The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 23 October 1930

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  • 19 1 The Singapore Free Press. NO. 13,164 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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  • 394 1 There is world wide resentment of Government's decision on Palestine policy among Jews. Lord Melchett has resigned important appointments and speaks of Labour's reckless wrecking of the loyal support of Jews all over the Empire Page 11. Red armies commanded by bandit leaders have captured Kianfu and
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  • 1288 1 Yes, my friend Weston is a remarkable chap, a wierd bird. I suppose some people would call him. The conversation had lapsed, and for Some* minutes the only sounds to break the stillness of the tropical night, as we sat meditatively on my sraall verandah, were an occasional gurgle
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 254 1 WING LOONG. fllE RECOGNISED HOUSE for KIiKOPEAN TROPICAL SUITS, 32. HIGH STREET. RAFFLES HOTEL SATURDAY, 25th. OCTOBER. SPECIAL RACE DINNER BALL. DANCING TILL 1.45 A.M. AT 11.30 P.M. MONIA LITTER and His Augmented Orchestra Will Feature George Gershwin's Famous Composition, "RHAPSODY IN BLUE" Presenting the following Instrumentalists, JOE SPEELMAN DON.
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    • 289 1 R°NE5> INDEXED DIARY 1931 j mmmmmmmsmmsswmsmsm Diary with a unique index 1 J feature. The index makes it possible w ;rw| to find any date with tW() motions m m only; one to turn up the month, 1 m the other the day. This feature 1 j saves time and
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    • 93 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Public notices, auctions etc. Page 9. Do you use a Kelvinator? Page 5. Prevent colds by Fcrmamint Page 'J. Waterbury's after a hard day— :?age 18. The Roneo Indexed Diary for 193!— Page 1. Worth perfumery for all occasions PBBjC 13. There are many points in favour of
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    • 13 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut Finish Guaranteed 32. HIGH STREET.
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    • 321 2 iOine and Wine I at the i CAPITOL I RESTAURANT I Malaya's Finest Appointed Restaurant. Prompt Service b 1 Excellent Cuisine I Moderately 'Prices J i"R^L"AWEWuviAN""j i ORDER OF BUFFALOS j A Dame wiil be held in t>.e S.V.C. DRILL HALL J ON i Saturday, Nov. Ist. Light Refreshments Free
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    • 223 2 I VICTORIA THEATRE 1 COMING NOV: 22nd. 23rd. j TWO RECITALS ONLY Dame Clara Butt AND Mr. Kennerley Rnnrford. s B ]h-fiT--l :i ol mmmmW V II IB m m ■< _______H __> Ik I I IF- _r j___J mr> _^_i_^_^_l _^_w. 6.15 LAST NIGHT 9.15 OF PARAMOUNT'S DRAMATIC PRODUCTION
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    • 251 2 I 6.15p.m. TO-NIGHT 9.ls_J_ joan crawfordl a IN A BRILLIANT I] I ALL MUSICAL COMEDY ROMAN! i jj I BENNY RUBINS CUFF EDWARDqI g KARL DANE DOROTHY SEBASTIM I iv aj i n j 1 "MONTANA MOON jjj Liking BOBS hits by the "Broadway Melody" nmpMcn Is LAUREL AND HARDY
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 249 2 THE WEEK. Thursday. 2:>rd. rUft) Water, 10.50, U ft. 23.39. 9 9. ft. Rowing Min Rowing Club vs. Btngapon Rugb; S.CC "B" vs. Physical Culturist.st Oeorgi Society, Anl: Iftg —see toanr* n m High 'vV..tc 11.15. y.5 ft. St Andrew"*- Society Practice Dance. Europe Hotel. 5 15 pm Hockev Weirh
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  • 525 3 Eugenics and the Racehorge. Farnhasa IDw— i). Among ttu i»ird« and in the heart ot ihe Thomas .lardy country, many mites from the nearest town, aome Jf the frsatect ci.mtisifrom eighteen countries met and talked of how to make better 'he human race. Sir Arthur Ke.th. in
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  • 163 3 Overproduct" ?n in Turkey. CasHtaiitisMtpla, scj»t. 14. The new monetary crlsLj hi Turkey bas cai ed Kemai Paatu to eonvefce an extracedta sonsinn of the Etational to embly 'ot B tpl 22. After OOnsulUng fnr :;k:i .\perts. the Ck)V< ernment has decided dirt it Is indlspenaal to
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 516 3 CAPITOL THEATRE TO-NIGHT At 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. TO-NIGHT PARAMOUNTS DRAMATIC PRODUCTION .jgfc m GENTLEMEN ffi PRESS m Singapore Free Press. Says: d) "THIS STORY IS TRIPE WITHOUT ONIONS" Rea J what the London Press Reports V() 1 Gentlemen of the Press' struck "The dialogue issues more natur- "The shots'
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    • 158 3 «®®®&®®®®<sV9®®®& ®e s ieeeee#©®®®<i>s®®®®®®<e^^ I Petrifying Enamel i FORMS A SOLID UNBROKEN (.LOSSY SURFACE THAT IS WATERPROOF, IN THAT IT WITH- 5 STANDS THE PENETRATION OF WATER AND FORMS AN INEXPENSIVE SUBSTITUTE FOR I GLAZED TILES IN PLACES WHERE MOISTURE IS APT TO CONDENSE. 1 PETRIFYING ENAMEL I is WATERPROOF
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  • 359 4 The World's Largest Seaplane New Theatre's Innovation LARGEST SEAPLANE EVER: The Veletta. built for the Uf Ministry, at anchor en the River Midway, near Rochester, while undergoing her trials. Easily adapted as a Land 'plane, the machine Is the largest seaplane ever constructed, each float fcx Ing
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  • 880 5 TRAINER DISMISSED. Allegations Regarding the Races. The most sensational event hi the greyhound racing world this year occurred at Wimbledon J Stadium in mail week when lt became known j that Captain W. L. Renwick, the noted Wimble- i don trainer, had been summarily dismissed from his
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  • 41 5 Police inspector, of a motorist at Bourne mouth: He said: "If you were not in uniforn I would let you know more about it." Chair man: You might have met your Waterlot Inspector: I gave him my name and addres. sir.
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  • 753 5 An Opinion of Londoners. Big Chief White Horse Eagle is 108 years I old, chief of 500 Red Indian tribes, a great traveller and an ardent lover of London, a Perhaps that is why, despite his native I stoicism, he is so perturbed at the changes he
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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    • 336 5 >t#fHHfH^M^^H^^»^»»444 A QUALITY TYRE AT A POPULAR PRICE. 4 /^/^^flS^\ THE MJNLOP CLIPPER IS T .^/^^^-__M_fc.' N AVAILABLE AT REMARK- <f> V u_l^____^-^^^\ m, ABLY LOW PRICES IT IS X X \fct ,UST THE TYRE FOR 4 A £$l*s__l V^x\^____ MOTORISTS TO WHOM 4 Pl»„i^l_ l__\ I_L "FIRST" COST IS
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  • 655 6 LIFE IN VICTORIAN DAYS. Queen Alexandra and Her Hat. Mr. E. F. Benson has forsaken novel-writing* for the time being. and in "As We Were" '(Longmans, 18s.) has written a considered 'criticism Of Victorian times in comparison with t the present day. I Mr.
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  • 346 6 So Much Easier to he a Car Bandit Now. The old-fashioned pickpocket appears to be rapidly going out of business, according to police statistics. Pickpockets, or "dipping" as th? crim? Ls termed, is by no means the profitable and safe undertaking it was even a few years ago
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  • 36 6 Tilbury seaman We had a cargo of beer and were not allowed to have a drink for the whole voyage. Magistrate It seems to me you have carried a good cargo since you have been ashore.
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  • 366 6 MORE MASSAGE. Stockholm Opera Director's Ultimatum. Operatic singers Look completely wrong Having embonpong Nothing more depresses People than vast dresses Round a slim, sweet song So, in effect, says Mr. John F^orseil. and Mr. Forsell is in a position to give effect to his opinion, for
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  • 339 6 Some Extravagant Claims Refuted. Fcr some months past, in a small room at the Building Research Station at Garston. ultra- violet glass has been exposed to the sunshine. The results of the experiments show that far too extravagant claims have been made for t certain types of glasses.
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  • 270 6 A cruel story relating to a curre "aid to been laid on Lord Ednam by the high ori?3t of a mysterious Egyptian f°ct has for book time past been current in th° West End. So persistently, indeed, has it b?en recounted that the tale of this
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    • 250 6 Prevent Colds and 'Flu I always put a Formamint tablet in my mouth when Influenza is about and feel sure that that is why I escaped having it for some years. 9 i_llllllllik Formamint y^Py j _»-_■s cure. Sore Throat, SsK Hi—. i#^^ IUI Hi iou. diseases such tssf iS
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    • 169 6 I CROSSE BLACKWELL'S READY MEAT MEALS I Embodying Excellent Quality at a Low Price I j not Pot tsrEi^wiw^l 1 Irish Stew r MEALS CMwrofcrf 1 Sausatci IN I One of many Lines Manufactured by thi< I World famous House. I STOCKED BY ALL DEALERS. i I SIME DARBY CO.,
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  • 814 7 PARADOX OF THE GALE. Absence of Pressure on Wind-borne Bodies. Frcm time immemorial birds have been de- picted b" pcet- and naturalists alike as crea- J tures gifted with some almost miraculous know- ledge and skill with which they master their j blusterous and
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  • 260 7 British Air Ministry's Policy Unaltered. There is every likelihood that Great Britain, j the holder of the Schneider trophy, will be challenged by Italy and France, and possibly America, next year. "We sh£ll have to wait some time for the decision of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale as to
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  • 35 7 Mr. J. Descraques' son. who broke his journey on the way out from France to French Indochina to visit his father at Kampar, was entertained to dinner by the French community at Kampar on Thursday.
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  • 927 7 The Life of "Thomas IngoJdsby." En Canterbury* this afternoon, says a mail c c k Times, the Dean of St. Paul s trill unveil a 1 bronae put ap by pub'.ie subscription to the memory of a man of Kent Wbo e name is al- moot as
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  • 133 7 Mountain Tragedy of 200 Years Ago. Geneva. Sept. 23. A gang of workmen who are excavating for a new road on the Saleve Mountain overlooking Geneva discovered yesterday at the depth of a few feet the skeleton of a woman with a steel dagger firmly wedged
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  • 31 7 ,1 Rev. Father Emile Mt:: 1 Hffari Baumeaa c ag?d 54. Vicar of the Church cf St. Franci i XmyUw, Penang. died on Friday evening in tb I, General Hospital, Penang.
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  • 428 7 Opportuniues for Youth Overseas. Prim KlUUStei n.ts announced that M j... R_l be a_BCng the subjectsan the a^ida oi the Imperial Conference. The announcement tecalls to mind the development during tne past nine years of the system of State-aided migration and settlement. Much lias happened since, in
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  • 33 7 WerteUfl man: I don't trust this man. He s is a solicitor, registrar: You go outside with B him and have one of hi- eivarettes and see tf it will change ycur opinion.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 408 7 o— -a— »o-_ I Happy Babies are Breast-Ifed j TT vr~ WHETHER baby will be healthy and hanpy W c% dc P™ds VCTy largely upon that service cf love even more important than the tiny gar- Cfb s menu so carefully chosen. During the weeks MSk \AV **f?K baby arrives
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    • 112 7 "Made Specially to Prevent Sore, Throats! m*hk'\ MH H 3_& '^SEv™—! __x--&& J_— t 3«i4i§Sa_MK»: v "'^«sM MSS**-^ &&&^_l cwH Bk j .u)w* _&<-aa| Sfr' p '-x -?Bss '.'■fov '••^wv^v*-* ii iKiraTfrfr 'imi a^v--- T^s ik M* 9 a* Unu(|fr^ 'xBbb I jflj K s-<W a __V A-j/ 1 $iil^
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  • 192 8 Here's a pleasant way to put on healthy flesh. I Undu° thinness will undermine our strength and stamina any doctor will tell you that. No man, woman or child who is under-weight can expect to be as fit and energetic as he or
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  • 934 8 I ADDISON'S DISEASE. Reported Discovery of Curative Medicine. Cincinnati. A new discovery in the neld of medical research, which, if present hopes are fulfilled, will save the lives of countless persons and lessen the sufferings of many thousands more was disclosed heie at the eightieth
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  • 46 8 The wedding took place on Sept. 20, at Minchinhampton. of Eric Field, only son of the late S. Reid. of Singapore, and of Mrs. PipeWolf erstan, of Forwood, Minchinhampton, to Mary Denise. elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Algernon H. Arnold, of Burleigh Court, near Stroud.
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  • 321 8 INSPECTOR McBRIDE. Man Who Detected Browne and Kennedy Retires. Detective Inspector William Mcßride, who for many years has been in charge of all the photographic records at Scotland Yard, has retiredHe has built up at the Yard one jf .he Inest collections of crime photographs which
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  • 159 8 •Accused of Unlawful Possession of Own Property. Detective Hay ward, when a case was called at Marylebone Police Court said to the magistrate: "This lady and gentlemen were arrested on a charge of bemg in the unlawful possession of some property. The police have since mad? inquiries, and
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  • 136 8 The House that Mr. Churchill .Built. H'esterham 1 Kent The cottage in the grounds of Mr. Winston Churchill's Westerham home. Chart well Manor —the cottage which earned him fame as a bricklayer— is "To Let." A notice has appeared inside the grounds of the Manor, and the letting
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  • 135 8 Professor Says Striving is Better Than Content. "Are contented people happiest or should we always be striving for a goal which we may never reach?" Replying to this poser put to lecturers and professors at the final session of ths British Social Hygiene Council's Summer School at
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  • 95 8 Coroner Suggests Witness Should Write Book on Longevity. Giving evidence at an inquest at Southwark on Dr. David G. Kennedy, aged 85, who had practised for 60 years in Jamaica-road, North Bermondsey. a brother, aged 75. stated that he had another brother of 95, and
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 263 8 CUTICURA HEALS SKIN JROUBLE Eruptions on Child's Face, Arms and Limbs. Lasted Three Months. My little girl was troubled vich spots or ler face, arms and limbs. Tney W ned to sore eruptions that scaled over, a nd she was very restless at night on account of the '.rritation. She
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    • 300 8 ttJCT-g PRE-EMINENT IN EVERY COUNTRY OF THE WORLDVA t /_3t_Mw™B_^-^^^^^^P^«_^ \~ilf 1 II i —^"^^^^a^^^^^t a jl w w wA _^^l*lLi ,^^^a^ry Only long strands of pure golden Virginia tobacco are seen when 555 Cigarettes arc subjected to the close scrutiny of the microt***\ scope. The careful elimination by special
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 458 9 BUSINESS CARDS. _S_^_B_^_^_S MASSAGE ANICTJRE ISS FUMIKO 32 Dhoby Ghaut. M 'marble MERCHANTS. j SINGAPORE CASKET CO. Nos. 1 3. Penhas Road, S< n Lavender Street Phone 6075. DO NT WEAR A TRUSS! 8 ost Br ks Rupture Apt ;;a:. New discovery. i( up. Binds and O Sl ara,, paitl
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    • 711 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 ln the Tender Room, Municipal Offices: Closing Date. v. Installation of Sanitary n Fittings at a block of two 4 p.m. E
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    • 734 9 TENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of the November 17th. 1930 for the following work. Supply of Sanitary fittings and materials for 1 the year 1931. L 1 Every person applying for a form of tender will be required to deposit
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    • 693 9 NOTICES. PERAK TURF CLUB. WINTER MEETING 1930. I TUESDAY. THURSDAY AND SATURDAY THE 11TH. 13TH 15TH OF NOVEMBER 1930. Three runs each for Horses Class I, 2 and 3 and Ponies Class 1. If entries permit, two runs for Class 2 Ponies will be given. Owners will be advised immediately
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    • 559 9 1 Survival of the Fittest. J (3 Those estate owners desiring to interplant valuable com- <| mercial crops amidst their rubber should at once tf communicate with Parry Davis and Co., 22 Bonham |j Building, Singapore. «> <| Now accepting limited number clients on reasonable terms |J visiting agency basis.
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    • 221 9 DISTRESS SALE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Distress Kj. 78 of 1930 In the Cause of Hnji Samsudin Daing Matara Landlord Versus Ching Heng Wee Tenant AUCTION SALE of EXCn-LLSNT DESIGN WAX POLISHES TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. ETC. COMPRISING Teak .sideboard, teak dining table and
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  • 752 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23. 1930. A BASE BOGEY. I Presumably it was necessary for Sir Thomas Walford to try and make the flesh of his audience creep seeing that he was speaking to a meeting of the Navy League, but although it might go down well in London
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  • 459 10 Mr. H. C. Butler. General Manager Kamuning Rubber Co.. Ltd. accompanied by Mrs Butler, has returned to Sungei Siput from Home At the annual general meeting of the Kedah Club. Alor Star. Mr. W. Midford Beer was unanimously re-olected Honorary Secretary H. '1. Tunku Jewa bin H. H. Sultan Abdu
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  • 1425 10 SOME GAMES DESCRIBED. Chap Ji Ki a Flourishing Evil. (Special to the Free Press). That the problem of gambling suppression > concerning the Government of Sarawak luch the same as *t is that of th? Straits Setlements is borne out by th? announcement of mpending legislation.
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  • 308 10 Montana Moon at the Alhambra. < By Our Film Correspondent i Montana Moon, which was screened at the Alhambra last night for the first time, h modern Western American version of th* I taming of a shrew Joan Crawford. Joan Prescott. daughter of a cattle knm H_M I
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  • 123 10 St. Mary's Home. Tank Road. which Church of England hostel for l is in need of funds to carry on caring for children of *x)or poi of the residents are provided for It rents or guardians. Others are paid Childrens' Aid Society and thei. whom the
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  • 96 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. {FREE PRESS SERVICE—COPYRIGHT London. Oct. 22, 5.10 p.m Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows. Spot £118 616 (unchanged) Forward £119 14 16 (unchanged) The market is dull. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices
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    • 251 10 r ».vOßt c jH-DBEc^ p B 3 J Lf RA c 0»V TAWN* r V V vf I BY BPECIAL KfcfiT jJk HM THE KINO APPOINTMENT TO OK SIAM PYREX OVENWARE I af-t^fSlfi FOR THE HOME 1 %i WlT'^'^'^^^-m A valuable and most hygienic 1 \jP m\wJ cooking and serving
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    • 92 10 m a YVfX. J?))l I I^EASJ I I 1 IN THE BLACK SEA Whilst on a sea trip in the Black Sea a Scotsman fell i overboard but was rescued by the Chief Engineer. No doubt he took the opportunity to fill his fountain pen which would have put him
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  • 423 11 gOUWWIDE RESENTMENT. i0 r(! Melchett Condemns "luckless Labour.'* '{outer's Service. 1 London. Oct. 22. utter resentment among Jews all m consequence of the Governent <>n Palestine. utt has resigned the joint-chair-the Council of the Jewish Agency and I •••manl tittea] He nyi Mt efkles ,uh the
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  • 67 11 Successful Observations on B Niua-fou. I Reuter's Service.! New York. Oct. 22. ■ei Iron Niua-fou, Fiji. Islands, says that I preparation by astronomical expeditions vtR rewarded by favourable weather for. •rday's total eclipse of the sun. 1^ The American expedition took 41 successful Photographi and the
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  • 67 11 WOO People Greet Kingsford Smith. I Reuter's Service. 1 i Sydney. Oct. 22. I I mmander Kingsford Smith has arrv.xi < „r(ed by 18 planes. He was greeted Fiancee, Miss Mary Powell, and his aged •ith whom he was driven around the a 'T"t!! t,, the cheers
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  • 62 11 Italian National Fete Abolished. Nauen. Oc:. 16. Hom. ;he Government decrees the abolition Italian national fete on September 23. > rsary of the seizure of Rome from bj Italian troops. In place of it I M, the anniversary of the Fascist Rome, and March 23. the anniver- formation
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  • 243 11 ANOTHER CHANGSHA? Bishop and Church Captives Bound and Beaten. Stealer's Far Eastern S: vice. J Shanghai. Oct. 22. nies commanded by the notorious Red ang Teh Huai (who ravaged Changsha Chu Teh and Mao Chen Tung, capant u last week, established a reign and ■nanera of
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  • 156 11 3 rovoked by Japanese Good -will Speech. I Nanyo Nichi Nichi Servic? Tokyo. Oct. 22. Reports indicating that Marshal Chiang Kaitick was > esentiul at hearing Mr I« T gai's speech 1 which the latter <Parli; Tient Under-Secretary Dr Foreign Affairs, who was paying a good-will isit to
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  • 66 11 I Russian Premier's Answer to Hitler's Demand. fßeuterV Service.] Berlin. Oct. 22. Tht ssian Premier. Herr Braun. has ansered Herr Hitler's demand for a sweep of the russian Government by free socialism by apnnting Herr Severing Minister of the Interior. I err Severing a Socialist and a
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  • 263 11 Dam Burst Near Lahat. Chronicliict flocding at various places in erak on Sr.turday the Times of Malaya says: pparently. a shower of some proportions fell at ahat between the hours of 1.30 p.m. at 4 p.m.. ith the result that the mining township was lvolved in an accident
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  • 40 11 Attempt by French Aviators. Saigon. Oct. 15. Paris- Goulette and Allouette, who recently accomplished a flight from Paris to Teheran in two days. inte:id to make a rapid flight to I Saigon at the beginning of November.
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  • 28 11 Do you remember that glorious day of our honeymoon on the sands, darling? Where are we going for the anniversary?" "On the rocks. |at the pace we're travelling."
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  • 231 11 231 DEAD. I Anxiety for 140 Entombed Men. (Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Oct. 22. It is now announced that 231 are dead ln the Alsdorf disaster. The worst effects of the explo>ion were experienced in the lowest I workings 1,500 feet underground where 89 < were
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  • 166 11 Denial That Moratorium is Being Considered. [Reuter's Service. 1 New York, Oct. 12. The visit of Dr. Schacht. ex-Pr°:4dent of .he teichsbank has aroused more than usual inerest in financial and diplomatic Mrcles. ."-I"' las seen Mr. Hoover. Mr. Mellon and Mr. Jtimson and the report immediately circulated
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  • 37 11 [ing to Open House of Lords Deliberations. I neuter's Service.] London, Oct. 21. The King inaugurates the Indian Roundable Conference at noon on Nov. 12 in the oyal Gallery of the House of Lords.
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  • 33 11 A New Submarine Record. I Reuters Service 7 Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Oct. 22. The new submarine V5 broke all records hen she submerged to a depth of 332 feet. I
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  • 288 11 Ln Eloquent But Unavailing Plea. An eloquent plea was made before the Disrict Judge. Mr. C. Wilson, yesterday, by Mr. C. Stevens, on behalf of a Chinese motor lorry i river employed by th? Phoenix Aerated Water i ;0.. who was charged with causing hurt by Iriving his
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  • 36 11 As a result oi me »u"vc »"-ji Race Course on September 28th the funds of j the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have benefited by a sum of $340.76. 1
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  • 136 11 OFFICIAL TOTAL 3,500,000. Aliens Giving Themselves Up. [Reuter's Service.) San Francisco, Oct. 22. As a result of the severe unemployment in the United States (which official circles admit reaches a total of 3,500,000, while some official I observers place it at 5,000,000), unprecedented' numbers of aliens
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  • 72 11 Ontario Workless Threaten to Loot Shops. [Reuter's Service.) Port Arthur. Ontario, Oct. 22. A handful of mounted police were summoned o-day as reinforcements to cope with a tense ituation arising out of unemployment. Communists stirred up the passions of the, vorkless here, attacked the police chief and sergeant
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  • 211 11 Revolver and Dum-Dum Bullets to "Collect Money." Arrested by Detective Inspector Macintosh t the junction of Hill Street and River Valley ;oad on Tuesday night, a Chinese was found be armed with a fully loaded revolver of eavy calibre. The weapon was loaded with um dum bullets and
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  • 414 11 FOOD PRICES. o the Editor. Sir, It is surprising that sugar, coffee, tea, xir. tin -milk and butter, and many kinds of od stuff, is much cheaper to-day. than it was >) or (6) years ago. yet in our local restaurants id tea and coffee houses
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  • 58 11 Cricket is in full swing in Hong Kong andl there was recently an interesting match be- 1 tween Hong Kong and Kowloon in which a I number of previous interport players took part, including Owen Hughes, Bowker, A. Reid, E. C.l Fincner, (74), but the outstanding man wasl IK. H.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 243 11 f Don't Forget Your Friends At Home! this Xm*s. We have pleasure in an- X nouncing that our "Xmas Y Gifts for the folks at home" X scheme is again at the service of our customers, Y for Xmas 1930. The prices quoted in each instance X X include all
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  • 380 12 TARIFF CHANGES. Consideration of Colonial Laws. (British Radio— Official Service] Rugby. Oct. It. The Imperial Conference proceedings were again devoted to committee work to-day. Th« C< mmittee on Economic Co-operation, of which Mr. William Graham. President of th" 3oard of Trade, is chairman, and which has. before
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  • 137 12 h lmpressed by British Craftsmanship. f ßritish Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Oct. 21. The Prime Minister. Mr Ramsay MacDonald. ▼Lsited the motor show to-day in rompany with four Eiominion Prime Ministers— Mr. Scullin. Australia; General Hertzog. South Africa: .Ir' Forbes. New Zealand; and Sir Richard Sqiirt
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  • 107 12 Official Visit to Morocco. Saigon, Oct. 16. Casablanca 1 Morocco* The cruisers Colbert and Duguay-Trouin arrived here at 11.15 today, bringing M. Gaston Doumergue (President of the Republic), M. Andre Maginot (Minister of Wan. and M. J. L. Dumesnil (Minister of Marine Casablanca (Morocco): The town presents a
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  • 81 12 I Programme of Drills up to and for weekending October 26th.. 1933. Thursday. 5.15 pm. Drill Hall "C" (Scottish) s Coy., Practice— 3o yards Range Competition. Friday. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Ist. Bn. Sig Section. Signal Training; 2nd Bn. Sig. Section. Signal Training: S.R.A. <v>. Promotion and
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  • 122 12 s Singapore, Oct. 22nd. I By I, ieut -Colonel J. m. Mackenzie. DSO Commanding S.S.V.F. c Service Rifle Meeting. S.V.R.A. ii Programmes and entry forms for the above u meeting may be obtained at these Headquarters tl Leave, Officer. Lieutenant D. J. Murnane. MC. is granted )ea\e
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  • 96 12 JAPANESE AND THE BASE. i New Zealand Attitude Restated. Reuter's Service. 1 London, Ott. 22. Speaking at the annual dinner of the Navy League Sir Thomas Wilford. High Commissioner for New Zealand, said. If Britain does net want Singapore Japan does. We regard it as
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  • 96 12 Freeing Children from Industry. I British Radio Official Service Rugby. Oct. 21. The Minister for Education. Sir Charles Trevelyan. informed a deputation io-day that the Government hoped the new Education Bill would be carried this year. Regarding the extension of the school age by one y>ar vo
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  • 70 12 Opening of Bridge on Historic Site. .British Radio— Off. *hU Ser.L-e.l I Rugby. Oct. 21. ,< The Prince of Wales to-day went to Tar- mouth and visited the herring fleet and mar-! ket. where he received an enthusiastic welcome* from the fisherm-n and 3.000 Usher girls engaged
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  • 40 12 Classification of Claims. [British Radio— Official Service.! Rugby. Oct. SI. The Anglo-Soviet Debts and Claims Committee held its fourth meeting to-day and th< distribution of the vrrious categories of claims among the respective sub-committees was further discussed. W
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  • 279 12 Students Out of Hand at Barcelona. Madrid. Oct. 13. The Government has taken energetic measures against agitators preparing to conduct active propaganda in several provinces. Numerous syndicalist leaders and several Catalan republicans have been arrested Air-Commandei Franco has been incarcerated for a military fault. Workmen's premises have been
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  • 162 12 Polish Opposition Leaders Held Captive. Waoaoor, Oct. 16. It is announced that several prominent Opinion leaders held at Brest-Litovsk fortress, ind deprived of communication with the outride world, informed the commanding officer hat they would not run for the? Sevm in ihe orthcomirg electi >ns. The announcement
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  • 750 12 G.P.O. CRITICISED. Monopoly as Obstacle to Progress. Although Britain has been in possession for a considerable time of what Ls considered by many electrical engineers as the cheapest, most secret and efficient system of long distance wireless telephony in the world— the MarconiMathieu multiplex system— there
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  • 104 12 Postponement of Polar Flight. Friedrichshafrn. Oct. 15. Dr. Eckener was offered and has accepted the presidency of the Aero Arctic Society, in l succession to the late Norwegian explorer, Frith jof Nansen. Simultaneously he announced that the Polar flight by the Graf-Zeppelin had been postponed until 1932 because
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  • 85 12 A Congress in France. Saigon. Oct. 14. France: The fourth congress on Francoforeign relations organised by the Colonial' Maritime League, has been opened. The tourist j section has studied important problems, and nas adopted resolutions requesting the organi- j sation of systematic tourist propaganda, the suppression of the
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  • 589 12 NANKING CONFERENCE. Recommendation Regarding Trade Development. On his way to Nanking to participate in an important Nationalist conference, summoned by Marshal Chiang Kai-shek. General Char Ming-shu. the Chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Government Council, passed through the Colony yesterday morning and took the opportunity of
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  • 187 12 Feng's Pathetic Message to Yen Hsi-shan. Nanking. Telegraphic advices from Shihchiachvang state that because cf the present precarious situation of the Kuominchun. Feng Yu-hsianc tent a message to Yen Hsi-shan on September 29. a resume of which fa as follows "Following the mobilisaticn of the Manchurian
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  • 114 12 Will Insist on C.E.R. Settlement First. Nanking, Oct. 3. The Manchurian plenJpoicntlary. Ceneral Ho Tab-hod, representing the Manchurian Provincial Government and Nankins Government at the Sine-Soviet Conference, at Mosccw has telegraphed to the Nanking Ministry of Foreign Affairs suggesting that the Nanking Government should send more
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  • 1300 12 SAIGON. Paris Under Tropical Skies. I have had many surprises in the course of my a wanderings through the East, but in some way* i Saigon is the greatest surprise of all. writes n M.T.G. in the China Mail. I had heard, of gr course,
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  • 128 12 Five Years' Plan Difficulties. Moscow >, ii Despite the gigantic dttfeidU Russia is StlVUlfcif m v-ahsii plan (the result* o| which ml .behind schedule., a new effort I progress will be made durU quarter, in which production a .by 46 per cent, against the pr and is
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  • 126 12 Catastrophe Threatened in Loire and Seine Valleys. Paris. (>, t The valleys of tin Loire and Seti-e om 'tributaries an- threatened by satastrophu [At the capital the Oefctt has risen li since Monday ni^ht and shipping b eaai| paralysed. Several villages have beer. ei ed Ln the
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  • 80 12 Wholesale Arrest^ in Rumania. Bucharest. Oil IT Seventy persons, uicluding en ii politicians and several officers, have been rested in connection with the unearth;: the political police of a far-Hun.: —p. organisation, whose ramification- extendi throughout the country According to a communique houed MinLstry of Interior, the
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  • 76 12 Insurgents Falling Back. I. I 11v... I•! Oil II The Kurdish headquarters hare a that the insurgents ti^ht nm ■falnsl I have been compell"d to fall back npofl :i:-.r second line defenc bcauv of tl of ensuring supplies, oartnt to the titude of Persia and Russia. PUlthcno is
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  • 64 12 Mr. Millerand and the Right of Dissolution. S.iieon. OH ••> France: In the Revue de Pari, publication*. M Millerand. the sident of the Republic and a m\ modification of the const nut lon give the right of dissolution to thi CI alone on the initiative of the
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  • 43 12 "Prevent Spoiling Russia's Forests r Religious Purposes HaMsa l'■ The Association it Athn.-t lioned tin- Soviet Qcsrenunenl to orbiddiim all Chri tmas octet* »rder to prevent the dwpolHi orests for religious purp Irastic punishment OB oil M >f Christmas tree
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  • 32 12 Contract for Dismantlinthe Wreckage. Phi According to an announeeir sit i> mbassy, a British turn bai M •act for dhenantlina snd rmiovii lonths tttc frama ol R 101 at Ml
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  • 564 13 Grave Menace by Gangsters. Professional boxing is again passing through an extremely difficult time in the United States writes Trevor C. Wignall. Some weeks ago I quotations were given here from an editorial C in a magazine devoted solely to pugilism that t were singularly strong and to
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  • 455 13 Australia Against Four-day Matches. Sydney. Sept. 21. The news that the Australian cricket te?m, which has just concluded its tour in England, I is impressed with the idea of limiting all tests to four days, has evoked strong opposition from t leading players here, and it do?o not
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  • 296 13 Duke Drives Himself in With a Screamer. St. Andrews, Sept. 23. The Duke of York played himself in as captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club on the Old Course here to-day— and played himself into the hearts of every admiring caddie and golfer by hitting
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  • 531 13 Richmond Need First Class Scrum Half. The Rugby men of Rosslyn Park belong to one of the happiest clubs in England. "Park" do not indulge much in self-advertisement, but. equally, they loose few of their senior members, and they put in such good work for -choolboyj in
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  • 157 13 213 Feet Drop into Hudson River. Norman Terry, a MMBana stunt man, was kii'ed In a 213 feet jumo from the centre spin o: the New Hudson River uridge In an attempt on the world's record altiUiae jump. Terry clambered up the strut of the bridge at
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 191 13 —I- g_^~-fc \jm\ Sold eve— ♦•where MmmMmm i «i wmmmlmm V- 9L_> Sm\ MAwAwAwAm s^_' J___Mff^s^s^#— ._*_o^_#_iP_i_r WORTH PERFUMERY. •»'_T_S_j •> J '^mm+~'^ m iT_Tll 1 __^_H "j'lj I I c )f?«_?_»V^r j SOLE AGENTS. _J 1 1 I Tf) I 1 SINGAPORE. II Heware M ~^H Destroyer I Jj
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    • 394 13 HEATSTROKE To reduce the high temperature, and to avoid the disastrous complications which may follow an attack of Heatstroke, Genasprin should be given at once. A well-known doctor advises that in all cases of Heatstroke the patient should be kept cool by every means that can be applied. Give two
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    • 870 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON A 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 ATTTVk DUe# SailS. AUTOLYCUS For Havre, Amsterdam,
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    • 437 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd* (In orporated In England). mERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Dae flings para SA CITY OF SHANGHAI Nov. 5 SS. KAZEMBE Dec. 6 HOMEWARDS. as. CITY
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    • 437 14 P. O. British India and Apcar Lines, (Incorporated In England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S OOTBtNMENI LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Dae. Tonnage. Singapore. Tonna*. lt J__ LAHORE 5.300 Oct. 24 ,u
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    • 711 15 0. S. K. Line. j, Angeles and and New York:— (from Kobe) (Express Freight Service). Tokai Maru Dec. 4 fictor Seattle and Vancouver:— (from Kobe> Manila Maru Nov. 10 nd Rotterdam. Hamburg (Bremen) and Antwerp Amur Maru Nov. 16 18 a urba: P*t Elizabeth. Cape Town, Rio de jMeiro, Santos,
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    • 369 15 o^l2o otTll2 FROM ORIENT™>EUROPE VIA A J /"»i| I AMERICA I A PRESIDENT Ll HER TO VICTORIA-SEATTLE OR TO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES liiiti .^■M.iaMal ?_r_£ ~V ANY AMERICAN RAIL LINE FROM WEST COAST TO NEW YORK 1 YOUR CHOICE OF ANY ATLANTIC LINER TO, EUROPE, DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN
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    • 861 15 KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. [ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY, OP BATAVIA.] (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 Penang) of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU. BOOKING OFFICE ROYAL
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    • 866 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated to Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via lAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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    • 481 16 s.s. GASCOYNE. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from W. A. (Arrived October 19, 1930), are n. hereby notified that a General Survey of all a. cargo landed to a damaged condition will be ti. held at Jardine's Wharf on Saturday October a. 25th, 1930 at 9 a.m. No
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    • 514 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. (Incorporated in USA) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston/ New V ork Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). Due sails M.S. SILVERWALNUT Oct. 28 Nov 3 ,>Ur N MB. SILVERBEECH Nov. 9 Nov l5 Dec PACIFIC— PHILIPPFNES--STRAITS INDIA EXPRESS SERVICE. Singapore to San Francisco
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 698 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BT STEAMER TO-DAT. Rhio Pontianak 9 a.m. Karimon Soon Lee 9 a.m. Pulau Tekong Hong Aik 9 a.m. Kukup and Benut Loong Heng 9 a.m. Anamba and Natuna Islands Scott Harley 10 a.m. Penang, Province Wellesley, Northwest Perak, Kedah, Kelantan. Western Siam, North, N.-East and Northwest Sumatra Kedah
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 449 17 und Principles in rnderwritinff. some cUacueslan lately ibout ol the London Insurance ,l1 larg hi be rid to In uranet of m eepttonony and it seems deabmMg to COD- of the great BrttkH hworannt the members ot Lloyd an there h no Soub that, if weiii
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    • 117 17 Hie Failure of Concrete Breakwaters. our sea defences have failed Rj given in I port by the Deutific and Industrial Research. 0 I Ktures illustrating Vhe failure ikaratera primarily due to the af new concrete with old. makaa it clear that much mort Derate and of its use
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    • 92 17 til <>f the Board of Trade has .ip- "■>■• with the following terms ■i nomic factors involved d ol old ships and their replace- report whether it is desirable '1 interest that steps, not involv- >m public funds, should be taken this process, and if so.
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    • 719 17 Mysteries Untouched by Western Civilisation. Down the Red Sea the gr^at -,h;ps liurrv liendless recession, and from their safe decks the passengers gaze through ficltfglasses at savage coastline and scorched islands. Sometimes the sail of a native craft creeps along by the c Jiffs, and
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    • 376 17 Since its inception in January, the Post Office system for the transmission of pictures by telegraph has been considerably extended. Transmission was first organised between the General Post Office and Berlin. Other German centres were gradually added and later the service was extended to Austrian. Danish, and
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  • 894 17 24 Years of Success in Italian Shipping. I This year the Lloyd Sabaudo, which in English means Count Line, celebrated its 24th birthday. For it was in June. 1906, that this company, destined to become one of the most important of Italian steamship lines, was founded. It
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  • 206 17 A collision in the Whangpo occurred recently, three ships being involved. These are the Hsin Ning Hsao of the Ningpo Shaoshing Steamship Co.. the Shengking of the China Navigation Co.. and H.MS. Cornflower. The Hsin Ning Hsao was coming down from the Ningpo wharf, outward bound, on an
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 123 17 di CIGARETTES Thi* •d*.rti*einent nmed by the British American Tobacco Co .(Sir»n_ Ltd Hntorttor4l«d in England) VIJM^^V^W \mV 9 %jmJry% J^^m^^mnnj W. mG6^r s^^^^ d^^^^i^^m*^*^ f A soap you can always trust Every tablet of Sunlight Soap is guaranteed by the makers to be absolutely pure. None is ever sold
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  • 648 18 A WORLD RECORD. 742 Rats His Inseparable Companions. Vienna. Hans Schwartz must hold a world's record for removing. He is always changing his quarters: he has hardly arrived at a new house be- a fore he leaves !t again by request. Landlords, a fellow-tenants,
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  • 420 18 Record of Remarkable Accidents. Broken whips, fire in the air. and collisions, form tho main subject matter in "Parachuting.'" bv Charles Dixon i Sampson Low. 12s. 6tb. Throughout, emphasis i? laid on the dangeir of flying and on tne nairbreadth escapes thai have taken place. On this account
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 403 18 A. ter a Hard Day... When you return after being out in the sun during the hottest hours of the day and your vitality is low, then is the time to guard against sickness by taking WATERBURY'S COMPOUND For over twenty-five years it has been recommended by leading physicians It
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    • 501 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 600.000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: E 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Hong Kong Saigon Amritsar Iloilo
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    • 260 18 BANKING MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. Incorporated in Lnglaud Capital £3.000,000 Subscribed 1.800.000 Paid-up 1 0M -°M Reserve Fund and Rest 1.645.505 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M. R/rie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro. Esq.. J. O. Robinron, Esq., W. H. Shelford. Esq., Sir Thomas Catto, Bart.
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    • 218 18 INSURANCE. THE mfm% X SOUTH f iffr; BRITISH Xjby' INSURANCE COMPANY LIMIT!* FIRE, MARINE, TRANSIT AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED \r LOWEST CURRENT i: VIES L. C MARGCLiOUTH. V. Office: 2. Finlayson PERSONAL ACCIDENTS. FATAL ACCIDENTS are ever} lbllltUt HAVE you made provision for lt of your dependents should :»mn>
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  • 503 19 Dull Conditions Prevail in Market. Slniraporr. Oct. 81. short working week owing to local td dull conditions prevailing throughrkft, there is very little of inloro<t j i our tail issue. After fluc'ua- taken an upward turn and closes for both positions, but Dollar shares responded and prospective
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  • 206 19 The Trade Depression in .1 year ended March 31. 1930. states dim amount brought forward, and lor all necessary depreciation :.d doubtful debts, sum available for tion is £117.779. out of which interim ftlreadj paid absorb £17.275. leaving ol £100.504. Directors have placed provident fund, and out of
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  • 755 19 in Elastic Term in Rubber Industry. I During the last week or two the directs of various large companies have informed ieir shareholders that they are able to produce libber at a cost of 4d. per lb., and that they ope before long to reduce their costs
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  • 111 19 Continent Buying Only for Immediate Needs. Saigon. Oct. 14. London The metal bulletin states that as regards the consumption of tin American needs would seem to be sufficiently covered, while for a long time the Continent has been buying onlv for immediate needs. In the pan week
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  • 28 19 Harrison*,. Barker and Co.. Afent*: Mentakab 44.500: Jeram Kuantan 47 900: Sandycroft 21.059; Tung Moh 16.566: Sungei Bagan 64.000: Pulau Bulang 32,454: Kapate 9.240.
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  • To-Day's Price Changes.
    • 216 19 October 22. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2 4 London 3 months' sight 2 3 31|32 London 60 days' sight 2i3 29 32 London, 30 days' sight 2,3 7 London, demand 2j3 27 32 London. T. T. 2 3 13 16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1435 Hamburg, demand
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    • 209 19 October 22. Tin 125 Tons $62 Gambler 9% Pepper White 43 Pepper Black 26 Flake Tapioca 4% Pearl Sago Small 6 a i Copra, Sundried 6.15 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 6.30 Rice, Slam old No. 1 S20 Rice, Rangoon Bin
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  • 895 19 WEDNESDAY. OCT. 22ND CLOSING QUOTATIONS buyers sellers. *sam Kumbang 20s 25s fcfCt Hitam Tin <ss) 8s 3d 9s 3d Jangrin Tin <£» 12s 9d 13s 9d 3atang Padang ($1) 10 15 3atu Caves ($1) 35 40 Bukit Aran- ($1) 35 40 Burmah Malay 10s 12s nom j
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  • 121 19 Estates Reducing Production. In connection with our London correspondent's cable on Monday announcing output reductions. Messrs Sime, Darby and Co.. Malacca, write us as follows: Messrs. Shaw Darby, and Co.. Ltd.. London, announce that in view of the present condition of the rubber industry th? Directors of th
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  • 90 19 MACPHAIL CO'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore. Oct. 21. Tin. Firm. Kuchais 56 59. Kintas 80 35. Penawats 39 42. Malay Consols 13 11%, Hitams 13 16, Taipings 30 35, Sungei Luas 73 78. Ayer Hitams 8s 3d 9s 3d. Hong Kong Tins 13s Id 14s 3d. Puchongs 13s 6d 14s 6d.
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  • 90 19 Effect of Favourable Trade Returns. Berlin. Ort. 15. The Bourse responded with a decided rally (affecting all markets and r 'suiting in increases up to ten points) to th*- favourable foreign trade returns for September, when the exports passed the milliard mark and exceeded th; imports by
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  • 79 19 [British Radio Official Service.! Rugby. Oct. 21. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 12.065, Athens 375. Bombay ls. 5 25-32d.. Berlin "0.39. Brussels 34.855. Bucharest 818. Rio 4 7^. Buenos Aires 38S. Copenhagen 18.16. Geneva 25.025 Helsingfors 193 Vm, Hong Kong ls. 3^.. Libson 108.25, Madrid 46.15. Milan 92.825. Monte Vid^o
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  • 32 19 [Nanye Nichi Nichi Service. I Tokyo. Oct. 20. Trade returns for the second ten days of th^ month show totals of Y25.285.000 and Y33.295. jOOO for imports and exports respectively.
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  • 61 19 October 22nd.. II o'clock noon Buyers Sellers R.S.S. e^ual to London Standard, Spot 11% 12"\ Standard R.S.S. on Tender Nov. 12 13 December 13 13 1 Nov-Dec. 13 13" Jan-March 13 K M Tone of Market: Quiet Steady. Latest Cable: Lcndon Spot sheet 4 1
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  • 82 19 Company's £2,294 Loss. (FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT, f London. Oct. Tl. The annual report of Pahang Consolidated issued to-day shows a loss of £2.294 and an average gross price of 7.67. The Borneo Company received a cab! from Head Office as follows: Final livid nd Pahang Consolidated Company
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  • 71 19 5 Per Cent Dividend Declared. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT London, Oct. 22. The report of the directors to the shareholders in Tanjong Malim which was presented and passed at the annual meeting to-day recommended a 5 per cent, dividend and that £15.713 be carried forward. SUPER\ ISION POLICY.
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  • 37 19 Drastic Economy PolicyAdopted. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT I London, Oct. 22. The shareholders of Kuala Kangsar have lx 1 1 notified that the directors have adopted a policy of drastic economy and conservation of resources.
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  • 251 19 Financing the Company During the Crisis. In a communication to shareholders in Tai Tak Plantations. Limited. Messrs. Harrisons and Crosfield. the secretaries to the company announce proposals for financing the company during the present crisLs. It Ls stated that, for a production of approximately 1.000.0001b of rubber
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  • 250 19 Stock Speculation and Business. Replying to Benry Fords assertion thai stock speculation is the cause cf busings depressions. Richard Whitney, the youthful president of .he New York Stock Exchance. MMMM' "To attribute business depressions to stock market panics is to place the cart before thhorse, for in reality
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 74 19 ASSETS EXCEED $11,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $38,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life 1 Assurance Companies
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    • 60 19 Be it Fire-Marine-Life or Motor Car the unquestionable security of two hundred and ten years progressive trading is offered you. Incorporated in A D. 1720 the Royal Exchange Assurance has attained an unassailable position. Claims are promptly met and rates are reasonable. Agents throughout Malaya &ogal Sltchancjr assurance. INCORPORATED AD
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  • 356 20 SINGAPORE RACES. Handicaps For Last Day. The following are the handicaps for the final day of the race meeting on Saturday. R*** 1- Ponies Class I—Div1 Div. 2— (54 furs.)— 2.ls p.m.— Blum Tau 9.4, Rosemary 9. Donora 8.10, Black Auster 8.1. Apple Sauce 7.13. Romala 7.9.
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  • 298 20 Results of First Two Practices. The first two practices for the Interport i Challenge Shield were held at the Farrer Rifle Range on Oct. 12th and 19th. Attendances were good. 23 competitors turning out for the first practice and 19 for the second. On both occasions the practices
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  • 80 20 Miri R.C. vs. R.S.Y.C: Inter-port Fours. The course for the inter-port rowing between tne R.S.Y.C. and Miri Rowing Club to-day will be approximately one mile and will be rowed inside the Breakwater at 5.15 p.m. Launches will leave Johnston's Pier at 5 p.m. and will return there after the
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  • 51 20 The accounts ot the Penang Turf Club for presentation at the annual meeting on Nov. 4th, show a surplus (excess of income over expenditure) of $58,745. Stakes and added i money totalled $291,038. Receipts included $245,225 totalizator. $159,775 sweeps. $32,620 entry foes, $39,355 subscriptions, $14,631 interest on
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  • 23 20 Another Victory for the Visitors. The S.C.F.A. scored another victory by 1 beating Gohead at Semarang by 4 o. i
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  • 58 20 S.C.C. Tournament. t t TO-DAY'S TIES. x C hampionship. C. L. Wyatt vs. H. Gray. "A" Class Handicap. W. H. Palgrave owe 100 vs. P. Carmichael r owe 125 C "B' Class Handicap. e F. R. Jones ow<: 50 vs. A. P. Hunter owe 50 a R. Brown owe
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  • 467 20 S.C.C. XV OUTRUN. Club Player Brea Rib. "A" Co., Welch Regt., 17 pis: S.C.C. XV 0 pte. The superior fitness of the soldiers from Tanglin Barracks was fully instanced on the Padang last evening when "A" Co., the Welch Regt.. met and defeated an S.C.C. XV
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  • 307 20 Track to be Laid in India. International greyhound racing developments are always of interest. Spain and France have headed the list of the most recent cases which testify to the world-wide spread of the sport. India now follows suit, and in an entertaining manner. Greyhound racing Ls officially
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  • 54 20 First Round of Barnes Cup. The first round of the Barnes Cup was played at Balestier last evening. B team scoring 3 goals and A and C 2 goals each. The second round will be played to-morrow evening. The tournament is being played on American lines, each team playing
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  • 85 20 A nine-hole miniature golf course has been 1 opened in the hall of Charing Cross, London 1 Underground Station. "So much interest has been taken by the public in this new game," said an official of the Underground "that we have decided to lay out a course. No
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  • 78 20 E. N. W. Oliver, playing with V. Burr ln the t loubles event at the Cumberland Club, Hamp- I tead, lawn tennis tournament ir mail week, J cached the fourth round by beating T. P. e 3h^ng ..vhr ha a beaten Oliver in the singles k svent) and M. K.
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  • 1301 20 FOOTBALL DERBYS. Soccer, Rugby, Racing and Golf. [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, Sept. 25. The weather in Scotland on Saturday was depressing, and, in a day of interesting football "Derbys" the most outstanding result was that which came from Parkhead, where Rangers were defeated by their old
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  • 859 20 PADANG C LUBS' HOCKEY ENGAGEMENT. S.R.C. DEFEATED. Hoblyn's Return Strengthens S.C.C. Attack. SC.C 4; SR.C 1. Superior all-round combination enabled the S.C.C. to gain a well-deserved verdict over the S.R.C. when the Padang Clubs met in their first hockey fixture of the season. It was a fast game with both
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 237 20 XMAS CARDS m AND GIFTS CALENDARS,^ tlHtl onderful Selection m !\flf to Choose From Orders by Post receive prompt attention Malaya Publishing House Limited, Stamford Road. MBIHIEfiiIBIBJHIi^^ tn j I fcspl e Orii**™! Oran|e 1 ill till Smash Still LeaJs I ifi >^v >rTr»*^^^vs. J /^%_S(ff\ w,w Ever LeaJ /)e
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