The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 October 1930

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  • 19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,166 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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  • 408 1 An account of events and conditions m Kianfu preceding the capture of the foreign missionaries was given to Reuter by Father Degenlis, who was sent to Shanghai with Bishop Mignani to fix ransom Page 11. The Brazilian Government has been overthrown and President Luiz is resigning Page
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  • 1239 1 Qutcquid (igunt homines nostn est far Tag* Libelli Juvenal. Various welcome announcements have been made during the last few months regarding reductions m homeward freights, but The Topictst understands that this indication of the relaxation of the octopus' grip is not the reason for the further
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 295 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS, It. HIGH STREET. 1 RAFFLES HOTEL I ama&«>^ SATURDAY, 25th. OCTOBER. i SPECIAL RACE DINNER BALL. l DANCING TILL 1.45 AJW. j AT 11.30 P.M. J T «ru. M 2 NI A LIT J ER and His Augmented Orchestra j j
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    • 162 1 I PILOT "SUPER -WASP "I I RADIO RECEIVERS I FOR BATTERY OR A. C. MAINS OPERATION. J X CHEAPEST, BEST, AND MOST POPULAR. X V RANGE 14 TO 500 METRES-RESULTS GUARANTEED J X WRITE FOR BOOKLET. X y f f T f V pMjjjjjl H V A y V I
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    • 106 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Buy a Morris cr Pag? 4. Hotel announcement i ?a&e 1. Get a bottle of Peps Page 3. Tenders, notices etc. Page 9. Start taking "Phy Hasan" Page 5. Cinema and amusement quide Pagj 2. Cow and Gate milk Food 7 points P^-' Klim milk for drinking or
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    • 13 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut Finish Guaranteed 32, HIGH STREET.
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  • 57 2 BAnukok held for the first tim?. on Oct. 16. 1 airly radio telephone conversation with Washington. It this case the Siames.Legation m Washington was called up ny ordinary telephone and HS.H Prince Amoradat. the Minister, talked with the radio official m Bangkok for a about half an
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 361 2 Oine and Wine I at the j CAPITOL I RESTAURANT j I Malaya's Finest Appointed I Restaurant. I iPrompt Service I 1 Excellent Cuisine I I Moderate PricesJ rRWAL""ANfEM"uYL4N"" j S ORDEIi OF BUFFALOS j J Dance will be held m the i S.V.C. DRILL HALL J ON I Saturday,
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    • 361 2 VICTORIA THEATRE I COMING NOV: 22nd 23rd I TWO RECITALS ONLY I Dame Clara Butt AND I i Mr. Kennerley Rumford.! 4 I* II I |c MATINEES j TO-DAY znd TO-MORROW at jTS j LAST 2 NIGHTS OF Paramount's splendid adaptation of the late SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE'S World-known story,
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    • 295 2 I 6.15 TO-NIGHT g 1( 1 MATINEES TO-DAY TO-MORROW AT f^\ I CHILDREN HALF PRICE. an I Joan Crawford I IN A BRILLIANT I ALL MUSICAL COMEDY ROMANCK WITH j 1 BENNY RUBINS CLIFF EDWAtBQ I KARL DANE DOROTHY SEBASTIAN I !fi IN I Montana Moon s Lilting song hits
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 238 2 rTHE WEEK. Saturday. 25th. High Water. 00.19. 9.5 ft. 1145. 9.5 ft Singapore Races: Third Day. Rugby Public Services A vs. S. Johore A at Johore Bahru Sunday, 26th. High Water. 01.00. 8.8 ft.. 12 14. 9.4 ft. Monday. 27th. High Water. 01 43. 8.0 ft.. 12.45. 9.1. ft. GoTernm»-nt
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  • 808 3 A GRAVE WARNING. Soviet Theory and Practice. j Berlin. Sept. 19. i Fourteen more of the German miners recruited by Soviet agents for employment m the Donetz coal mines have returned home after two months, disgusted with conditions m Soviet Russia. Their warning to other German
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  • 231 3 Another Old Army Trouble Packed Up. In the barracks and m the camps of Britain to-day the tio./ps ar™ singing v?ry cheerily. "The Army of To-day's All Right. And the war cry v.hieh follows at the end of the rong ls "No ni'ines. no Pack Drill
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  • 364 3 Annual Show of Species m London. Enigmatical and inscrutable. Siamese cat;from all over England were brought by vu r oud owners to the seventh annual show o f \ho breed held at Holy Trinity Hall. Great Port-land-street. W.. writes a Morning Post *pccial representative m mail week.
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  • 194 3 Research into methods of silencing airciaft is described m the Report of the Aeronautical Research Ccmmittec for the year 1929-1930. One ol the chief sources of noise is. the highspeed airscrew with its thick sectional blades, and it has been found that a big reduction m noise
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  • 82 3 Captain Jain McMillan, a retired pilot, and the owner of a small sheep farm m the mountainous district of Loch Ranza. Isle of Arran. died while walking on the hills. I His two sheepdogs had accompanied him. and when one of them returned home and attracting attention
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 251 3 I ,h, WALKER'S MARK T THE J, OF Lp« c mark i Qi?Aun EAF of I BOOKS QIAIIIY i L BOOKS are adaptable to I H pecW requirements, and are equally serviceable I 1 f<>, business or professional use. j to open and close, simple construction with j I nothing
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    • 264 3 1 BIG SHIPS 1 R. M. S. "MAIIRBTAMA" R. M S "OLYMPIf i. &s. -viceroy of india" it -mSrSSuv i AND THE NEW SUPER MOTOR DRIVEN LINER X OF THE WHITE STAR LINE. X M. S. "BRITANNIC" <f Etc., Etc. BIG FLOATING DOCKS I AT V VALPARAISO SOUTHAMPTON AND ROYAL
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  • 275 4 Members of Jury Try to Find Phantom Lorry. There have been further accidents during the past feu days on the reputed "lorry-haunted" road which lies between Hyde and Mottram. Cheshire, according to mail week Papers. A commercial van struck the back of a stationary lorry. It had had
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  • 194 4 World's Best Station for London. The swiftly-changing streets around Victoria Station m which big new office buildings and cinemas are springing up almost overnight will shortly have the biggest and most modern motor-coach station m London. It will be constructed on an acre-and-a-half corner site at the junction of
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  • 530 4 Needless Anxiety Prevalent m Certain Quarters. It Ls not altogether surprising that the inclusion of the compulsory third-party insurance clauses m the new Road Traffic Act should have created alarm says the Autocar. Compulsory insurance In this country is a novelty, and earlier attempts to introduce it were
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  • 21 4 •Balloon tyres are much the best." "What do you know about it. you haven't car." "No. I'm speaking as a pedestrian."
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  • 1003 4  -  HON. MRS. VICTOR BRUCE MOTORING HAND SIGNALLING IMPOSSIBLE WHEN MOST NEEDED- BY THE "tT^THEREVER motorcars are m use In con- siderable numbers, the traffic signalling problem must eventually become of serious importance; and so far as my experience of driving m many countries is concerned the
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 111 4 SERVICE AFTER PURCHASE I IS ONLY ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES IN Is I BUYING A MOKMS CAR jj TRIPLEX GLASS THROUGHOUT f Morris Cowley Saloon $2,060. I 1 standard on all 1 1 MORRIS MODELS. [j Morris Oxford Six Saloon $2,995. Further features obtainable are prompt delivery convenient and attractive
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    • 390 4 WILLING SPIlUT^ivT^ FLESH. Ea Get Fit now and K njoy When you find your.s.j, 111% b pace, feel depn-.^d and rill T lose weight, hay,. n<> sign that you hay, been Z much. Lost physical rner,, M Z'^+ii —this Ls Nature's inn^ibW rr »S to drugs m despairs But H-
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  • 662 5 6,000 IDEAS. Colossal Task for General Motors. Further evidence as to the internationality of the automobile recently was made available m a report of the New Devices Committee of the General Motors Corporation showing that it examines an average of 6,000 new automobil devices a year,
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  • 178 5 In these days of industrial depression and of heavy falls m the prices of many industrial shares, it is pleasant to record a big rise m profits, a high divicknd. and a jump m share values. Austin Motors. Limited, has just declared for a period of seven months
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  • 127 5 Motorists on public roads, Kindly take some thought for others They have rights as well as you; Take the same, broad-minded view That pedestrians are brothers. Though thry may appear as toads. Do not swing around a curve. Possible obstructions scorning, Since some crawling creature may Possibly
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 139 5 AUSTIN 7 An TOURER $1275 1 SALOON $1495 I Unimpeachable iJecurity I 1 HAT I I Borneo Motors I IV Limited. 1 I SINGAPORE 1 A) ALWAItJ PENANG, TAIPING, IPOH, KUALA LUMPUR, SEREMBAN, MALACCA iAND HAAD YAL IIEGOTIABLE f i'Fl t) 3 ill I irtOHOtNCID lIIOUNi »md Q It revitalizes
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    • 257 5 ML ivl^<Kf Jv w \x2bl r^rl RiUniV'' ■■x*'sjBoSfflSß3BBBp^"^ySs^^X""'" i^r^rb rlrVrk^ LiMiTf^v^ X i^^^^^^ R^R^Rw^ I 1 4^L ■"■>*•■ rSßl^^w -JJJR^I IpßlrSvSSSftißßl C^V 1 HT i*ii^^^^^^ Tested and approved^^^^ tor tne •> successive -year ,w S™< 1^ the Institute of Hygiene B-^gk CORK- TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES g^S^^lM Made Specially to Prevent
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  • 923 6 A Pans Letter. -s) <• (A I Whirling m the Crowd. BY GEORGE CECIL. t(Our Paris Correspondent.) m m. Sept. ZS. "117 HEN. some time ago. Zlatko Balcitovic mi't.ired. from Huil to Londen- the car. misbehaving itself, npatt the Vtotmlst and his Stradtvartai OB
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  • 371 6 General William Mitchell's Picture of the Future. Airship* 2,000 feet lons and 800 fe^t m diamfc are foreseen by o moral William Mitchell m his b^ok. "Skyways" ißenn. 21s. net*. These w sets, nqp Qensral Mitchell. wO carry hundreds of passengers and will b "praettcalrjr impervious to any
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  • 40 6 "What 1» a v-lkie blue asked Mr. Justice Bennett m the London Vacation Court during a film dispute case. A Counsel. I suppose it is the condition ol ntinu experienced by tbe average cinemagoer after" hearing a talkie
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  • 102 6 A flying-suit which incorporates a para- chute has been indented by a French firm to I reduce the risk of parachutes being left behind i by mistake or the harness being improperly fitted. It is claimed that this suit gives greater freedom of movement than the
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  • 323 6 Choosing the Hour for Marne Attack. Paris. Under the southing Influence of a barber's razor. Marshal JofTrc. the French Commander-in-Ch.tf duitef the first part of the war. recently bi\ !:c Ins rule of not talking at* ait UM war With a cheery greeting to everybody. "Papa" jotfre
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  • 2767 6 Local Topics: Coming Attractions: News from Hollywood: Stage Importations: Hard on Old Brigade: Linking Stage and Screen: Woman Executive: Ann Harding: Technical Insight: Cameraman's Discovery. (BY OUR FILM CORRESPOXDEST i RANDOM consideration of recent and current happenings m the film world here, brings up some interesting
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  • 446 6  - CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES ART HUR PEALL Peal! on Billiards. < When to Pot the Wh',i L > S BY (Specially written for the Prre Pre ITNTHINKING players forget how true it is that circumstances alter cases at bUllanla as w?ll as law. Pot the whit for iiistaiii- a shot which
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  • 294 6 In old Virpmia th,-. "Ud rotas. plantation! built and the:-- gard: with native ra UM seventeenth c nturv v.hi, from the Old Countrj I TMM r:v;> -i: > ':y beautiful f. Th \v an very bos h. dv lorn may b> planted i Mount Vcr.i (i f
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  • 11 6 The civilisation of n I 'people do with their MMm I
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  • 1287 7 IN FORTUNATE ISLE. Floods Carry Away Crops. Horn Our Own Correspondent. Dublin, Sept. 23. bad plight of the Irish farmers has been added to by the terrible weather of the v. et-ks— constant rain falling, to the rops m the fields. Potatoes, hay, corn thrat Max. and
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  • 760 7 NEGLECT OF THE POLICE. Inquiry by Commission Suggested. During the past thre- yean; of Indian linrtCl there have been comparatively few cases of actual rioting except m th? large cities, but there have b"en hundreds of instances vrhcr law and order have b°en maintained by the loyal
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  • 1101 7 Library Association Discussions. Cambridge, Sept. 24. 'Publishing and Bookselling" was the chief BUbject of discussion at to-day's session of the annual conference of the Library Association. V. afforded proof of the cordial relations between the creators of books and producers and distributors, and was animated by
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  • 13 7 The struggle was, is. and will be. God fights the Devil— Father Gvozder
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 215 7 I 7%^ C«ZZ of the Great \l^M^^^V ffl ll gm C il^^^ll Open spaces, days of recreation and IA 3 fS^^^Sk IlliljJllPl keen enjoyment, unmarred by the N[ 47/r Llquld '471 V Frozocion. vicissitudes of a burning sun For w S^ 101 0 sc«S w II SoUd Eau de Cologne
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  • 899 8 WHEN CHINA RULED. Early History m the Philippines and Siam. Verne Dyson, professor of history m the University of the Philippines, has unearthed ancient Chinese records which indicate that the Philippines were under Chinese sway more than 500 years before Magellan "discovered" them m 1591. Mr.
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  • 160 8 In H.M. Supreme Court at Shanghai, before his Lordship Judge Sir Peter Grain, Mr. Darell Drake, of the Public and Thomas Hanbury School for Boys, petitioned for the dissolution of his marriage, alleging that his wife, E. M. Drake, had committed misconduct with Pte Joseph Hannaby of The Worcestershire Regiment.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 198 8 fcfc *'/|3 *W(& mm^*S^^S\ Concessionaires By v^l w^^^^^^^^ (Incorporated In 8 S '<-*'■ V//^^H Singapore, Penan p. &QAla. I.nmpfjp And Ipob. Distinguished II iß^^P DOCTORS 1 praise I-feJriß asepso perience m the treatment of skin MBM W troubles say that Asepso Soap will give %l|m |J relief m cases where
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    • 207 8 L^ Ji T HE patent pourer j^^^^^ package keeps the pyg^^*^jg|&i salt pure and dry. it Kj^jPfjl* runs freely from pa< kI'O^Emjl a fi fi to pourer, from KiISBKtTW pourer to plate— CerelSos W i llS«4l c Original Orante I jjf 1 1, j■j 1W Jill a I j jjllj
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 394 9 BUSINESS CARDS. M~~ AS SAGE ANICUBB ISS FUMIKO It Dhoby Ghaut. MARBLE FLOORING TILES. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. Nos. lAS, Penbaa Road, ,«r Lavender Street Phone 0075. DON'T WEAR A TRUSS! Qse c: nta Rupture Appllanrt New discovery. ,^^^^^V flfondf'ul I No lumpy f taA psd < springs, dur- M able
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    • 720 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTICE i» hereby given that tenders an now invited for the following materials or frvices. und that particulars of such tenders nay be obtained In the Tender Room, Municipal Office*:— Closing Date. Installation of Sanitary Fittings at a block of two 4 pm. quarters, Halifax Road.
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    • 896 9 TENDERS. TENDERS FOR TODDY SHOP LICENCES FOR SINGAPORE, 1931. l NOTICE is hereby given that Tenders, to be forwarded m sealed covers and marked on the outside "Toddy Shop Tenders," will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until noon on October 31st, 1930. for the exclusive right, subject to
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    • 630 9 NOTICES. KUYOH TIN DREDGING LIMITED. <In Liquidation). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 210 of Ordinance No. 155 (Companies), that a Meeting of the Creditors of Kuyoh Tin Dredging Limited will be held at No. 6, D'Almeida Street. Singapore, on Friday. November 7th, 1930, at 12 noon, for the
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    • 628 9 TRADE MARKS NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that the above Trade Marks are the property of the WEBSTER AUTOMATIC PACKETING FACTORY. LIMITED, of Colombo. Ceylon" and an- u^ by them on cases and packets of dust and leaf tea manufactured by them and MM by their undermentioned Agents throughout the
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    • 425 9 AUCTION SALE SHERIFFS SALE. IN THE SUPREME COI'RT Of THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Writ of seizure and sale dated 14th cku »>f October. 1930. In the cause of Chop Hong Moh Huat Plaintiffs versus Chop Nam Seng Heng Defendant AUCTION SALE of ALL THE FURNITURE AND STOCK-IN-TRADE OF
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  • 24 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. HAINES —The death occurred suddenly at Cheltenham, on October 9th. of Mrs Haines. widow of the late Rev F. W. Haines.
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  • 861 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 25. 1930. THE LATEST TIN SCHEME. Reference was made some days ago to a scheme which was said to have been devised by Mr. J. Lovett of the F.M.S. Mines Department to bring about the much to be desired change m the tin price situation.
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  • 198 10 The next sitting of the Singapore Assizes will commence on December 2nd. Mr. A. F. Pledger has resumed his appointment as a member of the Singapore Harbour Board on his return from leave. Future bannings by the film censor of films intended for use m the Victoria Theatre are to
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  • 710 10 THE NEW CONSUL. His Programme of Work Here. IBy Our Chinese Correrpondent. 1 Mr. Chen Chang-lo assum?d office is Chinese Consul-General to Singapore y?st?rday (Friday). In an interview at his r~-sid -net- No. 293, i Victoria Street, the new Consul said iliat \bout two months ago.
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  • 507 10 Mr. Tong Lao's Farewell Speech. Mr. Cheng Chang Lok. the new Chinese A Consul-General to Singapore arrived here by t c the Hakone Maru which came alongside godown E No. 18 at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. He was met on board by few of his friends and relatives.
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  • 525 10 YESTERDAYS SBQUg| Appeal AK^rr\ ill(|i Order. I There was a sequel to Jus! ice Stevens grant m. I judication order again* trading as Chop Thjre Ton of Havelock R,; ul. |aj| ruptcy jCourt Men Mr Simpson* yesterday when, on Mr. Osborne Jbnei applied to, tinn and salt-
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  • 75 10 Women's Branch and Armistice Dinner. It has been decided by UM B> iation Commute- to confine the .rmktice Night to PMO MMBbm I" lllt c umstanres the Committee ol (ranch consider thai M the VOOKfI n ill have to tonfo the prtvllefe flar dmmt ■■■chn. -alu. h la
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 233 10 f"s| SHERRY r^ BY SPECIAL A OM THE KIN appoi?;tment to OF siam PYREX OVENWARE I fff^~ l*Si*\^; o FOR THE HOME X^-^JT'r— r:=^^^'"|Bfe A valuable and most hygienic r >, v 1 Mr cooking and serving utensil for t every food purpose. B. P. D£ S/LVA, LTD. I Singapore
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    • 65 10 II I I I "HORNETS" HAVE BEEN SEEN ON THOMSON ROAD, attracted probably by the jam attributable to both vehicular and equestrian traffic m this thoroughfare. "GAFLAC" Accident Policies get one out of sticky difficulties. GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE LIFE \SSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480. |h.b. winter! TAILOR,
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  • 195 11 XXI) (iOVERNMENT. Kix< hit ions by Father De^enlis. Far Eastern Service. Shanghai. Ort. 21. Bt h p Miunani and the French Kianfu. arrived here this t b recuperating and is not Father DeejeaMe, interviewed by ii Kianfu. a wealthy city of 60,000 i inallv. ,Ls
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  • 108 11 L Reds' Attempt to Stir Ip Trouble. Foreign Minister. Mr C. T. d by Reuter. stated that all! at his disposal showed the of Central China were seeking eking foreigners, particularly mis- j i deliberate effort to embroil the rnmenft and foreign pOMR. He 1
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  • 55 11 Two Aviators Burnt to Death. Renter*! Service. Le Bourget. Oct. 24. Uteri Lane and Piere Nicholas Who wen attempting a flight to 1 i gotnf to Addis Ababa crashed at 1 The aeroplane fell on a house and Both were incinerated. The a tire and fire brigades
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  • 57 11 British Planes Return Visit to India. SEE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. 1 Bangkok. Oct. 24. Uree BntLsh aeroplanes, two Wapiti and one -tngined. are coming to Siam from turn the visit the Siamese planes ifiia The visitors are due at Don N vember BttL and after a stay
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  • 48 11 Illfated Atlantic Flight Recalled. 1 Reuters Service.l Madrid. Oct. 24. I Praneo, the airman who attempted to a last year, but m forced to alight .tin! was rescued by a British wari been sentenced to two montli's im- lor subversive activities. Karlier cable:-, on page 12.1
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  • 141 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND KUBBER PRICES. PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.) London, Oct. 24, 5.15 p.m. Mf rs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Bpot UlB 616 (up £1 12 16). For•WJ Ell 9 14 16 (up £1 12 16) r h market is
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  • 239 11 PRESIDENT RESIGNS. Military Junta Assumes Charge. [Reutari Itrrk*. Rio de .Janeiro, Oct. 24. The Brazilk.n Gcvi imm > -t h- been over.hrov.n and President Lulz is resigning. Later. A MMp from New York states that shortly »fu-r midnight military, police and troops ushed to the President:; palace
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  • 71 11 Opinion of British Policy m Palestine. I Reuter's Service. I Jerusalem. Oct. 24. A local Arab newspaper, the Falastin. describes the British Government's statement of policy m Palestine as "a great Arab victory." It further declares the Balfour declaration dead that there be no more immigration and
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  • 113 11 Sir Felix Schuster's r Formula. [Rc-ut^r's Service] London. Oct. 1 A truly national government consisting of the leading men of all parties and an ind°pendent council of producers, traders, norkingmen and economists, free from the tyranny of party politics was urged as a way to national prosperity by
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  • 92 11 Proposal to Dispense With Wreaths. I Ri uter's Service.l London. Oct. 24. Almost on the eve of Armistice Di.y thfl Foreign Office has approached All Foreign governments with a suggestion for dropping henceforth the custom of placing wreaths or cenotaphs or Tombs of Unknown Warriors during official visits
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  • 78 11 Refusal to Plead Against Charges. rl Reuter's Service Allahabad. Oct. 24. Jaw aharlal Nehru has been charged with sedition, abetting infringement of the salt law, and instigating non-payment of taxes. He refused to plead. Judgment was reserved. Nehru. President of the All-India Congress, was recently released from goal,
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  • 147 11 Theatre Loses $5,181 »n Three Months. The Victoria Memorial Hall and Theatre 1 accounts for the third quarter of this year show a loss of $5,181.15. This result, due. it is to be assumed, to the i fact that touring companies, hit by the comI petition
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  • 1770 11 LOCAL ARCHITECTURE. Young Men Who are Building the New Singapore. His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government (Mr. John Scott) was present at the tiffin meeting of the Singapore Rotary Club held at Raffles Hotel yesterday at which Mr. A. Gordon, Municipal Architect, delivered an interesting
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  • 314 11 Return of Sherlock Holmes At Capitol. In adapting one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories to the sound screen Paramount have produced, by comparison with many other films of late, a masterpiece m The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Praiseworthy effort has been made all the way through to
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  • 55 11 Mr. Ernest Tipson of the British and Foreign Bible Society will be the speaker at the Young Peoples' Service to be held m the V.M.C.A. Hall on Sunday at 8.30 p.m. Past Services have been held at 8 o'clock, but a special request was made for the later hour which
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 202 11 a^ f Don't Forget Your Friends at Home this Xm&*. I We have pleasure m an- X nouncing that our "Xmas g v Gifts for the folks at home" X X scheme is again at the service of our customers, for Xmas 1930. The prices quoted m each instance <£
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  • 303 12 ARMS FOR CHINA. National Provincial Involved m Sensational Charges. [Reuter's Service! London. Oct. "3. Allcßallons of pMHrUMBIng transactions between Ireland and China figured m a Kings Bench action brought by William Rowntvee Horcnd of Nev.ry. County Down, claiming against the National Provincial Bank damages lor breach
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  • 130 12 Messages of Sympathy Sent from Britain. British Radio Official Service I Rugby. Oct. 23. The first business of the Central Committee of the Mining Association, which held its meeting m London tc-day. was to pass a vote of sympathy with the families and relatives of the victims
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  • 104 12 L Desperate Measures m America. I Reuters Service > New York. Oct. 23. A desperate appeal that American industry should co-operate to alleviate the suffering of the unemployed during the coming winter is made by Mr. Arthur Woods, whom Mr. Hoover has asked to direct relief
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  • 50 12 Mr. Shinwell Approves Majority Scheme. I British Radio Official Service. 1 Rugrby. Oct. 23. Mr. E. Shinwell. the Secretary for Mines, ha* approved the scheme submitted on behalf ol the majority of mine owners, and has appointed, next Saturday as the date on which it •comes into force.
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  • 217 12 A Character Who Resembles Thomas Hardy. London. Oct. 3. Somerset Maugham has succeeded m stirring both dramatic and literary circles. His new novel." Cakes and All." has been criticised because the central character. Edward Driffield is a distinguished novelist described as the last of the Victorians, who
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  • 1425 12 REMARKABLE SPEECH. "Led by Outside Financial Leading: Strings." Calcutta. Oct. 16. "If Great Britain and British India do lot survive successfully the sinister interests which will b? i\X work at the Round Table Conf-nvnc^. I suggest that the European 'Vssociati'Ni nust stand as a
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  • 501 12 EXCHANGE INFLUENCE. The Reaction of Land Prices. The unfavourable exchange of silver has played a very important part m the phenomenal rise of land values during the past year, Mr. J. S. Potter of Asia Realty Company said at Shanghai. Transactions during a number of monchs m
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  • 131 12 Should' Not Be Swayed by Fashion. London, Oct. 13. London's policewomen are evidently satisfied with the style and cut of their uniform, but •others equally evidently are not and a vigorous rejoinder to critics is given m the Policeman's Review. As women's clothes says the article, "have always
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  • 682 12 HONOURING PLE DOES. Attitude of Conservative Central Office. London, Oct. 3. Colonel John Gretton, M.P.. speaking at Abbots Bromley, denned his attitude towards the Conservative Central Office, stating that he was m much the same position as Sir Herbert Lidiard, the candidate m the South Paddington by-election.
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  • 24 12 Programme of Drills up to and for weekending October 26th 1930. Saturday G. O C's Inspection. Sunday G. O. Cs Inspection.
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  • 108 12 Singapore. Oct. 22nd. By Lieut-Colonel J. M. Mackenzie, D.S.O Commanding S.S.V.F. Service Rifle Meeting. S.V.R.A.— Programmes and entry forms for the above meeting may be obtained at these Headquarters Leave, Officer. Lieutenant D. J. Murnane. M.C. is granted leave from October 18th to November 18th 1930. Armistice
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  • 57 12 Egyptian Government to Continue Work. London. Oct. 12th. Alexandria.— lt is stated that the Government has decided to continue itself the heightening of the Assuan Dam. It will be recalled that the head of the engineering firm which held the contract. Sir John Norton-Griffiths, recently committed
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  • 42 12 A reveller at Willesden police-court announced that a Scotsman had treated him. "What!" said the clerk. "It's true. I assure you." was the reply. "Well." said th? magistrate. "It's never likely to happen again, so I'll let you off."
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  • 307 12 BRITISH IMMIGRATION. Conversations With Dominion Premiers. [British Radio Official Service.) Rugby. Oct. 2:'.. The Prime Minister. Mr. Mac Donald. m ,hrj interval before the next meeting of the 'i;-ad' of the delegations to the Imperial Conf i -ncv lis having conversations with the various Do- minion Prime
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  • 93 12 The William Scoresby's New Expedition. I i British Radio Official Service. Kugbv Oct. The Royal Research .ship William Scoresby sails from London next Thursday to n^urmthe research work m the Antarctic anu the neighbouring seas en which- she has been employed since 1926 I These investigations are carried
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  • 50 12 Queen of Spain and Princesses I In London. [British Radio Official Service! Rugi>y. Oct. 2.1. Th- Queen of Spain, and her cWo daughters Princes Beatriz and Princess Maria Cristina arrived m London this evening and were greeted by the Prince of Wales. Prince Georse and Prinzes Beatrice.
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  • 4 12 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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  • 124 12 I To the Editor. Sir,— At a meeting of the Municipal Com- missioners heli recently it tu etftted, I believe. that the cem^aints cf tlie nci.es made by hawkers at night v lcf. tC thr Police to <j<> 1 with under The Small Offence* Enactment. This being so perhaps the
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  • 154 12 Origin of 300-Year-Old Expression. I Thl> year sees the 300 th anniversary of tfal death of Thomas Hcbson. whose surname ha* pasred into the English language m the expression. "Hobson's Choice." i) He was official carrier to the University oi I Cambridge, and he travelled regularly between I
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  • 81 12 Built of all-British material, a great new factory for the manufacture of Player 1 cigarettes is m course cf construction m i Nottingham. I It is claimed that th? factory will be tinmost up-to-date m the world, both -n th efficiency of its plant and the amenities
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 600 12 CHURCH SERVInJ^ I ST. AM, K i;Us (VI,, 11M| 19TH STJNDA' 7 a.m. Holy OoaMßMnkn I 7.30 a.m. Matins 1 8 a.m. Holy Comm I 10 am Bunday Behoo] I 5.30 p.m. Evensoiu I Monday. Wedneedi r. and 1 I C:aii:iiiu:kn. I Tuesday. Th:. ;1I1( I Commuhxn I ROYAL \i.i
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 1109 13 Two Great Irish Courses. I have lately been playing some golf m two of the most delightful places m the whole world where it is possible to do so, Portmarnock, m County Dublin, and Newcastle m County Down. To compare any two links is always risky; to compare two
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    • 59 13 The world's widest road Is to be built m New Jersey. Contracts have been awarded for the construction of the road, which will be nine-tenths of a mile long, 350 feet wide, and will accommodate 35 lines of traffic. The roadway will be the approach to the
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    • 1034 13 LindrunTs English Tour. Discussing the prospects for Walter Lindrums second English tour, the Times SaysThe second tour promises to be quite as m teresting as was his first. In fact if a suitable handicap is arrarjg.-d he may be more severely tested against his English opponents ih an was
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    • 47 13 German Airman Claims a New tiecord. Herr Weichel, chief pilot of the Aviation School at Muenster, Westphalia, claims vo have established a new world record for flying upside down for 46 minutes 53.2 seconds. This is supposed to be nine minutes over the existing record.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 325 13 66 Feels like 3O IMU laid n f > ,ith tir>!/ht>dn sy///.v tot, oid It, work far months, and fmt who tan wtUl tmrry on" C.F. ,i! I had it mi and off for tm im—mm. I mten had to stand m JTT^ S f i' ose natural wit* whu-h
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    • 275 13 y*^^^ j^\ Keep your child healthy 4 KEPLER -^^^p^gf Malt Extract v^nvywK "5 Rich m Vitamins A, B D. 'vj-'KO'Lrri 1 1 j eotties of Restores natural vigour two sizes an d increases weight. Ait Chemists and stores Has a delicious flavour. fi Burroughs Wellcome Co., London Ifti All Kiehtt
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 915 14 Blue Funnel line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. wwwmmwa sebvice makseilucs, London a n. continent foj*tnigmtly. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Dae. Sails. AUTOLYCUB For Havre, Amsterdam. London and Hamburg Oct. 25 Oct. 28 t ANTENOR For afanwrtiles. London. Rotterdam and Glasgow Nov. 2
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    • 458 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd* (In orporated to England). u ELLERMAN n UNL PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. •A CTTT OF SHANOHAI Nov. 7 88. KAZEMBE Dec. 6 HOMEWARDS. as. CITY OF
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    • 471 14 Biitish India and Apcdr LuJ (Incorporated In KngJand). I MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO I SERVICES. I PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Col UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPA\ I j Doe. f onnftgr Singapore. Tenuar% I LAHORE 5,300
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 726 15 0. S. K. Line. yat Angeles and and New York: Urom Kobe) Express Freight Service). Tokal Maru 4 uetoria. Seattle and Vancouver:-* from Kobe, t Manila Maru Nov. 10 w >nd' Rotterdam. Hamburg (Bremen) Artwerp Amur Maru Nov. 16 18 ourt>an. Port Elizabeth. Cape Town, Rio de jar:» iro. Santos,
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    • 553 15 sK' /^A K3 sSmLSLs^eC^ sMB L?^J TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON, f FROM SINGAPORE AND MNANG vta COLOMBO. SUEZ PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES AND GENOA. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive «Bfnwr»»v--v «?f»i«r««*»r». T*~- »n». Yew York. Pres. Fillmore Oct. 27 Oct. 30 Nov. 9 Pres. Wilson Nov. 10 Nov. 13
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    • 859 15 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. [ROYAL PACICET NAVIGATION COMPANY, OP BATAVIA.J (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections to:— Passage, FreighU, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penan* J of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 758 16 I Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated m Australia). POR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via I AVI, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. ■filler ny™"* l sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). TIM v. MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to
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    • 478 16 M.s. DANMARK. Consignees of cargo per the above motorship from Europe (arrived Oct. 18, 1930) are hereby notified that a general survey of all cargo landed m a damaged condition will be held at Godown Nos. 3 and 4 at 9 a.m. and at Matches and Acid Stores at 2
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    • 525 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. |n f l (Incorporated In U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. I Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York I Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez) I Due Sails I M.S. SILVERWALNUT Oct. 28 Nov. 3 N \W M.S. SILVERBEECH Nov. 9 Nov. 15 I I PACIFIC— PHILIPPINES-STRAITS
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 664 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY STEAMER TO-DAY. Sarawak Kuching 8 a.m. Karimon Soon Lee 9 am. Pulau Tekong Hong Alk 9 a.m. Kukup and Benut Loong Heng 9 a.m. Singkawang and Pemangkat Parigi 9 a.m. Christmas and Cocos Islands Islander 9 a.m. Rhio Kheng Seng 10 a.m. Pontianak Togian 10 a.m. East
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    • 61 16 VESSELS ARRIVED. Hua Tong, Brit. 109, from Malacca 24 for Malacca 25. Larut, Brit. 464, from Malacca 24 for Malacca 26. Plancius, Dut. 3529. from B. Deli 24 for Muntok 24. Kanagawa Maru, Jap. 3669, from Yokohama 24, for Buenos Aires 25. Kangaroo, Brit. 2706, from Fremantle 24 for Fremantle
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 47 17 T hc British steamer Kangaroo arrived yesini m Fremantle with 1010 sheep. T)ll Cap T«»urane is expected to arrive here w n inday at daylight from Saigon, she will thf Roadi and will be despatched the tmf at 8 p.m. for Colombo. Port Said Nantai and Bordeaux.
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    • 284 17 NY X Hakusan Maru to-day from Mr M P Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. W kS A. E. Bogle. Mrs M. Healey. Miss .11. Mr O. Brit. Dr O. Dcuntzer Mrs G M. Fisher. Miss Fisher] c ii-kaday. Mr. and Mrs. E. E C I.acvy. Mrs. B. H. Lewis.
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    • 65 17 Emilt Amman Lenba. a Swiss, of HighburyLondon. N. was fined £2 and costs at Doicr for smuggling a metal watch and an MtOMtk pistol through the Customs. He pleaded that he carried the revolver m for protection. Robert Henri Corner, also a Swiss, of the mMkm, was
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    • 105 17 Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Hong Kong, we are told by Canadian Pacific amships Ltd have been informed by Head fice m Montreal that it is proposed to com- rate the centenary of the death of Sir Walter Scott at Edinburgh m 1932 by a cere- at Dryburgh.
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    • 398 17 P Seizure on Japanese Steamer. Two Chinese appeared at the Kowloon Ma'tracy last week on a charge of having been joint possession of 19 taels of opium on UM Japanese ship Tetsuza Maru. Revenue Officer Tallon said that on the preI'Ws morning about 11 a.m. he went
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    • 24 17 Magnetism" is merely one of the expres--1 that cover up man's dense ignorance Bnting many of the things that really waiter sir Oliver Lodge.
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    • 619 17 Insurance Market Ready. From the fact that no insurances have yet been placed m the London market on the projected large Cunard liner it Ls* assumed that the building contract for the vessel has also not yet been concluded, says The Times. This is not necessarily a
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    • 321 17 International Conference at Vichy. Vichy, Sept. 22. The sixty-fifth general conference of the International Marine Insurance Union opened at Vichy to-day, underwriters from about 28 nations oeinpr represented. Mr. Axel Rinman, of Gothering, m his presidential address, said that earlier m the year he had informed the executive
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    • 74 17 Six survivors of the crew of the Newfoundland schooner Caranza. which left north Sydney, Nova Scotia, on Sept. 25 for Newfoundland, report the loss of eight passengers and two members of the crew, when the vessel was struck by lightning and sank shortly afterwards. The six
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    • 713 17 Port Project Beginning to Take Shape. Mr. O. E. A van Udth de Yeude, Managing Director of the Netherlands Harbour Co. and Mr. Robert Devos. general representative of the company, have been m Shanghai recently on a business trip m regard to the new Manchurian port. Hulutao. Mr.
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    • 59 17 H.M.S. Ark Royal, a seaplane carrier, collided with a caisson when leaving Chatham Dockyard on Sept. 24 for Portsmouth to undergo trials with aircraft. The caisson was considerably damaged. The extent of the damage to the vessel will not be known until she is m dry dock.
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 78 17 COMPAGNIE MARITIME BELGE (LLOYD ROYAL) &A. (Incorporated m Belgium.) MONTHLY SERVICE OF STEAMERS. from SINGAPORE to HONOLULU, VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, PORTLAND SAN FRANCISCO. via Hong Konff, Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama. STEAMER. Dae Singapore. S.S. BOLIVIER Nov. 2 8.8. CAUCASIER Nov. 25 8.8. CARLIER Dec. 26 1931. 8.8. PATAGONIER Jan. 29 For
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    • 265 17 mm m^mmmmm^mmm^mmmr^Wmmm^mmK^^^^^i^^^^y^^^^^^^Sm^^K^m^. Bj^kL^^JHr^^ 11 .^Ei^w ::> 440^!^' J^BPw^^uP^ml mmmt Yl i^JjmmY y^^^^^^ oC^g off &urloagA-&ec& THE ATTRIBUTES OF CAPS^ESB ARE UNQUESTIONABLE SMOKE Glorious Health 5t ML OOULSON KERNAHAH. \^^^^Jl. 1 21/W the author of v God and th* I Ant,*" The Child, the Wim b l\ W Man and the
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  • 918 18 Novelties And Improvements. DHpIU trad? depr- x:i and bad times all over the country the wireless busings is flourishing. To °stimate the amount of invested capital represented by the show it Olympia would be a dangerous experiment m guessing, but il must be very large indeed, and
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  • 118 18 I heard ol two quite serious accidents m balhxoms. directly due to the ridiculously long skiit-, m wi.ich a few women insist upon In MM MM, fi man trod on such a skirt, tore •t c.i the wearer, and dislocated his knee. In he otter, a woman fell
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  • 24 18 WtDeadea Wlf«: Since mv hurb.T.id lost a Government job he had held for 18 years, he has never had the heart to work.
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  • 535 18 Linking Up America With I Asia. Considerable publicity has app?ared m :^e?cnt months about the .varly establishment of rcdio-telephony between ihe Uniterl Stat?3 and Asia. San Francisco newspapers -sport *hat the Bell System has perfected plan:; and definitely decided to establish circuits chat will serve Hawaii, Philippines, Australia
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  • 461 18 Problem of Travellers by Night Trains. Preparations are well m hand for takiny the 1931 Census m Britain. The control of the Census, which occurs every ten years, is m the hands of the Minister of Health, who delegates his power to a Joint Committee. It is
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 386 18 yoNTstmT ITI LIME JyiCE j \-*-jf Rcachet Everywhere, WlilM ln all P*" 3 tbe WOfU ll'Jja 'Montsernu finds its plan. It v Nature's great drink mf» j^mß cooling, inTigoratiag mmi R£^W<S*4 containing stored «n««Kin^f iFjffttfl^gj «nd full ot Titamios. Il I frlUMlt U «■«<■■< »T »>^^>M UT«rpool *ad LiwtaL PIJI
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    • 625 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated In England* Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1.800.000 Paid-up L 050.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.645.505 BOARD OF DZRBCTOKS J. M. R/rle. Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charlrs J. Hambro. Esq.. J. O. Robin; on, i£sq., W. H. Shelfoid. Esq.. Sir Thomas Catto, Bart.
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    • 271 18 THF XT* SOUTH |f|i BRITISH V INSURANI'h COMPANY LlMlTkfe I FIRE, MARINE, TRWsrr AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPT! I vi LOWEST CURRENT RATH L C MAR -.CLIOUTH. M Office 2, Finlayson < PERSONAL ACfIDKNTS. I FATAL ACCIDENTS are everyday bum* HAVE you made provision for th- w;o% of your dependent:*
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  • 656 19 Producers Efforts to Overcome Their Troubles. mortem simiiaritv between the i roduoen of many raw mat-rials interesting for tin producers lO study ihiea of other industries, and to watch mpts, whether successful or etueiejlee, been and an being made to ovrtroubtas, sajN Tin. the journal of the ital
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  • 31 19 Blackstone. engineer, ex-Director ol E*Ubttc Works m the Dutch East Indies been appointed to succeed Mr. L. C. Westen X Hs member of the Board of Manager* o X 1 \f.
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  • 478 19 Increase m Area and Production. I Statistics dealing with th< area md production ot rubber In India, bused on data furnished by rubber planters, are given m i supplement the Indian Trade Journal. The number of plantations m the year to Utcember 31 1929 was 3 393.
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  • 444 19 24.000,000 Lamps a Year. a new factory of tbe Oencral Electric Company. which ha.- Joel beitm wort ai Wembley. Will be CSfMbll of producing 24.000.000 electric lamps B year Thi nuke ih twentieth factorj;f tin- eonpSAjr, Which st^:t°:l as a small private by fcrw In ch.- City
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  • 22 19 Derrick and Co.. Secretariat.: j f i Raub Oold <Four weeks ended Oct. 9th) I [1828.90 ozs. I
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    • 222 19 October 24. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2|4 London 3 months* sight 2 3 3132 London 60 days' sight 2 3 29 32 London 30 days' sight 2 3 7 8 London demand 2 3 27 32 London T. T. 2 3 13 16 Lyons and Paiis demand
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    • 210 19 October 24. Tin 150 Tons $60 75 Gambler 9^ Pepper White 43 Pepper Black 26 Flake Tapioca 414 Pearl Sago Small 6*; Copra. Sundried 6.30 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle 'New) c.so Rice, Slam old No. 1 320 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260
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  • 883 19 FRIDAY. OCT. 24TH. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. DOLLAR RUBBERS. Allenbv »sl> 80 85 Alor Gajab 70 80 A. Hitam <Sl> 90 1.00 Am. Malay ($2) 90 1.10 A. Kuning ($1) 20 30 Ayer Molek 70 80 Ayer Panas ($1) 70 80 Bassett ($1) 45 55 Brogas <$1> IT% tIU
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  • 287 19 LEWIS PEAT'S REPORT. Local Prices Slowly Appreciating. In spite of minor fluctuations m the Home markets this mark?t remains remarkably st ?ady and prices are slowly appreciating. Consumption m America is not likely to increase to any extent during the r-mainder of this year, but with the reduction of tyre
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  • 160 19 Sinßapore. Oct. 24. Duo to covering by "shorts" and also to continuation of buying by consumers our market has been fairly steady during the past week, and at 12 for "spot" rubber shows m appreciation of ov?r the period. "Shorts" covering and also speculative buying of nearby positions
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  • 59 19 Borneo Estates Will have to be Abandoned. Melbourne. Oct. 2nd. lit. A. N. Campbell. ex-District Magistratein British North Borneo, who has arrived here en route for Home, states that owing to the. low prices rubber was fftftlllH m London 75 per cent, of the rubber estates m
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  • 62 19 Ortobtr 21th.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. eiual to London Standard. Spot 12.. 12 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Nov. 13 13 Decemb 13 v 13"'. Nov-Dec. 13 1 IS 4 Jan -March 13 14 Tone of Market: Steady. Latest Cable London Spot sheet 4
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  • 50 19 Reorganisation of Share Capital Proposed. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT London. Ort. »4. The report of Malay United has b*e>i tawed and reveals the company is to cany ft rWM* £(5378 An extrai,rdin.iiT meeting h to b<called to consider reduction and th« i r| tniafttion d hare capital.
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  • 35 19 I FREE PRESS SERVICE- COPYRIGHT London. <)«-t. 21. Rubber opened this morning M 4 A [6d Spot and 4\d. Fonvard. Lat.r prfcea •\vw unchanged. The market us su-iui\ Bom sharemarkets are harder.
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  • 31 19 I FREE PRESS SERVICE- COPYRIGHT London. O«t. Zi. Tin opened (his mcaninp at El 17 Spot and £118 10s. Forward Later prnvs WtTt unrhatHed. The market Ls sU-ady
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  • 87 19 I British Radio— Official Svrvic i Rugby. Ort. T.I. Fonign exchanges an-: Amsterdam \2 06 Athens 375. Bombay Is 25-32Q.. Berlin 20 40> Brussels 34.855. Bucharest 818. Rio (nominal. Buenos Aires 38 11-ifi. Copenhagen 18 Hi G neva 25.02. Helsingfors 193.. Hong Kong is 3sd.. Lisbon 108 25. Madrid
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  • 228 19 Further Details of Scheme. London. Or 15. Th. Rubber Growers' Association, m circular, suggests that rubber companies should agree to supply Rubber Roadways. Limited, v.i U rubber for five years. The first contribution would be half m r cent of the 1929 crop free. Subsequent contributions
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  • 99 19 Rebate on Purchase cf Large Quantities. Amsterdam. Srpt. !Olh. The United Java Sugar Producers As.soci.ition has reduced its selling limits for Qtttntttfea above 5.000 tuns and 10.000 tons, which amounts to a rotate <;ri the purchase of lart;.quantities. It is understood that the association intends m this via"
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  • 198 19 An unusual t •nquivy was reo-ivcd by a < tl insurance oOee this wc«>k. cover Imhh required against war risk In ?hippini; a rmanti'y <.f M*er crop .seeds to Para via liiu de Janicro. Bi:i/.l The- report of the Kah.ijerwk Ri-.bber Company for the feu ended March 31 etatee than
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 72 19 ASSETS EXCEED $11,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $38,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m 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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    • 62 19 Royal Exchange ifi What do you connect with these two words j I Insurance 5 Tnen why not give this old established t^ Corporation the benefit of your connection and -be assured of complete satisfaction. j j j| &osai &xti)unQt 1 1 JC INCORPORATED AD 7?O I i i m
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  • 779 20 SINGAPORE RACES. Scratchings and Selections for To-day, It appears likely from the weather yesterday that the going may be slow to-day and if more rain comes it should be heavy. In the circumstances results may not be true to form for whilst they all have to go
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  • 40 20 To Play m Indian Matches. London, Oct. 16. Hobbs and Sutclifle to-day left for India to take part m the matches to be played there •nd m Ceylon by the Maharaja of Vizianagram's i team. t
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  • 461 20 TODAY'S MATCH, No First Division Players m Welsh Side. Although the composition of the Scottish team for to-day's International soccer match against Wales m Glasgow is not at the moment available the composition of the Welsh side indicates the extent to which the international tournament has become
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  • 208 20 Tv-day's League matches are as follow Division I: Arsenal vs. West Ham: Birmingham ft. Chelsea; Blackburn vs Bolton: Blackpool vs. Liverpool; Derby vs. Sheffield Wed; Leeds vs. Middlesbrough: Leicester vs. \ston Villa: Manchester C vs. Grimsby; Portsmouth vs. Manchester Un.; Sheffield Un. is. Newcastle; Sunderland vs. Huddersfield.
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  • 155 20 Semi-Finalists m Covered Courts Championship. London. Oct. 16. Queen's Club.— Miss Joan Fry. who was playing m her last tournament before her marriage on November 12th. to Lieutenant Lakeman, was ;he first woman to enter the semi-finals of che London Covered Courts Championship, by defeating Mrs. Strawson.
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  • 66 20 Miss Gourlay and Major Hezlet Win at Worplesdon. London, Oct. 16. In the Mixed Foursomes Championship final at Worplesdon to-day. Miss Molly Gourlay (Camberley Heath) and Major C. O. Hezlet (Royal Portrush) beat Miss Diana Esmond and Roger Wethered (Worplesdon), 5 and 4. [Miss Gourlay and Major
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  • 217 20 LOCAL SPORTING NEWS. POLO TOURNAMENT. Captain's Team Secures Barnes Cup. The American Polo Tournament for the Barnes Cup played under the auspices of the Singapore Polo Club was decided m the last chukker at Balestier last evening. "B" team, who at the end of the first round earlier m the
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  • 161 20 Chinese Lady Player m Singapore. Miss Gloria Lee tLee Heng Hwat who. with her sister. Miss Lucy Lee. represented China at the last Far Eastern Olympics m Japan, is m Singapore on her way to Java. Miss Lee. with her sister, won the Ladies doubles m Japan. She
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  • 91 20 Poppy Day Fund Competition. The Flaa competition will take place from Friday 24th to Monday 27th: <A > Ladies <9 holes) Re^d and Yellow Flags: (B.) Men U8 holes i White-Blue-Green Flags. At the expiration of each day's play the position of the three leading flags m
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  • 217 20 VVyatt Unexpectedly Loses Title. C. L. Wyatt. a strong favourite m the present championship, was deprived of i*. with unexpected ease when he met H. J. Prewin on Thursday night m a 350 up match. Frewin getting his points m five minutes under the hour to win
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  • 104 20 On Sunday, the "A" Class will sail the second and last race of a series for the Somerville Challenge Bowl. The start will be at 10 a.m. and the course will be posted m the usual position. Th e points to date are as under Trcmp 8; Kathleen 111
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  • 58 20 Warwickshire Defeat Leicestershire. London. Oct. 16. To-day's County Championship match be- i tween Warwickshire and Leicestershire at Coventry resulted m a victory for Warwickshire 21—10. Eastern Counties and Middlesex, playing at Ipswich, yesterday, drew 9—9, m the County Championship, and Durham and Derbyshire, 1 m the same
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  • 312 20 WON IN A CANTER. Horse That was Nearly Scratched. London, Oct. 15. In the presence of Thier Majesties the King and Queen, the Aga Khan, who heads the list of winning owners this season, added the Cesarewitch to his Derby, Eclipse and other successes when
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  • 188 20 Dead-Heats and Low Weights. London, Oct. 16. The Jockey Club has passed an alteration to the rules abolishing the run-off after deadheats, m which both horses will m future be counted as winners. It was also decided that the lowest weight m all races will be
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  • 55 20 Success of Even Money Favourite. London, Oct. 16. The Middle Park Stakes <6 Pur.) resulted as follcws POHTLAW (9.3) i GOYESCAS <9.3» 2 HOMER (B.lo> 3 Eight ran. Won by three lengths; four lengths between second and third. The betting: Evens Portlaw. 2 to 1 against Goyescas.
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  • 289 20 Bankruptcy of Singapore Football Referee. Mr. Tan Lee Wan, the well-known Singapore football referee, was publicly examined m the Bankruptcy Court before Mr. Justice Palgrave Simpson yesterday. Bankrupt, who gave his, age as 32, said he was married, with four children. He was employed as a solicitor's
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
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