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

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    21 1 The Singapore Free Press '^Na 1 3 1(IS ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S^. TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY." 10 CENTS,
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    344 1 England were all oat for 405 m the Test match at the Oval, Australia at rlose of play being 215 for two Page 20. A great reception was given to Fit. Lt. Atchlery, the British Schneider Cup pilot, and other famous airmen arriving m New York for
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    PRIVET.
    870 1 The privet Ls a hateful bush. My dictionary rtlls me that it has small white flowers and that it is much used for hedges. For both those reasons it is a hateful bush. I well remember the question that came one day from Mr. Simey. who held my infant
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      163 1 "0Q LOONC HIOH CLASi TAILOEINO. a^^^^^^^^^ «> ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦A^ mbaffljSs hotel I 1 Special Commercial Luncheon J; SKRVED IN THE GRILL ROOM J^ TUESDAY, AUGUST 19th. X V Tomato soup V i.g of mutton. Caper sauce, Braised J 9 celery Fines herbes potatoes A Iced fruit salad Cheese Coffee J^ $1.50
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      227 1 !ioiwre®iwTEL] I SINGAPORE. j I TO-NIGHT. DINNER MENU. TO-NIGHT. Hors d'Oeuvre Varies <| Conaomme Xavier Creme Dubarry g jg Saumon Bouilli, Sauce Hollandaise Darioles Financiere Grenadin de Veau Portugaise t Caneton d'Aylesbury Roti, Sauce Pommes g Pet its Pois Paysanne Pommes Chateau g Oeufs a la Neige <g Glace Chocolat
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      114 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Auction sales, public notices etc Pau»' 9. I iii* opai lawn lingerie at Rnhimoni Fagr I. New Ehtßßient of silk laces at WassJunull'fl Page 1. Get an eight-day chtmlnj dork from R sons- Page 10. h.m.v. mid-August record! haw arrtred Moutiies Page 20. Sandtman's port wine and sherry
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      12 1 WING LOONG. THK RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL BUTTS, S2. HIGH STREET.
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    RIVAL TALKIE KINGS SHARE OUT THE WORLD.
    222 2 Cierman -American "Peacr Treaty." Pariv lulv !S. rhe gigantic trade- war which hi been ragin- tor more than a fear between the leading American and German electrical manufacturing Mmpiwto over talkie patents— tn. stnMCgle, m fact, for universal nu r.epoly of the talkies—
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER COUPS.
    147 2 Programme of Drill up v and foe week ending August 24th. 1930. Tuesday. 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall F" -Mal>.y> Cuy 33 Yards Range 5 p.m.. Baku Thnall Range. '"A" iM.Gj Cay. Practice Oompetl Wednesday. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hail. Bun Units. S.V.C.. New Members Drill Parade. Bio Signal
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      253 2 9)®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®® Iforyournextl 1 tea party! 1 1 PLACE A TRIAL I I ORDER FOR CAKES I WITH THE 1 CAPITOL I I RESTAURANI 1 You'll never bun elsewhere! PHONE 4906 FOR ORDERS. I S)®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®@®®®®®® I b'oxTng" j j TUESDAyTaUG. 19. j LION CITY RING I presents THE $2,000 CONTEST. S
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      166 2 VICTORIA THEATRE. t Next all British Talkie X f Programme. v r V g Commences I Wednesday, Aug. 27th. I I 6.15 LAST 2 NIGHTS 9.15 of The FILM THAT HAS MADE ALL SINGAPORE LAUGH Don't Miss it Robert Woolsev and Bert Wheeler a x '^^^aßiP**^^^^ :< m the Mad-rol!ickim>\
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      125 2 1 6.15 Entire Change of Programme K TO-NIGHT. I i i i I 1 The College Musical J I W Meiro- K^Vr t^ wcruKii y i^^ [jj PEtFECT a; with ncmi ELLIOTT fvi rVMRTUN 5 NUGENT, T,^ MINT: |J! ROBERT W I |u GHS! X MONTGOMERY, V> 1 SONG HITS!
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      169 2 THE WKEK, Tuesday, 19th. Hißh Water, 05.06, 6.8 ft., 16.25 8.1 ft. roOtteH: S.AP.A. Cup S.C.C. vs. Welch. Stadium. Boxing: Lion City Ring. 6 A.F.A Council meetm;;. Stadium. 6.30 p.m Wednesday, 20th. High Water. 07.36. fi.7 ft.. 17.44. 8.1 ft. Football: S.A.F. A. Cup Pulau Brani vs. Indo Ctylomse. Singapore
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    LADY OWEN IN REAL GRAND GUIGNOL.
    478 3 SHOT FRENCHWOMAN. Triangle Tragedy of Former Actress. London, July 25th. It was revealed y?>terriny that Lady Owen, who shot the wife of her doctor, Madame Gastaua. at Maricl Marly, near Versailles, was formerly an actress well known on the Pari.; and London stacks as
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    SCRIPTUIRES SET TO JAZZ.
    383 3 SCRIPTUI RES SET TO JAZZ. The Latest Debauch m Chicago. Chicago has acided one more strange chapter to her bizarre history by rewriting the Bible with "scare' Headlines, jazzed verses, and opt retta. While the gunmen have been taking pot at each other with machine guns, 'our learned university professors
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    QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE.
    106 3 American Girl Wins Beauty Contest, London. Aug. Uth. Galveston (Texas).— Miss Dorothy Dell Gosj has been chosen as Queen of the Universe ir the final of a beauty contest m which the belle: of America, France, Germany, Austria, Hun gary, Russia and Rumania competed. Miss Goss.
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    RED-HEADED RASCAL !
    203 3 RED-HEADED RASCAL Besieged "Gang of One." Paris, July 16. A great surprise awaited the gendarmes and police when they put an end to the siege of the villa at Saleilles. m which it was supposed that a gang of dangerous burglars had barricaded themselves. A special force of police was
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      78 3 I'm feeling satisfy rhe iiAv -%a y .lient appetite- VW» C^"Y :!Ult the I moSl Palate. Prime, m^' .odness always. „r 150 JMM b Cambridge lOlil LI P. iV?^J&SILL/» LONDON. ENGLAND PWhen it comes to a genuine test, Of all aerated drinks m request, It will always be found That
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      366 3 W y ji Stocks of I I W. H. C's 1 SPECIAL VARNISH I 1 FOR FLOORS I 1 Now Available. [I I j A hard-drying, brilliant, durable varnish especially manufactured r I I for application on floors, stairways and other surfaces exposed to 3 jjj hard wear and tear.
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    CHICAGO BATTLE FRONT.
    1702 4  -  Edwin Balmer. 8 I I Up Against the Gangs. THE NEED FOR MORE POLITE I MURDERERS. j lly Ldwin Balmer. the Chicago newspaper crime special!* continues belo* his description of the fi^ht a S ainst the underworld ff an tf > of Chicago. Nic June 17. C-XCITINCI
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    TO NORTH POLE UNDER THE ICE.
    206 4 London. July 24. «T Hubert Wilkins propoe, to leave Spitsbergen next May m his submarine for the tic. He hopes to travel the 2,000 miles to Aaska m 40 days. submerging whenever the ice blocks his course. The explorer estimates the average thickness thi
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    A GREAT RAILWAY PAGEANT.
    1007 4 THE LOCOMOTIVE. Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The centenary of the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway will be celebrated on a large scale m Liverpool next September. The significance of the railway lies m the fact that, although it was not actually the first railway
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    52 4 No State is justified m incurring expenditure m peace time which, though desirable m itself was not a necessity if by so doing trade is crippled, initiative damped, and expansion discouraged through the tax- enactments imposed as a consequence of legislative programmes that may be alluring to the electorate.-Sir William
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    CENTRAL ASIAN DRAMA.
    763 4 EXHIBITION AT MOSCOW. Oriental Version of Hamlet. I Moscow, July 8. I The Olympiad, or exhibition of the theatres, I musical troupes, and cinema productions of the I various nationalities inhabiting the Soviet I Union, which is now coming to an end m MosIcow, afforded a vivid
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    LONDON NIGHT CLUBS' SECRET MOVE.
    298 4 Drink and Dances m "Private" Houses. Maidenhead, July 15 London 's night clubs have migrated to the nver. The Thames banks from Hmley to R-cNnond are sprinkled with haunts where there is illicit drinking and scenes of nietv surpassing those at any of the haunts
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    A GOOD MIXER.
    59 4 "I want a summons for assault against th< father of my mothers baby— l mean the mothe, of my father's baby." said a woman at Marylebone Police Court. I •Oh. no' I raalU I mothers moUWI N" I mother." r> I A court offlcbU exp I a
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    FLYING DAY BY DAY.
    1455 4  - FLYING DAY BY DAY. Stanhope Sprigg Empire Aviation I PROBLEMS AND PLAN FOR Twr I FUTURE. l By •r. r < The problems of Empire aviation and plans for thr futur,London aviation correspondent m his vwfct, lv London. July MPMPIRE air communications have been the subject of much discussion and
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    A PRINCE WHO TIRED OF HIS WIFE.
    493 5 Short-Lived Romance. Paris, Aug. 2. Although he pursued her to Australia and persuaded her to marry him there m 1926 Prince Jacqut? <?:■ Broglie has tired of his wife, according to Le Petit Parisien. The piper says tint the Prince will :<eek next
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    CANADA TO ENGLAND IN 36 HOURS.
    160 5 CANADA TO ENGLAND IN 36 HOURS. Possibility of Regular Airship Service. London, Aim. 6. Ottawa. The possibility of a regular transAtlantic airship sen-ice, taking two-and-a-half days on the westward journey and a day and half on the eastward journey, was envisaged by Sir Dennistoun Burney. designer of the R-100. speaking
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    MAKE KISSING AN OFFENCE.
    163 5 Advice of Famous Specialist. Kissing is a dangerous habit. Kissing children should be a criminal offence. Such was the opinion expressed to a pressman by a prominent specialist with regard to the report of Dr. J. C. Pickup, the medical- officer for Womb well. Yorkshire. Dr.
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    AFRICAN PRODUCTS, LTD.
    151 5 Free Pardon Granted to Mr. T. B. Berrett. London, Aug. 7 th. Mr. T. B. Barrett, who is now m East Africa, I has received a cable from the Colonial Office informing him that the Governor of Gold Coast has granted him a free pardon m respect
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    WILL BAN ON WHITE WOMEN.
    129 5 £1,500 for Moslem if He Does not Wed One. A clause m which a Mohammedan is forbidden to marry a European woman on pair of losing a legacy of £1.500 appears m v. ill. Mr. John Bernard Fraser-Ross. of Villa Aiidre, Rue des Banamiers Algiers,
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      416 5 |T After 1 B/i|L Ifiseases Wti Dengue Fever Pp Malaria or PBv^^^K Dysentery, etc. W' wE^OIr C ANATOGEN ™**t do you P y texxl, because it provides the *A f debiliated cells of body and nerves S Jf i 1 with exactly those elements fl f phosphorus and albumin that
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      61 5 VIRGINIA CIGARETTE/ OF SUPERLATIVE QUALITY I HYGIENICALLY PURE THEY I ARE OBTAINABLE AT THE ARDATH POPULAR PRICE OP TOBACCO Co., Ltd. 50*»™ or 50 LOriDO I I the \~4% ksmm GREAT \^AW&«*3i HERBAL. V^l'P^i BALM /V^T 1 Rub it m COLB-ON-THE-CHEST NEURAUMA CATARRH BRONCHITIS LUMBA6O RHEUMATISM SCIATICA SORE MUSCLES JOCNTS
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      161 5 4t~ -iPRt JP W^ i I THE DANGER OF PYORRHOEA AND OTHER DISEASES OF THE MOUTH A Y'o solution of ODOL Mouth Wash will I destroy Typhoid Germs m less than one I I minute. Proof of this statement will be for- I warded to any medical or dental practitioner
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    "SOMEONE WHO KNOWS-".
    731 6 THE READING MURDER. Police Powerless to Extract a Secret. One of the most noticeable effects of the findings of the Royal Commission on Police Powers and Procedure is that there is now a growing tendency on the part of the polict tc shirk vital decisions m murder
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    MR. SHAW ON THE SCOTS.
    244 6 "Feeble Minded" Comment to Students. Two 20-yc-rE-old Canadian Medical students who are making a tour of the world with money, have realised one of their greatest ambitioxu an interview with Ifr. Bernard Shaw. The students Paul Wolinsky and M)\ M I coviich told the "Sunday
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    GREAT BELT OF THUNDERSTORMS.
    59 6 Stretching Across Western Europe. London, Aug. 7. Imperial- Airways. Ltd.'s. pilots arriving at Croydon yesterday reported a great bolt ot thunderstorms stretching for hundreds of miles across Western Europe. The pilot of one air liner stated tlxat during a flight from Paris to London he encountered
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      209 6 Baby sleeps soundly ~7>^ now X^^^!" Before mother gave him s^^ l^"mt^ he used to scream m pain. Now, all his indigestion /jk «l troubles have been soothed jP^ away by this universal f^ \J% English remedy. Mothers n^^^?^T all over the world rely upon S4lrt!^i:& stomach and bowel dis-
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      141 6 A ♦'VVVvA^ 4 |T/ie Last Word KELVINATQR X REFRIGERATION i S 1b -«9B i T HBMB^B^B^ r Bn Ji RESIDENT REPRESENT ATIVES I GETZ BROS. CO. I Sales-Service I?< t a r% ♦♦♦fl J I SOMEHING FOR NOTHING X BRAND NEW I 1929 AUSTIN CARS. We hare m stock a
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    LIGHTER SIDE OF LONDON LIFE.
    1378 7 POPULAR INTERESTS. Fewer People Going for Holidays. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 17. At this time of year as a rule holiday resorts are fully booked up. trains are crowded, and the roads are crowded, carrying holiday makers to their destination. This year, however,
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    CIGARETTE FIRMS MERGE.
    218 7 Melbourne, July 21. Mr. Edward C. Dyanson, chairman of direc- tors of G. G. Goode. Lißlfted, announced to-day that a merger has been arranged between Carrera^ Limited, of London, and G. G. Goode, Limited, of Melbourne. Carreras, Limited, are the largest independent cigarette company m Great Britain,
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    ATLANTIC RECROSSING BY KINGSFORD SMITH?
    60 7 San Francisco. July 10. Capt. Saul, who navigated the Boutlwrn Cross across the Atlantic, admitted to-day that WingCommander Kingsfcrd Smith and the ether two members of the crew were considering an ctfTer to fly a new plane from Newfoundland to Holland. The decision rests with
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      203 7 MB W&S&fr^ f e *»o*y££ otf 'M Upl! M^M &i TAKF tr T/jtZ^T* 1^ ///^^^^^aw. ML Mr CASSELI \)^HEN your nervoj are weak tale DR. CASSELL'S TABLETS. Omstruir Ih. ir composition forms a true tonic ltnrous ■'©■hdow*. course which exerts a wonderful neuritis, influence on the nervous system. liurtsttitma. llBt
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      160 7 "Every time I light a Craven "A" I thank my doctor for recommending them He knows, and I know, that they don't harm the throat." CORK-TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES Made Specially to Prevent Sore Throats MADE IN LONDON BY CARRERAS LTD. 142 YEARS' REPUTATION for QLALITT Sole Agents IIUTTENBACH. LAZARUS SONS.
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    HOW KING CAROL CAME BACK.
    1062 8 PRINCE'S STORY. Secret Code m Royal Intrigue. Prince Nicholas, younger brother of Prince, now King. Carol of Roumania. tDld, a day or two after Carol was triumphantly proclaimed King recently, of th < successful plot to bring him back from exile and replace the boy
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    TRIALS OF A NEWSBOY'S RICH BRIDE.
    157 8 TRIALS OF A NEWSBOY'S RICH BRIDE. Cut Off" from v Fortune New York. J«bj IG. Mrs. Vivienne Durban, once tho wealthy helleta of the late Mr. Charles Huntington, of New York, who married Mr. Alfred Cecil Durten, Folkestone newsboy, ia t April, is r.o.v living m a modest imartment at
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      570 8 I w< ?^^j w^p*v i^^b BB^3 2v» llf a *Vv Ka S^fl B M I H crt i}e <i S to Cip C directly and Indirectly through the Fiat organisa- B2ili#> f The direct interrogation *as carried out by means B^M 4 of referendums made In certain classes of users,
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      162 8 Gloriously Alive— Always Not a care m the world—they i all night because they are glorioi.* Ye gloriously healthy and fit. Halls ne ha| supplied them with both mental iru physical reserves of power, which enable thtnj to get a hundred per cent, out of life. Let Hall's Wine help
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      406 9 ASSAGE ANICCU ISS FUMEKC 32 Dhoby Ghaut. MARBLE MERCERS. SINGAPORE CASKET No*. 1 A 3, Penhas Ro -•ft Lavender Street— Pta© 75 DON'T WEAR A~TF/JSS 'J*> Brook* Rupture Ap- J***%L §Ll*nce. New discovery. J/K Wonderful No lumpy f_^ "J9 fadn. no springs, dur- |i| Able, cheap. Binds ana 'i 4f
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      539 9 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL I NOTICE. I NOTICE la hereby given that tenders ax I low mvlted for the following materials c rviccs, and that particulars of such tenant to Supply of a Centrifugal Pump, Electricr.l Equipment, etc. for Humus 4pm Tanks at Alexandra Road. Aug. 19th, 193 C Installation of Sam-.ry
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      566 9 NOTICES. SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. 'SINGAPORE). tr •s Notice is hereby given that the Annua U Report and Accounts for the year ended Jun. 30th. 1930 will be presented at the Annua General Meeting of the Society on Monday August, 38th, 1930. The Meeting will be
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      634 9 AUCTION SALES. SHERIFFS SALE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TH STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. B Writ of seizure and sale dated February 26tl 1 1930. IN THE CAUSE OF 2 Cn °P Siong Hoe Plaintiff Versus I Chop Hock Lin and Low Chee Tiok Defendants. AUCTION SALE of I
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      778 9 AUCTION SALES. ESTATE OF SULTAN KHAN SURATTEE, DECEASED IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF > U t BLE FREEHOLI) AN LEASEHOLD BUSINESS 4ND RESIDENTIAL PREMISES IN THE CElffiW SINGAPORE. AT MESSRS. CHEONG KOON SENG AND GO'S SALEROOM NO. 30 CHULIA STREET ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH, AT 2.30 P.M. -ot l. Valuable 999
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1930. WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS.
    966 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1930. WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS. If the arrangements contemplated a month or two ago still hold good some form of official pronouncement on the question of Malaya's future m the field of wireless development may shortly be expected. It will be recalled that a few weeks
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    100 10 Mr. J. W. Harries of the Overseas Insurance Corporation, goes by the Nieuw Zeeland to Sydney to attend a conference. He will return to Singapore on October 9th The Free Press is now delivered at Johore Bahru each morning by 6.30 a.m. by motor car The car route is direct
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    CHANDU SMUGGLERS TO GO TO PRISON.
    1336 10 APPEALS DISMISSED. "A Perfectly Fair Trial." The arrests and subsequent convictions of C. P. MrCully. an officer of the Singapo 4 e Prevent ;v t Service, nnd Malay named Ahrpt bin Haj* on charges of being m possession of nonGovernment chandu, and of a
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    GOVERNMENT CHANGES.
    78 10 Mr. Hartley, Nen Municipal President The Frn HltiK O. Cecil C inn Malaya In Oct< ber on Hom< John Scott Colonial BecrHaryi rill tl appointed <>:'.. ring the h HBtnl and 111 M H Bh take his phi der-Sec-reta: I H nun ml h itt the Coloniai C
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    RETIREMENT OF CAPT. P. R. STEVENS.
    114 10 Former aptain-in-( hargc :ii Si ni; a port. Captain PR Dso R.M Captain-in-Cha: from the Royal hii om Capt. Stover..- M \<\i: i part of which wi ith th. I I v. here he was a i tht Boxer War i Capt. Btevcttt command
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    AN ALARMING RUMOUR.
    151 10 Chinese Towkayi Threatened l?v "One-Eye." A itQf) ha.s a.ll--known Chun-: resident Kuala Lumpur haw bttn the recip>nti of threatening Ml within the la..' tew day* ■'■> th.- Malay Mall The letter.- an Bald to CtaOUUMI the paymeni "i hea\>- sums of BWOe) lailniu vMcb tin .ujtJinr of
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    FOLLOW YOUR LEADER.
    54 10 TlllM ears wtr. occurred m R. noon. The misj vei nature of WB*t ol foil jforemost of tlv thrt pulled up nMMeiilj detective station land taxi loOoWq rashrd Inl and a Standard same direction land. The da* three cars cau» d the traffic aloni at the scene
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    96 10 r» At the Triinti c m June thr foil v.., g Mrs. D Wilson i id Jack Flinter 97 (Hil (Honours*. Mar |ar<- i Preparatory Div ifton N (Honours). Bdwi d ftnter M The Return ol ThMI) by the Un C 1: ttOO m aid of the I INtf -staucd
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      202 10 LIGHT OR DARK. Sole Agents: j CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. Uncorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong), {Incorporated m Shanghai* 90, Robinson Road. Telephone Xo. 6228. mm:;m.m::M:M.m,.m:m,m m m BHHB) q BY SPECIAL JL *4MA HJtf. THE KING L %PPOINTMENI TO OF SIAM I >Tl> is3^T*^lis 1872. I A
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      66 10 I I I j (ffifflontr) j i &*i-pa£ i I REALLY ENJOY CURING A COLD, says a sufferer. He seems to have a rum taste. "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS POLICIES have often proved a wonderful help. GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD.. Hongkong Bank Chambers, Telephone 6480. JH.B. WINTERj,
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    LT. ATCHERLEY IN AMERICA.
    82 11 LT. ATCHERLEY IN AMERICA. CWAKM WELCOME. m "ytaf at Roosevelt Field. F[Reuter'i Service.] Not* York. \u«. 11. IM Liven U f lK' mblage of air pil<>» > en r United State* naval William*, the Britis;i Uetrf Ateherley a o and OeraMß airmen I tin national a'r a lUeeevcM FteM. Auk.
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    ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE DEATH TOLL.
    30 11 rO ss|\ Exaggerated Total. Boaae, \un. ih. '.::< n turn 1 the recent earth- i !><■ d» a(i redu 1 Oovenunent pi I namea to confute h;r. I
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    JAPAN AND THE NAVAL TREATY.
    23 11 JAPAN AND THE NAVAL TREATY. Pri?3 Council Committee's Fa animation. Bd Tokio. Aug. IX. Committee tin London treaImpertal Palace The been largely denda
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    BRITISH CONSULATE AT CHANGSHA TO CLOSE.
    35 11 Mandard Oil Moves All Stocks I n Bervlce. >h.uit;hai. Aug. 18. ft b Government Changsha. The c mstallation at jurably placed for protection matter of business making no change.
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    GENERAL HERTZOG ARRIVES IN LONDON.
    26 11 [Reuter'a Service. 1 London. Aug. 18. Pn inter, Genera] Bertaof •••'•d by Finance Minister, Mr. U ndon to attend the act.
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    72 11 SATUEDArS KIBBER PRICES. Hl* PRESS SERVICE-COPYRIGHT.] London. Aug. 18, 5.15 p.m. Lazarus and Sons Ml to-days tin prices as follows: ■tt&cm&.S" (up 1316) For £136 10 16 (up 9 16). The market is steady. fs. Itymington and Sinclair tollo4 rubber P rices as JPi Vuiiftjn 216) For--1 13
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    RUBBER STOCKS.
    12 11 SERVICE-COPYRIGHT 1 London. Aug. 18 te« rubber stock Liverpool 29.043.
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    THE ROUND-EUROPE AIR RACE.
    85 11 Mmts Lost Marks. Rusby. Aur. 9. airmen led all the 'i and reliability m OOtett, only, a limited allotted by the terms qualities. Mr. I WM the highest m the Warsaw, he taxi- *< the aerodrome. Propelk-r. Later this bad patch, but 2 i Be* propeller.
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    AFRIDI RAIDERS DISPERSED.
    207 11 SEVERE PUNISHMENT. Effective Operations of the R.A.F. IRcuter's Service.] Simla, Aug. 17. It ls reported from the north-west that the AfridLs are retreating. The tribes are now m a chastened mood and the R.A.F. has inflicted severe punishment with a very salutary effect. A communication from an
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    R100's ATLANTIC TRIP.
    307 11 R100's ATLANTIC TRIP. t?veral Satisfactory Features. I British Radio Official Service! Rufcrby. Aug. 17. The accomplishment of the airship Rioo m dying from Canada to Cardington. distant' of 3.000 miles m 57 hours, which show; an MerAgc speed of 58 miles an hour, has given great satisfaction ;it the Air
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    THE SHOT WHICH WENT ASTRAY.
    196 11 European Ordered to Pay Compensation. P. B Purvis, the European who was charged with causing hurt by a rash act as the result of an accident which occurred m the compound of his nous* 1 m River Valley Road a short while ago. when a
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    "CLEAN-UP" OF NEW YORK THEATRES.
    201 11 Archbishop Heads New Campaign. New York, Aug. 11. A movement to "clean up" the New York theatres has been started under the auspices of Cardinal Hayes. Archbishop of New York. Monsignor Lavelle. rector of St. Patrick's Cathedral, m a letter to his parishioners, declares that
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    CONTINUOUS FLYING FOR A MONTH.
    183 11 VERNESQUE FLIGHT ENDS. Remarkable Engine Performance. ffteuter's Service.] Si. Louis, Aug. 17. Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brien, who have been flying the greater St. Louis m a new refuelling record, have landed. They flew for 647 hours 28 minutes 30 seconds. The flyers came down
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    MANCHURIA'S GENERAL.
    106 11 Chang Hsueh Liang: Far From Dead. I Renter's Far Eastern Service. I Peking. Aug. 18. An authoritative message from Peitaiho yesterday states that Chan* Hsueh Liang is m the best of health and is playing tennis every day. As regards the mutiny, it appears that a number of
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    PERSIA REPUDIATES REPORTS.
    58 11 No Turkish Incursion Nor Note. [Reuters Service.] Teheran, Auk 18. The Persian Foreign Office repudiates the report of a Turkish incursion into Persian territory and denies the receipt of a ote f<- O m Turkey. Khosro Turkish Minister at Sofia, has been appointed Minister at Teheran m
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    RUSSIAN SILVER COIN SHORTAGE.
    52 11 Hoarders Sentenced to Death. [Router's Service.] Moscow, Aug. 18. Following a widespread shortage of silver coins throughout Russia the Ogpu has sentenced to death and shot four mtn. described as most mischievous hoarders of silver coins, and numbers of others have been sentenced to various lanM
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    COUNTERFEITING PLANT DISCOVERED.
    169 11 Chinese Committed for Trial. The preliminary enquiry into charges of counterfeiting King's coins preferred against a Chinese named Kong Nong Tee who war arrested m a house m Balestier Road by Deter tive Inspector Byrde on July 30 last was com menced before Mr. P. S. Williams.
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    THE LATE GEN. SMITH-DORRIEN.
    69 11 THE LATE GEN. SMITH- DORRIEN. King Represented at Memorial Service. [British Radio Official Service. I Rugby. Aug. 17. The late General Sir Horace Smith Dorrien was burried at Berkhamstead, yesterday. A memorial service was held m London at which the King was represented by General Sir Walter Braithwaitr. and Field
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    DELHI-CALCUTTA AIR SERVICE.
    96 11 Type of Machine Not Yet Selected. Madras. Aug. 8. It is disappointing to learn that the DelhiCalcutta air service, originally planned to start m October, will not now materialize before April. The reason for the delay is that difficulties which at one time appeared to be well
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    CALCUTTA RACING MYSTERY.
    155 11 RS. 200,000 MISSING. Arrest of Assistant Tote Manager. Calcutta. Aug. 13. Mystery surrounds the disappearance of steel trunks containing money amounting to nearly two lakhs of rupees, being last Saturday's total tote proceeds at the Calcutta races. In this connection, an Anglo-Indian assistant tote manager. Royal Calcutta
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    NEW BRITISH ROAD TRAFFIC ACT.
    261 11 Abolition of Speed Limit for Cars. 'London. Aug. 1. The abolition of the speed limit for motorcars is the feature of the new Read Traffic Act which has attracted most attention, but m actual fact the new Act, which re=e:ved the Royal Assent this week,
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    "THE BLACK SPIDER" KILLED.
    108 11 Downs Air Tragedy. London, Aug. 8. Twelve-hundred London Territorials of the Royal Fusiliers, on manoeuvres, were taken out on tne Downs near Folkestone to watch a flying demonstration by nine machines, when one of the latter crashed only 20 feet from the troops. The pilot, who
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    PARTIES AND OCTOBER CONFERENCE.
    98 11 Narrow Choice for Membership. London, Aug. 11. The Manchester Guardian alludes to the report that the party leaders are finding the field of choice for membership of the Indian Round Table Conference very narrow. It expresses the opinion that this may be true m the case
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    BARONET'S SUDDEN DEATH.
    124 11 Diabetic Coma Kills Sir Guy Xaking. London, Aug. 8. The sudden death at St. George's Hospital on August 4 of Sir Guy Laking, grandson of the famous surgeon, and a bachelor of twentysix, was the subject of an inquest at West-| minster. Sir Guy Laking was a
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    LORD BIRKENHEAD'S CONDITION.
    43 11 Still Serious But General Strength Maintained. [British Radio Official Service. I Rugby, Aug. 17. Lord Birkenhead had a quiet night. Although there is considerable nervous exhaustion, his general strength is well maintained. His condition must still be regarded as serious.
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    19 11 Mr. H. K. Joynt, Deputy Controller of Labour, Malaya, accompanied by Mrs. Joynt. have left Penang on home leave.
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    THE INDIAN FRONTIER OUTBREAK.
    1800 12 AFRIDI THREAT. Fuller Details of Peshawar Fighting. Peshawar. Aug. S. The Afiidi la.xhkar advancing towards l\etia war attacked at Landi village, one mile fTOBJ Peshawar and aftt r some lighting fled. KCtllIng many casualties. The main attack is exported to-night. Peshawar, Au>». 9. Air action against
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    RUBBER PAVING TRIALS.
    263 12 Municipal Request tp R.G.A. The following action was taken at a meeting of Committee No. 3 held on August Bth. In view of the fact that the estimated cost of rubber paving is. roughly, ten times that of asphalt paving, decided to ask the Rubber Growers Association
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    KOTTEN EGGS HURLED AT ALDERRIAN.
    613 12 COUNCIL INVADED. Disorderly Calcutta Corporation Meeting. Calcutta, Auff. 7. A mob again invaded the Council Chamber and the Central Municipal Office this afternoon when a meeting of the Corporation was caliei to elect a Mayor and Alderman In the place of Mr. J. M. Sen
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
    170 12 Club Championship. The club meets every Friday evening at the Adelphi Hotel. The scores up-to-date m the annual Club Championship are as follows: No further progress has been made m the Handicap Tourney since the last published returns. In the Newcomers Tourney the scores up-to-date are as
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    SNAILS AND PORK.
    204 12 The following action was taken at a meeting of Committee No. 2 held on August 11th. Postponed proposed draft by-lav for the purpose ol specifying streets or areas m which distuvbir.p cries and use of noisy instruments by Itinerant hawkers, wouid be prohibited. Tedded that no extension
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    LEGIONAJRE AND BIGAMY CHARGE.
    189 12 AN UNANSWERED LETTER. Curious Story m London Police Court. London, Aug. 10. The story of an Englishman serving m th?Foreign Legion, who endeavoured to leave the Legion and return to England to face a chirps Of bigamy, was told at the Marylebone Police Court when John
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    CRICKET.
    359 12 St. Joseph's Two Wins. At Pulo Bran! on Baturday, St. T o>eph's institutlon defeated the R.E. by a ride margin tiir.nko largely to aoUM good bOVUng by liorand;, and on Sunday ut Bras B?.sah Road the Junior Civil Service Asscx-inn .i The fellow., were .he Lcoies: St. Joseph s
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    BADMINTON.
    270 12 Singapore Doubles Championship. Pla.} In ihe Suigapore Ch&mpionsnlp commenced at the S VC. Drill Hall on Saturday last before a fairly large gathering. All the games were keenly contested and r* Milted as follows SATURDAY. E. J. Vass and L. J. de Souza b«*at Tan Eng Tee and Koh
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    F.M.S. GAZETTINGS.
    143 12 The following official appointments are announced m the F.MS. Government Gazette: Mr. San Ah Wing to be an Unofficial Member of the Federal Council for a period of three years. Mr. J. R. M. Pickthall to be a Superintendent of Customs. Trade and Customs Department. F.M.S. Mr m.
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    24 12 One of the fundamental and most urgent needs m Britain at present is a closer re- lation between education and business. Sir Michael Sadler.
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    ROSS INSTITUTE GENERAL MEETING.
    1285 12 PREVENTION OF MALARIA. Chairman's Survey of Work During 1929. The fifth ordinary ger.eral meeting of tht Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases was held on July 9th at the Institute. Putney Heath. S.W.. 15. The Chairman, Sir Charles McLeod, opening the meeting, said: 'In presenting
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    RUGBY HONOURS TO NEW ZEALAND.
    266 12 THE last" TEST. Wearied Tourists' BrilHanei Wanes. m ttM fourth Ruttoj i. land beat Britain by 22 point. tendance numbered 50.000 Parker replaced Kendrei In Both team, wen- presented (Governor-G^M :ai. before rhe Britain won the toss and of a slight breeee. Hore, the honx
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    S.C.R.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    182 12 Further mofc kl) the B.CJI.C. 1 DIMM are: "A" sin^l«-> Handicap Chaong ch«-. LUn owe ik btmi X owe 13, 6 4. c» 4 Semi- 1 in.il. Lai Kwong Chun owe 18 oral Cheong <"h««Lim owe 18. t> J. B—l.8 1. "V Doubles lljnditip. Mini Ftoal
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      SOME FREAK GOLF SHOTS.
      1369 13 When a Ball Went Inside a Lady's Hat. Writing under date June 1. The Referee London staff mention v) lull Imi Ing frea't: golf shot. captain w. c. Jones, oi Griecie h, playing m. the Carnarvon ;li. re Championship Meeting, I put his f.cvinth tee ibot
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      TWO GREAT GOLFERS' SECRET.
      666 13 How Miss Wethered and Bobby Jones Use Their Wrists. Is Umr -.ome hitherto undiscerned secret m the Etyte, or the methods, or the physique of Boooy mom lo account Cor his phenomenally consistent winning of championships? asks C. B. Maefarlane m the Evening News. It la
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      GERMAN LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
      104 13 Early Reverse for British Team. London. A tiff. 4. Hamburg— The Britirh official teem m the Gcrmnn Lawn Tennis Championships to-day lost their leader, Gregory, m the first round. Miss Sandison, who is competing individually. was also beaten. Lorens beat Gregory. 3 6. 6 4, 4
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      871 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. tarmKSß SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twie« Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and H»m). Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT DM. MENESTHEUS For London, Rotterdam. Hamburg and Antwerp
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      531 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL.) FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Singapore. s.s. CITY OP HEREFORD B>a CIT y O P HEREFORD s.s. CITY OF JOHANNESBURG Oct
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      413 14 British India and Apcar Lines (Incorporated In England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY V GOVFKNMrN LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL BERVICI OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA japan Doe. Tonna**. Singapore. Tonna*, B J>* KASHGAR 9.000 Aug. 22 KASHMIR •BERRIMA
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      694 15 0. S. K. Line. i >rw York:— (from Ron« Kong) A0 fr \\i'rr>s Freight SerTtce). ToJuU Maru Aug 2 1 iMttM »md Vancouver:— (from Kobei t Arizona Maru Aug. 22 Hamburg. (Bremen) Amazon Maru Sept. 17 18 rv rova Rio de Janeiro, S aitos, bin B -,d Buenos Airts. [Round-the-JJ
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      380 15 dfl2O and dC\\2 I FROM ORIENT^EUROPE 4 AMERICA I timi I in. i I iimi I A PRESIDENT LINER TO VICTORIA-SEATTLE CR TO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELAS INN At S ANY AMERICAN RAIL LINE FROM WEST COAST TO NEW YORK j YOUR CHOICE OF ANY ATLANTIC LINER TO EUROPE DOLLAR
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      760 15 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCBAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA.) (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections to:— Passage Freight* Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives In the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penan*: of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU.
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      757 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated m Australia.) g FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. i E Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). l The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading
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      368 16 s.s. DALCAIRN. Arrived (August 6th, 1930), from Europe. A urvey will be held by us at Godown Nos. 41 id Bonded Store D on Friday the 22nd inst. t 10 a.m. After which no other surveys will 2 held. African and Eastern (Malaya) Ltd. Agents. s.s. NIEUW ZEALAND. Consignees of
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      470 16 KERR STEAMSHIPcTuT 44, BEAVER BTREET, KEW TOHT **V| (Incorporated m U.B.A GENERAL AGENTB. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICF to BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE. HU As l (via fluft) Doe Sails v* M.S. SILVERASH Aug. 20 Aug 24 .>•, M.S. SILVERWILLOW Bept. 7 Srpt n Oct PACIFIC-JAVA-CALCUTTA SERVirc SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO
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      713 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. I BY TRAIN. Si :uala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembln aI and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jeran- at tut) every Monday, Tuesday. Thursday and Friday. 8 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 8 a.m Lota Tinggi. Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6am ielantan every Monday,
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      14 17 arrived from Sa.* tv has left Hons at thLs port She will H:.rlxnn Board's
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      TAHITI'S PASSENGERS SAFE.
      101 17 TAHITI'S PASSENGERS SAFE. (re* Remaininij on Hoard. UHlinjjton. Aug. 17. rushed to the rescue /.(■aland liner Tahiti. i and was> leaking 460 l tnda m the Poly- m alongside ol t lit latter is red sufficiently ensuring to defer of the I' till the arrival of :.i vvhich is expect-
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      A SHIPMASTER VINDICATED.
      109 17 mtioiislv m BiMter members tons, the attention of Ouild. Arriving rto Cabello. which a f^ed por, undCT ih{ Quarartine th. M,,st,r. his ChitMl Purser uere perth. necessary t«k« by the Mast- :> allies with rv seamen and owing to the swelterin X heat. ri(1 UK :,i, for
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      N.Y.K. PACIFIC RATE REDUCTIONS.
      60 17 1 X i enjoying coaaflfer■n< lya ,sen,ers for Asama Maru. -r the other cwo California Service, BWnjfo Maru. Ths -"-San Francisco by ■I *«n, to g. $340. 0417 ft, and thr «M m future oe (h th Brte of Cs3lo KOQf to San 1 '-NVK. Head
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      LIFE ON A RUSSIAN SHIP.
      1076 17 The Crew's Soviet. I WW wpilkUM) to step on to boat ;it ,T dOn Bridß<> ln th<> knowledge that you will stop off it at Leningrad. Queerer still if you present neither ticket nor passport (the m said to have our passports m hi. Ping),
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      NORWEGIAN SHIPBUILDING REVIEW.
      638 17 Orders Placed m England. The excess cf tonnage and the chronicallj poor freights now prevailing have resulted m 8 heavy decline m the amount of new tonnage on order all over the world, says the Norwegiar rade Review for June-July. And Norwegian owners, who have previously been
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      NORWEGIAN TANKER TONNAGE.
      332 17 Commenting upon the amount of work now under way for owners of Norwegian tanker tonnage. Lloyd's List on 24th June writes m an editorial: The pessimists have said again and again that so much tanker tonnage m hand would inevitably kill freight rates, but, although the high
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      149 17 pA SSEN r GERS XKKIVED. Walter Lima and nd baby, Mr. ci'iini.. Mr. :.!'li and Mr and IVi Mr K H. Cohen. Mr. Ml (i Bradj j de Boar, Mrs H Vacha. Mr Ooodmaii, Mr Johannes, jOt-_". MaT. Mrs Iff. C. ind Mrs Mel BMM, Rt'um.in Mr Mr O Hannsen
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    THE HARDEST THING IN GOLF.
    1195 18 CONCENTRATION. How Championships Are Lost. Mr. Robert T. tanm has said that .he mo>t difficult part of golf, for him at any rate, is to keep awake mentally. Going to sleep, is fca puts it, has been the cause of many disasters m the course
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    BLACK CHIMPANZEE AT THE ZOO.
    382 18 *'A Marriage Has Been Arranged." Mr. Arthur Haserick. F.Z.S.. has purchased and presented to the Zoological Society an adult female chimpanzee, recently found m captivity by Colonel Powell Cotton m iropieal West Africa. She was said to be highly trained, to use vessels and wash
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    33 18 There seems to be a crack m everything that God has made; just when we think that we have rounded off our system satisfactorily a loophole discloses itself and spoils everything. Dean Inge.
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      753 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 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 Amritsar Iloilo Saigon
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      129 18 THE 7^ SOUTH /f| BRITISH I Of!: PSsoNAn^iSir fata:, a r IM| "M|5 HAVE you of you? ovtrtaln rou i IT o:i»\ Policy f. OBTAIN from the j EASTI rx IMt,.^ 3-c Hal THE OCEAN Gl nau.. (In© Mala: SBCI SERVICE Assets Exceed f o Claims^ fceeed J HHNA UNDERWRfiSji
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      101 19 KLLIMi. 2 3 7 8 IU 23!32 2 3 25 32 23^ 2 3 23 32 28 11 16 .nd 1428 56*6 inland 139 138% I pc. Pi em. tit mand 1 41 pc. Dis. 30 pc. Dis. 47 pc. Dis. 47T4 pc Di< 141 113 112^ 79
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      209 19 August 18. Tin 150 Tons $6925 Gambier g,, Pepper White 2 g Pepper Black 2 0 Flake Tapioca 3 7o Pearl Sago Small 6% Copra. Sundried 6g 5 Rice, Anam No. 2 2 50 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) jjq Rice, Siarn ::d No. 1 320
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    673 19 MONDAY. \IG. 18T1I. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. mi »rr> seller*. 26s 9d 27s 6d 8s 9d 9s 6d 13s 9d 14s 6d Padang <$l> 10 15 55 60 A rang ($1) 40 60 13s 15s com 2s 3d 35 6d NOM. NOM 20 25 48 52 13s 14s 6s
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    MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
    490 19 I «j?^ si 5. sr^-l^s :i &*ss, *^r EXPOrt F and Neies:— Stocks on estates of less than 100 acres and stocks m transit on rail, road or local steamer arc not ascertained 2 Th L pr coT u r n£sE^«!sw+«!+3s+3^^ stocks at beeinnin of •< ut
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    MACPHAIL & CO.'S DAILY REPORT.
    134 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore. Aug. 18. Tin. Quiet. Kuchais 83 86. Kintas 85 8C Pamwata 39^. 42... Malay Consols 13 1 15 I Hong Fatts 48 52. Fetalings 4.40 4.74. South' 16 20, Ulu Klanfis 70 75. Sungei Luas 85 90. Sungei Ways 2.15 2.25. Johans 24 26. Ayr
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    EXCHANGES.
    85 19 [British Radio Official Service Rujjby, Aug. IT. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 12 0H" s Athens 375. Bombay Is. s', d.. Berlin 20 3^ Brussels 34.84, Bucharest 818. Rio 4 7 5 1 C Buenos Aires 40 15-16. Copenhagen 18.165. Geneva 25.04. Helsingfors 193 7-16 Hong Kong It 3 O-lGd..
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    67 19 August 18th., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Bpot 15 15 i Standard R.S.S. on Tender Aug- 15 1 16 Vi Sept. 15 -s 15% O::t 15 1G IGU 16»L-Jan-Mar 17', 17% Tcne ol fcfiu Dl Late C I tndon Bpot
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    LARGE SCALE PADI PLANTING.
    562 19 Malaya's Low Yield. The view is generally held that padi is an unsuitable crop for large scale production on account of the amount of labour necessary for Its production and the difficulty of using heavy machinery owing to the irrigated condition of the land, says the
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    CHEAP MONEY AND TRADE.
    422 19 Jacks' Report. Cheap money does not seem to help trad/ m the way that it should, judging from past experience, and this is probably due to the hoarding of gold by France and to lack of experience on the part of the U.S.A.. who ban yet
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    GRAMOPHONE INDUSTRY'S DIFFICULTIES.
    459 19 Considerable DMTOtMMM is now It It r< ;ardini> the position of the gramophone and gramophone record industry. writes home CQlTSapondent. This uncertainty is reflected m the dull tendency which has developed m the share market of recent months, although, ol course, the leading shares are also Influenced
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    SUTCLIFFE AND WYATT MAKE TEST RECORD.
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    S.R.C TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    98 20 YESTERDAYS RESULTS. "A" Singles. D. E. Siddons beat F. Norris 6 l 6 4. "B" Singles. C. A. Pennelather beat R. Pearse w.o. D. J. Distant beat G B. Armstrong: 6 3; 3--fi: 6 4. N A Pestana beat M. R. Marcus 9 7. 6 4. WEDNESDAYS
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    LEADING CRICKET AVERAGES.
    155 20 Duleepsinhji Heads English Batting. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT j London, Aug. 18. The following are the leading English and Australian averages. BATTING.— ENGLAND. In. Agg. Highest Avge. DuteeptlnhJJ 38 2.155 333 61.57 BtltCliffe 31 1.470 150 61.25 Whysall 40 2.095 248 55.13 Tyldesley 39 1,677 256
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    PUNAI WINS LEMBERGER CUP.
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    STRAITS RACING ASSOCIATION.
    106 20 Classification of Horses and Ponies. List No. 4. Amendment No. 4. Issued August 1 8th. Horses. Transfers. Split Nut from Class 5 to Class 4. New Classifications. Class 1. Euphony: Class 2. Kalaw. Lady Rossdale. Change of Name. Eugenol changed to My Sweetie. Reinstated. Cla&s s—Valedino.5 Valedino.
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    CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB.
    68 20 The Signals Physical Culture Club of the 2nd Welch Battalion lost to the Chinese Swimming Club 2nd. at Water-polo on Sunday, by 7 goals to nil. Yee Yew Hock and Lim Chin Hin »ach scored 3 goals and Khoo Hock Tien one. The last race of this
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    51 20 "Keppel Cup." The following have qualified and are drawn for as under: Joyce vs. Wyatt; Clemetson vs. Hodgins; Bright vs. Carr; H. Jackson vs. Coates. The first round must be completed on or before August 31st, the second September 14th. the final to be played on Sept.
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