The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 July 1930

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1 20 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 20 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 1 .'5,088. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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  • 384 1 Latest reports from the Italian earthquake zone show that 2,573 people have been killed in Avellino alone, while 250 bodies have been taken from the ruins of Villanova. There are touching and pathetic examples of loyalty in connection with the King's arrival in the affected area-Pages 11
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  • 1355 1 Quicqiud ugunt homines nostri sst farrago Libelli Juven*l As an example ot the art of saying nothing In so many words the official account of the meeting of the Indian Immigration Committee, which was concerned with a matter of vital importance to planters, stands pre-eminent. From
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 193 1 WING LOONG. < h HIGH CLAO9 TAILORING. gpa cv Finish Guarantee H. HIGH STREET. <♦<♦♦* t RAFFLES HOTEL t X E X( hi i KNT ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION. 4> TEA DANCES j" DINNER DANCES X MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY <?♦ 1 FKIDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY NIGHT DINNERS A SPECIALITY f
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    • 192 1 GLOBE-TROTTING WITH THE i PUT AJC SUPERWASP f COMBING THE ETHER FOR ONE EVENING j WE BROUGHT IN THE FOLLOWING AT FULL j LOUDSPEAKER STRENGTH HDIZEN— HOLLAND EINDHOVEN— HOLLAND. PARIS— FRANCE SAIGON— INDO-CHINA. j CHELMSFORD— ENGLAND RUGBY— ENGLAND. SYDNEY— AUSTRALIA PERTH— AUSTRALIA. SCHENECTADY— AMERICA KHABAROVSK— SIBERIA jfj BANDOENG— D.E.I. BATAVIA—
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    • 117 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Public notices auctions etc. Page 9. Theatre and cinema programmes Page 2. Indigestion can be banished by X ruse hen Page 2. Music and dancing at the Capitol to-night Page 2. Eat Chivers" marmalade every- morning Page 13. Book at Little's for Madame Kelveys show —Page 2 Special
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    • 12 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL BUTTS. U. BIGH STREET.
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    • 439 2 I CAPITOL j RESTAURANT TO-NIGHT I j MUSIC and DANCING j i from 11 to 12 p.nu J (AFTER THE CAPITOL I THEATRE PERFORMANCE). J Specially-Constructed Teak Dance Floor. PHONE 4906. for Table Reservations I "Dine at the Capitol" INDIGESTION Banished by Kruschen 1 Mlfftifd t">r Mimr Ntais fnin a
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    • 345 2 VICTORIA THEATRE TO-NIGHT 26th. at 9.15. i S.A.D.C. WILL PRESENT j IN THE NEXT ROOM. 1 j j i Booking at Little's $3, $2, and $1. jjj j i w.w \i)ti vVk .w v v w yy w,^ w v y y w y y v yy v( MATINEES TO-DAY
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    • 335 2 SLHAMBR^ TMC TMIATRC OF P{ HF U I SOUK £rD RepfioouctKjN fl Hi To-Day and To-Morrow at J n m Children Half Price. j IRVING AARONSON HIS COMMANDER I IX A SELECTION OF MUSICAL M HBRJK FOLLOWED m A MUSICAL NUMBER OF SPECIAL INTERKSI TO MUSIC LOVERS I DUCI DE
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 271 2 rTHE WEEK. Saturday. 26th High Water. 1 1.2 i». 86 It. 22.19. 10.2 it Penang Ract > begin. Rangoon Ruad School Sports. 3 p.m. Malaya Cup: Singapore vs. N.S.. Stadium. Footbah. Ret. Div. PA. vs. Welch. P. Brani. Cricket: SCC. Tounv. Etcs. v<. 8.8. and 1., Padang. 2 p.m.: Welch
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  • 1039 3 Welcome Comedy!; Skinner Steps Out und l'uts it Over; Tryon alongside ChapHn. L'oyd and Keaton; Two Dramas of the Cold; Next British "Talkie" m Singapore. •By Our Film Ccrrespondtnt >. Though our "talkie" entertainment hab ;nany times been light, surprisingly enough we have seen and
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  • 34 3 I can't understand that a rertain sec* ion of the public thinks it Ins got hold of a lunatic m Enstein. but poor Epstein has got hold of a million lunatics. Miss Edith Sitwell.
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  • 516 3 Starlings and Others. The rrrd bath. VTttOS B. V. R. bj th- Man- ciuardssii, provtdea so n.u.h Joy, :v t..e b. -•hers, but to the spectator*, tbfti I feel tempted to supply one vi Oargantfkata but ilas! the Garden b mudL All lay the thirsts Wrds come for
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  • 137 3 Hcilywood has chosen George Metaxa. a former Roumanian Government clerk, wttOM tenor voice and handsome presence were once well known on the London sta^e, as the oIT-cial successor if Rudolph Valentino. One of the chief movie companies has severely tested Metaxa. with successful results. He will
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  • 23 3 Shceburynesr, woman: You < unnot send me to prison. I have twenty-one children. Chairman: In that case we will not. Pay ten «hillinrs laßteatl.
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    • 231 3 I \VH ITEAWAYS COMMENCES ON Monday, July 28th DRASTIC REDUCTIONS (LEAK ALL SURPLUS STOCKS. KAY LAIDLAW CO. LTD: (Inc rporated m England.' IPORE, MALACCA AND SEREMBAN. l&gbt Do it by ■ii Electricity X aTv /"^LEANING and cooking, ci ?1 heating and lighting You J St 3 w^ never find Mother
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    • 209 3 I MOST ESPECIALLY IN I SLUMP TIME f THE EFFICIENT PROTECTION OF STEEL-WORK IS AN t ECONOMY OF VITAL NECESSITY *t* X V An Unprotected (or Inefficiently Protected j Mud-Guard, Building or Tin Dredge will Depreciate with Ra-t $pidity from Exposure to the Ravages of the Climate. X WAILES DOVE
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  • 379 4 Wonderful Record m Motor Cycle Races. Nearly all the great motor cycle races of 1929 were won by British machines. The pessimist who deplores the decadence of British sport, can at least have no cause for complaint when he considers the outstanding performances of British machines and
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  • 59 4 A fine of forty shillings was imposed at Brentford Police Court on Kaye Don, the racing motorist, for driving his motor-car at forty-eight miles an hour on the Great Westroad at Brentford. A policeman said that Kaye Don, when stopped and told of his speed,
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  • 1342 4 IMPROVEMENTS EVERY MOTORIST CAN MAKE I- BY HON. MRS. VICTOR BRUCE, i WHY BE UNCOMFORTABLE (Specially written for the Free Press T 117HY continue to put up with inconvenience or actual discomfort on the motor-car when it can be eliminated so easily? Usually the cause is some little gadget omitted
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  • 602 4 Hopes of Standardisation of Devices. The memorandum dealing with the question of headlight dazzle, issued the other day dv the Royal Automobile Club, at the request of the Ministry- of Transport, is of particular interest to all users of nrivately -owned motorcars, says John Prioleau m the
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  • 115 4 Roadworthy Repair for Broken Pipe. When a petrol or oil pipe breaks on the roni a roadworthy repair can be effected with i simple cork. It is only necessary to use one of fairly largo size. Bore through it from end to end a holr* of slightly
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  • 747 4 FOOL-I»Rooi- KAte Lugjjajfe Under the |i lmn "Works" a tk?gj* Of recent years the., of attempts to produ if not fool-proof. „t, It is the Rear-cham: v which has been m.s. by the provision ol p the fitting of Md, sp wheel type, which pen over-run
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  • 23 4 According to oilm.'.. 12.380 motor vthui. as compared with <>nl\ Chevrolet, and Buick W most popular; Mornplace, followed by o. Citroen, and Austin
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 96 4 THE ATTRIBUTES OF GABSqaSB ARE UNQUESTIONABLE SMOKE This tdtdt-MMBt ia iMuMI by tb« Britisb-Amwtou Tit^fco Co, otmk*}JM. B-44A Malayan Motors, Ltd j| 14-20, ORCHARD ROAD can supply your battery requirements. WIRELESS BATTERIES 1 High and Low Tension Grid Bias CAR BATTERIES S< All Popular Types Held Fully Charged HOUSE LIGHTING
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  • 818 5 EARLY EXPERIMENTS. Andrew L. Riker and Coker F. Clarkson. Detroit, Mich, June 14. The automobile Industry is mourning the loss of two of its pioneer leaders Andrew L. Riker and Coker F. Clarkson. Both men were identified officially with the Society of Automotive Engineers during
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  • 178 5 How It Is Studied by British Firms "In the past." said Colonel J. A. Cole m •welcoming delegates to the Imperial Press Conference to the Humber and Hilhnin motor firtories "our foreign competitors have made capital out of boosting their goods and have pound out a flood
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  • 287 5 Barnato Gives Up Speeding. Confirmation of doubts of the utility ci tinual striving for fresh speed records exor^ed at the time of Sir H. Segraves death would i appear to be forthcoming m the nnnouncpmev' j that the firm of Bent ley Motors Limited
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  • 239 5 Motorists on Dartmoor last month met with what must have been an unusual experience at Dartmeet Bridge. Two police sergeants borrowed from the neighbouring prison held each an end of ;he bridge, and were backed by men waving large flags some distance on either side of
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  • 244 5 Mr. Bruce's Tribute. Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary ol State Jer fche Dominions, speaking at Coventry sa<d'We hays been handicapped because we have not applied ourselves to the changed conditions of the modern world. "Years ago our goods could go anywhere and be sold. To-day it
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 88 5 i USED I j A I'^ 1 I WEEK I Commencing Sat. July 26th. J j You may get I 5O Gallons of Petrol Many Bargains will be Offered. I Borneo Chevrolet Limited, j I FLY AWAY FROM THE HEAT! I 1 N In ONLY 8 HOURS Nj i i
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    • 175 5 I A DISPLAY OF GOOD SECOND-HAND CARS I WILL BE HELD IN OUR SHOWROOMS I From Monday 28th July 1930. <l X X A FEW BARGAINS f X, f t ♦j* 1927-28 Armstrong-Siddeley Latest Model 6 cyl. Chevrolet f Saloon, repainted, tyres all m excellent condition and engine, T Urer
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  • 1005 6  -  D. M. GREIG Saturday Tennis Special. By Courteraft equalled by no player m England, a forehand drive which, for Kcnisu-y. also unequalled, and a backhand stroke which appears to be a weakness hat which m fact. Is not. because she is able to place the
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  • 561 6 What Will New Board of Control Do Will the newly con;tructed Briti h Boxing Board of Control, with their higher social influence, carry mare weight than .the old Board? Trte present legislative body were merely figureheads when they held the position of steward-. Now they are the ruling
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  • 84 6 London, July 10. New York. The criininolopical library used by the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle m writing his Sherlock Holmes stories will be sent here, to Dr. Rosenbach, the well-known American deal' r m rare books, who recently purchased it for £9") at a London
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  • 861 6 Arthur Feall says (By Arthur Peall for the Free Press.) rM Newman is a brilliant loser. He lost against Joe Davis m the championship this year for the third time m succession, but actually returned a better average than the winner did last season,
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  • 128 6 Rat Army Eating Country Out. Shanghai, Jane 28. An army of rats, millions strong, and wellnigh invincible, is mp.rching across Siberia, A large area is threatened with famine, and the rats are moving m such large bodies that they can attack everything m their path.
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  • 1010 6 America's Best loved Woman: Major Operations on Lettuce: Whiteside Back from the Road: Creating Villages for Estates: The Costs of Births and Deaths. New York. June 14. On Friday. June 20th.. many of the p;/sons whom Mrs. Helen Gould Shepard has be'riended will remember that it
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  • 66 6 At Ketterlng m the recent match between Northants and Somerset Liddell's dismissal when he had made 43, which included 8 boundary hits, caused comment. When Prank Lee made a great catch he went over the boundary and saved himself from falling with his left hand while he kept the ball
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  • 1121 6  - WELCOME CRICKET REVIVAL. Ivan Sharpe till GLOUCESTER'S ADVANCE. KNOCK-OUT COMPKTITION'Toxf,^:-' (Specially written for the Fr.r i»i, T'HE brightest feature of English county cricket during recent times has been I'u. advance of certain of the weaker counties. AU t»x> long the County Champion hjp has been m the grip of the
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  • 211 6 Bobby Jones's Hardest Tournament. Ho>Likr. '•it was tbfl hardest i iiampiciiGhip I haw W Played la, M Bottf Jones told me Vfaaa we discussed his victory m the British Open Qolf ObmmgkmabtQ at Hoy Like. writes a Hom>' golf c; rro:;p< ndent. "I never
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  • 67 6 I• t The Earl vl I and Majjr-GciuM-ul J B j ttafl toOoi 4 nmiir* who are 1 j n Urn J bave already ai d ivinn Country must D I J J lr rapport P the Brlti b race, therefore, tMfIM r»-;m' <!•>.;.• l b:-biy manbar
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  • 24 6 taneously sportsman 1 during thr nctHi Test orilliant c«tcli h;u". innings to a OIOM. S^TJ m arm. whi-n th.- player, returned to tl.- cheers.
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  • 2104 7 THE LONDON STOCK EXCHAGE. I s TERM. Trouble w. Him idem i »'ie. (ill its ::!id r. tton edit a. ul 1 id m 1001. ii: abk' M.stcrI". 17HI I ..veil mill ml i. 'I hen and the Boutta puaMtaaj i isjhteestt) h < ntury raided (hi ktk of Waterloo
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  • 71 7 Lord Strickland m London. Lord Strickland, whose refusal to permit the Vatican to compel a Maltese priest to leave the island brought about the present crisis, flew to England to see Mr. Mac Donald. "I have done my job." he said, expressing satisfaction at the
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  • 259 7 A Kowloon Business. The rather astounding statement that certain Chinese residents of Kowloon Tong were bn ed ing mosquitoes for the specific purpose of feeding goldfish was made by Sanitary Inspector A. K. Taylor before Mr. Whvte Smith at thp Kowloon Magistracy when the owner
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  • 194 7 Depot Opened m Tsinanfu. Tientsin, July 1? Facing a serious shortage of rice, wheat- and other food-stuffs m Peking and Tientsin btcausi: of the feeding of the tens of thousands of Shansi tad Kuominchun troops fighting m North China, Marshal Yen Hsi-sha.n has orriered the establishment
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  • 149 7 Ranch Ceremony. Los Angles. Hoot Gibson, the cowboy film hero, announces, that he will be married to Mbs Sally Eilers. The wedding will take pl;"-c m tru" cowboy fashion at Gibson's ranch. This will bo Hoot Gibson's t'nini v.ruding. Mrs. Helm Hoot Gibson, hLs second wife,
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  • 44 7 Rugby, July 16. The Prince of Wales and Prince Gourde yesterday new to Wiiighoe, Buckinghamshire to witness a gliding derr.onslruwn by Hut Kronfeld the well-known German export, and several Engli hmen includuig Flight-LJcjlcnunW Field, the Prince's pilot.
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  • 866 8 LORANG IN COURT. Statement That Companies Owe Him Money. Francis LoflftSg, the financier and director of tne Blue Bird BVOOp of campanit:-, who has bc-^n extradited to England, appeared m a packed court at the Guildhall m mail week. He was facing the
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  • 93 8 Egyptian Section Plans for Better Results. London, July !7. A committee appointed to formulate a scheme for the protection of the interest of the spinnerof the Egyptian section of the Lancasni'v I cotton-spinning trade have drafted a plan including a pooling scheme and the fixing *>i minimum
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    • 390 8 mVF t \r. I ty 1 p/*i ft wall «*ubjy*£* bu**** o l^ y of thousands oi people, h.miuiiv Jl^J mV^ >. directly and Indirectly through the Fiat origins*- LiiiJwt' B^Xn4 tion a: home and abroad BY* 8r 1 The direct interrogation was carried out bj means Dflft^ of referendums
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    • 148 8 Next time you give a Party t THIRTEEN 1 try serving Sailor TEMPTING M^AT Savouries, m sand* fr FISH PASTP^ wiches, on buttered /■W~^ T^ biscuits, on strips of m toast. Especially if A. any of your guests /^S^few^y are men. There's a M '^'f^* 1 zestful something alt jjji
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    • 439 9 piiSINESS CARDS. ■Sassage H 11/ lv-"""' Til- FUMIKO I j; pt ..by Ghaut. I'MARBiI MERCHANTS. SINGAPOKE CASKET CO. N -p^ ul. Pentaas Road. H uvend" Street— Phone 6075. JJpTIKIINCED AND QCALIFirn TRANSLATORS. H }«,•< Moderate. IMO i ts. account bonks and Trtf* I co'- r.dfnce. etc. either Kngllah I "^^v^Mif
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    • 651 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 ox services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained In the Tender Room, Municipal Offices: Closing Date. Execution of Repairs,
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    • 692 9 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. It is hereby notified that the Exchange Banks will be closed on: August 2nd, Saturday, Public Holiday. August 4th, Monday, Bank Holiday. NOTICE. Singapore Society of Architects. (Incorporated) The first Annual Dinner of the above Society will be held on Saturday August 2nd, 1930 at 8 p.m.
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    • 661 9 NOTICES. TAIPING TURF CLUB, THIRD PROFESSIONAL MEETING. Ist Day, Tuesday, 12th Aug., 1930. 2nd Day, Thursday, 14th Aug., 1930. 3rd Day, Saturday, 16th Aug., 1930. Subject to sufficient entries, the following races will be provided: (a) Three runs for Class 3 Horses. Stakes $1,600. Distances about 5 furlongs, about 6
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    • 451 9 J AUCTION SALE j AUCTION SALE I of I EXCELLENT WAX POLISHED AND WALNUT J STAINED TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. J AUSTRIAN-MADE FIRE-RESISTING IRON I SAFE, ETC. I COMPRISING:— WaInut stained teak sideI boards, dressing tables witb,^ bevelled mirror I panels, washstands with marble tops, almeirahs land wardrobes with bevelled mirror
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    • 501 9 COTY'S I PARFUM PARIS. I I "THE FRAGRANCE I I of gaiety: 9 I I OBTAINABLE FROM ALL 3 DISPENSARIES. I Sole Agents g j DUPIRE BROS., LTD. I SINGAPORE SHIPCHANDLERY COMPANY. SHI PC HANDLERS. SHIPBROKERS. COMMISSIdN AGENTS. Offices:— MA YNARD'S BUILDINGS, 11, Battery Road. Telephone No. 6433. W^B (ban
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  • 647 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. JULY 26. 1930. ITALY'S SORROW. The utmost sympathy will be felt with the people of Italy m the disaster which has overtaken their beautiful country and that sympathy will be tinged, as far as the majority of Easterners are concerned, with a personal feeling due to
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  • 1347 10 The Singapore Rotary Club has been exempted from registration under the Societies Ordinance. Mr. L. B. Gibson has been appointed to officiate as Assistant to the Attorney General. At the weekly meeting of the Ipoh Rotary Club Mr. S. S. Steedman spoke on memories of •"Rahman." the historic mining area
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  • 411 10 WAS «T AN g^ "'"mho. The publu r- Fernando. tz-u££*2t. M Singapore. «m <■■ Court before Mr Justi S t. Examinee said h. 7?''°* ye "«2B tors of the Hot,l lr,u, ch^**%M while Mr. A. d- 7* 50 Director, was on "J kj While he «x, ,7
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  • 253 10 MR. SAN All WIM. ON IM BBF]| To the l.ditor I sir. 1 h;i\i been 1 the attempts thai hav< through the Press 1 this country realta h clash with those ol tin' company therefore littl> I former, by any din I Hit' latter intend :vwi#l
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    • 173 10 r *ADEHt&* The Sign of the Best Beer ALLSOPPS H.IUB 'S'Dfl'lJSPWflJMilllßliJVlfll Ilfli'^S J •■''<■ jflK.fli''Jfl>i!V'>SiWliHillH i VHoKlßlHßHHl BY SPECIAL j^ff A* HM THE KINO APPOINTMENT TO F SIAM ESTD. M& 1872 A VERY ATTRACTIVE SELECTION OF LADIES AND GENTS WATCHES IN THE BEST "OMEGA" MAKE. INCLUDING LEATHER FOLDING AND CHROMIUM
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    • 73 10 A SINGLE EGG A DAY is said to be enough to support life. The French dietary expert who said this, is evidently a firm believer m the old adage that "un oeuf is as good as a feast.' What about a "GAFLAC" POLICY GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD.
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    • 100 10 COMMODITY MARKET. LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. London, July 25, 5.10 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sont notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £134 14 16 (up 6 16). Forward £136 8 16 (up 4 16). The market is steady. Messrs. Symington
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  • 294 11 001HG DEATH ROLL. ,5-3 Dead m Avellino Province Alone. K. ■■> Service] AvAlino, July 25. that 2..i73 have been killed the earthquake m the Pro- .ILiiiova. July 25. ..«,<■ >.. have been taken from the wi l.ir l f Vll when there are over 500 n jj»
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  • 39 11 Thieves Get Away With a Mail Van. FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London. July 25. nn from outside the t>-day There were I letters m.side. abandoned the car outside another left absolutely no to atatrttah their
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  • 33 11 neb-Dutch Company ChairMan's View. ICE -COPYRIGHT -loDutch company. 1 England to-day insist- •:> n.c.sMty for compul- •■•11 producers. This, he ■'tne to doing nothing. O remMl would be very
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  • 31 11 RUBBER RESTRICTION PLAN ADOPTED. Accept Liaison Commuted Proposals. i vice. U ndon. July 25. to the Anplo-Dutch ben adopted by the Growers' Association repneentattMi of the ttUl producers. n pact 12.)
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  • 62 11 ttc for information Governor of the Straits miKsioner for the Ppolnted a Board to be mmlrtflMM Board moc of the Straits Commissioner for irman: Members. The B tUemenU. The ranOMUt, Fedt-atrd kn-Charge, Hi.s Mathe Officer ComBl the General ••<:• Railways, the Straits Settlements the Colonial Enthe
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  • 621 11 YEAR OLD CRIME. Ex-St. Andrew's Schoolboy's Persecution Story. Chua Peng Chua. alias Ah 800. who gave hLs age as 19 and stated he was educated at St. Andrew's School. Singapore, charged with the murder of a room-mate m Holloway Lane on May 22nd.. 1929. was
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  • 295 11 A Dangerous Organization. Arrested v the result of a raid conducted I on a house. No. 151 New Bridge Road, by Mr. E. i Tongue. Chief of the Detective Branch, five Chinese were yesterday convicted on a charge of being members of an unlawful society. Tn°
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  • 83 11 Former War Ace. Rome. June 28. Siqnor Francis Lombardi. a civil airman, who was formerly a war ace, intends to set out on a solo flight to Australia m a tourist aeroplane m an attempt to beat all existing records. Signor Lombardi won
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  • 610 11 THE OPIUM CAR. $10,500 Fines For Two Chinese. Two Chinese were prosecuted before Mr. C. Wilson. Criminal District Judge, yesterday on charges of possession of opium. They w;re arrested m Jalan Besar on the morning of July 4 by a police constable who appears
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  • 355 11 Mutton and Green Peas as Prize. Charged with managing a public lottery, five Chinese. from a medicine shop doing business under the style of Chop Soo Swee Seng, at the junction of Rochore Road and North Bridge Road, were produced before Mr. P. S Williams. Second Police
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  • 54 11 Arrested by detectives as they alighted from a motor-bus m Grove Road on Thursday, three Chinese, each of whom was found to be armed with a dagger, were produced before the District Judge, Mr. C. Wilson, yesterday when sentence of two years' rigorous imprisonment and fifteen strokes of the rattan
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  • 59 11 PANIC STRIKEN TOWN. Torrential Rain Precedes Earth Tremors. [Reuter's Service. New York, July 25. News from Mexico City states that there were earthquake shocks last night at Pinotepa, m the State of Oaxaca. They were preceded by subterranean rumblings and torrential rain. The inhabitants rushed out
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  • 138 11 Echo de Paris Criticises New Treaty. Reuter's Service. J Paris, July 25. The new Treaty governing the relations between French Indo-China and the Chinese Government ls sharply criticised by the Echo de Paris which declares it threatens the stability of Indo-China, and hopes the French Parliament
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  • 98 11 To Leave Almost Immediately. [Reuter's Service.] London, July 25. In the House of Commons to-day Mr. W. Graham (President of the Board of Trade) announced that Government proposed to send almost immediately a most representative trade mission to the Par East for the purpose
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  • 80 11 London Pact Laid Before Privy Council. [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service Tokyo. July 25. The London Naval Treaty was submitted last night to the Privy Council for deliberation. A special committee to examine the Treaty for the Council Ls expected to be appointed m the early part
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  • 29 11 [Reuters Service Kovuo, July 25. The Commandant of Kovno has deported the ex-Premier Voldemaras as a danger to the public order. [Earlier cables on page 12]
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  • 125 11 Startling Adventure. A Chinese salesman employed at the Singer Sewing Machine Company, according to a report made to the Police, had an unhappy experience on Thursday when lie accompanied another Chinese who had stated that he wanted a machine delivered at his house. It was arranged that
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  • 52 11 Indians Pinned Beneath Half Ton Gunny Bags. [From Our Own Correspondent. I Penan*. July 25. A stack of bundles of gunny bags, each weighing half a ton crashed down m a godown m Beach Street and pinned down two Indians. One was killed outright and the other
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  • 55 11 Penang Esplanade Incident. [From Our Own Correspondent] Penan*, July 25. How a Tamil coolie who plunged m the sea off the Esplanade Road was rescued by a woman was described when Ahyanggnan was charged m the Police Court with attempting to commit suicide. The magistrate
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  • 23 11 Che Kassim. chief clerk, District Court. Sungei Patani passed away on Monday. He had been sixteen years m the service of the Court.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 153 11 \\FOR GENTLEMEN j i DRESSING GOWNS AND BATHROBES j Jf IN SMART DESIGNS AND COLOURINGS, PLAIN J I OR FANCY. j 1 1 Art Silk 40fe Cotton Foulards $14.50 to $39.50. ujf $6.75 to $1350. j Light Weight We are "Jaeger" j^nßSyi Specialists ia I With Contrast /jfUlffiHg^ aU Branches
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  • 225 12 IRON AND STEEL POSITION. Trade Depression OverEstimated f ßeuters Service. 1 London, .!■■!>■ 25. The House of Commons on the Board of Trade vote discussed trade and industry, particularly iron, steel and cotton. Mr W. Graham (President of the Board of Trade> replied that the position of
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  • 158 12 International Question of Economy. [British Radio Official Service. 1 Rugby. July 24. In the House of Commons, the Chancelkr of the Exchequer was asked what steps he proposed to arrive at an international agreement for the rationing and economising the value of gold m order to
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  • 90 12 -Captain Broad's Challenge to Alan Butler. [British Radio Official Service.! Rugby. July 24. Two British Moth aeroplanes, piloted respectively by Mr. Alan ButUr and Captain Broad were first to reach Nimes from Barcelona to-day m the circuit of Europe race. They arrived at
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  • 51 12 Karachi Streets Under Water. I Reuters Service. 1 Karachi, July 24. Heavy rains have caused serious floods m the Upper Sind. Shirkarpur and Larkana have been evacuated and three relief trains, crowded with refugees, have arrived m Karachi which itself is inundated, the streets being
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  • 71 12 LORD DAVIDSON'S £34,000 ESTATE. Bequest for General and Church Needs. [British Radio Official S.rvice.l Rugby. July 24. Lord Davidson, of Lambeth, formerly Archbishop el Canterbury, who died last May. left estate valued at £34.000. He has left £10.00 C. representing the greater part of the fund presented to him on
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  • 72 12 Close of Season Function Attended by 6,000. (British Radio Official Service. I Rugby. July 24. The Royal garden party, which is generally Tegarded as marking the close of the Londen social season, was held m the grounds of Buckingham Palace to-day, when 6.000 guests attended. The weather
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  • 39 12 i British Radio Official Service. Rugby. July 24. Mr. Philip Snowden announced m the House of Commons that it was hoped Parliament would be prorogued to-morrow week. Parliament would reassemble on Oct. 28.
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  • 1290 12 THE SEDDON CASE. Murderer Whose Vanity Cost Him Life. It was his vanity which brought Frederick Henry Seddon to the gallows. If Seddon, so sure that his own cleverness would win over the jury, had not insisted on giving evidence at the trial of himself
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  • 429 12 AFRICA CONFEDERACY. Burma to Become Crown Colony London, June 20. The Labour Government is steadily preparing the reorganization of the British Empire into a huge federation of all its component parts. A forecast of the proposals embodied m the second volume of the Simon report on India,
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  • 53 12 "AD Bunk;' Says American Manager. [Reuter'B Service) New York, July 24. It is stated that Camera's difficulties with the immigration authorities have been overcome. Mr. Bill Duffy. one of Camera's American managers, says that the talk about Camera's serving m the Italian Army
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  • 19 12 [Router's Service.] Wellington. N.Z.. July 24. The Budget estimates provide £125.000 for the Smgapore Base
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  • 151 12 Official Visit by H. E. the Governor. His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by the Honourable the Resident Councillor. Mr. E. W. F. Gilman. and the Protector of Chinese. Mr. R. Ingham, visited the Penang Po Leung Kuk Home on Monday morning. Members of the Committee
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  • 53 12 Secretary of State Awaits Inquiry Report. London, July 16. Mr. Benn supplied Col. Wedgwood with particulars of the Rangoon gaol riot of June 24 and said that with regard to steps to prevent future outbreaks he would await the conclus 4 ->;s of the inquiry by the
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  • 1306 12 FRIENDLY INTERCOURSE. Inche Eunos' Address to Rotary Club. "We know and respect the Britisher's reserve we have it m ourselves but we do wish at thr bottom of our hearts that there could be more frequent friendly intercourse as between man and man. between one gentleman
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  • 180 12 NAPLES FEARS DISASTER. Mussolini Takes Action. I Renter's Service. Naples. July Ma Pozzuolo volcano. and its ccmpanioi.. Vesuvius, are now erupting, causing grave far*. bodings. Anxious eyes are turned to VMOTOM, glowing threateningly across the Bay. Hi;" Ireds of people slept out of door. A hurricane of
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  • 448 12 Terrible Stories. Rome. July 25. There are hourly reports of the increase m the toll of death and de tructirn m the ghastly visitation In south Italy, which is converting on <>t the most smiling ai;d most productive raglooa m the country into a frightful shambles of
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  • 25 12 IReuter's Service] London. July 25. The House of Commons to-night passed the third reading of the London Naval Treaty Bill.
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  • 471 12 ST ~-< u,,^ I fiTH SUNDAY I 7 a.m. HoJy Oomn I 7.30 a.m. Matins I 8 a.m. Holy OHBn fhl I 10 am. Sunday S, n I 330 p.m. BMOMOI I Monday. Wedtt »"Jy Cm.-m: I Tuesday, thur.d.v Boly Oommum n u ROYAL AIK K>|{< EB.%S| I
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  • 65 12 Programme of drills up to *ai v*u nc July nth. Saturday. 3 pnv B mny Camp: 2 pm Buk;--5.V.C. Prnantf Veteran E taHg« Ist Bn. S. B Drill Hall "CT (SeottWl C I** il 10 Yards Banff. I Sundny. 730 I m Bi*la| I jany Camp: Buk
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  • 37 12 Mr. H B Dudley. M Estate, KlaiiK. X** tl nhinni for m tat U Fire Brigade as KCOgnfl the Mp* on Utc smokehouse on tin- «>i.. Board transfern-d U Fire Brigade Splits I where joint spurts -v-
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 368 13 The Match Against the Welch. The full scores m this match at Malacca won by the Welch by 74 runs were as follows: '.ND. WELCH.— Ist. Innings. Ivimey c Frend b Gilmour 9 C. F. C. Coleman lbw. b Clarke 2 Delahaye b Clarke 0 Baglow c Boyd
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    • 189 13 London June 18. Mixed bathing m the Serpentine m Hyde Park, which began on Monday, has already become so popular that people are askin? whether Mr. Lansburv. the First Commissioner of Works, will extend the accommodation and the closing hours. The present hours are 6 a.m.
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    • 37 13 London, July 12. At Lord's Cambridge won the inter-Varsity tennis doubles to-day. C. Baker and F. Hollins beat P. Cazalet anu C. Curtis (Oxford). 4 6, 4 6, 6 3, 6 3, 6 3.
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    • 122 13 Teddy Baldock, considered the best bantam m Europe, is on his way to the record set by "Young" Bill Stribling m the number of contests. Only 22 years of age, during his nine year career as a boxer, he has taken part m over 200 contests at an averxge of
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    • 732 13 The Charm of the Game. At indefinite intervals golf is .subjected to a sorts of reform schemes which arc calculator to make it a better game, (writes George r>mcan m the Athletic News.) Not often do ium reform ccme to ft-.ythin« j V}y provide subject matter for
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    • 274 13 New Irish Act. London. July 4. Hospitals m Britain are understood to have been deprived of considerable sums this year owing to the rigid limitation of the Exchange Derby Sweepstake and the abandonment of other similar sweeps. In the Irish Free State. however, a special Act
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    • 59 13 Hartfleld (Sussex) Cricket Club, playing Rotherfield m the first division of the Crowborough and District League, were all out for three, and not a batsman scored a run! The match was ended m six overs and three oyes made the total score. Rotherfleld's star
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 186 13 On outings x 'V\ i vi Uy a^n^^ as^^s 4^^a^a\ ■v^ y^r every occasion Qjociete confections <l CRT SAIJ3 CORPORATION (Inc n U S.A I Jf X a w 1 4&%* i i I j v eL^^~ < aa> i wrf^^Z^. Jaw A\ V J VL« J i\^^ j How
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    • 125 13 I sat^sas CKivens OWefiidlish HONG KONG BANK CHAMBERS MM it acclaimed M Tlie Aristocrat of tt» Breakfast Table." Jaded appetites gladly respond to its delightful touch ol W tvsjajs. ionic bitterness and fiiUiurturalßavoui. H ■■P 9 Try a/so BBB^9"%jelly crystals ■3Efk F\4r LEMON CURD I|H>aJ4^PLUM PUDDINGS V^M|MINCEMEAT, etc. *f. JsSSBBSSSSSHiisv
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 825 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON A 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 mm ACHILLES For Marseilles. Casablanca. London. Rotterdam
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    • 551 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England). "ELLERMAN W LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL.) FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Doe Singapore. 8.8. CITY OP ATHENS July 30 s.s. CITY OP DURBAN Sept. 5 S.S. CITY
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    • 433 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 GOVI MfNT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVK OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA lA?AH Due. Tonnage. Ctngapore. Ton KASHMIR 9.000 July 26 KASHMIR BORDA
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 677 15 0. S. K. Line. k I U&m York:— (from Hone Kong) impress Freight Service). Tokal Maru Aug. 21 j^attJr sad Vancouver: (from Kobe) Hawaii Maru Aug. 16. am Humburg, Bremen I*JJ Atlas Maru Au 2 17 18 X-<> d« Janeiro. Santos, Airi's. Round -the JJJJ T La Pl.iia Maru Sept.
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    • 378 15 Hotels Afloat The comforts and conveniences of the be«t hotels are yours on the President Liners Twin beds. Private bath«*. Running hot and H cold water m every Fans without fl extra charge. Thermos bottle^. Wardrobe*. Separate Chiffonien.. More than ample room for perfect comfort \n interior deeorat«»r ha- selected
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    • 701 15 K. P. M. KONINMLYKE 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 Managers desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penan*) of thr TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 854 16 Burns Philp Line. •Incorporated m Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Begular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel Malabar (4,512 tons). Th« a j MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins
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    • 472 16 s.s. VAN SPILBERGEN. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer rom Australia (arrived July 14th.) are hereby notified that a general survey of all cargo landed m a damaged condition will be held at godown No. 52 on Tuesday, July 29th., 1930, at 9 a.m. No further survey will be
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    • 432 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. BEAVER STREET, NEW YOP* (Incorporated m U.bA.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA ay, BALTIMORE. AN| (via Suez 1 Doe- BaUs MS. SILVERPALM In Port j u)y 2 s T^ M.B. SILVERASH Aug. 18 Aug 24 Aj 1 PACBFIC-JAVA-CALCUTTA SERvfrt SINGAPORE TO SAN
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 662 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. ECuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, lpoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 81 17 th pirrre (ial«*s Last Winter. I (UlTf.lt IOSU «f the Royal Nntv-'- fii 1 1 -.cr.->un: of m o< tofaer, Rovonb r, D v ln| the 139 ''"vs ilea *.T*w«i than 70 days. for thaw i;it there fpre 174 Jrom de- on 29 occasions dancer. \<i
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    • 67 17 pjtrtn Magneto to Draw Million Irom Egypt. Paris. June It, \:tit;:i<) and R< itW make frt another a'-milUon-poand trae _.j Which lies m JTfttcr en miles off PldSkgllo have been engaged -magnetic equipment opentlaßa. with which it is r section oy section *n bai been blown up
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    • 38 17 Explosion Kills Many of Crew. Ottawa. July 2. I B Kinii. which was m the St. Lawrence -day to kindling wood; and VCK I were asleep below, but picked up. not seri-
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    • 87 17 BtggtfS Said to Weigh 101 b! St. John* Newfoundland. June 28. Id frightful stoim which swept the south Hi aidland. and which the Southern •d by only a few hours, three fisherKilifd and wide-spread damage was toe ullage of Lumsden with mpntedi nted violence. Vfrvdowi were
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    • 89 17 AUSTRALIA TO BIILD £5.000 FISHING TRAWLER. Canberra, June 27. Urn industry. Cabinet has < 'instruction of a trawler at £5.000 t,, take the place of the En- *hich foundered some tune ago. thfa to-day, the Vice-President of Council .Senator Daly, said that < „i the new vessel would be Him
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    • 53 17 Cherbourg, June 22. !rtl Sl PatrKk was here Weyii,,,,,th an English passenger ar--1 1 whih nmallii to catch the boat JJnuuy kl Hkt d d()ck( r nto the wat^ Picked up by the crew of an but the Englishman was "<>wd which gathered and >v the
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    • 117 17 Pakhoi, July 7. nd excitement was aroused "»t here on the sth inst. a --d tneJ' flsh over a ton -t in length, was exposed thounndi of curiosity-seekers I Won, Temple. lictted tin- fact that the fish OO tii,- sea when found by 1 •'h«> towed it
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    • 224 17 Liner Rescues Crew of Four. "The drifter was just an inferno." said Caplain R. B. Irving, of the Cunard liner Scythia. at Liverpool when he was describing the rescue of the crew of four of the Irish motor herringdrifter Innisarcain, which caught fire at sea. "The
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    • 393 17 Maiden Voyage of the Lafayette. The new French motor liner Lafayette left Plymouth recently on her maiden voyage to Hew York. She arour.ed great interest m Plymouth as she is the first motor liner tc use ihe port. The unique beauty of the new vessel is largely
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    • 136 17 Admiral Expects More Officers Will Go. Admiral H. W. Grant, presiding over the annual general meeting of the Royal Naval Scholarship Fund, referred to the further probable reduction m the Navy and its personnel, and said that the work of the Fund, important as it was already,
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    • 124 17 Fears for the Cheung On. In view of the unfavourable weather conditions, with a typhoon m the vicinity of Hainan during last week-end, some concern is felt m Hong Kong Chinese shipping circles concerning the delay m arrival of the Cheung On, a Chinese cargo steairer chartered by
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    • 28 17 Shanghai. July 16. The J.C.J.L. Tjikandi, which went ashore between Shanghai and Foochow early this week, has now arrived here. Water is being pumped out.
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  • 649 17 The Growth of a Fishing Hamlet. Only three score years ago bleak desolation of a fishing hamlet still reigned where MR? stands the port of Kobe. But since the p:ace was opened to foreign trade m the early ?art of Meiji and turned out to be
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  • 244 17 Increased Overseas Freight Rates Deferred. Sydney, June 28. As a result of the conference between the Prime Minister (Mr. ScullLi) and the executive of the Overseas Transport Association, shipowners will defer any increase m overseas freight rates, pending further efforts, to reach an agreement among all
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  • 107 17 Crew's Ordeal on Danish Trawler. Said to have been 15 days without food the crew of the Esbjerg trawler Methulius were saved from starvation by the Sunderland collier Kentwood. "Fifty miles from Hamburg," said a member of the crew, "the trawler was flying a distress signal
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 235 17 V LI fat f vsSsx/Sv'' ■'"'•'■*'****l*-K'SRSH Bf '-idfc^- IsmSSoc^*^*' 1 I CV* w c^/N^^^t SSEfißer I IE B B I^,^^ but I prefer a Craven 'A/ they don't affect my throat" ■BBBBbBbBBBBBBBBBW ■BbBbBBBBBBBBbBbHbBBbI MHHBjMßJßJflHßjflMflHflßßjfl^B^B^^^ ■BHfIJBM «W -Bk ■■bBBBbK *****8 llnfVTn^l JIT CORK-TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES Made Specially to Prevent Sore Throats
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  • 639 18 TRANSMISSION OF ENERGY. (From Our Wireless Correspondent). 'THE mere pressure of a transmitter key nas has lit a lamp or started some machinery nds of miles away. This cieates interest i among scientists m the possibility of electrical transmission of energy from one centre to places
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  • 436 18 l\S. President's Popularity Rivals. A: 1 Indication ct the part area derating Jjlara In the lift of tlw America.i can be gauged (run i. craw lor two comedians Andy r. Amos. Or.iy th. President jf th 3taW i is move popular tnaa \h it Av.ciy
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  • 229 18 A feature of great importance to wireless i'tic. and one which I am constantly noticing, is the much greater care that is now ceing f.ken m the production of receivers, writes W. James t Morning Post Wireless Correspondent The sets of a year or two ago were
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  • 299 18 A Famous Victorian Prima Donna. Dr. M'.ry DaYiM, the bUMUI Wolsh prfm> IoUM of the Victcrian era, har died at h~* home m Prcvc^-r id, H:mp .c\kl. ;f er a «?ho^ illness. She was 75. Btae had Dot been seen m public :i:ue last fKW.
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  • 292 18 P.O. Retaining Them for Short Journeys. Horse-lovers were perturbed when it was r--ported that the Postmaster-General had e,v-» n the order: 'No more horses for mail vans." It was feared that this was the beginning of the end of the employment of horses m the London
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 435 18 aP^&C/S^l s/JV* W -'''"fret th thr it. to HEALTH IS BETTER THAN WEALTH! Good health is the greatest grift of life. Of irhat avail are your riches if y<-u <annot enjoy tnem! lVrp^tual pain m the budr, Kac Mining tanawoa bi paavinji nrine, tlie lack of appetite bmUcm even tli»*
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    • 803 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incoiparated m Cngland). Ca l )ital £3.000,003 Subscribed 1300,000 Paid-up ljoso Bjesenre Fund ;;nd Rest 1.649^06 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrie. i: q Ohatrmaa. p. R. Obatanen, c q. Cbarlea j. Haaabro, Ksq J. o. r* Mn i n. Esq. \v. ii. Bnetford,
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    • 130 18 INSUR THE sSfr BRITISH M y FIRE, MAR] V <|T MOT! \j{ INSIK LOW L. C ACCID SAVE I ;me dpi OBTAIN full p rtl the nean I EASTERN ASSURANCE I xm LIMIT] i Mai E OCEAN A GUARANTEE COR I :\u UN LIMI Issei i Claims Paid fHINAT [I
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  • 85 19 MARKET NOT IMPRESSED BY DITCH REPORT. I Nothing Vet Heard of British Proposals. K\ ICE— COPYRIGHT] London. July 25. BM ntinp on lha un- the Dutch rubber ::< Linliations uil.i ihe Hast Indies for '-nthat tin- market is un- doubt that is hamvpi,' (io \l KNMI M *1.%1 BE IORCED
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  • 30 19 PREKS jiKKVICE— COPYRIGHT] London. July 25. 11 -<J IJ with i-pnt qiotcd t 9 \6d. the prices hUei I «)i the marto* h 11 t Is idle.
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  • 22 19 V.ll VICE— COPYRIGHT] London. Joly S .">. ia whidi i: iv-ut." tors do r.ot pr «-p mpany uuilet for--1
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  • 216 19 I the trade of British i tisfactof) increase over M per cent, m exports :n Imports. Of the import tuffs group last year amounted 745.000. as against $297. mi-raw materials. $206,560. Ith 5220.360.000: and manul 1369.9 00. .u> acainst $343,135,000 m m QUfactures class petroleum mted
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  • 88 19 nen! that if the world that of the United ten times behind All Mwy to prove I workable plan NAN.A. business Ufa, it would mean me market for future Ls to figure out pma and wealth ten per cent of the nuinI it would relieve
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  • 24 19 Rom the Japan Commercial 11 J *i>vi tV a COpy of the Hrst number e&U-u r)lLsht d by the Jitsugyo Sha O>aka Commercial Museum.
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  • 50 19 A Temporary Solution Not Wanted. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London. July 25 It is suggested that the Tin Producers' Association should consider seriously whether two months' .stoppage is sufficient to save th* situation since a temporary improvement alone is not what is wanted.
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  • 28 19 [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, July 25. Tin opened to-day with spot quoted at £134. 10. 0. forward £136. The sharemarket is idle and steady
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  • 223 19 CRUDE OIL "OVER-PRODUCTION" PROBLEM. J. Edward Jones. New York oil-royalty export, has brought out some pertinent facts about the crude oil '"overproduction" problem. •There is a vast difference between overproduction and over-supply.' said Mr. Jones. "The rwU condition of domestic unier-produc-tion has been generally masked by four things. I—an1 an
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  • 170 19 Debt Reduction m U.S.A. Ten million dollars a day! That's what the United States government is costing the people. For eleven months of the fiscal present year 53.577.000.000 were spent, and $3,374,000,000 was raLsed to pay the items. The Federal Qovernmenl expends are rising this much
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  • 157 19 We hear much these days about the depression m the steel industry. But the steel industry is moving along pretty well. April's production of c teel ingots was 4,143.000 tons; that is at a rate of 50.000 000 tons annually. New any year th it the United
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  • 113 19 The statement by Sir Lennon Raws, of Melbourne, that Australian Government overdraft-; m London amount to r-arly £50.000.000. haevoked a reply from Sir Granville Ryrie. High :oiamiisioner for the Commonwealth m Lordon. Sir Granville informed the Morning Pos* tliat. while he was not aware of the sources
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  • To-Day's Price Changes.
    • 205 19 July 25. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2 3 29|32 London 3 months' sight 2|3 27|32 London 60 days' sight 2,3 25|32 London 30 days' sight 2 3 3 4 London, demand 2\2 23|32 London. T.T. 2|3 11,16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1427 Hamburg, demand 234 New York,
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    • 208 19 July 25. Tin 150 Tons $88 50 Gambler 8.50 Pepper White 35 Pepper Black 26 Flake Tapioca 4.12 u 2 Pearl Sago Small 51 s Copra, Sundried 7.60 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 6.30 Rice. Siam old No. 1 320 Rice,
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  • 869 19 FRIDAY. JULY 25th. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Mayers Seller*. Asrxm Kumbang (£> 24s 26s Ayer Hitams »ss> 9s 10s Bansrrin Tin 13s 9d 14s 6d Batang Padang ($1) 10 15 Batu Caves ($1) 55 60 Buklt Arang ($1) 40 60 Burmah Malay <£> 13s 15s norn Chenderians <£) 2s
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  • 83 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore, July H. Tin.— Quiet. Kuchais 97 1.01 Kinto 97' v I.ol' Penawats 47 50-. Sungei Liza.--1.01 1.06, Ulu Klangs 80 87, Hong Fatts 5! 53. Malay Consols 16 19. Petalings 4.25 4.40. Batu Caves 56 62. Ayer Hitams 9s 10s. Hong Kon" Tins 14s 9d
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  • 291 19 LEWIS PEAT'S REPORT. Singapore. July After a slight rally during the earlier part of the week, the market is again lifeless with sellers reserved at these levels. The final results of the meeting of Dutch Producers has not clarified the probable trend of events to any extent. We learn that
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  • 93 19 Messrs. Guthrie Co.. Ltd., Penang. local agents, have received cabled advice from the Secretaries that a circular letter to the shareholders was iss'ied m London on the 22nd inst.. calling an extraordinary general meeting on July Ist and stating that the main conclusions emerging from Messrs. Osborne and
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  • 77 19 IBriiLsh Radio Official Benrtm.] Rugby. July 24. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 12CP' Athens 37"). Bombay Is. 5 23-32 d., Berlin 20. CR. Brussels 34 80. Bucharest 818. Rio 1%, Bmnoa Aires 49 9-10, Copenhagen 18.16. Geneva 25.03"-. Helsingfors 193 s H0.13 Kong Is. 3.d.. Lttbnn 108.25. Madrid 42.53, Milan
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  • 36 19 "Well," said the Wall Street operator to the pressman who was interviewing him on his third great crash m a year. "I suppose I shall have to continue to grin and bear it."
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  • 58 19 July 25th., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot 17 17' Standard R.S.S. on Tender Aug. 17 17 'i Sept. 18 18 l Aug-Scpt. 11% 18 Oct-Dec. 18', 19' Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet s\d. per lb.
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  • 166 19 Singapore, July 25. Rubber. London. 5 >d. 1 16 d. up. 4 p.m. Price (L'don Std> Spot 17. S.S. R.S.S. on Tender August 1 7 September 17.. Oct. -Dec. 18',, Jan. -Mar. 19 Quitt-barejy fteady. Tin.— London £130.2.6. 2 (id down. Mining.— Dull. Sungei Ways 2.20
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  • 440 19 London. July 2. Mid-summer Day has seen the passing away of the pessimism which has been so rife all over the World, and it the tariff walls did not prevent a free exchange of commodities the world's trade would, we feel, rapidly improve from now on. If the
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  • 170 19 Export Dienst, Ltd.'s Ambitious Plans. Rnmbay, July IK. Export Dinst (Indte), Ltd.. a German concern with most ambitious programme- m connexion with the Indo-Gennan exp:Yt and import tradf. m co-operation with an Indian organization. the Indo-German Products Corporation, has started activities m Bombay The German concrrn"s Indian countci
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  • 55 19 The promoters of the Aerial Transport Cc. Ltd., have registered their articles ©t association at the Department of Commercial R^L••tration m Bangkok. The business is to carry mails, to transport passengers by air. and to da other things connected with aerial transport. The capital is Tcs. 600,000 m 6,000 than
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 70 19 ASSETS EXCEED $11,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $38,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). BEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act
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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-), A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 1237 20 [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT I London, July 25. It was a typical "Manchester"" summer day. with a grey sky and fitful sunshine when the fourth Test match between England and Australia opened at Manchester this morning. The light was good and the wicket, which
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  • 311 20 WILSON'S GOOD BOWLING. Etceteras Claim Three Valuable Wickets. The 8.8. and I. began very promisingly m the important S.C.C tournament match with the Etceteras on the Padang last evening but after the first wicket partnership had yielded 60, three valuable wickets fell, thanks to Wilson
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  • 65 20 In connection with the Colony's team again?* the F.MS, m Kuala Lumpur on August 2nd 3rd and 4th. we understand that Marshal and Aspe were both asked to play m the side but were unable to accept while Major C. O. Olliv^r R.A. when
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  • 155 20 The following will represent th© Indian Association against the Municipal Services Club to-day at 2 p.m. on the Indian Association ground: Wazir Singh, Choor Singh. A. N. Katyal. S. S. Varma. R. Jumabhoy, K. Lai Sur. Amarchand, K. Dighe. A. S. Roman. N. A. Mallal, S. K. Pradhan.
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  • 34 20 Tilden Beats Borotra Reuters Service. 1 Paris. July 25. In the first match m the challenge round of the Davis Cup Tilden beat Borotra 2 6, 7—5. 6 4. 7—5.
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  • 58 20 IReuter's Service.] New York. July 24. The following are the latest baseball results: NATIONAL LEAGUE. New York 1, Philadephia 0. Brooklyn 3. Cincinatti 4. Brooklyn 9, Cincinatti 0. Boston .«>, St. Loius 4. Philadelphia 15. Chicago 19. AMERICAN LEAGUE. St. Louis 5, Boston 8. Cleveland 6, Philadelphia 8.
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  • 62 20 On Sunday, both classes will take part m a team race. Sides, which will be captained by the Commodore and Vice-Commodore respectively, will be posted on the Sailing Committee Notice Board. The course will be decided on the morning of the race and will be posted
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  • 45 20 For the Ladies' Mo- t-hly Medal played on Wednesday and Thursday. Nine cards were taken out. The following were the best returns. Mrs. G. C. Clarke 44 10 34 Mrs. E. C. Milligan 50 15 35 Mrs. H. Harding 44 8 36
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  • 68 20 [Prom Our Own Correspondent.] Penang, July 20. The following are the scratching*, for tomorrow's races: Race 1: Blackmoon: Race 2: Grey Habit: Race 3 Bayard and Meteorologist: Race 4: Hot Iron; Race 5: Ulah; Raote 6: Soldier Boy, Conceit and Master Redfrarn: Race 8: Metina, Taroc and
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  • 466 20 R.A.F. UNLUCKY. Seletar Men Draw With Pulo Brani. H-AJF 2; Palo Bnuii 2. The R.A.F. were unlucky only to draw with the Pulo Brani Garrison at the Stadium yesterday m the Singapore Cup competition. They played good football throughout and although there was not much
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  • 27 20 In the ladies' doubles handicap yesterday Mrs. Guy Stevens and Mrs. Bennett beat Mrs Wbrden and Miss Petrie 6 3. 6 4.
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  • 118 20 The following action was taken at a meeting of Committee No. 6. held on July 18th. Decided that the existing arrangements for use of two public tennis courts at Kampong Kapor be continued. Approved certain recommendations of »he Ground Committee for improvement at the Jalan Bcsar
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  • 121 20 Football a Sport Not a Business. Mr. Thomas Ormiston, C.8.E.. the chairman of the Motherwell F.C., struck the idealistic note at the annual meeting when he declared that, as a club, they aimed at maintaing football as a sport and not as a business. They had
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  • 78 20 Several members of the Yorkshire County Cricket Committe have expressed the hope this season that Hedley Verity will step into Rhodes' shoes next season. The tall young left-arm bowler gave lurther proof of his ability at Hull recently, when lie took four Leicester wickets at a
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  • 69 20 Willian Robb, the Hibernian goalkeeper who is on the transfer list at £1,500, has appealed to the Scottish League for a reduction, and will probably get it. When the transfer lists were sent to the League the Management Committee considered the matter of revising the
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  • 32 20 Dunlop tennis balls will, we understood, be exclusively used during the forthcoming State match between Selangor and Negri Sembilan. which is being conducted under the auspices of the Selangor Lawn Tennis Association.
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