The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 2 September 1930

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1 20 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 19 1 The Singapore Free Press. *Sft W420. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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  • 456 1 Twenty people were injured in an accident to a Scottish express at Euston yesterday morning Pagpe 11. Coste and Le Brix, French airmen, have started on a trans- Atlantic flight Pa^e 11. Earthquake, storms and floods have caused widespread devastation in Kan.su Pa*e 11. H.H. the Sultan
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  • 1411 1 BORNEO DAYS.— OUR CAPITALIST. To judge from the columns of recent Heralds, e tne Herald is North Borneo's official organ and news sheet— there is a lamentable lack e of brightness about the aspect of things. The blame must be laid on the latest vicissitude of rubber. Rubber was. as
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 257 1 0G LOONG. rOB 8108 OLAB9 TAaOEINO. out a™"*** HIGH STEBIT. j RAFFLES HOTEL Special Commercial Luncheon 3 i*" SERVED IN THE GRILL ROOM V I TUESDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER. *i f Hors d'oeuvre-varies m Grilled Calves Liver Bacon 4 I Creamed Spinach Saute Potatoes I Pancake Jam F Cheese Coffee 4
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    • 136 1 j EUROPE HOTEL "Renowned by Recommendation." j| Saturday, September 6th. I SPECIAL RACE I DINNER and DANCE I I Dancing Till 1.45 a.m. j SAVAGE HEALTH MOTORS 1 Stimulate the circulation. I |n II Assist the body to maintain normal, healthy i dj weight. j I 111 Encourage the natural
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    • 103 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel ftqnouncements Pfege l. Zam-Biik for all ikta troubles—Pace j« Theatre and Cinema attractions— Page 2 Barclay's dark and li^ht lager— Page io. Have you been to Robinsons Sale?— Pog. 10 The attractions of the Kelivinator— Page 6 Malaya Publishing House for binding--Page Little's stock many ranges in
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    • 14 1 WING LOONG. f THE RECOGNISED HOC 81 for EUROPEAN TROPICAL BUTTS. SS. HIGH STREET.
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  • 269 2 Movement to be Kept Alive. Fie'd Marshal VLcount Allenby referred to cadet organisations end the War Office deci- >: ota la e.n Rddreee to officers i og MarlfhitWttl Common. Wiltshire, of the Public Socondary Schools Cadet Association. They h?d b"?n told, he sai^. that to
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  • 152 2 On Wedne 6 v tnornteg (July 23) a Mend st i'V' i' tage near r' ton 1 that the gof her Wtttch war, broken. Another pent D in Um same cottage found tlic She took Kbi two watchoo into .ili^m th°t evening to be
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  • 113 2 Liverpool is in danger of achieving a reputation as cily of \;hnrt sermons. It is re'a.ed that one church in Liverpool is "crowded" (only am!), and ;iic minister never preacher, mor:tliaa a uartcr of an hour. I attended servro on Bond .v night <v rites a Livernool corrpspondort and it
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 291 2 1 Unequalled Cuisine I. I French Pastry j I Delicious Ice-creams MAKE THE 1 CAPITOL 1 I RESTAURANT I 1 THE POPULARi I RENDEZVOUS 1 1 Phone 4906. KELVEY'S 3CHOOL OF DANCING Parents desiring their children to take a course of dancing with MDM KELVEY should send them Jor lessons
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    • 326 2 I VICTORIA THEATRE. s ffi I To-Night and Nightly at 9.30 p.m. j! Matinee Thurs: Sept: 4th 5.15 pan. |< S Why Be Depressed? ELSTREE CALLING 1 S AND GO HOME HAPPY. ffi ifi ifi I AN EVENING WITH THE STARS S S WILL FYFFE, CICELY COURTNEIDGE, JACK HULBERT, ifi
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    • 172 2 6.15 TO-NIGHT^ 9j 5 A// Records Broken oi er t/, e i THE GOLDEN VO/C£ 1 of the World's Greates Tenor if; Sings its way into [lac H c f SINGAPORE AUDIE I JOHN McCORMACK IN "Song 0' My Heart" IS A MASTERPIECE I THAT COMES ONCE IN A LIFETIME!
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 140 2 THE WEEK. Tursday, 2nd. Hi?h Water 00.17, 7.0 ft.. 16.41. 80 ft. HE. the Qovernof returns from Java. Football: S.A.F.A. Cw replay: I.C.F.A. vs. Pulau Bniri. Anson Road. Police Bind. Waterloo St.. 9 p.m. Wednesday, 3id. Hicrh Water, 7 2 ft 18.15. 7.9 ft. Football: S A FA. Cup replay:
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  • 1179 3 USE OF FIRE DARTS. New Regulations in Spain. Th- new regulations for bull-fighting issu by the Chief of Police have caused much d appointment among the many Spaniards w have interested themselves in humanizing t bull-ring. The regulation making the use fire-darts permissible will come into
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  • 141 3 Paris. Jnly 30. A French police court laid down the principle yesterday that persons who counterfeited Bank of England notes could not be prosecuted for counterfeiting in France, for the reason that they are not British Government notes, bu. c simply sight notes of
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  • 166 3 Damages of £750 were awarded in the King's Bench Division to Mrs. Helenor Harriett Sterling, a widow, of Church-street, Islington, in an action against Barclays Bank, Ltd., for the wrongful dishonouring of a cheque for £100 and for libel in putting the letters "R.D.' on it.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 150 3 ■^PARAMOUNT Jiy Hf TAKES GREAT PLEASURE J^g ■moukcing the welcome return of I THE PRINCE I > }t<* i^^^B a^a^aW 3sB'-< C m as the naughty s IN I I Beautiful Jeancttc Macdonald jl I|ARLBi)IU)UGH 2nd September J laiSV \II 'if I /sty/ I chef m SJ:^ I PTTTPTT 1
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    • 581 3 CRAWFORDS' SHORTBREAD K lO if GOOD I SHORTBREAD 1 1 BARLOW CO: Agents In Terrible State From Head to Foot Cuticura Healed "1 had a very sca'y breaking out on my L-C2S. It spread very fast to~my iore-:;-ad, ears, down my arms, sides and Lmbs. I was soon in a
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  • 1896 4  -  Edwin Ralmer I Rule of the Racketeer. A CLEANING-UP CAMPAIGN f IMMINENT. I I By Chicago, June 19. If the new census accurately represented the gainful occupations of certain contemporary Chicagoans. you would see fome surprising classifications. Such a?: Acid throwers. Arsonists. Blackmailers. Bombers. Machine gunners. Dynamiters.
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  • 1360 4 IMPORTANT LETTER. "The Most Fearlesse of Death." Recent researches at Lamport Hall, in Northamptonshire, have brought to light a document of extraordinary interest, describing the last hours of Sir Walter Raleigh, says the Morning Post. It is a letter from Robert Townson." Dean of Westminster,
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  • 639 4 THE BLACK CAT. What She May Mean to Your Home. Woodfull, although not superstitious, thought it a good omen for the fourth test match when a black cat walked into a moving picture theatre and sat down at his feet. Had he been superstitious he
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  • 163 4 Criminal Rescuer's 4 Years' Sentence. A criminal who saved a man from drowning a few days after he had taken part in a "smash and grab" raid was sentenced at Leeds Assizes to four years' penal servitude. A Royal Humane Society certificate should have been presented
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  • 1597 4  -  T. Stanhope Sprigg 1 High Speed Research I I• I THE SCHNEIDER TROPHY I SQUAB3LE. 1 B y (5) if) (Specially written for the Free Prc London, Aug. WfHEN it wat announced that the Govern- ment would not again enter officially for the Schneider Trophy contests
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  • 97 4 Planning to fly to England, next April, two young Adelaide airmen. Messrs. L. C. Leonard and M. G. Robertson, have obtained permission from the Commonweath authorities. They intend to use a De Havilland Moth. It was originally intended to leave next October, but because
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  • 1317 5 FOUR-HOUR AFFRAY. "Battle" for Corporation Leadership. The maddest ?.nd most chaotic scenes ever witnessed in the history of the Calcutta Corporation r.-eorr.p-mied the second attempt to fill the vacancy caured by the lapsing of Mr. J. M. Sen Gupta's aldermanship. Following is a brief
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  • 215 5 Letters and Insured Parcels Missing. Karachi, Acg. 18. Seven mail bags containing registered articles were found tampered with at the Karachi General Post Office this morning. A total of twenty six mail bags arrived yesterday afternoon from Quetta and were placed in safe custody in
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  • 148 5 A man stated at Willesden Police Court that he had a "rebellious daught :r" of tWQOtyone, and although he had bought his r.on out >f the Navy to deal with her the rituation iai worse. "She is in all day and out all night," he ..aid,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 399 5 ijood Health When you feel "below ptr" you are using up more nervous energy than is being replaced. Ths feeling below par" is not such an extraordinary matter, if you come to think of it. Your nerves bear the stress of modern life, they do the work, they are in
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  • 1237 6 HISTORIC CLAIMS. A Gift to the School. To-day is "Dcmum Day" at Winchester and is year th;? emotions that underlie the annual remomes hold a fresh significance, writes erbtrt Chitty ui The Times. The soil p.nd eehold of St. Catherine's Hill, that mueh-be-ved comcai mount ard
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  • 31 6 Man at Tottenham: I always give my wlf*» £2 a week. Wife: That Is what he Is always telling the neighbours, but he does not say that he takes back. 30s.
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  • 136 6 Melbourne, July 19. A tragic story of unemployment and poverty was revealed yesterday by the death, from starvation, of a young married woman, aged 23, at Melbourne Hospital. The woman's death followed a struggle by her out-of-work husband to provide for her. He told the hospital
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  • 26 6 1 I TIM owmr •>: I Mountains ha ft I .escrow. He ha I or m rhoriv <,- 3Wl tclv(l on. No bir orchard since.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 489 6 KELVIN ATOR I ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS J>+ ARE EQUIPPED V r TTH j X EVERY REFINEMENT KNOWN IN ELECTRIC REFRIGERATION Y INCLUDING X TEMPERATURE REGULATOR ♦> KELVIN COOLER-THE VEGETABLE I EFRESHENER COLD STORAGE COMPARTMENT A <♦ ICE-O-THERMIC TUBES— FOR FAST ICE FREEZING RUBBER ICE TRAYS— FOR EASY REMOVAL OF ICE CUBES
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    • 305 6 bb^^^Jb^bb bbbbbv^b<b^f ar --^bT bp^£S^L^9A IJI .^■^Bi^^B* tvjQbblv awlaTi '^C* I bV x^^ijß' i~M***^^^Bßr^» vsXjp _s^ y^B^* ■■^B^Bh^^™^^^"^^™ I i 7 H.P. SALOON $1,495. 7 H.P. TOURER I CHOOSE from the JP^^ bbbV^^ !^bV a^BBB«P^^ I 12 H.P. SALOON $3,350. JO A ]VVj 17 12 H.P. TOIRKR I^bbHTjl bbbvbb 1
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  • 622 7 The Bill of Fare. A clitik blu? uniform, recently a^jroved for the Air Ministry airship crews, was worn by the crew of the RlOO during its recent Atlantic flight. It is of reefer pattern, with gold buttons in the case of officers and black for ihe ■MB.
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  • 229 7 Quarrel Between Troops and Police. Hankow. Aug. 7. The sudden announcement of martial law last evening and the military activity shown by the Chinese Commanders in dispatching contingents of troops to the suburbs caused great excitement to the foreign and Chinese residents here, owing to fears
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  • 113 7 High Priest Pleads Guilty. Madras, Aug. 18. The high priest of the Prasanna Krishaswami temple, pleading guilty before the Mysore City Magistrate to a charge of theft of temple jewels, said that his monthly salary was Rs. 21 and he and his daughters and their husbands
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  • 123 7 Complaint Which Baffles Science. Lcntlon. Aug. IK. A disease which whs said to have baffled thirty years cf research engaged the alten:. .1 of the St. Pancras Coru.ier Sir Walter L'chrodt r at an inquest on a girl of fifteen montlis, who died while under an anaesthetic. Sir
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  • 23 7 The chief difference to that i low-brow triis you wbut he thinks and a tllgh-tafOW tflls you what somebody else thi Wichita Falls
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 339 7 m ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY WE HAVE MORE THAN ONE SALE A YBAR-USUALLY TWO BUT THIS IS THE LAST ONE GREAT CLOSING SALE NOW ON We beg to inform our Clients and the Public in general that the whole ol our huge stocks valued at approx 50,000 must be cleared at Prices
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    • 84 7 f v w X TRUTH IN ADVERTISING EARNS PRE-EMINENCE X IREPRIGBRATING Co LTDt V Orchard Road, Selegie Road, Keppel Road, Grange Road Market J#" a"a a^a. a^a aTi a a. aTa. a^a a^^ A^A A -A A A A A A A A^A 4 T kA T 4 A A
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  • 104 8 Boston (Lines), July 24. Citizens of Boston, U.S.A., have au'ojTibed £10,000 towards the restoration of Boston Stump, Lincolnshire. Twenty thousand pounds had already 'je?n raised in two and half years for the restoration of the church, and the American- auota is a tercentenary birthday gift,
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  • 28 8 The Bureau of Standards has Just come out with the information that the waistline is eight inches above the hips. Too late, however, tohelp Mr. Sharkey.— Detroit News.
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  • 1038 8 CASTLEFORD INQUEST. Testing of Samples of Acids Recommended. Castleford, July 26. Searching inquiry as to the cause of the explosion at Messrs. Hickson and Partners' chemical works on July 4 was made by the Coroner for the Pontefract District (Mr. W. Bentley) as the resumed inquest to-day
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  • 26 8 Trouble with the men who profess to have "open minds," is that nothing appears to have taken advantage of the openings. Boston Shoe and Leather Reporter.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 87 8 l i K '^^^B^^^^^^^^^flHdß^^H^BLjQlHEflHfl^tHl nl IraLtf fc^^^^^^2 Concessionaires |?/X^K Hf (Incorporated in S.S.) Vjf^^^^B^^^^^^^^ Singapore, Penanjr, Kuala, Lumpur tind Ipoh. DOUBLE ACE VIRGINIA CIGARETTE!/ OF SUPERLATIVE QUALITY 6 HYGIENICALLYPURE THEY I I ARE OBTAIMADLE AT THE ARDATH I POPULAR PRICE OP TOBACCO I Co., Ltd. I I During the month
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    • 195 8 LIFEBUOY SOAP %M precaut i«ns s you V; l^ I ■Qjy*' I yUgi a a s t the dai lkc I _^y^< M 'Wtth with li. V,„ i K diatcly hecomen i"' 1 1^ J E and clean! I|, L£TB« i KOJHLKcS LIMITtD, PORT bVSLI^III, tM.iAMP L> N *^JS^ Pass
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 132 9 MESS CARDS^ ij.-i.t HANTS. TRUSS I <)., LTD. I KUAU 1 M and Lock. v rkv I ML 3D, \\a Street TELEPHONE 7 IH7. F0 LET. 1 r Brothers Apply Meyei entry. Appl> :.i.m Juno Ist tnber Ist and Meyei then. :npsor icrs. d sited MEYEP > and 10, A]
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    • 544 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL i NOTICE. i I NOTICE is h. toby given that tenders are now invited far tue foOovrtng BUtterUOi or J services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained in the Tei:dei Room, Municipal Offices: Closing Date. Z. Executions and A'Urations to NOi 3 S I
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    • 357 9 iAN ANIMAL WELFARE I I SHOW i g (Under the auspices of the !> Singapore Society for the Pre- 0 vention of Cruelty t6 Animals) 0* WILL BE HELD AT 1 THE RACE COURSE I 1 ON j Sunday, September 28. Classes for g I HORSES I GHARRY PONIES MLLES
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    • 532 9 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier. Morning Daily In Malaya, t live "news" paper 30-40 columns of news dailj Also the best Medium for Advertising. Deliver* with the Chota Hazrl each morning. Late* Telegrams, Latest News and Latest Announce ments, Special Daily London Cables, Rubber an* Tin Price Cables together
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    • 373 9 GOVERNMENT EVENIHG CLASSES! I RAFFLES INSTITUTION. 1 Subject to there being sufficient number of students to justify 0 their formation, classes will be held in the following subjects starting on Monday, September 8. TECHNICAL. COMMERCIAL. 1. Mathematics 1. Book-keeping <§> 2. Chemistry Theoretical 2. Typing 3. do. —Practical 3. Shorthand
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 36 10 HAY-DANT— At St. Andrew's Cathedral on Monday, September. Ist. 1930 Thomas Corlett. sen of the late James Shaw Hay of Manchester to Muriel, eldest daughter of the Rev C. H. Dant, The Rectory. Lammas. Norfolk.
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  • 835 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1930. DON'T PITY THE POOR PLANTER! One of the side issues of the major problem of the present difficulties of the rubber industry is undoubtedly that which is concerned with the dismissal of European staffs. We have not much patience with hysterical letters denouncing
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  • 214 10 Mrs. Barry Page successfully underwent an operation at the European Hospital this morning, saya Saturday's Malay Mall, anrt in progressing satisfactorily. Mr. A. G. Ells, of the Kuala Lumpur office of the A.P.C.. is leaving on transfer to the Ipoh branch. Mr. A. M. Macintosh, from Singapore will replace Mr.
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    • 586 10 To The Editor. Your contributor's use of the terms "cut-ting-in", "stunt-driving", "cre.'pintf" and "roadhogs" are so very inaccurately applied that it is obvious that he (or she> can have no real knowledge on the subject. The accepted terms of the expressions used might be described as follows: Cutting- in.
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  • 145 10 Singapore Celebrations. The Dutch community of Singapore yesterday celebrated the 50th birthday of Her Majesty Que?n Wilhelmina. The National colours were displayed in the windows of the premises of all the Dutch firms. Dutch vessels in harbour "dressed ship" and a reception was held at the
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  • 99 10 Capitol Benefit. The Hon. Treasurer of St. Andrew's Hospital states that a cheque for $1,728.63 has been received, being the entire proceeds, less sundry small advertisement charges, etc., of the recent benefit performance of the 'Cuckoos' given by the Capitol Theatre. The Board of Management of St.
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  • 50 10 His Excellency the Governor tSir Cecil Clementi) is due to return by the air mail to-day after his visit to Java, the Dutch mail plane being due at about 1.30. (A report of events held in Java in connection with His Excellency's visit, appears on page 1?
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  • 153 10 NEWS FROM COLOMBO Health N^ntirelv Satisf actor> Soon altar his return to M on Saturday. H.H. the BulU ha* been on holiday m K. health for some months. U] u understands, pay HE th Cecil Clementi > an offici... beta invited to luncheon f Monday
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  • 421 10 Naval Base Ffefct A sequel to the disturb tin- „t thr Bane on May 29 when T:tm.l cooUn and ciui\. oupenten fought with eluuigkoia axes, was comniencd before M Q in tho District Court yestenh) vtM 24 btfa and four Chm-se were charged with affray
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  • 64 10 LONDON TIN AND RIBBFR PRICKS. FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYIUGH London. Sept. 1. 5.15 P» Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and notify to-day's tin prices as foUo*Spot £134 7 16. Forward £13a The market kl ttrm. Messrs. Symington and JWI«J notify to-day's rubber pnc» follows: p Spot 4 12 16d (unrhan^cd)
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  • 60 10 Pulau Bukom Discovery. officers of the Owreniß urday when 1000 I chandu valued at iboul I on the oil-tanker Pteioi The Planorbis arm was stationed it VuU", B took place The Chan of the fuel tanks, a me arrested and ctalfd with Moment etamlu
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  • 25 10 Members are renu.ui.- I meeting to be toU M th- I for the |WPO« 4 I surer hi place of Mr I
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 169 10 YES! its BARCLAYS. DARK AND LIGHT LAGER. I BY SPECIAL »ff jk±. T&j BM THE KINO APPOINTMENT TO OF SIAM I WREX OWEN WARE v^^^' FOR THE HOME I \^r^r^i=^* W& -y A val «able and most hygienic \V HP/ cooking and serving utensil for J w^^^^dS,: every food purpose.
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    • 70 10 j ASPARAGUS HAVE YOU LEFT ANYTHING is a notice placed in many American Hotels. There are some hotels where a more appropriate question woujd be "Have you anything left?" A "G AFLAC" BAGGAGE POLICY will at any rate protect your baggage. GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank
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  • 76 11 COACH TKLESCOPEI). iwn Killwl American Disaster. r'l Service.] London, Srpt. I. express from Glasgow. morning hauled by two the butter stops. i man of the first engine cod thrown out of the ■I partly telescoped. the train were broken light* injured. rn awaiting triends h.
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  • 30 11 Train Wreckers' Crime. Service.] St. Louis. Sept. 1. and 30 injured in the 8 tram from St. LouLs Ptan ;trd to t nun- wreckers on the rails.
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  • 59 11 Task of Recovering Sunken Treasure. [Heuter*! Service.] Paris. Sept. 1. ship Artiglio claims to I the P. and O. liner I In the Channel seven rs ajro. It NQN U has started the work of ihf detk and bopee, as the sea is calm. i h tht
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  • 27 11 ice-Admiral. [R( ;•<•:.- S-TVicp.) London. Sept. 1. IM bwn promoted Vice- •rtnee, like bis brother the Duke of Personal Naval Aide-de-Camp to the
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  • 35 11 A Larjfe Payment. [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. S«pt. 2. c Customs met their foreign and '■r loan obligations on Saturday by the i nek 3.870.000. [Earlier cables on page 12.]
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  • 127 11 "WIDE-EYED HALOED ANGELS." i Aversion to Styles of 1830. London. Aug. 24. decree of two secret fashion tribunals. Uneaten to rev rt m the coming winter of 1830 h annual Congress of the Federated Hairdressers of France, at a meeting appointed a Committee to evolve ejrtl Wlin« gracefully down the
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  • 46 11 Ja l*»ese Air man s Meeting with r Mother. lN; »n>« -Whi-Nichi Service. 1 Tokio, Sept. 1. WM witnessed when chi? Azuma, arrived at Tachikawa y«-.su-rday evening at 5.30 American, European and •'ii and was received by his W for the first time after
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  • 39 11 rTokio Celebrations. N'ichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Sept. 1. Japanese Y.M.C.A. Na■l Omore-Saru-gaku-cho. PH-paring for the ce i e bration W ilvenar, of the commencement "rk in Japan for three days, ir '"'I 19, this year.
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  • 20 11 Medical Officer. Taiping. has ij, DTat.d on for appendicitis I Surgeon. Perak. at the Taiping. Dr. McMahon is torn* tom.
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  • 119 11 CAPT. COSTE'S ATTEMPT. New Test for a Famous Aeroplane. [Reuter's Service.] Part*, Sept. 1. Captain Coste. with his navigator Bellonte started to-day on a trans-Atlantic flight in their famous "Question Mark." which has secured several long-distance records. The plane ha* an engine of 650 horse-power and
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  • 137 11 T.11.C. President's Address at Nottingham. Reuter's Service.] London. Sept. 1. Mr. John Beard, in his Presidential speech at the 62nd annual Trade Union Congress at Nottingham, said to make a fetish of 100 per cent, free trade was as foolish and impossible as to declare tariffs the
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  • 45 11 Hopes of Release. L Reuters Far Eastern Service.! Foot 1 how, Sept. 1. Officials at Kienning are more hopeful of securing th- release of the British women missionaries. Miss Nettleton and Miss Harrison, shortly, but definite agreement has not yet been reacht'd
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  • 60 11 Some Councillors in Favour Tokio. Sept. 1. A rumour is current to the effect that a section of Privy Councillors is in favour of Japan ratifying the London Treaty with reservation in regard to "parity of submarine forces," providing that the next naval conference Ls
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  • 123 11 Sir Edward Bethune's Advertisement. London. Aug. 23. Lieut. -General Sir Edward Bethune has arranged to take up Braille writing for the blind. Sir Edward Bethune. aged 75. was obliged to resign the Chairmanship of the Metropolitan area of the British Legion, because he was unable to
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  • 153 11 Thirty Convicts Driven Back to Cells. Marseilles, Aug. 26. The astuteness of police dogs was largely responsible for the foiling of a desperate attempt by thirty convicts to escape from prison at Aix-en-Provenoe. The chief warder was warned by the growling of the dogh that
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  • 47 11 All unemployed clerks who have not sent in their names to the Clerical Union are requested to do so immediately. The particulars required are name, address, where and when last employed, and the reason for the dismissal. The Union's address is 17 Raffles Chambers.
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  • 159 11 NINE INCH HAILSTONES. Devastation Over Huge Area. {Reuters Par Eastern Service.] Peking. Sept. 1. Just as Kansu Province was recovering from famine and prospects for the harvest were good an earthquake, hailstorms and floods have devastated an area 40 miles long and 5 miles wide,
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  • 342 11 "Pied Piper of Singapore." The following debate took place at the last meeting of the Municipal Commissioners of Singapore, during discussion of a committee decision approving of the creation of a post of Assistant Rat Catcher for the Health Department, at the commencing salary of Grade
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  • 134 11 Prank Views Expressed at Oxford. London. Aug. 20. The Lambeth Conference has made sex a topic of discussion in church circles. Frank views on love, marriage and divorce were expressed at the Conference of Modem Churchmen at Oxford. Dr. Douglas White, a member of the Archbishop's
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  • 83 11 Well -Known Priest Arrested. Paris,' Aug. 23. There was quite a sensation outside a wellknown cinema last night when an eminent priest. Abbe Bethleem, was arrested and taken into custody for tearing down a poster advertising a film entitled "Seduction." The Abbe has for some time
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  • 121 11 Calm Despatch of Charging Beast. Johannesburg, Aug. 26. Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, during a hunting trip in the Eastern Transvaal, came face to face with seven lions. A lioness and two half-grown cubs were first encountered. The Princess opened fire and the lioness fell,
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  • 20 11 London, Aug. 23. Wellington. The late Prime Minister of New Zealand, Sir Joseph Ward, left £300,000.
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  • 30 11 The Exhibition of Handicrafts by the Teachers and Pupils of the Malay Girls' Schools of the Straits Settlements and F.M.S. was held at the Anderson School, Ipoh on Saturday morning.
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  • 80 11 RIOTOUS SCENES. Disorders Follow General Strike Proclamation. [Reuter's Service. J Budapest, Sept. 1. A general strike was proclaimed to-day by Social-Democrat leaders. Clashes with the police ensued. A crowd, estimated at 10,000, shouting "Bread and work. Down with the bourgeois:?" swarmed through the principal streets and
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  • 346 11 Scientists to Examine Explorers* Remains. [Reuter's Service. 1 Tromsoe, Sept. 1. The sealer Bratvaag. with the remains of Andree and his companions, has arrived at Hasvik (on the island of Saroe. to the west of Hammerfest in Norway). It is reported that the bodies are merely skeletons, twc
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  • 41 11 Sixty Thousand Workers Idle. [Reuter's Service.] Bombay. Sept. 1. Six more cotton mills closed to-day, making a total of 24 since the civil disobedience movement started. Sixty thousand workers are involved. I Earlier cables on page 12.)
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  • 198 11 On Saturday at 9.30 a.m. Mr. Joseph de Souza. who retired two months ago from the services of the Cable Depot, Eastern Extension. Telegraph Company, was entertained by the European Staff of the Depot to a reception held In the manager's room of the Office. Mr.
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  • 96 11 On returning from. Borneo Lady dementi visited The Child Welfare Society's Creche at Minto Road and Mr. Tan Kah Kee's Factory on August 27th. On arrival Lady dementi was received by Mr. Tan Kah Kee and his fourth son-in-law, Mr. Oon Khye Hong, who
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  • 79 11 Two Men Shot in Pennsylvania. London, Aug. 23. New York. The police broke up a meeting on Boston Common in memory of Sacco and Vanzetti, the Communists, who were executed three years ago yesterday, and whose fate aroused much discussion. Three arrests were made at a
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 65 11 BARGAINS for LADIES AT Robinsons Sale, MILLINERY AT CLEARANCE PRICES DRESSES SELLING REGARDLESS OF COST. DRESS MATERIALS ALL PRICES REDUCEDLINGERIE, HABERDASHERY SPECIAL SALE PRICES iSF* LADIES' SHOES WONDERFUL SALE BARGAINS EARLY INSPECTION INVITED Do Not Miss This Annual Opportunity. They sproA for cm \r/\ rs RAILWAY MATERIALS. LARGE STOCKS HELD.
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  • 1980 12 GOODWILL SPEECHES. "We Fellows Ought to Know Each Other." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ratavia, Aug. 30. The roar of aeroplanes above the city on Wednesday afternoon (August 27th.). at 2.25 announced the arrival cf Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor oi the Straits Settlements. It was
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  • 83 12 6,779 Killed in 1929. [British Radio Official Service. J Ruffby, Aug. 31. Deaths frcm accidental injury by mechanical Vehicles on the roads increased from 4,492 in 1927 to 5.251 in 1928 ard 5.799 in 1929. This shown by the Registrar-General in a
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  • 71 12 nmaadfir P. P. Glover, the holder, beat lieut. H. F. G. Eveied 3—6, 6—3. 7—5, in the 1 of the Navy and Rcyal Marines lawn mnii championship-; at Wimblodnn in mail WWfc, after Evcred had led 5-^1 in the first t and R— in the third. Glover and ComRMlter J.
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  • 803 12 VILLAGE REJOICINGS. Duchess Making Good Progress. I British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Aug. 31. The King and Queen, accompanied by tne Duke of York, arrived at Glamis Castle at lunch time yesterday to see their new grandchild. No public notice cf their intended visit had been
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  • 173 12 August will go down as a very black month as far as the crime of murder in the State of Perak is ccrccrned, says the Times qf Malaya. So far, we have recorded two double murders and one murder to which has to be added another double
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  • 125 12 MISS SPOONER'S BID. Finishes Second in Round-Italy Flight. [Reuter's Service.] Rome, Sept. 1. "La Miss," otherwise the English woman aviator, Miss Winifred Spooner, arrived second at Littorio Aerodrome on the fourth and last lap of the international air-race round Italy. The crowd was terrifically enthusiastic,
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  • 157 12 Catterick House Struck by Lightning. [British Radio— Official Service] Riiffby, Aug. 31. Mr. Ramsay MacDoncld had a narrow escape when the house at which he was staving at Catterick Camp was struck by lightning in Friday's storm and all the electric vires fused. Mr. MfccDonakl, who waa r-.
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  • 104 12 Visit to Scandinavia. [British Radio Official Service Rugby, Au:j. 31. The Lord Mayor of London, Sir William Waterlow. and the Lady Mayoress, accompanied by several Corporation officials, left London iast night on a State visit to Sweden and Denmark. The party will arrive by steamer
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  • 97 12 Will Not Give Away an Inch. [Reuter's Service.] Warsaw, Sept. 1. Ttie it-cent of M. Treviranus on the border question was the subject of a demonstration by 10 000 people tc-day at which a resolution was passed condemning all claims aiming at any diminution of
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  • 301 12 The following official appointments are announced in the F.M.S. Government Gazette: Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal to Second Lieut. D. O. Jones. M.C., of the M.S.V.R. Drs. B. A. Taylor and E. D. 13. Wolfe to be Medical Officers. j M.M.S. Mr. L. A.
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  • 58 12 Mr. Justice Eve, in the Chancery Division I said than the noise of a corn-grinding machine, which was the subject of a complaint was not so offensive to him as a jazz band. "I would sooner hear a. corn mill grinding all day than listen to
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  • 736 12 BRITISH OFFICER KILLED BY WAZIRS. INDIAN FRONTIER CLASH. Heavy Losses in Close Quarters Engagement. Simla. Auff. 25. The activities of hostih\s in the Sh-iwal ai^a are believed to be abating. Then m a orious clash near Dome! tn th? Bannu district e terday between Government forces and a i.r, armed
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  • 82 12 5,000 Tons for South Africa. [British Radio Official Service.] Ki!£l>y. Auk. 30. The British Steel Export AfttOCfation ha c bocked order* with the Botttb African Oovernment for rcmc 5,000 tons of sttel materia] for the construction of rolling stock. Th\i> is the second contract of
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  • 65 12 American to Organise Food Supply. IReuter's Servi'v-.i Syracuse, New York, Sept. 1. Colonel Walter B< 1). tofOMrly MtOCtftted with Mr. Hoover in relief work m Russia, aimuunccd to-day that he had accepi the Soviet Oovernment's invitation to begin a colossal scheme for feeding the ma.'ses of
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  • 79 12 THE NEW- PERUVIAN BROOM. MINISTERS RECALLED. B*-Pwrident' 8 All, Millions. [Bmi News from Uma crnment is shaking up matte Service and ha ti- ns of th»- ft tvian Mil tain, Soain. Vienna and B and Oonsul-Ck octal In i the former two, who Lima for inv. Nc According to travellei
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  • 51 12 CoM Northwest Wind Tropical Heat. F. The heatwave a cold north-v. t-> s Brptemb 1 pared Pith bo 0 [Britten 1 1 Londoh'i heat rnidnJ the capital and The storm v m unaocompanied by tl thunder, and U People retumi] caught in the sUm Ttamderstonn England
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  • 77 12 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS. Prosramme of Drill ending Beptember 7th, Tuesday. 5.15 pin Sec. Signal Training. Wednesday, 5.15 pjn., Units. S.V.C. Arms Signal Training. Friday. 5.15 p m Drill Hall, Promotion and Laying Ti Sig. Sec. Sig:ial I s.v.c, Recruits Parade 30 Yards Range Saturday. 3 pin. Biglap D Coy.. Camp.
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  • 224 12 SiiiKajMut*. Auc 1". By Lt. Colonel .1 If. Mi Commanding S3 V I" Camps. The following camps durinj September are published I Saturday, September 6th I Bun bcr 7th. "D" (dm dan) Co Saturday, Seut» tenter i-uh, s.r e. v. Saturday. September 20tfa I September 21st. Intelllff
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  • 41 12 Following on tl Arph. who meciiinb A to I a Ru^by match a' B -vrAgrn on May Taillant...; to alleged to 1 to tried by Urn Con on July sl Tim ri Rugtff plavT is to be which occurred In the <■<•"■
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 1227 13 Buying Shots. The fact that Leo Diegel took fifty-three clubs ulth him to Hoylake, in his attempt to win the British Opvn Championship, has, apparently, se bOßtted Mr. 'Chick*' Cram, one of the greatest amateurs in America until Mr. Jones appeared on the scene, that he
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    • 530 13 America and the Davis Cup. Paris, July 28. The Davis Cup remains in France for another year. One cannot either feel .^urprised or distressed by tl:e French nicce». E ;rctra and Cachet at their best are entitled to defend successfully against any nation. However, I
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    • 148 13 No Refuelling:. Melbourne, July 30. An attempt to create a new Australasian record for endurance flying without* refuelling will be made over Melbourne within a fortnight by Plight-Lieut. Ulm, joint managing director of Australian National Airways. Ltd., and Pilot T. W. Shortridge. one
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    • 116 13 The batch of Pcnang 1931 Australian thoroughbred horse griffins are due in Pcnang about September 12. They are due at Singapore about the Bth instant and will be transhipped to Penang from that port. The griffins on this occasion are OOflttofl £150 each. On previous occasions subscribers
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    • 40 13 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Aug. 30. Ihe following are latest baseball results: National League. New York 3. Boston 2. 'hilattelphia 8. Boston 9. Chicago 3. St. Louis 8. Amt-tisjii League. St. Louis Cleveland 6. Cleveland 0. Chicago 3.
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    • 44 13 Tho following are the fixtures for September: Saturday and Sunday (13th and 14th.) Men's Medal (Stroke). Wednesday and Thursday (17th. and 18th.) Ladies' Medal (Stroke). Saturday and Sunday (27th. and 28th.) Governor's Cup 18 holes (Bogey). Tuesday (30th.) Mixed Foursomes Competition.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 284 13 I \\vf 4~77 I ilj nommgnaur And in nothing else is the quality of age I more valuable than in Whisky. i Haicr *l\ £aVJj^ S has been continuously /^r3Bp\ distilled since 16 27. *^L.M\vi[M N ther Hhi9k y distillers can :r "^iB 'Wjjf claim over 300 years' experience. C
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    • 194 13 I SPECIAL 3 PROPOSALS. only for the month of September 1930. JEWELLERY: I Old jewellery taken in part payment when buying i I new jewellery. I WATCHES: 3 I Old watches taken in part payment when buying I new watches. REPAIRS: i I I Old watches repaired free of charge
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 887 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Route subject to Iteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Due. GI AUCUS For London. Rotterdam and Hamburg
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    • 556 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (.Incorporated in 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 OF HEREFORD Sept. 5 s.s. CITY OF JOHANNESBURG Oct. 5 s.s. CITY OF
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    • 383 14 British India and Apc&r Lines, (Incorporated in England*. MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARCO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERI LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON TOR CHINA JAPAN, Due. Tonnage. Singapore. F— Ml '[>,-» MALWA 11,100 Sept. 6 COMORIN 1 NAGPORE 5,280
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 639 15 10. S. K. Line. H and S« York:— tfrom Kobe) i' V ,rr^ irfi&ht Service). Kwanto Maru Oct. 9 H Vancouver:— (from Kob*> f Africa Maru Sepk 15 Hambun. (Bremen) I Amazon Maru Sept. 17 19 u:n de Janeiro, 8-.ntos, I v, ind Buenoi Aires. [Round-the- l:,d > Plata Maru
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    • 542 15 kill i^b. ?^J^ SEILLES NEW YORK AND BOSION. I-KOM MNGAfOKt AND PENANO via COLOMBO .SUEZ PORT SAII>, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES AND UgNUft. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Singapore. Singapore. Penang. N> w York Pres. Poli: ft, Port 4 6 Qct Pres. Adams Sept. 15 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Oct 28 Fres. Harrison
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    • 734 15 K. P. M. RONINHLYHE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA.) (Incorporated in Holland.) Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives In the StraiU Settlement. (Singapore ana Penan.) of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU. BOOKING OFFICE ROYAL DUTCH INDIAN AIRWAYS. THEDEXS— Wednesday Sept. 3. Mutitok and Palembang TORADJA— Wednesday,
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 742 16 Burns Philp Line. I (Incorporated In Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The u. MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins
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    • 450 16 GLEN LINE, LIMITED m.v. GLENGARRY 9,460 tons. The above vessel sailing for London via ports about Sept. 8 has available accomodation for Saloon Passengers. PASSAGE Singapore-London $514.29. BOUSTEAD CO., LTD., Agents. lwQ»m travel' sgpyicTJ For Everything Appertaining to Travel, «*"M"f and Freight Apply 39, Robinson Bead, Singapore. Tele. 5907. COMPAGNIE
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    • 423 16 KERR STEAMSHIPCMJ 44. BEAVER BTREET, KZ77 T^PT *UM (Incorporated In U.8.A.) I GENERAL AGENTS. I REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICF t«, I BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA 4 v I BALTIMORE. ANI I (Via Rue* Do©. RalU IW M.S. SILVERWILLOW Sept. 7 SrnT 11 M.S. SILVERYEW Sept. 16 S£ I? M M.S. SILVERCYPRESS
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 695 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. Vt TRAIN. Kuala Panang, Pekan, Sungel Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 0 Bangkok every Thursday 0 a .m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 0 am Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 0
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 277 17 Mr Zipperling. Mr. Zenith. Mr A. J. Lagoulte. Mr Michael. Mr. B. Mr P. G. KrtwtOk, Mr. Driest Mr Oh Dch Khai. Mr M I Cnchton. Mr. Abdul Aziz. Mr. R. Banoen Tjong and children. Mr Jlll Kwai Feng. Mr. :< Mr Tan Tjoen Hay, Gfflan, Mr
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    • 75 17 To Cost £1.500,000. Rugrby. Ail*. 26. ta hand for the construction of which uill more than double the OOdttloD f,>r bung vessels at Grismby, Probably the most important fishing the world. There are already two docks 1 total water area of 29 acres. 1 Hocks
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    • 58 17 YAC HT'S 8,000 MILES IN 80 DAYS. New York. Aug. 4. Danish Author-Captain Knut h 75-foot schooner-yacht Monrt*d at staten Island last night after Helena and the Barbadoes in are lils wife and three lived most of their lives at I ttn Danish sailors. They i cruise without any definite
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    • 47 17 FIR K IN AMERICAN LINER. President Harrison. Jersey C:ity, July 31. »<»lds of the 10.000 ton PreLine,. Ls on fire. Quanbe« poured into her and slowly into the mud of the <»«* in New Jersey have been The blaze is such a stub--1 tared she may sink before
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    • 86 17 Shi^ Order* to Proceed to uropean Ports. Krr; Riga (Latvia), July 31. An,, rt m>atl y agitated on account on Soviet imports, and the s much space to discussion Soviet Government to-day messages to all ships bound soviet goods to enter the nearMid await further instrucf "»rn
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    • 319 17 Uniformity of Laws. At the International Maritime Conference which has been sitting at Antwerp, interesting details were given on the present position of legislation in the various countries which are parties to the Brussels Conventions and are pledged to ratification. it appears that ihe prospects of
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    • 187 17 British Shipowners' Protest. Washington. Counsel representing the owners of twentyv.e British vessels under charter to companies which have entered into contracts to handle Russian pulp-wood, conferred with Mr. Lowman about the detriment supposed to be suffered by them as 9. result of the United S
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    • 242 17 The National Electric Light Association, of New York, has supplement the work of the Diesel Engine Users Association in this country by preparing a summary of data relating to the working costs of Diesel engine stationary installations. It deals in all with 224 generating plants, having
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    • 192 17 The first sailing of a notable new service was made on June 29th. when the Kinai Maru left Hong Kong for New York via the Panama Canal, calling, among other ports, at Shanghai, Yokohama. Los Angeles, Balboa and Cristobal. She is the first of
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  • 509 17 British Interest. Some shipowners who have pinned their faith to the oil-engined vessel have now built up very large fleets of motor ships, probably bigger than most people have thought possible. The table which is given below indicates, as accurately as we have been able to
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  • 572 17 Much has been made of the wide difference in prices of boiler oil and Diesel fuel at east coast North American ports. For instance, at New York, for the past two years or more, whilst Diesel oil has been quoted at $2 per
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 273 17 "AsaDoctor WJ '^HbhS I cannot €i Wmm recommend "ft SB /|C X PURE TOBACCO Natural CORK-TIP I I 1 Finest imported matured Vir-. m9 Guarantccxl natural cork of ginia tobacco guaranteed pure tne finest possible texture and A-jFsrii and absolutely free from adul- c t i. i a i quality,
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  • 1178 18 MR. FISHER ON LIMITS. No Alternative to Examinations Mr. H. A. L. Fisher's addresses to the City of London Vacation Course always attract large audiences, and lecture-room was crowded when he inaugurated the course for this year with an address on "New ideas in education." He
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  • 280 18 London, Aujr. The British Red Cross Society to-day celebrates its diamond jubilee. Originally a war organisation it owes its origin to an appeal made on August 8, 1870. for th formation of a national aid society to take care of soldiers incapacitated in
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 151 18 I.Z. 1197. /&r a// your Skin Troubles 75 cts. or 51. 50 Box. Agents: The British Pharmacy Ltd.. North Bridge Rd.. S'pore. {DRINK t nK KI^FJ rnni imom/aous iL 6F MlsH§^ y IDEUCMS lp n6E-M^ i^jy Tennis frocks need Lux iijrht tennis frocks simply ,^mJr~ /-^^l /SL not n sist
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    • 1002 18 BANKING. BANKING. INSURANCF CHARTERED BANK MERCANTILE BANK OF xuc OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INFl! A I TFI *lt- (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) llil/ir\« L I I/. nn nnn (Incorporated in EngLind). Q/^I TT*IJ Hk t~* Paid up capital in 600.000 shares OV-lvJ 111 \j of £5 each
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  • 248 19 CEYLON AND RUBBER RES TRICTION. ent Action. Iven notice of the I C jrlon Lfgislati\j Ho pp it of the Oov- f ist to the Sc.retar; ion wnhoQt[rea tion of other jof t> control, ecually, act Mown to bt near.ex] 18. thr Rubber Interest sai Oil r Ad-j t Q
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  • 139 19 fl prea con- i i> io d by the H tCf t C 1 V fl 9 iim dai h H ported by Germany r. m fl 6 b ns, val u d at fl in 1938, B*7.T2i t ma,| I marks, and in
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  • 100 19 FAILURE OF FOUNDATION CO., LTD. cieney Totals £714,000. London, Aug. 22. ■ad BbarfchokteH 1 idan, which y.t.s June 2nd, \vi:h an £714,000, mi held in that the rempnny had with the? Punjab Pulp erect a mill for £450.000. let <1 In Ss:p'embor. 1928 due to tht company un- act was
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  • 659 19 Havana to Houndsditch. During the pa-st week the Cigar Show Floor the Cutic; -street Warehou. c=; of the P.L.A. in jundsditch has had unusually large arrivals ci-ars: it was carpeted with the choicest satUTM of Havana, writos an Observer cor- L JQtmdmU. The cigars coming to
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  • 130 19 Tho report of MaJayatam Plantations for th* ear endi M 14,74«b I i >ber were b I cost thin ad financial yea I realized I 7d p r I':. Tea r22,9861b. er# a cost, of 0.03d. per lb., f c.b.. and j cf IIASd. per lb. Sard b
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  • 51 19 The profit of the Vallambrosa Rubber Company for the year to March 31 last was £9 132, making with £17,745 brought forward £26,877 available. A dividend of 20 '-I- per cent., less tax. ir. recommended, leaving £18,054 to carry forward. (For 1928-29 the dividend was 31 hi per
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  • 80 19 "Miner" writes to the Times of Malaya: rhe Siamese Government did not take long to follow the FM.S. Government's excellent lead by closing the country to applications for prospecting licences and mining leases. The Siamese, however, have gone further and offered to buy tin at a fixed figure, interest and
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  • To-Day's Price Changes.
    • 218 19 September 1. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2i3Ts London 3 months' f -ght 2 3 27'32 London 60 cays' sight 2,3 25 32 London 3C days' si^'ht 2i3?-i London, demand 2\2 ***** London. T.T. 2 3 11 16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1428 Hamburg, demand 234 New York,
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    • 207 19 September 1. Tin 50 Tons $68 :t x Gambler 10 Pepper White z 28 Pepper Black 20 Flake Tapioca 4H Pearl Sago Small 6' Coprr. Sunclried 6.70 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Pice Liang Hill Chan Mark Rod Eagle (Mtw) 6.30 Rice. Btan oIU No. 1 320 Kice. Rangoon
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  • 848 19 MONDAY. SEPTMBEK 20. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. \sam Kumbang 1 1 1 24s 28s Ayer Hitam (ss) 9s 3d 10s Bangrin Tin 14s 15s Batang Padang ($1) 10 15 Batu Caves ($1) 55 60 Bukit Arang v$D 3; > 40 Surmah Malay (£> ISs 15s com Chenderiang (£> 3s
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  • 106 19 Postponement Refused. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipo'.i, Sept. 1. Before Mr. Justice Burton an application was argued for the compulsory winding up of Hucy Yot Tin Dredging Co., Ltd. Mr. Huntsman, f^r the unsecured creditor;;, said that $192,000 was due to Ban Tin Lum Co., Penang,
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  • 388 19 Good Light Leaf Grown in Many Places. The Select Committee on the tobacco industry has reported that tt is convinced that good light tobacco suitable for pipe smoking, and possibly for cigarettes, is being produced in all tobacco growing areas in Australia. Growers had much
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  • 68 19 September Ist.. 12 o'cloc!; noon. Tone cf Market: Stagnant. [Latest Cab??: London Holiday. New York HolJ R.S s equal to London Standard, Spot Aver a^e buyers price for August: 15.49 cts. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot II 15' i Standard R.S.S. on
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  • 82 19 [British Radio— Official Bitlu i Mgfty> Au?r. SI. Foreign eschai Amsterdam 12.03' Athens 375. Botntmj is. 5 d.. Berlin 20.?9 Brussela 34.8 r~\ Bucharest 815, Rio i 11-16, Bu Aire' p 7 Copentaacen 18 rj. Geneva 25.036, Helsingfon 193 15-32, Honfl Kong is. 3 n-lGd Lisbon 108.25, Madrid 45.(50,
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  • 639 19 Malayan Groups' Attitude. read with mttrest Oh fetter of Messrs, Lazarus and Sons in The. Financial TiirJuly, 25th, but note llv.it they do not make any ?onst«i.iciive suggestion by way of a Khan alternative to the two months' stoppage proposed by the T.P.A.. writes Mr. H. Ashwortfa
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  • 64 19 A Suggestion to Members. To the Fditor. Blr— Following up lday's date I ub directed by my C that as there are .'A Br at the Country U b to all I of the I.S.P. thai tl. < 1 1 tlnir rttpei tlve Branch i w.ii you
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  • 69 19 The 02nd. report .'mcl b.. lance sheet of the New Zealand Insurance Company shows I m( revenue from fire, BMtftat und accident of £1.199.381. Surplus on yeai's opemtlOtM altrr makincc necessary fltdUCUafli CflfISS to whicli has to be added net income from interest and rents £140,113.
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  • 13 19 R UBBER AND TIN RETURNS. Nawng Pet: Hours 302; Yards 21.000; Pikuls 251.
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  • 18 19 It is so much easier to be prosperous than it Is to be civilised. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler.
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 71 19 ASSETS EXCEED $11,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $38,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England* and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act
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    • 33 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. Fidelity Guarantee Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives. Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD., BRANCH OFFICE: CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 530 20 TOURISTS AT BRIGHTON. Attractive Batting by Parks and Cook. (FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT." London, Sept. 1. Facing a total of 367 Sussex batted very attractively in the opening stages of their innings ai Brighton against the Australians to-day, and then collapsed, play to-day thus providing
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  • 216 20 Weights for Saturday. The following weights have been allotted for Saturday. Race 3. Horses Class I—Div.1 Div. 3 7 furs. (3.15 p.m.): Ruddy Brook 9.3, Cousin 8.7, Cumerkmg 7.13, Lady Chic 7.13, Agapo 7.10, White Honey 7.8, Alwar 7.7, Sellam 7.6, Lucky Girl 7.4, Hot Iron 7, Entella
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  • 63 20 •Proposal to Build Swimming Bath. I FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT. 1 Bangkok. Sept. 1. Members of the Sports Club are being asked to approve the expenditure of approximately 50,000 Ticals for the construction of a swimming bath as an addition to the Clubs amenities No fears are
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  • 692 20 YESTERDAY'S GAME. B Team Lose After Fine Recovery. The final for the Barnes Polo Cups was played at the Polo Club in the presence of quite a large gathering of enthusiasts yesterday evening when A (Whites) team (Messrs Gifford, Ferguson, Alexandre and Reynolds) beat B (Reds)
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  • 149 20 September Ladies 9 Medal. The September Ladies' medal competition was played yesterday afternoon and resulted in a win for Mrs. E. A. Gibson in A division and for Mrs. E. C. Milligan in B division. Altogether forty-two cards were taken out and the following were returned: "A"
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  • 100 20 Aidan Roark 111 in New York. [Reuter's Service.] New York, Sept. 1. Aidan Roark, a reserve member of the British polo team to meet America in the Westchester Cup matches, underwent an operation yesterday for mastoiditis in the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. Doctor Mahlon
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  • 686 20 CARDOSA TROPHY. Fine Race Ends in Win for Punai. At 9.30 a.m. on Sunday at the R.S.Y.C. the B class fleet were to be seen all anchored in a line just behind the starting line, with sails down awaiting the gun for the start of the first
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  • 275 20 Singapore Successes. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 1. The Malayan Command Rifle meeting came to a conclusion here yesterday. There was heavy rain for the greater part of the day. The Warren Shield competition was won for the third year in succession by the
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  • 39 20 Disqualified Derby Winner of 1913. London, Aug. 22. Buenos Aires. Craganour, the horse that was disqualified for bumping and boring after winning the 1913 Derby, died here to-day. His progeny have won over £600,000 in prizes.
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  • 488 20 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Play at S.C.C., S.R.C., Tanglin and Johore. Results in the S.C.C. lawn tennis tournament yesterday were as follow: "A" Class Singles. C. J. Stephen plus 4 beat R. B. Gotch owe 3, 3 6, 7—5, 6 4. H. S. Haskins scr. beat W. B.
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  • 307 20 Averages to Date. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT. J London, Sept. 1. The English and Australian first class averages compiled up to and including matches which concluded on Friday, show that Bradman still holds a commanding lead in .he batting, ana Freeman is equally outstanding among
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