIA.
    1490 13  -  Ivan Sharpe By The First Trial of Strength To-day. WHO WILL WIN AT NOTTINGHAM BATTLE FOR THE ASHES BEGINS. The first of the 1930 five Test Matches between England and Australia commences on June 13 at the famous old Trent Bridge ground at Nottingham. It will be
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      711 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated m 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 Urns). Tbe sj. MARELLA Is (me of tbe largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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      355 16 s.s. GLENAMOY. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer (arrived June 10) from London are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed in a damaged condition will be held at Godown No. 18 on Wednesday June 18th, 1930 at 9 a.m. No further Survey will be held.
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      407 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. Inc. 44. BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AM) BALTIMORE. (via Suez. Dee, Sails. S J^ M.B. SILVERBELLE In Port June 15 „.j M.S. SILVERPALM July 21 July 27 Vl PACmC-JAVA-CALCUTTA SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO
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      691 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BT TRAIN. Kuala, Pahang, Pekan. Sungei Lemon. r and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jeran- 1 tut) every Monday, Tuesday. Thurs- day and Prtday 8 a.m. s Bangkok every Thursday 6 ajn. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower 81am 8 ajn. Kelantan every
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      130 16 Barratta. Brit. 55, from Muar 12, for Muar 13. Hong Thong, Brit. 74, from P. Baroe 12, for P. Baroe 13. Petaling, Brit. 59, from Muar 12. for K. Tinggi 14. Ban Siong Bee, Brit. 74. from B. Pahat 12, for B. Pahat 13. Asdang, Siamese 460, from Bacho 12,
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      ROYAL MAIL COMPANY'S AFFAIRS.
      119 17 ROYAL MAIL COMPANY'S AFFAIRS. Investigation Into Finances and Administration. [Reuter's Service? London. June 12. fl .rs of the Royal Mail Steam Packet being actively discussed m the" •>mpany's decLsion to pay no divifollowed by the recent report for on June 16. showing a heavy the profits for 1929. and operations
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      EMPRESS OF BRITAIN.
      174 17 The Last Word m Shipbuilding. ;Br; Bt Radio Official Service.] Rugby. June tl. proposing the toast of the Canadian Pacific lathray 0* luncheon following the launchtbe Empress of Britain, the Prince of thm* mentioned that the new liner would be mtpg operating between the two seaboards the
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      SERIOUS MUTINY AT VLADIVOSTOK.
      170 17 Soviet Gunboat Crews* Alleged Revolt. Harbin. May 28. tapSMa ottehU circles here are autnority parti this morning that the mutinies of BH m the vicinity of Vladivostok are beer., ihimingUr serious. th* Chinese newspaper Kung Pao publishes based on information from foreign that Russky Island, m
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      PASSENGERS LEAVING.
      173 17 P and O Khiva to-day: Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Mr C. M. Jamieson. Mrs. Marsh's W lldren Mr T store >'- Mr and Mrs A J*ar, Mr j n Wainwright. Mr. H. N. Ross. Barrtagtoo, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Parker "'i M? MlV> M A Webster Mts
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      DESERTERS FROM BRITISH REGIMENT.
      129 17 as Stowaways. C *i Uat: d at Calcu "a. were arrested LM° n Unval of the Anglo-American deser, Seminole, from India. A PtP Wm. Smith (23 years) <22 years) were stow- ;^> b v from Calcutta to Sr o. th^ **m not charged as the 5
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      CHINA COAST PIRACY.
      463 17 Cost of Protection Methods. Sir Basil Peto. m the House of Commons, asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the entire cost of regular and military guards m British ships to afford protection again-* piracy was to be charged to the shipping companies, or only the
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      MARINE SOCIETY.
      271 17 70,000 Boys Trained for British Ships. Captain Sir Arthur W Clarke presided owr the quarterly court of the governors of the Marine Society, held m a society's offices at Clark's-piace. Bishopsgate. The report showed that 59 boys were admuted to the Warspite during the first quarter of this
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      NEW SUBMARINES.
      128 17 A very unusual event m post-War naval construction will take place at the VickersArmstrongs' works. Barrow-in-Furness, on June 11. when three submarines will be launched. They are the Regent. Regulus, and Rover, belonging to the 1928 programme, and sisterships of the Rainbow at Chatham Dockyard. In the two
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      WAR AMONG FISH.
      69 17 Visitors m the neighbourhood of Bridlington and Flamborough Head recently witnessed a round-up of fish close m to the shore by a p.hoal of a species of shark known locally as "black fish." some of them ten feet long. From high cliffs they could be seen devouring
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    ROUND THE CLOCK WITH THE LINER CAPTAIN.
    728 17 Always on Duty. A captain's clock ought to have twenty-four hours on its dial. "A ship's captain is always on duty." a genial Irish commander remarked. Awake, he is aware of all that is going on m and about the ship; asleep, he
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    A CAPTAIN'S DIVORCE.
    323 17 Hopes of Happy Retirement Defeated. Captain Reginald Wooldridge Shipley Hinton, a retired engineer-captain of the Navy, now living at Charlton-road. Keynsham, Somerset, was awarded £750 damages, and Riven a decree nisi on May 10. Captain Hinton alleged that his wife, Mrs. Irene Mabel Hinton. had committed misconduct
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    BRAIN WORK THE SECRET OF OLD AGE?
    437 18 COUNTRY LIFE MYTH. Famous Men Who Have Passed the AUoted Span. Sir Hall Came, who was seventy-seve^ yesterday, says a mail week paper, is an example of the encouraging probability that brain work is conducive to old age. The hearty country squire type,
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    £50,000 PAYMENT TO A JUDGE.
    271 18 U.S. Prosecutor and A "Slush Fund." New York, May 11. A scandal concerning New York piers, which hp.ve been leased throuph. it is alleged, the activities ol Judge W. B. Vause. of the New Ycrk King's County Court, is suggested by Mr C H. Tuttlc.
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    MAN OPERATES ON HIMSELF.
    246 18 Stomach Sliced With a Razor. New York, May 13. Louis Capetta. aged forty-two, the owner of a pastry shop m the Borough. New York City, died to-day m Lincoln Hospital from peritonitis, following an effort to cp3rate on himself with a razor for appendicitis. Capetta recently
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
    614 19 Further Falls. ibber slump has assumed new dimenthe week a heavy fall being rethe commodity price bringing the areU below any previous levels Esti*.:i>ments for This month despite eg* are around 40.000 tons and Ogata may be partly accounted taction m local dealers and estate not
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    71 19 I' industry is chiefly en-r-shoes, the output of *«> ".pply all the leeds of the golosh?.; and an al o exported. Thc 'T is probably due to *tt-i geaaent, careful workman- I .^ability shown m neeting w and aim the wishes of ition to goloshes, tyres foi and other vehicles,
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    LANCASHIRE'S COTTON PLIGHT.
    841 19 A Misjudged Effort. [Prom Our Own Correspondent.! London. May 15. Lancashire just finishes Cotton Week If this week is at all indicative of Lancashire's ♦radmg methods. I can only say that I should be m despair. The time of the week was very badly chosen— it coincided
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    FOOTHILLS (MALAYA) RUBBER.
    51 19 Thc accounts of the Foothills (Malaya) Rubber Estate. Limited, for 1929 show a net profit of £2.573 (against £3.342). and £3,121 was brought forward. The dividend for the year is 2'_ per cent (against 5 per cent.): £2,000 is again placed to resorve. and £2,694 is carried
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    To-Day's Price Changes.
    420 19 To- Day's Price Changes. EXCHANGE RATES. June 12. SELLDfQ. London 4 months' sight 23 15:16 London 3 months' sight 23 7 8 London 60 days* sight 2|3 13|16 London 30 days* sight 2|3 25|32 London, demand 2 3 34 London, T.T. 23 11|16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1429 Hamburg, demand
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    865 19 THURSDAY, JUNE 12th. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Bayers Sellers. Asam Kumbang (£> 21s 6d 22s 6d Ayer H: tarns (ss) 13s 14s Bangrin Tin 19s 20s Batang Padang (sl> 10 14 Batu Caves <$1) 50 60 Bukit Arang ($1) 45 55 Burmah Malay 15s 16d Chenderiang 2s 2s 6d
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    MACPHAIL AND PENMAN'S REPORT.
    160 19 Singapore, June 12. Rubber.— London. 6'sd. 1 16 d Up. 4 o ir> Prices London Std. Spot 19',. S.S. R.S.S. on Tender June 20. July 20',. July-Sept. 20'_. Oct.-Dec. 21 L Dull. Tin. London. £137 7s 6d. 45s down. Mining.— Weak. Sungei Ways 2.60 2.90. KuchaLs
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    SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.
    233 19 There are. according to Messrs. Sanderson and Co's report ol April 30. certain favourable features which can be visualised, notably the tapping holiday m May. which has apparently gained more support than was anticipated own by the more sanguine, and which should emwen small shipments m
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    EXCHANGES.
    78 19 (Britisn Radio Official Service.; Rugby. June 11. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 12.08. Athens 375. Bombay ls. s\d.. Berlin 20.36 V Brussels 34.815. Bucharest 818. Rio 5 57-Gl. Buenos Aires 42 "5. Copenhagen 18.155. Geneva 25.055. Helsingfors 192 T Hong Kong ls. 3>_d Lisbon 108.25. Madrid 40.677. Milan 92.76. Be**
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    SUNGEI BATU (MALAYA) RUBBER.
    68 19 Net profits of the Sungei Batu < Malaya > Rubber Estates for 1929 amounted to £9.833 (against £1 1.004 >. and £18.090 was brought forward. The sum of £4.000 (against nil* is t placed to reserve for development, and the i dividend for the year is
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    SUNGEI RINCHING RUBBER.
    78 19 Net profits Of Sungei Rinching Rubber Estates. Limited, for 1929. amounted to £13.894 (against £7.304). to which is added £5.151 brought forward. The sum of £4.000 (against £1.250 has been placed to income-tax reserve and £4.000 (against nil) to general reserve fund. It iproposed to pay a
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    64 19 June 12th., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot 19' j 19' i Standard R.S.S. on Tender June 19 20 July 20 20', Aug. 20' 20*"*» July-Sept. 20> a 20', Oct-Dec. 21 ft 21 Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable: London
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    YESTERDAYS RUBBER AUCTION.
    126 19 The Singapoie Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 971 st auction yesterday, when there was catalogued 1,037.264 lbs.; 463.06 tons. Offered 809.067 lbs.; 361.19 tons Sold 741.088 lbs.; 330.84 tons. Spot. London 6 l-16d. New York 12 cts. PUKES REALIZED. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per Lb.
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    MACPHAIL & CO.'S DAILY REPORT.
    100 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore. June Vi. Tin. Easier. Kintas I.C. l.lO.Kuchais 1.05 1.10. Penauats 48 52. Malay Consols 20 22. Petahr.gs 4.65 4.95. Batu Caves 50 55. Talams 75 80. Ulu Klangs 95 1.00. Ayer Hitams. 13s 3d 13s 9d. Hong Kong Tins 17s 3d 17s 9d, Puchongs 19s
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    DUKE OF ABERCORN AND EMPIRE TRADE.
    321 19 D UKE OF ABERCORN AND EMPIRE TRADE. Thousands of citizens assembled m mail week, outside the City Hall. Belfast, for the bmmgP' ration of Empire Week. The Governor (tIM Duke of Abercorni had contracted a chill and could not attend, but m a message read by the Lord Mayor he
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    DARU (JAVA) ESTATES.
    149 19 Trading pr:fit> of tne Baru (Java) Elates. Limited, for \9-)<j wen £io.3cc. (apalnst £17.753). The amount at credit of profit and |_M ar urt. including £9.9.19 brought forward, ts £2F).365. The sum of £2. 330 i, again referred fcr depevcia.ion and £5.563. U placed to re.oive account
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    KIMANIS RUBBER.
    141 19 The harvest of Kimanis Rubber. Limited, lor 1929 amounted to 479.1441 b. (against 471.0401 b.. for 1928). The accounts show a profit of £9.648 (against £9.013 making, when added to £4.34(1 brought forward, a total of £13.988 (against £12.818). The allocation to the reserve is raised from £4.000
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    WALLEY-CHUA LAI RETURN FIGHT.
    631 20 A SECOND FIASCO. Chinese Gives Up m Fifth Round. A second fiasco was "staged "at the Lion City Ring last night when Boy Walley and Chua Lai met m a return fighi advertised as a ten threeminute round contest. It ended m the fifth round m
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    THE PRELIMINARIES.
    301 20 Poor./ Wui Yin [lm. 4» and Koh Tuan Seah <7st. B) two amateurs, provided the curtain raiser, a four round contest. Foong was too good for Tuan Seah who was forced to cover up under a two handed attack all the way through. The referee stopped the fight
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    CRICKET.
    72 20 S.C.C. Visit to Klang. The following will play for the S.C.C. against Klang at Klang on Saturday and Sunday. R. H. C. Laverton (capt), A. L. B. Perkins, P. R. Pank, W. J. Pearce. J. E. Jeans. L. V. Taylor, R. N. Walling, R. Jarvis, J. Q. w. Chapman
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    CHINESE SCORE SIX TIMES AGAINST S.R.C.
    564 20 LOSERS OVER-RUN. Three Goals Added With Ten Men. S.C.F.A 6; S.R.C. 0. The S.C.F.A. had a very easy game on the Jalan Besar Stadium ground yesterday when they beat a weakened S.R.C. team by six clear goals m the first division of the league.
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    VICTORY FOR SINGAPORE MALAYS.
    88 20 Johore Team Lose Interesting Match. A very Interesting match was played at the Anaon Road Stadium yesterday evening, a large attendance seeing- the Singapore Malays defeat a Jchore Malay team recruited frcm Muar and Batu Pahat. by three goals to one. The game WM a close
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    MALAYA CUP TRIAL.
    318 20 Teams for Thursday's Match. Tne first Malaya Cup trial will be played at the Anson Road Stadium en Thursday, with Mr. C. E Winter as referee. The selection committee met yesterday and chose the following sides*. Colours: Ah Kow; J. Lee < captain*. Yeow Scon: Ah Hui.
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    PREVIOUS TESTS AT NOTTINGHAM.
    1105 20 A RETROSPECT. To-day's Match Fifth of the Series. To-day's match at Trent Bridge is a rubber) match between England and Australia, j although it is more than thirty years since the first Test was played on the Notts ground. That match, m June 1899 was drawn,
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    INTERPORT RIFLE SHOOT.
    343 20 SINGAPORE'S TASK. Shanghai Eliminates Hong Kong. Shanghai put up a creditable score m the Triangular lnterport shoot and as a result has eliminated Hong Kong who fired off last Saturday. They have set Singapore quite a formidable task to win the trophy. The Shanghai team fired on
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    153 20 The following was the result of the Spoon Shoot competition fired on the Bukit Timah Range on Sunday last. The conditions were 5 shots at 200 yards, map shooting: 10 .shots at 300 yards rmpM; 5 shots at 500 yards deliberate: highest possible score 75. (The
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    BLENHEIM'S DERBY VICTORY.
    138 20 Jockey's Version. Jockey Wragg. who rode Blenheim to victory m the Derby said after the race: T was the last to get away, but after two furlongs I was able to get into seventh place. "Rounding Tattenham corner. I had come on the outside, but Blenheim was
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    ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
    199 20 Week End Racing. The Ladies Race will take place to-morrow. Yachts have been allotted to the helmswomen as follows: Prima Donna Mrs. Hancock. Jazz Fiend Miss Davidson. Corrib Miss Castle. Irene Mrs. Holiday. Merlin Miss Hoops. Columbine Mrs. Knox. Betsy Mrs. Tyler. Punai Mrs. Waterhouse Mowgli
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