The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 August 1932

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 The Singapore free Press m>. 13,722. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1932. 10 CENTS.
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  • 169 1 A Monarchist revolution has broken out m Madrid, but the Government is stated to have the position m hand Page 9. Japanese tanks are teported to be m action m defending: Mukden from the advancing- volunteers Page 9. Statistics just published reveal a big decrease m pi
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  • 78 1 SPANISH REVOLT Madrid, Aug. 10. Though the populace is enthusiastically celebrating the supression of the Monarchist rising m the capital <see page 9t grave news has been received from Andalusia where General San Jurjo, chief of Seville Civil Guard, has proclaimed himself Captain-General of Seville, with the support
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  • 129 1 The hard reality of facts is damping the optimism which pervaded Dominions circles at the ope nine of the Ottawa Conference Page 9. The Head Priest of the Burma Road Temple. Penang, was fined $40 for cruelty to a crocodile Page 9. Do yt v know what becomes of Singapore's
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  • 1464 1 I have been watching cricket at Lord's ..:.d elsewhere, and what do you suppose I anal most of all? Not tIM mighty players of :he nearer or further past for. m .spite of tht Sahibs gloomy refl—;iom OQ the decadence of the modern game. I
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 210 1 lIGIA TEA Hrin^ the freshness an d fra; f rani' of the Ha lay t" ardens jfrcri I :r |loltl RAFFLES HOTEL WAS PREMIER HOTEL Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water. TO-NIGHT |IU I)I\M;K DANCE CABARET <UO— M'NIGHT Tania Svetlanovt Alex Salnikoff Will Appear During The Dances "TTTTI M
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    • 179 1 I SUNDAY I AUGUST 14th I GRAND ALL-SCOTTISH £fj PROGRAMME |S 1 Overture The Gathering of the CUns Volti gel ■2. Patrol Tlie Royal Scots Mackenzie [P] 3. Grand Selection The Thistle Myddleton S3 4 The Savoy Scottish Medley Somers Sfa. 5. Suite of Scottish Valses Kerr wP "Wfc^* 6
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    • 104 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Latest tenders Page 2. Cerebos jelly crystals Page 3. The Mummers present Page 5. The ideal wedding present Page 8. Typewriters are cheaper Page 16. Business to-day demands facility Page 3. Robinsons are agents for Sutton's seeds Page 9. Smokers' requisites at B. P. de Silva, Ltd— Page
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    • 11 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA
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  • 92 2 Programme of drills up to and for week ending August 14th. Thursday. 5.15 p.m., Headquarters. Officers SVC. Revolver Course; "E" (Chinese* Coy., Company Parade. Section Leading and Recruits. Friday. 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, Officers SVC, Revolver Course; Ist Bn. Sig. Sec., Lecture Phonograme; Malay Headquarters •F" (Malay* Coy,
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  • 63 2 Ilurriedi> A CM, S *J box bekm hUm. Dd he repon hi> duced b. Court el lngU>o: Forth. tta r. •> Ma about I ■hip hum. c«ed report..! J with tl, ON* >^J ticket the box v I API- I said tin' I took I from I
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 543 2 BUSINESS CARDS. RE PHOTOGRAPHED BY H. NUGENT BUCKERIDGE Hifhest Claw Work— Lowest Rates. LAIDLAW BUILDING— 'Phone 7898. i i CAIRNHOLM PRIVATE HOSPITAL Singapore. MISS MOLLIE McGRATH, j Tel. 4110. Matron Proprietress, i BOARD^ND LODGING. I MANOR HOUSE Tel: No. 2965 Chancery Lane. Unsurpassed Situation. Single and Double Rooms Available. FIRST-CLASS
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    • 650 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tenders. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders arc now invited for the following materials or se/vices and that paiiriculars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room, Municipal Offices Construction of Road and Drainwork (labour only) at Claymore Road. Date of Closing 4 p.m.
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    • 459 2 AUCTION SALE MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF VALUABLE FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD LAND AND HOUSES NOP.: L'l CIIANGI ROAD. M. M 58 SFLEGIE ROAD 6 BAN SAN STREET and FREEHOLD LAND AT HERTFORD ROAD SingapoZv 1 On Monday, August 15th. at 2.30 p.m. PARTICULARS. Lot 1 Valuable Freeh ud land r.nd house No.
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    • 82 2 BADMINTON STRINGS Red, Green, Orange, Purpj^ Blue or Black. MADE BY Armour Co., Philip W. Thayer String Crofters. Chicago Union BuHdini. sin^ I Growing boys need 'KEPLER' &H'J (Tnd, Mark) VTH rm COD LIVER OIL J WITH MALT EXTRACT \w* L because (1) It provides a rich reserve of energy
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 352 2 THE WEEK t Thursday, 11th. High Water 05.18, 7.4 ft., 16 35, 8.4 ft. Football: Div. 111. Post Office vs. Vehicles Dept.. Geylang. TenrLs: Oarrison Tournament. Tanglirv. Welcome to Padre Bobs Ford of Toe H at S.C.C. at 6.30. The Hon. Sir John Scott will preside. Police Band at Katong
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  • 278 3 Bailiffs Call on Jeritza Vienna. Bailiffs broke i:-to the Vienna home ot Mine. Jeritza, the world-famous prima donna, and searched her beautifully -furnisl ea flat for jewels and money m order to segue ter a debt of £4.000 claimed by a jeweller. The bailiffs found nothing, no
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  • 77 3 Visit by Prince of Wales and Prince George Rugby. Aug. 8. When the Prince of Wales next wt-ek pays a visit to the Mediterranean Fleet his bi other. Prince George, will accompany him. The Princes will probably travel over land for the first part of the journey and
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  • 85 3 Missing Perak Chinese Returns I From Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh. Aug. 9. The mystery cl the disappearance of a Chinese mine clerk near Ipoh has been e'eared i up by the reappearance of the man. who was abandoned by hi? guard* m a lonely hut on Sur.u.iy on
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  • 59 3 S. America Anticipating Ottawa Results R>> dc Janeiro. Aur. A scheme for a combined economic fri ArL'entir.a. Uruguay and the BrTzi'iar. ttai t Rio Grande Do«-ul i? m preparation fo? Va eventual dedslcns of thr Ottawa c according to advices from Port Oalegre. it is hoped the scheme
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  • 40 3 Engines for Hclgian Air Force Rugby. Aug. 8. The Belgian Air P. rce. which Ins for some time been partly equipped with British machines, is to have all its aeroplane fitted m future with British engines. Britisn Wireless.
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  • 337 3 The Marudu arrived from Singapore on July 18th. bringing Messrs. T. H. Harrisson. E. A. A. Shackleton and P. W. Richardson of the Oxford Expedition. These three gentlemen. I accompanied by Mr. E. Banks. Curator. Sai rawak Museum, left for Baram by the Malmuna on 19th. 8.N.8. Herald. During a
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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    • 282 3 DAlNTY,appealing jellies L can be made with little «as«. b «ry trouble and expense by w> using Cerebos Jelly IaSIiMSD Crystals. Everyone will -^i relish their delicious fresh i -*i /J ?i%l fruit flavours and enjoy Qk) M^ their cooling and refreshing qualities. w Cerebos Jelly Ciystals V Resident Afients
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  • Article, Illustration
    282 4 m DUCHEM O! voiiK pr,W-in« trophies to successful competitors at OM W«J Cambridgeshire Flower Show. PROFESSOR PICCARD with the air-tight balloon car m which ,h' .>i'p'- anuthu MOtnt into the stratosphere. MR NXyZLLI CHAMBERLAIN. Chancellor of the Exchequer. Itudyiai the tap*' machine after launching his great war loan conveision scheme.
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    • 161 5 l USERV ATISN8 PHONE 6903 SEASON EXTENDED TOR ONE NIGHT. LAST \l<f*ll The -ton \ou wili never forget \A MONASTERY r GARDEN superb achievement of the screen. Beautiful Infor^ettable 10-HOKIUMV! THE PICTURE TERRIFIC "THE DOOMED BATTALION" (A LAEMMLE SUPER) THE "ALL-QUIET" of 1932 "victoria memorial hall FRIDAY. AUG. 12th, AT
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    • 274 5 BACK AGAIN AT The CAPITOL 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 Alluring, Vivacious MIRIAM HOPKINS Famous for her LJl* IviVy 11 Ofi. m^ T^HlJ^ Jm mk now presented m '^SH her first starring ||^^^g^feS| New Paramount Production v/l// I f^Mß^mvXftU P "DANCERS IN THE DARK" With a splendid cast including The new star
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    • 324 5 LAST MIGHT TO-NIGHT! Spencer Tracy, Doris Kenyon Ralph Bellamy, Beryl Mercer IN YOUNG AMERICA A FOX PICTURE TOMORROW Robt. MONTGOMERY Heather THATCHER II 1 1 m Metro Goldwyn Mayer's l|| I successor to "Private Lives T But The Flesh is Weak by IVOR NOVELLO. Brilliant English wit m a brilliant
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 169 6 Free Fight At Olympic Games Los Angeles, Au*. 9. A free fight between the police and Brazllnn water polo players causing more excitemevu than the most exciting final, resulted m thBrazilian players being disqualified from further participation m the Olympics. Germany won the match 7 3. The
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    • 201 6 Ladies Tournament at Pitlochry [Prom Our Own Correspondent] London. Perfect weather favoured the concluding stages of play In the Ladies' Open Highland golf tournament at Pitlochry. when Mrs. Prentice defeated Miss J. Anderson m the final by 2 and 1. In the semi-final. Miss Anderson, who is Perth
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    • 224 6 Nondescripts Beat Indian Association Playing on the Indian Association ground on Saturday the Nondescripts' beat the I. A. by 160 runs. The Nondescripts, going m first, put up 230 for 7 wickets, towards which Rodrigo scored 115 < retired > and Cooke 44. the latter thus completing his
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    • 42 6 Alekhine World's Best Again Alekhine (world's champion) has won the International Chess Tournament with 12 Vi points m fifteen games. Euwe (Holland) and Flohr (Poland) tied for second place with 11 v points each. Sultan Khan was fourth with 11 points.
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    • 59 6 (Collins home run. Eleven Innings) AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 6 12 3 Washington 7 5 1 (Rice scored with a clean steal home).— Neuter. New York, Aug. Latest baseball scores are: R H E. Philadelphia 4 8 3 St. Louis 7 12 1 (Hurst and George Da vies home
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    • 82 6 Bryant won the lawn tennis singles championship of the Jesselton Sports Club, beating Beatty (who had had a walkover m the three rounds preceding the ftnal) by 6—3. 6—l; 6—o Other open event results were: Ladies' singles, Mrs. Woollett beat Mrs. Grant 6 4; 6—2; men's doubles Bryant and Taylor
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    • 511 6 Why Britain Lost Tie Tj;j l tf fcna a:- 1 o obably less fre ;n-nf be D^.i Otfp i'.ian t aic m I <h tween todirfctuafc, be the fart Uml to do IcCUT i- net sui prising if one Lakc^ m sidcration the difference la the eon Ition
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    • 198 6 Chelsea Income £70,242 Chelsea F.C had another remarkable MM m the financial MMtt. The income for 1931-3J was £70.242. and the profits £3.754. In MfttekM at Stamford Bridge £43.322 net was taken at the turnstiles, and otherwise About tIMM was paid m entertainment tax Even though the receipts
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    • 158 6 Bud Walley Loses to Dod Oldfteld At the Vale Hall. Kilburn m mail week. Dod Oldfield < Leeds > wiped out a previous decision given agairst him m contest at this hall with Eud Walley (Singapore). As m the previous contest Walley iorced tho fighting m the ear'icr rounds,
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    • 64 6 The following tm m the S.C.R.C. ping-pong tcurnament are nvrnnßfd for this week: Thursday: •§s•• Handicap. Winner of T«-< k Fah vs. Ah If van vs. C. P. S Worm vs. Wt-np Chong. C'tvMnpionship. Chua Boon Whatt vs. Winner of #;het- TtoOf vs. A. Lim. Friday: V\" Handicap.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 118 6 TRY THESE k i DELIGHTFUL CORK ■y 1 II J I J r^ 1 1 i II w/mBJ r 4 I 1 r^ J^ "A* A J^^K^Bg^B^^^B^^k. EVERY MOTORIST knows what tb« J^^B^MBBJB|WP^^^^lS!!y^ name EXIDE stands for, r^i^v^lßß^&^sk^^K^ vis his guarantee faw ggfcW w ftJ B^^mPbWW m^^k sound construction and
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    • 109 6 "I had t>. I lu'i- V h^f Kd Psoriasis and Ore Half jted by CufeJ I at > -i: a:.d O ntme: tnd til St., Qt. tUvu 1 imitrd I mon Ruildiu WaJ mw^ 9o>(] bj 4il Ch«mutitlMM«] 0 by THK FEDERAL ::tftM! 1 Raffles Sqain. Bjpm] Sore Throat! I
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  • 2110 7 W AND ISA. Ph^> Knew W a(K ,,is Biwtoe" >Ir r«) Tw>k on •r^' lndU »«•'-> <> ub of )rduslrl^ «h..h have b~n ffHl l XI l ris dpd and r ir ir X.m S«> of Kuala Kr M (i to peeli Hum aids large*
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  • 393 7 CHINESE MERGER Effect of Retrenchment Policy (By Our Chinese Correspondent) The announcement of the merger of the Ho! Hong Bank, Overseas Chinese Bank and Chinjese Commercial Bank m Singapore, has caused [a rise m the price of the bank's shares m the i local market,
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  • 265 7 Delegates to Visit Europe (By Our Chinese Correspondent > At the request of the League of Nations \t Geneva, the National Government has sent a delegation to visit the various European countries In connection with educational research. The delegation, which consists of seven accomplished Chinese educationists, is expected
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  • 228 7 Distributors Sent to Gaol From Our Own Correspondent 1 Seremban. Augr. 9. Very often when one purchases goods and has to receive small change m return If every coin is not carefully examined, it is invariably found that one or more are '.'bad. and sometimes
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  • 72 7 In connection with the apprehension that 1^ felt at the possibility of an increase m school lees the report on the income and expenditure of the Education Board m 1931 shows that school fees amounted to $306,799. being $6,499 more than the amount estimated. The amount of the education rate
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  • 989 7 COUNTER ATTRACTIONS Apathy of Employers and Public Referring to the estimate that the percentage cf Europeans under 40 years of age who are serving m the Volunteers is only 25 per cent m Singapore, Major General Oldfield, m his annual report on the movement m 1931,
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  • 936 7 teer Engineers attended camp at Changl Tor a week m spite of slump conditions. If the leaders and employers wish to have really efficient Volunteer units they must encourage their employees who are Volunteers to attend camp for one week m the year. With
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  • 78 7 I There were 135 students, including eleven dental students, at the King Edward VII College of Medicine m December last, as against 114 a year ago, according to the annual report of the College for last year. Of this number 27 were F.M.S. Government students, 17 Straits Settlements Government students,
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  • 437 7 A CHANGE OF SOCIAL HABIT AND THE SLUMP Is the Chinese opium smoker being 1 gradually 1 weaned from his addiction to the drug? Statistics indicate that he is. Although m these days statistics, affected as they are by altered conditions, do not always mean
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  • 342 7 Local Protest Against Proposed Change <By Our Chinese Correspondent > IX-pite the fact that UK Nationalist Foreign Office at Nanking bM announced the reappointment of Mr. Tong Lao as Chinese Consul-General at. Sinßapoie. nu les^han ten leading public bodies here, including the Hokkten Association. Ec Ho He.uig Cluh
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  • 87 7 Repatriation Costing $10,000 a Month It Is disclosed m the minutes of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council that the repatriation of destitute and decrepit Chinese costs the Colony m the neighbourhood of $10,000 a month. There has been an increasing demand foi repatriation during the last
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  • 39 7 The average daily number of patients at Tan Tock Seng's Hospital during: the first half or last year was 908 and m the second half 773. compared with 902 and 954 for the corresponding periods of the previous year.
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  • 23 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. WILSON. At the General Hc-opital. Singapore, on Aug. 9th to Thora wife of James Wilson, Fraser and Co.. a son.
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  • 768 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS THURSDAY. AUGUST 11, 1932. ALIENS REGISTRATION We are afraid that nothing which Mr. A. M. Goodman had to say, m moving the two Registration Bills at Monday's meeting of Legislative Council, has induced us to alter the opinion, formed on first reading the Bills, that the present
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  • 192 8 Used Court's Money to Pay Debts Santhanam Francis, assistant bailiff m the Civil District Court, was convicted by the Singapore District Judge yesterday on a charge of criminal breach of trust m respect of over $400. Francis, who pleaded guilty, was arrested on July 29th after it had
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  • 100 8 Telephone Service With Britain Rurby. Ail*. 9. A telephone service between London and the districts around Pretoria and Johannesburg was inaugurated to-day when the PastmasierGeneral (Sir Kingsley Wood) exchanged greetings with General Hertzog (the Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa) The charge for the new service
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  • 92 8 Death Penalty Under New Decree Berlin, August 10. A new presidential decree issued to-day imposes the death penalty on anyone found guihy of unpremeditated* killing a political opponent or causmg death by arson or other criminal method or killing a soldier or a policemTn Anyone seriously injuring a
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  • 22 8 Process Which Will Helo Cotton Industry Jordan. Au S usi 13. .roods are a.ro.dy bO in B markHed "re J
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  • 394 8 Police Informer Sent To Prison Sentence of six months rigorous imprisonment was passed on a Chinese who WM convicted by the Second Magistrate, Mr. A. C. Boyd, yesterday on a chsrge of extortion of money from a Chinese woman. It was stated that the accused called at
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  • 384 8 Alleges Dismissal For Refusa to Make False Account Before Mr. Justice Whtley. m the Supreme Court yesterday, the hearing was begun of a care m which Payna Chinniah. a young Indian claimed $572 from the Chetty firm of 0.K.R.5.T.. his fcrmer employers, alleged to be wages due to
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  • 81 8 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT 1 London, Aur. 10. Messrs Henry Gardner, metal brokers, notify to-day's tin prices a? follow £14 S 2 POt ,£l4i 4 3^" (tUO FOTW I The market is firm. Messrs. Symington and Wilson notify to-clay's rubber
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  • 318 8 COINS WHICH COULD THE HISTORY heartlesTtrd, Ton The rrt crowded. No, am or it like thai d Old copper become unf,. a <* new round Ln«l..nd-and Mdedl mR mor, than passage from i WdUl too rum: It^l and so they B <*<,J to .serve, presumably There won- r. discarded inn,
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  • 70 8 School lYtefcn Mi DmafCi A rase m Court befor, Mr C I vhleta M> P' Ann. IDOtbl r C1 Mar.at Compla;: I 1931. be MTi Rent to ItVC it N He ttMB WWII Ai T In M hint and theft On Mr the Pilnet] Gak of Bte&lii CoupUii
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 220 8 A REVELATION IN ICE TANKS Inexpensive *IHli*«i/!;.» »P^W »t **»*Clvce ■'.p ipl Upkeep PRICES AND DEMONSTRATIONS from the SOLE AGENTS CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., ,lt .ir n „r,» J( y un< ier the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong.\ m Shanghai.* 201 CANTONMENT ROAD. TELEPHONE 5371 5371. B¥ SPECIAL > fei'^3i«<
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    • 12 8 j r/RE I burglary/ riC US t'BXEAtUNtij^i^A ACCI DENT I S/CKNE SS
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    • 44 8 LAW NOTICE Thursday, Auj lith Tfc« Cktef Mkc and Mr. .1,,.:., rerrdl .n Pmmmc rl of Ap) Baton Mr. I**,, Whitl v m (}i( iuJ <((ii? Ht 11 i.m. Part heard: 5.225 32-Pavna ChtonUh n Wra> of O. K. R. s. T. and another.
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  • BONARCHIST REVOLT IN SPAIN
    • 176 9 itrnmevTmasters of STATION maN Y~ARRFSTS m AND GUNNERS JOIN INSIRIiKNTS Madrid. Auk. M|()iun ,nst r.volt. ,upported x ft* <>' artillery, broke at j M.l.xk this morning. rtatai that up to now hiV c bMI killed and 50 U have been made. The appear to be masters
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    • 47 9 Wm\ Priest *0n Correspondent] »>nan<. August i O Tnin« on the R'-ad Temple who was Magistrate on a *u*m zoo Mfferina by keeping d:;k The summons was *ho vi ited Urn zoo eshMMtod conrhe zoo w» n- and the T»i magistrate Ol ,nun,N
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    • 10 9 I wrcrtcd UgMl 1,. ment ol onv< i
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    • 11 9 II ?n.c* Trios Ml 10. I i third
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    • 280 9 HARD REALITY OF FACTS Difficulties Over Canadian Proposals Ottawa. Aug. 10. hard reality of facts Is considerably damping the optimism which pervaded Donumcih circle during the opening week of ih« Conlerence. There is little doubt that agreement will be reached fcttww the United Kingdom and the
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    • 279 9 Strengthening of the World's Security Rugby, Aug. 8. A profound impression has been created by the speech of Colonel Henry L. Stimson. the United States Secretary of State, m New York last night. Tin* Press welcomes with it the implication of consultation 'between signatories faced with the
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    • 73 9 tampaiffl for Economic Recovery New York, August 10. It l- understood m Wall Street that improved commercial relations with Russia are under Ul. ration as a step m the Government's and business leaders' campaign for economic recovi q It is pointed out that the value of
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    • 39 9 Departure for Balmoral rNext Week Rupby. A up. 9. Kin- and Queen to-day left London > Bandrtafhain, Norfolc where they will I leu >;>• pctM I I dlH| north r their innual visti t<> Ihilmortl TliWlili Win
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    • 30 9 General Sir ike Demand Rejected RrussHs. August 10. Dd lo)- De 9) strike I by U .-t. i tl: S. mil. .il». BelgkffM to whicli inions wi'h mtwifrff
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    • 1005 9 WORK OF VOLUNTEERS JAPANESE TANKS IN ACTION THE CABINET CRISIS Peking, Aug. 10. Serious nres have broken out m many places m Mukden city and suburbs, presumably the work of olunteer plain clothes troops. Chinese reports state that Japanese anks are guarding strategic points m Mukden
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    • 542 9 IS HE THE "OILY MAN Chased and Caught by House Boys After Mr. C. Wilson, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, had sentenced Lim Ah Poy. stated tc have been a former servant of the Chief Justice, Sir William Murison. to three months 1 rigorous impiiscnment on a
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    • 170 9 3.000 Concentrated at Shanghai Shanghai, Aug. 10. The rumour that the Japanese are contemplating the re-occupation of the areas around Shanghai, which they evacuated m May this year, appears to be confirmed by the increa c of the Japane.se garrison forces at Shanghai Their total .strength is reported
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 142 9 €||TTOKI i C Sj -^^i^^^^^i WORLD FAMOUS *k ix£&7^ e fr nest varieties of Flower and Vegetable Seeds carefully selected for all climates. Sufton's Seeds are successfully grown m all parts of the World with unfailing profit to the grower. SUTTON'S OF READING, SPEND ANNUALLY HUGE SUMS OF MONEY IN
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 966 10 ss sKffVKXssr s: is vs skskusts^sKl a. a THE SUN SHIPPING Co., Ltd. INSURANCE. The Liverpool and London and Globe The Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance Xn^urance Co.. Ltd. RAILWAYS The Federated Malay States Railways The Royal State Railways of Siam. AIRWAYS. si imperial Airways Ltd. Royal Netherlands Indian Airways.
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    • 519 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Steamer s CITY OF FLORENCE For Marseilles, Havre. London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Aug. 30 Sept. 2 s CITY OF MELBOURNE For Marseilles Havre, London, Rotterdam and Ha
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    • 394 10 P. 0, British India and Apcar L (Incorporated m England MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARr* SERVICE. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N J UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S (,ovr», LONDON AND FAR EAST M All sJkvii OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA jn. Due Tonnage. Singapore RANCHI 16.740 Aug. 19 CAB NOVARA 6.990
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    • 681 11 ,|ll lIV LONDON. ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND MIDDLESBftOUGH. Aug. 11 12 J SUV,'* MARU T. 10.700 Oct. 6 7 Aug. 25 26 5 FUSHIMI MARU T 11,000 Oct. 20 21 t 6 7 HAKOZAKI MARU T. 10.500 Nov. 2 3 T |i 500 Sept 21 22 TERUKUNI MARU T 12.000 Nov.
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    • 360 11 SINGAPORE TO EUROPE I VIA AMERICA I THIS RATE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: Ist. Class Passage Singapore Hong Kong. Ist. Class Passage Hong Kong to Pacific I Coast ports I Ist. Class Rail across America. Cabin Class Across the At la v tic. Other fares from Singapore as low aa £78.
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    • 876 11 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU VAN lIKLTSZ Thursday, Aug. 11, Hong Ko g. Swatow and Amoy., TiDOßL— Thursday. Aug. 11, Selat-Pandjau;:, Bengkalis, Soengei-Pakning. Siak <& PakanBaroe. M.i.vUS— Friday, Aug. 12, Prigi-Radja, Sapat, Tembilahan, Poeloe-Pallas and Reng.u Ol^llR— Friday. Aug. 12. Muntok, Batavia. Semarang and Scurabaya. T.NOMB3- Fuday. Aug. 12,
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  • 179 12 NEW LLOYD'S REGISTER 45 Per Cent, of Vessels Run On Oil Lloyd's Register for 1921-32, contains a full record of 32,500 steamers, motor-ships, sailing vessels, and barges. According to this authority, world tonnage has decreased since June. 1931, from 70.131,640 to 68.368,141 tons. Among the
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  • 264 12 Picnic Pests Spoiling Whipsnade The authorities at Whipsnadc are extremely annoyed with the litter which is spoiling its beauty. They have called m the help of the police to deal with this pest and on Sundays three policemen patrol the pleasant paths j to remind untidy culprits that
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  • 170 12 An epidemic of cycle thefts is occupying the attention of the police m London suburbs The theives haunt the public libraries and swimming baths. At a recent tithe meeting Ipswich farmers protested against the heavy sums many of them have to pay m tithe. In some cases it b 8s
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 581 12 Burns Philp Line. (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 S3. MANGOLA (3,352 tons). [Cargo only] s s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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    • 310 12 Kerr Steamship Co/l (Incorporated In Us A Mj( NEW YORK SKRAKE Regular Freight Service to Bo6t*L, Philadelphia and Baltimore (vi. Due IU •>/ M.S. SILVERYEW Aug. 16 D» M.S. SILVERCYPRESS Sept. 6 M.S. SILVER WALNUT Sept. 27 For rates and particulars please apply to 1933 HOMEWARD PASSAGES REGISTER NOW WITH
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    • 109 12 S. K. ll| FROM t\| VN I W» KOBI OSAKA ft Out KRU i CLYDE ItAOOY/ MARO BO- X>HO HU J? d oth m ISBIHARA SAXCYOidi LIMITED Incorpor»i«i Ja gj AGENTS CMO.N Bl lIDING. s c No 5211. an silvek Imnm\ Jo«nt MrUct af PACIFIC JAVA BENGAL J and SILVER
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 682 12 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Satuiday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. 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 7.30 a.m. I Kelantan < via
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    • 104 12 rcnella, Lch. Spartan. Klang ft- Oil Wharf: Nil m Coal Wharf: Nil VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS Tanjong Pagar Albert Dock. Dukat qulto.^ D Ck: >>l 1^ Tug Mosd Krppri Harbour Kings Dock: Nil 2 Dock. Hopper J.J. 12 ledger PoreI VESSELS ARRIVED sa™"' DUt 6l71;:m S mb >»• 'or JZ
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 155 13 KJfXLJf. p. Nttii. En-t Indies to Wngapon llr Elliott, Mr. March, Mr. an. PASSENOBRB OUTWAKO BOUND rhe foUowlni en left i mdan on Urn P- w'i'l H:i:.'i:i ,Yd en July 22nd: f. Mr- Uor.'nn-Smv.hr. M: R. J<m:hii:!j.s. Mr. W. I. Robertson. F. r Mnpporc: Mis. R. Aldamson. Mr.
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    • 354 13 Then St rinded on Sands Pool*. rdi Tor miles along the const here been warned by the police and Beard t-r Trade to keep sharp look-out for a yarn which is believed to have been stolen from mrorings at Sandbanks, Pocic Harbour. The yacht is the Ladybird,
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    • 193 13 Captain Hauled Off Sinking Trawler .Uerford. Five sunrfr i fi mth tra 1 I \i uy Evelyn, b sank alter being m collision with tinsteamship Skerries In the n.L-t.oi channel. were land* d here. TlvMary Evelyn, from Ramsgate, fishliic. Oil the coast or Wales when the collision occurred,
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    • 109 13 £150,000 Canul Phin Launched lViris. a u 50.000.000 company to build a shipFrance fc i freat liners may 081 the Atlantic to the Mediterranean >rt of the rorntry, his been d ti Tl uiui: trman of the ineatlng, winch took the and which was tuwpwwwi
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    • 647 13 Developing the St. Lawrence Waterway iJrockville, Ont. The Nuronic of the Canada Steamship Lines Ushered m a new era m upper St. Lnwrenc navigation when this pirate, t of Canadian inland passenger vessels steamed down the deepened St. Lawrence, pasing through tlie Thousand Wanda section of the
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    • 274 13 iiit uxj Chamber of Commerce and Industry tnfocn as that the movement of st.i going .->;-!ip.i In the Hen Waterway was as follows Cntranoei June 1932. 856 ships, measuring l L'Ti.oti*) ront; net lor Rotterdam; 218 ships. tiring 403.037 ton, net for the small porii In
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    • 38 13 Reduced Fares to Operate for Some Time Paris. The Atlantic Shipping Conference closed after r the Ooaußeh Linos to iminilmmiilii j and decidint; that the recently reduced pi will continue to operate for the time being
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  • 42 13 The more I read of critics who deplore the backward state of the theatre, the more I an assured that their only test of great i. In the theatre is freedom from the contamina- tion of wcrking m one. C. B. Cochrane.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 353 13 jjffISSAPQRE FREE PRESS (Daily and Weekly Editions) ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. In Mala IHairl each rams II >ndon rubtx lal pict ures, serial I pace m flying, sporting, tides, brides letters ondenta m London, v..i. Tokyo. Siam. m wlrt from pur, [poh md Malacca and editorial matters should •or.
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    • 243 13 TO' EVERYWHERE IN CANADA V 1/ AND MOST OF THE U.S.A. M*} lu> New Bee«k Route of the Canadian National Railways. \j_ See the best of the marvellous Canadian Rockies— stay at .Jasper =^g Park Lodge m the heart of wondrous mountain 'bvautv. >>r "^■JC travel straight through from Vancouver
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    • 13 13 SINGAPORE SBIPCHANDLESI COMPANY. SHIPCHANDLKRS. SHIPBROKERS. COMMISSION AGENTS, Offices:- MAYNARDS BUILDING* 11, Battery Road.
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  • 1380 14 GOVERNOR REFUSES TO ALTER DECISION STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION'S PROTEST Having intimated m an official announcement to the Press his decision that the new pier at Singapore shall be named Clifford Pier, His Excellency the Governor was requested by the Straits Settlements (Singapore)
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  • 264 14 The following are Singapore Volunteer Corp3 routine orders by I.ieut. Col. M. J. T. Reilly, M C. Commanding S.S.V.F. Singapore. Aug. 10. Ranges— The following range allotments are :n:blished for information: Busts leave Headquarters Sat. Sun. Bkt. T Range Farrer R. 2 p.m. 7.30 am 13.8.32 Bisley
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  • 34 14 c 7h P T", 8C f Dr R6bert Stewart Ir'eiln!, MediCal Service «nd Belfast" Dur!^ a^. MISS Vera May Burn c" of Durham England, took place quietly at OrtJ was matron-of-honour and wj" SSaSj?='-aSS5s|
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  • 298 14 European Committee's Report For July Applications Previ- This To ously month date Singapore Local Committee 175 2 177 Penang 59 3 53 Malacca 6 6 Kedah 3 14 Perak 91 92 N. Sembilan 21 21 C'tral Committee K. Lumpur 186 8 194 541 14 555 Number of Applicants: Service
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  • 136 14 Monday. August Ist. His Excellency attended by Mr. R. J. Curtis. A. DC. and Mr. W. C. S Corry. Private Secretary, arrived at Singapore by the morning mail train. In the afterno:n His Excellency attended a reception given by the Consul of Switzerland and Mrs Arbenz at the
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  • 103 14 At the last meeting of the Johore Executive Council it was resolved to follow the policy of the Colony and the Federated Malay States m remitting as purely temporary measure for 1932 only all rents on agricultural land m excess of $2 an acre. Rents m
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  • 135 14 Miss Jean Mac Donald. the second daughter of the Prime Minister, has passed her doctorate at Edinburgh University. She is engaged to Dr. Alastair Mackinnon who was a student with her at Edinburgh. I A guild of watchers has been formed among the congregation of St. Lukes Church, Holloway, to
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  • 263 14 Retirement After 20 Years m Borneo Mr. E A Pearson. Tuggf,' **no has left on retirement has been well known m all p. of the country fcr over twenty yam, (aayi the BNB. Herald*. Mr. Pearson after an < early training m the Eastern Extension T.
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  • 122 14 Mr t A D Mackintosh, of ftuala Lumpur the s a ub e -agen ce t r of f Chartered Bank, who has gone on "e^ave. 0 Mr. Cheng Khye Yong of chop Kwang Hua Hong, who died on Sunday last at the i a*e of 66> left to t
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 544 14 BANKS A?sD CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Chart-n Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000.000 Reserve Fund £3,000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000,000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches Alor Star Iloilo Saigon Amritear Ipoh Semarang
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    • 139 14 HANK ,H Oj Op X'K !>: "i<Ht 'i "'•id (»k. 1 Cal, 1 I ■urld. ITS bus D'EXTREME« WH'IETE AXO!SH I'tn; HI \IMIHIU UUf Bl N J I HANKOW PBQHQ gj BR: £5 rq MORTGAGE J •'is for BdM OMI. I MMh. ,!|J 3rd. Rm I relephom offa I onipriter
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 427 14 ROUND YOUR DIAL Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following Is a list of stations which can I be received m 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, 21
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  • 220 15 M SCHEELITE L That Wii! Last For Meeting ofj n, BMfnf!...irmaiu r.w. a consequent- p good let Lned from ntributt"! lhf profit on T, w £***** whMl .mparvs with v dividend! of IH per .lit vi tae ii "I tT.736 is left curtailed to! .n<i.
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  • 111 15 «vi. IVobably Year Financial Pulai la on the but m t ho latter 'the outthe com. M* Who not hold year. scheelite 'Months. meS. a "iv been made on account of the current year, but although this requires the comparatively small sum of £2.500. Mr. Stephens was unable
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  • 185 15 Monthly returns of Colony stock, at close of business, 31st. July. 1932. (m tons, are as follow (As declared). A DEAL£ RS' STOCKS D R V WET TOTAL RSS USS EstaV "ll WFP DRY «V TSTZ (2> (3, Cr r B Sen **<*<■ Baric WBT deLrs Singapore
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  • 117 15 Changes m Representative Prices (United Press Association j Aug. 8 Ameiirau QML Com. 51% 51 Am. Tphone and T'graph 1 11 1 110'j Dupont 38' i 38 j Firestone, Common 14', 12 Gen Electric 19 v 18 4 Gen. Motors |ft% 15 Goodrich 6\ 5 7
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  • 194 15 THE ABROAD Anisteidain 8 79 8 58 8.62 'j Atham 550 580 530 Belgrade 222 v 212.. 212 'j BMMB 14 t 14.50 14 19 32 Bombay Is 6 1,16 Is. 6 332 Is. 6 332 Brussels 25.50 24 78 25 1 32 Bucharest 595 580 585 Buenos Aires norn
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  • 84 15 Crop for year to March 31. 1932. amounted to 554.091 lb. Fob. cost was 2.784 d. per pound. ;tii(i "all-in" c< st (excluding depreciation) 3 .091 d per pound. Average net sale price oblained inclusive of stocks realised since end of, year was 3 762 d. per
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  • 307 15 EXPORTS DOWX 48', Natives Turning to Other Crops The report on native rubber published by tfea Dutch Indian Department of Agriculture. Trade and Industry for the first quarter of 1932 contains valuable information. The decline of price, the report states, has directly reacted en native exports,
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  • 121 15 The Siiigapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1.082 nd. auction yesterday, when there was catalogued 1.480,240 lb.: 660.82 tons. Offered 1.329.347 lbs; 593.46 tons. Sold 903.454 lbs: 403.33 tons. Spot London 2 5-16 d. New York 3 1 cts. PRICES REALIZED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents
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  • 636 15 Singapore, Aug. 10. During the pai>t week a general feeling of optimism ha.s pervaded the lccal share market, and there has been a very welcome revival ot interest m both Tin and Rubber shares. All commodity prices have naturally benefited by the decline m the value of
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  • 350 15 To-Day s Price Changes EXCHANGE RATES AUgUSt 10 SELLING London, 4 month*.' sight 2|3 29 32 London, 3 months' sight 2|3% London, 60 days' sight ?J3 ***** London, 30 days' sight 2|3 13 16 London, demand 2|3 25)32 London, T.T 2|3 3)4 Lyons and Paris, demand 1010 Hamburg, demand 163
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  • 68 15 August 10th., 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers R.B.S. equal to London Standard, Busine Si** 7 done Standard R.S.S. on Tender Aug. 7 116 7^ Sept. 7 1116 7«* October 7 116 7 316 Oct.-Dec. 7% 7V« Jan-Mar. 7 516 7% Tone of Market Quiet Easier
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  • 934 15 WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10TH. 1932 CLOSING QUOTATION* Buyer* SeUen Asaon Kumbang l£) 21:> Sd 23s 6d Austral Malay l£j i»s Sit Ayer Hitam (ss> 11s 12s Bangrin Tin 8b 9s Batang Paaang <$i- v. I* Batu Caves <*1) 29 32 Baku Arang ($1 4o itUH Burmah Malay 5s
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 77 15 •*rffd $12,000.000 Vaft^JiSl^ Assurance In force over S3S.OOO.OQW The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. i Incorporate Id the Btn Ju Bcttlonaitl) gUD omct oreat Eastern Lite Building. CecU Street. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27, Old Jewry EC w company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court ol England and complies
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  • 426 16 THREE CLEAR GOALS Islanders Conclude Their Programme R.A. 3 Pulau Brani 0. Pulau Brani concluded their lirst division league programme at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday when they were beaten by the R.A. by three goals to nil. The came was void of excitement but play
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  • 37 16 The following are the remaining matches m the first division of the league August 12th. MaJays vs. Chinese. Glouoesters vs. I.C.F.A. 13th, RAF. vs R.A 15th; B.C.C. vs Gloucester 17th- RAF vs Chinese 18th.
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  • 417 16 .nariiwa, 2; S.C.C 1. The S.C.C. were defeated by the odd goal m three by the Marine Dept. on the Padang yesterday. t J h l ff° Und WaS Very hard and c °ntrol cf the ball consequently difficult. The Marine ;!r t J ett^ Cmbination ta
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  • 11 16 +ZTZJS 40 yards <12 len^ fee I I*l
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  • 408 16 COUNTY CRICKET Two Centuries for Glamorgan London, Aug. 9. Yorkshire defeated Derbyshire at .Leeds by an innings and 89 runs. Derbyshire 78 and 249 Yorkshire 416 for 7 (dec.) Verity took six wickets for 32 runs *n Derbyshire's fir-t innings and five fjr n m the second,
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  • 218 16 ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB Moonlight Race on Friday The "B" Class Yachts will sail the Moonlight Race on Friday, starting at 7. p.m. Unless altered a half an hour before the start the course will be:— Start between the Club Buoys to No. 17 Mark Boat (which will carry a
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  • 191 16 China King First But Disqualified Th* Liverpool Cup this year was marked by a deplorable incident, namely the disqualification of the first horse China King for bumping and boring, the race being awarded to Zane Grey *ho was second, the remaining two places being taken by Royal Athlone
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  • 767 16 PROFESSIONALS WIN De Forest Twice Stymies Havers The most interesting sport item during the week-end was the "Walker Cup Test." namely the annual match between Professional and Amateur Golfers, writes the Free Press London correspondent on July 26. The encounter on the Royal Mid-Surrey course
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  • 136 16 Selangor Beat Perak At Football [From Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh, August 10. Inter-State police sporting competitions which have been m full swing for the past weeks are culminating shortly m a central athletic meeting m Kuala Lumpur. Meanwhile, the Hannigmn Football shield knockout competition brought Perak and Selangor
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  • 40 16 As the entries for the Bisley during the comZifili ;r, d re rathCr heaVy are I notified that firing will commence promptly at 2 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. on Sunday SSTbTSir re lved but no s
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  • 122 16 BIG DAY FOR JAPAN Australian Woman's Fine Swimming Los Angeles, Aug. 10. Japan had a great day at the Olympic games winning the 800 metres swimming relay with an Olympic record of 8 58 4-10 th. Yokoyama won the semi-final of the 400 free style
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  • 296 16 Classification of Horses and Ponies List No. 7. Amendment No. 4. Issued August 9th. 1932. Horses. Deletions. Class 1.-^Gulvain; Cl»ss 2. Bonny; Class 3. Glowing Cinder; Class 4. Apple Royal, Rafnedom. Ponies. Reinstated. Class 3 Prime Minister. Deletions. Class 2. Overdraft. Sea Trout. Sydney. CLASSIFICATION OF PONIES
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  • 42 16 Leyland to go to Australia [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT] London. Aug. 10. The Star states that Leyland (Yorkshire^ has been invited to join the M.C.C. team to tour Australia. There are rumours that Verity and Bowes have also been invited.
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  • 200 16 Finals to be played on Friday Weather permitting, the finals of the Garrison lawn tennis tournament will be played on the Tanglin Garrison courts on Thursday and Friday. Mrs. L. C. L. Oldrield has kindly consented to present the prizes at the conclusion of the tournament on
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  • 43 16 Members are notified that entry lists for the Shirazee Cup competition .uv now (I )C n and will be closed on Wednesday. 17th instant at G3O p.m. uhen the draw will take place. Conditions—lB holes match play under Club Handicaps.
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  • 52 16 Owing to the previous booking of the Jalan Besar Stadium the eighth annual athletic sports of the Royal English School fixed for Aug. 17th, have been postponed to Aug 19th The Old Boys of the school are asked to note Chat there will be an event (880 yds race) for
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 205 16 REDUCTION IN PR§ SMITH PREW|t R TYPEWRITERc CARRIAGE «A« j MA 0 MODEL NO. 60 MA|) $175.00 NET. MAUI^? 1^ Complete with "\K\f ]f^ metal ease. J Sl!i,, (ll| PRICES OF OTHER MODELS ON HLurr ALSO MACHINES CAN BE OBTAIN FD o N INSTALMENT BYBTBM FURTHER PARTTCULARS OR I>FMo\ S
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