The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 December 1930

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1 20 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    20 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. I'- 02 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1930. -G IMAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    446 1 In his speech at the National Liberal Club yesterday Mr. Lloyd George denied the existence of a Lib. -Labour pact Page 11. The Premier's announcement that the Electoral Reform Bill will be introduced before Christmas has created great political interest because of its bearing upon relations between
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1211 1 Quicquid ayunt homines nostri cst farrago l-ibelli Juvenal. The Topicist notes with a satisfaction which will doubtless be shared by his Editorial confrere on whom the necessity for playing the Heavy Parent seems to weigh sadly, that this matter of the Franchise for the Freemen of
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      283 1 ;m ggcOGHUm HOUSE X -jgOPEAN TROPICAL SUITS, r iIHII STRKI-T ißaffles Hotell CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES VW IS X WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 24th. T t SPECIAL DINNER AND DANCE TILL 2 A.M. TICKETS $4. NON-DINERS $1.50. VW4N SIGHT THURSDAY DECEMBER 25th. !t! I SPECIAL TEA DANCE. X ,J, TICKETS $1. f
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      163 1 PILOT "SUPER- WASPJ RADIO RECEIVERS FOR BATTERY OR A. C. MAINS OPERATION. <§> H CHEAPEST, BEST, ANi) MOST POPULAR. RANGE 14 TO 500 METRES-RESULTS GUARANTEED WRITE FOR BOOKLET. I HUTTENBACH, LAZARUS SONS, LTD. 13 Collyer Quay SINGAPORE. Phone 5868. Cables "Habitnre." ®®®®@®®®®®®®®©@©(@@@®®©©@®©©®®(S) I EUROPE® HOTEL "Renowned by recommendation" I TO-NIGHT.
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      63 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Cinema announcements Pig" 2. SAD. A. m Yeomen of tho Guard Page 2. Fit Dunlop and be satisfied Page 20. Give books this Christmas. Kelly and Walsh td. Page 20. VISIT THE BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR, Feb. 16th,— 27th, 1931, LONDON BIRMINGHAM. CHRYSLER j LOW INITIAL COST j ■•■iaMBBBB**
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      13 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut Finish Guaranteed 32, HIGH STREET.
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      150 2 r""THE""DEViL v S 'i j HOLIDAY!" The Year's Best Film. i f CAPROL^Not Week" I NANfY CARROLL m 5 J3EI2 ??y?Ay j -Wf\ nA A A AI I M T rt^,^,, ?v.^?- I I MKMiViUU N I m iw^^h^^^^ I I :|N ON /C^^^W N 1 LXfl L^^ Chevalier, Nancy
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      201 2 I CAPITOL 1 RESTAURANT, j RESERVATIONS ARE NQW j| I BEING MADE FOR I SPECIAL FESTIVE I DINNER 1 ON I IXMAS EVE, I BOXING NIGHT* NEW YEAR'S EVE* Extension of License— I Dancing until 1.45 a.m. Watch Our Further Announcement. Phone 4906. f MADAM KELVEY'S Children's Fancy Dress BALL
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      274 2 Yirtwi& Theatre I the yelb^ lf le Ward I By the S. A. P. C. December 6, 9, 11. 13, 16, 18 and 20 I Commencing at 9.15 p.m. Plans Now Open at Little's. S jMatince, Monday, Dec, 15th at 5.30 p.m.; J MA TINEES TO-DA V at 3.1 5
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      219 2 jgWagWi!lßßigiaßiJi!l^^ •-''-''iiS'Jiifi^ .> I I 6.15 TO-NIGHT 5 j j MATINEE: To-day and To-niorrov I j Children Half Price. I UNIVERSAL CORPORATION PRESI !s I I! GENEVIEVE TOBIN, ROSE i: I CONRAD NAGEI. M IN A MODERN SOPHISTK A Tl.li D» I II A LADY SURRENDERS I I IT'S SPARKLING—
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      246 2 rTHE WEEK. aturd:ty. ttk\. High Water (Mi, IJ ft.. 23.14. 8.7 ft. 8.. i SCC. Ist XV VS. Ttie Rest, at S.C.C.; Public Sen ices A vs. S. Jcbon A at Th.).n-un Road. Jcbon vs He til ■embtlan. vmi" a BvioußlDt Carnival Thf Yeomen of the Guard Theatre 9 15.
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    CONVERSATION AS IT WAS.
    982 3 A VICTORIAN VINTAGE. An Art That is Lost to the Moderns. I Reviewing "A Victorian Vintage: Best Stores from the Diaries of M. E. Grant Duff." 3y A. Tilney Bassett. (Methuen. 15s. net.i Arthur A. Baumann, writes m vhe Observer: It is long time since we
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    23 YEARS IN BED.
    45 3 A Frenchman with a flair for figures estimates that the average man who has attained the age of seventy has spent about: 23 years m bed, 19 years at work. 9 years m amusement, 2 years shaving, 1 year m church.
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      182 3 IffECTRiCIfY I U LCONOMY AND SERVICE 1 1 I ELEC^IG COOKER I COOKERS I J^Sll&l HIRE I Per Month. I Results are I always the same I s :art t. king I 'FWUOSAN' I j TO-DAY.' I It revitalizes and rejuvenates R I Christmas New Year Cards 1 111. 1
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      13 3 "The j DEVIL'S HOLIDAY" i will amaze You 1 CAPITOL— Next Week j
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      252 3 |THE> IDEAL, PLANE FOR MALAYA THE "COMPER SWIFT." I Wm^S^mT^ l^: *>eisi^ned to j^ive JT V '^^^^^^^^m^^^Bi I'H-iirpasjsed vision m X A^H !S directions There •> lilll^^^^^^^^^^^Bß^^^^^^JMil^^^L^K^^B is absolutely no HK I.: Mii!v thus simpli- 4* Jl Ik. J^^MMl^KS^S^BSl^^^B^^^^Kt^Kt lv n maintenance. <♦ V I M|^| The wingrs fold and
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      102 3 Sterling Silver Cup and Cover Sterling Silver Cup 13} m. high li'kli £10 10 0 £5 5 0 I Features of Mappin Prize Tups and Bowtf are Kxqnisite Design, l'mrst Woi kman^liip. I'inish and Solidarity. A Catalog— of Clips. Howls. Medals and Shields, ran^inij' m price from 10/6, wiM be
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    TWO FIVE HUNDREDS AND AN EPILOGUE.
    2701 4 MOTOR RACING. Speed Thrills m Various Cars. Since racing cars are more animal than machine, each having character, likes and dislike-;, it follows that the gr?ater the variety of cars 'one drives the more interesting racing become,, writes S. C. H. Davis m the
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    GLENCOE.
    158 4 A Great Hifhwajr EBterprbje Worthily "ondut ted. Amone all tht put forward dun:.. been the nib proposal to bmiii i tin of Qlenoce. it i old read iM I nitti qunt'nu'nts. bill U new road to be built, the i mbR. granomr a the ft dali^m and failure authorities
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    WILL THE BUS PETROL ENGINE GO?
    102 4 WILL THE BUS PETROL ENGINE GO? A demonctration I hall. Muldl, H bus. with and as a retuM pctimerl b) th< Shel CHj c ,1 othei Mun*ip*lßW» tran>P, the petrol engine I ed by the high Bpe. oa OorporaUom tuki UshtmnggaswiUb, crude oil from th. independent of turn will mean
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    SHANGHAI MOTOR CAR CENSUS.
    26 4 Am,ri,,n JUW Ftpalartty. The motor. obrr l. 1930>h., popular motor car I Chevrolet for public motor tnuks I |Md ol all otlu'i-
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      171 4 I 1 -i i j! ji i•I j > |i MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. S Distributors for Malaya. It l L FILM ACTRESSES KEEP IN SMOOTH WITH EXQUISITE The secret of satin- y msm* smooth skin is Lux Toil/ 1 |h> lll^l oa P- Lovely him stars fe use it to
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    WHAT IS IN YOUR TOOL KIT?
    1033 5 "JACKS" THAT ARE BAD JOKES. GOOD EQUIPMENT VALUABLE. BY THE HON. MRS. VICTOR BRUCE. (Specially written for the Free Press.) IT is all very well to say that on a good modern car you should not have to use tools from one month's end
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    THE NEW MOTOR-CYCLE.
    243 5 Revolutionary Development m British Models. London. Nov. 14. The influence of the greyhound, the rainbow, the motor-car engineer and especially the boudoir were apparent at Olympia. which, to the delight of Britain's youth of both sexes this week, housed the annual motor-cycle show. In several respects the
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    INVESTIGATING CYLINDER CONDITIONS.
    222 5 It is by no means an easy matter to investigate the conditions prevailing within the cylin--1 ders of a high-speed internal combustion engine. With steam engines running at much lower speeds and much lower cylinder pressures, it is quite simple to produce graphs showing the variation of
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    CLEANLINESS AND SAFETY.
    206 5 A Request to Coachbuilders. With a Urn honourable exceptions, most c;.rs to-day have rear mudguards of a somewhat abbreviated type. This is particularly true of sports, and therefore fast. cars. What is the result 0 Whenever, on a wet day. a car Is overtaken at even reuson^bk-
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    GEORGE—THE TAXI-MAN.
    278 5 GEORGE— THE TAXI-MAN. I have recently been reading Taxi, by Anthony Armstrong, published by Hodder an-1 Stoughton at 7s. 6d. In case anyone should conclude that UK book is a humorous one because the author d .so weJl knrwn through fen connection with Punch, it should be made quite clear
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    A PASSENGER'S QUERY.
    37 5 The lady on my left asks: Do degs really enjoy motoring as much as they appear to dc. and, if so how do we know? I think we will call here and fill up.
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      146 5 BETTER 1 THAN EVERI The 2931 AUSTIN 7 I MANY NEW IMPROVEMENTS. I i LARGER BODY f COUPLED FOUR WHEEL BRAKES I IMPROVED GEAR CHANGE I I OIL GAUGE NOW STANDARD I NEW SHAPE RADIATOR I I AIR CLEANER j LARGER PETROL TANK I PNEUMATIC UPHOLSTERY J nwv TOURER $1,250
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      353 5 to>D.D. Prescription is an infallible remedy for Eczema. Psoriasis, Bad Leg, Salt Rheum, Prickly Heat, Ringworm, Dhobies Itch, or other skin trouble. Salve* cannot do the work— they simply clog the pores. D.D.D. if not a sticky, smelly ointment, but a golden liquid wash whick •irixa into the pores, washes
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    The Uncertainty of Big Football.
    1358 6  - The Uncertainty of Big Football. IVAN SHARPE Saturday Soccer Special By The International Championship How "the Unknowns 9 nearly Prevailed England's Success Built on Young Forwards: A Goal -getting Policy Will Title be Retained? Scotland 8 Mistake: The Effect of Trans-border Transfers. '"The fascination of Association football undoubtedly exists very
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    TIBETAN MYSTERIES.
    368 6 Monasteries Yield A^e-Old Manuscripts. Delhi. Nov. 10. Prof* -or Tueci bM )Wfl arrived at Srin;;yar from the tour m WetPir. Tibft which SK UndCT" U* k to compliti' Jn> mHIbN m N. pal H has found a large number of ttXta and manusi npts which will help scholars
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    THE STEEL HELMETS.
    68 6 I Rebuke from German President. Bfr'in. \n- Id. Through his Chef dv Cabr et. the S.rte Secretary Hen Meloner, President von hndenburg baa sent I the leaders cf the "Sieci Ifr'mets." whose hencu-ary office-bearer he is, an expression of his grc^t di^pleasur? at the political demonstrations indulged
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    MUSIC AT THE LAST.
    84 6 A weird "concert' has just ben staged m Brussels. A number of musicians assembled around a coffin, containing the body of the daughter of Eugene Ysaye. the celearated Belgian violinist and master of the King's Chapel, whn recently died m Paris. In her will the singer
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    HUNGER AS MURDER MOTIVE.
    46 6 iferr MeitCTT. aged twenty-four, a bar-tender, has been arrested m Budapest and charged with the murder of the inn cook, the sixty-four-year-old Prau Schulther. The motive of the crime is interesting. Prau Schulther did not give the young man enough to eat.
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    ULTIMATUM TO BANKS.
    312 6 "Cheap Cigarette Clubs Must be Banned." A drflnKf r^nllenge to the "Big Five" of thttanking world hr*s been made by the National AMOetatton Of Retail Tobacconists, who have deplored Wai on the bank clubs, through which thoaaandi of the membera obtain their supplies of tobeeco and cigarettes
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    TRUE TEST OF BIGSHOT BILLIARDS.
    721 6  -  ARTHUR PEALL BY Position Pays. (Special written for the Fr? m Press*. WHAT I like about your articles." writes a reader, "is that they tell us about the shots \v° have to got. and not no nuch ibout the shots we ordinary amateurs ought """aw"
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    DOG'S BOTTLE-BREAKING ACT.
    121 6 The milk thief of the city of Ada. Ohio, ha: been Caught m the act Residents, fcr weeks had tried to catc^i the person suspected o: taking milk from steps and breaking the bottle; on the pavement. Ralph Collins finally chanced to see a doj clamp its
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    HER HEART'S DESIRE.
    94 6 i Mrs. J. P. Sanger gratified her heart's desire when she was fined the equivalent of 4s. by Magistrate Corcoran, sitting at Evanston, U.S., for violating the traffic laws. 'I plead guilty, and I insist on being fined.' she said. "But why?" asked the astonished court. "I
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    GAS AND ELECTRICITY DEATHS.
    49 6 Insurance figures published In New York show that 24,000 Americans lost their lives last year owing to falls, misuse of gas and electricity and other mishaps m the home. No fewer than i 2.800 children under five years of age died m consequence of burns.
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    Cinema Chat and Comment.
    1164 6 Around the Cinemas: Coming Attraction kilm Question m House of Common rl n < t Pictures: Location Dftfflculties: Return Vl!)fi "v Desperadoes •Or OtfK FILM CORRESPONDENT, i TPWO Mf recruits to filmland made their t debut before Singapore audiences this week. They BOT Rose Hobart and
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    THE STORY OF LONDON'S POLICE WHISTLE.
    740 7 H() W IT MAI>K A FORTUNE. Invent «1 by Poor Shoemaker. door of a Soho restaurant rilled sharply clear above At the sound of it. bead, listening with a I -hut i> the most thrilling If you NMd a complete Family motto you would
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    QUEER ROBBERY AT A WEST END FLAT.
    459 7 SMELL OF ANAESTHETIC. Theory That a Girl Was With the Raiders. Sr.me very queer facts are being Investigated "by Scotland Yard m connection with a £4,000 jewels robbery from a flat m Hallam-strcct. Portland -place, W. The flat is occupied by Mr. and
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    A SHOOTING INCIDENT.
    354 7 London is Not Chicago-— After All. Mrs. Brian Mountain, wife of the only son of Sir Edwara Mountain. Bt was shot m the left arm as she was walking through London's shopping district. For one moment she thought she had been transplanted miraculously to Chicago. She had
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    DUELLING STUDENTS.
    90 7 Berlin, Nov. 26. The efforts of the authorities to stamp out duelling led on Wednesday to a raid on the ballroom used for duelling purposes where several duels were m progress before an audience of six hundred students. The building was surrounded and hermetically closed, and the surprised
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    AMBULANCE CALLS.
    88 7 The number of calls attended by the Accident ambulance service of the Fire Department during the month of November was 221, and of these 18 were to cases outside Municipal limits. The cases are classified as follows: Motor car accidents 36; Motor lorry accidents 7; Motor bus accidents
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    TRAGEDY OF STARVING FAMILY.
    264 7 Four Deaths Over a Seer of Rice. Rajshahi, Not. 8. A tragic occurrence involving the death of two brothers and their wives and said to be a direct result of the economic distress now prevailing m the country, is reported from Bengari, a village m Charghat
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    POLISH ATROCITIES.
    206 7 Aggravating Political Situation. G«neva, Nov. 27. A very painful impression has been caused m League of Nations circles by the revelations of the unspeakable Polish atrocities. The fear is generally expressed that the affair will contribute to the aggravation of the tension of the European political situation. A
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    CONTINENTAL FLOODS.
    283 7 Widespread Damage m France and Belgium. Paris, Nov. 25. The Seine is rising, and many people living on the banks m the outskirts have had to evacuate their houses. The flooding is increasing m the low-lying quarters of Choisy. The Seine is overflowing its banks at Argenteuil. [The
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    TURKEY AND ITALY.
    102 7 Rushdy Bey's Visit to Rome. Rome, Nov. 27. The first day ol the stay of the Turkish Foreign Minister, Dr. Tewfik Rushdy Bey. culminated m a banquet m his honour at the Hotel Excelsior, at which the Duce and the guest emphasised the friendship of their countries.
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    48 7 We hear, says the Straits Echo, that Captain N. Jones, Deputy Controller of Labour, Penang, will be proceeding to Kuala Lumpur to take up the duties of Deputy Controller of Labour. Malaya. Mr. J. M. Barron, who returns from home leave on December 25. will relieve Captain Jones.
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      142 7 8 The I Gift that always pleases It's "47// "-most gratefully accepted F' Jzt) Vftil give "47//", any day it will evoke a g jAu^%^ smile of gratitude. For all fastidious /^fl &l^^^^ hgr\ people use"*7// It has such a multi- 3 Jm P^^ tu< i e °f uses Poured
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    JAPANESE MILLIONAIRE DRUG KING.
    844 8 "MR. TOGO." Poppy Planter Whose Agents Work Everywhere. Scotland Yard recently was hunting for the mysterious and the richest criminal m the world. But though he was believed to be m London with his beautiful German woman companion, not even the Yard's best detectives could track
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    MAYFAIR JEWEL THEFT.
    118 8 Mrs. Lionel Guest Robbed of Amethyst Necklace. An amethyst necklace of sentimental value was among the jewellery and other valuables stolen by thieves who broke into the house of the Hon. Mrs. Lionel Guest m Stanhope-place. J^flyrsir, iV. I Mrs. Guest said. "The neckiace belonged to mv
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      244 8 /j^^\ Keep your chi d heai th} i 2L 4 KEPLER' \/B^ Cod Liver Oil llh 5 -"KEPLER-- jR coo uytn oil Jfc f«/.. of §:Si Restores natural vi gOur two sizes fefflfll! and increases weight. All Chemists and stores |^Vgg£|J Has a delicious flavour 2S Burroughs Wellcome Cc or
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      302 9 MWINESS CARDS. ANICI** pS FIMIKO II Dhoby GhMt. TILES. ™w* r Sirrfl-Phoae 6075. MASSAGE HALL. ittD AND MM HANA 0 HAM i 0 WaMloo Street jfLETHONI "467. W ,VT WEAR A TRUSS Sole Agents: lAVNAED A CO., LTD. 11. BATTLRY RO\D. HiJ: CHIrTINGS, ROAD JTAL LIME FOR SALE Df'Herv a
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      785 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are ,now invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room, Municipal Offices: Closing Date. Inrtallrtion of Sanitary tit tin;;, at Child Welfare 4 prn Clinic. Joo Chiat Road.
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      613 9 COARD AND LODGING. VERANDAH KOOM v;;il;:b'c. Tf.mis. PBMft. Roecbar.k 312. Ovrhard Road. EAST ANCiLIA —ti Oxley Rk;e. Reasonable, Close and cmnfortable Phone 4290. Double room with sitting room, private bath attached. $180 per month. Morningside, River Valley Road. Tel. 6005. "AIRLIE." 15. Scotts Road. High Class PayIng Guest Establishment. First
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      547 9 NOTICES. NOTICE. Messrs. Lyall and Evatt. Mr. C. C. Blake has joined our firm as from December 4 th, 1930. COTY'S I "MUGUET" PARFUM 1 (Lily of the Valley) "THE PERFUME OF 1 I YOUTH" I j Wholesale Agents: I DUPIRE BROS. LTD. I > SINGAPORE I THE SINGAPORE FREE
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      666 9 I SELANGOR TURF CLUB I AMATEUR 1930 RACE MEETING. I I Friday, sth and Saturday 6th December 1930. ENTRIES close at 3 p.m. on Monday, December Ist, 1930. I UNLIMITED SWEEPS: One $5 unlimited Sweep, for mem- I j bers only each day, closing one hour before the advertised I
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      391 9 CONTINUATION SALE. <By order o&4fessr&. The .Estate Trust Agencies <Is27> Limited). Rcrei\ers for Asiatic Lighter Co. AUCTION SALE SEVEN <7> TONGKANGS. Culled -KANTHORA. 1 HANIFA." ALIMANZIL." MRAHNA. ARAFAI." YUEN FATT" Sc "KHALIL-UL-RAIIMAN 1 as they are lying m the harbour near S.H.B. s Godown No. 4. To be held at
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    1185 10 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6. 1930. THE HARBOUR BOARD REPORT. It is natural to anticipate that with the marked depression which has characterised trade all over the world of late, no less here than elsewhere, the large industrial organizations which give service to that trade will also show signs
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    JUSTICE DAWNS IN SINGAPORE.
    1073 10 SCENE DESCRIBED. Short-Lived Birth of Crime. i A vast amount of the crime committed daily m Singapore is born m the evening, and. almost before its import is fully realised by the culprits, is killed by the appointed magisterial doctors with the dawn of Justice the
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    MALAYA NEEDS OPTIMISM.
    583 10 HAPPINESS IN IK| "<;ivc thy |{,>t— Th,. w TteMceMtt, [ot an ktoai wmm Mat sident of UK B, Psychology, to b, ing happmes, m i-,. by d,- Ptonell: delivered at ti, >; the Rota:, dub 4 >estenlay Mr R Ha; was m th- < whkl. appealed sent
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      127 10 ALL SHOPS SELL ALLSOPPS BT SPECIAL Kfcff A J&f) BM THE KINO APPOINTMENT TO /^^^tfy^ OF SLAM HANDSOME SELECTION OF I JEWELLERY FOR X'MAS PRESENTS IN RINGS, PENDANTS, BRACELETS, BROOCHES ALSO THE LATEST CLIP BROOCHES SET WITH BAQI'ETTE AND MARQUISE DIAMONDS I B. P. DE S/LVA, LTD. I Singapore (*oy»i
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      93 10 vKkUSS3 Wujf) THE "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS POLICY Experience of Accident and Sickness m the Far East justifies the "GENERAL" m offering a Policy that will cover you against practically everything that can happen to the ordinary individual out here. There are no unfair or troublesome conditions and no restrictions
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    THE POINT OF THE LIBERAL PARTY.
    152 11 PECTORAL REFORM. Mr 1.1. ftf«W denies Pact with (iou'rnment. Service.) London. Dec. 5. p.-ech at the National denied the existence of t*rf»l CIUD I determined to get they are unable to tattOß they ought! and thus secure n untaM the majority of Pratectam Mr
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    80 11 Repatriation (question to be Kain'd m Commons. i ICE— COPYRIGHT] j London. Dec. 5. tkm of Indian' ton the House of ij r Graham Pole, the Labour' who has given uk the Under-Secretary I Drummond Shiels). otinc made for ■ntation labourers -nit-nt. and if so. P md tic
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    CHINA'S COMMUNICATIONS.
    71 11 Cmpuues' able-Landing Monopoly to End. tan Service.] Shanghai, Doc. 5. .-sterdays Nanking the future position of the Great Northern and Reuter that there •fa monopoly of cableincluded m the new under discussion, adding no enjoyed by the qrtm at the end of the «O the companies offiChJMK Government
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    UNEMPLOYMENT POLICY.
    61 11 'al>m, r Uebels" Demand Drastic Changes. Service.] London. Dec. 4. machinery of Govern'h the present economic I m a manifesto *hich mmoners have signed of which is attributed It suggests the present retarded as a national P'>wor .should be placed body of five ministers. time and .;pecial emergency
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    EXTRALITY.
    28 11 feu Implies to Powers' Proposals. f ;ir Eastern Service.] Nanking, Dec. 5. Foreign Minister, states :>d«-d tar replies to the Brirelative to their caklM on page 12.)
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    THE COAL STOPPAGE IN SCOTLAND.
    257 11 PROSPECT OF SETTLEMENT Glasgow Conference Yesterday. f British RadUv— official Service! Rurby, D«c. 5. As a sequel to the decisions taken by the Delegates Conference of the Miners" Federation the Scottish Mine-Workers' Union are considering their position at a Delegate Conference m Glasgow this afternoon.
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    TARIFFS ACT TO LAPSE.
    243 11 Conservative Amendment Defeated. I British Radio Official Service.' Rugby. Dec. 5. The House cf Commons last night endorsed by a majority of 30 Governments decision to t allow the Tariffs Act to lapse on January 14 I next, when the term of ten years for which
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    CHINA'S RED MENACE.
    95 11 Chiang Kai-shek Leaves to Direct Operations. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service] Nanking, Dec. 5. President Chiang Kai-shek left for up-river to-night on a gunboat m order personally to direct the operations by Government troops against various bands of bandits and Communist armies which for some weeks have been
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    FOG-BOUND ENGLAND.
    85 11 Shipping Held Up m the Thames. r British Radio Official Service, j Rugby. Dee. 5. The worst fog of the winter was experienced m the English Channel during the night. Conditions were also very bad m the Thames Estuary. Fog of varying density extends over the London area
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    THE MOSCOW TRIAL.
    39 11 Death Sentence Demanded on All Accused. [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Dec. 5. The Public Prosecutor, M. Krylenko, has demanded the death sentence upon all eight accused m the Moscow high treason trial. (Earlier cables on page 12.)
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    29 11 Dr. H. B. C. Wallace lias been seconded for .service m Kelantan and Miss W. S. Harnett, Nursing Sister, General Hospital, Singapore, has been seconded for service m Johore.
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    R101 COMMANDER'S SAFETY DETERMINATION.
    194 11 WOULD RUN NO RISK. Affecting Scene During London Enquiry. I Reuters Service.! London, Dec. 5. Wing -Commander Colmore's determination not to run risk on the anticipated difficult return Journey of the RlOl from India was a feature of the evidence at the twelfth day's sitting of
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    INDIAN PROBLEMS.
    459 11 "Good Business" at the Conference. I British Radio Official Service] Rugby Dec. 4. Ms a result of the discussion continued 10--day In the federal structure suD-committee of the Round-Table Conference, it was decided to add provisionally the two impoi tant subjects of railways and maritime customs to the
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    JAPAN'S UNEMPLOYED.
    78 11 Huge Loan Approved for Relief Work. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Tokyo, Dec. 5. The unemployed are officially estimated at 400,000, but the number is unofficially stated to be much higher. It is noteworthy that 300,000 tons of shipping are at present tied up. rendering idle 5,000 seamen. Despite
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    NEW POLISH CABINET.
    45 11 Pilsudski Takes War Portfolio. [Reuter'B Service.] Warsaw, Dec i. A new Cabinet has been formed, mostly o experienced hands. The Prime Minister is M Blavek; Minister for Foreign Affairs M Zaleski; and Minister for War Marsha Pilsudski. (Earlier cables on page 12.)
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    TWO DAYS AND NIGHTS ON PRATAS REEF.
    225 11 THE HEDWIG WRECK. i Survivors' Tribute to Suffolk's Gallant Rescue. I Heater's Par Eastern Servici\ Hong Kong, Dec. 5. H.M.S. Suffolk arrived here this afternoon with the 14 members of the Hedwig, the Dutch motor-schooner which Ls stranded on the Pratas Reef. The
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    POLITICAL SENSATION.
    267 11 German Minister of Justice Resigns. [Reuters Service.) Berlin, Dec. 5. President von Hindenburg has accepted the resignation of Herr Bredt. Minister of Justice The Economic Party, of which he is leader, had insisted that he resign owing to the party's opposition to the Bruening Cabinet. Berlin. Nov. 27.
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    94 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT] London, Dec. 5, 5.15 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £113 116 (up V 8). Forward £114 3 16 (unchanged). The market is steady. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify
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    BREACH OF TRUST.
    107 11 Ipoh Eurasian Gets 18 Months. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, Dec. 5. A charge of criminal breach of trust against G. A. Wills, cashier and bookkeeper at William j Jacks Co., Ipoh. occupied a whole day's hearing before Mr. Justice Pritchard when Mr. G. R. Thomson, manager,
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    BURMA EARTHQUAKE.
    50 11 36 Killed m Pyu District. [Reuter's Service.] Rangoon. Dec. 4. c So far 36 have been killed and many injured m an earthquake last night m the district of ll Pyu. The quake most seriously affected the railway from Mandalay to Rangoon which is unsafe m several places.
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    OPEN VERDICT RETURNED AT GIBSON INQUEST.
    2925 12 Jury's Rider. COMPLETE POST MORTEM WOULD HAVE ASSISTED THEM. Thr rr'yiiry into the circumstances of the death of Mr. D. V. Gibson. Divisional M.inagf r of I nited Exporters. Ltd.. (whose ht.dy was found en the beach at Changi on the afternoon of November
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    COMDR. OLDERSHAW.
    116 12 Death While on Leave m Sydney. I' Comdr. W. G. Oldershaw. R.N.R.. the Deputy I Master Attendant. Singapore has died m Sydney. N.S.W. He was 53 years of age. He 1 left for Australia on furlough, accompanied by Mrs. Oldershaw and two daughters, on '< Now 17 and
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    111 12 The following leave Penang for Bangkok to- day to attend the Eighth Congress of the Far 5 Eastern Association of Tropical Medicine: —Dr. Swift. Medical Officer. Pekan: Dr. Cobb, Medical Officer. Pahang, and Mrs. Ccbb: Dr. and < Mrs. A. G. M. Smart. Dr. W. F. Samuel, Dr. l R.
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    FALL OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT.
    229 12 POLITICAL CRISIS. Extraordinary Situation Arises. I Reuters Service. Paris, Deo. 4. Government was defeated m the Senate by 147 vctes to 139 on the Opposition interpellation on Government's policy. Government's resignation is involved. M. Tardieu has resigned. Later. The resignation of Government followed a most
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    OUTRAGE BY AFRIDIS.
    68 12 Insurgent Tribesmen Attack Frontier Force. [ReuUr's Dill lit I Peshawar, Dec. 5. Captain Will. Adjutant of a Sikh regiment, was killed by Afridis who fired on a Jhansi brigade while it was returning to camp after acting as a covering force for troops engaged on road-making on
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    CHINA AND THE SOVIET.
    39 12 Moscow Conference Makes Progress. ,'Reutc-r's Service. Moscow. Dec. 4. The Soviet-Chinese Conference has adopted a plan for further work. Three committees uere established for Chinese Eastern Railway cueptiens. commercial relations, and resumption of diplomatic relations.
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    ANOTHER BANK FAILURE ?
    45 12 ANOTHER BANK FAILURE Old Carolina Concern Behind Closed Doors. 1 [Router's Service.] Charlotte. Dec. 1. The First National Bank, the oldest national bank m North Carolina, did not open for business to-day. The bank was founded m 1869. and had deposits of approximately 51. 887.000
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    AUSTRALIAN PEARLS.
    29 12 More Alien Fishing may be Allowed. [Reoter*! Service.] Canberra, Dec. 4. A:i ordinance has been gazetted designed to prevent aliens from retaining any interest m Australian pearlfishing.
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    ARMED ROBBERS.
    233 12 Smart Police Capture m Crowded Street. The details of an exciting ambush by the police of three Camone^e lolbers armed with loaded firearms and daggers m New Bridge Read on Thursday evening wne reccunted m the Criminr.l Cfcfirtet Ccurt before Mr. C. Wilson yesterday wlv.-n ih> men were
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    84 12 The Rev. Keppel Gamier. who has left Penang Ml leave, will be joined by Mrs. Gamier at Port Said on January 2nd. The Rev ?nd Mrs. Keppel Gamier intend visiting Jerusalem ahere they will spend abcut five weeks. They aropose to visit Damascus, Baalbek, Cyprus. Rhodes. Athens and many ports
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    507 12 COUNCIL REFORM. Tc the Bitter, Sir.- It would ;.'f:pear that cur dailies arc quite determined to -tcp -at nothinf (even tai to the extent oi yiving each other away) to carry on their WOTdy warfare, on a grand scale. Each tries to rl im for. as
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    UNEMPLOYMENT.
    425 12 Tv the Lditor. Sir.— l uld b> grateful li you will civ* publicity t< the following Quite a lot of water has passed under the bridges, and much ink spilled since the question of finding work for the unemployed was voiced through the publicity of the press, and useless
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    CHINA PORT HEALTH.
    61 12 League Expert to Advise on Reorganisation. I Router's Service Geneva. Dec. i. M. Rajchma. Director of the Health Section of the League of Nations, has gone to China, having been invited by the Chinese Government m connection with the T»nlffttnn or th. quarantine sen ice m Chinese
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      434 12 am H •'•}•> son v a H i pm < C J* CHWBTOMH 1.30 p.m Ey m nd 1 wwwwo^ hitik( ;< m Mornlm B< Bacrameni of B Subject a Bane 1 9 a m Sunday s. M Sin Pamd. B< U* am Parad, SJO pm Bvenlni Bttbjecl Th. I
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    SPORT OF THE DAY'
    973 13 BOXING IN THE EAST END. The "Fourpenny" Atmosphere. Premierland. the Mecca of the East End's boxing fans, is to be converted into a motor garage. The general public may not be aware that Premierland was the aristocrat of East End boxing halls, to which ambitious youth
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    "AT THE WICKETS OF PRINCIPLE."
    57 13 Lord's Day Observance Society's Message to Hobbs. London, Nov. 20. The Lord's Day Observance Society has telegraphed to Hobbs congratulating him on his "God-honouring stand for the sanctity of the Lord's Day" and hoping that his 'stance at the wickets of principle" m this "Test"
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    A RUGBY PROBLEM.
    363 13 The Amateur Status of British Tourists. An Australian recently asked me one very funny question, writes Trevor Wignall m the Daily Express. He wanted to know whether the Rugby Union intended to suspend the team of footballers that returned this week from a longLsh sojourn m New
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    PENALTY KICK INCIDENT.
    298 13 Welsh Rugby Tactics Which Surprised Leicester. There was an incident at Newport recently that may well cause the Rugby Union to consider the advisability cf framing a new regulation to meet a development that is not entirely pleading I ek-est^r. m their own twenty-five, were pc.vali-ed for
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    M.C.C. IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    228 13 Hammond Profits From a Mistake. Further details of the M.C.C. Xls match at Cape Town against Western Province are to hand. On the first day Western Province was unable to withstand the deadly bowling of Tate. The weather was fine, and the wicket easy, but Tate
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    THE AGA KHAN.
    54 13 Most Successful Race Horse Owner. London. Nov. 22. The Aga Khan heads the list cf winning owners with £46,779. Lord Glanely is second with £40.088 and Lord Derby third. Persse heads the list of trainers with £49.366. For the first time m his career Tommy Weston has
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    17 13 In the international Japanese wrestling contest at the Stadium Club England beat Germany with 4pts. to 0.
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      159 13 DELAY AS EP SO IV ES V cc Ase F s o once. That's TT Z? ti* P r^>ven remedy for all skin rj 11 I IjT troubles— for the almost unbear- able irritation of eczema, prickly RE 1 IC X iieau ringworm and all scalp CLI C F affections.
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      800 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. KXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Dae. Sails T anchises For Marseilles, London, Rotterdam
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      426 14 i Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England). "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO j UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Dae Singapore, s.s. KAZEMBE Dec. 12 s.s. CITY OP WELLINGTON Jan. 6 HOMEWARDS. 3.8. CITY
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      351 14 British India and Apcar {\l (Incorporated m England "H MAE^ PASSENGER AND CARrn SERVICES. G0 PENINSULAR AND~ORIENTAL S M UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTrsT, C 0 LONDON AND FAR EAST MAII su v OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA j APav Tnnna;e. Sir anorr. PERIM 7.650 Dec 9 Tonn» w KASHMIR
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      587 15 0 S. K. Line. (from Kong Kong) M Service] Kv.anto Maru Jan 8 <fr>ni Kobe) t Arizona Maru Dec. 28 r S Bremen) London Mnru Dec. 19 20 Town. Rio de md Buenos Aires. „i .-<• U«o.] Monte\icico Maru Jan. 4 5 ou Dur-es-Salaam. b.m and Btira. Canada Maru Dec.
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      528 15 TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORfc AND BOSTON, uOM MM.AI'OKt AND l-tNANG via COLOMBO. MNtl niW SAili, AL.EXANDL.IA. NAPLES AND GENOA. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Singapore. Jingapore. Penan* New York. Pres Garfield Dec. 8 Dec. 11 Dec. 13 Jan. 20 Pres. Polk Dec. 22 Dec. 25 Dec. 27 Feb. 3 Pres. Adams
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      842 15 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. [ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OF BATAVIA] (Incorporated In Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connectiona to-.-Passage, FreS£s~^ Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representative, m the Strait, Settlements (Singapore and Penan*, of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU. BOOKING
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      526 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated m Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The 8-s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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      756 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 ajn. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6pm
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      621 16 s.s. MINDEROO. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from W.A. (arrived Nov. 29, 1930) are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed m a damaged condition will be held at Jardine's Wharf on Tuesday December 9th, 1930, at 9 ajn. No further Survey will be held.
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      460 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Ul (Incorporated In USA) *Ut GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE Regular Freight Service to Boston'" w v Philadelphia and Baltimore via Zz) MS. SILVfiRTEAK Dec" 9 f*" 8 D* w M.S. SILVERSANDAL Dec. 23 PACIFIC— PHIIIppFne^-STR \m INDIA EXPRESS SERVICE Singapore to San Francisco and Los Anwlp. M.S.
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    Port & Shipping News
    142 17 Port Shipping News \W mt> MX ft tu*. f| tj Nh, 1 pin. 1 v iXv. 10th fOlinUM and il:uhb ilwm ,1 ISO, or one month's X! Butters, at the having stowed away S« red la Hong Kong s. r_v;int Humphreys md nuiiKlinß with \csm'l Ml S.iigas.u;apore currency 4 thf
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    THE NEW CUNARDERS.
    23 17 ln«ur:ina' Provisions Passed m Commons. Service.] London. Dec. 4. r. p.i«sed .he [nsurance Agr??rnawnl >.o provldo linen which dimry insur.'
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    DOLLAR LINES AND N.Y.K.
    46 17 :..t-. N V X Co, and it :y low return pi rktod Jm :>: :U Laiirrs Pnaj to N -pies. return on one |UOU iocu of fares: .r.:ri return £134. 15. and return £143. 10. and return £152. 5. I prove vtv public.
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    PIRATE SUPPRESSION.
    86 17 init of Three Radio Mations. that learning Bit Chen Ting. 4th Naval Squadron. the gunboat Moo > devise means dI pirates It is Chen baa drawn up de»hich thr-- radio stations Plnghai, Kaptze and that gunboats can be m case of re- tatfanhtmekl at Mas Bay to h
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    STEAMER COLLISION IN HOOGHLY.
    138 17 Calcutta Inquiry j Ends. IC.S. Chief PnCalcutt* and four assessors lirj ordered by the Gov- ttie Indtan Merchant '»»<■ ooOWoo between the "if S S. Malacca Maru larch If. Oovernment of India. oOeen of Marienfels. vmi a faster vessel •'ted by a prolonged blast M dace
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    HARBOUR BOARD REPORT.
    1218 17 j DROP IN REVENUE. General Cargo Increase. aner orovS nTf" TV Accounte for tn y™ ended June 30th. 1930 show that crying 5326 4, and Slnking Fund Contrtbu tions m the sum of $2,583,479.50 and rasuS of n 3t Camed n lnvestments Income and Expenditure Account h
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    50-PASSENGER SIAM STEAMER.
    98 17 Siam Steamship Company's Order. The Siam Steamship Co. has contracted with the Nakskov Shipyard for a passenger and cargo vessel for their Eastern service. She will carry 4,000 tons deadweight and is 345 ft. long, with a beam of 48 ft. 9 ins., and a depth of
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      489 17 \^^^^^@%^W ENGLAND. WILLS S GOLD FLAKE >^=!*^ CIGARETTES i 55 C C NTS FOR 5O i D k HO WILLS HRISTOL >. LONDON *m COX A KINGS j COMPA^ ARI r <\7ests.> iiMii^n (LLOYD ROYAL) S.A. (,iur,^is; iAMiit.it (Incorporated m Belgium.) arrange MONTHLY SERVICE OF SHORT TRIPS TO CAIRO steamers
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    MANILA CONVERSES WITH CALIFORNIA.
    982 18 MANILA CONVERSES WITH CALIFORNIA. WIRELESS LOCAL RADIO SOCIETY. NOW IN FULL SWING. RECEPTION NOTES. •By Our Wireless Correspondent) WITH rules approved and oi.icials elected ihe local Amateur Radio Society may be said to have really mad? a oropov start. The next step is to g"t tlv headauarters cleaned up and
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    PROGRESS OF THE SHORTWAVES.
    855 18 I Under the heading "PC J and its Purpose.' the P.C.J. booklet contains th? following ln-tere-ting account cf the develcpmcnt of shortwave radio transmission. S:nce it was proved ♦.hat the radiowaves. under 100 metres, possess special advantageous features for radio transmission and make it possible to
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    CAESAR'S CRYPT RESTORED.
    80 18 The crypt of the mausoleum of Augustus Caesar, m which the founder of the empire, hi, family, and many of the Caesars of a later epoch had been buried, has recently been opened to the public. The mausoleum, a massive round buildin is now a concert hall
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    PARDON FOR A SHEEP.
    75 18 The legal custom of trying animals has not yet vanished. In the village of Montzen. near Verviers a sheep, driven to frenzy by children teasing 'it pushed one of them, a four-year-old boy into the river. The child died, and the owner of the animal appeared
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    HE FORGOT!
    59 18 a i v Vienna. A labourer, when asked by the judge why he had thrown his young wife out of the fourthfloor window of their home, replied that he had changed his address. jud^ hat haS that tO d With lt? remark *d the -In our last place
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      383 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches Alor Star Hong Kong Saigon Amritsar Hoilo Semarang
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      414 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England). Ca P ital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1.800.000 Paid-up 1,050.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,645,505 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. J. M. Ryrie. Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro. Emj J. O. Robinson. Esq., W. H. Sheliord, Esq Sir Thomas Catto, Bart
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      130 18 IHE ,^£> SOUTH ff| BRITISH FIRE. MArST-S* MOTOR CAB LOWEST („.t'\ PERSONAL ACCIDEMs FAIAL ACCIDLN Wl n\ «AVI .rou of >«,ur overtake you it only mti 11 Pohcy t« I, OBTAIN full p., fromtl,,,. J^ EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORwSL LIMITED. S-c Mai,,,, v tr S||u(p OCEAN c ««i GIARANIIK OBPQiiIM|
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    BRITISH DYESTUFFS.
    173 19 Ul Appeal for Proteetioa. ji the %aao- inufacturera, adDd Colour l-' ilmp R vulatlon) Imp n 1 ttton «>t ,1 under licence. nd other dtfl« red during ttl BUUn pur- 1 British in- In who 1 Th x md be cf Act »>ll the ur.. bed co h
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    BURMA RICE CROP.
    42 19 >rde4ai (ienerally ")O(1. lUim, Nov. 15. Burm riec wop rap waoenXtf is 1 ::i>.att.-:l beMg MM Km '.•it.«trr It is vet too early «fl«Cto4 by lack Burma 23.000 acres but tOJM acres have H( wever. the .Hid the destrcy-
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    LANGKON NORTH BORNEO RUBBER.
    50 19 harvested bgr Lanykon |P«U ended March 379.000 lb (against i-rcss pric? realized linst 9 21d The cost of M Per lb <a ß ainst 7.05d>, «18d. per lb (against how a loss for the year £897., which, deduct- <* £2.246 brought forward 51. 560 to be
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    STATISTICAL LIBRARY.
    609 19 The following publications were received or leaned by the Department of Statistics SS. mi F.M.S during the week ending December 2nd md are available for public use m the Reference Library, Fullerton Building. Singapore: Issued by the Department: 1 Ocean-shipments of Rubber m eluding contrated latex, latex and
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    KENNY (SELANGOR) RUBBER.
    154 19 The ciop of dry rubber of the Kenny iSelannor> Rubber Company for the year to June 30 was 1.302.7431 b. 'against 1.400.1811 b. for 1928-29». to which is added the balance of 1928-29 rubber unsold at June 30. 1929. making a disposable quantity of 1,701.4821 b. Total
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    40 19 The profit of Hevea Rubber Trust for the year to June 30 •is £154 (against £4,115 Tor the previous year), making £7,861 to be carried forward. For the previous year an interim dividend of 3 per cent., tax-free, was paid.
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    To-Day's Price Changes.
    433 19 To- Day's Price Changes. December 5. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 23 78 London 3 months' sight 2 3 27 32 London 60 days' sj<?ht 2 3 25 32 London ?C days sight 2 3 3 4 London, ('cmand 2 3 23 32 London T. T. 2 3 11 16
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    915 19 FRIDAY, DEC. STH. CLOSING QUOTATIONS Olivers >euers. Asam Kumbang (£> 23s 26s Aver Hitams Tin lss) 11s 6d 12s 6d Bangrin Tin <£> 13s 15s Batang Padang ($1) 10 15 Batu Caves (SI) 40 45 Bukit Arang ($1) 35 40 Burmah Malay 10s 12s norn i Chenderiang
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    LEWIS & PEAT'S REPORT.
    224 19 LEWIS PEAT'S REPORT. Prices Gradually Gaining. Singapore, Dec. 5. Iho movement cf the market chis x -?k nay been similar to those of the last few weeks, i.e. a giadual steadying up with a reserve of ■eHeri until a c?rtain mice is reached. then ;i wave of selling followed by
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    BLAKE & CO.'S REPORT.
    177 19 BLAKE CO.'S REPORT. Singapore, Dec. 5 Following lower commodity prices the sharemarket pendulum has swung m? other way and rubber share quotations have sh°d several points from the peak prices touched yesterday. Scudais. "the mukot barometer* ar back to 1.35: Mentakabs exchanged at 32. CJlu Benu f s offer at
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    MACPHAIL & CO.'S REPORT.
    123 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S REPORT. Singapore, Dec. i. Tin. F.:sier.— Aver Hitams 11s 6d 12s l.d. Johans 27 30. Kintas 102 1.05. Kuchais 74 78. Sung?i Lua* 1.07 1.10. Penawats 44 47. MiWy Consol^ 18 20. Pangnga Riv?rs 3s id Js «d. P?taling, 4s 12 'j 4.22 Ula Klangs 77 82. Hingkongs
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    64 19 December sth.. 12 o'cicck nocn. Buyers Sellers. R SS. equal to London Standard. Spot H 1- W* Standard R.S.S. on Tender Dec Hi 15 Jan. 15 15 Feb. 15 1, 15'^ .Tnn-Mir 15", 15'^ Apr-June 16 16 t Tone cf Market Quiet. Latest Cable: —London
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    COMPANY RESULTS.
    90 19 Ayer Hitam Debit Balance Wiped Out. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT, f London, lire. 5. Ayer Hitarn made a profit on the past year of £17.236. from which has to be d ducted the debit balance cf £12.450. A dividend of 2' L per cent is to be paid
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    TIN AND RUBBER.
    49 19 Yesterday's London Prices. [FREE PRESS SERVICE--COPYRIGKT.) London. Dec. 5. The rubber market opened this morning at t%4 spot. 4 ,d forward, later price> being 4\d and 411 I6d. Tone quiet. Tin opened at £112 15s spot and £114 forward, steady. Both sharp markets are steady idle.
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    BARLOW'S REPORT.
    165 19 Singapore. Drc. 4. The easier tandem y referred to m our last report soon received a check and prices ..hereafter improved st "atiilv to 15. Th? period now closes slightly below best, however, at 14%. This morning's cables quote London down J-16d. to 4 11 -6 d. and
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    127 19 Kramat Pulai. Mine 250 pUculs; Tribu'.ors 113; Total 363. Nawang Pet Tin: Hours 887. Yards 42.500. Pikuls 385. Derrick and Co.. Secretaries: ..Alor Gajah 21.500: Ayer Panr.s 80.000: Australasia 34.000: Bukit Kubu 20.000: Glenealy 63.167; Jalan Kebun 10.010; Kluan« 44.000; Pa jam 159.000: Port Sv.ettonham 11.350;
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    EXCHANGES.
    86 19 [British Radio— Official Service I Rugby, Drc. 4. Foreign excha.m art: Amsterdam 12.06' Athens 375. Bumbiv Is. s'»d., Berlin 20.36. Brussels 34.80. Bucharest 818. Rio 1 20-32, Buenos Aires 38 9-lt>. C:>p<nhagen 18.15'j, Geneva 25.06'^. Helsinßfors IP2 s Hong Kon° Is. 2 9-16 d.. Lisbon 108 25. Madrid 43.60.
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    LEATHER SUBSTITUTES.
    156 19 Imperial Committee and Damaged Hides. The need for improvement m the quality of hides to meet the growing competlt on from leather substitutes is emphasised m a report of the Imperial Economic Committee en hides and skins. "It is inconceivable." states the repen. "that leather will ever go
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    A NORTHERN RUGBY SURPRISE.
    180 20 KEDAH BEAT PENANG. To-day's Malaya Cup Matches. [Prom Our Own Correspondent.] Penang, Dec. 5. Kedah 7 pts. Penan* 6 pts. In a friendly game to-day Kedah defeated Penang by one try and a dropped goal (7 points) to one try and a penalty goal (6 points).
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    TO-DAY'S MATCHES.
    839 20 Perak's Chances Against Selangor. Perak. having beaten Kedah last Saturday, play their second match m the northern section of the Malaya Cup competition to-day against Selangor at Ipoh. Selangor. too. also having beaten Kedah m the competition. Perak won at Ipoh by 11 points to nil. Selangor won
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    SELANGOR AMATEUR
    453 20 WINTER MEETING OPENS. 1 A First and Second for Sunchoke. fProm Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 5. The Selangor winter amateur meeting commenced here this afternoon, before a small attendance. His Highness the Sultan of Perak and suite and the Chief Secretary (Mr. C. W. H. Cochrane)
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    S.T.C. YEARLINGS SCHEME.
    284 20 A Chance for Ensuring Good Sport. Th< yearlings scheme which the Singapore I Turf Club has finally decided to try out has been talked of m on? form or another for a I good many years, at one time enthusiasts even 1 went so far as to
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    156 20 December Mixed Foursomes Competition. The December Mixed Foursomes competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played yester- day afternoon, and resulted m a win for Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Sturrock. I Sixty cards were taken out and the following were returned: Mr. and Mrs. Sturrock 43 BV4
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    16 20 The first English Rugby trial, Whites vs. Colours, is being played at Waterloo ground vodav I
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    Y.M.C.A. SWIMMING CARNIVAL
    219 20 NEW 80 YARDS RECORD. Results of Preliminary Contests. Judging from the splendid performances at the preliminaries of the V.M.C.A. annual swimming carnival (which is to be continued this after-noon at the Port Canning pool) the finals should see more than one record bettered. One record was lowered
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    HOCKEY.
    302 20 S.R.C. Defeat the Riff-Raffs. S.R.C 2: Riff Raffs. 0. The side which represented the RifT-RafTs In a hockey match against the S.R.C. on the Padang yesterday included most of the Cricket Club's first eleven players. In spite of this fact the SRC. were good value for their 2 -nil
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    EXPENSIVE ELECTRICITY.
    130 20 $500 Fine on Theft Charge. At the conclusion of the case m which two Chinese traders were charged with theft of Municipal electric current before Mr. C. Wilson, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, yesterday. Low Sam Kee was fined $500 or six months rigorous imprisonment m default, and
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    SINGAPORE AMATEUR BOXING ASSOCIATION.
    141 20 The following appointments have been made by the SABA.: Officials fcr S.A.B.A. 1930. Amateur Boxing Championships: Referee F. C. Johnson; Judges D. Robinson and H. L. Hopkin; Time Keeper J. D. Campbell; Clerk of Scales F. C. Johnson; Hon. Medical Officer Dr. J. M. A. Lowson;
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    ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
    58 20 I On Sunday, both A" Class and "B" Class will sail the first of a series of two races i'or the Commodore's 1930 Trophy. The course will ht posted m the usual position on thp morning of ths race. The "A" Class will start ,at 10
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    16 20 Mr. C. G. Jeavons, the well-known Selangor planter, is due back from Home this week-end M.M.
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL AT HOME.
    316 20 TODAY'S MATCHES. Champions' Big Task at Portsmouth. The most interesting of to-day's matches m the English Football League will be the meeting of Sheffield Wednesday the League champions, with Portsmouth, whose excellent form this season has taken them to within two places of the leaders, Arsenal.
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    GAOL FOR GANG ROBBERS.
    205 20 Sequel to Kampong Bahru Hold-up. An armed gang robbery m Kampong Bahru Road at about nine o'clock on the night of October 26. had a sequel at the Assizes yesterday when three Chinese were charged with the crime. The evidence of the complainant, a Municipal scavenger,
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    "WORLD'S GAMEST LOSER."
    101 20 Mayor Walker Presents Cup to "Tommy" Lipton. I Reuters Sei vie. 1 New York. Dec. 4. Mayor Walker has presented Sir Thomas Lipton with the gold loving cup subscribed for by his admirers m the United States inscribed: "To the gamest loser m the world of sport"
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    THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD.
    196 20 J There will be a matinee performance of this 'successful Opera on Monday the 15th inst. at 5.30 p.m. This matinee is given especially to allow the Children of Singapore to see the show, to get a glimpse of what may be called English National
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    SPECIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL LECTURE.
    58 20 To-night at 6.15 there will be a special lecture m the Victoria Memorial Hall by Dr. Pennelly.past president of the BritLsa Association of Practical Psychology, to men only. There is no charge for admission, a collection is taken to help defray expenses. Inche Abdul Manan bin Panglima
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