The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 August 1932

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    Masthead
    14 1 The Singapore FreePress NO.158 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1932. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS
    452 1 n> a lew hours Gtrmanys election results, anxiously .iu*.u;<-<i throughout Eui"l u-tll be known; in final ele^ti-.n mai ifestr Chancellor Von PapeJl* hints at \i 1 1 1 1 il .t v>. I of Germany from the League oi Nations if she is net given equality in
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    "CROSS MY PALM WITH SILVER"
    1197 1 Many gypsies piss my door during the year; selling odds and ends or cfleffng to do odd jobs, all with the l^ok of health and racial cleanliness en their bronzed lace*. But this one was different. Sue leant over my front gate offering a Rood
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      236 1 KUM powoEßtn KOM ,r AT t SO UFFLES HOTEL S PREMIER HOTEL Mnf ation and Hot and Cold Running Water. PBU WltU MO' TO-NIGHT ffil DANCE \M CABARET 6.30-8.15 p.m INFORMAL DINNER DANCE !1..W to Midnight m; K- il ,!!UISON S ORCHESTRA 7^3" SPECIAL DAILY TO-MORROW SPECIAL l" s HOLLAR
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      235 1 contributed in larger J J t^t -t ->?> measure to Public Health m f\ 'i' 1 and well-being than /A) il SAL-HYCOL Mixing readily with hard. salt, or even contaminated water SAL-HYCOL is a DISINFECTANT ol new and amazing possibilities. Used in hospitals public buildings. or the home it banishes
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      133 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Sal-Hyeol disinfectant Page 1. Property sale by Ching Kent; Lee Paj:e 2 Yardley"> lavender Water from Robinson's Page 9. Whiteaway's Annual Sale commences to-day Page 6. The unfading beauty of Sunresist fabrics from Little s Page 8. CHRYSLER COMFORT This book will reduce your Bridge handicap to scratch
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      11 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA
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    AMERICAN BASEBALL
    230 2 [Reuter's Service 1 New York, July 30. LftfeMl Ar.-.i m an baseball results are as follows National League R H. E. Caicago 7 11 0 St Louis 4 14 1 Wil.son I home run for the Cubs. New York 3 5 1 Pittsburgh 4 7 1 Philadelphia 5
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    LAW NOTICE
    62 2 Tuesday, August 2nd Before the Chief Justice in the Ist. Court at 11 a.m.. s 1302 28—Habsah binte Ngasirah (w> and two other.-, vs Mohamed Zain bin Haji All and another (For further consideration) followed by:—O. S 175 31—Re Sun Life Assurance Co. Before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell
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      532 2 Dog Specialities Liquid Shampoo, Mange Dressing, Ear Canker Powder. as recommended in the current issue OF THE MALAYAN KENNEL GAZETTE Obtainable at MEDICAL HALL, LTD., 3, Battery Road. Singapore. Output Orders receive prompt attention. BUSINESS CARDS. BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY H. NUGENT BUCKERIDGE Highest Class Work Lowest Rates. LAIDLAW BUILDING— 'Phone
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      573 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tenders. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or se/vices and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained in the Tender Room, Municipal Offices Execution of alterations to No. 37 Philip Street. Date of Closing. 4 p.m. August 9th.
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      561 2 NOTICES. SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. Singapore Improvement Ordinance, 1927. LAVENDER STREET-JELLICOE ROAD IMPROVEMENT SCHEME. Notice t» owners or 'reputed owners of property affected by the Scheme. Notice is hereby given under Section 73 of the Singapore Improvement Ordinance, 1927, that the Singapore Improvement Trust has prepared an Improvement Scheme for a
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      498 2 THE SINGAPORE FREE Tj{ (Daily and Weekly n ]i tio I Head Office: 138 ROBINSON ROAD, S N Telephone: 6056. Cable Address: ADVERTISER s ••IN The premier morning daily Delivered with the Chota' morning. Latest news. and latest announcements i *5J™ and tin cables appear d features include pictures bridge
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      327 2 THE WEEK Monday. August Ist. Hinu Water 10 45. 8.1 ft.. 21.26, 9 2 ft. Bank Holiday. SSVF l.>t Batt. Camp, at Changi. Garrison Lawn Tennis Tournament. Tanglin and Alexandra Club. Malayan Exhibition at Kuala Lumpur encLs. P-iiang Races. Last Day. diktat FMS vs. Colony at Kuala Lumpur. Malayan Lawn
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    NUAL AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE
    1937 3 NUAL AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE I riant Discussions Open 1 lent] riu.ib Imi nit. .lul\ ii 1 n of I M s and Lumpur. <' ;>• rativi rhen 11 il i lunent c iJde- idteh. at ulture of Department i Utute in in 1930. I 6 retary I »hich In;iv bo »nd
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      66 3 sta te Trust Agencies (1927) Limited BRANCHES „r st r( ,ss street I MALACCA. 1 MStr.'' PENANG. I' jse JUT* t KUALA LUMPUR. l,\ and Security deposited with Straits Settlement! Government. nitres. Administrators, Receivers, rfli/n* Rent < olleclors, Investments Supervised tatcresi cn.ltTted, Probate or Letters of tiiistration applied for and
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      270 3 CRAVEN A TRU-VAC TIN are in perfect smoking condition wherever and whenever you buy JSH S&Ss^ listen tor the .ur rushinj; into the tUHK &Bm!tt^&&i t>n The I.J then litt> >>ti cjmlv. "'^v'WwftSWfrQfr iK^ ill 1 OHO Oil t Tt3 l U^C irt fl ijf k V iv t v
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    HOT WATER
    3239 4 P. G Wodehouse's New Stor} J. Wellington Ciedjre. a tubby Httle man from California, and his wile, who is the Big Chief, are tenants of the Chateau Blissac at M Ricque. The Big Chief has ambition tad tkhM to sec her husband in office as American Ambassador to
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    AN ENGLISH OAK IN FRANCE
    175 4 Historic Tree That Contains Two Chapels An English oak tree, containing two ch^els within it large enough to hold forty children celebrated its I.OOOth year of existence on July j 2 at the village of Allonville-Belefosse. on the Le Havre line of the French State
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      "THE NEW POLICY"
      893 4 A. B. M.'S STRONG PROTEST COLONIAL OFFICE The Association of British Malaya has tnU red i st against the action of the High Commission,, r decentralisation policy. "To provide Rgahufl th, lro. important issues involved in the pwpned \.w p. Committee of the Association consider it their
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      "ALLEGED DECENTRALISATION POLICY"
      362 4 A Letter from Sir George Maxwell Sir George Maxwell, K.B.E former Chtel Secretary P.MS., writes to the same number of Bnti>k M Sir M the impi is th. the 1 lv far. confusion h v Tr<;itv Bembilan nent officers with ptiatfton I In s. nor •"I li.ii
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      254 5 SPECIAL MATINEE TO-DAY 3.15 SICAL PICTURE TRIUMPHANT— SUNSHINE SUSIE JACK BUCHANAN GOOD NIGHT VIENNA With ANNA NEAGLE you'll love to see again and again OWN VOICE RECORDS IN^II.\I> OF WRITING A LETTER OR POST-CARD COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR FRIENDS MEANS <)I "OWN-VOICE RECORDS" i WII.OPES SUITABLE FOR HOME MAIL LISTEN TO
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      251 5 ANOTHER GREAT DOUBLE BILL! rcXpfTOLl y m V! COMMENCING AT THE SPECIAL MATINEE TO-DAY 3.15 Paramount's Bright Comedy Success With the Popular Comedian CHAR LIE RUGGLES IN "This RECKLESS with PEGGY SHANNON, FRANCES DEE and RICHARD BENNETT (Father of Constance and Joan) With Additional Stage Attraction BETH BERI The Famous
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      551 5 DANCE TEAM How you'll love it I MATINEE TO-DAY at 3 p.m. JOAN BENNETT John Boles IN MOVIETONE'S SPARKLING "COCKTAIL" OF ROMANCE AND MERRIMENT "Careless Lady" THE ENGLISH-INDIA TEST to- ti o ii non i BEN LYON AND CONSTANCE CUMMINGS THE BIG TIMER m M 1311 8 Winc 1 rheSup,^,
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    THE MALAYAN TURF
    634 6 PENANG MEETING Results of Saturday's Races I From Our Own Correspondent] Penang. July 30. With ttne matter favouring the fourth day of the meeting there was a larger attendance I the races than en the preceding days. H.H. the Suit m of Perak was present. Details: Race
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    COUNTY CRICKET
    185 6 Rain Curtails All Matches Rain interfered with English cricket all over the country at the end of last week and in no games were definite decisions reached. Very little play was passible in the England vs. the Rest match at the Cardiff as the Enerland team only had
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    LOCAL CRICKET
    185 6 Ceylon Sports Club Beat Y. M. C. A. Ceylon Snorts Club gained a very easy victory over the Y.M.C.A. when they met at Balestkr Plain on Saturday. The Y.M.C.A. batted Brst. but only managed to put together a total oi 80 runs. C.S.C. passed their score with only
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    CURIOUS TIE AT RAFFLES
    299 6 Raffles Institution were unfortimate not to triumph ever the Raffles College when they met in a match on the School ground on Saturday. The College batted first, and found the wicket easy and to their liking, and I rattled up 136 for the loss of only
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    VETERANS AT FOOTBALL
    378 6 Chinese and Malays i Beatcn Europeans Eurasians 4: Chinese Malays I. Outstanding Singapore footballers of a decade ago were seen in action at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday afternon. when teams representative respectively of the Europeans and Eurasians and the Chinese and Malays, met in a
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    OLD RAFFLESIANS' ASSOCIATION TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    106 6 The following are the results of ties played last week Dr. C. E. Smith and Dr. S. L. Oehlers owe 30 i beat N. A. Mallal and G. E. N. Oehlers owe 2. 6 2, 6 4. Dr. Loh Poon Lap owe 15.3 beat A.
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    ATHLETICS
    511 6 Johorc Bahru English College The athletic sports of the English Collie. Johore Bahru. concluded on Thursday The results were as follow Mile Ope"-- 1 Khalid b. BMOh <Red> (5.23 4-5 sees>; 2 Abubakar b. Sidek (Yellow); 3 S Ponnuthurai Black* Hiich Jump Class II: 1 Chong Fook Yong (Blue)
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    MAILEY'S TEAM
    119 6 The Australians defeated a >elected Toronto cricket team on the first miunc- by 191 runs 'to 94. The Canadians batted sixteen men Australia's scores. V. Y. Richardson, c Carter, b Wib-on 46 R Nutt. c Wilson, b Gro\« 20 D. G. Bradman. b Groves 11 A F. Kippax.
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    ENGLAND CRICKETERS FOR AUSTRALIA
    128 6 ENGLAND CRICKETERS FOR AUSTRALIA rim. Three Vacate^ k Tli.- UA cricket. I •Sun. I R \V (SunM Duckwoi Tlirc BB Th< the :::< I I I shire a.s (l>'t)iit\ land ;i of the in battll among I cied for Enßl.r Enul.i: been chosi w ho ha (of D' good tU-roui
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      49 6 WHITEAWAY'S COMMENCES AUGUST Ist OPEN ALL DAY BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY From 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. GIVING EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE EXTRAORDINARY P BARGAIN VALUES REDUCTIONS ON EVERYTHING IN STOCK FROM 10°| o TO 50°/ o ALL REMNANTS TO BE CLEARED AT V 4 THE MARKED PRICES.
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      15 6 Breakfast treats Fitch's Royal lia^ojl Pineapple (Australian) \'->^ Highest (irade l)ani>h_ltj»^ SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
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    MALAYA MUST FEED ITSELF
    3267 7 IR CECIL CLEMENTI REPEATS HIS WARNING OOD NEWS FOR RUBBER INDUSTRY lEMPORARY REDUCTION OF GLUT RENTS klMi il( h.,nt.ii:» of the occasion to emphasise the desirability t prudiK iiu ni(»r<- to meet its own food requirements H.E. li Ifiwhnrr (Sir Ctc-il Clementi) formally opened the \»n
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    CHINESE DETECTIVE MURDERED
    243 7 ASSAILANT SHOT Indian Comrade's Plucky Action A Chinese detective was nabbed to ue\lh during a struggle with three armea Jaianese in the jungle off Pasir Panjang Road early on Saturday morning. It was still dark when D.P.C. 748, a Chinese, and D.P.C. 14, an Indian. I who
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    283 7 MALARIA AT THE NAVAL BASE To the Editor. Sir. I regret having to correct an incorrect report, in your issue of the 30th. instant, of my reference, at the last general meeting cf the Municipal Commissioners, to the outbreak of malaria at the Naval Base. I
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    LAMPS OF HOPE LIGHTED
    208 7 Prince on International Co-Operation [British Radio Official Service! Rtfffby, July 29. When the Prince of Wales to-day visited in London the International Commercial Congress, at which 35 nations are represented, the president. Mr. Charles Boissevain. of Holland. 1 introduced him as "The first commercial ambassador of
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    CHICAGO DISPUTE
    149 7 Board of Trade's Appeal [Reuter's Service] Chicago, July 30. The Board of Trade has filed an appeal In the Circuit Court of Appeals against the suspension, the operation of which Is, therefore, indefinitely postponed. A message of July 25 stated: A struggle between the Federal Government and the
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  • ENGLISH TEST SELECTORS CRITICISED
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      THE OMISSION OF TATE
      443 7 His Fine Bowling Against Middlesex [FREE PRESS SERVICE—COPYRIGHT I London, July 30. The English cricket Test selectors come in for a good deal of criticism for having omitted Tate from the players who have been invited to visit Australia next winter. This criticism appears to have
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      THE AVERAGES
      149 7 Sutcliffe and Larwood Lead [FREE PRESS SERVICE—COPYRIGHT] London. July 30. Sutcliffe and Larwood lead the first class batting and bowling averages compiled up to today, the leading positions being as follow BATTING Runs AvpSutcliffe (T«to) 2034 70. 13 Nawab of Pataudi (Worster) 709 64.45 E. Tyldeslcy i Lanes)
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      SATURDAY'S TEA TIME SCORES
      93 7 Reuter cables county cricket scores at the tea interval on Saturday as follows Nottingham 225 for 6 vs. Surrey at the Oval. Middlesex 140. all OUt Sussex. 26 I at Hove. WorchestTshire 207 for 5 vs. Es&ex at Worcester. Lancashire 141 for 7 vs. Yorkshire at
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    TROPICAL MEDICINES
    47 7 Donation From Prudential Assurance Co. [British Radio Official Service] Ragby, July 29. The Prudential Assurance Co. has promised £10,500 in seven annual instalments for the >J London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medif cine to assist its work of teaching and research in preventive medicine.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH.
    20 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH. STONE At the Bungsar Hospital on July 30, to Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Stone, a son.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY, AUGUST 1st, 1932 WEEK-END COMMENT
    796 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY, AUGUST 1st, 1932 WEEK-END COMMENT In a few hours the result of the German elections will be known. It is an election equally vital for Germany and for Europe. And the most intensive propaganda has been used to get the electors to vote. Von Papen further
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    AFTERMATH OF BATTLE
    154 8 Washington's Bonus Marchers Dispersing IReuter's Service) Washington. July 29. Since dawn bedraggled groups of bonus marchers have been straggling out of the capital, many carrying their belongings in packs and bundles on their backs. B?wildered women and children sat on boxes and bundles at the curbside. awaiting
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    CASES SEALED BIT EMPTY
    151 8 Chinese Storekeeper Charged After Fire The case in which Oon Ee Thiar.i. a Chinese storekeeper employed by Sine Darby and Co.. is charged with crimin.il breach of trust in respect of Erasmic product valued at $7,193. was again adjourned in the Second Magistrate's court on Saturday.
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    CALL OF THE SEA
    111 8 Record Bookings for Big Ship Cruises I British Radio Official Service] Rug-by. July 31. Southampton is the scene of record activity this week-end. Twenty-two vessels totalling 600.000 tons, including the Empress of Britain, the Aquitanla the Berengaria. the Olympic, the Homeric and other of the world's
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    SEA VIEW HOTEL
    69 8 Yesterday's Beach Pyjamas Parade Many attractive designs and colourings were seen in the beach pyjamas pirad<\ which attracted nearly seven hundred people to Sea View Hotel yesterday morning. There were 25 entrants in the parade, and the prizes were awarded as follow: 1. Miss Svetlanova. 2. Mrs.
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    CAR'S DIVE INTO CANAL
    227 8 STAMFORD RD. ACCIDENT Chinese Driver's Amazing Escape A rpecial dispensation seems to watch over Singapore motorists. There was another example of it in the early hours of yesterday morning. A Hupmobile car. driven by its cwner. a Chinese, after colliding with a Ford car driven by
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    PENANG RACES
    386 8 Handicaps and Scratching for To-day The handicaps and scratching for to-day'* Penang races are: Race I.— Ponies— Class I— Div. 2— «6 furlongs) Rosamond 9.10, Tom Thumb 93. Iseulfs Daughter 9.3. Bridal Veil 8.5. Bon Hall 7.5. Sufton 7.5. Storm Bell 7.1. *Rvo Rita 6.12. •Little Pat 6.7.
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    R.M.S.F. DEVELOPMENT
    80 8 Jt'4,()()(UH)O New Company Registered [Reut?r's Service i London. July 'in A company under the narhe cf -Royal Mail Liners Limited" has been registered at Somerset House with a nominal capital of £4.000.000 with the object of taking over all the boats belonging to the Royal Mail Stvam Packet
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    WORLD CONFERENCE
    48 8 America Receives League Invitation (British Radio Official Service I Rurby. July ML The State Deportment :it Washington .111--nounced yesterday that the United States Government had received an invitation to it tend the world Economic Conference which is being convoked by the Lwgtti < f Nations In Autumn.
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    BISHOP OF HONG KONG
    34 8 Newcastle Vicar Appointed I Reuter'.s Service I lon (1., n Julv Rev. Ronald Owen Hall. Vicar ol St Luk Newcastle, has been appointed to th«- Bl.'-lyip"" of Victoria Hour Kong
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    COMMUNIST RAID CATHEDRAL
    153 8 COMMUNIST RAID CATHEDRAL Eight Ihwli^J ■ebo i jarty >K iion 3hrl)l SaturdT I Hylan "T I DM thedm tried :rowd ug -TSM bus. bus and Man-. 20 yen StudtI The d^ f can I whm a I Police prettw^J disturi *'hich x.urday Tli. I in th. I Tht) 1 I
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    WORLD FLIGHT
    20 8 (iorman Aflanlirfl I tnd i.- 1 recant:: P I I It I I I J '1 M .i
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    CONVERSION
    12 8 "Triumphant"' >*" !15 I 'jj Th< i appl: ol 2 Th- bU.Mll'
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    DE VALERA'S
    7 8 farther Annu^,* disput from MgOti
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    DAME LLOYD
    6 8 MALAYA MUST FEED ITSELF
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      24 8 SPECIAL LINES IN E. P. N. S. TANKARDS j| I m v Ej [tfli U. S. de Silva Bros., JEWELLERS, 23 High Street, Singapore.
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    GERMANY'S DAY OF FATE
    253 9 GERMANY'S DAY OF FATE TH E ELECTIONS MEAT TO LEAVE THE LKAfiIK Lxs ATJTLER'S CAR r.i-rliii. Jul> ..0. f mder-current m Ger- t and Intenattj m m A Dor Von W ;<1 "bribed i F N;::n full force in hM been PjlMHl ire not pern W -.-.adcast to t* I
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    TO STOP WAR
    68 9 !ntA( '^n by South American fc I Mb, July 31. h.u, feu* U* Paraguay. •n nm to in.uUcally Chaeo region. Mated: ■::u, war lm 8 to a h teta the "my wm be ...n,,«t the frontier, which reports Pvmtuajr, that «s for PUt« between I tht n-rt-nt
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    "EUROPE MAY UNITE AGAINST US'
    163 9 MR. ROOSEVELTS FEARS America's Trade Barriers [Renter's Service 1 Ne* York. July 30. Britain. France and Germany have at last agreed about reparations. The danger now is tha.- they may unite against us." said Mr -•rai.klin Roosevelt, the Democratic candidate for the Presidency, in his
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    OTTAWA—END IN SIGHT
    445 9 OTTAWA— END IN SIGHT Conference May Conclude in Three Weeks Time [British Radio Official Service) Rugl>y. July 31. The work at Ottawa is proceeding so satisfactorily that some observers forecast the con(lusion of the Conference, in the third week of August. The review of imperial trade issued by tlv United
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    RECTOR OF STIFFKEY
    200 9 Privy Council Appeal Dismissed [Reuter's Service] London. July 30. The Privy Council has dismissed the appeal of the Rev. Harold Davidson, Rector of Stlffkey. against- the finding of the Chancellor of the Diocese of Norwich. Mr. Davidson was found guilty on July 8. I ,on all the
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    MRS. BARNEY IN CAR CRASH
    211 9 RIVIERA ACCIDENT POSSIBLE CHARGE OF FURIOUS DRIVING MAN FRIEND HURT [Reuters Service! Cannes, July 31. Mrv Dolores Elvira Barney, who was recently acquitted at the Old Bailey on a charge of murdering her lover. wa.s involved in a serious motor accident to-day when the car
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    THE I.L.P.
    416 9 To Disaffiliate From Labour Party [Reuter's Service London, July 30. At a special conference at Bradford to-day the Independent Labour Party decided by 241 votes to 142 upon immediate dis-affiliation from the Labour Party. Early in June the I.L.P. told the executive committee of the Labour Party that,
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    THEIR OCEAN GRAVE
    102 9 Last Honours to French Submarine Crew [Reuter's Service] Paris, July 30. The last honours were rendered to 62 of the crew of the lost submarine Fromethee (sunk off Cherbourg a fortnight ago) when M. Herriot and M. Leygues (Minister of Marine) with high naval officers, aboard the
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    M. DOUMER'S MURDERER
    51 9 Appeal to Court of Cassation fßeuter's Service 1 Paris, July 30. Dr. GorgulofT (sentenced t the guillotine for the murder of President Doumer) is appealing to the Court of Cassation. He is receiving priestly consolation and unless the sentence is commuted will probably by guillotined on September
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    ANOTHER COMPLICATION IN FAR EAST
    911 9 BOXER INDEMNITY China Withholds Payments to Japan I neuter's l"ar Eastern Service Shanghai. July 30. Mr. T. V. Soon? Minister of Finance announced to-day that payment of the instalment cf the Japanese -portion of t-he Boxer Indemnity, due to-morrow, amounting to approximately £33.000, is being
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      832 11 K. P. M. KOMNKLUKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OP tln NOORT— Monday, Aug. 1, Belawan-Deli. ULTEH— Monday, Aug. 1, Bengkalis. Asahan, and Berombang van OUTHOORN-Monday. Aug. l, Batavla, Semarang and Cheribon. r*i w U !f day> Ju]y 2> Panch> Tan J° n 8- B**>a» 1 'Ojont-MentrtUr .od Amh*n K ALL- Wednesday, Aug.
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    WORLD'S GREATEST LIFE SAVER
    407 12 DROPS DEAD Ex-chief of S. A. Anti-Suicide Bureau Lieutenant-Colonel Reginald Chapman, former chief of the Salvation Army AntiSuicide Bureau who dropped dead in London while engaged in rescue work, who known as the words greatest life-saver. He was visiting a warehouse in the hope of finding
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    BOMBAY MARKETS
    282 12 Congress Influence Broken Bombay. For the first time in many years Europeans attended a meeting of the Bombay Cotton Brokers" Association in Marvari Bazar this afternoon. <says a message of July 10). The membership of the Association is almost exclusively Indian but a few European! brokers were determined
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    POLICE OFFENSIVE
    200 12 Piccadilly Ring of Dope Dens A new offensive against "dope selling ha.* been ordered by Scotland-yard. There is at the present time in the Westend of London more open and unashamed selling of drugs than at any period since the war. Cocaine and other drugs can be purchased
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      674 12 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated In Australia) f FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via i JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the S.S. MANGOLA (3,352 tons). [Cargo only] s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia.
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      415 12 Kerr Steamship Co., L (Incorporated In U.gJV "I, NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Bogton, N\. w Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Su^ Due M.S. SILVERWILLOW In Port V, M.S. SILVERYEW Aug. 16 M.S. SILVERCYPRESS Sept. 6 For rates and particulars please apply to HENDERSON LINE. SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS By
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      117 12 worldlerw IN Travel. Banking Shi|^ PASSAGES Wked by m Wr 'te ua for inf^ iwsj mnw^ PROTEd Car i7 Amenca B Travellers Che^ The IntemitiamjJ SHIP '.nsuwyoaj household tff f «T^| THE AMERICAN FAPReJ Co., lnr Tel: 1 (ollTfr Qn,, 3444 -INf.M'OR} 3660 I. S. K^Lijj ISHIHAKA INDI STRIA! TRANSPORT
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      634 12 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Ledah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturdays 7 p.m. Cuantan (via Jerantut) except Sunday 7.30 a.m. Cuantan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 p.m. Celantan (via Gemasj every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8.30 A.m. {i-lan tan (via Gemas)
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      FUTURE TONNAGE
      1233 13 Some Reasons for Hopefulness The world's mercantile fleet' totals about 68.000,000 tons gross. During the 10 years from 1921 to 1931 the average tonnage built annually was 2U million tons gross, which Is i almost exactly equivalent to 4 per cent., and 1 corresponds to a mean life
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      THE GEORGIC
      614 13 White Star Line's New Vessel The motor passenger liner Georgic, to which a large portion of this issue of The Motor Ship is devoted, has been commonly referred to as a sister ship to the -Britannic. She is, in fact, a very similar ship, but with sufficient modifications
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      DUTCH SHIPPING
      202 13 K.P.M/s Profit in Far East Operations The accounts of the Koninklijke Paketv3art Maatschappij operating in the Netherlands East Indies, for last year show a gross profit 'of 5.556.751 gls. 11.662,412g15. in 1930>. in addition to which the insurance account shows a surplus of 974.544g15. (897,511g15.) Of this sum
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      123 13 Ci«rffer from V I rrlain Cure \jr for H.k morrhoids \wS in d kindred ailments V ,rm m-roeon, f 10 I'M MM tt tim Road, Sinirapor* eaFcoTdF »n m «M Nasal r ts chills, Acts lASTRALINF PL pv «»n Robert I"' Singapore -it pure blood not only lllM se. but
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      356 13 f TOINFRINGERS 0 .^fj^SSy^: At e are UStrations Of tfS§ss*i^^%^\ Messrs. Brooke Bond India Ltd's packages of Kora Tea Dust and "Green Seal" Tea. S^f^ vlfVf^r^A The P°P ularit y of these teas has IVX" '^/vl\ led t() infrin B emen ts of the 4 ffi^\^vt. \\> Steps have been
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    SIR SAMUEL WILSON AND THE NEW POLICY
    3169 14 SIR SAMUEL WILSON AND THE NEW POLICY SPEECH AT I.S.P. DINNER COLONIAL OFFICE WANTS FULLEST OPINION THE PROSPERITY OF MALAYA Bii«adier General Sir Samuel Wilson. G.C.M.G., K.C.8., was the Guest of Honour at I f a Luncheon xiven by the Incorporated Society of Planters iMaUya) at the Criterion Restaurant on
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    CAUGHT IN THE ACT
    199 14 Bicycle Thief Sent to Prison (From Our Own Correspondent] Seremban.. July 28. It was related tc the Seremban Police Magistrate. Che Hamzah. how a Malay named KsMtan bin Osman. with four previous con- victions. was caught in the act of stealing a bicycle belonging to a
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      95 14 BE ALIVE TO THE FUTURE "He slept beneath the moon, he basked beneath the sun t he lived a life of going-to-do and died with nothing done Don't let this be your fate. Get busy to-day and provide for your dependents against the day your income stops. THE STANDARD LIFE
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      530 14 RANKS AM) INSl'kwTt OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) Paid up capita) in 600.000 -hares of £5 each 000^ Reserve Fund *****lJ Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Btshopsgate, London. EC 2 Arencies and Branches Alor Star Hollo Saigon Amritsar Ipoh Semarang Bangkok
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      238 14 I THE YOKOHAMA 9 BANK. T!| i: Capital Sub. Reserve Fund t^k I Vlce-Pr. V. V Hrid Mft.rf v I Sinrapnrr Bran, ._j,. a .J l| «i ff RlMi,,!"! Westm:: I The Nat I Lloyd's R I I KR%SC'HI.s I Alexandria t j^ Calcutta. Cant Changrhun n *S Hamburg H,
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      419 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 I 5 20 p m. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney, Australia, and other stations. Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." Tanjong Priok,
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    MALAYAN OIL PALM INDUSTRY
    1487 15 STEADY EXPANSION Empire Marketing Board Survey The world's consumption of vegetable oils Ikls increased so enormously in the past twenty t;us and their production plays such an important part in the economic life of the Empire. that the Empire Marketing Board is preparing series of world
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    PETROL MAY BE SOLD BY THE POUND
    407 15 SOLID FUEL ON TEST Air Experts Trying Out U.S. Discovery Solid petrol which can be sold by the pound and which, it is claimed, will practically eliminate the fire danger both in aeroplanes am motcr-cars. is to be tested shortly in London ivrites
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    60 15 (a) Compiled from returns supplied by Estates, published in Malayan Agricultural Journal, July, 1931. (b) Source: Supplement to the "F.M.S. Government Gazette," July 17, 1931. (c) Source: "Malayan Agricultural Journal," April, 1932. The Malayan trade in palm oil since 1925 is indicated in the following table. Prior to that year
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    MEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
    130 15 Changes in Representative Prices [United Press Association] July 29 30. American Can. Com. 39 4 391Am. T'phone and T'groph 89 4 89 U Dupcnt 28 7 x 29 v s Firestone, Common Not Quoted 11% Gen. Electric 13 7 14V* Gen. Motors 10 4 ll v
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    THE £ ABROAD
    193 15 THE ABROAD I British Radio— Official Service J July 6 29 30. Amsterdam 8.82 >- 8.71 8.72 Athens 560 540 540 Belgrade 220 222 >- Berlin 15.02'- 14.72 14.80 Bombay Is. 63 32 Is. 6 3 32d Is. 6 3 32d Brussels 25.60 22.27 L 25 9 32 Bucharest 595
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    ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
    334 15 No "Miracles" to be Expected Canadian preparations for the Imperial Economic Conference which has just assembled were through. Special committees have collected data on tariffs, reciprocal trade opportunities, currency. Imperial communications and provision for a continuous and complete exchange of information between the various parts of the Empire.
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    AUSTRIA'S DEFAULT
    39 15 Protest by New York Bankers [Reuter's Service] New York. July 29. Messrs Morgans have protested to the League against the Austrian default on the 600.000.000 kronen 1923-43 loan, $25,000,000 of which was allotted to the American market.
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    MALAY UNITED RUBBER
    101 15 Total loss for year ended March 31 last was £4,171. After deducting brought forward of £3.832, there remains a debit amounting to £339. During year 592,548 lb. of rubber were harvested and 557,861 lb. were sold (including rubber brought in at valuation from previous year) at an
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    FROZEN BEEF FROM AUSTRALIA
    676 15 SCIENCE TO AID Solution of 50-year-01d Problem A scientific discovery of the first importance o the Empire has been made by men whose ;ork it is to grapple daily with the problems of ur Imperial food supplies and their transport, says the Evening Standard). Its application
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    POWDERED RUBBER
    137 15 Secret Dutch Process May Give New Road Surfaces Amsterdam, July 29. Powerful British financial backing Is said to be behind the plan to establish a company here for the production of rubber in powdered form. Great Interest is betns taken in the proposal, but all details are kept
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    PERAK RUBBER
    36 15 Credit Balance of £462 [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT 1 London, July 30. Perak Rubber annual report shows a credit balance on last year's working of £462. The amount to be carried forward is £10,872.
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    VALLAMBROSA RUBBER
    46 15 Loss for year ended March 31 last. £2,738. which deducted from credit brought in £12.538. j leaves £9.799 to be carried forward. Crop was 1,144.840 lb.. f.o.b. cost 2.46d. per pound, and "all in" cost 3.29d. Gross average realised was 2 sld. per pound.
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      75 15 rr fd 512.000-M° Assurance in force over $35,000,000 Asrt^iil The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Btrmlta Settlement*) n OfflCl Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry. EC. nai £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British
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    PITT TO MEET BONG SOO IN SINGLES FINAL
    2248 16 LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS MISS OLDFIELD RETAINS HER TITLE Favoured by fine weather, excellent progress was made with the Malayan Lawn Tennis Association-championships at the S.C.C. during the week-end. One section of the competition, the ladies' singles, was brought to a conclusion yesterday.
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    FRANCE KEEPS DAVIS CUP
    277 16 BOROTRA DECIDES Fine Recovery Against Allison France retained the Davis Cup yesterday, when Bcrotra defeated Wilmer Allison in Paris in the third singles* match of the series, America having won the doubles on Saturday and lost the two earlier singles matches. Yesterday's match was a great
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      105 16 I FREE PRESS SERVICE —COPYRIGHT] London, July 30. < Jack McLean won the Scottish amateur golf I :hampionship to-day by beating Andrew Greig. I i former holder, by 5 and 4. Greig's was a fine victory for he made a splendid recovery after being 1
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      TO-DAY'S MATCHES
      160 16 The complete programme for to-day's matches Is as follows 9.30 a.m. Mixed Doubles Semi-final .-—Miss Oldfltld and Oliver vs. Mrs. Livingstone Miller and D. H. Kleinman. Men's Doubles Paterson and Hovil vs. De Souza junior and Roy Smith. Veterans' Singles semi-final Beatty vs J. Bligh-Orr. 11 a.m. Men's
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    COLONY FACING DEFEAT
    1285 16 BATTING BREAKS DOWN INNINGS VICTORY FOR F.M.S. IN PROSPECT PERKINS DIGS IN An innings defeat is facing the Colony in the match against the F..M.S. at Kuala Lumpur. They were dismissed in their first innings yesterday morning for 113, and, following on, lost eight wickets for 156
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