The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 September 1931

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1 20 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press y;. 13,437. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1931. 20 PACKS DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS
    259 1 Sandwich worn the $L Letferv *fttli Orpen second and Sir Andrew third Page 20. Miss Amy Johnson has reached England —Page 11. An 18 year old Briton was shot dead when he entered the compartment of Lieut. Sheeham on the Bombay mail train. Lieut. Sheeham was one
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    DAYS OF THE ROASTINGJACK
    1124 1 We may not be quite so greedy as once we were. At least we are still greedy enough to talk about our dinners. That will soon be antiquarian talk. Young jtople who drive about in such fast MM are not as earnest with their meals as
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      220 1 B3GIA TEA IKriagfl the freshness n;I fragrance of the >1 ;i ay a n gardens dired to your home. "Anight I **E S!S EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION Din tier Dance MONIA LITTER MODERN and SANITATION \li liil HIS NEW RAFFLES ORCHESTRA ALL THE LATEST HITS IN Attraction Moderate DIK V B KEW
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      178 1 EUROPE HOTEL "Renowned by Recommendation 9 Finest Cuisine. Best Wines and Spirits at THE LOWEST HOTEL PRICES. TO-NIGHT Dinaer and Dance $2.50. NO CHARGE FOR DANCING. NON EVENING DRESS. THE EUROPE HOTEL NEW DANCE ORCHESTRA DIRECTED by Mr. R. H. LAMBIE MUSIC ON THE VERANDAH from 7.45 p.m. to BJ3O
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      118 1 CHRYSLER SATISFACTION ORIENTAL HOTEL 76 AND 77, BRAS BASAH ROAD. SINGAPORE. SPECIAL REDUCED RATES FOR MONTHLY BOARDERS. Well furnished, large, airy rooms suitable for married couples, with spacious lounge reserved for hotel residents only Single rooms with board for 1 person, $100 per month; Double rooms with board for 2
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      11 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA
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    VICTORIA THEATRE
    166 2 I^s Le\ ante's Three Days After severe] months in ahlch ow afterdinner amusement has consisted almost entirely of the talkies the amateur revue has probably whetted Singapore's appetite- for somethmp more ba th- vay oi stage entertainment, *o that the brief visit of Les Levante, the Australian Illusionist,
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY
    180 2 The undernoted non-fiction works will be ready for lame on Saturday, at 9 a.m. Achbold (W.A.J.) Bengal Haggis. The Lighter side of Indian Life. Barnard (Capi. CD. Barnard on ler.rnnm n, fly. illus. Belloc <H.> Avril BatajD on the Frenci) Poetry. 1931 Binding (Rudolf) a Patan^t at Wai
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    66 2 The engagement is announced and the marriage will take place in October of Mr. A. S Chew, (alias Chew Cheng Siongt to Miss Sin Tah Poh. grand-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aug Ah Chew, niece of Mrs. Teo Chye Bean, of Nestle A Anglo Swiss Condensed Milk Co.. and of
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      363 2 _^_h ff rYou will never know how Excellent a Dinner can be, until you have visited THE CAP ITOL RESTAURANT FOR RESERVATION RING 4906 \JUST UNPACKED PI KK SILK STOCKINGS, $1.25 PAIR. LONG SERVICE Crepe d«* Chine Bloomer> $1.25 Each do do Slips $2.25 do do Night QfSWB $2.30 is
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      532 2 TENDERS. •■■BHBBOaBBBBBSaSHHSBBaMMaM^. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. NOTICE is Hereby given that tenders are now Invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be i obtained in the Tender Room. Municipal Offices: Erection and Completion of Brickwork etc., 1 of the New Retort House. Kallang
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      478 2 TRADE MARK NOTICES. "PEfcRLESS" "ADMIRATION" I" CONQUEROR M NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above rrade Marks are the exclusive property of DUNLOP RUBBER COMPANY (STRAITS JETTLEMENTS* LIMITED, a Company incor>orated in the Straits Settlements, and that the ame are used by the said Company in respect >f three kinds
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      457 2 mm THr Singapore Free Press (Daily and Weekly Editions). Head Office 138 ROBINSON ROAD, BINGAFOtt Telephone: 6056. Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SIN<; \I>OR| The premier morning daily in Malaya. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest n< Wh latest telegrams and latest announcements. London rubber and tin cables appear daily.
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      204 2 THE WEEK Thursday 10th. IliKh Water. 09.56. 8.0 ft.. 20.49. 8.9 ft. Polo: Macdougall Cup. final. Balestier. Ff>otball Chinese Athletic Assocn. (Hong Kong) vs. Singajvm* Sino-Malay XI. Anson Road. Friday. 11th. High Water. 10.24. 8.4 ft.. 21.40. 9.7 ft. Football: SCC. Six-a-side Tournament. Saturday. l?th. High Water. 10.50. 8.8 ft..
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    COMBING OUT A MURDERER
    874 3 COMBING OUT A MURDERER POLICE NET Oxford Slayer May Still be on the Tramp Oxford, Aug. 6. The great sweep-net which the police have 3un« over central England in their search for the Oxford murderer is being drawn closer, hour by hour. Many nsh have been caught in its meshes,
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    A WIFELY FEAT
    72 3 She Won a Roller-Pin Throwing Contest Mrs. Elsie Uterfachtberger won the rollingpin throwing prize at a picnic at May's LandIng. New Jersey, by hitting a dummy husband two out of three times at a range of fifty feet. Last year's winner made a perfect score, but, according
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    15 3 Dr. Andrew Chong, of the General Hospital. Penang, has been transferred to Pulau Jerjak hospital.
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    PRISONER FOUND DEAD
    148 3 New Form of Heart Disease Edward Briscoe, aged sixty-two, a prisoner at Brixton Prison awaiting triaj on a charge of felony, was found dead in his cell by a warder. Dr. C. F. T. East, at the inquest at Brixton Prison said that Briscoe died as the
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    59 3 Mr. r.nd Mrs. A. J. B. Broodbank arrived in Jesselton trom home by the Marudu on the 7th. Mr. Broodbank becomes Auditor in place cf Mr. W. A. C. Smelt, who is acting as Financial Controller during the absence of Mr. H. J. R. Beckett on furlough. Mr. Beckett left
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    DANGEROUS DEBATE
    83 3 Mexican Deputy Killed and I «*ur Wounded New York. Aa«. One Deputy wits kil!< d .and four were wounded in a shooting I'.flray in the Mi'xiran Chamber of Deputiis The fteht, in which 60 shots were lued and many Deputies participated, resulted from an iiiKiiment with rejfard to
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    Globe-Trotting with a Camera.
    303 4 AN UNDERGROUND deoartment of the New York post office. Some six million letters a day are carried through the compressed air tubes «hown in the picture. TREASURES of Lak? Nemi. Th? wcrk of recovering the treasures of Emperor Caligula from Lake Nemi is still in progress.
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    THE ROMANCE OF AIR TRANSPORT
    1043 5 DISTANCE KILLED Croydon to the Jungle in a Week I Only those constantly in touch with all I transport, or those in Industries which, on such a growing scale, are using the airway regularly i for the dispatch of urgent loads, can appreciate the extent
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    22 5 The theatre has been going to the dogs for a long time ever since the days of Aristotle. Major Oliver P. Bernard.
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    CONGRESS IN BUDAPEST
    637 5 Business women in Conference The first Congress of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women has just concluded at B idnpes:. where vhe president. M ss Lena Mac'esii Phillips, opened the local federation's new club. The federation has been crganired and constituted as a ncn-poli:ical body,
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    NEW RADIO WONDER
    146 5 Automatic Change of Wavelengths A magic cabinet is being manufactured at the "Ekco" wireless works at Southend. The latest wireless wonder is an all-electric radio gramophone, complete with a "radioeorder" and the newest type of station indicator. This "Ekco" innovation indicates the station by name as well
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    "LIFE" OF TRAGIC ALMA RUBENS
    132 5 I Film Actress' Mother Sues for £200,000 Lot Angeles. Aug. 6. Alleging that the magazine publir-h >d an untrue life of the late Alma Rubens, the tragic film star whose life w?s marred by drug-taking, her mother. Mrs. Phareia Rubins, has brought a suit against
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    HOLLYWOOD OFFER
    198 5 "Journey's End" Star And Five-Year Contract Mi. Coin Clive. the ac*or, who is now playing in "The Crime at Blossoms." at the F l ayhou°e Theatre, has received an offer from an American syndicate of a five-year contract to make film in Hcllywcod. "Negotiations have been going on
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    71 5 Mr. Scott -Ram. the manager of the Malacca branch of the A iatic Petroleum Co.. is leaving for heme on or abjut the m ddle nt tli mcnith. His sue OOHOT, Mr. C. M. Vi^noles from Singapore is already here, writes the Malacca OOCnqpCOdtnt of UM IftlSf Mail. Mr. Vignoles
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      259 5 E economise ON YOUR GODOWN CHARGES We have first class faculties (or CENTRAL STORAGE aDd will clear your cargo, take it into godown, keep it for you. and deliver it out— all at very moderate rates. you pay only for the space you use, while you use it. Let ua
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    OISARMAMENT MIRATION OF MILITARY SERVICE
    1673 6 OIS ARMAMENT MIRATION OF MILITARY SERVICE THE TRAINED RESERVES Abolition of Conscription System (By C\ A. PLAYER) Berlin. The definite German proposals for effective limitation of armaments are based on the suggestions made by Count BennctorfT .to tho Preparatory Disarmament Commission. The plan starts with the assumption that an international
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    MAJOR CHARGED WITH LIBEL
    230 6 Story of a Murder Accusation On a Postcard A former assist flirt commissioner In the Gold 3osxt Colony appeared in the doci; at Westnin ut Police Court accused of libel. He Is Major Hamilton Stratford Collins, aged t3. giving an address nt Scarborouuh. i>nd he •/as
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    FATAL GUILLOTINE GAME
    73 6 New York. Aug. 9. A happy twenty-first birthday party ended in tragedy in the early hours of this morning when a girl of twenty-one, playing Marie Antoinette in a game of "Guillotine." devised from schoolday memories of the French Revolution, was accidentally killed. The head of the
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      438 6 1 JtSw- I .^vpSS fT) wilt foe long, arduous duty, J L-J for continuous hours at low j throttle where ordinary engines I would choke with carbon and demand constant overhauling the 4<ylinder 35-50 H.P. "L"Head Kermaths are a source of economy and profit to the commercial user. For day-
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      281 6 vw -ill* fl il\ V^^ s \*Tt > ,<i'|'v\ FOR THE V CAR-PROUD OWNER-DRIVER Pride of ownership is surely the be all and end all of owning a car. It implies the blending of attractive appearance, mechanical excellence, economy, absolute reliability and quality. With it, motoring becomes a delight— perhaps
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    THE RECORD FLIGHT FROM AUSTRALIA
    1567 7 MOIUSON'S STORY I \d\ontures on the Journey M m telling the story of his ,iia to England in the record hours, made it clear that the outcome of very careful as undertaken with a full mi ol the difficulties it was i states a Times
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    S.H.B. CO-OPERATIVES
    166 7 Membership Decrease Noted The annual report of the Singapore Harbour Board Employees' Co-Operative Society to be laic before the meeting on Sept. 15th at the Junior Service Club at 545 p.m states inter alia, that the membership is 424 compared with 449 the previous year. The average monthly
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    COMMERCIAL EXAMINATIONS
    91 7 In the examination of the Faculty of Teachers in Commerce. London, held in June in I Singapore the following students of the Y.M.C.A. I School of Commerce were successful Advanced Typewritting: Chan Kuen, T. P. Chiam and Tan Lian Keng. i Shorthand (Speed 120 words.) N. R. Menon.
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    BANGKOK CHINESE
    34 7 $20,000 for China Flood s Victims [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT! Bangkok. Sept. 8. h The first remittarce of the Chinee community for relief of sufferers in the floods in China totals $20,000.
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    BANGKOK MEMORIAL BRIDGE
    34 7 n I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] Bangkok, Sept. 8. e The King has given a second donation tort wards the cost of the Memorial Bridge of half b a million ticals.
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    S.V.C. ROUTINE ORDERS
    131 7 By Lieut. Col. M. J. T. Reilly, M.C., Commanding S.S.V.F. Singapore, Sept. 9. Ranges The following range allotments are re-published for information. Bases leave Drill Hall Sat: Sun. B. T. R. F. R. 2 p.m. 7.30 a.m. 12,9.31 T. "B" All Casuals M.G. Casuals Platoon 2nd Bn.
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    FALLING REVENUE
    35 7 Capetown, Au& 12. Furth:r heavy losses are lepcrted o~i the working cf South African railways and harbours. The figures for June show a loss of £94.000. The total deficit now stands at £336,000.
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    20 7 Mr. and Mrs. G. Hibbert. of Messrs. Sime, Darby and Co., Malacca, will leave this month for England on furlough.
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    £1,029,673 LEFT BY LORD MELCHETT
    205 7 Death Duties Amounted to More Than £400,000 The will of Lord Melchett. shows that he tft estate valued at £1.029.673. Death duties will amount to £411,868. His to>vn house and furniture and £50.000 go to his wife and £100,003. his State papers letters, memoranda and
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    FRANCE AND SCHNEIDER TROPHY
    162 7 Machines Do Only 328 Miles an Hour In connection with France's withdrawal from the Schneider Trophy race the following Paris message of Aug. 12 is of interest: The French Air Minister. M. Dumesnil. paid a visit yesterday to the seaplane station on the Etang de Berre,
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    "THE IRON AGE"
    48 7 R< me. Aug. 12. "This is the age of iron. said Signor Mussolini to-day at the closing ceremony of the Quadrennial Exhibition of Fascist Art. What was required was to work. 'Effort is necessary. concluded the Duce, "even to the point of extreme personal .sacrifice."
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    SOVIET WORKERS' GIFT 'PLANES
    28 7 Moscow, Auf. 12. Seventeen military airplanes built from funds collected by the workers of Moscow and Leningrad, were presented to the Red Army to-day.
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    29 7 New Zealand's veteran jockey Hector Gray, who is over 40 years old, rode 116 winners In the season which ended on Saturday. This is a record for the Dominion.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS
    115 7 Programme cf Drills up to and for weekending September 13th. 1931. Thursday 10th. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall. M.Q. PI. (Eurasian). Table "A" 30 yards Range. Friday. 11th 5.00 p.m. Malay Drill Hall, "F" (Malay) Co.. Table "A" 30 yards Range. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall. Ist Bn. Sig.
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    HARNESSING STARLIGHT
    42 7 < hir.u. Auk. 12. Light emitted from th giant siar Arc'urus, in 1893. will, it is announced, be used to start machinery on the opening day of the World Pair at Chicago. Arcturus is about forty lightyears distant from the earth.
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    56 7 The celebrated Bakilong has had a successful me .ith in the Sugut and Paitan, where ho succeeded in dispatching 70 and 53 crocodiles respectively, the heads measuring in all 1075V4 inches. W«- cannot help feeling that these saurians must regard his nickname "the friend of crocodiles' as rather a misnomer,
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    HAUL BY INTERNATIONAL GANG
    400 8 £5,000 ROBBERIES Daughter-in-Law of Lord Daresbury Loses £2,000 Dublin, Aug. 6. English visitors to Dublin's famous horse show have been robbed of £5,000 worth of jewels. The robberies, which were carried out in hotels whose names are known all over the! world, are ascribed to a
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    CHEVALIER'S "COME BACK"
    460 8 To Play D'Artagnan in Next Film The Daily Express understands that Maurice Chevalier's next part will probably be that of DArtagnan in a talking film version of "The Three Musketeers." The picture will be directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Hollywood's 'wizard*' director. It will be a new departure
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    NAD FASHIONS IN FASHION NOW
    508 8 CLERICAL COLLARS Hats With Hides, Dishcloth Frocks, Painted Stockings Paris, Aug. 14. You cannot imagine anything more eccentric or more extraordinary than the jumble of bygone crazes and modern modes which are now being presented by the Paris Fashion Kings. All sorts of strange "styles"
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    RAIL WRECKERS BATTLE
    96 8 And All to Spoil a Sports Meeting Detectives at Bunbeg. Co. Donegal, came upon a party of men who were placing large boulders on the railway line, on Aug. 9. As the detectives approached fire was opened on them, and for some time there was an exchange
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    PLAYWRIGHT DEAD
    36 8 Johannesburg. Aug. 9. Mr. Stephen Black, a well-known South African playwright and journalist, died here yesterday. He was the author of several plays dealing with the characteristics of the native people of South Africa.
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    SEVENTY FAMILIES HOMELESS
    40 8 Verona, Aug. 9. More thpn fifty houses have been destroyed in a serious fire at the village of Trapione Bolognano. near here. Seventy families are homeless, while numbers of persons have been injured, one of them seriously.
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    152 8 A sundry goods shop in Sentul village, owned by an Indian, caught fire on Friday, and the Selangor Fire Brigade arrived on the scene to find the shop, which is one of a block of about 10 houses, burning fiercely. The timely arrival of the Brigade saved the entire block
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      195 8 Delicious Walls Saugc^es a tasty dish from England even more tempting. That is because WalTs Sausages arefi"! with^ prune English meat, perfectly blended with spice and com? ments which give zestful flavour. Wall's Sausages have been a favourite London dish for ov M 140 years, and since 1812 have been
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      240 9 VICTORIA THEATRE COMMENCING SATURDAY NEXT, SEPT. 12th, AT 9.30 pan. THE GREAT LEVANTE (ILLUSIONS AND MYSTERIES FROM MASKELYNE'S, ST. GEORGE'S HALL, LONDON) MASTER OF ALL?MAGIC Popular Prices $2.50, $1.50 and $1. ""VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL Opening of "THE ST. CLAIR ORGAN AND MUSICAL FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 17th, 19th and 21st. Booking Now
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      169 9 fSisl TO-NIGHT CiT! The Magnificent Achievement of A BRILLIANT ARTISTE and a Master Director SUOILD ON NO ACCOUNT BE Ajtjj^^ Vide Straits Times 9 931 f /Mn^?£ PARAMOUNT Presents MARLENE DIETRICH The WOMAN who u ALL WOMEN in JOSEF VON STERNBERG'S Supreme Dramatic Triumph, DISHONOURED with t WARNER OLAND— LEW
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      291 9 „WNG I EVELYN LA YE in One Heavenly Xight. t^Br^l TELEPHONE N9 6909 v TO- NIGHT Thrill with Landi to the Screen's most adventurous of romances ELISSA LANDI in the first of Fox Movietone^ Superb new season releases^ ALWAYS GOODBYE Mex it A ttiraetioii HAIL A NEW STAR <?££k Robert
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      MARRIAGE.
      43 10 WEST—MATHESON.—On August 25th, at the Church of The Ascension. Kuala Kubu, by the Rev. P. W. J. Reynolds. James H. West. P.W.D.. F.M.S. to Hilda Lister Picton Matheson. daughter of the late C. L. Matheson, and Mrs. P. G. King of Singapore.
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      SILVER WEDDING.
      30 10 CLARKE—SCHEERDER.—On September 1C 1906. at the Cathedral of the Gooo Shepherd, by the Reverend Father H. Rivet, Conrad H. Clarke to Miss Augusta E. Scheerder. 12 Hooper Road.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1931. THE WELL-BEING OF RACEHORSES
    1017 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1931. THE WELL-BEING OF RACEHORSES The matter of dry-coated horses which was raised by Mr. Onraet at the recent meeting of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, is of more than sectional interest nowadays because of the considerable increase which has
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    119 10 Mr. E. M. Selons, after spending two years in China studying the language has taken up his appointment at the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs in Sarawak. The General Committee of the Y.W.C.A. wish to acknowledge a donation of $25, from Dr. H. T. Wee, which was previously recorded under Sundry
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    RACING DRY-COATED HORSES
    993 10 CRUELTY ALLEGATIONS Major Doyle Defines the Official Attitude The remarks made by Mr. R. H. Onraet when presiding at the annual meeting of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at the Municipal Offices this week and published In the Free Press yesterday, with regard
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    47 10 Dr. W. W. Chambers. Chief Medical Officer. I Penang. who left by Kedah on Monday for Singapore to take up his new appointment as Deputy Director of Medical and Health Services, was garlanded on leaving and Mrs. Chambers was presented with a pretty bouquet of flowers. I
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    REVISION OF MALAYAN AUDIT SYSTEM
    262 10 CONTROL IN k. A Changes to Take FMtti j n Januan (From Our Own Kual i uti,,, lir Some time ago a prop, Government to place th. the control of the n. Audit. In this connection M Director of Colonial Au.l Lumpur recently and mad.
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    PENANG CHARGE
    207 10 PA Schoolmaster Sentenced I From Our Own C<n» I'm. hi- Sept The trial of P. M P K Kin for the murder ol Mr N Q shooting at him with 1 revolver concluded thfti Afternoon whii the packed. Accused in the DOUTM nf the first came to know
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    CHANGI ROAD MISHAP
    100 10 European MntorM Kxonrratrd An Eurv.pean H Pittman Who fa Chantf Road on I tact, the Ban tub was yr.!. -relay e«NM Coroner. Mr I O elusion »f the no erktanea ol w the part of Um it Rppeared thai I two tins of water ici driver IB
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    ORDER TO STAND
    42 10 Maintrnam-r •< lttk 1 1 1 Al the roiicliiM-ui Lion by Chen Chen maiiitrnaiHf i rict Judßf. M> my iKeration i'" !<: mmt at lIM «'if«' WOllld BUIKI At ;ippii<-"' Umkay Cbfl f r«.rt that his Inco 5200 I m"H'i vr.
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      43 10 THE ARGUS PHEASANT is said to attract the attention of his mate by stamping his foot and then sticking his head under his wing. Safety first. What about a "GAFLAC" POLICY GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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    THE CABINETS HUSTLE
    537 11 ORDERS IN COUNCIL I Speeding Up Economy Hill 1..4801 R OPPOSITION ANNOYED fßeuterii Service] liOndon, Sept. 9. ;:.t\ t bren puzzled to know how nt proposed to pass economy j me to be effective m the present. !ii view of the inevitable delay j ling an ordinary
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    43 11 fcpwrs at Lonß Year CHy :< utcrs Service] Oslo, Sept. 9. Xt U»| Year City states that undergoing repairs to the Utined while under the ice r> :>i- America. The meirbers of 'ompk'tely satisfied with the h m** M i«ntinc apparatus, especially
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    I BANGKOK BLAZE
    51 11 I Hundreds Rendered I Homeless I SERVICE— COPYRIGHT 1 I of j, BanjfKok, Sept. 9. I Nn fJIJI Hfcji populous markets was I morning, damage to the I lxin X done. About half the I M lut Uh!i v insurance. No lives were 3 m 'm, rendered
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    ALLEGED ALTERED INVOICE
    1478 11 RAILWAY CASE Sworn Statement By First and Fourth Accused Two of the four accused who were charged with alleged abetment of forgery m respect of taree railway invoices were yest-rday discharged by the District Judge. Mr. G. C. Dodd His Honour called upon the defence m the
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    BOMBAY TRAIN TRAGEDY
    124 11 BRITON SHOT Lieutenant Who Feared Attack JULY OUTRAGE RECALLED I Reuter's Service] Lahore, Sept. 9. A Briton, Donald Clark, aged 18. was shot dead in terrible circumstances in the Bombay Saharanpur mall train early this morning. Clark entered a first class compartment in which Mr. E. M
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    NANKING AND CANTON
    109 11 Clash Expected Within a Few Days I Reuter's Far Eastern Service! Canton, Sept. 9. The Nanking Canton conflict after many months of vacillation peace talks appears to be coming to a head as the Cantonese invasion of Hunan province hr.s reached Leiyang, which is only 33 miles
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    EXPLUSION OF CHINESE
    52 11 Mr. Chen's Protest to Mexico I Reuter's Far Eastern Service] Canton, Sept. 9. Mr. Eugene Chen has cabled a strong protest to Mexico on the subject of the expulsion of of Chinese from Sonora and Sinaloa. comparing the action to the "pogroms against the Jews under the
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    LEAGUE IN THE EAST
    92 11 An Indian Delegate's Criticism I Reuter's Service] Geneva, Sept. 9. The League's action in the matter of establishing agricultural credits for certain European countries only was criticised by Sir P. c. Mitter. first Indian delegate, in an address reviewing the report of the work of the
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    POONA OUTRAGE
    32 11 1 Student Sent to Prison L Reuters Service J Pocna. Sept. 9. The student. Gogate. who attempted to murder Sir. E. Hotson. has been sentenced to term of rigorous imprisonment.
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    JOHNNIE HOME
    36 11 (Reater's Service] London, Sept. 9. Mirs Amy Johnson tended at Lympne and later left for Crc: don. Miss Amy Johnson landed r.t Croydon at 5.57 p.m. ct the conclusion of her flight from Tokyo.
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    ATTEMPT TO RUSH T.U. CONGRESS
    188 11 ATTEMPT TO RUSH T.U. CONGRESS MELEE OUTSIDE HALL Unemployed Struggle With Police [Reuter's Service] London. Sept. 9. There was a disorderly scene at Bristol this morning outside the hall in which the Trade Union Congress was in session owing to the Congress refusing to receive a deputation from a body
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    HOUSES BEFORE SHIPS
    150 11 T.U.C. Attitude Towards Disarmament I Reuter's Service] London, Sept. 8. The Trade Union Congress, before acjourning until to-morrow, carried a resolution urging Britain to do all in its power to ensure the success of the Disarmament Conference and to cut at least 25 per cent of the
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    FOUR PATHANS STABBED
    89 11 Affray in Coleman Street A stabbing affray occurrei near the tavstand in Coleman Street at about 10.30 on Tuesday night. It ■ppean that a parly of Pathan~. were involved in the affair. The Police were immediately summoned but before their arrival four Pathans wer° lyiim on the
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    JOCKEY'S CENTURY
    69 11 Richard Rides His Hundredth Winner (FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT) London. Sept. 8. Gordon Richards, riding in the Donca ei meeting, which opened to-day, rode Mi hundredth winner of ihe season. [Last year Richards was just beaten JV& I the position of champion jockey. Fred Fox riding 129 winners,
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    "FIENDISH GLEE'
    60 11 Minister and Fc ;all 1 rdgtii^ I FREE PRESS BTRVIC1 COPYRIGHT) London. Sept. 9. Speaking at the funeral service on J. Thomson, the Celtic's International rj :l-keepor who was fatally injured in a match on Glasgow Rangers* ground on Saturday, the Rev. McClelland denounced the fiendish glee with
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    83 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT] London, Sept. 9. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Son? notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £113V 8 (£1143/ 8 Forward £***** (£H6 *****). The market is easier. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices as
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    HOBBS' 1932 PROGRAMME
    39 11 HOBBS' 1932 PROGRAMME [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT J London, Sept. 9. It is announced that Hobbs, whose retirement from first class cricket was feared, will play for Surrey next season. He will not however, p!a* m any Test matches.
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      286 11 BURNSIDE SAFES AT »AliE PRICKS The Bodies of STjj^^B L(^CKS are Six these Safes are iHBHBa£NV M Lever with bent from One G u n m o t a 1 Steel Plate. l^^b^>Oi Duplicate Keys DOORS are of with Drill Proof Solid Steel and fj^^K H^F^ ,J Steel Accurate Fit.
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    CONFIDENCE IN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
    2218 12 HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE UNEMPLOYED DEMONSTRATIONS P OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT THE CONSERVATIVES AND PROTECTION j As was expected, after hearing the Premier's explanation of the serious financial crisis with which the country was faced, necessitating measures being taken to balance the Budget and put unemployment finance on
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    THE CHITAGONG
    389 12 ORGY OF TERRORISM Maddened Mob Takes Revenge Chittagong, Aug. SO. More details about the Chittagong outrage are to hand. Khan Bahadur Asha nullah went to witness the football final between the Town Club, in which he was interested, and the Kchinoor Team. After the play was over the
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    STORY OF JAPAN'S CRISIS
    1302 12 STORY OF JAPAN'S CRISIS ROTARY ADDRESS Parallel Efforts to Great Britain AN HONEST WORKER In view of Great Britain's strenuous efforts to recover at the present time from her crisis, the address by Mr. H. Unagami, manager of the Yokohama Specie Bank, Singapore, to the Singapore Rotary Club at the
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    BISHOP DANSON'S FAREWELL
    786 12 KUCHING FUNCTIONS His Work in Labuan and Sarawak After twenty yeans in Malaya,— fourteen of which have been spent as Bishop in Borneo, the Rt. Rev. E. D. L. Danson, D.D., sailed for England on August 20th. (says the Sarawak Gazette). His resignation as Bishop of the
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    MUKDEN'S LACK OF POWER
    181 12 NAKAMURA U)VSy Pn Residents' :in M r China r ln LONDON OOHMRNI ißeuter> s» Drawing parallel UtA,. and Nakamura rases Tin- 1 says it is not ovrprfctng that are indignant at Mukdej, the criminals and delay nese demands. While Mr. PmUmhbli repon scornfully American. Bttnpeai residents
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    BELGENLAND AFFAIR
    261 12 Federal Inquiry Fails to Kind Solution I Reuter's Service New V«rk. s. pi The Federal inquiry into the It-Mpptm Mr. Fujimuru has eondud.'d the Q left as a mystery HMorifjd Mr. Mtea^hl Fujimura a w filthy J silk importer in New York, mysteriously i appeared from the liner
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    WITNESS SENTENCED
    195 12 While Four Acowed Me* Are Discharged Four Chinese charted with bery Ml at the Asm/- before Chief Justice (Mr Jwttci HI i found not guilty Mid dtai Th" offence m* dieted U Ticng Bahru near Outran R 7th at 7 p.m. Vtefl •> entered a shop, ■tabbed tin-
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      INTER-STATE FOOTBALL
      83 13 Malaya Cup Holders to Meet Selangor [Prom Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh, Sept. 7. Perak's last State soccer match this season will be on behalf of charity in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, when the Malaya Cup holders meet Selangor at the Stadium in aid of the unemployed fund. Perak
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      HOME FOOTBALL
      561 13 Further Details of League Games Cables to the Indian papers give the following details supplementary to those cabled by our London correspondent of the opening games of the League season on Aug. 29. About 60,000 people assembled before the start, of the Arsenal-West Bromwich match, and many others
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      SIX-A-SIDE SOCCER
      117 13 The final stages in the S.C.C. six-a-side soccer tournament were reached on the Padang on Tuesday as the result of three further matches, all of which were closely contested. E. A. Brodie's team sprang a surprise when they beat J. G. Glasgow's team by one corner but they
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      DISQUALIFICATION RULES
      422 13 Room for Reform in Racing Though in recent years the Jockey Club Stewards have introduced many changes in he rules governing racing, there is, in my >pinion, ample room for further reforms, writes 'White and Gold" in the Glasgow Herald. And n this connection I would call attention
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      AMERICAN BASEBALL
      84 13 [Reuter's Service] New York, Sept. 8. Latest baseball results are as follow NATIONAL LEAGUE few York 6: Philadelphia 0. few York 2: Philadelphia Brooklyn 5: Boston 4. 3rooklyn 2: Boston 0 Chicago 0: St. Louis l! Chicago 3: St. Louis 8. Pittsburgh 4: Cincinnati 2. AMERICAN LEAGUE 'hiladephia
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      HOCKEY
      63 13 The first match of Ihs Singapore Khalsa Association will be played against Y.M.C.A. on V.M.C.A. ground to-day at 4.55 p.m. TV> following will represent the Singapore Kh;il3. Association: Ishar Singh. Tajdar Singh, .Mahan Singh, Teja Singh. Babu Singh. Sohan Singh (capt.) Labh Singh. B. S. Radhi. B. S. Gill.
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      ATHLETICS
      133 13 Ireland Gives Scotland a Drubbing TFrom Our Own Correspondent 1 Dublin. Aug. 4. Ireland gave Scotland a sound drubbing at Croke Park on Saturday, winning by 20 points as against 13 in the presence of some 10,000 spectators, under the auspices cf the N.A.C.A. Dr. O'Callaghan won putting the
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      TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT
      118 13 TIES FOR FRIDAY DYNE CLP Mr. and Mi's. Millar plus 3 vs. Capt and Mrs. Me L. More minus 2. Mrs. Drew and Gilmour minus 15 vs. Mis*Mayson and Drocglsever minus 2. Miss Knowles and Armitage minus 4 vs. Mr.. Pulcher and Salter scr. Miss Skey
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      INDIAN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
      92 13 Under the au~p:ces of the India-Ceylon Club in cpen tennis tournament for all Indians and C?ylcnes? will begin on October 'Oth. \ll ties will be played on the hard court of ;he India-Ceylon Club. Entrance fee is S3 for Singles and $4 fcr Doubles (per pair*. Th°
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      CHINESE TOURING TEAM
      59 13 The Chung Hua football team of Hong Kon .'ill play two matches in Singapore at the en •f the week. To-day they Beet I Shu: lalay XI and en S'.nday thp Iftliyan Chine O. Seats for the c match ::s can be booked I tobinson's. Priors of
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      BILLIARDS
      66 13 The following ties have been arranged in thi ZJk'rical Union Tcurniment (Sngllfh Cham 3ionship>: Sept. 9th. Lim Thian Lye vs. Tai riong Watt; St^t. 10th. Tfcy Guay Seng fi 3. E. Kraal; Sept. 11th. Lim Kim Tcck vs Simon Choong; Se~>t. 14th. Yeo Koon Yoin vs V. Xavhr: Sept.
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      CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB
      26 13 The half-mile race for the Mayhew Cup vvi oe swum off en Sunday a: th^ Chin:.- 5..!;. :ning Club at 11.30 a m.
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      SINGAPORE BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP
      242 13 Play in the Singapore Open Championship Tournament was continued on Sunday last at the SVC. Drill Hall, and the large crowd which turned up were well rewarded by seeing some of the best and closely contested matchee of the season, both in the men's and ladies' events.
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      EUROPEAN BOXING
      140 13 Three German Chnmpions Merlin. \ug. 30. Bone >- > TOO b x. enthusiasts attended a bi£ mi uing at the i'nst.siudion in Berlin this (Sunday) ifternooo, vrben Ommb boxers won tv. l. Kurcpean Champ! nship Gustav Roth defended tha But ptaa Lisht title ;'u;'inst a chaUeoter, QvrtMr Eder.
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      154 13 IT 17 1? 1> A #t STRONG WJJ^ f li KEEP < WELL < When the climate makes you list- ePhS? l^ 4 lest, nervy and almost without p^^^S^ 1 energy to carry on, it's a sure sign |Sj=jjij you need Hall's Wine. Hall's *Wmi> Wine is by far the
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      940 14 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES, FORTNIGHTLY EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Thrfee Monthly Service Liverpool, Havre and Glaapow. Route subject to alteration without notice, WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Hue. Sails AGAPENOR For London, Rotterdam, and Hamburg Sept. 12 Sept.
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      585 14 Ellerman Bueknail Steamship Co., LtcL (Incorporated in England). "EIXERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Steamer Dae glngapsm, s.s. CITY OF PERTH Oct. 13 S.S. CITY OF ADELAIDE NOV. 25 HOMEWARDS. s s. CITY
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      482 14 British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated in England). MAO., PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Tannage. Singapore. Tonnag* Sing»p Of 1931. NALDERA 16.000 j* n 23 KASHMIR 9,000
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      728 15 0. S. J£. Xjine. K)R Kl ROPE. AFRICA, NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA AND INDIA. HOhi KOKi: yi \R\ LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK (Express Preight Service) (Prom Kobe) 21 AMA/ ns MARIi LONDON. Rotterdam, Hamburg. (Bremen) and Antwerp via Penang, Colombo, Aden and Port Said Sept. n is r a*Ofi
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      597 15 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES LTD if ■I SAILING NOTICE V« I\\ PRESIDENT LINERS Jim MI TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON \IM ■I FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG »ia COLOMBO \IB ■1 SIJEZ *ORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA XAPt.FS AVT> i IH ml/ Arrive l^ave Lr»w Arrive \WggT mil *>or«. S'porr Pencil x s.
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      846 15 K. P. M. KONINKLUHE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ [BOTAI* PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OF BATAVIA.) (Incorporated In Holland.) UI*DBR CONTRACT WITH THK NKTHERLANDB INDIAN OOVWfIaMI Telephone Mo. 5451, with rob-connectlons to.— Passage. rr«l«j>t* Transhipment, Marine Department* and Managers desk. H*i>re«entau*e# m ihf Straits Settlements (Singapore aou PMsMsj of the NMVfeUJHM OFFICIAL INFORMATION HI
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    539 16 Soviet Makes Drastic Changes The iconoclastic sweep of the Bolshevik Revolution has not spared two things' which are ordinarily very resistant to change:' the days of the week and the names of places. One of the first discoveries of a visitor to Moscow is that Russians, working
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    NO RIGHT TO BE IN COLONY
    186 16 Russian Without a Passport Hone Kong, Aug. 25. Remanded from yesterday on a charge of being in the Colony without a valid passport, Josef Ijilich Naidos. a young unemployed Russian, appeared again before Mr. E. H. Williams to-day. It was stated that a telegram
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      559 16 Burns Philp line. (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. lUfiilar monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the S.S. MANGOLa (3,352 tons). [Cargo only] M. fMAnwti.A is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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      451 16 KERR STEAMSHIP CoTli (Inoorpormlad tn VMJL) k GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Uegular Freight Service to Boston, New York Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). II.S. SILVERSANDAL Sept. 28 Sept M MA SILVERWILLOW Oct. IS Oct. 19 M-S. SILVERYEW Kor. 3 Nor f For ntm and partlculara plemse apply to:— !J
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      660 16 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Monday and Thursday 7 a.m. Cedah every Saturday 6 p.m. Kota Tinggl pjfc, Kuantan (via Jerantut) 6 pJB. Kelantan every Monday, fWFiiinuwlay and Saturday 6 pm. Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang, Kedah and Lower Slam 7 ajn. F.M.S., Batu Pahat, Muar, Mersing, Malacca
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      174 16 Buijskes, Dut. 983, from Sourabaya 9. for Dock 29. Toradja, Dut. 673, from Belawan Deli 9, for Belawan Deli 11. Cape Ortegal, Brit. 3136, from Barry 9. for unknown 20. Tomohon. Dut. 684, from Singkawang 9, for Singkawang 12. Hong Peng. Brit. 2525, from Rangoon 9, for Hong Kong 10.
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      48 17 ported from Honp Kong, to a radius of 60 miles of North, Ijoiuv 126 dgrees East. travelling north. tups arrived from various t two clays with live stock: I'. iiKkok with 30 jaroats; the HaipHnng with 500 pips; kan Baroe with 66 pitfs; the ,\ki with 40 goats.
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      DOLLAR LINE'S LATEST
      131 17 president Hoover Sails Amidst i.ntluisiasm San Franoisco. Aujf. 28. tnessed the most colourful Of her histon when raon took the President Dollar liiU' dock? amid The largest, crowd Dollar Pur was on hand the new ship which was with paatenfen. Th" num- i i>n board during the
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      THE MAURETANIA
      130 17 rapt. K. V. Peel in ommand have been surpassed in Bhip that will ever surpass c. i in ague characteriealwayi regarded as »hnm in the Merchant idy a ill brurudge it to R V rho has Just succeeded to' shuffle of Cunard commands' tirements. An old Con--b rn
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      EXHIBITION SHIP IDEAL
      117 17 there have been so many an exhibition ship cf th. rid which have that there is naturally a ceribt about any such scheme but the promoters of wind the British Exhibiknown ai the Bibby liner Italy seem to have overtcultie! She is now beinp M> i -sey.
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      YATCHING CRUISES
      105 17 rvlce under fcbe cloud arc turning more cruise* with the idea of <>f their expenses paid. B more and more parti- odation, and to demand until the tinip must will wonder whether worth the candle. The low (it ck is not BOW several of the Unen cruises have
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      STRANDED LINER'S PASSENGERS SAFE
      30 17 STRANDED LINER'S PASSENGERS SAFE Kio de Janeiro, Aug. 9. 1 v<- been safely taken off UMT, Western World. U* rocks about forty-six Brazil, yesterday. v Wh!,,' 'tf'eted by the German
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      A FAMOUS LINE
      1827 17 The New Zealand Shipping Company The present gigantic New Zealand Shipping Company really arose through a rough passage to the Dominion in 1871. when the ships Bulwark and Helenslea arrived at New Zealand from Lcndc-n with their cargo very severely damaged, to the serious loss of the
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      A GALLANT RESCUE
      355 17 Heroism in North Atlantic The Captain. Chief Officer and members of the crew of the Wearwood of Middlesbrough were honoured early in July last at Manchester, the first British port at which the vessel has put in since her crew carried out a feat in the North
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      440 17 JWOOLO VS^£r"sEWVlCfr; For Everything Appertaining to Travel, Banking and Freight Apply 39, Robinson Road, Singapore. I Tele. 5907. I AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. INC. (Incorporated In U.8.A.) International NANKING and TRAVEL SERVICES. Travellers Cheques. Letters of Credit. Mtnty v>rdon. Drafts. Transfers of Funds by MaO and Cable. Tour* friiUfv Strimship Reservation*.
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    WOMAN RISKS LIFE FOR SON
    202 18 Saved From Drowning by Two Unknown Men A mother risked her life at Dover in an effort o save her child, and was herself rescued just In time by two unknown men who left without revealing their identity. The child, whom the men also saved,
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    HONEST "CONFEDERATE"
    227 18 He Told Employers of Intended Raid When four safe-breakers were sentenced at London Sessions Mr. Vernon Gattie. prosecuting said that the men tried to get a confederate among employees at an office into which they •mended to break, but the man they chose was honest, and he told
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    MAX AMOK IN PARIS CHURCH
    246 18 Shot Fired at an Archbishop Paris, Auk. H Then Were n ild scena Oi pinic this morning in the Anne:nnn Church here m the Rue Joan I Qoujon when young man .suddenly arose rmong the congregation as the officiating priest was coming down from the
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    AFTER 12 YEARS
    108 18 Glacier (l\w> I p !i^ Dead Tin mil tbli > V- i: to a r ering, nd calm i m tb Bla 0 served hum n bodl twrer pack 1 1 ard Tv.« hre yea] An! nit. Bn (Betel Bank, dftnppi ared In r while elimbini N.)W.
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    57 18 it haa < n i nal el the Rubbt i R devoted In future oonl ii im i v. bu d and i mittee, < fi) i il in the Malayan a result In f; .1" riil b avi I ve d ol pc iti n cl i a i
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      281 18 rw\hc "Ankoria" Baby Food of 9 New Zealand is produced only in the Spring when the fresh green pastures are at I and eventually removes the I ip fret ions which produce deI life of the childwfflxß m. lil t» I v f w&Sm bL. a M I I^^ 9^VtoßMM*>^
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      641 18 BANKS ANTi iNSt rt> a x,^ CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated la England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital In 600.000 •bare* Reserve Liability of Proprietor. C3OOO OOO HEAD OFFICE: M. Bishopsgate, London, R.O. a Agmclea and Branches: Alor Star Hong Kong Amrltsar ;u O ik> 'Semarang
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      172 18 SOUTH I i^| BRITISH INBVKAMCK OOMTAKI „>,„., FIRE. MARINE. Tl;u M MOTOR CAK INSURANCE A( I Tf LOWEST CIRRI M M I- C. MARGOUOI n mmt, OOQce 2. Pt rir- TIIK EASTERN UNITEH ASSURANCE COKl'oi; vrinv FIRE. MARINI MOTOR CAR AND PERSONAL ACCIDKM INSURANCE L. G. JOHNSON G.nna, M HEAD
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      573 18 I 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 metres t from about 5.20 p.m. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney, Australia and other stations. Uusual call after records "Hullo Sydney."
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION
    44 19 i^n |).l!. I. (lovernor-Generars Statement S SKK VICE— COPYRIGHT] li.iLi\ 1.1. Sept. 9. tor-General of the Dutch East j<»m« haa u lived from lew aith our correspondent he brought no proposal for a tome, but the mrUtt wa.s it>t careful atL- ntion.
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    PRICE OF RUBBER
    33 19 The Cause of Tuesday *s Advance »ss xv.h vice— copyright: I/»tiidiin. Sept. 9. I iimpur ■Weaage concerning the mmittee to consider taxation Malaya was the reason for inw In price
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    A WALL STREET SLUMP
    32 19 Heavj Selling l>rin^s Price Collapse Heuter*a Dettk<] New York. Sept. J». ace of heavy selling prices 91 E» hftnge fell bemvQy and numed their lowest rinee the 1929
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    54 19 Changes in Representative Prices I Pnm Association] New York, Sept. 8. BOD 88 l •C'<mi>. 9-., Gsu ind Bectrtc 9t% right 2 v Share Corp 92% Co .^8 IJ.J ")k 74 !t.R 61'-, ;<m 17:,. 1 B 47's N 17 S 80 24 38 's 2.0")0,000
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    70 19 Chamber of Oommerc Rubber Ith. auction yesterday. I ISZ4MO lbs 803.53 M lbs 743.45 tons. Sold 1 19 tons Spot. I 7-lGd. !-lfi ctS. KI.AMZKI) Cents Ifr Lb. No Bate 1\ to 7', <7-, ;-.nd 7". m caaesl 7 ,<, 7., mo mam B's m cases 7',
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    103 19 I Irate: I tiiLsi 5 1). 000; to date. I H tatet 16.240; against I »5; Gadek 73.000: against I Nordaaai (Johore) 54. I date 411,100. Rim (MaI ''';::00, to date 222.500. I uid EnVMtncnl 19.953: |7^ m-m. I l «'um s Agents: I l. r
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    67 19 September 9th.. 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers. R.S S. equal to Ix>ndon Standard. SIX/t 1H Business Standard R.S.S. on Tender Sept. 7 77^ October 7\ 8 November 8 B's Oct.-Dec. 8 8' 4 Jan. -Mar. 8' 8\ Tone of Market .—Slightly Steadier Latest Cable London
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    STATISTICS
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    THE MALAYAN TURF
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    177 20 Yesterday's Games and Ties for Thursday Yesterday's gamss in the S.C.C. lawn tennis tournament resulted as follows: "A" Class Sin*lfK (Semi Final) E. A. Joy plus 4. beat 8. E. Newbery plus 15. 6—2. 6—3. -A" Class Doubles (Semi Final) W. H. Droogleever and E. W. P.
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    58 20 YESTERDAY'S TIBS Ladies' Singles Mrs. N. S. Hogan beat Miss A Rappa 6 0, 6—2. Miss M Lewis beat Miss E Richards 9—3, 6—3 Mrs. La Brooy beat Miss M. de Souza 7 5, 6—1. Miss L. Pereira beat Miss F. Milne 6 3, 6—2 Miss B
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