The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 August 1930

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,096. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    401 1 The Duchess of York spent the 30th. anniversary of her birthday quietly at Gla mis Castle yesterday Page 11. Sir Frederick Milner, President of the ex-Services Welfare Society, made an appeal for contributions yesterday, being the sixteenth anniversary of Great Britain's entry into the Great War Page
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    "THE BUKU MERAH: THEN AND NOW."
    1320 1 One does not frequently hear In these dßys the titular expression of "Buku Merah" as applying to the excellent Singajxne Family Bible issued by Fraser and Neaves Limited since 1879 as a sort of vade mecum for everything that one wishes to know. It
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      173 1 VOTING LOONa HIGH CLASi TAILORING. out ft Finish Guarante* 10*. u u HIOH STREET. JR VFFLES HOTEL t cxCEM'i -sT ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION. V TEA DANCES DINNER DANCES X MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY f SATI'RDAY NIGHT DINNERS A SPECIALITY f I MONIA LITWS ORCHESTRA X RECOGNISED AS
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      226 1 EUROPE^ HOTEL I |1 SINGAPORE. I TO-NIGHT. DINNER MENU. TO-NIGHT. j£ Sfi j Hors d'Oeuvre Varies J S K j Consomme aux Proflteroles i£ ji j Creme Washington j I Rouget Duglere i Ifi Vol-au-Vent Toulousainf £5- i£ ifi Boeuf a la Mode U. ifi 5x j Faisan Roti au
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      123 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Use Lilebuoy Soap Page 7. Hotel announcements Page 1. Auction sales, notices etc Page 9. Travel by air on K.N.I.L.M. Page 5. Exshaw Brandy is the best Page 10. Cinema and amusement guide Page 2. Sandemans ports and sherries Page 20. Kelvinator facts by Getz Bros Page 18.
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      12 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL BUTTS, 31. HIGH BTREET.
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    RUTHLESS BANDIT GENERAL.
    247 2 Populace Rise up Against Him. Amov. July It. Reports of terrible depredate-, >s inflicted within the last week upon residents m mid about Chuanchow by the renegade bandit gen« eral. Koh Hui-hoh, art* mm mostly confirmed. Because of the excessive, taxation and the many oppressive measures enforced
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    SALE OF SHANGHAI TELEPHONES.
    89 2 Consular Body Replies to Nanking Protest. r Shanghai. July Consular Body has replied in firm but friendly tones to the Nanking Government'* protest regmnttng th«: sale of the Telephone Company. It is explained that the sale- was effected by EiKi.h Company law :ind that the Council,
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    ROYAL GIFTS TO INDIA HOUSE.
    98 2 London. July 1 1. SLs Majesty has pivrented India House with a fo«outiful Cashmir shawl. The gift will be rn view in the Exhibition Hall, which already contains a valuable carved Indian screen entrusted to tho High Commissioner as a perpetual loan by the Queen.
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      337 2 Why Rush Your j Dinner to Get to the j Show in Time? DINE LEISURELY AT THE I CAPITOL I j RESTAURANT I Malaya's finest-appointed j Restaurant our PASTRY DEPARTMENT under supervision of a French S Expert I IS NOW OPEN! J ORDERS PROMPTLY EXECUTED. J mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm j A Moderate
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      351 2 VICTORIA THEATRE i£ Tuesday Aug. 12th., to Sat: Aug. Kith., at 9.30 p.m. I THE J I SINGAPORE REPERTORY PLAYERS WILL PRESENT. i I LORD RICHARD IN THE PANTRY. I PLAY PRODUCED BY CARL LAWSON. j i Booking Opens Tues: Aug. sth., $3, 2 and 1. I 1 j i
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      179 2 jh 6.15 Tonight 9.15 I |j William. Fox Presents I THE INIMITABLE J I WILL ROGERS -IN L jj GEORGE M. COWANS I 1 SPARKLING COMEDY SUCCESS "SO THIS IS LONDON! I WITH 5 IRENE RICH, FRANK ALBERTSON I j| MAUREEN (rSULLIVAN. j 1 EVEN MORE HUMOROUS THAN "THKY HAD
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      187 2 THE WEEK. Tuesday sth. Blgtl Water 08.09. 7.5 ft.. 18.51. 8.3 ft. WlUfPflfT Cooperative Society annual meeting. V MCA. Down Town branch 5.15 p.m. Rarim Mas School Sports. Outram Road. 3 p.m. Football: Div. 1. s.c.f.a. vs. s.r.c. Div. n. A.P.C. vs. Police at S.R.C. Wednesday ttth. High. Water. 09.20.
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    THE STORY BEHIND THE "ROYAL."
    1490 3 NINETY YEARS' WORK. What the R.A.S.E. Has Done. Truly to assess the value of the "Royal" it is necessary to look beyond this present outward visible sign at the Royal Agricultural Society cf England, its work, its achievements, and its shows in the past ninety
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    MAN SAID TO HAVE KILLED BABY.
    407 3 "Perhaps I Shook it too Much." A man who war, alleged to have killed hi*own child stood in the deck at the Old Bailey recently on a charge of murder. He was Sidney Joseph Strand, aged 35, described as a grocer, of East Barnet.
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      231 3 t I t I f Guaranteed Free ©T, li* 'oMSfa From Animal Fats /K^|^^' THE WORLD'S "4^/V' GREATEST HEALER Fop INJURIES k SKIN DISEASES. dealen kU Zam p^Vl'.-t'' <s or 1130 a b.«x *a\^ c British Pharmacy V V >. -i Ud.. Singapore. v Iv. 2 c U i a
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      376 3 UCNBttRAI I PROTECTIVE specialities I LIME a y^ CB^t WILKINSON HEYVVOOD AND CLARK. I RUSTICIDE I S<v^^^^^^ BITUMINOUS BLACK "~^>^ PREVENTS RUST AND IS IMPERVIOUS TO v THE ACTION OF SALT OR FRESH WATER S f-> J CHEMICAL FUMES, ACID AND ALKALI CAN 3; I -H"jJ P A9 «I. A0
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    FLYING DAY BY DAY.
    1803 4 FLYING DAY BY DAY. m I Improvements in England-India Air Route. SHOULD BRITAIN LOOK BEYOND I THE EMPIRE? I By T. Stanhope Sprigg. Arrangements have now been made fur the last European section of the fcng- i land -India air route to be covered by air. reveals T. Stanhope Sprigs
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    WOMAN TURNED INTO A MAN.
    681 4 WOMAN TURNED INTO A MAN. STRANGE TALES. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Story. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has made many statements concerning spiritualism which have provoked discussion, but an assertion made a few weeks before his death is only paralleled in Robert Louis Stevenson's fantastic invention, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."
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    76 4 Further charges were preferred against Victor S. Elliott, an unrecognised Shanghai born American, when he again appeared before Judge Hyui at the Shanghai District Court on July 24. When Elliott made his first appearance he was charged with defrauding Messrs. Mustard and Co. of a safe and three typewriters, valued
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    GLIMPES OF OTHER CITIES.
    1007 4 A Refuge for Poets: Modesty at Deauville: At Dieppe: How to deal with Stowaways: A Thrilling Air Competition: Stainboufl Statistics. WHENEVER the French poet comes floating down from Parnassus he may now find a pied-a-terre on the slopes of Montmartre, thanks to the generosity of Paris.
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    CHICAGO BATTLE FRONT.
    1551 4  -  Edwin Balmer I The Showmanship of the I 1 Killer. I THE SECRET SIX'S FIGHT FOR LA* I I AND ORDER. I I Bu In the sfiond of his six stones, in uhuh I he is describing the crisis confroniiii; 1 Chicago in the Rang warfare which
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    31 4 Tht- German DertJ ing mail WNfc V* Alba. OWMd bj B ridden by ICUBTO 1 gor third, both OWI kmt Nuu- ran 1 marks .takr.. Alb, Alba 10 marks 1 marks
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    THE AUGSBURG CONFESSION.
    949 5 IN LUTHER'S DAYS. Ceremonies in Bavaria. Augsburg. June 24. On June 28 the ancient Bavarian city of Augsburg will be en fete, and the celebration vill be COttthroed throughout the following week. The occasion is the four hundredth anniversary of the presentation to the Emperor Charles V.
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    H. G. WELLS'S LATEST SATIRE.
    72 5 War Characters Thinly Disguised. London, July 21 "The Autocracy of Mr. Parham," H G Wells\s latest book, published by Hcinen.anr.'.r to-day, is a fantastic satire on modern conditions. Certain imaginary British and American \va characters are very thinlv disguised: for oxample the British Cabinet Ministers
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    VAST HIRE-PURCHASE CLEARING HOUSE.
    369 5 £10,000,000 Scheme. A vast hire-purchaie "clearing houre." backed by resources totaling more than £10.000.09<>. will be formed in London. The object of the clearing house is :o protect rams vho sell grata on hire-purchase terms.against defaulting customers. All hire-purchase agreements will be oegiftter-t-d at the clearing
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    78 5 One automatic pistol, one dagger and 64 rounds cf ammunition were found by Inspector Andrews bl a chetty pot at 166. Wing Lok Street, Hong Kong, recently. The own^r, a Chines* employed as a cook in a Chinese bank. was produced at the Central Magistracy. The Inspector stated that the
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    NERVOUS WORKERS IN INDUSTRY.
    340 5 A Serious Problem. Discussing the problem oi nervoua peoole in industry at the annual congress Of the Royal Sanitary Institute at Margate, Dr. Millais Culpin. Lecturer on Ps\ ehomurosis at London University, said that some of the best wcrk in the world had been done by
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    SWISS WATER DIVINER'S FIND.
    136 5 Geneva, June 26. The Abbe Mermet. a Swiss water diviner of great repute, is reported to have rediscovered the sulphurous salty spring which once made Bex-le-Bains in the Rhone Valley famous for cures, had which has been lost, for more than half a century. The spring,
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      296 5 I MM MMT^MM MWM^ Physicians advise: Take Sanatogen to I regain New Strength" I For more than 30 years physicians all over I I the world have prescribed Sanatogen whenever they had to combat nervous j debility or general weakness in their j, patients. No wonder Sanatogen is an idea]
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      234 5 /fw **V\ I PURE TOBACCO Natural CORK-TIP I <TA\/|7W J Finest imported matured \'ir- Guaranteed natural cork ol V I ginja tobacco guaranteed pure thc finest f)O^ ihle texture and \,f>o^ *-Jm\ anc^ absolutely free from adul- r XJCo^ vnO^X i. a ii quahtv. providing a perfect v lo!^2^^^ teration
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    WAS ONCE IN A HAREM.
    500 6 NOW A VICE-PRESIDENT. Unveiled Girls of Samarkand. A young and handsome Uzbek woman, ttr Vice-President of the Soviet Republic of Uzbekistan, stood at the station at Samarkand, smoking a cigarette waiting to greet representatives of the European Press who had travelled there after attending the
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    IGNORED BY PREMIER.
    328 6 Strange Welcome of New M.P. Mr. McGovern, the new M.P. for Shettleston. took the oath and signed the roll oi Parliament, and shook hands with the Speaker. It 111 the atringff introduction that any now membei over had To besin with, the Government did net even give
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    LESLIE HENSON IN A "TALKIE."
    138 6 American Offers Refused: British Accepted. Mr. Leslie Hcnson is to make his first "talkie." He has refused several American offers, a til has decided to make his first sound film venture under British auspices. The subject is to be the farce, "A Warm Corner." which
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      632 6 AUCTION SALES. ESTATE OF SULTAN KHAN SURATTEE, DECEASED. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL PREMISES IN THE CENTRE OF SINGAPORE. AT MESSRS. CHEONG KOON SENG AND COS SALEROOM. NO. 30 CHULIA STREET. ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH, AT 2.30 P.M. Lot 1. Valuable 999 years' leasehold
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      139 6 A certain local lady made a discovrry. SHE DISCOVERED that a small tin of iced ■^^Sjl^BPy^^^^v Nestle's Natural Milk poured into a halt-pint O^^^-— J***^ tumbler, with a similar quantity of soda-water add- ed. made a most refreshing and palatable drink. BRSjJL JL^JHt^V SHE DISCOVERED, also, that by taking |kt^?^^^2j
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    HAVOC ON WALL STREET.
    2218 7 STOCK SPECULATION. Gambling Table of 120 Million People. Wall Street is now almost synonymous with speculation in its worst sense— in the sense, I mean, of gambling on the Stock Exchange, said Francis W. Hirst in a talk on July Ist. As a matter of fact,
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    SIR JOHN SIMON'S FAGGING DAYS.
    353 7 Forgiven for His "Inefficiency.'* In a Founders' Day speech at Fettes Collepe, Edinburgh, his old school, Sir John Simon sucl he iiad come not only to express his devotion to the place but to proclaim himself a txliev°r in the benefits that accrue from the
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    THE DAY'S DATE IN THREE STYLES.
    123 7 The "Palestine Bulletin." the only daily MV*« paper in Palestine published in English, now mikes it easy lor all who run to read DM day's data in tbe IhVM official calendars ol Pairstine. All newspapers, in whatever laimuaKe tt) y an written, are obliged
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      210 7 A Healthy Outlook nembert when thii was just a jungle, how tfraid he would never see those joung heal* v trees readj to be tapped he was afraid guJtria, "flu or fever would invalid him home fat. Bat thanks to Hall's Wine which has kept h, s mi em toned
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      46 7 mm ~^^^B p^r^'"*^^pßw!flP^B ■BBR<''*i-vi?vBttC'ff-*- ■*<■ •scoßßaßk. ""-^^^B^^ VjSoVM^HBESfIHMf I^^' 'Mp^^^VMH BV^x^*>*^o^h7^^Hml '^vSSßHa&fet HM^P MM *>^'''- '^I^^^^bl^Bs*-''^Sv^^^b>^S^HMH Sfcfc."''^^Bß^^^ H *v \&y y^ >M j' '".""'Vv'^Bß bBJ THE ATTRIBUTES OF CAPSTJSB ARE UNQUESTIONABLE SMOKE Thi« ad »«rt ««a»#ot 1« ImumJ by the British Americjua ToUcoo Co, (StrmJte) L«i. P 448
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    WILL HYGIENIC CLOTHES BE COMPULSORY?
    744 8 TIGHT COLLAR FINES. Hint of Dangers Due to Changing Physiology. The day when the dress of the population will be regulated by the sanitary authorities iM foreshadowed by Mr. Edward Willis, chairman oJ the Council of the Royal Sanitary Institute, speaking at the congress dinner
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    NO TIME FOR MARRIAGE AT HOLLYWOOD.
    272 8 According to an American film star who h:\? Just arrived in this country the bottom hftl fallen o'.»t of th? marriage market In Hollywood everybody is "too busy to get manned" Fine? "the talkies" arrived, because when they aif not making films they are
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    21 8 The death is reported from Portsmouth of Mr. T. M. Wilson, a retired Chief Superintendent of the Shanghai Municipal Police Force.
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      331 8 of thousands ol people. iarttuil> Hffs IBh£^2? i£ J directly and indirectly through the Fiat or«anlsa- Qd[L> MiS ti-. ::cme and abroad v Hliykrt 3^WB peß^'"^ 1 The direct interrelation was carr.ed out by means *^>JH HA^H 1 T**> of referendums rr.ac'e in certain classes ot users, such 3^W H^EMA
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      131 8 ///in \y nctAitwncw nil uack*tt6c Sun: I 11, I And «n nothing else is the quality O f a g e more valuable i han i J Whisky wSk .4gVJgt>. has bee coat muousiv p- ■^^^7y|&\! distilled since- 1C27. L- ,J^%'t«^to No otber Whisky diMiikr. r I INT ANY B
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      364 9 >KINESS CARDS. ifASSAGE 11/l Kf ill- FUMIKO A' jj pfeffef Ghaut. ffISoAPORE CASKET CO. Son- 1 i Vnhas Road rf Uvendrr Mr~t-Phone 6075. A TRUSS Vrrnta MAYNARI) CO., LTD. ,1 BATTI I.V KOAD. ilarbLe chippings, road i lETAL LIME FOR SALE •?ay Siding Quarry. Marblr Tombstones and Memorials In Stock.
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      628 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO NEW TENDERING RULES POSTED IN TENDER ROOM. NOTICE Is hereby given that tenders are now Invited for the following materials or .ervlces, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained in the Tender Room, Municipal Offices: Closing Date. Erection and Completion
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      647 9 TRADE MARK NOTICE. %S|P NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above design printed in colours is used by Eraser Neave Limited as a label upon all bottles of the aerated drink prepared by them and called "ZOM." Proceedings will be taken in respect of any known infringement of the rights
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      538 9 NOTICES. MM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the mark depicted above is the property of Imperial Candy Company of Seattle, United States of America, and is used as a Trade Mark in respect of Confections and Sweet Meats manufactured and sold by the said Company in the Straits Settlements and
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      495 9 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE of VALUABLE FREEHOLD TOWN AND COVNTRY PROPERTIES To be held at The Saleroom of Mem. Chin^ Keng Lee and Company. Limited. Raffles Chambers, Rallies Place, Sinßapon On Monday, August 11th, at 2.30 p.m. PARTICULARS: ESTATE OF TAN ENG CHYE DECEASED Lot 1. Valuable Freehold land and
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. MARRIAGE.
    48 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. MARRIAGE. DAY-STARK— At the Presbyterian Church. Singapore on Saturday August 2nd. 1930. William Herbert, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Day. of Exeter. Devon., to Agnes Elizabeth elder daughter of the late Mr. John Stark of Renton. Dumbartonshire. Scotland, and Mrs. Peter Hay of Singapore.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1930. THE COMMISSION AND THE CONFERENCE.
    726 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1930. THE COMMISSION AND THE CONFERENCE. The decision of the Government not to invite representatives of the Simon Commission to be delegates at the Round Table Conference, would seem to be dictated not merely by prudence but by common-sense. The Conference can hardly be
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    329 10 Mr. H. V. Millington has been appointed edi•tor of The Straits Echo. Mr. G. Bilainkin. who has left the Straits Echo, sailed for Home by the Javanese Prince. Miss Ward -Jackson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Ward Jackson of Kuala Lumpur, left on Saturday for England. Penang Scouts turned
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    MALAYAN LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    1735 10 SAIGON SUCCESSES. Interesting Meeting Comes to an End. A gallant aiid successful resistance by the Japanese pair, S. Kawajiri and S. Matsukawa, following on the dismissal of the French ladies from the singles by the finalists. Mrs. E. K. Allin and Mrs. E. A. Taylor, prevented
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    254 10 Tursdav Jul) Lady Clementi opened thr St M*M Pete. lrida>. Jul) «tk Lady Clementi MrtCTUtn ment House, the members ot th»- f.W«i Overseas League. Saturday. Jalj Lady Clementi -ntertained H t< J (iy /r ment Hous*;, the Officers. Gir! Quid Brownies of Singapore. Afterward* an Inter-Company competition ta
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      256 10 WHEN YOU HAVE A GUEST REMEMBER EXSHAW BRANDY is THE BEST I I Sole Agents: I CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD., 1 [Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong). I Uncorporated in Shanghai* I 90. Robinson Road. Telephone 6228. i,l. ■>ii'BlliHl£m>Bi i :'B[IiW'':B!' B;i(«i:'«li l ß'H'niiW!S!:i>B>aim I '«>. I HII
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      73 10 f mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I SMOKE FROM A FIRE IN ASHDOWN FOREST held up motorists on the London-Eastbourne Road recently. It was pitiful to see delicate two-seaters racked with fits of convulsive coughing. For motor troubles a "GAFLACT MOTOR CAR POLICY is invaluable. GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD., Hongkong Bank
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    UPPER SIND FLOOD PERIL
    41 11 (()>IMr M('ATIONS CUT. lawlessness in Stricken Areas. IK Bervftee.] Karachi, Auk. Upper s "id Ls unabated Ut .submerged. The and water is rushing L Uhraj between Habibniomentarily expectCommunication i (toll month. Several i* Q meat have occurred
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    THE DUCHES OF YORK.
    37 11 fcjH KrtMaj at (Jlamis Castle. Service. I Million. \UK 4. 30th birthday to-day 0 it OH- Btatfon hirth ol I H 0 m J R c tM Ci-th u>-mor- ■>i. h>-,.. „i Work.
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    ROUND EUROPE AIR RACE.
    90 11 tCapt. Kroad Still [Reuter't Bervlce.J Berlin. August 4. Cnptdi:. B: Moth" ta still sh»-nd H test! hitherto in The ml Europe air race wVth 319 points. The MonM <BKW». who was last year's H -.<nd with 318 and Pdn <Klemm» td vita 317 Qjt Broad obtained
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    AMERICA SCRAPS THREE BATTLESHIPS.
    49 11 51.000.000 Annual Naval Treaty Saving. ißmter'f Sen ice. J Washington. Aug. i. ■-< .raarw with the terms of the London Naval Treaty, the Navy Department has decided rap tr> battleships Utah. Wyoming, and ■efon October Ist. This will mean a ■*l Of at least $4,000,000 annually.
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    A HINDI-MOSLEM FRACAS.
    29 11 Many Casualties. fßeuu-r'.« Sen-ice. 1 Karachi, Aug. 4. I luv number of casualties in a "•Mu-llwk-m focal M sukkur in which axes talw were freely used
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    AMY JOHNSON DELAYED BY STORM.
    18 11 AMY JOHNSON DELAYED BY STORM. PRESS SERVICE-COPYRIGHT.] London, Aug. 4. r. v b, ohlls<m bi-en delayed for an
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    SERIOUS CAR CRASH AT BROOKLANDS.
    25 11 p REss s'ervice-oopyright.] Victor Gill London, Aug. 4. *fc «hJ a> 11 u>1 y injured at Brookttr*n a car overturned
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    MICAL WEDDING.
    141 11 pkcf ui the 1 U 1 1 Saturday, the Rev. '^"andM Wllluun Herb^ Day Vv i k I)aV f Exeter Devon >Mr > Stiirk daughter of tart o| Renton. DumbarChurth >t!<r Hay of Singapore. orated with white -Eo-:. Op Hi. Voice that Breathed J Play«d bv Md wedding
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    LESSONS OF R100'S ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
    209 11 AIRSHIP EXAMINED. Not Big Enough for Regular Service. (British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Aug. 2. The RlOO. which is now swinging at the mooring mast at Montreal, underwent examination yesterday. The Air Minister states that this revealed no structural defect or failure, but there Ls
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    LABOUR AGRICULTURAL BILL.
    170 11 Producers to Set up Boards. lßri!L>>) Radii) Official Service. Rugby. Auif. An explanatory memorandum on the Agricultural MarKeting Bill, published to-day, proposes to allow the producers of an agricultural product to which the measure applies to regulate the marketing of that product by means of boards elected
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    WORKERS' CONFERENCE IN LONDON.
    90 11 The Language Barrier. Reuter s Service. 1 London. Aug. 3. Esperanto as a means of bridging the gulf between the workers of the east and west, was advocated by Mr. Hu Yue Tse. from Shanghai, spt-aking at the International Workers' Esperanto Conference In London. He declared
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    WAR ANNIVERSARY.
    74 11 Appeal for Disabled Ex-Service Men. [Reuter's Service. J London, Aug. 4. To-day, the sixteenth anniversary of Britain's entry into the Great War, Sir Frederick Milner. President of the ex -Services Welfare Society, appeals for contributions to the Society, which helps the mentally disabled and neurasthenics among ex -Servicemen.
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    100,000 LILLE TEXTILE WORKERS OUT.
    50 11 General Strike for Wages Increase. FReuter's Service. I Lille. Aug. 3. The Textile Workers' Trade Union Executive has decided to call a strike to-morrow for increased wages, and as a protest against the workers' contribution under the National Insurance Act. About 100,000 workers are involved.
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    CHINA'S PROMISE TO PROTECT JAPANESE.
    45 11 fNanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.) Tokio, Aug. 4. The Chinese Minister in Tokio, in a note addressed to Baron Shidehara (Foreign Minister) has promised to take adequate measures to protect Japanese residents in China and expressed his regret for the Changsha incident.
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    JAPAN'S FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES.
    47 11 INanyo Nichi-Nichi Service. J Tokio, Aug. 4. Further proposals for the curtailment of expenditure of all Government departments i are likely to be made by the Finance Minister in view of the fact that the deficit customs revenue for the year has been underestimated.
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    END OF S.V.R.A BISLEY MEETING.
    451 11 INS. SPINKS'S SUCCESS. Lack of Entries From Poor Shots. Some good shooting was done at the Buklt Timah Range yesterday when the final events of the S.V.R.A. Bisley meeting were shot off. The afternoon was fine and sunny and although the heat was rather trying,
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    SINGAPORE RECREATION CLUB.
    520 11 The Annual Report. The annual report of the Singapore Recreation Club for presentation at the meeting on Friday at 5.30 p.m. in the Pavilion states inter alia: The membership is 183 senior and 72 junior against 172 and 75 the preceding year. The Committee record with deep
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    S.C.C NARROWLY BEAT SELANGOR.
    783 11 POOR FOOTBALL. Kick and Rush Methods Favoured. S.C.C 1; Selan*w 6. Prom the point of view of good football there was very little in yesterday's encounter at I the Padang between the S.C.C. and Selangor. The visitors were a strong bustling side, relying on sheer impetus
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    AMERICAN BASEBALL.
    118 11 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Aug. 3. The following are the latest baseball results: Brooklyn 6, New York 18. Boston 3, Philadelphia 2. Boston 5. Philadelphia 4. Chicago 8, Pittsburgh 14. Cincinnati 8, St. Louis 9. New York 3. St. Louis 9. New York 5, St. Louis 9. Philadelphia
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    S.C.R.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    55 11 TUESDAY'S TIES. "A" Singles Handicap. Lai Kwong Chun vs. Loh Poon Lip to finish. Cheong Chee Lim vs. Tan Thian Sang to finish. Wee Eng Yong vs. Wee Eng Lock. "B" Singles Handicap. Chew Keow Bock vs. Low Huck Leng to finish. Wong Teck Fah vs.
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    MACARTNEY'S TRIBUTE TO ENGLISH BOWLING.
    1234 12 THE MANCHESTER TEST. Peebles' "Finest Piece of Work." Pescrtbint in the Times of Ceylon play in the 1 match at Old TrafTord. C. G. Macartney. tin former Australian Test player, pays a tribute to the English bowling and that of 1 th< Oxford and Middlesex
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    PLOT TO MURDER EUROPEANS.
    241 12 CHITTAGONG OUTBREAK. Allegations in Calcutta Trial. Calcutta. July :5. Chittagong. July 25th— Opening the Cr iwo yesterday, before the Special Trio- n against Ananta Singh and 31 other Bengalis, uh hiding practising lawyers, chained v. ider various Sections of the Penal Oode, the ExplyBtVM Act and
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    YEN SEEKS BIT. LOAN.
    166 12 Mukden Prepares for War. Shanghai. July 25. The prospect Ol a prolonged war in North China QM Compelled Marshal Yen Hsi-shan to make an endeavour to negotiate with a foreign banking corporation in Peking and Tientsin for a huge loan. Nanking MHirCCt state rhat Marshal Yen
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    MR. WELLINGTON KOO IN HARBIN.
    104 12 No Intention to Join New Government. Harbin. July IS. Mr. Wellington Koo. the former Peking Premier of the Regency Cabinet and Chinese Minister to United States, has arrived in Harbin, which has caused some speculation in the newspapers here which believe that his flail is
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    80 12 Although Nicholls was absent from the Essex attack Lancashire, playing at Leyton. t<xik 15 minutes short of four hours to score 155 for 2 on a dead pitch. Watson took 2 hours to score 26 and 3\ hours for 62. Notts were also painfully slow against Sussex. George Guru, once
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    MALAYAN INTERESTS AT HOME.
    1245 12 "LOST PROPERTY." The Ranee of Sarawak's Book. (From Our Own Correspondent.] London, July 11. The book "Lost Property," by the Ranee of Sarawak, is being reviewed in the Press this week. The theme is the unhappy fate of hr.lf caste lives who exist between two worlds,
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    INDIAN SERVANT GIRL'S DEATH.
    847 12 MISTRESS CHARGED. Remarkable Case in Jaffna. Jaffna, July 21. The Northern Assize Court, resumed its «-it tings to-day. The second case on the calendar was taken up, in which Mrs. Nesam Emmerson Rasiah. of Uduvil, wife of Mr. Emmerson Bfirtfitl. Government Surveyor, stood charged with culpable
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    AMY JOHNSON IN COLOMBO.
    1100 12 rHE LURE OF ADVENTURE. Australian Advertisers too Had. The launch was drawing new to the Jetty and Miss Johnson took a peep at the crowds eagerly waiting her arrival, (writes 8.H.. of the Ceylon Observer, who interviewed the famous girl flyer on board the Naldcra at
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    LEPROSARIIM FOR AMOY.
    233 12 BEAUTIFUL iii. Int'V 'ihe loni hoped 1 leprosarium lm Fukirn h n.,v. rait has been pirit :nd unt! kfll lltl 'I A. r of the Ho ii, keng, pro nil ni ol C. J. Want, C.A.. and DC Chi and druggs*. The original p] hospital i !i
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    INERTVIEW WITH MARSHAL FENG.
    153 12 TMM.Ujn lilv Condt-mnmu Marshal Cl I mateftmtntitratton In the Orntral i and predieUnc \hsX the overn .shai Chteag m iiLs Annkt will ultL I about the destruction of his < itaaj Pent Vu-h ttnightforwrnixlneM jmterdaj ki hv pave- to foreifn and Chi Peking and Tientsin now
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    135 12 Programmp <.f Drills up ending August 10th. I*3o Tuesday. 5.15 pm. Drill Ha "A" <M.G.>, Coy. Revohn 5.00 p.m. Bukit Timah f Coy.. Practice Competition 5.15 pm. Drill Hall Chinese Coy Platoon Drill 8.00 am Btglap Singm Wednesday. 510p in l>: section. Signal i 5.15 pm. Drill
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      1578 13 Thrills at Stamford Bridge. I From Our Own Correspondent.! London, July 10. WoiMlm fllUjf organised, wonderfully attended, wonderfully run. Ls a fit description of this year's Amateur Athletic Association which was held on Friday and Saturday In London at Stamford Bridge. It will long live
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      ENGLAND'S FAILURE AT MIMBLEDON.
      558 13 Reasons for America's Surcess. [From Our Own Cone ;p;;mk'nt. London, July 10. There is great disappointment over the col--1;p;p of the young mca liLa a .Un. Olliff. Perry, Hughes, and Lee in the Wimbledcn championships. Not one of these reached the lapse of the young men
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      DARTFORD'S SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL
      94 13 William Collier, the new manager of the Dartford F.C., is a Scottish international, who pl-yed against Wales in 1922-23. He started Raith Rovers, and after winning the D.C.M. on the Somme returned to his club before being transferred to Sheffield Wednesday. For the past few reasons he
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    63 16 The sloop H.M.S. Scarborough which is being built by Swan, Hunter and Co., Wall-send-on-Tyne, is the first warship to be named after Scarborough, which has a sea record extending back for centuries from the year 876, I when Danish warriors, under Hungar and Hubba devastated the whole coast from Whitby
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      467 16 m.s. ASIA. Consignees of cargo per the above motorship rom Europe (arrived July 30, 1930) are hereby lotified that a general survey of all cargo *and(d in a damaged condition will be held at 3odown Nos. 13 and 14 at 9 a.m. and at batches Store at 2 p.m. on
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      607 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BT TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungel Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, ThursIday and Friday. 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thvjsday 6 a.m Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 am Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      TRAWLER'S MONSOON EXPERIENCES.
      363 17 TRAWLER'S MONSOON EXPERIENCES. tofetin* the Indian Ocean. H niiiketh a port pleasant" A Morgan and his four Eng•rhen they steered into the KOOg harbour after 60 days ro-ton ttahing trawler in the .ii nanni says a China h(> my banded old salt, has four eornen of the earth MM since
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      N.Y.K.'s WEEDING OUT POLICY.
      177 17 T^nyo Ma ru to he So d ■^*TT eP rte tht NYK S 1 n P M of superannuated toalhn, 48.831 tons, in the near **t t "Tn"" 2 tht Saka JOUrnal reached between the ■^5 C o^ Pan> ind the Angeles 2 Ten* T Angel?s
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      11 17 of the Hong H.tr»*, ur office that dur- Uu "<>«"• passenger was
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      AENEAS IN COLLISION.
      452 17 Japanese Steamer Sunk in For. The horror and eeriness of a collision at sea in a thick fog and the darkness of night is described in an account of one of the passengers of the Blue Funnel steamer Aeneas, which was received in Shanghai recently. It will
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      TYPHOON THREAT TO HONG KONG.
      371 17 Town Escapes Full Force. Hong Kong had its first typhoon blow of the year on July 24. It was a mild affair compared with some storms of previous years but nevertheless was bad enough to compel ships to seek shelter and to cause a suspension
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      COLOURED SEAMEN IN BRITISH PORTS.
      118 17 Scheme of Registration to be Introduced. London. July 27. Considerable resentment is felt in Cardiff and other Bristol Channel ports by alien coloured seamen against the scheme of registration for coloured seamen drawn up bv the Shipping Federation and the National Union of Seamen. The
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      55 17 A large shipbuilding firm in Liguria, Italy, has received an order for a large cruiser for the Albanian navy. This is a first class warship of large tannage ordered by the Government tot Tirana.. Ic is a matter of considerable interest, as it appears that Albania is now on the
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    THE NAVY STARTS ITS DAY.
    648 17 To lie awake in a hammock in a battleship Just before 5.30 a.m.. is to experience a remarkable contrast. One instant everything is indistinguishable in the faint glow of the "police lights" owing to the armour there are no portholes and ventilation is secured by
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    £1.500,000 SHIP.
    328 17 £1.500,000 SHIP. New "Empress" of the Sea. Southampton, July 6.. There will sail from here next Saturday a new Canadian Pacific liner, the Empress of Japan, which, according to the company's plan.v will never again enter a British Isles port. She is destined for the company's Pacific service between the
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    95 17 Tb? first of the four new vessels for the Ostend-Dover service is regarded with great satisfaction by the Belgians, as she was built entirely in Belgium. After the Prinses Astrid, now in service, three new vessels of the same type will shortly be completed, viz., the Prince Leopold, launched some
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      135 17 Ffitnl ANH Mh **MJmja* ;^BBI^h ARE OBTAIMADLE AT THE I ARDATH J I Ltd. In &> I BORNEO-CHEVROLET I USED CAR WEEK, f 4* X IWorris-Oxford 1926 Mode/ Tourer new/y painted usual accessories good order bargain X ft S 500 I B^^Ml Hupmobile Mode/ /927 Tourer 6 cyl. *t* Paint
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      183 17 HASSHNGERS ARRIVKI). r Opl N From Sourabaya: Mr and Clknd and child. Mr. 3. A. H. Schoiur.ann M DoKger. Mrs G Mayer. Mr. Case. Mrs. •r Prum Semarang: Mrs. P. Regnaulr. \*r. 3 Eyny Mr Gan Siauw Giauw. From BataPtmflyaciUWt, Mr 8. Djatmika. Mr, Mrs *nd baby. Mrs c C
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    THE ICELANDIC MILLENARY.
    1192 18 WORLD'S OLDEST COUNCIL. Island Kingdom's Prosperity. During the last days of this week, writes a correspondent to The Times on June 25, Iceland will celebrate 1.000 years of Parliamentary government in the presence of parliamentary uruups from all over the world. Once again the historic, volcanically formed,"
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    BROTHERS WHO MARRIED SISTERS.
    303 18 Celebrate Their Silver Weddings Together. Two brothers. Lieutenant-Colonel D. Gordon Carmichael and Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. Gordon Carmichael. celebrated a: Putney their silver weddings to two sisters. Colonel D. Gordon Carmichael. who is a doctor, smiled when I questioned him about the romantic coincidence (writes an Evening
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      421 18 Mystery Illnesses The germ of influenza has not been discovered. Even a common cold is a mysterious illness the germs of which Science cannot exterminate. Such illnesses, if they cannot be cured, can often be avoided by proper nutrition. When you are tired take BOVRIL at once. It gives you
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      336 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Hong Kong Rangoon Amntsar Iloilo Saigon
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      512 18 J BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England). Ca P ltal £3,000,000 Subscribed 1,800,000 Paid u P 1,050.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.646,505 BOARD OP DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq. Charles J. Hambro, Esq J. O. Robinson, Esq. W. H. Shelford. Esq. Sir
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      217 18 INSURANCE THE s^\ i south mms*> BRITISH INSURAMK COMI'WV LIMITEI FIRE, MARINE, TRANSIT AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED vr LOWEST CURRENT n Y L. C. MARGOLIOI Office: 2, Ftnlaj PERSONAL A(T jT" FATAL ACCIDENTS in HAVE you made pi mi n i of y. -ir dependents ihould overtake you it
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    BRITISh-BORNED PETROLEUM.
    831 19 BRITISH-BORNED PETROLEUM. Mr Witter MaelachiaiTs Review. general meeting oi syndicate. Ltd. Winchester House. Mrularhlan <chair- Priding. Id A. Searle> having the BSrtlnj and the the adoption of the aid in th I fiance sheet .showed 1 at £250.000. cone.ch fully paid. ant groei in- al r.H.389 and a rhe undistributed
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    JACKS' REPORT.
    413 19 London. July 9. Thr celebration ot Independence Day In x->w York was followed by a further slump Li .Vail Street. which affected moct Ooounodttiea. Stocks of Metals and Commodities which ?r<? thought to be enormous under preMßl conditions really represent to a wry large extent t^e stocks which
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    PERAK HYDRO-ELECTRIC CO.
    128 19 The Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Company, which ojx-rates over an area of 3.000 i square miles, has now completed its construc- tion programme, having a plant capable of an i outnut of 160 million units per annum. It is I expected that the whole cf this output
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    To-Day's Price Changes.
    413 19 To- Day's Price Changes. EXCHANGE RATES. August 1. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2)3 29 32 London 3 months' sight 2 3 27 32 London 60 days' sight 2 3 25J32 London 30 days' sight 2 3 3 4 London, demand 2 3 23 32 London, T.T. 2!3 11}16 Lyons
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    884 19 FRIDAY, AUGUST IST. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. ttujisrs ateliers*. Asam Kumbang 25s 6d 26s 6a Ayer Hitams (ss) 8s 9d 9s 6d Bangrin Tin 13s 9d 14s 6d Batang Padang ($1) 10 15 Batu Caves ($1) 55 60 Bukit Arang ($1) 40 60 Burmah Malay 13s 15s nom Chenderiang
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    UNITED MALACCA RUBBER ESTATES, LTD.
    430 19 The twentieth annual report of the directors to the shareholders to be presented at the annual meeting to be held at 137 Heeren Street, Malacca, on August 12 states: The nett profit after making provision for depreciation and Directors' fees amounted to $16,566.68 to which
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    SEKONG RUBBER.
    269 19 Temporary Closing of EstateIn the course of a circular to shareholders of the Sekong Rubber Co., it is stated, as a result of a recent report made on the property by Mr. C. G. Renshaw, a director of the Sungei Krian Rubber Estate, and a planter of wide
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    28 19 A rich country, like a rich man, can ro on .spending its capital for years, but the day of reckoning is bound to come. The Marquess of Londonderry.
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    RUBBER ROADWAYS LTD.
    659 19 Definite Progress. The fifteenth annual general meeting of Rubber Roadways. Ltd.. WM held at the reyi> tered office. 2. 3 and 4, Idol-lane. Eastcheup, EC. in Ball week. Sir Stanley Bois (chairman of the company* presided, and. in the course of liLs remarks. said: It is with
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    BUKIT KATIL REPORT.
    229 19 The following is the directors' report to the shareholders of Bukit Katii Rubber Rntat.s to be presented at tbe annual i 00 August 14th at Malacca at noun. The nctt profit tor the year alter deduct u^ directors' fees, depredation on buUdin amounts to $9, 1(5!$ 93,
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    14 19 INawng Pet Tin: Hours 413. Yard- 31 000; Pikute 377.
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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-*r>, A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    AUSTRALIANS AT SWANSEA.
    366 20 COUNTY COLLAPSE. Ryan the Hero of the [Day. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. London, August 4. There was a slight delay at the start of the Australians' match against Glamorgan at Swansea to-day, when 20.000 people were present. Bradman and McCabe continued their overnight undefeated partnership. The
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    INTERESTING IPOH MATCH.
    170 20 Remarkable Bowling: b> Ah Loke. [From Our Own Correspondent. 1 Ipoh. Aug. 4. There was some enjoyable holiday cricket at Ipoh on Saturday when a Perak State side met Moreiras XI of Ceylon cricketers from Selangor. Perak and Penan? The Bulli pitch was perfect but a fortnight's
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    LOCAL CRICKET.
    315 20 Raffles Inst. Beat Seremban Colts. The following are the scores of the cricket match played yesterday, between Raffles Institution and the Seremban Colts. The match ended in a win for the Institution by an innings and 8 runs. Seremban Colts. First Innings: Ayavoo lbw Aivis 5; De Bruin
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    ROUND-THE-ISLAND YACHT RACE.
    1226 20 EXCELLENT SPORT. Betsy Wins Annual Two-Day Event. On Saturday and Sunday last the R.S.Y.C. held the annual "B" class Round-the-Island race when eight boats turned out, Prima Donna being the only absentee. A start was made sharp at 9 a.m. on the first day off the yacht
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    PENANG TURF CLUB MEETING.
    802 20 THE FOURTH DAY. Ginger Creates Distance Record. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Penang, Aug. 4. There was a large attendance at the fourth day of the Penang Race Meeting. The ?oing was hard. The feature of the meeting was the running of Ginger, the Medan griffin, which
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    23 20 E. T. Killick, the Cambridge and Middlesex cricketer, who scored a century in the Varsity match, will shortly be ordained into the Church.
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    COLONY CRICKETERS BEAT F.M.S.
    899 20 STATES' RECOVERY. Annual Match Won by Four Wickets. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 3. The F.M.S. made a very fine recovery when they batted a second time on Sunday afternoon, although their opening batsmen failed. J. Smith batted with remarkable stolidness for he took
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