The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 July 1930

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,075. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S^. FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    481 1 The Government escaped defeat in the House of Commons by three votes on a crucial division on the Liberal amendment to the Budget Page 12. Mr. Lloyd George's demand for a division has provoked a fresh crisis in the Liberal Party who voted both ways on the
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    BRICKBATS.
    881 1 The place or abuse in public life is a muchdebated question. Everydoby likes to see othor people quarelling and the insults flying about Many svmptoms show that it is increasingly difficult to interest the public in politics unaccompanied by apt and lively vituperation. The Blue-book and statistical side of
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      195 1 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT "LORD BYRON OF BROADWAY XII TALKING SINGING AND DANCING AND KAGNiram COLOUR nqoßMca Raffles^Hotel SPECIAL CABARET ATTRACTION. I THE SMALLEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. Y "ULUPUTIANS" I SMGIXG, DANCING f and COMEDY. Friday July 11th Commencement at 6.15 p.m. y One Evening Only. Admission $1.00 v BOOK EARLY
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      216 1 The Standard For Flavoor. NAVY CUT For Quality. I EUROPE fgJHOTEL j I "Renowned by Recommendation" h SPECIAL NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. MEALS 1 BY MONTHLY CONTRACT. 2 TlFFlN.— Excluding Sj'uriajv •*•.s• per month. Including Saturdays $30.00 per month. Including Sundays $32.50 per month, ijj DINNER. Excluding Saturdays $60.00 per month.
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      151 1 i LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Public notices etc Page 9. Insure with Ocean against accident Pa 4' 20. Notice ft Seletar Grange. Thomson Road Page 2. Special notice to Free Press subscriber. Pig* 2. Lee and Perrins all a salad needs to make I .<. perfect Page 6. r Save 5u per
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      15 1 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT "LORD BYRON OF BROADWAY ALL TALKING SINGING AND DANCIN.G AND MAGNIFICENT COLOUR SEQUENCES
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    THE SCREEN.
    233 2 At the Capitol. Emb tas; ing Moments is a disappoint: premui talking •"vehicle" for ReKinald DCiVX>, the famous English-Hollywood action star, for Its embarrassing moments are rarely very hilarious and the action drags. Denny himself gives prompt' however of being a highly successful "talkie" artLt as his British
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    AT THE MARLBOROUGH.
    198 2 What i- described as Paramount's super special at the Marlborough this week ls not one of the best college pictures we have seen, in spite of the fact that it is all-talking and singing. The tcry deals with Pelham College which is left to a former chorus
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    BRAINS AT A DISCOUNT.
    208 2 2,000 "Intelligentsia" Unemployed in Kobe. It doo:;K't pay to hme brains ar least not in Kobe. The Municipal Social Section issue* a report which states that there aTe 2,000 '■Intelligentsia" unemployed in Mio ity. Oi the^e 1,500 have registered with th Municipal unemployment bureau. Middle school
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      321 2 HARRIET HUBBARD AVER'S TOILET SPECIALITIES. LUXURIA. LEMON CREAM AYERISTOCRAT SKIN WHITENER SKIN AND TISSUE BUILDER EAU DE BEAUTE LOTION DES FRAISES ETC. SOLE IMPORTERS. MEDICAL HALL LTD. SINGAPORE. SELETAR GRANGE THOMSON— SLLETAR ROAD. 15th milestone. BOARD-RESIDENCE, LARGE SWIMMING PAGAR BATHING PARTIES. Meals at moderate charge. BY i LpMM^ I »MM«&
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      331 2 i VICTORIA THEATRE i I FAREWELL PERFORMANCE g One Night Only— Monday, July 14, at 9.30 p.m. R R. B. SALISBURY presents his famous Company R THE QUAINTS in jg "THE MAN FROM TORONTO" I g The Great Duke of York's Tb*»n tr» Pmii j S BOOKING NOW OPEN AT
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      290 2 fHHAMBRS THC THEATRE OF PFRFECT SOUND HQ i REPROOUCT»ON B B TO-NIGHT j METRO-GOLDW YN-MAYEK Present I "LORD BYRON i OP BROADWAY j WITH i j CHARLES KALEY, ETHELIND TERKY. CLOT BDWAM| i AND MARION SHILLINCi i ALL TALKING— SINGING DANCING j WITH I MAGNIFICENT TECHNICOLOUR SEQUENCES ALSO STAN LAUREL
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      253 2 THE WEEK. Friday. 11th. High Water. 11.41. 8.3 ft.. 22.30. 9.5 ft. Rotary Club Meeting. Raffles Hoiei 1 p.m. Football. s.CC vs. Johove State XI. Stadium; Re- Div Malays vs. S.C.F.A. "A" Stadium. Third Test match begins. Saturday, 12th. High Water. 12.15, 8.3 f t 23.05. 9.6 ft. Punggor Rubber
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    EXPEDITION TO WILDS OF CENTRAL ASIA.
    1469 3 SIR A. STEIN'S QUEST. Exploration of Ancient Deseri Trade Routes. S.,nla, June 11. Without sound of trumpet or any publicity whatever. Sir Aurel Stein ieft Simla a few day*ago en what may prove as wonderful an expedition as any of those which this great
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    NEW GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
    248 3 Opportunity for Erecting Imposing Building. Announcements have lately appeared in the local pmi thai the Ootontel Government intends to tetnttd the Bupretrc Court, and to rern-viel tho Government Offices, which latter ptveeadtafl recm.-, to b? half heaUed step, as there is no doubt thnt the time has
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    MR. WHITLEY AT THE B.B.C.
    264 3 The appointment of Mr. Whitley as the new Chairman of the BBC will be generally wei- corned, says The Times pai-tly. it must be admitted, because others have been mentioned whose succession to Lord Clarendon would nnt have been free from objections. In Mr. Whitley
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      212 3 SPECIAL S^>*Flsy& lIM T «E KING IPPOINTMSNT TO ifi KSTD. mytijA F SIAM NEW MODEL SHIELDS, CUPS MEDALS I FOR THIS SEASON. I STERLING SILVER E.P.N.S. j With the very comprehensive selection of sports prizes we have I with us, we are in a position to quote you remarkably cheap
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      108 3 THE RPADY TO SERVE FOODS g AND DAIRY PROCDUE OF ri j j Bearer, tell cook to serve all St. Ivel je i foods in future. There is a full se- 8 I lection and they are perfect in flav- j our. Soups, Fish. Sausages, En- J» V trees. Hams.
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      321 3 I Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited. I BRANCHES: I SI, First Cross Street MALACCA. 11, light Street PENANO. I 14, Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. 1 Registered by and Security deposited with I the Straits Settlements Government. I Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, S Guardians, Rent Collectors. Investments Supervised and Interest
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      YOUR FAVOURITE FLOWER.
      481 4 m/lOST of us. wli'.e lovtef all Movers. ha\c in, preference lor c:e or another. If you have I \w definite UkJnf for any one flower out Of such a dazzling array of beauty. as the farden and woodland afford us it is possible to jet a decided
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      Hall-Marks of Fashion.
      794 4 Hall -Marks of Fashion. By Our Woman Correspondent. •THERE is a tendency for the PR mil faitlinm to eivc us all a "uniform" appearance. for era? woman who is at all interested in her appearance regulates her cfress to the present mode of high waist -line, trim hip-line ■ad long
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    25 4 This frock, made in Wemco from a "Mabs" pattern, was seen in the Daily Sketch All-British Fashion Tour which was at Birmingham in mail week.
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    22 4 k In twenty-two years I have hardly been inside f a shop more than two or three times— The Archbishop of Canterbury.
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    THE DREAM OF A MAHJONGG FIEND.
    774 4 I had ir.ri-.:: game all ti» Club ::ft.-: Again. "Sorrj Oh. come for a wliile. f;c i th. Ton can step M early nz you like." persuasive reply. after sen ral pn ith "one li^.nd n-«'->' I \va "od to g- I" we h.r.
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    38 4 i Felt tinted to that pink which is pale but has a creamy bloom, and is exactly the colour of powder, has been used for this wide-brimmed hat. The insets of cream crinoline straw make a dainty trimming;.
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    TABLE TALK.
    225 4 I find it is not too early to describe beach suits, because the markers have already decided on the popular schemes, and what colours will be most favoured. Many of the new beach outfits are made with shorts, black shorts being worn with tops of zig zag designs
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    A Londoner's Jottings
    1087 4 Philatelist King: Old Parliamentary Custom: Th«> Society: Honour for Popular Novelist: Cfothr and I 'T'HE King's greatest bobby i st :np-rollert- ing and he has recently lent so«ne sperimens from his collection to the exhibition of early Queensland stamps held by thr Royal Philatelic Society. His Majesty
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    UNFRIENDLY FRIENDS.
    339 4 UNFRIENDL Y FRIENDS. lULIE is one of those girls who are "difficult to get on with". She either retire- t) I herself as it were, as though she had I greivance against everybody, or. should anv'xK'v happen to speak to her. the answers as shortly as possible and lapses into
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    NEW WIVES AND GOOD HUSBANDS.
    202 4 11TE none of vis iik« Um It oontmuatti I fttWSTI fa sitting tO r<- w;;ii b» I In such ob sii Mem h n bavtaf Married th. n di ail th<' world. ii la quite b;ui n igh him to a party of DM I
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    DEATH OF DR. JOHN WATT.
    454 5 Man Who Served Forty Years in Bengal. Dr. John Watt. Principal of the Scottish Churches College, Calcutta, who, after forty years' service in Bengal retired in April last year, died in Edinburgh, recently. He was born in 1862 in the upland parish of Methlick, in
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    LABOUR DISPUTES IN SINGAPORE.
    447 5 Municipal Workshop Troubles. In July 1929. the Hakka apprentices in several rattan shops struck work as a protest against the length of their period of apprenticeshin and the low rate of wages paid, states the annual report of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs for 1929. The
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    176 5 Now that it has been decided that Mr. Pcpys will not become Municipal President: he a:r i~ thick with rumours as to Mr. FanorV possible successor. The one man. however, who i; pre-eminently qualified both by training and experience is Mr. Lornie, who has unfortunately for Singapore became the Resident
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      574 5 PILES CAN BE CURED. I Trtitmißt That It Different U jou are suffering the tortures of Pilec and ,ii ladred ailments, and have tried ever) lorwn remedy withont obtaining relief, we ask -j 0 give Da. Van Viicii Assoirrivi p, t Pi asm* a trial. Its curative healini action on
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      109 5 SAVE 50% IN MAINTENANCE COSTS OF YOUR TRUCKS BY CHANGING FROM SOLID to PNEUMATIC TIRES The Ttruttm CHANGE-OVER Will Save YOU Money TELEPHONE 5141 ASK OUR EXPERT TO CALL AT YOUR CONVENIENCE AND LEARN HOW REASONABLY WE CAN MODERNISE YOUR LORRIES WITH OUR CHANGE-OVER 144 AND 144 A ROBINSON ROAD
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    THE TREND OF FILM COMEDY.
    1181 6 MACK SENNETTS GENIUS. The Passing of the Pie-Throwing Picture. Hollywood. "Slapstick comedy is a thing of the past. Humour has passed, with talk, into the ranks of sophisticated entertainment and the oldtime pie-throwing, man in the barrel and movie chase stunts are gone forever." Mack
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    78 6 Dr. K. Kanagarayar has been appointed Assistant Bacteriologist, F.M.S. Medical Researcn Institute. Dr. Kanagarayar opened the first branch investigating office of the Institute in j Ipoh about a year ago and the experiment Ins been an unqualified success, largely resulting in the saving of time in work that is usually
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      345 6 ♦♦»»»<»♦»*♦<»»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦<» o o I BUY BRITISH GOODS J v -A .^b^b^bl L^b^bW s^BB L^B^av 4r .^^^VH IB^Bav B^B^B^. <£♦ HBSSbV I J itasffißßsdl S^Lafl B^^^^ X Australia's Health-Giving Wines. f RICH RUBY PORT TYPE— BURGUNDY JL RICH WHITE PORT TYPE— CHABLIS jj RICH TAWNY PORT TYPE SHERRY TYPE. j£ 1
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      135 6 Every Single PEPS Tablet it ft Silver-Wrapped Peps Price "75 cents a bottle of aU medicine dealers. 818 JLEAfc futRINS SAUCE ALL A SALAD NEEDS TO MAKE IT PERFECT I ~ft B/ <B B la/nous for its i\Aturdil i^olor lamous the world over, Tangee Lipstick changes color as you apply
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      318 6 You get FULL SERVICE WILLARD |0Up! BATTERY l§i(| _^n"*^—^jj^fci^ Innulaled llntirri,, i HF •'•'<tn<irrtirri/ Baffin iy^"?M n> ||llp^UflH| HL^ Wilh UNr tlir ame a« any ml,. r T IT f r €nlin> l>allei > ma > hav I" «-)<»(/ inmlaud I replaced. hatliry'is as gtnnl IK m irooj-iruu- All par!*
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    IPOH RAGES.
    983 7 The First Day's Running. The Sunday Gazette, Penang. lives the following account of the first day's raring at Ipoh. The first race was won by a good favourrite in Hopaway. In the second event there were several new ones competing. Of those who had previously raced Shoot Im
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    163 7 Cn June 25th ttie two Flying boats arrived ir Jt\sstlton on thf^r return trip to Labuan and Brunei, says the Q. N. B. Herald, which adds, th.n the previous day they had landed in the Sula^nan River aii^l from there one flew to the Menpkabonß -River. One machine, after a
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    SOVIET FORTS IN UKRAINE.
    299 7 rear 01 a rresn wave or Discontent. (Riga. (Latvia), June 2. From private sources I hear that the Soviet Government is straining every nerve to complete now fortifications to the west of Kieff. The works in progress form a semicircle about the town, with a radius
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    28 7 The first consignment of automatic telephone apparatus ordered by the Ministry of Communications for the Shanghai (Chinese-controlled area) and Hankow Telephone Administration* has arrived in Shanghai from America.
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      98 7 I V I We knew you would eventually decide y V l| in favour of an X 1 1 LO AUSTIN 7 I The fine s* small Car in the World. Low Initial Cost Y X and Chea P«r than a rickshaw to Run. Tourer $U75 Saloon $1,4%. I BORNEO
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    BROTHEL SUPPRESSION.
    901 8 Malacca Chinese Perplexed. One or the Bills presented at the Legislative Council met »ing at Penang was a Bill intit j'~d an Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to the protection of women and girl? and to make provision for the suppression of brothels. The Ordinance
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    215 8 A narrow e~cnpe from revert- injury the Castle Peak Road, Hong Kong, was the experience of Mr. Kenneth Birrell, a member of the Salisbury Company appearing at the Star Theatre. Mr. Birrell was returning to Kowloon in a two seater car No. 1716, driven by a friend, and on reaching
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    THE MUNSHI.
    786 8 Lessons From A Pathan. Some munshis are very good, some are indifferent, and the third variety very often hps more character than either of the others, writes Ph. T. in the Manchester Guardian. Mahomet Khan was a Pathna, and would nsvtv have been tolerated except in a place
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    THE HUMAN BATTERY.
    237 8 A nev.- diviner of gold and other precious metals a Devonshire man by birth is reported to have turned up in Rhodesia. Apparently he needs no wands, forked twigs, and other devices as used by the more ordinary sort of "dowser;" he just "senses" the object of
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    93 8 Charged with stealing a watch belonging to the Shanghai Municipal Fire Brigade, from the owners' quarters in the Hongkew Fire Station, a houseboy admitted the theft and was sent to prison by Judge Kuh for 20 days. The watch had been given to Mr. Shotter by the Lord Mayor of
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      203 8 Cleans and purifies Use Bodyguard for all the work- for washing the clothes and making the house clean. It purifies while it washes the dirt away. Bodyguard gives a pure cleanliness that guards the health of all who use it. BODYGUARD SDAP BBS 110 W«.r.08«»,,J,0-.<iTD.,w, Akn I ROYAL -DUTCH -INDIAN
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      464 9 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE AMCURE ISS FUMIKO 32 Dhoby Ghaut. MEMORIALS. SINGAFOME CASKET CO. s»s. 1 3, Penhas Road, la\ ruder Street Phone 6075. EXPERIENCED AND l|l \LIFIED TRANSLATORS. Fees Moderate. r documents, account books and !ni correspondence, etc. either English vr or Tlce versa. •o Mr. S. P LAU of
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      661 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO SEW TENDERING RULES POSTED I* TENDER ROOM. NOTICE Is hereby given that tenders art now invited for the following materials 01 ervices. and that particulars of such tenden nay be obtained in the Tender Room Municipal Offices: Closiar Date. Supply of 6,500
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      539 9 NOTICES. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above Trade Mark is the absolute property of CHOF L BAN POH HIN of No. 74 Upper Nankin Street Singapore, and is used by them in respect ol j Sweetened and Unsweetened Condensed Milk imported by them from Europe or elsewhert and sold
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      486 9 AUCTION SALES. MORTGAGEE'S SALE VALUABLE FREEHOLD AND- 999 YEARS LEASEHOLD LAND AND HOUSES NOS: 33 EU TONG SEN STREET AND 13 (NEW NO: 106) TRAS STREET. To be held at the Saleroom of Messrs. Ching Keng Lee and Co., Ltd., Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place. On Monday, July 14th, at 2.30
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      645 9 AUCTION SALES. DISTRESS SALE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Distress No. 59 of 1930. In the cause of Ong Ewe Hai Co. Landlords versus Messrs T. Sato Tenants AUCTION SALE of STOCK-IN-TRADE OF A SUNDRY GOODS SHOP. COMPRISING:— Shirts, singlets, stockings, belts, neckties, purses,
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      195 9 Reasons why J 6556 energy creating caroo* hydrate--2 I^*" rr.uscJe-rxjaking prottm EtTcngthcning fats. 4^. 8 miner;ils for blood, bone% teeth, hair, skin and nervra. Vsl min B for health. {j Po-ghage for digestion. 7 Delicious, nut-like taste. Quaker Oats is easily prepared in many t empti ng forms. Ea t
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1930. INDIA'S HOPE.
    874 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1930. INDIA'S HOPE. The Government escaped defeat in the Commons over the budget resolution by a margin so narrow as practically to constitute a defeat, and having regard to the fact that nc party really desired the change embodied in the resolution from a
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    461 10 At a meeting ol municipal committee No. I it was recommended that the trees on :h"> Padang side of St. Andrew's Road be removed and replaced by Flame of the Forest trees. At the Y.M.C.A. cinema show for members and their friends, an interesting picture *"Sorrell and Son" starring Herbert
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    THE LATE ARCHBISHOP DAVIDSON.
    1649 10 SOME REMINISCENCES. How Bishop Ferguson Davie Came to Singapore. (By Bishop C. E. Ferguson-Davie>. My recollections of Archbishop Davidson go back 21 years. My first touch with him was by correspondence. I was astounded one day. in February 1909. to get a long letter from him.
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    WEDDING OF LIEUT. A. G. V. HUBBACK, R.N.
    283 10 The marnaue took placr qui.v Si Marts. North Audley-street. London on June 5 ofLicut Arthur Gordon Voules Hubbiu k HN o:. of Brigadier-General A. B HubtMCk CMG D.5.0.. and Mrs Hubback. of M I road. Wimbledon, and Miss Elizabeth Ja. 1 Pearson
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    INSURANCE CASE SETTLED.
    103 10 Claim Against Local I <>mp»nir> When the suit in whirh Kvol (trading as Turk Lee and Co > cl.iin of 521.000 on insurance poli< u micelli makintr pLuits at Outr.tiii R ly destroyed by hre> frcm ttM A In-ur-i:-Co. Ltd and a furtht r I core InsuiaiHf
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    LILLIPUTIANS AT RAFFLES TO-DAY.
    63 10 The Lilliputians, who. a^ ih. are distinguished from then Fell smallness of stature, aro I 00U] Russian artists, who COM 10 continuous travelling through li Far East since they left their i eight years ago. Patrons of Kail!' have the opportunity of serin the tea dance
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      215 10 EMPTY BARRELS MOST USEFUL. FOR HOLDING LARGE GARDEN PLANTS WHEN CUT IN HALVES. We have a number to dispose of. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong). {Incorporated in Shanghai*. 90. Robinson Road. Telephone No. 6228. I You will get the BEST HAM I I il
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      84 10 634 j S North- Bridge Road j TENG SENG GUAN. j established IMS. j T.K.K.'s I LADIES' TENNIS SHOES. Sizes 25 to 40 J From 75 cts. to $1.10 per pair. t GENT'S TENNIS SHOES. Sizes 25 to 44 J From 70 cts. to $1.15 per pair. j j U.
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    "THE CHAMELEON OF CRICCIETH."
    186 11 ÜBEKAL PARTY CRISIS. Members Divided on Critical Budget Vote. K.nittis Service.] London. July 10. George, whom the Daily Herald rtj calls "the chameleon of hv putting the Whips on yesterday Division on the Finance Bill thus •Un| Government, angered MinLs- npitated a fresh crisis in the
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    CLOSE CALL FOR LADY NOEL-BUXTON.
    54 11 Ltbtur Scat Retained by Only 179 Votes. fcutort Service.] London. July 10. (to North Norfolk by-election resulted as tun Ud> v»-l-Bu\ton Labour* 14.821 Mr T < »»ok < Conservative 14.642 it the last election were' Mr Vorl Ruxton (Lab.) 14.544 Mt T A. Cook <Cons>
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    JAPAN'S BIG REVENUE DEFICIT.
    142 11 Finance Minister's Drastic Measures. HI ki-Nichi Service.! Tokyo. July 9. Department is understood to have accept the Finance Minister's reduction in the Departments Ofßoc has decided to cut O.MO, bestda YH. 500.000 reduction which been decided on in its estimates (al year Payment conseMlls. meludini; .^hip-building
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    MORE RIOTING IN EGYPT.
    79 11 Seqod to Mansourah Affair. Renter*! Service] Cairo. July 10. mi n vete injured and 70 rioters itah. when a crowd stoned the ust auainst the action ol I at Mansourah where there were n ;t clMb with the police "ir, d» during the political dis>iay. ndeavourtnc
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    THE HAUSDORF MINE DISASTER.
    59 11 Still Entombed. Service. 1 Berlin. July 10 iuivc BOW been recovered Bine where 200 mire"result of itn explosion. till entombed and ttw ■;nc-;uid eas. wen iMead or injured rescue work was suspended. ft not due to an ttdden irruption of car- blastini In another part of
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    22 11 WMee, a director of the CaW Vl(i cable from Rangoon 'forming him that his f attic Mr Shirazee left for Rannoor terctev
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    S.S. (SINGAPORE) ASSOCIATION.
    825 11 GAMING PROSECUTIONS. Committee Take Action. The following are the minuWs of a Committee meeting held in the Exchange on July Bth at 5 p.m. Present:- Mr H. D. Mundell (President) H W. Raper Vice-President >. Hon'ble Mr. A P Robinson. Messrs. J. G. Campbell E A Elias
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    "IN THE NEXT ROOM."
    142 11 Booking for this "Thriller" to be produced by the S.A.D.C shortly, is going ahead. The Committee will issue a request to audiences not to disclose to their friends who is the perpctrtttor of the evil deeds in the play, so that the interest of the "Mys
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    BLENHEIM MYSTERY CLEARED UP.
    65 11 WORKMEN'S LUCK. Seven Barnstaple Men Draw Their Fortune. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. London, July 10. The mystery which has attached to the identity of the actual holders of one of the Blenheim tickets in the Calcutta Sweep was cleared up to-day when seven fortunate Barnstaple
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    MR. MAIR'S STATEMENT UPSETS MARKET.
    97 11 Lowest Tin Price Since 1914. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. J London, July 10. The statement which Mr. Prank Mair made yesterday, expressing the opinion that the proposal to shut down mines during two of the next three months was inequitable to alluvial mines, has
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    SEKONG ESTATE TO CLOSE DOWN.
    79 11 Temporary Suspension of Working. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— -COPYRIGHT. 1 London. July 10. At an extraordinary meeting of the shareholders in the Sekong Company to-day a resolution was passed closing down the estate until such time as it shall be decided to recommence working. Money
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    ANGLO-DUTCH PRODUCERS TO MEET.
    53 11 Embarrassed Rubber Stock Holders. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. London. July 10. It is understood that British and Dutch rubber producers will be meeting in Amsterdam on Thursday next week. The absence of any definite announcement as to the rtstriction proposals of the AngloDutch Committee is embarrassing
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    CAUSTIC COMMENT ON AUSTRALIAN BUDGET.
    55 11 "A Staggering and Ruinous Blow." r Reuters S.tv"». i Sydney. July 25. The keynote of comment on the Budget tfl that it is a staggering and ruinous blow to the community generally, especially the business section, and will aggravate rather than relieve the economic depression.
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    94 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, July 10, 5 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £131 12 16 (down 13 16). Forward £133 10 16 (down 1316). The market is firm. Messrs. Symington and
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    PERAK PLANTERS AND WAGE REDUCTION.
    162 11 "Do Not Reduce Staffs." [From Our Own Correspondent. J Ipoh, July 10. In view of Monday's meeting of the P. A.M. on the question of reduction of estate wages, three Perak planters' associations have already been convened, of whom two support Kuala Selangor's request to
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    27 11 Much regret is felt in Penang tennis anc golf circles at the departure for Seremban ol Mr. Edgar R. Hyde, the Accountant at thi General Post Office.
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    ALL READY AT LEEDS FOR THE TEST.
    123 11 PROMISING WICKET. < i Sutcliffe a Bit of a i Gamble 4 <i [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. I 4 London, July 10. Everything la ready at Leeds for the opening I of the third Test Match between England and i Australia to-morrow. The
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    CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IN INDIA.
    116 11 CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IN INDIA. Gandhi and Round Table 1 Conference. 1 I Reuters Service, j Simla, July 10. «5 In the Council of State the Government V Spokesman stated that between April 6th and < June 15th a total of 4,377 persons were convicted in connection with the civil disobedience
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    NEW ORDER FOR LONDON MOTORISTS.
    86 11 No Repairs in Streets. j I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. London, July 10. 4$ The Police, in their endeavour to relieve J traffic congestion, have issued an order that < owners of motor cars, in the event of experiencing a breakdown, from any cause whatever.
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      Artificial Restriction.
      400 11 *5 To the Editor. Sir. —"Artificial Restriction!" "Artificial!" 4 Just think of it Sir. The anti-regulationists < have actually discovered a new word with which to bolster up their fallacy. How deli- 4 cious! How delightful! 4 Can you see me laughing Sir? My sides still shake with
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB TOURNAMENT.
    140 11 LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB TOURNAMENT. Yesterday's Results. i L»«1'~;' Open Doubles. i Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. Buchanan beat Mr:. gj Battishill and Mrs. K. R. Stevens 6 2, 6 2. Handieap Mixed Doubles. Mrs Donnelly and Burke beat Mrs. Guy l Stevens and Bennett 2 6, 7 5. 7 5.
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      142 11 I UNDIES I L We have just received a new range of very smart X g undies in all the latest shades and designs. »j* CELANESE AND MILANESE I I 1 j£ Lace-tnmmpd and Embroidered. *t I t k i* C x )C Knickers, Nightgowns, Y Princess Slips, Cami-knickers. f
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    GOVERNMENT'S NARROW ESCAPE.
    311 12 GOVERNMENT'S NARROW ESCAPE. THREE VOTES MARGIN. Liberal Budget Amendment Defeated. I Reuter's Service.! London, July 9. In the House of Commons to-day by a ■margin of three votes the Government escaped defeat on the crucial division on the Liberal amendment to the Budget, (which was rejected by 278 votes to
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    TIENTSIN CUSTOMS IMPASSE.
    240 12 Shanghai Merchants Resent Dual Charge Scheme. Tientsin, June 27. In a strong protest against Nanking":; imposition of dual taxation on goods sent to the Tientsin Customs, the officials if the Chinerc Chamber of Commerce here yesterday nnt telegrams to the National Government and r similar telegram to
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    TERRIBLE TORNADO NEAR MANILA.
    158 12 Tears Its Ways Through Outlying Town. Manila. June 24. Striking with a terrific force and with no •warning at all, a tornado tore its mad way through San Pedro Makati and outlying barrios early yesterday afternoon, injuring at least twenty persons, two seriously, and destroying more
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    TIENTSIN MURDER TRIAL.
    119 12 Mrs. Catherine Hadley Acquitted. Shanghai, June 23. The trial of Mrs. Catherine Hadley on a charge of having murdered one Alexander at Tientsin on April 22. 1930, was concluded at H.M. Supreme Court. Tientsin, before Judge G. W. King, on June 18. The jury returned a verdict
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    TERRIBLE SILESIAN MINE TRAGEDY.
    81 12 67 LIVES LOST. Sequel to Coal Gas Explosion. [Reuter's Service] Berlin, July 0. Two hundred miners are entomb 1 a> a result of a coal gas explosion in a mine at Hausdorf Silesia > Twenty bodies have so far been recovered, but it is feared the
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    RHINELAND RIOTING.
    89 12 Serious Position at Treves. (Reuter.s Service. l Cologne. July 10. An alarming development of rioting in the recently evacuated Rhineland districts has occurred, ostensibly aimed at the supporters of the former Rhineland Separatist movement though several are cases of private revenge. Severe excesses have been committed at Treves.
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    SUGAR CONTROL.
    56 12 Proposal for Five Years Restriction. [Reuters Strvice.] New York. July 9. A confertnee of representatives of the American sugar industry in Cuba and the Cuban sugar interests appointed I committee to study a suggestion advanced by the European und Javan producers for an international a^rt'en ent to regulate
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    A NEW PERSIAN CITY.
    39 12 IReuter's Service. 1 Teher.lll. July 10. Parliament has agreed to build a new city, a million square metres in extent, round Ahren.lam. near Salmas. The new town will be named Shahpoor. after the Crown Prime.
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    409 12 The following novels were added to Rallies Library during the past fortnight. Belloc-Lowndes «Mrs. and Others. Best Detective Stories cf 1929 Beresfcrd 'J. D.) Sewn Bob.swoith. 2 rcpies. Bower (B. M. Fools Goal. Charteris I Leslie The Last Hero. Dauion <ConingEbyi Fugitives from Passion. Deakin <H. L. >
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    "ABANDON CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE."
    1205 12 INDIAN LEADERS URGE. Immediate Response to Viceroy's Speech. [Reuter's Service] Simla, July 10. There has been an important response to Loid Irwin's speech. At a meeting under the chairmanship of Sir Phiroze Sethna, president of the Liberal Federation. a statement was issued signed by the leaders of
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    PRINCE DAMRONG'S AMBITION.
    519 12 TO RIDE ON BUS-TOP. Seeing London After 40 Years. Prince Damrong, the uncle of the King of Siam, looked out of the Siamese Legation windows on to London streets that he had not seen for 40 years. "I wonder what memories I will take away with me
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    A MONARCH AS A MOTORCYCLIST.
    174 12 King Albert Buys a British Machine. The King of the Belgians has just bought for his own use another British motor-cycle It is a solo model, and Ls the product «f n Birmingham firm. As the King is of more thar. average heteh*. the new
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    94 12 Friday, 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, S.R.A. (v), Battery and Battery Signal Parade. Ist Bn. Sig. Section, 30 Yards Range. Malay Drill Hall. "F" (Malay) Company, Weapon Training. Saturday, 3 p.m., Siglap. S.R E. <v\ Camp. 2 p.m., Bukit Timah Range, "E" (Chinese) Company, Practice Competition. Farrer Range,
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    MALAY FOOTBALL TEAM IN JAVA.
    1117 12 LESSONS FOR NATIVES. Stowaway Makes Himself Comfortable. [From Our Own Correspondent.! Butavia. July 6. What no football expert here would have expected happened during the match between the Malay team and the Soerabaia Leslie Team, which were seme weeks a^o promoted M Champions of Java.
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    A GREAT CAMBRIDGE VICTORY.
    193 12 LORD'S EXCITEMENT Oxford Collapse After r j r innings Lead. I Reuters S.tvk, I/OIIM. i At Lord's U)-dav antid undergraduate ♦xrjt.ni'. n? <• a sensational vu torv «h. i evitable. dec la rum their m at tea. when lt\s.s ttan t. play. Their bowlers :i\ rout
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    DISARMAMENT PROBLEM.
    52 12 Kntl oi" Prelim inar> Disillusions. Bngbj 'ui» Ifr. Arthur H Li ihv h. u i Coomb I that i BMettng d the Pn p r i ■mmm Onwilail i. Bxed v uuhi prove it.. Bnal meeting Leagm C mi U ww th s;:c-;i.i date fur a BUM f
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    CARDINAL VANUTELLI DEAD.
    24 12 Doyon of the Sp.cr< d Ocflefe, llteiiters Serwi Keew, iui\ Cardinal TamUnlH. doyen <: Col!p-e. died this evening at thl ap of
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    SHANGHAI TELEPHONE CO. SALE.
    323 12 Threat of Non-Co-Opcration With Purchasers. The adoption of the i'.v<imm« r. sale of the Shanghai Mutual Tel.ph the International Telephone Corporation by the riMithoMm company has aroused much hum the Chinese As a result Cl have betn warned nut. tu CO-Op IT. and T. and the
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    CAN ENGLAND BREAK LEEDS SPELL?
    2205 13 To-day's Test Match. GROUND WHERE AUSTRALIANS HAVE NEVER LOST. Can England to-day break the bpell that appears to hang over the Leeds ground whenever an Australian side has 10 tv met m a Test match? The fact that tlw English selector* ha\r dIQECII a t
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    7 13 n: his <cc<.n.i Ttat at Leeds toLday.
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      226 13 Baby sleeps^— soundly ~j^y now g hc:orc mother gave him y^fc^ \\*o<^dward*s Gripe Water he u^cd to scream in pain. (St_^^ <\ .ill his indigestion fm*r Rk troubles have been soothed m 9k awa\ by this universal JF ■rM Bullish remedy. Mothers F^~^ all over the world rely upon -%SrW*itlii-
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      189 13 IF you could see the mag- v^^l !k{— -U nified le^j of a fly, you {^^^^z^^^^i would lose no time in kill- ing him. Laden with germs, the fly's filthy feet leave behind a trail of tuberculosis, typhoid, dysentery, infantile paralysis and other Protect your family's ST health. Kill every
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      818 14 Blue Funnel line f REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES, I EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. J WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. 1 I Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). I Route subject to alteration without notice. I WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Doe.
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      576 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. Dae Singapore. s4. CITY OP ATHENS Aug. 6 8.8. CITY OF DURBAN Sept. 5 8.8. CITY OP
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      452 14 P. 6r» O. 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 GOVERN MtYr LONDON AND FAR EAST MAll SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Due. D Ut Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnajrr. -m Jap o
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      685 15 0 S. K. Line. vm aiu«- n1 NfW York:— (from H-mg Kong) > press Freight Service). Tokai Mam Aug 2 1 fl ,n,r.v a" d Vanconver:— (from Kobe) t Arabia Maru j u l y 31 ÜBi wraam. Hamburg. Bremen tii,: x iwerp Altai Maru July 19 20 Klizabeth. Cape
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      546 15 TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG via COLOMBO. HULX. PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES AND GENOA. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Singapore. Singapore. Penan*. New York. PjWfc Wilso:i Juiy 21 July 24 July 26 Sept. 2 Pres. Van Buren Aug. 4 Aug. 7 Aug. 9 Sept. 16 Pres.
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      764 15 K. P.M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OP BATAVIA.) (Incorporated In Holland.) i ONDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. 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 TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU.
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      713 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE vim JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Becular 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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      296 16 g NORDDEUTSCHKK fßm& LLOm Bir#^^>^ «.iccrporatr^ •> Oernw- 1 The undernoted are the Company's intended fixtures: OUTWARDS. 3 MAIN For Hong Kong, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka, Yokohama, Taku, Dalny and Tsingtau July 12 t ANHALT For Manila, Hong Kong. Shanghai, Moji. Kobe, Osaka, Yokohama, Chinwangtao, Taku, Dalny and Tsingtau July
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      398 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. I nt 44. BEAVER STREET. XEW YOTIK (Incorporated In U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA h BALTIMORE. (via Bue»> Doe. Sails. Np Jl M.S. BILVERPALM July 2' July 27 M.S. SILVERASH Aug. 18 Aug. 24 PACIHC-JAVA-CALCUTTA SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AMi
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      77 16 LLOYD TRIESTINO NAV. (Incorporated in r Freight Service. SINGAPORE TO ITALY Calling at COLOMBO. BMNMBI W vl(f and TRIESTE by the Mb*** up-to-date motor venseN P* MONTE PIANA COL DI LANA MONCALIERI FIUME L. Transhipment at Aden lor I at Port Said for Levantine. Syruu. Ports with through Rill vl
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      698 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BT TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembln and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 ajn. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kr.ala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping. Penang and Kedah and Lower Slam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      339 16 Pong Pong. Brit. 1001. from Saigon 10. for Saigon 12. Palstria. Danish 2771. from Bangkok 10. for Europe 13. Hafthor. Nor. 761. from Bangkok 10. for Bangkok 11. Morioka Maru, Jap. 3095. from Calcutta 10. for Hong Kong 11. PASSENGERS LEAVING. Per P. and O. Karmala to-day at 8 a.m.
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      OCEAN RUBBER FREIGHT.
      23 17 PaclA sicimshipi Limited \h t tin recently radh 1 an rubber destined lot tm i kind points will not I
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      THREE P. AND O. SHIPS GO.
      184 17 Japanese interests. porchi bi rich .1 nd now th i. C iM!d bj ..n I th< v.,i f,, Foe L rded to I til- nil 'I I I S Nithend greal d which the BhM the Wan an ■r.p.inv lound rt l the p.
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      THREE NEW STBMARINES.
      175 17 lip Builders and Disarmament. Barrew-m-FunMsa, June n. naval construction launch took place to-day British Admiralty. I ssion on which three hed in one day Darned by Mrs. Skeiton. I v-Admnal R. W Skelton. I f Of the Fleet; Regent, named b Of Real -Admiral W. I Chief
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      57 17 I Carller vtoftch vai In s 1 r Brat vktt to Uw Ft"- ■and <n Oapt F. H 80 fllnnwiM Bui". 'i 1' stfitmer of 7.217 tor,*, r "tt. Her owners are t! If^ a H.!u. for whom th? f local agents. She hu a beam of 60.9 feet and
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      CHANNEL TUNNEL SCHEME.
      1924 17 Reasons for Rejection. The Prime Minister, in announcing in the House of Commons that the decision of the Government was against the Channel Tunnel M heme promised that the reasons upon which that decision was based would be made public m a White Paper which had been
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      RUSSIAN AWARDED JUDGMENT.
      161 17 Alleged Illegal Dismissal by China Merchants S.N. Co. Judgment was given by Judge Ting in UM Shanghai Special District court in the case in which Mr. S. Kolesnik, a Russian eng'.;: s>r formerly in the employ of the China Merchant! S.N. Co.. sued the company for $5,652.
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      266 17 Prettv K^% pictures! s Vou can place complete faith in the 4l) v BOodncflt of -Lacto-en." It is everthin- that a mother would wish it and T~""T require it to be. Good rich farm milk! Os^ Not a drop of the cream taken irom S^ N^ it. All the vitamins
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    BY WAY OF A REST CURE.
    865 18 nu^uatc r-asquier nas come nome again. He had been missing for two days on end. Now he is home. You will te glad to hear that he says he is feeling better, feeling very much aetter. writes Londoner in Evening News. No need for
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    "MODERN" WOMEN OF 5,000 B.C.
    347 18 Mr. Selim Hassan, the Egyptian excavator, who has b?cn digging on behalf of che Egyptian University near the Cairo pyramids, has discovered the tomb of Tarso Ankh. which is the fifth tomb of a priest to be discovered in the great tomb of Ra Wer.
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      207 18 1 ii I THES£ ARC THE DAYS i 1 i i When motorists are particular and automobiles must be i n jc ifi beautiful. Two good reasons for the wonderful popularity of *fi I DUCO I jjj Careful motorists realize that it pays to protect their jjj beautiful Duco Finish.
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      818 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated In England* j CapltaJ C3 .000.000 Subscribed I BOO.nno Paid-up 1.050.000 Reserve Fund mtk rtust i. 646.505 BOARD OP DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrle, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq. Charles J. Hambru, Esq J. O. Robin? n, Esq. W. H. Shelf ord. E-sq
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      230 18 INSURANCE. TI4P SOUTH |M BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY. LlMirPn FIRE, MARINE, TR\\m* AND MOTOR CAK INSURANCE ACCEPTH, m LOWEST CURRENT R T £S L. C. MAROOLIOUTH, M t „.r Office: 2. Finlayscn PERSONAL ACCIiIntT FATAL ACCIDENTS HAVE you mad.- pnvMaa of your aapumtenti ibould ovcrtitke you? iIT only costs $15 y<«
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    TONKIN RICE EMBARGO.
    435 19 Result oi Crop Failure. 1 Hong Kor.g and Kwangtung abaigo on the export of rice, was mwifcn af the Chinese Chami ku-t week. Vj read out the following report market wliich had been sent in the Colonial Secretary for ol Chinese merchants: table surplus has been esUout
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    CALCUTTA FIRM'S LOSS.
    81 19 "> .n.uuu Kroach of Trust Charge. ol linen. E. D. Sas^soon the C.ID. have instituted proPmul De Flonder. a represen- ;i liaise of criminal oj Fts. JS4.CCO. alleged lated by him prior t<> his 1. i up bf Inspector Mul- I). Plondl to Naples Th.communitated with Mid
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    MALACCA RUBBER.
    91 19 41^.457^. ti: I CbtU per Ib. and prices i T .itcd in the report. Of £54.018 «.< gainst air: for D b^nture I CSJt6>. A traiisfcr of fur redemption und the directors dividend of T% per Preferenee shares <unin view of the uncertain cutloc'c of conserving resourc^^, leclared
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    9 19 Oot md«-hniUly forthcoming for iktnmt —Sir John T. Cargill
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    ROYAL DUTCH PROFITS.
    383 19 Larger Production. The npnrt and accounts for 1929 were i*su Ml in mail week of the Royal Dutch Companfor the Working of Petroleum Wells in th Netherlands Indies, which Ls in intimate asso elation with the "Shell" Transport and Trad 11m Company. The profit is shown at
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    CHINESE BANKS TO REDUCE INTEREST.
    249 19 Low Rates Abroad. The slut of unemployed money in the Hong Kon.' niarkt-t and the ur.t •rtair.ty of exchange. aether with the 1' w rates of interest offered abroad, principally in L:ndo:i i-.nd New York, which have ri fleeted the invt 'nients of local Chines
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    BANGRIN TIN DREDGING.
    144 19 Th accounts of thi- Bugrin Tin Dredjl 1 Company rhow that after writing c-tl £2^ !6£ <:it;ai:ist £13.360> BOC am^r.Lvdtion of propertin ami depreciation of plant, &c, the ir-ofit for 1929 amounicrt to £!1.4:j1 (again: £28.578 for 1928> Nu dividend Is recommendec ii«.-,t your 10 per cent,
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    48 19 Rubber gloves were invented for surgeono now they form an essential part of every crook* equipment. Tyre levers invented for cyclist are misused to wedge doors. Rubber footwea is a boon to hundreds of thousands of lawabiding citizens— the fact remains that burglar and other crooks misuse them.
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      212 19 July 10. SELLING London 4 'nonths' sight 2 3 29'32 London 3 months* sight 2 3 27J32 London 60 days' sight 2 3 25 32 London 30 days' sight 23 3 4 1 London, demand 2323 32 1 London, TT. 2311 16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1429 Hamburg,
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      PRODUCE.
      203 19 July 10. Tin J5O Tons $67.25 Gambler soo Pepper White 36 Pepper Black 271., Flake Tapioca 4.52^ Pearl Sago Small g Copra Sundried 730 Rice, Anam No. a 350 Rice Liang Hln Chan Mara Red Eagle (New) tJO Rice, 81am old No. 1. j2o Rice, Rangoon Blntao tflo Rice,
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    873 19 THURSDAY, JULY 10th. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Buyers sellers. Asam Kumbang 23s 25s Ayer Hitams (5s > 12s 12s 9d c.d. Bangrin Tin 13s 9d 15s Batans Padang ($1) 10 15 Batu Caves ($1) 58 65 Bukit Arang ($1) 40 60 Burmah Malay <£» 13s 15s nom Chendenang 2s
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    MACPHAIL & CO.'S DAILY REPORT.
    105 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore July 10 Tin. Weak. Kuchais 1.03 1.07, Kintas 1 .<5l 1.07 Punawats 54 57'-. Mali y Consols 201.--2 2» L Ulu Klangs 90 95. Petalings 4.25 4.35, Sungei Luas 1.17 1 1.25. Bi-lu Caves 56 60. Talams 53 60. Tronohs 15s 6d 16s 6d, Killing
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    103 19 Singapore. July 10. During the past week the market has h-rr> very quiet, maintaining its "wak and sop" attitude, and. easing off slightly yesterday to 18 cents, shows a decrease of cent over the period. London at 5 7 *d and New York, at II 1 cei.tr.. gold,
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    EXCHANGES.
    77 19 I British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. July ft. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.10. Athens 375. Bombay Is. 5 13-16d.. Berlin 20.395. Emssels 34.83. Bucharest 818. Rio 5 13-32, Buenos Aires 40 v. Copenhagen 18.16. Genrvr. 25.05. Helsingfors 193 13-32, Hong Kong Is Cd.. Lisbon 108.25, Madrid 41.35. Milan 92.89.
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    55 19 Brown. Phillips and Stewart, renang. Agents. Nawng Pet. Hours 381. Yards 34.000. Outp'.z* 338 pikuls Guthrie and Company, Penang: Renons Tin. Second half June*, No. :i Dredge 502 pikuls. N 3 Dredge 315 pikuls.. Both Dredges lost 48 hours owing to restriction. Th; total output for
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    JUGRA ESTATE.
    190 19 Owing to the lower prices ruling durine lb: year. the net profit of Jugra Eatate declined from £17.171 in 1928-29 to £10.964 in the year ended March 31 last. The final dividend of 10 per cent, now proposed makes 15 per cent, for the year against 25 per
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    61 19 July 10th., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers. R.8.8. equal to London Standard, Tone of Market: Stagnant. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet B% per lb. New York SDot Sheet G.cts. II 1 per lb. Spot 18'- 18 Standard R.S.S. on Tender July 19 19', Aug. 19
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    63 19 The Asiatic planters cannot successfully be organised and controlled, and cannot, therefore, be included in schemes of restriction inaugurated by Europeans. That is why I see no hope of permanent improvement from any form of restriction. A sounder solution of the problem would appear to be offered by trying still
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    MACPHAIL AND PENMAN'S REPORT.
    169 19 Singapore July 10 Rubber.— London. s\d. Unchanged 4 p.m. Prices tL'don Std.t Spot 18',. S.S. R S.S on Tender July 18 Aug.-Sept. 18 Oct.-Dec. 2<», Jan. -Mar. 21. Easier. Tin. London £135.5.0. £1 down. Mining.— Quiet. Simgci Ways 2.25 2.35. lluchais 1.04 1.07, Kinta Dredue 1.04
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    CEYLON RUBBER INDUSTRY.
    58 19 Government Unable to Give Relief. fFrom Our Own Correspondent. I Fenanff. July 9. The Pinang Gazette Colombo correspondent cables that a deputation representing the rubber growers waited upon the Acting Governor in order to sec': relief but Government replied that it was impossible to give relief unless
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    OIL PROFITS.
    467 19 Burmah and Royal Dutch Results. It has been generally known that the marked increase in the Burmah Oil Company's p.-o-ftts last year was due in large measure to its immunity from the price-cufting conditions which ruled between September. 1927. ar.d June. 1928. and to economies in working costs
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    WINCHESTER COLLEGE WINS ASHBURTON SHIELD.
    24 20 I neuter 6 Servtce.l London, July 10. At Bisley to-day Winchester College won the Ashburton Shield with 474 points.
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    16 20 Ismail bin Abdullah has been appointed an officer of Class V under the Malay Officers' scheme.
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    BOY WALLEY DECISIVELY BEATEN.
    1042 20 A SPLENDID LOSER. Mendiola Scores Technical Knock Out. Joe Mendiola. sturdy az a block of wood and stronger by far although only half a pound lighter than Walley. gained a splendid victory by a technical knock out over the Singapore boxer at the Lion City last
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    GARRISON ATHLETIC MEETING.
    663 20 THE ENTRIES. Interesting Programme at Balestier To-morrow. Close upon sixty competitors entered for the Garrison Sports, which are to be held on the Singapore Polo Club ground at Balestier on Saturday afternoon, commencing at 2.30. The competitors include several from the Singapore Volunteers, who will also be
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    ST. ANDREW'S SPORTS.
    626 20 Loyfatt Wins Keenly Competed House Championship. There was a large number of spectators to see the annual athletic sports of St. Andrew's School which were held on Raffles Institution ground yesterday afternoon. The meeting was a great success and the quality of the sporv compared very favourably
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    KEEN FRIENDLY SOCCER AT AT S.R.C.
    775 20 KEEN FRIENDLY SOCCER AT AT S.R. C. CLUB WIN. Johore State Team Shapes Well. SJLC 2; Johore State XI 1. The SRC. and the Johore State XI were engaged in what proved to be i\ very interesting and keenly taught fixture on the Club's Padang ground last evening, the S.R.C.
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    33 20 R. G. Ford, the Gloucestershire amateur, fielding at silly point in the match against Essex at Chelmsford, received a full drive from Pope on the forehead and had to be removed to hospital.
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    A PUNTERS' DAY AT IPOH.
    594 20 PERAK SUMMER RACES. Kingsma Springs a Surprise Win. (From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh. July 10. There was interesting and enjoyable sport at the Races here to-day before a fair attendance, including the Sultan and the Resident and Mrs. Elles. Rain ceased after the fifth race.
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    SATURDAY'S HANDICAPS.
    103 20 Horses Class I—Div.1 Div. 1— < Mile distance > Cafe Royal 9.4, Monarch 8.12, Portaferry 7.11, Tinakill 7.8. Soldier Boy 7.5. Veracity 7.5. Amooroob 7.4. Star of Lemnos 6.12, Prince Eumalt 6.12. Horses Class I—Div.1 Div. 2 (Mile and distance) King Thrush 9.4, Ruddy Brook 9.3. Cousin 8.5,
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    THE OVERSEAS GOLF MEETING.
    137 20 Mr. Pretty Takes Fourth Prize. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT.] London, July 10. Wright. Kenya Colony <5) tied with Napier, New Zealand (6), both being six up on bogey in the Oversea Golf meeting over the Walton Heath links which concluded to-day. Wright was given the prize,
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