The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 July 1932

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 The Singapore FreePress so. iini. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1932. 10 CKNTS
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  • 355 1 I The United States Government is not t<j take the initiative m the matter of Senator Bcrah's war debts conference proposal Page 9. Peiping and Tientsin are agog with rumour* to the effect that' attack by the Japanese is imminent Page 9. I The wife of Mr
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  • 1362 1 James Trench was an insurance clerk He was also an art-.st. It was the three pounds ten shillings a week from his clerk's work which fed and clothed James. Madeleine, and their tw children. It kepi a roof over th Ir j heads. i t also
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 200 1 infSg QNSTORES ■rafi les hotel H VS PREMIER HOTEL ft .nitation and Hot and Cold Running Water. I TO-NWHI I iva l>*iiic*t» C'cibtirot I fj§ t.ii p.m. I INFORMAL DINNER DANCE W ft GRIU SPECIAL DAILY mmM I ,1, DINM R DOLLAR LUNCH TO-MORROW W\ I I A SIMPSON SPECIAL
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    • 274 1 a night m Vienna I I is promised Singapore music lovers Sunday. July 31st, 9Jo—to 11 p.m. by this all-Viennese concert. 1. Overture Morning. Noon and i-'ight In Vienna Suppe 2. Valse The Blue Da- j Strauss 3. Viennese Melody Gartner-Kreisler 4 Ballet Suite from Ohick Operas Glutk-Mottl 1 Dance
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    • 178 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS ado him is British Page 6. To-night's boxing PaLie 5. Telephone director] correctioos Page 2. Ocean for all forms of insurance Page 16. Sea View's Beach Pjrjama Parade Page 3. Bargains m ladies' shoes from Little's— Page 8. Contract Up-to-date, from Kelly and Walsh Page 1. Good-night Vienna
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    • 6 1 OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 541 2 he HANDY POCKET-SIZ^ his IUDSON'S ELMENTHOL JUJUBES IS NOW AVAILABLE. A medicated pastille devoid or all poisonous and irritating properties and of -special benefit m all GERM DISEASES, especially cf the Throat. Chest* and Lungs. Price 65 cents per tin. iOLE AGENTS MEDICAL HALL, LTD., DEPOT FOR KODAK PHOTOGRAPHIC SPECIALITIES.
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    • 527 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tenders. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now nvited for the following materials or services md that particulars of such tenders may be >btained m the Tender Room, Municipal Dfflces Execution cf alterations to No. 37 Phihp Street. Date of Clewing. 4 p.m. August 9th.
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    • 445 2 NOTICES. 'FT^V^bw. Green Water Proof Canvas Tents. MOHD. BIN HOOSAINSAH, (Ground floor. Telephone No. 2451). Office 66, Robinson Road. Factory 17-A, Lorong I, Teluk Kurau Rd. Manufacturer and Supplier of rattan and bertam chicks, canvas blinds, tarpaulin and tents, spring roller blinds, wool bunting flags, tennis blue screens, bertam panels
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    • 175 2 HBn pBP* v. J I n_ Lsß«rt A Build up your Strength with KALZANAthe Calcium Food Calcium is the mortar of v m Health, the element that gives your body power of resistance. Any real lack of this vital element will make your body "shaky," and spoil your health. t
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 199 2 ITHE WEEK L Friday. 29th. High Water 08 05. 6.8 ft.. 18 40. 8.2 ft. Municipal Commission. 2.15 p.m. Football Malaya Cup Inajapora vs. Malaya Command. Stadium; Div. II GlouI Bl II vs RA. 11. Jalan Besar postponed. Satnrday. 30th. Bsgn water 09.20, 7.2 ft.. 19.45, 8.4 ft. Public Holiday.
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  • 61 3 up M G pjn c it. i Ran',;: ■F" (Malay i Tab* Blakan Mati. S.R.A. ivi, Chai Bn. S.S.V.F. and M.G. PI. (Eurasian i lay, 730 am. Farrcr Range. "F" "Malay. C v T.ibh ■A". Bukit Timah Range. "E" (Chinese) Coy., Tan 800 Bin Shield, Blakan Mati.
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  • 409 3 COST OF NOISE j £50,000,000 A YEAR IN BRITAIN PROPERTY MENACE Noise costs Great Britain not less than Mo.ggg.Ogg s year 'i m estimate la naaaa by riuftaeui Henry J Spooner. the famous engineer and scientist, >f the economic loss to the nation by prevenable noise
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  • 240 3 THIEVES' ROMANCE Both Protest Innocence of The Other j A romance of the underworld \va s disclosed at Ifarylebone Police Court when a girl thief, protested her man companion's innocence, andj 'he man, also a convicted thief, pleaded that! be alone was guilt}-. They appeared
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  • 148 3 boys stood on the metals at a level Aylesbury, Bucks as a G.W.R. train approached. The driver blew his Whistle and applied the brakes. But he had to bring trail a dad stop before they would budge si topped only :»t. away from them Thi boya then ran 0 laughing
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 524 3 HILIPS DAYLIGHT ELECTRIC LAMPS Ihe daylight blue glass used m onstruction of PHILIPS DAYLIGHT LAMPS gives the nearest approach to actual IM attained hv mean? of artificial li^ht. Sole Ajrenti United Engineers Limited. I m the Straits Settlements). [IMIKKAI DEPARTMENT, 17-19 BATTERY ROAD. SINGAPORE AND BRANCHES. Estate Trust Agencies (1927)
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  • 368 4 The Hostess Number Ten MISS ISHBEL'S GARDEN PARTY i. ondon. The quiet garden* of Mo. 10 Downing Street, ■xqj ,i looked by th* famous Cabinet room. wri«- the arena ol a novel dramatic entertamment In which all the stems wore of the Queen Anne period. Man Ishbel Mac Donald and
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  • 224 4 THERE is to be sold m London a small and ornate desk, bearing all the insignia ol heraldic badges and inscriptions which go to prove that U was a special offering Of devoted affection from Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon. When the lid is opened one sees
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  • 89 4 Very pretty and quite small is a caddy for, bath salts, I have described before the working of the BOW tea caddy which is fixed to the wall and from which tht tea falls m small amounts as I Bap bl released underneath. Well, the contraption for
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  • 85 4 At a Mayfair fashion house there is just now, an interesting collection of new millinery. Sailor shapes predominate, but a fascinating contrast is seen m elegant picture hat of a beige, gauzy material which has been bound with broad gros ribbon. The novelty of the design
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  • 84 4 GREEN SHOES— AND BAG Pairs of accessories are still very fashionable. For a holiday by the sea, there Ls a canvas handbag to a very pretty shade of lime green, and shoes covered with the same canvas. Unlike many of to-day's seaside sandals, these canvas shoes are far from eccentric.
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  • 74 4 Tj keep the lawn quite aa spick and -pan as you could possibly wish. roller is made with \nivj. device attached -p. i though a fixture, can be fold4"i oui at the way when not wanted. li. fact, you havi three things m one. The er-coller
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  • 779 4 (By Our Woman Correspondent) NO WOMAN aril] deny the importance Cf dressing-tables, for here is the very centre of her life— her mirror reflects her whole life and her very nc.od. The chief consideration is light, the M unci, space, and the third appearance. Much can
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  • 336 4 WHEN after a period of comparative uniior-, mity m dress variety is suddenly introduced, women whose taste is a little uncertain are apt to find themselves In difficulties Pre3ent-day models are very tempting, but frequently they look better m a show-room than when making a public appearance.
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  • 127 4 Cheetahs mongeese. ring-tailed lemurs, foxes, cockatoos, marmosets, baby alligators, macaws and small lions all have been, or still are. pets m West End drawing-rooms. Monkeys are almost as common as dogs, and porcupines, leopards, newts, eagles, beetles and turtles have answered the call of Society women. Now, however,
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  • 248 4 1 BiIAXY Society girls work for their living, but, the Hen. Flavia Forbes is the first. I think. to become a greengrocer. She has opened her own little shop near Grosvenor Place, and runs ithe venture m partnership with her fiance. "Sir. "Jock" Currie, who was
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  • 20 4 My opinion of clairvoyants is low. on the whole, but no lower than my opinion of doctors. Mr. Sax Rohmer.
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  • 86 4 THE Queen was seen recently wearing I frock of a shade cf blue which had much green, m it. Since then, all manner of inbetween colours reminiscent of sweet pea>have risen to the crest of popularity. These pastel colours are best m feoff, or very thin silks. Straw-coloured
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  • 143 4 There is a growing vogue among mothers and daughters this season to dress alike, and some >f the former are so youthful-looking that the effect ls quite charming. Lady Linlithgow and her debutante daughter. Lady Anne Hope, not only dress alike, but both have their blonde hair
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  • Article, Illustration
    4 4 Three creations from Paris
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  • 83 4 Edith of the Swan Neck LITTLI EACH of men and Of the OOUntl cal The ht| groui. ■pot when the Conqw part, and mi the pi In dun. happi from the Lim igains! X::. H cv M my v.. romant ill b field, v. 9 i■, i (!lll\ Bl SS
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  • 46 4 Sun SUtl son Thi to be the mil variety, with cut. and I ba I where b: I The top Ol me;-ns over this than a brief aeall lame Steel bl The wear, r deicde on cap. or. fa ill: variety m thi ippropriat
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  • 111 4 At the revival of the early Vlctotian Giselle, well-dressed women among the enthusiastic audience had decided on really youthful cultures. The young effect was imparted m some instances by a china rose attached to the hair slide, or a knot of ribbou. I noticed one brunette m a
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  • 89 4 i_.ump«s vi ainuer nave entereu imo me reaim of brown, and near-brown fashions. The other day, I was shown some very lai i> and heavy pieces m the form of pendants threaded on lengths of brown and gold cord Choker beads of clear amber aie smart with
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  • 92 4 If you must have a beach bag, buy one of the new cretonne covered styles which are also very comfortable M cushions. They are altogether practical At one side is a pocket the sl/e of the squar. CUahlon, rubber-lined. SI well as handles the top. and a
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  • 44 4 New imp Uahed I mrxle ot the n which refectory tab* open booksh' I be too man] home, if th- I and it should be In the m father" cl n k height. ftaej ehali apring euahl i have open, the uphol
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  • 32 4 it that colour 00 when th> of it, wo' li. colour D per. and Th; jump. most hnpoi I body r>t tl grey WOOI the foki tl navy arhll
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 371 5 Vienna" is tin- beat Britten n to d ßta It bl batter Sunshine Susie." which is saying a! sajS STRAITS TIMES— I n T ANPS ALONE AND STANDS SUPREME! rHE MUSICAL PK Tl RE *f|fc TRIUMPHANT N NEVER BEFORE SUCH ENTERTAINMENT d| i\ a' J& JACK BUCHANAN IN HIS ypr
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    • 204 5 TALLULAH on the Screen BETH BERI on the Stage I CAPITOL j The Biggest Double Attraction I j PRESENTED IN SINGAPORE i The Favourite of two \|f WITH SPECIAL STAGE Continents J APPEARANCE OF Til I I 1,111 ■t 4 Wf^ajar gj7 mm- The Fam °us ZIEGFELD FOLLIES -aWAJ^ aim.
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    • 183 5 "DANCE T£ AM getting c/oser/ Mi:MMM;/fJfc5W TO-NIGHT J' M I A shady reputal.cn was all she^'^r^a xV J i mmm*dffm*m^^^\ <gj **r i 7 J OAW mmm f kJr BENNETT 1 i mm BOL« h R^VJ Minn» w Nora lan» i *P^gS BRITISH I MOVIFTOVP 1 w NEWS fu m
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 920 6 A Dull Match at Lords The Eton vs Harrow match was drawn at .ord's. the scores being EUn— first innings: 283 Second innings; 216 Harrow First innings: 349 The sun favoured the natch— indeed, it was the hottest day of the year for London. Nevertheless, there was
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    • 1126 6 British Chances m the Olympics c^ ti 1( > oe'k oi the Buaomei \V\> have passed the pe.K £l)m season pm correspondent wrote A 2 Britain m the British dele- 1 E r'To the Ot" conterenee are saihn B T, c w£ b° headed oy Lord
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 286 6 iTh^Favourite Sor Every Cup m* mr Throughout the World the best tist on baring Uptop'i Tea. They appreciate the fine flavour and perfect freshness which distinguish this famous tea from all others. UHVM6IEa\ Kill ll 11 wMvW' H IM^t On $s/e everywhere m th* famous yellow tin. f I PTON
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    • 238 6 m f i M mmtmmmmf f QHPaMiii «9nSE9 ILFORD LTD. I ASEPSO FOR SKIN SAFETY Lv^Baaß^£^f^y^ j»^^Br ggv *ajf ajs hat makes and keeps the >^s^ x<^C kin heslthv. Eczema, HP^- T ing worm and dreaded HIA <^ wB >rickly heat are relieved P IkN ifter Asepso has purified ■g^fc."^
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  • 1679 7 History oi iiarly Associations Traced and Discussed OMMERCE IN PRE-CHRISTIAN ERA taiafefestiiia tols »n Ihe Chinese m the Philippine islands was d ,),wn<l from the I: U studio llnng Kong on July 18 by Mr. tf B (t tthl >rsa fer ever M years a
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  • 282 7 16,200,000 GALLONS A DAY Opening of Pontian Reservoir A wealth of statistical information concerning the water supply to Singapore is contained m the annual report of the Municipal Water department for 1931 It reveals that the average daily consumption of water per day m the Island during
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  • 516 7 JAVA PERANAKAN CLUB NEW OFFICE-BEARERS Progress During Last i ears [By Our Muslim Correspnodent] The half-yearly general meeting of the Jfcai NoT B" CIUb h Ht hpld at thP Club-premLes SDOtS J TTT StreCt Sin^P° r There were Haji Dawood was m the chair The accounts for the period March
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  • 286 7 Keth Meri's Successful Performance Beth. Berl the former Ziegfeld Follies dan er, who commenced a season at the Capitol v. Iterday, vastly pleased her audiences both at the early and late shows Ifsss Beri shows Clearly that she has marie a special study of the more modern dances.
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  • 64 7 Before the Chief Justice m Chambers at 11 ajn. Summonses-in-Chambers and Motions and O. Summonses. Before Mr. Justice Whitley m the 2nd Court at 10 a.m. 1 Summons -in -Chambers B. P. de Silva vs. U. S. de Silva Bros followed by:— Assizes— Rex vs Coomaru Sanmugam and
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  • 668 7 FILTHY COWSHEDS Case for Rural Board Authorities "By Our Indian Correspondent) In his last annual report. Dr. P s Hunter referred rather strongly to the North Indian milkmen m this town. Whatever precautions his department book, the milkmen could not be trusted or trained so
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  • 299 7 Planters' Council Seeks Reorganisation A special meeting of the Council of the Planters" Association of Malaya was held m Kuala Lumpur for the purpose of considering :he communique of the Board of the Rubber Res arch Institute of Malaya dated July 9. and us annexures. Mr. r. b.
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  • 658 7 MALAY SENTENCED Lawyer Hoodwinked by False Evidence Mohamed Yasin bin Husain. a well-known member of the Malay community m the Jot Chiat district, was charged before Mr. C W Ison, the DLstrict Judge, with, fabricating false evidence for the purpose of ÜBtnf it m a cial
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  • 150 7 Reduction of Four (ents at Malacca [From Our Own Correspondent Malacca July M Malacca Rural Board held their qua meeting at the Resident Councillors or the Honble Mr. C. H. G Clarke presiding It was resolved to reduce the rate of ml assessment from .09 cenUs to .05
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  • 46 7 [Prom Our Own Correspondent] Malacca. July 28. Mr Chl 800 Cheng, a well-known planter has died after a brief illness. He was 40 years of age and leaves a widow, four children and i brother. Chi Sun Cheng. The in-rment take* place on Sunday.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 17 8 RUSSELL.—On July 26 at Syers Road. Kuala Lumpur, to Mr. and Mr> J. A. Russell. son.
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    • 45 8 Mrs. Cheng Khye Yong and family beg tc ender their sincerest thanks to all those rela.ives and friends who attended the funeral and night visits of the late Mr. Cheng Khye Yong and also to those who sent wreaths, telegram? and letters of condolence.
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  • 703 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1932. THE GOVERNOR AND PUBLIC OPINION Public opinion m Singapore is m danger of becoming embittered with officialdom. Not without cause. In the somewhat minor matter of the naming of the new Singapore Pier there is very evident resentment at His Excellency's disregard of
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  • 201 8 Mr. On? Piah Teng has been appointed BJ General Manager of ihe Omaas Chtnrei Bank. Ltd. Dr Rttgh Smith. MB. Ch.B. (Ola arrived by the Dutch mail on Tuesday and ha i. toed Dr. J. s. Btoper In partnership. The quarterly meeting ol the Delegates ol the Rotary Clubs of
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  • 36 8 Commissioners Against Lecturing Tour Municipal Committee NO. 7 at a meeting last Yiriay. decided that the proposal that the l 'üblicity Officer should undertake a lecturing DUT m America and Bursts should be lostponed.
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  • 114 8 Liability of Municipal Commissioners Municipal Committee No. 7 has recommended that' the Commissioners should je their own insurers against liabilities jnder the proposed Workmen's Compensation Drdlnance for >heir directly employed workmen, md that the sum of $1,000 a month should t>e set aside for thLs purpose when liability
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  • 154 8 The next market day will be held m the Memorial Hall on Saturday. August 6th.. at 9 a.m. ThLs "morning" market is being held at the general request of the ladies, and it is hoped that good support for it will be forthcoming. The usual arrangements
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  • 505 8 WIDOW WINS APPEAL Estate Share Signed Away The Chief Justice delivered judgment yesterday m the case m which Low Son Wah appealed against the judgment of Mr Just,. Thome who dismissed a claim by her to 1. document dated July 18th. 1924. art aaM and
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  • 349 8 Interesting Programme ior August 12 The arrangements for th. Df th" Singapore Musical s nlete. anri booking will open OU T John Little's. His Excellency the Ooveri ran ot the Society, and party, will attend the concert on Friday. Aug 12th and it ia that the public generally
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  • 85 8 H E the High Ci mmKsloner will open th Malayan Exhibition it Kuala I .iimpn: ifTic:.'U al n am on Baturdsa Mr Ong Hock Sim the F.M.S. Queen' Bchoter, will leave for Bhgtsnd by the Mtentti on Aui; »> lrom Penair: Be his been <•■ lolled at Caultis Collee.e. Cambrdge,
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  • 625 8 impalam -aid he had been employed m Bankruptcy Office since 1930. In 1929 as the teeutt Ol I decision m the Supreme Court jmrnn very busy period m the office paying .nt dividenda m bankruptcy. During that Una Ihera arete temporary clerks employed and he also
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 219 8 SOLE AGENTS i lncorporated under the Companies Ordinanc'% o/ Hong Ksng>. [Incorporated m Shanghai 201 CANTONMENT ROAD. TELEPHONE 5371 5372. <RIIY WITHIN THE EMPIRE" ROYAL BAKERY BREAD IS MADE FROM CANAD/AN AUSTRALIAN I LOW BRITISH YEAST Singapore COLD STORAGE Co Ltd ORCHARD ROAD SUB-DEPOTS. AHfc.AU Ur ALL uintns BRYLCREEM THE
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    • 28 8 M A A J m MODERN HORS DXEUVRE DISHES E. P. N. S. TEMPTING AND SMART IN APPEARANCE. U. S. de Silva Bros., JEWELLERS, 2.1 High Street, Singapore.
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  • 81 9 EIPING TIENTSIN DISTURBED „UK IMMINENT JAPANESE MILITARY iiTivmrS 1Ef!(lL 7[[l\TloN mi hi. aii Psfj vi has r hJcli prei. ,:.<! Yukand Munichal, lag] ix. tiled an Peiping ardtng i« adeta ilnst t aa the runglteo, Harbin the t the age. m ion i»i: \i i iv<. BEPOBI i tmntssion has
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  • 217 9 mmn immma I 'leads tnr I iderstanding i• i 100 ini\ Mi by the md :.d his ll thi Still I Thi most I.vtt.m I her bos vital It to Japan and I Fence < helped 1 BCUH tune inding t Id al la tory has
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  • 276 9 WAR DEBT REVISION U.S. Republican Leader's 1 Reuters Service] Washington, July 2s. undsratsed that the Government does 'end to take the initiative m the |llta|ti|| debts and will demand drastic dassrmsnient as the price. afssn whiie. the Republican leader. Senator R demands disarmament m. Europe as
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  • 116 9 thither and Son Killed m Plane Crash I Reuter's Service] Lutidun. July IH. Three people well known m society Mr. loaSOfU, wife of Mr. A. C. BoOßOan, Conservative ■1 P for Maidstone, their 2\ year old son Bruce, nd young German lriend. Count OthOSTbSCh 'urstenau. were killed In
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  • 109 9 "Telephone Whispering" Traced I Reuter's Service 1 INintiac. Michigan. July ?7. "telephone arhlsperlng" campaign whereby le runs on the banks tliroughout the country 111 ited is reported t<> haw been discovered by raiding an hotel bedroom where they found evidence wtgiatlm a well organised f'onmiunist pjot to
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  • 66 9 Government Contract with Japan riteuter's Berates] Durban. July 28. The Oovernasenl ol the Union oi south I fries and Japan have signed a -ontract for he supply to Japan 01" 30.000 tons of South Uric.in scrap iron which will be loaded on piiie.se ships m few days
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  • 33 9 Officer of Legion of Honour I Renter's Service 1 Pari*. July 28. Sir Robert Ho Tung ansa presented with the tStttte ol an Officer of the Legion of Honour.
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  • 138 9 TRIAL SCENES Mystic Ranting m Court Paris, July 27. Dr. GorgoulofT. the Russian assassin ol President Doumer. wan found guilty cf murder with premeditation He was sentenced to the guillotinv It took the jury barely half an hour to decide that GorgoulofT was guilty of wilful
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  • 214 9 Salt and Taylor to Resume Interrupted Flight It will not- be long before Messrs. Salt and Taylor, the two rubber-planter flyers from Malaya, whose plane was damaged m Moulmein about three weeks ago while landing after a pleasure trip with residents of that town. resume their journey to
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  • 135 9 Pacific Not Included m German's Plans I Reuter's Service Montreal. July 28. Thc airman Von Gronau proposes to fly cisurely to the Pacific coast but up to now has lot announced plans for a trans-Pacific flight. speaking it a civic reception m his honour he ;aid his
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  • 95 9 Fight With Egyptian Channel Swimmer [Reuters Service] Alexandria. July 27. The Austrian Minister to Bgjrpt. Baron Vers>ack Hsdsmsr. was involved m a fight on the >each at a local bathing resort, his opponent )eing the Egyptian Channel swimmer. Hilmey Say. who. m the capacity of beach inspectoi. >rdered
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  • 57 9 Remnant to Leave Washington [Reuter's Service] Washington, July 28. The remnant of the war veterans "bonus irmy' his agreed to begin evacuation of thc "ity to-mcrrow. thereby dissipating fears that it might be necessary to declare martial la» uwing to their persistence m remaining m the capital and
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  • 60 9 British Message of (British Radio— Official Service! Rugby, July 27. The British Air Council has sent through the British Air Attache m South America, who li now m Rio de Janeiro, messages of condolence on the death on July 24 of Mr Santos Dumont to the Brazilian
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  • 136 9 BRITAIN'S "OPEN MIND" Meat Supplies From Dominions [Reuter's Service] Ottawa, July 29. Further progress is recorded at the Conference notwithstanding official reticence which precludes definite appraisement of the extent of what has been achieved. The Dominions' special meat committee has reached agreement. The Dominions' committee agreed
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  • 410 9 Financial Problems of the 1 [British Radio Official Service 1 Rugby, July 27. With the issue to-night of the report of the I Indian States Inquiry Committee the work of I all three committees appointed after the second session of the Round-Table Conference has) been completed. The next
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  • 87 9 Assailant Sentenced [Renter's Service] Peshawar. July 28. Abdul Resashtd. the hospital orderly winmurdered Capt. Coldstream on Friady. has been sentenced to death I Capt. Coldstream, a civil surgeon, was knifed m the neck while walking m the operating theatre of the Lady Reading Hospital Th> orderly snatched out
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  • 79 9 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT! London. July 28. Messrs Henry Gardner, metal brokers, notify to-day's tin prices a* follow Spot £129' 2 (£127 9 16). Forward £131 1* (£l29's). The market is firm. Messrs. Symington and Wilsoi: notify to-c.ay's rubber prices
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  • 22 9 Death of Well-Known Physician I Renter's BerviOSj Cairo, July 28. Sir William v.. the iretl-known physician, died here to-day
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 540 9 This beauty treatment begins beneath the skin you 9 11 see the difference m the .•IF you were to use Cyclax asaaajaajassaaajasßajgi massage with Skinfood Special Lotion to-night, B^r^^B^7W night and morning, but m you'd see the difference ■^■1/ '(A the morning after the to- mornm morning. You HgplWr A
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 1022 10 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean TUB SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co.. LtdL Steam Ship Co.. Ltd.. and China THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP Co., (1932) Ltd. Mutual Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd.', THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co., Ltd.
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    • 547 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Due Spore. Sails Spore. Steamer s.s. CITY OF PERTH For Havre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg In Port Aug. 1 s.s. CITY OF FLORENCE For Marseilles, Havre, London,
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    • 424 10 P. «V o British India and Apcar li, (Incorporated m bb« f U\ MAIL, PASSENGER AND CA Rr PENINSULAR AND~ORIENTAL i UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MVi» MVs I LONDON AND FAR EAST MAI I s r R OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHBW t Due Tonnage. Singapore. MALWA 11,000 Aug. 5
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 561 11 0. S. K. Line. xM: NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA AND INDIA t f Due. Sail.. „,vi' >!H Rotterdam. Hamburg and Antwerp iv- MU Aden, Suez and Port Said. Aug 16 17 Hi i I An Hid dp Janeiro, Santos. P°* >n Buenos Ain^ via Colombo Passage £190) Aug. 31 Sept
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    • 406 11 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE oWAMERI^ MAIL LINE EUROPE AMERICA VISIT SUNNY 'CALIFORNIA^ YOSEMITE PARK HOLLYWOOD-GRAND CANYON WfcEKLY SAILING FKO.M HONG KONG AND OH MAMIA WW LOW THROUGH FARES ORIENT TO El ROPE VIA AmV»U X WILL BE QI'OTED UPON APPLICATION EUROPE SUEZ SAILINGS EVEKY OTHER TI'ESDAY MAINTAINTD ny THE STEAMERS PRESIDENT
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    • 764 11 EX P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ M^SSLmI^SL JUly 29 *—*> Tembilahan. Poeloe-Pallas and Rengat. I T»vT^f~^ -L y> Ju]y 29 Mlintck Batav Semarang and Sourabaya. TINOMBO— Fridpy, July 29, Belawan-Deli. G^' VERS YCK Frida y- J"* 29. Letong. Kramat. Tan mpa. Midai. Poeloe-Pandjang, Serassan. Genting and Maras. J PALIMA— Saturday.
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  • 456 12 Destruction of Wharf Damage to the amcunt of thcuands of 3ounds annually is done by marine borers to ailes, wharves, and water-front structures m Sydney Harbour, and an attempt to systemajftM the study of these depredations Ls being made by the Sydney Harbour Trust. The investigations are being
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  • 169 12 Promotions m the Royal Australian Navy announced mark an important advance m the progress of the Australian service. They included the names of two officers who are the first graduates of the Jervis Bay Naval College to attain the rank of commander. The recipients of the h~nour are
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  • 16 12 We have been monkeyed out of prosperity because currency has been tampered with.— Mr. Winston Churchill.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 662 12 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated In Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) end the S.S. MANGOLA (3.352 tons). [Cargo only] s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 332 12 Kerr Steamship Co, l (Incorporated In I I NEW YORK SERVICE Regular Freight Service to Boston > Philadelphia and Baltimore i\i Due M.S. SILVERWILLOW In Port M.S. SILVERYEW Aug 16 M.S. SILVERCYPRESS Sept. 6 For rates and particulars please apply to r|? nfiau *j$L V* TO U EvERYWHERE IN CANADA
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 691 12 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 ajn. Saturdays 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) except Sunday 7.30 a.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8-30 a.m. Kelantan (via Gemas) Sunday
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    • 209 12 Kelamantan. Br.t 174. from Kelantan 28, for Kelantan 30. THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1.) Anhui 22; Melchior Treub 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). Sibajak. Hong Kheng 18; Preussen 13: Munsterlaiad 11; Kampar 9; Sumatra 7. Empire Dock
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 91 13 T TrrwvbVVY-W%%%%V%% •''•'X.P.M. s.s. Valentijn arrived m portf buZaT 4 exited S AlU> h: S 1( U H K U U V A "aTUSt trd. She will proceed J(1( the SUB wharf th.. mi loctttl mg \wuii tlie following mornuiU h be c brT* f t R yal Navy th
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    • 462 13 Iho First Cimimnavfcation „f the Globe voS-. ""-"u'h'l a mm of ft. astr jr.- rr^ ■s Sailing southwest and calling at TenerifiV STTSLnfiM M SCIIUI SlghtCd ion t h o C f M Au,u,tme. near Pernambuco >" the 29th of November; thence he followed th. oast coast of
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    • 281 13 Foreign Menace Exposed The Hon. Alexander Shaw, chairman of the P. and O. Company, speaking at a dinner on the Strathnaver to the Lord Mayor of London, declared that an economic war was being waged against British shipping by foreign Governments, which were heavily subsidising foreign shipping In
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    • 30 13 Lord Inchcape's Successor Elected Paris. The shipowner Mr. Harrison Hughes, was unanimously elected Vice-President of the Suez Canal Company m succession to the late Earl jI Inchcape.
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    • 677 13 Possibilities m Australia Intense interest has been arc-used m Sydnc -shipping circle, by advice of successful c *TTLm?Z <.mpusino oo per cent, crude oil and 40 cent, pulvensed bituminous coal. Further d are ea.erly .waited, but doubt d the successful exploitation of the dtocov erv the Australian trade
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    • 182 13 Brisbane. Three amateur fishermen, who were marooned on Moreton Island for nearly a week, have returned safely to their homes. The party comprised Alfred Guildford, of South Brisbane, Edward Kelly, of New Farm, and Richard Newnan, of Sandgate. It set out from Sandgate m the 23ft. launch Quest,
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    • 73 13 A watchman's promptness probably prevent?d a serious fire aboard the Lsland steamer Mataram. owned by Burns. Philp and Co Ltd., it Sydney. William Robertson was patrolling the ship which was berthed at Morfs Dock, when he detected smoke. He found the fire m a chain locker and
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 328 13 [jjjfffi'SAPORE FREE PRESS (I)ailv and Weekly Editions) m ROBINSON ROAD. SINGAPORE. ADVERTISER, SIXGAPORI daily in M-tlaya f ':."t.i Ila/n each news, latent telegrams incements. London rubber appear daily. Special picturt rial story notes, ladies' page flying, .sporung articles, besides letters < in London B* Batavla, Tokyo, Siam' Up-country news by
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    • 321 13 An Eminent Doctor M.miJmjmmM^ ifiu to Keep Fit Young. f"^ preparation "PHYLLOSAN" has been Sscovwed which recharges the whole human organism with new vital force, rejuvenates the arteries and increases nhv^ical energy generally. J Start takinp PHYLLQSAtf /A'-:?;i TO-DAY/ OBTAINABLE AT ALL CHEMISTS AND STORES at 51.50 and $2.60. The
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  • 826 14 LOVE POTION TRIAL Clairvoyant Sent to 18 Months Hard Labour References to a mysterious preparation Dy which it was alleged to have been claimed tha' women could obtain ;i view of their future husbands were made at the Quarter Sessions at Beverley i Yorkshire >.
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  • 191 14 IFilm Contracts She and Dietrich Have Outstayed Gre.H Garbo and Marlene Dietrich, the film us. who are among the most highly paid M mber.s of Hollywood's foreign colony, are m danger of deportation under the United States immigration laws. Neither of them Caccording to a British
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  • 198 14 CRASHED WHILE ASLEEP Theory Thai Constable Was Over-Tired suggestion that a policeman motor list who was over-tired aun- strenuous reek of nighi duty m connection arlth thi hot Tattoo doaed and then craahed into the -.idr oi thi road waa put forward Windsor Inquest ihc policeman, William Hubert Tyler, ol
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  • 109 14 Note Discloses Desert Tragedy "I am dying of thirst" These words, faintly scribbled on a piece of paper found tied to the neck of the body of a French officer, have revealed a desert tragedy on the DamascusBagdad trial. A party of four French officers set out
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  • 112 14 It is feared that Kenneth Tennant. the two-years-old Liverpool boy who had been missing from his home for six days m Dingle, may have fallen into a Liverpool Corporation refuse destructor and all trace of him been destroyed. The child has been the subject of a most intensive search by
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 206 14 MOW TO GET RIO OF INDIGESTION. a. in suf.tr from ludageJtaOti. v if-tritis, Malulenee. dyspep-ia heartburn, etc., win b< glad to learn that instant relict can be :,v takaag B little Bisurated' Maglmmediately alter eating or whenever pail ls felt nUa instantly neutralises the acid hat eaaajaa ill the trouble.
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    • 124 14 To treat these complaints successfully, get to the root of the trouble. Clarke's Blood Mixture is the p world's greatest blood purifier and healer, it is famous for Blood and Skin Disorders. R Of all Chemists and Stores. Equally good m LIQUID or TABLET form J^ mm m < mmm
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    • 537 14 BANKS AND CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) id up capital m 600.000 shares al £5 each £3.000.000 C serve Fund £3,000,000 serve Liability of Proprietors £3,000.000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2 Agencies and Branches or Star Hollo Saigon nritsar Ipoh
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    • 149 14 YOKOHAMA g BANK, in.,' 'apital BJul up) leserve Pund Vice-I 11. Magapart r "■aaj LOXOOMaUMi \v. ta Llo\ 'f\\(l, fv Alev.-ii:'.'-. Salcutl lamb irq li Rang C tlu 1 Fixed I> applir;r oi busint For pari Tel M CREDIT Tog DIXTKI-ME-011 SOCIETE \\ii\mMl M> .111(1 BRM BRAJ HA' Ri- I
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 421 14 ROUND YOUR DIAL Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following is a list of stations which can be received in Singapore Java Stations Bandoeng PLM from about 5.20 p.m. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney, Australia, and other stations. Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." Tanjong Priok, 21 metres from
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    • 161 14 S.V.C. ROUTINE ORDERS The following are Singapore Volunteer Corps routine orders by Lieut. Col. M. J. T. Reilly, M.C., Commanding S.S.V.F. Ranges. The following range allotments are published for information:— Buses leave Headquarters Sat. Sun. Bkt. T. Range Farrer R. 2 p.m 7.30 a.m. 30.7.32 -F" (Malay) Coy. Table A.
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  • 1127 15 jj|(|\ ilr Hi'""" MINKS r4kafers W«> N,!<,uld k in I'rison i v tments, la i this tberenave mi INVESTMI NTfi i t our I Ltd. r n our lu< ing the itiona Malay IS tfSTgg Mms I ithority that I much 1 dis- who. the tune think
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  • 360 15 To-Day s Price Changes EXCHANGE RATES SELLING London, 4 months' sight 2 3 29 32 London, 3 months' sight 2 3 7 H London, 60 days' sight 2 3 27 32 London, 30 days' sight 2 3 13 16 London, demand 2 3 25 32 London, T.T. 2 3 3
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  • 68 15 My 28th.. U o'clock noon Tone of NLarket —Steady. Latest Cable —London Spot Sheet 2d. per lb New York Spot Sheet G.cts. 3 1 16 per lb. Buyers Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard. S P ot 6 6 1 16 Standard R.S.S. en Tender
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  • 923 15 TIIIRSDVY. Jl LV 28X11. 1*32. (LOSIM, QUOTATIONS Bayers Sellers A.»am Kumbang 21s Sd 23s 6d Austral Malay 18s 20s Ayt-r Hitam ios> 9s 9d 10s 6d Bangrin Tin 7s 8s Batang Padang ($1) 05 10 Batu Caves ($1» 25 30 Bukit Arang ($1) 40 nom. Burmah Malay
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  • 103 15 Changes in Representative Prices [United Press Association] July 26 27. American Can. Com. 35 i s 371, Am. T'phone and T'graph 79% 82 Dupcnt 24 26'" Firestone. Common m, Hi., Gen. Electric 12 13 C Gen. Motors 9 91 4 Goodrich 3 4 Goodyear 10 v
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  • 208 15 THE ABROAD I British Radio Official Service] July 6 26 2:. Amsterdam 8.82 8 82 8.79 Athens 560 550 550 Belgrade 220 222 222 I Berlin 15.02 1 14.95 14 7 Bombay Is. 6 3 32 Is. 6 1 16 Is. 6 1 16 Brussels 25.60 22.55 25.50 Bucharest 595
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  • 150 15 Singapore. July 2K. During the period under review the marke has been firm, and all three markets show dis ttnct improvements since last repcrting. Th tone generally appears to be brighter on ac count of the improved political situation ii Europe. The American discussions indicating the
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  • 108 15 Singapore. July 28. Since our report dated 21st instant the local market has maintained a steady tone with unproved prices. To-day"s cables quote London steady, with fair business passing at 2d. per lb and New York very steady at 3 1 16 gold, an improvement of 1
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  • LATEST COMPANY MEETINGS
    • 62 15 Ample Reserves to Weather Depression [FREE PRESS SERVICE—COPYRIGHT! London, July 28. The annual meeting of East Asiatic Rubber Estates Ltd., was held m London yesterday. The report for the year was adopted. Major General Sir R. Hutchison, chairman, said the financial position of the company was sound and
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    • 39 15 Tai Tak Plantations Ltd.. report a loss of £3.029 for the year with, a credit forward of £15. New Columbia Rubber Company Ltd, loss £5.217; credit forward £20.920. Merlimau Pegch Ltd.. loss £10.141; credit forward £2,677.
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  • 479 15 The Survival of the Fittest In the course cf their weekly report, dated June 29. Messrs Symington and Wilson. London rubber brokers, state: The summary of monthly crop returns of 615 producing companies issued by the Rubber Growers" Association again makes depressing reading though it .shows slight
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  • 50 15 Crop harvested during year ended March 31. 1932. was 604.778 lb. (against 572.000 lb), which sold at gross average price of 2.66 d. per pound (5.25 d.). Balance brought forward was £10.424; ieduct loss for year £856 (profit £508 >. leaving balance of £9,568. which directors recommend carrying
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  • 40 15 Crop harvested during 1931 was 553.710 lb. Loss is £945, which, deducted from £4,357 >rought forward, leaves credit of £3.412. Direcors recommend transfer of £600 to depreciaion of building plant and machinery and to arry forward £2,812.
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  • 44 15 Output of rubber for 1931 was 510.601 lb. (against 448.581 lb). Net sale price realised was 2.13 d. <3.71d.i. Lass for year. £6.296 (£7,363), less balance at credit Dec. 31. 1930. £1.809, leaving debit balance to be carried forward of £4,487.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 56 15 Assurance In force over 535.000.0f10 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements) I Eastern Life Building. Cecil Street. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry E c )000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act In every
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  • LADIES' SINGLES SEMIFINALS TO-DAY
    • 134 16 A Meeting Between The second round ties oi the ladies' singles m the Malay .m lawn tennis championships ..t the SCC. were completed yesterday. There re no unexpected results, both last irear'a finalists and both the 1930 finalists wanning through. Only one match required to go to
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    • 305 16 The tare semi-finals m t+ie ladies' singles pionahlp will be among the tie* to be pliycd this afternoon. They have worked mn US rather curie- -s fashion for whereas Miss <) eld (hw* year's winner) WiM be meeting Mi Alhn '1930 winner* m OKM semi-final, m thet the
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    • 178 16 First Round Matches m Tournament The Garrison lawn tennis to immanent will Lx> held on the Tanglin Garrison courts and the Alexandra Club courts commencing on Monday, i'lay will start daily at 3.45 p.m. Men's handicap singles and men's handicap doubles will be played on the Alexandra courts
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  • 190 16 To Visit New Zealand After Australian Tour Wellington (N.Z.i. Arrangements hive been completed whereby th<> English c-icketers touring Australia next season will visit New Zealand m the course Of the return voyage to England. Matches will probably be played at Wellington. Christ church, and Auckland, two of which
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  • 491 16 PENANG RACES Double Tote Pays $2,106 l Frcm Our Own Correspondent] I'enang, July 28. To-day's races attracted only a poor attendance Dividends were good and the double tote paid $2,106. only one ticket being on Senlac and Currency Boy. Rate 1. Ponies (hiss Div. 1— (6 furs).
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  • 389 16 Singapore Association Results ol the tic-- played last week-end m the Singapore Badminton Association tournament were as follows .lunic r Division: Arthur I.im boat Lim Hee Chin 151—9 9— lrS. 14 14 (3 Chan Khek Beng beat Tan Tian Whatt 15 4. 15 10. Tan Wee Hone beat Lim
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  • 47 16 The July Monthly Medal (Stroke) will be played for on Saturday and Sunday, at the Island Club. On Monday, August Bank Holiday, a flag competition will be held on Club handicaps. Members entering for this competition are requested to sign m the competition book.
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  • 171 16 GOODWOOD CUP Seconu~For~Third I Reuter's Service/ London, July 29. Sir H. Wcrnher's eight year old Brown Jack ran for the fouth year m the Goodwood Cup race (£1.140. about 2 miles. 5 furlongs) at Goodwood to-day. and. starting at 9 to 4 with the Aga Khan's
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  • 188 16 To-day's Deciding Singapore and the Malaya Command meet .it the Anscn Road Stadium at 4.50 this afternoon In the deciding match of the southern section of the Malaya Cup competition Singapore requiring to arm In order to piv the Anal against Selangor on August 6. The teams
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  • 185 16 Players m Saturday's Charity Game The following have been selected to play m the veterans' charity match on Saturday at the Jalan Besar Stadium m aid of the European and Ni n-European Unemployment. Funds Europeans .»nd KuraMan* E. G-inno: L. A. Rappa and E. G. Staunton. N. E.
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  • 156 16 [Reuter's Servicel New York, July 28. Yesterday's baseball games resulted as follows: NATIONAL LEAGUE R. H. E St. Louis 4 10 2 Pittsburgh 9 15 0 Terry. Lindstrom and Moore home runs foi New York: Vaughan and Piet for the Pirates. New York 2 4 0 Pittsburgh 4
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  • 868 16 MEEN'S COLLAPSE Title Bout Over m Second Round When the Meen -Petersen fight for the British heavy-weight championship and Lonsdale I belt was postponed owing to the bad weather. Petersen's father lamented the delay, writes Fred Dartnell m the News Chronicle. He said to me at
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  • 174 16 The following have been invited to play for S.R.C. against the Combined Colleges (Raffles and Medical) on Sundiv and Monday commencing at 11 a.m on each day on the SRC ground. G. E. N. Oehlers »CapM; R C Oehlers. N. Sullivan. A G. Armstrong. M. Cordeiro, S. Fereira. I.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 156 16 The tuneful music "GOOD-NIGHT VIENNA the most successful ol Talkies now being gci Pavilion Theatre is best on "HIS MASTERS VOIQ RECORDS GOOD-NIGHT. VIEW B 4083 LIVING IN CLOVE. B. 6172 GOOD-NIGHT. VIENNA LIVING IN CLOVE. GOOD-NIGHT. VIENNA B 4103 SINSHINE SISIE S. MOUTRIE Co., d (Incorporated In Hor RAFFLES
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