The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 31 July 1934

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    Masthead
    14 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 14.331 ESTD 1835. TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1934 1© CENTS.
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    CEYLON WILL BE BROUGHT IN LINE ON TEXTILE QUOTAS POLICY
    385 1 )rder m Council To Be I VI dUC QUESTIONS IN COMMONS Policy Which Will Benefit Lancashire policj »t textile quotas will be applied m Ceylon by introduced by means of an Order-in-Council. This made m the House of Commons yesterday.
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    TO RULE BY DECREE
    81 1 Special Powers For Kin^ Leopold Brussels, July 2ti. Tiie Senate, by S!l> votes to 60. ha^ d th« bill B King Leonid powers to govern for §ev< i tnc bj decrees with a view to economic- and financial recovery and a auction :r. public charges, but
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    25th Anniversary Of King's Accession
    104 1 PLANS FOR I CELEBRATIONS NEXT YEAR Telegram From Secretary Of State T^HE following announcement has been telegraphed to the Officer Administering the Government and High Commissioner by the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies: "The Kins has been graciously pleased to approve
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    Simplicity Desired
    247 1 "The Secretary of State for the Home Department has it m command from the King to intimate that His Majesty desires celebrations should be on a local basis and that His Majesty's subjects should wherever practicable have opportunity of observing the occasion near their homes It is His
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    SIXTY SQUARE MILES OF FIRE IN SOUTH OF FRANCE
    63 1 SIXTY SQUARE MILES OF FIRE IN SOUTH OF FRANCE And Spreading At Ten Miles An Hour I Tuulon, July 26. QNE hundred million francs' damage is estimated to have been already done m a fire over sixty square miles m extent m the Forest of Maures. The outbreak has claimed
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    HONG KONG AIR LINK
    96 1 London, July 30. the Commons Sir Philip Sassoon informed Mr. Xuim that the establishment of a branch from the England\ustrjlia air line to Hems; Kong and Shanghai was being considered but negotiations were insufficiently advanced for a. vtatement at present. Reuter. The fire is spreading tonight
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    24-HOURS CLOCK
    61 1 Not Very Popular In Britain London. July 25. The British Broadcasting Corporalion's experiment with a 24-hour clock has not sufficiently converted public taste t > justify the Government- m ordaining 24- hour notation officially. Lord Templemore, making this announcement m the House of Lords, said the results of
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    17 1 A Liberal member of the House of Commons, Major Nathan, has joined the Labour Opposition. Reuter Wireless
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    ITALIAN NEWSPAPER CAMPAIGN AGAINST GERMANY
    238 1 ITALIAN NEWSPAPER CAMPAIGN AGAINST GERMANY Will Prince Otto Return To Austria Rome, July 30. A violent press campaign has been whipped up against Germany. It is declared, that Germany was responsible for the murder of Dr. Rollfuss and Is plotting- to overthrow the Austrian, Government. The newspapers denounce Ger- many
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    46 1 Rome. July 25. T!m Gorman Courts" order for steriil- sation on an Italian woman has stirreJ deep anger m Italy and the nevspape/ I Lavoro Fascista alludes to barbarian 1 tribes and says Italy must radically i change her point of view on Germany. Reuter Wireless
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    TWELVE DEAD
    50 1 Plane Crashes At Lake Constance Paris, July '27. Nine passengers and three members I of the crew were burnt to death when la Swiss plane crashed on the German i side Of Lake Constance. A woman passenger and a three-year old child are among the victims.- Reuter Wireless
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    Austrian Cabinet
    371 1 A ustrian Cabinet FRESH CRISIS AVERTED Vienna, July 30. •FHE formation of the new "Cabinet of Compromise" has averted a fresh crisis and brought temporary peace to Vienna while the appointment of Dr. Schuschnigg as Chancellor is an undoubted success for the Catholics as it counterbalances the fact that lour
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    CHINA'S AIR FORCE IS OBSOLETE
    369 1 CHINA'S AIR FORCE IS OBSOLETE Aviation Experts On Way Home IJNLESS China can mobilise the whole v nation to give financial support, she cannot hope to keep pace with air development, declared General Huang Kwong-yu, Director of the Kwangtung Air Department, who m company with Colonel Ting Ki-chu, Commander of
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    TRIPLE CONFERENCE SCHEME
    60 1 Shanghai, July 30. "THE Japanese Foreign Office is reported to have proposed a conference of Japan, Russia and Manchukuo with a view to settling the main issues affecting the three countries. The Japanese are said to have suggested the marking out of a certain area m West
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      31 1 i. no better Te. than BIGIA TEA jOWN IN MALAYA TONIGHT SOCIAL DINNER DANCE (Formal) 9*45 p.m. 15 to to 91 5 p.m. Midnight CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA S *n^ i PHONE 5381.
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      79 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. ADELPHI Ip HOTEL ROOF GARDEN TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY ROYAL HAWAIIAN ENTERTAINERS DANCING SINGING MUSIC TAU MOE PRINCESS ROSELANI KING Or THE STEEL GUITAR THE NIGHTINGALE OF HAWAII CONCERT DIRING TIFFIN AND
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    Law Notices For The Day
    27 2 Before Mr. Justice Gerahty m the 3rd. Court at 11 a.m. S. *****4 Teck Song and Co. vs. Klrpashanker and 2 ors.
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    Libel Suit Against Newspaper
    254 2 Libel Suit Against Newspaper AGREED SETTLEMENT IN COURT ALLEGATIONS that a local Chinese school indulged m political propaganda made by a leading Chinese newspaper formed the subject of a libel case mentioned before the Chief Justice yesterday. An apology was made m Court and it was stated that both parties
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    KIDNAPPING CASE
    235 2 Another Adjournment Orrdered Hearing was continued before Mr. H. A. Forrer. the criminal district judge. yesterday. of a Malabari <Bapoo> and a Sinhalese man and woman. Deonis and Rosaline Perera by name, on a charge of kidnapping a Sinhalese girl named Jane. The prosecution allege that Jane who
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    SEAMEN'S CHAPLAIN
    123 2 The Rev. A. V. Wardle Appointed To Singapore The committee of the Missions to Seamen have appointed the Rev A V Wardle to be Chaplain for Singapore m succession to the Rev C J Brown, who goes as Chaplain to Hong Kong m succession to the Rev G
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    BROADCAST PROGRAMME
    75 2 Berlin— D J A Wavelength— 31.38 Metres GMT. 12.00 DJA announcement (Germ Engl.). German folk song, preview of programme. 12.15 Songs of the German Youth Choir of the Hitler Youth, con- ducted by Georg Blumensaat. 12.45 Latest news (English) 13.00 Mozart-Concert The Werner Ri chter-Reichhelm Orchestra 14.00 Latest
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    Story Of Staged "Robbery" Rejected
    893 2 Story Of Staged "Robbery" Rejected TAMIL SENT TO PRISON (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, July 26. ALLEGATIONS against Mr. R. L. Parker, European manager of a rubber estate, were completely rejected by Mr. Justice Howes In the Supreme Court today, when the trial of R. Danasamy, a Tamil estate conductor,
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    THEFT IN CHURCH
    123 2 Young Eurasian Claims Trial A young Portuguese Eurasian. Clarence de Souza claimed trial yester- day before Mr. Norman Grice, the second magistrate, on a charge of the theft of a white gold watch and chain valued v. SSC on July 4 De Souza also pleaded not guilty
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    "BEDSIDE"
    247 2 An Unusually Well-acted Human Story WARREN WILLIAM does full justice to the role of a man who. having 'deceived his fiancee into thinking he was qualified, poses as a doctor, m "Bedside" at the Pavilion. In order to keep up the deception i he tries the dangerous experiment ot
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    48 2 Alleged to have stolen two sovereigns and four half-sovereigns from i Sinhalese jeweller named D. A. de Btira j of Selegie Road, another Sinhalese. S. I M. de Silva. denied the charge b?for? Mr. Norman Grice. the second mazistate. Accused was allowed bail m $100 until Aug. 7.
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      221 2 ENGLISH £^S^ MADE ELEPHANT IwSj^ HEAD TRADE \l «k MARK. BUILDERS' BRASSFOUNDRY Large stocks on hind PATHODGINS LIMITED 132 Cecil St. Singapore. MARTYR TO ECZEMA FORMS Spread over Instep, Ankle and Shin. Cuticura Healed. "I have been a martyr to eczema for years. It began with a few small pimples
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      406 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT^! Lentheric SUNTAN OIL. An ideal oil for sunbathing giving an even golden brown tan to the skin. I Price $2.25 per bottle. Medical Hall, Limited, Chemists. BUSINESS CARDS_ M CAIRN HOLM PRIVATE HOSPITAL," 55, Cairnhlll Road. MISS MOLLIE McGR ATH, Tele. 4110. Matron-Proprietress. BOARD RESIDENCE. THE MANSION Oxley
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      448 2 MUNICIP^,^. Tenders Tenders are "n^T7 n following materials or a' Closing 4 p. m Z t?f. Supply of Galvd Wrou. v J socketed Tubes Ir h -1935 to Dec .3 V? 4 P.m. Nov Sth f &34 ateof^ Supply of Stop ltl H for period Jan 1 1935. Date ot
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      168 2 Diary Of The Week TUESDAY, 31ST. High Water, 1.27 a.m. 10.3 It., 2.07 p.m. 9.2. ft. rlaces. Second Day Penang Races, football: First Division, R.A. vs. b Malays. Anson Road Stadium, Second Division, S.C.C. vs. Pulau Brani, S.C.C; Oovt. League, Second Division, Printing vs. Marine, J.C.B.A. Jolt. Women's medal competition,
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    "Abolish The Malacca – Negri Boundary "
    7661 3 Abolish The Mala cca Negri Boundary B UT DON'T MAKE IT THE THIN EDGE OF A (VSTOMS UNION" Mr. Tan Cheng Lock's Proposal In Council SIR C. CLEMENTI Steered Malaya Through The Slump „,t«s were paid to the work of Sir Cecil Clementi as Governor -ommissioner. at yesler Jay's meeting
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      128 3 I Krai Ivl Hi^^Bll^^^^^Hri^N IPV THE BULK OF OUR STOCK HAS BEEN DRASTICALLY REDUCED IN PRICE. SOME TYPICAL BARGAINS ARE SHEWN BELOW. Sale Price $4.50 Each, (illustrated list m on 7n ication! L^Lm^ TOMORROW TIVE WATCH. CASED IN CHROME THE "LEEWAY" iriK LLtffHl W|TH LU MINOUS DIAL. THE bU-UAK. Rr
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    AFTER ACCIDENT SHE PUT ON WEIGHT
    158 4 AFTER ACCIDENT SHE PUT ON WEIGHT Kruschen Took It (iff a woman sends the \r\w of the consequences n? dent m which sh o Wl "A year ago I had J* accident, which left n b *i n^ cripple. Having to i," r and being unable to n put on
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      164 4 I J&llcnbury s Foods The 'Aiienburys' Foods are particularly suited to the feeding of babies m climates. They are germ (re c and their use is an absolute guarantee against mfantue diarrhoea and cholera. I Milk Food No. 1 Milk Food No 2 birtb loSin.iithK Malted Food No. 3 111
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      1000 5 WHITEAWAYS GREAT AUGUST SALE NOW ON AND CONTINUES THROUGHOUT AUGUST OVER 100,000 BARGAINS ARE ASSEMBLED ON THE FIRST FLOOR, SECOND FLOOR AND IN THE BARGAIN BASEMENT 5^ J J I I ill B>^B^.'ll^B Bb^^BJ v^r^H?^^. 1 1 1 I -I ..„.>, II I I I wfP' "JTIbLJL T^V^^MS^ p ImPBB
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    SEVERE EFFECT OF JAPANESE COMPETITION IN S.S.
    20603 6 Colony Trade Commission Report Issued A COMPREHENSIVE survey of trading and economic conditions relative to the Straits Settlements is contained m the first volume of the report of the Colony's Trade Commission, which was laid upon the table at yesterday's meeting of the
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      164 6 'iP*^'"' ■■'^w^l^^^'- >>'4£^'' It '^^^h^^/A€h P ri *c Bourn-vita vvhh hI I, ,v* X:^^^^^^ burVs) i!ldu <^ me to purchase TheVl ""*< b) ¥ou > **Z?*mHm3m'' m l d Since I *be«an t« tak* if 1 rt"/. IUI lnv Iv< 1 ings a!rak c With renewed iigou7°* l jeacc f
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    Well-known Singapore
    1355 9 SEQUEL TO ORCHARD ROAD FATALITY Chinese Cyclist Killed ALLEGATION OF EXCESSIVE SPFFD TRIAL of Philip Druiding. managing director of L A Dreyfus Ltd.. of Cecil Street, on a charge of causing death by a W*S opened before Mr. H. A. Forrer, m the Criminal Court yesterday. Hiding, who
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    Merchant On Rash Driving Charge
    441 9 Unique Honour for European Lady ORDER OF THE CROWN. OF KELANTAN Kota Bahru, July 26. COR the nrst time, it is believed, m the history of Malaya a European lady has had an honour bestowed upon her oy a Malay Ruler. This occurred heie jn
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    CASE FAILS
    110 9 Interlocutory Injunction Not Granted Penang, July 30. In the Supreme Court Mr. Justice Whitley refused to grant an interlocutory injunction restraining the Official Assignee from granting proxy to certain shareholders m the matter of 6,400 shares m the Malay-Siamese Prospecting Co Ltd on behalf of the creditors. The
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    TEACHER CHARGED
    81 9 Alleged Breach Of Trust Of $44 The head teacner Oi a Mala.? scho In Tanglin. Rahmat bin Yaha. wj^ DTOdUCed before Mr. Norman Grir? the second magistrate. yesterday on a ctiarftv. of criminal breach ij trust of $44. H? claimed to be tried and was a! lowed bail
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      295 9 Are Your Godown Charges fating into your Profits s difficult enough to-day to make roflti without having them diminishec charges which with a little attenton are avoidable. you consider these questions? t not possible your Godown rent may be raised t you may be asked to sign a long lease
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      35 9 NEW WORLD CABARET OANCING EVERY NIGHT FROM 9 p.m. TEA DANCES ADMISSION TO CABARET FREE Every Tuesday, Thursday Saturday from 5.30 te 7.30 p.m. NIGHT DANCES: ADMISSION 50 CENTS AS USUAL J. E. JOHANNES, Manager.
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      212 9 AkHAJYH^ITA TONIGHT 6.?5 9 "i 5 THC LAST NIGHT OF THE FIRST SIX CHAPTERS OF SJVS |m ■^■c rERII\ of To China! < To India! To the secret sacred city of the deepest fungle Afloat I Ashore Fire Fiood Wild Anl- W mals Everything W —everywhere m this \W groat
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      BIRTH
      26 10 i DANIELS.— On July 30. 1934 at i Cairnholm Private Hospital, to Dorothy <nee de longh). wife of Wiltem A. A. M. Daniels, a son.
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      DEATH
      40 10 WILLIAMS.— On Sunday. July 29, 1934. at the General Hospital. Singapore. David Julian, aged 5 r 2 years, dearly beloved eldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Williams. 10 Stevens Road. Interred at Bidadari Cemetery. 4.45 i -p.m. Sunday.
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    The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1934 Was It Worth It?
    1140 10 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1934 Was It Worth It? WE feel that our first duty this morning is to apologise to our readers for presenting them with (so many pages of solid reading inj i the shape of the Trade Commission Report, Sir Basil Blackett's report on
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    Rs & was saying
    838 10 Rs was saying f|AN Cupid has been playing havoc *^with the Rofal Samoan Dancers 1 who thrilled Singapore about four < years ago with their fascinating and passionate melodies and dances of the South Sea Islands. The Dancers, seven m number, left Singapore and toured India, but five of them
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    Waxwork
    1054 10 TTHE RAIN showed no signs ol abating, yet Mr. Bracegirdle hesitated to edge farther into the doorway, although it was almost empty. In tact it held only one other occupant, a bulbous, uniformed man with a| hacksaw voice. "This way!" the man was shouting.! "This way for the best
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      200 10 Wfk LIQUEUR BRy\MDY CALOBECK'S I V BY SPECIAL TO MX. TBI APPOINTMENT KING OF BIAJM ESTD. 1171. FINEST SELECTION OF SMART JEWELLERY JUST ARRIVED Wearing a good piece ol JEWEL is a fine old tradition that appeals to the pride of ownership m everybody, young and old. The beautiful designs
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      51 10 DEARER LOAF read a placard at home recently. Thus do the wise men of the yeast raise the dough. Very little dough is kneaded for a M GAFLAC ACCIDENT POLICY but every well bred person should have one. GENERAL I ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone
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    America to Change Policy
    94 11 America to Change Policy fM jOATK» OF DOLLAR HA S OFFSET TRADE IMPROVEMENT and m Ne* the Ameri-j-.v finished reform aiui Lge enter lorn m the Lness me.i beneficial been the S reet trJtn the Austrian erito the fact ime heavy out of the wellkrawii La of the tit R
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    WHAT IS PIRACY ?
    32 11 WHAT IS PIRACY Finding Of Privy Council London, July m. Empire i ry is not crime of rding 1 iws of nal <A attempt robbery wis judgment proceedings from it Reuter Wireless
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    27 11 nil PRINCE Or WALKS l«lHcH«a the cadets of the Royal Naval College during his visit. H.R.H. spent part of his boyhood as a cadet at the College.
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    Woman Drowns Herself In Well
    459 11 MISADVENTURE I VERDICT AT TAIPING Taiping, July 26. TPHE discovery ot a Tamil woman's body m an estate well at Batu Kurau one night, formed the subject ot an enquiry which came up before Che Mustapha Albakri. the Taipiny; Magistrate, this morning. Rajanah. a watchman
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    STUDYING EUROPE
    70 11 Two Chinese Commissions In Berlin Berlin. July 30. Two Chinese commissions have recently arrived, one composed of mem^ bers of the Kuomintang who have been studvinn Fascism m Italy and are now j^oin^ to investigate Nazi-ism m Germany. The other commission is ont ot eighteen members headed by
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    Famous Perfumer Dead
    19 11 Paris. July 25. M Francois Coty. the millionaire perfumer and newspaper proprietor. died today.- Reuter wireless
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    800 DEAD
    53 11 Heat Wave Toll Increasing I New York, July 25. Breezes which brought relief from the heat wave have become furious gales, especially on the coast line, j Houston and Freeport 'having very heavy seas. Deaths resulting from the heat wave, however, are increasing and have now reached eight
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    COLONY LETTER TRAFFIC
    247 11 J THE report of the Postal and Telegraph department for the year 1933 shows that 39,767,277 letters packages were handled by the department during the year a decrease of 2.44 per cent. a year m Europe and Hollywood trying to open new fields lor the exhibition of
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    94 11 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices And Sterling Rates RUBBER London. July 30. Spot (Sellers) 7V 4 d. <7Vad> (Buyers) 7V B d. (7d> Oct.-Dec. 7Ud. <7 3|32d.) Jan.-March 7 1132 d. (7 3|16d.) April-June 7 716 d. <7%d.> I Market Firm. j New York, July 30. September 14.61
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      109 11 fteSitow of 1001 Surprises! MG mi\(, uns: rHLESS SPE< rACLES II SI 'RS DAZZI l\(. GIRLS' I H "THE LIGHTS OF SINGAPORE ROLAND BRADDELL book presenting the romance and history of MALAYA. With 29 Plates m Photogravure Price $3.50 KELLY WALSH LTD. D Incorporated m Hong Kong) J^ FL ES
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      178 11 it commences NEXT WEDNESDAY ROBINSON'S ANNUAL SALE. For the Event of the Century Don 9 t Miss This Great Event. r»IHE greatest event eve staged south of the Line JL commences m October, 1934. and extends into 1935— the Victorian and Melbourne Centenary Crowded days oi entertainment and carnival nights
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
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      PLAN TO SET UP CURRENCY COMMISSION
      4420 12 Sir Basil Blackett 's Recommendations RECOMMENDATIONS of great importance are contained m the re- port of Sir Basil Blackett, who was appointed by the Secretary of State to inquire into the question of Malayan Currency. The report was laid on the table at yesterday's
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      76 12 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY PRICES CURRENT July 30, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot (loose) 23 1 2 23% R.S.S. equal to London Standard (F. 0.8.) Aug. 23 3 4 23" 8 Standard R.S.S. on tender Aug.-Sept. 24' 4 24% Oct.-Dec. 25 25»/
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      Wall Street
      191 12 July 26. 27. 28. American Can. Com. 92» 8 94> 2 94 American Telephone and Telegraph ***** 108> 2 108 3 /8 Atcheson Railroad 52 54 54 3 4 Dupont 84 5 8 86 86% Firestone Common 14-^ 14' 4 14*4 General Electric 16 7 8 17 7
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      Singapore Produce Prices
      93 12 Singapore Produce Prices Gambler Buy^ y Java Cube Hamburg Cube Muntok White I' White Pepprr Black Pepper Copra, Sundried Copra, Mixed Small Make Tiploet Fair Sago Flour Palembang Jelotom Blanja Jelotonn Sarawak Jelotoof R. island) We. No t R. (Siarru We No 2 R. B. Siam No V R. B.
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      ISSUE OF BONUS SHARE
      65 12 Resolutions Passed At pd And Nctre Meetb I At an extraordinary generals*! of the membtrs oi Fr Ltd.. held on Saturday July; extraordinary resolutions passed i extraordinary general me bers held on July 7 i special resolutions These resolutions proMd^ nominal capital oi the compar.v increased
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      Fraser's S hare List
      809 12 MONDAY, JULY 30, 1934. I Bayers Seilert 1 Ampat Tin (4) 6s 44d 6s 9d i Asarn Kumbang 37s 6d 40s Austral Malay 50s 52s 6d Aycr Hitam Tin (ss) 15s 16s Ayer Weng isn 2 15 220 c.d. Bangrin Tin <£) 34s 9d :5s 6d
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    Seremban Water Described as "Soup"
    873 15 Seremban Water Described as "Soup" COMPLAINTS AT SANITARY BOARD MEETING Seremban, July 28. FOLLOWING the lead of Kinta and Kuala Lumpur, the Seremban Sanitary Board at its meeting last week, rejected the proposal to include conservancy fees m assessment. Complaints were made about Seremban's dirty water supply and reference was
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    CANTON—KOWLOON
    200 15 CANTON— KOWLOON New Railway Agreement Signed Shanghai July 29. The new agreement regarding the future working of the Canton-Kowloon Railway was signed by Chinese and British delegates yesterday afternoon. Messrs. Li Sian-kin, General Manager of the Chinese section of the line. Hu Chi-hsien and Chang Wei-tze, of the Chinese Railway
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      841 15 Assets exceed 812,000,000. Assurance m force iw The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd j (Incorporated In the Straits BetUcoieoU) HEAD OFFICE: Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 OM Jew The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England ana compiles with the British
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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      FLEET OF JUNK MODELS FOR LONDON
      825 16 Sir Frederick Maze Makes Presentation SIR Frederick Maze, InspectorGeneral of Chinese Customs, m presenting the South Kensington Museum with a fleet of models of different types of Chinese junks, has done a service to all having an active or an antiquarian interest m shipping
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR
      131 16 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships aloncsidt the W1,., or Expected t« I East Wharf (Entrant aU i Rajula 22; Anshun 2Q Main Wharf (Entrant <„.„ Laomedon 18; City oj vGlengarry 14; P,, s v Vi- jsilauslliHuvn Maru-ISK Talma 7. Empire Dock (Entrant < liU h Hamburg Man, A dn s ganbank 35;
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      VESSELS ARRIVED
      103 16 Marella. Brit 4.340 tOOj :r i bourne 30 7. for Australia 3.8 Peisander. Brit 3.883 tons, ir sterdam 30 7. for P Bwettenhii Plancius. Dut &SJQ ton rabaya 30.7. foe BeUwtO Deli 30" Kajang. Bri- 1.284 tons, iron:? ikan 30.7. ior Mm 4 8 Hokushin Maru. Jap .{540
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      STRAITS HOMEWARD CONFERENCE
      41 16 Merchants m lien by tofenn •it hat been agreed to qu ,ing rates ol freight from Str.Conference bftsil p<>rt.s m Eur p^rt^ and engines, viz Motor-car parti pacfrftta 'per 50 eft Motor-< pftClb i 925. per M Cft
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      PASTOR SMIDT
      328 16 Norwegian Sailors' Friend Leaving London JOHANNES Smidt is leaving 'J London for good m a few days j time. That may not moan very much to you. But for the 1,500 Norwegians who live m London it means that they are losing their best friend. For weeks now,
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      HONG KONG DEPOT SHIP
      183 16 ■In Dock For Refit t Hong Kong. July 10. H.M.S. Tamur, the depot ship of the China Fleet, is going into dock for reilil on Monday. In consequence, there will be do \t p.m. fired for a fortnight. Named alter the lamous river which flows between
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      124 16 i i STATE SHIPPING SERVICE of Western Australia t FREMANTLE Vi« Port Swettcnharn. PtmH Palemt>er:ft. Banjocwtag f Western Ports Singapore 'T.s.mv K. D| 5 T.sm.v Kan T.sm.v Koolinda T.sm.v KangJ |T.s.m v. Kam I Fares Single £19.0.0. Austral* I Return £30.0.0. Current For particular, of Freight .nd i please apply
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      524 16 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And 1 Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m.! Thursday 7.30 a.m Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m Saturday 7 p.m Kuantan .via Jerartut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. j Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 p.m.! Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
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      526 17 Eller man BucknaU Steamship Co., Ltd. Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer |> oe Sa s City of Wellington m Port Aug. 1 City of Roubaix (Also calls Glasgow) Aug. 14 Aug 16 City of Oran Aug 30 Sep
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      787 18 IVb Pa Ma CONINKLUKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU ROKAN Tuesday, July 31, Bengkalis. Paneh. Berombang, Tanjong-Mengei-dar, Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. MAJANG- Wednesday, Aug. 1. Prigi-Radja, Sapat, Tembilahan, Poeloe-Pallas, Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. THEDENS Wednesday. July 1, Muntok and Palembang. TOHITI Wrdnesday, Aug. 1. Toengkal. Moeara-Saba and Djambi. RKIJNST Thursday, Aug. 2. Cheribon'not for passengers),
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      576 18 TO EUROPE GENOA/MARSEILLES AND NEW tfORR. Arrive Leave Leave Arrlv* I Spore Spore Penan* N. York Pres. V. Buren In Port July 31 Aug. 2 Sept. 11 Pres. Garneld A ug. il Aug. 14 Aug. id aepir. Pres. Polk Aug. 25 Aug. 28 Aug. 30 Oct. 6 Pres. Adams Sept.
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      641 18 TO LONDON, VIA NAPLES, MARSEILLES. A\l\VH:r^^^ AND MIDDLESBROUGH ir Kl>\\| jYASUKUNI MARU 12.000 Aug. 7 8 iTERUKUNI MARU 12 000 HAKONE MARU 10.400 Aug. 22 23 HAKUSAN MAHU 10 50 SSUWA MARU 10.750 Sept. 6 7 KARUN/i MARU FUSHIMI MARU 10 900 Sept. 20 215 KATORJ MARU HAKOZAKI MARU 10.400
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    BOGUS TELEGRAM
    782 19 ALLEGED USE OF NAME OF LORD CHANCELLOR Lord Chief Justice Too Charges that he had forged the rames of Lord Sankey. the Lord Chancellor, and Lord Hewart. the Lori Chief Justice, and had defrauded a pensioner, were made against David Percy Caprice, aged 32. alias Major Leonard T.
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    WATER SHORTAGE
    181 19 Causes Abandonment Of Troops Summer Training London, July 8. 'THE War Oilice announced last night that, owing to the uncertainty of the water supply, arrangements for the summer training of 16.000 troops over 400 square miles of Cambridgeshire. Essex and Hertfordshire this summer have been abandoned. The news
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    Edinburgh's Great Welcome to Their Majesties
    478 19 CITY TRANSFORMED INTO A FLOWER GARDEN London, July 8. EDINBURGH welcomed the King and Queen with flowers last evening when they arrived m the city for a week's visit to Holyrood. They had left Euston by the 10.26 train. When the King and Queen
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    HOME FROM HOME!
    348 19 PRISONERS LIKE WORMWOOD SCRUBS 'Just Like A Public School" Says One IU7ORMWOOD Scrubs is the place for T the almost perfect life— were It not Wcrmwood Scrubs— according to I prisoner "No. 4678." who has Just been released. "It's like being m a public school." "No. 4678"
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    CHINESE ESTABLISH THEMSELVES AT HEAD OF THE TABLE
    919 20 But Pulau Brani Make Them Go All Out ROGERS' FINE DISPLAY BY defeating Pulau Brani by three goals to one m a First Division match yesterday, the Chinese established themselves m the lead of the championship table. They took top place last
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    ASTON A.C.
    76 20 Result Of Billiards Tournament The Aston A.C. billiards tournament results as 'ollows Championship, winner Lim Chuan Geok runner up Teo Chwei Hoe I Handicap "A" Division, winner Lim Chuan Geok; runner up Teo Chwee Hoe; Handicap "B" Division, winner Lim Kee Fook: runner up Ang Poh Lim. Highest
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    "HOPPER" IN GREAT FORM AT PENANG
    87 20 "HOPPER" IN GREAT FORM AT PENANG 'From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, July 30. The Penang C.C. and Penang Recreation Club drew on the Esplanade yesterday. The P.C.C. declared at 265 lor six wickets, Dr. H. O. Hopkins scoring 103 and C. K. Foster 73. The Recreation Club replied with 149
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    139 20 j Rivers And Suares Fight On Saturday 1 AN interesting programme of boxl*^ ing has been arranged to take place at the Great World Stadium on Aug. 4, when the main event will be between Al Rivers and Arthur Suares, over 15 three-minute rounds, for the middleweight championship of
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    AMERICA WINS DOUBLES
    33 20 h IN the doubles tie of the Davis Cup match between Great Britain and America Lott and Stoefen. the American pair, defeated Hughes and Lee, 7—5, 6—o. 4— 9—7.— Reuter.
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    43 20 A CLOSE FINISH at the VAA. Championships. J. Sir (Hungary), nearest camera, just winning the final of the 100 yards at the A.A.A. Championships at the White City Stadium from A. W Sweney (No. 39) and C. Berger (Holland). Time 9-9 10 seconds.
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    Exhibition Matches for Charity
    237 20 Exhibition Matches for Charity iDASKET and volley ball charity matches were played m floodlight I at the Great World last night for the benefit of the fund for ihe Nanymng Girls' High School library m King's Road. These were the last of four nightly series of games played under the
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    NEGRI TENNIS
    103 20 Results Of Championship Matches (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, July 22. The Negri Sembilan lawn tennis tournament for the State champion ships came to a close today. The most exciting games were the finals of the open doubles and singles The results Handicap Singles.— Final A Chelliah beat
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    ISLAND CLUB
    212 20 Best Returns In July Medal Competition Following are the results and best scores m the Island Club's July Medal competition: "A" DIVISION J. W. Moore 78— 9 69; J. T. Smith 72- scr. 72; F. R. Martens 86-14 72; Y. Chikamoto 84— 12 72: G Colin Grove 82—
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    FOOTBALL TOURISTS
    110 20 Weekend Visitors From Malacca The Seng Cheong Society ol Malacca will be sending their football team to Singapore during the August holidays to meet the S.C.F.A. and the Clerical Union on Saturday and Sunday. Aug. 4 and 5, respectively at the Jalan Besar Stadium. A very good crowd
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    ARAB CUP
    58 20 English College Defeat Segamat Last Thursday the EC XI rm t Segamat for the Arab Cup at Segamat. and won by 11 goals to two. At interval the score was one all but after the resumption the College was too strong for the Segamat defence. Mr. R. W.
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    ASIATICS TO PLAY RUGBY IN PERAK
    126 20 ASIATICS TO PLAY RUGBY IN PERAK •From Our Own < j At a meeting held ft today It was decided t SIH Asiatic Rugby PcwtbaU A^ with a view to encou Perak to take u tJ the L There was a large crowtf I 8'? the meeting and a temporary
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    Tennis
    144 20 i Garrison Officers' Tournament Nearing; Completion i ALTHOUGH there remain niv rk matches to b» playtj o ii ln :> Garrison officers' lawn tennis tounu- ment. it will probably not bo possiW to finish before Friday m jnsequ^c jOf players beiru engaged tl tl three events. Further progr* >>
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    BENDEMEER A.C.
    74 20 I The foil wing Bendemeer Athletic Club billiards tournament •umpiu:.- 1 300 up. i Wednesday, a s>m X vs. Tan Kong G Thursday. Au LCI vs. Michel Thu. Friday. Aug. Yau Yeow S:a:i^ Tuesday. Auf T, T..n 8008 P Tan Jui Nffth. Wednesday A.- Un T* vs. Law
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