The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 August 1930

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press ~~vC ESTABLISHED 1835, SINGAPORE, S.S. FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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  • 400 1 Latest details indicate that the Communists are threatening Hankow. They ran amok m recently captured C'hangsha; they attacked an American gunboat and wounded five American sailors, the warship retaliating with effect Page 11. Extraordinary precautions have been taken to conceal the identity of the plane m which
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  • 978 1 The Turk of to-day who walks the streets dI S.nvriv.i is dressed m any European clotho he can get held of but preferably those oi Western Europe. The wealthier Turks might easily have got their suits from some wholesale clcthier m the North of England. The only
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 240 1 \LH\MBRA >v ,,i ROGBfI T ,H< IS LONDON KAFFLES HOTEL t V EXCEU ENT ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION. TKi DANCES T' DINNER DANCES X NONDAI TUESDAY f iKDNESDAY THURSDAY [DAT SATURDAY sat; m>ay night dinners a speciality <|* monia Limirs orchestra a acoc used as the best and most popular
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    • 214 1 j I Hey never vaßi I EUROPE® HOTEL I i{ "Renowned by Recommendation." S yi DANCING.— After Dinner every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. c j MUSIC— On the VERANDAH every Saturday from 12 noon to 1.30 p.m. and Every Tuesday, Thursday 1 1 and Saturday from 7.30 to 8.30 p.m.
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    • 99 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Latest cinema attractions Page 2. Notices by Singapore Municipality Page f. The Ocean Tor motor car Insurance Pap 2f Interesting boxing at the Lien City Ring Page 2. It's the tob.icco that counts m Pla>er*t Page 18. The Tivoli is shortly opening with Talkies —Page 2. AshfiS dI
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    • 13 1 ALHAMBRA WILL ROGERS IN SO THIS IS LONDON AN ALL TALKING FOX COMEDY.
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  • 282 2 Friday. August Ist. High Water, 02.31. 9.4 ft.. Io.OT, B 4 ft. Football: Div. 11. H. Board m. CI.E.C, Stadium; A PC. vs. BA.V, AJPjOL ground. Rotary OMb meeting. Lawn Tennis Malayan Cliu.m, i a 1 1h s SC.C Continuation School Sports. St.i I .UM p.m. Victoria Bridp-
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  • 169 2 Two packed "houses' greeted the opening performances of the Tiirauy-Gainsborough film adaptation of R. C. SherrifTs famous play -Journey's End" at the Capitol Im4 night. Undoubtedly, this picture ranks amongst rhe finest sound productions yet shown m Singapore, a particularly pleasing factor being vhe beautifully
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  • 171 2 London. July 14. A Gandhi cap was worn m m the House of Commons. After Mr. Brockway had a.sked whether the wearing of a Gandhi cap was prohibited faa India. Mr. Benn replied that beyond Press reports he had no information except that the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 346 2 STERLSALT. £l The very Salt Jf of Health. j^ lt Thi; safe, -imple pleasant. l^t^isaJrjl OMI for i >>ustlpaMoa. Take ipflßiHPl it ngnlmtty tat m fortnight li^^^^kl and notice the difference iVHB| it mat.-s. fepft^nLJ Price 85 cts. and $1.25 per bottle v^nt^z^n-# MEDICAL HALL LTD. Oppcstto General Post Office.
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    • 542 2 I VICTORIAJTHEATRE ~I~^Z g Tuesday Aug. 12th.. to Sat: Aug. 16th., at 9.30 p.m. p W WLj^^\m Wk ■I^^'V B SINGAPORE REPERTORY PLAYERS |i M t fffX^ -X^Xl I 'l 1 LORD RICHARD In^THE PANTRY. I l" L^UrtH^^ S UN^^» V PLAY PRODUCED BY CARL LAWSON. X I^HBtJ ifi Booking
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  • 272 3 PICKETERS' ACTIVITIES. Principal's Wife Turns the Tide. Calcutta. July 19. Wild scenes were witnessed at the Scottish Churches College this morning, when a largp number of picketcrs entered the compound rushing the gates and scaling the boundary wall, shouting revolutionary slogans with a view to
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  • 256 3 Sidky Pasha's Reply to Mr. Mac Donald. Alexandria. July 19. Replying to the communication irom Mr. Mac Donald. Sidky Pasha complains of tlv former's unjustifiable intervention m Egyptian internal attain and declares that foreien ttvea and property have never been jeopardised. Moreover, according to the reply, order
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  • 172 3 Indian Congress Attitude. Bombay, July 20. "We have no quarrel with Englishmen or with England. All we want is a definite promise from England that our demands wil! be met and if this promise is given I am prepared for a compromise." declared Mr. Vallabhni Patel.
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  • 85 3 Criticism of Viceroy Condemned. London. July 21. The Bishops of Calcutta, Madras, Dornuksl, Rangoon and Colombo and the ex-Bishop of Bombay. Dr. Palmer, are signatories to a letter Hi the Times m which they earnestly appeal to statesmen and journalists to refrain from bewildering Indians by criticising the
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  • 42 3 Rugby. July 12. A by-election m the Bromley division, Kent is necessitated by the death of Col. Cuthbert James, Conservative member for many yearr. Last year he had a 7,000 majority over a L*.--i beral m a three-cornered contest.
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  • 113 3 The common -sense remedy fcr acidity is Bisuratcd Magnesia, which instantly neutralises t-Ati rs acid, prevents fermentation, and soothes, heals strenrthani the stomach lining which acidity has made raw. Doctors recommend Bisumted Magnesia because it never fails to give immediat" relief. For the same reason
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  • 235 3 "Only Flowers and Trees Look the Same." New York. June 87. In the Spring of 1899 Mr. J. F. Fish, on honeymoon m Ohio, was struck by a falltnn branch of a tree and an optic nerve wa i paralysed. He spent £19.000 m vain attemntr
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  • 311 3 Air Inquest Revelations. London. July 18. At the inquest at Croydon on the Scottish pilot, Anderson, and his passenger, Mr. Hammett, who crashed there recently, dramatic evidence was given by a member of the Croydon aerodrome ground staff. He said that Mr. Hammett climbed on to the rear
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  • 64 3 New York. June 29. The late Mr. Thomas Fortune Ryan, who had made his money chiefly m tobacco, railways, and electrical utility companies, left an estate of the gross value of $125,000,000 (more than £25,720,000), which is believed to be the second largest estate ever appraised for
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 144 3 tarn* n Ts^*3riJsty M TIIE KING S vrn MODEL SHIELDS, CUPS MEDALS FOR THIS SEASON. STERLING SILVER E.P.N.S. 1 CTION GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE I PS AT ANY SUITABLE PRICE. jjj iprehenshrc seVction of sports prizes we have tfi position to quote you remarkably cheap W .ols ft Clubs please
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    • 90 3 >♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ LEAfr PERRINS SAUCE A DROP OR TWO Q s IN YOUR SOUP »**♦<>♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦« NONE CAN EVER DREAM OF COMPETING. Shop No. 4 High Street. "House for Underwear" New Shipments. Just Received. Crepe de chine underwear sets of 3 pieces $8.50 Crepe de chine underwear Pyjamas 54.00 Good selection of
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    • 289 3 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited. BRANCHES: 21, First Cross Street MALACCA. 11, Light Street PENANG. 14, Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. Registered by and Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. Act as Trustees, Administrator Receivers, Guardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and Interest collected, Probate or Letters of Administration applied for
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  • Moods & Modes of Eve
    • 685 4 "Smashing" Beauties m Lovely Frocks. M;. Lady ot the East, the Archbishop of Canterbury and I salute you! "There is no class anywhere that can compi'rv m neatness, freshness, and charm with th? working girls of East London They are. ■spicy"'" So says the Archbishop.
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    • 786 4 By Our Woman Correspondent. SEA-BATHING being available here all the year round, m fact being a fixture of the amenities of life out m these parts, bathing costumes and accessories are much m demand and are constantly worn. They need not. as m the more temperate
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  • 246 4 King's Equerry to Wed Queen's Lad v -in-Waiting. It is announced that Lieut, -Colonel Reginald Seymour. C.V.0.. who is Equerry to the King, is engaged to Lady Katharine Hamilton, youngest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn. and a Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen.
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  • 106 4 For Wearing a Sleeveless Frock. A twelve-years-old girl who, it was said, had been sent home from school with a suggestion that she was not properly dressed was brought before Mr. Snell. the Old-street magistrate tor "inspection". She was wearing a blue sleeveless frock. The girl's mother
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  • Article, Illustration
    31 4 White crepe-de-chine looks well stitched with red whether it is made into a summer frock or a blouse, especially when the collar happens to be as original as the style sketched.
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  • 230 4 Miss Bebe Daniels, the film star, moved irto her own romance on June 14 when she married Mr. Benn Lyon, one of the world's film lovers, m one of the most brilliant weddings seen m Hollywood for many years. "I will marry only when we are
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  • 210 4 "Nothing is more inscrutable than success m the theatre," I wrote the other day about the success of "Charley's Aunt," and a correspondent has now added considerably to the mystery. He states that Brandon Thomas himself told him that he had written "Charle>'s Aunt" as a serious
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  • 18 4 In another environment the Pope might easily have become the commander of the Salvation Army. Mr. T. Lewis.
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  • 1201 4 Royal Family Descended from Charlemagne' 1 I Club with a Married Chairman Fashion^ li|( U I Nails: The Tennis Ascot: Rhodes 'V'^r I was, by C. B. Co* hran I Louuon. 'THAT the members of all the Royal Houses m Europe are descended from the forbears of
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  • 495 4 At a recent first night of a West End play, the daughter of an actress wore a very delightful gown of cream chiffon spotted with blobs of pink. The frock was full and the accompanying coatee was of the same material. I noticed that she slipped off
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  • 13 4 Now there is I know this was once a l-' ;i Ernest Benn.
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  • 686 5 A COMPARISON. Bombay Service "Best m the World." The closed taxi is making an appenranc" In the streets of Calcutta and if only the driverwould take some little care to ensure the maintenance of their vehicles m decent condition this might be a beginning towards cai,chin«? up
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  • 256 5 "The Friars," Near Maidstone. Maidstone, June 30. The greater pail of "The Friars." a weilknown country mansion at Aylesford. about four miles from Alaidstcne. was destroyed by fire m the early hours of this morning. The house is on the site of a Carmelite monastery, founded m
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  • 101 5 King's Message to Lord Jellicoe. KuR-by. July 20. Miss Marjorie Foster defeated 960 of the best marksmen m the British Empire to win the King's Prize £250 and a gold medal and badge at Bteley. The King telegraphed Lord Jellicoe, the chairman of the Rifle
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 322 5 Softness S^ c t^ ie so^ caress a Summer breeze I wkjXf~*^r\ laden with the enchanting fragrance of ■P£k£a/ lrcsh blown roses is "ASHES OF EfclKJ^ ROSES Poudre Talc. Soothing, refreshing it will prevent all 90} i l) roughness and redness after the bath, ?^m making the skin supple and
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    • 179 5 It has the Flavour of fresh dairy milk. j '•a y^~^ I c V L j^r^^^C^ Nestles latest product is the > 'j5. >^' finest cow's milk obtainable |^^^-^k.^) -fr^^---^ :^J_ c^^^^ m Switzerland vis simply fe-m^^y^ x-^'^^ N ;< v "^T sterilised and canned. l\ |fv r >> '2?
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  • 2172 6 A LIFETIME IN FOOTBALL. When Corinthians Thrashed Cup- Winners. One of the greatest of centre-half backs, amateur or professional, the game of Association football has ever known. Lieut. -Col. Morgan Mnddox Morgan -Owen. D.5.0. the former Ccrinthian avd Welsh international, has had M* active,
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  • 531 6 Treasure Handed to England. After 130 yean there will corr..* btl hands o: the English people on Wed most charmini <; ration over conferred on an BngUahman, says a mail week paper. It is our most Intimate link with Nelson. T\\s few privileged t.i he at
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  • 71 6 Drama of Lifted M I'jn-. I A sudden hu h I at a perform Op the boxes, whom i Joyce, the Ixii i leaned ion fja: H I frOU Cmd for thl can v il!y m or a 5ir....; companyini ..;.>•. CHES i The a
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  • 64 6 W.G.s C.iaml it. The fcii •hitv- i m bunrt to dei Detling lerodr m right of Wend Naval Lieutenant puyiim an Mrtel oil on tneir return way -f \v:ivin;: fai BMehlM suddri-.i' once beeuM bw .j eye-witnesses cf approach the m:u i J heat. Both
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 261 6 CHEF M^^H^ I SOUPS T^zt 1 British owned v a{ A frfi^ I SOUPS I MADE BY E. LAZENBY AND SON. LIMITED. r 1 "TRUTH IIS 1 ADVERTISING" I 1 is the Buhvark of Success CHEESE I GRUYERE EDAM !j GORGONZOLA DUTCH CREAM !j I ROQUEFORT "CLUB" PROCESSED I STILTON
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    • 197 6 I BUY BRITISH GOODS 1 fc** I ITI i»rf<f I MB MM A#> i I aH5 h T*y.> < X Australia's Health-Giving Wi RICH RUBY PORT TYPE— BL'lUil Nhy RICH WHITE PORT TYPE— II \,>, Is RICH TAWNY PORT TYPE— SHERRY T YPE Obtainable at all Stores. A: jr Waugh
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  • 553 7 CULPRIT'S SUICIDE. Ama mi Hah's Ire at Russian's Daring. Why Amanullah, at Oft time King of Afghanistan, left Russia three days before he was expected to do so. after his European tour, is explained by Mr. Negley Farson, an American, m a
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  • 418 7 Ancients Who Used Eyelid Pigment. "The Man Who Dug Through The Flood" chuckled. It was a triumphant chuckle, the port of chuckle one would expect from a nnn who has brought back ancient history. and proved quite definitely that our modern civilisation is as old
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  • 222 7 Lord Richard In The Pantry, the brilliant comedy from the Criterion Thecuve London. wili be the first production of the newly formed Singapore Repertory Co. The Company is a semi-professional one, having for its leading man and producer Mr. Carl Lav.son who for many years has
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  • 20 7 The death has occurred m Penang of Mrs. E. Doral, a well-known local Eurasian resident at the age of 68.
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  • 110 7 Seven Years and Rattan for Chinese. Two Chinese dMUrftd with the attempted robbery of a Chinese shopkeeper m Eunos Road at 10 p.m. on June 25th the attempt was frustrated by a police trap were convicted at the Assizes before Mr. Justice- Cobb?U on Wednesday and sentenced
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 230 7 Keeps your home healthy I Make Bodyguard the family soap. It purifies while it washes and cleans, and protects the health of all who use it. The plentiful lather of Bodyguard has resh smell that is invigorating. BODYGUARD SOAP 4 COSSACE SOMS LIMITED, WIDNES, ENGLAND [TTillard batterie* with Thread- a^^
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    • 215 7 I I C ICARETTES TOBACCO I I MADE IN ENGLAND I I B I M|^ FEATHER-LIGHT -^ry^y I jl^ Pressureless I 1 T^HOSE who use the Parker Duofold"Pressure-W^-Sb Parker Duofold mar- less Touch". |a|f vel at its ''Pressureless Today, ask your dealer ff'/ Touch", the unique Park- to show you
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  • 1873 8 EXPEDITION RETURNS. An International Attempt. In the party which is now returning from the great mountains there are represented no fewer than five different nationalities, said Brit*. -Gen. C. G. Bruce m a talk on June 7. It is. therefore, truly an international expedition, and we know
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  • 387 8 It was wont to be said of the luscious mangosteen that it was the only product of the oriental 'orchard" that Queen Victoria had never tested, and this because Victoria the Good stayed at Home, and no command. Royal or other, would induce the King of Fruits
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  • 34 8 It is reported that Mr. A. J. Sturrock, Acting British Adviser, Kelantan, is retiring from Government Service, says the Times of Malaya. Mr. Sturrock was at one time Chairman of the Kinta Sanitary Board.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 377 8 M 2 v, w 'Km m z j] t lp^ Sfoni* I cJ^^2 1 l THE RFADY TO SERVE FOODS a AND DAIRY PRODUCE OF 'J tl Insist on St. Ivel foods and dairy h v. t- n X produce, nay to your servants m- Ti V si>t 0.1 St.
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    • 349 8 1 BORNEO-CHEVROLET I USED CAR WEEK. 1 T v V I Morris-Oxford 1926 Model Tour* f newly painted usual accessories I .m, good order bargain i ™*H 500 K|W! Hupmoliils Model 1<)27 Tourer 6 cy/. Paint as new recently over/um/ej I KaiW °o//i<> L*hi*'in jrBL- fc J Fiat Model 1
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 376 9 BUSINESS CARDS. Passage IWJ[ISS FUMIKO Srble?looring TILES. MNGAPORE CASKET CO. Penhas Road, off l,ii street— Phone 6075. ■^xtTkiexced and qUALII I. TRANSLATORS. Moderate. Dta account books and nrtence. etc. either English STc w>rsK LAO of 24. High Street, r Ye- Won Co. Singapore. MASSAGE HALL. MKS BARD AND MISS HANA.
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    • 518 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO NEW TENDE&ING 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 m the Tender Room, Municipal Offices: Closing Date. Erection and Completion
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    • 663 9 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. It Ls hereby notified that the Exchange Bank 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 Societj will be held on Saturday August 2nd, 1930 ai 8 p.m.
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    • 935 9 A I EX SERVICE MEN. F.M.S. Govt. Land Grants. I X Wiii aii participants under X above scheme communicate at ♦|t once with 122, c/o Pinang X X Gazette. X v-V♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ > w AUCTION SALES. Kstate ot PANG TECK JOON IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE deceased of AITPTItfW catt HIGH GRADE WALNUT-STAINED,
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    • 587 9 SHERIFF'S SALK. Writ of Stizur" and Sale Dated 17th. day o? July 1930. IN THE SrTREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In the cau.se of The M* tro-Goldwyn-Meyer (Oriental) Corporated Plnintiffjversus 1. Tan Koon Gir.. L\ Curtis, 3. P. W Chappie, 4. Wan Idros and i. The
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  • 39 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. APPAVOO —On July 31. 1930 Madame Appavoo. beloved mother of Mr. F. Pierre, of Messageries Maritimes. at her residence at No 292. River Valley Road. The cortege will leave for Bidadari Cemetery at 4.30 p.m. to-day.
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  • 824 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 1. 1930. THE RUBBER POSITION. From Dr. Drummond Shiels' replies m the House of Commons, as cabled out by our London correspondent m his special service, it may be taken that the Imperial Government has no intention at present nor is likely to have m
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  • 475 10 The weekly V.M.C.A. cinema show will screen Harold Lloyd m "Among: those present" and •Grandmas Boy 1 to-night at 8.30 p.m. Mr. C. R. Menon will speak on A Penny for Your Thoughts, on Sunday at 6.30 p.m. at the Malayalee Association. 13 Prinsep Street, when Mr. K. L. K.
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  • 764 10 THE RECENT CRITICISMS. Mr. Miller Mackay's Speech. The following report is published at the request of the State Secretary. Johore: At a meeting of the Johore Council of State held at the Dewan. Johore Bahru. on July 29th. m addition to other business, si*: amending Bills
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  • 92 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. IFREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, July 31, 5.25 p.m Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £135 316 (up 6)16). Forward £136 15 16 (up *****). The market is steady. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify
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  • 711 10 THE CAMERON HIGHLANDS VISITED. PEACE AND BEAUTY Impressions of ;i K m nf Trip. Beeint ;i hill surrounded by prctt) and golf course with pel approached b) .1 od nt'v up easy and Domfoi 1 realize the stupendom m by thOM WhOK COUI jail these thing? We have just n
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  • 33 10 No St. Andrews Ball This Year. [FREE PRESS SKRVICK .PYRIOH^ The Bangkok St Audi cided not to hold a ball I are bad." The motion narrow majority of OBC
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  • 45 10 His Excellency the Qov< X^ ltl menti arrived at iHW* 1 lu v Mr. and Mrs. L> WtW D. Mundell. Miss BOOf* M K. Hobbs dined at Gotterwards accompanieci Hta K> Clement! to see the perform rf U pore Amateur Dramatic Victoria Theatn-
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 142 10 I Nou- Available m Excellent Condition GRAPE FRUIT I ORANGES 1 APPLES 1 LEMONS. —COLD STORAGE I PQ R TH J S J^ggL I (Andrew Ushers C°i s EDINBURGH f EXTRA f yr>p<)* EXTRA I FINE OLD SCOTCH WHISKY I (ablendofchoiceoldwhisk.es) I LONDON EXPORT OFFICES KINNAIRD MOUSE PALL MALL PRODUCE
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    • 88 10 j 634 North Bridge Road TENG SENG GUAN. Established 1905. Reduce your cost ot living and at the J same time support local industry by using i TAN KAH KEE CO.'s Tyres. Tubes, Leather and Rubber shoes, 1 Balloon Toys. Hats and Biscuits. j U. S. I)e SUVA BROS, j
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  • 35 11 RED HORDES THREATENING HANKOW. tffVWR~ 0¥ SIAOKAN. n (iunboat Attacked ,t haitgsHft. S, rv.ee. I hangkal, July ::i. i the Pekingi v rtataed rethree regiments are reported! D 40 miles away, 20 miles north of
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  • 95 11 MANY FEARED KILLED IN CHANGSHA. IVI- .!ul> .".O. U Oovernment In the city •m! the post CommunisU on tin :->]and. when- ifuated. ::i and it la bethere was no news sage v. as sent off fhunet, wholeAnd numbers of pi ;!so the > liave been re killed. ■nd other ottctala
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  • 66 11 AMERICA'S WARNIGN TO NANKING. Rumoured Bomb Kuid on I.S. Mission. Wi^hniuton. July 30. I announced to-day that at has been cautioned penntta loss of Ann rt an life and proD (Shantung) the American Gov- m the matter, thai four AmeAmerican mission red by bombing raids. ■> MORJ IMEBICAN NWAL FORCES
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  • 101 11 H'K)k> l^ody Found on River Hank. [Renter** Service.] Rangoon. July 31. B «ti dy. consusting of little tfeleton. rith the limbs missing on th, banks of the Buyo River taken m to Prome Hook's companion on hi* iii*a.s tuund on July 13 by 00 the
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  • 158 11 *«*an Golfer^ Expulsion. London, July 11. l! flub committee to expel con*** m their opinion con- dub*, interests formed the I Jn m the Chancery Division n J T Bennett. The President Of the Keishley GoMusr J 1 aratu>n that a woman Sub Hrd WaS longer a
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  • 27 11 :i R. G. B. Farm-. hlt m Kelantan under parents built a "W "amed .he Parrer also been named after ir *ab« Was an nod Civil Service.
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  • 89 11 Necessary Material Not Yet Available. rr Reuters Service. J Geneva, July 31. The British Government is not yet able to propose a date for the conference of drug manufacturing countries which it offered to convoke. The chairman of the consultative Opium Commission, therefore, has decided not to
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  • 74 11 No British Representations to D.E.I. Government. [FREE PRESS SERVICE: COPYRIGHT.] London. July 31. In the House of Commons to-day Sir George Penny asked whether any representation was being made to the Government of the Netherlands Indies m regard to the rubber situation. Dr. Drummond Shiels (Under Secretary
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  • 137 11 Local estate to the value of $6,500 wa^ left by the late Mr. John Lisseter Humphreys C.M.G., C.8.E., Governor and Commandcr-in-Chief of British North Borneo, who died suddenly at Tientsin on or about December 15. last year, (says the South China Morning Post) Letters of
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  • 42 11 A cable was received m Ipoh on Wednesday from London stating that Eric Jennings, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. S. Jennings, of Ipoh, who is at school m England, has passed the Matriculation examination of the London University.
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  • 201 11 AUSTRALIAN'S ATTEMPT. Hush-Hush" Plane Sets out on Lone Journey. PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] Sydney. July While Squadron-Leader Kingsford Smit^ La OB his way to England to set out on i solo 'lmht from En«lami to Australia m the nov future, another solo flight— from Australia o
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  • 212 11 (apt. Barnard Starts on Flight to Malta and Back. The famous airman Captain Barnard, says Renter, set out from Lympne. Kent. acrod'om> at 4.45 yesterday t Thursday i morning on an attempt to establish a new record for a flight frcm England to Malta
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  • 196 11 MEMBER ADMONISHED. Sequel to Remarkable Charges. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. 1 London, July 31. There was an unusual scene m the House of Commons to-day when the Speaker (Captain Fitzroy) formally admonished Mr. E. Sandham, the Labour member for Kirkdale (Liverpool) for the remarkable charges
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  • 318 11 Steady Progress of Atlantic Flight. I Reuter's Service. London. July 30. It is estimated that at four o'clock this a*t» moon G. M. T. RlOO. was approximately 500 miles from Belle Isle, Nova Scotia. It is anticipated she will cross the Canad ,n coast at eight
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  • 89 11 Question m Parliament. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London. July 31. Major Graham Pole, the Labour M.P. for South Derbyshire, has given notice of a question to Dr. Drummond Shiels (Under Secretary of State for the Colonies) asking whether he is aware that rubber planters are requesting
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  • 144 11 Pigs Roasted Alive. The Kuala Lumpur Fire Brigade was called out at 3.57 en Wednesday morning to the second mile Batu Road, where five shop houses, including a barber's shop, a sundry goods fthop. and a dhoby's shop were burning fiercely. Mr. W. Rodger,
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  • 120 11 The health statement for the week ending July 26th. shows that deaths m the Municipal area totalled 250 giving a rate of 26.22 per mille compared with 31.04 m the preceding week and 25.80 m the corresponding week of last year. Deducting the deaths of 13 persons who had been
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  • 351 11 VALUABLE CHANGI LAND A SINGAPORE EXPORT. Revelations m Acquisition Case. The acquisition by Government of 76 acres of land m the district of Changi for military purposes was the subject of an appeal m the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison), sitting with two assessors, (Mr. J.
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  • 219 11 Remarkable Forgery Case. The fourth Assizes concluded before Mr. Justice Cobbett yesterday when Han Hok Ek was found guilty of forgery for the purposes of cheating and sentenced to two years" riuorous imprisonment The accused, an employee of Chop Guan Kian Hin. a boarding house m Amoy Street,
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  • 161 11 Discovery of Illicit Chandu. Before the District Judge. Mr. C. Wilson, yesterday two Chinese were charged with being m possession of 610 tahils of non-Government chandu valued approximately at about $4,270. Finding one of them guilty. His Honour imposed a fine of $500 or m
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  • 72 11 The latest list of Contributions is: Previously acknowledged $337.00 Per late Mr. E. L Talma 25.00 Mr. Seah Eng Tong 50.00 Raffles and Sea View Hotel staff 40.50 Mr. G. C. Clarke 25.00 A. M. Theynappa Chettiar 20.00 Mr. J. V. G. Mills 10.00 Mr. M.
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  • 59 11 Mr. A. Grant Mackie, who has arrived m Penang from Port Said, is staying at Tanjong Bungah. A gang of armed Chinese raided a house m Lorong 34. Geylang yesterday and opened fire on some building labourers there. They made off after one of the men had been shot m
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    • 186 11 I ROBINSONS f < X The Gentlemen's Outfitters. 1 T i *1 INDIA GAUZE UNDERWEAR. is'TT^' Finest quality, ideal for tropical wear. < I r^H %W\ 1 I Smglet.: and trunks. /SY« > "Cj 31.50 and $1.75. j 51 S If \V^K According to riH Wl always have ;t large
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  • 514 12 EMPIRE RELATIONS. Unofficials May be Consulted. [Briilah Radio Official Servi'v.l Rugby. July 30. When asked m the House of Commons for a statement as to the agenda of the Imperial Conference, the Prime Minister. Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald. replied that the Conference would afford an opportunity for
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  • 50 12 t Panic Follows Two Shocks. IReuter's Service. 1 New York, July 31. Tuo earthquake shocks rocked Panama City and the Canal Zone about two o'clock m the afternoon. Buildings were shaken and there was wild panic, but according to the Associated Press no damage was done.
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  • 49 12 A Fruitless Search. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, July 30. At the request of the Chinese authorities the Settlement Police this morning raided and searched the residences of Mr. Rover. Tass Agency correspondent, and M. Maharam, Soviet Agent, but .did not find anything incriminating.
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  • 51 12 (British Radio Official Service. 1 Rugby, July 29. The Prince of Wales flew to Belgium to-day, landing at Brussels this evening m heavy rain. He was met by King Albert. Queen Elizabeth, the British Ambassador and many other distinguished people. The Ambassador made a number of
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  • 84 12 Giving evidence before the Royal Commission on the Civil Service, writes our London correspondent. Sir Hubert Montgomery. Assistant Undei -Secretary of State m the Foreign Office, apropos ol Superannuation Legislation said that only a limited number of officers m the Far Eastern Consular Service reached retiring age of 60. owing
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  • 1277 12 ANNUAL REPORT. Trade Increased by Rubber Exports. Mr. P. A. B. McKerron. British Resident la Brunei, m the course of his annual report for 1929 says: The estimates of revenue and expenditur for the year provided for a revenue of |MK,3C6 and an expenditure of $341,018.
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  • 113 12 THOUSANDS HOMELESS. Fata! Waters Closing m on Shikarpur. [Reuters Service.] Karachi, July 30. A serious situation has developed at Sind owing to the floods, and 30.000 people have evacuated to Sukkur. Thousands have been rendered homeless, over one hundred villages being submerged. The waters are
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  • 299 12 A Sitting Room Buddhist "Temple." (From Our Own Correspondent. I London, July S. Prince Damrong of Siam. the uncle of the present King, was the guest of a gathering at the horn- m Regents Park thi^ week of London Buddhists. This charming little man with ha
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  • 81 12 80,000 Hands Still Out m the North. I Reuter's Service. J Paris, July 30. The Minister of Labour, interviewed, stated his opinion that the strike m Northern France, m which 80.000 are still out. is not reaDy so much directed against the National Insurance Act. as
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  • 50 12 £2,000 MORE FOR PRIME MINISTER Select Salaries Committee's Recommendation. (Reuters Service.] London, July 30. Practically the only recommendation made by the select committee on ministers' remuneration is that the Prime Minister's salary should be increased without delay from £5,000 to £7,000 annually. The time is inopportune for a general revision.
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  • 418 12 DISTRIBUTING CENTRE. India Sending: Commission of Inquiry to China. la an effort to check the smuggling of cocaine into India and Burma the Government of India will shortly send a commission of inquiry composed of three experts under the leadership of Mr. J. Slattery of
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  • 304 12 The following novels have been added to Raffles Library, during the past fortnight: Acland <B. Dyke* The Thirty Thieves. Atherton (Maryt Life Rides By. Baker (Amy J.» Six Merry Mummers. Bindloss < Harold* A Moorside Feud. Binns (OCUrell) Jim Trelawney. Blair (Hamishi 1957. Carfrae tElizabeth* The Trhial Round.
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  • 73 12 Murdered by a Cook m Shanghai. Shangha*. July 19. Mr. C. S. Goddard, Inspector of Examiners of the Chinese Customs, was murdered early this morning at his residence m North Szchuen Road. The cook and assistant -cook were taken Into custody, and the latter confessed that he
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  • 89 12 Mr. Aw Boon Par, Patron of the performance to be staged by the United Chinese Musical Association m aid of the International Buddhist Union on Saturday. August 16th at 8.45 p.m. at the Moonlight Hall, New World, who has kindly donated $1,000 to it, has consented to be present on
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  • 1210 12 RUBBER PROBLEMS. I The Tragic End of Stevenson Scheme. I From Our Own Correspondent.] London. July 3. The seventh annual dinner of the Incorporated Society of Planters was hvld this year, as last, at the Piccadilly Hotel. There were great many planters home on leave
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  • 434 12 THRILLING ESCAPE FROM YOCHOW. SAVED i;. |(i| How Spanish From Con The ihrtllin, Spanish father poUto, and Pat] tan, from munlst occups received m Bhai crypt below th< church, with Oonun the bull f ii>- tiles from the i beams with I when the }<• to vacatiuu the Cta Chinese
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  • 66 12 Programme of Drills I ending Aug. 4th: Friday, 5.15 p.m., Drill Hal tery and Battery Signal P Hall, "F" (Malay i Company, Wei Drill Hall., DEL. Unit, p.m. Blakan Mati. SH Bukit Timah Range, C Saturday. 2 p.m., Blakan Camp. Bukit Timah Eta sYR Meeting. Sunday, 7
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 224 13 No Alteration m Rule Regarding Close Season. Mr. W. T. Pearce (Gloucestershire) was reelected President of the Rugby Football Union at the annual meeting. In the course of his address, Mr. Pearce referred to the harmonious relations which existed between the four Home Unions, and asked the
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    • 192 13 Singapore Championship. The ties m the semi-finals of the Sin^•;pore Open Singles Championship Tournament were played off on Saturday last at the S.V.C. Drill Hall before a large gathering and result el as follows See Gim Hock beat Yeo Kian Ann 14 14 1 3 ot. 15 9. E.
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    • 98 13 Auckland Forward Sent Off. Auckland. July 19. Auckland beat the British rugby touring team by 19 points to 6. A sensation occurred m the second half, m which L. Knight, an Auckland forward, was ordered off the field for a scrum infringement. The match is regarded
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    • 68 13 Lacoste to Return to International Arena. Paris, July 19. A newspaper, the Auto, says that Lacoste has written a letter to the Club de France saying that he will play m the Davis Cup tourney of 1931 if required. MISS MUDFORD BEATS MISS SANDISON. London, July 19. In
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    • 58 13 Fine "Keeping" m Lord's Match. London. July 22. The Secretary of the M.C.C. has presented Duckworth with a ball (mounted with a silver band), which was used m the Lord's Test as a memento of his feat m conceding only six byes m the Australian first innings, m
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    • 78 13 The Monthly Mixed Foursomes Competition was played on the above links on Tuesday. Thirteen cards were taken out and the best returns were Mrs. R. H. Wilson and Mr. J. R. Wiggs 44 10 'j 33 Mrs. G. C. Clarke and Maj. E. J. B. Buchanan 42
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    • 79 13 On Saturday and Sunday next, being the August Bank Holiday week-end, the "B" Class will hold their annual Round-the-Island Race. On Saturday, the start will be at 9 a.m. from between the Club Buoys, and the yachts will sail round to the West side of the Johore Causeway. On
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    • 33 13 In connection with the recent visit of a Welch Regimental football team to Sumatra the Commanding Officer has sanctioned the presentation of a suitably inscribed silver cup to the East Sumatra Football Club.
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    • 195 13 Dismisses Three Opening Winchester Batsmen for One Run. R. Page, son of Mr. Richard Ptfe of Singapore, figured prominently for his bowling m a match between Eton and Winchester m m?il week, which the Etonians won by seven wickets. Winchester faced an uphill struggle
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    • 195 13 Who Will be New Ambassador to Tokio? The Daily Express states that Sir John Tilley, Vtoo has been British Ambassador at Tokyo for more than three years, will probably be leaving the Diplomatic Service at the end of his term of office, writes our London correspondent. This
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    • 231 13 It is learned from a particularly good source that arrangements are abjut to be made, if they are not already made, to invite "Bill" Tilden and one or two ranking American tennis stars to tour the Far East, states the Canton News Agency, which
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    • 208 13 I always understood that the Church claimed the record for the largest number of runs ever scored off one ball at cricket, and that Dean Hole was the batsman. He was playing m a single wicket match with a dog present who was an excellent
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    • 166 13 In a recent hockey match the Band 01 me Welch Regt. irew with the Police Band 4 4. The Radin Mas School sports will be held on August sth. on Outram School grounds at 3 p.m. The cricket match arranged between the 2nd Bn. Welch Regiment and Negri Sembilan due
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 248 13 ROYAL DUTCH INDIAN AIRWAYS X X Over the smooth highway of the air m N comfort and safety modern travellers see JAVA AND SUMATRA FROM THE AIR T A trip to the Dutch East Indies is not complete T without ride m the triple-engined monoplanes over W the wonderful tropical
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    • 175 13 Manufactured by RONUK, Lim.ted, Pomlade, ENGLAND Menace from fflL w^ wrecking attack. But I Dangerous and annoying S~\ I as mosc]t.!:ocs are, you need I never be l^xhered by them. Flit will keep your whole 3^r" aik iW household miraculously J&Y^n/m!^- free from these fever-car- J^T^*My >s V riers. Just
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    • 561 14 Blue Funnel Line Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (VU Geno. «d Havre) ™r~~~ R Ute BUbject to ■"•nrtlon without notice, WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT t aSSS? r L ndOn Rotte ta Hamburg T^ V T r T Mar j ellles Lo do Rotterdam and Glasgow I^Vo MENESTHEUS
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    • 354 14 j Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN" LINE. rTfrr^ GER AND FREIG «T SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL.) FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. S.S. CITY OP HEREFORD D 6 8ta «»l»« 1 B.S. CITY OP TOKIO Bept
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    • 347 14 British India and Apcar LiL (Incorporated I* England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARcn SERVICES. PENINSULAR ANDORIENTAL S N UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY s< 0 LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SKIn OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR fHIW JAp Doe. Tonnage. Singapore. Carjjo only. HOMEWARDS FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON AND ANTWERP. HOMEWARD SAILINGS 1930.
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    • 644 15 0. S. K. Line. vw York:— (from H- ng Kong) M n,s Freight Service). Tokai Maru Aug. 21 r)4 g nd Vancouver:— (from Kobe) t Hawaii Maru Aug 16 ::i Hamburg. Bremen tfd Antwerp Atlas Maru All 3 17 lg vii. Rio dc Janeiro. Santos, Aires. Round -thrt La Plata
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    • 557 15 LjiLL^t=J^l=H t dR I t i I i I i m n «i I I Five Reasons I I why you will prefer to I I travel on President Liners I aiiforiiJa fruit*, vegetables ami dairy product, are served every meal I M. throughou4 your \<»yape. I I A h
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    • 583 15 K.P. M. RONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. I (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO.. OF BATAVIA.) (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections to:-Passage Preights^^' Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penan*, oi the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU. BOOKING
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    • 641 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated m Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Im*cHT monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and tb» motor vessel Malabar (4,512 tons). Th« Mb MARELLA la one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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    • 428 16 s.s. MARELLA. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from Sydney (arrived July 28th) are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed m a damaged conditiion will be held at Ctodown No. 48-9 on Tuesday August sth, 1930 at 9 a.m. No fuither Survey will be held.
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    • 470 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co/w 44. BEAVER BTRLT.T, NEW YORPT **V| (Incorporated In U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA ay BALTIMORE. Dae. Sail, v M.S. SILVERASH Aug. 18 Aug 24 H M.S. SILVERWILLOW Sept 1 Sep* 1 PACIFIC-JAVA-CALCUTTA SFRvift SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO WiV l LOS ANGELES
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 684 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY STEAMER TO-DAY. China, Hainam, Japan, Korea, Formosa, East Siberia, Western Canada and Western States of U.S.A. Lycaon 8 a.m Anamba and Natuna Islands General Verspyck 8 a.m. Karimon Sri Wongsee 9 a.rci. Rnio Bee Lam 9 a.m Pulau Soegi Hong Teck 9 a.m. Kukup and Benut Hong
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  • 26 17 Btbtj arrived yes* rrom Baiiiai Indm. Is of a total tonnage of 18.096 tons* arrived at numbered 99, and deck tbe month.
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  • 51 17 Mr Julice E Cheek Ifr Chester V Cheek Mr William R. F.e. Mr Walter A. Foot.', Mr. F Master s r. Fox, Ifi Hortense Hallock. Mr Oustal A Hamilton Mr Cyril E Pcmber Mr Roy C. Richard- M: I .1 Riches E v Smith, ICastei a Taste Ifr
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  • 61 17 \ew Ship's Good Showing. Ifaru. the pioncci service, newlj Pacific Ocean m 1] hams on July 16 anc on July 27. carrying rubber shipment from Kong. Tlu- times from all m the Orient to Los 2i days; Shanghai 22; i—ll. rds made by the cargo
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  • 248 17 A Possible Industry. Royal Department of Fisheries has r°ti.t sponges of possible ecogrowtag m the Gulf of trfcinit) "l Kaw Samui and K n .w I -initM' Record: nges m this region nas and small samples btry of Commerce and Comind the Ministry of Lands -md n
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  • 222 17 Which Supplies Big Liners. I luncheon at the Falcon Hotel, to-American Oil Mr. Thomas Horn- chairman of the Marketing Committee DjJPtty. a .hort survey of the «J* out at the company's oil refining f^l<->. Southampton. 4^' rt! U ry he said was onl >' one the
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  • 1948 17 MARINE COURT FINDING Reef Improperly Marked on Admiralty Chart. In the Marine Court yesterday before Mr. C Wilson. Acting District Judge (President) assisted by Commander W. G. Oldershaw K.N Acting Nftatet Attendant and (apt. U. L <iardner. Singapore Pilot, (apt. Joseph Edward McDonnell. Master «>f
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  • 257 17 Strong criticism of the methods adopted by some shipowning companies is made m the half -yearly report of the Council of the Officers' (Merchant Navy> Federation. "Much could be said of unskilful finance, unwieldy management, and upon inadequate remuneration of personnel and unwise distribution of bonus shares
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 158 17 ARDATH Co., Ltd TOBACCO LONDON DOUBLE ACE VIRGINIA CIGARETTES /j ►yLConvalcfceric* I I-Ciady^ I W 1~~ aOa^Ba^aw I a I Iv I OTi^avK^* aaWja\ j^-.L^ S/r*, I rtl\ 1 nOW VR mi QHB6KQ9C rOWvC CO —*~^rwn**»J new and better Health by starting; S j \w/ /*v a course of Sanatogen
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  • 1253 18 SUCCESSFUL CONTROL. The Club Breeding Scheme. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Bangkok, July 23. The racing season m Bangkok for 1930 is over. This is the first year that the Siam Racing Association has controlled racing and H has succeeded m maintaining a high standard, and
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  • 201 18 Marseilles, July 18. A railwayman this morning found m the water m a small inlet a suit-case containing unmarked linen which Mr. Lee's (a British ViceConsul who disappeared from Marseilles) housekeeper is said to have recognised as that of the missing Vice-Consul. London, July 18. Besides the linen
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    • 198 18 lIN DAYS OF OLD 1 ♦> RE-VARNISHING WAS THE ONLY WAY TO REJUVENATE AN OLD CAR, BUT X IN THESE MODERN TIMES i X WE HAVE A MUCH SIMPLER AND QUICKER t V METHOD. ALL WE NEED NOW ARE A V ♦j* FEW APPLICATIONS OF DUCO NO. 7 POLISH ON
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    • 776 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England). Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1,800.000 Pai <i-uP 1.050.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.646.505 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq. Charles J. Hambro, Esq. J. O. Robinson, Esq. W. H. Shelford, Esq. Sir Thomas Catto, Bart. LONDON
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    • 199 18 INSURANCE. THE /nf\ SOUTH f 11^. BRITISH \|!p INSI'RAMK COMFANI FIRK. MARINE, TRA&i AND l11 MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED LOWEST CURBENI K V n\ L. C. ICARGOI I OfBoe: 2 PERSONAL ACCIDEfiT FATAL ACCIDKMS iia v'E you made provl of your dapendenti oveitaka you IT only costs $15 yc;uiv Policy
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  • 672 19 GROWING RUBBER INDUSTRY OF JAPAN. United States "petition. im's industrial life lias ai In the case of tin to a recent report Department of Com- Ui depended almost r products. To-day manufacture! automobile tub hose, belting. g] \cs. footwear, and Japan maintains odfl valued at more a the eighth mod
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  • 743 19 Surplus— A Suggestion. To those unfortunate investors who have money Ul plantation Companies we offer our sympathy and co-operation. Until the demand for the raw material is increased the present low prices will remain. It is the duty of all interested m rubber to advocate, by every
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  • To-Day's Price Changes.
    • 212 19 July 31. SELLING. London 4 months* sight 2 3 29 32 London 3 months' sight 2j3 27,32 London 60 days' sight 2|3 25J32 London 30 days' sight 23 34 London, demand 2;3 23|32 London, T.T. 2!3 11 '16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1427 Hamburg, demand 234 New York,
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    • 204 19 July 31. Tin 125 Tons $69.00 Gambier 8.50 Pepper White 35 Pepper Black 25 Flake Tapioca 3,90 Pearl Sago Small 5% Copra. Sundried 7 50 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle tNew, 6.30 Rice, Siam old No. 1 320 Rice. Rangoon Bintan 260
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  • 879 19 THI'RSDAY. JI'LV 31ST. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Spore Cold Storage ($2) 5.30 5.50 S. Traction Prefs. (£> 19s 3d 19s 9d S'porn Traction Ords 7s 3d 8s Straits Traders (7.50) 32.50 32.85 cc.r S. Steamship (100) 260 270 Thornycrofts ($5) 3.00 3 2 r > United Eng. Ord. no»
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  • 102 19 Sempah Report Shows a Loss. (FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT! London, July 31. At the annual meeting to-day Sennah approved a dividend of 5 per cent and carry forward of £60,486. Laras is paying no dividend, and Sempah. which ij carrying forward ,£1.329, shows a loss on the year
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  • 162 19 Singapore. July SL Rubber. London. s',d. 1 16 d. up. 4 pm. Price (L'don Std> Spot 16 1 S.S. R.S.S. on Tender August 16 S. September 17 1 Oct. -Dec. 18. Jan. -Mar. 19. Dull— steady. Tin. London. £135 17s 6d. 10s down. Mining. Dull. Sungei
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  • 111 19 Monthly Revenue Figures. The Imperial and International Communications Limited, to which organization the control of both Cables and Wireless service m Great Britain has been entrusted, has decided to issue each month for public information the amount of joint receipts. Comparison will be made with the receipts for
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  • 56 19 July 31st.. 12 oVlock noon. Buyers Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot 16 17 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Aug. 17 17 September 17'_- 17 Aug-Sept. 17 17 Oct-Dec. 18', 18. Tone of Market: Quiet Latest Cable: London Spot sheet s',d. per lb. New York
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  • 156 19 The profit for 1929 of Kent 1F.M.5.1 Tin Dredging, after providing for depreciation and transferring £2.500 to income-tax reserve, was £29.416 (against £17.800 for 1928 >. The directors recommend a final dividend of 5 per cent., making 25 per cent, for the yen (aiMinst 12.--per cent leaving £0,513 to be
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  • 356 19 Cessation of Tapping The annual general meeting of the ri-i P-.m--dan (Singapore) Rubber Estates Ltd tai held at the registered offices of the company. Preach Bank Buildings. Singapore at 11 am day. Mr. j. a. Elias (chairman) presided, and others present urn Ifeavi Lee Chun
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  • 61 19 Singapore. July .51. The market has varied from quiet to dull during the past Week, the uncertainty regarding future production still being the dominating" feature. Prices are practically unchanged over thr period, although locally we are above the parity of London and New Yolk. United Kingdom Stocks increased
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  • 40 19 Messrs. Boustead and Co.. Penaim. Igeilll <»t Ratrut Basin Tin are m receipt of a IIItHISIH from the Secretary of the Company m Sydney reading:— Board decided m view debenture commitments cannot join m su^yested restriction output."
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  • 42 19 Boustead and Co.. Penanp. agsnta i-i Takuapn Valley are m receipt of a tetegran li v li. BecretaiT of the Company In Sydney n Board decided m view debenture and B?n I'm commitments cannot join m suggested i tkw oiilnwf
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  • 153 19 For the year ended March 31 Ipnli Tin I):. Ing carm d a net profit .i n j.Ofl £30.219 for 1923-29.. A final divider* a share la to be paid, making 1 1 :u\ r« > cai and £4,415 la provided for Income-tax and carried forward (against
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  • 114 19 A bathinj suit of rubber, so Hghl ti tit-fitting and smooth thai the war.-.- m swimming ibc bi been invent.) by Mr. David A. Armbr-.M. r swimming (oach of the iou.i University. Among «.i advan'.i::. i of this suit are its qui< k-drvm-properties and the :;mali spare it OCCUDIei \\h>
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    • 72 19 I ASSETS EXCEED $11,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $38,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD 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
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    • 34 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**r) t A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 609 20 TOURISTS AT TAUNTON. Jackson Gets His First Century. (FREE PRESS SERVICE: COPYRIGHT. 1 London, July 31. The Australians defeated Somerset at Taunton to-day by an innings and 158 runs. A remarkable spell of bowling by A. Young. Somersets veteran, who has rarely distingu- ished himself as a
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  • 146 20 Saturday's Programme. An interesting boxing programme has been arranged to take place at the Lion City Ring to-morrow. The main event is a ten rounds contest between Kid Gabo, Ex-Flyweight Champion of Manila, and Chua Lai. The latter, it will be remembered, disappointed somewhat m
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  • 27 20 It is interesting to record that, as a result of the T.P.A. tin control scheme, over a hundred dredges have closed down, says the Tim^ of Malaya.
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  • 550 20 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. French Lady Visitors Win Their Matches. The Malayan lawn tennis championships were carried a stage further on the Cricket Club courts last evening, when nine matches took place, the play attracting a large number of onlookers, not only because some of the leading Singapore
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  • 347 20 Control Board Statement. I From Our Own Correspondent. 1 London, July 3. The fact that we are m the week of the First July Meeting at Newmarket reminds us that exactly a year has passed since the totalisator got Into working oorder at Headquarters. <md simultaneously
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  • 64 20 I The following will represent S.C.R.C. II against Welch "A" Co: on the former's ground on Saturday, at 2 p.m. sharp: Chua Choon Sim, Chan Peng Sim, Ong Siow Kee, Chee Kong Leong, Tan Lye Whatt. F. W. Chan, Tan Hock Liat, Lim Nget Mm, Hooi Yip Hoong, Robert
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  • 524 20 GOOD FORM SHOWN. Engineers' Losing Fight at Jalan Besar. S.C.F.A 2; R.E 0. The S.C.F.A. claimed two further valuable points m the First Division of the League at Jalan Besar yesterday when they beat the R.E. (who fought a losing fight very gamely indeed) by
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  • 79 20 Welch Meet S.C.C. and Chinese Meet Malays. The draw for the first round proper of the S.A.F.A. Cup Competition was made at the Stadium yesterday. It was also decided that all matches should be played on the Anson Road ground. The draw is as follows: August
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  • 93 20 Teams for Monday's Match. The following are the teams for the match between the S.C.C. and Selangor Club on Monday on the Padang. S.C.C: L. J. Brittain; J. Lee. R. D. Brummitt; E. S. Bell, A. K. Reade. A. Donald; E. A. Joy, C. Kendall,
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  • 62 20 New York, July 31. Latest baseball results are as follow: NATIONAL LEAGUE. New York 5, Boston 2. Philadelphia 5, Brooklyn 9. Philadelphia 4, Brooklyn 9. Pittsburgh 6, St. LouLs 5. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Boston 2, New York 8. Boston 1, New York 10. Cleveland 5, Detroit 6. Washington 4,
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  • 79 20 Paris, June 26. "The reason for fights ending with foul blows is that no one troubles to learn the science of boxing these days," said Georges Carpentier, the former heavy-weight champion of Europe to-day. "I do not wish to say that boxers are less chivalrous or sporting
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  • 56 20 It may be some cold comfort to Ipoh merchants and traders to know that business men visiting Ipoh from Singapore and Penang state that trade conditions m It>oh are far better than those m Singapore and Penang. Our advantage m Ipoh lies m the fact that we are m the
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  • 334 20 PENANG MEETING. Weights for Saturday's Races. The following are the weights for the third day's racing at Penang on Saturday. Horses Classes 1, 2 and 3 7 th Div. (5 furs.) Boy Charlton 9, Apple Royal 8.10, Final Opinion 8.10, Zolzamrod 8.2, Moon Minstrel 8.2, Lila 7.6,
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