The Straits Times, 13 September 1929

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    25 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLT A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1929 NttCl 10 CENTS.
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      117 1 TROPICAL SUITING "FLORODOR" (8.D.A.) WING LOONG, HIGH ST., SINGAPORE. FOR MELLOW FLAVOUR AND COOL SMOKING, YOU CANNOT OBTAIN A BETTER CIGARETTE THAN ABDULLA No. 7 VIRGINIAN Obtainable from nil dealers at 90 cents per tin of fifty. The following famous Abdulla specialities can be purchased throughout Malaya, including all establishments
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      138 1 Two Special Sale Bargains DINNER SERVICES SEMI PORCELAIN DINNER NARROW BLUE BAND WITH GOLDLINE. SERVICES. SEMI-PORCELAIN DINNER SERVICE. In various coloured designs. f *M i s£U? r Sale Price $39.50 ru i2 se pSons for Sale Price $45.00 ■■tSSLf" Sale Price $19.75 H l™ for Sale Price $22.50 COMPOSITION of
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      6 1 FLOKODOIl (8.U.A.) WING LOONG TROPICAL WEAR.
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      574 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL BJI. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due S'pere 1829 KALYAN 8.100 Sept 21 MACEDONIA 11,100
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      546 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Dua Ball f KITANO MARU 8,000 Sept 26 17 HARUNA MARU 10,500 Oct 10 11 t KAMO MARU 8,000 Oct 24 IS KATORI MARU 10,000 Not. 7 8 t ATSUTA MARU 8,000 Not. 21 22
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      514 2 BURNS IMP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWII. AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by tha wellknown staamar MARELLA (7,878 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,612 tons). The S3. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, Cabins
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      658 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVU) (Incorporated in Holland) H Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 8640, with sub-connections to Passage, Freight, Transhipment Marina Depts and Manager's Desk. Representative for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Official Tourist Bureau of Java. All information, detailed
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      576 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (THE OCEAN STEAM BHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL BTXAM I NAY. CO, LTD. |jg (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICES TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW—HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW—BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH
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      550 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) i 1 -i BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandan, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure MALINI Sept. 15 Sept. 18 VALAYA Sept. 22 Sept. 25 SUDDHADIB Sept. 29 Oct 2 Tha ■teamen
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      1989 3 I SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. j OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE. Sailing for United States and Canada Points from Manila and Hong Kong San Francisco and Portland Sails about S.S. PENNSYLVANIA from Manila Sept. 17 S.S.
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      120 3 lf» EN T R A I Vs* lENGINE WORKS L T Im I SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. ROLLED STEEL JOISTS Channels, Angles, Tees, Rounds, Flats, Squares. M. S. PLATES (BLACK AND GALVANIZED). LARGE STOCKS. Tel. No. 2717. w.-* cMc xUind x?f M'Z %0/scewmmmm Film uake a^ on y^^ an extra
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      866 4 NOTICE OF SALE FEDERATED MALAY STATES STATE OF NEGRI SEMBILAN. In the Supreme Court of the Federated Malay States at Seremban. Originating Summon* No. 123 of 1929. In the Matter of the Estate and Effects of SOO WAH HENG alias TOO WAH KHENG, Deceased. Between THE ESTATE TRUST AGENCIES (1927),
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      723 4 FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS Offers arc invited for the purchase of 8 OLD LIGHTERS (one Wooden No. 34. one Steel No. 63) as they lie at Port Swettenham. Lighter Lighter No. A No. 53 1. Tonnage 80 ris 2. Length 72 ft. 60 ft. 3. Breath 17 ft. 6 in.
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      606 4 COVER CROP SEEDS The following seeds can be supplied from ready stock CALOWM3ONIUM MUCUNOIDES CENTROSEMA PUBESCENS VIGNA HOSEI MIMOSA INVISA PHASEOLUS LUNATUS CROTALARIA USARAMOENSIS TEPHROSIA VOGELH. Orders on other varieties can be executed within 3 weeks after placing of order. PRICES MOST COMPETITIVE. Borneo Sumatra Trading Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in
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      561 4 ?V^^^^ THE HUNTERS U LAMP. B (Acetylene). |H No batteriei fln to (0 wrong. The most powerful headlamp mad*. STRONG, SAFE md DEPENDABLE. Illustrated price list with fall particalan ■cut free on- application. Sole Afenti DUNCAN ROBERTS, LIMITED, 137, Cecil Street, Singapore. CLEARANCE SALES OR CHEAP SALES Do not affect
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      349 4 DANGEROUS GAME ff For heavy or dangerous beasts encountered M fc^-=: A short range in scrub or jungle, use Eley ot Jl J"t§l*S<ji%*. Kynoch cartridges, the reliable and proved am- munition. Be alert to the chance or the clanger f of meeting something larger than the quarry you to'^-rflU are
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    TURF CLUB & HORSE BREEDING.
    1237 5 TURF CLUB HORSE BREEDING. SIAM_J._ETTER. Scheme to be Undertaken Scon. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Sept. 7. The Turf Club, in pursuance of their breeding scheme, are on the look-out for n suitable piece of land to convert into a farm. One assumes that a fairly lance area will he
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    NEW SPIRIT ESSENTIAL.
    167 5 Prime Minister's Message To Cotton Workers. The Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald), in a special menage published by the Daily Herald welcoming the end of the cotton stoppage, states Peace and co-operation are essential. The workers must feel that their interests I ;ir m.t being sacrificed. After
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    141 5 rroprnmrnc of drills up to and for week ending Sept. j Friday. Si-pt. 13, SJB p.m., Drill Hall. Bde. Sitrnal Section (Sinhalese!, Section Parade; 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, Ist Bn. Signal Section, Field Kxercise 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, D.E.L. Unit, 30 Yards Range 5.15 D.m., Drill Hall, S.R.A.
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    25 5 Tho executive committee of the Philippine Carnival Association decided to hold the next carnival for 16 days from Feb. It to March 2, 1030, inclusive.
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    MATHEMATICS AND THE COSMOS.
    1080 5 Measuring the Distance To The Sun. Articles in non-technical publications bearing on astronomical or physical subjects tend to degenerate into meaningless catalogues of figures either stupendously great or inconceivably small. The velocity of light and the radius of an atom are quoted on the slightest provocation.
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    CAR NUMBER CLUE.
    199 5 Expert Beats Writer In Solving Crime. A famous detective has beaten a famous writer of detective stories in a race to unravel the mystery of the murder of George Danielson, a messenger, who was shot and robbed of £1,500 intended for wages at Neptune City, New Jersey.
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    3,200 MILES SPEED BID.
    126 5 British Challenge to U.S. Record. Only recently down from Trinity College, Oxford, Mr. J. H. Hanley, a young Englishman, is to make an attempt in October to break the American coast to coast record, a distance of about 3,200 miles driving a British car. Mr. Hanley
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    32 5 With a contribution of $1,038.50 from a group of estates in the Dutch Indies for which Messrs, Wattie and Co., Shanghai, are secretaries, the Pinang Gazette Ross Fund now amount to $5,608.22.
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    MANAGING DIRECTOR SENTENCED.
    737 5 Attempt to Defraud The Chartered Bank. Shanghai, Aug. 2i). Found gulity on two out of three charges in H. M. Supreme Court yesterday before Judge G. W. King and a jury consisting of Messrs. W. B. Anderson, W. H. Gouldbourne, W. Oater, .1. B. Watson, and M.
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    WETTERHORN TRAGEDY.
    177 5 Two Young Alpinists Killed In Storm. Jaecot Guillarmod and Louis Roy, two young men from Neuchatel, left the Gleckstein hut to ascend the Wetterhorn. Guides coming down to Grindelwald met them on the Wettersattel and advised them to abandon the idea of making the ascent in view of
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    BOY SCOUTS' ORDERS.
    18 5 Orders fnr week endinc Sunday, Sept. IS Friday, Sept. 13, Ambulunce Class, HeadquurtSrn, 6.15 p.m.
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      62 5 DO YOU KNOW of a preparation that will prevent end cure the diseases known as Bark Rot, Black Thread, Black Stripe, Black Die Back, Stripe Canker ass? <^^faYf aY f f W WILL DO THIS. Let us tell you about it. BOUSTEAD~& Co., Ltd. EVERY TIME A I l^vJl jPpsW
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      112 5 ANNUAL SALE OF Pianos, Player-Pianos, Music. MOUTRIE'S Special offers of the following Exceptional Bargains "MOUTRIE" PIANO. Style 11. Shop LM Ms* soiled only 375 600 "MOUTRIE" PIANO. Style 111. Shop soiled only 450 675 "AEOLIAN" PLAYER-PIANO. Full scale. All the latest devices. Perfect condition 750 $1,500 "MOUTRIE" PLAYER-PIANO. Full scale,
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      333 6 BRITISH THOMSON-HOUSTON GO., LTD. RUGBY, ENGLAND (SVed vQi I y^s POLYPHASE ALTEUNATING CURRENT /T \2y Variable Speed Commutator The PtfdrlTyp* 4 The mark of Quslity." Lamji was first '^*»r flfl^i &R 4- +m *~k produced in the A^H nflflfill MAZDA Lamp V ___^A I'lVlVl \J Pearl MAZDA |"-^G||H Specially desijrned
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      513 7 hvuuliful ivacious The Greatest Screen Comedienne the Screen jtP has ever seen I I |»V-. -f CRAZY (z MAZIE I A whirring whirling laughter compelling story packed to \J'"i the brim with droll comedy uA and sparkling humour. September 1 4 (LILIAN HARVEY). ALHAMBRA p er« I TAN CHENG KEE
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      376 7 Victoria Theatre Commencing SATURDAY, SEPT. 14 at 9.30 p-m. THE LAWSON-SYDNEY ENGLISH COMEDY CO. IN A BRILLIANT REPERTOIRE OF PLAYS Opening Performance September 14 THE ROTTERS MONDAY. SEPTEMBER IS. TIHRSDAY, SEPTEMBER It. EASY VIRTUE FAIR AND WARMER By Noel Coward. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 20. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 17 TH E FOURTH WALL
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      411 7 Phone TPI\//%1 P^ne 3659 JL iV V Mm* 3650 NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. FOR SIX NIGHTS FROM SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 The Dramatic Picturisation of it Realistic and Powerful Story A Warner Brothers Screen Classic A Poignant Drama of To-day, featuring IRTNE RICH Supported by CLIVE BKUOK, TALLINK OARON, LOI'ISE FAZEN'DA, RAYMOND
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      DEATH
      75 8 KOH.— On Friday, September 13, I'j2o, at 10.r.0 a.m. at his residence, Rubber Lodtre." N'j. 90. Gianße K-1., Kincaport;, Koh San Ili'i, leaving two widow*, his yon, Mr. Koh Kirn Han, one daughter, one tlauchtcr-in-hv., n. (Tiandrjons and five Rranddnughti 1 %> mourn his loss. Funeral 011 Tuesday, Stptepiber
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      48 8 Mr. Can Kwee Heng and family beg to thank their relatives, the members of the h. ;e dale Associntion, the Social Entertainment Party and others, who kindly paid nicht visit j and attended the funeral, etc.. of the late Mr. G*n Hong Klat, on f.opt. 12, 1329.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    25 8 Fxom China and Japan, by Penang Maru, due at Singapore to-morrow. From France, by General Metzinger, due at Singapore 7 a.m. on Sunday.
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    39 8 By Porthos P. clir Neder!auden ihyber Em Cjcriinai Huyeens i-tii Arra, S'pore Li.ndur Aug. 8 Sept. 3 Aug. V Sept. 3 Aug. V Sept. Aug. M Sept. 9 Aue. lfl Sept. 9 Aug. 23 Sept. 12
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    41 8 Bishop Lander, of New Barnet, assistant bishop to the Bishop of St. Albans, 1 fell from a horse at Rock, Worcestershire, where he was spending his holiday, and broke his lepr. Bishop Lander w:u formerly Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kon'. J
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      274 8 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Sept. 13. On London, Eank 4 m/s 2/37/8 Domand 2/3 23/32 Private 3 m. credit 2/4 On New Yorfc, Demand C 5 10/ !6 Private UO d 's 57!. On France, Bank T.T. 1431 On India, Bank T.T. ***** On Konjc, Hi.nk T.T. 13* p.v. dte. On Slianch.ii,
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        CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. COMPANY.
        308 8 Officials Denounced By Ministries. Shanghai, Aug. 29. In the course of a lengthy report to the Administrative Yuan, the Ministers of Communication:-, and Industry, Commciep nr.it )>.bour strongly criticize whal they describe as the very corrupt state of affairs existing in the China Merchants S.N. Co.
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        JAPANESE SHIPPING.
        143 8 Attempt to Divert Steamers To Deep Sea Section. Though an attempt ha3 been made 1 y some ship owners to divert their tcnr.aj;. to the ceep s?a section with a \iew ta avoiding n increase of shipping space in the home wateis section, thus savi:.g this section of
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    • SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
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        Macphail and Co., Ltd.
        180 8 Singapore, Sept. 13. K'l'jbcr.—yui.-t. Kuala Sidims 3.40-3.55, Brocas 1 H-l-:'.3'■■.•, MenUkab, 02-54 cents, flu Hcnuts 52Hr-i« cints, Kundunp 3.45-.1.5 C, Ayer fa 11 as 1.92^.-2, United Malaccas I.7TV 1.55. Lunas 2.25-2.321;. Pajams IM-tJXM, Tapahs 2.25'2J2':. Malaka Pindas 2.06-2.10. Ayer HiUms 3.20-3 JO, Al>nby& 2.40-2.50, N'ellmays 52--55
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        Rose Macphail & Penman, Ltd.
        164 8 Rose Macphail Penman, Ltd. Singapore, Sept. IX. London.--Kubb»r 10 3-16 d., unchanged Nooa price Spot 34 cents. Lon'ion. —Tin £208 10»., up fix. Mining.—Dull. Sungei Ways 3.55.1 CO Kuchais 1.53-1.5G, Kintn Dredge I 77-1 80* Klung Rivers 2.60-2.70 xd.. Hong Fatts 80-85 i.cnts xd., Malaya Consols. 53H-5C cenU Pcnawats 1.05-1.07,
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      RUBBER PRICES.
      61 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc New York, send us the following cable dated Sept. 12, their quotations being in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchange sales to-day 450 tons. September 19.90, October 20.30, November 20.70, December 21, January 21.20, February 21.40, March 21.60, April 21.80 May
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      SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCN.
      67 8 12 o'clock noon, Sept. 13. Tone of Market Stagnant, sellers reserved. Latest Cable Lo.idon Spot Sheet 10 3-16 d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cents 20 per lb. R.S.S. equal to Stnndard Q.CJ. Standard Ji.S.S. on .Spot Standard K.S.S. on Tender »i
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      ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
      327 8 Friday, September 13 H. W. 7.22 a.n,., 0.1, 5.14 p.m., 7.4. Sun rises f>.6S a.m., sets 0.3 p.m. Moon. In ApogM, J.1S n.m. Australasian mall Sinlhaiiii) closes C, p.m. 1) Co. (Enraalan) B.V.C. Nance at Drill Hnll. 3aturday, September 14 H. W. 8.48 a.m., 0.8, C.46
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      286 8 Friday, September 13. Ship* alontside the Wharrcs or expected lit arrive. Dfffl. HAItBOUK. Main Wharf Toa BumU, Tuic Varuna, M. Lch. iluntfa. Oii Wharf Nil Coal Wharf MIL VESSELS IX DRY DOCKS. Tanjong I'agar. Albprt DMk Xtlantan Victoria Dock Maxudu. Keppel Harboor. Kiac*l Dock f 1 n...
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      197 8 To-day. Btnka Islam', Java, Soath-Wstt Sumatra. South East Borneo. Celeb ■•:<. Moluccas i Timor Hilly (Ptandus) 2 p.m. China, Hainam, Formosa, Kast Siberia, Philippine Islands, Western Canada Western States of U.S.A. (Cremerl p.m. Philippine Islands Mudjokcrto I! p.m. Pontiunak (Khoen Lie) U p.m. Solat 1'amljuiur, Bang-kalis, Siak
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        MINING.
        492 8 Vttl I>ad Bayers Sellen tl £1 Asam Kumbanf 38/6 39 '0 H~ Ayer "''am Tin 13/9 14/9 tl £1 Bat^rm Tin 37/1 1 Batang Padang |J| n4O 1 1 Batu Cnves 1.45 |J| 1 1 Hulcit /iianp ,Jo 1 (i' 4 £1 £1 Burmah Malay 41/. 4J/£1 il Chcnderiang
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        GENERAL.
        226 8 Vul. N, Buyers Mm 2 2 Ale.». Brick I'rcfi- 2.15 2.20 2 a Alex. iJrick Oriis. L'.7O L.aU *1 ±1 Hrit. Am. Tobacco <i j.O 0.7.6 1 1 Central Kngine U.oO U. 60 i c >' CIC a d Carriap* O.^u Ml 10s 10... Uuft l>evelopment 8/6 J, I
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        108 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. oeb. of IU2Q red. Ittt-M 101 103 ci. S-'igaporo Municipal 5 p.c. v* 1901 red. 1930 ¥1,b75,1/00 par. h% prcm. ai.igaporc Municipal p.c. ol 1907 red. 1947 W.'jOO.OOO 1)5 par. Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.c. of 1809 red. 1955 £1,000,000 05 par. Singapore
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        387 8 Fraser and Co. and Ly a 11 and Evatt's quotations. ru*r Lyatl i'ai. J-.vatl Allenby (»1) Alor (Jajan (fl) A. Hitai \,fi, A. h.unm« i*l) Am. Malay (fX) A. Molek Oi) A. I\ii-.U3 (*D liulgownie !♦»> Bassett ($1; Hrogas (»a) Brunei I i b. jtflutun X ($1) 15.
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      822 8 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified AdvU, m pagr 20. WANTS. FOR SALE, ETC. JUNIOR CLEBK in Insannea ffHce, rior. 4'js, racaneji Sited. AnUtmnlt thunked. SMALL KLAT TO LET. completely fu.-nish-<d. near town. Apply -17", BtratU Times. TO LET SBOF AND FLAT, Amber M«.n■lobs. Apply Singapore Building Corp., 61. Market dpi I.
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      422 8 HUF.LE. Al tlie Maternity Hospital, Sinp.apjre, on Beptenber 12, 1020, to |lr. and Mrs. II. llui'le, a :;on. WEE— KHOO.— The announcement la n, of the engagement of Mr. Wee Whi Hock, alias John, eldest ton of Mr. ami Ml U. Lip Hca-i, and grandson of the late Mr. tnd
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      69 8 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kcrbau Station. (By courtesy of Government Healtl Office.) For the Jl Hour* ending at Midnight on September [2. MX. shade temperature ss.'i F. Min. siade temperature 76.5 P. Moan .hade teniperature 1.5 F. Max. sum raaiatiun i'7 r. Min. grass radiation 'i2.lt V. Mean wet bulb temperature
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      110 8 DAILY WEATHER REPORT. The following is tho daily weather n-port of the Metcoroloeical Branch. Survey Dept., Malaya Yesterday. 9 „m To-day. Tempernturc. liuinfall. Bright. Mean «:>.#«-. MM p X- M l" t xt Su hinB Humidity. Wind. Weather. Stations. F. J.. Ins. No. of hours. Direction. Force M.P.H. Kuala Lumpur
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    894 9 I Bull" and Bear Points In Rubber. KAMUNTING POSITION EXPLAINED. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday, 11 a.m. To-day'H prices Rubber. 34 cents. Tin. 150 tons at 1105%. Yesterday's prices Rubber, London 10 S/16d.. unchanged. New York 20 cents, down cent. Tone of market, quiet. Tin, London
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      LENGGENG RUBBER.
      549 9 Acquisition of Benar Estate Approved. An extraordinary general meeting of the Lcnggcng Rubber Co., Ltd., was held on Aug. 9 at the company's offices, New London Street, E.C., for the purpose of considering an agreement dealing with the acquisition of the Benar Estate. Mr. F. O. Streeten, the
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      METAL MERGER.
      57 9 To Embrace All North-East Coast Concerns. London, Aug. 30. Negotiations have been practically completed for the amalgamation of the NorthEast Coast iron and steel firms with a capital of £28,000,000 and 430.000.000 i comprising Dorman Long and Company, Bolckow Vaughan and Company and other firms, with the ultimate
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      BENAR (SEL.) RUBBER.
      56 9 Mr. W. P. W. Ker presided on Aug. 9 nt London House, New London Street, E.C., at an extraordinary general meeting of Benar rSelnngor) Rubber Estate, Ltd., when the resolutions passed at the meeting held on July ie last for the sale of the estate to the
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      STATE CONTROL OF BANKING.
      747 9 Political Motives And Nationalisation. Mr. J. Beaumont Pease, (chairman of Lloyds Bank, London), in an interview with the Financial Times stated that not the least important factor which has contributed to the development of London as the great financial centre has been the policy of encouraging
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      DRIFT INTO THE CITY.
      130 9 Sir Austen Offered A Directorship. London, Aug. it. Prominent statesmen continue to drift into the City. Lord Birkenhead is safely entrenched there and is now currently reported as Chairman of the Greater London and C»u»ti«s Trust a bifc electric undertaking. He has been instrumental in inviting
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      PUBLIC REGULATION OF WAGES.
      731 9 Principle of Mass Bargaining. Professor Henry Cfsy's address, delivered on Aug. 2 beferc the Economic Science and Statistics section of the annu.tl Janr-Doree of the British Associ.-.tion at Johar.nosburg, will be read with deep intorest by all to whom the question of wa^c regulation is something
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      RUBBER EXPORTS.
      84 9 Internal Production Figures. Rubber exports from the F.M.S., on which customs duty was paid, during August, amounted to 22,37 a tons. Figures for the other States are Kcdah, 3,338 tons Kelantan, 535 tons TronKjranu, 220 tons. Exported here means left the territory irrespective of destination." The figures are
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      EXCHANGES.
      78 9 Rugby, Sept. 12. 1 Foreign exchanges art Amsterdam 12.095, Athens 375, Bombay Is. 1 S l. r ,-16d., Berlin 2036, Brussels 34*7, Bucharest 817, Buenos Aires 47 7-82, Copenhagen 1851, Geneva 25.17, Hetsinfffors 192%, Hong Kong Is. lltd., Lisbon 108*0, Madrid 32.875, Milan 92.705, New York 4.84 X, Oslo
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      AERATED BREAD CO.
      648 9 Causes of Decrease In Profits. A strong indictment of directorial policy and management is implied in the report made by Sir Harry Peat on the results of his Investigations into the affairs of the Aerated Bread Company. It will be. remembered, iay» The Times city editor, that
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      TINPLATE TRADE.
      312 9 Progress of the Canning Industry. In a recent artiel* i» The Tfcnes, enthusiastic reference W»s nndt to a mw and gr»»,ing industry in Great Britain, namely that of canning food, and to the progress made by the National Food Canning Council, which held its third annual meeting this
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    40,000 SHARES IN DISPUTE.
    914 9 Issued in Name of An Unborn Son. The rightful ownership of 40,000 (hares o" $1 each -n the Man Sang Knitting Factory formed the subject of an action wnich was heard by the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) in the Supreme Court, Hong Kong, recently. It
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    MERCANTILE BANK.
    52 9 The Singapore branch of the Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd., have received a telegram from their head office stating that the board of directors have declared on interim dividend of-8 per cent. (ie. 16 per cent, per annum I for the half year ended June 30, 1921), less
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    BRITISH MALAYA EXPORTS OF PARA *RUBBER FOR AUGUST, 1929, AS DECLARED.
    176 9 United Kingdom. Quantities. Value. I Tons. Singapore 4,003 3.241,045 Pentmir 2,183 1,743,746 Malacca J.201 941,015 F.M.S. 6,831 6.3B1.921 Kelnntan 73 64,190 Trcnirganu Kodi.h 368 893,448 1'i-rli-. Joboro o74 310,615 Total 15,017 ll,975,W0 Singapore. Sept. 9, 1929. British Possessions. Quantities.
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    TRADE OF BRITISH MALAYA.
    81 9 Comparison of Total Value of Foreign Merchandise. Comparative ilatemcnt of the total value of foreign merchandise, excludinr Sftreel post, imported to and exported from British Malaya during 1928 and 1923. IMPOSTS. EXPORTS. I»creaa« Increase im ('.fUteu im 1929 V9 1m January to June 451.710 411,101 TJN
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. SPECIALISTS WANTED.
    994 10 The European community in Malays has only the smallest knowledge of the (iiffi'jultics and handicaps borne by the local baljy on its entrance into the world. I^ncrancD and superstition are still rifo among the poorer classes and it is the usual
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    AN ARTIST IN HIGH FINANCE.
    1041 10  -  Roy Hopkins (By 1 The Governor,of the Bank Of England. i I i i i i As far as personal appearance is concorned Mr. Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of England, does not fit any preconceived notion of what a great banker should be.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    399 10 The. Daily Herald has been enlarged on the basis of increased capital. Mr. Justice Robinson presided at the Bentong Assizes which began on Sept. 3 and lasted until the end of the week. Lord Stanley will proceed to India during the winter, to study the future government
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    792 10 HOMEWARD MAILS. According to the Post Office Express the Singapore mails dispatched on August 23 by the Dutch motor vessel Christiaan Huygtns were delivered in Lrndcn yesterday, a period of 20 days. This is excellent time, though it docs not constitute a record, as the Sibajah
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    54 10 H. E. the Governor (Sir Hugh Clifford) and Lady Clifford arrived from Malar i"i this morning, by tho Sea Belle II and wars met on the Princess Slaty by the Colonial Secretary (the Hon. Mr.' John Scott) and tho Master Attendant (("apt. Geoffivy Freyberg), Capt. J. C. McLeod, Chief Boarding
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    EVERY PROSPECT OF AGREEMENT.
    378 11 Anglo-American Naval Question. MR. MACDONALD. Visit to U.S.A. Announced Officially. London, Sept. 12. Following a meeting between Mr. MacDonald and General Dawes at Downing Mirt, it was officially announced that ln-> Prime Minister will leave for the United .States on the 28th inst. Whil- official circles
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    FRENCH POLITICS.
    86 11 Safeguarding Nations Wheat' Production. Paris, Sept. 12. The Council of Ministers fully approved t■■ ;iii'»n of the French delegation at Geneva. M. Cheron explained the constitution of the committees instituted under, tli' Y"ung plan, which will enter into op ration next week. The <•■ 'incil dealt at length
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    DUTCH AIR MAIL.
    91 11 Inauguration of Fortnightly Service. Amsterdam, Sept. 12. Thr fortnightly air mail service with thr luitih Eust Indies was inaugurated 111 1 -'lav. when a triple-engined Fokker left for Budapest on the first stage of the journey. The Ministry of Communications states, with reference to the inauguration of
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    WAR GUILT.
    120 11 German Conservatives Demand Referendum. Berlin, Sept. 12. Th'j n.-rtinnal committee of the Conservative Party, opposing the Young plan, lias is.sui-d tho text of a bill on which a plebiscite will be held. The bill provides that Germany renounces acceptance of responsibility for the War which was extracted under
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    ANOTHER COAL CRISIS THREATENED.
    142 11 Demand for National Agreement. London, Sept. 13. A serious situation is developing in the coal industry in consequence of ths Mining Association's rejection of the requost of the Miners' Federation for a national agreement. The men demand the inclusion in such an agreement of a sevenhours
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    LEAGUE COVENANT.
    111 11 Objections to Chinese Resolution. Geneva, Sept. 12. A somewhat complicated position has arisen in connection with Mr. Chao-chu's resolution calling .for the appointment of a committee to consider the best means of making article 19 of the League Covenont more effective. The agenda committee, which is discussing the
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    FIGHTING RESUMED.
    36 11 Russians Repulsed From Pogranichnaya. Mukden, Sept. 12. An official communique states that fighting was resumed at Pogranichnaya this morning. The Russians were repulsed, i A Chinese magistrate was captured by Russians near Tahoiho.— Reuter.
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    GERMAN TERRORISTS.
    99 11 Forty Arrests Fellow Bomb Outrages. Berlin, Sept. 12. Forty people have been arrested in con- ".ion with the bomb outrages, and more .rests are expected. The prompt action •,i the police nipped the conspiracy in the bud. The latest arrests include the mother of Capt. Herbert Voik, who
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    MR. BRUCE'S RESIGNATION
    98 11 Early General Election In Australia. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Sept. 12. The Federal Government has fallen. Following Mr. Bruce's proposal to abolish the Federal arbitration system, givinj* tbe States entire responsibility for industrial arrangements, the House agreed to the bill by 32 votes to 28, but
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    RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA.
    94 11 Great Britain Ready to Resume Conservations. Rugby, Sept. 12. A Note has been sent by the British Government to the Soviet Government, through the medium of the Norwegian Government, expressing readiness to resume conversations on the procedure to be adopted for resuming relations with Russia. The Note
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    THE SHEARER CASE.
    38 11 U.S. Naval Affairs Committee Takes Action. Washington, Sept. 12. Senator Shortridge, Senator Robinson and Senator Allen haVe been appointed a sub-committee of the Naval Affairs Committee to inquire into the activities of Mr. Schearer. Reuter.
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    BRITISH PLANTER MURDERED.
    123 11 Java Estate Tragedy. MANAGES TO SHOOT DOWN ASSAILANT. Sourabaya, Sept. 12. Mr. R. A. Heming, a British planter, has been murdered by a Madurese coolie on Doerdjoe Estate, belonging to Djcmber Rubber Estates, Ltd. After an altercation, the coolie stabbed Mr. Heming in the back, and he
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    VICTIMS OF ATTACK.
    216 11 League Scheme for Giving Assistance. Geneva, Sept. 12. Speaking before the Disarmament Committee, Sir Henry Strakosch, a member of the League Financial Committee, explained the working of the scheme for rendering financial assistance to State* which were the victims of aggression. He said financial aid would be
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    HERCULANEUM FINDS.
    254 11 More Important Finds Expected. Rome, Aug. 12. Not only is the work of excavating Herculaneum proceeding at a steady pace, but the foundations have been laid for a new monumental approach to the dead ci'.y. This portal, which will be of classic design, with an elaborate atrium, opens
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    A COMMUNIST SPLIT.
    87 11 Commissary's Luxurious Living Not Approved. Moscow, Sept. 12. The Communist Party authorities have approved the resignation of Lunatcharsky, the Commissary for Education, who will bo succeeded by a member of the Suprem9 Army Council. i Lunatcharsky's luxurious mode of life and his wife's roll as an arbiter
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    EX-TERRITORIALITY QUESTION.
    496 11 China's Rejoinder. FOSTERING OF GOOD RELATIONS. Washington, Sept. 12. A Note received from the Chinese Ministry for Foreign Affairs in reply to Mr. Stimson's dispatch with regard to extra-territoriality says the Chinese Government would protect American rights in the event of the abandonment of extraterritorial privileges. Nanking, Sept.
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    QUIET IN PALESTINE.
    66 11 Naval Landing Parties Ready To Leave. Jerusalem, Sept. 12. A communique states that the general improvement in public security has facilitated the continuance of the concentration of troops and enabled military forces to be released for service in Jaffa and Haifa. The naval landing parties from H.M.S.
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    TOURISTS' EXPERIENCE.
    195 11 Comic Relief Amid Riots At Hebron. Cairo, Aug. 30. The tragedy of the disturbance in Palestine as. related by tourists who have errived here, is relieved by stories of the heroism of Arabs at Hebron where they saved Jews from the fury of a mob. Sjtven Jews were
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    RECORD BROKEN AGAIN.
    133 11 Speed of Over 357 Miles An Hour. Rugby, Sept. 12. Squadron-Leader Orlcbar, flying n Super-Marine S 6, made an attempt this afternoon at Calshot to set up a now world speed record over a straight course of three kilometres. He was about 21) minutes in the air
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    TARIFFS AND COAL.
    294 11 Proposals of the British Delegation. Rugby, Sept. 12. At the meeting of tlie second committee of the League oi Nations Assembly dealing with economic questions, two lmport- ant resolutions relating to tariffs and coal I were submitted in the name of the British i delegation. Ihe first
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    "GOING AUTOMATIC."
    203 11 Jubilee of the English Telephone. London, Aug. 23. This week marks the opening of che public telephone service in London 50 years ago when one of the city exchanges modestly began its operations with nine subscribers while another was inaugurated by a rival concern and was able to
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    MUSSOLINI LESS ACTIVE.
    36 11 Decides to Relinquish Six Portfolios. Rome, Sept. 12. Signor Mussolini has relinquished six portfolios, those of Foreign Affairs, Air, War, Marine, the Colonies and Corporations. The respective Under-Secretaries have been appointed Ministers. Reuter.
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    TEA FREIGHTS LOWERED.
    58 11 Decision of Dutch Shipping Lines. Amsterdam, Sept. 12. In view of suggestions made by the Association for Tea Cultivation in the Dutch East Indies, shipping lines have reduced the tea freight prices from Java to Europe from 37^4 to 30 guilder- a cubic metre. The freights from
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    COLONY'S DEFENCE: THE GOVERNOR'S LETTER. NOTABLE TRIBUTE TO THE S.S.A.
    4439 11 Sir Hugh Clifford's Speech At Malacca. LOCAL PROBLEMS. An Important Letter To Lord Passfield. I regard the Straits Settiemmlf Association, with the three branches whicjl it now possesse as wry aaeai :iry part of the organisation cf a wpll-maiMKcd Crown
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      32 11 >MM«HMH»m OUTWARD MAIL. Mails from Europe (London mails despatched on Aug. 22) ex 8.1. Rohna, will arrive by train to-morrow morning. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholderg at 9.45 a.m.
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    CHEAP HOUSING IN SINGAPORE.
    753 12 Lavender Street Estate. IMPROVEMENT TRUST SCHEME. Overcrowding has been a bijr problem in Singapore for a number of years. A constant flow of new inhabitants, with the growing commerce of the port, calls for an extensive building scheme. There are not nearly sufficient houses of cheap
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    SOCIALIST MINORITY.
    54 12 Striking Admission by Labour Member. Mr. J. Maxton, M.P., speaking at the towmthtg of the Independent Labour Party at Wolwyn, said There are only 30,000 •socialists in Britain prepared to work for a Socialist Commonwealth. Numbers who for Labour at the election are not prepared to accept the
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    MISS GLEITZE FAILS.
    69 12 Miss Gleitze had to be carried to a hotel at Cushendall, Antrim, on a stretcher after an unsuccessful attempt to swim Urn north channel of the Irish Sea from the Mull of Kintyre to the Irish Coast. She f-ntered the water at 8 o'clock in the morning,
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    52 12 The band of the S.S. Police will perform the following programme, weather permitting, at the Botanical Garden* this evening ciininimi-ing at fi o'clock March. Ko\al Btandurd (Keith) overture, Zainpa (Herctd) rhapsody, IJunfarian No. 1 (Lisst) jfumomque Dvor:k) ballet, Eylvia (Delibes) Czardas, Der Geist Den Woiwoden (Grossmann) Police March God Save
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    CRIMINAL APPEALS.
    585 12 Reduction of Sentences At Johore Bahru. A number of criminal appeals were taken before Mr. Justice McCabe Reay in the Supreme Court, Johore Bahru, on Wednesday. The Deputy Public Prosecutor, Mr. R. Moor, appeared to support the convictions. Chia Peng Kwoe, who had appealed against his conviction and
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    VICTORIA THEATRE.
    119 12 Visit of Lawson-Sydney Comedy Co. The Lawson-Sydney English Comedy Co. will open a season at the Victoria Theatre to-morrow evening with The Rotters." At the head of the company is Mr. Carl Lawson, who is well remembered in Malaya from the Bandman days. The plays to be given
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    SOLICITORS DISAGREE.
    199 12 Homeopathic Doctor's Use Of M. B." Degree. Bombay, Sept. 2. The question as to whether Dr. H. K. Ghose, a Bombay Homeopathic practitioner, who qualified through too Central Homeopathic College, Calcutta, was entitled to use the degree M.B. Homeopathic after his name was examined by the Bombay Medical
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    POSTMASTER FOUND GUILTY.
    156 12 Sentence in Mentakab Case. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 12. The Mentakab Post Office case was concluded to-day after six days' hearing, before Mr. Justice P. A. Farrer-Vianby at Selangor Assizes. The case was that in which T. A. M. Ignatius, formerly postmaster at Mentakab,
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    AN EXCITING MORNING.
    246 12 Housebreaker's Desperate Bid For Liberty. A desperate attempt to evade arrest by a Chinese housebreaker ir the early hours of the morning was described by Chief Court Inspector Meredith this morning to Mr. C. H. G. Clarke, the District Judge, when the accused pleaded guilty to having
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    TENEMENT HOUSES.
    182 12 Need for Use of Fireproof Material. According to the annual report of the Chief Officer of thn Hong Kong Fire Brigade, the attention of Government has been drawn to the very f.imsy construction of many of the overcrowded tenement ho -scs in Hong Kong and it would appear
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    SMALL CHOIR'S WIN.
    139 12 3 a.m. Start to Compete In Eisteddfod. The choir of the small parish of St. Michael-on-the-Hill, Llanfihangel, Montgomeryshire, which won the first prize in the church choir class at the Welsh Eisteddfod, numbers only 27 singers. There are not more than 50 communicants in the tiny hillside
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    ADVERTISING'S STATUS.
    114 12 "Senior Partner in Marketing Efforts." At the World Advertising Convention in Berlin, Mr. G. H. Hart (of Lever Brothers, Ltd.) said that, whereas 30 years ago advertising was regarded as undignified and a dubious and fortuitous aid to trade, it was now the senior partner in all marketing
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      99 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The statement in my address to the P.A.M. meeting at Sungkai containing the words a restful contemplation of the Administrator's activities would be a not unapt description of the attitude of the Central Health Board ever since" waa intended as
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      DISHONEST POSTMAN.
      147 12 Caught Secreting Letters And Paper. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 13. In the District Court yesterday Lee Hong Hooi pleaded guilty to three charges of secreting postal packets in the course of transmission. Mr. Pedlow, D.P.P., said the prosecution regarded the case in a serious light. At
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    HIS FATHER'S GIFT.
    119 12 Visitor's Explanation of Serious Charge. A Javanese, who had arrived in Singapore on his way to Sumatra, was arrested by Revenue Officers for being in posses- i sion of a dagger. The accused, who described himself as an official of the Dutch Government, was produced before J
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    "TO SEE THE WORLD."
    166 12 Boy Stowaway Sent Back From The Discovery. Despite an intensive search, a smart young Cardiff newsboy managed to stowaway on the Discovery, which left on Aug. 10, for the Antarctic. He was only found when the pilot boat was about to return to Berry. Leslie Button
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    65-STOREY BUILDING.
    65 12 Mammoth French Project In New York. Negotiations for the erection of a G6storey building in New York, at a cost of .■10,000,000 dollars, have been concluded by the French Government. The structure will be called the Palais de France, and will serve as the French cultural, imli.--trial, and
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    26 12 Moana of the South Sea," His Buddy's Wife and The Other Woman's Story," a mystery drama, will be shown at the Gaiety from to-night.
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    44 12 Following are Uh- numbers of arrivals and departure;, to Madras Pte&iiiritey for the mouth of August -^Arrivals ffiguret supplied by trav^Uiu* inspector*) 9,9$ adults 1,665 minors. Departures (ifwres supplied by steamer agents) 5,065 adults, 345 minors. The arrivals relate to aided fMOtfH 9 nlv
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    45 12 Meutrie and Company, Limited, the wall-known music firm, has established a branch in Penang at 18, Bishop Street. Jdr. H. A. Jones, the Assistant General Manager and Secretary of the Company, has come down expressly from the head office in Shanghai to supervise the arrangements.
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    ESTATE BOUNDARY.
    549 12 *> Rubber Co.'s Allegation Of Encroachment. Damages for trespass and for wrongfully tapping rubber trees belonging to the Yunnan Rubber Estates, Ltd., were claimed by that company in an action before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) yesterday, against Ng Leong, a manager of the estate prior to
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    CABARET AT RAFFLES.
    63 12 Performance in Aid of St. Andrew's Mission. In aid of St. Andrew's Mission cabaret performance will be given at Raffles Hotel on Tuesday evening in addition to the usual dance. The programme has been arranged by Mrs. G. M. Alford. Dancing will continue until 1.30, and admission
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      2695 13 Record Broken. POPULAR WINS ON THIRD DA\. The standard of racing ir Malaya MMM to be improving for only two record tinvs for the various distances on the Singapore course, which were set up last year, remain, all the others having been beaten tfak year, and
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      YESTERDAY'S RACING: RESULTS AT A GLANCE.
      248 13 YESTERDAY'S RACING RESULTS AT A GLANCE. l!:.<c llt.rs,Kintn GM l.-t Temnino IlndiKo UlUMM L-'ml l*och Huv BiKim Owner GMMSk Kongxi I. I 1 Soutrr Mr. Portflra .1. Ri)odi-nl.urcli T. H. Kensie* k. D. Darlei Trainer Jockey c( Privately Davies 65 H R. Hillctt McPherson 12 K. Xornuin Spencir 7 H.
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      85 13 Friday, September 13 Ist Round S.A.F.A. S.C.F.A. 2nd XI vs. L'nitcd Banks (replay). Saturday, September 14 Singapore Races. Singapore Golf Championship, Bukit TimSh. Garrison Golf Club, Men's Medal (Stroke Competition). Sunday, September 15 Garribon Golf Club Men's Medal (Stroke Competition). Yachting Events at R.S.Y.C. Monday, September 16 S.R.C.
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    CRICKET NOTES AND COMMENTS.
    1241 13 Fine Ending to Season In Singapore. Ever since their visit to Klang in Juno the S.C.C. have looked forward to the I first visit (it is hoped that it will bo the forerunner of many others from this band of sportsmen) of the Klang C.C. and
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    H.H. AGA KHAN.
    40 13 Successful Racehorses For India. H.H. Aga Khan la sending to India, Maggi, winner of the Great Yorkshire Stakes, and Missana, winner of his last three races in Ireland. They are being shipped to Major Milliard at Calcutta.
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET.
    108 13 The following will represent the S.C.R.C. against St. Joseph's Institution on the former's ground to-morrow, starting at 2 p.m. :—Tan Thian Tek, Chua Choon Sim, Tan Wan Eng, Teo Keng Teow, I. H. Hoahing, F. W. Chan, Henry Boon, Lan Ah Foo, Foo Yeow Kwai, Tan Hock Liat,
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    SINGAPORE GOLF.
    394 13 Championship Final At Bukit Timah. The final of the Mfinri olf clun championship (36 holes) was played yesterday, and an interest ing match resulted in Mr. F. S. Gibson defeating Mr. S. Campbell 2 and 1. The full results of the competition were as follows First Round A.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    29 13 Carlisle United Too Good For Southport. London, Sept. VI. In a match in the Third Dhriaiofl (Northern) to-day Carlisle Utd. defeated Southport by four dear k°uls. Heater
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    4537 15 THE LITERARY PAGE— NEW BOOKS REVIEWED Mr. J. B. Priestley's Fine Achievement—" The Good Companions a Great Novel Comparison with Dickens Challenged Back to the Days of Leisurely Treatment Miss Marjorie Bowen's Historical StoryVictoria Cross Again The Wild West in Fiction. A Great and Happy Book. The- Good Companions. By
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    HONG KONG'S TRAFFIC.
    294 17 Nearly 900 Accidents Reported Last Year. Some interesting facts in regard to traffic prosecutions and motor accidents are given in the annual report of the Captain Superintendent of Police, Hong Kong, just issued. It ifl shown that the number of prosecutions in 1928 was 6,711, compared with
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    SPEEDBOAT MARVEL.
    80 17 Proposed New Craft for Sir Henry Segrave. A new speedboat, which would Ik named Miss England 11, may shortly be placed under construction with a view to Sir Htnry Segrave's making a new record at Miami, Florida, in March next. The design contemplated would have a minimum of
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    612 17 Municipal Employees And Co-operation. In the courts of a speech made at the arnual meeting of the Singapore Municipal Employees Co-operative Thrift anil Loan Society, Mr. A. Cavendi>h, Director of Co-operation for the S.S. nml F.M.S. urged that members should regard the organisation more as a
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      21 17 JENSON NICHOLSON'S "YATLAG" VARNISH In Quarter and One-gallon Tins. "THE VARNISH THAT WON'T TURN WHITE." Sole Agents ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO. LTD.
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      141 17 MACKAY MONK'S COFFEE This delightful blend is now packed in sealed bags containing and V 2V 2 Ib. nett. Buy little and often and enjoy Freshly Roasted Coffee. OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. NOTICE BUTTERFLY BRAND FISH BRAND The above Marks are the property of Messrs. Tan Kah Kee and Company ami are
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      548 19 Assets exceed $10,000,000. &W' Assurance in force over $35,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements) HIAD OFFICIi Winchester Honse, Ilngapore. *W* f*-:|<ft!M»JM w "W"»B*aivr bjonDON OFFICE 17, Old Jewry, EC. The Company has 420,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England ant complies with
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      605 19 BANKING CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Paid Up Capital in 800,000 shares of £6 each 18,000,000 Reserve Fund U. 000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors M,000,000 HEAD OFFICE S3, Blshopsgate, Londor., E.C. I. Agencies and Branches Amritssr Hong Kong Rangoon Alor Star Harbin Peshswar Rangkok Iloilo Seiamban Batavia Ipoh
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      738 19 BANKING NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK. (NKTH. INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK) Estsblished 1863 at Amsterdaai Authorised Capital Glds. 60,000,000 (abewl fS.OOO.OOO) Paid up CapiUl Olds. 65,000,000 (abewi 64,600,000) Reserves Glds. 27.186.3C5 (about £2,270,000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. HRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES I BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch East SHANGHAI Head Office
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      304 19 INSURANCE COMMERCIAL' UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England). Fire, Life, Marine, Accident, CuaranUe and Motor. Assets M 0,000,000 ARTHUR C. POTTS— Manager and Underwriter, EasUrn Branch, Singapore. THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE. 2nd floor, Hong Kong Bank Chrs., Singapore New Insurance effected in 1928 £17,943,000. An increased Scale of Dividends has
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      265 19 No need- to SUFFER Don't suffer any longer from lame back or the agony of lumbago. An application of CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM will ease the pain at once and bring prompt relief and comfort. This wonderful liniment has no equal for banishing muscular inflammation and the severe pains that come
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      344 19 BOOSES TO LET! SIANG LIM PARK (Lorong 40, Geylang) 1 Three rooms and four roomi it $30 and $35 respectively. ELECTRICITY, GAS and j STATER. JH Apply; tt| SIONG LIM SAWMILL GO., 2/3, SYED ALWI ROAD. Enquiries 'Phone 6352 or 6854. w TO LET OFFICES, GODOWNS, ETC. p t r
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      226 20 GENUINE STOCKHOLM TAR SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED LEE KIM SOO 40. HIGH STREET. 634 Compare the Price Quality and Mileage of T. K. K.'S TYRES with those of any other make. TENG SENG GUAN 6.14, NORTH BR'nfiE ROAR Established 1905. Tel. MIC. DANCING. JEANINE LEVINE has recently arrived from London and
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      985 20 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. PREPAYABLE CHARGES tor WANTS, For Sale, To Let, etc, In ordinary eloaa act t/p« (average aiz word, to line) an Per iin* On* insertion 28 cuti, two ma. 46 centt, three ma. 84 centa, four ma. 82 eanta, five ma. $1.00, aiz ma. $1.18, tan lna. $1.40 twelve
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      957 20 BOARD AND LODGING ONE LAKGE AJRY KIRMSHED ROOM, xcellent board in new flat, Orchard Road. \pply 440, Straits Times. VACANT from Sept. 15, two single rooms *ith large verandah, suitable for two bach--.ors, every convenience. Phone 4609. TUX BR4NCHRS. SIB, IM^r Valley Road. ?°1 'S. d ln U r°° m
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      521 20 Finest Ground J *^^~"^^^^^^''^SwX^sfcßS^S^HF r Roasted and Ground Fresh Daily from the Finest Quality Selected Beans. 1 OBTAINABLE FROM EVERY GOOD DEALER IN MALAYA. Sole AicrnU JOHN LITTLE CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE, PENANG. K. LUMPUR AND IPOH. THE IMPROVED Pagoda 999 NEW STOCKS NAMSENS 54, HIGH STREET. FREE!
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      250 20 WATCHES OMEGA ROSKOPF CJMA etc. Every Watch guaranteed. REPAIRS MOTION SMITH 1"., BATTERY ROAD. SINGAPORE. JUST UNPACKED Kempe's Engineer's YearBook for 1929 A compendium nf the Modern Practice of Civii, Mechanical, Electrical, Gas, Marine and Metallurgical Engineering Practice with Science, 35th Edition. Price $18. Postage extra. Please apply to M.
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