The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 June 1931

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press \<). 13,374. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS
    460 1 America regained (he Ryder Cup from Britain by means of superlative golf on Fri day and Saturday Page 12. Woolley saved England from a collapse m the Test match at Lords against the New Zealanders which commenced on Saturday Page 20. Perak overwhelmed Selangor m their Malaya
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    DISCOVERY
    1134 1 The girls preterred the swings. They were so different, with their frayed ropes and crazy joints, from the prim swings m the Tcrreation ground at home, where the rusted chains were rough to the hands and your feet grated on fc-ooden sets as you came to a standstill When
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      225 1 H YEARS OF MAN I FACTORING I 1 ADKRSHIP NO KELViNATOR HAS EVER WORN OUT I BROS. CO.. 53 Robinson Rd RAFFLES HOTEL 1 EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE WITH 2 MODERN SANITATION THIS EVENING 6.30. I TEA DANCE j SPECIAL DISH TO-NIGHT I \_IAL CHOPS A LA MTU.NAISE S I CREAMED
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      180 1 w* tmammm mtaaarmmmmaat I I Good lamps With a good name ED I SWAN Lamps Sole Agents for Malaya McALISTER 00., Ltd. j amtmtmmtßßßtttttßmmtttßßßmamtmmtmtmtßm j EUROPEff. HOTELI "Renowned by Recommendation" ffi S Finest Cuisine. Best Wines and Spirits, etc. at jjj S Tll_E LOWEST HOTfo, PRI_€ES. r ig TO-NIGHT MUSIC
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      149 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Visit Java by air Page 20. Prosser rackets at Littles Page 10 Used cars at Borneo Motors Page 18 Echigoya's summer sale r port Page 5. E.P.N.S. ware gifts at Whiteaways Pag- 6 Notices, tenders and auction sale*— -Page 9 i Complete plays of 0.8.5. at Kelly and
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      16 1 17 YEARS OF MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP NO KELViNATOR HAS EVER WORN OUT i:TZ BROS. 53 Robinson Rd
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    THE WEEK
    138 2 m. mmtf* M,,n HiKh Water. 10.40. 8 4 ft.. 21.30. 9.3 tt Trading On., annual meeting. Ocear BuiMlnf noon. Footh.-il Div I. S.C.F.A vs R.A F M J^lai Besar. Tuesday. 30th. High Water. 1128. 8.5 It. 22.15. 9.5 ft. ball: Div. I S.C.C vs. R.A. at S.C.C: Div
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    SUBMARINE FALLS OVER
    103 2 t ßemarkable Drydock Accident I Renter** Benrtoe I Londun. June 26. Submarine XI. one of the largest submarine.the world, while drydocking at Portsmouth thLs afternoon heeled over owing to the shoring collapsing and had to be refloated and now shows a slight iLst. but is undamaged. Nobody
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    WASHINGTON POST SALE
    106 2 I Renter's Service I .1. .im_,ioii. June gg. Tbe sale of the Washington Post, noted for Its 100 per cent AmericanLsm with a certain •.las against England, to Mr. David Lawrence, prmldont Of the Const ..dated Pies.- As -ociation \>t Washington, for $3,000,000 has been pr_*« vented
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    RESTRICTING DRUGS
    46 2 I Reuter's Service J Geneva. June 26. Tbi narcotic conference adopted by 31 vote; Ur six the Austrliin proposal prohibiting export ol diacetyl morphire or i.eroin and its mits except at the retju'*st of the government et a non-manufacturing coun.ry tor medical requ. ments
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    FRENCH DEFENCES
    31 2 "•a, ers Service! Paris. June 26. Ih. Chamber has voted credits of 2.400.000 000 francs for new frontier defences, makin. a total ot 3.825.000.000 now earmarked lot frontier works
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    AUSTRIAN TARIFF INCREASE
    25 2 I Reuter's Benrtoe I Vienna, June 26. The Federal Council has paoeed a Bill to ua rea.-. tea antl C tffee duties.
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    RADIO SAIGON
    59 2 The following is the programme of Radio Saigon for to-day Le Matin tCharminadei Twelfth Rhapsody (Liszt i. piano solo by Alix Andre Soyer. Un divertissement chez Madam (A. Cadom. La faute de L'Abbe Mouret (A. Bruneaut. Bereeu X (Ilinski). violin solo by Robert Barras. Fantasie on Lakme (Delibest.
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    HATFIELD CRASH
    65 2 Injured Woman Passenger Dies London. June It. lilt I; t> Me'- Sieele O Brien's p;e.eiu. i Mrs. G.tllien. wife of an ..mincer of the AuigloPersian Oil Company. The latter was hurrying home from Persia. The famous anwoman. Miss Sieele O'Brien :md a woman pas tt*m*pgl WOK incinerated when
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    UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FUND
    47 2 Borrowing Powers to be Extended London. June IK. The drain on tl. British Linemploymen 4 fund, consequent on the pa r*" to workers, has wrrttßal I he borrowing powi of _he •esent authcri.. \1 is £90. My expenditure now exover £100.000. autho-l nother E25.000.00J.
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      887 2 DESTROYS ALL INSECTS Non -poisonous. Non -explosive, Non-staining. BUT very effective. Price per tin $1.10 and $1.95. KIDS Continuous Sprayer $2.00 each MEDICAL HALL LTD. Opposite O P O Singapore. SERVICE— Ot ALII V— PRICE ECONOMY I I Rapid Service Excellent Cuisine j Charming Surroundings These Three Features of the
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    MOTOR RACING LN AMERICA
    1029 3 CAR WEIGHT Cummins-Diesel Oil Burner (By E. Y. WATSON) Heiroit. Automobile manufacturing this year will dorive more benefit than ever before from automobile racing. This is the belief of Mr. Fred S. Duesenberg. himself an automobile manufacturer, designer of racing cars and pioneer of such automotive
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    WEDDING MORNING ARREST
    208 3 Son Sent to Goal At Father's Wish London. Miy _7. Archibald Clarke, a road labourer, of Chap Iyard, Eaton Bray. Beds, was to have tYBSD married at Leithton Buzzard register office yesterday. He was arrested two hours before the tini" fixed for the wedding, however, on I
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    THE AVERAGE WOMAN
    94 3 One-sixth Of Her Life Spent Shopping M.-. A. H. William*. fin- etoi >• \i Bclfridfe, ■pwlrlni to msaken «>t th- By Provident AssoriuUon. said th it :i\ wum.n tpenl frcm imi'-Mxih i«> ooe-cifhth >: her lil" m shoppiiiK »f Wn4 0T il E\ In buytni ovdteuy homthokl
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      225 3 tfH___f__f__f.*_fi_fi_M^ 1 Estate Trust Agencies 1 (1927) Limited. I !{j BRANCHES: jjj 21, First Cross Street MALACCA J 15 11, Light Street PENANG. f if. 14, Klyne Street KUALA LUMPtJR. jj| jjj .fi 5 Registered by and Security deposited with r Ijj the Straits Settlements Government. |fj Act as Trustees,
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    4122 4  - Admit one Sydney Horler OUR NEW SERIAL iV oH CHAPTER I. The Green Car OHILIP Crane yawned with relief as the express came shuddering to a stop. The journey had seemed interminable. What was the good of a holiday if one spent the better part of the first day m
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    AIRPLANE IN TRAIN ROBBERY
    213 4 Melbourne police haw captured thnv members of Australia's tint fan bar dits. Th? story reads HkC MMM Ol M EaEEmW ing romances of the V.v Bank notes worth M.0.000, I Commonwealth Bank ti Oanl from a mail train All Stl robbers failed. h0 Then the police
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      221 4 \m \*\r* \i^________^^^^^^s__^________l s_S^^ j Here's the Tonic /fvJr^ to make you lUJI well and strong 6 When you find that the climate is putting a teyere strain on your _^555-^^^^^*\\ vitality, it is to Hall's Wine that t\^^^Et^E 7 ou muBt too^ r kelp. A* I what 9**** wonderful
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    DISARMAMENT AND WAR DEBTS
    582 5 POLITICAL QUESTION Former Belgian Premier's Views Georges Theunis. retiring president of the International Chamber of Commerce, and for many years after the war Prime Minister of Belgium, does not see how military disarmament can be tied up with war debts and reparations. He expresses surprise that
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    WHO INVENTED "GOOGLY?"
    398 5 Probing the History of Our New Words Oxford. Some of the difficulties of finding cut the origins of new words which have crept into the English language were described to me today by Mr. C. T. Onions, the editor cf the new English Dictionary Supplement, writes an
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    WAS SHAKESPEARE BACON OR LORD DERBY?
    254 5 Did Lord Derby write Shakespeare? Th_ present Lord Derby says "No." but adds .hal it is not inconceivable that an ancestor of his provided Shakespeare with much of the local colour for his plays written around foreign icenes. The versatility of Shakespeare m his
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    MOSCOW TRAFFIC
    54 5 Mo. .ow. June IH. A plan which was moot .1 vers ego lo build an underground railway m Moscow has now b co finally approved by the Soviet authorities, and will be started almost inure.: cow has grown since the war Into 2.800,000 soul* and th prorb* utterly
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    £700,000 LIABILITIES
    38 5 Hamburg, June 11. The well-known hrm of merchant -bankers Bchlubach, Tin*. ner and Company, founded m 18.7. and doing a large expert and import business overseas, has suspended payment, witi* total foreign liabilities estimated at £700,000.
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      503 5 s®®®®ee®*ee©sc®K_> im^-i>smm l e^A^>aA&»sm&smm CHEAP 1 REALLY CHEAP ECHIGOYA'S SUMMER SALE "REPORT" I x y l <s >® <^ Victims of_______J_S___3_s_s_E__s__2_2_s__E Asthma Bronchitis WHY BECOME CHRONIC? Your health is leaving you slowly, so slowly that you do not realise it. With every attack your powers of resistance are getting weaker
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      151 5 "1 _<^^^_i£>v j •"v j jillj t/^^fe^^^^^^v i I 1, I i >__ 'I \jMßma I j I /7**7*^m\ .iiiilllllll S I MAT *»^^__F I I Chocolate Occasions 8 1/s/lm* ___Cr Idl >y Jffl/ tnealre sports ground, Jffl 9 motoring, picnics, or any jv/ other 'Chocolate Occasion i /^^v. c
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    WORLD'S TIP-TOE CHAMPION
    362 6 WORLD'S TIP -TOE CHAMPION THE CRACKSMAN 1 He Danced Badly Hut Won "I danced badly, but the others danced eve i worse. That is how I wo i fhs champienship." What a change Irom the u.u..:l bl; sh and ;lurb of many successful young dancers I Mr. W. H. Heath
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    PRINCESS BIBESCO
    823 6 Her Pledge To Lord Thomson Fulfilled Lossiemouth. May Princeas Marthc Bibesco, the "Smaranda" ol Lord Thomson, has now left Lo si. mouth after her short visit he:e to gather local colour for his life, which ohe is witting In fulfilment of a sacred pledge. r_nd m return for
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      456 6 WHITEAWAYS B. P. N. S. WARE Excellent Gifts for Weddings, Anniversaries and Birthdays. _^3^?__ >' > j*_ jiH^ilk wlQliif \m*J. U a>S J i m y EPNS. Breakfast jar w itli X p N S Cruets with mould Pri i S__2 M" solid silver toilet set. Price $6.50 I IICC
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      317 6 .H SJ <^t^^m)(^mys)(t^ i (^:.y PURE FRESH MILK I £> ii a tf __B_A-^ H_______t y V _H I ___T _> ___f V _m__2 _Kil I ___fc__f- < B ___S_BBe__ .ft. 1 a The Frisian cows at the model dairy farm j the Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd., at Bi
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    MALAYAN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
    757 7 GENERAL ACTIVITIES Advisory Committee's Work ln| report is forwarded for pub- of the Agricultural Advisory Ccmheld on June sth. at which the members were present: Director of Dr H. A. Tempany (Chairman., C. -operation. Mr. A. Cavendish, Rubber Research Institute. Ma.'or B M asm. M. J. Kennaway,
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    TRAINING FOR THE TANKS
    811 7 PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS Recruits Graded on Results Mental and psychological -tests to measure mechanical and other ability have been introduced at the Royal Tank Corps Central Schools at Bovington Camp, and have proved invaluable for classifying and grouping recruits according to educational merit The result provides Interesting
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    INDER THE P.C.'s HELMET
    128 7 What Crops of Brain Mast j Grow Belfast. Ulrter policemen sitting for the educational oitificate examination as a step to promotion 5 gnawed their 'pencils m consternation when they read the questions set for them. Inside an hour they had, among other posers, to tackle these:
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    A LONG DRINK
    466 7 20 Pints of Wine Straight Off! Rothenhurg. They have jus: teen celebrating the 300 th. annivei.ary here cf Rotbenburg's deliveranCii from thc famous siege by Count Trllv i The great drinking feat of that historicoccasion puts even the coffee-drinking tham pionship. von by Mr. Gem.oek of Cleveland
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    SOUTH AFRICAN TRAGEDY
    315 7 Suicide After False Report of .Mother's Death London. May 25. A 25 -year-old London man who went CO South Africa to settle, and who was found shot dead, was reported to have been greatly upset last week by the news of the death of his mother m
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    WISECRACKS OF WHOOPEE
    837 8 "QUEEN" HER PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE She Could Chase Al Capone Out of America Here are a few sidelights on Texas Guinan, America's night club 'queen," who recently returned to America m a huff after being refused permission to land m England or France. "The world's made up
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    SOVIET ADVERSE TRADE BALANCE
    142 8 Effect on Execution of Five Year Plan Berlin, May 22. The Soviet Commissariat for Foreign Trade is now beginning to feel the ill effects of the slump m the world markets which its own ruthless export 'policy accentuated. In the first three months of this year
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    A POLICEMAN'S LIFE
    208 8 The Lady and the Mouse New York. The hardest assignment that has yet come to Patrolman Francis Garvin, came when a smart-ly-dressed young lady came rushing down Lafayette Street, right on his beat. "A mouse," she cried. Without consulting the book of instructions. Officer Garvin locked around,
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    S. AFRICA DIAMOND PACT
    227 8 LNew Marketing: Agreement Cape Town. May 25. The fostering of the Diamond Cutting Industry has become a definite part of the Government's programme, declared the Minister of Mines m the House of Assembly to-day. The statement was made m announcing the details of the diamond agreement
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    TRAGEDY ON CRUISER
    257 8 Stoker Dies from His Burns Colombo, June 18. The tragic death of Kennetn Marsham. a stoker on H.M.S. Effingham, occurred at the General Hospital at 2 a.m. yesterday, as a result of severe burns sustained while cleaning the bilge of the cruiser. Petty Officer Anderson, who was
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    FISHERMEN IN DISTRESS
    196 8 Boat Which Did Not Return Negombo, June 8. Considerable panic is prevailing among the fisher folk m Negombo over the dLsappearance of four fishermen who put out to sea together m one boat early this morning, there being no signs of a return of the crew. Their
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    GERMANY'S HUGE HILL
    96 8 £1,026,000,000 Paid m Reparations London. June 15 Including the value of deliver i. i:. and cessions of State properties and the ment due on June 15th. Germany M tar has paid total reparations of EI.o'JO.OOOUnn I ing to a statement circulated by Mr 1 M Pethick-Lawrence, m
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    BANGKOK'S ELECTRICITY
    51 8 A Reduction of Charref (FREE PRESS SERVICE OOPYRI IVtll^cklik. 111! After prolonged negotiations the ment Power Station Uld Siam 1 Coloration ha\< agreed to i reductlo cents a unit to all private ineffective from July Ist All minimum chai for light and power tOfUHfttl abolished from the same
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    LAW NOTICES
    51 8 Monday June Before the Acting Chief Ju Thorne and Mr. Justice a'B« k I First Court at 10.30 am -Court <•' Before Mr. Just let I'al.a\ Simp Second Court at m 3') aJB Summonses At 11 a.m.:— Summonse. In C Originating Summons. Motion petition for admLssion of D
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    SURG. CMDR. GIVEN ENTERTAINED
    94 8 SURG. CMDR. GIVEN ENTERTAIN ED Surgeon Commander Da val Given. R.N.. Senior Medical 0 Naval Base. Singapoie. and Ml ente -tained to a farewell pari by the Asiatic staf. of tie on the eve of their depart.!.Dr. Given- had hrn addre.ss was read by BUT! U C Duncan Refreshments w«
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      414 8 I The Remedy I That Gets to the Root I of the Complaint I In all diseases arising from impurities m the I blood it is necessary m the first place to remove J the poison from the blood; local treatment I cannot give permanent relief. CLARICE'S BLOOD MIXTURE gets
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      50 8 At aw art mj t amt fttJ frrj mm **t t T___BrT^MP^' HAVE YOU GOT YOUR GRIP ON THE FUTURE ENDOWMENT POLICY protection for dependents Mr *7 Enquire To-day tively the Company w ill GUARANTEE for particulars an Annuity Certain for a fixed number _r p"ri dential ASSURANCE COMfANT LTD
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      494 9 BUSINESS CARDS. MARBLE MERCHANTS. I SINGAPORE CASKET CO. Nos. l j Penhas Road, off Lavender Street Phone 6075. STRAITS TYPEWRITER AGENCY STATIONERS AND N^3l _l__t^^^ V M N Change I.X PHOTOGRAPHED BY H MGENT BUCKERIDGE UiKt»**«.t (l-.tvv Work Lowest RatSt \IDLA\Y BUILDING— I'honr :.h* j SELETAR GRANGE i LICENSED, i
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      832 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or sei vices, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room. Municipal Offices: Erection of Steel -framed Retort HOU Kallang Oaa Works, ciosm^ 4 p.m. July 7th.
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      678 9 NOTICES. NOTICE OF REMOVAL The G n ulate-noneral for the Netherlands st Singapore win be lemoved to X.P.M. Chambers, Nos. 13 and 14. from June 28th. 1931. I j GENEVA BRILLIANTS. ,^N\vvAWn! Are equal to real brilliants m a respects. Especially fV y >* Yj m shining and hardness. _*li_'
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      882 9 NOTICES RADIO Fur the rotlWSt_.net of ocjr custOtnsn w«» hnvf arranged for H. L Carter ar.d Co.. 2..0 Orchard Road, to carry out tales and ..rvue of Pilot Receivers etc. These premises are open Sightly until 8 p.m. tlater if necessary by previous arrangement 1 lor demonstrations, etc. A fully
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      737 9 REMINDER. ON WEDNESDAY, JULY lst, AT 2..0 P.M. AT NO 207 MOULMEIN ROAD. OFF THOMSON ROAD IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF HIGH GRADE WAX POLISHED TEAK AND CANTON BLACKWOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. ETC. Ccmprising: Handsomely coved Canton MMhrood rittlhc-foaai v b Inlaid wfttli mop. hell <12 pieces), beautifully carved teak sideboard with
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      514 9 AUCTION SALE ***********************mmmmm^mmmmmt^.mm^am^^mem^ime^m^m SHERIFF'S SALE. IN THE SUPREME COURT Ol 111 l STRAITS SKTTLFMF.NTS. SFI TFFMFNT OF SINGAPORE. Writ of Bel Ure and S.U** dated the 3rd d;,v of March 1931. Suit No. 100 of 1931 In the cause of N. V. Borneo Sumatra Handel M tan b 'pp i.i
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    MARRIAGE.
    94 10 CHEANG—CHEONG—The marriage of Mr. CHEANG THEAM KEE, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Cheang Jim Chuan of "Riviera." Pasir Panjang Road. Singapore, and Miss CHEONG TUAN NEO. second daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Cheong Keong Chye ol Dunman Road. Singapore, will take place on July lst. 1931.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. JUNE 29. 1931. WEEK-END COMMENT
    729 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. JUNE 29. 1931. WEEK-END COMMENT Whilst the vote m the French Chamber of Deputies has gone numerically very satisfactorily m favour of the Government and thus m support of its policy of acceptance of the Hoover moratorium proposal, it has to be recognised that there was
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    40 10 SATURDAY'S RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, June 27. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices as follows: Spot 3 6 16d (3 3 16d). Forward 3i 2 d (33 8 d). The market is firm.
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    SCHOOL CRICKET
    79 10 Winchester Lose to Eton [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT 1 London, June 27. In the annual match at Eton on Saturday Winchester lost to Eton by two wickets, this being Eton's 52nd win against Winchester's 26. Seven of the post-war matches have been drawn, but last year Eton won
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    FOUR IN SUCCESSION
    80 10 The Nawab of Pataudi's Distinction [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT] London, June 27. The Nawab of Pataudi followed up his two centuries against Surrey last week, by making another for Oxford University against Mr. H. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI at Eastbourne on Saturday, and as before the
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    HENLEY REGATTA
    30 10 Grand Challenge Cup .FREE PRESS SERVICF. COPYRIGHT 1 London, June 27. In the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley Regatta, from July 1 to 4. Harvard meet the L.R.C.
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    SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB REGATTA
    537 10 EXCELLENT ROWING H. A. F. Jackson Wins Sculling Championship In a smooth sea with a very genJe .leadwind and practically no current, and ideal conditions generally, witnessed, too, by a lorge number of spectators m launches and yachts, an excellent afternoon's rowing took place under the
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    MISSING DOCTOR
    337 10 Mystery of Identity of Man Lost from Steamer An element of mystery surrounds the identily of a medical practitioner who is said to have disappeared from the British India steamer Margha. which arrived m Colombo on June 13. when it was traveling off Dondra. The man's name was
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    CHINA GOLFING SOCIETY
    54 10 The annual meeting of the China Golfing Society was held at Aldeburgh, when the results were Medal.— H. G. Gardner, 94 21—73. Bogey. R. K. Harvey (14). 1 down Medal Foursomes. C. L. Hicking and Leslie Smith, 82 6—76. Bougey Foursomes. Sir Leslie Hudson and R. K.
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    PLAYERS WHO ARE IN THE LAST EIGHT
    443 10 WIMBLEDON THRILLS Miss Nuthall Defeats American Opponent [Reuter's Service! London. Junr '7 At Wimbledon the biggest crowd 0. Ifc meeting gathered to-day m glorious weather J> see Jiro Sato enter the last eight by t»';_tr__ Lee (Britain) B—6. 6 4. 6—3 Britain suffered
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    EARLIER RESULTS
    274 10 Borotra France's Sole Hope London. June At Wimbledon to-day Shields (America) entered the last eight by beating Olliff 'Britain) 6—2 6—o 6—2. Olliff was unable to cope with the American's powerful driving. Shields scored with splendid passing shots that left Olliff rtinrtfng In Em second set a service
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    CHANDU WORTH $10,000
    75 10 Three Chinese Admitted to Bail Three Chinese, Yu.i Ohm, He. Bon Low Fook were brought bofore the tm Judge. Mr. G. C Dodd. on Soturtl charged with possesion nf no 0 chandu. They claimed trial Mr. R. K. Auten. of the Oo polies Department, said th* there
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    FOOTBALL SHORTAGE
    27 10 Few First-dass Players llrspif tht* Price [FREE PRESS SE^RV^E-COPVHI. London. •'•J'" The Sunday Express report* »ho first-class footballers _fl .»<< the clubs are prepared Ut p
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      268 10 BOTTLED BEER is said to have been discovered by Dean Nowell as a most excellent beverage. The Dean was very fond of fishing, and took a bottle of beer with him m his excursions. One day. being disturbed, he burled his bottle under the grass, and when he disinterred it
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      38 10 D (Eurasian) Co. S.V.C. won the Royal Johore Challenge Cup at the J.M.F. Shoot yesterday. The one length handicap race at the Swimming Club yesterday morning resulted as follows: Rae 1. Baker 2. Faber 3. Time 33 sees.
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      60 10 The weekly meeting of the Ipoh Rotary Club on Wednesday was solely concerned with business and the retirement of the President, Dr. K. T. Khong, m favour of Mr. T. P. Nailer. It was announced that on July 3 the Club will entertain the Hon'ble Mr. C. W. Cochrane, the
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    FRANCE ACCEPTS HOOVER PROPOSAL
    96 11 FRANCE ACCEPTS HOOVER PROPOSAL A FATEFUL DEBATE Socialists Turn The Scale I Reuter's Servicel Paris, June 27. <er approved by 386 votes to 189 menti policy contained m the anHoofW proposal. s fate hung m the balance till 4 the all-night sitting of the ft hen speeches by MM. Herriot.
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    MR. STIMSON HOPEFUL
    139 11 Reuter's Service] Washington, June 27. Ing for Europe Mr Stimson pinion that the French Chamnfldence m the French Govern- i •tted that France and the would reach a satisfactory Moratorium problems. Any d at forthcoming conferences be ratified by the respective but the apparent willingness of ter
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    U.S READY TO COMPROMISE
    158 11 U. S READY TO COMPROMISE Reconciling the Two Viewpoints .'Reuters Servicel Washingtt n. June 26. m statement issued by the ur.u'.taneously with the text to Mr. Hoover*! proposal. Of the United States Prance over reparations. that the French Government's considered calculated to aci the full measure of relief contemplated re,
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    WHAT FRANCE LOSES
    103 11 Pari.. June 27. the debate on France's reply ►ver should be finished before the .tiation with Mr. Mellon. till sitting at 2.30 a.m. The Minister, IC Flandin. said Germany announced her intention of asking im under the Young plan a few Mr Hoover*! proposal was received. ■■■uld
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    WHO WILL BENEFIT ?
    121 11 WHO WILL BENEFIT Paris. June 26. '< m the Chamber on Mr. 'l>'^al M Margaine. (Radical) < icrmany's economic situation 'it Germany only aimed at getting burden of reparations. She could budget whenever she wished, but "1 German statesmen were coming •ror with the French Govern I way to obtain
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    SPANISH AIR-FORCE REVOLT
    186 11 MARTIAL-LAW IN SEVILLE Government Takes Prompt Action [Reuter's Servicel Seville, June 27. A revolt of the Air-Force at the aerodrome of Tablada. headed by the famous airman. Franco, broke out this morning. A column of troops from the Seville garrison left for Tablada at midday. Many airmen
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    AMERICAN WORLD FLIGHT
    295 11 Post and Catty's Wonderful Progress [Reuter's Service] Ncvo Sibirsk. June 26. Mr. Wiley Post and Mr. Harold Gatty landed at 332 pjn. and intend to take off again at midnight. I Reuter'; vsr Hasten. SerriceJ Irkutsk, June 27. Gatty and Post arrived here at 11.55 Shanghai time,
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    NAUTILUS ADVENTURE
    77 11 tSir Hubert Wilkins Undaunted r ßeuter's Service] London, June 27. Sir Hubert Wilkins arrived m London from Devon port this morning. In a Reuter interview he said he was going to Norway to-day m order to discuss the situation with experts. In the meantime they were doing all
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    FRENCH AVIATRIX
    46 11 Attempt on Long Distance Record m mm Le Bourget, June 28. Tiie airwoman. Made noi.elle Maryse Eastie. took off this morning m a 40 horse power monoplane m an attempt to beat the long distance record for light aeroplanes. She hopes to reach Kazan.
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    SLUMP IN REAL ESTATE
    46 11 Hoboken Firm's Failure I Reuter's Service) New York, June 28. The Steneck Trust Company of Hoboken. with deposits of £2.000.000. failed to open its doors yesterday. Tho failure is ascribed to the collapse of security and real estate values m the neighbourhood.
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    CANADA AND NEW ZEALAND ACCEPT
    40 11 Ottawa, June 27. Premier Bennett announced that Canada is prepared to accept Mr. Hoover's proposal. Wellington, June 27. New Zealand has accepted Mr. Hoover's proposal and also the British offer to suspend war debt payments.
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    CABINET FACES SERIOUS OUTLOOK
    131 11 LIBERALS RESIGN Split with Lloyd George Effected [Reuter's Servicel London, June 27. The Liberal Party is faced with a serious split. The Members of the House of Commons, Sir John Simon (Spen Valley), Maj-Genl. Sir R. Robert Hutchison (Montrose) and Mr. Ernest Brown (Leith), are reported
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    CHINA FIGHTS COMMUNISM
    103 11 Struggle with Red Peril Imminent (Reuter's Var Eastern Servicel Nanchang, June 27. During the past weeks nearly 30 division commanders have been m conference here receiving personal instructions from Marshal Chiang Kai-shek. To-day there was a general exodus to the front. Only a few, including Chiang Kai-shek,
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    THE KING OF SIAM
    87 11 Denial of a Newspaper Report [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT I Bangkok, June 27. Prince Svasti. interviewed m Chicago m April was reported to have said: "The reason why His Majesty went to America was because the King detested Europe but admired America and thc Americans." The
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    AMBULANCE CENTENARY
    78 11 Hong Kong Nurses Charm Crowd i Reuter's Service] London, June 27. To mark the end of the centenary celebrations of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, 7.000 members from all over the Empire were inspected m Hyde Park by Prince Arthur of Connaught. deputising for the Prince of Wales
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    A SNUB FOR MR. HOOVER
    67 11 Argentine Does Not Want American Assistance Reuter's Service] Buenos Aires, June 28. Following the report that Mr. Hoover is contemplating a scheme of economic assistance for the Latin American Republics the Argentine Government has instructed the Embassy at Washington to inform the American Government that
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    KING OF SIAM'S RETURN
    42 11 To Arrive m Bangkok m October [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] Bangkok. June 27. The King and Queen of Siam are due m Hong Kong homeward bound on October 2nd. An East Asiatic motorship is conveying them to Bangkok.
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    BROADCASTING FOOTBALL
    53 11 Final Excepted from F. A. Ban TFREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT] London, June 27. The Football League has imposed a ban on broadcasting descriptions of football matches except at the final, the decision having been come to out of solicitude for the smaller clubs, whose attendances have been affected
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    PLAYED RUGBY IN 80's
    61 11 Death of Charles Gurdon [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT 1 Londrtn, June 27. The death has taken place of Mr. Charles Gurdon. the old international Rucby footballer. He played for Richmond and was capped against Scotland m 1880 1 2 3 4 6, against Ireland m 1880
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    LEAGUE OPIUM COMMISSION
    84 11 BANGKOK CONFERENCE Preparations for Great Gathering [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] Bangkok, June 27. The consultative opium commission of the League of Nations is meeting m Bangkok early m November. China and America have been asked to send delegates. A League secretariat staff is converging for the work
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    FALSE TRADE MARK
    716 11 Attempt to Deceive Illiterate Classes A Chinese tradesman named Chew Lim Wong, manager of the China Bazaar, appeared m the District Court on Saturday before Mr. G. C. Dodd, to answer charges of selling certain goods, namely one carton containing a tube of tooth paste, purporting to
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    FATAL ROBBERY IN SIAM
    153 11 European Reported Killed The Sri Krung of Bangkok report, that at the beginning of last week there was a plon robbery at Huey Moot, Surashtradhani when the premises of the Huey Moot Tin Mining Co. were attacked. Our contemporary states that a European was so badly
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    AMERICA REGAINS RYDER CUP
    154 12 AMERICA REGAINS RYDER CUP OVERWHELMING SUPERIORITY BRILLIANT GOLF CARRIES THE DAY Winning three out of four foursomes and six out of eight singles, America regained the Ryder Cup with the utmost ease on the Scioto course at Columbus, Ohio, on Friday and Saturday. Their play affected by exceptionally hot weather,
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    THE FOURSOMES
    1836 12 Britain Win Only One Match The foursomes were played on Friday. America winning three of the matches to Britain's I. The following description Of the matches is compiled from Renter tables: In the match between Hagen and Shute and Duncan and Havers, which WSS tirst off the tee.
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    THE SINGLES
    523 12 British Players Outclassed The positions at the 9th were as follows: Burke 2 up on Compston. Sarazen 2 up on Robson. Hagen 2 up on C. Whitcombe. Espinosa 2 up on E. Whitcombe. Cox 1 up on Mitchell. Shute 1 up on Hodson. Wcod 1 up on Havers.
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    A FIGHTING GOLF FINAL
    1424 12 THE SINGAPORE TITLE Match AH Square at the 36th Hole Thirty-six holes at Ke;»)ei yesterday w?re Insufficient to .table a decision to be r /ached m th 3 final of the Singapore Island golf championship between R. Craik and If. If. Pateram, and a further 36
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    GOLF
    415 12 Singapore G.C. Beat Keppel G.C. I". t1.2 match :.t B i!_: Tinah ye terday t.a Singapore Golf Club be a, Ktppel Golf Ch b by 23 a to 6',. Keppel pi r. er mentioned -ir t. S. C. C.cmpb.ll and C. N. V\ Joyce 0. 1.. D. .larche and
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    THE MALAYA CUP TRIAL
    737 12 SERVICES DEFEATED Happy Augury of Singapore's Success SJ\.F.A 3: Inited Services. .1. The most striking thing about Saturday's Malaya Cup trial match m which an S.A.F A. ride met a strong team from the United Services, was the successful combination cf the inside forwards with Kendall
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    ENGLISH RUGBY
    69 12 No Match with France Next Season [FREE PRESS RFRVICE— COPYRIGHT] Louden. June 27. Three members Of the Rugby Football Union Selection Committee have resigned Mr. Jame Baxter. Mr. Adrian Stoop < viee-prerident > and Vice Admiral P. Rove's. At the annual meeting it was revealed that there is
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    SELANGOR T.C. PONY GRIFFINS
    182 12 The following pony griffins from Australia for the Selangor Turf Club autumn meeting will arrive m Singapore by the Mangola about July 3rd. <1> Rio Rita Br. A.M. by Bernard— Count ss Bertha 4 its. 14.2: <2. Red Devil Ch. A Rig by Vermos— Ella 6
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    NOTTS GO FURTHUR AHEAD
    727 12 i 10 0 Has b ->i Pataudi Oxford I 200* H. Parks. Sussex \<; J 152 Hearne, Midd x vs. Leioi i 140 Duleepsinhji, Buaaex I 127 Carr. Notts VS Won I 120 Bhipman, iek stei 119 Mitchell, Yorlu vs h 110 Gibbons, Worcester va N
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      LONG APPROACH PUTT
      990 13 The Hardest Shot m Golf [BY GRANTLAND RICE] Some time ago I submitted to a number of golfers the problem as to which should be called the "harde t shot m golf." There were four general situations entered for consideration: 1. The brassie shot from a close
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      AMERICAN BASEBALL
      97 13 Reuter's Service] New York, June 26. Latest baseball results are as follow: NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 0: Cincinnatti 6. Boston 4: Chicago 3. Philadelphia 5: Pittsburgh 1. Brooklyn 0: St. Louis 1. AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 3: Boston 8. Detroit 3: Washington 4. Chicago 9: New York 10. Chicago
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      M.C.C. VISIT TO INDIA
      423 13 Bombay Hindu Gymkhana May Not Field Teams Bombay, June 15. A meeting of the managmg committee of the Hindu Gymkhana on Sunday eveni g decided by a majority net to call a general meeting of members to consider the resolution passed last year not to participate
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      GOLD CUP DAY AT ASCOT
      98 13 Totalisator's New Record London. June 18. Crowds of men with white top hats and women with fur-trimmed cobweb dresses were sent scurrying for shelter just before the King arrived on the course to-day by an unkind shower of rain. The crowds were as large as
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      ROYAL HUNT CUP
      124 13 Grand Salute's Easy Gordon Richards rode Grand Salute (7.2) m ihe Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot on June 17. Rickaby being up en Ellenborough <6 8> (second) and Pat Beasley on Racedale <8 8> third Ellenborough jumped out m front and led from Grand Salute. Caballero. Peace
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      LADIES' GOLF IN BANGKOK
      49 13 A Separate Section at the j Sports Club I [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT 1 Bangkok, June 26. The Sports Club ladies have formed their own golf section with a captain and officers, to run the existing competitions and try to make ladies' golf more interesting.
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      GARRISON GOLF CLUB
      59 13 The following are the fixtures for July: llth and 12th Men's Monthly Medal (Stroke); 15* and 16th Ladies Monthly Medal (Stroke); Tuesday 14th Band Night; Sunday 19th Match vs. Asiatic Petroleum Coy.. (At homo; Sunday 26th Match vs. Keppel Golf Club <Away>; Tuesday 28th Mixed Foursomes competition.
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      22 13 B. W. Hone, the South Australian Sheffield Shield match player. who is a freshman at Oxford University, has be awarded his "blue."
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      546 14 P. O. British India and Apcar Lines. I (Incorporated In England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Due I>Uf Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. Singapore 1931. KARMALA 9.000 :>
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    85 16 Man and His Wife Drowned Berlin, May 28. An extraordinary accident occurred m Eckernfoerde Bay to-day during the trial tests of torpedoes at the naval torpedo works. One torpedo, when fired, travelled on the 1 surface of the water. It described a large < circle until it
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    ALLEGED SWINDLE IN SHANGHAI
    459 16 BIG SUM INVOLVED Russians Arrested for Arms Fraud Shanghai, June 17. Eugene Pick, who is fairly well-known m the Far East, and another Russian, named Levitsky, were arrested by the Settlement Police yesterday m connexion with one of the largest suspected swindle cases m the annals
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    MISSIONARIES' DANGER
    128 16 Bandit's Execution Threat Hankow. June 17. An ultimatum has been delivered by the bandits that unless the Italian missionaries captured some time ago are ransomed within ten days, all will be put to death. A Chinese priest who was released m order to deliver this ultimatum at Laohoko
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    MISSING AVIATION INSPECTOR
    182 16 Trackers Searching for Wrecked Plane Melbourne. June 18. Black trackers have started from here to find a silver-coloured biplane which is lying completely wrecked m the mountains six miles from Tallarook. m the Seymour district, which is believed to contain the remains of Mr. Joseph Ekins. a
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    HUNGARIAN HUSBANDPOISONERS
    129 16 Conclusion of Remarkable Case Budapest. June 17. The hanging of two women this morning for poisoning their husbands brought to a conclusion one of the most remarkable cases m the history of Hungarian crime. Instigated by the local midwife, who pointed out how easy and profitable it would
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      571 16 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Kuala Pahang Pekan. Sungei Lembing 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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      382 17 Empress of Britain m Her £2,000,000 Dock Quebec. June 2. hi re uch .i rac iption at rl ot Q\. I the ,:ant white i mpre i ol Britain racataed last _er, al least, itnee one of her prebrlnglng the Prince of Wales. Iv up river toward.;
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      PORT HEALTH
      181 17 wing Ls the health bulletin of the Nations eastern bureau, for the week 2 th. Uexandria: 3 plague cases and 3 deaths; 1 xanthematicus. Baghdad; 1 plague case. itU cholera eases and 26 deaths as 74 cases and 47 deaths during the week; 14 smallpox cases and 11
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      THANKED BY GERMANY
      100 17 British Seamen Who Helped Stricken Ship German Ambassador. Baron von Neu- asked Mr. Henderson, the Foreign to OMpTtat the appreciation and "f the German Government to the and <n w of the 2.6f77~_0n British Horde, for the bravery and able town m extricating the 5.824-ton r-VSSMI Max
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      SUEZ CANAL
      540 17 Directors and Question of Dues [By Dutch Air Mail] London, June 9. The seventy -seventh annual general meeting of the Suez Canal Company was held on Monday last m Paris. The Marquis de Vogue (the president) said that undei the influence of various causes ship- pint activity through
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      WHAT A YACHT !
      287 17 WHAT A YACHT The Shenandah 111 Reaches Italy The most remarkable yacht m the world, I hear, came gently into Mentone harbour the other morning out of the heat haze of the Italian Rivera, says a writer m the Daily Mail. She is the 1.000-ton 4-master Shenandoah 111 owner by
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      BIBBY LINE TO CALL AT GIBRALTAR
      86 17 With the ever increasing interest of the travelling public m the Mediterranean, all Bibby Line vessels, outwards and homewards en route for Marseilles, Egypt, Soudan. Ceylon and Burma commencing with the Gloucestershire which left Liverpool May 29th will call at Gibraltar. This call will
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      PASSENGERS DUE
      48 17 The Fushimi Maru which sailed from London on June 5 had the following passengers for Singapore: Mr. R. V. Carter. Mr. G. E. Clarke. Mr. R Clayton. Mr F. Coutts, Mr. R. C. Hea-ton-Armstrong. Mr W. E. Pepys. Mrs. M. H. Taylor. Master R. S. Taylor.
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    477 17 A VERY BUSY LEISURE A Talk With Sir Arthur Rostron of The Cunard Southampton. Captain Sir Arthur Rostron. Commodore of the Cunard Line, has retired. He told me so himself when I talked to him at his house on the hill that overlooks
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    BRITISH ENGINEERING
    202 17 New All Electric Passenger Vessel A diesel-electric passenger ship. Lochfyne. designed for service the West coast of Scotland, successfully completed her trials at th. end of May and or. June 2nd 100 shipowners, shipbuilders and engineers took pirt In a demonstration trip on the Clyde. Great interest was
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    MYSTERY OF A YACHT
    141 17 Carried Ashore with All Sail Set But No One Aboard Keyhaven. May 28. With all sails set but no crew on board a three ton yacht called the Quickstep, was carried ashore at Keyhaven. Hants, just before midnight. When the little vessel was examined an attache
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    WAVE HITS SUBMARINE
    54 17 Two Men Washed Overboard: Another Injured Paris, May 30. A message from Brest say that while a French submarine was engaged tn naval manoeuvres off the port, two of the crew were washed overboard by a heavy wave. Another man was seriously injured when he was hurled
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    MR. GANDHI ON "SWARAJ FOR CEYLON"
    397 18 WHY IT SHOULD BE FREE 'Neighbour's Disease Can Never be an Advantage" Bombay. June 18. Writing under the caption "Swaraj for Ceylon." Mr. Gandhi writes m to-day's Young India that a Ceylon correspondent asks the following strange questions: "Is it safe for any country
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    COMMUNAL QUESTION
    248 18 Why Mr. Gandhi Submitted to Congress Resolution Bern tay. June 18. In view cf his oft-repeated declaration that he will attend the Round Table Conference only if. meanwhile, the Hindu-Moslem question ha_> been settled m India. Mr. Gandhi partially lifts the veil from the proceedings of the Congress
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    EX-MAHARAJA'S CHATEAU
    86 18 Reserve of £200,000 on St. Germain Residence Paris, June 17. The magnificent Chateau Holkar. at St. Germain, belonging to the ex-Maharaja of Indor?. who married an American. Miss Nancy Miller, m 1928. is m the market. A reserve price of £200.000 has been fixed for it. The ex-Maharaja
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    RAID ON BUDDHIST MONASTERY
    134 18 Military Operations m Prome District Rangoon, June 18. Capta _i Goddard and troops surrounded, at four o'clock this morning, a Buddhist monastery m a village m the Prome district, but the rebels escaped before the closure was completed. While e-caping, a rebel was killed and an-
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    TEN-YEAR-OLD TRAGEDY
    237 18 Casual Remark Leads to Man's Arrest Galie. Ju:_c 10. A ca-ual remark made by a man named Andiris m the course of conversation with some other m?n on ihe verandah of the Galie Asr.iz: Court about a murder cemmitt.d t*/tk years sgc at Ratnapura 1-d to his arrest
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    71 18 In the St-iit_ Settlements Volunteers the transfer of Captain E. D. Lindow to the Reserve of Officers is approved; a commission si .Lieutenant and Quartermaster has been granted to Mr. G.org. Goldsack. a commission a* Sec.-Lieutenant has been granted to Mr. Une: Guan Hoe: Lieut. 1 a Capt.) Koh Keng
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    147 18 Mr. Moodaliy ur's Geneva Dalian! Against Raj Qd I lun- I s An outbun t gain t tin I i was made by Mr. M v. rki rs' d< I :.<u\ ;st t!i 1. rial I Confi rence, i n tin on a questionnaii regarding tin sql Ol
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    920 19 ipany's Interest m Vultex Ltd. meeting ol Devon __ali_tea vraa held a| th. offices ol mi Cc; French Bank Bulldhv s, 11 Nixon presided supJ Clarke and c v > ol the annual report the Chairman said: Mr H C. Btewart, is un-» ent at this mooting but
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    130 19 Changes m Representative Prices {United Press Association] New York, June, 26 27. American Can Common 112 1 113 Citi.G Service (Com* 13 iri, Colombia Gas and Elect: ie 34 331.. Curtis Wright 3t s 7 Electric Bond and Share Corp. 45 45« X Genera 1 Electric-
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    138 19 British and Dutch Reports fFREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT? London. June 27. Pirated Selan, :1 shows a £2^971. rdueing th.- CTedll bRWgM m to £4 496 Bukit Rajah shows t IOH of £4.861 and after allowinu for depreciation and credit brought m a credit of £12.116 m carried forward
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    87 19 The following <• mpartsan of sstimited ti rile receipts ol the Eaaperial and m a ..mn.ii Communication-! Limned is published A^! 1931 CJgg.7o6 April 1930 £436 12) May 1931 £371.704 May 1931) £_GG,27_> Aggr-gn fcr Bl month! JA:n:.iry to May lU 1931 JK.OO'J 147 1,1 1930 £2.391 2)2
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