The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 August 1930

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press <oxTv>.n*- ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S5. THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1930. 20 PAGES DAttY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    499 1 A rubber control scheme has been pre- > pared by Mr. J. Baillie, manager of Messrs. Francis Peek and Co., Ltd., Singapore, which has been handed to H.E. the 1 Governor, while a copy is on its way to i London Page 12. t Details of increased
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    RANDOM TRAVEL NOTES.
    1041 1 England at first treated me kindly. In fact one day the temperature weiu up to 85 degree and. with other returned Singapore friends, I revelled m the sunshine at Ashtead. Epsom. Guildford, Rottingdean and Bexhill-on-Sea. The large motor busses on the roads are a great convenience and
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      254 1 fOn HIGH CLAB9 TAHOBINO. t rxFFLES HOTEL Soeciai Commercial Luncheon SERVED IN THE GRILL ROOM i* V THURSDAY, AUGUST 28th. Mulligatawny Soup +J> A Crump Veal Cutlets Tomato Spachetti 1 Stewed Plums and Custard «$t Cheese Coffee J£ V $I^o per person. J^ I GRILL ROOM I i tnder Expert
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      245 1 I W27 1928 1929 I X Three successive Royal record years o ♦> 4» SBB A lI^^^m^bHJMIXXTTiTtTI t ROYAL SALES INCREASE V because the Royal typewriter is an acknow- V V ledged superior product backed by the V V best organised typewriter service m Great V Britain. t Comparison is
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      106 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Auction ?a)es Page 9 Ride a "Triumph Page 2. Hotel announcements Page 1. Try Capstan cigarettes Page 1. Little's for Rugger gear Page 10 Izal a strong germicide Page 10. Cinema and theatre quide Page 2. Shine aluminium with Zog Page 7. Dunlop tyres and golf balls Page
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      12 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUU far EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS, St. HIGH STREET
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    INDIAN EXPORTS AND EUROPEAN MARKETS.
    192 2 London. Au*. S. An In Central cnu East b c n b. tter acquaint d with tha n cf prod the 1 rterr. are In a position .0 pi vide I the annual V na autumn fa r I Emm Bep emb c 7 to
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      353 2 I Unequalled Cuisine 1 1 French Pastry 1 I Delicious Ice-creams MAKE THE I I CAPITOL I RESTAURANT I THE POPULAR] I RENDEZVOUS I Phone 4906. ■■■■■■■•■■■•■^•■•■•■■■■•■■■■■■i i The Blue Triangle Players i J present "THE CRADLE SONG" j J (A Spanish Comedy presented m J English) i J —BY
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      478 2 i VICTORIAJTHEATRE. j r^fWirnr^nl j Saturday Next and Nightly at 9.30 |o f^^g^^^^lF^l j Matinee Thurs: Sept: 4th 5.15 p.m. jj g W F^?2s £sT SOUND To^SA 1 i {UPI f HI BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PICTURES j fICLLU! present w o-lo Positively the Last \;>/jf 9 1. j ELSTREE CALLING 1
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      223 2 THE WEEK, Thui-sdiiy, 28th. High Water, coin, 10.6 ft, 1 3.09, ,9.3 ft. Nyalos Rubber E.iates mretine. Evatts 12. Lawn Tennis: Exhibition Match nt SC.R.C. Frid.ij. 20' h. Hieh Water, 01.23. 10.1 ft.. 13 39. 9.2 ft. New Scni(!r>i meeting. Chan Sr.c Onn's oiUces, 12. Rotary Liincho ;n. Rjvll'.cs Hntrl.
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    THE BLACK SPOTS OF UNEMPLOYMENT.
    639 3 UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION. Coal Mining And Textile Area. The black srx>ts of unemployment this year, which Ls rivalling 1921 as a year of industrial depression, ar.? m the coalmining and textile areas. Elsewhere unemployment is not particularly severe, and whole counties like Surrcv and Sussex have
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    HARD LABOUR FOR YOUTH OF SIXTEEN.
    322 3 Liverpool Magistrates' Protest. The Liverpool magistrates recently passed the follow inji resolution: "That, this quarterly meeting of the Justices views with grave concern and uneasiness th? sentence of six months imprisonment recently pronounced against Matthew Robson, aged 16, convicted of a first offence at
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      247 3 Try this delicious H( t -weather Drink H>u tried the best of all hot weather "Ovaltine"? Do you know itful In flavour it is how wonderfully id inv igorating If not, try it to-day. ool dcliciousness. Notice how it gives and energy how it makes complete ve value the ordinary
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      552 3 •rusticide; A I BITUMINOUS COATING FOR PROTECTION 1 AND PRESERVATION OF METALS. 1 "RUSTICIDE" is rust resisting and withstands Salt and Fresh j? Water Chemical Fumes, Dilute Acids and Alkali. Used to Coat Roof Principals, Girders, Bridges. Bides of Snips, Boilers 3unkors Pump Machinery. Colliery and Mine Winders. Metal Chimneys
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    THE NEWS IN PICTURES.
    319 4 T/ie Manchester Wash -Out: Thousands Wait to see an Hour's Cricket: Ranji sees Duleep's Test Innings Beauty and Brawn at Stamford Bridge. rONSFORU. who made 83. tatting m the Test at Old *<ip TrafTord. Manchester. i AlR^^ -*""S"^r i r y f t r tmg Whlle
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    MISSIONARIES' DANGERS IN CHINA.
    691 5 KIANCSI PERILS. Communism and Banditry Rampant. Further particulars of the troublous, times now beetling 'Red" -infested Kiangsi reached Hong Koag on the arrival there test week of eight American Sisters, members of a body ol missionaries who had until recently been maintaining charitable services m the
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    CHURCH WALL CRASHES DURING A HYMN.
    265 5 London, July 20. The congregation at the Wesleyan Church, Headington, Oxford, had just started the singing of the second hymn at morning service, when there was a loud crack, and the wall behind the pulpit collapsed. The preacher, Mr. E. J. Smith, of Blaydon,
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    60 5 A drunken brawl at Kg. Senulian on Aug. sth led to the arrest of a Dusun named Tinggal for murder. He does not seem to worry at all and states he and deceased had a friendly game of throwing rocks at each other and then they went *o sleep beneath
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      292 5 i 1,000,000 i I YEARLY i %s the largest exclusive electric refrigeration V manufacturers m the world, Kelvinator's facilities J for the production of one million units yearly offer physical evidence of Kelvinator's foremost position m the electric refrigeration industry. 4 IE L VI NAT OR I ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS V
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      110 5 C|A7; lioa' deep-cut and handsome is the thick and sure-footed AllWeather Tread— it (fives £/o(/ road-grip protection. t 1 1 FRFF ,^^k mmMmWLm^zg^^ W\ coupons W\u A new style square JU»I mW Clock wllhrnetdMrameMje -sf?^i&oJ£^?^^ w^£^^ \V V^v^V "PPfOKlmdfely 5 «ns. square LONDON. Xa^^^>\ J^^^^ g^ v i 2 A
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    FATE OF THE RASH PLATYBELODONS.
    324 6 DESERT DISCOVERY. Tragedy of 3,000,000 Years Ago Revealed. Peking, July 25. A nature trap. 3.000.000 years old. and containing the skeletons of great shovel-jawed" elephants, has been discovered m the bed of a dried-up lnke m the Gobi Desert. 400 miles north of Peking. Dr.
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    CHINA WILL NOT GO "RED."
    233 6 Nanking's Foolish Subterfuge. Pekinjr. Aup. 8. The P. king Leader m an editorial declarer that of nil the foolish subterfuges to which the Narking Government has resorted, the mos f laughable is the one attributing Communist activities to Wang Ching-wei. Will the Nanking party blame
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    AN OLD PRIORY CHURCH.
    294 6 Dover. July 22. A (UsCOWy which may prove of archioolcgical interest was made yesterday by some workmen at Dover f»ho were digeing tht bisement < f a house m Saxon-street. Tiie,had Boot down about 9ft. when they struck what proved to be the skeleton of a
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    115 6 Mr. Duncan McKinnian of the Malacca bianch of Messrs. United Engineers Ltd.. has gone to Sercmban to take charge of the branch there during the absence on leave of Mr. A. M. Drysdale. The Redemptorist Fathers, the Revs. Touy and Dciinell, have kindly consented to pi each a retreat to
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      219 6 f v— s. j> cUorut \a < <§► tf J "SUGARCANE" BRAND <♦ I TRUTH IN ADVERTISING EARNS PREEMINENCE l^fepßeSH PGOIUI IREPRIGERATIMG C© LTD| V Orchard Road, Selegie Road, Keppel Road, Grange Road Market ♦<*♦ During the month of July the Royal Dutch Z Mli lndia)i Airway* carried I\ N
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      398 6 <^^^f^^^^^^^B7^"^^y "*~r~* j? v^ )v '*"^t) v^y '^Mr T^L^^— V^^^y quently, they recommend J^^gUX Eno's "Fruit Salt" as a E r S^) safe and effective health "J safeguard instead of har ii purgatives and harmful Doctors know that Eno's drugs which irritate the cc Fruit Salt acts m a system.
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    ICE CAVES OF THE WORLD.
    2048 7 THE ARCTIC HIGHWAY. Dangers of Wrong Teaching. Before I went to the Arctic I was a teacher of Anthropology m the oldest and one of the most respected Universities m the United States, said Vilhjalmur Stefansson m a talk OB July 16. It used U)
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    CRIMINAL APPEALS.
    292 7 Motor Bus Driver's Licence Suspended. Two criminal appeals, the issues m which were confined to the sentences imposed, were disposed of by the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) on Tuesday. In both Mr. J. V. G. Mills (Solicitor-General) appeared on behalf of the D.P.P. (Mr. J. H. Pedlow)
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      170 7 eiP« on all* U -j^-'*^ "> BRffenglM «re p pam **kt Zog. Smooth .is lil* w Ihc rfune— Zp| can't gpKfc, btf !t:in Lsc nothing y mm urn and you'll iind pi pa sttjr new-looking. log it made specially foe tine surface*, fcr your paint and b.ith too. Dorit scratch
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      131 7 |j f/ I !j IB i 1 I »i -Ilk CnVlVmi] I ■^SV6s(fl^Rf9^9 I. I ?P«H OWa»- s I j |l ■Wir^B^ ;j i CIGARETTES t| I' I Th«« »d«#ri.**ineni it «tsucd by the British American Tobacco o (str fti) Lid Incorporated ifi Cnftland) TU AT C AIIFC I rIMI
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    BANGALORE BARRACKS TRAGEDY.
    1022 8 MURDER CHARGE. Tank Corps Private Sentenced to Penal Servitude. Madras, Aug. 11. When the Sessions Court re-assembled this morning. Private R. Britton, of the Royal Tank Corps, stationed at Bangalore, pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder. The accused is about 25 years of age. The
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    IRONCLAD OF THE AIR.
    115 8 Launch of "Hush Hush" Flying Boat. Cowes. July 25. An immense all-metal flying boat, the firs* of its type secretly built for the Air Ministry, was launched and successfully flown at Cowes to-day. This wonder machine, which has taken two years to build, carries torpedoes, bombs,
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    WHY CROCODILES CRY.
    345 8 Crocodiles have been endowed beyond oth^r creatures with the gift of tears, and are believed to find it a business asset. While the world bas atood gaping at the spectacle of so tearful I reptile the crocodile has gaped to greater purpose. Now, however, he is to
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      307 8 DENGUE Genasprin quickly relieves the terrible pains of Dengue (break-bone fever). At the first sign of an attack take three Genasprin tablets m a little water and one every hour till the pain has entirely disappeared. Take No Risks— Take GENASPRIN The SAFE Brand of Aspirin Made by Genatosan Ltd.,
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      75 8 Made Specially to Prevent Sore Throats! j? jp^* @CRAVENA VioriNtA^ 1 CORK -TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES S^^ R -^-^4r Made Specially to Prevent Sore Throats IN LONDON BY CARRERAS LTD. 142 YEARS' REPUTATION for QUAlltt Sole Agents HUTTENBACH. LAZARUS SONS, LTD., Singapore, Penang, Ipoh ana Kuala Lumpu Ai How do you
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      298 9 KwINESS CARDS. KJassage It/I "<" BE IfllSS lUMIKO K^TmerchantsT I «NGAPOIU. CASKM CO. Nog j I'rnhas Road, I |IH«* maH ffci rj^iiTirA TRUSS! Ba* ww > jk XO-DAT mr g«lt AjenU (AINARD CO., LTD. 11, IaTTEKY KOAD. S, KOAD OR SALE >>ii;ck. t d Mces M' derate. 6. I ime
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      456 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or ci vices, and. that particulars of such tender* may be obtained m the Tender Room, Municipal Offices: Closing Date. Supply of Spare Parts for Broadbent Crushers and 4 pm Crusher Rolls. S
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      566 9 NOTICES. NOTICE. K.M. Naval Offict which includes Office c Captain-in-Chargo. H.M. Naval Establishment! Singapore. Naval Store Officer, and Star! Offi cer (1) will be moved from Meyer's Mansion.' Coleman St. to Union Building (sth Floor) Collyer Quay as from Monday September Ist 1930. The Telephone Number 5031 will remain tht
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      584 9 AUCTION SALES. SHERIFF'S SALE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. if Suit No. 434 of 1930. Writ of Seizure and Sale dated .Tune 24th, 1930. 5. In the cause of Ravena Mana Vayna Soona Nachamai Achl (W, Plaintiff c versus Leong Yuen Lok otherwise known
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      349 9 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF EXCELLENT WAX-POLISHED AND WALNUT-STAINED TEAK HOUSKHOLD FURNITURE, PIANO, etc To be held at No. 11l Meyer Road (Tanjons Katong) ON SATI RDAY, AUGUST 30TH, AT 2.30 P.M. COMPRISING: A fine toned cott^ee ni;*"n hv ax/ t r* t one H.M.V. tab, iJZ '^SUT^Zi SSi It STp^S
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    21 10 NISBET At Penang Maternity Hospital, on 24th inst. to Bessie, wife of J. C. C. Nisbet. a daughter.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1930. THE "PREFERENTIAL" MANIA.
    763 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1930. THE "PREFERENTIAL" MANIA. There will, we imagine, have been little sympathy, except amongst those of his own community, with the Hon'ble Dr. J. E. Smith's question m Legislative Council on Monday regarding the claims of Eurasians to employment m the subordinate civil service
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    305 10 A Durbar for the Sultans of the Federated Malay States will be held at Klang on Sept. 11. Mr. T. S. Adams, Adviser of Lands. Kedah, is going to Kuala Lumpur later m the year as Under Secretary to Government, P.M.S. Mr. A. S. Small, who Ls returning from leave
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    EUROPEAN INSPECTOR FINED.
    228 10 PENANG CASE. Hit Rickisha and Collided with Car. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.* Pe>nang, Aug. 27. Leslie Gordon Blakesley, a European Police Inspector, was fined $50 and had his licence endorsed by the District Judge this morning for driving a car m a rash and negligent manner m
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    "SONG O' MY HEART."
    434 10 At the Alhambra. There is no doubting the truth of the claim I that has been made for the Fox Movietone pro- j duction "Song O* My Heart" that the picture appeals. It does so without possessing anything approaching glamour and tensity of plot and the
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    ELSTREE CALLING AT THE THEATRE.
    264 10 Lovers of good revue will welcome the fact that Elstree Calling (trade shown at the Victoria Theatre yesterday) has suffered a better fate than other British International Pictures brought to Malaya for release of late, for m it they will see the cream of London's
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    97 10 On Saturday evening, a meeting of the Kuala Lumpur branch of the Singapore Society of Architects was held at the Masonic Hall. Damansara Road, when Major P. H. Keys, outlined his impressions of tendencies m modern architecture. Mr. W. P. Hedges, Chairman of th« Kuala Lumpur branch, presided. —M.M. Prince
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    ROT IN SUNGEI RAMBER VILLAGE.
    255 10 ROT IN SUNGEI RAMBER VILLAGE. HYI 'AMS IN )(RT Trouble Om ismi Coolies, 'From Our Chn <■„.. At Jasin Court to- da Hylams wore chai Rambci rUteffe 00 ll|J chaw of erartnc hu Aa PoraJ is being men. Ll Uir* Inspector Sullr llllm that on Bungei t^ informed of a
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    ANIMAL WELFARE.
    224 10 S.P.C.A. Committee Meeting. I At the Au«ust MCUM "1 U» 5JJ?[f the S.P.C.A. (Smcapw-. tfM strrKarj P* sidvd. It was resolvt-d unanimously that t defray the cost of tlv gharry pOßkl it Jotaetol jjC exceeding $200 A member reported that hi had MBjjJ the VOfffctat 01 th« h^JV
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      304 10 EMPTY BARRELS MOST USEFUL FOR HOLDING LARGE GARDEN PLANTS WHEN CUT IN HALF. We have a number to dispose of. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. '.Hcurprrnted under the Companies' Ordinancet of Hong X(.TH'>, {Incorporated m Shanghai^. 90, Robinson Road. Telephone No. 6228. <sysxsvsY^. ••*&s®s®®®®®®®®®§)®®^^ BY SPECIAL Jl "\A B.M. THE KINO
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      66 10 A GOOD SALMON SEASON IS PREDICTED Cucumbers, however, refuse to be flustered by this news and are retaining their traditional coolness, just as do all "GAFLAC" FIRE POLICY holders even when their house is m flames. GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD., Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480. JH.B. WINTER!
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      95 10 COMMODITY MARKET. LONDON AND NIW YORK TIN AND RIBBKR PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE-COPYRIGHT London. Aug. 27, 5.20 p.m. Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and Soa notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £133 7 16 (up 14 16). Forward £134 15 16 (up 12 16). The market is steady. Messrs. Symington and
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    CONGRESS MEMBERS ARRESTED.
    64 11 ypgßllH^ (GATHERINGS. MfcM <«niniittee Taken En Bloc. St-rvic v. 1 Delhi. \u 27. ,Iml,- of the Congress Workrregted. including Mr. lent of the Legislative with others yesterday the Committee, although -.lawful by the Assembly. t pr< Simla. Au*. 27. have been arrested ii months' rigorous im- procession
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    BOMBS THROWN AT POLICE STATIONS.
    108 11 Further Indian Incidents. rvio alruttu. Aug. 26. ai the suburteo police and six persons .:ed ilrutU. Aug. 27. Bimthrr nti of the bomb !i police station shows jKIM of tht- I type as those thrown !*aw* 1 ta Calcutta unsusptctoua Jookl»tc of the police heard
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    A WELCOME CHECK.
    112 11 Steady Unemployment Rise Stopped. Send J■> d.>::. Allg. 17. stered unemployed In Great Britain a decrease cl 32.780 compared •M check to what has -idy rise since last culminated last week m which was higher than orded m 1921. In May hfl -ins for the year were
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    2,480 MILES IN 36 HOURS.
    60 11 ('apt. Barnard's Flight to Tangier. [Icoter'i Service.] London. Aug. 26. Cap:a. n Barnard left Lympne at dawn yes->-nd flm u^ Puss-Moth monoplarc r, when he spent the night. 1 Tangier at 730 this morning and dat Croydon at 625 this evening. He 1»■ flown 2
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    NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND MR. SIMPSON.
    80 11 Pr for Deportation and Punishment. R> rs Far FaiUfU Service.": r Nanking. Aug. 27. Momiatwi oQclal news agency states I fc*l Sir Miles Lampson's reply rnmenfa note of July 29th, tattoo and punishment Simpson, wu received at the yesterday The contents were tw stated to
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    CABLE CONFERENCE IN SESSION.
    62 11 CABLE CONFERENCE IN SESSION. VVith Foreign <om panics. r*i ftnlMu Service.] ca^* omfi r Nanking. Ao«r. 27. SC■ »n session at Nanking J**:. the Great Northern, the V., 1(1 Commercial Pacific I i- rstood the foreign cotn-JdH-r,. general principles Hinlatoy. inchiding cancellaJ* H -nviie^e of landing cable upervusion and regulaol
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    RESULT OF HAMILTON GAMES.
    180 11 CEMENTING FRIENDSHIP. Empire Sports Federation .to be Formed. [Reuter's Service. 1 Chicago, Aug. 27. The Rotary Club gave a luncheon to the United States and British Empire athletes participating m the international contest, at Chicago to-night. The Empire athletes were chosen from competitors m the Empire
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    JAPAN AND NAVAL TREATY.
    110 11 Several More Examination Sessions Likely. [Nanyo Nvhi-Nichi Servirve.] Tokyo, Aug. 27. The third meeting of the Privy Councils Examination Committee which was held yesUrday afternoon lasted for two and half hours during which Viscount Kentaro Kaneko, without touching the centre of the problem, asked questions concerning
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    DIRECTIONS OF LATE PROF. TURNER.
    106 11 Use Body for Advancement of Science. [Reuter's Service.] London. Aug. 17. The executors of the estate of Professor H. H. Turner, the noted astronomer, who died at Stockholm on August 21st.. announce that he left directions for his body to be dissected or otherwise used
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    LORD BEAVERBROOK TAKEN ILL.
    52 11 Food Poisoning While on Yachting Holiday. [Renters: Service.] London, Aug. 87. Lord Beaverbrook. who is spending a yachting holiday, was taken ill with food poisoning aboard his yacht m Dover Harbour. A doctor was summoned from London, In addition to a Dover doctor. His condition is
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    FRENCH AIR DISASTER.
    43 11 Military Officers Killed. [Reuter's Service.] Ctaartres, Aug. 27. Two officers and four non-commissioned officers, occupants of a military aeroplane engaged m manoeuvres, were killed when the aeroplane developed engine trouble and crashed m a, village street, damaging three unoccupied houses.
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    TONG WARS IN NEW YORK.
    59 11 Cleaning Up Process Recommended. [Reuter's Service.] New York, Aug. 27. Following recent outbreaks of tong warfare and the expiry of the time-limit allowed to the leaders to adjust their differences Police Commissioner Mulrooney has recommended to the United States District Attorney the rounding up and
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    NATIONALIST 'PLANES BOMB CITIES.
    53 11 Populace Uninterested. IReuter's Far Eastern Service. 1 Peking. Aug. 27. Two Nationalist aeroplanes from Tsinanfu dropped six bombs this morning on Tartar City and the Forbidden City. Only one exploded inside the Chienmen Gate. There were no casualties and the populace, showing no panic, arjpear to
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    TAVOY TIN MEETING.
    36 11 [FREE PRESS SERVICE—COPYRIGHT. 1 London, An*. 27. At TaToy Tin meeting held to-day it was decided to carry forward £16,748. The meeting also approved amalgamation proposals and an increase of the company's capital.
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    THE WORLD SUGAR SITUATION.
    191 11 MOST CRITICAL. DJS.L Syndicate Reports Sombre Outlook. [Renter's Service.] Soorabaya, Aug. 27. The world sugar situation is most critical and far less favourable than during the 1920-21 slump. According to the report for 1929 of a syndicate of sugar factories m the Dutch East Indies (which
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    DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S BURIAL.
    70 11 Laid m Percy Vault m the Abbey. [Reuter's Service.] London, Aug. 27. The Duke of Northumberland, whose death was announced on August 25th., was buried m Westminster Abbey m accordance with the right shared with the Percy family only by the Royal family. The right has
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    DEPOSED PREMIER DYING ?
    89 11 DEPOSED PREMIER DYING Drama of Bolivian Revolt. IReuter's Service.] New Yot*. Au^. 27. It is rumoured m a message from Lima that ex-President Leguia is dying as the result of an attack of Uremia from which he has been suffering for a long time. An American doctor has been summoned
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    BRITAIN AND THE LEAGUE.
    65 11 Forthcoming Geneva Discussions. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Au*. 26. Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary is returning to the Foreign Office to-morrow after three weeks' holiday. He leaves London on Sept. 3 for Geneva to attend the meetings of the Council of the League of
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    DROP IN ROYAL DUTCH SHARES.
    59 11 "Nothing to Shake Management's Optimism." [Reuter's Service.] The Hague, Aug. 27. Various shareholders of the Royal Dutch Company requested the management for information m connection with the rapid drop m the company's shares m the last few days. They were informed nothing whatever had occurred
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    GOVERNOR'S JAVA VISIT.
    209 11 Military Escort to Batavia. His Excellency the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi) accompanied by his Private Secretary, and Mr. Nieuwenhuis, Director of the DutchIndian Airways, left Singapore yesterday morning on a brief visit to Java. Among those at the aerodrome to witness the departure were Mr. John Scott
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    23 11 Our London correspondent cables that a soldier at Alders hot and three Londoners have died as a result of a heatwave at Home.
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    218 11 A FOREIGN INDUSTRY: To thr Editor. S^-No spec-h at Monday's Council Meeting has so impressed me as that reported to have been made by Mr. Palgrave Simpson m connection with the debate on the rubber crisis. He describes the industry as being "the bulk of it
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    KAMPONG BAHRU LAND APPEAL.
    256 11 Judgment Reserved. Judgment was reserved by the Chief Justire (Sir William Murison) sitting with two assessors (Messrs. R. H. Young and E. S. Manasseh) at the conclusion of the land acquisition appeal case concerning the deviation of Kampong Bahru Road on the result of the railway
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    SECRET SOCIETY STRIFE.
    484 11 Police Operations Last Year. The police report for last year states that there was again no prolonged outbreak of lawlessness m Singapore, although internal dissensions among societies led to a number of shootings and stabbings and demanded close attention. Continued repressive action, particularly against society and gang
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    HUNGARIAN ARCHDUKE'S ROMANCE.
    160 12 SECRET WEDDING. Brighton Resistor Office Ceremony. IReuter* Service] London. Aug. 26. It is dfedOSSd that the Hungarian Aivh.lukc Aibrecht wai married at Brighton Register Office on Aug. 16 to Madame Irene Rudnay. formeri. i.t ibach. who recently divorced her husband, the Hungarian ex-Minister at Sofia. M. Rudnay.
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    THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.
    138 12 Cuba's Restriction Sutftfestion. [Renter's Ber7tci i New York. Aur. '26. tor Gutierrez, on behalf of Cuba, has to limit sugar production for 5 y providing thi United States, Porto Rico. Hawaii, the Philippines follow suit. Under the plan Cur rts to the United States m 1931 would
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    S.V.C. ROUTINE ORDERS.
    311 12 Singapore. Aug. 11. By Lt. Colonel J. M. Mackenzie. DSO.. Commanding S.S.V.F. Camps. The following camps during the month of September are published for information: Saturday. September 6th to Sunday. September 7th. "D" (Eurasian) Co. Saturday. September 13th to Sunday. September 14th, S.R.E. (vi. Saturday. September 20th
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    ELECTRIFICATION OF RURAL ENGLAND.
    61 12 ELECTRIFICATION OF RURAL ENGLAND. Rugby. Aug. 20. Arran«ementa are betng made in the O«»tral Electricity Board's East of England scheme for an all-electric demonstration area of 100 square miles in a rural IM ,,f Norfolk It is said that the mention is to electrify farms workshops and ootUees in a
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    A RUBBER CONTROL SCHEME.
    2768 12 HANDED TO H.E. Copy on the Way to London. The fr!!owin£ rubber control scheme, prepared by Mr. J. Baillie, manager of Messrs. Francis Peck and Co.. Ltd.. the well-known firm of estate managing agents, t f Singapore, which various important members of the business community of
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    MOSCOW AND STRIKES ABROAD.
    107 12 > A Special Fund. [Heuter*s Service.] Riga. Aug. 2(i. The fifth world congress of the Proiiteri <the Communist Trade Union International sitting at Moscow, adopted a resolution ths 1 the Profmtern hitherto has insufficiently sup ported strikes abroad, and demanding that th Central Council of the
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    PERUVIAN REVOLT.
    122 12 I Ex-Dictator Handed Over t New Regime. i fßeuter's Service! Lima, Aug. 2G. The cruiser Almirante Grau. on which tl former Peruvian President. Augusto Leguia. wi going into exile after the successful militai revolt, has '•surrendered." following messagi from Lima. It is presumed that Leguia will be handt
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    PUBLIC AS SAVIOURS OF COTTON INDUSTRY.
    100 12 1 An American Appeal. [Reuter's Service. 1 Austin, Texas, Aug. 28. r The Governor has telegraphed to all Govei nors of the Southern States an appeal "to bu I a bale of cotton" of the 1930 crop at 15 cent lb. If the nation
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS POLICE.
    1347 12 INCREASED EFFICIENCY. 1 The Value of the New Training Depot. Interesting details regarding the improve- ments m discipline and efficiency of the Strrits Settlements Police and the beneficial effect of the new Training Depot at Thomson Road are given m the annual report of the InspectorGeneral (Mr.
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    "MOSQUITO DAY" LUNCHEON.
    53 12 Tribute- U> Sir Rom* A 111 Malaria W Hrath kn I i qulto t:i.:v tJ i I Ro« by dl- CC titan S:i J; D WUliara E bute to Sir I H\ batttabk make mone: Btr Ronal I :ld Governs* n\ vad h ped I i raised
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      109 12 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS. Programme of Drills up to and for weekending August 31st. 1930. Thursday. 5.15 p.m.. Drill Rail, Nos. 1 and 3 Platoons. "E" (Chinese* Coy.. Platoon Drill. Friday. 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall. Asiatic Units. SVC Recruits Drill S.R.A. <v>. Promotion and Laying Te;^t< Classes. T (Malay* Coy.. 30
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      MACARTNEY'S CRICKET DAYS.
      552 13 An Interesting Book. The newest book on cricket to be published is "My Cricketing Days," by G. G. Macartney and although the famous Australian devotes too much space to comparatively unimportant games m hLs own land, he tells many interesting yarns. There was, for example, that afternoon
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      S.C.C. SPORTS.
      235 13 Better Entries Than Last Year. Athletic enthusiast-s in the Cricket Club will be glad to know that there is a much greater possibility of the sports meeting taking place this year than was the case last year, since the entries are much more encouraging. The matter was considered
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      SINGAPORE POLO CLUB.
      105 13 Barnes Cups. Owing to the scratching of D team, four instead of five teams will compete for the Barnes Cups. The matches will take place on Wednesday, August 27 and Monday, September Ist as follows: Wednesday 27; A team vs. E team and C team vs. B
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      THE PASSING OF PHIL SCOTT.
      777 13 "Just Awful." The habit of booing appear, to be spreading m this country. A few weeks ago at Leeds, Hobbs and Sutcliffe. the Test cricketers, were subjected to this method of exhibiting disapproval, but the boos that were wafted m their direction wer? kisses when
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      27 13 An exhibition doubles tennis match has been arranged and will be held at the S.C.R.C. to-day, between Matsukawa and Kawajiri and Chua Choon Leong and John Lim.
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      THE NAVY LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
      93 13 Glover m Form. Commander P. F. Glover, who holds the Navy singles lawn tennis title and will be remembered ■by many out here, made up for lost time at Wimbledon yesterday (says the Daily Express of July 31st.), when two quick victories over Engineer-Commander A.
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      SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
      33 13 The September Ladies' Medal Competition will be played on Monday next the Ist prox. The September Bogey Competition will bo played on Saturday and Sunday the 6th and 7th prox.
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      AMERICAN BASEBALL.
      24 13 [Reuter's Service.) New York. Aug. 26. Latest baseball results are as follow: American League. Philadelphia 2: Washington Detroit 7: St. Louis f>.
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      RACE COURSE GOLF CLUB.
      29 13 The following was the result of the Augus: Bogey Competition: J. W. .Moore l down B. M. Abdullah 2 dov.n F. R. Martens 2 down.
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      PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
      6 17 plane <m Tuesday M«\
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      PASSENGERS LEFT.
      16 17 .me to Batavia, W(<il dementi. Mr. Hyde. Hanc-aonc Mr. E. R. i' H ipf.
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      PIRATE OUTRAGE.
      119 17 25 Killed on Mined Tow-boat '.inton. \\lR. 16. Si:. rhicb was being while on her retailor thrown Monday, when Chuen Ko-v Bt I p.m. o:i th» re than 120 pa-- .1 BOOdi to Chu n Kow, it struck which exploded the hull, through I sank the boat la
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      NEW U.S. CRUISER DESIGN.
      181 17 Possibility of a Hybrid Type. :::id that the United •:.'-mplate building aeroplanes. oumbei would certainly th( definition of "air m the Naval Treaty as vessels d exclusive purpose 1 litted with launching :;<!) 10.000 tons: UTien would be \r* 4of the Treaty, which rait -carrier of
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      TJIKANDI'S JAPAN TRIP DELAYED.
      131 17 I to Nagasaki for Full Repairs. JUcandi ol the Java-China-suffered .such bad luck relired temporarily, but its to Japan tor full repairs has been 1 -1 wm to have left Shanghai tugs, but the threat of '■'d luck commenced whsequent to which it went kland. 240
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      CAPTAIN DOLLAR TO VISIT FAR EAST.
      38 17 'nspection Trip. Planning to sail Srptomber 12 aboard 00 another of his pcOn this voyage °»n object inspection Line offices m China accompanied by Mrs "> hi* 86th year but W* m international
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      SYDNEY BRIDGE.
      2292 17 Link for Empire Traffic. If there had been less wind on April 22. 1770. the two halves of the centre span of the largest arch bridge In the world might not now be meeting over Sydney Harbour and drawing the two halves of Sydney together, writes an Australian
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      75 17 A tragic incident occurred at Penang Harbour on Monday, when a Chinese coolie, engaged on discharging a cargo of rice from the Rimba collapsed and died while being removed to hospital. The coolie, a forty-year-old Hokkien named Kow Chin Thuan, was working on board the Rimba from early morning and
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    CENSUS-TAKING, IN AMERICA.
    1329 18 HUMAN INCIDENTS. Where the Farmer Lived. Home is where the head is when the cen^v is taken. It's only m poems, says i-he New York Literary Digest, that the heart determines the official place of residence. An Towa census-taker had to make a split-hair decision, we learn
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    74 18 We welcome Dr. and Mrs. Taylor, who arrived by the Marudu on Aug. 6th. Dr. Taylor takes over Dr. Cochrane's practice and will reside m Jesseiton. He. of course, is already well-known on this coast, both as a doctor and as an amateur rider and keen member of the Turf
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    THE DREAM OF A UNITED CHURCH.
    316 18 Wesleyans and Anglicans. I/Peds. .fulv tl. At to-day's tMUng of the Wealeyaq Con! rence the Vicar of Leeds «Canon W. Thomp Ei!iott> headed an Anglican deputation. "We m the Church of England." he .said, ".uv neces>|Sanly much ongrossed m our pastoral affair rjVlew Anglican
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    49 18 The engagement is announced between C*raham Norrie Richardson, Royal ffliglmwil. «Id'<r son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Richardson, of Orchard C!ose, Twyford, near Winchester, Hants, and Margaret Camilla Shakespear. eldest daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel A. T. Shakespear. D.5.0., M.C., Royal ■hgiiwrn. and Mrs. Shakespear, until recently o' Chanji, BLieapOM,
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    FRASER'S WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.
    188 19 Yi n nations. D a tuated. within 1 1 per ton down end of August :■.•.:>• decrease In the near fOftttN in outputs based ,1 tin in the oo nd is reb it Continental B according > > Till ll ])V\; WM met hltoi j levels
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    AMTORG IN UNITED STATES.
    97 19 with the I that I I net Ii Russia, York City. per i b i biuUn*u 6 rlH repreeeota millions of dollaiti Is. IV* ju i »vo Bogdano v hOTDClMIOt: in thi^ P>y prof*. ojoum in Ow rd him witL i American !i>. II ■> h<
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    THE MORIBUND I.S.P.
    285 19 [To the Editor the Malay Mail.] I note m the "Were-Stanton Scheme" <1»--talk oi which were given m your issue of 21st L msi.. under the paragraph title of "Equal Beniiit" the following passage occurs: "An ertato can carry a labour force of one coolie to 10
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    65 19 Btftatog jcwtlry made or soonge rubber and of rubber and oofll composition is now being WldBtf displayed in London department stores. One necklace, In which squares of orange coloured rubber spong- are joined by metal balls, threaded on wire and litted with a screw fastener is particularly effective and retails
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    TEMENGOR TIN MINING.
    253 19 Engineer's Conclusions. A circular has been sent to the shareholders Of the Temengor Tin Wiling Co. stating, although Messrs. Osborne and Chappc-ls written I report has not yet come to hand, rabies have been received containing certain of their t nclusions and recommendations. I These cables, continue
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    EUROPE GROWING MASS PRODUCTION MINDED.
    151 19 A New Era of Prosperity? nope is growtal production- minded. Witness the machinery o -port 3 ant n*e months N .A.N.A. business t V b lu tn reporunf a eta chow 1,781.000 Tor f months, as comar, a G per Burape buy- ports from the
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    To-Day's Price Changes.
    424 19 To- Day's Price Changes. EXCHANGE RATES. August 27. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2,3 "s London 3 months' sight 23 27J32 London 60 days' si^,ht 2,3 2532 London 30 days' sight 2|3% London, demand 2|3 23,32 London, T.T. 2 3 11 16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1428 Hamburg, demand 234
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    861 19 WEDNESDAY. Al GIST 27TH. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Asam Kumbaiig <£> 24s T3^ Ayer Hitam (5s) 9s 3d 10s Baagrtn Tin <t> 4s 15s Batang Padang ($1) 10 15 Batu Caves ($1) 55 60 Bukit Arane: ($1) 35 40 Burmah Malay 13s 15s r.om Cher.deriang 3s 3d 4s Eastern
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    YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION.
    133 19 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 982nd. auction yesterday. There WU catalogued 2.349.207 lbs: 1048.75 tons. Offered 2.047.655 lb:;.; 914.13 tons. Sold 1.336.197 lbs.; 605.44 tons. Spot. London 4 jd. New York 9% cts. PRICES REALIZED. Ribbed SiTidkci! Sheet Cents Fer Lb. Standard Quality
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    MACPHAIL & CO.'S DAILY REPORT.
    130 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore, Aug. '17. Tin. Weak.-K :;>as 79 83. Kurhais 73. 75, Penawats 41 44, Malaya Consols 13^ 15 1 Ulu Klangs 69 73. BOUtha 17 20. Honu F.'tts 18 51. Petaiings 4.45 4.60. BOIlgei Luas 87'.. 90. Sun-.fi Ways 2.10 12.20. Talams 50 54. .Tohans 24
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    EXCHANGES.
    78 19 [British Radio Official Service) Rugby. Aug. Foreign exchanpes arc Amsterdam 12.095 Athens 375. Bombay Is. 5 ,d. Berlin 20 39 Brunei* 34.823. Bucharest 816 >... Rio 4 U-1G. Buenos Aires 40 9-16. Copenhagen 18.165. Geneva 25.05, Hekingfon i?3 i5-:?2. Hong Kons Is. 3 :l id.. Lisbon 108 25. Madrid
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    MERCANTILE BANK DIVIDEND. SOUTHERN TRONOH TIN DREDGING.
    239 19 MERCANTILE BANK DIVIDEND. SOUTHERN TRONOH TIN DREDGING. The local branch of the Mercantile Banl have received a telegram from Head Office Utttf the Board of Directors have declared m .nlerirr dividend of 8 per cent, ItM income tax. lor tb< halt year ended June 30th. 19:i't. The report for 1929
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    58 19 August IT.'h., M o'clock noon. Buyers Sell rs.s. c^uai to London Standard, Spot n l5 Standard RS.S. on Tender Bept IS i Oclobcr H>'i 16 Oct-D( 1G'_. 1 Jan-Mar. 17H n t oe of Market:— Quiet. LaU it Cable:— London Spot sheet 4%d. par lb
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    ECONOMIC MISSION TO FAR EAST.
    249 19 To Leave m October. [Reiner's Service! London. Aui;. !<;. Thr Economic Mission to vi: it the I will leave on October 19. The Mission includes nembetl o! the cotton, wool, and engineering (lion and .sti;-l> t: and the 00-operativs Movement m Lane iuru is planting
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    PATIALA INQUIRY REPORT.
    232 19 "Deliberate Conspiracy" Against Kuler. Simla. Auk. 4th. The Raj. in communique, states that Mr. Fit/Pairuk"s Inquiry Into the ilkniHi against the Mahara.ia ofl P;>ti;,la has failed to substantiate any of the charges. The communique recalll the institution of th.nquiry by Mr. Fit/Patrick. V ml to the Gov-irnqr-Genera]
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    PAST AND FUTURE RUBBER FORECASTS.
    341 19 Back In »iio days < i the operation of Uic? Stevenson re and when Amt- i .1 tM .■> ,:wv its own rubber," there were numerous authorities tn tin indi: try who p of rubber In nwo and iu'U. At th»* C( iia] hearings in
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    THE AUSTRALIANS AT CANTERBURY.
    240 20 ALL OUT FOR 181. Freeman at Top of His Form. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. I London, Aug. *7. The Australians commenced a three day 1 ■ia*h against Kent at Canterbury to-day Woodfun. Fairfax and Wall replaced Kippax 6 McCabe and Hornibrook. The pitch was perfect
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    WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED AT THE OVAL.
    263 20 Parker's Great Bowling. The sensational events at Bristol on Tuesday afternoon when Parker, supported by Goddard, sensationally went right through the same Australian side which won the Ashes at the Oval last week with the notable exception of Woodfull, and of Oldfield and
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    LATEST ST. LEGER BETTING.
    53 20 (FREE PRESS SERVICE —COPYRIGHT.] London, Aug. 27. The following is the latest betting on the St. Leger, which will be run at Doncaster on September 11th:— Parenthesis and Diolite 5 to 1; Scout 10 to 1; Rameses, Singapore, Rustom Pasha and Utxnajeur 100 to 6; Seer
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    BLENHEIM GOES TO STUD.
    25 20 [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, Aug. 27. H. H. the Aga Khan has sent Blenheim to 3 the stud In France.
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    NO MORE SCOTS FOR EVERTON.
    24 20 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHTS London, Aug. 27. 3Ererton have decided not to engage any further Scottish players. J I
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    MANCHESTER UNITED'S LOSS.
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