The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 August 1931

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press \O. 13,407. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS
    513 1 New delegates have been appointed to the various committees which will discuss India's future at the resumed Round Table Conference m London Pages 11 and 12. The end of Bank Holiday week-end at Home was marred by a severe storm Pages 11 and 12. The development of
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    SLOW GOLF TORTURE
    1056 1 "Golf." said a wise friend of mine the other day. was intended to be a contemplative game like bowls." You miyht have thought that he was regretting the ancient days when gentlemen played m tall hats, when even some of the crack players were quite short drivers
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      272 1 BIGIA TEA Iliriims the freshness I fragrance of the Mala y a n gardens t to your home. RAFFLES HOTEL XV FLLENT ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION. TERMS MODERATE PBCIAL MONTHLY TERMS APPLY TO THE MANAGER TO-NIGHT DINNER and DANCE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT COMMENCING FRIDAY, AUGUST 7th, AND ON EVERY FOLLOWING FRIDAY
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      228 1 EUROPE HIHOTEL "Renowned by Recommendation" SPECIAL NOTICE. THE MANAGEMENT HAVE MUCH PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING THAT ON AND AFTER THURSDAY, 6th AUGUST, ROBERT DRSSCHER'S FAMOUS VIENNESE ORCHESTRA WILL PLAY ON THE VERANDAH AND DURING MEALS, AND THE NEW EUROPE HOTEL DANCE ORCHESTRA, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OP MR. R. H. LAMBIE, WILL
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      81 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Notices etc Page 2. Hotel announcements Page 1. Cinemas and amusements Page 9. Employ "Renold" chain drives Page 3. Polywog mountants at M.P.H. Page 20. Dunlop tennis balls are universally used Page 5. Have you received Jeffrey s Beer contest card Page 7. j CHRYSLER 1 COMFORT IDEAL
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      11 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA
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    S.V.C. ROUTINE ORDERS
    294 2 By Lieut. Col M. J T. Reilly. MC Com- lulling S.S.V.F. Singapore. Auk. Ranges The following Ranges are republuhed for information. Ruses Leave Drill Hall Sat: Sun. B. T. R F R 2 p.m. 7.30 am 8 8.31 S.V R.A B ly Ml D C T. A
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS CORPS
    94 2 Thursday. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall. "E" I Chinese Coy.. Nus 1 and 2 of L. G. SecRevolver Training: T Chinese > Coy Recruits— Drill. Friday. 5.00 p.m. Malay Drill Hall. T •Malay) Company. Weapon Training. 5.15 pm. Drill Hall. Fortress Coy.. (Europeans*. Run Engine and Light; Bde.
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    37 2 *M V J\ E Tumbull tht Magistrate. b< leaving Kuala Lumpur on Aug 7 for -Trengganu where he goes as Settlement Collector He will be succeeded by Mr R P aSLTV!: at PreSent Actlnß Settlement *>oiieetor, Trengganu.
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      321 2 The Art J of dainty service J I makes j The I CAPITOL I i Restaurant] j the outstanding rendezvous m Town. FOR TABLE RESERVATION J RING 4906 i J BUSINESS GOES WHERE IT IS INVITED J I AND STAYS WHERE IT IS WELL I TREATED. THE ORIGINAL iTajmahal Silk
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      496 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. 4 TENDERS. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tender* may >be obtained m the Tender Room. Municipal Offices: Sale of unserviceable stores at Transport Centre. Mackenzie Date of Closing 4 p.m. August
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      674 2 NOTICES. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. i The Public arc hereby notified that Stamford Read, between Hill Str?et and Bencoolen Slieei. will be closed m Sections to through tiaffic during PSPbftU paving opcr?tions. c~mmc?icing Mcnday. August 10th. 1931. Alternative routes to and from t%vn are. Dhoby Ghaut— Bias Basah Road/jgind Tank Read— River
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      571 2 MISCELLANEOUS. LESSONS IN DANCING, HEALT^ BEAUTY CULTURE Special attention to breathing, posture, physical deficient ■> D method for men. women and children Ballroom. Write Miss v< cv, Diplomatist m the East,. No. 1. Ai. ber Mansions. Orchard Ro^t 1,,r,. only. I ECONOMISE 1 ON YOUR GODOWN CHARGES j We have
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      286 2 THE WEEK Thursday, tith. Hlgtl Water, 02.39, 8.2 H. 14.. r 9. 8.4 It F(K>tball: Malaya Cup practict i.arrison Sports. Tanglin. Friday. 7th. Hij-h Water 03.30. 7.5 ft.. 15.35. 8.3 ft < i.in ison Spt.rts. Ta.iglin. FoolkaJI: Division II Medical College Union vs. G.E.C. at S.H.B. CMekl t: S.C.C Tournameni
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    £1,000 DAMAGES IN RACING LIBEL SUIT
    815 3 "AGGRAVATION" Backers (Jetting Better Tips Now flailgW of £1,000 with costs were awarded m the Kind's B^nch Division m th? libel suit brought against a firm of bookmakers, who. it j had been said, were among the victims of a racing "coup" run from
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    WOMEN'S HAIR
    200 3 The Alexandra Curl Phase f From Our Own Correspondent 1 [By Dutch Air Mail I Loi.dir. July 21. Now that s.jine feminine hats are worn at an extreme ingle, while others are so small that "nost of the head is exposed, the problem cf ftairdressing becomes acute. A
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    MR. SOLLY JOEL'S WILL
    234 3 "Not Called Upon to Give Further to Charity" I From Our Own Correspondent I IBy Dutch Air Mail! London, July 21. Probate has been granted for the estate of Mr. Solomon Barnato Joel <65>, partner m the well-known firm of Barnato Brothers, and one of the
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      242 3 iii:\im:v~« NON-ALCOHOLIC CYDERSNAP fitt ltd i?l Jill' J ll' M.nle From HI PRICE jlj ■|l wi til* gj M^ I iimous Per DEVONSHIRE IJlpi frVniTD *£-^ejp m Non-Returnable Bottles. BOTTLED BY THE PHOENIX AERATED WATER WORKS SINGAPORE. Stencil Oil colours m tubes, 25 cents a tube. Improud Stinril colours m
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      39 3 JAN. JUNE 1931 WERE SOLD THROUGHOUT MALAYA THAN ANY OTHER BORNEO MOTORS LIMITED. 1 EMPLOY RENOLD CHAIN DRIVES "RENOLD" Drives 4*^ iA^^ul l yy /o ik^Sm^Sr <4bB Stocked by UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) SINGAPORE BRANCHES.
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    Nelson's Flagship in Miniature: Lincoln Memorial
    248 4 A £16,000 Violin. SPILLING the beer American prohibition agents recently captured several truckloads of beer. The photograph shows labourers emptying the barrels on the city dumps TENNIS FASHIONS. The Spanish player. Senorita de Alvarez caused sensation at Wimbledon by wearing special "tennis trousers" THF
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    GEORGE ARLISS'S VIEWS
    1582 5 i Could Not Make a Film m England" Oh Jer the rin| oJ genuine coin! How often am I uided md hammered my way to foheren- a barrage of maw velous." oJ uun: mi| artificiality and swishto the starkly void mentality of Th>- sun shene brightly as
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    HIGH BEAUTY STANDARD
    134 5 Effect of Better Conditions of Life LFrom Our Own Correspondent] [By Dutch Air Mail] London, July 21. "It is probable that th > standard of female beauty is higher among the civilised populations of Western Europe and America than it has ever been before." says the British
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    FUNERAL SERVICE AT GEYSER
    120 5 Auckland (N.Z.). July 6. A funeral service unique m its setting was held to-day lound the crater of a furious geyser at Rotorua. Those taking part at the ceremony were unable to approach very close owing to the hot Spray from the boiling water. The service
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    14 5 Any rum racketeer m the big cities is m the near-bier business. Arkansas Gazette.
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    "GOOD ROADS" FOR CHINA
    459 5 Interesting Shanghai Exhibition Fifty delegates from various foreign countries and 150 from different part of the Re- I public of China, are expected to be among the 1 100.000 visitors to the National Good Roads I Exhibition and Conference, to be held m Shanghai from September
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      180 5 BH FOR THE CHALLENGE ROUND BBi Bbl BBb BBBk BBBBBBBBH BBBBBBBBBi BBb BB^' BBBBBBBBBH BBi BBb Bb bbbbbbbbbl H «aY vaV wawJ BALL I WAS OFFICIALLY SELECTED FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN SUCCESSION THE WORLD WIDE SUCCESS OF DUNLOP TENNIS BALLS "^s^ j s indicated by the following lists of
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      311 5 ■aaBBB»? e <yC^ /'s X .iV X^-HaaaaalC: Baaaa^^L^ /f \^^^Br^t.\-I43I^BF^ Cutieura Talcum I Sold over All the World 1 E Pure, fragrant and antiseptic, E E it absorbs excessive perspiE ration and cools and refreshes E E the skin. It imparts a pleas- E E ing fragrance and adds the
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    WHAT IS WRONG WITH VARIETY ?
    731 6 WHAT IS WRONG WITH VARIETY VESTA TILLEY'S ANSWER When Turns Lasted ThreeQuarters of an Hour [By Dutch Air Maill London. July 21. A little v oman with delicate rose-leal' complexion and snow-white shingled hair, just back from the gentle air of the south of Prance, answered me vigorously when I
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    MODERN LIFE AND LUNACY
    271 6 A Comforting Official Report I From Our Own Correspondent i (By Dutch Air Mail I LonJon. July !1. The stress of modern life is not causing any increase of lunacy. Thai comforting assurance is given by the Board of Control m its report for 1930. The
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    27 6 The new Government offices at Simanggang. Sarawak, were formally opened on July 27th, a telegram of loyalty being sent to His Highness the Rajah on the occasion.
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    TRIAL MARRIAGES
    199 6 Bishop of St. Albans' Denunciation I From Our Own Correspondent IBy Dutch Air Mail I London, July 21. Companionate marriage was denounced by Dr. Furse. Bishop of St. Albans. preaching m Holy Trinity Church. Chelsea. The root principle of marriage, he said, was its indissolubility. and that was
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    60 6 j The annua report on the territorial jcustcins departmt-nt of British North Borneo! t shows an aggregate trade value of $15,308,083.; a drop of four and half millions compared with last year. The surplus of exports over imports, excluding transhipment and treasure. was 2.646.163 a twenty per oent. drop. The
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    SUNDAY GAMES
    72 6 Rector's "Mag Vmi: to Churrh [Proa our own ■By Dutch am M Sunday pvening by the Her. J. WUU lwallß near Dmet <••' j ul n b MfUta -Alter Sundaj pleased tO MC any „nu mt^kMß m UM Kaui.'ii h* you. tennli nuk.i to rtiurrl thru eOBM ami
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      424 6 THE Singapore Free Press (Daily and Weekly Editions). Head Office 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. Telephone: 6056. Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. The premier morning daily m Malaya. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest nt*ws, latest telegrams and latest announcements. London rubber and tin cables appear daily. Special features include
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      86 6 if t ft* if ft f 'lit if E ///y i W m 'ill ■Jm JU^Uk I If i J^K W^ y^Hn^^ Look to the leader, highway and skyway, for the greatest value m tyres. Goodyear leads the industrybuilds nearly one-third of all tyres costs gives greatest value. You as
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    CANCER REPORT "SURPRISE"
    386 7 C ANCER REPORT "SURPRISE" KAIHUM 4 ii()MB M Kisk to f^tients and Attendants Dutch Air Mail I I < 1 1 don. July 21. fOticlmiftn hi the annual r»port Emp'rc Cancel Cnmpaißn. just „i' th costly (our-tjrammc radium h\ the K.idiu.m Commissicn to Hospital has proved HM'-ni < f tin-
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY
    204 7 "■'ii Don-flctton works will be •->"• 00 Saturday, at 9 a.m. 1 (C X Hui.aucracy Triumphant. 1931. Edward Carpenter m Ap- 93 1 n;d l Mitipphanou The Moon Chinese Cuitomi and Festi- Ulus. PMU Card Games, illus. «H H and J C.) South China «J1 Ulus j C
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    BURMESE CONVICTS
    507 7 Bars of Dormitory Windows Removed Rangoon. July 21. During th»> early hours of yesterday morning. DtaM cf the long-term convicts m the Insein Jail made good their escape. The escape, it would scan, was well planned. The convicts, j w!i were steeping m the dormitory, having no: c
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    HOUSE BURGLED
    425 7 Rangoon, July 22. By mid -day yesterday two more convicts who i.iped from Insein Jail on Sunday morning cm taken. With IIM capture of six of the convicts, :\.r.hci details regarding the escape and of the chase by the Civil and Military Police are to •land. It appears
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    PERAK STATE COUNCIL
    334 7 Sultan's Emphasis on Padi Planting The following extracts are from the minute* of a meeting of the Perak State Council, held at Kuala Kangsar on July 20. H.H. the Sultan presiding. Before proceeding with the business ot UK meeting Kis Highness presents tumbok hula (small kris> to
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY
    75 7 A sale of magazines and periodicals, purchased for the Library between July and December of this year, will be held at the Library on Friday, at 5 p.m. Purchasers at this sa 1^ will receive back numbers of magazines and periodicals regularly as current numbers arrive. For the
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      94 7 J I J J-; HAVE YOU RECEIVED A *J E F l CONTEST ENTRY CARD R R If not, ask your dealer for one. |It entitles F y you to buy JEFFREY'S BEER ati a great y o reduction and then to enter our $400 label- o I choosing contest.
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    IF I WERE YOU
    2573 8 Meet Syd Price as Lord Droitwich Free Press Excfmi^ P. G. Wodehouse's New Serial DID YOU Miss the opening laughs? The .^ct'ne briefly is this: Tony, fifth Earl of Droitwicn. has been inveigled into an engagement with Violet, daughter of G G. Waddington. of the 97
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    HIGH STREETS OF LONDON
    686 8 You may know the old High-Street of Eduware, on the main road. One side <>: it remains almost Unchanged: the other has been almost wholly rebuilt. But Edgwan\ grown from a village to a U wn since the opening (>- -the tube a few years ago.
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    83 8 On July 19th the Roman Catholic Mission celebrated its grand jubilee m Sarawak. Monseigneur Dunn came to Sarawak fifty years ago. says the Sarawak Gazette, whilst Father Haidegge.7 has been R?ctor of Kuching District for 48 years and church, convent and boys' and girls' schools have been built by 'him.
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      229 8 Immediate Relief m DENGUE (Break-Bone Fever) A distinguished British physician recommends that to relieve the severe pain of Dengue m adults, three Genasprin tablets should be taken at the onset followed by one tablet every hour until ease is obtained. The tablets should not be swallowed whole but disintegrated m
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      239 8 P^ l\ It isn't Quaker unless it has the won! B^^ Bl^-~sSv Ouakor on >-~^ y I MBMg^^ tin |^|LICK-COOKING^^^_ |[^^fe^JBSUB| Vf Quaker Oats is ac- tually ready to eat m 2y 2 minutes from the time the I ij^lTfrnrsi /r\'»V|y water boils, though you can I 1 cook it
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      173 9 VICTORIA THEATRE MONDAY NEXT, August 10th., at 9.30 p.m. RETURN OF SZIGETI Hungary's Greatest Violinist. FOR ONE RECITAL ONLY as a> as sbi ssi bb sjb) sb sb s» sb sb sb sb bb sb sb sb sb sb sb Booking ;it LirTLES, $4, $2, $1. OLL OVER THE STRfI
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      275 9 i- i The Idol of All Film Lovers j I MAURICE I CHEVALIER I I s m I Once Again Captivating Thousands I CAPITOL I I PSiSI NIGHTLY f9.75i ————-I I IN His Latest Joyous and gayest PARAMOUNT Comedy Romance j PLAYBOY I •OF PARIS 'with FRANCES DEE, STUART; l
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      308 9 llEjC^ TELEPHONE N9 6909 lii«T It; 111 TO NIGHT 6.15 and 9.15 ALOOF I UNRIVALLED I UNPARALLELED I The Greatest Show Ever Seen m Malaya TRADER HORN METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER'S MIRACLE PICTURE TO- MORROW JOAN CRAWFORD IN YET ANOTHER BRILLIANT FILM FROM METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER. Our Blushing Brides A GREAT STORY A GREAT STAR
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 6. 1931 FOOD TYRANNY
    817 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 6. 1931 FOOD TYRANNY Mr. Charlton Maxwell, who has a knowledge of this country and its circumstances, which is. like that of Bret Hart's villain, "extensive and peculiar," recently addressed a Rotary gathering upon the food possibilities of Malaya, and without going into the details
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    429 10 The mails for Benut. as from Aug. 1. go via Batu Pahat and then by motor-car. saving of three days. M.M. His Excellency the High Commissioner and Miss Clementi left Kuala Lumpur for Cameron Highlands on Tuesday. Mr. T. Naraindas J.P.. of Messrs. Wassiamull Assomull and Co. is due here
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    COLLECTING WILD ANIMALS
    771 10 A ROTARY ADDRESS Mr. Frank Buck Relates Thrilling Experiences Members of the Rotary Club of Singapore who met at their usual weekly luncheon gathering at the Adelphi Hotel yesterday, heard an interesting address by Mr. Frank Buck on some of his experiences during the many years that
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    MALACCA ASSIZES
    116 10 21 Months m Seditious Literature Case [From Our Own Correspondent t Malacca, Aug. 5. Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell presided at Uw third Assize session to-dry. Tlie DPP. Mr. McEhvaine. prosecuted. A returned banishee from Johore «tl Kn< tenced to three years. A Chinese found v.uiUy of i>cssessicii of
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    165 10 It is rumoured m Muar. says the Malay Mail. that Dato Abdullah bin Jaffar. the former Prime Minister of Johore. now resident of Singapore, may be called back to office as Mentn Besar. Johore. However, the current gossip lacks official confirmation. A Chinese Protectorate has been established m Muar with
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    DEVELOPMENT OF THF WEST COAST
    666 10 DEVELOPMENT OF THF WEST COAST RURAL HOARD MKkt Reduction of Str ;i > 0 SinKapor<> The draft estima>> diture of the Rural Boart ■■>. sented at a meeting Board ye terday BOfnin D. Barron presided md n r Mr w Messrs. T. G. Husb;,,; *> Engineer). Dr. F. r s
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    UNRULY EUROPEAN
    48 10 rnemploycd Ship's I im<l c. rtgan, i t-'in cer, mri^' District JttdgC M behaviour In pul a Public Servant I the Third Mice Accused pi* 1 millTrt rount at hr *M the POT! His Honour ftned I the two chan rlgurom hnprtoonmeni a letter of apolo
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      55 10 -Utlißoflltru S m m ■9 AT A LONDON NIGHT CLUB recently, a girl rode round the room on an old donkey. The usual method, of course, is to dance round with one. In either case a "G AFLAC" Accident Policy is sound advice. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD.
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    ROUND TABLE PLANS
    423 11 ROUND TABLE PLANS DIFFICULT TASK Delegate* 1 to Assemble m October RESrMED CONFERENCE L Radio Official Service? Ru*by, JKjug. 5. has a sain placed St. James's lerrtoc of the Indian Round and the Federal Structure Conference will resume Its i after September 5. which is the assembling of the .ndon.
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    WOMAN INVITED
    136 11 T'» Federal Structure Sub-Committee i list of 36 penom who '"i by th, PrteM Minister to Bub-Committee <of the Conference) due to meet mix r 5 'tative of the Statesman the Government has clearly Mi Qandbft presence the Committee. the full Conference finitely fixed, but it is nt
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    10 11 I" mpumm an <'- un. Johore> as 'Is M Kluang and
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    FORMER VICEROY'S ROMANCE
    146 11 LORD READING ENGAGED To Marry Member of Staff This Week [Renter's Service] London, Aug. 5. The engagement has been announced of Lord Reading and Miss Stella Charnaud, who was a member of the Viceregal staff m India when Lord Reading was Viceroy. The wedding takes place this
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    HANKOW FLOOD HAVOC
    173 11 Sad Plight of 50,000 Refugees [Reuter's Far Eastern Service 1 Hankow, Aug. 5. The waters flooding Hankow are not yet receding and with the return of steaming hot weather the authorities fear the outbreak of disease, caused by the stagnant water and the breakdown of the sewerage
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    AUGUST WEATHER !
    86 11 AUGUST WEATHER Thunder and Lightning m England [British Radio Official Service] Rushy. Aug. 5. Severe thunderstorms last evening were followed by exceptionally heavy rainfalls m many parts of the country and lowlying villages m Wiltshire were flooded. Floods also occurred m Oxford and motorists found many roads m the neighbourhood
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    "PEACHES" FROM CHINA !
    99 11 "PEACHES" FROM CHINA Coffee Shop Waitresses Banned [From Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 5. At this morning's meeting of the Sanitary Board it was decided not to allow the empl'ivment of females, other than relatives of th? licensee, to work m coffee shops. In the course of a most
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    £2,000 THEFT
    69 11 Jewels Missing from Watton Estate The Free Press learned last night that a theft of jewellery estimated to be worth £2,000 belonging to Mrs. Keys had occurred at •Vheatley. Watton Estate, the residence of Major Keys, the well-known local architect. An amah who left Mrs. Keys' employ yesterday
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    RELAY RACE FOR CARS
    102 11 Teams of Three Cars Cover 90 Brooklands Laps London, July 25. The Minister of Transport spent the afternoon at Brooklands watching the Relay Grand Prix, organised by the Light Car Clvb a novel race m which three -wheeled sports cars competed against four-wheeled cars for the
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    15 11 The Hon'ble Mr. P. T. Allen. Resident Councillor. Penang, visited the Malayan Exhibition on Sunday.
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    BIG SLUMP IN STERLING
    98 11 SECURITIES FALL Caused by Bank of France Action NEW YORK SURPRISED [Reuter's Service] London, Aug. 5. A sensational slump m sterling and a fall m securities bccurred this morning after the markets opened. New York exchange dropped from 4.8575 to 4.8437 and Paris exchange from 123.90
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    UNWELCOME ECONOMY
    86 11 Empire Marketing Board Championed Reuter's Service 1 Canberra. Aug. 5. Mr. Parker Moloney, Minister of Markets and Transport, has informed the House of Representatives that Government will do its utmost to prevent the abolition of the Empire Market Ing Board, which was recommended m the economy report. I
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    DOWN AGAIN
    14 11 Rubber yesterday dropped l-16d. on the i previous day's low record price.
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    MALAYA'S TRANSPORT
    259 11 What Will Commission Recommend The Road and Rail Transport Committee has. we believe, nearly completed the taking of evidence, a task which from all accounts it has done with great thoroughness, cacting its net over a wide area. The taking of evidence completed, it will settle down to
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    AFTER THE SHOW
    147 11 Effort More Than Justified The Malayan Agri-Horticultural Exhibition has come and gone, and beyond any question has confounded the pessimists, the most moderate of whom questioned the desirability of holding the show during such a slump, while the most gloomy prophesied a dire failure. In point of
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    90 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE: COPYRIGHT] London, Aug. 5. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £108% (£llOy 2 Forward fill's (£H27/ 8 The market is quiet. Messrs. Symington and* Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices as follows
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    "REVISION OF WAR DEBTS INEVITABLE"
    167 11 U.S. BANKERS MEET Germany Must Have New Long Term Loan [Reuter's Service] New York, Aug. 5. The New York Times says that at the recent meeting of New York bankers it was stated that any measure to deal with the short term credit problem of
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    MEXICAN BANKS
    200 11 Runs Follow Temporary Suspension [Reuter's Service] New York, Aug. 5. A message from Mexico City states that business at most banks there was heavy at the beginning of the week following suspension of operations by a Spanish bank with branches m several cities for a fortnight. The action
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    326 11 CRUDE RUBBER DISTILLATION To the Editor. Sir.— Replying to Mr. G. Parry Davis I have very little to add to what I have already written and certainly do not intend carrying on a controversy with him through the medium of your valuable paper. It is immaterial
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    AUSTRO-GERMAN CUSTOMS UNION
    188 11 The French Case Stated The Hague, July 23. M. Paul Boncour, the advocate of the French Government m the matter of the Austro-Ge:-man customs union, showed the Court that tha contradiction between the protocol of Vienna and the protocol of QoMfVB is particularly evident. The fact that
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      320 11 We have pleasure m announcing the arrival of stocks of confectionery made by the world famous manufacturer Victor Schmidt of Vienna "Victor Schmidt" confectionery is found m all the highest class stores m the capitals of Europe. Never before has such delightful confectionery been offered to the Singapore public. Prices
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    DIFFICULT YEAR FOR SELANGOR
    2375 12 REVENIE DECREASE Electric Supply a Bright Spot $14,548,588 TRADE DECLINE From the rt'port nl the Resident for flliail pMT, which is signed by Mr. A. Caldeeott the Acting Officer, we take the following: During the y:ar under review the State Cruncil net on five occusnrs. His
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    WHY HANKOW WAS FLOODED
    118 12 COOLIES' STRIKE Criminal Disregard of Danger Signs I Heuter s far Eastern Seivice! j Hankow, Aug. 4. A tragically inopportune strike was responsible for the flooding of the city m which 100 lives were lost and 5,000 homes destroyed. Cociies engaged m strengthening the dam with
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    MOUNT ETNA
    164 12 Another Eruption Threatened I Reuter's Service Acireaie, Sicily. Aug. ft. Following a flight earthquake last night the volcano Etna is showing alarming activity. Inhabitants of the neighbourhood are preparing to flee m the event of an eruption. I The most remarkable of the recorded eruptions of Etna are
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    NATAL TROUBLE OVER
    116 12 Wholesale Arrests End Triba Disorders [Renter's Service Maritiburg Aug. 5. The tribal fighting has ended m the arrest of the pretender and 200 of hi- followers. An curlier message dated Aug. 3* stated: Several thousands natives have betn engaged m fierce tribal fighti. g and it is
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    U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT
    59 12 Relief Schemes to Cost $450,000,000. I Reuters Service I Washington. Aug. 4. Expenditure of 5450.000.000 upon 758 construction schemes has been sanctioned by Mr. Hoover m order to relieve unemployment. Mr Hoover states that the reoiganisation of the Department of Labour's unemployment service bM resulted m the pVing
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    MR. EDISON BETTER
    50 12 "Like a Boy Let Out to Play" I Router's Servic" 1 1 West Orar.Re. Aur. .V Mr. Echson is progressing so satisfactorily It to be able to take a motor ride yesterday. The Inventor, smiling like a boy let out to play. walked unassisted to his ear.
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    INCREASED CONFERENCE MEMBERSHIP
    202 12 THE NEW DELEGATES Coming Discussions on India's Future I Reiser's Fervieel Londen, Aug. 5. Two distinguished poets. Sir Muhammad Iqbal (who is acknowledged to be the greatest Urdu and Persian poet of the present day) and Mrs. Sarojini Naidu (who is also a leading figure In the
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    MR. STIMSON FOUND
    37 12 Meeting With Premier To-day I Reuters Service London. Aug. 4. Mr Stimson has rented a house at Rogart. near Golspie. Sutherland, and Mr. MacDor.ald is visiting him an Thursday for a couple of days.
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    MR. STIMSON IN BERLIN
    292 12 "Only an Act of Courtesy" Btrlin. July H The American Secretary of State. Mr. Stimson. arrived m Berlin thll afternoon at 5 o'clock, being welcomed at the stalion by the American Ambassador. Mr. Sackett. the German Ambassador to Washington. Dr. von Prittwitz. and a number of
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    OKLAHOMA OIL
    134 12 Governor Carries Out His Treat I Reuter's Service Oklahoma City. Aug. 5. Tl) Qovermr has issued an executive order whlltttnt down 3.106 oil wells and establishing martial law for a distance of fifty feet round each well. An earlier message (dated July 28 > stated: The Governor oi
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    GALLANTRY REWARDED
    65 12 Yangtse Incident Recalled (Router's fc>?rvice| i.< n't ir. Auji. 5. The King ha- awarded the Medal of the Miiit-.M-y Divi ion of the Order of the British Empire to Lance-Sergt. T. E. Alder (2nd Green Howards* for his gallantry m going to the assistance of the steamship Kiatung,
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    MR. LLOYD GEORGE
    42 12 Liberal Leader Making Steady Progress I British Radio Official Service! Rugby. Aup. 4. A bulletin issued to-night states that Mr. Lloyd George is making steady progress. He is free from pain, sleeps well nnd h.': general condition is improving.
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    OGPU OUTRAGE IN A CHAPEL
    277 12 SEVEN PEOPLE SHOT Worshippers Suspected of B?in<r Counter-revolutionaries I Reuters Service Warsaw, Aug. 5. Gr at indignation has been roused by the report from Vilna that a detacliment of the Ogpu recently raided the Catholic chapel m a Russian village near the frontier and shot
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    U.S. NAVAL BUILDING
    201 12 Eventuality of War Not Disregarded I Renter's Service Washington. Auk. 4. The necessity Of maintaining the naval establishment m condition to permit rap:i expansion m the event cf war is emphasised m a new statement of policy published by the Navy Department. The intention of the United
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    STORM ENDS HOLIDAY
    119 12 Home Coming Londoners Drenched m Channel British Radio— Official Service] Ku^bv, \i»». 4. TN' end ol the bank holiday ireek-c id coincided with a feevero itcrni Thunder broke over London and the »outhca tern cotmtrlea last nifbl and crowd- return" Ing tets were drenched bj he:l^•.^ rain.
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    EUGENE CHEN
    277 12 Request to Japan for Anns and Ammunition Tokyo, .luly I. The military authorities air reported t h.iv received an application from Canton for Ih" Llespateh of seven officers under field rank as military advisers, tlso several skilled arsenal workers, as well as suppH I of tAttS md ammunition.
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    DR. BRUENING'S WARNING
    265 12 NO EASY TIMES K^ Tho GwcnuMni and |L Banks THE XXX IISBWK < !f;|)|| IReuter*! s. Qenerml banking b < to-morrow, so Dr. Bit to the nation to keep tt whelm the bank* Th i events of the pMI France-German n 1..t portant. and the s- be
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    BRITISH GOLD
    190 12 France's Alleged Motives for Withdrawal L.i ndi m. Juln H A .su picion that 1 striving t<> undennnir blfSUkTi BM bility is uaining ground m tin CM ct" the continuous wltbdrawal iiodits. the Daily Herald stating total ol French mi rtBM Dl amounted to lir>(i millioni fortj m
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    A FORTUNATE ESCAPE
    32 12 Dutch Air liner m Difficulties A Dunn ftil n terdam routi return to h< tten trouble when ihi Bhe insnagrri hi ■board escaped Btrl inn- (toe mnpi iw hurt
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    PALACE RAIDED BY POLICE
    66 12 Kunuar BBsi < "»in Arrrsti .1 81: ml Asa nunlst, to tnb of Kalak ink 1 bcal i>oh.. cm Xha Polici made seised osw Kunwar Broji the Raj.l 1 X': German la nnd tht Kuay charge „i harbourin Uter. ill mil- Isased on baU In the
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      THE DAVIS CUP
      946 13 Britain's Victory Over America I From Our Own Correspondent i I By Dutch Air Mail I London, July 21. After cur Wimbledon disappointments the public are more than delighted dare one whisper amaz d that the prophets have been confounded m that Great Britain have issued triumphant
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      GOLF TOUR
      81 13 Japanese Pros to Visit America Tokyo, July 17. Three celebrated Japanese golf professionals Miyamoto. Yasuda. and Asami. will be despatched to America by the Japan Golf Association to participate m first-class professional tournaments there. They will leave Japan m December and stay m America, with California as their
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      SCOTT BLAMES SHARKEY
      623 13 Unable to Recover From Hard Blows Now (By Dutch Air Mail I London, July 21. In his hairdressing establishment at Thornton Heath Phil Scott, once a London fireman, and afterwards heavyweight boxing champion of Great Britain, talked to an Evening News ctn-reipondmt to-day about the career which
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      S.C.C. BRIDGE TOURNAMENT
      189 13 Games at 6.15 Tables will be allotted THURSDAY. AUGUST 6TH R. V. Morris and H. G Barrow vs. T. M. Calhaem and H. Gibson. W. Hardy and L. G. Smith vs. C D Chivers and Jas. Kerr. E. H. R. Dowel nUUI and B. Scott vs. J.
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      AMERICAN BASEBALL
      45 13 I Reuter's Service New York. Aug. 4. Latest baseball results are as follow: NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 8: Cincinnatti 0. AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis 3: Cleveland 5. Bcston 8: New York 9. Philadelphia 3: Washington 2. Philadelphia 6: Washington 5. Detroit 7: Chicago 2.
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      S.C.C. CRICKET
      55 13 The following have been invited to play Cricket for Merchants vs. Etceteras on Friday and Saturday August 7 and 8: R. A. Ashworth. 'B. Brooke, P. H. Stewart Brown, J. G. Glasgow. R. Jasvis, C. G. Jenner, F. J. Kemlo. F. W. Peachey, E. J. Riches, A. W.
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      334 13 The rich creamy lather an easy shave ctnd does not dry on the fiice. ERASMIc" SHAVING STICK. j Helps the razor. Soothes the skin. British and Best I €RASMIC" Perf u m.r». London a PARIS. J t^^^^ ml^ mt The Blood is the Stream of Life "^^UJ^™^ TO TREAT DISEASE]
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      974 14 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. i KXPBESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON *N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. I WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Thrice Monthly Service Liverpool, Havre and Glasgow. Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Due. Sails. t ANTXNOR For Marseilles, London, R'dam, H'burg
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      562 14 EUerman Bueknail Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In «ngi*»uf) "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA POSTS AND SUEZ CANAL) OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Steamer D Bln ftp#r# s s CITY OP KHIO6 gJJ* s.s. CITY OP WORCESTER Oct n HOMEWARDS. M.s. CITY
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      499 14 P. O. British India and Apcar Linn (Incorporated In England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N m UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVFbw!. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS TOM LONDON FOR CHINA ft jap^ Tmwace. Stngapore, D* Tonnact Bln^ 1931. CHITRAL m CATHAY 15,000
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      726 15 0. S. K. Line. gjftOPft. AFRICA. NOKTH AND SOUTH AMKRK A AND INDIA. M% g| I.OS UfQUI and NKW VOKK .Express yreUjh, S,iv,cei (From Koboi Sept. 13 i.ondon. 1: tterdttn ll— ihiyg, ißremnu mml Antwerp r m.i c 1. Mb Auk 16 18 M\IM l>l MAN, P. BUaabrtb, Cape Town,
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      537 15 1>) DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES, LTD. (JM SAILING NOTICE \\m l\\ PRESIDENT LINERS. JM MM I TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON \\m ■If FROM SINGAPORE AND PENAXG via COLOMBO \1 H Mm I SIE7 < J SAID. ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES WM II Wk\ GENOA I KM MM I Arrive f.r.ivr Limm-
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      876 15 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. 3 I ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OP BATAVIA.] (Incorporated In Holland) UfUKH CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN OOVERNIOUfT. l>i«-pnone No 5451, with sub-connections to.— Passage PrfighU i Transhipment. Marine Departments and Managers desk. Representatives m tnf straits Settlements (Singapore and Pen»n«. of the TKA\tLL£KS
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    CLIPPER DAYS
    907 16 Survivals of Figure-Heads and Flags Flags and figureheads how beloved they were of the old-time sailors. Many of the gorgeous effigies that ploughed the seven seas bore some relation to the name of the vessels to which they belonged. Thus the Sir Lancelot had a magnificent carving of
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      545 16 Burns Philp line. (Incorporated m Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7.375 tons) and the S.S. MANGOLA (3,352 tons). [Cargo only.] sj. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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      492 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. w (Incorpormted m U^JL) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, N ew V Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez) MS. SILVERPALM Aug 10 Aug n t< M.S. SILVERTEAK Sept. 1 Sept M.S. SILVERSANDAL Sept. 22 Sep t 28 Far rates and particulars please apply
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      664 16 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuan tan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggl, Seremban, Kuala, Lumpur Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
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      109 16 Lossiebank, Brit. 3437. from Shanghai 5. for Penang end U. S. Ports 12. Laomedon, Brit. 4260. from New York 5. for Manila, Shanghai 6. Tinombo. Dut. 525, from Belawan Deli 5. for Belawan Deli 7. Saparoea, Dut. 4120, from Amsterdam 5. for Batavia 5. Fingal, Norw. 1244, from Kota Baroe
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      28 17 all steamer Sphinx is due here Sunday at 1 am and will same day at 3 p.m. for Saigon. angbal Kc.be and Yokohama. the B H B wharves.
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      PASSENGERS ARRIVED
      24 17 frasfl Heth. East Indies .13 Mr C, J. M. Wehry. rM: H Wieuwenhuts, Mr ki Ifr* L\ dc Laski. Mr. A Laski
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      PASSENGERS LEFT
      19 17 from Singapore to Mr r Warren Royoe, M: R N Walling, Mr H. M. ..uiv Dr. Groeneveli
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      A CONTRAST
      213 17 Ships Now And Old rest was evoked during] recent Cnu- and Empire srranged lor by David Ltd the modern titiu of the nowned Macßrayne's" Highland passenger fleet. At IBroomielaw, and moorUtty <>f external and two wsst-Ls of cht Its own way of arrest* On" wai the new i
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      HARLAND AND WOLFF
      130 17 \P. E. Rebbeck on Position ting of Harland! Rebbeck, j.p Director) said- a* report the year's profli of 1105.745, C2SO MM Cor depre- you and the outcome of a undertaking, but n In the id as alto--•.-uiv off r must r Wll The H tW season work
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      MESSANGERIES MARITIMES
      1818 17 The Story of Its Operations The Messageries Maritimes. which is one of most important companies under the French flag, really started operations as a concern for carrying mails along the roads of France and was known as the Messageries Nationales. (it is stated m the Nautical Magazine Story
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      A LONG JOURNEY
      309 17 Dock to be Towed to New Zealand Port London. Two leading firms of brokers are placing on the London market insurance to cover the floating dock, of 17.000 tons, which has been built by Swan. Hunter and Wigham Richardson. Limited. Wall?ond-on-Tyne. for the Wellington Harbour Board, during
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      517 17 Tho Hew XN I AMERICAN SCENIC ROUTE N .^-SJS^, i J A \L International r* BANKING and TRAVEL SERVICEB. > '"I Ti HEE^L~~^ ~ZT^^ 4E JH^ Travellers Cheques. Letters of Credit. Mmmt Order,. DrafU. Tranter. oC Kuod. b 7 M.O s> «nd Cable. Xlwough Nature's WonderlandThe fan<,^ an Rockies To
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    GOSSIP OF THE DAY
    1016 18 London's Latest Topics I From Our Own Correspondent i London. July 9. Mr. Sclly Joels thirty-rive racehorses ai\ being sold next week at Newmarket. Amcnu them are Fleeting Memory which won the Stewards" Cup m 1929 and the Victoria Cup at Hurst Park last May— Mellin.
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    PROTEST AT AN INQUEST
    157 18 A Jur> Ordcrtd to Retire After b< bad bi i .ti.d the m licit !>-yc:u-i Id I* a vho W 111 Fa* t ii m C row Di .t.iry t n In WMI mpanf I another lury The di .(i bo) ra Barkini -n to I<:
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    "MUSIC" 1931
    21 18 keepln thai bi ;i weapon for wui d ICr H R Malacca Ouardten Hewapaper interpri owm the China m
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      157 18 1 Delicious! These famous, Oven-Baked Beans, prepared by Heinz combine appetizing flavour and hiirh food value at moderate cost. Beans, baked m dry ovens until the water is dried out, leaving them mealy, tender and brown. Tomato Sauce made from ripe garden tomatoes and seasoned with delicate spices. Cooked ready
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      396 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) I Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: A lor Star Hong Kong Saigon Amritsar
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      333 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. < Incorporated In England) 'apital £3,000,000 lubscribed 1,800,000 »aid-up 1.050,000 1 teserve Fund and Rest 1.666.845 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrie, Esq. Chairman R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambn;. Esq J O Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelford E^-q Sir Thomas Catto. Bart S
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      150 18 INSURANT THE /ffjf\ SOUTH i'R''^ WRIT'S SRITISH V ijjM INSIKXM I COMrAKI M h FIRE. MA RINK TRan^ MOTOR am INSURANCE I U'tki, v LOWBST CURRENT KATE* l C MAROOI on,,* 1.1 IKI EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPOMHOX L ft fPIRE, MARINE MOTOR CAR AND PERSONAL ICCIDENI INSURANCE. L ti MMINSON
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      421 18 ROUND YOUR DIAL Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following is a list of stations which can be received m Singapore daily: Java Stations: Bandoeng PLM 24.46 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 Priok,
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    THE DUTCH AND RESTRICTION
    464 19 THE DUTCH AND RESTRICTION :s SPEECH (rovernmcMi kl )u!( ii Got i i nmcnt li doing something i sayi home tor resO \i"n Tin Inter- i latton oi the .i l -organisation, to ih<. Plnan- unite, ii possible, tot rubber, coffe< id tlii Netherlands i iii- c operation w ii
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    FUSING REPORT
    38 19 frofit of ***** Last Year I FREE PRfcSS SERVICE- COPYRIGHTS London, Aug. 5. Pustag Rubber and Tin report shows a proht Of £1.143 and carry forward of £972. The profit trom th: brflmttag operations is £1.311.
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    FRASER'S REPORT
    507 19 Holidays Interrupt Business Sir.«aport». Aug. 4. during rhc wjeek has bsen Interlupted by the holiday.s. and only a few bargains ha¥e U n pm through since our last report. Rubber establfrhad further low-price record decttning al one period to 2 11 I6d. per lb In London, ;;.id iharej
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    LYALL & EVATTS DAILY REPORT
    169 19 LYALL EVATTS DAILY REPORT BtagafMNre, Au«. 5. We repari a Qrnaer market m tin shares tods b very little expansion to brninriss Tne nd July tin Sgures were more satisfactory and •r lh accepted i:^ bullish, so it ii possible that the metal price may show an Improving tendency during
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    85 19 I British Radio Official ServictM Rug:by. \us- 4. Foreign fw^fftf" are: Amsterdam. 12.04 >-. Athem 375. Bomb.iy is. ."> s d.. Berlin 20 1 Bnibsils 34.84. Buchairst 817. Rio 3 5-lfi. Buenot Aii;s 31, OopenhafCll 18.16 i,. Geneva 24.91. [Helslngfors n3',. Hong Kon» ll s d. Lisbon 1 110.
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    26 19 St. Bartholomew's Hospital i:s asking the City Corporation to consider the possibility of laying rubber paving m a portion of King I Eduard-street and Little Britain.
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    To-Day's Price Changes
    367 19 To- Day's Price Changes EXCHANGE RATES August 5. SELLING London. 4 months' sight 3 29 32 London. 3 months' sight 2 3 7 London. 60 days' sight 2 3 27 32 London. 30 days' sight 2 3 13 16 London, demand 2 3 23 32 London. T. T. 2 3
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    56 19 August :>th., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot 8., 8K Standard R.S.S. on Tender Aim. 81.. 8'; Sept. 81, 9 Oct-Dec. BT.8T. 9U Jan-Mar. 91, 91.. Tone of Maiket:—Steady Quiet. Latest Cabl»- :—London Spot sheet 2\d. per lb New Ycrk
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST
    943 19 WKDNESDAY. \VG. STH CLOSING QUOTATION* Buyers Sellers. AttUn Kumbang (£> 18s 6d 21s 6d AiLstra' Malay 19s 21s Aver Hitani (ss 11s 9d 12s 9d Bangrin Tin <£> 9s 10s B-iUng Padang (sl* 10 II Batu CSVM i Sl' '29 32 Bukit Arang (SI > 30 40
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    MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS
    223 19 I Ocean shipment ol rubber including concentrated latex, latex and leerUx bei. v ti- it impHlllll on occan-stoameri at all Malayan ports, dining th-> month of July. 1931 This return represent. ocean^hipm,n'.s of rubber ftntaf the calendar n,«;nth. U,,^,,,||, ol date of receipt of shipping documents. The
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    MALAYA TIN STATISTICS
    96 19 Foreign exports pf Tin. being final shipments on ocean-steamers at all Malayan Ports duriu." the month of July. 1931 Destination Tons United Kingdom 520 United States of America 5.461 Continent of Europe 1.372 British Possessions I^o Japan 97 Oth; r Foreiun Countries 37 Total 7.647 This return
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    UNITED STATES TRADE WITH MIDDLE ASIA
    230 19 The June Figures Itr. Dun C. Bliss, American Trade Commissioner. 7A. Ocean Building. Singapjre. Imm just it reived by coble the following statistics relating to tiie foreign trade of th<- United States with Middle A^ia f^r the month of June 1931: Total Exports from
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    TYRES TO BE DEARER
    77 19 Increases of Between 3 and 20 per cent i m Informed (writes tiu> Motoring C3rrespondent of tlv- Morning Post* that the prir < of tyres will hv tpcreossd In the near future. Thr advance will ranee between 3 per d nt a.:id 20 per cent., according
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    NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
    133 19 Changes m Representative Prices [United Press Association i New York, \ug. 4 5 American Can Common 91 91 Cities Service »Com». io m Colombia Gis -,>nct Bectric 30'k 29", Curtis Wriuht 3 3 Electric Bend and than Corp 37-, 37', General Bsctrlc C>. 40 S 40.
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    SIAM AND T.P.A.
    187 19 Closer Liaison Welcomed At a inciting ot the BaUBSM Chuinbcr si Minos recently Mr. T. R. Weir opened i discussion on the question of closer liaison Mb) thi T.P.A. and after lengthly drbatc. m which all points were covert?d. Mr. Byrn<*s proposed the (bUowtog resolution (seconded by
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    FRENCH TRADE
    119 19 A Big: Deficit I'm*. July A record «.i. v IftjOOQ million Pranei m the Fiiptii trade Nihinrf at the etoaa oi th:> pri'cnt year is foreseen by tin- Ministci ot Commerce If. RoUin, m an intcmcu. publish c. b} the M:Min. The Minister staf< <i that the f
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    MALAYAN AND GENERAL TRUST
    123 19 The Malayan ami OcncnU Tm i raporti a loss of £9 382 for l'J.'Kt (against a loss of £4 811 lor 1929 i. to which an- idM tIM IOH on t ii/ati(iii ol Investments, amounting to £9 1 1». and the debit balance ol £.~>.424 brou^Jit
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    63 19 I Kr;iin:t PutaU: IttM 195 pikuls; Tributm--51; Total 24t* llrnggHrr and Martin. Kuala Lumpur. Aiccufs. Satupulo No-I. lability Ore 4&8 pikul.. fflW 503; Yardw 88,000 Chan Szr Onn and Srcrrlaries: I Kuchai Ti!? Runuina Time G47 hours I<» mins.; Time lost 9<» hours .SO miius \vi-r:tK.
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    HOLMES-SUTCLIFFE COMBINE AGAIN
    262 20 HOLMES-SUTCLIFFE COMBINE AGAIN CHAMPIONS FOLLOW ON Yorkshire on Top But Fail to Win As m the fixture at Manchester m May Yorkshire gained first innings points against the Champions m the match r.t Sheffield on Tuesday, this and the game between Northants and Leicestershire at Leicester being Ihe only games
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    PAYNTER SAVES LANCASHIRE
    488 20 [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHTI London. Aug. 5. Paynter saved Lancashire from defeat m their match against Yorkshire. In the first innings he batted fcr 2 1 hours and was 45 not out when the innings was ended. In ihe second innings he went m first wicket dowr
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    TOURISTS WIN
    64 20 Glamorgan Lose by Nine Wickets IReuter's Service] Lcndon. Aug. 4. The New Zealanders" match against Glamorgan at Swansea re ulted m a win for the tourists by nine wickets. Glamorgan 136 and 259 New Zealanders 363 and 36 for 1. In the county's first innings Vivian took six
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    28 20 A new building for an Infant Welfare Centre has been erected m Muar and Dr. (Mrs.) A B. C. Doray will be the Lady Medical Officer to charge.
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    FIRST ROUND OF THE S.A.F.A. CUP
    550 20 R.A. BEAT I.C.F.A. Two Missed Penalty Kicks R.A 4: LC.F.A 1. In the first round of the S.A.F.A. Cu-p competition at Anson Read Stadium yesterday evening the R.A. defeated the I.C.F.A. by 4 goals to 1. The R.A. had the better team all round,
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    MALAYA CUP
    89 20 Sixteen Singapore Players to Travel The following 16 players have been invited to travel to Kuala Lumpur to meet Selangor m the Malaya Cup final on August 8. and the team will be chosen from them: W. G. Urquhart. F. M. Adam. J. G. Glasgow. Gek Soo. Boon
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    MALAYAN A.A.A. MEETING
    163 20 The annual championships me?ting of the Amateur Athletic Association of British Malaya is to be held at Kuala Lumpur on Friday and Saturday. Aug. 21 and 22. when the following Championship event? will be competed for: 100 yards flat race. 220 yards flat race. Quarter Mile flat
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    TEN SHOTS—TEN MISSES
    100 20 TEN SHOTS TEN MISSES Competitor's Record at Bisley A competitor m the Queen Mary's competition at Bisley missed the target with all his ten shots. Another missed nine times. This was due to the weather conditions. The heavy rain had an adverse effect on the scoring throughout the day. Several
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    OVERWORKED COUNTY CRICKETERS
    383 20 HOBBS' REMEDY Two One Innings Matches a Week [Prom Our Own Correspondent] [By Dutch Air Mail] London, July 21. Jack Hobbs gave some interesting views on how to amend County Cricket so that the players should not be overworked this week m one of the papers. "One
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    THE WIGHTMAN CUP
    35 20 Withdrawal From U.S. Team i Reuter's Service] New York. Aug. 4. Miss Marion Jessup has withdrawn from the Wightman Cup team on the ground of indisposition. Her successor is not yet announced.
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    A NEW TENNIS BALL
    312 20 New Principle Applied for Tropical Climate The manufacture of a tennis ball to conform to L.T.A.. and the International Federation regulations, and at the same time capable of counteracting the disadvantages of a tropical climate, has received the serious consideration of tennis ball manufacturers for several
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    BOY KILLED AT CRICKET
    110 20 Brighton College Playing Field Tragedy Brighton. While practising at the nets on Brighton College playing field. John Armstrong, aged 16. a pupil at the College, was struck on the head by a cricket ball which had been hit by a batsman. He collapsed and was taken
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    AMERICAN BASEBALL
    54 20 LReuter's Service 1 New York, Aug. 5. Latest baseball results are as follow: NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 6: Brooklyn 3. New York 3: Brooklyn 2. Philadelphia 3: Boston 2. Philadelphia 2: Boston 4. Chicago 4: Cincinnati 2. Chicago 7: Cincinnatti 3. Pittsburgh 1: st. Louis 7. AMERICAN LEAGUE
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    AMY CHANGES HER PLANS
    375 20 HOP TO SEOUL Japan Prepares Tremendous Welcome Reuter's Far Eastern Service] Harbin, Aug. 5. Miss Amy Johnson landed at Tsitsihar at eight o'clock this morning and is refuelling. Harbin, Later. Miss Johnson arrived at Harbin at 9.18 this morning. Mukden, Later. Miss Amy Johnson arrived here
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    A STRANGE STYMIE
    373 20 Puzzle Worthy of a Solomon Here is an interesting and rather amusing story of a stymie. It is supplied first-hand by one of the players concerned m the incident. We will call the protagonists by the customary terms of A and B. A putted, and laid his
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    S.C.R.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    111 20 Owing to the court* being unplayable yesterday ties m the S.C.R.C. tennis tournament have been re-arranged as follows: THURSDAY'S TIES "A" Singles Handicap C. K. Pang vs. Woon Chow Tat. "B" Singles Handicap Poh Chee Juay vs. We? Keng Cheng, Foo Pow Ting vs. Chua B(K>n
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    70 20 Heavy rain accounted for the poor attendance at the last day of the Malayan Exhibition. The figures for the day amounted to only 3.188, as compared with 8,442 for the last day of the exhibition last year. The total of the attendance for the three days amounts to 24,000. as
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