The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 November 1930

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,173 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    372 1 The coronation of Ras Tafari as King of Kings and Emperor of Ethiopia took Place amid scenes of barbaric splendour at Addis Ababa— Page 11. Delegates to the Imperial Conference spent a day on the Nelson in the Channel and participated in the Atlantic Fleet exercises Page
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    AN EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR.
    1291 1 A man came in to see me last night. He had just returned from Japan. We talked of this and that for a brief time; and then he told me about an extraordinary affair. No one. he said, seemed to know just how it started. One evening
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      560 1 ICELVINATOR ii l < IKIC REFRIGERATOR. ITodiut of the World's Larfesl Builders of grfriserattag Equipment (iKIZ \M®~ CO. rporatt d in US.A.I Kl i,. M-nicf 55. Robinson Roatf. i! Raines Hotel I nnif iviaii day a t iXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE WITH MODERN I Jr"fUMH&wU i\V 1 /|L I, SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS
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      121 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Ride a Raleigh Page 11. Use Lux toilot soap Paee 5. Hctel armounctiente Pag? I. Gas vcs porf^ct service— Par 20. Atk for I'lk-dcn cigar?; t::— PB£ 7. Cinema aid us •-?m"n: guide Pa^ I. Christmas annual.; at LittLr: Pag' 10. Try BteUBOPCb' light pal 1 .ie Pag"
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      25 1 KELVINATOR THE ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR. 16 YEARS OF QUALITY LEADERSHIP A PROVEN SUCCESS IN MALAYA. GETZ BROST& CO. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) Sales -Service 55, Robinson Road.
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    MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT DISPUTE.
    253 2 Suit by Former Siamese Consul at Singapore. Proceeding* commenced in the Bangkok Civil Court lasi Monday in the case in which Phya Pradibaddha Bhubal and Nang Sri Sayamkich. his daughter, are suing Phya Maha Amatya for a piece cf land promised bs* the defendant. The variou* documents
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      348 2 I TRUFOOD. HUMANISED AND FULL CREAM. An Up-to-date answer to the big problem of INFANT FEEDING. AGENTS. MEDICAL HALL LTD. 1 3. Battery Road. Opp. General Post Office. Quality— Service— Price— Economy lOIPITOL ""-'"1 j RESTAURANT l 1 TRY OUR NEW 1 1 DELICIOUS SCOTCH PASTRY Manufactured by the I
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      538 2 VICTORIA MEMORIAL (CONCERT) HALL 1I p I __T%^^^W^ SATURDAY 22nd SUNDAY 23rd NOV: I/, Ml^i liU pTfcS^W^ 6 FOR TWO RECITALS ONLY. I|£ R^S^i^S^Hj fc 1 J Dame Clara Butt Ih W^ N S^|J« (BRITAIN'S QUEEN OF SONG.) I i and I I 56.15S TO-NIGHT |s|j| Mr. Kennerley Rumford. 1
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      236 2 THE WEEK. Monday. 3rd. High Water. 08 45. 8.1 ft.. 20.40 81 ft Rueby: Welch Regt. vs. H.MS. Cornwall, ai see Hockey SRC. XI vs. Police, at SRC Tuesday. 4th. High Water. 09 10. 8.4 ft.. 21.28 8.5 ft. British Malaya Trustee and Executor Co. annual meeting. Gattry and Bateman
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    THE SINGING TOWER.
    705 3 Bell Music in Hyde Park. •Lets go and listen to the .singing ower in the Park." aid a little girl to her mother on a drc.tmy summer evening, and I found on inquny that tn~y had b;en 23 times to hear ihe Wellington War Memorial carillon, which
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    AIR MAIL CRASH.
    356 3 Pilot Who Took Place of his Chief. It was revealed that the pilot of the Belgian air liner who was killed with his mechanic when the machine crashed outside Croydon Aerodrome early in mail week had Taken over the duty of his chief as pilot. Flown 25.00
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    31 3 Mr. H. R. Checseman has been seconded for :er\ice in Jchore as Superintendent of Educalion and MLsses A. M. Sim, S. M. E. Edwards ::nd VV. S. Harnett as nursing sisters.
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    ARMY SENIORITY.
    483 3 Precedence of Regiments and Corps. i The King has approved a new table of the i order of precedence for corps and regiments in the land forces, and an amendment has been circulated to the Army, altering paragraph 875 i of King's Regulations, which gives the prece- dence
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    A DUKE IN DISTRESS.
    378 3 Education of Public Men. The HpaUh Minister. Mr. Arthur Greenwood, told the |unU at the Sheffield Accountants dinner that all public men who Tttend banquet-, should take lesson* in how to change their clothes in the train. In the past ignorance cf this art has led
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    THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR.
    113 3 States to Get £4.380 Each From Profits. Melbourne Oct. 2. South Australia's share of the profits of the Australian cricket tour of England will prebably be more than £4.000. It is believed that the profits were about £21.000. When expenses have been deleated. dividends will probably be
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      252 3 Ihe Ideal Oriental Christmas GtftT] K. W.'S CHINESE NEW YEAR 1 SCROLL CALENDAR 1931 f depict the various picturesque phases of the I Ch.nese New Year Festivities. I ''I'-Jf'VwUh" 0 f r m "«orative wall scrolls 26 in. V h Ca!endar P ri "ted on Chinese notepaper ,(.(«< a background
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      394 3 I Estate Trust Agencies j (1927) Limited. BRANCHES «1, First Cross Street MA i Arri jjj i U, Light Street l^NAvn' j 14, Klyne Street j J i ic o? gii en S by and Security deposited with S i the Straits Settlements Government. w i Act as Trustees, Administrators,
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    CHAPTER XV.
    1466 4 "IT IS THE Qi'EEN! Vivien walked a few paces ahead of the two men as they approached the house and the crowd turned to look in their direction. The women in particular stared at Vivien with great interest, and then a strange thing happened. A woman cried: "The
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    ON THE MOVE AGAIN.
    787 4 CALUTED by sentries as they crossed the draw-bridge, they drove along a winding tree-lined drive a mile long up to the entrance, where awaited the bodyguard attached to the owner of the castle, Count Schnadman, one of the richest and most powerful of Solvarian noblemen, whose
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    CHAPEL XVI.
    1626 4 THE QLEEVS AIRWAY. ITIVIEN and Rosetta forgot their tiredness and exhaustion when the urgency of the departure was explained to them, but the boy King remained very sleepy and in Rosetta's comfortable arms soon relapsed into slumber. The Prince and Carr. and. indeed, the Count and all the
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    CHAPTER XVII.
    394 4 VIVIENS SPEECH. INSTANTLY the tumult was hushed, and iha next moment Vivien's clear .nusical voice .vas heard, speaking with slow deliberation Fearful of missing a word of it. the people listened without any demonstration until ch-> ?nd. "My dear people. It is a wonderful .tiomcnt to meet you
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    HOW THEY TELL THE TIME.
    541 4 Cooking by Prayer and Shadow. When one has knocked about the world a good deal it is interesting to recollect the infeenious devices by which mankind discovers. lor reminds itself of. the time If you ask the hillmen of Assam how long it will take
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    SPAIN'S REPUBLICANS.
    52 4 Madrid. Oct. 21. One of the most impressive demonstrations I ever staged at Valencia took place when 25.000 people, in a huge bull-fight arena, attended a mass meeting in favour of a Republic. A civil guard had surrounded the arena, which was dominated by machine-^uns. but complete oti
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    "MY PEOPLE WILL CALL ME BACK."
    251 4 EXILED MO\\K( H King George of Greece Tail London. •My conviction ha sccner or later, my as their constitutional toy King Oro W of 0n,,, V. been an exile from In, couni daratlan in u fatem TIM King, who has t>. hotel in Wm
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    "CALLOUS WAY TO BEHAVE."
    174 4 Drowned Man Left in The Water. vil.shun Strong comments were mad p by th Salisbury city coroner. Mr A M Wilson at an inquest. regaiding th? iCttOO of a young I mas Edward Eu ;vho stated ing a body in the River Avon early one monun*
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    AN AIRMAN FINED
    220 4 Failure to Secure Certificate of Airworthiness. A fine of £10 for each offence M Marlow Police Court on Hugh Robert Arth Edwards <an Oxford rowing "blii. of piloting an ;u lopian at Marl which had not boon certified as air worthy a also for not earning a
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    MR. BRUCE.KKT
    95 4 "I'll Be There If Elector- "'.ml Me." I.i>iid> Otl "If the electors shoukl waul be there." said Mr. I M Australian Prime MkMK H day. •If they don't—" Mr Bru. -I am returning to AuMnih.. teresting tim:> looking Into I and Europe." he said I had B through
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    WHEN KNIGHTS ARE GOLD
    1063 5 I RETURN TO CHIVALRY. Men and Women Want Sentiment. I ?.m not ""ttmo myrclf up ai i prop'.itt ■.■•he*i I say that I believe the return of Chivalry i«5 tf hand. I am merely speaking as any ->tudent "> of history would, says Andre Mvarois, the
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    BOETON ASPHALT.
    372 5 Non-Skid Surface Demonstration in Chelsea. A road surface v.h.ch. it is claimed, eliminates all danger of ikiddtnf, is new being manu- factured from Bceu asphalt, mined in the island of that name in the Dutch East Indies.!] The prepared materfo] II raid tc have rei to.! efforts In
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    GALLIPOLI GENERAL DEAD.
    106 5 MclbDu«-n», Oct. 1. The death is a&COlinced cf Lirut. 3-n?ral Sir 'Junes Whitesid<: AlcCav. fcrm^rdy G.O.C. of the Australian forces in th? Unitr-d Kingdom. General McCav was born it E'llynure. Ireland, m 1864. and after a Jisiiivi :ishcd career became Australian Minister of Defence. During th? war
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    MY LADY EPKTRE.
    326 5 Fastidious Taste of .Modern Women. The bcpvaeur of a young and delicateh lovely worr»?n v hv, was entertained to luncheon In a PiccadHiy lestaurant by a Daily Expre>reprerentative provoked the realisation that the ;< d old simple day. cf nale leoding arc ever. There was tims when
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    EMBRASSING GIFT.
    105 5 Champagne From a Millionaire. Watford. Watford Peace Memorial Hospital has received 132 bottles of champagne hs a gift Iran Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, the American mivrionaire. The hospital committee, although they !'.!rw the gift would be useless to them, gratefully accepted the wine, and r.re now seeking to
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    £9,000 CONFIDENCE TRICK.
    216 5 The Lord Mayor and U.S. Doctor's Flutter." Frank Wilson, aged 34. who is charged with attempting to steal £9.000 from a N \v York doctor staying at the Balmoral Hotel. Quc-n's Gate-gard°na. S. W.. was at the Mansion House eommitt?d lor trial. On a second charge of
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    29 5 11 Mr. E A. Warburton. an Australian sheep 1 f. Timer, is here on a short visit, and after tour- irg Malaya will proceed to OMloa and IndK. MM.
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      213 5 j ROYAL DUTCH INDIAN AIRWAYS. AIRSERVICES IN OPERATION. K IV Batavia-Bandoeng v.v. 70 miles, twice-daily Batavia-Semaranff-Soerabaja v.v. 400 miles, daily w Batavia-Palembang v.v. 370 miles, weekly. Batavia-Medan v.v. 1150 miles, weekly. I SINGAPORE-PALEMBANG-BATAVIA V.V. 725 miles weekly. C Every Wednesday from Singapore. i S& Apply to: K.P.M. Rotterdamsche Lloyd Nederland
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      204 5 BbAUTIFUL FILM ACTRESSES KEEP THEIR SKIN SMOOTH WITH EXQUISITE j4k W The secret of satin- m smooth skin is Lux Toikt A K use it to keep their beauty S Wr W aw^ ess e ricn w^ lte W lather of Lux Toilet Soap, ili ||fa^..^B| so wonderfully scented, p||i
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    MR. C. JOWETT RELEASED.
    302 6 End of Detention by Soviet. Peking. Oct. 20. Christopher Jovvett, the 18-year-o'.d nephew of the Rt. Hon. F. W. Jowett. who has been in the hands of the Soviet authorities at Manchuli since September 25th.. crossed the frontier yesterday and readied Harbin safely this morning. Peking,
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    COST OF GOVERNMENT.
    289 6 Unofficial Criticism in Hong Kong. The feature of the full dress debate on the Budget for 1931. which took place at a special meeting of the Legislative Council last week was that His Excellency the Governor, in speaking of the increased cost of personal emoluments, stated that
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    FRANCO-SPANISH RELATIONS.
    133 6 Significant Visit by War Minister. Paris. Oct. 23. Interest and speculation in pclitical quarters is focussed on the visit of the Minister of War. M Maginot to Madrid, where he will be the guest of the King and will confer with the Premier. General Berenguer. and the Foreign
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    VIENNA DEMONSTRATION.
    121 6 Police Prevent Serious Clash. Vienna. Oct. 24. Th t square in front of the University was the scene of exciting incidents on Thursday when the so-call '•hunger-marchers" under the Communist. Herr Banner, encountered a procession of National-Socialist students The hostilities were confined to hurling epithets at each other
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    MOUNT EVEREST COMMITTEE.
    70 6 Still Functioning: Effort to be Continued. London. Oct. 22. Sir Francis Younghusband, one of the speakers at the centenary celebrations of the Royal Geographical Society, which opened its new headquarters last night, said that the Mount Everest Committee was still in being and funds were in hand.
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      451 6 Here's Good News for the Children WHITEAWAYS Christmas Toy Bazaar Opens TO-DAY, MONDAY, NOV. 3rd SANTA CLAUS Has arrived with Toys of every variety from Teddy Bears to a real Switchback Railway, He's got TRAINS, DOLLS, DOLLS' HOUSES, ROCKING HORSES, DRUMS, SOLDIERS, DOLLS' FURNITURE, MOTOR CARS, BRICKS, FATHER XMAS STOCKING,
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      178 6 Hi aT^^^> I Hi <f I Try a dash of "Boots" Fruit Saline in a tumbtrr I of water. Clear and sparkling, it is m effervescent delight to the thirsty palate. It I cools and purifies the blood and, in Nature* own way, gently and harmlessly eliminate^ I poisonous waste
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    MR. COURTNEIDGE'S MEMORIES.
    812 7 AN ACTOR'S LIFE. Straw for a Bed and Turnips for Food. Not only for its host of delightful stories about famous theatrical folk, past and present, but as a happy reflex of its author's character. Mr. Robert Courtneidges long-awaited book of reminiscences el Was an Actor Once,"
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    A BISHOP ON SEX.
    213 7 Sacred Matters Degraded by Some Writers. The Bishop of Lichfield, Dr. J. A. Kempthorne. spoke at the Lichfield Diocesan Conference at Stafford about marriage, the home, and the Lambeth Conference resolutions on questions of sex relationship "We declare that sex relationship is something beautiful and sacred,"
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    DIED OF GRIEF.
    181 7 Sequel to Death of Lord Birkenhead. Darlington. Grief at the passing of his friend. Lord Birkenhead. is believed to have caused the death of a Darlington bank manager. Mr. J. A. Fergusson. who was found shot dead in his private office shortly after reaching the bank one
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    KENYA FLIGHT ABANDONED.
    49 7 Cairo. Oct. 1. Mr. Kenneth Shenstone and Mr. P. Fairbairn who crasheu on landing at Heliopolis ye^terday. have abandoned their London-Kenya flight. Their machine was badly damaged, but the airmen are unhurt. The flyers,, who arc- twenty-two-year-old Cambridge undergraduates, set out from Croydon a fortnight ago.
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    RELIGIOUS DRAMA.
    203 7 Bishop of Chichester's Novel Appointment. The Bishop of Chkhester (Dr. Belli has appointed Mr. E. Martin Browne. M.A.. as Dirrctor cf Religious Drama in the Diocese of Chichestf r. "The object ct the ftppointment," .'-aid the. Bishops Chaplain, "is mat the Director may encourage the production in parishes
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    67 7 Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Armstrong, of Batu Gajah. attain the 25th anniversary of their marriage on Tuesday, Novemb?r 4. By the departure of Mr. T. S. Adams. M.C.S.. j who is leaving for Kuala Lumpur this week. I to take up the appointment of Under-Secretary to Government, F.M.S.. Kedah
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    ARRESTED ON WEDDING EVE.
    275 7 Bluebeard's Eighth Bride Escapes But Goes Mad. Athens, Oct. 1. The miraculous escape of Bluebeard's eighth wife, as told in the fairy tale, has been reenacted in real life in Athens, where a man named Kulaxides was arrested on the eve of his eigth wedding and
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      180 7 Be Sure Of Your Whisky! The finest of Scotch Barley; the pure, sparkling water to be found only in Scotland and years of experience in the distilling of whisky these are the foundation of King Goorge IV," but they are only the foundation. For many years it must lie in
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      359 7 —and inwardly digest Ail the difficult cases come CO j Milk is the natural food for a baby. "Lactogea" notv. Babies who are not "Lactogen" is the rich creamy milk growing! Not gaining! "Lactogen" which Baby has been needing all the is given to babies like these and you time.
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    BUCK AND TAN TERRORISM.
    772 8 GENERAL'S REVELATIONS. Disclosures of Murders and Perjury. Murder, pillage, and perjury were among the crimes of the Black and Tans in Ireland, according to revelations made by Brig. -General Crozier, who resigned his job as second in command because the Government refused to punish Black and
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    THEATRICAL ALLIANCE.
    240 8 C. B. Cochran and Gordon Craig. London, Oct. 3. Of outstanding interest this week has been the announcement that the offer which Mr. C. B. Cochran recently made at the opening of the new Phoenix Theatre to give Mr. Gordon Craig a free hand for production at the
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    FORTUNES IN THE EARS.
    273 8 Women Enrich Jewellers. Women are hanging small fortunes in thenears. A sudden boom in the wearing of earrings is packing the jewellers' shops, and the piercers of ears are on the flood-tide of prosperity. Jewellers have fought the ear piercers by their "Ears Pierced Free- slogan,
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    CANADA'S RADIUM FIND.
    73 8 Toronto, Oct. 1. Mr. G. S. Henry, Acting Prime Minister of Ontario, states that the question of the acquisition by the Government of the radium deposits found near Wilberforce, Ontario will be considered by the Provincial Cabinet According to Dr. Richards, head of the X-rav department of
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    A NOTORIOUS LAWYER.
    227 8 Death of Man Who Defended Ciippen. London. Oct. 10. Mr. Arthur Newton, who died this week at the age of seventy, was the best known London police court solicitor of his day until he came a cropper shortly before the War and was himself sent to gaol.
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    THE NEXT CENSUS.
    126 8 To be Taken on Sunday April 26. The Registrar General announces that, subject to confirmation by the usual statutory procedure, the following arrangements have now been decided upon in connection with the forthcoming Census in Britain. The Census Day will be Sunday. April 26 1931. The Census
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    WHY WOMEN GO GREY.
    183 8 Neglect to Use Hairbrush Daily. Chicago. Young women to-day are acquiring grey hair five years earlier than their mothers did and ten years earlier than their grandmothers This statement is made by Otto de Donate of St. Louis, descendant of eleven generations of coffeurs. The coffeur.
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    CLARA BUTT IN TALKIES.
    163 8 Tempting Offers From Hollywood. Dame Clara Butt who is visiting Singapore towards the end of November. hL a secret which, womanlike. sh e cannot keep. She wants IHT 1 L alklng P ictures -*nd they mu*t made by a British company if possible iJt St °7
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    PROHIBITION.
    202 8 I Mr. Ford says it is Coming to England. London. Oct. 11. Mr. Henry Ford, who is paying a brief vim: to London, told Pressmen that he believed prohibition was coming to England slowly but surely, and he intended to demonstrate hi* belief in the efficacy of prohibition by
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    PALACE NO MAN MAY ENTER
    136 8 Admission Refused Even to Police. Vienna. **pt A countess who values the company of t women friends more than a lost dud jW^ I thousands of pounds is the talk of I to-day. She is Countess Marietta V:d divorced wife of Count Raphi.-: v. famous
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      259 8 i Illustrated Catalogue tent without charge upoi request. THAT ETERNAL PAH It makes life miserable. Lees are heat %nd it i» a strup^le to walk. Even to tui In bed ia an eilort it seems as if old age creeping upon you with great rapidity. U surprising how many thousands
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      153 8 4 IEITER TRUCK nnirr gß^^<l \l A J *ij-»lf?TB\ a '.Villysl'.-Ton Iruck A BETTER TRUCK was the watchword ing chain and large oversize bearings, of the designers when these trucks I# B were planned. ls a tPIUnl P h of modern design and AT A LOWER PRICE-consider the sturdy Each
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      424 9 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE ANICUUE ISS FUMIKO it Dhoby Ghuii MEMORIALS. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. Nos. 1 A 3. Hennas Road, ,/T lavender Street Phone 6075. MASSAGE^ HALL MKS HARU AND MISS HAN A 60, Waterloo Street TELEPHONE 7467. I SELETAR GRANGE THOMSON-SELETAR ROAD 15th. Milestone I <f SIDE HOLIDAY HOME J
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      624 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given tbat tenders are iovr invited for the following materials or eivictfti, and that particulars of such tenders nay be obtained in the Tender Room. Municipal Offices: Closing Date. Supply and erection of an Automatic Pumping Plant, in duplicate, at Holland 4 p
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      704 9 NOTICES. NOTICE. In the Estate of Joseph William Anchant, deceased. Pursuant to Ordinanre No. 141 (Trustees). NOTICE is hereby given that all creditors or other persons having any claims or demands upon or against the estate of Joseph William Anchant deceased late of No. 17 Lane B. St. George's Road,
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      621 9 FOR SALE. THOROUGHBRED AIREDALE *****. Ag. two months. Exceptionally fine pedigree. Box No. 828 care of Free Press. AUCTION SALES. (By order of the Registrar of Vehicles) AUCTION SALE OF 1 B. S. A. motor cycle No. S-1220 1 Excelsior motor cycle with side car No S-1036. 1 James motor
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      275 9 I NOTICE OF REMOVAL. I The Credit Foncier d'Extreme-Orient begs to inform I its constituents and others that as from November Ist t 1930, its business will be carried on at Meyer Chambers. 1 3rd floor, to which office all enquiries may be directed from that date. CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME-ORIENT,
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. MARRIAGE
    40 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. MARRIAGE COLLINS FREE-STEXSON COOKE At St. Andrew" Cathedral on Saturday. Mr. H Collins Free, son of the late Mr. R. B Collins Free and Mrs. Collins Free, to Joyce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stenson Cooke of London.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1930. WEEK-END COMMENT.
    689 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1930. WEEK-END COMMENT. The unemployment situation in the United States appears to have aroused as much concern as has the similar situation in Europe and Great Britain. The cold fact has to be faced that unemployment is a condition which no amount of make
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    1736 10 Mr E. W. Price, of Whiteaway. Laidlaw Co.. Penang. has returned from Home leave. Captain G. Freyberg. Master Attendant, re- i turned by the Rawalpindi from Home leave on Saturday The Raja and the Ranee of Sarawak will leave Ascot Hill, Ascot, at the beginning of this month for Sarawak.
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    LIBEL ACTION WITHOUT PARALLEL
    339 10 WRONG DEFENDANT at $1,000. The fedgsaent ai m, i libel action Which paralM in the historj Supreme Court on Sat la Oscar Curtis, weU-knowi Singapore and Austral! Gcldwyn-Miuer (OrtenUll Read, smv.,,, The action out Samapcn foe p.. on Mhwojuijui dai of not ate of certain prop
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    THE SCREEN.
    252 10 I The Rogue Sonj; at Alhambra. The much tttOMMd Malm 0 screen operetta. "The Mogul vMcfe another all technicolour production its season at the Alhambra Th* and satisfied a lull house. D sarv to say more than that, btalkie production claims tht u: of a large audience, u
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    92 10 Captain W. G. Buchanan. >8 years had made Mi iMi ast week at the General Honptta Captain Buchanan was bom n *husetts. in the year ISM. ltlli 2hina in 1872 in the emptog :0.. an old American linn d :hina in the pa.st crntuiy Dp Shanghai. Captain Biuhanan ion with
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    CROWNING OF RAS TAFARI.
    129 11 BARBARIC SPLENDOUR. Ceremony in Specially Built Church. i Reuters Service. Addis .\baba, Nov. 2 I was crowned King of Kings and Ethiopia amid scenes of barbaric The coronation ceremony was peri ajwrtaHy constructed church the h did not reach to the roof so as l utMde
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    THE LION OF JUDAH.
    64 11 M»-i>tr<> Presented to Ras Tafari. Addis Abeba. Nov. 1. Q] ucester at a formal audience pin to Emperor Ras Tafan tr the Empre-s on behalf Be also presented the tfa lr.M-nia and chain of the h offering HLs Majestys conth.ir accession and wishing I prosperous reign.
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    U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT.
    91 11 I A Statisticians* Battle. Reuters Service. 1 Washington Nov.. 1. meni il rather a sore subject here and Mr. MacDonald's statt the House of Commons that the un- tlu United States really amounted 000.000 and 12.000.000 has flut- ..i. circles. are of opinion that the IBM Mean svstems
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    BRAZIL'S NEW PRESIDENT.
    50 11 Vargas Enthusiastically Welcomed. Reuter's Service. N>w York. Nov. 1. :rom Rio Janeiro says that Vargas has :ne the post of President and was tieally welcomed by the populace. Vargtt was defeated as Liberal the Presidency in the Spring, a 'hub. was resented by several of the States.]
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    CANADA—U.S. TUNNEL.
    57 11 CANADA— U.S. TUNNEL. Opined by Mr. Hoover 400 .Miles Away. Windsor. Ontario, Nov. 2. hftcutal tunnel between Canada I Stut s was opened by a signal H iver 400 miles awav at th- White W i hington. The president pressed uch sounded cones h-re and at Dettwo ends of th"
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    TORY LANDSLIDE.
    40 11 Indication of Municipal Elections. [Eeuter*! Service. I London. Nov. 2. tiservattve landslide is indicated by m over 300 cities and m England and Wales. So far the iu tt falm have been 68. Labour 1 rad Liberals 7.
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    PRIVY COUNCIL.
    47 11 Sir hinshah Mulla's Appointment. British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Oct. 31. King has directed that Sir Dinshah Mulla be sworn a Privy Councillor appointed a member of the Judicial of the Privy Council, under the i Act of 1929. ■Saturday's cab!?s on page 12. t
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    STRAITS CHINEDE METHODIST CHURCH.
    45 11 STRAITS CHINEDE METHODIST CHURCH. I meetings will be held in the abov< (corner of Cuff and Kampong Kapoi from 2nd to 9th November. Week; rt p.m. Speakers Rev. W E. Horley am 1 H<hkl Keng. Special music has beei for each evening. All are welcome.
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    WOMAN'S FLIGHT TO JAPAN.
    322 11 N EARING THE END. Mrs. Victor Bruce Leaves Bangkok. I FREE PRESS SERVICE-COPYRIGHT] w Bangkok, Nov. 1. Mrs Vlctor Bruce arrived at Don Muang yesterday after a difficult journey Across the mountains she had to climb to 8.000 feet Mrs. Bruce picked up the rubber boat
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    AIR HERO'S INJURIES.
    43 11 Amputation of Lejjs Not Expected Reuter 's Service Boulogne. Nov. 1. It Is ascertained that Tompkins. the hero of the aeroplane disaster to the City of Washington is suffering from fractures of both legs. but is expected to escape amputation
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    MR. OBATA'S APPOINMENT.
    78 11 Ambassador to Whom China Objected. I Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service. I Tokio. Nov. 1. Mr Obata. whose appointment as Ambassador to China had been cancelled owmf to vigorous objection raised amcnq Chinese nationals, has now been appointed as Ambassador to German-. as generally expected. Mr. Yoshida. Under-Secre:ary for
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    MR. GARDNER ARRIVES.
    291 11 England to Australia in Second Hand Plane. Yet another England Australia .Her arrived in Singapore on Saturday aft°r:ioon. but This time there was no exciting record breaking attempt attached to the arrival Mr. Osrar Gardner, who is piloting a gipsy Moth plane which, it is interesting to
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    KILLED TAMIL COOK.
    134 11 Nine Months for MalayServant. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, Nov. 1. A somewhat alarming incident in a European bungalow in Taiping. in which a lady's pluck failed to prevent the murder in the servants' quarters was related in the Ipoh Supreme Court yesterday when a Malay servant
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    EMPIRE DELEGATES AT SEA.
    107 11 STORMY CHANNEL DAY. Mock Naval Battle Rages. [Reuter's Service.] London, Nov. 1. The Empire Prime Ministers and Indian Princes, with Mr. Thomas, stood up to the discomforts of bad weather in the Channel when they spent a day off Portland Bill and participated in the Atlantic
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    INTER-STATE HOCKEY.
    186 11 E Perak Victory Over Penang. i t Ipoh. Nov. 2. I Prom Our Own Correspondent I Penang played their first State hockey match v against Perak at Ipoh on Saturday Perak winning by four goals to one. Penang came full of confidence but Scarlett, their best half, went
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    SELANGOR'S BIG WIN.
    198 11 I From Our Own Correspondent.) 1 Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 2. t In their hcckey match at Seremban Selangor f defeated Negri Sembiian by 7 goals to nil. The game was witnessed by a good crowd despite the inter-State Rugger attraction. Selangor Were far superior and aggressive throughout.
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    RUGBY.
    319 11 I Perak Beat Selangor l Easily. i a [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 2. At Kuala Lumpur yesterday Perak defeated c Selangor by 8 points (one try and a con- t verted try* to nil. The game resolved itself g into three phcses. In the first the
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    40 11 RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, Nov. 2, 11.30 a.m. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices as follows Spot 45 16 (down 2|16). Forward 4 10: 16 (unchanged). The market is dull, dreadful and weaker.
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    RUBBER FACTORY BLAZE.
    547 11 BRIGADE'S HARD TASK. Damage Estimated at Ha!f-a-Million. One of the biggest rubber factory fires for a long time occurred during the early hours of Saturday night, resulting in considerable loss of property. The factory in question was the Lam Choon Rubber Works, situated at the 5 J
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    LOCAL WEDDING.
    352 11 Collins Free Stenson Cooke. j The wedding tooK place at St Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday afternoon of Mr. H. D. Collins Free, of Messrs. Reuters Ltd.. Singapore. f >nly son of Mrs. and the late Iff R. B. J Collins Free of West Hampstead. to Miss J. i
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    ARBITRATIONS ON FINAL TRIAL.
    139 11 Judge Beeby on Australian Labour Contention. Sydney, Oct. 1. "The Arbitration System is on its final trial," said Judge Beeby in the Arbitration Court to-day. "The Labour contention is that in times of prosperity you can push standards up, but in times of adversity you cannot
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    CONFERENCE AND IMPERIAL RELATIONS.
    462 12 THE SANKEY REPORT. Overseas Delegates Eager to Complete Work. IB.itish Radio Official Service] Rugby. Oct. 31. The heads of the delegations to the Imperial Conference had two meetings to-day at which inter-Imperial constitutional questions were considered. At the morning meeting they had before them the report
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    DELEGATES EXCHANGE NOTES.
    178 12 Parliamentary Association Dinner. [Reuter's Service London. Nov. 1. The Imperial Conference delegation heads exchanged notes at a dinner of the London Empire Parliamentary Association. Mr. Ramsay McDonald, presiding, paid tribute to the spirit by which the Conference is animated and said that now the end was appearing
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    CHINAS LOAN POLICY.
    159 12 Judge Linebarger Mission to America. IReuter's Service. I San Francisco. Oct. 31. Judge Lincbarger. the American Leg.-.l Adviser to China. who is negotiating a rehabilitation loan cf a billion ounces of silver. informed by Reuter of Mr. T. V. Soong's loan statement, said that his first duty
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    91 12 The Scottish Football Association has accepted an invitation from the Austrian Association to play three matches on the Continent during the next close season. The effer was lor a game in Austria, one in Italy, and ananother in Switzerland, and this has been agreed to by the Scottish P.A.. except
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    THE MALAYAN TURF.
    1575 12 AMATEUR RACES. Saturday's Successful Racing.' Fine weather favoured the last day of the amateur race meeting on Saturday and there was a good attendance at the course whilst H.E. the Officer Administering the Government. H.H. the Sultan of Perak and other visitors were present. After the heavy
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    MAYBACH MINE DISASTER.
    307 12 Safety Regulations Disregarded. Berlin Oct. |fc Hardly had the victims of ihe Au-la Chapelle mining disaster, been barfed than tidings came of a new coal mining *ccrJent. A coal-damp explosion occurred in the fourth depth gallery at Maybach pit near Omtolwll, at 4.30 this afternoon. Ninety miners
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    THERMIC ENERGY.
    58 12 A French Savant's Hopes. New York, Ocl. In a lecture beicre the Society of American E'jpineers, M. Ovorges Claude declared that bt rcunted on producing 250,000 kilowatts in the Bay of San Cago. off Cuba. He expressed his [confidence that the thermic energy of the seas would be
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    NANKING'S FIRM STAND.
    494 12 SINO-SOVIET DEADLOCK. Big Friction With Soviet Feared. Nanking. Oct. 24. In confirmation of the reported breakdown In th Sino-Soviet negotiations, at the Moscow i Conference for the settlement of che Chinese Eastern Railway dispute, is an official declaration by the Nanking Central Political Council yesterday announcing the
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    A FRANCO-GERMAN ALLIANCE.
    190 12 Terms of Suggested Agreement. Brrlin. Oct. 25. The National-Socialist leader. Herr Adolph Kit?cr. to-day replied to Herr Gustave Herve Hiio through the mediation of the industrialist, Herr Rechberg. suggested a Franco-German military alliance based on the conditional cancellation of reparations debts, giving Germany the right tc keep
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    AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS.
    107 12 Social Democrats Likely to Remain' Strongest. Vienna. Oct. 26. Ten Parties face the electors in the General Election on November 9. These arc the Christian Social Party, the Home Defence bloc, the National Economic bloc and the Agrarians. the Democratic Middle Class Party. Hilter's National-Socialist Party, the Communist
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    NEW BRAZIL GOVERNMENT.
    67 12 United States Postpone Recognition. Berlin. Oof. 27. i A Washington cable states that the United I States will not recognise the new Brazilian Gov- i ernment until it is assured that the new ad- I ministration will be able to guarantee the lift I and property of
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    VALUE OF "PEKING MAN."
    960 12 VALUE OF "PEKING MAN." A UNIQUE EVENT. View of Professor G. Elliott Smith. Peking. Sept. 27. Much interest has been arcused in scisntific circles here by the arrival cf Professor G. Elliott Smith, of University College. Londcn. who ha; come to Peking at the invitation of the Chinese -clcgical Survey
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    62 12 James Seymour, the Kent cricketer, whose death we announced a little while ago. was especially distinguished for the beauty of his cutting, an art which is now sadly neglected Professional cricketers owe a deep debt of gratitude to Seymour for the courageous and successful fight which he made against an
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    R101's FATAL CRASH DESCRIBED.
    276 12 BUBVIVRoy simm 'I Would Rather ot ,>, to Thai." IBndh rt lui io-_ on Engineer Cook said th-it gasbags seemed to be turgii he had httlMHu .ticed I He stored the enmn. Everything was o. K Fu, snip took up a divm u telegraph rang for
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    A FLASH FROM THE CONTROL TOWER.
    128 12 A FLASH FROM THE CO NTROL TOWER. j i Rt-utl i ■■> s» nh < j London O. t i Another RlOl survivor. Leech, givi-m ruder." at the enquiry into the loss of fee that after the impact the hunt.- •*<:• j there was a flash of flame apparei-l--1 the
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    COAL MARKETING.
    114 12 The British Delegation to Scandinavia. i j Briash Radio Offic B Ku»;h'. Oct. :U In the report cf the British C I f o Sweden. Norway and Dtnmaix tIM I Secretary for Mines. Mr. Shinu.il recommends jthat. failing the n -adjustment by rnun agreement oi th. eontincntal miMi
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    KIDNAPPED MILLIONAIRE.
    71 12 Wife Outwits Hu>luind> Captors. I Renter "> S< ■nun, iiiiihiiv Ori Two men have b m M I with the kidnapping ol K. aflair HOM m\>:-iy I. polk help and are all f cl ti. 1. r raiiMmi, after which TOCUH I A .storv is now current ,)..il
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    A WAR ECHO.
    89 12 (icrman Proper! in America. H.I In OH I The Government is plan: to locate the OWnen I $2,000,000 going tafglnf in th The sum is I HHlllllll j thousand small banking .> < residents in the United St:«' dteatad <>n ftirtri »t» rtn later released when the
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      CHAMPION OF CHAMPION'S.
      1451 13 Remarkable Career of Amounis. When Mr. W. Pearson's Amounis won the Caulneld Cup and £5000 recently he brought his total earnings to £48,197 creating a new record for an Australian horse, passing the £43.000 won by Gloaming. The Sydney Referee made a close analysis, taking his performances
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      SCOTTISH RUGBY.
      342 13 Gala Spring a Surprise. London, Oct. 2. Not all the Scottish Rugby Clubs have as yet started, but Gala created something of a surprise in Scottish Rugby circles last Saturday when they defeated Glasgow High School F.P. by 3 points to nil. Plenty of chances went the way
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      216 13 CYMA NOTICE THE NEW patterns of CYMA WRIST and POCKET WATCHES for 1931 have just arrived. I < Prices from $10 to $250.00 I i j For sale at first class Watchmakers and at: I RENE ULLMANN AGENT I Capitol Building Stamford Road SINGAPORE. AH! STRA WBERRIES IN CARTONS TRY
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      437 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England). "ELLERMAN" UNE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Dae Singapore. s.s. CITY OP SHANGHAI j^ 7 s.s. KAZEMBE j^ c g HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF
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      377 14 IV 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 GOVKU\ MFNt LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Due Tonnage. Singapore. Tonn.,,, >|r) l>Uf JEYPORE 5.320 Nov.
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      677 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via I AVI, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Butnlar monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7.375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). TIM t*. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins
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      393 16 s|s "GLENIFFER" Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from London (arrived Oct. 31st, 1930) are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed in a damaged condition will be held at Godown No. 13 14 on Friday November 7th, 1930 at 9 a.m. No further Survey will
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      450 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. a| (Incorporated in USA.) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. I Regular Freight Service to Boston, Htm Yo I 1 Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez) I I Sails I f M.S. SILVER WALNUT In Port Nov. 3 Bt &»J I M.S. SILVERBEECH Nov. 9 Nov. 15 PACIFIC— PHILIPPINES—
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      48 16 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. INC. Incorporated in U.B-A ■I u^D&j H International BANKING and TRAVEL SERVICE TrsTellers Cheques. Letters of Credit. JJ Orders. Drafts. Transfers of ri"i« b; •nd Cable Tonrs. Cruises. Steamship Kr»"*« l1 Railroad Tlcketo. B.ir«.«c > SINGAPORE l' nl on BMr PENAN G— B. AO. HOTtU
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      674 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuan tan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping. Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
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      193 16 Cape St. Francis. Brit. 2169. from Durban 2. for Hong Kong 3. Antenor, Brit. 6809. from Daircn 2. for Penang Prachatipok. Siam. 603. from Bangkok 2. for P. Swettenham 3. Baratta, Brit. 55. from Muar 2. for Muar 1. Hong Kwong. Brit. 74. from P. Baroe 2, for P. Baroe
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      PORT HEALTH.
      121 17 h-alth bull-tin of the E si tm Bureau, for the m >. k ith. iHN'i cam and 3 deatlis. Unandru plague cases and 3 deaths. i>,,ri v <ii plague case. ■attfcn I pla Me; 11 cholera cases and (il cases; 2 smallpox case<= (in hin caaea and l
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      PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
      407 17 November Ist.— Mr and |fn nd Ifn Brisk. MLss A McTurny Mrs Patterson and Messrs. R and Ramage. .mber Ist.:— Mr. and Mrs. W I Dd lllMll McCulloch. Ashbrook W Taylor. R lantan, November 2nd.: Messrs. F v. Brewer and J M Randell. bilks, November 2nd Mrs. |fl
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      ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET.
      202 17 *»r W. May's Service in the Nares Expedition. of the Fleet Sir William May died I his 82nd y?ar. at Bughtrigg. his Coldstrtam. Berwickshire. William May. who entered the Navy in -'<i an exceptionally high record as a man. He held the highest commands i filled
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      A HARDER EXAMINATION.
      406 17 Much More Required of Ship 's Officer. As a result of the latest developments in the construction and operation of vessels under the British merchant navy, candidates for masters' and mates certificates will have to undergo a much stifTer examination than before. Under th t extra demands
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      THE MONOWAI.
      371 17 Former P. and O. Liner Under New Management. One of the finest passenger steamers ever to ply between San Francisco. New Zealand and Sydney. Australia, has been placed in regular service by the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand with the sailing of the Monowai. formerly the Rasmak.
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      DOCKING GREAT CUNARDERS.
      184 17 Expert Investigations at Southampton. Experts are examining the great floating dock owned by the Southern Railway, at Southampton, to discover if it can be adapted to accommodate the projected 70,000 ton Cunarders. Mr. Gilbert Szlumper. a director of the Southern Railway, said to a Press representative tive:
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    CONVICT SHIP FAKE.
    395 17 I Has Given False Impression I Of Australia. New York. Oct. 1. The Australian Commissioner (Mr. H. E. Brookes has given Governor Franklin Roo-e--velt. of New York Staf. official information from Australia that the Success. ,uppos°d ;o b? a convict ship, and advertised as 'of England'.-, infamous
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    VIKINGS OF THE FAR EAST.
    369 17 Swordsmen in Scarlet. Reviewing The Pirate Wind. Tales of the SeaRobbers of Malaya. By Owen Rutter. F.RGS. which was published in mail week, ihe Morning Post says: Nearly all the pirates we know well .jractised their gentlemanly profession in the Caribbean, and the rest flourished
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    COMPLAINT TO ADMIRAL.
    251 17 Dummy Mines in Fishing Area. Complaints are being made at Brixham by the local fishermen that a valuable fishing area off Dartmouth has been ruined by the alleged failure of the Admiralty to clear a dummy J& minefield laid in July. f The Brixham Council have decided
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      196 17 |T7iX-d^ PRE-EMINENT IN EVERY COUNTRY OF THF WflP.n />Tt I I THE MICROSCOPE Only long strands of pure golden Virginia tobacco are seen when 555 Cigarettes arc subjected to the close scrutiny of the micro- f <•■ scope. The careful elimination by special processes of all deletenous matter ensures M>
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    WOMAN PENETRATES AN EASTERN PRISON.
    949 18 ALI THE BOLD. Serving 101 Years for Brigandage. No woman had ever entered the ancient city gaol of Smyrna until Miss Daphne Martin Hurst, who haj just returned to London, and whose article, describing her visit, appears below, was introduced by Hamit Bey. brother-in-law of
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    NEW JUNIOR LORD OF TREASURY.
    57 18 Rußby. Oct. 23. Fallowing the resignation of Mr. Alfred' Barnes, M.P. Mr. Ernest Thurtle. M.P.. has' o been appointed Junior Lord of the Treasury unpaid). r The Junior Lords of Treasury- are according- e ly as follows:— Messrs. Parkinson. Edwards rf Whiteley. Parling and Thurtle,
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    "MOST SOBER PROVINCE."
    292 18 Proposals of U.P. Excise Advisory Board. Cawnpore. Oct. 1. "The evil of intoxicants is not very great in the United Provinces, as this is perhaps the most sober province in th? whole of India.' This is the view of the sub-committee of the Provincial Excise Advisory Boa-d.
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    POLICE CHIEF ARRESTED.
    66 18 Bucharest, Oct. 22. A sensation has been caused by tha arrest f the chief ef thr capital's political policebastian Pnpescu. in connection with th? .instigations into the ramifications of the Soviet :pionage crganisaticn. The head of the fort'ss department in the Ministry of War. Major ersaru. was
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      211 18 VILE BODIESf especially Fabric ones, are unsightly, and shame the car jgj owner Why tolerate this disgrace when for ninety cents a can of I J> Special Fabric Cleaner 1 (which really cleans) 9? can be obtained from Borneo Motors Ltd. 1 Singapore, Penang, Ipoh, Malacca, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ji!
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      862 18 BASEISG. BANKING. INBPIUMtt CHARTERED BANK MERCANTILE BANK OF OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. imTni A I T¥\T\ (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) IINUIA. LID. THE 1 Paid up capital in e^O^Thare* (Incorporated In England) k jjft I of £5 each £3,000,000 CAI TTi i AIP tfk Reserve Fund £4,000,000
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    CHINESE TOBACCO.
    698 19 1( onsumption Home and i i* grown in the central and eastern China, the best producing centres behsfcn of Shantung. Hsuchow and TengHooan. Siashan. Tungsianghsien. Sung•uyaa and Chenghsien of Chekiang Hwaagkaat and Siakan of Hupeh Imchang. Ihwang and Joarhow mil Susung of Anhwei. Limited air also produced at
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    GERMAN TRADE WITH FRANCE.
    100 19 Exports Doubled in Ten Years. Paris, Oct. 27. The Institute of Economic Studies notes that th« exports from Germany to France have doubled since 1920, France thus becoming for OcnMum as good a client as England. Saigon. Odt. 25. France: The value of these exports for
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    TRADE OF THE EMPIRE.
    489 19 Proposed Intelligence Service. A record of the progress of the work of the Imperial Economic Committee and a review of the chief conclusions which have emerged from their inquiries are contained in a report just issued. The report is the seventeenth presented by the Committee for
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    JACK'S REPORT.
    405 19 London, Oct. 8. Pessimism continues, but reports from India. China and Japan are more promising, and the "star" may once more appear "in the East," E as America at the moment seems to be even more pessimistic than ■■rape Many of the leading consumers here are taking advantage
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      219 19 November, Ist. SELLING London 4 months' sight 2,3 29 32 London 3 months' sight 2 3 7 x London 60 days' sight 23 1316 London 30 days' sight 23 25(32 London, demand 213% London T. T. 2 t 3 23 32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1430 Hamburg, demand
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      PRODUCE.
      208 19 November. Ist. Tin 75 tons $61 i H Gambler q^ Pepper White 43 Pepper Black 25 Flake Tapioca 41., Pearl Sago Small 6» 4 Copra, Sundried 675 Rice, Anaxn No. 2 a5O Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle" (New) 4.30 Rice, Slam old No. 1 320 Rice, Rangoon
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    890 19 SATURDAY. NOV. IST. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. LOANS. G'pore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1926. red. 1956 66 $22,000,000 104 4 105 t x.i. B'pore Municipal S p.c. of 1028 red. 1948-68 $21,000,000 106 'i 106*, c.i. Spore Municipal 4 1 p.c. of 1930. red. 1370-80 $2,000,000 100 101 c.<
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    MAMBAU REPORT.
    49 19 Dividend on Preference Shares. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. Lcndon, Nov. 1. Mambau report shows a net profit on the year of £806. A dividend of 4 per cent is being paid on the preference shares for the half year ended December and £2.380 is being carried forward.
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    PERAK RIVER WORKING.
    73 19 Depression Ilolays Growth c.f Load. FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. London. Nov. 1. Perak River Hydro-Electric Company have issued a circular to their shareholders stating that the depression has celayed the growth of the load and the load already obtained, and has thus affected the receipts from the
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    LONDON RUBBER CABLE.
    34 19 [FREE PRESS SERVICE; COPYRIGHT 1. London, Nov. 2. Rubber opened at 4-5 16d. Spot and 4\d. Forward. Later prices were unchanged. The market is dull and dreadful. The sharemarket is weaker.
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    EXCHANGES.
    82 19 I British Radio Official Servic Rugby. Oct. 31. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 12.06',. Athens 375. Bombay Is. 5 25-32d.. Berlin 20.39. Brussels 34.845. Bucharest 818. Rio 4"\. Buenos Aires 38 I*.1 Copenhagen 18.16. Geneva 25.025. Helsingfors 193 Hong Kong Is. 3 7-16d.. Lis'bon 108.25. Madrid 43.90. Milan 92.795. Monte
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    47 19 Evatt and Co.. Kuala Lumpur, Secretaries: Katu Tin 672 hours; 103.000 yards: 669 pkls. Renong Consol: 671 hours: 235.000 yards. 813 pkls. Bou-tead and Co. Penang. Agents: Takuapa Valley. 1.276 hours: 360.000 yards: 1.698 pikuls. Ratrut Basin 557 hours. 45,000 vards, 420 pkls.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    212 19 November. Ist. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot 14 14', Standard R.S.S. on Tender Nov. 14 :S 14 Dec. 14'.. 14 Jan. 14 15 Jan-Mar. 15 U 15 Apr-June 15'- 15 :t Tone of Market: Quiet Steady. Latest Cable: London
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    JOHORE PLANTERS.
    631 19 Important Matters for Half Yearly Meeting. A number of important matters arising from the last annual meeting and speria! pptfl meeting are to be discussed at the half-yearly meeting of the Johore Planters Association which is to be held at Kluang on Saturday Nov. 15 at 11.30 in
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    BRITISH TRADE.
    54 19 Increase in Retail Sales. l.i ndo H. Oft. 27. The official organ of the Board of Trade publishes statistics of retail trade for September, which seem to be more encouraging. In tlxsouth of English retail sales increased 7 3 NT cent., ana L. the north 4.3 as compared
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    108 19 The directors of Hoscot? (Malaya) Rubber Estates report that 1. 158.7661b. of rubber were harvested during the year to June 30 <auuns> 1.030.3591b. far 1928-29). and UM MOT*! Ml sale price, including the estimated value of thr unsold portion of the crop, was 5 7;kl. p-r lb The loss for
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    REMARKABLE SCORING IN LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    372 20 A FORWARD'S DAY. Leicester's Total Eclipse At Grimsby. I FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT.) London, Nov. 2. The days aggregate <f goals totalled 201, which is a record. Manchester United registered their first win in thirteen games. There were 7,000 spectators inside the ground and 7.000
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    THE RESULTS.
    1237 20 Reuter cables full u-ults as follow: Cirimsby Forwards Run Riot. Aston Villa 5. aTlactftum 1. Bolton 1. Derby 2 Chelsea 3. Blackpool 0. Grimsby 8. Leicester 2. Huddersfield I, Arsenal 1. Liverpool 0. Manchester City 2. Manchester Un. 2. Birmingham 0. Middlesbrough 0. Portsmouth 1. Newcastle 4, Leeds
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    234 20 BALL SWEEP. On Saturday the ball sweep was won by Mr W. Eldred (2 Up) in A" division and by Mr. J. Hindhede d Up in "B" division). On Sunday it was won by Mr. L. D. Hardie 2 Up> in "A" division. No cards were returned
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    INTERNATIONAL BILLIARDS.
    38 20 Lindrum Less Than 3,000 Behind. London, Oct. 24. The latest close of play billiards scores are:— Scores. Davis ***** McConachy 22,591 Newman 23,146 Lindrum 20,735 I Lindrum is conceding 7.000 to the three other players. i
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    JOHORE STATE TRIAL MATCH.
    1067 20 GAME AT RENGAM. North Offer Poor Resistance to South. South Johore 23 pts; N<h-th Johore 11 pts. As a State trial the match between North and South Johore at Rengam on Saturday was disappointing, the North being very badly represented with the result that the South
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    AUSTRALIAN RACING NEWS.
    76 20 AUSTRALIAN RACING NEWS. VICTORIA DERBY. Easy Win for Balloon King. (FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] Sydney, Nov. 2. The Victoria Derby was run yesterday and resulted as follows BALLOON KING 8 10 1 VEILMOND 8.10 2 MISS ARROW 8.5 3 Won by a length and a quarter; third two and a
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    HOME RUGBY.
    88 20 First Defeat for Harlequins and Bedford. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, Nov. 2. The following were the results of to-day's principal Rugby matches: Richmond: 0; Oxford University 16. Harlequins 5: Bristol 12. Both were hitherto undefeated.* Cambridge 39: London Scottish 5 Blackheath 3; Old Alleynians 18. Racing Club
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    LESSON IN TACTICS.
    687 20 Club Second Line Beaten by Welch Regiment. S.C.C. 2nd. XV Nil; vVelch Re^t. 2nd. XV 16 pts. Orthodox methods may pay in Tiddly-winks or Snap, but in Rugby football never. In the handling same it is the man with the surprise up his sleeve that wins matches.
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    59 20 The following will represent the Medical College against Raffles College at hockey today on the latter's ground: Chan Kim Chong. G. V. H. Van Geyzel, M. F. Xavier. Tan Boon Beng, A. Jayasuria, Ohyama. Lim Chin Khean, V. C. G. Yzelman. Mohamed bin Attas, Choo Joo Kong, Tan Yoon Meng.
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