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

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,146 ESTABUSHED~i83ii; SINGAPORE, SJ3. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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  • 471 1 The Imperial Conference opened yesterday. Proceedings are private out official reports of the proceedings will be issued. The conference is expected to have a farreaching effect Page 11. The ceremonies m connection with the rendition of Wei Hai Wei to the Chinese are described m Reuter cables
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  • 1139 1 "Look!" said my companion, clutching my arm. "there's a European lady on a bicycle!" I had scarcely turned by head to regard this astounding sight, and my exclamation was still unuttered. when v flock of at least a dozen similar ladies swept around the corner Some of
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 302 1 WING LOOF i THE RECOGNISED l itISE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL F I T S. 32, HIGH STREE I Raffles Hotel A Excellent Accf mmodation Available With Modern^* J Sanitary Arrangements. V 1 TO-NIGHT X I DWNER AND DANCE. f MONIA LITTER'S CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA X 4 f (Trill 'room' 4 kpECIAL
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    • 193 1 i j Hi B m &*<■ < Bl BP^r'' 99 Bl !fi I HL^^B^^ni I m m m^-SfflmM WjF mm 1 Miss AMY JOHNSON I L I! chose a Royal Portable for |j its ease or operation and |i its mechanical efficiency" |l S I YOU TOO SHOULD" CHOOSE A
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    • 77 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Use Worth perfumery Page 8 Public notices, auctions etc. Page 9. Keep the gleam en your aluminium Page 5. Kelvinator. the electric refrigerator Page 18. A fishy story from the General store Page I 10. I Twenty years of Scouting m Malaya— Paye 9(\. I f CHRYSLJER j
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    • 13 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style. Cut Finish Guaranteed U, HIGH STREET.
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  • 152 2 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS. Pn r:• ime Dill] up I :ad i wee!: end;iM: O Thursday, 5.00 p.m. D::H Ran "E 1 (Chiiu Coy.. Lewi c rd ngi Friday. 5.19 pm. Drill Hall s.R A (v) Pi ion and I jrlnf Tl Cl« > 2nd nr. Si(j. Be tion. Signal In
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  • 338 2 By Lieut. -Cclonel J II MucK.n/a. DSC OammukUnff, ssvr. No 27 Singapore. October Ist. Range*. Th foUowtnf Ranee allotment! arc re- 1 bed f t r mformati n:ist-< leave Drill Hall. Satur- S ciay i B. 1. II u.^e I'arrcr Kanee 2 p.m. 7.00 a m Oct
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 291 2 CAPITOL RESTAURANT I I Malaya's Most Modern I i and Finest-appointed I j Restaurant j Our Speciality. I Capitol Grilled 1 1 Sole. 1 1 FRENCH PASTRY. 1! Private Parties Catered For. .UTMBLE SALE. To be held at the Y.W C.A. Rallies Quay or. rhursday Or tuber 9th at 4
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    • 211 2 I VICTORIA THEATRE October sth at 9.30 p.m. i POPULAR SUNDAY CONCERT i IN THE i I VICTORIA MEMORIAL (CONCERT) HALL i ADMISSION BY PROGRAMME $1. j j I COMING NOV.- 22nd. 23rd. TWO RECITALS ONLY I DAME CLARA BUTT, 8 I AND g I MR. KENNERLEY RUMFORD. 8 \)iy
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    • 264 2 I I£ J J I Entire Change of Programme 16-15! TO-NIGHT 19-/51 *2 w I 9 > ®®®®O®^®s •< VR 1 3 fi if^"^ y, ■i -i »f > 1 The Director of The Broadway Melody i I I Repeats with Another Brilliant I ALL MUSICAL SUCCESS j f, HILDREN
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 159 2 THE WEKJL Tlvrd.iy. 2nd. g Hich Water, W.44, IJ ft.. 17.44 7.3 ft. F:ir I": v n Acetylene Co.. Openln g Mr. Jchs. s ;t. p.. n- nmjang Rd.. noon. 1 T> l round i-l K.OJL Cup. Royal Joh- :i \xmj .it Joban 5 pjn. Ru> r v C* i.:.
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  • 667 3 ROBOT IN ARMOUR. Recovering Gold From the Bottom of the Sea. An attempt to recover treasur" estimated at 1*10,000,000. which has been at the bottom )f Navarino Bay, Messenia, Greece, for mori than 100 years will be *nait m a icw months. The treasure is contained m
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  • 370 3 Record Year for Light Machines. Tills hfM been a record year m the develcpment o* British light airplanes, m the growth of Rjiss -»übs. and m the number of private ownei^ teho have qualified for pilots' licences. The passing industrial slump has left the light aircraft manufacturers unaffected.
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  • 185 3 WILLING SPIRIT— WEAK FLESH. Get Fit now and Enjoy Life When you find yourself unable to stand the pace, feel depressed and run down, begin to lose weight, have no appetite— that's a sure sign that you have been taxing your vitality too much. Lost physical enerjry MVST be replaced.
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  • 228 3 Non-Communists to Have Still Less. Riga (Latvia), Sept. 1. Under the pretence of re-registration the Soviet authorities have deprived those workers who are considered untrustworthy of their food cards. In Nijni Novgorod, out of 187,000 cards. 40,000 have been annulled. In other places about 20 per cent,
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  • 144 3 Romance Broken by Arctic Tragedy. A message from Portsmouth (Ohio) says I that for fifteen years after the July day on which her Miesthaut sailed of! m i balloon for the unknown Arctic with Professor Andre", I Miss Ana Charter waited for Nils Strindberp, 1
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 338 3 "CAB" I 0 %X mmom \> CROSSE &BL ikWELL'S READY MEAT MEALS. I Embodying I client Quality at a Low Price. I l Spaghetti 1 Hot Pot ™*fL^* Beef and I I Carrots Irish Stew M E f LS Casserole of Pork Sausages |j w t£"^^ j yO s One
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    • 244 3 FOfl A CHANGE 1 TRY HARTLEY'S I STRAWBERRY JAM. I /('s Delicious. I OBTAINABLE AT ALL STORES AND 1 DEALERS. BARLOW Co. I AGENTS. BIG SHIPS R. M. S. "MAURETANIA" R. ft S. "OLYMPIC" t T. E. S. "VICEROY OF INDIA" S. S. "NIEUW ZEELAND" 2 AND THE NEW SUPER
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  • 974 4 Singapore's New Race Course: Russian Artist's A Portrait of the V Governor. Europe Swelters m a /feat Wave y C/ara fiurt for J Singapore V SIR CECIL CLEMENTI XC M G The striking portrait of His Excellency the Governor. A Sir Cecil Clement i. which we
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  • 302 5 MINISTRY HOPEFUL: "Feeder" Machines to Croydon deeded. The Air Ministn v hrmw,.. nopmg for the devekmpround. Parade as 1 ndlI >X This fact was reveals t~ Adastral House mam r uJ wonder airplane ra^ "T* l^ «»«nilng ascents and detenu £ik VCrtiCBl U-covery" is
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  • 430 5 Farmers' Claim To Use Of Main Street. Brighton. The fate of East-street, the Bond-itreei cf j Brighton, may depend on the existence of an aiv lent charter, which Ls said to give iBIBHfI autf pardeners the right to use it as a inarke; for unloading and distributing
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  • 107 5 Bathing Costume Shopping. Prestatyn. Prestatyn had something of a shock when a number of girls did their shopping m the centre of the town wearing nothing but rather daring bathing costumes. Others paraded the streets m pyjamas. The local authorities do not welcome this innovation. Mr. Lloyd
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  • 92 5 Letters sent to China in clubbed packets from Malaya increased last year from 1,914,982 in 1928 to '2,127,122. Under this system the Chinese have the privilege of sending to China a number of letters tied up together in one packet and paying postage at the rate of 3 cents only
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  • 536 5 Attitude to Foreign Capital. Constantinople. It is now clear that Fethy Bey aspires to be•ome Prime Minister again, as he was m 1923. .^rom Yalova he has telegraphed to Angora esigning his Ambassadorship m Paris, and his resignation has been accepted. He has anlounced that his
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  • 356 5 A Tea Planter's Hectic Period. Out' of the lea-planter's riiosi nectic periods of the day is when he has to deal with all roolies who have complaints and requests to make. Groups of natives gather outside the office when they know the "doray" is there, and *ai' :heir
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  • 134 5 Torquay Justification for the belief that subterranean passages existed between monastic houses of Devon may be proved by the discovery by workmen employed on the site of a hotel about 100 yards from Chapel Hill. The men found an arched tunnel 8 feet high and 8 feet
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    • 232 5 I&vt Aluminium pots ancvi"' once scoured lose their shXe made specially for tXv ion of cleaning, takes off thXc huf treasures the shine. I Paint, too, nccc|| Baths need Zo m Every hne surface Jcc- Zog gives you a maileC-/*?"'"^ dirt- m a velvet glow i[ :t5 the grime off.
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    • 213 5 I Nature wants you of Eyes that have lost their sparkle? Eno clears your systeiv thoroughly Skin— pale and muddy and unhealthy? and punctually of waste -matter, Tongue— white and coated Nature's simply by aiding Nature to retain m way of warning you that things are the food canal sufficient
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  • 753 6 MINE LEFT DERELICT. Government and Coal Owners m Amazing Dispute. Cmderford. An amazing dispute between tllO Government and an old-establbhed colliery company henover a few thousand pounds threatens to ihrov. 1.000 miners in f o permanent unemployment raid devavt.-.tc on? of the mo r t
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  • 98 6 Hundredth Suppression m Three Years. Berfm. Th- Kat'owitzer Zeitung. the chief newspaper of the German minority m Upper Silesia has just celebrated a jubilee of a peculiar kirci its hundredth .suppression since May, 1927. "'Suppression" may mean eitner that one d.\v';; editions may not be sold, and
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  • 317 6 A Tribute to the King from an African. An expression of gratitude to Britain ami a tribute to the King from an African wno as a boy half a century ago was saved from a slave dhow by H.M.S. Ospr2y and is now en ordained Anglican
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  • 117 6 1 La the Shanghai Special lu-trut Court < Appeals JoflgnMMl was reserved m the appt I liled by Yang Sz-ling, •«> former inspector i the Chapei Police Force, who was recent' 1 .sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment- and v i privrd of his civil rights for ton years tar i
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  • 110 6 So the Policeman Arrested Him. A Berlin journalist was standing m the front row of a large crowd when a horse ridden by a policeman trod on his foot. "Curse that beast," said the journalist, whereupon the policeman took him to the police-station, the officer feeling insulted.
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    • 476 6 I[a tJ\ f]T This advertisement is comm \f*r m aM^M^JLm i" Sl °f extracts from Q UJfTw*** f IU °f f u nutncrous tributes wr §m %-filf]LJU^^^ to Genas/>rin received from disi A kmJW^^ tinamshed men and women m \o^^ every walk of life. (jil ENASPRIN is an abMADGE t
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    • 298 6 |pi!iiiiiiiiiiiiiii l iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!ii!iiijji THE j PLYMOUTH H COMPARE THE FULL SIZE PLYMOUTH WITH MORE COSTLY CARS AND YOU WILL DIS- COVER THAT IT IS EASILY THEIR MATCH IN SIZE. IN COMFORT, IN ECONOMY, IN SIM=E PLICITY OF OPERATION, SPEED AND POWER. TAKE A RUN IN A PLYMOUTH AND SEE THESE
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  • 770 7 DEADLY BEETLES. Poison Plot For Reservoir. Berlin, Aug. 29. Thieats of death and financial ruin to a city with 125,000 inhabitants, a chase by detectives m a railway train, with the Director of the Criminal Investigation Department m person conducting operations from the cabin of
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  • 189 7 'Phone Girl's Means of Self-Pro-tection. Mr. P. G. Blandford, who is conducting a series of lectures on the pronunciation of English at the Cambridge Summer School, spoke on the modern trend of developing a business voice quite distinct from that m which one speaks to friends. Mr. Blandford.
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  • 10 7 Rochtord man: I am always deat when 1 am asleep.
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  • 422 7 Ex-Public School Boy's Three Year Sentence. Beira. Aug. 13. Mr. Tom Bo< nty Barrett, a fcrmcr Dulwich schoolboy, who was wrongly imprisoned for fraud, and who recently received a free pardon, has been located m East Africa and informed that the stigma on his name has at
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  • 25 7 "The man who is forever borrowing money Is nothing but a limpet," says a business man. Always on the rocks.— The Passing Show (London.) J
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    • 232 7 !|V IJrimhil oi I I 'HE A-:::v ;inJ vitality children are so V^ U 1 prodil, n -pending must be made good X V -V from thT inetgy creating elements obtain- f able front nourishment. They are growing physicallj nd mentally and nourishment is 1 essential br healthy growth. j
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    • 270 7 LONDON don^t forget my Craven A," the only cigarettes that do not affect my throat CORK-TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES Made Specially to Prevent Sore Throats MADE IN LONDON BY CARRERAS LTD. 142 YEARS' REPUTATION for QUALITY Sole Agents HUTTENBACH. LAZ ARUS SONS, LTD., Singapore, Penan*. Ipoh and Kuala Lumptu. DON'T ENDURE
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  • 442 8 FANCY STOCKINGS. Adorable m Ugly Clothes. My Lady of To-morrow Ls at the Fashions Exhibition oa a coat-hanger! You stroll post brilHant kiosks find luxurious st vnds. panted by sup-rb women and mvWMt mairs and m tin dresses on the wax models and hoc ks
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  • 718 8 "No Santa Claus", Says Henry Ford. •■Business will get better but we shall not know when i: does." was H-nr' Ford's cryp'ic reply to an inquiry regarding his impression of the business outlook. "A sick man eitlrr dks or gets w°ll and usually he does not know
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  • 343 8 Building Where it is Never Hot. Hidden away m a little known alley not a Hone's throw from the Strand, there stands a wilding where it Ls never hot. This is the old Soman Bath, which some years ago was acluired and restored by the Rer. Pennlngton
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  • 77 8 South Carolina is the only State m the Airelc*a Unioij which has no divorc? laws. Derpitc this fact, marriapos m ths State ast year increased from 13.4 to 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants, or from 25,026 to 27.293. However, •a; there is no divorce m South Carolina,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 105 8 WORTH I PERFUMERY. I I WHOLESALE f fl I I] Bb ITn ™^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^™^Wi •»■> RAFFLF.S PLACE "j I? SINGAPORE. |5 |i 1 A/uuys DrinA| I 1 FRAMROZ&cSr I Coo/i/is^i Refreshing. S; A second ife^JH^^ "And you said you weren't 'raEaPHRI -1 hungry!" Yes, but that j^^^^^lP^/j^flL k was before I
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    • 210 8 i^pa^PßE- EMINENT »N EVERr^COUNTIffY_O^_T^^^ S^^^^Jl^^^/^l^^^^ THt: MICROSCOPE Only long strands of pure golden Virginia tobacco are seen when 555 Cigarettes arc subjected to the close scrutiny of the micro- scope. The careful elimination by special m processes of all deleterious matter ensures j£y^ I Si, the superfine quality of 555
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  • 441 9 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS T!h j Premier Afocning D; ;i :.v m Malaya, i live "news" "0-4»i columns of news daily Also the best Medium tot Advertising. Deliverer with the Chota Basrl each norning. Lates' Telegrams, L.^.t N and Latest Announcements. Special Daily London Cables, Rubber and Tin Price Cables
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 464 9 _BUSgjESS t- RDS^ MAs|^GE ANICURE ISS FUWKO 32 Dhoby GhaL i!VtARBLE"FLT' UNG TILE 3. SINGAPOUE CA«f'' iO Noa. 1& 3. PenhX «1I Lavender Street DON'T WEAR k I I^JSS Ose Brooks Rupture Ap- ;v *C2^ pliance. New discovery. t^^^ i Wonderful No lumpy Im pads, no springs, dur- *^c ytt
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    • 689 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTTCS la hereby ye n that tenders are now invited for ths following materials or -ervlces, and that particulars ol such tenders ■5 obtatoc-ri ln tne Tender Municipal Offices:— Closing Date. Installation of Sanitary t.ttings at th«; .lowing premises Neil Road Nos. 22 24, 30. 32,
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    • 536 9 NOTICES. UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements). NOTICE is hereby given that the Transfei 3ooks of the above Company will be closed rom October \3th to October 21st 1930. both lates inclusive. By Order of the Board. R. M. DUFF Secret ary. FACTORY PRICES SALE NOW ON For
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    • 202 9 AUCTION SALE SHERIFFS SALE. IN THE SIPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Suit No. 911 of 1930. Writ of Seizure and Sale dated Sept. 3rd. 1930. In the cause of Dupire Brothers Limited Plaintiffs versus The Mode 111 Sanitation Works Defendants AUCTION SALE of ALL THE STOCK-IN-TRADE
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    • 447 9 Product 2295A Product 2295-B Product 2295 C Product 2295 D NOTICE is hereby mv.n that the above Trade Marks arc the property ot the V.\< (I Nf OIL COMPANY a corporation organised under the laws of the State of New York, h iy.hk its place of business m the C.
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  • 706 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2. 1930. OUR HUMAN WASTAGE. Reading the recommendations of the committee appointed by Government to enquire into the accommo--5 dation required for decrepits and destitute incurable people m Singapore, and the best method of dealing with both able-bodied vagrants and derelicts, one comes across a
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  • 443 10 Mr J Ratcliffe arrived from Malacca yesterday to take up an appointment as Correspondent of the N.Y.K. m Singapore. The engagement is announced between Mr. H. Morris, of Messrs. African and Eastern <Malaya Limited and Miss Ina Ruth Castle, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Castle. Victoria 8.C..
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  • 1684 10 NEED FOR A HOME. Recommendation of. Government Committee. The recommendation that Government should establish a decrepit home capable of accommodating some 600 persons is made by the committee (consisting of the 1.G.P.. (Mr. H. Fairburn), Mr. G. C. Clarke, tIM P.C.M.G.. (Dr. A. L. Hoops). Dr. Lim
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  • 75 10 Safe Arrival at Alor Capt. Andy Cunningham Ml Seletar Air B.w at 8 am. yesterday morning. Repairs had be- a I effected to his machine at the Singapore Flying Club, and the plane was later taken to Seletar by road, the wings being carried on a lorry. Later
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  • 95 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. i I FREE PRESS SERVICES COPYRIGHT I London, Oct. 1. 5.15 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £123 10 16 (down £3). Forward £125 216 (down £3). The market is irregular. Messrs. Symington
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  • 122 10 Post Office's Cash on Delivery Service. It is revealed m the annual report of the Post and Telegraph Department, m connection with the Cash-on -Delivery parcels servici that considerable inconvenience is caused to the Department through addressees failing to take delivery of their parcels promptly
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  • 37 10 The following comparison of estimated traffic receipts of the Imperial and International Communications Limited is notified. August 1930 £411.096 August 1929 £492.360 Aggregate for eight months. January to August: In 1930 £3,656.033 In 1929 £4.115.503
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    • 177 10 M^—^^^ i^Mlß^l^^^^W^i^B^W^M—^^^Ml^— 1 1 4 i 1 Sole Agents. C'ALDBECK MACGREGOR CO.. LTD., i Incorporated under the Compantet' Ordinance of JUong Zono' [Incorporated m Shanghai! !BT SPECIAL »fiT Jb. T&J BJi THB KING APPOINTMENT TO F BIAM i^p#^. PYREX OVENWARE I rf^t* Q FOR THE HOME X^jpT *T|R j A
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    • 84 10 _^m ft I i I— J 1 A FISHY STORY An article m a home paper was headed "The Neglected Herring." Herrings naturally do not like being neglected. One that we forgot before we went on a holiday was positively offensive when we returned. Before you go on leave don't
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  • 272 11 YESTERDAY'S (frfIMNG. Commencement of Fir teaching Deliberations [Reuter's Service L, Ida Oct. 1. The Imperial Conference o] which is likely to have far-reaching c #on Empire relationships assembled for t! time m the Locarno Room at the Fort. Tne Prime Ministers and selected Ministers of Great
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  • 195 11 L Press Views of th Conference. Lo«d. Oct. 1. Whereas the Imperial Confeft: ■>! 1926 was dominated by the idea ol the conference opening to-day. urUi h to belie all the hopes centred up©i will be dominated by the idea of co-to m says The Times.
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  • 175 11 The All -Important Questions. I British Radio Official S«r Rugby, v-pt -o. The Prime Minister and the h delegations now m London for ti I.r.pmal Conierince met to-day at 10. DO* Street for an informal exchange of vfcv. con ference procedure. This evening tl. r::. ;)1 i
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  • 72 11 Rubber Situation and Trade Conditions. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYKI HT London Oct. l Bernam Perak to-day passed a n( j The profit on the year's working v 12 8 and £5,148 will be carried forward. Mr. Walker Ham, the chairma; tne meeting of the company to-day
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  • 69 11 Reducing Costs. (FREE PRESS SERVICE COP*] London. u j At the annual meeting of the A _siam Corporation to-day a dividend of cent was passed. Profit was $62,1J4 As regards Siam-Malay Rubber Mr ru tne Chairman, announced that it has be a-cided to budgraft 2.320 acres from the
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  • 228 11 EYESIGHT TESTS Weedin^SAiv p c!: yBically I FREE PRESS SERVICB-COPYRIOHT. Mr. Herbert Morrison t^T^ L Transport, is expected Xtiv^ introduction of eye Slßh t^L 1° an nouncp th and it is anticipaW hl?^^ 1 al l mOt rists tremely defective e,,^ g absolute bar to the possession
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  • 141 11 L Speeding Up Siamse Mails. I FREE PRESS StK VICE— COPYRIGHT Bangkok. Oct. 1. Direct air mail connections with Europe are promised by the prospectus of the Aerial 'j Transport Company of Siam. which is published to-day. Aeroplanes will fly from Rangoon via Pitsanulok to Hanoi and
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  • 59 11 Enthusiastic Welcome m Bangkok. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. J Bangkok. Oct. 1. Prince Damrong had a great welcome home this afternoon from Europe. The princes of the Royal House, members of the Diplomatic Corps and foreign residents of Bangkok assembled to greet the Prince who has
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  • 55 11 Test Flight During the Week End. I Reuter's Service. London, Oct. %1. The reconditioned RlOl. considerably lengthened, was launched at Cardington to-day. going to the mast beside her sister ship RlOO. RlOl will undertake a test flight preparatory to leaving for India, during the week-end. The Air
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  • 64 11 Wily Greek Merchant Mulcted. Reuter's Service. Lausanne, Oct. 1. A Greek merchant named Chriso Jean Carifalis was to-day sentenced here to two years m prison and fined 1.000 Francs and costs on a charge of selling to a firm m Hong Kong last year a consignment
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  • 40 11 Further Turf Incidents Rumoured. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. London, Oct. 1 It is unofficially stated that there have been one or two further warnings off the turf owing to allegations of doping, following the two recent incidents.
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  • 38 11 Passing of James Seymour. FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT.] London, Oct. 1 Another noted cricketer has passed away today m the person of James Seymour, the veteran Kent player. Earlier cables on page 1 2 i
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  • 595 11 BACK TO THE CHINESE. Yesterday's Historic Ceremony. i I Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Nankin*. Oct. 1. Ratifications of the Sino-British agreement regarding the rendition of Wei Hal Wei were exchanged this morning at 9 o'clock at the Foreign Office. Mr. C. T. Wang. (Foreign
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  • 64 11 Japan's Unconditional Approval. [Reuter's Par Eastern Service.! Tofcio, Oct. 1. The Privy Council at a plenary session at the Imperial Palace to-day, m the presence of the Emperor, unconditionally approved the London Naval Treaty, and advised the Emperor to ratify, thus removing the last obstacle to Japan's
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  • 34 11 Reduction of Superior Limit. I Reuter's Service. 1 Batavia, Sept. 1. The Sugar Trust has reduced the limit of superior sugar for export to 8 Guilders. [Earlier cables on page 12.]
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  • 66 11 Military Operations Holding Airman The proposed long distance flight from Foochow to Singapore, which was to have been attempted by Commander Chen, Chief of the Pukien Aviation Bureau, has been postponed indefinitely. The Hong Kong branch of the Standard Oil Company, stated that the cause of this decision
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  • 48 11 Christening Ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Rugby, Sept. 23. The christening ceremony of the infant daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York will take place m the private chapel of Buckingham Palace next month. Her full title is He; Royal Highness Prince Margaret Rose of York.
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  • 75 11 CHINESE OUTRAGE. Terrible Revenge on Stalwart Citizens. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Peking, Oct. 1. An army of bandits a few weeks ago attacked Uhsien, m South Kansu. The inhabitants put up a desperate resistance but after a month's siege the bandits stormed the town and wreaked
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  • 530 11 Fatal Journey to Sick Child. Another remarkable story of alleged rash driving on the part of a Chinese was told at ithe Assizes before Mr. Justice H. D. Mundell yesterday when an accused stood trial on two counts of causing death by a rash. act.
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  • 389 11 Plaintiff Not a Natural Son. Mr. Justice Stevens, delivering Judgment m the Supreme Court yesterday m the notable action affecting the estate of the late Vong j Swee Tbng (who died m Canton on May 12th 1905), which involves considerable property m Singapore, found that the
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    • 188 11 j Distinctive Millinery THE FASHION HOUSE I Wv I I IN CHOOSING HER WARDROBE MILADY GIVES MORE CAXI I AND ATTENTION TO HER MILLINERY THAN TO THE OTHER I COMPONENTS. THIS IS UNDERSTANDABLE AS CRITICAL 1 EYES ARE FOR EVER BEING FOCUSSED AT ONE'S HEAD I AND YOUR HAT CAN
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  • 133 12 CUBAN DISORDERS. Hat tie Between Students and Police I Reuters S r. u?.l Havana. r "«cpt. Then- wa« a pit-m-d butttle to-daf between ■nstd students and poHce rotmd Ihe Pro tin! F;:l.ioe. whither th StmfMMC maic'ir^. Shouting m ths air and fHwrtlng' "DOWS With President Mtichadu." Police
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  • 121 12 Most Imr?(.rtiint Since the Big (rash. c. I New Yt.rk. Sent. :0. Messrs. J. A s d i o mmi hammered on he for i:. most tanportanf Wall Btre I I Ho states I nent Sisto's assets ur.d UabiL The h kmmi tag ed i ;:i:ij Movement
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  • 113 12 Date of Conference Not Fixed. [Reuter's Service.] Geneva. Si pt. 30. The Asuwiiflj has adopt roporl ami resolution on thi reduction oi armaments, ihs Of i man, Austrian and Hungarian I'logitn i-b--staining from Voting as no date VM fixed for a fjsneral disaimam a. confert.-nce. m Braind .va.s convinced
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  • 95 12 Last Tribute from G ray's Inn. [SBeUter*S S rvice. I Lom'jn, Oct. 1. The bedy cf Lcrd Biikcnhead was taken last nigh" from bm London residence to the Chapel of Qray*B Lin. of which the Earl was a Bencher. The body will lemain m the Chapel until Friday,
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  • 80 12 LEleetions to be Held Next Month. [Better's Service. I Vienna. Sept. 30. A nev. Cabinet has been formed as follows: Heir Vaupoin, Chancellor and Minister of Defence. M^r Setpel. Minister for Foreign Affairs. Prince Starhemberg. Minister of th? Interior. Heir Hueber. Minister of Justice. The Pan-Germans and Agrarians
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  • 62 12 German Government's Budget Proposals. I Reuters S rvice. I Btrlin. Sept. 30. The Government's nr.an nl proposals published generally follow ths torecast cabled earner, nepai (menial expenditure is reduced by £15,CK»0.i)00. A .surtax of 5 per cent is to be imposed un incomes of bachelors and spinsters,
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  • 45 12 I British Radio OSi< ial Sen ice. i Rushy, Sept. 30. Tho Registrar-General announces that subjot t to .nhim-ation by usual statutory procedure, it has bassi decided thai April 26. 1931,! hhi.ll be census day m connection with the forthcoming census. j
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  • 965 12 ASSESSORS REPORT. 81,611,211 Paid m Compensation Last Year. Intcrc. tin? details relating to the acquisition Of land and houses m Singapore for Municipal purposes and under the Improvement Ordinance are contained m the annual report of the Municipal Assessment and Estates Department for last yenr. The ;>nnur.l
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  • 613 12 NATIVE FEARS. Amazing Rumours Spreading. From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Sepl. 19. A few days -ago the census for Java arid the Outer Possessions began. All precautions have been taken to obtain correct figures and it is expected that this census will provide a distinct
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  • 238 12 Kuala Lumpur Stadium Appeal. Judgment was delivered m the Supreme Court to-day, says the Malay Mail of Monday, on the apneal of Messrs. Boustead and Co.. the Federated Engineering Co., Messrs. Paterson, Simons and Company, and nine others against the decision of Mr. Justice Thome. I who
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  • 899 12 SOLDIER CHARGED. Year's Sentence for Welch Private. Displaying a gay demeanour and smiling complacently, A. J. Millgroove, a private of the 2nd. Welch Regiment, yesterday heard sentence 'cf a year's rigorous imprisonment passed on i him oy the District Judge. "Keep your sunny j side
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  • 133 12 Big Liners for Indian Route. (British Radio— -Ctficuu Service.) Kiiuhy. Sept. 30. A llipht cf the largest and most powerful air liners m the world, totalling 50.000 horse power, will be possessed by Great Britain when Imperial Airways take delivery shortly of eleven 'great new aeroplanes and
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  • 301 12 ASSIZES' MURDER CHARGE FAILS. SAGO LANE SHOOTING. Attempted Murderer Acquitted of Murder. Yin Sze Wai. UM Chinese who WH on Monday sentenced to rit-urous imnrisonmtnt f or Ufo on his being found guilty of the attempted murder of a man named Wong Yin. was found jt not guilty of a
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  • 518 12 Few Flights m July «nd August Th" general depression In price? Beema to bave been i weather for the monthe of J and conditions have been >% Umea of aa&y 79 hn. 40 mi i In T 1 and 103 hrs. 15 mine m August have been
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  • 122 12 Building: Boom Expected to Continue. i Ru-by. Sept. lfi. The immense amount o| building activity t which hhs occurred m London during the las! F decade shows no signs oi cie-n using. In the last ten years 250,000 ni w buildings hr>v e been erected and
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  • 69 12 THREE BRITISH PLANES CRASH. TWO PILOTS KILLED. 1 Collision With Trees on I Brltl h <■ lal Ki;«rl:y. s<- t n When IV i: I hree Bulido,; na ,f th> Squadron :r I •rashc Fii;: 1 Oei h! A■>ilot of one m ki tilled. Bergi Bli ii iv. th* pfl
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  • 26 12 Cost of Living Figure* ,t Brl I injr ti:: liily. 1914 I Ministry ol if April t< i tt the 1 hi 19! d.
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  • 25 12 Democrai id Prohibition rue. B I New Voik i 1 for the O Convention r topi even ii n> deal -m 1
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  • 307 12 Another Land Acquisition Case. ••Your fa Ch* Jwtlee .Sir WTUJ m Ifurison) told nmmwl In the Bupran > Court vesterd Tin Hens KCBC a C1... :v_ r. a HOB SBON than double th rtl 0 :i-.v.irci. again tauter peatflnf m connection with further piece el Lmd ■equued lor
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  • 220 12 F.M. S. GAZEITINGS. Th following i irdt md >pp< notified i:i the ims Oovernm Award ct the Colonial lenrice Medal to Cant .t. c Cuthberi M.C if the MS.V.R. Mr P V MltfdOCl I bl Issbtant Kngfaeer, pwd. PICA Mi If C to be ;mi A t'.r.u I.'.1 >nd Trlrv
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 384 13 Lord Derby Selling Famous Horses. The decision ot the Earl cf Derby to meet increasing taxation by further drastic economies will affect perhaps the largest and most important stud and stable Of any owner m the world. Lord Di?rby intends not only to v '1 nust of
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    • 378 13 Brilliant Play by the Champion. James Lindsay, of Falkirk. played storming golf at Fulwell last month, m winning the boys' championship for the second year m succession. He met J. S. C. Todd (Kilmalcolm> m the thirty-six holes final, and beat his brother-Scot by the "record" margin
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    • 153 13 London. Sept. 15. Lord Harowood is to-dr>" tlr? most popular man m the colliery village of Rossington. nou DonCMter. Opening the new club premises of the Britirh Lorion at the b^einninu of tho week, h? was asked for a tip for the St. Leger but that,
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    • 56 13 Many young men who left their universities with high hopes of making fortunes m rubber planting during the boom are reported to be back m London sleeping behind Lambeth Palace. "Scores of them," a Church Army worker relates, "have returned penniless. Many came from good homes, but
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    • 297 13 Official Action Likely to be Taken. Official action is likely to be taken by the lawn tennis authorities m connection with tbf "incident" it th e Bud!ei-h Salt:rton tennis teiro'Wt m y^-h two prcmlrent women player.-, were concerned. They are Miss Jennie Sandisan. the singles champion of
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    • 217 13 India's Successes Against Scotland. London. Sept. 23. At the Gleneagles lawn tennis tournament, en the first day the match between India and Scotland resulted as follows.— Madan Mohan beat A. W. Hill 6 3. 6 2. 6 4. A. A. Fyzee beat I. G. Collins 6 o.
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    • 178 13 Yorkshire's Point Win Against Cumberland. London. Sept. 22. In a county match to-day. Yorkshire beat Cumberland by 5 points to 4 at Whitenaven. Blackheath, adopting their usual scheme of playing two fifteens, began the season with their regular side at Rectory Field against Rosslyn Park. Collins opened with
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    • 109 13 Philippine Beauty Spots to Attract Tourists. A noted Filipino painter. Fabian de la Rosa, is designing the new stamps for the Philippine Islands. These will show a series of beauty spots to attract tourists to Manila Among the scenes indicated by the acting Director of Posts are the
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    • 72 13 Pugilist's Death After Bout. San Francisco, Aug. 26. Frankie Campbell, the Calif or man heavy WL-itjht, is lying m a critical condition following his defeat by Max Baer In an encounter m which there was some tremendously heavy fight ing. Johnny Anderson, a San Francisco pugilist, died after
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 317 13 ®<^»K?)®®®®®®®®(S>®@®®®^ •?*-T<3>®®®®®®®®®®®S®®®®®G ;i)UVKEN&Co., ■^rT^^^H DIVE EN&Co.| I ISiLMAUI) TABLE MF \/WV JJ^JIM 151I '«ARD TABLE H r^SEEESS^'T^H >JVNLF ACTUBERS f^dtrJK ltevreden I CABLES DUVECO H^B lO^IUJ9 J\\ A DE I THE ADDRfr FOR EILLI*:<D TABLES I PROOF AGJA A TIIE TROPICAL CLIMATE ALL TABIS MIE MADE OF FIRST CLASS I
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    • 323 13 1 <^^^Xg>g'®®®®(y)®®®®®®^ x We st:lt( lt as our IlolH st belief that NEEDLER'S 1 High Class English Chocolates are of finer quality <l an^ hence of better taste) than any otlu-r |j l^^f^! chocolate offered to the public. cf For those who do not wish for the best, then I
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 808 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. KXPSESS 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 alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT l>oe. t PATROCLUS For Marseilles. London. Rotterdam and
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    • 459 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 JOHANNESBURG Oct. 5 s.s. CITY OP SHANGHAI Nov. 7 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY
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    • 494 14 P, fir* O. British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated In England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND'oRIENTAL S. N CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Doe. Do Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage- Stntapcr* MOREA 11,000 Oct. 4
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 696 15 O. S, K. Line. Loa Angeles and and New m frnm Kobe) (Express Freight k Kinai Mam Oct "3 victoria, Seattle and Vancom itttM Kobe) t Hawaii Ma Uindon. Uotterdam, Hambufc nun) and Aiiiwtip. Alaska Mr.: Oct. 16 17 Ourban, Port Elizabeth. c\A Ia dt Janeiro, bantos. MonU-vjA, nO£ Aires.
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    • 503 15 m TO MARSFTTTF.S N^W VOF?r un r»n«^OTM m, FROM SINGAPORE AXI> f^XANG vl^ COLOMBO SUEZ PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES AND GENOA. fi SJnirapo--. Slneapo»- r Penanjr \>»r A- n rt Pres. Johnson Oct. 13 Oct. 16 Oct. 1 a Nov o s g Pr.,s rmmore Oct. 27 Oct. 30 Ncv.
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    • 742 15 KP.M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. I ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY, OP BATAVIA. (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 5451. with sub-connections to —Passage. Freights. Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits SciUemeuts (.Singapore and rcnan*) of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BIRF.AU. BOOKING
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  • 193 16 On the occasion of toe launch of a motor ship last month Mr. Lawrence Holt again referred to a subject which he and Mr. Sterry Freeman have both previously brought forward He suggested the desirability of builders of oil engines pooling their resources with a view to
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 742 16 Burns Philp Line. (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 6.5. MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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    • 331 16 BJB. GLENLUCE. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from London (arrived Sept. 24) are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo tended m a damaged condition will be held at Oodown No. 4-5 on Friday October 3rd, 1930 at 9 ajn. No further Survey will be held.
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    • 512 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. Inc. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK (Incorporated m U.S.A GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AM) BALTIMORE. (via Suez) Dae. Sails. New M.B. SILVERCYPRBSS In Port Oct. 6 Nor M.S. SILVERWALNUT Oct. 28 Nov 3 Der PAOnC-JAVA-CALCUTTA SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 683 16 JKSHGHDFKJGHLDHGFHGJ BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungel T-fmlrtn and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. e ajtn. Bangkok every Thursday 6 ajn. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower 81am 6 ajn. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 pjn.
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 106 17 Th< British steamer D»-lj arrr i: r ni kok yt-st^rday with 120 sh.'ep Th« Dutch steamer Van Ovt i»irivd liom Java Ports yesterday with illoeta 426 pigs on board. The British steamer Scott H arrived y^t.rday from Siantan with a ear I opm. Tht annual report of the P Hid
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    • 264 17 HARLAND AND WOLFF'S NEW CHAIRMAN. JU2Z SLSnUtS lT °2 Charles Payne. Wa uSani™ chairman of the >£ o?^^ M was first associated v.uth Harlan? an W^fo years ago. and aft, r a p^ house Company at Manchester (now J2 politan Vickers C, his h~», f Metroh mmHm* firm Z connected
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    • 266 17 Tribute to Gallant Norwegian Seamen. Ciallantry at sea was recognLsed I M-ne.s Oi presentations of awards by the C nmtttec of Lloyds on board the Norwegian st*.-.-.. r Hansi -1028 tonst. of Bergen, m the X.:.. Dock. Liverpool. Medals were presented to Lan Lyse n, chief
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    • 160 17 Apparently those who are cr. lling fa |ggg luxury and gTeater simplicity m the decoration of the modern passenger liner are tying m the wilderness, for the tendency is a.. thp other direction. A year or two ago a ihjp as constructs with accommodation for >..
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    • 135 17 Alfred Holt and Co have just ord« I>m Burmeister and Wain a two-stroke d< c^_ ing engine of a type similar to tltor c Amerika. This engine develops appr« le i y b.OOO blip, at 95 r p.m. and has
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    • 361 17 In all probability there are now m service •bout 300 large Diesel-engined ships owned by British concerns, but as more MR completed nr British owners m the first half of this year than during the whole of 1929. this total will be considerably augmented before
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    • 240 17 Japanese shipowners are m no happier a position than is the case m Europe, but they evidently intend to be m tht forefront m any new developments that may arise. The completion last month of the first voyage of a new cargo liner, for service between the
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    • 107 17 The Nippon Yusen Kaisha's passenger liner Hiye Maru. after calling at Hong Kong, sailed from Kobe on her maiden voyage on August 23rd. Built by the Yokohama Dockyard, the Hiye Maru is 510 ft long with a beam of 66 ft! and a dept of 41 ft. The
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  • 755 17 Exacting Work m All Weathers. Lying m the Pool last week, attracting nany a sentimental glance from the two adjacent bridges, was a topsail schooner of the West Country, where a multitude of good ships have been born, and men to work them, says che I Morning
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  • 369 17 When the British steamer Tahiti was slowly sinking, the bullion which was part of her cargo was transferred to the United States liner Ventura. Although the amount of gold was quite small, it was fortunate that it was rescued before the vessel went to the
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 142 17 I THE ATTRIBUTES OF CAHSOB I I ARE UNQUESTIONABLE I I •Ilililliilll U_l__L_ll I^"^^ 1 >]ISTIKCUISHEP 1 S^^^K PRAISE PQ Bk ■^B^B& 1 .V' y^^| >» ■Bfei^^B'^^^^ Mfi 8 relief m cases where other antiseptic soaps have 3 MM WMst failed. Asepso is the antiseptic toi'et soap that Bff|T soothes
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 293 17 PASSENGERS LEAYIM P mid O. Kashgar on Fr P M«.: Ill O R H. Annul 11 Mr \y rinwoith. Mi T b Banter, Mr. j M j i Master Hobley. Mr. H '>■" Mi's S. Juselms. Mr. L ..iville. Mrs. LftVllle, dHU and infant. id Mrs B Ct. Oripir, Comdr
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  • 556 18 DOROTHYJVIACKAILL. Lewis Baumer mouth Camera Handshake. She did net say, "Oh, this is too utterly v.'cnderfuir she did not step from the comjpartment. all mink and mime, or grasp your hand with sweet insincerity and murmur, "It's sure too lovely to have you know me!"
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  • 219 18 Drawn Through A Pipe to The Sea. An extraordinary accident occuirrcl at the Torquay Corporation swimming baths this afternoon, when a young girl bather was MMfccd I through the ten-inch outlet pipe of the baths I into the sea. Her bathing costumes was torn from her. and
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  • 202 18 Johannesburg. The Government of Nyasaland, by special proclamation, have created a snake reserve for the express purpose of preserving that harmless and useful snake, the python. This action is the result of grave warnings by experts. They declare that as pythons and monitor lizards have been
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 209 18 I 17- RUE! DE LA PAIX PARI^ fj I EAU DE COLOGNE I I A SPECIALITY 1 Sold everywhere V I RENE ULLMANN I B Capitol Building Stamford Road. M M SINGAPORE H Agent. Wholesale and Retail, Rene I I.LM ANN. CAPITOL BUILDINCx. STAMI-ORD ROAD. 9 SINGAPORE. I •xg^®<g>®®®®.®®®®®<a KELVINATOR
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    • 1057 18 INSURANCE. THE /^S^ j SOUTH \|4fjir I BRITISH I INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. FIRE, MARINE, TRANSIT AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CTRRENT RATES. L. C. MARGOLiOUTH. MMMgN Office: 2. 1 inkiyson Own PERSONAL ACCIDENTS. I FATAL ACCIDEN S p.re everyday paHMMttn HAVE you mad 1 .ision for the prbtact
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  • 109 19 R.O.A. CIRCI'LAK. Proposals to Meet Presort Situation. I Rcutors Servic Lor ~l" s0 Tlu- Rubber Growers' Assoi circularised it;-; members suggesting rationnlue production m order to* juiliI bUwm supply and de It points out that it is ur, compulsory regulation until the Dutch East Indies Qovi
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  • 442 19 Loral Businessmen Di the Suggestions. 5 r :k; Itffcl Pn thered thai the i did not take the local market b\ m n it was pointec I the :r.r.st ha\e been I by every individual estate alread; ably they were acting accordin] Tin d manager of on* I
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  • 89 19 ,Briti.-l» Radio Official 6 j Ru *> P t. no. Foreign exchanges ar": Amstt 12 04-. Athens 375, Bombay Is. 5 25-fL. ijerlin 20 42' Bni.s.'.«-T> 34.84. Bucharest t: 5 7.32, Buenos Aires 39 11-16, Cop*n Q lg 155 Geneva 25.04. Hekingfors 193% Mg Kong 1; o l-16d. Lisbon
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  • 112 19 The Slngi* re Chamber of Commerce Rub-d-iv uh M l h"' CUi 987 t auction djj w,> th,,, Wil catalogued lbs BoM 1...1.028 he; 790.64 tons. Londoa Spot- 7 3- 8 S Cent3. PMCKi REALIZED. Bibbed Smoked Sh.vt cents Per Lb. V Z A QUahty N Good
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  • 60 19 Socond Largest Combine m Lancashire. I Router's Service.] London. Oct. 1. rta| y-.n'etion for the forancthor big amalgamation m the tiade. TIM merger will affe-t about fifty spinning controlling -i.030.000 spindles m the Inning sectioi: of the industry m ■idalo ar.d Oldham districts. The amalgamation is expected to
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  • 196 19 Decline m British Exports. The report for the year 1929 of the Netherlands Er>?t Indies import trad;?, prepared by the British Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands East Indies (Inc.). is more elaborl te. and contains more practical information than that ol 1928. In dealing with
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  • 110 19 The board of the Eart Asiatic Industry and rhilltstltW Co., Ccpenhaeen. which has a surplus of Kr. 1.644,494. including Kr. 215.C37 brought forward from last year, recommends dividend of 5 per cent., against 10 per cent, ior the last two years, and a carry forward Of
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  • 56 19 IFR^i: PRBBB SZUVICE— COPYRIGHT. 1 London. Oct. 1. At the annual meeting cf Padang Jawa today dividend payment was passed. Profit on the year's working was £2,651 and £4.597 will be carried forward. KM S. Malaya passed a dividend of 2 1 per cent at the annual meeting
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  • 36 19 INanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.! Tokyo, Sept. 30. Japans trade returns for the last ten days of this mr.nth show totals of Y23.287.000 and Y39.5G9.000 fcr imports end exports respectively. DM excess of exports being Y17.273.000.
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  • 67 19 A Committee, to be called the British Borneo Committee, was appointed by the R.G.A. Council recently for the purpose of considering and making recommendations upon matters relating to the Rubber-producing Industry m British Borneo. The following were appointed the first members of the Committee Mr. N TS. Bosanquet. Mr. W.
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  • To-Day's Price Changes.
    • 221 19 October 1. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2<4 132 London 3 months' sight 2 4 London 60 days' sight 2 3 15 16 London 30 days' sight 2 3 29 32 London, demand 2 3 7 8 London, T.T. 2 3 27 32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1433
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    • 204 19 October 1. Tin 200 tons $65.25 Gambitr 91^, Pepper White 36 Pepper Black 24 Flake Tapioca 4 Pearl Sago Small (514 Copra. Sundricd 5.80 Rice, An am No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle 'New) 6.30 Rice, Siam old No. 1 320 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260
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  • 925 19 WEDNESDAY. OCT. IST. CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers. A:,am Ki:mbai:g <£> 20s 25s Ayer Hitam <ss> 9s 10s Bangrin Tin 13s 6d 14s 6d Batang Padang (SI) 10 15 Batu Caves <S1) 40 45 Bukit Arang <SD 35 40 Burmah Malay <£• 10s 12s nom. Chendei iang kZ)
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  • 60 19 Ocean Shipments of Para Rubber (including Latex, Revntex, and Concentrated Lab.::*, -ring the month of September. 1930. Preliminary Return. I Sheet «fc Crvnr Con' Latex Latex Revertex Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Toils Singapore 32.833 74 47 M.0M Penang 10.504 5 10.^09 Malacca 819 37 85P, Pert
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  • 555 19 Present Prices are a Gift Horse. Rubber is now 4d. a lb. Five years am> it was 4^ r, a lb. and five months ago 7d. Present prices are a gift-horse. In that few i producing companies can cover their expense's. I writes the city editor of the
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  • 75 19 October 1st.. 1- rum noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot 11 H', Standard R.s.s. on Tender Oct. n UH November 11 11 s Dtccinbwr n n~-NuV-l> U M 11 Jan -Mar. 11 12 Tone Of market dull. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet
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  • 23 19 Tlir Malayan Information Agency hftd ill allocation, of £600 for advertising last year, and the annual report indicates that it WBI well spent.
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  • 648 19 Fraser\s Weekly Share Circular. Singapore. Sept. JO. After WMllllUg practically imrhangsd l<»r many weeks, the price ol Tin broke sharply to-day and shews a loss of abou! £5 per t<»ti at the official quotation of £129 10s lor tluthree months 1 position. London Mbln indicate a fairly
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  • 104 19 MACPHAIL CO,'S DAILY REPORT. Sinfrai>«rt\ Orf. I. Tin.—Qui'/t. Kintas 10 83. Kucliai.-. 58 Cl. Penawats 34 37. Malay Oon«ti 13.. 1.V.... Ulu Klangs 62 6G, Suur i W;»-\s 200 2.10, Sunu'il Luas M 90. Johans ISH 28. Lukwts 63 70. \ver Hitams !)s 9s Cd. Hdtir Konß Tin 13 M
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  • 38 19 On the London Fxchango yesterday, rubber touched a new low record at 3\d. a po.md. a decline of m one day. (states a Britivh official wireless message). Tin also f 11 £2 Us. 3d. per ton to £125-11-8.
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    • 76 19 j ASSETS .XCEEP 511.000.000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $38,000,000 THI GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester He, c Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry, E.C. The Compan: s £2 000 <teP° s >ted with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the
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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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  • 537 20 BEAT COMMERCIAL XV. Yesterday's Rugger Match at Thomson Road. Although more or less a scrappy affair a rugby fixture between a Public Services side and a fifteen drawn from the A.P.C. and Borneo -Boustead at Thomson Road yesterday afternoon, showed that the Public Services have
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  • 145 20 I Teams for Newcomers vs. The Rest. The following are the teams selected to play In the Newcomeis versus the Rest Match on Saturday at 4.45 p m. sharp. Newcomers (Playing m Colours) S. M. Garrard. G J Brian (Capt.i. C. H. Rogers, H. B. Noon. J. W.
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  • 258 20 Donaldites Successful. The final of the S.C.C. six-a-side soccer tournament played at the S.C.C. before a good crowd yesterday evening proved rather disappointing m that there were no goals ■cored. Donald's team beating that skippered by Taylor by two corners' both forced m the second half.
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  • 47 20 Wo are asked to point out that the competition for the K.O.R. polo cup is being carried out at Johore. In the first round of the All-India Rugby tournament the Duke of Wellingtons Regt. beat the East Lancashire Regt. 16-nil and meet Calcutta m the second round.
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  • 578 20 SELANGOR MEETING. Good Going for Second Day of Autumn Races. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 1. Going was perfect after recent rain for the second day of the Selangor Autumn meeting to-day. Those present included the Yam Tuan of Negri Sembilan and Mr. C.H.W. and
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  • 374 20 Selangor Maidens Arrive. The Glen liner Pembrokeshire reached Penang Harbour yesterday, says the Pinang Gazette, of Sunday, with 35 racehorses on board for Port Swettenham. Of this batch 30 of the horses are for the Selangor Turf Club, while the remaining 5 go to Mr. T. H.
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  • 586 20 HONG KONG PUZZLED. No Light on Curious Situation. No little surprise has been occasioned locally by the announcement from Shanghai that the much advertised football team, which was to make a tour of Europe, is returning from Singapore, through disputes among the players, says the South China
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  • 71 20 Cesarewitch Betting. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT.] London, Oct. 1 The following is the latest betting on the Cesarewitch: Friendship 17—2. Brown Jack 100 7. Show Girl 15 1. Arctic Light 100—6. West Wicklow 100 6. Story Teller 20-- 1. Brumeux 20 1, Arctic Star 25 1. Richborough 25
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  • 34 20 Holder Out of Ladies Golf Championship. i [Reuter's Service.] Aldeburph, Oct. 1. In the English Ladies Golf Championship fifth round Miss Wanda Morgan beat Miss Molly Gourlay (holder) at the ninteenth.
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  • 102 20 The championship doubles semi-final between N. E. Ess and F. James and S. L. and R. C. Oehlers was concluded on Tupsday when the Oehlers brothers won after three hard set 6 4 5 7, ce 3. In the semi-final of the mixed doubles on Wednesday, Mr.
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  • 73 20 New Crossley Bus for Leeds Corporation. Rugby, Sept. 23. The Crossley Motor Company, Manchester has just delivered to the Leeds Corporation the first all-British Diesel -engined double-decker omnibus, which will run 100 miles on 2s. 7d. worth of heavy oil as against 16s. 7d. worth of
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  • 797 20 DOUBLES FINAL. Mayflower B.P. Pair Win. The final match of the Singapore Open Doubles Championship Tournament was played off on Saturday at the S.V.C. Drill Hall, Beach Road, whither hundreds of badminton enthusiasts flocked to see what proved to be one of the most interesting and well-congested
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  • 147 20 Police Beat S.R.C. Police 4: S.R.C 3. On the Padang last evening the S.RC. went down to the Police by 4 goals to three m the opening hockey encounter of the season; the Club were without several of their first class men. and the game went mostly m favour
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  • 59 20 Monthly Mixed Foursomes Result. The Monthly Mixed Foursomes competition was played on Tuesday afternoon, when 12 cards were taken out. The best returns were. Major Mrs. E. J. B. Buchanan 41 7*4 33 Mrs. Mclntyre M.H.F. Waring 46 12 34 Lady Colina Mr. Hussay 45 34 Mrs.
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    • 167 20 j Tiventy Years j I Scouting m Malaya i FRANK C. SANDS, M.8.E., FR.G.S.. i Commissioner for Malaya j| WITH FOREWORD BY I LORD BADEN POWELL OF GILWELL, G.C.V.0.. K.C.B I Chief Scout of the World and I H. E. SIR CECIL CLEMENT!, X C.M.G.. I Chief Scout for Malaya
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