The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 October 1930

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,154 ESTABUSHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    429 1 Latest reports from New York and Rio de Janeiro indicate that the civil war m Brazil is approaching a decisive phase. Rio i de Janeiro and Sao Paulo are the prizes of victory and Federal forces are coming to grips with insurgents Pages 11 and 12. The
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1416 1 (Juuquid aqunt homines noatn nt farrago Librlli Juvenal A week has passed since Uie U'rrible disaster at Beauvals but it is nttmg that respect luhiM be paid to those who perished m the crash of RlOl, and to our Ally, France, a tribute for the especial
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      459 1 WING LOONG. THE KECOGNISED HOUSE lor EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITB. S2. HIGH STREET. Raffles Hotel! I pilot -super -wasp* ip^v i i raw receivers i I o -jj I FOR BATTERY OR A. C. MAINS OPERATION. <f 1 SnPPial I linnpr tfr lanPA 4 cheapest, best, ani. most popular, y I
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      105 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Morris leads acain— Pant 4 uiio 000 l thni.igh "4T!!." Pact Notices, auction tale etc Pa&r I. Ouard your throat with Prps Page I Chevrole* trucks for busimss Pact 1 17. Dunlop Btrlngi for your racket Page 20. ricctricity for eoottoxni ;uki cenrlce— Pagi •<. Framrozs Orange Smasli
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      14 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut Si Finish Guaranteed 32, HIGH STREET.
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      288 2 I CAPITOL I RESTAURANT I Malaya's Most Modern 1 and Finest-appointed I I Restaurant Our Speciality. I Capitol Grilled 1 Sole. I I Private Parties Catered For. KELVEY'S SCHOOL OF /■^L DANCING THE PERFECT DANCER is always m great demand and gets the real joy of dancing. IF YOU CANNOT
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      545 2 VKTORIA JHEATREi VW^j^^tif% j| COMING NOV: 22nd. 23rd. \\n fJ^^^^^LM 0 TWO RECITALS ONLY c w n!fc2 ''j I Dame Clara Butt P^Sj to-night Kja I g B) Mr. Kennerley Rumrord. I —rzszrr*' yyyy^wuwMWW^uyyMyyyvwyV te Tiie Greatest Romantic Figure of the I ri ■^■^■■^Fwi I- Inlkwti screen Vh 1 ■■■■il
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      161 2 rTHE WEEK. Saturday. Uth. High Water. 00 04. 92 ft. li.aO. 9.2 ft Durbar of Malayan Rulers at Singapore Poppy Day Co.nmittee Meeting. Europe Hotel. 10 30 am Rugby Public Services vs. S.CC. at S.C.C. Welch Regt. 2nd XV vs. South Johore. Sunday. 12 th. High Water. 00.40. 88 ft.,
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    THE ELEPHANT.
    1893 3 Rogue and Gentleman. Before the arrival of the 'Teddy Bear." the elephant was probably the best known and loved of any animal from foreign climes. Most cf us. at one time or another, possessed a toy elephant m grey felt with a scarlet felt saddle. At any rate,
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    CINEMA CHAT.
    20 3 1. 1 :e Cinema Chat and Comment will :c Zcvcxa >c tlay and m future on page C.
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      384 3 'O®^®®®®®^®®®®®®®®^ s I "MALAYAN PICTURES" A PORTFOLIO OF DRAWINGS BY 1 j MISS HOPE ALKNER. i Each Portfolio Contain* v of Miss Hope-Falkner's well drawings of Malayan Scenes m HI t a?* White, and are obtainable on 11 l? "te, or Grey Mow' Kze of Pictures Special Envelope j 14
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      279 3 I BIG SHIPS 1 R. M. S. "MAURETANIA" R. M. S. "OLYMPIC" i Z T. E. S. "VICEROY OF INDIA" S. S. "NIEUW ZEELAND" X T f X AND THE NEW SUPER MOTOR DRIVEN LINER *f A OF THE WHITE STAR LINE. V X M, S. "BRITANNIC" X Etc., Etc.
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    STREAMLINING FORM.
    817 4 Manufacturers Turning to Aeroplane Styles. Detroit, Auk. 30. Automobile body design is going aeronautic. Aerodynamics, the underlying science of aeronautics, has caught the car m its spell. It is gradually reshaping automobiles m characteristic streamline form. This means that future cars will be non-wind-resisting. In style, they will
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    JUICE' AT BARGAIN PRICE.
    267 4 Claimed for N.Z. Chemist's Formula. To produce a substitute for benzine at a mere few pence a gallon is claimed to be the purpose of a newly-formed private company m Auckland. The preparation, it is said, can be manufactured anywhere, if the formula is known. A
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    IGNITION SECRETS.
    1101 4 When a Little Water Does Good. BY THE HON. MRS. VICTOR BRUCE. (Specially written for the Free Press) njHY Is it that some people seem to be always m trouble with the batteries of thei; cars, vhile others scarcely know that such articles fxist, so far as any
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    CAR IMPROVEMENTS.
    629 4 New Method of Fuel Feeding:. Although four months remain nf lh r «r year. Interest m motoring circle: t ment centres round the new cur* for" T' writes H. Thornton Ruttor. v. M Post Motoring Correspondent of the weaknesses of the motor imlu r model ever obtains a
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    A NEW ROAD HOG.
    234 4 Women Who Copy Royal Signal. Considerable annoyance has MM the London police by a number of toe m motor-car owners npffef the iMllll notes of the horn used on the Queen s ny t( car. The police took considerable pains for the Queen a warning hOOfeer
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    19 4 m Germany they aiv <\Vstreet re fun-.- posts made of rubber why should cars always come o!l m collisions?
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      878 4 STILL GREATERf VALUE 1931 1 MORRIS LEADS AGAIN I t I ALL PRICES REDUCEDi x i MORRIS MINOR. MORRIS COWLEV MORRIS OXFORD. MORRIS ISIS. r—.~'= i X Tou^r .35. ci-pe itol4lng head 205 (Fabric, !92 5 Tourer 53.9. J t ■"'**> i4M j ssr^sns"" V Saloon (Coachbuilt> 1475 Saloon (folding
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    CARS OF 1931.
    1692 5 Morris Models and Prices. Each year Morris makes c irs of better value an ire Ji.testable rvcun.cnt againct the statement still put forward by some that the British motor manufacturer is apt to shelter himself behind the measures of safeguard afforded. For the new season there are
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    SIX-SPEED CAR SURPRISE.
    179 5 Semi- Automatic Gears. One of the surprise motor-cars for tbc .Motor Show, which opens at "Olympia <> 1 ort-j--ber 16. will be a continental motor-cur manufacturors" motor-car which has no fe-A than sLx forward spefcte and two reverse qv?*t Wttios. At first sight this lewks likj -i
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      144 5 Is? > AUSTIN 7 j aY |ba a^B I Unimpeachable I I I I Oecurity I (S^ >< pK I T I 1 HAT I Borneo Motors I is Limited. I I SINGAPORE ■mO ALWAYS nMKXQ. TAIPING, IPOH, KUALA I I LI.MITR, SEREMBAN, MALACCA AND II \l> YAI. S 1
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      174 5 DONT SUFFER h^s^i§M HEEDLESSLY- fcv^jS^B ASEPSOWILL (§2 ->■ GIVE RELIEF Why endure the burning discomfort of prickly heat or the distress of eczema and other skin troubles a minute longer, when Asepso Soap will give you instant relief? Asepso is the antiseptic toilet soap that restores the skin to a
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    A Promise of Revival.
    1026 6 jj Saturday Football Special. > i I Aston Villas Good Start. I i WHAT OF THE ALBION I; By Ivan SKarpe. \l Editor of the "Athletic News." 5 ,ii 'THE AamdaUan focttill season has brought a welcome promts of revival from OM or 'wo mnet popular
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    RUSSIAN TENOR'S CONCERT
    148 6 Cossack Choir Leader to Sing at Adelphi. Sintni>or*- n.us:c-lrve:T;. v ho. v.ere thjlDtd a few weeks back with the WKkbffOl p'ayiug- and singing, both as soloists and m chorus. ot Russian BalaLika Orchestra and Cosack Choir. will te pleased to learn that M. V. Clr.rine. the m_nac;cr
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    PRINCESS MARGARET.
    140 6 Gold Spoon Presented to Grandfather. Lord Strathmore was m mail week presented with a gold spoon from the ambulance workers of the C-unty of Angus m commemoration of the birth of the Royal Princess at Glamis. In acknowledging the gift Lord Strathmore said that it was difficult to
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    PIGEON PIE.
    304 6 New Offensive on the City's Birds. Pigeon pie from St Pauls will be eaten m London for the next two or three months. The work of decimating the pigeon population of the City of London has been renewed after a lapse of about a year. Deft -fingered exterminators
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    KILLED AT BULL FIGHT.
    72 6 Madrid, Sept. 8. During yesterday's bull fight at Tortosa. m the north-east of Spain, a bull charged a toreador and knocked the sword out of his hand. The sword fell among the spectators, killing one of the attendants at the ringside. The infuriated public rushed into
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    CINEMA CHAT & COMMENT.
    2434 6 CINEMA CHAT COMMENT. <m Around the Cinemas: Byrd's Polar Expedition Film: Cincir.a Charges Correspondents' Complaints American View of Talkies Return of the "Double": Musical Impasse Composers' Exodus from Hollywood. I (By our Film Correspondent.) iS distinct from a drama with a complicated plct, Love Cames Along, now showing at he
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    Fate Rests on Fractions.
    612 6 j Peall on j Billiards., J i Balk with a wi// '\"By"Ar'th vr 'i 5 •< of their own. Peali. i < WHEN THEY SEEM TO HAVE UNCANNY >. POWER. (Sp<cially written for the Free Proas) n ,i IT is an old saying and a very
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    A COWES EPISODE.
    368 6 tvins Edward's 6-Hour Breakfast. The amazing story that Kir.t H i *h?a Pr::ice of Wales. ate breakfast for Cowes. during the Kaiser's vl H 1893 forthcoming ti>-day from the diary ol Prince Eulenburq. f >r fMII an lr.urr. Kaiser and at one time German Amb i Vienna.
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    RANGOON RIVERSIDE OUTRAGE.
    532 7 h LAWYER STABBED. Hying: Depositions Taken. A» •utraseous assault on a well-known Ilawyer In a crowded public place and m br daynjht on Saturday morning has cans. the city, says the Rangoon Ga, The victim of the attack was Mr p Patel barrister-at-law, Rangoon. Mr. Patel was
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    MISTAKEN FOR COL. LAWRENCE.
    145 7 German Journalist Arrested m Persia. London* Oct. 2 Berlin. According to the "Vossische Z»itung," a myth that Colonel Lawrence < Arabia fame) was participating m the Kurdi n revolt against Turkey, led to the arrest of iis special correspondent. Von Weisl. by the Persian authorities on
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    KING FAISAL.
    114 7 Triumphal Return to Iraq. London, Oct. 1. Baghdad. Baghdad was embellished Mtfa triumphal arches and illuminations to welcorm King Faisal home on his return from his European tour. Thousands gathered at the aerodrome thi> evening to greet tne King, who new across th» desert from Cairo m a
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    BRITISH AIR MAIL FEES.
    82 7 LPost Office Official's Reply to Sir Eric Geddes. London. Oct. 1. Referrirg to Sir Eric Geddes' remarks at meeting of the Imperial Airways. Ltd., about high fees charged by the Post Office for mails, a Past Office official states that the British air postal fees are
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    THE EGYPT AND THE LUSITANIA.
    1026 7 THE DIVER* TASK. Increased Range and gaf Outfit. has ...n solved." True, five tons of gold and 45 mns of Sllver have yet to g I*""*; removal of machinery and electro-magnets, and blasting \TTETZ deCkS But the h«vtert pa£ rf task front of the Italian
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    53 7 Tlu announcement that Mr. W. E. Pepys has been confirmed m the substantive appointment of Under Secretary. F.M.S. Government, made m a Supplement to the F.M.S. Government Gazette will be received with pleasure by the many who have experienced Mr. Pepy's unfailing efficiency and courtesy m this very arduous and
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    DOOM OF THE ETON CROP.
    247 7 Hair to be Longer and Curly. The leading hairdressers of London are m Paris deciding, with the assistance of their French colleagues, the new ways In which women ure to be encouraged to dress their hair this autumn. And here are some of their secrets.
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    BABOON HUNT ON SEA FRONT.
    334 7 Shots End a Bid for Liberty. Douglas, Sept. 4. Two savage Abyssinian baboons which escaped frcm a keeper at Onchan provided visitors for ceveral hours with all the thrills of a big game hunt before they were shot, one m an hotel bedroom and the
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    SHOOTING VICTIM DEAD.
    108 7 Sequel to Recent Affair m Brussels. London, Oct. 2. Brussels. Sit^nor Aurlio. who was shot b the anti-Fascist, Rupgiero. last month whil walking through the street wearing a Fascia badge, has died m hospital. Aurlio was an Italian domiciled m RoLter dam and was passing through Brussels
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    CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY.
    194 7 Sino-Kussian Loan to Pay Off Debts. An interesting report appeared m the Shunpao regarding the recent rumour, that the Soviet Government intended to sell its interests m the Chinese Eastern Railway to American capitalists. According to the latest report, the Soviet authorities never intended to sell their
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    21 7 llr. V. A. G. Woodward, of TVklca Tailing, Ltd has been transferred to one <;f Osborna and Chappel's properties at Petnling.
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      125 7 _jf B^^^^^^^^^^^ y\j^^ n. f i y jc^bp^^^^m^^^/// /U& Ik pv— ?J sweltering heat is threatening to sab your strength, when you =^1 ta are listless and weary, then "47// n Eau de Cologne will helb you to j i D 8 regain vigour and elasticity. »v 1] p A
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    LORD BIRKENHEAD.
    477 8 All Parties Unite m Paying Tribute. London, Oct. 1. Wii.le great lawyers and the statesmen and politicians ci all parties unite m paying tribute to the late Lord Birkenhead's ability and remarkable intellectual qualities, they are equally united In hailing him as a loyal and Mffm-hsartcd iriend. Mr.
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    THE EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYED.
    240 8 Committee to Formulate Schemes of Assistance. Mr D. H. Hampshire, who has been appointed Chairman of the European Unemployment Committee. F.M.S. sends the following letter, addressed to him by the acting Under Secretary to Government. F.M.S. Sir. I am directed to inform yoc that the Chief Secretary
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    CABLE CHARGES TO INDIA.
    102 8 Negotiations for Reduction m Progress. London, Sept. 30. The "Statesman" understands that negotiations are at present proceeding with the Indian authorities with a view to an appreciable reduction m cable charges between England and India on the lines of the reductions just announced by Imperial and
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    101 8 A period extending over two years is to be occupied m the construction of a new official residence for His Highness The Sultan of Perak at Kuala Kangsar, says the Times of Malaya. The new Astana will replace the present Astana Nagara, which, m the past few years, has given
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      463 8 In ClfAlf PAD LBi /^mik oITIALL tAX '^^CT^^*^ X *****513 Lite! jRr^M B^^^^^^^^^^^^^L. (Incorporated In S.S.) -S*yJm B^y^^^B^a>- Singapore, Penanc, BY «ojiJh. Lumpur and Iponu H I MADE IN LONDON experience A < a i| -jmSH o>^nV l y% Br^W rf"% -y r l_ a< m. Am .<^9 nKi -.o*
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      139 8 >^^ >^\ A:ee/> > our c/l/ /d healthy Cod Liver Oil I Malt Extract I K?^~^H Rich m Vitamins A, B <S: Restores natural vigour Bottles of T ~HH^.||3 tu/o «/zcs S«'#®^i|a and increases weight. Alt Chemiat* X&^rSf^'Aft and store, M~&^^ HaS delicious flavour. 22 BURROUGHS WELLCOME Co.. London cr
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      473 9 BUSINESS CARDS. AS SAGE ANICUBB ISS FUMIKO SS Dhoby Ghaai. MARBLE FLOORING TILES. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. N<m. I*3. Penhas Road, t« Lavender Street Phone 6075. DON'T WEAR A TRUSS! Ose B rooks Rupture Appliance. New diacovery. Wonderful No lumpy C L\ pads, no springs, dur- KTfc able, cheap. Binds and
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      622 9 RENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. no mvmd for the following material, or effect, and that particular, of such tenders Cloain* Date. cs lg3l X Drill, etc. See. Tender Room. Lorries for I Koods from n*M for M.E.s 4 p m Oct. 13th, 1930. Ie for the lorries for the °f materials
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      691 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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      642 9 TENDERS. JOHORE GOVERNMENT. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. Tenders are hereby invited for the supply of the following materials during the year 1931. 1. English Portland Cement. 2. Portland Cement manufactured elsewhere than m England. 3. Asphalt or other material for the Bituminous treatment of roads. 4. Benzine. 5. Kerosine Oil. 6.
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      621 9 NOTICES. TO LET FURNISHED. The beautifully situated house Anown as "Olga Lodge," 4 St. Thomas' Walk. Garage for two cars. For one year from the Ist of December, next. Apply on the premises. if 1 *auM B A 41 K6ISTEREO TRADEMARK NOTICE is hereby given that the Traae Mark depicted
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      585 9 NOTICES. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Notice under Section 101 of Ordinance No. 135 (Municipal) for making- up road and drains at Kitchener Road, from Jalan Besar to Verdun Road. In connection with notices ami under Section 101 of Ordinance No. 135 (Municipal* for making un and draining the above road, it
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      22 10 PALLISTER At the European Hospital 3atu Gajah. on October sth. to Muriel, wit 1 I Dr. R. A. Pallisttr. a son.
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      DEATH.
      61 10 LEE PANG KOK— At his residence. No. 6 Stanley Street, on October 7th. 1930. at 2 ajn.. aged 53. leaving behind one widow. 4 sons. Lee Siew Kow, Siew Pan. Puan Beng. Siew Teck. 4 daughters, one daughter-in-law, one son-in-law, four grandsons and one granddaughter to mourn his loss.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 11. 1930. THE CHINA CAMPAIGNS.
    873 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 11. 1930. THE CHINA CAMPAIGNS. It must have been satisfactory to Chinese Nationalists to find the celebration of October the Tenth take place this year m the most peaceful atmosphere which has surrounded events m China for a long time past. The sudden change which
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    198 10 Mr. D. J. Fleming, of the Eastern Smelting Co., Ipoh. has gone on transfer to Psnang. and Mr. Pennycuick succeeds him m Ipoh. Mr. K. S. Reid, of Labu Estate. Labu. was quietly married at Penang on Tuesday, to Dorothy, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Meachin. of
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    SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE HINDUS.
    1875 10 CASTE AND MARRIAGE. J d Interesting Explanation to Rotarians. J 1 An exceedingly interesting and illuminating address on the Social Institutions and Ceremonies of the Hindus, dealing principally with J the caste system and its meanings and the many forms of marriages, was delivered by
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    106 10 1 1 LONDON JNO NEW YORK UN ND RUBBER PRICES. I [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPY London. Oct. 10. UN P m I Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sc b notify to-day's tin prices as foil c Spot £109 10 16 (down 4 8 Ifl ward £111 2 16 (down
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      244 10 THE CUP THAT GLADDENS THE HEART. fl^ DRINK DE LUXE l&nSS?! FRAGRANT EutM°lcu COOL REFRESHING Sole Agents. CALDBECK. MACGREGOR CO., LTD. I (Incorporated under the Co-'u.ines' Ordinances of Hong Kong), ilucorpurutcri m Shanghai. BT SPECIAL K^flP A^ HM. THE KINO APPOINTMENT TO Ol< RIAM I PYREX OVENWARE I 4?fi&~ ~^£^2)
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      70 10 i g > i A PREDICAMENT is an unpleasant position, condition, or particular state. Wo can think of no greater predicament to be m than to be uninsured against the ordinary risks of the common day. "GAFLAC" Policies will solve your insurance problems. GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD
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    CRUCIAL PHASE OF BRAZIL WAR.
    69 11 L CITIES IN DANGER Combatants Coming to Grips. I Renters Service Rio Janriro, Oct I" WUk Brazils latest cities. R io d Ja and Sac Paulo, as prizes of victory the mtU >s approarhiM« ri sive h^ f U* 3.000 nule Atlantic seaboard federal t
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    FLIGHT-LIEUT. HILL.
    60 11 L Bearings Lost m the Desert. IRriiu-i-v Service.] Basrah. Oct. 1 Jlfcht-LHttt C. W HUI a;nv,d ircm A) r 1<IM h i-s beartaca m the fawn Klfcht-Ueut. Hill has arrived at Bushir PMfht-Lteut. Hui left Ljrmpn. on Oa ror Qiu-, nsland. Au.tralu. (o visit his aiv •tth tht-
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    7 DAYS TO AUSTRALIA.
    68 11 Chabot and Pickthorne Leave Bagdad. I Reuters Service. Bagdad. Oct. 10 Flying Officer Chabot and Major Pickthon;. ;u rived here to-day and departed later. Flying Officer Chabot and Major Picktho .-> arrived at Lingah this afternoon. They men drained by the Persian authorities. ITr*> fliers are
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    CAPTAIN MATTHEWS.
    72 11 Expected to Arrive To-day. The receipt by the A PC. yesterday mornme news that Captain F. R. Matthews, the Bk ttafc airman, who is flying to Australia, had been oompe lied to make a forced landing L fore rcachm^ Singora. was followed last alffat by the receipt of
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    CAPT. CUNNINGHAM.
    27 11 k Flight Abandoned for Financial Reasons [Reuters Service.] Calcutta, Oct. 19. Capt. Cunningham has abandoned his flight for financial reasons, after a series of miiadventures.
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    TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
    25 11 Americans Sighted Off Ireland. I Reuters Service. I Capt Erroll Boyd and Lieut Connor wer> sighted off Ireland this afternoon. [See page 12.]
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    SUGAR PRICES.
    71 11 854,000,000 Credit to Cuban Industry. Reuter's Service. New York. Oct. 10. fae newspapers state that New York bankers ttv granting a credit of $54,000,000 to the Cuban sugar planters on terms to be worked out by Mr Ch^dbourn°. Chairman of th< unmittee of bankers and planters attempting to
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    49 YEARS IN SIAM.
    83 11 Pope's Recognition of Father Colom bet's Work. FRRB PRESS SERVICE— COI J BRIGHT. I Bangkok. Oct. 10. Prince Dumrung brought from the Vatican r varies blessed by the Pope for presentation to four members of the Roman Catholir Mi.sion. including Venerable Father Colombet. who kuu been
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    MURDERED MISSIONARIES.
    65 11 "Brutally and Clumsily Beheaded." [Reuter's Par Eastern Service! Shanghai, Oct. 10. A mes.iage from Foochow states that MLs.s Harrison and Miss Nettleton, the murdered mLisionariea were brutally and clumsily beh<;»dt<l. noi shot, as was stated, by Chinese bandits. I Earlier cables on page 12. J Messrs T. H.
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    HOMAGE TO AIRSHIP VICTIMS.
    145 11 M VPr KNT^ndonERS. Service at St. Paul's. I Reuter's Service. is Ufr London. Oct. Id. V>a tinB fOr the °P enin of the Hall at 8 o'clock this EL?" RlOl coffins arrang d < h" i ri UP n a cataf^- ca rd k C and
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    SQUADRON-LEADER W. PALSTRA.
    191 11 >on of D.E.I. Salvation Army Leader. *nm Our Own Correspondent. 1 Katavia. Oct. 6. kfflong those who perished m the disaster was Squadron-Leader WilliaM the elder son of Mr. Wybe Paistra. vi" it -Commissioner of the Salvation n the Dutch East Indies. William Palstra >m m Holland
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    SHANGHAI TRIBUTE.
    107 11 I Renter's Par Eastern Service 1 Shanghai. O< t. Ift. R.A.P Association placed a wreath on Cenotaph this morning m memory of the vis of the disaster of the RlOl. c wreath was laid by Mr. J D. E. Shotter :i Mr. W. A. G. Prire, both associated
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    THE HELIUM MONOPOLY.
    234 11 American Demand for Free Export. Reuter's Sen-ice. Washington. Oct. 10. The horror of the RlOl disaster has pro- d a wid?spread public demand upon Gov-f-'r.ment to remove the embargo on the export 1 on-inflammable helium, of which the United BUtai has a practical monopoly. Mr. Mayo. Chief
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    DOMINION TRADE.
    52 11 Liberals Antagonistic to Proposals. FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHTS London, Oot. 19. There is violent Liberal antagonism to the D minion trade proposals, which the Conser- ives officially accept. The Socialist Cabinet believed to be completely divided. Mr. !'i ilip Snowden especially is hostile. There are ns of a
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    DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S ESTATE.
    38 11 DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S ESTATE. FREE PI*ESS StK VICE— COPYRIGHT] London, Oct. 10. The late Duke of Northumberland left 1 '.500.000 Reuters Service. 1 London. Oot. It. As far as is at present ascertalnable, death I uties exceed £1,000.000.
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    MURDER OF TAMIL FAMILY.
    388 11 EYE WITNESS'S STORY. Verdict of Culpable Homicide Returned. A verdict of culpable homicide amounting to murder was returned by the Coroner. Mr. J. G. Barrett, yesterday, at the conclusion of the enquiry into the ghastly murder of an entire Tamil family m a house m Havelock
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    THE MALAYAN RULERS.
    365 11 I To-day's Meeting: at Government House. i Most of the Native Rulers have arrived In I Singapore for the purpose of attending the I meeting with His Excellency the Governor at Government Houc? at ten o'clock this morning prior to Sir Cecil and Lady dementi's departure to
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    SINGAPORE ROTARIANS.
    246 11 U.S. Destroyer Squadron Dinner. The weekly tiffin meeting of the Singapore Rotary Club at Raffles Hotel yesterday was unusually busy. Before the address by Swami Adyanada, President. Ramakrishna Mission, Singapore, on the social institutions and ceremonies of the Hindus, the President (Mr. Roland Braddell) announced that Capt. Dortch,
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    COOLIES RESENT WAGE REDUCTION.
    549 11 CAUSE OF DISPUTE. Sequel to Pineapple Factory j Scene. There was a sequel m the Second Magistrate's Court yesterday to an incident which occurred m a pineapple factory m Grove Road on Thursday morning and which is believed to be connected with the dispute which is
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    THE ASSIZES.
    124 11 Heavy Sentences for Chinese Miscreants. The Assizes concluded before Mr. Justice H. D Mundell yesterday with the conviction of the Chines* concerned m the Hocklam S'.re?t attempted murder charge. Accused was found guilty of attempting to resist capture by the polic? by firing at an Asiatic detective who
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    RUMANIAN CABINET.
    42 11 M. Mironescu the New Premier. [Reuter's Service.] Bucharest, Oct. 10. The Cabinet has been reconstituted with >f. Mironescu as Premier. The foreign policy is largely identical with that of M. Manius, the Ministry being purely of a national peasant complexion.
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    A NEW ZEALAND ARTIST IN SINGAPORE.
    130 11 Mr. Cranleigh Barton of New Zealand, who is visiting this part of the world and proposes to include a trip to Japan before returning Home, is at the moment m Singapore. Mr. Barton is a well-known artist m water colours m New Zealand, while
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    51 11 The Girls' Friendly Band, English Presbyterian Mission, will hold a Jumble Sale m Tomlinson Hall on Thursday. October. 30th. at 4 p.m. Gifts of any kind, which can ba 'eft at the Hall, will be gratefully appreciated. The Sale is m aid of the Building Fund. Straits Chinese Church, Prinsep
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      141 11 NOT MERELY GOOD BUT-! PERFECT 1 *>j^^ m^_. y > w Ebkv<H KiyJ BMBB I TWO DELICIOUS TEAS, A TRIUMPH OF THE TEA-BLENDER'S •> I ART. FRAGRANT AND SATISFYING. TRY THEM. YOU WILL I THEN REALISE THE TRUTH BEHIND THIS ADVERTISEMENT. 1 FINEST CEYLOX ORANGE CELEBRATED HANKOW I V 2
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    R101 VICTIMS' LYING IN STATE.
    456 12 PUBLICS HOMAGE. To-day's Funeral Procession m London. (B.itish Radio Otfteial Service. l Rugby. Oct. 9. To-mcrrow, from eight m the morning until ten at night, tlie public will pass through Westminster Hall paying homage to the bodies of the RlOl victims lying m state there.
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    MOSLEM CHIEF'S CRIMES.
    201 12 Pir Pag:aro's Ten Years Sentence Reduced. (Reuters Service! Karachi. Oct. f». On appeal. Pir Pagarcs sentence was reduced to eight years" rigoious imprisonment plus Rs. 2 000 fine. Pir Pagaro was severely censured for "barbarous abuse" of his position as r.-1.--gious head of the community. tThf Moslem
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    IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.
    125 12 I Conservative Plans for Next Election. I I Reuters Service London. Oct. 9. I Mr. Baldwin, the leader of the Conservative Party, stated to-day that the Conservative Party, guided by views expressed at the Imperial Conference on Wednesday, will formulate their own proposals far carrying out the principle
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    MATERNITY SERVICES.
    74 12 Fighting Child-Birth .Mortality. [British Radio— Official Service] Kugby, Oct. 3. At the Labour Party Conference at Llandudno today Mr. A. Gv?~nwood. the Minister of I Health, .'tat'd that the Government meant vo evolve a national miternity wnrkt to i?duco|; the mortality m childbirth. Every y?ar. 3.000 mothrrs dir^d
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    15 12 Nottingham prisoner to the Bench: Mr.! Chairman and :i. I already owe vouji 6 |l
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    WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT CASE.
    1214 12 JUDGMENT FOR FILM CO. Judge Criticises Member of the Bar. Criticism of the conduct of a member of the local Bar was passed by Mr. Justice Sprcule after delivering judgment m the action brought by Lionel Faulkner Willis against the Famous Lasky Film Service Ltd.. for wrongful
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    CIVIL WAR IN BRAZIL
    156 12 LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. Struggle Likely to be Prolonged. IReuter's Service.] New York, Oct. 9. It is reported from Rio de Janeiro that there i is indication of tragic civil war developing m i Brazil. The opposing rebel and Federal forces < are facing each other at various
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    TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT.
    68 12 Columbia's Second Trip Across. [Reuters Service.] Harbour Grace. Oct. 9. Captain Erroll Boyd and Lieutenant Harry Connor departed to-day on a trans-Atlantic flight m the monoplane Columbia. Columbia is the machine m which Chamberlain and Levine flew to Germany m 1927 Boyd is a Canadian and served m
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    AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT.
    52 12 Commander Kingsford Smith at Rome. [Reuters Service] Rome. Oct. 9. Wing-Commander Kingsford Smith has arrived m the course of his flight to Australia. Tottenham man. stated to have b-en found drunk twice m one day: I had a little money, and wanted to enjoy myself before the wife
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    69 12 The programme of Drills up to and for Aeek ending October 12th. Saturday. 3 p.m. Siglap S.R.E. <v> Camp: 2 p.m. Bukit Timah Range "E" (Chinese) Coy. Classification. Sunday. 8 a.m. Siglap S.R.E. (v) Camp; Thomson Road Police Depot S.R.A. <v) D.E.L. Unit Presentation of medals by
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    S.V.C. ROUTINE ORDERS.
    291 12 Routine orders by Lt.-Col. J. M. MacKenzie. D.5.0.. commanding. Singapore October Bth. Ran «es. The following range allotments are re-published for information. Buses leave Drill Hall. Satur- Sunday day B. T. Range Farrer Range 2 p.m. 7.30 a.m. Oct. 11 "E" (C> Co. Asiatic Casuals. Oct. 12
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    LEAGUE OF NATIONS HEALTH WORK.
    1739 12 THE LOCAL BUREAU. Details of Co-drdination of Research. The other day we published the first part, (dealing with port health) of an interesting article on the League of Nations Eastern Health Bureau, which Dr. R. Gautier, Director of the Bureau had contributed to the Malayan
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    MILLION DOLLAR RANSOM.
    317 12 CAPTURED GOVERNOR. Fantastic Demands Made by Kidnappers. Tientsin. Sept. 21. With the sum for his release set at 51.n00.000, General Chan Kwang-yuan, governor of Kiangsi under the Peking regime and one of the outstanding members of the old Chihli faction, is m the hands of kidnappers to-day
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      631 12 CHURCH SERVICE. ST. ANDREWS (ATHKDKW 17TH SUNDAY ATTLH TRII 7 a.m. Holy Comm.uiion 7.30 a.m. Matins. 8 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral i 10 a.m. Sunday Srhool st A 5.30 p.m. Evensong < Choral, an! Monday. Wednesday, and Friday Communie.n. Tuesday. Thursday, and Saturday Communion H.M. NAVAL UAsi;. Seletar 10.30 a.m.
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      CRICKET REFLECTIONS.
      924 13 Gloucestershire's Team-Spirit. It h generally agreed that an important lactor m the success cf Gloucestershire they were runners-up for the championship has been the virile, and at times almost audacious, generalship of Mr. B. H. Lyon. Having shed for the time being the cares and responsibilities of county
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      POLO PONIES.
      127 13 Ashton Brothers' Stud Fetches £15,934. The official returns of the sale of the Australian Goulburn team's polo pony stud, hold at East Williston, Long Island. New York, shows that the 25 ponies owned by the brothers Ashton were all sold and realized an. aggregate of $77,600 (£15,934). ai.
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      EASIER GOLF.
      899 13 The Iron Without Hook. Every golfer knews that the iron shcts are the most difficult to play and that the greater the loft the more difficult is the stroke, writes C. B. MacParlane m the Evening News So great an authority as Bobby Jones him-elf says that his
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      CESAREWITCH BETTING.
      141 13 Friendship Leads Brown Jack. London, Sept. 29. The Victoria Club "call-over" on the Cesarewitch is as follows: 17 to 2 against Friendship (offered;; 9 to 1 against taken. 100 to 7 against Brown Jack (offered). 15 to 1 against Show Girl (offered) 16 to 1 against taken. 100
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      318 13 I I D.D.D. Prescription ia an infallible remedy for Eczema. Psoriasis, Bad Leg, Salt Rheum, Prickly HeatTiaS! worm Dhobies Itch, or other skin trouble. Salve* cannot do the work— they iirapJ 4 the pores D.D.D. m not a sticky, smelly ointment b I 'Men liquid wash whicfc •mks into the
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      299 13 a^^ PlaiMMfl Lt "''^'^S^^^ B^ After 5 m. jj^ fl Can now eat anything lien- is another lit*- hkmlc worth bloodstream and tones up hudy *n^ mng I'.vc years -astri.- tr0,,1,1c and n.ind to a real statr of healthy" eflHriiiuiijrestion quickly ami completely MHV rnded. Read this letter, typical of
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      824 14 Blue Funnel line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. WmWRB SERVICE MAKSELLLES. LONDON A N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twioe MssrfMy genfco Liverpool and Glasgow. (Vie, Genoa and Haws). Route subject to alteration ulthosa aotsse. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT ADRASTUS Per Amsterdam. London and Hamburg In
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      466 14 Ellennan Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (In orpotated m Bnajaadj). "ELLERMAIT UNL PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINBNT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. ft*. CFTT OP BHAMCaUaI ftK T HOMEWARDS. •m. CITY OF 11OBXLB For London, R'dam, H*burg, lifrtunhw
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      476 14 i». e» o. Biitish ladia aad Apcar, Lines. (Inoorponssd to stegkud). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMEVT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Dwk. TssuHgA olnga#)ore. Tonnage. KARMALA 9,100 Oct. 11 MACEDONIA 11.1
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      774 15 O. S. K. Line. u» Angeles and and New York:— (from Kobei (Express Freight Bervlce). Klnai Maru Oct 23 victoria. Seattle and Vancouver:— (from K>-be- Arizona Maru Oct jg bondon. Rotterdam, Hamburg (Bremen) •nd Antwerp. Alaska Maru Oct 15 16 Ourban. Port Elizabeth. Cape Town. Rio c* Janeiro. Santos, Montevideo
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      352 15 »_^^fih^y fJ*O M SINGAPORE TbtUROPEitI9 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AND AMERICAN MAIL LINE THE BANK LINE. AMERICAN ORIENTAL LINE SERVICE. (Owners: Messrs. ANDREW WEIR CO.) BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. via Suez r Doe. Sails. Due New York. m.v LOSSIEBANK In Port Oct. 11 Nov. 19 m.v. TAYBANK Nov. 18 Nov.
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      878 15 K. P. M. KOMNKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. [ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY, OP BATAVIA.J (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 Settlements (Singapore and Penanc) of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU.
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      695 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via 14 vi, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. tfegular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA 7.375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.a. MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins
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      565 16 s.s. TRIANON. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from Oslo (arrived Oct. 6th. 1933), are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed m a damaged condition will be held at 3odown No. 50-51 on Tuesday 14th October, 1930 at 9 a.m. No further Survey will be
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      474 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. (Incorporated m D.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Bostoa, Now Vorl Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). Due Sails M.S. SILVERWALNUT Oct. 28 Nov. 3 M.S. SILVERBEECH Nov. 9 Nov. 15 PACIFIC— PHILIPPINES—STRAITS. INDIA EXPRESS SERVICE. Singapore to San Francisco and Los Angeles via
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      692 16 xHAiL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembm and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 6 a.m Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tlnggi. Seremban, Kuula Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping. Penang and Kedah and Lower Slam 6 ajn. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday q
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      NEW YORK CONFERENCE.
      32 17 Port Dickson Arbitrary. The arbitrary on Rubber and Rubber LaUv from Port Dickson has been reduced from 053.00 to G52.50 per scale ton effective a. ln>m the 11th inst.
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      64 17 The Scott Harley arrived from S.antan yesterdaf with a cargo of copra. Ttw Erie Maru arrived from Dakamatsu yes v rday with a cargo of cement. rtae MM. mail steamer Ccmpieg: c is dv. hen from Madras o.\ Tuesday at 6 a m ami will probably sail the same day
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      PORT OF CALCUTTA.
      556 17 More Goods Handled Than Pre-War. The year 1929-1930 was tile third success! vi year In which both the total tonnage of ship^ entering the Calcutta Port and the toUU quanv of goods handled by the Commissioners at the Jetties ;;nd Docks exceeded the bJghett Dgum Ite pre-War
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      WHY TAHITI SANK.
      190 17 Peril Of Sea, Court Finds. Wellington. Sept. 13. The Nautical Court of Inquiry to-day devered its finding about the loss of the Tahiti. I DOOVt held that the loss of the ship was caused by the breaking of the tail shaft. The i!;ilt was a WQmn one
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      PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
      70 17 Pel President Monroe: James A. Brooics. Jr. Eail o Brydon. Emma V. Christenson. Marsh ill f Delk. Ada G. Durston. William R. F*;uh.rv Lewis Alfred Gray. Wayland Martel Groves Yoshiaki Katoh. Rodney Lowery. Tomnioorc I ytlc. Frieda Peter. Kenneth L. Potee. Ethel Rolse, Carol L. Potee. Gale Potee,
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      LOAD LINES OF SHIPS.
      491 17 New Kules for Oil and Timber Vessels. j **t is now^uawe of Inter ■MU Lme Convention drawn up by vT>n C nferenc held m London tJ and July 5 The report •tttel who represented the United 1 lhe Terence is also published vt ■ntion was signed
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      LLOYD'S WRECK RETURNS.
      124 17 73 Ships Lost m Three Months. I -nty-three ships were lost at sea during ::rst three months of the- year, according ij'd's wreck returns to March 31. 1930. CM thai total sixty were steamers and motorand thirteen were sailing boats. Of the -rs Great Britain and Ireland
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      CLEARANCES.
      82 17 '<-. 10. Ban Ho Guan, Khoen Foeng. Sla- Makasser. Tinombo. Van der Lyn. Talang Afc <Dut>: Aing Leong. Hong Thong. BarGemas. Kelantan (Brit): Ranella. Fingal Terukur.i Maru. Burma Maru (Japan); !i Ho (Chi); President Monroe (Am). mport and Holt Line is disposing of its ships, chiefly to shipbreakers. as
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      SEA SHANTIES.
      1133 17 How the Habit Grew. Contrary to the general belief that chanties were sung by sailors because they were happy, or m good spirits, the many survivors of ihe sailing ship days will agree that they were sung because it usually meant a drink of rum or whisky, says
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      59 17 COMPAGNIE MARITIME BELGE (LLOYD ROYAL) S.A. (Incorporated m Belgium.) MONTHLY SERVICE OF STEAMERS. 'Rom SINGAPORE to HONOLULU, VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, PORTLAND SAN FRANCISCO, via lion? Kong, Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama. STEAMER. Dae Singapore. S. BOLIVIER Nov. 3 SS. CAUCASIER Nor. 25 SS. CARLIER Dec. 26 1931. SS. PATAGONIER Jan. 29 For
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      123 17 V^^r/ is your business DO YOU REALIZE THAT C H E VR OLET ■^^^^■m,^ are being used successfully for more I than twenty distinct types of work as buses, m the building trade, on estates, by merchants, and for all sorts of general haulage Why not Inquire what a Chevrolet
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    For the Wireless Enthusiast.
    721 18 RECEPTION AND OTHER NOTES. rjADIO Manila has been broadcasting some *^vciy cntci training music during the week and tbl Java stations have been heard fairly well. Atmospherics have? bfesn rather bid en some nights this we:k and to add to the difficulty of tuning In some
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    WIRELESS ECHOES.
    650 18 Reflecting Regions of the Upper Air. An evening discourse was given at the Victoria Rocms. Lcndcn. m mail week, I.". 1 Prcfe^sor E. V. Appletcn. v.lio speke en Wir?--1 less Echoes." I Dgatoi vttfa boom of the problem arWni *n rhort wave transmission, he that si I are
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    TEN YEARS' PROGRESS.
    904 18 The Limitations of Broadcasting. Pram time tc tin:? eminent murcuins v c tl-e vantagv-yround of public platform to attack biv.aac-.ii ting ca tb« te-hnical side, writer Captain tones* H R bin n, O-SYM (m the Observer). Ttoeir attitude la perfectly m:dirI for U t lyj »;r true
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    "BUSINESS IS GOOD."
    138 18 ftrnm YorL Sept. Id. A movcm-r.l has b-en started mi n New York jto euro business depression by Coueism Today norai of brokers on the New York Stack and Curb Exchanges and hundreds of othei Persons m Wall-street appvarcd wearing small J blue bettors to their coat
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      255 18 E—atf#li!Y THF. READY TO SERVE FOODS 2 AND DAIRY PRODUCE OF p Is Choose your menu from St. Ivel 5f ii food products. «J g Soups, Fish. Sausages, Entrees, j Hams, Bacon. Jams. Cheese. An ti.e oeac i<u>res i.. Binyaj ore dtm. E Mulel.y:- j APLIN ft HARRETT the Wflßtani
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      348 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38. Blshopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Hong Kong Saigon Amritsar Iloilo Semarang
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      466 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated In England). Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1,800,000 Paid-up 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,645.505 BOARD OP DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrle, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hainbro, Esq.. J. O. Robin.* on, Esq., W. H. Shelforrj. Esq., Sir Thomas Catto, Ban LONDON
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      217 18 INSURANCE THE o SOUTH |X BRITISH %1 INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMI I i, FIRE, MARINE, TRANSIT AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED \f LOWEST CURRENT RATES L. C MARGCLIOUTH M, Office: 2. Finlayson < PERSONAL AC( UK s. FATAL ACCIDENTS are mt] HAVE you made provision of your dependents sboo] overtake you
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    MALAYAN RUBBIR STATISTICS.
    218 19 Local Blocks (>cl B%fcr X.-turn of Colony Dealers' Stocks as at close September 30th as declared DRY WE T °TAL Total All Grade R. S .s. crepe Us Dr, Wet Tons Tons. Tons. Tons Tons By J^ 1 Singapore Island 14,551 12,328 1,063 *Ui79 2~Hn Penan* Island
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    COMPANY RESULTS.
    42 19 Abaco and Sengat Pass Profits. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. 1 London, Oct. 10. The following are the latest company results. Abaco. Selangor, passed a profit of £1,344. curry forward £3.466. Seneat passed profit of £3.245. carry forward £7.776 I
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    EXCHANGES.
    83 19 'British Radio Oflßcial Service] Rugby. Oct. 9. Poreipi exchanges are Amsterdam 12 045. Athens 375. Bombay Is. 5 13-16 d.. Berlin 20.425. Brussels 34 825 Bucharest 818. Rio 4%, Buenos Aires 39 1-16, Copenhagen 18.16. Geneva 25.00. ReUtagfuci 193. Hong Kong Is. 3 9-16. Lisbon IM.3S, Madrid 48 20.
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    LONDON TIN PRICES.
    34 19 IFREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. J London. Oct. 10. Tin opened this morning at £110 10s. Spot and £112 Forward. Later prices were unchanged. The market is weak. The sharemarket Ls easier.
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    SPECIAL RUBBER CABLE.
    40 19 I FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT 1 London, Oct. 10. Rubber opened to-day at 3 T id. Spot and 4 1 16 d. Forward. Later prices remained unrhansed. The market is quiet. The sharemarket i* steady and idle.
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    TOURING IN FRANCE.
    256 19 Business that has Become a Major Industry. II Meynial. French economist. In a report on tourist trade m Prance says that during 1929 foreign visitors left $400,000,000 m that, country, an increase of approximately 10 per ecnl over 1928 and 25 per cent over 1927. This huge
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    BARLOW'S REPORT.
    171 19 Hiffht Gain m Rubber Prices. Singapore. Oct. 9. lias been rather more movement m ring the past week and locally the «es with a gain of 1 on balance. To- les quote London up 1 I6d at 3- s d ard V rfc unchanged at 7 S gold.
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    MACPHAIL & CO.'S DAILY REPORT.
    100 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT. Sinjrapc-e. Oct. 10. T mi. Very Weak.— Kuchais 47 52. Kintas 73 P nawats 32 37. Malaya Consols 12.. 16. rvlangs 55 60. Petalings 3.50 3.70, Sungei v 1.85 2.00. Hltams 09 1 13. Sungei Luas 1 Taipings 29 33. Lukuts 65 70, Hong Kong 13s
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    RUBBER IN JAVA.
    243 19 Many Estates Will Not Weather (he Storm. The Bandoeng corespondent of the Feder- a of British Indies (F. 8.1.), writes that the Id crisis m business is probably as serious Java as anywhere. Not only rubber but ir. tea and coffee are so low m price that
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      206 19 October 10. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2 4 1|32 London 3 months' sight 2j4 London 60 days' sight 2 3 15 16 London 30 days' sight 2|3 29 32 London, demand 2j3 7|B London, T.T. 2|3 27|32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1435 Hamburg, demand 235*4 New York,
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      PRODUCE.
      206 19 October 10. Tin 150 Tons $5900 Gambler gi 4 Pepper White 42 Pepper Black 26 Flake Tapioca 41^ Pearl Sago Small j^ Copra, Sundried 570 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle *Ne*7) 0.30 Rice, Siam old No. 1 320 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    912 19 FRIDAY, OCT. 10TH. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. ttnjren Sellers. Asam Kumbang 20s 25s Ayer Hitam (5s) 8s 9s Bangrin Tin 13s 14s I Batang Padang ($1) 10 15 Batu Caves ($1) 35 40 Bukit Arang ($1) 35 40 Burmah Malay 10a 12s nom Chenderiang 3s 6d 4s 3d Eastern
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    GERMANY'S FINANCES.
    153 19 Fear of Inflation Discounted. [Reuter's Service] Berlin, Oct. 9. An increase m the Reichsbank's discount rat? from 4 p2r cent to 5 per cent has .surprised vh? banks and led to a drop m quotations on vh? Stock Exchange, m som. 1 cases of over 20 per cent.
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    WALL ST. SENSATION.
    95 19 One of Largest Firms Fails. [Reuter's Service] New York. Oct. 9. A tremendous sensation m financial circles has followed the declaration of the insolvency of Messrs Frince and Whiteley. one of the largest firms on the New York Stock Exchange. This is the third failure since the
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    NEW TREASURY BONDS.
    86 19 "A Particularly Satisfactory Result." I British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Oct. 9. Applications for the 4 per cent. Treasury Bonds 1934-1946. for which tenders were made at the Ba».k of England to-day, amounted to £116.320.000. Tenders for £105.000.000 were accepted. Those who tendered at the minimum pric?
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    THE TIN POSITION.
    90 19 8,000 Tons Less Production Last Quarter. [Reuters Service.] London. Oct. 9. The Tin Producers' Association states that world production of tin for the quarter ended Sept. 30 was 36.996 tons compared with 44.896 1 for the corresponding quarter of 1929. The difference between production and consump- tion
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    69 19 October 10th. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot 12 12', Standard R.S.S. on Tender Oct. 12 4 12 1 Nov. 12>_> 12\ Dec 12's« 12", Nov-Dec. 12 'j 12- 1 Jan-Mar. 13 13 4 Tone of Market: Dull and Slightly
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    CO-OPERATIVE THRIFT.
    672 19 I Mercantile Society's 6 Per Cent Dividend. The following is the ccmmitu-t \s rep n m d statement of account* for the year ended June ,30th.. for presentation at the fourth annual general meeting of members to be held at the V.M.C.A. Down Town Branch, en October 14th
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    LEWIS & PEArS REPORT.
    208 19 LEWIS PEArS REPORT. Steadier Market Condition. Singapore, Ort. 10th. A rather steadier market has birn s-m during the past week and prices have aci.. wired slightly. A certain amount of manuf;.. *uring interest was shown at the w-ekly iu< ti .ri. and most of the good sheet offered pa-ssed into
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    GOOD WIN FOR THE S.R.C.
    409 20 SIX CLEAR GOALS. Yesterday's Hockey Match on Padang. S.K-C C: \.P.C-Borneo-Boustead 9. The SRC. had practically all their regular tart, team players out against the A.P.O.-Bomeo-Boustead hockey eleven at the Padang yesterday and proved much too good for the firms. The superior speed of the
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS.
    418 20 Draw for Championship and Handicaps. The draw for the billiards champienship and handicaps at the S.CC. are as follow: A Class (250 up>:— V P. F. Wr.lsh minus 100 bye; H H. Bullen minus 100 bye; H. Morris scr. bye; J. Lee scr. bye: G E. Mills minus
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    TRY YOUR SKILL!
    139 20 Miniature Golf Arrives m Singapore. Anyone can play golf m Singapore m a shop and no penalties attached! The miniature game which has br->u"ht millions of dollars to its inventor m America and threatens to take England by storm as well, can now be indulged m at
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    71 20 Mr. Henry Pooley, Consulting Engineer to the Green Island Cement Co., accompanied by Mrs. Pooley, is passing through Singapore on bis return to Hong Kong irom Europe. Mr. Pooley will supervise the erection of the new up-to-dat? cement factory which his Company is erecting m Hong Kong, and which will
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    LONDON CLUBS' TASKS TO-DAY.
    225 20 ARSENAL AT DERBY. Interesting: Matches m League Football. To-days matches In the English and Scottish Leagues are as follow: Division I. Birmingham vs. Blackpool; Bolton vs. Grimsby; Derby vs. Arsenal; Huddersfleld vs. Chelsea; Leicester vs. Leeds: Liverpool vs. Sheffield Wed.; Manchester C. vs. Portsmouth; Middlesbrough vs.
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    270 20 Decisions Regarding Town Roads. The following action was taken at a meeting of committee No. 3. held on October 3rd. Confirmed plan, specification, estimate, and provisional apportionment of the cist of making up and draining Kitchener Road, from Jalan Besar to Townshend Road and Verdun Road under Section
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    MALAYS IN DISPUTE.
    135 20 Plaintiff Claims Reputation is Spoiled. (From Our Own Correspondent] Malacca, Oct. 10. This morning the District Magistrate's Court was full when a civil action between two Malays was mentioned. Plaintiff, at Malay teacher at Sungei Rambei, claims damages of $500 from Haji Kalil of Kampong Hulu. Plaintiff
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    PENANG CRICKET CLUB.
    81 20 Annual Report Shows Net Loss for Year. [Prom Our Own Correspondent.] Penan*. Oct. It. The annual report of the Cricket Club shows a net loss for the year, exclusive of entrance fees, of $4,450. After deducting net debit and reserve there remains a credit excess of $21,583.
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    KAMPONG PANTEI FIRE.
    59 20 Three Chinese Appear m Court. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Malacca, Oct. 10. With regard to the Kampong Pantei fire three Chinese were produced before the District Magistrate yesterday, alleged to have caused mischief by flre. The police opposed bail, the men being remanded m police custody until
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    PUBLIC SERVICES VS. S.C.C.
    411 20 PUBLIC SERVICES VS. S.C.C. TO-DAY'S RUGBY. Probabilities m an Interesting Match. The S.C.C. first XV, m their first match of the season will have a rery stiff test this afternoon against the formidable Public Services combination, whom they meet on the Padang, kick-off at 4.50 p.m. It is perhaps unnecessary
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    U.S. NAVY OFFICERS.
    249 20 Yesterday's Consulate Reception. Ovei 400 gu?stA. representative of the civil, military, naval, and aeronautical life of Singapore wer^ present at the reception given by the Consul General for the U.S.A.. and Mrs. Maynard at Mandurah. Chatsworth Avenu". yesterday afternoon, to meet Captain Isaac F. Dortch, Senior Naval
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    SMALLPOX IN PERAK.
    95 20 20,000 Vaccinations m Ipoh. [Prom Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh, Oct. It. These rains are causing much inconvenience, flooding roads throughout Kinta three feet m water. The Batu Oajah-Gopeng Road was cut off to traffic last night, but the water is falling to-day. The Chinese, however, are very
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    R.S.Y.C. YACHTING.
    141 20 On Sunday, the "A" Class will sail the second and last race of a series for the Pulo Jong Cup. The course, which will be round the Sisters and return will be posted m the usual position and the start will be at 10 a.m. Th 3 points
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    77 20 A sad accident occurred at the Railway station, Padang Rengas. on Sunday afternoon when a Malabar! Mohammedan, travelling from Kuala Kangsar to Padang Rengas m the mail train, sustained severe injuries as the result of jumping off the train before it was brought to a standstill. The unfortunate man was
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    CHINESE NATIONAL DAY.
    701 20 DISORDERLY HYLAMS. Consul's Office Raided By Communists. Gaily decorated doorways, messages of welcome worked beautifully into floral designs, and generous quantities of streamers and banners gave Singapore's Chinatown a picturesque and colourful setting yesterday, when the Chinese National Day was celebrated. Nor were the decorations confined feo
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    MALACCA CELEBRATIONS.
    90 20 Procession. [Prom Our Own Correspondent.] Malacca, Oct. 10. Chinese National Day was observed quietly; there was no lantern procession. Schoolchildren to the accompaniment of music, marched through the streets carrying banners m the forenoon. They gathered m the schools early m the morning when addresses were delivered. National
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    A GOOD OMEN IN PERAK.
    56 20 [From Our Own Correspondent] lpoh. Oct. 10. Chinese National Day here was favoured by fine weather. There was a great display of flags and shops were partially closed, while there is much activity m decorations and preparations for the huge lantern procession tonight, but the
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    THEFT ON KEDAH.
    74 20 Chinese Woman Loses $1,500 While Asleep. [From Our Own Correspondent! Penan?, Oct. 10. The Kedah arrived late this morning from Singapore and was further delayed m the roads. It was learned a Chinese woman deck passenger reported theft while she was sleeping of 1,500 Hong Kong dollars
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