The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 August 1931

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,422. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S, MONDAY. AUGUST 24, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS
    440 1 Following their failure to reach a satisfactory solution of the financial situation the resignation of Government was considered to be imminent when the King returned to London yesterday, and summoned the Opposition leaders to the Palace, although H is stated that in doing this he is endeavouring
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    THE HOME OF ART IN JAPAN
    747 1 The Temple as the home of art In Japan has inspired a writer in Dai Nippon to record the phases of artistic development, and in the course of an interesting article be says that it may sound strange if we say that the tea
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      137 1 BRITISH CEMENT IS SPECIFIED USE EMERALD BRAND GREEN ISLAND CEMENT On Government List of Approved Cements McALISTER Co., Ltd CEMENT DEPT. Phone 5171. Phone 5171. EUROPE fHHOTEL "Renowned by Recommendation" Finest Cuisine. BEST WINES AND SPIRITS, ETC. AT THE LOWEST HOTEL PRICES. TO-NTGBt* MUSIC ON THE VERANDAH from 7.45 p.m.
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      168 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Whiteaway Bargain sale Page 6. Littles finest ground coffee Page 19. Nine out of ten film stars use Lux soap Page 8. Quick Meal Oil Stoves from Robinsons Page 11. The straightest line to economy in the home is Gas Page 20. Books for business men from Kelly
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      19 1 KELVINATOR THE FINEST ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR EVER BUILT A. CLOUET CO., LTD. f j SINGAPORE. Sales- Service 2-1 Raffles Quay
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      356 2 SINGAPORE FOOT. TWO NEW REMEDIES An tinea. 1.25 per bottle Absorhine Jr., 1.25 per bottle Stocks held by MEDICAL HALL LTD. Opp. General Post Office Outstat'on orders dspatched promptly The Art of dainty service makes The CAPITOL Restaurant the outstanding rendezvous in Town. FOR TABLE RESERVATION RING 4906 BUSINESS CARDS.
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      678 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or sei vices, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained in the Tender Room. Municipal Offices: Supply and delivery of two 20 kVA Outdoor Transformers. Date of Closing J p.m.
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      564 2 NOTICES. SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. Addition No. 13 of 1931 to the General Improvement Plan under Section 49 of the Singapore Improvement Ordinance. Plan of proposed Layout for' Bedoh Village. Xt-tice to owners rr reputed owners of property affected by Ihe plan. Whereas the Singapore Improvement Trust has considered it necessary
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      417 2 PASIR PANJANG RUBBER TREATING COMPANY, LTD. (In voluntary liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to Section 223 of Ordinance No. 155 (Companies), that n General Meeting of the above-named Company will be h?ld at B-4 and 5. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Singapore, on Tuesiay. the 22nd day of September. 1931. at
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      192 2 SINGAPORE SHIPUIANbj^ COMPANY SHIPCHANI)u :us SHfPBROKgRs, COMMISSION u; /vrs Offices :-MAYXAKh-s BtlUftq, 11, Battery K oad Telephone r,;^ W>R SAIjT BOOKS Oh UPIItEM i books of reta«H* m i t 0 0^ volume, appucmtton to i Press Office. 138 Robin 1926; Fore:,n OP:,- and BCnltfl Dm '»Por» 1902 Delivery ■h
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      809 2 THE WEEK Monday. Ith. fflgb WattV 08 4i». 7(i It 19 10. 8.3 ft Football: SARA. Cup: BCC. vs. lt..\. A.»: >n Road. TurMlav. !i>th. Hmh Water, OMB, ».i u 20.25. 8.6 It Siiuriporc Psyc holouira! Society. Adelphi. ft.lS pm PBOttell: R<^- Divri Ifalayi vs RAF. at Jalan mtmr. UodnfNday.
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  • THE MALAYAN TURF
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      SINGAPORE RACES
      418 3 Handicaps for First Day The following are the weights for the first day's racing on Saturday Aug. 29th. Race 1. Horses Class 2 l>iv. 2 (5 1 furs). Merry Monarch 9.0. Tunisian 8.10. Bobtail 8.8. Corais 88. Starbeck 84. Sellam 8.2. Euphony 8 2. Hopaway 7.13. Boy Charlton
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      SATURDAY'S TRAINING
      519 3 "I hire irai quite a Isjrge t,aihfiirg at ihi Racecourse un s.iturday muni.ng to watch the ualkps and some very interesting \\t)rk was een. The niorninc was fine and the COWSfI very good going the rain having just takep the hardness out of the ground. The track proper
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      THE KOREAN AFFAIR
      60 3 Nanking Claims $15,000 for Each Victim Narking, Auk. 12. The Foreign Ministry has decided to base its claim for compensation at the rate of $15,000 for each Chinese resident killed in th? recent Korean riots. This is based on the rate of compensation made by the Government
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  • THE POLICY OF VIOLENCE IN INDIA
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      GANDHI'S ADVICE
      171 3 Karachi Congress .Mistake Bombay, Aug. 6. After a prolonged debate lasting five hours, the All-India Congress Committee which began sittings at three this afternoon adopted by an overwhelming majority the following resolution moved by Mr. Gandhi. •"The All-Ind:a Congress Committee deplores the attempted assassination of Sir Ernest Hotson.
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      MR. GANDHI'S SPEECH
      1268 3 The Non-Violence Creed Mr. Gandhi, moving the resolution, made his longest speech in recent years. Hs said. "I hope you all have understood the meanin? of the resolution and therefore it is unnecessary for me to burden you with a Hindustani translation I want to tell you
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      LEATHER FROM WOOL
      261 3 Scientific Help to Industry Ificial ather from wool, flannel thai \nDomea whiter wttli washing, tm Ohm that will bum below watei were some <t the (Ilscovciks ol Brttitli Industry, shown for th< first time in tin exhibition organised by the British Chemical Plant Manufacturers' Association in connection
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      92 3 ANOTHER "r| "CRUSH" I 1 1; I manufactured from l\ V vL. various fresh fruits 4 with a basis of specially m y%, imported frozen ||j RASPBERRIES iJiiJ and A&x STRAWBERRIES \HH I Oil IT! I FRASERgNEAVE l^j LIMITED, Aerated Water Specialists ROVDII J^PM creases vitality and builds V -^^'Slt^L
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      308 3 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited. BRANCHES: 21, first Cro SS street MALACCA. il f b'i g S is Cet PENANG. 14, Kivne 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
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    CHAPTER XVII
    2529 4 Mrs. Hamble Finds Mystery SUPERINTENDENT Watson turned irritably, to his companion. "It was quite understood that he should come back here this afternoon he asked. "Yes. I said you'd be back at four o'clock, and would be pleased to see him. He knew that this information would be
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    CHAPTER XVIII
    1510 4 Abe Goldschmidt At Home OERHAPS the most curious of all the curious things appertaining to Abe Goldschmidl was the fact that scarcely anyone in London knew of his existence; no-one, that is, moving about the leisured and supposedly cultured classes. As regards the Underworld, that was an entirely
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    SHOTS AT BISHOP
    57 4 Attack During Church Sendee Paris, Aug. 9. The Bishcip of Armenia narrowly escaped death while officiating at a Service at the Armenian Church here. A member of the congregation jumped up and fired several shots from a revolver. The Bishop was unhurt, but another priest was wounded.
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    WHAT MAKES A VILLAGE?
    674 4 THE BINDING |.i\ K Secret of its7^uh r(harm^ ROGER CARNFOfri) The beauty and have long been prats, Whal these charms? in this i(le M* Carnforth gives his rfcwa, It is natural to all have for everything that e **H scarcely such thing M vUJ aurally look
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    DRIVING ON "ROOF OF EUROPE"
    80 4 British Car's Saef* Aipinr Trial „,nd,n British cars earn Six Days" Alpin. to-day, witli Jototf "i cars in rac-h tb the third dass thr places and in the ed second The BrttWl driving an Invi.t Clement Tftlbol Lord De Cl the smalU'st car I and
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB
    2222 5 PAST YEAR'S ACTIVITIES Deficit on the Working Account The report cf the Committee of the Singa- pore Cricket Club for the year ended June 30th, 1931, to be presented at the annual meeting of members to be held on Friday, Aug. 28, at 5.15 p.m. states, inter
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      478 5 THE Singapore Free Press Daily and Weekly Editions Hea d office: 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. ■jeleph'" 056 Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. tA Tht premier morning daily in Malaya. Delivered inth the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest news, latest telegrams and latest announcements. London ru bf 1( r and tin cables
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      917 5 ft\f \Pf Nights of maddening sleeplessness! Your I II )h AH nerVes are aU on The i™"* Pa« KjLJ I \KA L \mJ \X*CJ±J with leaden feet and. when morning comes. m> p y°u more tired than when you went wittnot To ensure sound, natural sleep you must /3^VfYl O
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    DANCING FOR TWENTY SIX DAYS
    874 6 PITILESS MUSIC Paris "Marathon" Of Seven Men And Women Paris. July 16. 'They have been c.ancing twenty-six days and twenty-seven nights. It is 6 a.m. outside the Cirque Medrano. I where the grim struggle is still going on to beat the dance endurance record of
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    A "LAST KICK" DRINK
    120 6 "Tear Gas" to Stop Nips from Radiators in U.S. London, July 14. '•Tear gas" is henceforth to be mixed with mcthanol radiator anti-freeze solutions, and the liquid is to be coloured a vivid violet to safeguard thirsty Americans against drinking the deadly poison which it contains!
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    ARMED ROBBERY
    167 6 Gangsters Fire at Pursuer An armed robbery and attempted murder I occurred at house in Lorqng 33 Qeyteng .it about 8 p.m. on Thursday night. It appears that a married Strait.s-bcm Chinese and his fpmily were suddenly fUrnrleed by the entry of five armed Chinese win- held the
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    ROBBERY AND MISCHIEF
    94 6 i», iiiiii sSI Chmrffc wi Destroy* 11 Notr W er. niv ared b oond Police M lan vc: to In ,)i etor B i t;..,i In i luii The complainant N Bd by Mr K M I Went LO Gam 1! h a debt owini debt belnt
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      339 6 WHITEAWAYS BAK6AIN SALE WK»* ATHIKTH VKSTS SELF COLOI R TIES Bttox eotton „uz CII A 117 ItT D A pur f sllk f fu lcn f h rt«ta V U II I*/ I Wf smart shades of grey. tan. Cents Each. tl 50 Each Z9 UKI H E R K
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      327 6 A High i la<«( Oiiurinteo.l r m LEVER WATCH FREE.^ agonising p, u 7* On- four lineK of letters in I If 1 I Tliere i<« nr\ I tbiH «,uar« .tend fortw,, I \J /jmi&HM^ b "> h mdlwogirlinam.l, ET R B adiiction. 01-.V tub** .1 I mm* I gJK.
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  • A GRIM ANNIVERSARY OF DISEASE
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      THE COMING OF CHOLERA
      1100 7 How it Spread from the East to Europe In the early summer of 1831 there began to appear in The Times messages and articles which introduced a new heading in The Times Index one which was to have an increasingly grim significance for many months. In
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  • BIRTH CONTROL AND NATIONAL HEALTH
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      KEEPING UP THE QUALITY
      1437 7 B.M.A. President's Warning Eastbourne. July 21. The annual representative meeting of the British Medical Association concluded its sittings here, under the chairmanship of Dr. C. O. Hawthorne, to-day, and other members of the profession have now assembled to take part in the gentval and sectional meetings,
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    BRITISH SCHOOLS
    216 7 American Schoolboys' View I From Our Own Correspondent I London, Aug. 4. A group of 24 members, all aged about 16, of the Glee Club of the Riverdale Country School, New York, reached London this week after a 1.100 miles cycle tour of Great Britain. Their route ext-nded
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      242 7 CILL ©^ER THE STRAITS YOU WILL FIND L«* *f E i^ OLD SCOTCH Immediate Relief in DENGUE (Break^Bone Fever) A distinguished British physician recommends that to relieve the severe pain of Dengue in adults, three Genasprin tablets should be taken at the onset followed by one tablet every hour until
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      110 7 The Remedy J I That Gets to the Root of the Complaint In all diseases arising from impurities in the blood it is necessary in the first place to remove the poison from the blood; local treatment cannot give permanent relief. CLARKE'S BLOOD MIXTURE gets to the root of the
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    MARCH TO INEVITABLE EXTINCTION
    1675 8 THE RHINOCEROS The Effect of a Chinese Superstition It is a melancholy fact that the most remarkable forms of animal life are disappearing from the earth with alarming rapidity, states Major R. W. O. Hingston. Several have already gone; they have vanished within human memory. There
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    "DOWN IN ALABAMA"
    308 8 Negroes Clash With Police New York, July 18. A negro, named Ralph Gray, was killed and five other negroes and two white men a sheriff and one of his deputies were wounded in encounters betwen a sheriff's posse and some negroes at Camp Hill. Alabama, yesterday. On
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    THE NEW BOWLER
    145 8 Women Too Scared to Wear it [From Our Own Correspondent] London, Aug. 4. Half a million of the new bowler, tricorn and Robin Hood hats have been sold in London, therefore, one In four women should be wearing them, and we are asking where are they? The
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    FAUNA OF THE EMPIRE
    288 8 Need of Preservation Emphasised A general meeting of the BoeMf r: Preservation of the Fauna of UN Em held at the offices of tin- Zoological I of London. (Mr. Speden Lewis pMM mail week. The report of the executive r<»mm«tt« that since the last |MMnl nu-etmu
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY. AUGUST 24. 1931. WEEK-END COMMENT
    1263 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY. AUGUST 24. 1931. WEEK-END COMMENT The political situation at Home has been rapidly shaping towards a change of Government. The Trade Union Congress apparently refused to believe that an economic policy must be intimately associated with wages and social relief, and whilst the Government was prepared
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    COLONY AND CUSTOMS UNION
    351 10 COMMITTEE ENQUIRING Long Investigation Ahead The Free Press understands that H. E. the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi) has already appointed a committee in Singapore to investigate the subject of a Customs Union for Malaya from the Colony's point of view. The subject was referred to by
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    POSEIDON HEROES
    97 10 Admiral Sir A. Waistell's Congratulations [Reuter's Service] London, \u- 22. The gallantry of Able-Seamen Vincent Nugle and Edmond Holt of the Poseidon was commended by Admiral Sir Arthur Waistell. Com-mander-in-Chief. Portsmouth, when he presented them with the Military Medals of the British Empire Order at Gosport. Both have
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    THE SCHNEIDER CUP
    89 10 Fine Practice Flight by British Flyer [British Radio Official Servicel Rushy Aug. 22. Following a long spell of inactivity owing to bad weather the British Schneider Trophy team resumed practice at Calshot to-day in conditions suitable for high speed flying. A very fine performance was put up
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    BRITISH EXHIBITOR
    68 10 Trade Ship Prepares For South America [British Radio Official &mnc\ Ku«h\ Aur. 22. A ship called the British Exhibitor, which Lord Auckland is fitting out as an exhibit ior. ship to take a cargo of British goods for display in South America in the autumn, is leaving Liverpool
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    PALESTINE TROUBLES
    39 10 h Serious Arab Riots TReuter's Servieel Jerusalem, \\xg. 22. Rioting is re/ported at Nablus following the arrest of Arab leaders. The affair is officially minimised but Arab newspapers say many were injured among the police and people.
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    FROM SOUP PLATE TO PIE DISH
    148 10 A change has come over the head gear used by the peons of the District and Police Courts Penang, says the Straits Echo. Hitherto they were wearing the broad-brimm-trd red hat usually worn by all peons in Government offices in Penang. The First Police
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    THE INCREASED TIN CUT
    423 10 THE INCREASED TIN CUT ■MCI ON u,^ Provision Bern* Mad Repatriation iFromo,r^rr~: Kuala Lumpur. \u K ••> b The Acting S.nu.r w, issued the following nut;., to the 1 It at present Ippnj period Sept. Ist to Not 60 per cent. This means thai vour the period is likely to
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    INSPECTOR INJURED
    115 10 Early Morning Car Sma*li in Beach Road While driving? norm- llon| B. ;u h Austin 7 at about 340 I m om Siturdii going his round.v Li. i;ims Rochore Police DtrUkOO, CoOfcfcd bus standard. Be was throvn MH i and fell heavily on to Ok severe injuries to
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    25 10 SATURDAY'S lUBIUK PKlfl !FREE PRESS BBIVICI OOPI London. IH Messrs. Synr notify to-day's rubber pn follows Spot 2 5 Kid (l^d) The market
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    LINDBERGHS' PROGRESS
    36 10 Landing in Swamp i IKrutn IPa I (ikv(i Having repaired hopp.'d oil M Nemuro but WP i Iturup Inland OVlng jkK Mr. and IA Shana at IJB t: swamp an K* Nemuro. at 535
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    TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT
    18 10 German Aviato* Attetni Two jroum i hannsm. ■ccompa Lisbon. •!«>« Atlantic BUM I N 300 hp Junto
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    GOVERNMENTS RESIGNATION IMMINENT
    1224 11 GOVERNMENTS RESIGNATION IMMINENT MOMENTOUS LONDON DISCUSSIONS THE KING SUMMONS OPPOSITION LEADERS BINT < oNSKKYATIVE-LIBERAL ADMINISTRATION RUMOUR Uom.ntous discussions were in progress in London on Saturd.v ind throughout yesterday and it was expected that (.nurnm nt would announce yesterday whether it would proceed with its task of balancing the Budget or
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    WORLD DISARMAMENT POLICY
    382 11 BRITAIN'S EXAMPLE Plain Exposure of AH Resources FBritlsn Radio Official Service I Rugby Aug. 22. Returns of Great Britain's existing armaments and expenditure on armaments have been forwarded to Geneva in accordance with League Council requirements of the Governments who are to participate in the Disarmament Conference
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    "PIRATES ABOARD"
    253 11 Warship's Rush to Aid Steamer (FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIOHT] Hong- Kong. Aug. 22. H.M.S. Stoi-mcloud was ordered to hurry from Hong Kong to the assistance of the Norwegian steamer Helikon. which was on her way from Hong Kong to Saigon, a radio message having been received from the
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    DUKE OF GLOUCESTER
    187 11 Successful Appendix Operation [British Radio Official Service I Rugby, Aug. 21. The Duke of Gloucester, who entered a London nursing home yesterday, is suffering from a slight attack of appendicitis. The doctors, however, have decided that an operation is advisable, and it will take place tomorrow morning.
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    THE DO-X IN FLORIDA
    19 11 IReuter'y Service] Miami, Aug. 22. The Do.-X. has arrived here from the Antilles and Cuba.
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    NATURE'S HAVOC IN CHINA
    490 11 MILLIONS OF VICTIMS Thousands Dying Daily STARVATION AND DISEASE I [Reuter's Par Eastern Service] Hankow, Aug. 22. Reuter's special correspondent yesterday toured the native city here and found the waters ten, twelve and fifteen feet deep in different parts. The watermark at the Customs House shows
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    WORLDWIDE HELP FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
    165 11 (Reuter's Service] San Francisco, Aug. 22. An appeal to all Chinese in America to raise funds to relieve the Yangtse flood victims wa~> made at a meeting of Chinese in Chinatown here. Washington. .Aug. 21. The Red Cross in China has sent an SO S
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    BROADWAY BATTLE
    139 11 Police and Gunmen Killed in New York [Reuter's Service] New Ytik, Aug. 22. Broadway whs a most amazing battleground late this afternoon when more than a hundred police chased gunmen in taxicabs up town. A huge lorry was driven across the gangsters path and they were trapped. It
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    SPAIN'S CATHOLICS
    38 11 Serious Revolt Breaks Out [Reuters Service j Madrid, Aug. 22. Thirty thousand troops have been despatched to Northern Spain to cope with a threatened armed revolt of fanatic Catholics arising out of the Government's anti-clerical measures.
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    VICEROY'S INVITATION TO GANDHI
    329 12 VICEROY'S INVITATION TO GANDHI TO CLEAR UP MISUNDERSTANDINGS CONDEMNATION OF CONGRESS ACTIVITIES A CONSTANT MENACE TO PEACE An invitation to visit Simla to clear up misunderstandings has been sent to Gandhi by the Viceroy of India (Lord Willingdon), who in an earlier letter denies that Government has broken the Irwin-Gandhi
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    SUMMARY OF CORRESPONDENCE
    575 12 SU MMARY OF CORRESPONDENCE Simla. Aug. 14. The Government ol India has published the f .mespondence. which has now concluded with the Congress rtrrtajnn to boycott the London Conference. There are altogether 16 ommunit .itions. in which the Viceroy. Mr H. W. Emerson (the Home Member I Sir Malcolm Hailey.
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    "THE DOOR MUST RE-OPEN"
    828 12 Bombay. Aug. 14. What with Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru and Mr. Jayakar again assuming the role of peacemakers, to-day's stream of important visitors to Mr. Gandhi i including prominent Round Table Conference delegates*, and the Congress Working Committee's action in delegating sole authority to Mr. Vallabhai
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    DELHI PACT STILL STANDS
    77 12 Bombay, Aug. 14. The Working Committee adopted a further resolution, declaring That in view of yesterday's resolution on non-participation in the Round Table Conference, it desires to make it clear that the resolution should not be construed as ending the Delhi Settlement. It therefore advises Congress
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    "INEVITABLE DECISION" APPLAUDED
    120 12 Bombay. Aug. 14. While the English Press questions the propriety of Mr. Gandhi withdrawing from the Round Table Conference at the eleventh hour, the Nationalist Press applauds this 'inevitable decision." The Times of India describes the present situation as neither a truce, peace, nor war. It contends
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    "MR. GANDHI AND CONGRESS ARE NOT INDIA"
    399 12 Li.udt.n. Aug. 14. Although the morning papers published prominently Mr. Gandhis probable absence from the Round Table Conference, only the •NewsChronicle comments on it editorially. It is disappointed that Mr. Gandhi is not coming to London, but points out that Mr. Gandhi and
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    PEACEMAKERS CONFER WITH GANDHI
    340 12 PEACEMAKERS CONFER WITH GANDHI Bombay, Aug. 14. Long after Mr. Gandhi had turned in for the night, two prominent callers arrived at "Mani Bhavan" last night, and Mr. Gandhi, who was awakened, was informed that Sir Tvj Bahadur Sapru and Mr. Jayakar wished to see him im-' mediately. Mr. Gandhi
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    VOLUNTEER SHOOTING COMPETITION
    394 12 IROQUOIS CUP Comfortable Win for Eurasian Co. The Iroquois Cup (fired for on the same line* as the Warren Shield but confined to Volunteers) was competed for by five companies of the S.V.C., yesterday morning and was won by D (Eurasian Co.) with a fine score of
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    NEW YORK'S WORKLESS
    34 12 Special Relief Meeting of Legislature I Renter's S^rvicel New York. Aur. tl. A special session of the New York State Legislature has been summoned for Tuesday to deil with unemployment relief.
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    THE ST. CLAIR ORGAN
    232 12 With regard to the opening of the above Organ on Thursday. September 17th.. it is notified that His Excellency the Governor will arrive at the Hail, and will be received with the usual honours, at 9.15 prompt. The audience should therefore arrange to be seated net
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    LARGER VISION OBSCURED BY SMALL DETAILS
    141 12 Lcndtn, \u«. 13. I Friends of India in London are inclined to agree with Mr. Srinivasa Sastri's view (with regard to the Congress decision) that too many small details have been allowed to obscure the larger vision, and, except in quarters which from the
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    HOME LEAGUE FOOTBALL
    116 12 SCOTTISH RESULTS English Clubs' Trial (James IRejt&r's rorv'ct'l L<rd« n. .\ur. I'i. Result* in the First Division of the Scottish League to-day were as follow: Aberdeen 1. Celtic Clyde :i. Airdrie 2. Dundee United 3. Partuk Falkirk 2. Ci;\vdenbi'a' h Hamilton 6. Dundee Kilmarnock 1. Motherwell Lcith
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    ENGLISH CLUB TRIALS
    111 12 fFREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT London, Aug. ft. The English clubs had some Interesting trial games tc-day. The Arsenal had a «ate of 19.000 t< their trial match in which a new uoalke-per. Solly, shaped well, altht u^h he failed to Stop six goals. in the Spurs trial
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    FOREIGN "SWEEPS"
    43 12 America's Effort to Keep Them Out I Reuters Service] Wa*hinjrt«,n. Aag. Thve»' major news agencies In the Unit d States have decided U. assist the Government campaign against Foreign sweepstakes and they hav. undertaken not i< mention sweepStakes In their reports.
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    PRESENTATION TO NORTH INDIANS
    279 12 On August 16th. Sardar Bahadur Balwant Btegh Judge and Rai Bahadur Ifehta Pnthvi Chand wert the guosts ni honour at a inept ton held by the No.-th Indian Hindu commimity of Singapore to do honour to their two [friends, at \ery largely attended gathering when they
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    PROPOSED MUSICAL SOCIETY
    147 12 A proposal his been put into < uvular 1 ;m bfl an endeavour to retain the musical intsrest aroused by ih? Formation ol t'v.' orchestra and chorus for the opening <-i th* St. ci i;r organ next month, by forming a Musical Society In Singapore which should
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    MUNICIPAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY
    115 12 The annual report and itltamrnl <>l ■CCOUntl of the Singapore Municipal Emplovt.t Cooperative Thrift and Loan Society, to be presented vit the meeting on August 31.st at the Municipal Offices, .shews that during tli year the membership rose to 611. The fcvenfC monthly subscriptions for the year
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    ANGLO-AMERICAN FINAL
    90 12 ANGLO-AMERICAN FINAL Mr v MISS M,: B In Hi- Aim-:. N ■Ingles Rinl-fl] (Enfland) tJv holder, l Mrs. With M land, I, Bettys defi i| umbered tha, at Baling e*rU. Wh Muthall nr.st set. driving the in-t uji;|. ahoti From thi ground a thrilling come-ba powerfully and sendi handen and
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    NAME OF RAFFLES
    278 12 On Theatre and NewgpJ Placard it is unfortunaU very common nami miv.s it foi hla i ro rod K tta a bOUM bol 1 ttOl Id ;iii j writ* Pen charat J Mich ui< nui ih late I \v ii "Raflzes." I dont knoi ii im mmbrrn
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      PORT DICKSON YACHTING
      272 13 Planters Afloat Against The Rest At the conclusion of the I.S.P. conference at Port Dickson last Sunday an appropriate team race was sailed between "Planters" and "The Rest," says the Malay Mail. Each team consisted of eight boats as follows "Planters:" Nereid, Weona, Wendy. Waless, Buaya. Kittiwake,
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      R.S.Y.C. ROWING REGATTA
      139 13 The last Rowing Regatta of the year will be rowed on Saturday. August 29th. The chief event will be the Chiengmai Cup Race, this being the Club 'Fours" Championship. At present four crews are training for this race, but it is just possible that one of them
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      FOOTBALL
      70 13 The Penang Cup Competition [From Our Own Correspondent] Penang. Aug. 20. The only match in the first round of the Penang F.A. Cup competition was played this evening, between the D. A. F. C. A. and the C. R. C. B. resulted in a win for the former by
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      GOLF FINANCE
      259 13 Gate Money at St. Andrews [By Dutch Air Mail] [From Our Own Correspondent] London, Aug. 4. The Town Council of St. Andrews at a meeting held on Monday decided to make application to Parliament for a provisional order to impose charges for admission to St. Andrews golf on
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      S.C.R.C. LAWN TENNIS
      133 13 MONDAY'S TIES "A" Singles Handicap.— Semi-final Chua Choon Leong vs. Chua Choon Sim. "A" Doubles Handicap Seah Eng Kiang and Khco Kim Swee vs Teo Tian Keng and Poh Guan Chwee "B" Singles Handicap— Semi-final Tan Wan Liat vs. P. L. Loh to finish. "B" Doubles Handicap
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      SHRUBBS' RECORD BEATEN
      388 13 NurmFs Fine Running at Glasgow t [From Our Own Correspondent] t London, \\x%. 4. Many attacks have been made on Alfred Shrubbs' British and Scottish all comers' four miles record of 19 min. 23 2 5 sec, since that great runner established it at Ibrox Park. Glas
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      LAWN TENNIS
      283 13 Death of Mr. Herbert Baddeley Mr. Herbert Baddeley. one of the well-known Baddeley twins who were famous among lawn tennis iplayers 40 years ago. has died at Cannes at the age of 59. His brother Wilfred, who was the better-known player and won the championship at Wimbledon three
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      FOOTBALLERS' INJURIES
      192 13 Doctor Gives Cup Final Test as Proof of Cures Mr. Naughton Dunn, lecturer in Orthopedic Surgery at Birmingham University, referring at the meeting of the British Medical Association to cartilage injuries among professional footballers, said, in the majority of cases he had investigated, manipulation by banesetters had failed
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      AMERICAN BASEBALL
      55 13 IReuter's Service 1 New York. Aug. 21. Latest baseball results are as follow NATIONAL LEAGUE New Ycrk 3: Cincinnatti 1. Brooklyn 4: Chicago I.' Boston 2: Pittsburgh I. 1 Boston 4: Pittsburgh 5. AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 7: Boston 2.' Cleveland 10: Washington 8. St. Louis 3: New York
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      SCOTTISH CRICKET
      486 13 End of the Season Signs I By Dutch Air Mail] [From Our Own Cnrrr^norricnt London, Aug. 4. Signs of an approach'ng termination of the ottish ciicket season were to D2 K n en Saturdry in a slightly attenuated programme. There were seme interesting matches, however, and with the
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      337 13 f^winffiny I I toe yft K \Jsr way M^/B Swinging on a sinslo mMM^SB Armour Davis Cup Spiral fm^^SW tennis string 130 C+£?**£gy pounds of live weight on If a single string That's 7 £os£&m evidence of the amazing iQSpSS^V strength and resilience ffcj I .MB of Armour strings and
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      2037 14 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Ellerman Bucknall XB fe> Q^ REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. V^O#^ JL^LCI^ FORTNIGHTLY EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON AN. CONTINENT /T V^ 1. A WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. (Incorporated In England). ICW*»fr»**l% li%#l«A mm J A Thrice Monthly Service Liverpool, Havre and Glasfrow. Ql ISI IB 12
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      1781 15 H^^^^y^B^^^Bßßß^Bßß^^^B^^^^E 1 i^« »V IVI >ll lllll.r>MSIC()l (jiH. V IJUI aiHUUO I Managers desk 11.000 Aur. 27 28 HARUNA MARU T. 10.500 Oct -3 24 MM/ LINERS. iM the Straits Settlements (Singapore anO Pen^n., 2^: K K A M r RU T r \r:, fi/ r:rsi^?r c BOSTUN \\f IKAXtIItRS
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    SUMMER DAYS AT THE ZOO
    901 16 LATEST WONDERS Ridged Frog Which Barks Silvia Baker, writing under some interesting lizard drawings in the Manchester Guardian, contributes the following notes about the latest inhabitants of the Zoo, The great Bornean water-tortoise, whose villainy is a hoary subject of conversation at the Zoo, has
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      662 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated in Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7.375 tons) and the 8.8. MANOOLA (3,352 tons). [Cargo only.] tt MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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      564 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. L (Xnoorpontod Id XJJBJL) I GENERAL AGENTS. I I NEW YORK SERVICE. I Regular Freight Service to Boston, New YirL I Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). I Doe R alll I M.S. SILVERTEAK Sept. 1 Sept. 7 I M.S. SILVERSANDAL Sept. 22 Sept. 28 I For rates
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      634 16 MAIL DESPATCHES BT TRAIN Bangkok every Monday and Thursday 7 a.m. Kedah every Saturday 6 p.m. Kota Tinggi 6 p.m. Kuan tan (via Jerantut) 6 p.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 pjn. Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang, Kedah and Lower Siam 7 a.m. P.M.S., Bctu Pahat, Muar,
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      132 16 Porthos, Fren. 7530. from Marseilles 23. for Saigon 23. Majang, Dut. 465. from Rengat 23, for Indragiri 27. Deli. Dut. 4366. from Macao 23. for Bdtavia 25. Benartes, 3684. from Dairen 23, for Port Said 23. Anhalt. Ger. 4047. from Vladivostock 23, for Sobang 23 Tango Maru, Jap. 4238. from
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      PASSENGERS ARRIVED
      59 17 Kalyan Mr. W. E. MacW Shtddtii. Mrs. Shedden and kman. Mrs. Cockman, child < i V Bmy, Mrs. Berry. Mrs. J. Turnbull. Mr. P. Aldred. Mrs Berry. Miss V. M. Payne. Mr. J. Morey. Mony, Mr. J. B. Robert- i;;ill. Mrs E. Vine and I Trtvor-Smith. Mr. Gow,
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      GUNNY SACKS FOR P.I.
      302 17 u *t He Fumigated Before Entry I 7j •:!.< .llion concerning the Philippine Inlands of gunny or jute textiles for baling i lie office of the Chief of the Philippine Islands 1, 1931. and is addressed agenU, owners of vessels and J :i'ly and until furthei
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      YACHT IN DIFFICULTIES
      89 17 Hif Race Captain ■eftnes to Leave < herbourff. July 30. «huh arrived at Cher- abe passed two to the Atlantic yacht >"<» the Lismort. was W 3 a.m. on Monday 28 93 W The captain d help. the Hamburg and Vacht had encountered (i her mast. Food
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      FIRECREST SINKS IN A SQUALL
      50 17 Vla '"'(X s Paris, July 27. rifT in which M. "»wn tennLs player. r(^"d the world, cap--1 o^Ue being towed :-st,rciay. th^ M will be imI '--nt,a u>theFrench V M O«*Mot'i cruise. l (1 b* twice been k^ -nd on another "■Wted in a collLsion
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      MAIDEN VOYAGE
      109 17 President Hoover Sets Out on First Trip telephone wJhTrThta "h?" < SUnt voyage foHowed by a speech SUCCeSSfU IMiii to th* Wednesday morning when Anderson, the popuiar master of the^ new •M. was posed and directed by the camera more than a HCywood motion pwire The new liner
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      TALKIE STAR IN YACHT FIRE
      252 17 Dive Overboard to Rescue Follies Girl N >^ York. July 27. nr SUdden ex P^ion tore apart the 36-foot cabin yacht Chevalier 11.. the property of Mr. Harry Richman. the stage and talkie star, which had just been refuelled at Greenport. Long Island, before setting
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      PORT HEALTH
      136 17 The following is the health bulletin of the League of Nations, Eastern Bureau, for the week ending August 15th. Alexandria: 1 plague case. Buffhdad: 1 plague case. Basrah: 263 cases and 140 deaths as against 9 cases and 8 deaths during the preceding week. Bombay: 6 cholera cases
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      U.S. MERCANTILE MARINE
      753 17 Need for Faster Freighters on the Pacific "If American shipping companies wish to I &"h t! aIF *"•<*«* height tonnage earned between the Orient and the United! States, cr in fact retain the business they are doing to-day, faster and more economical cargo vessels flying the United
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      SHANGHAI PILOTS
      197 17 Attitude of the Shipping Companies r Shanghai, Aug. 6. Loca foreign shipping firms have received Instructions from their head offices unanimousPiiJ e eC ng the dCmands Of the Shanghai Pilots Association for putting the wages of 2" n g ld baS granted, would mean a big increase of
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      20-KNOT SUBMARINE
      78 17 Launching of Frances Latest Under Sea Craft Prance's newest submarine, the Espoir claimed to be the fastest vessel of her cLs in tt world, was launched at Cherbourg The vessel, the sixth of her class, is of l 568 tons, and develops a speed of more than 20
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    FINDS AT LESBOS
    221 18 Athens. It is enly during recent yrars that archaeologists have fully realised the important part which Sappho's Island played throughout the bronze age. Certain Hittite texts, published by Fonts in 1924. first drew attention to tinisland, since they suggested that it was viev ri with concern by
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      398 18 Pei^sonal contact is essential m to good business relations. The rapidity of air transport enables you to do this, with the minimum loss of time »"j and in maximum comfort. jh m' tii a v ■<: b, n i ai AW -^BB^BB^^^ m^^^^^m^. X Keep Your *T*O keep the skin
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      1167 18 BANKS AND INSURANCE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 < Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2 Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Hong Kong Saigon
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      211 18 THE SOUTH T BRITISH ||f INSURANCE <-„Mr,x,. FIRE, MARINE trans,, A N MOTOR CAB INSURANCE \< PTED LOWEST (I RR] n T UAUs L. C. MARQOI Mm 111l EASTERN UNITED ASSI'RANCE CORPORATION it, FIRE, MARINE. MOTOR CAR AN] PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE. I. (i JOHNSON HEAD Ol I l( I THE
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      607 18 ROUND YOUR DIAL Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following is a list of stations which can be received in 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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    CABLES AND WIRELESS
    482 19 p.,. I'ruposed "Hraslic Measures" ii.it the "drastic a Inch were re- Imperial and InterI.tri (MQN MM prOpOM to |UHI it drastic measures •mm ihareholden '.'■nsr til it the scheme by which rai brought into faulty asaump- imp the CMMJ7I ot to <n\ calculation of i.i> bs; and
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    7 19 cndad Au«. 15th >
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    THE BANK OF ENGLAND
    104 19 Extension of Fiduciary Note Issue .British Radio Official Service 1 Rugby. Aug. 21. The Treasury minute is published to-night Hiving authority |o the Bank of England Lc issue fiduciary bank-notes to the total oi £275.000,000 for a further period of three weeks it will be recalled
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    INTERNATIONAL BARTER
    94 19 I NTER N ATION AL BARTER Coffee to be Exchanged for Wheat I Reuters Service I Washington. Aug. 21. An agreement has been stpsld between the Brail] Government and the Federal Grain Stabilisation Corporation for the exchange of 1.050.000 bags ofl coffee for 25.000.000 busheh of wheat. Tin contract, which
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    RECENT STERLING DECLINE
    331 19 Various Reasons Assigned London Aug H. Sterling this morning was quoted at 123 73 78 in France and at from 4.85 1 to 4 85'.. in Dollaiv The Daily Express says opinion in the City Utributes the unusual movements of the pound dnUng yesterday to the following
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    JITRA RUBBER PLANTATIONS
    95 19 The Recount! Of tlit" Jitra Rubbvr Plantalona for the year ended March 31 last show t 1) s of £1.438 To this is added the cost )1 the Preference dividend for the year £166. mci £500. the amunl allocated to writing off lepreclatlon of buildings, Ac. making
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    EXCHANGES
    113 19 I British Radio Official Service Iliifchy. Aug. 21. foreign exchanges arc: Amsterdam. 12.04 'j Athens 375. Bombay Is. 5 ,d.. Berlin 20.54 Brussels 34.85'-. Bucharest 817 Rio 3 1 Buenos \*res 11%, Copenhagen 18.17':... Geneva 24.98. Uelsinglors 193' Hong Kcnj> 11 \d.. Lisbon 110. Madrid 54. Milan 92.09. Monte
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      229 19 August 22. SELLING London, 4 months' sight 23 29,32 London, 3 months' sight 2|3? H London, 60 days' sight 2 3 27|32 London, 30 days' sight 213 13J16 London, demand 2.3 23 32 London. T.T. 2 3 21 32 Lyons and ParLs. demand 1425 Hamburg, demand 234 'y
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      PRODUCE
      128 19 August 22. Tin 125 Tons $58.25 Gambier \q Pepper White 28 Flake Tapioca 31^ Pearl Sago Small 414 Copra. Sundried 4.20 Sago, flour 1 go Devoe's Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per 2 tins 5.38 Sylvan Arrow Kerosene per two tin* 4.98 Socony Motor Gasoline ex pump per British Imperial gallon
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
      60 19 August 22nd.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot T 7 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Sept. 8 SK Oct-Dec. 8 1 8 s Jan-Mar. 8 v Bn,8 n Tone of Market: Steady. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet 2 sd per lb.
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST
    754 19 SATIRDAY, AIG. 22ND CLOSING QUOTATION > Buyers Sellers. Asam Kumbang (£t 20s 9d 22s Austral Malay 19s 21s Ayer Hitam (ss) 10s 6d lis 6d Bangrin Tin 9s 10s B2.tt.ng Padang «$i 10 15 Batu Caves ($1) 29 32 Bukit Arang ($1) 30 40 nom. Burmah Malay
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    NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
    106 19 Changes in Representative Prices (United Press Association] New York, Aug. 21. American Can Common 92 Cities Service (Com). 10 v Colombia Gas and Electric 29 Curtis Wright 2 Electric Bond and Share Corp. 37 General Electric Co. 40t s General Motors 36 National City Bank 77
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    LYALL & EVATT'S REPORT
    132 19 LYALL EVATT'S REPORT Singapore. Aug. 22. The share market is still lifeless and business, what little there is. is a matter of weaiy nego- i tiation. The trend of the tin market is still most uncertain, and pending a decisive movement either way. shares just stagnate. Rubbers are completely idle;
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    LANCASHIRE'S FUTURE
    286 19 She Must Secure New Industries London. July 31. Lancashire must lecture new industries. That is the conclusion of Mr. Raymond Streat. Secretary of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. Addressing the Oldham Chamber. Mr. Streat pointed out that it must be taken for panted that cotton could no longer
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    RUBBER ROADS
    348 19 The rubber road may. for many reasons, be considered the perfect surface. It doe., not wear or deteriorate to any appreciable extent, is smooth without being too slippery, it reduces noise to a minimum, and is easily cleaned, requiring practically no maintenance. Its great drawback is its cost,
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    THE TIN COMMITTEE AND RESEARCH
    50 19 A FIVE YEARS SCHEME The Hajjue Recommendation to Governments I Reuters Service I Thr Hi em Aug. 22. The International Tin Committee to-day \uianimously recommended to the signatory Governments an international tin research scheme to start in January 1932 and b* continued for five years.
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    SIAM AND RESTRICTION
    85 19 Enforcing legislation Gazetted I FREE PRESS SERVICE: COPYRIGHT f Bangkok. .\ug. HC In viev of the new eoodStiam anundmenu to the Mining Act were gazetted yesterday. bringing into force the licensing of ore buyers. The new Restriction Act was also gazette It provides the necessary machinery for
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    COTTON PLANTING
    110 19 Governor Long's Plan Officially Endorsed I Reuter's Service 1 New Orleans. Aug. 22. Governor Long's cotton-planting ban has betu officially endorsed by the New Orleans Cotton Conference.', which also adopted a plan requiring the Federal Farm Board to purchase 8.000.000 tales of cotton at a higher price than
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    TATA IRON STEEL CO
    98 19 Dividends Declared on Preference Stock Bombay, Aug. 7. The annual report of the Tata Iron Strei Company for the year ending March 31. reveals a net profit of Rs. 99.12.938-9-4. to which is added Rs. 80.625-13 broimht forward from last year, making a total of Rs.
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    NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK
    201 19 The condensed .statement of tin* Nation n City Bank of Hew York at June 30 lav shows cash on hand, in Federal Reserve Bank, due from banks, bankers and United State* Treasurer amtwntiim to $343, 549. 121 (againsl 5452.997.842 at June 30. 1930); loans,
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    YAM SENG RUBBER
    123 19 Net proflta Of the Y::m Seng Rubber Company for tIK year ended March 31 last, alter writing off £1.290 tor depreciation, amounti-ol to £165. Compared with £8.144 for the previous year With 'he balance brought forward Of £10.0fil the bjluice from income-fnv reserve, not now required. £5.756.
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    KRAMAT PULAI
    122 19 N t profits of Kramat Pulai. Limited for the year ended Decem!x-r 31 last were £28.911 compared with £27 290 for 1929 The balance brought forward was £5.361. making together £34.272. A final dividend of 2' L per cent is proposed, making 20 per cent, for the year
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      72 19 s Hn exceed $12,000,000 Assurance in force over $38.000.000 The Great Eastern life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) ;i OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore LONDON OFFICE: 27. Old Jewry, E.C. £2000 d<P Slted WUh h SUpremi Cou of compile, with the British Life A-uranc* Companies Act in everv
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    NEW ATHLETIC RECORDS
    980 20 A.A.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS L. D. E. Cullen Malaya's Best Athlete SELANGOR CHAMPION STATE (From Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 22. The annual Malayan Amateur Athletic Association Championships came to a successful conclusion this evening in fine weather and before a record croud, including HE. Sir Cecil Clementi.
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    TOURNAMENT WINNERS' ESCAPE
    1036 20 8 RUNS FROM DEFEAT Rest Provide Best Batting Display Needing 107 to beat the S.C.C. tournament winners' joint side, the Etceteras and the United Services, in 50 minutes on the Padang yesterday afternoon, the Rest did extremely well to get within eight runs of a seven wickets
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    236 20 Combined Schools Lose by Narrow Margin On Saturday on the S.R.C. Padang the Club defeated a Combined Schools XI by 19 runs. S.R.C- P. J. Johnson lbw b Ferrera 4; A. G. Armstrong b Morrando 7; D. d'Cotta st. Lewis b Ferrera 0; G. Ross c Le Cain
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    PULAU BRANI SPRING A BIG SURPRISE
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    MALAYAN CHINESE LOSE
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