The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 September 1931

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  • 19 1 The Singapore free Press \<). i;?, 438. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 LENTS.
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  • 336 1 The Central Assessment Committee is reviewing the tin position m Malaya with the idea, it is understood, of mak'ng further cuts m assessments Page 11. Mr. Snowden delivered his budget speech yesterday. Income tax Is to be raised by sixpence Page 11. London Scots are making arrangements
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  • 1355 1  -  sfohamed Ha&him. I Before the influx of OMMH labour into Johore. towards the end of the last century, a sturdy Javanese youth found himself with sevI eral others, sold as a temporary slay:* to the Chief of Padang. This Is now a small kampong on the outskirts of
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 157 1 EUROPE HOTEL "Renowned by Recommendation" To morrow flight (Saturday). TWO BANDS. TWO BANDS. NON-STOP DANCING TILL MIDNIGHT. FAREWELL PERFORMANCE OF ROBERT DRESCHER'S FAMOUS VIENNESE ORCHESTRA. THE EUROPE HOTEL NEW DANCE ORCHESTRA DIRECTED by Mr. R. H. LAMBIE AND ROBERT DRESCIIER'S FAMOUS VIENNESE ORCHESTRA. Gflf ILL* THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD., Telephone
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    • 155 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Useful books Page 10. Ocean bonus policies Pag- 20. If you get indigestion Page 3. New dress materials at Wassiamull Assomull and Co. Page 1. CHRYSLER LOW INITIAL COST "I CARVED TEAK CHESTS LINED WITH CAMPHOR WOOD The one safe place to keep your furs and woollens THE
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    • 6 1 OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES
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  • 136 2 By Lieut. Col. M. J. T. ReUly. M.C Commanding SS.V.F. Singapore. Sept. 9. Ranges The following range allotments are re-published for information Buses leave Drill Hall Sat: Sun: B. T. R F. R 2 p.m. 7.30 a.m. ***** T. B All Casuals M.G. Casuals Platoon 2nd Bn.
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  • 101 2 Programme cf Drills up to and for weekending September 13th. 1931. Friday. 11th 5.00 pm. Malay Drill Hall. "F" (Malay) Co., Table "A" 30 yards Range. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall, Ist Bn. Sig. Section. Preparation for Scheme; Fortress Co.. (Europeans), Run Engine; 'rtde. Sig. Section. Section Parade.
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  • 95 2 On Saturday morning at 12-30, Levante. the illusionist, who is to appear at the Victoria Theatre proposes to allow himself to be police handcuffed, leg ironed, locked and chained. and m this helpless condition, will leap into the sea. from Jonstont s Pier. This hazardous feat
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  • 68 2 The Singapore Hume Pipe Company has acquired a factory site at Pudu and expects to have a plant m operation next year, says the Malay Mail. This company te also introducing an entirely new system of building construction for bungalows which sounds attractive. The building of one of these differently
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  • 134 2 THE Singapore Free Press (Daily and Weekly Editions). Head Office: 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAHOkft Telephone: 6056. Cable Address: ADVERTISER, Sl\( \pqjL The premier morning daily m Malaya. Deli Jril with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest > iLW> latest telegrams and latest announcements. I ondon rubber and tin cables appear
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 333 2 RADIUMCHEMA COMPRESS for Home treatment of Gout, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Inflammations, Wounds and Skin Diseases. All compresses are tested by the Roentgen Technical Institute, Vienna. Prices $27.00, $44.00, $65.00 Agents MEDICAL HALL, LTD., 3, BATTERY ROAD. Outstaion Orders promptly executed. ■Tj^B^ »^Bwls You will never know how Excellent a Dinner can
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    • 574 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or eetvtoee, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained In the Tender Room. Municipal Offices: Extra water service at New Cooly Lines, Henderson Road. Date of Closing. 4 p.m., Sept.
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    • 826 2 NOTICES. ORDINANCE No. 96 (MINOR OFFENCES). rolioe Orders made nater Seaetee* («> at Ordinance No. 96 (Minor Offences) far the regulation of traffic en the occasion •«< the Autumn Race Meeting to be held on the 29th August, 2nd. sth, 9th and 12th September, 1931. at the Race Course, Singapore.
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    • 346 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Payable m Advance). DAILY EDITION. WEEKLY EDITION Outside Outsidv Singapore. Singapore. Singapore. Singapore Monthly $2.50 $3.00 Monthly $1.00 g]Jt Quarterly 7.50 9.00 Quarterly 3.00 LM Vi Yearly 15.00 18.00 2 Yearly 6.00 9.00 Yearly 30.00 36.00 Yearly 12.00 18.00 Single Copies 10 Cents. Singh Copies 25 Out* mU
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 225 2 THE WEEK Friday, 11th. High Water, 10.24. 8.4 ft.. 21.40, 9.7 ft. Football: S.C.C. Six-a-side Tournament Saturday, 12th. High Water, 10.50. 8.8 ft., 22.25, 10.4 ft Singapore Races Last Day. Les Levante. Illusionist. Victoria Theatre 9.30 p.m. Boxing: AI Rivers vs. Albert Grether. Theatre Royal. Sunday, 13th. High Water. 11.15,
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  • 299 3 Elderly Visitors Driven From Bournemouth Bournemouth, Aug. 6. Beach pyjamas and bare, brown, dimpled baek:s have made another conquest. They have invaded Bournemouth m swarms and completely vanquished Bournemouth's bathchairs and old ladies. Not content with just following the fashions and wearing ordinary beach pyjamas. Bournemouth holiday-makers
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  • 480 3 Rival Theory of Man's Origin Dr. J. Vincent Watson, of Oldham, who has lately been studying skulls and easts of ancient skulls m the Medical School of Manchester University and at the Manchester Museum, has comes across a skull which he believes supports a theory of his
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  • 147 3 "If They Do Not Smoke or Drink" Mr. John Silver, seed potato merchant and bee farmer, jf Clyde-road, Addiscombe, Croydon, who left £2.854 (net personalty £2,355 made arrangements m his will for the offer of his business at half its value to two assistants, and directed that
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  • 53 3 Paris. Eighty German girls who have been staying with French families have left for Germany, taking with them 70 French girls who are to stay with German families. Similar exchanges between parties of German and French boys have been arranged m an endeavour to promote friendship between
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  • 495 3 Surgeon Rear-Admiral C. M. Beadnell. writes to The Times: May I suggest a likely puihcse for the stones swallowed by crocodiles and support it with evidence by analogy from the motif underlying the pebble-swallowing habit to which attention has recently been drawn by Mr. Cherry Kearton after
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  • 214 3 "INFL ALLIBLE" SYSTEM Finger-Prints at Evidence Interesting Information m regard to fingerprints was given by Detective Sergeant Edwin Hare, of the Finger-print Bureau at New Scotland Yard, when he gave evidence m a case at the Manchester City Police Court. Hugh Higgins <25>. of Harrison Street, Ancoats. and John R'zza
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  • 35 3 Outbreak of Military Revolution Madrid, Aug. 26. Milages from the Portuguese border report the outbreak of a military revolution m that country; but as all communications are inrcrruptcd no details are available.
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  • 423 3 Missing Link Finds its Way to the Zoo Tin- conies ara but feeble i<-ik. yet make they their houses m the rocks. Prov. xxx.. 26..' "And please, sir." asks the Sunday Khobar, "what is a coney "The coney my dear boy." says the vicar, 'is
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 297 3 <£^g> The f| CHAMPAGNE t ilk TABLE WATERS %r jl PRODUCT m^J FRASER NEAVE, limited. Jflfl v ii -L*aWS IS'raii Ruhbar Intmlmtion unftai |V» I i*"'"*^V^ 4^&&Tl yl rlrrtrital intulatin* xalua and durability .L» J V^KX^MmK rr thm porotity nf rottom tn'iilatn<n l.< mo,/. fr,,m .■led Port Or ford rdar
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    • 110 3 IB t)■ t'-!kw ra a, aj~^w jijjf^^l IF you «jet INDIGESTION IF you sometimes have flatulence, uncomfortable fulness after meals or other forms of indigestion, don't just wait for it to pass off." Digestive trouble is nearly always due to excess acid which not only interrupts digestion but ferments food,
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    • 193 3 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited. BRANCHES: 81, First Cross Street ->iai uca Light Street PENANG 14, KWne Street KUALA LUMPUR. Registered by and Security deposited with 1 the Straits Settlements Government. Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers. Guardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and Interest collected, Probate or Letters of Administration applied
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  • 734 4 Moods and Modes of Eve Are Singapore Wives House-Proud (By Our Woman Correspondent) I confess to having been struck lately with the lack of attention some women out East give to certain nice details m their homes. The expression house proud' seems to find little part m their constitution, the
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  • 332 4 11TITH the new type of millinery, long curl- j ing eyelashes are very necessary. Those < who like experimenting on their eyelashes can now buy implements, like stumpy scissors, which are said to curl the lashes when they are sufficiently long. Lotions and ointments are sold
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  • 372 4 117ATCHES m minute sizes may be exceed- ingly popular, but far more novel is the larger size which records the date as well as the time. Clocks, too, have been greatly improved lately. Have you heard of the clock which is guaranteed to work for two years, without
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  • 28 4 THIS black felt bowler is underlined with velvet, and trimmed with a large black-tipped ostrich feather. Such a mode is extremely becoming to the fair-haired.
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  • 1052 4 The Royal Party in Scotland Changes at No. 10: A Society A TPHE Glorious Twelfth" has come and gone. and though the sporting outlook is none too good, socially the Highland Season promises to be a great success. The King and Queen take up residence at Balmoral on August 22,
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  • 909 4  -  JOSIF GINSBURY, M.D.) How to Make an Excellent Bleaching L otion (By FRECKLES are due to a local decrease of pigment. They are not hereditary. We acquire them between the ages of six and ten. Red haired persons usually have freckles which are
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  • 115 4 FASHION tends towards the picturesque m evening gowns on summer nights, and one sees at the smartest fashion houses lovely creations m figured silks m pale greens and yellows, and black and white. Lace frocks are popular, but the satin gown which la plain and pastel-coloured is a
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  • 246 4 FASHION authorities vho rfcl the* through practical eyea hate oawo I knitted cardigans and pulloeen Mt I I summer vogue as a Winter necessity. «r I deed, there are few gannentl 0» an* I disappointingly cold days I overs are bright m coloui U M Io I I very
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  • 385 5 At Becoming a Borough and Having A Mayor Now th;t it is promised a mayor Barking means to celebrate its rise from an urban district to the dignity of a municipal borough by a week of pageantry. When Prince George takes the charter of incorporation which the
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  • 197 5 A Witty Forecast of the Next Fashion Women's hate have suddenly become head, dec-orations again. The revolution started with the shell -helmet bowler. Then appeared the i'lycock The climax was reached when the Di:che^s of York wore a trilby with a plume. ad a copy of this
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  • 208 5 Tragedy of Search For Work m Canada Five stcv.aways. who it war, stat:d had found themselves destitute m Canada, were each fined £5. with tlie alternative of four week? imprison•nc.it. at the Saliord Police Court. They were Jcha Dawson (22 >. of Belfast. John Pelham (26). of
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  • 129 5 Proposal to Reserve Thorn Tree Stump Edinburgh. As the result of representations made by the Association for the Preservation, of Rural Scotland certain necessary repairs have been made to Prince Charlie's monument at CJlcnfinnan, to which a good deal of mischief has been done by unscruplous souvenir hunters.
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  • 653 5 Lengthening Period of Youthfulness Ox.ord. 1 1 Commencing with the mediaeval picture of, i life as a bridjo curving upward; to maturity j and then descending on the c .*ier side, Prof fessor Sir Arthur Thomson discussed the "Seven I ages of man" from a biological and
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  • 210 5 "Not Fair to Drag m School, College, and Regiment* An M.C. captain who was said to have begun a criminal career after receiving a head wound during the war appealed to the Recorder at Gloucester Quarter Sessions not to allow his home school, college and regiment to
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  • 162 5 Buoyed Up on Rags Bones and Bottles St. Helena. Some plain speaking on the duty of the laity to support the finances of the church is indulged m by the Rev. H. S. Whittaker, Vicar of St. James's Church, Ecclcston Park St. Helens, m his parish
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  • 269 5 "I DO THIS BECAUSE Unfinished Note of Girl Musician Dead m Flat A note pinned on the door of a Peel-stieet, Kensington, flat, m which Miss Isobel Evans, aged 26, a doctor's daughter, was found ga&«d, was read at the inquest on her at Paddington. It was m the girl's
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  • 45 5 Under the auspices of the Paya Lebar Methodist Church a prayer meeting m English will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. WeThin Kara, Paya Lebar Road, on Thursday at 5 p.m. The Rev. Goh Hood Keng will deliver a message. All welcome.
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  • 102 5 Caddie Fined for Stealing Them A2l -yi -old taddie. Arthur Oaotfu Smith, of LBWn r.ce-avenue. Manor Park, was charged at Stratford por.ee court with stealing six Rolf balls from Wan.teari golf course, the property of Herbert Arthur Gaudm. tie club professional. It was stated that he
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  • 20 5 Mr. J. Mcßae Chalmers, of The Dispensary Penang. and Mrs. Chalmers left by the Gleiw garry ior Europe on Sunday.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 298 5 YOUR SAFEGUARD A is EVANS' Antiseptic I Throat Pastilles. They J keep colds at bay and M&p _J give rciiel m cases of Coughs, Catarrh. Bron£EL < hit is. etc. Ok EVANS' #1 Pastilles B i-j From Ch«ifnli*t^ -rtry. V XC <■ laaaa Bsja—a to Jt A r rmu.A or
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    • 314 5 THE MOST CHRONIC CASE OF ANAEMIA PERMANENTLY CHECKED! T^L^oamunm aenamv^aaaaawß^PHsnaw kI f ak, a^BBfIPAV *^V L RC «tQnn\ BB W^mJ bJ mmm\ Uas^sa Wmm* BoTTu*3.UU\ sV j^^^»^aaaanannß^n^s^B^^B^Bnßnn^Bnßnßnnnaaaannannßnnß^B^B^^nß^Bs^^^ Smau C f% Tl? 1 (BLOOD CREATOR) 1 That will be your experience as it has been that of the isand- of slvMj!tl«
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  • 3055 6 AN EXPERTS VIEWS The Need for Balanced Research The following article by Mr." W. J. Gallagher, dealing with rubber research, and advocating the creation of an International Rubber Research Association, merits careful study by all interested m the welfare of the plantation industry states the Bulletin of
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  • 61 6 Itgm*** I m John David I Cliargc d'Affalrw hri I Legattan lota m I lav Dear si hand I On tab*; 11! I heme, which I" I Br; id. it aW U U I of ruttm-s some ph< C! CUUUI.-*. H adchv.-.d to his uu.
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    • 324 6 VI Xd £/S flTf This advertisement is com*J [*r^ ir mMw^Oao\w^ posed of extracts from a j Mfd tmVJuTwV"™ °f tn numerous tributes LWjlJa %DFUA^^^ a »P rin received from disf AflAaf**' Unguished men and women m W*^ 0 ommry of Ufa. vtos (fij f> ENASPRIN is an abMADGE m
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    • 265 6 Instinctively you seek the best «§Sg£§| t;a/ue /or your money. That is whu you will choose Cerebos j» sa//. Because of its purity you {jkLl jJ J use /ess an</ Mere is no waste. 1 It remains dry m any climate and Wsl&\ pours freely to the last grain. Cspeoos)
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  • 355 7 What a London Boarding House Search Revealed London, Aug. 21. How the activities of an important gang of international drug smugglers were suppressed by discoveries made m a London boarding house is revealed m the British Government's annual report on dangerous drugs made to the League
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  • 270 7 Fine Rescue Work m New Zealand Mountains Wellington, Aug. 30. It is feared that a terrible fate has overtaken eight men and six women students of Auckland University caught m a blizzard on Mount Ruapehu. 100 searchers have been out all night looking for them, but so
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  • 268 7 Pyjama Girls 70 Years Behind Times Weymouth. Aug. 9. Two of Weymouth's oldest and most respected citizens, whos? ages together total over 171 years, have some strong views about beach pyjamas for women. They are Mr. Dennis, who is ninety-one. and Mr. Millidge. who is over eighty.
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  • 64 7 Crops have been destroyed m the Bassein District of Burma and several low-lying villages are under water, their residents having to desert their village homes and seek asylum m the uplands. All village wells are under water and the villagers are reduced to using river water for drinking purposes. If
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  • 716 7 Stricken Novelist Unfolds His Life Drama Crckermruth (Cumberland), Aug. 6. Although all England was to-day echoing with the story of Jonathan M. Den wood, whose remarkable novel "Red Ike" brought him fame and success too late for him to enjoy it, the author himself was scarcely stirred.
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  • 197 7 Raid on a Very Popular "Headquarters" New York. Aug. 6. New York's latest hope for alleviation of its perennial thirst was temporarily squelched today when an army of Federal prohibition agents raided the headquarters of Vino Sano, Inc., makers of a grap? juice concentrate which, when
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  • 128 7 Banners Torn to Shreds Women Knocked Down Cloutsham (Exmoor). The opening meet of the Devon and Somerset Stag Hounds at Cloutsham. waj accompanied by wild scenes. About 40 members of the League for the Prohibition of Cruel Sports arrived at the field where the meet
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  • 68 7 For Non-Stop Flight to Ceylon London. Aug. 'JO. A robot pilot which once Ml will fly machine unceasingly 0:1 a pre-determir.ed (ojr>e has been fitted to a Fmrey-Nap.er monoplane which will attempt to ma!: B a non-stop record flight to Cape Town or Ceylon. Satisfactory preliminary flying tests
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  • 28 7 Husband <at Willekden Police Court): "X paid it'KUlaiiy as long M I was on the dole and there m plenty cf money coming In."
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 367 7 E ECONOMISE ON YOUR GODOWN CHARGES We have first class faculties for CENTRAL STORAGE and 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 us
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    • 233 7 j* GOOD USED CARSI HUPMOEILE TOURER. Excellent running car with good body and smart appear- Q99^ ance #64* I I MORRIS-OXFORD TOURER I A sturdy car m really good crder. Body and tyres very sood and engine m first class GA I Z crdcr $41 J. I SINGER SENIOR TOURER
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  • 372 8 Ninety And Ready To Box Any Man of 50 Ninety years old. full of the real joy of life, and anxious, m between whiles of planning new business ventures, to box any man of his age or forty years below it. That Is Alderman H. E. Davis, J.P.,
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  • 379 8 Physical Jerks at the Zoo Let us not m these days of new Zoos and new arrivals forget the little old lady who lives m the almshouse flat at the foot of the Mappin Mountains, writes U. R. m the Daily Express. You will not see much
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  • 80 8 Famous Engineering Expert Drowned London, Aug. 10. The body of Sir Thomas Stanton was found on the beach at Easthbourne washed up the sea. It is learned that Sir Thomas Stanton had been m ill health for some time. Recently he underwent an operation and was shortly
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  • 63 8 Lady Reading Back At Work London, Sept. 1. Lady Reading is back at work as her husband's secretary, assisting him m his duties m connection with the crisis. She told an interviewer: "I am working harder now than I have ever done, but I love it.
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  • 22 8 [Reuter's Service] Mexico City, Sept. 9. The Foreign Minister announces that Mexico is Joining the League of Nations.
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  • 147 8 Too Much Sunshine m Vienna In Vienna there has been no lack of hot sun. A correspondent of the Daily Telegraph had been talking with the Sultan of Johore, who, accompanied by his Sultana an attractive English girl whom he met over here and married last October
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  • 57 8 League Health Commission to Help [Reuter's Service] Genera, Sept. 8. There was a generous outburst of approval from the entire League Assembly thia afternoon, when the British resolution expressing sympathy with the Chinese people m connection with the floods was carried unanimously. Lord Cecil's suggestion that the League's
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  • 137 8 Rejected Suitors' Terrible Revenge Bukharest, Sept. 1. A terrible vengeance was exacted by two rejected suitors while the village of Cernauti was celebrating the marriage of a rich farmer's daughter who was the most beautiful girl m the whole district. She refused many suitors and when finally
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  • 338 8 Lumb Mobbed by Hundreds of Sightseers Lumb-in-Rossendale, Lanes, Aug. 9. Jostling crowds, packed roads, five policemen directing traffic streams to a church, and lines of motor-cars and omnibuses that is \rhat hap- pened at Lumb to-night when hundreds of people came from r.ll parts of
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  • 57 8 Three Killed m St. Didier Air Crash Paris, Aug. 31. A large crowd at an aviation meeting at St. Didier m Haute -Ma me was horrified to see the wings of an aeroplane break off as the machine containing three military airmen was m flight. The machine
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  • 79 8 12,000-Mile Aerial Survey of Africa Completed London, Aug. 31. Sir Alan Cobham has returned to Southampton on the conclusion of a 12,000-mile aerial survey of Africa. The body of an Indian adult (Male) was seen drifting swiftly along the Malacca River on Friday at about noon,
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 181 9 t VICTORIA THEATRE AMENDING TO-MOHROW 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. At 12.30 on Saturday morning, from JOHNSTON'S PIER, LEVANTE, tn. Illusionist, will be handcuffed, locked, leg-ironed and chained and m
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    • 319 9 J*j&4k*iM-m&8- jst» m m 191 II 1111 l Ir I LT BB I Vo? |6JLSI TO-NIGHT r^isl The Magnificent Production that is thrilhng Hundreds Nightly 1 The Brilliant Achievement of a Superb Artiste and a Master Director MARLENE DIETRICH as "X27"— Austrian Spy, Paramount's Supreme Dramatic Triumph a^J^^Va DISHONOURED with
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    • 234 9 COMING EVELYN LA YE m One Heavenly Night. 1 |I oW -\lmJkl lxa ee3bl Fplr J W _j§jKES»X TELEPHONE N9 6909 c -^WE ACCEPT the responsibility u of supplying Singapore with greater entertainment and bring you the fifst of Fox Movietone's brilliant new season pictures. TO-NIGHT 6.15 9.15 MATINEE TO-MORROW
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  • 33 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. SILVER WEDDING. SEWELL CATO On September 11th. 1906 it the Church of St. Stephen. Opotiki. N.Z., by the Bride's father. Revd. T. Anson Cato Frank Blackwood Sewell to Effie Isobel Cato
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  • 801 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. 1931. INTERNATIONAL TARIFF OPINION Whilst the measures which the British Government and Nation intend to adopt to regain that stability m finance which is essential for the country's economic standing, will unquestionably remove much of the doubt and anxiety existing abroad, the British situation
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  • 383 10 The final practice (preparatory to the private performance) of the Musical Festival arranged for the Organ opening, will take place at 5.15 p.m. to-day. The contribution of $26,000. by the Straits Settlements Government towards building a joint S.S. and F.M.S. Agricultural School has been recommended by the Council Finance Committee.
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  • 928 10 "THE LONG ARM" E^etective's Assailant m Boat Quay Affray One of the culprits m a violent street affray between suspects and the police near Boat Quay five years ago was brought to jistice at the Assizes before the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Sproule) yesterday and
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  • 111 10 Of the $10,000,000 contribution to the Singapore Improvement Trust approved by the Legislative Council for slum improvement m Singapore payment of a sum of $500,000 was recently approved. The mortality returns for the Singapore Municipal area for the week ending September sth totalled 214 giving a rate of 24.96 compared
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  • 661 10 ALTERED INVOICE Indian Clerk Acquitted The case m which an v and a Chinese vure eh;.. genuine a forged docum. ment of forgery m conn- voices, was concluded eMfc p th Court before Mr. G. r There were orginalh m the case but the second
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  • 40 10 Friday. S.ptembrr 11th I Is! I Befor, the W4UM I hwi I Assi/rs Brf.ro MT. iMWtitt < hambers al II Khiainatlni Bumn merit Ol Reci Trirmt m fUtore Mr. I—lk < Court at 10.. ',0 .t.m Tamby bin Ha Bankruptcy
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  • 25 10 The various Pn i and Johore t > the East err. V Grand Lod| the Wesley afett] Caimmn Road, S II Bishop Bdwta t
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  • 10 10 IFREK PBWB j W+ Octoh* Lady Clement" Malaya
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  • 22 10 1 1 The ,nr.,-nu,- I Harr>" Alia,: Ol I-- I H Allan of Whitl tfrl I Marshall daufM, Marshall ot Sfdnel I
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 124 10 COATES PLYMOUTH SIN THE NAVY'S CHOICE SOLE AGENTS: CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO.. LTD., (Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong). (Incorporated m Shanghai). 261 CANTONMENT ROAD. TELEPHONE 5371 5572. REDUCED PRICES AT Tiir COLD STORAGE Ask for a New Price List. FOR THE FACES Little's Ties Are Always Favourites at
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    • 57 10 3 USEFUL BOOKS WHITAKER'S ALMANACK 1931. 3.50. THE STATESMAN'S YEAR BOOK 1931 $12.00. KEMPE'S ENGINEER'S YEARBOOK, 1931 $19.50. KELLY WALSH LTD. (Incorporated m Hong Kong) RAFFLES PLACE— SINGAPORE. U.S.De SILVA BROS. JEWELLERS A NEW SHIPMENT of "ZENITH" WATCHES THE WORLD'S FINEST TIME KEEPER INCLUDING SILVER AND METAL ALARM CLOCKS has
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  • THE "AXE" ON MALAYAN MINES
    • 195 11 Lord Cecil at (icneva Assembly »R" iter'i Service! Geneva. Sept. 10. speech which was thunderously assembly Lord Cecil said least of all the British, could proposal for the abandonment of D m ment Conference. He endorsed I Signor Grandi for suspension rogrmnunei pending the Disrence and appealed for
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    • 74 11 Statement m House of Commons Reuter's Service I I oiulon. Sept. 10. disappearance of Thorln the House of Commons. asked Whether an additional Chiang Kai-shek had fresh information as to tis or fat Under-Secretary for Foreign ia( tlie enquiry was not yet Chinese Government had rekng satisfactorily. The
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    • 115 11 Litter And His New names Orchestra treat In store for all lovers > litter and his orchestra PUlar Sunaay concerts on pm The orchestra will best of the classics and ich as Beethoven. Schubert, ■•■ukowsky and Debussy. ipore are extremely lucky < men Mr. Litter's m their
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    • 160 11 Lt. Stainforth to Fly British Wonder Craft I British Radio Official Service*, Rugby. Sept. 9. The Royal Aerc Club has been notified that the following pilots of the Royal Air Force High Speed Flight have been provisionallydetailed to fly m the Schneider Trophy Contest on September 12
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    • 151 11 No News of American Pacific Fliers I Reuter's Service Seattle. Sept. 16. Coastguards are hastily scouring the Great Northern Circle of the Pacific for the American flyers. Allen and Moyle. of whom there has been no news since their departure from Tokio 56 hours ago. The only hope
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    • 151 11 How Counterfeiter was Trapped (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Sept. 10. How smart work by a Chinese woman detective led to the trapping of a counterfeiter was related at Perak Assizes to-day when Bong Tiow. living on a rubber plantation on the main road to Kuala Kangsar, was
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    • 44 11 New British Treasury Delegate (British Radio Official Service] Rugby. Sept. 9. Major Walter Elliot, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, has been added to the British delegation to the Indian Round-Table Conference and will be a meipbrr of the Federal Structure Committee
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  • 325 11 THE DOLE CUT Mr. Henderson Explains to T.U.C. [Reuter's Service] London. Sept. It. Police reserves were on duty when the Trade Union Congress resumed at Bristol this morning m order to prevent recurrence of yesterday's disorders, and m view of Communist threats and demonstrations on
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  • 153 11 Proposal Being Officially Discussed m America fRe iter's Service] Washington, Sept. 10. The possibility of creating banking credits for the export of cotton are being discussed by Mr. Hoover, the bankers and cotton brokers concurrently at White House, and the State agricultural departments are considering the possibility and
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  • 97 11 U.S. Attitude Towards Armaments Holiday Proposals f Reuter's Service] Washington, Sept. 9. It is understood that the United States Government views 'with friendly sympathy" Signor Grandi's disarmament holiday proposals. No indication is given, however, whether the United States would take steps to further such a move. At a
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  • 89 11 Another Outrage m Perak [From Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh. Sept. 10. There is still no news of the Chinese miner. Chang Choon. who was kidnapped three weeks ago m broad daylight when visiting a mine. Unconfirmed rumours state that relatives have been approached with a request for a
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  • 76 11 London Scots to Entertain Him at Dinner I British Radio Official Service] Rugby, Sept. 9. Arrangements have been made for a complimentary dinner, of a non-political character, to be given by Scots to Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald m London on October 12, his birthday. Many Scottish Associations m
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  • 27 11 In American baseball matches on Wednesday, cables Reuter, Pittsburg beat Brooklyn m the National League s—l;5 l; and Washington beat Philadelphia m the American League 2 l.
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  • 489 11 INCOME TAX UP Estimated Deficit of 74.4 Millions TERMS OF CREDIT WITH U.S.A. [Reuter's Service] London, Sept. 10. Mr. Snowden m his budget speech announced that the estimated deficit on this year's budget was 74.7 millions sterling and next year's 170 millions. Government had decided that borrowing
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  • 59 11 Reuier's Sen lee I N v iork. Sept. 9. Discussing the BrttM) ;::iancial situation the Department of Ccw nsrce weekly review says the establishment ihe recent British credit and the announcement of the National Government's Intention to balance the budget have revived confidence somewhat but
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  • 86 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, Sept. 10. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £115 716 (£ll3V 8 Forward £117 15 16 (£*****). The market is firm. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices
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  • 50 11 [British Radio Official Service 1 Rugby, Sept. 9, The Duke of Gloucester has made excellent progress since his operation for appendicitis and it is understood that he will shortly join the King and Queen at Balmoral and probably visit Princess Mary, Viscountess Harev/ccd. at her Yorkshire home.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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  • 1693 12 GROUND FLOOR BENEFITS Engineer Who Claimed Entry Before the Chief Justice. Sir L. H. Elphinsimie K.C., at Kuala Lumpur, an interesting share case was heard on Wednesday. The Malay Mail report states that: The plaintiff, Henry Patrick Buckley, now of Pangnga River cAncession. West Coast. Siam.
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  • 64 12 FOUR KILLED 60 Deaths m Colliery Accidents This. Year London ivia Saigon), Sept. 3. An explosion occurred m the pit of a mine at Newdigate. Astley. near Naneation, m Warwickshire. Four men were killed and five injured. This Is the 18th mining oafostrophe that has occurred this
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  • 110 12 Sixty Injured m French Disaster Paris. Sept. 2. At 11 a.m. to-day an explosion took place m a factory of chemical products at Bezons (m the environs of Paiisi. The building burst into flames and collapsed. Two corpses and fifteen injured persons have been pulled out: It is-
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  • 77 12 Central Asian Explorers' Loss Stockholm, Sept. 1. The iamou.s explorer Mr. Sven Hedin has received a telegram from Dr. Bexell. a member of the expedition for the exploration of Central Asia organized by Mr. Hedin. stating that the expedition's camp m western China has been attacked and sacked
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  • 54 12 Nearly Million Increase m a Year Iwaki. Japan, Sept. 1. It is officially announced that the population of Japan registered an increase during the past year of 9D0.000. Births totalled two millions; deaths a little over a million, marriages. 500.000: divorces. 50.000. each item indicating an increase compared
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  • 717 12 CANTON NANKING WAR IMMINENT SOUTHERN ADVANCE Promise of Support, from Yen /and Feng J The Reuter cable published yesterday to the effect that after many months of peace talk 1 conflict between the Canton and Nanking armies appeared to be imminent as a result of the advance of Cantonese forces
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  • 340 12 First Hunan City Entered bj Cantonese Regiment Canter, Sept. 3. The capture of Chenchow (a flourishing city m southern Hunan some twenty miles from the Kwangtung frontier) by the sth. Independent Brigade under General Chan Chaitong's Group Army Corps, is reported from official circles at Shiukwan. Chenchow
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  • 65 12 "ABSOLUTELY FEASIBLE*' Lessons from Amy Johnson's Flight [Reuter's Service 1 London, Sept. 9. Miss Amy Johnson on her arrival m England from Japan told Reuter that she thought a serial service to Japan "absolutely feasible." She said she had learned a lot of lessons on
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  • 252 12 Sad Tragedy on China Station Shanghai, Sept. 3. A distressing tragedy occurred at Kiukiang yesterday, when Surgeon Lieutenant H. LeeDuncan. MB., B.Ch. was drowned. Surg Lieut. Lee-Duncan was serving aboard H.M.S. Mantis, one of the Yangteze gunboats, and was returning to his ship last night from Kiukiang
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  • 64 12 Students Complete Their Journey Iwafci, Japan. Sept. 3. The two students of Hosei University, Kumakawa and Kurimura, the first Japanese college students making a foreign aerial visit, who have completed successfully the whole course of their flight to Rome, are scheduled to go back to Japan by the
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  • 63 12 Causes Fatal Disturbances m Ecuador New York, Sept. 2. A mtssage from Quito, the capital of tlie South American State of Ecuador, to the Associated Press says the police and troops fired on a crowd making a demonstration against the cre.rt of a monopoly m matches to
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  • 49 12 Fifteen Killed m Spain Madrid. Sept. 1. A motor char-a-banc fell down a ravine near Lugo (north of Spain) while taking a curve too sharply. Fifteen were killed i.nd thirty injured, of whom five are m a hopeless condition and may die at any moment.
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  • 150 12 Bought by Chinese Syndicate for Tls. 900,000 The North-China Daily News was informed by Mr. N. Fred Nissim's real eitat? office rej ccr.tly that the Stadium property had been sold through his office to a Chinese syndicate, for |Tls. 900.000. The ground covers an area of approximately 61
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  • 610 12 GOGATE ON TRIAL Attack on Sir Ernest Hotson Described IPoona, Aog. 31. The trial of Vasudeo Balvant Gogate, the alleged assassin of the Bombay Governor, commenced to-day before Mr. N. J. Wadia, Session Judge, Poona. He was charged with offences I of an attempt to commit murder
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  • 228 12 Attempt to Resuscitate Naval Negotiations Geneva, Sept. 3. Ar. attempt to resuscitate the Franco-Ita-lic, n naval negotiation* which had b.en left m a state ol suspended animation for the last four months, was made on Wednesday, when the French delegation handed the Italian delegation new proposals suggesting
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  • 65 12 Not Suitable for Regular Service Berlin, Sept. 2. In a message received from the German Trans-Atlantic flyer von Gronau, sent out after landing on Lake Michigan with his Dornierwal, he declares the northern route hadisappointed his hopes and expectations. It appears unsuitable for a regular Trans- Atlantic
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  • 37 12 According to |fr. Scrtvenor's booft on Malayan tin deposit", only two small and unproductive deposits of tn are known m Kelantan. There may, however, be rich lodes In the mountains, says the Times of Me. lay a
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  • 680 12 GENEVA DEVELOPMB^ Changes m Europe's i ((m Situation non, X I The open session of 1 1 i bpened at half past ,Zone) this morning, ah sent listened with rapt trian Vice-chancellor s ed declaration reg.irchn German union. Dr. Commission that m fa< Germany and
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  • 15 12 v, n informed Mr. J. H Harrl amgneering Deoartmeni branch of Pater n S m
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  • 493 13 The Plight of Cricket Clubs [Prom Our Own Correspondent] London. Ana. 12. County Cricket C!u*s. hard hit by ihe abnormally long sequence of wet week-ends, will have heavy financial losses to face when the season's balance sheets are prepared On Saturday no play was possible m six
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  • 314 13 Leicestershire's Proposal for Two Day Matches [Prom Our Own Correspondent] London. Aug. 12. The Leicestershire proposal that county cricket matches should be restricted to two days is creating a fine controversy. Leicestershire were pioneers of Saturday str.rts m first class county cricket and also of covering the pitch
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  • 98 13 Control Board Decided On England Visit Simla, Aug. 31. The Cricket Control Board of India decided that India should fulfil her obligations and' that next year's tour should be proceeded with. In this respect it is understood that all the provincial organisations but one have agreed
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  • 52 13 fßeuter's Service] New York, Sept. 9. Latest baseball results are as follows: NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 1: Philadelphia 3. New York 4: Philadelphia 8. Pittsburgh 3: Cincinnati r Brooklyn 10: Boston g| AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia 10: Washington 1. Detroit 2: St. Louis 3. Cleveland 8: Chicago 7. Cleveland
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 499 13 Ireland's Victory Against France [By Dutch Air Mail] (Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 18. Ireland beat France by nine events to four In the International Athletic Match at Croke Park, Dublin, on Saturday, when the opposition to the Irish team was not only weak as a whole, but
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    • 285 13 Change m Definition Contemplated [Prom Our Own Correspondent] London, Aug. 12. Although no game has been freer from pro- fessional taints than golf, it is stated that a change m the definition of an amateur is contemplated. A little trouble is said to have arisen over the
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    • 151 13 International Goalkeeper's Death The tragic death of J. Thomson. Celtic's young goalkeeper, will cast a deep gloom over Scottish football, v. hich has suffered a grea. loss through the tragedy, for Thomson was the best goalkeeper Scotland possessed and was a very worthy successor last year
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    • 370 13 Off to Olympiad of The Deaf and Dumb [By Dutch Air Mail] London, Aug. 18. Forty-four British athletes have left London for Nuremberg. Germany, to play m a football match referced without a whistle, races for which they will not be able to hear the starter's pistol,
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    • 91 13 Men who will Represent Selangor [From Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 9. Selangor team to meet Perak on Saturdiy m a charity match has four changes from the side which defeated Penang and Kedah. Changes m two cases are due to illness. Shepherdson substitutes Chong Beo
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    • 159 13 Further results of ties played m the S.C.R.C. tennis tournament are "A" Doubles Handicap Semi -Final Tan Thian Sang and Arthur Lim vs. Tan Chong Gark and Lim Bong Son unf. Singles Championship Low Kee Che- vs. Wee Eng Yong unf.. Gen Chong Hee vs. Chee Kong Lecng
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    • 101 13 The following were the results of ties played on Sunday, m the Johore Civil Serv! :e Club Open Invitation Tennis Tournament: Men':, S lngle-: (Level) R. F. Smith beat R. P. Newell 6—3. 3—7. 7—5. M.r's Doubles (Level) Final R. F. Smith and A. D. Anderson
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    • 53 13 FRIDAY'S TIES "A" Singles Dr. G. de Souza vs. Noel Hay. Dr. S. L. Oer/lers vs. C. A. Peterson. "B" Singles M. A. Cordeiro vs. K. Balhetchet. D. Leicester vs. A. Martin. Ladies' Singles Mrs. P. James vs. Mrs. M. G. Eber. Miss L. Pereira vs. Mrs.
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  • 70 13 A large crowd witnessed the third meeting this season of Jiro Satoh, the Japanese, and V. G. Kirby, the South African at Bournemouth. Threatening rain clouds and a cross wind made playing conditions somewhat difficult. Satoh had beaten Kirby at Wimbledon and at Tunbridge Wells and so Kirby was eager
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  • 766 13 Recent Home Tournament Results IBy Dutch Air Mail] London, Aug. 18. In the tennis world Miss Mary Heeley, of Birmingham, retained her title of open champion of Derbyshire at the Buxton Open Tournament by defeating Miss Scott, of Suffolk, ut the final by 6—o. 6—2. This is the
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  • 174 13 University Teams Competing IBy Dutch Air Mail] London, Aug. 18. Pot the first time m the 30 years' history of motor-cycling Oxford and Cambridge Universities have officially entered teams for tho Senior 500 c.c. race of the Manx Grand Prix. which is to be run over the
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  • 153 13 Won by P.C.C. m Exciting Game [From Our Own Correspondent! Penang. Sept. P. C. C. defeated the Malaya A team m the final of the P.F.A. Cup competition by 2 goals to 1 after extra time. The game was fast and clean and no goals were scored
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    • 972 14 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. M»K t NIGHTLY EXPRESS SEKVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON A N. CONTINENT WEEKLY SERVICL LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. I h nre Monthly Service Liverpool. Havre and Glasgow. Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Due. Sails AGAPENOR For London. Rotterdam,
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    • 582 14 BUerman Bueknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN* LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES IO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA POSTS AND SUEZ CANAL Ol I'I'UM AlMfrft TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Steamer Dae Singapore. s.s. CITY OF PERTH Oct. 12 s s. CITY OF ADELAIDE Nov. 25 HOMEWARDS.
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    • 466 14 P.& 9 O. British India and Apcar Lines, (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVEKNMFAT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SEKVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Due n Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage M nfl 1931. NALDERA 16.000
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    • 752 15 f0 SAt-Lt*. MARSEILLES, LONDON, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND MIDDLESBROUGH. F; m MARU T 12.000 Sept. 23 24 8 KASHIMA MARU T. 10,000 Nov 19 20 H UAKU T. 10.500 Oct. 7 8 YASUKUNI MARU T. 12,000 Dec 8 9 HAF N MAKI T. 10,500 Oct. 23 24 HAKONE MARU T. 10.500
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    • 563 15 k%^ a^^^« y mW K^K^^^^^n^^aa^b ff) DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES LTD. ((M Ml SAILING NOTICK \IM I\\ PRESIDENT LINERS. /MM MM I TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON \IM Mm FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG via COLOMBO Xm\\ ■1\ V 7 PCRT SAID. ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES AND ll MM I Arrive Leave Learr
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    • 799 15 K. P. M. KONINKUJKt PAKETVAART MAATSCUAPPIJ fROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OP BATAVIA 1 •Incorporated m Holland.) Ut-UEH CONTRACT WITH THE NBrTHERLANDS INDIAN OOV»JilfM»jrg T^i^pbone No 5461. witb sub-connections to— Passs*e rr.| ffb is Tr»nßhipment. Marine Departments and utaaaaaaa d»v.s nw*mm%mu*** m ttte Straits Settlements (Singapore mt >a r-mumr*, of the
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  • 925 16 When a Holiday was a Holiday How awkward the stairs were that morning when the growler stood at the door! Had the Georgians who built the house never travelled that they made no allowance for the bringing down of boxes into the hall? Perhaps there was a
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  • 189 16 Goods Trains At Passenger Speed London, Ang. 21. A remarkable demonstration of the rapidity of modern transport has been given by the London. Midland and Scottish Railway. Thirty-eight waggon loads of machinery foi a factory at Dagenham, Essex, which left Manchester by a special train m
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  • 18 16 Sept. 10.— Kedah. Karuah. Egra (Brit); Concord 1 (Nor); V. d. Does de Bye, Cremer, ,Tidore (Dut).
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 706 16 Burns Pfailp Line. 'j (Incorporated m Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA < 7.375 tons) and the 8.8. MANGOLA (3,352 tons). [Cargo only.) pj MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia
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    • 449 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. v. (Incorporated In DBA.) m GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Bost?;n, New Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). RsUs f> MB. 6ILVERSANDAL Sept. 22 Sept. 28 MS. SILVERWTLLOW Oct. 13 Oct 19 M.B. SILVERYEW Nov. 3 Nov 9 Por rates and particulars pitas* apply
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 642 16 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Monday and Thursday 7 sun. Kedah every Saturday g pjn. Kota Tlnggl g r m Kuantan (via Jerantat) g pjn. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday c p.m. Seremben, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang, Kedah and Lower Slant 7 a jn. F.M.8., B&tu Pahat,
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    • 9 16 Circe. Brit. 314, from Kelantan 10, for Kelantan 12.
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 23 17 K BIIK KRTEB ON RUBBER LATEX: The Kelantan and Kuantan have d to GS4 50 effective at from nth, mi >
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    • 20 17 k hi arrived here yesterday from A tli 737 sheep; and the Schouten i with 53 bullocks and 95d pigs.
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    • 98 17 Funnel Sarpedon on Saturchiy: Mr. uV Capt. and Mrs J. McD. Howie. Mr. Mr w Pnrice, Mr. W. Kimpsm., Mrs. H Camping. Mr. A. R Mor- Mrs C F Wilkes. Mr. ?nd Mrs. f M and child. Mr. J. L. Wiltshire U paiconcr, RttM N. K. List. Dr.
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    • 272 17 gyppers Congratulate Themselves on Escape Shmghai, Aufc. 27. eliverance from the lersouj effect most terrific typhoons m the irea, which occurred on Tuesday ddered miraculous by shipping yesterday. li jlri be learned last night, the ihip reported lost was the KsrangJL Chen gg Co boat, plying between Antung.
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    • 140 17 Fata! Accident on Warship Shanghai. Sept. 1. w ia ol nyatery surrounds the circum- tragic mishap m the engine-room srßnll KUnboat H.M.S. Scarab, while was lying off the Bund at Nanking two auo. Stoker Hooper was killed, it is but the naval authorities m Shanghai disclose any
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    • 175 17 C *R*dian National Railway Knter pise H E.I The Chart Hot >\vn. 11 fry of Rl type m the world. tvice on July 2G. replacing the 1 land In the work of trans"l the Canadian National 1,, n Capo Tormentine. New Borden. Prlnee Edward Island. which
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    • 416 17 CHINESE RESCUED Magnificent Heroism at Woosung Risking their lives during the peak of the I typhoon which swept over Woosung early one evening recently the chief officer and three men of the Norwegian steamer Pernmoor put off from their ship m a small boat and
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    • 317 17 Mystery Cleared Up by Shanghai Journal According to a report received from Hong Kong the Message ries Maritimes Liner. Angers, came into that port with a gaping hole five feet by two feet m her left port bow. Some light may be thrown on the mystery by
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    • 167 17 Nearly 200 Drowned m River Mishap Canton, Sept. 1. The motor ferry Waichow, plying between Waichow and Canton, capsized near Sheklung on August 30, and there was a large loss of, life. It appears that about 7 o'clock m the morning the ship left Waichow for this
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  • 29 17 The light power of the Hereford Inlet lighthouse on the coast of New Jersey has been Increased to 1,100,000 candle-power. The sight distance is now 13 sea miles. J
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  • 941 17 SURVIVORS' STORY Eight Hours Battle With Typhoon Shanghai. Aug. 27. How the ill-fated 1.-C.S. Kwongsang foundered, almost without warning, under the feet of her officers and crew after she crashed over a sunken ridge of rocks during the height of the typhoon, which racked and
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  • 159 17 I The Italian passenger steamer Conte diSavola, now m course of building at Triest for the Lloyd Sabaudo, will, it is said, be ready <or service m the latter half of 1932. A loan lOf 150 million lire for building costs has been v aised, m which 2»i per cent,
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    • 400 17 m\&'''- s*2A\ MmX tUjL^"y.'yyMW^W B w?^'- I RVPB ■BOTURIt 1 !UTT«n nmromr^ Hikn aammrw oota^** i k v r.i* bru i nBH3 umi I BU| nMTi PURUQBT, OSSOL^aHBSP' I__1 B m I Malarial Debility i f f I I- hi 1 I k gdJ^y^^^'iß i^r^^^^^ because it not only strengthens
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  • 337 18 Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following la a list of stations which can be received m Singapore daily: Java Stations:— Bandoeng PLM 24.46 metres from about 5.20 pjn. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney, Australia, and other stations. Uususl call after records "Hullo I Sydney." Tanjong
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  • 130 18 The following programmes of music will be broadcast by the studio orchestra of Radio Saigon, under the direction of M. Andre Soyer. FRIDAY Overture from Petit-Faust. Herve: Album Leaves. Levade; Melodic (for violin. Robert Barras) Tschalkowski Charmaine (valse) E. Rappe; Pavane pour une infante defunte, M. Ravel; Fantasy
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  • 66 18 KUALA LUMPUR AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY Kuala Lumpur regular broadcasts ar#» untU further notice: DAILY on 55.5 Metres 10.30 to 11 am PETALING HILL TESTING. (Except Sundays and Public Holidays). FRIDAY on 65 Metres FROM THE STUDIO. 6.30 p.m. Krontchong Music. 7.00 English. 7.15 British Official Wireless News. 7.25 Recital of
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  • 213 18 S. African Government's New Building m Trafalgar -square In excavating at the great triangle bordered by the Strand. Duncannon-street, and Trafalgar-square, London, for the foundations of the new offices of the Union Government of South Africa, subterranean water was found, and this has delayed the start
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  • 32 18 Berlin. Aug. 12. Bu-hlau Castle, m Bohemia, the property of Cr-nt Berchtold, the former Austro-Hungarian F -elgn Minister, has been destroyed by fire. All the art treasures were destroyed.
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  • 162 18 She Will Not Divorce Her Prince After All I Miss Mac Murray, the film actress, announced lL Hollywood that she had become reconciled to her husband. Prince David Mdvani. and that she would not divorce him after all. Miss Murray filed a divorce petition m
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  • 54 18 Cielce, Poland. Seventeen schoolboys of the higher classes of a local school have just been arrested. The youths forcibly entered a munitions store during the night and stole quantities of revolvers and ammunition. Tnnuiry showed that they hsd joined a Polish Notionalist organisation which was hostile- to the
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  • 176 18 Buried m Deep Hole he Dug on the Shore Wa llavey t Cheshire A boy's death under a sand castle which collapsed and buried him was described at an inquest on Eric Cur rams, aged 10. of Hillcroftrcad. Walasey. The boy was taken with two
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  • 49 18 Negri Sembdan seems to have little money to r pend on roads just now. The difference n the Kuala Lumnur-Seramban road after the State boundary is parsed is very noticeable. On the Negri Sembilan fide the road h.^ practically no surface and is full of p;>t IsOsSS. j —MM.
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  • 245 18 Soloists Who Rulf tht Koosl Chamber BSU) Ie DM I instance of the princlpU ol ill music by Dr E. Markil iflO I Cambridge, and London I tenth summer c BISI Oxford. "In the esse of s sol l li all take. Be. 01 roc
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    • 386 18 BANKS AND INSURANCE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated m England bF Royal Charter) Paid up eapttal m 600,000 share* offa sacli £3,000,000 1 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.006.000 BEAD OFFICE: 3R, Istahopegatsv London, KO. 3. Alor Star .Hong Kons Saigon Amrltaar lloilo [Semarang Bangkok
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    • 349 18 MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. < Incorporated m England Capital *3 .000,000 i Subscribes 1.800,000 1 PsJd-up 1.050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.666.845 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrle. Esq, Chairman P. R. Chalmers, Esq.. Charles J. Hamor< E&q.. J O Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelford Esq Sir Thomas Catto.
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    • 173 18 THE A SOUTH m BRITISH 2! INSURANCE (OMIAM Ll*|] FIRE, MARINE. TRan S|] MOTOR CAI INSURANCE ACIFPTEb |i LOWEST CURRENT *UTt» L C. MARGOLIOUTH, Mirng.. Office 2. FRtisyeoa (Ras, Tllh EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPOK.VTIO'. J j FIRK. MARINE. MOTOR CAR AND PERSONAL ACCIKKM INSURANCE L. G. JOHNSON G sStSi M^,.
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  • 35 19 Rnwanj* Tin and Ayer Hitam Tin SKH VICE— COPYRIGHT 1 London. Sept. 10. Ltd., have declared an three pence per share for irch 1932. i Dredging. Ltd.. have declared I ol IH P^r cent.
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  • 75 19 Pro Dosed Australian Exhibition Ship ler'a Service 1 Ml Bm urnr. Sept. 10. departnr of Mr. Ospp S pt. M Si delegate to the c mmtttee, prnposal Ls being barter steamer to display AusPar East. mi Of Spt. 8 stated: The l srespotsdsnt states that Association
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  • 121 19 Loss on the Year's Working the fourteenth annual rerof the to the shareholders of Sas: Rubber Company to be presented at g on September 18th at c mpany'fl at neon. It for the year under n view shows a Urec tors' fees, of $21,126.41. from the balance of
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  • 106 19 '"'tdian Town' Draws Supply 175 Miles I R gina City Council has lon from the Power Corsupply the city with meeting of the I i deal with the nropoIvt bringing the gas In the state of Hanoi approximately 175 up ards of $8,000,000 tnpany proposes to
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  • 81 19 !s,,ir Worsted Firm Opens Mill >■ Hield Worsted Mill. HieW Bros., large worsted hire, England, has come I mi. Ontario. The dominion Cotton Mills *aye cost $250 000 and th" •nploy 150 hands. The Intended to look after ,!1 trade, formerly supus -muting, it is stated.
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  • 40 19 QRW r l hlt s n ct 'lved a telegram i iti 1 f* Mam bating: Directors j? 1 R th, r r m dlv id«nd for the past S heosJ 14 per cent P er annum
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  • 132 19 Changes m Representative Prices I United Press Association J New York, Sepi. 8 9. American Can Common 889k 88 U, Cities Service (Com). 9^ 9^ Colombia Qas and Electric 26 26 CurtLs Wright 2% Electric Bond and Share Corp 32 32 General Electric Co 38^ 33^
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  • 251 19 Heavy Slump m Values Berlin. Sept. 3. Conformably to general expectations, the Bourse on the first day of business, after the TH weeks enforced idleness, showed extreme weakness, prices slumping all along the line from 25 to 35 poincs. compared with the closing levels on July 11th. Government
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  • 91 19 In thi v. hols Reich In August 1.065 bankruptcies were registered, SS compered with 1031 m July. The Bank of Danzig has lowered its discount rate from 7 to I per cent., and the rate for advances upon title-deeds from 8 to 7 per cent. The Reich-bank
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  • 175 19 LYALL EVATT'S REPORT Singapore. Sept. 10. Tin fell 25s 1:1 London yesterday, but the New York market remains unaltered, and the local market is also unchanged from yesterday. Shares are very steady and there ore no sellers at buyers' present ideas. Pcnawats are still wanted at 64 Kintas at 1.04
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  • 123 19 Singapore Sept. 10. During the latter part of the week the tone of the market has to a small extent improved, due to a certain amount of Continental buying m London; also, a decrease of 934 tons, m U. K. Stocks is reported, the total now being 136.250
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  • 414 19 To-Day 's Price Changes EXCHANGE RATES September 10 SELLING London, 4 months' sight gjg ***** London, 3 months' sight 213% London, 60 days' sight 313 ***** London, 30 days' sight 13 16 London, demand 313 ***** London. TT. 2 1(32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1435 Hamburg, demand 334 Norn. New
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  • 936 19 THURSDAY. SEPT. 10TH CLOSING QUOTATION* Mayers beiien. Asara Kumbang <£) 20s 9d 22s c.d. Austral Malay 18s 20s Ayer Hitam ($> 10 6d 11s 6d Bangrin Tm (£> 10s Us Biitang Padang ;tt 10 i& Batu Caves (.$1) 29 32 Bukit Arang isi. 30 40 norn Burmah
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  • 420 19 Causes of International Breakdown The International Nitrogen Conference was entered into m July. 1930. for one year. between the synthetic producers of Germany. Prance. Belgium. Holland. Italy. Great Britain. Poland, and Czechoslovakia, on the one hand, and the Chilean nitrogen industry, on the other, to regulate the production
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  • 235 19 They Find that "Advertising is Good for You" The Earl of Iveagh. presiding at the meeting of Arthur Guinness. Son. and Company. Ltd.. m London paid a tribute to the success of advertising. In this he was joined by shareholders, one of them. Mr. Thomas Binsted. coining a
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  • 105 19 it will be interesting to watch the outputs from Siam tin mines during September, th > first month of the operaticn cf restriction (says the Bangkok Times*. Output figures for some of the mines are given below. Tongkah Harbour Tin. frcm 23rd. to 29th. August (Toeing one
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  • 328 19 "NO NEWS" Rubber Restriction Situation Statement H.E. the new Governor-General of Rsa Dutch East Indies. Jonkheer de Jonge. passed through Singapore aboard the Patria yesterday on his way to Batavia. accompanied by his wife, two daughters and one son. On his arrival at the wharf yesterday after
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  • 67 19 Progress of Negotiations with Dutch I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT London, Sept. 10. Mr. Wardlaw-Milne (Conservative. Kidder minster) has given notice that he will ask Mr Thomas (Secretary for the Dominions and Colonies* on Wednesday to make a statement as to the progress of negotiations with the Dutch
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  • 387 19 Just Over V/ 2 d. A Pound Manchester, Aug. 11. Cotton prices slumped to-day to the lowest level for twenty-six years, closing m tlie world's greatest market. Liverpool, at just over 3d. a pound, which is perilously near the lowest record price of 3d. m the 1894-189:*
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  • 78 19 (British Radio— Official Service Rugby,. Sept. 9. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam. 12.05*4, Athens 375. Bombay Is. s>id., Berlin 20.77*.. Brussels 34.95-. Bucharest 816. Rio 3 3-32. Buenos Aires 31 S.. Copenhagen 18.18. Geneva 24.92';... Helslngfors 193%. Hong Kong MS. Lisbon 110. Madrid 53.09. Milan 92 90. Montr Video 22^.
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 70 19 Asgcts exceed MMgMM is—l sum te force fryer mftfXl The Great Eastern life Assurance Co., Ltd. HRAD OPFIOB: Winchester House. Singapore fOSIDORI UVfXUS: IT, OKI JSSJIJ. NO. rar Ooaapany has £30.000 deposited with the Rsgjtesae Ooesrt af .*Re*tfasat ssssl ssanafi mm*. LStsj Oorapanlea Act hi s-fwy parti— l m rATTRAOTTVE
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  • 1253 20 TEN GOALS SCORED Visitors Fine Second Half Recovery Malays and Chinese 5; Hong Kong 5. Few who saw the match between the Singapore Chinese and Malays combined and the Chung Wah Athletic Association of Hong Kong at the Stadium yesterday imagined that the
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  • 326 20 GOLD CUP MEETING Handicaps for Final Day The following are the complete handicaps for Saturday the hut day of the Autumn Meeting. Race 1. Horses Class 2 Div. 2 (7 furs.) 2.30 p.m.: Tunisian 9. Le Souveraln 8.12, Merry Monarch 8.12, Alpha 8.12, Corals 8.5. Bobtail 8.5,
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  • 115 20 Yesterday's Games and Ties for Friday Yesterday' 6 gam?s m the S.C.C. lawn tennis tournament resulted as follows. "C" Class Dcubles (Semi -Final! J E. Harvey and V. A. Burton beat H. CcUhers and H. R. Rowan 6 l. 6 4. "B" Class Doubles Final F. E.
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  • 119 20 TIES FOR FRIDAY DYNE CUP Mr. and Mrs. Millar plus 3 vs. Capt. and Mrs. Mc L. More minus 2. Mrs. Drew and Gilmour minus 15 vs. Miss Mayson and Droogleever minus 2. Miss Knowles and Armitage minus 4 vs. Mrs. Fulcher and Salter scr. Miss
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  • 161 20 In the match against the Racecourse G.C. on Sunday, at Sepoy Lines the following are the names and times of starting Sepoy Lines names given first: 9 a.m. English and Cov.ap vs. Ibrahim and Morita. 9.5 Horsley ai.d Hilary vs. Rappa and H. Lim. 9.10 Phillips
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  • 245 20 LEAGUE FOOTBALL Chelsea Lose to Wednesday at Stamford Bridge Away teams held their own well In the home League football matches which were played on Wednesday, for In the 2a matches played only eight away aides were beaten, ea many of the others securing both points.
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  • 194 20 Accidents on Arsenal and Chelsea Grounds l FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, Sept. lt. Arsenal's match with Portsmouth a-as watched by 30.000 people. Arsenal continue to play ragged football and although playing at home they could not get the better of their opponents the game ending m a
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  • 223 20 Players Hurt m English League Matches [FREE PRESS 6ER VICE— COPYRIGHT 1 London, Sept. 7. There were a number of minor accidents m League football to-day. In the match at Sheffield, where West Ham lost to the United by six goals to nil. Pickering, one of the home
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  • 129 20 The following are the results of the football matches played m the Scottish League; Second Division, to-day. In First Division matches on Aug. 29. McGrory (Celtic vs. Hamilton) McFadyen (Motherwell vs. Aberdeen) and Maxwell (Kelmarnock vs. Third Lanark) performed the hattrick. Aiioa 1: Eo'ness 1. Armadale 0: King's
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  • 246 20 POLO CUPS Singapore A Team Beaten By their win over Mr. Harding's tei-m m the final of the Macdougall Cup yesterday, the Gloucester Regiment have claimed a double success at Polo. On Tuesday last they narrowly defeated "B" team In the final of the Sultan of Perak's
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  • 142 20 Singapore Championship Ties The following ties will be played off at the S.V.C. Drill Hall this week-end: SATURDAY Mixed Doubles. E. J. Vass and Miss J. De Souza vs. S. W. Tanne and Miss I. L. Wang; Beng Tian Yew and Miss Sheh Sal Ming vs. See Gim Hock
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  • 128 20 Hiehter Mortality Among Athletes Tokyo. Aug. 21. The Educational Department's attention has come to be called to the healtn condition of the general sportsmen by the recent death of the female champion Miss Kinue Hitomi. The investigations recently conducted into the condition of the so-called champions of sports m
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  • 113 20 Results of Opening: Matches London. Aug. 29. The following are the results of the matches played under Rugby League rules to-day.— Barrow 7: Swlnton 30. Batley 9. Hunslet 12. Bradford 2: Keighley 6. Bramley 5: Featherstone 8. Castleford 7: Dewsbury 5. Halifax 21: Broughton 9. Hull K.
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  • 47 20 Germany Defeats England Cologne, Aag. 31. In the international athletics here, Germany beat England by 7% events to 4^. England set up a new world's record m the 6,000 metres race, run In four relays, by winning the race m 15 mm. 55 3-5 sec.
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  • 40 20 Singapore G.C. Autumn Cup The Autumn Cup will be competed for on Saturday and Sunday the 19th and 20th inst. The members who return the sixteen best scores m this competition will qualify to play for the Vade Cuo.
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  • 55 20 The following will represent the PunjaJbi Hockey Team against the Indian Association on the latter \s ground to-day at 5 pjn.: Kesar Singh, Basant Singh, Bhan Singh. Sher Singh Narajan Singh, Hazara Singh (capt), Nagindar Singh, Bala Singhi, Radha. A. N. Katyal, Duleep Singh, and Fakir Singh. Reserves Sohan Singh,
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