The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 August 1931

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press SO. 13,404. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.& MONDAY. AUGUST 3, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS
    311 1 Newspaper comment on the report of the committee appointed to consider reduction of national expenditure— Page 12. A feature of the August bank holiday traffic m England was the rush to Scotland. 17 expresses leaving Euston for the north —Page 5. Mr. Lloyd George, it is stated,
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    BRAVO! BUTTERCUP!
    972 1 I Buttercup is no longer an A.D.C: he is row a G.S.O. 2 MO. 3 at Simla, but at ihe auction of his effects I purchased a diary from which the following and many other anecdotes were obtained. B.T.] It is by no means easy for an A.D.C.
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      183 1 VKAKS OF 11 MmFAC TIRING LEADERSHIP NO KELVINATOR HAS EVER WORN OUT V CLOUR AND CO., LTD. 2-1 Ka files Quay, Singapore. RAFFLES HOTEL E X( OXENT ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE WITH MODERN SANITATION TERMS MODERATE FOR SPECIAL WEEKLY AND MONTHLY RATES APPLY TO THE MANAGER *mm iv This Evening 6.30 TEA
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      262 1 Wonderful Bargains! VISIT THE SHOE STORE i Qfi I North Bridge Road (XjTj L_j (Adelphi Hotel Building) L??J 16,000 pairs Shoes from 50 cts. 8,000 Gramophone Records 50 cts. 2,000 Felt Hats $1.50. t Woolworth Isn't In It! EUROPE #HOTEL "Renowned by Recommend at ion" i 1 SPECIAL NOTICE. THE
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      201 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Public Notices Page 2. Amusement quide Page 9. Film stars advise Lvx Page. 8. Littles for golf balls Page 10. Ray-o-vac flash lamps Page 8. Bowranite prevents rust Page 10. Whiteaway's sale opens to-day Page 0. Van Heusen shirts and collars at Robinson's Pace 11.I 1 carved i
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      20 1 17 YEARS OF MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP NO KELTOTOP, HAS EVER WORN OUT A. CLOUET AND CO., LTD. 2-1 Raffles Quay, Singapore.
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    THE GREAT WORLD SHOW
    288 2 Celebrating the Second Month In celebrating the second month of the (Heat "World Shows, the proprietors have presented to the prblic (OUT special featunt, which .ur.luin<; by the tremtndous enthusiasm of the hußc> crowd cf ever 15 000 people proved to be a ijreat tueiL'ss. Besides
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    WOULD NOT FILL UP CENSUS FORM
    119 2 "You Want to Know All My Business*' Suiton I Surrey*. Arthur Percy Compton. London-road. North Cheam. was summoned at Sutton for refusing to make a Census return and Tor refusing to uive information required. According to the prosecution Compton said to the Census-taker. "What
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      218 2 TOOTH BRUSHES Now obtainable m 7 patterns— colours. Open set sterilised bristles. British manufacture. Every brush guaranteed. MEDICAL hau. un. ?>. Battery Road. Singapore. St'i-vii-i— Quality— Rtw.crtab!i' Prtott OvfetaUon order* c' —.patched promptly The Art of dainty service makes I The j I CAPITOL Restaurant the outstanding rendezvous S m
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      518 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or services. and that particulars of such tenders may »>> obtained m MM Tender Room. Municipal Offices: Supply of a Pump. Electrical Equipment. Pipes, and Valves. Date of Closing. Extended to 4
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      682 2 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. I It i.- hereby notified that the Exchange Banks I will be closed on:— j Saturday, August Ist, Public Holiday. Monday, August 3rd, Bank Holiday. SEA VIEW HOTEL. Arrangements have been made Vkfcfby ihe landlords take over the Sea View Hotel as Cram August Ist. From that
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      644 2 MISCELLANEOUS. THE ORIENTAL TELEPHONE A\j) ELECTRIC Co., Ltd (Incorporated m the United Kingdom* NOTICE TO TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS. Subscribers are notified that on an:< .ilter August Ist. 19.il telephonic ronin te established by the Posts Telegraph.*- Department. S.S Ar F.M.S. betel Exetaßfei ftt Singapore and Johcre Bal^iu and the following Exchanges:
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      314 2 THE WEEK Monday. 3rd. Higli Water. MAS, M It- 13.31 8 .ti H Public Holiday Malayan Agricultural Exhibition. Kuala Lumpur. lawn Tennis: Malayan Championship*. Kuala l.umpur. Cricket: Colony vs. F.M.S. i'.t SC.C SC.K.C V 2. Kuala Lumpur Chinese at Kuala Luntpvr. FOOtball: S.C.C vs Svlangor Club at Kuala l.umpur. Goli
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    UNEMPLOYMENT IN AMERICA
    1410 3 INSUFFICIENT CHARITY Will a Federal Policy E merge? A .social worker m America who last winter performed the astonishing feat of providing 'made work" fcr 36.000 men said to me the other day. "The tragedy of unemployment has gotten under the skin of the American business man.
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    MALAYAN DAIRY FARMING
    723 3 PAST AND PRESENT Some Suggestions For the Future The article on the subjec m the Malayar Agricultural Journal is interesting i?adiny par ticularly to those who have had jeme Icea 1 experience of dairy fanning, writes Mr. W Dunman from Rengat. Cameron Highlands. In 1887. Mr. Charles
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      261 3 tS another If "CRUSH" llf |t manufactured from )n ll\L various fresh fruits JL. *w\. w t 1 a basis of specially //V fli I imported frozen I RASPBERRIES I V,, STRAWBERRIES j l^Spafc POR IT! 111 FRASER g NEAVE i -~j» "fijl j LIMITED, Aerated Water Specialists (ECONOMISE OA
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      462 3 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited. BRANCHES: 21, First .Cross Street MALACCA. Jr\* ht eet PENANG. 14, Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. Registered by and Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers. Guardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and Interest collected, Probate or Letters of Administration applied for
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    Admit One
    4514 4  - Admit One Sydney Horler 4r SYNOPSIS. PHILIP CRANE, a young aeroplane designer, comes to London on holiday. At Waterloo Station he saves a girl, MARGERY FERGUSON, from death by snatching her from beneath a large car. On arrival at the Mid-Western Hotel, where he has suddenly decided to stay, he
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      277 4 IJL/iarrhcea I will be stopped by I I taking KALZANA I Hv c 1 H Diarrhoea is caused by inflam- I mation of the intestines, j| H generally due to irritated nerves I By taking Kabsuit, the Calcium food, you H will provide your blood with the Calcium (lime) necessary
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    VOLUNTEERS DECORATED
    526 5 Ceremonial Parade m K'iala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 1. ben of the Malay States Yo'unteer Regimer r< d decorations at the nands cf His Exceikncy the Hiph Commissioner. Sir Cecil dementi. GCMG. at the FMS.V.P. Headquart r Kuala Lumpur, yesterday evenh| T Rftjimental Quarter Mister' Sereean: J V
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    PUBLIC LOTTERY CHARGE
    225 5 40,000 Tickets Alleged to Have Been Printed Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 1. 1.1 Wong ~!~.i Oaa formerly President of the I Hcil.h and Ftrencth League and another Chinen named Toag Kam Ming, were charged befcr? Mr. A. E. Coope at the Kuala Lumpur "olice Court yesterday, with assisting
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    THE PRINCES ACCIDENT
    136 5 Car's Dash Through Hedgre I British Radio Official Service] Rugby. July 31. Re'errlng to the r*r c:lli c ion. which occurred r: Bunnlngdttle on Tliur day and m which the Prince ci Wales was involved, a British Wirel?:s message state- that H.R.H. was accompanied by Lord We-tmorland
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS CORPS
    222 5 Programme of Drills up to and for Weekending 9th August. 1931. Monday Changi. Ist Bn. S.S.V.F., Camp; Blakan Mati S.RA. iv). i Tuesday. 6.30 p.m. Drill Hall, M.G. PI. Eurasian*. N.C.Os Course. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall. "E" (Chinese* Coy., Nos. 1 and 2 of L..0. Sec. Revolver
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    COUNTY BOWLERS ON TOP
    616 5 YORKSHIRE WIN AGAIN Northants' Second Victory of the Season Bowlers held the upper hand m the county cricket championship matches which concluded en Fiiday, m which Yorkshire had no difficulty m beating Somerset and making their position at the top of the table even more secure.
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    THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
    169 5 W. L. Ist. Ist. No. P. W. L. In In Res. Pts. Yorkshire i 3) 20 12 1 3 0 4 211 Gloucestershire <2) 20 9 4 5 2 0 166 Notts <4> 20 8 2 5 5 0 160 Kent <5> 22 9 7 2 3
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    AMERICAN BASEBALL
    92 5 I Reuter's Service! New York. Aug. 1. Latest baseball results are as follow: NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis 3: Chicago 10. New York 2: Boston 4. Philadelphia 4: Brooklyn 6. Pittsburgh 5: Cincinnatti 0. AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 1: New York 4. New York, Aug. 2. Latest baseball results are
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    DOMINION RELATIONS
    91 5 Adoption of Westminster Statute [British Radio Official Service] Rugby. July 31. Questioned m the House of Commons as to which cf the Dominions had adopted the Statute of Westminster, agreed upon at last year's Imperial Conference as a means of regularising constitutional relations, the Secretary for the Dominions
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    PARLIAMENT RISES
    70 5 Possibility of Earlier Reassembly I British Radio OfScial Seivice] Rugby, July 31. Parliament rose to-day for the summer recess. The Prime Minister's motion for an adjournment until October 20 provides that, if it appeared to the satisfaction of the Speaker (after consultation with the Government) that the public
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    LORD KYLSANT'S APPEAL
    50 5 Bail of £10,000 Granted [Reuter's Service 1 Lei lon. July 31. The Judge m Chambers granted Lord Kylsant bail pending the hearirg cf h'~ appeal against his conviction m th? R.M.S P. case. Bail was granted m his own surety cf £5,000 and two sure.ies £2.500 each.
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    THE KING AND QUEEN
    92 5 Visit to Famous Hampshire Beauty Spot [British Radio Official Service] Rugby, July 31. The King and Queen paid a visit to-day to the New Forest, a famous beauty spot m Hamprhire. Their Majesties returned to the Royal Yacht Btt Cowes after tea. KING AFLOAT IX BRITANNIA
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    GANDHI'S ENGLISH VISIT
    110 5 Tour of Lancashire Favoured [British Radio Official Service! Rugby, July 31. Replying m the House of Commons to a debate on India Mr. W. Wedgwood Benn <the Secretary of State for India >. referring to the suggestion that if Mr. Gandhi visited England he should make a
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    LOSS OF THE POSEIDON
    81 5 Official Film Reconstruction of Disaster [Reuter's Sen- ice 1 London. Aug. 1. An official film reconstruction of the drama of the sinking of the Poseidon is being produced by British International Pictures Limited. by arrangement with the Admiralty. A similar typ? cf submarine v. ill b?
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    MR. F. A. MACKENZIE
    96 5 Death of Man "With a Year to Live" I Renter's Service 1 London, Aug. 1. The death has occurred at Zeist. Holland of the well-known journalist and authority on Asiatic subjects. Mr. F. A. Mackenzie, who was a victim to cancer. He becam? knewn as "the
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    AMTORG STAFF ARRESTED
    41 5 Sensational Action m Buenos Aires [Rsuter's Service] New Yrrk, Aug. 1. A message from Buenos Aires slates that police raided the offices cf Amtorg <S:v:ct crnmercial headquarters) and arrested tha tntire staff of 160, including 15 vcm n.
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    AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY
    194 5 The Rush to See Scotland f ßritish Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Aug. 1. A feature of the holiday traffic for the bank holiday week end is boom m travel to Scotland. Seventeen expresses are expected to leave Euston. the London Terminus of the London, Midland and Scottish
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    COMFORTABLE BRITAIN
    133 5 Roughter Times Needed I British Radio Official Service 1 Rugby. Aug. 1. Teachers from twenty countries are attending the City of London vacation course m education. Addressing the students yesterday on the public sy tern cf education m Great Britain Mr. H. A. L. Fisher, former President of
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    MR. LLOYD GEORGE DOING WELL.
    64 5 [British Radio Official Service! Rugby, Aug. 1. A Bulletin i sued this morning states Mr. Lloyd George had a restful night and his strength is well maintained. It was reported la^t night he hid had a fairly comfortable day. Maybe the average woman has a
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      205 5 „z. is;* '■mmCftVOl. m •T»HE wonderful soothing and cura--1 uve power of Zam-Buk is strik- facts sworn on oath before Mr. J. C. Watts, a London n «v|% demonstrated m cases of piles, sr.hr nor. prove the astounding .murrhnirk Thp««» inflamPil cure of Mr. H. Taylor, Building or naemorrnoias. 1
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      82 5 ■■■■■■■■-"-> '*'K~>.' s ''^'X^^^. 'T^ ■^-xS^B^BIBrmBBJBE A PERIOD OF GREAT REWARDS To be able to reflect on the wisdom of your past foresight m taking out a Prudential Policy is truly a period of Great Reward. Analyse the security of our Provision for old age policy But this is only
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    'TEAR DROP" CARS OF THE FUTURE
    767 6 ENGINEER'S CLAIM Engines Placed at the Rear (By E. Y. WATSON) White Sulphur Springs, W. YA A foretaste of what the futuie may develop m the way cf radically changed passenger car design was given here when 700 technical experts and workers m the
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    PRISONER RUNS AMOK
    128 6 Stab Wounds Inflicted on Three Men Calcutta. July 21. Three men were stabbed this afternoon m the Alipore Sessions Court, by a gang case prisoner. Nanigopal Mukerjee. who. during the conclusion of the Judge's summing up. suddenly rushed from the dock at the Judge, Mr. J. N.
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      543 6 The SALE YOU'VE BEEN WATTING FOR m^UlmmmmmmW^^^ mmmmm^^^^^^^^ V M^j* mm—Wß 3 11 v >hite Irish lawn size 'y (jy* H 13 hr C|uan> vitn one incn nera t itched border, excellent LADIES READY TO AA fl value. Avail yourself of this WEAR STRAW HAT? |^^^L^^^^l^lJ opportunity. Various up to
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      273 6 mmmmmmmm "The Blood is the Stream of Life "wi TO TREAT DISEASE i REMOVE THE CAUSE CLARKE'S BLOOD MIXTURE m the treatment of Blood and Skin Diseases S gets to the root of the trouble J by purifying the Blood. j In cases of /I RHEUMATISM ULCERATED LEGS j STIFF
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    PUDUKOTTAH RIOTS
    405 7 Mob Protest Against Tax Increases Bombay, July 16. A correspondent of the Evening News of India wires from Trichinopoly. "Grave riots xcurred at Pudukottah yesterday when a mob of one thousand attacked public offices, commu^d incendiarism, overpowered the police and the military, stormed the jail, released all prisoner,
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    "AXE" PROPOSALS IN BOMBAY
    274 7 Saving of Rs. 55 Lakhs Proposed P».cno. July 8. Th? Bombay Retrenchment Commitiees report contains proposals for effecting a saving of Rs. 55 lakhs m the current years expenditure m tht province, including various cuts m ihe salaries cf Government Th? following effxeiafl Press r.cte has
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    POST-WAR PSYCHOSIS
    259 7 Student Suicide m Hungary Budapest. June 22. A perturbing spirit, which has been increasing among students of both sex?s for a year or two, resulted last week m several cases of ruicide. Istvan Borbandy. a student of of the seventh class, drew a revolver and shot himself dsad
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      445 7 THE Singapore Free Press Daily and Weekly Editions ,i office: i:JH ROBINSON KOAI), SINGAPORE. e leph<me: 9856. Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. .remier morning daily m Malaya. Delivered the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest news, telegrams and latest announcements. London rubber <w\ tin cables appear daily. Special features ude pictures, serial
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      483 7 8 REASONS WHY CIGARETTES CORK -TIPPED #W^% B%#%^ W/ h State Wlthout any qualification %V^# 88%#% %^V whatever that Craven "A" mwmWmmmmmwmmmmmmmmmm^ Cork-Tipped Cigarettes do not affect the throat. It is no idle claim. It %i£ A^j A^^^^ Catl be P roven as if is proven daily by fITTKFT Tllv
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    THE LIGHTS O' LONDON IN CANDLEPOWER
    2092 8 A GIANTS GAME Brains of Wonderful Electricity System Dusk cieeps stealthily upon London, like the cautious skirmishers of the nights invading J army. It does not come with dramatic shaj dows. It seems to rise gently from the ground. 'an exhalation of faintest purple,
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    THE WAGNER FESTIVAL
    126 8 Bayreuth Season's Successful Opening Bayreuth, July 21. Despite the present financial worries the Wagner Festival play season opened to-day with an admirable performance of "Tannhauser." splendidly conducted by the famous Italian Signor Toscanini. and with the renowned stars Maria Muller. Melchior and Andresen m the principal parts.
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      339 8 fßuy the Best Less Often There is no economy 1* pM^ buying inexpensive and HjP^^^S badly made Electric ■hUH Torches and Batteries ~^^B The less you pay *h% H oftener you purchase H Hie batteries. I T^l I Ray-o-vac FlashliqSf* I ttl and Batteries are mud* B I by one
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      391 9 VICTORIA THEATRE Man Jay, August 10th at 9.30 p.m. ■THE LAST RECITAL IN SINGAPORE OF The World Famous Violinist SZIGETI Hook \ow «it John Little**. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Notice-Mount Emily Swimming Pool 11,, Nuimminß Pool at Mt. Emily will be re-opened on Saturday, August Ist. REDICED ENTRANCE FEE 10 cents all
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      279 9 *<$ MALAYA'S LARGEST and FINEST THEATRE. POSITIVELY LAST NIGHT of THE MAGNIFICENT WARNER BROS. PRODUCTION GENERAL CRACK with JOHN BARRYMORE m his most brilliant role on stage or Screen j Do Not Miss Seeing this outstanding ~i Entertainment which completes a FULL S WEEK'S Run to-night TO-MORROW (Tuesday) Commencing with
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      314 9 I MATINEE TODAY At 3 p.m. Children Half Price TO-NIGHT 6.15 and 9.15 HELD OVER INDEFINITELY TO SIGNALISE SMASHING OP the "WHOOPEE" RECORD FOR CAPACITY HOUSES j For five successive nights hundreds turned away by the HOUSE FULL si K n METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER'S MIRACLE PICTURE TRADER HORN »EE IT A<pAl\! I
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, AUGUST 3. 1931 WEEK-END COMMENT
    1233 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, AUGUST 3. 1931 WEEK-END COMMENT The Government is face to face with a difficult situation. The Economy Committee has issued a report advocating very drastic reductions m national expenditure, a very large proportion of the savings recommend ed having to be made m the unemployment firtid"
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    THRILLING TENNIS AT KUALA LUMPUR
    836 10 MEN'S DOUBLES Defeat of Kleinman and Oliver [From Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 2. Exhilarating tennis was seen m the semifinals of the men's doubles this evening, the biggest surprise being the defeat of Kleinman and Oliver at the hands of the Perak champions.
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    SWEEPSTAKES TO HELP BLIND
    155 10 London, July 22. A big drive to alleviate the conditions of the blind throughout the world was launched at a luncheon m London. Following the success of the Irish hospitals sweepstakes, a concession has been obtained from the Danzig Government authorizing a series of sweepstakes to
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    EMPIRE GOLFERS AT WALTON HEATH
    860 10 SINGAPORE DOES WEy, Hickey's Bad Luck at «l Holes [From Our Own The two days Empire Golf Meettn! Heath, organised by The Luctfcr gV*"^ ciety, m which 150 players took Dan Holes Bogey Competition. coach*! bogey being 79. to The annual content Ls Amateur Member
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    KUALA LUMPUR SOCCER
    24 10 f ou '°kJ. is I In the inttu-Stat. I Tamils bMt Neari 1 I Selangor by 4 «i«»a!- Negri nil. I
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    TRADER HORN
    18 10 Owtoi n> U» ptetan* will continue ronzh to-nmiu m and will not. as advert ilo'.v Throu"h
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      69 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 m Hong Kong) RAFFLES PLACE— SINGAPORE. j U. S. De SUVA BROS, j JEWELLERS A NEW SHIPMENT of j "ZENITH" WATCHES j i THE WORLD'S FINEST
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    SHARING WORLD'S MONEY
    466 11 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Increase m British Note Issue CiKKMAW'S TANGLE [Renter*! Sen-ice] I'.iriN. \ug. 1. bM been definitely reached I sir Robert Kind'-rsley. director of the ■f England, the Bank of Prance and the Bank Of New York, to grant Fi.J.tnd credits amounting to H tii. Hi i
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    COLONIAL CHAPLAINCY
    88 11 tw Appointment Made 'Rt. Rev b. c. J> t1... cathedral monthly 'Pected that you will i'^T appears, rf the *W Church Council Held on j u i y 21st w;tn (1 relief I a ,n able to W with complete un--1 r'-n-.m.ndation to me for '1 Chaplaincy which
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    NEW TRUNK SERVICE
    35 11 11 I "mpur-Siii R apore 1 '*m yesterday, and l '<i that the line will h the holidays f "»Ued themselves to their friends V DO '"d speech is Ih < '-toryofallparMiV regret.-
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    BLAZING THE WORLD'S AIR-TRIALS
    288 11 IS LINDBERGH LOST? Mollison May Beat Scott [Reuter's Service] New York, Aug. t Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh flying from Ottawa not :e v. aCtOry n their flight to Ja P»n have not been heard from since 1.15 p.m Flying conditions are perfect and the route is
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    SOVIET OFFICES RAIDED
    114 11 Subversive Propaganda Alleged [Reuter's Service] New York, Aug. 2. A message from Buenos Aires states that following on yesterday's raid on Amtorg offices police to-day visited another building where Soviet officials maintained a second office. It is alleged that Amtorg. besides dumping activities, has been carrying on
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    BURMA UNREST
    61 11 Special Disciplinary Measures [Reuter's Service] Simla. Aug. 1. The Viceroy by ordinance confers special powers for maintenance of law. and order m Burma on the authorities who may arrest without warrant agitators, requisition the assistance of any person for the restoration of order, seize property if necessary and
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    SWISS CLUB EN FETE
    231 11 Large Gathering at National Day Celebrations In the picturesque surroundings of the Swiss Club, over one hundred guests celebrated the national day cf Switzerland on Saturday afternoon. The Consul, Mr. H. R. Arbenz. believes that such a function is far more enjoyable on the Club premises
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    THE NAUTILUS IN NORWAY
    40 11 [Reuter's Service] Berpen, Aug. 1. Sir H. Wilkins" Submarine Nautilus which broke down m the Atlantic on the voyage to the North Pole and was towed into Cork by the U.S. Warship Wyoming has arrived here.
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    U.S. NAVY'S NEW LEADER
    28 11 IReuter's Service 1 Washington. Aug. 1. Admiral Frank H. Schofield. succeeds Admiral Jehu B. Chase as Commander m Chief of the United States Fleet.
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    WAR ON THE REDS NEARLY OVER
    152 11 SHIH YU-SAN NEXT Activities of Marshal Chiang "CUTS" IN SALARIES r Reuter's Far Eastern Service] Nankin*. An*. 1. The campaign against the Communists m Kiangsi will soon be concluded. This assurance Is contained m a telegram to the Government from Chiang Kai-shek, wiring from
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    MAPPING THE POLES
    124 11 Discovery Returns Graf Zeppelin's Work [Reuters Service] London, Aug. 1. "The Discovery" Scott's old Arctic ship has berthed m London docks after a two year's exploration of the Antarctic the leader of which Sir Douglas Mawson. has remained m Australia. Captain Mackenzie said they had charted 1.000
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    CANCER DIAGNOSIS
    99 11 Dr. Bendien Makes no Claim to Cure Reuter's Service] London, Aug. 1. Dr. S. G. Bendien of Zeist. Holland, returns to Holland to-night after a brief visit to London where he conferred with medical men m regard to his research work on cancer diagnosis. Dr. Bendien's visit has
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    97 11 August Monthly Medal Competition The August monthly medal competition was played on Saturday and yesterday and resulted m a win for Mr. R. Renton m 'A" Division and m a tie between Mr. S. J". Beattie and Mr. A. M. Easson m "B" Division. Seventy-four cards were
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    SELANGOR CLUB VS. S.C.C.
    62 11 Singapore C.C. footballers will visit Selangor Club to-day to engage the Selangor Club m a soccer match. The teams will line up as follows: Selangtn- Club: Gibb; Abbott, Somerville; Banner, Taylor, Doig; Macdonald, Hogg, Macfarlane, Hodgkinson and Ross. Singapore Cricket Club: Adam; Glasgow, Laidman; Harper, Reade,
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    ARMY TENNIS
    49 11 [FREE PRESS SERVICE: COPYRIGHTI London, Aug. 2. Lieut. Tuckey won the Army tennis championship beating Jenkins. Willesden wife: If my husband would only support me, and did not go on the drink, or swear, or knock me about every day, he would he quite a good husband.
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    WHY AMERICA'S CRIMINAL THRIVES
    189 11 WHY AMERICA'S CRIMINAL THRIVES POLITICAL GRAFT New York's Public Indignant [Renter's Service] New York, Aug. 1. Public anger aroused by the killing of three and wounding of two little children m the course of warfare between rival criminal gangs, led Police Commissioner Mulroony yesterday to order the patrolling of the
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    EDISON'S ILLNESS
    96 11 Critical Stage Reached [Reuter's Service] New York, Aug. 1. The famous inventor Thomas A. Edison is now critically ill. He had been ill for several days and members of the family were summoned yesterday. His condition grew worse m the afternoon and his doctor flew from Long Island
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    BRITISH OFFICER'S DEATH
    234 11 Further Details of Mail Train Outrage Bhusaval, July 23. Two military officers were stabbed seriously this morning on board the Punjab Mail. The wounded officers are Lieutenant G. R. Hext, of the Bth Punjab Regiment (who Jater died), and Lieutenant E. M. Sheehan, of the 28th Field
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    GIFT TO NANKING
    177 11 $200,000 Out of Fortune Made m Singapore Swatow. July 20. Much interest has been taken here m the visit of Dr. Wu Lien-teh, who has recen.ly returned from Geneva, where he has been representing China m health matters. He waable to show China's keenness on the subject
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    NEW GOVERNOR OF N.E.I.
    81 11 [Rsuter's Service] The Hague. Aug. I. The new Governor-General of th? East Indies. Heer D. E. Jonge, will depart from Marseilles on August 17. aboard the Patria Owing to the alteration of date of the Malaya Cup Final to August Bth, it has been found necessary
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    2908 12 OUR AGRICULTURAL POLICY THE IMPORTANCE OF INCREASED PADI CULTIVATION HIGH COMMISSIONER OPENS K. L. EXHIBITION 11. E. the High Commissioner, Sir Cecil Clementi. took the appropriate opportunity afforded by the formal opening of the Eighth Malayan Agri-Horticultural Exhibition m Kuala Lumpur on Saturday morning, again to
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    GREATER THAN GEDDES AXE
    415 12 COUNTRY'S URGENT NEED Drastic Public Economy Demanded [British Radio— Official Service] Rugby, Aug. 1. The report of the committee appointed to consider reduction of national expenditure wlrch was fully summarised m last night's mesage. was only issued late yesterday afternoon and the newspapers are inclined to
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    MR. EUGENE CHEN
    345 12 Japan Tokyo. July 21. Mr Bigene Chen, the Foreign Minister of the Canton National Government, md his wif and Mr Liv Chi-wai. formerly the Mayor of Nanking and Superintendent of the Shanghai Customs, arrived at Nagasaki this morning on board the Kitano Maru and will proceed to
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    TARDY ECONOMY MEASURES
    971 12 20 P.C. DOLE REDUCTION How Country Can Save £96,000,000 RETRENCHMENT REPORT British Radio— Official Service I Rugby, July 31. The report of the committee, appointed In February by the House of Commons, to make recommendations to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for effecting forthwith all practicable and
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    INTERNATIONAL FOURS R.S.Y.C. REGATTA
    477 12 INTERNATIONAL FOURS R.S.Y.C. REGATTA KX(ITl^r,, A(1 Ireland ;m <| Win For thr first tin turned out lor one i regatta over the on Saturday and a. hl remarkably close affati m interesting I Tht race ffu tweenc-reu, np, land .yellow, and 1,,; Ireland and Wife, moi] length >eparatiMv s- (3).
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    ARCHAEOLOGIST'S DISCVOE
    50 12 Relics of Earliest Buddhi Period Am aichaeoiogist, M (111 hLs nr.nl tl .upi m the neigh BMt, a Mil manuscript! ol 8 I ;«t datum back i The pap i d »;t m unlici tv itupa bi! i period. The compl tc 11> snnll.r vies :>'■ the Kashmir
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    CHILEN POLITICS
    20 12 tHIIJW nk prrsid.-t K«rtf* Cabinet v■' -i m- AMoeta* i Pi Prarcahco O«n Bank cf Chill h«! I
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      846 13 Some Day It Will Have To Go Nine Englishmen, an Indian, and a Sect (ripnMlrtlm England, not the British Enipir?!. are now making an effort to comply morsatisfactorily with a curious fabric of rule 3 and litual than arc eleven New Zealanders. England has failed inglcriously at
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      1,000 IN 33 MINUTES
      81 13 iJndrum Sets Up a Speed Storing Record Billiards records are being shattered m Australia. In the Empire championship Lawrence Steeples broke three amateur records, and then Walter Lindrum m his match at Melbourne with Newman ocored i.OOO points m thirtythree minutes. The previous record speed for
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      DID JARDINE ERR
      238 13 England's Chance of Winning First Test LcuJon. July 1. What a line chance of a glarloua cricke. adventure was missed at Lords ye.Arday (says a Daily Express cricket correspondent New Zealand declared at 469 fcr nine wicket m their second innings, leaving England 240 runs to get
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      ARMY AND NAVY DRAW
      197 13 Annual Cricket Match at L«rds The annual match between the Army and the Royal Navy (which last year resulted m victory for the Navy by 102 runs, was played at Lora's on July 20 and 21 1 and resulted m a draw, despite sporting declarations with
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      BOXING
      131 13 Max Schmeling to take Rest New York. July 14. Max Schmeling. the world's heavy-weight champion, m a cablegram sent to his New York representatives from Berlin to-day announced that he is suffering from an injury to his eye which will make it impossible foe! him to defead his title
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      MICKEY WALKER
      58 13 Deserved Verdict Against Sharkey Brooklyn. July »3. Mickey Walker and Jack Sharkey drew to-day m a fifteen rounds contest here. The decision was unpopular, most of ihc critics giving Walker ten rounds. I Sharkey. it is interesting to point out according to latest American records, weighs 195 lbs.
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      HIT BY A GOLF BALL
      177 13 "Sportsman" writes to the Straits Echo as follows and the letter may be considered apposite m view of a recent occurrence m Singapore: I should like to bring to the notice Of the public the following incident This evening ai 5.30 I was driving my
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      AMERICAN BASEBALL
      67 13 I Router's Service New Ycrk, July Latest baseball results are as follow NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis io: Chicago Pittsburgh 9: Now Ycrk AMERICAN LEAGLE Philadelphia 8 St. Louis B Washington 6: Cleveland i The universe is said to be running down it y ft* but I believe that
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      DISARMAMENT
      492 13 French Memorandum to League of Nations Geneva, July 22. That France is d. pending now as before on the security bogus m justifying its armaments is apparent from the French memorandum addressed to the Secretary General of tt>« League of Nations m Kp|y to the circular letter asking ;^i
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      CYCLONE IN POLAND
      163 13 Nineteen People Killed Wixrsaw. July 21. At least, 19 were killed. GOO were injured, and bnmenre material damage was caused by the worst cyclone m the history of Poland, which struck the industrial city of LJublin. carrying away roc f sheds, telegraph poles, -md overthrowing wagons, automobiles
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      AVIGNON
      348 13 A Thrill For Any Gardener Flower harvest here is a continual rcapmjr Violets and mimos.i are gathered throughout [the winter lo supply the English and French markets. All the flowers of frugranc bloom from May until the end of September and receive a never-failing welcome from the Provencal sc?nt-m.ik?rs
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      THE ANSCHLUSS
      208 13 The Hague Court Begins Consideration The Hague. July 20. Th C:>urt oi P rn>:un-:it Justice, charge** with examining the AnachJaai question: ha* nommciKid it-, labours. The court is ccjsjtpaaed of fifteen tiiuhuy Judge*. A debate (ook place this morning on tht(question arhsthcr it was iwunaaif to admit an
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      KUALA LUMPUR HOSPITALS
      100 13 KU ALA LUMPUR HOSPITALS Government's decision to rename the preset Europe*!) Mid Gc:i nU Hospitals m Kuala Lumpur and to receive patients of all races m both is undoubtedly tin- only possible compromise on the hospital controversy which could have been arrived at m the present cireum<inwii Mjn the Malay
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      146 13 ,vonr wjiv .-.^dß Swinging on a Mnelp Jt'^^'Armour Davis Cup Spjr-l /&^M£ JW tennis string 130 r -J *%^W r pounds of live weight on L r: ~£wr a single string! That's A-^^M rvidonce of the amazing fr Ptjm strength and resilience ilm of Armour strings and !^M one of
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      545 14 Ellerman Bueknail Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Steamer D»» 81n*ap*r«. s.s. CITY OP KHIOS Sept. 1 s.s. CITY OF WORCESTER Oct. 12 I HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY
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      513 15 I if( SAILING NOTICE \(f I all OF FAMOUS Wm\ PRESIDENT LINERS. jM TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON (\i I /ROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG via COLOMBO. \IB mm\ SUEZ. PORT SMI). ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES AND IH Ml\ GENOA. I M j I \rriv«' Leave l.c:»vr Arrive w^K Km I Spore.
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      795 15 1 K. P. M. KONINKUJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. [ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OP BATAvLaT 'Incorporated m Holland.) UNDE "t°™™o 5«7 H .,T h HE ™«**"™S 'NOUN OOVKRNUWT. P w 5451 WJtn sub-connections to— Passage Fr-l«hU Transhipment. Marine Departments and Managers desk. s Setttainente (Singapore ,nd PfMC of th« ■KAVM.I.KIo OFFICIAL INFORMATION
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    1356 16 Piquant Newly-Found Log of Sailor Prince Amid an accumulation of. literary "junk" a stout, vellum-bound volume has lately been discovered the book m which, copied laboriously by some naval clerk, are set forth the orders issued by his Royal Highness Prince William, subsequently Duke of Clarence and William
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      679 16 Burns Philp line. (Incorporated m Australia). i 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 S.S. MANQOLA (3,352 tons). [Cargo only.] ays. MARELLA <s one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins
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      376 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. L (Incorporated In T3JBJL) V GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). M.S. SILVERPALM Aug. 11 Aug. 17 M.S. SILVERTEAK Sept. 1 Sept. 7 M.S. SILVERSANDAL Sept. 22 Sept. 28 For rates and particulars phase apply to:
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      693 16 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Kuala Pahang Pekan, Sungel Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m KotaTinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 am. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m.
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      226 17 I* Competitor* for the Thames Championship !->ailrd barters raced down the In the picturesque fight for the viincli many years ago was the t below bridge," as the H to the upper Thames. n Gravesend at about 10 i count of about 60 miles the
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      UNSINKABLE SHIP
      164 17 L Atlantic Liner Model Tested Paris. July 1. a Fiench inventor. M. ?r<>mi ...v. era m navigation. claims to have designed an unsinkable node! of this, which has been and plans of modern ships, has just been tested on a I by. ifhti the model was inclined to
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      RIVER STEAMERS FIRED ON
      92 17 British Officer Wounded 1 tftWrt the dams from ttW villagers along the Protested against vessel, proved, and recently ttireaton- <*«* them if this be wa. an the way from Kong, and apparently m rule, iliotl were fired at 1 the river bank, but hit, and the
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      A RELIEF FOR THE RED
      72 17 I lor East-Bound Mups London, July 1. I trop IC s will sO on Mvinimin- bath on a I m which ice Ls not teUMB chloride can be I MP« m the ship. -1 atmosphere. en moan and per- 'ts way through the I l^avinu
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      BRITISH MERCANTILE MARINE
      2095 17 MAY EMPLOYMENT SLACK More Men Than Jobs [From Our Own Correspondent: London, July 9 Dur ing May> tnc posiUon shi y pping world, so far as the employment of men was from'Th J aS f IIOWS: the figures from the Ministry of Labour Gazette Employment during May
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      NAVAL TRAINING IN CHINA
      218 17 Purchase of Amervan Vessel Planned The Woosung Navigation Academy, which is being maintained by the Ministry- of Communication, has recently obtained permission from the ministry to purchase a steamship for student practice, says the China Press. The ship, which has been tentatively decided upon, is one
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      SHIPPING PROFITS
      236 17 A Return of Earning and Dividends According to an analysis of results m the issue of Fairplay to-day, a dividend of rather more than £1.000,000 on a capital of £48.750,000, representing 2.36 per cent., was paid by 18 liner and cargo liner companies which have published accounts m
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      154 17 W fOR OVER TWO VEARSV .^r i GLAX o k\ j£F M HAS CONT AINED ADDED m SUNSHINE VITAMIN D 2S^ N° thcf Bab^ Food can B make this claim. Do you W X know w^at the addition of Vitanun D means to your B Bafc> y it means freedom
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    TWO CHINESE FINED
    172 18 Sold Sweep Tickets to a Detective The two Chinese. Ho Kee Teik and Lee Seah Kee who pleaded guilty when charged with selling lottery tickets and delivery of lottery tickets for sale respectively were fined $100 each by Mr. Edward Jago. Police Magistrate. Penang. on Tuesday. The
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    KUALA LUMPUR CHINESE WEDDING
    281 18 Members of two leading Kuala Lumpur Chinese families were united m marriage yesterday, says the Malay Mail of Wednesday, m the picturesque Chinese traditional style when Mr. Law Joo Toe. second son of Mr. Law Yew Swee, J.P., tock as his bride Miss Lee Swee Goh.
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      237 18 You Cannot Improve on i Crosse 8 Blackwdt's j j delicious Oxtail Soup j 111 w^^, I Now greatly reduced m price. j j Stocked by all leading Provision Stores, j Agents for Malaya j SIME, DARBY Co., Ltd, I .-<* fl^^^m. that builds I r j«F infill*** MellirTs Food,
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      525 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors f.3,000.000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Buhopsgate, London, E.C. 2 Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Hong Kong Saigon Amrltsar Iloilo Semarang
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      330 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. Incorporated In England) Capital £3.000,000 Subscribed 1.800.000 Paid-up 1.050.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.666.845 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrie, Esq. Chairman P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro. E^q J. O Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelford. Esq Sir Thomas Catto, Bart S. C.
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      378 18 INSURANCE. THE /?lfa\ SOUTH |.4»a BRITISH \ljgf INSURANCE COMPANY UMlTfi, FIRE, MARINE, TRANSD AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCI ACCEPTCi v LOWEST CIRRFNi RAftS L. C IiAROOUOUTH Manic OBcc 2. Ptnla THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE ('ORPOK vriOX lID FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR CAR AND PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE. L, (i JOHNSON Cf M HKAI)
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      439 18 ROUND Y6tm DIAL Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following is a list of stations which can be received m Singapore dally: Java Stations: Bandoeng PLM 24 46 metre from about 5.20 p.m. gramophone records and p elephony tests with Sydney, Australia, and F other stations. Usual call after records Hullo
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    301 19 I COPYRIOUI i i i. p. Auk. I. i< on last 1> £TJt5 down •Wd .■■<• the directors' price wrm l-34d the] could rarry no tunher [HADE BOYCOTT Q Manufacturers' Move Sh .111J111 Jul> M. dt an ant:--i -hipping comlud an ad- largi i-:n.Mvn-j. i Tokyo telegrams rs
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    THE BRITISH TRADE SHIP
    28 19 tU-toown Man- 1 <: 1 <" fr o- 1 1" the Far East. ■<"•<» th, c-om-Mp British Ex- n-.'r.ndition- Lonaon for Arnoo. Iht other BIT Max Mm-
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    NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
    135 19 Changes m Representative Prices [United Press Association] New York, July 31 Aur. 1. now JONKS WKRAGES M Indu'f.i.ls 135.39 ***** Ra!l 73.44 73.50 20 Utilt: 5 586 3H 38 American Can Common 91 1. 92 Cil <• St nice (Oow 10 10 OoinmMa Qm and Bectric
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    SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY
    412 19 £30,000^00 Cost to State Durtng the past .seven years the cost of the sugar bed industry to the State, m the form of ?üb>idy and rebate ol taxation, has been almost £30.000.000 ThLs fact emerges from chc "Report on the BugM Beet Industry at Home nnd Abroad"
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    BRITISH TRADE WITH ROUMANIA
    123 19 Possible Benefit from Berlin Commercial Treaty terms of the German-Roumanian track' reaty will be awatlMl with ronefcirrshln interact, soya the Iforninfl Po;t whose Berlin correspondent report! that wwffrdlm to its provisions, Roumaaia ham lowwed her b%h ptotive riut!«s on several Industrial commodi-j Thi^ may -'vulv bemfM
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    THE R.R.I. REPORT
    91 19 The report of the Rubber Research Institut Of Malaya for the year 1930 states that 37 meetings of th^ Board and its Committees were b Id during the year. The capital expenditure during the year was $150,522 and the recurrent expenditure was $512,282. A committee has been
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    BELL-METAL INDUSTRY
    555 19 Successful Be«ffs] Laboratory Experiments InpcovcHMßM <- fleeted by the Engineering BeeilOß of the Industrial Research Laboratory. Department of Industries. Bengal, show, (says the StaU man i how modern "ngineering science wan holr> the economic condition of rhe bellmetal workers m Bengal, numbering 200.000. In Bengal the most common
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    BRITISH GOLD EXPORTS
    178 19 £10,000.000 Sent to France m a Week London, July 23. The raising of the British Bank Rate from 2'_. to 3 1 per cent, has exemplified the difficult po-ition m the London money market caused by the heavy outflow of gold to the Continent, especially to France,
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    THE CAR INDUSTRY
    761 19 Britain Now Second m the World There are GOO.OOO 8-year-oid mlor-cars m the United Kingdom. The average' life of each car i? eight ye:uv. Of n€\. cars 90 per ceriv. arc closed. We used a thousand million gallons of petrol last year. Tho average mileage of a
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    THREE PERSONS BURIED ALIVE
    50 19 DFGDFGDFGDGDFGGFHGFH The message .announcing the resignation by B. H. Lyon of the Gloucestershire captaincy states that Lyon is not likely to play for Gloucestershire again this season owing to "family illness and business claims." P. J. Seabrook, the old Cambridge Blue, will take over the captaincy.
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    £10,000,000 GLASS ORDER
    124 19 Seven Years' Contract with General Motors A New York message to Reutei's Trade Service says that what is probably the largest order ever placed m the glass industry bM been given to tht Libbuy-Owens-Ford G!n< Company by the General Motors Corporation Accoiding to the agreennnt just reached.
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    ANGLO-ORIENTAL
    698 19 Mr. Howeson and the I Tin Quota j The Third Ordinary General Meeting of Anglo-Oriental Mining Corporation. Limited was held at the Institute cv Chartered Accountants. Moorgate. London. E.C. m mai Mr. John Howeson (the chairman > who prosided, said it had been a year of rnrelieved misfortune for
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    198 19 Foreign Firms Fail to Get Protection Canton. July 21. Much Interest :s being taken by foreign trading Interest! m Canton m several cases which are pending m the Courts here and m which the principal point involved is whether or net the property rights of foreigners
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    AIR COLLISION
    96 19 Four Killed by Crash m Texas Sar Arlci ie, Tixas, July 16. Three army officers and one flying cadet were killed to-day m a collision m the air between two airplanes, near here. Those killed were Major Charles V. Hart, Capt. Charles M. Chamberlain. Jr., Second Lieut. K.
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    865 19 What the Royal Commission Recommended The new unemployment bill d^als with lour classes cf claimants to benefit, on which sprrL"l memoranda were presented to the Royal Commission by the Ministry of Labour, and on which the Commission made specific proposals The seriousness of these anomalies, which ar«
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    SHANGHAI LOVE DRAMA
    200 19 Russian Charged With Murder Shanghai, July 22. As a sequel to the love drama shooting affr-i> In th«- French Concession last month. Anatoli* Alexandroviteh Boiko. ag^d 27. a Russian, wa.< charged m the French Mixed Court to-day on the capital charge and was remanded m custody. It
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      73 19 %55 exceed $12,000,000 Assurance m force over 538.000.000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Btrsiu Settlement* HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House. Singapore LONDON OFFICE: 37, Old Jewry. B.C me company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court ot England and compile* with the British Life Assurance Companies
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    175 20 "TEST MATCH" ATMOSPHERE COLONY SPOIL RIVALS HOPES IN LAST HOUR By passing the F.M.S. first innings total of 304 by four runs for the loss of only seven wickets the last four of which were intentionally thrown away m an effort to get runs
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    LALL SINGH'S MAGNIFICENT INNINGS
    989 20 F.M.S/s FXCELLENT RECOVERY Lall Singh and Livock Collect 180 Malaya's match of the year began m ideal weather there was little glare on Saturday morning. Rhodes won the toss and. naturally, sent his side m to bat on a good wicket. Miller and Green opened the
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    COLONY'S GREAT REPLY
    1123 20 Two Excellent Three-Figure Partnerships The story of Neon and Evan Wong's first wicket partnership of 126 on the unimpaired wicket yesterday morning was one of infinite patience. Noon hit Lall Singh for two twos and a three m his first over all leg shots and facing Su-
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    COUNTY AVERAGES
    79 20 Sutcliffe at Head of Batting List (FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT] London, Aug. 2. The leading batsmen and bowlers m first class county cricket are as follows: BATTING Runs. Aw Sutcliffe 2C89 94.95 Nawab of Pataudi 1328 83.00 D. R. Jardine 873 67.15 K. S. Duleepsinhji 2174 58.75 Hendren
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    M.C.C. INDIAN TOUR
    145 20 Position of K. S. Duleepsinhji [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, Aug. 2. The posit'on of K. S. Duleepsinhji m regard to the Indian Tour m 1932 is questionable and it is doubtful whether or not he can play with the Indian side m view of the rule
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    FOOTBALL
    104 20 Alterations m League Fixtures The following alterations m the league programme for the coming weeks are notified: The First Division match S.C.F.A. vs. S.R.C. fixed for Tuesday Aug. 4 has been postponed to Tuesday Aug. 18. In the Reserve Division the I.C.F.A. match against the Glosters has been altered
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    THE MALAYAN TURF
    532 20 PENANG MEETING Good Sport on Saturday [From Our Own Correspondent] Penan;, Aug. 1. Good sport was witnessed at the third day's facing of the Penang Turf Club meeting. The results were as follows Horses Class 4 Div. 2 (5 furs). NANCYKAR (Gibbons) 8.4 l BLACK MOON (Moore)
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    WEIGHTS FOR TO-DAY
    290 20 The weights for to-day's racing are as follows: Horses Class 3 Div. 3 (6 furs). Vibrate 9. Tuesday 8.12, Prevail 8.9. True Blue 8.9. Gladiator 111 8.5. Malita 8.3. Saraswati 8.3, Beaufort 7.10. Caliph 7.3. Cocoa Nib .7 Horses Class 3 Div. 2 (6 furs>.— Sunmaid Buffoon
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB
    54 20 The following are the fixtures for August Saturday and Sunday (Bth and 9th) Men's Monthly Medal (Bogey); Sunday (16) Match versus Race Course Golf Club (Away) Wednesday and Thursday (19th and 20th) Ladies' Medal (Bogey); Saturday and Sunday (22nd and 23rd) Governor's Cup (18 Holes Bogey); Tuesday
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