The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 July 1930

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  • 19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,082. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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  • 391 1 The Reichstag has been dissolved and general elections will take place m Germany m six weeks tine Page 11. Bandits who have captured two British women missionaries m China threaten to shoot them unless $100,000 ransom is paid within a fortnight-Page 11. Registered packages containing £1,090 were
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  • 1221 1 Quicqiud agunt homines nostri f.it farrago Libelli Juvenal Looking down the list of church services for to-morrow the Topicist observed that the subject of one of the addresses was to be "Perfection m Time-keeping." and immediately decided to make an effort to attend m the certainty
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 140 1 WING LOONC rOB HIGH CLASP TAILORING. A. Finish Guarantee it. HIGH STREET. RAFFLES HOTEL! O t U.UNT ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION V I TEA DANCES I •> EVERT MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY V I DINNER DANCES EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY X I MONIA LITTER'S ORCHESTRA V THE BEST AND
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    • 211 1 aaiaiainiaiaigiaiaii!^^ j THE PILOT "AJC. SUPERWftSP" |j HAS EXCEPTIONALLY SMOOTH REACTION jj GREAT VOLUME— PURE TONE jj EXTRAORDINARY SELECTIVITY AND RANGE I j DRAWS ALL ITS POWER FROM HOUSE MAINS j| IS EASY TO TUNE j I RANGE 14 TO 100 METRES. jj SUPPUED ONLY FOR 230 VOLTS AC. I
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    • 71 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Theatre and cinema attraclions Page 2. Chivtrs* Jams and canned fruits Page 13. KiU£chen Salts make 60 feel like 30 Page 4. The Pilot, most up-to-date radio set Page 1. Kelvinator the finest electric refrigerator Page 4. Dancing at Capitol Restaurant to-night Page 2. j EASY HANDLING I
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    • 12 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS, 32, HIGH STREET.
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  • 202 2 Conflict at Chelsea Football Ground. London, June ?o Chelsea ground, the scene of innumerable soccer battle*., was to-day the centre of conflict between the High and Low Churches on the occasion of an open air celebration of High Mass, which opened the Anglo-Catholic Congress. Twenty-five thousand
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 294 2 I CAPITOL RESTAURANT j Singapore's Newest S Popular Rendezvous j TO-MGHTt i DANCING FROM j j TO 12 PM. J (AFTKR THK CAPITOL PERFORMANCE) Phone for Table Reservations j (PHONE 4906). J I PICTURES. A permanent exhibition of pictures by members of the Singapore Art Club, will open on Saturday
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    • 330 2 I VICTORIA THEATRE I TO-NIGHT at 9.15 p.m. and on I TUESDAY 22nd THURSDAY 24th I SATURDAY 26th. at 9.15. 1 S. A. D. WILL PRESENT IN THE NEXT ROOM, 1 I Booking at Little's $3, $2, and $1. ijj >£WW xVAhlw w u\d yy \jm uu mv w v
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    • 323 2 fIIHAMBRf THC THtATRE OF PFRFEtT SO II TM I REPRUOUCTiON j Hi i 1 1 MATINEES TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW H |j CHILDREN HALF PUKE THE APPLAUSE AND LAUGHTER FROM PACKED HOUSE JUSTIFIED OUR < ANOTHER SUPER PROGRAMME METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PRESI A THE WORLD-FAMOUS ARTISTF> "THE REVELLERS" i I IN A SELECTION
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 253 2 THE WEEK. Saturday. 19th. High Water. 03.11. 8.0 ft., 15.55. S2ft. Outward mail due. Art Club Exhibition John Littles. tFurnb! ing Uept. Cricket: S.C.C Tournament. PS.L. vs. Services 2 p.m. Merchants vs. S.R.C. at S.R.C. Football: S.A.F.A. Cup Welch II vs. S.C.F.A. 11. Stadium. Athletics- Malayan A.A.A. Meeting Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 1159 3 Talkie Collapse Scare; Our London Correspondent's Views; Does It Reflect Certain Section of British Press?; Merely a Seasonal Fluctuation; Situation In America I <By Our Cinema Correspondent*. M'TIIERE is an unusually acid controversy! over talkies their present position and I their future." writes our London
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  • 584 3 Is She Worth It? Miss Evelyn Lave, the prima donna of th-» Kngflltl musical remedy stage, has sailed for America. She* is eoiiig to Hollywood to star m a film. Uld "he i<= qiarant^ed ten weeks* work at £1.000 a week. "Do you think you are
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  • 116 3 The contents of an old iron-bound box found In a recess of the old Town Hall of AnstrutherWt»:er, Fife, are expected to throw much light on the history of that and adjoining communities. Anstmther-Wester is a royal burgh with a charter dating from 1597, but few records
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  • 182 3 "Policy of Conciliation on Both Sides." Bombay. June 22nd. Explaining the attitude of the Committee of the Bombay branch of the European Association and the Committee of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce towards the political situation, m response to the request of *he President of
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 265 3 The Harvest of the Sea j Iwr far inland you may modern methods which prcivhatefCf the season of serve all their delicate fhvour v can cnji>y tb.e pick and valuable vitamins, make a hirvcst m the form delightful addition to any meal. No hard bones or tough skins c dainty
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    • 223 3 RELIABILITY CLAIMS PROVED. E I "Triumph" Cycle Reliability is Phenomenal j g THIS PICTURE COMES f>j^ Tnr CYC LE WAS SHIPPED I FROM WEST AFRICA. THE Jjl *~^af TO AFRICA IN 1921. AFTER •> MOTIVE POWER OF THE «|fi "W 'XtfS-SSKSiflßaiffiflPS 11 JipW^. S^^ W ft*:^fcN^flii i '^■t 5 YEARS
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  • 31 3 The piano, it is announrrd. is now lighting for its life m the American home. And one we heard the other night was taking n terrible beating. New York Evening Post.
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  • Article, Illustration
    47 4 These two Dodge Brothers trucks are carrying the dowry of a Japanese bride, under the direction of an overseer m the first truck. The crest shown on the covers is that of the bride's family. These pictures were taken from the actual procession of the bride's property.
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  • 80 4 Can Talk Back to I m i The automobile hon a ftoondt luwulof ht Of the loud speaker tnd veloprd a .sjxakm ,ptx* Just m front of the As a petfMtrtan star ver. without nWm h instrument: "Look OH* over- HLs WOtoe. MM" comi-s from under the 1
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  • 865 4 1— j I BY HON. MRS. VICTOR BRUCE. ASTOUNDING EFFICIENCY OF THE 'BABY." i (Specially written for the Free Press J, f\OES it never astound you to think oi the U lony continued efficiency of the motor-car and its equipment, especially m regard to the
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  • 382 4 Will Japan have a hundred thousand cars on the road by the end of 1930 f It is easily possible. Since Ford and then General Motors erected their assembly plants at Tokyo and Osaka, thousands of cars have been turned out annually, destined for all countries
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  • 17 4 Conscience makes cowards of us all, and 99 per cent, of our politicians are cowards. Earl Grey.
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  • 545 4 Even the most convinced and resolute perierman must feel that it went hardly with the motorist who was summoned at Croydon V\e other day on two separate counts. It was said that he was making a horrible and indeed an intolerable noise with his hooter, which
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 316 4 66 feels like 3O ///v/ year I uas laid up :cith everybody sans im toe aid to work r*eu»udi*tn for t months, and but who tan tHU carni on." -C.l. '•'<)f that I had if on ana off for LM nuns. 1 often had to ttmm i'» s k natvnd
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    • 117 4 iKELVINATOiJ j THE FINEST ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR 1 EVER BUILT 1 j 5 t T MM r 111 Kk^ I^VMa^^d «B I ifl H^ -J^T. S Sri I ■^B i i j Jl I I I M*'*' I I I kelvinator! 1 1 design is Years Ahead! SEE OUR STOCKS AND
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  • 710 5 I DESIGNERS' PROBLEMS. Fire Protection for 1931 Model. Designers of automobile carriages are hard at work at the present perfecting the details of their factory productions for the Olympia Show m October, writes H. Thornton Rutter Morning Post motoring correspondent. To the lay mind this may
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  • 197 5 2 Killed Attempting Sydney-Mel-bourne Record. Sydney. June 9 Attempting to break the Sydney-Melbourne motor car record, two Melbourne men were killed to-day when their car overturned near Gunningand 10 miles from Yasa. They were Reginald Brearley, of Moore street. Fitzroy, and Alfred Ernest Elliott, of King William
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  • 101 5 L.C.C. Case Against a Motorist Fails. "Really, there must be some limit to prosecutions of this kind!" said Sir Chartrcs Biron, the magistrate, at Bow-street Police Court m dismissing a summons taken out by the London County Council against a motorist for driving his
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  • 909 5 VIEWS OF ASSESSOR. How Much Damage Do They Suffer By Flames "If the body and tyres of a motor ear art ?xcluded. there is very little, if anything, on '.he rest of the chassis which will burn." writes Lee Murray. A.M.I.Ac. E one of Sydney
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  • 133 5 Asked if he would consider the advisability of arranging to issue to holders of license, for driving motor cars, at the time when such licences were issued, a statement showing the most important rules of the road. Mr. Morrison said that for some years an arrangement had been
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  • 458 5 POWER AM) SPEED. Are Latest Motor Cycles Too Heavy En a imM issue of Motor Cycling an editartaJ speakl with a certain amount of alarm of UK iP.crea.siiH- weights of motor cycles and oc mthuciasts will see much reason m what I* said. The editorial reads—
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  • 17 5 J%?!!!£ woman: Dear me Fanc y nnin Gl for hitting a woman. That is only a luxury.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 244 5 1 i Ik AUSTIN 7 TOURER $1275 f i y T SALOON $1495 i; I IT i Unimpeachable jj i i| i I r\ I Security jj Til 1 j i ha l I 1 Borneo Motors II V j Limited i lIS ALWAYS SINGAPORE S FEN AN G. TAIPING,
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    • 272 5 I MORRIS 1930 f MODELS OUTSTANDINGLY m| Em &lf^*^a»Z" g TRIPLEX GLASS f t THROUGHOUT V BJ CHROMIUM V I PLATING X 4 H.l>. MORRIS COWLEY 'f Completely equipped $2075. J VSoRRIS A M T 0 E Tnp7t E^? qUa lity f ™«™»in motoring X OKRIS MOTORS LTD. value— it
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  • 1081 6  -  D. M. GREIG Saturday Tennis Special. By With >i artling rapidity H. G. N. Lee has leapt to the forefront of English lawn tennis. During I 1929 it was obvious that m Lee we had a potential Davis Cup player, but one hardly expected that
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  • 370 6 Norwegian Rumours. Oslo. June IS. Activity m the Arctic this summer tends bo be greater than during any previous season. Not less than sixteen expeditions are being prepared or are already under way to Greenland. Spitsbergen. Franz Joseph's Land. Novaya Zemlya. and Labrador. Including one British,
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  • 331 6 With Electric Heating and Lighting. Zurich. June 12. A modern hermit's cell is just beins> finished on the M.mte Generoso. the beautiful peak m the very h.-art of the Italian Lakes. It is situated alx>ut on'- hundred feet below the top. within tix feet
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  • 35 6 The trend tri crowded cities, says a motor expert, must be toward smaller cars than any so far produced. We are trying to visualize the pedestrian of the future, knee-deep tn sedan*. i-— Detroit News.
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  • 866 6 THE ASCOT STORM. A New Legion of Veterans Created. Another legion of veterans has been created those who fought together at Ascot on Wednesday, June 18, 1930. As I write, my grey topper is before me, a mottled wreck. My clothes cling to me as only
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  • 96 6 Chicago, June 16. The Police Commissioner, Mr. William E. Russell, and Chief Detective John Stege have resigned, following the public agitation over tho murder cf a Chicago Tribune reporter named Lingle. Mr. Rassell, m a statement, said: "Chicago is the safest city m the country, and
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  • 53 6 Rebecca Bunton. aged fifty-one, of Hoe-lane, Enfteld. was sentenced at Tottenham Police Court to a month's imprisonment for running away and leaving her children chargeable to the guardians. It was stated that In 1924 Bunton left seven children chargeable to the guardians, and their maintenance since
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  • 835 6 Arthur Peal I sa s there are rE play of amateurs just below amateur I championship class, whom I have been I watching lately, does not show the least I necessity for reducing the limit of 25 conserutne I red-ball hazards. Still, the case may b.- riif-
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  • 132 6 I noticed, that after certain overs Jack Ho obi still likes to slam the ball at the little wicket-keeper as though he were anxious to bore a hole m him. Duckworth, however. Is always prepared to take the ball, and as a rerult of his play at
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  • 1014 6  -  Ivan Sharpe "liy NOTTS WICKET SAVED UP FOR FOUR YEARS. 4 f m A FAMOUS SON OF SUSSEX j (Specially ?.rittr:i f<:r thr Pn-. Pm I jpHE tascinatlon ot cricket's uncertainty was never better illustrated than during England's victory m the Nottingham Te;;t Match The wicket had
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  • 466 6 Men Who Made Him. The proprietors of "Punch" are celebrating the completion of its splendidly equipped new premises by holding an exhibition of drawings by four of the men who made it famou John Leech. Charles Keene. John Tenniel, and George dv Maurier as
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  • 15 6 It mußt always be KM adolescent worker what 1 J»* gj never be eronomicallv Qutlirie.
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  • 667 7 BERRY VS. ROTHERMERE. I History of Fierce Competition. London, July 16. Events have moved with lightning rapidity behind the scenes of the Berry-Rothermere newspaper "war." At the annual meeting on Wednesday of Associated Newspapers, Limited (the principal company m the Rothermere group). Sir Otffff
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  • 293 7 London. June 27. The controversy over the partition of Bengal is recalled by the publication of a book. "Some Personal Experiences," by Sir Bamfylde Fuller. Sir Bamfylde Fuller declares that the decision of the then Viceroy and Secretary of State to accept his resignation came when
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  • 325 7 Reconstruction of Many Stations. The Underground Railway Company have obtained Parliamentary sanction for the reconstruction, below the surface, of several stations m central London. The first of the new "sub-surface" stations will be Leicester-square. Work will begin m about six week's time, says the Morning Post m
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  • 181 7 London, June .27. Accommodation for a million books, with ready access to over a quarter of a million, ts to be provided m the new library for Leeds University presented by Lord Brotherton at Ihf cost of £100,000. The foundation stone of tfcr new library
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  • 163 7 Malaya Represented. [Prom Our Own Correspondent i London. June 15. Commissioners and Superintendents of Police of the Colonial Forces from Kiuiyo. tr.-> Malay States. Ceylon, the Gold Cor.st. Jnnn'M and Nigeria are amongst the delegates ■ftta**4ing an Imperial Conference at Peel House. London, of representatives of the
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  • 169 7 Dastardly Attempt to Wreck Mail Train. Calcutta, July 4. Details are now available of a dastardly ittempt on Wednesday niphr to wreck the Cn'- cutta Mail a* Peshawar, by placing a bemh jon the permanent way. The bomb exploded beneath the engine Bad the tender of
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  • 367 7 RUTH DRAPER— AND SOME CHAIRS. The One-Woman Show Miracle Again. Ruth Draper repeated her annual miracle at the Vaudeville Theatre last night, writes H.S. m the Daily Express on June 10th.. when she opened her one-woman season without scenery, without orchestra, without a prompt book, and with nothing but herself
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  • 35 7 Paris. Jury 5. Le Petit Parlsien announces the marriage of Don Louis Bourbon. Infante of Spain, and Princess Amelie de Broglie. The latter Ls 75. and the former is 40.
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  • 40 7 London, July 7. Mr. Benn informed Commander Kenworthy m the House of Commons to-day that no final arrangements had been made regarding the translation of the Simon Commission's Report into the leading foreign and Didian languages.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 129 7 B RemovesTofcacco Stains I H KOLYNOS removes tartar and II H tobacco stains, restoring the H whiteness and brilliance to the teeth. II It destroys the dangerous germs that H cause decay and ill-health. I Try Kolynos it is delightfully I H refreshing. One-half inch on a firm, H dry
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    • 60 7 and there's another ■<^^^3^.t reason why I prefer Craven A w they do c °s*lg^!Sp 7 not stick to my tif>s' s^^^ VAAf JuNxm CORK-TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES i\ C/^GINIA I Made Specially to Prevent Sore Throats N^W^^^^^f MADE IN LONDON CARRERAS LTD. 142 YEARS' REPUTATION FOR QUALITY j^d^^ Sole Agents
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  • 438 8 MASS IDLENESS. Only Occupation— Dole Drawing and Voting. An indictment of the existing methods of dealing with unemployment, by which the "best material m the world" was being reduced to the level of "lazzaroni" lone of the lowest classes of Naples, who lounge about the streets]
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  • 345 8 £80 "Busts" In 48 Hours. Paris. The b':r:t:ful \.>uny shop assistant rizc 1 hard at me and miled. "Will jroa have your facf fancy, modern or antique?" she asked. The question came to me as something of shock •Just as it is. thank you." I replied
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  • 78 8 Serious Charge Against Governing Director. London, July J. Sydney. "One of the worst frauds cvor oevpetrated on the New South Wales public," m the words of the prosecuting counsel, is b:i!\i investigated here. The Governing Director. Secretary and Accountant of the Australian Federal Lite an-i General
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 252 8 of thousands of people, carefully 4uestiui i ed, Ictv4 ftAif ij directly and indirectly through the Fiat organtsa- J^SBB BSlfe^Jrv tion at home and abroad 1 The direct interrogation was carried out by means J*^3l Btf!*^ of referendums made m certain classes of users, such fi?WW HbE^V^ 1 as the
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    • 181 8 P^t 111 < I 1 Sfl OJ Diarrhoea especially when caused by weaken nerves, prompt relief invariably follows the administration of cahium (lime) m the form of Kalzana. It quickly allays the inflammation, Stttagthei the bowels m their fight ■gainst the ink. and soothes the irritated nerves. Take Kalzana, the
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 408 9 RUSINESS CARDS. M^~ASSAGE AMCURE ISS FUMIKO 32 Dhoby Ghaut. FUNERALS. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. MM, I 3, Penbas Road, 6 f» lavender Street Phone 6t75. PONT WEAR A TRUSS! CB e moki rupture Ap- j^^^y. pltance New discovery. r T\ 2J le Binds and mKN 9 WRITF OR CALL iW Bole
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    • 622 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO NEW TENDERING RULES POSTED IN TENDER ROOM. NOTICE Is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained tn the Tender Room, Municipal Offices: Closing Date. Supply of Cast
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    • 556 9 NOTICES. THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS, The Premier Morning Dally In Malaya, t live "news" paper 30-40 columns of news dallj Also the best Medium for Advertising. Deliver* with the Chota Hazri each morning. Lates Telegrams, Latest News and Latest Announce meats. Special Dally London Cables, Rubber am Tin Price Cables
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    • 552 9 AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALE of EXCELLENT WAX POLISHED AND WALNUT STAINED TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, SINGER'S TREADLE SEWING MACHINE, PETROMAX OIL LAMPS, GRAETZIN SPIRIT LAMPS, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, ETC. To be held at our saleroom. No. 12, Robinson Road. On Saturday, July 19th, at 11 a.m. COMPRISING: Canton blackwood arm chairs and
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    • 311 9 y ""°uvc« m «coti«" fimtn a.^^Bs is l *j a s^a^^^^^ jf^t B^aa^B^B^ 1 1 A Healthy Outlook He remember* when this was just a jungle, how be was afraid he would nerer see those young healthy trees ready to be tapped he was afraid malaria, 'Au or fctu would
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  • 26 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH OWEN JONES— At Batu Gajah Hospital. July 14th. 1930. to Mr. and Mrs. D. Owen Jones Kuala Perak Estate Teluk. Anson a daughter.
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  • 715 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JULY 19. 1930. THE TIN SILENCE. The situation m regard to tin restriction seems, as far as general knowledge is concerned, to have become distinctly more complicated cf late, and there is an atmosphere of greater uncertainty which must be causing a good deal of anxiety
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  • 398 10 An auctioneers licence has been gram tti Mr. K. P. Deighton. Singapore. Mr. J. B. Dudgeon, the well-known Joht!."° Rueby player, has left for Home on leave. Mr. H N. Winter has been granted a ctn\\mlMftOfl as Sec -Lieutenant m the SS.Y.F. Capt. D. V. Hill and Lieut. D L
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  • 348 10 ASSIZES STORY. Four Men Injured by Runaway Vehicle. Details of a remarkable accident In Angullia Road when four Chinese were Injured <one of them fatally) by a runaway motor-car were revealed at the Assizes before Mr. Justice Cobbett yesterday when Lim Puan was dMimd with causing death
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  • 255 10 Consideration for Youth of Accused. Mr Justice Cobbett passed sentence on the two Boyanese convicted of culpable homicide not amounting to murder when the Assizes resumed yesterday morning. It will be recalled that the accused were alleged to have stabbed three Chinese, two of them
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  • 40 10 An exhibition of pictures by members of the Singapore Art Club will be opened m the Furnishing Department of John Little and Company's premises thus morning The exhibition will comprise oil paintings, water colours, pen drawings etc.
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  • 130 10 A notification m the Government QftMtte states that 12.274 square feet of land at P?.si' Panjang are needed for road improvem»*it In the Bankruptcy Court before Mr. Ju^tu Stevens yesterday the public re-examinali^n of Mr. George Fernando, late Manager of the Adelphi Hotel, was adjourned for a further week on
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  • 577 10 SIAM AND MALAYA Short-Lived hHantan I Imposition. I There swms to be a I the minds of the M-.;l;t\an c I ther m the Federated I as to the position of Mai I I phically but m the family I Bangkok Times. I It was Sir Hugh
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  • 174 10 From enquiries made In -m t the High Commissioner m Wop*** M<l P.C.M.O. (Dr. A. L Hoops- ser.tative of the Fret- Press j-ailuird tlal article m the Bangkok Tim. Ml I had been heard m MM« rtßardi action of the Kelantan Govcrnm tt was assumed, must h;m
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  • 65 10 Th so who attend' 0 U year a ill WBMBbCT tin proved so popular Tbt Friendly ■mMJ stall this year, and IMW tion of Roods to meet I wiff will find at the W for the kifhi'M and pßltti pans of all sizes and shap
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 306 10 COATES ORIGINAL PLYMOUTH GIN The Navy's Choice A splendid DRY GIN for pahits or cocktails. Sole Agents CALDBECK, iMACGREGOR CO., LTD. under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong). {Incorporated m Shanghai). 90. Robinson Road. Telephone No. 6228. Isa a a mmm.m^m'mm'm'mmm^m BT SPECIAL i^r Js^. *&H HM THE KING M
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    • 73 10 a 1 1 g I I• I i A USED CAR SHOW was recently held. It is gratifying to think, also, that used pedestrians are often patched up to be almost as good as new, particularly if they happen to have a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT POLICY. GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 105 10 COMMODITY MARKET. LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, July 18, 5.10 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Son* notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £134 2 16 (down £1). Forward £135 10 16 (down £1 2 16). The market is steady. Messrs.
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  • 252 11 REICHSTAG DISSOLVED. General Election m Six VV'eeks. R( liter's Service. Berlin. July 18. nee it the Reichstag adopting i 231 a Socialist motion to Nt Hindenburg's emergency acting the Government's financial the Reichstag was dissolved this i c..neral Election is being held ram ol the Iramlng
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  • 64 11 To be Closed Next Year. VICE— COPYRIGHT 'idon. July 18. f o the Manrrtod oat. naeeMitatliii r some time next the Lord Mayor of built on ike Market 1739 I I U tarthest cod is I bundred guests can tttnt hall, which Earl <f Burlington from
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  • 64 11 KING ALFONSO'S COLLISION. Koyil Motorist's Courtesy. .B:.\ Ri.cii'j Official Service.l Rugby, July 17. \hich King Alfonso was Ittded to-day m Hyde Park with Irtven by a woman. Part of the King's car was broken and the damaged, but no one was inlao Blighted and inquired as to the shook hands
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  • 40 11 Another Outbreak m Alexandria. \le\andria, July 17. day mob this evening 1 .hearing Nahas Down with Sidky Pasha." I the mob after a few shots v..m tUghttj injured. f troops are encamping during the night.
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  • 38 11 PORTUGUESE PLOT QUASHED. I piracy Against the '■overnment. I Service. I I Lisbon. July 18. announced that certain i >nes and civilians. B overthrow the existing ur.-sted. The movement a negUtffcfc minority. The '-m i O y a
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  • 12 11 I 5" of the Indian Immira djoumed after a lengthy Malay M;iil
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  • 103 11 POST OFFICE WORRIED. £1,000 Stolen From London Train. I FREE PRESS SERVICE! COPYRIGHT.] London, July 18. The incessant robberies which have taken place during the last few months m which the contents of mail bags have been stolen is causing the postal authorities considerable worry. Another
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  • 213 11 Empire Trade Question. I British Radio Official Service.l Rugby, July 17. In the House ol Lords this evening Lord Elibank rafced Lhc question cf the agenda at the forthcoming Imperial Economic Conference. He inquired whether the Government were prepared to amee to the consideration by the Conference
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  • 126 11 Escaped Convicts* Desperate j Fight. lßtuter.> Service. 1 Adelaide. July 18. A fierce street battle by four lu:m-term convicts, who escaped from Yitala Labour Prison, against the police ended m the killing of two cf the convicts and the wounding of 2 conlables and a lorn-driver. The
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  • 90 11 Statement of Policy. Reuter's Far Eastern Service. I Peking, July 18. Intimating that a new Government will be c aablished at Peking shortly Mr. Chuao Hsiang. Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs m the Northern Coalition, declared that its foreign policy will be to develop
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  • 35 11 40,000 Workers Idle. IReuter's Service.] Bombay. July 18. Owing to the accumulation of stock and the trade depression fourteen more mills will close down on August Ist involving 40,000 workers.
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  • 183 11 Indian Ceremony Declared Void. London. July 7. There is no trace m the Indian Statutes Of any intention to relax the marriage law relating to British subjects living m India." declared Lord Merrivale m the Divorce Court, m decreeing marriage void on the ground that
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  • 143 11 BANDITS' THREAT. Shot Unless $100,000 Ransom is Paid. IReuter's Far Eastern Service.] Peking, July 18. A letter from Miss Harrison, who with Miss Nettleton of the Church Missionary Society, was captured by bandits when travelling from Chungan to Kienningfu m Pukien, signed under duress says that unless
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  • 340 11 Sir Thomas Upton's Bid for Coveted Americas Cup. Shamrock V will leave Portsmouth to-day under her own canvas, according to a British official wireless message, on her trans- Atlanta voyage to America to compete for the ATrVm Cup. Escorted by Sir Thomas Lipton's ?r°^.m
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  • 148 11 Malacca Commissioners Order Demolition. [From Our Own Correspondent.! Malacca, July 18. Ati the Municipal Commissioners' meeting this afternoon there was further discussion over the Oversea Chinese Bank wall Following the last meeting notice was given to the Bank ordering the wall to be demolished, the extension
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  • 59 11 I From Our Own Correspondent.] Malacca, July 18. The Malacca agri-horticultural show will be held on July 26 and promises to be a grand affair. There will be numerous exhibits, and additional attractions will be fireworks, a football match and ronggeng. Many visitors from outstations are expected.
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  • 108 11 l McKINNON TROPHY. Major Edwardes Wins Falklands Cup. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London. July 18. Major W. A. D. Edwardes of the P.M.S. I team, m the second stage of the competition for the King's Prize at Bisley to-day, was the winner of the Falkland Islands
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  • 96 11 Edinburgh xMatch Abandoned. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. 1 London, July 18. The match between the Australians and Scotland at Edinburgh, m which less than three hours play was possible on Wednesday and none yesterday, was to-day abandoned, no play being possible owing to rain. The scores were:
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  • 238 11 Manchester. June 24. Thtre v; a storm of indication because of the Australians' slow batting and Woodfulls failure to declare at lunch time yesterday. The whole of L;'ncxghire stems to feel that the county tea bee: slighted. The crowd, it is contended, went to see the
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  • 170 11 Samboe a Distributing Centre That Pulau Samboe Ls evidently a distributing centre for contraband chandu was the opinion expressed by the District Judge (Mr. C. Wilson> yesterday, when he had to deal with tvn cases m which Chinese were charged with »i ->ssession of non -Government chandu.
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  • 162 11 "Greek Philosopher" Suffocated. London. July S Niagara Falls. Sixteen hours after its disappearance over the crest of the Horse Sho.' Falls, the barrel m which George Estithnkis. self-styled Greek philosopher, attempted to make the passage of the Great Falls, was withdrawn from the river and
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    • 87 11 «WgjatenJgli!ii!lgiaiHli!l^^ II vP^? 1 01 li Tlßk >B flavourof ij is 9 Bl j£^ii s# ttimivS i 1 1 Sole Agents I ROBINSOIM &> Co., Ltd. !r (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements). ij S Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. I yS^^ \J IF Mm mm m Smwk A* I sl^s^^^^^r-vs^s^s^BsWl I
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  • 2940 12 ROTARY CLUB ADDRESS. General Pritchard on the Future. An inte;esting address on the problems confronting world peace was delivered by Major General Pritchard. G.0.C.. at the luncheon meeting of the Singapore Ratify Club held at Raffles Hotel yesterday. His Excellency said: In addressing the Rotary
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  • 286 12 Forty-second Session Ends Successfully. The Straits Chinere Reading Club (branch cf the Chines Christian Association i has now ended its 42nd session very successfully, with 22 members m the Senior section. 26 m the Junior section and 16 m the sustaining <or :>>- sociatet list. Competitions,
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  • 132 12 Rome, June 10. One interesting feature of Sunday's air display here, which has just come to light, was the successful flight from Turin that day, and later participation m the pageant, of a Fiat aeroplane fitted with a naphtha-driven engine. It is stated to be the first
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  • 1129 12 BRITISH REPLY. Might Create Continental Complications. f ßenter's Service.] London. July 17. The British. reply to the Briand memorandum for closer European political union is most sympathetic but fears arc expressed that new institutions might diminish the efficiency and authority of the League of Nations
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  • 313 12 At The Alhembra. This week the Alhambra programme ia a very i-atisfyinu on- In supp^i t of the omedy. Navy Blues, the managi .?■>.. 'nt h:w. been fortunate m obtaining a reaQy Bnt-ctasi picture, entirely m tachnlcolour. "The Doll S\v p.' Ii Ls a deUghtful dtetch, meorporatfc g
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  • 310 12 Gertrude Lawrence, the brilliant young English musical comedy star, whose ability on the sound screen local audience- had an opportunity of judging In a bedroom "short" by Ncel Coward ?cme time ago. makes a magnificent debut m the 'talkies' m The Battle of Paris, uhich te!ls very
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  • 62 12 Programme of Drills up to and for Weekending July 20th, 1930. Saturday. 3.00 p.m. Siglap, S.V.F.A.. Camp. 2.00 p.m. Bukit Timah Range "E" (Chinese) Company Classification. Farrer Range, "F" (Malay) Company, Classification. Sunday, Siglap, S.V.P.A., Camp 9 a.m. Drill Hall. Officers. SVC. Revolver Course. 7.30 a.m. Bukit
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  • 33 12 Judge Turner, at Westminster County Court, to a talkative woman: There is a saying about women being able to talk the hind leg ofT a donkey. I suppose you think I am one.
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  • 95 12 German M -tliod M Iverltaf I Financial CrWs. LfR-slatiu n.. Rim i ;iii:iiK ill cri-is i m ession of the Cabin Thesr iiuludr I tpt* lal I Deri-ion was al-c p»ch the unemployment ins:. ram manyIt is proposed to hM t libations to the unemp by half
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 485 12 CHURCH SERVICES, ST. ANDREWS CAT||h,r u STH SUNDAY API; r i R!NTn r a.m. Holy Communim r.30 a.m. Matins. I a.m. Holy Communion <Ci >.15 a.m. Holy Communion. 10 a.m. Sunday Behool nt s- 5.30 p.m. Evensong (Chors Vlonday. Wrdnesday and Holy Communi n 8 ruesday. Timnday, and Bat Holy
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 506 13 Every time an Australian cricket team comes to this country a new personality jumps into popular favour, writes William Pollock m the Daily Express. I can remember how Ernest Jones, the fast bowler who came with Harry Trott's team and once sent a ball crashing
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    • 128 13 London Business Man's Offer. Loiu!.n, July 10. The London business man. Mr. Benjamin Drage. offer- to add £10 to the remuneration of English Test professionals m the next three matches. Increasing it to £20 when England wins, because: "I am worry to see professionals a little discontented
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    • 99 13 PIGEON'S FLYING RECORD IN JAPAN. 14 Hr. 39 Mm. to Cover 600 Kilometres. Tokyo, Jane 19. In a recent pigeon flying contest between Aomoria Prefecture and Tokyo held by the Tokyo Pigeon Society, a bird owned by a prominent Tokyo business man was placed as the first winner, covering the
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    • 55 13 Victory for Press Gang. liOndon, July The Princess of Wales' Stakes d 1 mile*) resulted as follows: PR^SS GANG BOSWORTH AICFSTER Five ran. Won by two lengths: four lengths betv..:°r. second cmd third. The betting: 15 to 8 against Press Ganf». 11 to 10 against Bosworth.
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    • 17 13 Bowling against Middlesex recently Snary, the Leicestershire bowler, took 4 wickets for, 5 runs m 7 overs.
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    • 37 13 Slater, the Derbyshire bowler, had one deadly spell with far-reaching effects m the recent match at Chesterfield against Worcestershire, m which, having earlier conceded 23 runs without getting a wicket he captured 8 wickets for 23 runs.
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    • 540 13 Nottingham. Never having been twelfth man m a Test team, I have often wondered what a twelfth man did after he had been picked, writes Trevor Wignall m the Daily Express. I knew, of course, that it was his job to be ready so
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    • 207 13 Detailed Results. Lcndfn. .Tuly 5. The following cable gives further deiaii- of the aA a. Champtomhip recently held at Stamfcrd Bridge. The sever, nines walk was won by Hyde <Enfie!d A. C m 54 mk\ 2-5 sees., which is the fatest championship time since 192.V Throwing the
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    • 154 13 [Prom Our Own Correspondent.! London. June 16. A verdict of Accidental Death was returned at the inquest at Westminster on Captain Francis Valentine Scott Douglas, aged 32. of Luckington. Chippenham. Wiltshire, who died this week at King Edward VIIs hospital after a riding accident. Captain Douglas, an
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    • 71 13 Visit to Colombo on Way Home. London, July 9. Wellington. The British rugby tourists beat the Maoris by 19 points to 13 points. The British Rugby team which is at present touring New Zealand lias accepted the Invitation of the Ceylon Rugby Football Union
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    • 856 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Dae. AGAMEMNON For Marseilles, London, Mid Holland July
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    • 572 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd* (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN'' LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL.) FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Singapore, •A CITY OP ATHENS July 30 «A CITY OP DURBAN g^ 6 BM. CITY OF
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    • 439 14 P. O, British India and Apcar Lines (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S <;oURN M r LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVK V OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA jap^ Dae. Tonnage. Cing»por«. Tonn af KASHMIR 9,000 July
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    • 708 15 0. S. K. Line. N w York: (from Hjiis Kong) Express Freight Service). Tokal Maru Aug. 21 f irt...i. «ttlr and Vancouver.— (from Kobe) t Arabia Maru July 31 ujho, 1.. Rotterdam, Hamburg. Bremen tnd .MUn:p Altai Mara July 19 20 Mftai P Klizabtth. Cape Town, Rio de j,. aaakMi
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    • 359 15 Cinemas alioard ship <4 FIRST RUN cinemas are shown regularly on every voyage of the President Liners This is just one of the service features we provide to make your trip more enjoyable. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES and AMERICAN MAIL LINE THE BANK LINE. AMERICAN ORIENTAL LINE SERVICE. (Owners: Messrs. ANDREW
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    • 828 15 K. P. M. EONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO.. OF BATAVIA > (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 5451. with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freights. Transhipment. Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives In the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang) of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION
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    • 864 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated In Austral!*). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Befular monthly sailing* by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,376 tona) and th* motor vessel Malabar (4,512 tons). Tb* MARELLA Is one of the largest and flnest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de luxe,
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    • 438 16 BIBBY LINE (LONDON ADDRESS: PALL MALL, LONDON, S.W.I) of fast twin-screw Oil Driven Mail Passenger Vessels between RANGOON, COLOMBO, MARSEILLES. PLYMOUTH AND LONDON with through connection from Singapore and Penang. HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Steamer. Leave Rangoon. SHROPSHIRE Aug. 7 OXFORDSHIRE Aug. 21 STAFFORDSHIRE Sept. 4 GLOUCESTERSHIRE Sept. 18 CHESHIRE Oct. 2
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    • 365 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. v. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW VOi "V»% (Inci norntcd m U.3.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE. VN|( (via Buet> Do SalU M.S. SILVERPALM July 22 July 27 N <- T^ M.B. SILVERASH Aug 18 24 U, PACIFIC-JAVA-CALCUTTA SERVIcf SINGAPORE TO SAN
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    • 25 16 SINGAPORE SHIP( HANOLBI COMPANY. I BBIPCHANDLBI& I SHIPBROkIRS I COMMISSIO\ Ui^i Offices:— MAYNAKDS 111 IV I 11, Battery I!"-" 1 I Telephone N» J3 I
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    • 674 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungel Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday. Tuesday. Thursday and Friday a m Bangkok every Thursday 3 a^ m Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh. Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 4 m m Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 24 17 Hern* < Captain JnireM.V.0.. OBE. RN.i is to return •mm inn Heram wfll lea%4 Ml 7th. arrive Singapore ■ti] OO August 14th l<r
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    • 67 17 SUBMARINES' VISIT TO SINGAPORE. v Vessels for China Station. Hi ti h iiiliiii tlm i Oetrli klaklntyre)f Odin (Gamdr. W. iii. Ooendr T. T v O a.m (Lt-Oomdr. r R bf til If depot sir 1 H M.S. c C.intih. DS.O.i. are due to on July 30 and will letWQ
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    • 485 17 I Royal Scots Called Out. Tientsin. June IS. vetODOMata occurred m con- n vuth the sailing of the Indo-China S I '"^rf yesterday. The steamer H for Shanghai, via Chefoo and H at 10 a.m. on Sundyy. On the H dM was boarded by between
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    • 174 17 FOURTEEN SAVED FROM CAPSIZED SAILBOAT. I I Manila, July 2. m of searching for m tin members of the crew Nino that capsized on 1 l* t ween the islands of de Campo. Romblon. the eddo which was dispatch- disaster reported having I 14 persons. ''ding six children, were downed,
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    • 585 17 Wife Saved When Husband and Children Drown. Further detaJls of the recent accident to the motor vessel Vaiviri near Port Moresby are contained m latest Australian papers to hand, which state: Port Moresby (Papua), June 20. Fifteen people were drowned when the motor vessel Vriviri. owned
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    • 212 17 Lloyd Triestino Service Extended. The Times of Ceylon is informed that the Lloyd Triestino Navigation Company 'one of the oldest steamship companies m the East > has decided to inaugurate, m September. 1930, I a if gular mail and passenger express service v ith
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    • 81 17 Sixteen Annamite men and one woman, stated to be members of the crew of a nativ craft, apparently a fishing boat, were bfOUgfc! to Hong Kong by the Kiangsu. They were handed over to the Water Police at 10.30 p.m.. and as all were more or less suffering frnr Ihe
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  • 1090 17 A Ceremony at Trinity House. At noon on June 16. Trinity Monday, m accordance with old custom and the terms of the ancient Charter, the Deputy Master and Elder Brethren of Trinity House, together with those of the Younger Brethren who could be present, attended a
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    • 62 17 'WV7Tu VV uU^IJI3IJSu A2AHJ > <vJK^ LJ (o) fl r^'^Ns^^B V:■ 1 j^T SHE gave her best n NESTLES did the rest, a and here > /jgg,^^'^^^^^^ Syou have the finished product: the nearest PlMCjl m MOT T, thing to perfection m IH^^^^^^^M r^STERILISEfT^ canned milk. I I IT HAS
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  • 513 18 New Use For Ultra-Short Waves. The possibility of communicating with Mars by means of wireless signals has once more come up for scientific discussion. It is a far mating speculation and one with so many sidea to it that it is not surprising that it
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  • 123 18 I The Sheriff Steps In. London, July 1. Chicago. Besides breaking all records, the fliers, Messrs. John and Kenneth Hunter, have already secured a substantial fortune. They are receiving £20 a hour from a petrol company and a dollar a minute from a manufacturer of wireless
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  • 679 18 A 24-Hour Programme Needed. Has not the time come when a. big step forward should be taken m Empire broadcasting. asks a correspondent of The Times m mail week. Two-and-a-half years ago the long-range wireless station SSW was established by the British Broadcasting Corporation. SSW transmits for a
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  • 24 18 If you regard art as a luxury, what a queer, drab world you are building up for yourselves and posterity! Mr. Lawrence Haward. I
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  • 380 18 LISTENING COMPARISONS NEW STATIONS. (From Our Wireless Correspondent). Since Hulzen closed down greater attention is being paid to other stations and nearly every evening a new station or two is being logged. Owing to the hot weather atmospherics are rather fierce above 30 metres. Listening m
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  • 550 18 Screened Grid Error*. It will come as a surprise to many to loan, that television has made such strides during the past few months that picture.; are b'rlr.fr shown on a screen measuring seven feet by six, with a simultaneous reproduction of r;pcech. music and song, says the
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  • 164 18 The Ceylon Select Committeee on the Income Tax Bill intend to hear oral representations regarding specific clauses cf the Bill, which the (Executive Committee appointed at the PubH." Protest meeting desire to make. In a communication dated June 28. addre>\|ed to Mr. R. L. Pcreira. the
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    • 362 18 I There is no mmmi H I lo get cool I Wk«i +m I clown, pour out Wn§ j (las* oi MoniMrrai Yem wM c—m I MntiT»t k fkeewkjlhm Mm It At rI lime juice J 1 jfsUl Within the Reach of All CLI \R, healthy skin and soft, lustrous
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    • 346 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) Paid up Capital In 600.000 share* of £5 each £8,000.000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000.000 BEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London. E.G. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Btar Hong Kong I Rangoon Amrltsar HoUo
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    • 262 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated In England). Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1,800,000 Paid-up 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,646.505 BOARD OP DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrle, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq. Charles J. Hambro, Esq. J. O. Robins n, Esq. W. H. Shelford, Esq. Sir Thomas Catto. Bart LONDON
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    • 260 18 INSURANCE. THF south ikri^) BRITISH X^- INSURANCE COMPANY >MlTlb FIRE, MARINE, HANSIt AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTRD H LOWEST CURRENT T E& L. C. MARGOLIOLTI: Office: 2, Finlay PERSONAL AC IT FATAL ACCIDENI. HAVE you made p: I of your dependents overtake you? IT only costs SI S y< Policy
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  • 387 19 To- Day's Price Changes. 1 KCHANGE RATES. July 1R ■UM tooths 4 sight 2 3 29,32 2 3 2732 jays' sight 2 3 25 32 sight 2 3 3 4 23 23 32 23 1116 i- inand 1427 234 t demand 56 1 16 ■start* sod Souraba;a, demand 139 ntv
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  • 697 19 FRIDAY. JULY 18TH(LOSING QUOTATIONS. rtux-rs filers. 23s 25s 11s 3d 12s 1 Tin 14s 3d 15s R Padang (sl> 10 15 Caves ($1) 55 60 B.ki; Arang isl) 40 50 i Malay <£• 13s 15s norn NOM. NOM NOM. 25 30 SD 50 55 15s 3d 16s
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  • 692 19 v^?z istjlk j^^rc^ of the im rt Notes: 1. Stocks on estates of less than 100 acres and stocks m transit on rail, road or local steamer arc not ascertained. 2. The production of estates of less than 100 acres is estimated from the formula: Production Imports
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  • 205 19 Singapore, July 18. After a further decline at the beginning of the week raused chiefly by heavy liquidation m New York and London, prices rallied slightly on short covering and uncertainty regarding the meeting of Dutch Growers on the 17th. instant. Apparently the result of the
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  • 87 19 July 18th., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers Tone of Market: Slightly Easier. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet 5 9 16d. per 3b New York Boot Sbflflt G.ets. 10 ncr lb. it L; Mmovnced m the (MvmnMDt Oaaeiu that tbe BukU Btntttl Syndicate Ltd.. bM been
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  • 118 19 Majedie to Suspend Tapping. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.! London. July 18. At its meeting to-day East Asiatic Rubber Co. approved a dividend of 6 per cent and carry forward of £43.123. Sungei Gettah is paying no dividend, though it reports a profit of £4510. The following company
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  • 174 19 The Need for Government Co-Operation. [Reuters Service.] Amsterdam. July 17. Af the meeting of Dutch rubber interests it is understood the decision was reached after 31--hours discussion. The rubber expert. Hcer Burger, explained at length that the co-operation of the Dutch East Indian Government was m the
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  • 46 19 f ßouter's Service.] New York. July 18. The Standard Oil Company of Indiana, whirh already holds half the Sinclair interest m th" Sinclair Pipeline Company and the Sinclair Crude Oil Purchase Company, has agreed In purchase the other half for $72,000,000.
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  • 200 19 Perak Impatient With T.P.A. [Prom Our Own Correspondent Ipoh. July 18. There is much impatience and resentment m Perak mining circles at the silence of the T.P.A Council m London on the tin control scheme to which the local Advisory Council has secured many adherents. Daily
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  • 142 19 Singapore. July 17th. Our market declined steadily until 17', cents was reached on Tuesday, after which there was a slight recovery and the period now closes at IT 1 cents. This orice indicates a droo of 1 cent on the week's balance. This morning's cables quote both London
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  • 92 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore, July IS. Tin. Easier. Kuchais 98 1.01 l y Kintas 98 1.01 2 Penauats 50 52 1 Ulu Klangs 85 90, Petalings 4.20 4.35. Talams 50 54. Hong Fatts 51 54. Hong Kong Tins 14s. 9d. 15s. 6d., Aycr Hitams 10s. 9d. 11s. 3d.. Pangnga
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  • 167 19 Singapore. July IK. Rubber.— London. 5>..d. Unchanged. 4 p.m. Price (Ldon Std> Spot 17; S.S. R.S.S. on Tender July 17',. Aug. -Sep. 17 Oct -Dec. 19. Jan-Mar. 20. Stagnant. Tin.— London. £137 2a 6d. £1 2s 6d. Up. Mining.— Easy. Sungei Ways 2.20 2.30, Kuchais 98
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  • 57 19 Yesterday's Opening Prices. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT! London, July 18. Rubber opened to-day at 5 \d fur spot and 5 9-16 d. forward, later prices being 5 5-I6d. and 3 9-l6d Tone dull. The share-market is dull easier. Till opened at £133 for spot and £135';
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  • 193 19 Melbourne, June 23. Addressing shareholders at the annual mtti ing of Singapore Hume Pipe Co.. to-day, tte acting chairman (Senator McLachlan* declared that the proposal to tax dividends earned outside Australia would be a foolish step, and would not assist materially m improving Australia's position. Because
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 77 19 ASSETS EXCEED $11,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $38,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. I (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27 Old Jewry E C I The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life'
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    • 33 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO* Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD., BRANCH OFFICE: CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist flo-M-y, A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 1034 20 JOHORE WELL BEATEN, j Yesterday's Malaya Cup Match. Singapore 6; Johore 0. A large attendance saw the match between Singapore and Johore m the southern section of the Malaya Cup Competition at the Stadium yesterday and many must have been disappointed at the poor game that resulted.
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  • 33 20 Malacca, July 18. A big contingent of football fans are leaving Malacca for Seremban to-morrow for the Malaya Cup match. The general opinion is that Malacca will win.
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  • 160 20 YESTERDAY'S CRICKET. P. S. and L. Meet the Services. The S.C.C. tournament favourites, the Services, began their fixture against the P.S. and L. on the Padang last evening. Winning the toss they put their opponents m to bat and succeeded m getting three wickets before
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  • 274 20 Yesterday's Results. Results m the Garrison lawn tennis tournament yesterday were: Capt. and Mrs. Dearden owe 15.3 beat Lt.-Col. and Mrs. Moore plus 15.4. 6 2, 7 9, 6 2. Capt. Barlow and Mrs. Bellamy plus 4 beat Li. Welchman and Miss Bruce Petrie plus 4. 10—8.
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  • 121 20 Yesterday's results m the Ladies' Lawn T.C. Tournament were: Open Mixed Doubles. Miss Toby and Roy Smith beat Mrs. Bennett and Harm 10 8. 6 4. Mrs. Buchanan and Rev. Aitken beat Mr. and Mrs. Savi 6 4. 6 o. MONDAYS TIES. Mixed Doubles Handicap.
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  • 166 20 The following were results of ties played In the S.C.R.C. tennis tournament: "A" Singles Handicap. Tan Thian Sang owe 6 beat Chua Choon Sim owe 9, 6 3. 7 5. Wee Eng Yong owe 9 beat Teo Tian Keng owe 6. 6 l. 4 6. 6
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  • 27 20 Ipoh, July 18. Perak meets Penang at Ipoh to-morrow In the Malaya Cup with a new side compared to that m the Selangor match.
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  • 324 20 A.A.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS. A New Record Weight Putt. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, July 18. A large gathering was present this evening for the opening of the annual championship meeting of the Amateur Athletic Association, which is being held on the Selangor Club Padang. The
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  • 700 20 Yesterday's Results. The 28th annual athletic sports of the St. Josephs Institution were held on the School ground yesterday. A large gathering witnessed tho many keenly contested events. J. Then and E. Then, last year's champion and runner-up respectively, retained their titles. There were many exciting
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  • 350 20 RACES OR RECORD? To the Editor. Sir, While the Garrison sports appear to have inspired m your readers a fever of criticism or defence of the timekeeper, and a discussion as to whether the 100 yards was or was not a record, no-one, not even the
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  • 133 20 To the Editor. Sir. With reference to the above Match which is scheduled to be played on Tuesday. July 22nd. at the Padang. as published m your journal on Friday, no doubt the S.C.C. have every right to reserve part or portion of the Padang for the
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  • 39 20 Sammy Mandell Goes Out m First Round. [Reuter's Service] New York. July 18. In their 15-round world lightweight championship contest here to-day Al Singer knocked out the holder Sammy Mandell, m the first round.
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  • 151 20 A Second Defeat. Ipoh. July 18. The South China footballers for the second time found Perak too good for them for they l^t to the Perak Chinese yesterday by three goals to one. following a defeat by the Prrak State side by three to two
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  • 52 20 New York, July 18. The following are latest baseball results. National League. New York 12. St. Louis 9. Philadelphia 9, Cincinatti 14. Boston 2. Pittsburgh 6. Brooklyn 3, Chicago 6. American League. Cleveland 4, Washington 3. Detroit 2. Boston 12. Chicago 8. Philadelphia 12. St. Louis 7, New
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  • 48 20 Arrangements for Malay Match. For the First Division S.C.C. vs Malay match on the Padang on Tuesday, a certain number of seats will be reserved at $1 each; will members who wish seats reserved please apply to the Secretary. This does not affect season ticket holders.
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  • 36 20 The launches for spectators to follow this afternoon's rowing events will be Lady Guillemard and Rimau. They will leave Johnston's Pier at 4.25 p.m. and arrangements have been made to supply tea on board.
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