The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 October 1930

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,149 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, &S. MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    480 1 Fly in* low owing: to atmosphrir conditions RlOl flew into a hillside and exploded four miles from Beauvais, near Paris at 2.30 on Sunday morning. Out of the 53 persons who were on the airship only eight have survived the disaster. Lord Thomson, Air Minister, is among
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    WILLIAM HAZLITT.
    1188 1 This greatest of English critics died a hundred years ago. m September 1830. His qualities were not recognised by his con temporaries, but his writings, which have survived the storms amid which they were produced, can now be judged m an atmosphere of philosophic, calm, and unquestionably prove
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      224 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE lor UROPEAN TROPICAL BUTTS. tt. HIGH STREET. I Raffles Hotel WHY SLUMP— DONT BE DOWNHEARTED I COMI TO THE jjj CABARET TEA DANCE 1 on Friday October 10th «.15— 8.15 p.m. i cinDV ABK^_ The following -vill appear ifi «LORT ALFORD____VYNEI. GOMEZ SYBIL GRIFFITH JAMFS
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      228 1 i the i STAVELEY 1 COAL IRON CO., LTD. I 1 CHESTERFIELD. J CAST FRON PIPES COATED AND UNCOATED I ALSO CONCRETE LINED I I For Water, Steam, Sewage, I I Hydraulic Power, etc. I I Stocks Available At Works For Prompt Shipment From V/ z dia; to 44" dia.
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      87 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Gilby's London dry gin Page 11. The cup that gladdens the heart Page 10. Government tenders, auctions etc Page 9. Seager's* dry gin a s a slump tonic Page 18. Regrigerated supplies at John Little's Page 10. McAlister's Sole agents for Stavely Coal and Iron Co Page 7.
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      13 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut Finish Guaranteed 32; HIGH STREET.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    215 2 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS. The pr imme of Drills up to and for week ending October 12th Monday, 5 pm. Drill Hall "D" *Eurasion* Coy. Practice 3:> Tarda Rsnge C mpetition: 5.15 pm SRA ivi Lecture. Battery Shoot. Tuesday 5 p.m. Drill Hall "E 1 Chinese 1 Coy. Practice 30 Yards
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    S.V.C. ROUTINE ORDERS.
    343 2 By Lieut-Colonel J. M. MacKenzie. D.5.0.. Commanding. SS.VF. No. 27 Singapore. October lst. Ranges. The following Range allotments are republished Jor information. Buses leave Drill Hall. Satur- Sunday d.iy B. T. Range Farrer Range 2 pm 7.3(> am. Oct 4 Oct 5 "B" <E.t Co. "A" «MG.»
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      247 2 TO DOG OWNERS. We have stocks of SHEKLEY'S Lactol Worm Powders Worm Capsules Formalin Soap Wet and Dry Shampoo. Caaticine and other dog Specialities. MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3, Battery Road. Outstation orders receive prompt and careful attention. j CAPITOL I I* RESTAURANT 1 Malaya's Most Modem 1 and Finest-appointed Restaurant
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      315 2 I VICTORIA JHEATREI COMING NOV: 22nd. 23rd. I TWO RECITALS ONLY Dame Clara Butt AND 1 Mr. Kennerley Rumf ord. I \j/.vyy.w,yy u\j um./M uu y m mm m v yy w oooeooof)Of)Ofi *****0 ono]K r yj) mmm W^^mmmmWwm W m mr 11 B J| Bi |fl mo< ;°1 I
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      242 2 m ffi In View of Extraordinary Saceess jg Extended for one Night I |6-is| TO-MGHT 19-/5! i t /T.TS 9 The Director off X I "The Broadway Melody" Repeats with Another Brilliant 1 ALL MUSICAL SUCCESS "rHILDRENofpLEASURE; i 3- WITH BENNY RUBIN LAWRENCE GRAY HELEN JOHNSON AND WYNNE GIBSON The
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      153 2 THE WEEK. Monday, 6th. HUh WattT, 10 00. 8.5 21 .51. 8.9 ft. Fed* ral Council. Kuala I.umpur Hockey SRC. vs A.P.C ■WmMMMmmJ, "th. Blgta Water, 1024. 8.7 it. ITJI, 9 2 ft. Rugby: SCC. Tournament. Public Services vs. Malaya Conunand Oflkwii Wednesday, Bth. High Water, 10.1S, 8 9 ft
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    EX-RULEE'S BID FOR £35,000,000.
    621 3 A POOR EXILE. Former Lord of 110 Wives Now m Poverty. London, Auk. 31. Saiyid Mir Alam Khan, once Emir of Bokhara, lord of a harem of 110 beautiful women, a Croesus whose fortune mil £35,000.000 m gold coin, and a man who ruled 1,250,000 people
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    ST. JANUARIUS' ANNIVERSARY.
    140 3 Thc Miracle of a Saint's Blood. Naples. Sept. 20. Thousands of faithful followers yesterday witnessed the traditional miracle of the liquefying of the blood of St. Januarius which is said to occur on the anniversary of his martyrdom, when his blood was collected m two phials, m
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    VALUABLES DISREGARDED.
    81 3 Curious Feature of Mansion Burglary. London, Sept. 25. A mysterious choice of booty was exercised by burglars when they broke into Sir Felix Cassel's mansion at Luton. The thieves dis- regarded objects of great value and confined their attention solely to a collection of British and foreign orders,
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    JUDGE HURT AT TENNIS.
    60 3 Mr. Justice Humphreys Limps Into I Court. Mr. Justice Humphreys, the Vacation Court jvdge, has strained muscle of one of his legs while playing tennis. He limped into court with the assistance of i a stick evidently m some pain. When he took his seat he
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    POST OFFICE PROFITS.
    154 3 Rerord Results for Last Year. Rugby. S*?pt. 24. The Postmastt". -Gf m*_*al. iir. Lees Smith, states that, when the account: of the Post Office for the last financial year are completed, they will show record proh. of approximately £9.250.000. He claimed for his Department an average level
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    SCHOLARLY POLICEMEN.
    130 3 British Constables witl; Degrees. London, Sept. 26. The British policeman of thc future will be a scholarly individual if the scheme recommended by the committee of the Police Council for the establishment of a police college to dispense scientific education is used. From the courses there suitable constables
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    ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE.
    100 3 Daily Mail Agai'ist Selection of Sir Austen Chamberlain. London. «ept. 21. The Daily Mall ma_-*f a detid vt again-t vhe tOgfCSted BOleetlOQ of Sir Austen Chamberlain as a British del"gat? to the Indian ''.ound Tablo Oonference. The paper criticises ]iis Aoaknoss with regard to Egypt and says
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      102 3 I lM fc yi,_M___________. TW» b■• mmd m tm tm Mm Mb I tolMeMll WW ibiynae I 3y«f&_S»_l TSJ3BS I U m moI m m i rf I i—iU MMMri trmm kk \wM lime juicel rf__c_-_M__- mm Aluminium pots and pans once •.coured lose their shine. Zog, made specially for
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      213 3 I Estate Trust Agencies 1 1 (1927) Limited. BRANCHES jjj 21, First Cross Street MALACCA. ffi 11, Light Street PENANG. ffi ifi 14, Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. ffi ffi ffi ifi ffi ffi Registered by and Security deposited with S the Straits Settlements Government. ffi ffi \ct as/ Trustees. Administrators,
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    OUR NEW SERIAL.
    5048 4 CHAPTER Vil. I CARR IS A PRISONER. •i'-llflTH you promise not to kick if we untie your legs?" said a foreign voice speaking excellent English. I might as well." said Carr. T'm not a pigeon." Someone laughed and he felt his legs freed. Sit down piease. said
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    62 4 The Hong Kong University Medical bade farewell to Dr. Mustapha B OHM sistant Pathologist at the Hong Kong I sity m the Union Assembly Room on I on the occasion of hLs departure from I lony on accepting a Government j.ost m X t in the Federated Malaya States Tlv
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      263 4 ,v j? r}iw^_' t Mm Sllenburys Foods are particularly suited to the feeding of infants m hot climates. They are free from harmful gtrms and are readily prepared by thr simple addition of boiling water only, thus giving complete independence of doubtful milk supplies. Milk Food No. 1 Milk Food
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    NEW LEGISLATION.
    98 5 Agricultural Bills for Next Session. Rugby. Sept. 22. Two Bills dealing with agriculture '-..ll be introduced by the Government during thc next: Parliamentary session. One of th?se will be designed to place unemployed workers ou hold- ings of five acres or less. The Ministry of Agriculture would take
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    AEROPLANES IN GREENLAND.
    1149 5 VALUABLE EXPEDITION. Work With British Explorers. The work done by the aeroplanes of thc British Arctic Air Route Expedition, now established on the east coast of Greenland, maj well have the most valuable results of any c the party's activities, and it may also be i large
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      474 5 I jS^_____i__^___? After me The reason why "Lactogen" so ma ke bone and muscle and flesh, often acts when everything else has and to get a good grip on life, failed is this. It is milk, which is And "Lactogen" is rich fulUream nature's own food for Baby. There country
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      579 5 fni£S CAN BE CURED. A TrMtnmt That It Dlfftrwit U yoo sra suffertag tho torturm mt Pilee sad Ms hiadiad eilmsate, aad have triad every kaowa remedy withoat abtainiag raliel, we aeh you to give Da. Va» Vlsci s Assotmva Pilb Plasma a trial. He curative haaUaa ectioa oa tha
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    JAPANESE RICE CROP.
    63 6 Option Fall Follows Estimate. INanyo Nichi —Nichi Service. 1 Tokyo, Oct. 2. Following the Ministry of Agriculture's first estimate of the 1930 rice crop m Japan, 331, 625.000 bushels, an increase of 12 per cent, as compared with 1929. the rice option quotation to-day. following a sudden
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    29 6 Now that Colonel Lindebergh has bought a plane for hk wife, the day when the American family will long for a two-plane hangar Is evidently about to daun.—Boston Transcript.
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    HIDDEN JEWELLERY FIND.
    101 6 £1,000 Worjth m Excavated Wall. The Yorkshire police have been notified by William Ely. a Skipton labourer, of a remarkable find of jewellery, valued from £700 to £1,000. While engaged at Snaygill on road improvement work with other labourers, Ely was working about two feet below the
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    EMPIRE AIR MAIL.
    198 6 Indian Attitude Towards Singapore Extension. In connect. on with our London correspondent's cable last week concerning the attitude of the Inuian Government m regard to ihe extension of the Indian air mail to Singapore a cable of Sept. 19 states: The Times states that the extension of
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    THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY.
    109 6 Unaffected by World-wide Depression. Rugby. Sept. 19. The Dominions Secretary. Mr. Thomas, m k broadcast speech on the opening of the National Radio Exhibition which began at Olympia to-day. said that the wireless industry had been virtually unaffected by the present world-wide trade depression and that the
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    MORE SILENT AIR TRAVEL.
    102 6 Research Reveals Possibilities. Ru»!»v. Sept. WV Careful investigation into thc me^.cd, by which air travel can be mad< les> noisy s being undertaken by the Aeron?utieal Resenrrh Committee. It is of opinion that tins w'.l come largely from lessening the source of the noise by the
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    A UNIVERSAL OFFENDER.
    166 6 Wireless, which people m this country used to blame for wet weather, has now been denounced to President Hoover for causing the disastrous drought m America. If the type of programme that is broadcast m U.S.A. has a restraining effect on rainfall, the sooner it is imported
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    MURDERER BLOWS HIMSELF UP.
    635 6 CRIPPEN OF AMERICA. Why He Timed His Death m Cell. New York. Scp < 1. Five minutes after the hour al vhleh -.he suicide clause of his £2.000 life insurance .olicy expired, A. D. Pavne. a prominent lawyer of Amarillo. Texas, who was m nrvn availing
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    AGENCIES IN THE EAST.
    122 6 Important Basra Court Ruling. Baghdad. Sept. 23. The Basra Court recently fined the Motor Union Insurance Company £1.500. and their local agents the same amount, because ih-r Motor Union Insurance Company was not re-i gistcred under the Iraq Companies Act. The decision has now been reversed
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    A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
    99 6 Verdict m Grosvenor Hotel Case. London. Sept. 23. At the inquest at Westminster on the Grosvenor House Hotel tragedy. a verdict that Locker by murdered Miss Jessie Guild by shooting her and then committed suicide while of unsound mind was returned. Lockerby s father, a draper, gave
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    PROHIBITION TRAGEDY.
    89 6 Agent Killed by New Jersey Gangsters. New York, Sept. 20. While half a dozen prohibition agents W2re taking possession of the Rising Sun Brewery at Elizabeth, m New Jersey, yesterday evening, twelve gangsters appeared on the scene, disarmed the officers and took them prisoners. 1 But another officer
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      284 6 pUIIIIIIIIIIIHIim^ THE PLYMOUTH 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- PLICITY OF OPERATION, SPEED AND POWER. TAKE A RUN IN A PLYMOUTH AND SEE THESE FEATURES FOR YOURSELF. S
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      157 6 J*- SB **___j \s__jsi xV^fc^ 1 111 I &___> l^fr r i. -M /x, illyffi L_ 1 <m Try a dash of "Boots" Fruit Saline m a tumbler of water. Clear and sparkling, it is nn effervescent delight to the thirsty palate. It cools and purifies the blood and, m
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    VAMPIRE OF MODERN LIFE.
    772 7 j THE GERMAN MURDERS. Superstition of Middle Ages Revived m Europe. To picture fan:., who associate vampires almost exclusively with tiger skins and Oriental divans, there is something startling m tha latest Continental theory to account lor thc series of mysterious murders m the east of
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    LION HUNT IN FRANCE.
    186 7 All Night Battle With Hyenas. Pari., Aug. 31. The sporting season was prematurely opened yesterday by an exciting big game hunt following the escape of several beasts from a travelling menagerie. Four vans belonging to a circus were oeing towed from Lure to Montbeliard < Department
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    38 7 Mr. A. Strok, the well-known impresario, is at present on a visit to Hong Kong m connexion with the forthcoming appearance of Jovita Fuentes. th? famous Filipino prima donna, and other distinguished artistes who are to appear later
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    PLANS FOR BRITISH STEEL.
    456 7 Reported American Inquiry. Paris, Sept. 1. Plans ioi* a complete reorganisation of the British steel industry are published m the Chicago Tribune "Paris edition! to-day. The scheme, which includes the creation of a vast new model plant costing between 30 and 40 million pounds sterling, and
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      171 7 bcMiUion $jT~~) Germs J^^rj M f _r Single Fly! >ng him. Laden with germs, the fly's filthy feel leave behind a trail of tubercu- mtV^ Losis, typhoid, dxstntery, infantile paralysis other *??V___ Protect your family's fM health. Kill every fh with l_C^ m§^* Flit. Also wills nn ijUitoes, *?>>9/ _>^*"^
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      252 7 m^k Rir lyournext bridge partn- t^^jkw^ __i I >_" jyjJlmVl. x\ i M* a _H P^^"* f -k Refreshment >^^ QANDWICHES always turn out trumps Oif you add a little Colman's Mustard when preparing them. Remember this when yon give your next bridge party, and your guests will really enjoy
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    STRANGE SECRETS WHICH ICE HAS KEPT.
    891 8 ARCTIC TRAGEDIES. Sailors' Stories of Mystery Ships and Dead Crews. The recent discovery by Dr. Horn's expedition of the body of the Swedish explorer, Solomon Andree. so preserved by the Arctic cold that his features are still recognisable after thirty-three years, recalls some of
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    PROMENADE 90 MILES LONG.
    141 8 Development Scheme for Lancashire. The possibility of the greater part of the Lancashire coast being fringed by a promenade 80 or 90 miles m length, is foreshadowed m a report on '"The Future Development of SouthWest Lancashire." The South-West Lancashire Regional Planning Committee, state: "It seems
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    WAR DEBTS.
    431 8 "No Change" m American Policy. New York. Aug. 31. The suggestion has been made that the appointment of a new Governor of the Federal Reserve Board to replace Mr. Roy Young, who retired last week, will be made the occasion for inaugurating some change m the United States
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    ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE.
    78 8 ..._i,_i__mj, Important Discovery At Chester Announced. London. Sept. 25. What is described as the most important discovery ever made throughout the whole Roman Empire is announced m the report of the Chester Council. It consists of an extraordinarily fine amphitheatre, m good condition. 16 feet below the present
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    DISAPPEARANCE OF LONDON R.A.
    183 8 "Not Enough Money For Tw« To Life On." London. WMJ** M Paris.— According to thc Nice WMMMMMMTM oi the Echo de Paris, the septuagenarmi. Mt Lawrence, who is il! m a nursing home u>ic the police that her husband left her P* on Sept. 18th. saying
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    89 8 Testifying m the Special Du-.tr.--i C Shanghai. Detective-Serge .nt W. C Wi* ported that a suspect arrested m Thn:. declared that, the real leader of the ponsible for the daring $100,000 Bo robbery on August 28. 1s a close Mia Wang Ching-wei. leader of tive Left W Kuomintang and member
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      570 9 BUSINESS CARDS^ ASSAGE &NIC.BE ISS FUMIKO 32 Dhoby Ghaut. MEMORIALS. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. Nos. 1 A 3, Penhas Road •ff Lavender Street Phon. H075. TO LET. No 87 MEYER ROAD Apply M- t Brothers. No. 4 and 4 A Raffles Place, v, ply Meyer Brothers. 90 MEYER ROAD. Immediate trj
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      718 9 JENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. M« invited fcr the followlng materlals or -ervice.v and that particulars of such tenders y ained to the Tender Room, Municipal Offices:— «-w*n. o, Cloaini Date. St-pply of Solid and Pneumatic Tyres and Tubes for 4 pm Pneumatic Tyres, for 1931 Oct. Bth! Annual Supplies— 1931
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      707 9 TENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. (Vide Gazette No 57 of 26th September, 1930.) TENDERS will be received up to noon on Friday, the 17th October. 1930, at the Resident Councillor's Office, Malacca, from persons desirous of contracting for supplies, etc.. for the Government at Malacca, for a period of one year, commencing
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      559 9 NOTICES. NOTICE, In the Matter of THE STRAITS TRADING CO. LTD. and Reduced and In the Matter of ORDINANCE NO. 155 (COMPANIES). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that m pursuance of an Order of Court dated the 29th day of September 1930. an office copy of the said Order and the
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      572 9 NOX ICE. Hollandsche Firma m de Provisien-Branche zeekt een vertegenwoordiger voor de Straits en F.M.S. voor den verkoop harer artikelen op commissie basis. Apply No. 813 Singapore Free Press. BIGIA ESTATE TEA [a Have you tried Bigia Tea? In no imported tea will you JK m find the same delicate
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      238 9 DISTRESS SALE. Writ of Distress Mo. 73 dated Sept. 24th. 1930. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In the cause of Haji Ambok Sooloh bin Haji Omar Landlord versus Chua Tian Sens. Tenant. AUCTION SALE or FURNITURE ETC. COMPRISING:— Showcases, writing desks. chairs, almeirah. chest-of-drawers.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 6. 1930. WEEK-END COMMENT.
    593 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 6. 1930. WEEK-END COMMENT. The anti-foreign attack by the Chinese Press, taking the case of Mr. Lenox Simpson as a text, may be regarded as one of those outbursts of exuberant nationalism which have been, and will continue to be, the accompaniment of the birth
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    791 10 Mr. H. Walton, the assistant editor of the Straits Echo has left for home. Mrs. C. J. Baker was expected oack m Kuala Lumpur on Saturday from Sineaoore where she has been m hospital. Mr. Justice Sproule left Penang for Singapore by the P. and O. Morea. He will be
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    ELEVEN SHOP-HOUSES GUTTED.
    303 10 PONGGOL FIRE. Late Call And Lack of Water. A whole village was m danger of being wiped out when a disastrous fire broke out early yesterday morning near the B»*_ milestone. Ponggol Road.. A call was received at the Central Pire Station at about 4.30 a.m. and
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    POPULAR CONCERT.
    348 10 Opening of Season at Memorial Hall. The first Sunday Popular concert was held at the Victoria Memorial Hall yesterday evening, and an excellent programme of music was served up. It was unfortunate that the audience was typical of Smgapore for such events, but those who were there were
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    39 10 SATURDAY'S RUBBER PRICE. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT.] London, Oct. 4, noon. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices as follows: Spot 315 16 (up 116). Forward 4 2 16 (up 2 16). The market is steady.
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    HONG KONG—BANGKOK.
    78 10 HONG KONG— BANGKOK. Success of Interesting Radio Experiment. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. Bangkok. Oct. 5. The Post Master General of Hong Kong and the Siamese Minister of Commerce both broadcast from Hong Kong on Saturday night to Bangkok for nearly an hour. Reception wa; clear here and the Post Master
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    D.E.I. INDUSTRY.
    54 10 Chamber of Agriculture to be Created. [PREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. 1 London. Oct. 5. The Financial Times Amsterdam correspondent understands that the creation of a 'Chamber of Agriculture m the Dutch East Indies is about to take place as a first step towards the task of investigating the
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    CAPT. MATTHEWS FLIGHT.
    87 10 PLANE REPAIKKI). Adventurous Journe> trom Kangoon. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COP,; (;h BanrVot, Ort 4 In response to a welcome n (Q Capt. Matthews went to Don Mv,:. nu ing and was surprised to find thai n-p^^ hLs machine were so far forwaru tl possible to make te.,t
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    THE FIGHT AGAINST WAR
    159 10 Robert Cecil's Final Appeal. I Reuters Service Genr*«.i «M t The Assembly c!<»s.*_ with the a*'., ptm. of tlie report dealing with the amendi: ti -j* Covenant directed to bring the <. i mm. mtfl harmony with the Kellogg Pari war Sir Robert Cecil m a
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    AL BROWN KEEPS TITLE.
    111 10 Eugene Huat Beaten m Paris. Reuter's Service. 1 Pans. Oct 5 At the Velodrome d'Hiver to-day m a fifteen round contest for the world's bantam title Al Brown, the Panama negro. Uhe holden b*r Eugene Kav; 'France' on points [Al Brown, who Ls 28. first cam*
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    CUNNINGHAMS FLIGHT.
    57 10 111-Luck and Good Fortune (Reuters Service.) Rangoon. Oct 4. Captain Andrew Cunningham (who _s flyinj from Australia to England) has crashed r Kyankpu but is not hurt. [This is Cunningham's third escape since hf started m the first week m August as he crashed at Fiores and later
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    201 10 October Medal Competition Result. The October medal competition wa* pl^'on Saturday and Sunday, and resulted ir. win for Mr P S. M Dew m A' Mtmmm M for Mr. J. R Bennett m "B" division Altogether seventy eight cards NN out. and the following were returned "A"
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    22 10 The story, of the Good Samaritan much of Its charm if it became th the Good Ministry of Pensions M> j Sellon.
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    TERRIBLE DISASTER TO BRITISH AIRSHIP.
    2041 11 RlOl EXPLODES OVER FRANCE. FORTY SEVEi7 I.IVES LOST IN GHASTLY AIR TRAGEDY. Lord Thomson and Major Scott Killed. Terrible disaster overtook I* "..rids largest airship. j h< mMM had just been enlar^d houn, after ,he le,, C _r£^L "T? Saf rday evening on her India.
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    PALESTINE FLARES UP AGAIN.
    119 11 ARAB ANIMOSITY. Religious Feeling Rampant. Reuter's Service. J lernsalem. Oct. 4. There is tense feeling throughout Palestine following the recent dispute between Moslem I and Christian Arabs at Haifa over the owner- t ship of a cemetery. The editor of a Christian newspaper was 1 killed
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    GERMANY'S REVOLT.
    113 11 I Fascist Movements Threats. i [Reuter's Service.] l Berlin. Oct. 4. Dr. Goebbels who is Hitler's chief lieutenant, has announced the Nazis' (Hitler Fascists) next move will be to demand a plebiscite for the dissolution of the Prussian Diet and a fresh election on Dec. 10. Nazis will
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    MURDERED MISSIONARIES.
    167 11 British Press Comment on a Foul Crime. r ßeuter's Service.l London, Oct. 4. No incident could have thrown mto greater prominence the absurdity of according official treatment to the Nanking political junta than the murder of Miss Harrison and Miss Nettleton, says the Daily Telegraph, yet, while we
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    THE ATTEMPT TO MURDER MR. SIMPSON.
    436 11 ANTI-FOREIGN FEELING. Nationalist Government Equivocates. fßeut-jt Far Eastern Service. J Shanghai, Oct. 5. While personal protests by foreign correspondents at Peking called forth an apology by the Chinese editor of the Peking Leader regarding an execrable leading article m which it was stated that
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    BRAZIL REVOLUTION.
    145 11 Political Ferment and Fighting. New York. Oct. 5. Buenos Aires messages state that 300 persons are reported to have arrested at Rio de Janeiro m connection with political ferment m Brazil. Fighting is reported from the states of Minas Geraes and Rio Grande do Sui. It is understood
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    SOVIET DUMPING.
    118 11 French Government Reprisal. Reuter's Service Paris, Oct. 4. The Council of Ministers has ratified the j decree aimed against Soviet dumping. Imports will be prohibited or admitted under license. The merchandise affected includes cereals, meats, eggs, sugar, timber, flax, gum and gelatine. The Ministry of Agriculture, m a
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    THE REVOLT IN CUBA.
    66 11 Senate Approves Drastic Measure. Reuter's Service. I Havana, Oct. 4. The Senate has approved Machado's request for the suspension of constitutional guarantees. [In consequence of the difficulties created by the students' revolt. President Machado asked Congress for a suspension of constitutional guarantees till after the November
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    GOODBYE SUMMER!
    21 11 [Reuter's Service.! i London, Oct. 4. Summer Time m Great Britain ends at 3 a.m. on Sunday, October sth.
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    FRENCH RAILWAY DISASTER.
    69 12 FIVE KILLED. Passenger Coach Wrecked m Collision. I Reuter's Service. 1 Paris, Oct. 3. Six people were killed and 30 injured m a collision between two trams on a bridge near Gare St L&zare to-day. Paris, Later. The train tc Mantes ran into a number of empty
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    AUSTRALIAN SCANDAL.
    179 12 hWrit Against Former Ministers. I Reuter's Service. 1 Brisbane. Oct. 3. Attorney General has issued writs claimmages against Messrs. Theodore. W. Mc?k. Goddard and his partner Reid m tion with the Mungana leases scandal, cr messages statcu: Federal Government Treasurer. Mr. :re. has resigned, fcllowmg the announce- )f
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    ROYAL ENGAGEMENT.
    115 12 Big Boris to Wed Italian Princess. ,mm (neuter's Service.l Rome. Oct. 4. s officially announced that Princess Gio- third daughter of the King and Queen ly. is engaged to King Boris of Bulgaria, nours of the impending engagement of Boris and Princess Gicvanna have long current, and it
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    BOXING TRAGEDY.
    91 12 B Heart Failure During Contest. (Reuter's Service] Cedar Rapids, lowa- Oct. 3. .icing that Battling Nelson was groggy ai nd of the fifth round oi his contest witLeonard here to-day his seconds threw ie towel. Nelson collapsed immediate.3 died with his gloves on. despite thn nous efforts of
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    CHINA'S LEAGUE ARREARS.
    87 12 r Twenty Yearly Instalment Payments. (Reuter's Service.l Geneva, Oct. 3. The Secretary-General of the League of Na tions was to-day authorised by the Assembly t< accept payment ot arrears of China's con tributions to the League m equal instalment over a period of twenty years. He was
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    THE INDIAN CONFERENCE
    53 12 I More Labour Delegates Appointed. [Reuter's Service.. London, Oct. 3. Indian labour representation has been secured by the inclusion of two Indian labour leaders among the nine additional appointments te the Indian delegation to the Round-table Conference. Hitherto Mr. Chamanlal had been the sole representative of Indian
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    MRS. VICTOR BRUCE.
    36 12 I I Safe Arrival at \\\M Baghdad. M^^. [Reuter's tM V Mrs. Victor Bruce, the famous woman motor W^^^ racer, has arrived here en her flight to Tokio m her small single-seater, Blackburn-Bluebird.
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    JAPAN AND MODERN SPORT.
    1156 12 NATIONS INTEREST. What the Young Generation is Doing. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tokyo. Sept. 15. Well-merited praise has been accorded Japan again and again for the remarkable progress she has made from a medieval society secluded j from the world to one of the Great Powers
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    A CHANCELLOR OF THE EX-KAISER.
    913 12 A MILLION WORDS. Von Billow's Bombastic Memoirs. Berlin. The Vossische Zeltung Is publishing passage, from the .memoirs of the late Herr von Bulow, the former German Imperial Chancellor. The complete memoirs will be published m four volumes later on. They are about a million words
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    LESS CRIME IN SHANGHAI.
    116 12 J Shanghai. Sept. 26. The report of the Municipal Police Force for August is regarded as very satisfactory by the Commissioner. The figures show a decided J decrease m serious crime m the settlement, and a lessening m other crime. No cases of murder were reported
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    ORANGEMEN FAVOUR PROTECTION.
    1410 12 t UNUSUAL ACTION. |J Barriers Against Dumping. [Prom Our Own Correspondent] Belfast, Sept. 2. One does not usually associate the Orange Order and its sister organisation, the Black Institution, with ordinary politics, their role being more closely identified with Protestan- i tism and Roman Catholicism, but at
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    CONVICTS' DASH.
    396 12 One Killed m Manila Prison Revolt. Manila. Sept. 17. Emiliano Abad. notorious murderer and hold- i up man serving a prison sentence cf mere than 33 years, was shot to death by a prison guard. while another escaping prisoner was captured by a motorcycle police man m a
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    SHANGHAI ACCIDENT ECHO.
    219 12 Mrs. G. A. Griffiths' Claim for Tls. 20,000 Damages. In the Shanghai Special District Court las; week. Judge Ying Shih reserved judgment m Ith? claim for Tls. 23.000 damages filed by the j widow of the late Mr G. A. Griffiths, who was killed m a motor
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    SHANGHAI TRAGEDY.
    49 12 Suicide Owing to Business Loss. Shanghai. Sept. 23. At the Inquest held on the body of Herr Schlettwein. the German merchant, who was found dead at his residence yesterday, shot through the head, the jury brought m a verdict of suicide due to worry over business loss-
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    IMPERIAL ECONOMIC PROBLEMS.
    260 12 CONFERENCE DlS(Tssi(>x s Examination of CommeitU Treaties. I Britisii Radio on Iti At the plenary _neet__l_| .1 ference to be held on Wedr. ><: tion room at the Foreign O.lu*. ments will be taken from the di problems of inter-Imperial a As long statements are expect,-^ <.
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    CIVIL WAR THREAT.
    118 12 Cnrest m Polish Province. [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Oft. A Warsaw message- states that a::. ation has arisen m the Polish P East Galicia following repressive meas;. the Polish Government auainst the I. minority. Ukrainian villagers frequ. ting fire to the t-Otrse.. of the Polish settlers and shoe
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    D.E.I. AGRICULTURE.
    54 12 Advisory Committee Beinir Appointed. Reuter's Servi.i- \nistrrd.im > I 1 it is understood that the Governir I 1 sidering the creation of a Chamb culture for thc Dutch Indies to nn.-' 1 critical situation m the rubb.r indus- also other distressed Industrie? m Indies, and to advise Governm
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    AIR. MORROWS SUCCESSOR
    40 12 New CS. Ambassador to Mexico. Reuu r's Bl .vice. 1 Washington. €K-t. I Mr. Reuben Clark. Assistant OOUDM U tl J United States Embassy m Me\i< CH t*«l ippointed Ambassador to Mexico ir. to Mr. Dwight Morrow.
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    PRESIDENT IRIGOYEN.
    33 12 Habeas Corpus Application Refused. I Router's Service Buenos \irr-* >< I A plea for a writ of habeas eorpw of ex-President Irigoyen on the his arrest ua.-. ur.lawlul. hM Wmtt the Courts
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    ANOTHER TRY
    35 12 Sir T. Lipton to Build Anotfc* Shamrock. (Reuter's Service London. I Sir Thomas L^itr-*. in! em* on arrival at South.ur.pton to-d:i\ i intention o r building _ha_UOCk VI challenging fcr the Americas Cup
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    28 12 Mr. Jack Symes of Paya K -inuin' Jitra. has left for England trouble. In his absence the «-t. I managed by Mr. D MeAuley arrived from England. Ex.
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      A CRICKET TALK.
      2271 13 Major Faulkner and Jack Hobbs. h r The tragic death of one of the participants n adds a poignant interest to the following wire- It less discussion on cricket between Aubrey Paulk- c< ncr and Jack Hobbs. Major Faulkner: Well, Jack we're terribly it. sorry you've played
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      21 13 Industry is passing through a strenuous time, production exceeding consumption, and competition narrowing the margin of profit. Sir Alexander Clegg. J.P.
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      772 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated In Australia). j POR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via uv^ DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. —m* I Regular monthly »*<""g» by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The mjm. MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to
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      475 16 s-s. PEMBROKESHIRE. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from London (arrived Oct. 3rd> art hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed m a damaged condition will be held at Oodown No. 11 on Friday October 10th, 1930 at 9 a.m. No further Survey will be held.
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      715 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BT TRAIN. f! 'Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lemhtn n and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jeran- v tut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thurs- C day and Friday. 0 a_n a Bangkok every Thursday 6 a-m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 ajn.
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      34 17 Patroclus brought 444 Chinese deck n, l from Hong Kong to Singapore yesti, Prachatipok brought 50 pigs from Ban; -Urday; the Circe 40 pigs from Malar' urday* the Esmerelda 65 pigs f rom |m
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      PORT HEALTH.
      130 17 The Shanghai Cholera Outbreak. Health Bulletin of the League of Nation h Bureau, fcr the week-ended Septemb t as follows: andria: 2 plague cases bd-id: l plague case and 1 death >b..y. 1 plague case; 1 chclera case and iutt.i: 4 cholera cases and 3 dta_.s--m CMM and
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      NEW CITNARD LINER.
      76 17 D.OOO to be Spent m Dredging the Clyde. i Clyde Trustees have approved of an ex tun of £34.000 as the first step m widen Dd deepening the Clyde at Clydebank 1:. rtii.n with the construction of the nev der This will afford the safe launclnr, leparture
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      MARINE INSURANCE.
      411 17 difficulties m the Home Market. number of papers, to be presented at tht bl meeting at Vichy next month of th» national Union of Marine Insurance, ar pd m the August -September issue of tht lit Underwriter, the journal of the union paper on underwriting m Great Britain
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      INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
      84 17 tig id Examination on Vessels to Japan. Rigid physical examination of passenge: Ihips entering Japanese ports from Shar._ Tientsin. Tsingtao and other points on t L_ Coast will be made by Japanese officii, nding to an announcement by the Japan. t ms authorities. b_ attempt to check the
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      YANGTSZE TRAGEDY.
      62 17 Shanghai. Sept. 23 M ...trtland Dunstan Taylor, the Sec* cr „f Messrs. Butterfield and Swii engpu. was drowned at Hankow yesterc ir falling between the steamer and the Cn* ■atton Company's hulk. besased was 23 years of age and wa* lv. of Aberdeen. He joined Messrs. Buti 1
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      SUNKEN TREASURE.
      862 17 The Discovery 0 f #4^ Egypt. The discov ry of the wreck of th? llner fc J hich sank beyond Ushant eight years ago and 1 arried more than £1.000.000 worth of specie t into the depths, is announced by our Special 1 •oi respondent at Brest it.
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      IMPROVING THE ECONOMY OF EXISTING SHIPS.
      247 17 One of the features of present-day shipping I and shipbuilding is the endeavour which is being nuuH to improve the economy of existing vessels. _n the standpoint of economy, a modern ship o much m advance of a vessel even 10 years Id that
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      HAINAN HARBOUR PLANS.
      771 17 Extensive Survey of Hoihow Undertaken. The construction of a harbour on the island of Hainan is fully discussed .n the tenth annual report, Just Issued, of the Kwangtung River Conservancy Commission. It covers the period up to the latter part of last year. At the request of
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      A SOUTH SEAS SERVICE.
      319 17 L.M.S. New Schooner Ready. John Williams V.. the London Missionary Society's new schooner for service m the South Pacific, has finished her collecting tour of the British porta, which began at Leith nearly three months ago. and now she is lying m St. -Catherine's Dock by
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    BRITISH NORTH ORNEO.
    1091 18 AFTER FIFTY YEARS. Reflections on Past Policy. (Special ty F.ee Press). North Borneo is to celebrate its jubilee next year. When I first knew the country it was on the eve of it. 21st birthday and we are now approaching an event m the country's history which
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    GERMAN FASCISTS AND JEWS.
    155 18 "We Shall Answer with a Pogrom." Berli:.. Sept 21. The threat of pogrom is reported to have been made at a private meefi:i_; of the National Socialist Party. Herr Goebbels. .he principal supporter of Herr Hitler, is stated .0 aav said m a speech: "I have
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    QUEEN DANCES WITH SERVANTS.
    98 18 Annual Ghill.es' Ball at Balmoral Castle. Rugby. Sept. If). The Queen dr.nr-xi with some of her servants m the annual Ghillk.' Ball at Balmoral Castle last night. All the indcer staff of Balmoral castle, as well as the gamek.?pers and ghilihs on the estate and their
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    39 YEARS IN LABRADOR.
    67 18 Sir Wilfred Grenfell m England. IwUffby. Sept. 2*. Dr. Sir Wilfred Grcnf 11. who has devoted thirty -nine years of his life to th.. care of .ho lonely inhabitants of Labrador and to the organisation there of hospitals and schools, reached England yesterday and will remain
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS.
    932 19 Their Relations With the Shareholders. rhe obr-wenen of the fact that Lm the the on a- r-<hip ut ii try hu me mure end mere widely sep., the management does not lessen its I rtence. and no excuse Ls required for -Tlie I havlni devoted tins veek a
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    WHY WE LOSE TRADE.
    583 19 A Complaint From Iceland. Reykjavik. j 1 d is complaining of bad Ihe individual exporter usually assorts helpless. High wages, high taxation her adverse conditions beyond his control impossible, he says, to compete m markets. We may admit these difflDu^ ta priec always the dominant conon
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    111 19 ..damson. Ciilnllan and Co., Agents: Hitam Tin. 350 pkls. Rahman Hydraulic. non. Harrison*. Barker and Co.; Penang, Agents: Pargnga River 1.420 pikuls; 915 hours; 206. 000 yards estimated realised value of ore $59,350. Beth di edges closed down on September 24 for a four months stoppage
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    AUSTIN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    43 19 Dividend of 60 Per cent for Seven Months. London, Sept. 25. A dividend of 60 per cent., representing £93,000 gross, will be paid by the Austin Motor Co.. Ltd.. on ordinary shares for the seven months ended July 31st.
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      216 19 October 4. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2|4 1|32 London 3 months' sight 2 4 London 60 days' sight 2|3 ***** 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 1435 Hamburg, demand 235
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      PRODUCE.
      203 19 October 4. Tin 150 Tom $63.50 Gambier mj Pepper White 37 Pepper Black 24 Flake Tapioca 4 Pearl Sago Small 514 Copra. Sundried 5.90 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle 'New) 6.30 Rice. Siam old No. 1 320 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice,
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    ERASER'S SHARE LIST.
    906 19 SATURDAY. OCT. 4TH. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Mayers Sellers. Asam Kumbang 20s 25s Ayer Hitam issi 8s 9d 9s 9d Bangrin Tin 13s 6d 14s 6d Batang Padang ($1) 10 15 Batu Caves <$1> 40 45 Bukit Arang ($1) 35 40 Burmah Malay 10s 12s nom. Chenderiang <£t 3s
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    JACKS REPORT.
    447 19 Indications of an Early Improvement. London. Sept. 10. The markets are now not only helped by the improvement m freights. bu_ the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the leading Banks all over the world are now taking steps to facilitate legitimate business m a way which
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    EXCHANGES.
    83 19 [British Radio— Official Service.! Rugby, Oct. 3. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 12 >4 Athens 375, Bombay ls. 5 ,d.. Berlin 20.415. Brussels 34.835. Bucharest 818. Rio 5 7-32. Buenos Aires 39 11-16. Copenhagen 18 155. Geneva 25.035. Helsingfors 193. Hong Kong Is 3 9-16 d.. Lisbon 108.25. Madrid 46.90.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    104 19 October 4th.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot 12 12', Standard R.S S. on Tender Oct. 12', 12'_ November 12.. 12 December 12 13 Nov-Dec. 12*, 12 7 Jan-Mar. 13 11% Tone of Market: Irregular. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet
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    SUNGEI BAGAN RUBBER.
    603 19 Company Well Placed to Meet Situation. The twenty-first annual meeting oi Sungei B__p_n Rubber Co.. Ltd.. was h.-ld ;it Harrlaona. Barker and Co.. Ltd.. Chartered Bank Chambers at noon on Sa tin! v. M: R. R. Robertaon pri sided supported by Mbaam. II C A; r.u Barry,
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    CEYLON'S RICE IMPORTS.
    108 19 CEYLON 'S RICE IMPORTS. Figures Decline for Present Year. The Customs Returns show that Ocylon imported 342,754 CWte. Of paddy during the lust eight months of 1930. RH value being Rs. 2.017,485 compared with 671,721 cwts. and Rs. 3.838.307 ior the corresponding periixl of 1929 For the Ural eight months
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