The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 October 1930

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  • 19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,159 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, &S. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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  • 298 1 Wing Commander Kingsford Smith arrived yesterday alter a non-stop flight from Rangoon, eight days after leaving England, and left for Sourabaya at five o'clock this morning Page 11. Twelve Malays, Indians and a Jew are charged to show cause why they should not be bound over in
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  • 1174 1 Once there was a woman and sh? grew old. She lived In a small house and kept it very neat, for she WM proud of her skill in housework. She was married to a very quiet man. Shf had no children to distract her, and she read
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 304 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for fTUROPEAN TROPICAL BUTTS, S2. HIGH STREET. (Raffles HotelJ EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE WITH MODERN l SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS 4 J THIS EVENING AT 6.15. 1 TEA DANCE 1 MONIA LITTER'S CELEBRATFD ORCHESTRA. j GRILL'RdoM- j I SPECIAL DISH TO-MGHT J i BRAISED AYI.ESBURY Dl e KLJNG
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    • 130 1 CAPSTAN mean/ Qualiti| |EUROP£#HOTEL| g "RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION" I Special Notice. i Saturday, 18th October. I Special Race dinner Dance j! Dancing Till 1.45 a.m. GRILL. THE EUROPE fiOTKL, LTD.. Telephone SS4I (8 lines). Arthur E. Odell, Managing Director JADELPHI HOUL I SATURDAY: j CABARET DINNER DANCE i COMB AND
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    • 81 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. C:i.ema attractions Page 2. Hottl announcements Page 1 Insure with the Ocean Page 20. Buy your Christmas presents at the Gift Shop Page 1. Notices by Chief Polite Officer and Penang Tui: Club Page 9. CHRYSLER BIG CAR PERFORMANCE Anyone looking for j Useful Presents will I find
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    • 13 1 WING LOONG. FOB HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut Finish Guaranteed 32, HIGH STREET.
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  • 391 2 Finn Star Collapses on Tennis Court. Mr Ntilton SilK the film star, famous for hu- rtigrmxi portrayal of "he-man" characters, fell dead from heart failure while playing on his tennis court at Los Angele*. His wife. Miss Doris Kenyon, who h also a screen «t3f. and their
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  • 97 2 Rudy Vallee in The Vagabond Lover. Tht V:tturrd attraction of th-> changed Capitol pnpißUM to-night will be Radio musical dramatic production The Vagabond Lover in which the well-known entertainer Rudy Valloe whose gramophone records have been heard all over the world, takes the lead. Vallee sings lour now
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 283 2 TRUFOOD. I HUMANISED AND FULL CREAM. An Up-to-date answer to the big I problem of I INFANT FEEDING. AGENTS. MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3, Battery Road. ji Opp. General Post Office. L Quality— Service Price Economy I CAPITOL RESTAURANT I Malaya's Most Modern I and Finest-appointed I I Restaurant I I
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    • 223 2 yiCTORIA JHEXTRE I COMING NOV: 22nd. 23rd. TWO RECITALS ONLY Dame Clara Butt j i AND I Mr, Kennerley Rumf ord. I "Where The best Pictures are Shown First" 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15. A NIGHT OF MUSIC MELODY and MERRIMENT. RUDY VALLEE Of the Most Famous Orchestral Leaders of Modern limes
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    • 277 2 Change of P^m J 16-151 TO-i\/G//T liuV: 1 I 1 I FOX CORPORATION present I A NEW PERSONALITY TO THE AUDIBI I SCUE EN I DON JOSE MOJICA I (OF CHICAGO OPERA HOUSE FAME) ifl I This dashing hero of a hundred operas I magnificent voice and intriguing personality to
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 204 2 THE WEEK. Friday. 17th. High Water. 07.26, 7.0 ft., 17.30. 7.5 ft. HE the Governor leaves on the Malwa Economic Mission arrives. US Naval Reception: Black Hawk 4 p.m. Hockey: SRC. vs. Welch Regt. Saturday. 18th. High Water. 08 17. 7.6 ft.. 19.19. 8.0 ft. Oversea? Chinese Bank annual meeting,
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  • 1153 3 RHODESIA'S FORTIETH BIRTHDAY. ROMANTIC COLONISING. Stirring Story of Cecil Khodes's Pioneers. Lxacily forty years a^o ttM first stage of th« most romantic colonising, enterprire of modern tiBBM was succ essfully achieved, writes Lieutenant-Colon*! H. Marshall Hole. C.M.G Formerly Chv-f feserctary of North Rhodesi?.) in the Ifoniing Post. On Sept. 12,
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  • 98 3 ThOEC who si]i7ci- frcm i ti-:i. :;.;stritis, acidity, flatulence, dyipeyia, heart-burn, etc.! \.ill be {':'.d to learn thai instani relief can be Obtained by taldns little 'BisuratedMagnesia immediately after eating or whenever pain is felt Thh In trntly neutralises the acid that cause, all
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  • 327 3 Curtailment of Services. A Eerious curtailment of ths fartllflM for passenger tndßc en the K.i.ways will begin next week, say.s a Lcndon mail week paper. Some cf these new 5-teps U( anacimced in the new official tinie tables end othara are concemplation. Week-end Ucket3 bought en Friday have
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  • 122 3 A policenrin noticed a man bohavintr in vhal he thought was a suspirious way outside Lcod] General Infirmary during MM light. As the man want down in ths hadow under a ray cominp from a light -d window ths policeman seized him. The pMUI
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 323 3 ROHUK By far the Best FLOOR POLISH bv special lIM THE KIN( i UTOIMMENT TO OF SIAM j i STD f3t-^&&$?l- i S'EW MODEL SHIELDS, CUPS MEDALS FOR THIS SEASON. ji I STERLING SILVER E.P.N.S. I I -It BIGGEST SELECTION GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE. jfj MINIATURE Cl PS AT ANY
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    • 43 3 -ffi DONT fcgf^ DOCTOR H Pop an EVANS' PASTILLE H into your mouth instead. Their antiseptic vapours will soon relieve you of that cold. I EVANS' 1 Pastilles From Chemists everywhere Made in England to a formula of H tkm LiTatpool Throat Hospital.
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    • 240 3 I Estate Trust Agencies I (1927) Limited. I Z\. j irst (toss Strn-t MALACCA. S 11. Light Street PENANG. |j u Kl > !ie WWH KUALA LUMPUR. Kcgislered by and Security deposited with S I the Straits Settlement* Government w I Act as Trustees, Administrator., Receivers, S l| Guardians, Kent
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  • Moods and Modes of EVe
    • 816 4 Hygiene in the Tropics. A correspondence on dress reform and hygiene for women in the tropics has been opened and from my own personal experience of life in India I would like to give my views on the subject. wTites Mary B. Ellam, late Medical Supt.. Azamgrah
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    • 82 4 One of the new suits providing a charming idea not frequently seen, shows a black cloth coat whooe black and whit? mixture lining is marked with a minute check. The fronts are faced back with this lighter material, making a series of small scallops along the edge.
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    • 769 4 (By Our Woman Correspondent.) ALTHOUGH the latest fashion books are full Of new and amazing fashions, picturesque, romantic and surprising, the woman who aspire- to smartness will steer clear of these extremes of fashion and us° her common fens? in choosing iHt new frocks, after making
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    • 551 4 Back to the Curls of 1830. THE Federated Union of Hairdressers of Fi"ance have determined that curls are coming in. It is not. they say. merely change for the sake of change; these curls are to be curled in memory of the fashion current at the Revolution
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    • Article, Illustration
      38 4 ni a et e iSrp k n n r H P >f: de Chil l e i!?l erie is best trimmed with cream met lace, and here fagot stitching adds to the charm of a very lovely vest.
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    • 80 4 It is generally understood that coffee must be made from freshly ground beans, and most grocers grind the beans for each customer. But a far better plan is to have a grinder of your own. To cater for this need, a new canister and grinder have been
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    • 388 4 Selecting A Shampoo. MVOU are more than half-way to hair beauty if you choose the right shampoo" asserts a hair specialist. He holds the view that every type of head needs Its own particular cleansing agent and once- the right one has been found the wise woman
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  • 1588 4 The "Uttle Season': Buckingham Palate Sunn* m Distinguished Visitors: Club That Was Haunt of r aned ters: Canine Chess Pieces (iani( v London, sept. Ilk THE "Little Season." that short but usually brilliant period from October to about the middle of December, promises to be particularly interesting
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  • 225 4 [Prom Our Own Correspondent] London, Sept. 18. WOMEN are very glad to learn that the West-end stores are this season offering fur coats at the lowest prices since the war. At several leading stores yesterday coats were being offered at prices which were often less than half those
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  • 97 4 It may not be usual tor PfJUMf set of lingerie, but up-to-date Hfln pyjamas* bearinc some r.lati dressing-gown. Few pyjanu. trimmed, and thLs absence t»i mto has popularised the tailored with belt and pockets Py.Mnuchlne. spun silk and dyed riMOtuni ings of the sann material but colour. Laces
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  • 475 5 WAR SUPPLIES DESTROYED BY SPIES? PENCIL DESTRUCTION. £7,000,000 Claims in International Court. The Hartie. Seo'. 17. Explosions «aid to have been caused by German rpi3~. In America, destroying munitions designed for Great Britain, are the subject of actions before the American and German Mixed Commission of The Hague International Court,
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  • 422 5 M. Claude Reports a Promising: State. Paris. Sept. 17. Professor Paul Boucherot. who is associated with M. Georges Claude in the experiment now being made by the latter in Cuba, with the object of obtaining thermal power from the tropic seas. rec°iv?d a teh-gram from
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  • 54 5 Saxophonist Who Played 11 Hours Without a Stop. Having played his saxophone for 11 hours continuously before a jury of municipal officials in Rochefort, M. Roman Begulauski is claiming a new worlds endurance record. During his musical feat he stopped only for pne minute every hour, and
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  • 387 5 Less Power, Better Shape, More Useful Speed. Except for the evolution of outline, dictated more by fashion than science, motor cars have very much the same general shape as they have had for many a long year. Engineers havt- been content to develop power units to the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 515 5 I K ROYAL DUTCH INDIAN AIRWAYS. j Goods for any destination in Java will be i |M accepted by Java Air-Mail. It is not necessary that goods to be forwarded j If bv air should be strongly packed. 1 i I All kinds of goods are collected from any J
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    • 236 5 When you get die right food for Ifs different in one very importani baby everything else comet right. Buf way. The Lactogen" process makes •f your baby is like lots of others the Curd light and flaky. Ajiy baby and cant rake ordinary milk try cao digest M Lactogen." And
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  • 783 6 THE WIRELESS LINK. Rapid Development of Services. Within a shcrt t:m° Great Britain will probably be in dir-ct telephonic communication with the whale Empire, writes a Morning Post special representative. At present it is possible to speak by telephone from Great Britain to 90 per cent,
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  • 190 6 Arrested Soldier Released. Le Touquet, Oei. 4. One promising line of inquiry has closed and another has opened up at the police ccurt proceedings in connection with th~ brutal murde of the Englishwoman, Mrs. Wilson, in the fores* here two years ago. A handsome youth named Leloutre, w>io
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  • 860 6 DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASE. Resort to Electrical Radiation. In reviewing "th- Detection of Dswase," the latest book to be published about the c? ctrical ph?nomena and treatment asociated with \.h^ name of Albert Abrams. I indicated that I intended to writ~ more fully on the subject at
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  • 133 6 Anopheles Breeding in Arm of Seine. Paris, Sept. 15. The chief breeding ground of the Paris mosquitoes, to which allusion was made yesterday, is now said to have been located by a scientific commission with Professor Roubeaud as chairman. It is an almost forgotten arm of the
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 165 6 I of Strength II u sffljflJni OTRENGTH is the quality you I out Y our daily work, strength to I res Pond to the natural wastage of ._^.^^j Wincarnis will give you that strength. A wine and a tonic n||§^^_~ :r^^ both, it will make the blood flow freclv through
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    • 343 6 1 BIG9A KTA^TEAI s Retains a freshness and flavour which nnn<lt by. imported tea and is' <UtIM GROWN IN MALAYA. ij Although better it costs less— for being a kcmJ ifi are no expensive transport chares t! Pri ul Nn i !n <ov(r«»i i a OBTAINABLE FROM 5 Bun Bee
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  • 1872 7 A LONDON LETTER. International Competition Won by a Teetotaller. [From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 18. This week there has betn a great International Cocktail Competition in London. There were a very large number of expert competitors, but I am afraid that nothing entirely new was
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  • 193 7 Awaiting New Engine Parts at Jask. Karachi, Oct. The Hon. Mi's. Victor Bruce was riving over a range of hills called the Koh-i-Moberak, approximately twenty miles north of Jask, when her aeroplane crashed. At nine last night, the Assistant Superintendent of the Indo-European Telegraph Department at Jask
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  • 97 7 Rugby. Sept. 30. At the League Assembly to-d-iy. Lord Ctc 1 made a vigorous attack on the dilatory- methods Of the League in dealing with the slavery problem. He declared that there were st'll about 5,000.000 rlave3 in the vv< rid. Ke ccmplair.L-d that the proposal of the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 314 7 wPl^W3rs7*f#T3l ho^ fern ■^^^^^T 111 '>f Chemists 1 fl m Ml Hn<l Stores Ml iinwoM/«-». Prevention is better than Cure. To resist and repel cold*, fofeenza, brand**, then is nothing better than a course of Aagiir'l Emulsion. Its soothmn effects and .ts tonic, mvitforatins inrtuencc upoß the funrtl()ns make miequa
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    • 266 7 PROTECTS YOUR /^s HOME y^l#i Bodyguard purifies <^^ J^ yty all it cleans. Use it v^v/^ <^^ for washing clothes <£|^ /ffiMfc and cleaning the /wWW/ house— make it the W^^^fi^j general family soap. U <</ <&~ JTi It leaves a fresh, pure xJfA i f cleanliness that pro- JC£«^\a
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  • 708 8 ROUGH TIMES. In an Election Then You Got It Both Ways. Thomas Tegg. of Tegg's Stables. Barnes, winner of the King-Emperor Cup. 1912. and many other cups in driving and coaching contests. i:s an interesting man to listen to. for he has seen, done and
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  • 253 8 Dash to Gretna After Brief Courtship. Westhoaghton., Sept. 18. Nellie Hurst, a "beauty queen" of Lancashire. and Peter Brown were married yesterday over the anvil at Gretna Green— the reputed home ef romance. Peter and Nellie went to Gretna Green because Nellies parents would not countenanc the
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  • 65 8 The Town Hall, Ipoh. was th* scene ot a pretty wedding yesterday, says the Times of Malaya of Monday, the contracting parties being Miss Lam Yoot Ngoh, fourth daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lam Kok Lai of Siputeh. and niece of Towkay Lam Looking of SS. Ur Tan
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  • 513 8 LATEST FIGURES. Intensified Struggle of Past Few Years. The struggle for supremacy among the national newspapers of Great Britain, which began shortly after the war. has been intensified during the last two years, producing many spectacular changes. Two years ago the Daily Mail led the field with
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  • 244 8 Former Millwall Player Fined. For several years goalkeeper for Millwall PC. Joseph Lansdal^, aged 32. of Limesgrove. Lewisham. who described himself as "independent." was charged at Greenwich Police Court with loitering for betting purposes in Lewisham High-street He denied the offence. PC. Jefferv said that he
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  • 112 8 How Serious Railway Accident was Averted. Amherst (Nova Scotia), Oet. T. Th~ courage and resource of Robert Mills ng^d twelve, averted serious railway accident near here. Just as a passenger train was thundering down the track, Robert noticed two goods wagons, of which the braker. had
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 407 8 iifcW^W l THE READY TO SERVE "POODS Mwfe^iii/ t AND DAIRY PRODUCE OF GALVANIZED WIRE NETTIM ImEL J FOR TENNIS COURTS. j JJJ foo<Js The quJity 1 With Galvanized Pipe Poles to match \is dways reliaMe. The flavour of j| Concrete foundation and top rails nil is delic.ously naturmL I
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    • 290 8 I^^^^Bjli nU)r< than •"whitr?! [rfmW Thls is IIN Spread Diseases U "QABYS entire life may be J3 ruined by the entrance of a single fly into your home. For flies are germ- 7^^^ carriers and they deposit inv 7//,***"^ their germs wherever they alight! Typhoid, infantile paralysis, cholera, dysentery tbest
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 475 9 BUSINESS CARDS. AS SAGE ANICUKK ISS FUMIKO 32 Dhoby Ghaai. FUNERALS. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. Not. 1 A S. Penhas Road. i mvrmw Street Phone W7S. TO LET, No 87 MEYER ROAD Apply Meyer Brothers. No 4 and 4 A Raffles Place. Apply Meyer Brotnei 104 Orchard Road, furnished. Apply r
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    • 657 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTICE Is hereby given that tenders are now Invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained In the Tender Room, Municipal Offices Clminc Date, Fresh Tenders for the supply of lorries for the removal of materials from Municipal
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    • 683 9 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. It is hereby notified that the Exchange Banks will be closed on: Tuesday, October 21st, Deepavali. admission to Ingush schools for 1931. Parents are strongly advised to register their children for Primary Classes 1931 in English Schools, before the end of Occober, 1930. Age limits are Ist
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    • 730 9 NOTICES. PENANG TURF CLUB. NOTICE is hereby given that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of members of the Penang Turf Club will be held at the Club's Offices, Chartered Bank buildings on November 4th, 1930. at 4.45 p.m. BUSINESS. (1) To confirm the Minutes of a General Meeting held on November
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    • 538 9 AUCTION SALES. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Originating Summons No. 20 of 1930. In the matter of the Will of Tan Kim Watt deceased dated the 24th day of October, 1913. between Tan Chin Siew Plaintiff and Tan Gim Chwee Neo (F) Goh Swee
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    • 536 9 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Dally m Malaya. live "news" paper 30-40 columns of news dally. Also the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest Telegrams, Latest News and Latest Announcements. Special Daily London Cables. Rubber and Tin Price Cables together with exclusive
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  • 21 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH GORDON. At Maternity Hospital. Singapore. 2j on October 16th. 1930. to Mr. and Mrs. A. Gordon, a son.
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  • 829 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1930. SIR CECIL CLEMENTI'S "LITTLE LIST." Sir Cecil dementi disclosed in Legislative Council that he had a formidable list of subjects for discussion with Lord Passfleld. or if not with him at least with what used to be termed "the Colonial Office." It is
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  • 414 10 Mr. W R. Boyd. Acting Director of Co-oper-ation S3. and F.M.S., who has arrived on vbit of inspection at Penang was present at the annual meeting of the Penang Mercantile Employees' Thrift and Loan Society. The wedding took place at tht- Church ol the Immaculate Conception, Pulau Tikus Penang, of
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  • 1734 10 ELEPHANT DESTRUCTION IN JOHORE. WARDENS' EVIDENCE. Chinese Views on Wild Life Preservation. If the evidence of two Chinese witnesses, recorded by the Hubback Commission at Johore Bahru yesterday, can be taken as representing the views of the Chinese plantation owners of Johore, it would appear that the reeling amongst them
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  • 98 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT l London. Oct. 16, 5.1& pm Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £112 13 1G (up 8 16). Forward £114 3 16 (up 8 16). The market is steady Messrs.
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  • 78 10 Some Matters for lx>ndon Discussion. His Excellency O.w I lumsdf stated a U-nc for discussion with thColonies wlun he UTtVM of UMH naturally MC portMM than Otten and to state that amon^t to cussion will b<. the roll Colonial Uevrlopnieiu purposes: Proposed amali Straits Settlements illd I
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  • 63 10 The health sUiUm-n- fa octobci nth show* thai I in MM Municipal MM uiviim against 27.68 In HM im-o-ihm: In the corresponding week of ducting the death-s of 8 P three months' residence mille Phthisis (35 dMi pneumonia (27. UN mortality. No MM '>'■ holera were notiiied Th, tol M
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 165 10 DRINK ~TVIARTINI VERMOUTH •ITALY'S GIFT TO THE WORLD." I Try our Celebrated PORK SAUSAGES MADE FRESH DAILY j i COLD STORAGE I f ORCHARD ROAD AXD SUB-DEPOTS. 1 The Original and Genuine I Johann Maria Farina <** EAU DE OOLOGNE Eau de Cologne I i that has been |H 1
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    • 84 10 j 634 j J NORTH BRIDGE ROAD I TENG SENG GUAN. j Established 1935. 1 T. K. K's j j Gent's Tennis Shoes I Sizes 25 to 43. From 70 cts. to $1.15 per pair. 111I II S. De SUVA BROS, j j JEWELLERS J S A NEW SHIPMENT I
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  • 1366 11 Amazing Flying Achievement. KINGSFORD SMITH'S NON-STOP RECORD FLIGHT FROM RANGOON. "Such a Lousy Trip!" Smith .topped out S his \r x TV Wln Kin*rf.rd wh.lc afterdusk l^, v Vmn i llßht aeroplane at the Seletar Air Base a little ••> already brHliant r "ort
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  • 129 11 POLICE ACTIVITIES. 430 Arrests in Two Days. (Reuter'6 Service.] Bombay, Oct. 16. There were 250 arrests to-day, making a total of 430 since yesterday morning. To-days arrests include Aziz Hussein bhoy Lalji (secretary of the last 'War Council" and son of the President of the
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  • 623 11 Kingsford- Smith's Remarkable Record. Honorary Wing -Commander Kingsford Smith, of the Royal Australian Air Force (to give him his correct title t has. more than any other airman, been outstanding in the performance of those exploits of long distance flying which have held the public interest and
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  • 135 11 A MAD BUFFALO. Three People Gored to Death. [From Our Own Correspondent.) Ip9h, Oct. 16. A dreadful tragedy is reported from Kampar as a result of a buffalo unexpectedly running amok and rampaging through the streets of the own, goring a number of people, three of whom
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  • 69 11 Disturbing Influence of Fethi Bey Party. I Keuters service, j Constantinople, Oct. IG. There has been wrtOOi rioting in Anatolia during the past ten days owing to antagonism between the Parliamentary People's Party and the new Opposition party led by F?thi Bey Soldiers with fixed bayonets dispersed the
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  • 50 11 Departure for Abyssinian Coronation. 1 Reuter's Service London. Oct. 16. The Duke of Gloucester left to-day to represent the King at the Coronation of Ras Tafari, Emperor of Abyssinia on November 8. at Adis Ababa. The Prince of Wales bsde him a cordial farewell at Victoria Station.
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  • 38 11 Wing Commander Klngsford Smith and his bride-to-be, Miss Mary Powell of Melbourne, to whom he became engaged a few months ago. They are to be married shortly after the airman's arrival in Australia.
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  • 53 11 The latest information regarding the progress of Lieut. Hill was that he reached Sourabaya shortly before noon yesterday after nearly nine hours flying, but there is no information as to whether he had gone on to Bima. whence he planned to take off for the last lap
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 212 11 I CARRON RANGES I i H CARRON" Ranges are Foremost in X Construction, Durability Efficiency. < "CARRON DOVER" RANGES f. X No. 6. 33% inch $45.00. with boiler $75.00. No. 7. 373/, M $55.00. $85.00. 4 No. 8 4O'/> $65.00. $95.00 t X No. 9. 42|/ 2 $75.00. $105.00. A.
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  • 525 12 OFFICIAL REVIEW. The Deplorable Condition of Trade. IB; rash Radio Official Servic?.| Rugby. Oct. 15. Tht Government of India's appreciation of the situation up to Oct. 11 states: The latest provincial reports for the most part record a continued improvement in the fSBHnI rituation in internal India.
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  • 185 12 Hopes to Avoid New Taxation. i Reutv's Si rvice. London. Oct. 16. Mr. Philip Snowden m a rpeeeh r.t a banquet at th? Mansion House admitted that the revival of trade was slow but d?prerated pessimism Government, he suid. could do little and the salvation of
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  • 91 12 I British Air Ministry's Statement. British Radio Official Service 1 Rujjby. Oct. IS, I Regarding the suggestion that all recondi- Honing work on the airship RlOO had ceased pending a decision on the futur? of British airship development, it is officiallv stated that the present intention of the
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  • 36 12 Australian Government's Ban. London. Oct. 3. •i:\\ The Fici -ral Gov •rnnvnt ha, proI ths importation of galvaniaed iron and the exiatmi bounty of 53 hllKni'..-, i ion h~.r, *>•■; n v. i.h'iraw I
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  • 36 12 tdsrztand that Dr. and Mrs. C R. v Horn; 1 :;ome iim n -xt firing :ill(l I> -"y hat teetdad not to return n Mala: Dr. Amu:, i* now Malaria macajtii •I. Institute for Mv-U'vi Research
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  • 1094 12 A HOME LETTER. Changing the Face of London. I From Our Own Correspondent.] Londrn, Sept. 19. The Autumn is always prolific in gj-sip. because there is rarely any news of cut-tind-'lng importance. Let me take, for hwtfinwi T-on- don. Mr. Lansbury has come out wlt'.i
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  • 427 12 PARTY POLICY. i Rigid Economy and Protection for Manufacturers. IRcuter's Service.] London, Oct. 15. The Conservative policy whenever the Party it turns to power is set forth in a letter from I Mr. Baldwin to Mr. Neville Chamberlain, 'Chairman of the Party Organisation. This, the
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  • 308 12 Grave of Sixteen Victims. j Strange stories of the unnatural have from time to time appeared in the Press: stories of stone throwing, plate smaslvng and other phenomena which are all too readily attributed to ghosts and gain strength and currency according to credibility of the source
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  • 38 12 The Ban of Congress Activities. [Reuter's Service.] Bombay, Oct. 15. Arrests in connection with the police operations in carrying out the ban on Ccngi organisations which have been declared unlawful, now amount to 180.
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  • 66 12 Young Englishwoman's Attempt. London, Ort. A fOU«i Englishwoman. Mrj. Helen Silver, who recently obtained her flying- crtificato. departed to-day from Heston aeradroms m t\v to her home in Nairobi. She is accompanied by her instructor, th-.-well-known pilot. Captain Camm-ron. Th Q y reached Le Bourg'-t. whence after a
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  • 579 12 KUOMINTANG BAN. Chang Hsueh Liang's New Commands. Peking. Oct. 8. Official circles announce that General Chang Hsueh-liang. head of the Manchurian Government, will assume the post of Vice-Commander-in-Chief of all the Army and Navy in China at Mukden on the Chinese National Day, while, simultaneously. General
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  • 48 12 UNITED STATES BRAZIL. Will Support Federal Authorities. I Reuters Service.] Washington Oci. 15. The Secretary of State announced to-day that the United States Government would fully support the Federal authorities Jn Brazil. American manufacturers would be permitted to sell munitions to the Federals but not to the insurgents.
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  • 40 12 Commander of U.S. War Convoys. I Reiner's Service. Brcmericn. Wxshinglon. Oct. 16. The death is announced of Rear- Admin. I iiegmeier. who commanded the convoying of Jnited States troop ti\ nsports to France dur--3f the Groat Wnr.
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  • 105 12 Token of Indian Princes' Loyalty. London, Oct. 3. As the result of a proposal by the Maharaja of Kr.purthnla. it is hop-d that an equestrian statue of the Kins -Emperor will Rboftty be erected at Now Delhi in token of Che attachment and loyalty of the Princes
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  • 17 12 Mr. J. H. M StotMon, is expected to return .o the F.M.S. ear)? In Decamhar.— m M.
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  • 275 12 TEAR VP TREATY" PLEA. Hitler's Plans for Country's Rehabilitation. London, Oil. 6th. Brrhn. The "evidence" to-day it ih i trial at Leipzing of the three German ollicrj charged with high treason, given by Herr Adolf Hitler, the German Fascist leader. whose followers (National-Socialisisti made a gr~at
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  • 749 12 Political Spwh At Leipzig Trial. Lor.tJi;i. Oct. Bilk Leipzig "I am a man without I OOUntiy" with these words Hitler beyan his testimony at the resumed trial for high treason of the three German officers who ar m mbert Fascist organisation. Hitler went or: to
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  • 103 12 MOHAMMEDAN OPERATIVES STRIKE. n*WANjNcip ENTOI Official R«p«rt Firi nuiveL cltemeti Arum MUI, last thra and protested mem b w V in The operative then went in ner bcarr. Swaraj." I Th. p nee p, perso An «>«cW cxwmuj :».:inly COTTObocat- i It .'tates that th- dearly than M nhH i3h,
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  • 73 12 Imprints Pro(««ssion in Uombay. Item !>.»%. atr Qandhi' btfthdaj Bombay b\ u>d by idrabsn M: ;and Mrs Mi:: The proctaHwi, vhkh kncludet] Mi sevika-s (women vokmlfcn) In llaii mluiiml laareca and i Dumber ol women, earned bannen in.^cnbed Frvr India mean free Qandhi alone can deliver I Flow.-rs
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  • 72 12 Allied I.t'idor Aivr^t.'d. CaJi-j'.tj. Ort Ch 0 C ivartl m of til lers la the BIUMJUIJ raid, wai arrested nu thai meming in the \:'.I ■ol Ku hi. na the town, hi ;I'.---hout-- ol i villager, wl also taken i:it- The imttway and the p U tagooi wck
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  • 50 12 Sini'l. 1 Organisation to Regulate Sale. H.iv.wi.i. <>>• IS. PresMtnl Mm kiad c'ueers all .Acr Co. I > co-cp rate m carrytnf cut plan drawn up bg Mr Chad .>n Ame :> in N| it < «1 i i i be placed In the b latl n
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  • 8 12 The Bon Mr Ju tlce Ottei t..- Bdavana
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 568 13 London Actor To Enter Professional Ring. Mr. JefT Dick-o>\ the noted promoter of boxing, ha:; Bgreed to become responsible for the training and development of Desmond Jeans, a young London actor and dancer, who h?.s decided to takr up pu^i!: :m as r. profession. In the li f
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    • 376 13 The Most Unconventional Forward. Alec Jackson has come to town. This great forward has been transferred from Huddersfie.d Town to Chelsea at a transfer fee of about £8.500. and he is to be included in the Cnel^aj team to-day for the great London Derby" i match against West
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    • 46 13 J. H. Mayer, the Warwickshire fast bowler, has accepted an engagement for next season as professional to Accrlngton, the Lancashire League club. He is the second player who is leaving county cricket next season for league cricket, Clark of Northants having signed for Todmorden
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    • 730 13 T?n B!uc3 Certain to be In Residence. T:, Rugb- Lisht Bl,e; ,:e this year faced vtth the picb.cm cf rramirg h* wmmm'M une:pect:d Rueby defeat, and. providing all y tho-e every i cs rvppose that tiie> „1 do &3. Oxford are entitled to all credtt tor mhmtam lact
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    • 243 13 Five Men Restrain Beaten Boxer. West Bromwich. It took five men to restrain Tom Cartwright. the Tipton Slasher, after his brother, who was acting as his second, threw in the towel halfway through the fifth round of a fifteen-round contest at the Palais de Danse here. Cartwright
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    • 57 13 The mangled body of a Tamil labourer was discovered on the railway track near Tanjong Rambutan during the early hours of Sunday morning. The body was that of a male Tamil and the head was separated from the trunk. It Is believed that the unfortunate man was run over by
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 311 13 KING OF CLUBS A Sovereign Whishv of the Finest Quality if- ___7_: Sj There is no need for you to £fi t\ search long for good Tea. In S Q v "GOLD LEAF" Tea you will ffi J find all your dreams of a per- j! S^. feet blend of
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    • 331 13 If not sufifer from a "'Jjjjjf I Disfigured Skin! I Rashes, pimples and other skin ■> J| anvctions .ire usually caused by impure blood. Your blood stream becomes poisoned through constipation and J inner sluggishness, which you can effectively and safely avoid if you p take ENO's u Fruit Salt"
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 886 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. •XFREBB SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Due. Sails. CALCHAS For Marseilles, Casablanca. London. Rotterdam
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    • 442 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (In orporated In England). "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Doe Singapore s.B. CITY OP SHANGHAI NOT. 7 ss. KAZEMBE Dec 6 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OP
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    • 437 14 Biitish India and Apc&r Lines. (Incorporated In England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVUtNMEY] LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVU E OUTWARDS FROM LONDON I OR CHINA Japan. Tonnage. Singapore. To MACEDONIA 11.120 Oct. 17 nf»Nr% LAHORE 5,300 Oct.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 736 15 O. S. K. Line. bos Angeles and and New York:— -(from Kobe) .Kxpress Freight Service) Sanyo Maru Nov 7 Victoria. Seattle and Vancouver from Kobe. Manila Mar i Nov l0 lAjndon, Rotterdam. Hamburg (Bremen) and Antwerp. Amm iwirban. Port Elizabeth. Cape Town, Rio d«Janeiro. Santos. Montevideo and Buenos Aires. [Round-the-world
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    • 530 15 w «*«^g*g^g«EflyL <<7 -^^^gftE^BBBBEV SAILINGS 1U MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOmon *UOM SINUAFOKE AND ttNANG via COLO vllm, SULZ »'OHT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES AN O QKMQA. Arrive Leave Umtm Airivr SinKapu--. Singapore. Penan;. N> w York ?> v.s rillmore Oct. Zl Oct. 30 Nov. l Dec. 9 Prts. Wilson Nov.
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    • 813 15 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. [ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY. OP BATAVIA.J (Incorporated in 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 in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penan*) of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU.
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  • 212 16 100 Years of Travel. Vienna. Sept. 10. It is just one hundred years since the ftrst steamship went down the Danube from Vienna to Budapest. Lord Cowley. then British Ambassador in the Austrian capital, took a special int?rest in navigation on the Danube and in 1830
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  • 203 16 Reykjavik, Sept. 16. The Danish Greenland boat Godthaab has arrived here with the Rumanian Professor Dumbrava and an American wireless expert. Mr. Bassett, on board, on their way to Denmark. They report that they erected a winter station with wireless on the east coast of Greenland in
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 716 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via l iVi, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Itofiilai monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4.512 tons). Tba a*. MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins
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    • 274 16 «P NORDDSDUETSCHER IS3 LLOm mja^|ty (incorporated in Germany). The undenxoted are the Company's Intended fixtures: OUTWARDS. S ALSTER Por Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kobe, Osaka, Moji, Dalny Tsingtau Oct. 26 9 FRANKEN For Y'hama, Kobe, Osaka and Moji Oct 20 HOMEWARDS. t DESSAU For Bilbao, Dunkirk, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Bremen Oct.
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    • 467 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. in, (Incorporated in USA) **V» GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, Now Yt*fc Philadelphia and Haltimore (via Suez) Du Sails MS. BILVERWALNUT Oct. 28 Nov 3 I>Uf N>w t^ MJ3. SILVERBEECH Nov. 9 Nov j I tai, jj PACIFIC— PHILIPPINES-STU \ITS INDIA EXPRESS
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 672 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembln and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 6 ajn Bangkok every Thursday 6 ajn. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Talplng, Penang and Kedah and Lower Slam ajn. Kelantan every Monday. Wednesday and Saturday P-m. Kota
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 226 17 Port Swettenham Building Now Completed. All who are interested in the welfare of Ugh Mercantile officers and seamen who*e .all at Port Swettenham will learn with «ure oi the completion of the buildinß of Mariners' Club there, says the Malay TIM name of the principal port of the
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    • 274 17 ireless Experiments Off Scottish Coast. l.arjfs. Sept. u. !:,<- radio-telephony beacon, the first of its tbe world, with which it is hoped to inate ihe dangers of fog at sea. and which :«d at the lighthouse on the lesser nbrae. an island off the Ayrshire coast,
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    • 150 17 I nited States and British Navies' Co-operation. Newport. Rhode Island, Sept. 17. iKini; last night at a banquet given by tUatm in honour of the officers of H.M.S. trope. Admiral Sims, a resident here. f the close co-operation of the British I United States Navies during the War.
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    • 129 17 f £4,000 Worth of Heroin. Amsterdam. Sept. 15. tettng on information received from the 1 ff Nations Committee, dealing with the 'I nip traffic. Rotterdam detectives have 0Q board a German steamer a big conEmnent of heroin, which, it is alleged, had tx-lled as borax. nsitfnment.
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    • 62 17 an unusual event in Belfast in when both shipbuilding 'firms launchHarland and Wolff sent into the single -screw cargo steamer San v ith a gross tonnage of 5.900 for the <-tn»'rale Transatlantlque of Paris rkflMUt, Clark, and Co. launched the r »'W vessel Mavis, which is
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    • 427 17 Cruiser Controversy Resuscitated. Washington. Sept. 17. Admiral William V. Pratt reached Washingion this morning and will immediately take over the duties of Chief of Naval Operations of thr United States Navy in succession to Admiral Charles F. Hughes, whose letter of resignation to President Hoover and the
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    • 468 17 Protection of Oversea Possessions. Paris. Sept. 14. The Journal published yesterday a statement made b.\ M. Dumesnil. the French Minister of Marine, to a representative of that newspaper before his meeting with Mr Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty. He said it must be remembered that
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    • 94 17 The Boarding Officers. Penang. bade farewell on Tuesday night at the Marine Depot, Glugor. to Commander J. H. Owen, acting Harbour Master. Commander Owen was in Penang for about eight rronths. acting for Commander Peel. He now returns to Malacca, from where he rame. Commander Peel is expected to arrive
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  • 479 17 CAPT. COOK'S SEA CHEST. MINIATURES ON LEATHER. Camera Reveals Works by Artist Companions. Birmingham. The camera, which, by means of panchromatic photography, has revealed details unnoticed by the human eye, may be the means of bringing a fortune to Mr. D. W. Sumner, who keeps a small sweet-shop in Clifton-road,
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  • 220 17 More than 8001b. of opium are r.-portod to have been seized when a French steamer coming from the Orient docked in Marseilles this week-end. The drug was found by the Customs officials hidden in the coal shoots. This is only an illustration of tht* extraordinary ingenuity which these
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  • 122 17 I'ninvited Guests on Ship at Fremantle. Despite elaborate precautions taken by the shipping authorities at Fremantle to prevent stowaways boarding vessels bound overseas, stowaways continue to make their way past the guards, and secrete themselves in ships. Eleven stowaways were landed at Fremantle to-day from the steamer
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  • 119 17 SEATTLE- ORIENT SERVICE. Although Atlantic Ocean liners lead the seven seas in service and accommodations, oriental companies are consistently building swift, luxurious ships for Pacific Ocean passengers and freight use. The Hikawa Maru. which recently complete ed her maiden voyage for the Nippon Yus?n Kalsha Seattle -Orient line, is the
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 363 17 ALWAYS FRESH FROM ENGLAND DOUBLE ACE VIRGINIA CIGARETTES ARE THE BEST OBTAINABLE AT THE PRICE 50 CENTS PER tin oF 5O ARDATti Co., Ltd. TOBACCO LONDON Malarial Debility -J^Htir*'-^ I^^B^^^^^pW^l because it not only strengthens the B abundance oi new red bloo I cells, /^tEnVTV'tttYjflßL "^^^^^^-jB makeH> ooJ the rava
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  • 536 18 Ancient Race of Mountain People. It is necessary to look back into the history jf the Kurdish luce to cb^in a true understanding of the icec::t trouble on the TurcoPt rsian frontier. The Kurds are an anc.jnt race cf mountain people, datuig back to .he Ascyrians.
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  • 128 18 Paavo Nurmi Wrecks European Records. harlottenburi;. Sept. 22. Paavo Nurmi, th? phantom Finn, is still floating around the cinderpaths of Europe as easily as he did a few years ago when he occupied more space in the sporting journals .han any other individual. Nurmi shattered the European record for
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  • 245 18 A violent thunderstorm such as London has experienced several times this summer can be a most nerve-racking business. There are a few placid souls who remain perfectly calm or so it seems no matter how many thunderbolts are loosed about their ears, while another small section actually revels
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  • 101 18 Ths Siamese twin girls born in :Xuala Lumpur about three weeks ago have died, says inMalay Mail. We understand that Dr. Lum. of the Chin?s- Mat-r.ity Home. Pudu Road brought the bodies to the Institute for ftfedlcal Research wher? a post mortem was n~rformed. It was found that they tm
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 330 18 1 For To-morrow We Buy i !fi lc W Make this your Friday Motto, and S I SAVE MONEY. tf Every Saturday morning we are offering: at greatly 3i i^ reduced prices certain motor car accessories. This dj will mean i I A CONSIDERABLE SAVING. 1 i^C ft S So
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    • 902 18 INSUR ANCE THE SOUTH BRITISH O^ INSIRASCE tOMPASV FIRE. MARINE. TRANBII AND MOTOR (Ali INSIUAXCi: ACCEPTED M LOWEST CVRRENT RATES L C. Al Office: 1 PERSONAL ACCIDEim FATA! AOCIDJOm b HAVE you Mdl pi of your den- overtake you IT only rr- Policy lot OBTAIN CttU parti frcm the m
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  • 408 19 An Undercutting I ordtaf to current reports, says a mail l paper, a det rmined attempt is to tx> Mto «n the near future to undermine th.National Mark canning scheme. opponents of the scheme have, it is stated, raafed to put canned fruit and peas on the
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  • 176 19 Protest to the Premier. Manchester, Sept. 16. The IfatWht *er Chamber of Commerce drew <:p I ir^m rardrrr> to-day en the handicaps nd diff cutties re ulling frcm the monetary both national and international, and Wed to rend it to the Prime Minister. 11 lUted that
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  • 243 19 l^anadron Rubber Estate have suspend--1 tappmK on their Jementah Estate of 2.263 i > lfß es. I 'Ular from Messrs E. D. Sassoon and announces that, at the close of busia Sept 30th. the company will close its raichrs in London. Manchester and Hong Jt> but will continue to carry
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  • 382 19 Mission to Visit China and Japan. Impressed with the possibilities for future trade development between Canada and countries of the Orient, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring an "Official Canadian Chamber of Commerce Tour of Japan and China," which will leave Victoria on the Canadian
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  • 381 19 Mr. Henry Ford on What They Lack. Mr. H?nry Ford, the mctor magnate, in an interview in the Revue Mondiale. makes some caustic comments on women's place in industry. Ke sLates: "The age of the machine will be the age of cemfcrt. Women will be freed frcm
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  • 104 19 World Recovery Predicted. Professor J. H. Jones, Professor of Economics and head of the Commerce Department of Leeds University, speaking at a conference of the Industrial Co-Partnership Association at Lt-cds on Saturday, said that for this country the downward trend of world prices since 1924 was a more
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  • To-Day's Price Changes.
    • 210 19 October 16. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 21* 1|32 London 3 months' sight 2 4 London 60 days' sight 2 3 15|16 London 30 days' sight 2,3 29 32 London, demand 2 3 7 8 London, T.T. 2)3 27J32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1435 Hamburg, demand 235 tt
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    • 204 19 October 16. Tin 200 Tons $58.25 Gambler 914 Pepper White 43 Pepper Black 26 Flake Tapioca 41^ Pearl Sago Small Copra, Sundried 5.90 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle <New) 0.30 Rice, Siam old No. 1 320 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon
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  • 866 19 Mayers SeUen. Asam Kumbang 20s 25s Bangrin Tin 12s 13s Batang Padang ($1) 10 15 Batu Caves ($1) 35 40 Bukit Arang ($1) 35 40 Burmah Malay 10s 12s nom Chenderiang (£> 3s 4s Eastern Siam NOM. Hitam Tin ($1) 12 17 Hong Fatt ($1) 35 40
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  • 319 19 Heavy Decreases of Imports and Exports. The following is a comparative statement of the value of Foreign Trade, excluding parcel post and bullion, in 1929 and 1930. IMPORTS. EXPORTS Total (IN THOUSANDS OF $>. Increase Increase Tiador or Inc. cr Dec. 1929. 1930 Decrease 1929 1933 Decrease
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  • 101 19 Bigger Shipments from Ceylon. Singapore. Oct. 16. Although the market has been quiet during the past week the tone has been fairly steady due principally to a small demand from consumers. The usual monthly statistics of the Rubber Association of America which have been published this morning, however,
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  • 112 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore Oct. 16. Tin.— Firm. Kuchais 51 56. Kintas 76 L 79 1 Ulu Klangs 55 L 59. Penawats 36 > L 40, Sungei Luas 71 75. Malay Consols 13 'j 16. Hitams 12 15. Klang Rivers 1.70 1.77%, Johans 2\ 26 Souths 18 20'... Ayer
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  • 67 19 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION. October 16th.. 12 o'clock noon. Tone of Market: Steady Dull. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet 3 13 16c! 1 per lb. New York Spot Sheet Gets. 7 7 S per lb. Buyers SeUers R.S.S. e-iual to London Standard, Spot 12 12', Standard R.S.S. on Tender
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  • 48 19 Rubbrr growers in Indo-China have appealed to the French Government for immediate help to prevent the ruin of the industry. The growers point out that thousands of investors on the Bourse will suffer losses, and ask the Government to impose higher tariffs to prevent foreign rubber entering France.
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  • 340 19 Tin Restriction Beginning to be Felt. London, Sept. 24. A dull we 1 in Wall Street and unsettled political conditions in Germany have militated against any recovery during the past week. Copper.— The Copper Exporters' Trust again shaded their price to 10.50 cents, and Best Selected Copper was
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  • 136 19 The crop of the Seaport (Selangor) Rubber Estate for the 12 months ended June 30 amounted to 755.0001b. Tapping was entirely suspended during the month of May The average net sale price of the crop, including the estimated value of the unsold portion of it. was 5.86d.
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  • 64 19 Mining Association and the Industrial Board. London. Oct. 3 A critical position in the coal Industry has been created by the decision of the Minine Association (the employers' organization > to refuse the Board of Trade's invitation to nominate six members to serve on a National Industrial
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 72 19 ASSETS EXCEED 911,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $38,000,000 IKE GREAT EASTERN Lift ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act
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    • 33 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD., BRANCH OFFICE: CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • S.C.C. BEAT PUBLIC SERVICES.
    • 322 20 Club Side Overwhelmingly Superior. S.C.C. "A" 22 pte.: P.S. "A" 0 pte. Much superior in speed and handling, the S.C.C. A fifteen which met a Public Services aide on the Padang yesterday had no difficulty in winning. Cessford, who played a very sound game throughout, opened
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    • 49 20 PSelangor Side to Meet Penang. [From Our Own Correspondent. J Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 16. The following team will represent Selangor at Ri.gby on Saturday against Penang at Penang Harper; Anderson. Boyd. Richards and Black; Parker and Symington; Hanson, Captain*. Thomas. Kain. Beake. Brander, Kilminoter Shaylor and Fox.
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  • 76 20 P Interesting Tokio Announcement. [Reuter"s Far Eastern Service.] Tokio, Oct. 16. It is formally announced that the Empress Is enceinte. Her accouchement is expected in March. [The Empress Princess Nagakoi who was married to Emperor Hirohito in January 1924. has two living daughters. Princess Shigeko December 6.
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  • 69 20 Siong 800 vs. American Squadron. The Siong 800 Athletic Society will meet the American Squadron Basketball Team today, on the Jalan Besar Stadium at 5 pm sharp The Siong 800 will be represented by the following.— Eugene Chong (Capt Eu Whay Ann. Goh Chai Hin, Teo Chwee" Bock Tay
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  • 85 20 IMalim Nawar Tin Shows a Loss. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. J London. Oct. 16. Malim Nawar Tin report shows a loss on the past year of £1.065. Larut is carrying forward £42.697. paying no dividend. Yardekerri report shows a profit of £3,109, out no dividend is being paid,
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  • 51 20 Joint Participation by R.G.A. and Malaya Agency. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COP <t KHSHTV, London, Oct. 16. The Rubber Growers' Association and the Malaya Agency are halving a lorry in the Lord Mayor's Show on which to display rubber and pineapples and the Malayan jungle complete with
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  • 43 20 The Chick Cup Contest. At Balestier on Wednesday evening the first round in the Chick Cup contest was played. Mr. Onraet's seam scoring five goals. Dr. Sloper's four and Major Stevens' nil. The second and final round will be played on Saturday.
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  • 19 20 Mr A. J. Kelman, General Manage Tin Dredging. Ltd.. has returned to Batu Gajah after a holk'ay at Home.
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  • THE MALAYAN TURF.
    • 192 20 Interesting Training Work. The following ;s the programme of race meetings for 1931. PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS. Forak Turf Club: 21st, 24th, 26th. 28th February and 2nd March, 1931. 4th, 7th. 9th, and 11th July. 1931. 14th. 18th and 21st November. 1931. Selangor Turf Club: 14th, 18th, 21st, 25th
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    • 79 20 Interesting: Work Yesterday. There ua? some interesting work at the Racecourse yesterday morning which was watched with a eood deal of interest as a number of the horses including many of the visitors were given a final sharpening up. I some of the sprint times being quite
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  • 122 20 Ayer Weng Taking Over Padang Plandok. 'From Oui Own Correspondent Penang. Oct. 16. An eNtraordinary meeting of Ayer Weng < Rahman Development Prospecting Company to-day decided to take over Padang Plandok. I The latter shareholders will be issued 100.000 shares at $1 credited fully paid-up. Padang Plandok undertake
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  • 79 20 Planters Condemn Health Boards Enactment. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Koala Lumpur. Oct. 16. A specially convened meeting of the Negri Sembilan Planters Association held at Seremban this morning passed a resolution by a four to one majority calling for the repeal of the Health Boards Enactment. The proposer,
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  • 58 20 Resignation of Distinguished Judge. [Reuter's Service.] London. Oct. 16. Mr. Justice Hill (Sir Maurice) who has been a Judge of the Probate. Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice since 1917, has, resigned. Sixtyeight years of age he was called to the Bar
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  • 190 20 Only a Technical Offence. A well-to-do English-speaking Chinese named Cheong Kiam Ho appeared before the District Judge (Mr. C. Wilson) yesterday on a charge jof possession of a loaded revolver without a licence issued at Singapore. Mr. E. A. Stevens appeared for the accused and Chief Court
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  • 300 20 SERVICE CHANGES. Departure of Air Base Chief. Besides H.E. the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi) and Lady dementi, (who are leaving Malaya on Home leave) another prominent passenger who sails by the Malwa to-day is Group Captain Cave-Brown-Cave, who will be succeeded In command of the Royal Air
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  • 183 20 Famous Botanist and Wife Killed in Car Accident. [Reuter's Service. 1 \V«rc«Bt«T Mass. Oct. 16. The botanist and author. Ernest Henry WHICH, and his wife have been killed in a motor accident. Mr. Wilson was born at Chipping Camden. Gloucestershire. 54 years ago. and he married in 1902
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  • 66 20 New Tax Closing Perak Cinemas. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh. Oct. 16. The new cinema tax is apparently the last straw for several cinemas in Perak. Two have already closed down in Ipoh this month and another is closing shortly. A fourth closure is reported from Taiping.
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  • 63 20 Arrival in Singapore To-day. The members of the British Trade Mission to the Orient which is to study trading conditions in China and Japan arrives this morning abord the P. and O. Macedonia. The Mission will only be in Singapore for a day and the members v/ill
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  • 52 20 Indian Association Tournament. The following were the results of the above: Singles Championship: Champion, A. I. Pereira; Runner-up, G. V. Santhou; Third. M. L Fernandez. Singles Handicap: Winner. A. I. Pereira-Runner-up, G. V. Santhou. Doubles: Winners, P. G. Menon and P K Menon; Runners-up, A. I. Pereira and B
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  • 28 20 London, Oct. 9. Two county matches were played to-day but they had no bearing on the championship Somerset beat Middlesex 26—14, and Gloucestershire beat Monmouthshire 6
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  • 723 20 CHAP JEE KEE CASE. J. P.s Alleged to be Members of Notorious Club. A case in which twelve accused, Malays, Indians and a Jew, are charged at the instance of Mr. E. Tongue, in charge of the Detective Branch Singapore, to show cause why they
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  • 29 20 Second-hand Plane for Australian Flight. [Reuters Service] London, Oet. 16 An Australian. Oscar Garden, left Croydon at dawn to-day in a smal' second-hand Diane for Australia. y
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  • 250 20 Several Membership Changes. At a Committee Meeting held in the Cricket Club on October 9th there were present The r J?:- B Shelley Messrs H Bowrey jj W Ra^T J R G€Orge> B G a JoLnson in I th W^ r S IVed to h
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