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

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press 13.4ML ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE. S.S. WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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  • 261 1 Cries of "Hail, MacDonald, friend of peace," greeted the British Prime Minister at the Berlin railway station Page 11. M»kden troops have suffered heavy casualties in this week's fighting and l&st 1,000 prisoners and many guns— Page 11. Two American airmen are attempting to beat the record
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  • 1898 1 <VII). THE STORY OF BADANG Long, long ago there lived a poor man. named Badang. in Kota Tinggi. He worked as a servant to a village headman, but being a hard working fellow he was loved by every lazy man in the village. His
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 260 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK ur VFAF! ST APPROACH TO TUBE, FRfSH PASTEURIZED MILK OOTAD«ABLI IN THE TROPICS. MTAINABLB AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES. rRAFFLfis" HOTEL E X(EIIKNT ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE WITH MODERN SANITATION TERMS MODERATE FOR SPECIAL WEEKLY AND MONTHLY RATES APPLY TO THE MANAGER j THIS EVENING 6.30 TEA DANCE j
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    • 209 1 Wonderful Bargains! VISIT THE SHOE STORE S Qfi i North Bridge Road fZjTi Lr?. j (Adelphi Hotel Building) j??J 16,000 pairs Shoes fromj^o cts. 8,000 Gramophone Records 50 cts. 2,000 Felt Hats $1.50. Wool worth Isn't In It "Renowned M Recommendation^ Finest Cuisine. Bert Wines and Spirits at Tmm^Ajm^r hotei,
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    • 159 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS f Amusement guide Page 2. Sunlight Vitamins Page 4. Goodyear superiority Page 5. Visit the Shoe Store Page 1. Car bargains at Borneo Motors Page 18. Useful presents at the Gift Shop Page 1. CARVED ""j TEAK CHESTS j; 7 LINED WITH CAMPHOR WOOD Combining beauty with protec-
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    • 21 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK THE NEAREST APPROACH TO PURE, FRESH, PASTEURIZED MILK OBTAINABLE IN THE TROPICS. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADINO PROVISION STORES.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 529 2 ji i:kitok I TOOTH BRUSHES J Now obtainable in 7 patterns 6 1 colours. Open set sterilised bristles. British manufacture. Every brush guaranteed. MEDICAL HALL LTD. I 3. Battery Road, Singapore. Service Quality Reasortable Prices Outstation orders drspatched promptly The Art J of dainty service makes J '.The j CAPITOL
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    • 149 2 VICTORIA THEATRE Monday, August 10th at 930 p.m. THE LAST RECITAL f IN SINGAPORE OF THE WORLD FAMOUS VIOLINIST SZIGETI HOOK NOW AT JOHN LITTLE'S. $4, $2, $1. TO-N/GHT TO-NIGHT AT 9 p.m. BAND PERFORMANCE THE BAND OF IST BATT. THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT By kind permission of Lieut.-Col. Chapman and
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    • 212 2 i for your !amazement^_ I and that of generations unborn 1 6i5 TO-NIGHT ,js| I Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer /Vesenrs- j S I HBj For the first time BIH thrilling roar of the \frj2 I jungle is imprisoned on t h )lin( track! Fascinated I H^H nornhen, astounded, you lv r 1 B
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 85 2 THE WEEK Wednesday. 29th. High Water. 11.21, 8.5 ft.. 22.12. 9.6 ft. Rotary Tiffin Raffles Hotel. 1 p.m. Ulu Pandan Rubber Estates, Evatts 2 p.m. Garrison Aquatic Sports, Fort Canning Pool. Rangoon Road School Sports, Jalan Besar. Lawn Tennis. Malayan Championships. Kuala Lumpur. Football: Div. 11. Warders vs. Ho Hong,
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  • 1526 3 "TRADER HORN" Fighter of Lions and Friend of Cannibals Mr. Aloysius Horn known everywhere as 'Trader Horn" one of the world's great advtnturers, died in a nursing home at Tankerton, near Whitstable. Kent, on June 26. as was reported in our cables. He was
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 444 3 fLECTRICITY ,k*^ ECONOMY AND SERVICE 1 < !gggg!!!ggg!gggg V ftlcTßic mo*/ IT£j\* It will save you il TIMEanrfTROUBLE No dirt or grease on the clothes, no bending jp, over a hot stove, no waiting for irons to heat tigl |j an Electric Iron heats as you use it, and -*r
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    • 121 3 The Saigon Opinion gives prominence to the failure of the Hindu banker Candassdmy. and says it caused great emotion in certain European circles, officials for the most part. One fonctionnaire who had deposited 10.000 piastres with the Chetty, threatened him with a revolver. Candassamy then filled himself vcp with rum
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    • 91 3 Children love this delicious beverage in the Summer It keeps i them healthy in I the hot weather *OV>?LTINE* Served COLD MATTERS OF CHINESE INTEREST THE KOREAN AFFAIR Shanghai Asks For Co-operation and Help The new home of the National City Bank of New York, situated in Queen's Road Central.
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    • 345 3 I Estate Trust Agencies I S (1927) Limited. I I BRANCHES: 21, First Cross Street MALACCA. S K J1 Light Street PENANG. 5 m 14, Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. 3 Registered by and Security deposited with i S the Straits Settlements Government. S Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers. S Guardians,
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  • 2112 4 POPULAR AIR PAGEANT Enormous Crowds at Hendon [From Our Own Correspondent] London, July 2. There were record crowd3 at Hendon Air Pageant, and many women seem to regard it as a second Ascot since some of the fashions are certainly outstanding. Perhaps the chief feature of this Pageant,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 231 4 "Ankoria" Baby Food of 12--u A^eit; Zealand is produced f« o??/y in the Spring when the j| Sjj /r^s/i green pastures are at S S f/?e?> highest Vitamin Content, ifi awe/ fry introduction of j S Vitamin D known as THE S 5* SUNLIGHT VITAMIN. I u Ankoria" builds up
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    • 2 4 »*aflßßJ__ElS_Sß__fc_____L_.._^^ P-__liPs3HKja*?s
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    • 451 4 Thread-Rubber insulation unitei the rlrr. mC^ triral insulating value and durability of VC\ rubber %clth the porosity of cotton thread*. \SuL VtfL W THIS BATTERY M GIVES A LOXGEIt LIFE OF CONTimoi S SERVICE X One of the most common life of the hattcry'g p| ateg causes of early failure
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  • 335 5 HOSPITALS' LOSS Replacing Absent Girl Coventry. Lady Oodiva waa absent from Coventry's great hospital carnival and in consequence the hospitals will probably suffer to tile extent of more than £ICCO. Two yews ago, when Lady Godiva rode through the meets of Coventry on her milkwhite
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  • 260 5 Listens to Dead Husband's Voice Berlin, June 29. Edith Pick, the lovely star, widow of Lupu Pick, one of Germany's most famous film producers, who died six months ago, has follow en her husband to the grave because she could not bear any longer to live without
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  • 169 5 Soviet Annoyed with Photographers Moscow. The Arti::s Guild has laurched x campaign for the eradication of ttM old regime photographers who. in the far; of the Communist Party's attempt to create a new society and life in Russia, insist on photographing the proletariat with carnations in their
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  • 101 5 Jersey Holiday in Stylish Clothes A stylishly dressed young "woman" was fourd wSndering in Jersey in an evening frock and cloak, and was taken to a hospital where it was discovered "she" was a boy. Later, at the police station, he gave his nam? and
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 306 5 a sporty Roadster at a truly low price Gleaming with chromium plate, finished in sporting colours and built on low rakish lines, this 1931 Chevrolet de Luxe Roadster is one of the handsomest cars on the road. A wide, easily-entered "dickey" at the back seats two people in comfort or
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    • 11 5 A comet Is th? crezy lunatic of space. Sir James Jeans.
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    • 190 5 day in and day out Goodyear manufacture keeps on the advance. This is as outstandingly true in a Goodyear Tyre as in the great Goodyear airships that cruise the skies. In both tread anu carcass the two main parts of a tyre Goodyear Tyres are definitely superior; and those superiorities
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  • 2216 6  - SCIENTISTS' WAR AGAINST THE GANGSTER REX COLLIER By Spi rial to thi* Free Press Laboratory tests for tracking down Criminals THIS is the first of a series of three articles i describing the wcrk done by scientists in tight ing criminals and bringing them to justice. The second article will
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  • 1001 6 SHE TALKED US HER SLEEP A French Domestic Tragedy By GEORGE CECIL Free Prrss Special Correspondent in Paris EMILE Boulanger < unrelated to the famous General >. though a widower upon no fewer bhan two occasions, evidently believes in taking chances. Recently, this upholder ot matrimony espoused a third wife,
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  • 1182 6  - Bridge Notes and Problems. HORATIUS By THE BIDDING OF SLAMS. SO MANY people have taken to Contract Bride that I feel that seme reference to the manner of bidding for s,«.ns will not be inappropriate. It is necessary, when a hand holds slam potentialities for the calling to be kept
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  • 255 6 WANTED, by Carlton Dane. «rd Lo<k ai d Co. 5 Quite a murder stmv. tin i: which holds us up to the nd Qua:l Hi Scctland Yard detective is pcrbtpi bit I human in his glossing over the nally MU and to him known, efforts >n
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  • 135 6 Fourteen Rounds Two Ifetei Day The Dailv Expi<ss bai lemarkable |OUlnf teal 'I' day endurance test The old record tM 1117. when I fOlfer "<< teen rounds of «olf betwei This achievement In* W two holes It has be-n ircompli Sea by Sir OttTCT Immilj.: old Irish
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 58 6 The Aerial Transport Co., Ltd., ha; been duly registered under the Civil and Commercial Code of Siam. The office is at th^ Nai Lert Building. Bangkok. The capital is Tcs. 150.000 in 6,000 shares of Tcs. 25 each. The Directors are Phya Chao Vananusthiti, Phya Bhakdi Norasresht Phya Bhirom Bhakdi.
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  • 381 7 "VICE RING" Girls Convicted on Illegal Evidence New York, June 25. Mrs. Jean Norrls. New York's only woman magistrate, -was to-day ordered to be removed Ircm the Bench by the Appelate Division of the New York Supreme Court. This is the sequel to the alleged corruption
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  • 155 7 Wednesday. 5 15 p.m.. Drill Hall. Ist Br.. Signal Section. Voluntary Morse Class. M.G. PI. (Eurasian* M.G. Training. "B" Coy. 6 PI.. L.G. Instruction. 2nd Bn. Signal Section. Signal Training. S.R.A. (v). Battery Parade. Intelligence Platoon. Lecture. Officers, Revolver Course. Thursday. 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, "E" (Chinese)
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  • 35 7 King Carol's Former Wife in London London, July 19. Princess Helena, formerly wife of King Carol of Rumania, has arrived in London. She intends residing for most of the present year in England.
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  • 377 7 There was a dramatic interruption of the baseball match between the London Americans and London Canadians, which was held in the spcrts fieM of Memorial Park, Coventry, in mail week and attracted a crowd pf nearly 4,000 people. Tlie match resulted in the Americans winning by 7 to 6. A
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 288 7 Give your linen fair jfali treatment |Psf in the wash J i 1 y/ j -^^i^^Bß There is one way to be sure your household linen is getting fair treatment in the wash that is bv insisting on having pure soap Sunlight Soap. The guaranteed purity of Sunlight Soap is
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    • 427 7 is one of the eight reasons why they DO NOT AFFECT THE THROAT Since 1921 we have constantly repeated the statement that Craven 'A' Cork Tipped Cigarettes do not affect the throat. Read these facts, and you will know that this is why millions of these ctycrettw are smoked daily
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  • 658 8 PINT-SIZED KILLER Pitched Battle With 300 Armed Police New York, June 29. Within a few days, two burly guards will grasp the arms of an undersized boy of nineteen and lead him down the long white corridor in Sing Sing. They will lead him through
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  • 170 8 A Suggestion Mr. G. Wilde, of Sturrcck Road. Ipoh. writes to the Times of Malaya. As a regular reader of your paper. I note the large amount of interest taken in the keng hua plant. It may Interest you to know that I have three of
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  • 146 8 Historic Dash into the Transvaal The death has taken place in London of Lieut. -Colonel John Bouchier Stracey-Clithe-row. one of Sir Starr Jameson's companions in the historic raid into the Transvaal thirty-six years ago, when iie was taken prisoner. Colonel Stracey-Clitherow. who was seventyeight, was in
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 281 8 I TO-DAY J I J_jt revitalizes and rejuvenates! M wwy^M r A I w Grnatprin i« m?de bv OWIILIVa GENATOSAN LTD. j ▼^-m.^^m.^y LOUGHBOROUCH, ENGLAND I g^ s* «g j Obtainable at all Chemists and I StoriS knits of j5 tabltu 7 HENRY WAUGH CO. LTD^ j (Formerly Katz Bro».
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    • 19 8 A Chinese woman died in childbirth on Doard the Thedens yesterday. The ship had Just anchored in the harbour.
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    • 587 8 THE FUTURE OF THE EMPIRE lies in the arms cf every nursing mother 'TPHERE arc occasions when, do whtt yon vSJ^^IeI y w^> c Mother's milk remains scanty, v i^^L weak and unsuitable. In these cases Sun- \V^^x thine Glaxo has proved helpful to the Mother, remedying the difficulty and
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 427 9 BUSINESS CARDS. S( >(.AI'<)KK CASKET CO. \oo 1• I'™ 1 Road. ofl uwndrr street— Phone 6075 !b e PHOTOGRAPHED BY B NUGENT BCCKERIDGB flif h*t CUM Work—Low** R»W» BHLDING- Ul s n i»i;u RITEK AGENCY SYATIONERS AND TYPEWRITER y^*"^~TJy REPAIRERS. ]kXCj7slLuJL2JftH|«i atisfaction cunraiitefd. IjjW^**^^Jsri phone :770t 53 It|jM.PW|T; I :1.
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    • 625 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICH' A I. NOTICE. TKNDEKS NOTICE is hereby given that tenders arc now Invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained In the Tender Room. Municipal OfflLcee: Supply of 100 Tons ol best quality Quick Lime for thr Water Dept.
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    • 653 9 NOTICES. BULOH KASAP RUBBER PLANTATIONS, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). To Shareholders and Bearers of Share Warrants: NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual Gtneral Meeting of the Company will be held at 60, Rue Taitbout, Paris, on Tuesday, Sept. 29th, 1931. at 3.30 p.m. to receive the Directors'
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    • 643 9 NOTICES ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY). IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Ir Bankruptcy No. 638 of 1930. Re THE ASIATIC LIGHTER CO. Notice is hereby given that a First Dividend is intended to be declared in the above matter. All creditors must prove their claims
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    • 732 9 MISCELLANEOUS. LESSONS IN DANCIMG, HEALTH A BEAUTY CULTURE Special attention to breathing, posture, physical deficiencies etc. Diploma latest Londoc method for men, women and chiMren. Ballroom. Write Miss Vera Gee (only Margaret Morriv Diplomatist in the East). No. 1. Amber Mansions. Orchard Road. Interview bv appointment THE ORIENTAL TELEPHONE AND
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  • 79 10 Wednesday, July 29th Before the Acting: Chief Justice at 11 a.m.: Ipekdjian Brothers vs. M. S. Abdul Cader; Seena Mariappa Ondrian and anor. vs. The Municipal Commissioners of the Town of Singapore. Before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell in Chambers at 10.30 a.m.: Motion: Suit *****0, Chng Phew Liang
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  • 85 10 [From Our Own Correspondent] Malacca, July 27. A fire broke out at No. 82, Kampong Pantai, a little after 12 o'clock last night. The brigade was at the scene of the fire within a few minutes. The upper floor and roof of thbuilding has been practically burnt out.
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  • 698 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1931. THE TRUNK PHONE It is hardly to be expected that public opinion in Malaya will in any way become congratulatorily excited over the establishment of telephonic connection between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. An ordinary and very obvious development of intercommunication has taken a
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  • 1061 10 I COURT FINDING nk's Wrongful Reversal of Entries ites that arose between local Chinese len concerning the control of funds raised by public subscription for relief work in Shantung were referred to in the Supreme Court yesterday when Mr. Justice Sproule had before him an action
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  • 459 10 CRUDE RUBBER OIL LBATU I'AIIAT Cm, Suggested Now ndll To the Editor. Dear Sir.-I beg to art r?sults of numerous by Mr. Francis J. J a with sheet rubber with th. Oil from Rubber which V market, and for the r a *M% 100 per cent rubber is Experiments have
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 238 10 NOTICE From August Ist 1931 Our General Retail Office will be situated at 201 CANTONMENT ROAD (Off Tanjong Pagan TELEPHONE NUMBERS 5371 AND 5372 CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., {Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong). {Incorporated m Shanghai). |j SHOP in the EVENING j I OUR STORES ARE OPEN
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    • 71 10 Just Received British Economic Mission to the Far East 1930-31 REPORT OF THE COTTON MISSION Price 60 cts. Per Copy KELLY WALSH LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong) RAFFLES PLACE— SINGAPORE. U. S. De SUVA BROS. I I JEWELLERS j A NEW SHIPMENT j j "ZENITH" WATCHES j THE WORLD'S FINEST
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    • 421 10 The hon'ble Mr. W. M. Millington, Resident Councillor. Malacca, leaves for Singapore to-day to attend the Budget meeting to be held there. The Royal Air Force flying boat SI 161. arrived in Penang on Friday and left for Singapore on Sunday morning. The latest list of contributions to the European
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    • 260 10 A public meeting 9t th. Endl will be held to-d.y t\ 5 p& Association premist- I Own; the irreparable lo«l ol the COB Bidden death of IfM I M A N R. E. Mohomad Ka—lw Managing Director l)v I cterfc attention to certain advertisement "THIRD PARTY INTERFEi The next mornm
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  • 324 11 HAIL, FRIEND OF PEACE PBBMIER IN BERLIN Vnlhusiaslic Greeting for Mr. Knl MacDonald WU; DEBT SPEECH R ut r'.s Service I Berlin, July 28. shouts of "Hail MacDonald. greeted the British Prime railway station to-day. His ran prominence in all the s the first British Premier to the 1878 Congress
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  • 78 11 Successful Tests of New System British Radio— Official Servicel Rug-bv. Julv 28 •vesrigating the claim bv Holland, to have disposing cancer. Asa state that Dr. BeaW to -mark a definite Under rigorous M were tested, five were Patients, two from norW correctly diagnosed t<> arise from cancerous ">n
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  • 41 11 itish labour Leader's Demand Service 1 Vienna. July 28. -ci for drastic re- (Jo(| "«1 abolition of warship. submarines and 1 ■ranco-Gprman uorklngP°»«»to for the abovoinadequacy of the re- Preptrad jointly by the >- Trade Union n! U» the Disarmament
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  • 42 11 Sir Miles I to V 1 Returns 10 -> unking ■Mten Serivel P«*in«. July 29. p o (whm he for Nanking. I)<ISo "^ly to take up the '<•• may proceed tQ P^ v to mterview J -"re directing the 1(111 «mpaign.
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  • 251 11 MOVEMENT OP GOLD Flow Across Channel Stopped [Router's Service] T London, July 28 to £U CeSSa n f the gOld flow fro London Ucn of thf^f te aSCFibed to the CO -°P^" tion of the leading British and French banWan street > elated a^ne gold exports from
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  • 226 11 Twin Brother Succeeds to Title (Reuter's Service] London. July 27. The death is announced of Lord Knutsford. [British Radio Official Service] Rugrby, July 28. Viscount Knutsford. chairman of the London Hospital died suddenly last night in the institution to which he devoted his life, and for which
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  • 103 11 Exciting Adventure of South African Police [Reuter's Service 1 Worcester, Cape Province, July 28. A fearsome ordeal befel thirty armed police who. determined to end the terror created by the native liquor traffic, at night-time penetrated the fastnesses of the Hex River Mountains to deliver a surprise
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  • 65 11 Four Hours Under CrossExamination [Reuter's Service] London, July 27. Lord Kylsant altogether spent six hours in the witnessbox at the Old Bailey, during four of which to-day he was closely cross-examined by the Attorney-General. Witness strenuously denied the charges but agreed that under certain circumstances the extended and
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  • 33 11 Submarine on Way to the Pole (British Radio Official Service] Rugby, July 28. The submarine Nautilus, with the explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins aboard left Plymouth today for the Arctic via Bergen.
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  • 36 11 IReuter's Service 1 London, July 28. The inventor, Mr. Edison, who is in his 84th year, is suffering weakness due to old age. He is not seriously ill. but some anxiety is felt.
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  • 271 11 I AMY OFF AGAIN Flight to Tokio and Back AMERICAN AIRMEN'S BID [Reuter's Service] London, July 588. era few hours sleep at Lympne Miss Amy Johnson departed for Berlin en route to Tokio at 1.30 this morning, wearing no hat or helmet and taking the minimum amount
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  • 308 11 Allegations Against a Major The hearing was continued yesterday before the Mr. J. F. F. Gregg. 3rd Magistrate, of the charge against Major Frank Bullen of using as genuine a forged document The complainant. Mr. Tan Cheng Chua of 43. Sungei Road said he started business in December
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  • 86 11 Chinese Committed for Trial The Second Magistrate. Mr. G. E. Clayton, yesterday afternoon committed to the Assizes Lim Ah Seng, the Chinese accused of fatally stabbing Thomas William Gunter. described as an English Jew. in Wilkie Road while he was proceeding home in a rikisha with a Chinese
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  • 39 11 Meeting With Russian Icebreaker [Reuter's Service] Berlin, July 28. Graf Zeppelin met the Russian icebreaker Malyguin off Hooker Island. The airship alighted on the water and exchanged mailbags. It rose again a quarter of an hour later.
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  • 51 11 [British Radio Official Service] Rugby, JJuly 28The death occurred at Windsor this morning of Canon Dalton, domestic chaplain to the King, aged 91. For eight years in the seventies he was tutor to the present king. His son Mr. Hugh Dalton. is Under -Secretary for Foreign
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  • 42 11 [Reuter's Service] London, July 28. The Steward's Cup at Goodwood to-day was won by Poor Lad, (9 to 1) ZanofT (6—l) second and Xandover (s—l) third. Won by threequarters of a length, one length between second and third. 15 ran.
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  • 123 11 HEAVY CASUALTIES Shih Yu-shan's Troops Capture 1,000 [Reuter's Par Eastern Serive] Tientsin. July 28. Heavy fighting has taken place between Shih Yu-snan's troops and Mukden troops in the region of Wangtu, Hopeh Province, since Monday The Mukden forces are reported to have suffered severe casualties and
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  • 352 11 ti Barrymore in Brilliant Performance 1 (By Our Film Correspondent) e Warner Brothers' production, General Crack which opened at the Capitol last evening is a I picture that should appeal to all. m it j oh n Barrymore undoubtedly gives his finest performance to date. His acting in
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  • 78 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, July 28. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £109 1 16. Forward £110 1 16. The market is firm. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices as follows
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  • 61 11 £21,000 Promised Towards Fund [British Radio— Official Service 1 Rugby, July 28. Lord Riddell and Sir EThisley Carr have jointly promised £21.000 towards a fund for maintaining the well-known Foundling site in Bloomsbury as a playground and welfare centre for children, conditional on the raising of £26,000 still
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  • 59 11 Ladies Doubles Events [From Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur, July 28. In the Malayan lawn tennis championships tq-day two Ladies Doubles matches were played the results being: Miss Oldfield and Mrs. Drew beat Mrs. Sim and Mrs. Bridge 6 4, 7—5. Mrs. Bourne and Mrs. Bucknell beat Mrs.
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  • 50 11 t Reuter's Service 1 London, July 27. Mr. Lloyd George is ill in bed with haematuria. London Later. Mr. Lloyd George had a somewhat disturbed night, although his general condition is satisfactory. Haematuria is diminishing but until it subsides there will be cause for some anxiety.
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  • 25 11 [Reuter's Par Eastern Service] Nanking:, July 28. The agrttment for the rendition of tho French Mixed Court at Shanghai was signed ttiis evening.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 131 11 \3^l H«j i- I jCiBBIB Yowtf^Wears Viyella with Verve The youthful line of to-day's silhouette is expressed by Viyella,' becomingly and easily. 7 need to an expert at dressmaking if you choose 'Viyella.' Soft and supple, perfect in drape, easy to flare or flounce, 'Vivella' is as fv^ A ff
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  • 4676 12 NEED FOR CHECKING WASTE ADVANTAGES OF IMPROVED HANDLING METHODS AN INTERESTING ANNUAL REPORT The annual report of the Fisheries Department of the Straits Settlements and F.M.S. for 1930 by Mr. W. Birtwistle, the Officer-in-Charge of the Department, discusses jn very interesting fashion the possibilities of the
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  • 630 12 FIGHT FOR SON'S LIFE Mr. J. I). Mooney's Summons From New York Mr. J. D. Mconey. Vice- President of the General Motors Corporation, who visited Singapore early last year during a fairly extensive tour of the East, has had to hurry home from America to Guild ford
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  • 150 12 New British Plane to he Trierl This Week British Rad.(^--Officia) Service! Rupby. July 27. The n.w Super marine Rolls-Royce S5 se.iplant*. ore of the tv.c. machines built t) compete in this years Schneider Trcphy contest. will make its first flight this week, if the weather is suitable. The
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  • 135 12 THARRAWAHDv SS|()N Communal Situation Improve (British Radio Offi< Kn The Secretary for India Benm, replying to a quest., ing incidents occurring m with the rebellion in Burma Involving loss of life and d :illt had occurred ,n British Nineteen fatal casualties »*n The situation in Burma,
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  • 328 12 An^lo-Russian Disunion in London 'British Radio— Official Bmtatj Questioned as to Ite result „i the r- l)r tations made to the Soviet hm*m+* London <M. SokolnikofTi re^ardum the pftNTl position of the Anglo-Soviet. d« bu Commit negotiations the Under-Secremry for Forei*, Affairs (Mr. H. Daltom saki the Fordßn
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  • 180 12 Electoral Reform Hill N Stand Over British Raalo— Official s-mk. Rujrhv. luh The Parliamentary Marion, which b October, will be adjourned lor recess on Friday. Ltttle controvcni.il bin in; i this \uek. Parliamentary tini* I occupivd in concluding the mm of those measures which up Royal Assent in
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  • 50 12 House of Commons Sympathy (British Radio- OtJUul r,c: ■•■'-•>;• The sincere symputh> of Ul mons was expressed by ;h (Mr. W. Wedgwood Benin I of the Sessions Judg:-. Mr A at Alipore to-day, was > an assassin who was hinrrli guard. Mr. Justice Garlkk h I service
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 148 13 Caulfield and Melbourne Cups The weights for these two Cups have been declared and Phar Lap heads the list with 10.11 and 10.10. This impost in the big 3 miler represents 22 lbs. over w.f.a. Amounis is second weight with 9.7 and 9.13. Second Wind whe ran second
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    • 1021 13 Players Who Have Changed Sides [Prom Our Own Correspondent] London, July 7. Football is starting next month and the activities of team managers are taking on fresh interest and we are talking about the prospects for the coming football season. The Arsenal Manager, Mr. Chapman, has not
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  • 379 13 Garrison Golf Club Beaten The result of the match played over Keppel links on Sunday, July 26th. was a win fcr the home team by 10 to 5 a 4 Keppel players mentioned first. R. Crruk and J. M. Watt 0. R. Renton and W. C. Huggard
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  • 351 13 The Minto Cricket side beat the Railway Institute at Newtcn in a low scoring match on Sunday. Minto Cricket Team: Amin b Jansz 4; Alaudin c Lawrence b Kulam 2: Osman b Kulam 3: M. S. D. Magdalley run out 0;' M. Shah b Thanapatthy 6; Ahmad not out
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  • 135 13 The results or the 200 yards Breast Stroke handicap races on Sunday at the Chinese Swimming Club were: •A' division: 1. Sim Boon Hoon; (at 5) 2. Teo Siew Kiat; (at 23) 3. J. E. Tan. (at go). Time 2 min. 54 sees. (Siew Kiat's). •B* division:
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  • 207 13 Firms 1,000 Machines a Day iFrom Our Own Correspondent? Londcn. July 7. in these depressing day: it is gcod nem to hear there is a boom in somnhing. Appearently a trade boom has been created in the Birmingham area by a brisk demand f:r pedal cycles. Increased
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  • 107 13 TOURNAMENT SUNDAYS RESULTS A Singles Handicap Goh Cheng Hee beat Chip. Teck -Yam 6—o s—o retired. B Singles Handicap Lim Chocn Tee vs. Ong Cheng Bee unflnished Tan Beng Him beat Tan Sic.r.g Teng 6 4 6—3. C Singles Handicap Wor.g Teck Fall beat Tan Cheow Beng
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  • 67 13 IReuter's Service New York. July 27. Latest baseball results are as follow: NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 2: Philadelphia 1. St. Louis 2 Boston 3. St. Louis 5: Boston 4. Cincinnatti 4: Brooklyn 0. Cincinnatti 0: Brooklyn 5' AMERICAN LEAGUE Bctton 7: Detroit 6 Boston 5« Detroit 7' Cleveland 13:
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    • 232 13 I INSIST ON I m^m^^^ mw am Bmi^mMl Bi I gLJGtfrLAGERBi^a f 4 \Jj^k^^^mmmmTm¥mwf^^*^^^mmmTm^A* \f^^y.yV I? Airents IS/ME, DAJlB^y m Co., Ltrf.| I GIVE A RICHER I TONE TO THE DISH I All 'i^ II JBOVRIL 1 I L/iarrhoea I I will be stopped by I I taking KALZANA I
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    • 199 13 YWmWC^mEis the outstanaing eludes latest features for thrifty 5 E°nSn P e. <sCylind Lh d Z^S^tt^?.** I KeLath offcrttremendoTs £t CM t a K rmath I Jl e [j reSer j e Jjf ge 7bearin g Static- UNfTED ENOIwriERS LIMITED. I crankshaft SSfSIWiLaSIJSI'S and Benches. -?J£&^ Machines m^ tildt Will
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    • 887 14 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. KXTUSS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON A N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Thrice Monthly Service UtttfL Havre and Glasgow. f Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Doe. Salte. DIOMSD For Marseilles, Casablanca, London, Rotterdam and
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    • 535 14 Ellerman Bucknal 1 Steamship Co., Ltd. flfrmutyogated In KkxgJand) "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA POSTS AND SUEZ CANAL). OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. ss. CITY OF KHIOS Sept 1 s.s. CITY OP WORCESTER Oct. 12 HOMEWARDS. •a BKRBINO For Havre, London,
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    • 527 14 I". 6 s O. British India and Apcar Lines (Incorporated In England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN Tonnage. Stngapor*. Tonnafe. sin**^ 1931. CHITRAL 15,000 rw •>»
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    • 697 15 S. K. Lone. r K OPr AFRICA, NORTH AND SOI IB AMERICA AND INDIA. los AM.KIKS and NEW YORK Expresi Freight Service; (From Kobe) Aug. 28 LONDON, Rotterdam. Hamburg. (Bremen) and Antwerp L|f Colombo Aug 16 lg M \i;i ill KKAN. P. Elizabeth. Cape Town. Rio de Janeiro Santos, Montevideo
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    • 558 15 SAILING JNOT ICE \<f j\\ PRESIDENT UNEito. /MM MM I TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON \\K ■I I FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG via COLOMBO. \IH ■11 SUEZ. PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES AND IB m%\ GENOA. I £M I Arrive Leave L«\ivr Arrive I S'pore. Spore Fenang N. York. HI
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    • 879 15 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAAISCHAPPIJ. [ROYAL PACKET NAVIOATION COMPANY OF BATAVDLJ (Incorporated in Holland.) ONDER CONTRACT WITH THS NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections to.— Passage Freight*. Transhipment, Marine Departments and Managers desk. Representatives in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penan*, of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAL
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  • 236 16 "CONTROVERSIAL" L.C.C. Ban on School Treat No London schoolchildren were among the thousands of boys and girls from ©tt*r parts of the home counties who enjoyed the greatest thrill of their lives— a day at Hendon watching the full-dress rehearsal of the Royal Air Force
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  • 355 16 New British Electric Trains Three all-British Diesel electric railway trains jnow being built at the Newcastle works of Sir |W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth, and Co. will be .tried out on three of the great railway systems tin this country early in August. It will be the first
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  • 69 16 General Dawes. the United States Ambassador in London, apparently alluding to his frequent journeys between Great Britain and America, declared in a recent utterance at Washington that "diplomacy is easy on the head but hell on the feet.* 1 "That depends," replies Mr. Henry Fletcher,
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  • 68 16 Consignees of cargo per the above motorship from Europe arrived July 26th, are hereby notified that a general survey of all cargo landed in a damaged condition will be held at Godown No. 48 at 9 a.m. and at Bonded D and Matches Store at 2 p.m. on
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    • 533 16 Burns Philp line. (Incorporated in 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 2 S.S. MANOOLA (3,352 tons). [Cargo only.] m. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins
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    • 543 16 KERR STEAMSHIP CoTl GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE Regular Freight Service to Boston, N ew Y Philadelphia and Baltimore (vi» Sue7) D BaiU MB. SILVERPALM Aug. 11 A vn For rmtes and particulars pltaae apply to:— 8^ AGENTS. SINGAPORE. PENANG AND PORT SWETIF.VKAM. GUTHRIE ((i ate java pacifiujnT JOINT SERVICE
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    • 651 16 MAIL DESPATCHES BF TWLAIS Kuala Pahang Pekan, Sungel T^mtpfny and Kuantan (via Oemas an<J Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 6 m Bangkok every Thursday 6 ».n* KotaTlnggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiplnar, Penang and Ketfah and Lower 81am 6 am. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 pjn.
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    • 122 16 Tidore. Dut. 526, from Pekan Baroe 28, for Pekan Baroe 30. Lipis, Brit. 462, from Port Dickson 28, for Malacca 29. Antilochus, Brit. 5772, from Anioy 28, for Liverpool 1. I Oder, Qer. 5328, from Bremen 28, for Belawan, Rotterdam 29. Gen. Verspyck. Dut. 640, from Natuna Isl. 28, for
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  • 124 17 iilM r Kent ts to be re-commissioned a tor hlltlMr service on the China >t.;imer d'Artanan is due to-day at 8 a.m. and will 3 p m for Colombo, Djibouti. Marseilles. She will berth 11 B wharm. ed i" BorL*>ah Court No. id with cheating the
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  • 162 17 rs itatea 'liat the dredger wlth n Uit 5 deg. 25' 55"N. I :i August Ist., when Do, k On or about the 7th. a:11 commence dredging refa Street Ghaut Ferry will be situated in the m Harbour Board's lighter mH the F.M.S. Railway n will bt>
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  • 102 17 from the various reserves at be mapped during the preI TUrqnotee and Valhalla of the will be disposed of withtutiun of other vessels, as will the GrenviUe, from the maintenance Chatham. The Tribune. Portsrillgrve place to the Sabre as an the Truant, tender to the the
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  • 90 17 Chief of the Department of hM (ten his impressions on rw carried cut by the to the nrichbourhood of the fetjr of which is alwavs rn for the United States thai n has been clearly' the h« ,vy line-of-battle ship 01 the fleet and that the United States
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  • 48 17 loo king forward to to be* them in their I and Lloyd directorates Intend to build two **O of 12.000. Then. with Russia, it of the £15.000.000 "HI tho orders dte- Year. And last- <>rmany obtain--6.000 ton steamers to -n authorities for rne tetter would be
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  • 42 17 "-national Union of 8 rrlc. was held at Pn -ntatives each -many and Belgium, h India and Denmark. «K Geneva con- with work 'Piibh, als( > decided to to prevent foreign "X Panama flag i n J -Quired in their
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  • 679 17 tThe West Indian Islands of our overseas possessions have been :=rr- by settle ™nt. some by conquest, and others again by concession: the result of victories in other parts of the world The West Indian Islands come under all three categories. These islands were first discovered
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  • 57 17 Motorboat Wrecked in Kengtiane Rapids Vientiane, July 14. A boat with an outboard motor, going up the Mekong from Vientiane, was wrecked in the rapids of Kengtiane. A second boat of the same kind succeeded in saving most of the passengers, only two being drowned. There was one
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  • 47 17 Shipping Companies' Objections Berlin, July 19. Stormy protests from holiday-makers and reprisals from abroad are foreshadiwsd in connexion with the projected emergency decree imposing a tax of 100 marks on every German leaving the country. The shipping companies have already lodged strongly-worded objections.
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  • 93 17 The Admiralty announce in Fleet Orders that applications from officers to be included in the second batch to retire under the special f erms laid down earlier in the year may now be forwarded. Retirements will date on or about October Ist next, though applications to retire under the scheme
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  • 861 17 Man Who Still Chisels Them Wlven the old Admiralty yacht Enchantress leaves the River Medina at Cowes. where she is now being refitted for her new owner, she will carry at her bows the figure of a woman, with flowing draperies and hands clasped across her breast— a silent
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  • 45 17 Minor Mishap at Chatham Chatham, Mass., July 10. The steamship President Hayes of the Dollar lines to-day was aground off Chatham The vessel is carrying no passengers and it is expected that she will be refloated without serious damage at high tide.
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  • 49 17 American Adventurer Leaves Yokohama Tokyo, July 13. The American adventurer Miles, who is in Japan on his way round the world in a 13 ton yacht, is sailing from Yokohama to-morrow. Miles left New York three years ago, reaching Yokohama in the latter p;rt of May.
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    • 34 17 ■■a k a« owned by the macl, IUT trial run as .4 j* 420 ms. long, wlth hav *ng been built in Oi '"l^-xpansion steam '»""t.s from the P. C. 74ll '^a; r^Sulzer engine
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    • 73 17 At a conference held in Warsaw arrangements were made for the institution of direct transport between Roumania ani the United States by way of Poland and Gdynia. It was decided to work out a Roumanian— American goods tariff analagous to that of Poland. It is now stated that the Polish
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    • 399 17 Apollinaris The Hew A J> SINGAPORE SHIPCHANDLERY SCENIC ROUTE v\ X€\ COMPANY. VH^J^F^^^S^^S" SUIPC HANDLERS. Ihr °^S! 1 atlMfe Wonderland- SHIPRROKFR* The Canadian Rockies &nirBKUKt,KS. Cross Canada from Vancouver by the route of the I > tinTotal .•n U<le v1 d CaSie gradie t of an^ S»?«eS! n,?l° -1 ?u'
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  • 622 18 LEAVING STAGELAND Famous Business to be Disposed of Willie Clarkson Is going to retire. The famous wig-maker of Wardour-street. one of the greatest "characters" in the world i of the theatre, has decided to dispose of his historic business, writes a Star representative. The reason.
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  • 364 18 Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following is a list of station? which can be received in Singapore daily: Java Stations: Bandoeng PLM 24. 4G metre from about 5.20 p.m. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney, Australia, and other stations. Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." Tanjong
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  • 19 18 The soloists of the studio orchestra of Radio Saigon will vender a programme of chamber music to-night.
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  • 79 18 Mr. Benjamin Scctt Keasberry, whose death -ccurred recently in Jesselton Borneo, was 81 years of age. He first joined the North Borneo S?r\\ce in July. 1898. holding the following appointments 1899 1902 Sub-Treasurer at Gaya. Oantian and Jesselton, 1902 1904 District Treasurer, Jesselton, 1904 1906 Supervisor of Customs and Postmaster,
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  • 188 18 Contempt for the Tax Collector Never let it again be thought that ptfjeOßl are timid, nervous birds, fit only for pajtOO pic. Two London pifeont have done a daring deed. They lia\t boldly entered the tax-collectors office in Covent-garden, built a nest, laid a couple of eggs,
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  • 109 18 How Storm Brought Disa^tt-r M The Tuns Agt the Interruption ol the I dTJxuon. T-- night dent till Dear Nljnl! N Of Russia, ulur. ;i Storm n«'.u- Cblberta U n Dor^i (old LebrtJ iluit b').h nilghi v t do while he him* IX i m it fl-v,
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  • 94 18 -it we can »i %t*T div.arrd Btl H< I Hands o:i I I I Hull. -nr- people not tell Ibelr prta our manulartin.- dent rove** rood.tum of tIM Empwr. ;in rorelgn manufactui at lt'ii.si million 1 •For luav.ii' and revom this mad difference to Brll
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    • 308 18 SPECIAL OFFER FOR ONE WEEK ONLY i %20 w make you the possessor of either of these two cars RUGBY ROADSTER WOLSELEY ROADS lER Halance in three monthly payments of $25 or cash $100. l*oth can are in good running order and tyres good. i This offer is open for
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    • 411 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 i Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, BLshopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Hong Kong Saigon Amritsar Uoilo
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    • 335 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDU, LTD. (Incorporated in England) Capital £3.000,000 Subscri bed l .600 .000 Paid-up l .050.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.666.845 BOARD OF DIRECTOR* J. M. Ryrie, Esq. Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambru. E*<\ J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelford. Esq Sir Thomas
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    • 122 18 INSURANT SOUTH ffe^ BRITISH jjjL'7 INSIKAMI «o\ir\ M FIRE, MARINE, TRANsn MOTOR CAR INSIRAMF ACCCnn \i LOWEST CtntRBNT R\ IJx L C. MARQOUOUTH OOea 2, k EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORrOMIUft (1L FIRE, MARINE. MOTOR CAR AND PERSONAL \((||)K\ T INSURANCE L ti. JOHNSON HEAD OFFKK mmmn THE OCEAN v lI)FVi
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  • 151 19 (ban-"* in Representative Prices Prm Association j Vu York July mmi 97 98 r 10', 10', 29'. 29 u Corp o. 37 40'. 40' i? 6 i i' HO', 80 17'. 17'.. >o', 50 S N J 36-. 37 NV 17'. 17 90\ 92*. 28 29',
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  • 169 19 fapcrtf lltl That Will Brin^ Safer Motoring; leas '!r.bu>tion will be the outlopment of the future in auto- raa pndteUOß made by r 1 ci Bender, ol Oregon State College dtpmtinem. m a discussion at a the Society Of Automotive Enpi- pet" lor fortifying petrol is he said,
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  • 70 19 TEL EVISION *fcan InvenliMi Eliminates Use of Discs San FraiMisth. July 11. 's and makine us.- only Perfected, Mr. Phflo FarnsMUMxmced to-day. Mr. conducting his telertekn rtod of fh years with the OecutiVM of the Croc:.k Here. «W that be b prepartoi. to Philadelphli when he will mmerelal television station
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  • 47 19 '< "»i— Official Service 1 Rugby. July 27. Am.sterdam. 12.04',. 5 25-32ri.. Berlin 20'... 817. Ri.,3 17-32, Buonhagen 18.1G>... Geneva Hom Koof 11 s d.. Lis--35. Milan 92.80, Mont? J 'k 4.85.. o?lo 18.16'.. 18.15. Shanghai Is. 58. Prague 164, Yokohama _S W 13 :*-!<>. Forward 13 3-16.
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  • 26 19 it] JU bWB recp iv.ed by the °«*r«] lure by cable from I ConwilM invoices are not of crude rubber to the
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  • 426 19 The Recently Discovered Plant In the halcyon days when rubber went up to 4 Bd. per lb. thiTe was consid?rable talk about the South American shrub called Guayule which. Vten subjected to pressure, produces a form of latex. This plant, now called 'Chandrilla" or /Ouayulla". has recently been
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  • 227 19 Growth of Industry in Britain Londtui. July 3. That m a lev years" time the manufacture of motors will he Britain's large n industry is the expectation confidently expressed in the annual report of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, which points out that the motor trade
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  • 170 19 Successful Experiments at a Gasworks At IHfTJIIH of the Belfast Corporation Gas Committee the manager reported that the problem of producing from coal \ar a satisfactory substitute for petrol for use in internal combusion engines controlled by a magneto hid been lotvwl after exhaustiv experiments in
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  • 363 19 To- Day 's Price Changes EXCHANGE RATES July 28. SELLING London, 4 months' sight 2i3 27 32 London. 3 moxiths' sight 2|3 13J16 London, 60 days' sight 2i3 2532 London, 30 days' sight 2 3 314 London, demand 2 '3 23J32 London, T. T. 2)3 ***** Lyons. Paris, demand 1425
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  • 69 19 July 28th., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot B r^ 9K Standard RS Son Tender Aug. 9'.. 9" s Sept. 9', 9' L Aug-Sept 9> 4 9 1 Oct-Dec. 9 1 9<, Jan-Mar 9 T 10's Tone of Market: Dull.
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  • 750 19 FRIDAY. JULY 28TH CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers. Asam Kumbang (£> 18s 6d 21s 6d Austra' Malay (£> 19s 21s Ayer Hitam (5s > lis 9d 12s 9d Bangrin Tin (£> 9s 10s B_.ti.nK Padang tfl- 10 )5 Batu Caves (sl> 29 32 Bukit Arang ($1) 30 40
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  • 58 19 Latest Official Statistics We have received the following Statement from Harrisons. Barker and Co. Ltd ihe i..__-ul _*cretanes of The Tin Producers' Association (Incorporated*. Malaya NE I. Bolivia Nixeria Total Quotas March- June J Exported March-June 9370 Jg" Jg JJg Over-expcrted March-June "77, ~^Z Under-expcrted March-June
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  • 511 19 Will Public Confidence be Restored The British public have more invested capital in India than in any other country, states tht Evening News. The actual amount of capital invested, however, is variously estimated. Some authorities maintain that there is a total amount ol as much as £700.000,000,
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  • 65 19 Engineering Director of General Aviation New York. July 10. Mr. Anthony Fokker. the world famous aviation genius and the designer of the plants bearing his namr. 10-day resigned as the Engineering Director of the General Aviation Corporation. However. Mr. Fo'ck.r will remain as a director of the
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  • 18 19 The State cannot afford to produce an intolerable sense of injustice in the taxpayer. Sir E. Hilton Yount,'.
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  • 122 19 Lord Elibank and the Tin Scheme I FREE PRESS SERIVCE— COPYRIGHT I L4>ndr>n, July 27. Viscount Eliban!: (who is chairman of the Board of the Pi-rak Rivtr Hydro-Electric Power Co.h writing in tht Financial Times, qtuvtiuiis the carping alti.ude of Mr. F. E. Mair i.i regard to
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  • 54 19 SI AM PLANE TESTS Wireless Photographs for Kintf in New York IFRSE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT! Bangkok. July 27. The trials el Uxe data AcrUl TrannpoH Company's first two Puss Moth planer, was carried out at Don Muang on Saturday and official photographs were transmitted by wireless photography for the Kinß's
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  • 416 19 By Lieut. Col M. J T Rellly. M.C.. Couimanding S.S.V.F. Singapore. July 29. Ranges. The following ranges m published for information Buses Leave Drill Hall Satur.. Sunday 2 p.m. 7.30 a.m. Bukit Timah Range Farrrr Range Aug. 1 "E" <Chinese> Coy Tan Soo Bin Shield.. Aug. 2
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  • 48 19 Donations previously acknowledged $47,278.38 F. H. Sullivan 1800 Clubs ***** J. L. Woods proceeds of 3 Souk Recitals 400 AK> Penang Cricket Club proceeds of the hire of seats at St. Andrew's Day Soccer Match 75.00 Sundries 4 00 F.M.S. Government 10.0 JO 00 $57,987
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    • 94 19 Assets exceed 512.000.00i Agwaoce In force over $*S,owt,t€+ The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. HEAD OFPICE: Winchester Bouae. Bmgapore. LONDON OWTOE: Old Jewry. «.o. rbe company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British la* Asauranea Companies Act m ewy particular ATTRACTTVE PLANS
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  • 1633 20 WEEKLY SPORTING NOTES The Malays' League Success. Climax to Rapid Development. Malayan Chinese to meet Scuth China. The MaJaya Cup Final. F.M.S. Chances in Colony match adversely affected. The Lawn Tennis Championships. The Malays, by their victory over the Chinese at Jalan Besar on Saturday afternoon, turned probability into certainty
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  • 34 20 Batting 51 SUwart. Raffle* College vs. Johore C.C. Bowling" 7—12 M Shah. Minto C.C. vs. F.MS Rlys Inst. Jamrs. Johore C.C. vs. Raffles College 5—45 Tay Lian Teck, S.C.R.C. vs. SRC.
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  • 214 20 PENANG RACES Weights for Third Day The following are the weights for the third days events in the Penang race meeting: Race 3 Horses Class I—Div.1 Div. 3 <6 Purs.): Brass Knob 9.0. Bcnaroon 8.13. Kings-Ma 8.10, Perle D'Or 8.10. Olympic Jinks 8.10, Armide 8.8. Hatchet Lane
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  • 141 20 Leading Batsmen and Bowlers iFREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] Lcndon. July 27. Closely followed by the Nawab of Pataudi 6ut?liffe headed the English first class cricket averages up to and including the matches which ended on Friday, and Larwood remained at the top of the bowling averages. The leading
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  • 269 20 THE SECOND TEST MATCH AT THE OVAL England's Young Players The first of the two extra Test matches between England and the New Zealanders opens at the Oval to-day. In the first Test at Lord's at the end of June New Zealand scored 224 (C. S. Dempster 53, Peebles five
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  • 718 20 Criticism of English Attack [From Our Own Correspondent] London. July 2. Now that the Test Match between New Zealand and England is over, ending in a drawn gcime. there is much comment on the English team. specially as this is the only Test which can be
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  • 562 20 SCHOOL SPORTS Prize Winning St. Anthony's Boys The St. Anthony's Boys* School held their annual school sports before a very large attendance at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday evening. The events were very well contested and three records were broken. At the conclusion, Senor Rodrigo
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  • 350 20 A Surprise from Kuala Lumpur The S.A.F.A. Selection Committee had a rude shcck yesterday when they met to select the Singapore side to meet Perak in the final of the Malaya Cup, and to make final arrangements for the journey to Kuala Lumpur. The I Chairman informed
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    • 25 20 will be able to come dowr.. Marshall has been outstanding in Malayan cricket for a number of years past as a very safe if slow
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    • 30 20 A great deal is said nowadays in defence of the protection of minorities. Is there not something to be said for the defence and protect on of majorities?— Lord Craigmile.
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    • 34 20 Outiam School Sports will take place on Friday, at th? Anson Road Stadium. Mrs. Winstedt wUe cf the Acting General Adviser. Johore, will give away the Prizes. All interested are invited to be present.
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    • 185 20 THE INSTRUMENT 7// A RE-CREATES. VH|^^^H The livinK Personality oi i. tU greatest artists is recorded solute fidelity on the w [u] W' RE-ENTRANT (iRAM()|>. NF Unless you have heard "His Master's Voice" record )rrri on this instrument, you can have no conception of the c success that is the
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