The Straits Times, 25 September 1929

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  • 25 1 The Straits Times ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CKNTLKY. THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. 192 > PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 84 1 TROPICAL < SUITING "FLORODOR" (8.D.A.) J WING LOONG, HIUH ST., SINGAPORE. J t IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT j The Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. I i HAVE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING j THE OPENING OF THEIR j I KEPPEL HARBOOR DEPOT Telok Blangah Road j ON OCTOBER 1, 1929 I i The Depot
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    • 6 1 "FLORODO.t" (8.D.A.) WING LOONG TROPICAL WEAR.
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    • 565 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. I'NDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. 1929 DELTA 8,100 Sept. 30 MACEDONIA 11,100
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    • 532 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Vessels Tonnage Due' Sail KITANO MARU 8,000 Sept. 26 27 T HARUNA MARU 10,500 Oct. 10 11 KATORI MARU 10,000 Nov. 7 8 ATSUTA MARU 8,000 Nov. 21 22 KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Dec. 5 6 HAKONE MARU
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    • 519 2 BURNS imp LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,875 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, Cabins
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    • 660 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated In Holland) Under contract with tat NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. BS4O, with sab-connections to Passage, Freight, Transhipment Marina Dents and Manager's Desk. Representative for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Official Tourist Bureau of JaTa. All information, detailed itineraries
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    • 627 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THB CHINA MUTUAL BTSAM NAY. CO, LTD. {Incorporated in Enfla|4] REGULAR SERVICES TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMENGENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW—HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW— BOoTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDOH AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON,
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    • 564 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. Incorporated in SiamJ BANGKOK COASTINO EEBVICB For Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Laeon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamul, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure VALAYA In port Sept. 2f. SUDDHADIB Sept. 29 Oct. 2 MALINI Oct. 6 Oct. 8 The steamers arc fitted thronghont
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    • 548 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (lucnrpornted in Eogland) "EIXEItMAN" LINE VK KSCiKR AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO m UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT nODGaR SKHFICE OUTWARDS To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan. Dua Spore s.s. CITY OF SHANGHAI Oct. 11 s.s. CITY OF SINGAPORE Not. 14 HOMEWARDS s. CITY OF
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    • 484 3 DOHA* STEAMOnP UNI AMERICAN MAIL LIKE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE Irom SINGAPORE and I'ENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ. POUT SAID. ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, CENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON Arrive Leave Leave Spore S'poro Penang IRKS. POLK Beft ;!0 Oct. 3 Oct. 6 nUCS. ADAMS Oet 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 19 I-RES.
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    • 497 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Mautschappij Nederland and N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGEK SERVICE TO Genoa Amsterdam Southampton Marseilles Rotterdam s.s. Tainbora 6,000 R.L. Sept. 21 m.v. P. C. Hooft 14,600 S.M.N. Oct. 4 m.v. Indrapoera 12,000 R.L. Oct. 11 Kon. der Ned. 8,200 S.M.N. Oct. 18 s.s. Tabunan
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    • 413 3 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 Loa Angrlre S.S. GOLDEN STAR from Manila Oct. 1 S.S. GOLDEN STAR from H.
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    • 296 3 BY APPOINTMtNTTO HISMAJESTV THf KING sS^^pEQUJRMENT Deliveries from Stock Sole Agents for Malaya |!M IT.II I 1 1 I IENGINE WORKS LT°lL T °1 8m I SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. Tel. 3119. j YOUR HEALTH SS OUR PRIME INTEREST Why not entrust us to supply your bread. FIRST-CLASS BREAD GUARANTEED.
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    • 419 4 The British Malaya Trustee and Executor Co., Ltd (Incorporated in, the Straits SettlemeaU and Registered under The Trust Companies Ordinance 1926) is prepared to act as EXECUTOR ADMINISTRATOR TRUSTEE CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE ATTORNEY OR AGENT The Company has funds at its disposal which it is willing to lend at reasonable rates
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    • 813 4 NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the Partnership Business of Chop SING HXJAT carrying on business as Piece-Goods and Cloth Merchants at No. 31, Circular Road, Singapore, (which also joined in partnership with "hop KOW HONG," of No. 18, New Bridge Road, Singapore and Chop EU SIM CHNG," of N'u.
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    • 450 4 DontWdny (<juic will gp Relief and comfort will immediately follow the use of CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC REMEDY This old, reliable remedy has had the endorsement of physicians for many years. .£.ll druggists carry it. People all over the world use it for colic, stomach cramps, abdominal pains and diarrhoea. It always
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    • 854 4 NOHCE_OF SALE FEDERATED MALAY STATES STATE OF NEGRI SEMBILAN. In the Supreme Court of the Federated Malay States at Seremban. Originating Summons No. 12S 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), LTD.,
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    • 489 4 ll DANISH PORTLAND CEMENT I ***(£&>+ Agents G. H. SLOT CO., LTD. I'ENANG AND SINGAPORE. Stocks carried. Large supplies can be arranged for contract delivery. V. i IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Suit No. 1119 or 1925. Ilvlw.en MM KIM NOV. Plaintiff, and VEO
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  • 972 5 BURMA LETTER How Competition Must He Faced. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) J Rangoon, Sept. 18. The positfc n now seems to be thoroughly Meepted that the loss of he: rice markets i:; at the bottom of the most deplorable depression from which Burma is suffering. Moreover
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  • 17 5 Mr. K. X. Shannon, of Kampong Camunting Tin Dredging. Taiping, is hortly leaving for Home on holiday.
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  • 775 5  -  Lord Baden-Powell. THE BOY SCOUTS' COLUMN (Bj SCOUTS and Guides rely upon their ability to notice small things and to put two and two together. If you are in the country you should notice landmarks objects which help you to find your way or prevent you
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  • 878 5 JAVA LITTER Planters Send Letter To Quejn of Holland. (From )ur Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Sept. 21. The total (rate-money taken at the Pasar Garni ir this year amounted to 115,.'U9 puilders. In spite of a record attendance on the first Saturday these figures show a slight
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  • 107 5 I In view of the f;ict that all the Provincial Foreign Offices in China will shortly be abolished, the Ministry i.l Foreign Affairs has dispatched repreaentatives to the dilTar nt foreign coastal pr.rts id investigate tha conditions of the Chinese residents s;j that consuls may be placed there to take
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    • 83 5 STRENGTHENS YOUR HAIR !F IT IS FALLING. p o c!©rl£dJh ner UtOWS REMOVES HAIR Z^§™!Sv SCURF IP YOU MX W AND ARE BALD y ♦fj DANDRUFF 3ufcfCn\vu z/vse./cAnc NOURISHES YOIR HAIR IF IT IS HEALTHY. Oht;tinal>!e from nil Dispensaries and High-class Stores SOLE AGENTS RAHAMIN PENHAS, K6. ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE.
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    • 50 5 CEMENT "MAN AND LION" BRAND Tests higher than British Standard Specification Supplied for three years against the SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL CONTRACT Some large MAN LION jobs are MUNICIPAL OFFICES, MERCANTILE BANK, B.A.T. FACTORY, ALEXANDRA ROAD UNITED ENGINEERS SEWAGE WORKS. NEW BUILDING Sole Agents ADAMSON, GimLLAN CO., LTD. Incur puiiKd in England)
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    • 126 5 VLEK'S KINAWIJN (Quinawine) £wj> VLEK'S KINAWIJN has boon prejtßm pared from pure grape juice :i td 52} quinquina of first tiuality. Due to its fine composition this beverage is much in demand as a yfgyy real TONIC, invigorating and antiC£rSyii febrile. It gives a good appetite, J^^^^ dispels the weak
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    • 94 6 From start WITH CORK TIPS -ftx TS^ to finish MODERN OFFICE MACHINES s^s^^'j^ j ugjj TO omun y/ Bisiipi£C2ty— ii'.hokc^act^of SuNBmiAND lOllCn MetllOU-— figure tc r one for e*rh U qm.kly 1n .,..^.-.l on l!.e om 1 OvKT Kl&*l lip .cliiically arran»-d lc£t fclni UoW in "one, two, tlirrc" order
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    • 177 6 NOW ON DISPLAY AND BEIN(J DELIVERED An exclusive value made possible by THE LARGEST builders of refrigerating equipment IN THE WORLD, and embodying every refinement known to the science of electric refrigeration. *395 IS i 395 THE NEW SILENT 4!4 CU. FT. ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR Distributors for Malaya GETZ BROS. CO.,
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    • 423 7 ALHAMBRA SST TAN CHENG KBB 1 LTD.. Proprietors. PROGRAMME Commencing H "ednesday September 25 ending Monday. September -U) In the Second Show at 9 p.m. THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS REX INGRAM'S PRODUCTION THE THREE PASSIONS with ALICE TERRY and IVAN PETROVICH The Drama of the mighty forces that rule saint
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    • 365 7 m PAVILION ft Commencing M HAROLD LLOYD W^!' SPEEDYi- Wl LLUB HAROLD LLOYD ffijMMOitt Star VICTORIA THEATRE POUB NKJHTS ONLY TO-NIGHT, THURSDAY, FRIDAY SATURDAY, AT 9.30 EDGAR WARWICK presents the WARWICK REVUK COMPANY IN FOLK NBW REVUES. To-Night THE WHIRLIGIG mtntSDAY, sri'TKMBER 26. STEP THIS WAY I°KID4Y SKI'TEMBER 27. SATIRDAV,
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    • 460 7 fiftg?^ fpS This CHRISTMAS— for I*6^ I c am^y» f° r your P?** H^l Friends; the gift that V"r?f^ wi on y •you• you can siye our ■BH l^^^S^ll Make the appointment to-day and O^J solve a lot of personal gift problems. A. P. S. STUDIO Meyer Mansions, 109, NORTH
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 30 8 McLFOD.— At the General Hospital, Singapore, on the 24th inst., John G. McLoxi, of Bintang Estate, Rhio. aged 28 years. 1 Funeral at Bidadari Cemetery at 5.30 P-i.'-l to-day.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • 313 8 SHIPPING NOTES. Increased Losses During July. Vhc rct:irn of casualties to vessels of fM tins and over posted in the loss-book iuving July has just been iss-ied by the Liverpool Underwriters' Association. It =hows that the U.tal losses numbered 14 mitk of 37,">90 tons (three British) -onii>a!-ed v/ith
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    • SHARE MARKET REPORTS
      • 129 8 Singapore, Sept. 2.'>. tafcbOT. Local 3J\i cento per lb. Market Steady but quiet. Rubber.—Quiet. New Scudnis 2.20-2.2*. Malaka Piadu 2.03H-2.05. Ulu Benuts 51'vr.» cant*, Tnited Malaccas I.Tt-IJSH, Ajer Hitan-.s 3.20-3^l, Brogas IXI%-IM%, I'ajams 2.27'^-2.35. Batu I.intangs USlM\kt Kundongs 3.40-3/i5, Allenbys US2.45, Nelnmys s'i-."i6 cents, Lunas ttf-fTfi
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      • 159 8 Rose Macphail Penman, Ltd. Singapore. Sept. 25. London. Rubber 10 3-16 d., down 1-lCd. Noon price Spot 31.i cents. Lnndon.— Tin £209 7«. 6d., down Mining.— Dull. Sungci Ways 3.:>-"-3.C0, Kacbais IM-IM, Kint.i Dred<e I.TI-1.7:., Klang Rivera 2.U0-2.70 xd.. Hong Katt* 75-7U cents. Malaya CiM.soh. 53-54 cents, Pcnawat^ 1.03-I.OS, Pi-Uilin».
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    • 64 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc. \c\7 York, send us the following cab!; dated Srpt. 21, their quotations being if gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchange sales to-day 875 tons Si ft* rnber 19.60. Ooctobrr 19J0, November 20.40, December 20.00. January 21 Febi uui-y 21.20, March 21.00,
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    • 33 8 Troin Holland and Germany, by K. <lei Ncderlandcn, duo at Singa{>orc 11 a.m to-morro>v. From Europe (London mails despatches on Sept. 5) by Hajuln, due at Penan; 6 a.m. on Friday.
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    • 38 8 Tjcriinai Htiyceni Miilwn ("hi-iioiicroux Elcphanta I'atria l.i-lt Arrd. S'porc l.ondiin Aur. 1C Sept. 0 Aug. 23 Sept. 12 A up. 22 Sept. IT, Auc. 22 Sept. 10 Aug. 59 Sept. 21 Auir. 3M Sept. H
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    • 290 8 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Sept. 2j. On London, Ink 4 I 2 4 3/ 32 Demand I 8 18 :;2 1'rivute 3 m. credit '1 1 1» .i2 On New York, Demand S6U Private «0 d S8".i On Frame, Hank T.T. 1433 On India, Bank T.T. IN On Hor>K Kcnir, Bank TT.
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    • 40 8 12 o cluck R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.CJP. Standard R.S.S. Standard R.S.S. on Tcndtr w n m at* ft noon, Sept. 23. Spot Spot October November Oct.-iKc Jan. -March Buyers 34 36 Sellers UK
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 513 8 1 rat Val. I'd. Buyers Mkn £1 fl Asam Kumbnnj 38 6 39.6 j- 5 Ay«r Hitam Tin 1) 11 'J £1 i"l UanKrin Tin ii.'i ■J 1 1 Baton; I'adang Ml Ml 1 1 Hatu CavM ].in 1.1.1 1 1 Bukit Arang 1.'.0 l.t'iij £1 £1 Burmith Malay
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      • 231 8 MM Val. Id. Boyen Sellers 2 I Ah-x. Brick Prcfa. 2.17'.. 2.22Va 2 2 Alex. BricI: Ords. 2.90 IN £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.2.6 C.i>.0 1 1 Central Kn/i.ie 0.00 U.uU 1 1 Cycle and Carriar* 0.00 0.60 10s. 1U*. Huff I'evelopmcr.t C 6 t'u. Uur.Iop Kublier 14
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      • 382 8 To-';->y'a Tricci FtUM Lyall A Co. Evatt Alltnby (ft) Alor Uajah ($1) A. Hitai (fl) A. Kilning (.11) Am. Malay A. Molek (SI) A. l'anas Csl) Balgownie ($1) Baesett ($1) Broßus ($1) Brunei ($0) IS. JclutonK ($1) I). Katil i>l> llakit K. )1. ($1) B. Kr|>un^ i*l fi.
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    • 300 8 Wednesdaj, Septemlicr Ij 11. \V. L'.ll a.m.. BJ, 1..'.'! p.m., 8.8. S»n rises r>.r>4 a.m., seta 6.69 p m. Warwick lie. uc Co., "Tin- Whirligis," Vie. Theatre, M 6 p.m. Tharsday, September 2"! U. \V. :;.21 a.m., V.I, i.ll p.m.. R.I. Sun risi'S SJvl i..in.. sets
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    • 292 8 Wedaei laj Beptcnb t (9. Ship* «lonc»i<]r the Whanci or rxprcltd lo urmr. KEITEL IIARBOl K. .Main ITkarf T;:,: V.iru He iBatoM, Patrol, Lighter Samson II. Oil Wharf Nil Coal Whurf St.. Hclle II. VESSELS IN MtT DOCKS. TchJoiii; Fasjar. Nil Victoiiu Dock Launch No. 4. Kepprl
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    • 193 8 To-day. D;an:!>i (Noorebar) pj». Kielantaa 1 alaya I'-m-China, Hainam, Japan, Korea, Formosa, East s;ij-ii;i, I'hilippiiie Islands. Western Canada and W( torn States of r.s.A. (Yuensang) 'J i.m. Banka Inland, Pladjoe ami PalembaßC O'heder.s' 3 ]m U Upper Burma, North and Last India (Carbet«> :i I'.u:. Bengfcalis. fc'
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 846 8 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS; Other Classified AdvU., see page 20 WANTS. FOR SALE, ETC. FRENCH LESSONS GIVEN. Apply 516, Straits Times. VANTEO by European import firm, short-hand-typist. Apply 614, Straits Times. OFFICES available Rt Gresham House, Battery Road. Apply McAliater Co., Ltd., premises. TO LET SHOP AND FLAT, Amber Manstona, Apply Singapore
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    • 905 8 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of valuable Singapore town and country properties At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng and Cp.'s saleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 1929, at 2.39 p.m. c Lot 1. Valuable freehold land and com- 1 found dwelling house known as No. P, tolland Park, Singapore, area
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    • 61 8 SJL. < AKNAKVONSIIIRK. AKRIVLU SEPT 19, 1929. ■ices of carpo per the above steam<.'! from London are hereby notified that general survey of all cargo landed in I damaged condition will hr held at Godow: No. I, on Saturday, Sept. 28, 1929, at 9 a.m No further survey will be
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 126 8 DAILY WEATHER REPORT. The following is the dai'y weather report of the Meteorological Branch, Sat vey Dept., Malaya Yesterday. 9 t.m. To-day. Temperature. Rainfall. Bright. Moan Max. Min. Sunshine. Humidity. Wind. Wetther. Station*. F. F. Ins. No. of hours. Direction. Force II.P.II. Kualn Lumpur Ul 73 .05 T>.T< Calm Fine
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  • 618 9 Features of Tin Share Section. TONGKAH COMPOUND GROUP. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday, 11 a.m. To-day's price* Rubber, MM cents. Tin, 175 tons $105%. Yesterday's prices Rubber. Undon 10 :i 16d.. down l/16d. New York 19% cents, down tent. Tone of market, quiet. Tin. London £205
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  • 116 9 Need for Increasing The Subscriptions. The growth of the Planters' Association of Ceylon from small beginnings to huge concern having a very wide scope and very great power, has made iw necessary to provide for more funds. At r special general meeting new rates of subscription were
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  • 44 9 Ankola 8,521 lb. Hedford Plantations.— 2B.62o lb. Balor.ibissie.— 12,990 lb. Hujoe Kidoel.— 62,347 lb. Donpwarie.— 31,380 lb. Djas.inßa.— 109.926 lb. Gleneaty.— 57,463 lb. Hill Rise— 2B,7oo lb. Langen 29,862 lb. Rrylnnd.— 18,000 lb. Ratnnui. -.m.019 lb. Trolak 30.000 lb. Tjikasintov.— 52,472 lb.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 498 9 Owns Lead-Zinc Mine And Steel Works. According to a cablegram from tha K-ad office of the company in Melbourne, the report of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company for the year ended May 31 &t ite» that considerable imprertment in demand for the company's products was noticeable «t the
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    • 501 9 Increase in the Scope Of Business. The Wing On Co., Ltd., wh-se registered office is at 213, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, has received official sanction to add "banking" to its list of business objects. Instructed by Messrs. Hastings. Dennys and Bowley, Mr. F. C.
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    • 68 9 Renong Tin (first half).— No. 2 dr«dg« 246 piculs No. 3 dredge 113 piculs Batang I»«dang (first half).— Two dredges 130 pieuls, 594 hours, 62,500 yards. Rantau Tin (6rst half).— Two dredges 317 piculs, 574 hours, M.OOO yards. T«ja Malaya (first "half) .---No. 2 dredge 9C piculs. The
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    • 993 9 Payment of Dividends Resumed. The eighteenth annual general meeting of Selangor Coconuts, Ltd., was held at the registered office of the company, 1, Embankment, Kuala Lumpur, on Sept. 21, the chairman, Mr. W. A. Stanton, presiding. After notice convening the meeting had been read by a representative
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    • 119 9 Mr. Lansbury on Government Measures of Assistance. Rugby, Sept. 11. Dealing with Government's coal industry policy the First Commissioner of Works, Mr. George Lansbury, in a speech last night, said it was expected that when Parliament met in October plans satisfactory to workers and owners would be
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    • 72 9 Rugby, Sept. 24. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.08H, Athens 875, Bombay Is. 5 27-32 d., Berlin 20.36, Brussels 34.875, Bucharest 8164, Buenos Aires 47 7-32, Copenhagen 18.215, Geneva 25.156, Helsingfors 192%, Hong Kon<r Is. 10»4d., Lisbon 108.20. Madrid 82.816, Milan 92.655, New York 4.84 27-38, Oslo 18.205, Paris 12:1*65.
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    • 583 9 Company to Prospect Deposits. The British Swiss International Corporation, Ltd., has paid to the Government of the Union of South Africa the sum of £302,000, being the estimated cost of the railway now in course of construction between Koopmansfontein and Postmasburg, Cape Province of South Africa.
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    • 437 9 Users Other Than American. The consumption of rubber in countries ether tr.ir the U.S.A., says a correspondent in the Financial Times, is increasing rapidly, but recent progress has attracted less attention than it merits. The following statement of conaurr,ptijn shows an average annual increase of U per cent,
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    • 307 9 Economies of New Drying Process. Over 26,000 British farmers have discovered that sugar beet is their most profitable crop, and thousands more are likely to be encouraged to take up beet cultivation as the result of a report, in which facts and figures are set out to show
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    • 404 9 Soil Conservation and Future Crops. I The seventeenth annual ordinary general meeting of the Pahang Para Rubber Syndiciate. Ltd, was held on Aug. 28, at 71, St. Maryaxe, E.C. Mr. Cyrill Hughes (the chairman) snid that the net proceeds of rubber sales amounted to £15,757, a decrease
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    • 215 9 Control of Funds In Ceylon. Government's Bill to establish a Robber Research Scheme passed its second reading in the Ceylon Legislative Council on Sept. 12 and was referred to a Select Committee. The course of the debate suggested that numerous amendments are likely to be made before the
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    • 161 9 Year's Dividend of 13 1/3 Per Cent. Recommended. Messrs. A. R. Burkill and Sons, secretaries and general managers of the Kota Bahroe Rubber Estates (1921) Ltd, report that the profit for the year ended June 30, 1929, amounted to Tls. 55,358 which added to the sum of
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  • 721 9 Arbitration Court Award. INCREASED TRADE ACTIVITY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, Aug. 28. We have experienced more active trading: conditions in the Manchester market during the past week than has been the case tor a long time back. There has been a larger amount of business offering
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  • 91 9 Direct Importation From The East. London, Sept. 11. The Vancouver representative of tho Financial Times cables that large shipments of tea packed in Gr«>at Britain ore not being cleared in the Vancouver Customs while the merchants are making frantic efforts to obtain reliei from Ottawa. Tea packed
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  • 130 9 The following donations to Port Swettenhii.n Mariners' Club are acknowledged Previously acknowledged $8,581.01 thr Hon. Mr. Eu Tong Sen 50, Lt.-Commandcr Amcotts 242.52, Messrs. East Asiatic Co.. Ltd. 100, Sfc Andrews Society 25, E. L. K. M, Krank Mustard 25, Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpur 81, St.
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  • 1085 10 It has never been the policy of the Straits Times to gibe at the great Ar.iericaa experiment of Prohibition. We hold that the ideal in itself is so laden with possibilities for the cood of mankind j that its pursuance
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  • 1193 10  -  Senator Marconi Putting First Things First In Research. (By The public appetite for new marvels is ne\er satisfied, and we hear all sorts of stories about the wonderful things that wireless is to accomplish in the near future. The public is told, for instance, that we
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  • 275 10 The City of Marseilles is expected to .-all at Singapore about Nov. 25, to convey details to the United Kingdom. Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Worley and family are leaving for Home in the middle of October by the Karmala. The Hon. Mr. R. J. B. Clayton,
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  • 797 10 TALKING TO THE BASE. It is to be hoped that by the time the Naval Base really is a Naval Bm it will have achieved efficient telephone communication with Singapore. In the space of two hours tins morniny an unfortunate member of the Straits Times staff
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  • 20 10 The death ha-, incurred of Mr. Herbert Sefton Jones, father of Lady Manning, wife of the former Governor of Ceylon.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 206 10 MADE IN ENCLAND CORK- TIPPED ffM^ CIGARETTES ODEON GRAMOPHONE i RECORDS ELECTRICALLY RECORDED BY NEW PROCESS. We heve a lam stociv of the newest issues <f Ihrar Rat rd* whi.h includes the following by \vell-l;nown Artists: ORCHESTRAL HtiK!vS. Thr lUaUntagcn (Wagmvr). Arthur Bodanzky arid ih.- Berlin Siau- Opera "oiw Orcbeatra.
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    • 61 10 ALKAMBRA TO-NIGHT In the Second Show at 9 United Artists Production THE THREE PASSIONS Featuring ALICE TERRY and IVAN I'ETROVICH. Along with Latest Empire News. First Show at 7.30 p.m. SMOKE EATERS An Episode of flaming; hearts and cunning love. TAN CHENG KEE CO.. LTD., Proprietors. n II BEER THE
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  • 233 11 Losses Not Believed to Be Widespread. £20,000,000 LIABILITIES. Search for An Italian Financier. London, Sept. 25. Interest in the Hatry affair is bejjinninjc to move tn the whereabouts of the Itahan. Ciuvunni Cialdini, one of the principals in several i)f
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  • 78 11 Campaign for Men's Rights. Vienna, Sept. 24. Tii" < Ml n's Rights opened i nrt-r tr of the World's Le-^u? ts, whose promoter, Herr II violently denounced women. appealing t.. men to oppose feminine eni uchments to the cr,j ami to work fur marriage laws, which nt prejudiced
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  • 87 11 Poor Rainfall No Cause For Alarm. •r rainfall that has been experienced daring this year, the water in the Singapore reservoir! is re-m-rkab'v low. No shortage is anticipated, how ver, rain* season is due to begin in October, and tho amount of available red at the present tim?.
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  • 35 11 Heavy Roll of Dead And Injured. MOSCOW, Sept. 24. Ii rty-five i re killed and '■'•?< in ■tired when an express from Moscow to Siberia was derailed fifty miles from Vi;.tk::. !Ii liter.
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  • 101 11 AN "EDUCATIONAL TO UR." Undertaken Leave For America. A delegation of ten members from the B I ml. i takers' Association has left London for an "educational tour" of .ml Canada. The programme embraces, among other things, visits to i!v principal cities, a ehric reception at Toronto, inspection of the
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  • 200 11 Big Capture of Troops And Munitions. Shanghai, Sept. 24. A message from Hankow states that the China Merchants' steamer Kiang-chin limped in to-day sadly battered, bringing news of a disastrous blow struck at the Nationalist Government forces by the Communist Ironsides. It appears that three steamers transporting
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  • 78 11 Catholic Union Under Police Control. Rome, Sept. 2!. Vatican circles are highly indignant at the Fascist Government's abolition of the clause in the police law restricting police control of all political bodies and organisations, under which the Vatican's Catholic Union has hitherto been exempt from ccntrol because of
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  • 146 11 Chinese Ship Chandler Charged. sequel to the seizure of IS cases of Black and White whisky on board the City of Salisbury by Singapore Revenue Offices and the subsequent prosecution ln d conviction of Chief Officer C. G. r.d W. Mekersie. second engineer xporting dutiable liquor was heard
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  • 141 11 Monthly Meeting Lasts Only Ten Minutes. (From Our Own Correspondent.) PenanT, Sept. 24. At the Municipal Commissioners meeting to-day Mr. 1.. K. Slcwe sat as n->w commissioner in place of Mr. E. Ncwbokl, who has gone on \> The president said Mr. Slow. was nominated by the Straits
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  • 96 11 An Appreciation from The Bench. The Malay, however ignorant and illiterate, is particular about his appearance and generally knows what he wants, more especially the young Malay. His baju is well cat but bis sarong is necessarily ready mad*." Mr. .Ju^t-ic Spronle made this observation in the Supreme
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  • 215 11 Procedure Discussed. SATISFACTORY TALK WITH MR. HENDERSON. London, Sept. 24. The Soviet envoy, M. Dovgalevsky, arrived to-day, almost unnoticed, and visited the Foreign Office. M. Dovgalevsky made a statement that he was glad that misunderstandings had apparently been cleared up and that the Soviet viewpoint was
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  • 118 11 Visitor's Experience In Connaught Drive. According to a report made to the Singapore police, a Chinese who had arrived in Singapore from Rhio with a cheque for $500 to make purchases, was robbed by two armed Chinese at about 7 .30 on Monday night in Connaught
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  • 38 11 Japanese Newspapers Banned In Harbin. Tokio, Sept. 24. News from Harbin to the Reneo Agency states that the Chinese Chamber of Commerce has banned the local Japanese newspapers, prohibiting the merchants from subscribing to them.— Reuter.
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  • 73 11 Several Days' Fight Against Flames. Perth, Sept. 24. The steamer Anthea picked up the crew of the Silton Hall, who fought the flames for several days before abandoning their ship. The Silton Hall' 3 cargo was coal. The Anthea was 390 miles distant when she received the
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  • 93 11 Champion in Matrimonial Tangle. Bridgeport, Connecticut, Sept. 24. Gene Tunney, the world's boxing champion, has filed a counter-suit to the action by Fogarty. Tunney denies the truth of r'ogarty's complaint and asks for $100,000 damages. Reutcr. Originally Tunney was su?d for breach Oi promise by Mrs. C.
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  • 102 11 Lorry Tendered in Part Payment. In a Supreme Court claim, before Mr. Justice Stevens this morning, when •He claim of T«ng Hong and Co., contracting, against Goon Chin Ann was mentioned, Mr. C. R. Stewart, for defendants, said he accepted the onus of proof. Mr. Stewart said plaintiffs
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  • 103 11 Alliance Wanted. AMERICAN FINANCIER'S OPINION. London, Sept. 25. Mr. Edgar B. Davis, a prominent American financier who is connected with several rubber companies, speaking at a luncheon in London in honour of Mr. Seiberling, the President of the Rubber Manufacturers Association of America, said the rapidly expanding
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  • 123 11 Advice Regarding Obsolete Treaties. Geneva, Sept. 24. The first committee of the League Assembly unanimously adopted the subcommittee's resolution appreciating the importance of China's proposal regarding article nineteen of the Covenant and declaring that any member of the League may place on the agenda of the Assembly
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  • 110 11 Unsuccessful Appeal Against Death Sentence. (From Our G*wn Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. M. A session of the F.M.S. Court of Appeal assembled to-day. The Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Kli-hir.sione) presided, and Mr. Justice Robinson and Mr. Justice Prichard were the other judges. The court heard tfw appaal of Kantan,
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  • 72 11 Fastest Commercial Machine Produced. Paris, Sept. 25. France now boasts the possession of the fastest commercial aeroplane in the world. The machine is fitted with a 500 h.p. engine and is capable of carrying eight passengers and about a ton of cargo. It flew fiom Le Bourget
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  • 60 11 No Truth in Story Of Strike. A rumour was current in Singapore yesterday that the Chinese coolies employed at the Naval Base had gone on strike. The Straits Times was informed at the offices of Sir John Jackson, Ltd., the contractors for the Base, that there was
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  • 62 11 Chinese Arrested with FortySix Tickets. A Chinese who was arrested by Inspector Spinks at 81, Market Street, yesterday was produced before the Fourth Police Magistrate this morning and charged with assisting in the management of a chap ji kee lottery. He was found in possession of 46 tickets
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  • 34 11 Rugby, Sept. 25. The total number of unemployed or Sept. 16 was 1,147,500. This was 2,192 less than the week before and 145.159 les« than the year before. British Wireless.
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  • 78 11 Mr. Frederick James Batholomew, who has died at his residence. Holly Bank, Chertsey, Surrey, aged eighty-four, used tn visit, when a boy, the camp which was formed on Chobham Ridges for the troops who afterwards went to the Crimean War. He told how, when the troops left
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  • 123 11 To Stay with President Hoover. Washington, Sept. 25. It is officially announced that Mr. Ramsay Macdonald and Miss Macdonald will be the guests of President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover at the White House from Saturday to Tuesday. London, Sept. 21. It is noteworthy that r.o naval
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  • 211 11 Rates Reduced And Improvements Made. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 24. Pcnang residents have learned with pleasure that the Penang tr!. phone charges are to be reduced in January. In the case of subscribers with private- telephones the reduction is from $108 to SIOJ per year, and
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  • 43 11 Lithuanian Dictator's Fall From Power. Kovno, Sept. 21. The formation of a new Ministry in Lithuania by Dr. Tubelis, Premier end Foreign Minister, marks the fall from power as dictator of Professor Valdemaras. An improvement in Polish-Lithuanian relations is anticipated. Reuter.
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  • 51 11 Parliamentary Congress Wants Agreement. Berlin, Sept. 24. The International Parliamentary Congress which is being held here adopted a resolution suggesting that the League of Nations should assume the initiative in furthering international broadcasting cooperation and in framing an international radio covenant which should be ratified by all Governments.
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  • 69 11 Causes Withdrawal of Bigamy Charge Against Chinese. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 24. Owing to lack of evidence on the question of Chinese marriage laws the Deputy Public Prosecutor withdrew a charge in the Police Court to-day in which Lee Fatt, a Chinese woman, wes charged
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  • 73 11 Fined for Offence Committed Nine Years Ago. (Frem Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 24. In the Police Court to-day Ratnam, a milk vendor, was produced by Inspector Uawson on a charge of selling adulterated milk in 1920. Accused it was stated, had gone to India in 19^3
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  • 64 11 The stockbrokers' office aboard the United State 3 liner Leviathan has on the first voyage pioved a great success. It is stated that business amounting to 123,000 was Mansactcd during tho voyage. A highly ■satisfactory figure on an eastbound Atlantic voyage at a time of the
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  • 370 11 Viscount Cecil's Policy At Geneva. UNFOUNDED CHARGES Great Britain Ratifies A Convention. Kagby. Sept. 2. r i. Visccunt Cecil apNaaad astonishment at the League Assembly at Geneva to-day it the suggestion that he was trying to diminish security. 1 :i!ii amazed that ar.y member of this As«embly
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  • 77 11 Illness Takes a Turn for The Worse. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Sept. 24. The condition of H.R.H. Prince Mahidol, heir to the throne of Siam, during the last 21 hours has taken a turn fet the worse, end ix good deal of anxiety is felt. The infection
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  • 44 11 Heavy Punishment for Street Offences. Madrid, Si The Government lias issued a decree providing for heavy punishment for meji convicted of accosting women in publicplaces. Women are entitled to appeal to the nearest constable, who mu.t arrest the flirtatious offender. Tians-(>>-« a:i.
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  • 122 11 Candidate's Allegation Of Drastic Measures. The rigorous measures alleged to have been adopted by a Committee of Chinese members of an examining board In! to the appearance of two members before Mr. C. H. G. Clarke, the District Judge, yesterday to answer charges of H 1 1
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  • 101 11 Torpedo Invented that Enemy Cannot Dodge. An invention which will soahte a torpedo discharged from a submarine to travel invisibly through the water has been made by a Spanish naval officer, Don Manuel Garcia Diaz, who was rsccntly decorated by the King of Spain. A submarine when rabu«nf*d s
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    • 49 11 aiiiiiiiiii!ii!imini;iiiiiiiiiiifliii!i'iiii!'iiiiiiiiii:i!iiHiuiiiii;iiii!iiiii:iiiiiiiiiniitiiiinr TO-DAYS FEATURES. Page B} Siilimariii'.' to the North IVc. by Sir Hubert Wilkins 18 IV Patai* <>f WlreiaM, by Senator Marconi 10 <l Article Inr !!■>> fii— rta. l>v l^.rd ItadrnI !ih Cotton Trurie itcvi<<» it \'iniii-l i ln MarVls. by the I iiiaiuial < orres|Mindi nt 9 P^—Mmiiiiiiniiii.,lll
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  • 716 12 Official Statistics. REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S MEMORANDUM. Commercial houses at Home and especially those intimately associated with the rubber industry of Malaya will welcome the signs of activity being displayed by the Government in removing the longstanding reproach respecting the paucity itistics and their late publication directed against the
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  • 58 12 Motor vehicles are no longer debarred from St. Helens. The Colonial Office report t n St. Helena for 1928, issued yesterday, states The law prohibiting the DM of motors has been repealed and regulations for motor traffic are now under consideration. It is probable that only
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  • 26 12 Mr. D. W. McLcod, until recently headmaster of the King Edward VII School, Taiping, has arrived in Penang to take charge of the Penang Free School.
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  • 19 12 Miss G. L Bruce, secretary of the Kuala Lumpur Book Club, is expected buck from leave about Oct. 15.
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  • 36 12 Dr. I-. S. Pcrera, of Kuala Lumpur, whe is shortly proceeding to Ceylon on holi- lay. lias presented a challenge trophy to 1> enapaM for between all the Christian Brothers' Schools' Old Boys' Associations in Malaya.
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  • 44 12 Such is the shortage of water that many people in Alor Star have -to bathe in the muddy water* of the Sungei Kedah, and it is rumoured that some have to Irink this filthy water, writes the Alor £Uu (.uiTesjjuiidtni of ihu Straits Echo.
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  • 286 12 Eurasian Woman Robbed On Doorstep. Armed with a packet of powdered popper a Chinese gained entrance into the house of a Eurasian family and after throwing the powder into a woman's eyes robbed her of a bangle which she was wearing at the time. The story was related
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  • 183 12 Noted Soldier Who Led Brigade in France. The death is announced at Philadelphia of Senator Lawrence Davis Tyson at the ago of 68. Born at Greenville, North Carolina, he became a graduate of the United States Military Academy in 1883, and served in the Spanish-American war, first
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  • 253 12 Hospitality for Ex-Service Gathering. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Sept. 24. At the invitation of the Taiping branch of the Ex-Services Association, ex-ser-vicemen from Kedah, Penang, Ipoh and Sitiawan, spent the week-end at Taiping. Several entertainments had been arranged in honour of the visitors, including a supper dance
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  • 82 12 With a view to meeting heavy expenditure for Manse repairs, refurnishing and the purchase of a car incurred by the Presbyterian Church a bazaar is being held on Oct. 1 in the Victoria Memorial Hall. The sale will be opened by Mrs. John Scott and in addition to
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  • 106 12 A case of considerable interest to the Chinese mining community occupied Mr. Justice Prichard's attention in the Supreme Court, Ipoh, on Thursday when Teo Chuan Khor sued the Tung Sun Kongsi, Wong Chin Tong (the well-known miner and philanthropist), Lee Yuk Thong, Wong Fook Phang and Foo Chong Foo for
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  • 643 12 Ship's Cabin Boy Found Not Guilty. After a trial lasting two days the young Hylam charged at the Assizes with the murder of a Chinese fellow lodger in a Victoria Street house was yesterday afternoon found not guilty by a majority of six to one. The Chief
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  • 234 12 Man Who Tried to Stop A Quarrel. A Bengali who was alleged to have stabbed a Tamil who intervened to stop a fight between the Bengali and another, claimed trial at the Singapore Assi-.c.-. this morning before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) on a charge of murder.
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  • 41 12 Mr. Tan Hock Aun, Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court, Penang, who is being transferred to Singapore, has had to delay his departure owing to the death of his young daughter at the General Hospital, Penang, following an operation for appendicitis.
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  • 59 12 In reply to a Penang correspondent inquiring when the Government will be able to give a decision on the Trimmer report, respecting Penang harbour improve m«nts th« Colonial Secretary state* that it is quite Impossible' for Km' to give any indication of the period within which Government is likely to
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 66 12 [The Straits Times is not resjomlbla for th» opinion! of iv correspondent*. Correspondents should boar in mind that letten most be short and to th« point. Long epistles are liable to bo rejected or eat down. Correspondents mast enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily tor publication bat as guarantee
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    • 508 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, The crux of the situation now existing between China and Russia may be succinctly expressed as Defence vs. Aggression." Accoiding to facts, China has ever since the beginning of the trouble played the part of defend and Russia, in
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    • 184 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In an article appearing in your issue of the 18th instant you state that your representative was informed at the Municipal Offices that the authorities had received complaints regarding the coal dust nuisance from residents in Lavender Street and
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    • 101 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Whilst on the subject of traffic regulations, I should like to ask why ricksha coolies are allowed to disregard traffic signals totally. My syce's skill has on several occasions saved the lives of ricksha passengers and coolies who have been
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    • 350 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— The article by Senator W. E. Borah, which you publish in your issue of to-day's date, leads me to think and prompts me to wonder whether, after all, there is going to be peace on this earth, after
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  • 191 12 Unique Court Plea By Frenchman. An extraordinary document was produced at Willesden Police Court by Emile Franco, a Frenchman, who was sued for negketing to provide for his wife. The defendant alleged that his wife had signed the document, which was in the following terms, before th?
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  • 84 12 Dr. V. A. Stookes recently had the misfortune to dislocate his wrist and had to go to hospital at Sar.dakan for a short while. When returning from a visit to Sungei Batang Estate with the Deputy Protector on Sept. 4 the push trolley on which they were travelling, in crossing
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  • 302 12 Dedication and Induction Ceremonies. There was a double ceremony at the new Chinese Presbyterian Church in Prinsep Street yesterday, its dedication being accompanied by the ceremony of induction of the new Chinese pastor, Rev. Tan Leng Tien. After stating that the congregation of the Chinese Presbyterian
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  • 151 12 Well-Preserved Body In Glacier. After eighty-three years the Gradez glacier in East Tyrol has delivered up one of its dead. The body of the man. v gamekeeper called Mattershom, was brought to light like that of a dead Rip van Winkle, in almost the *tate in which
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  • 21 12 The annual picnic of the Chinese Association will be held at Mr. Aw Boon Haw's bungalow at Pasir Panjang this week-end.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 37 12 1 fLueii a"Sff*J I #L^^*"™^ K^JMlCCt l^p W BEST IN THE WORLD i SOLD BY ALL STORES AND WINE DEALERS Sole Agents HUTTENBACH, LAZARUS SONS, LTD. (Incorporated ia th« Strait* Settlement*) SINGAPORE, PENANG, IPOH AND KUALA LUMPUR.
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  • S.C.C. In Singapore Cup Final—Scott's Great Fight Described.
    • 261 13 S.C.C. Tournament. Kesult* of tics ia the S.C.C. lawn fnni* tournament yesterday were as follows: C Single*. 1.. Q. Robertson vs. J. S. Anderson unflni*h( I, set all I. F. Youn^' vs. Dr. Madfrwick i unfinished, set all). 1.. K. Kaifkt beat A. v. Hay. ft— 2. c— 3.
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    • 1016 13 Last Minute Penalty. MALAYS MISS CHANCES IN EXCITING GAME. It will be generally agreed that the S.C.C. were rather fortunate to negotiate successfully the semi-final hurdle of the S.A.F.A. Cup on the Stadium ground yesterday when they defeated the Malays by the only goal scored.
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    • 886 13 S.C.C. Cricketers Visit Kota Tinggi. The promised repetition of a recent trip to Kota Tinggi made by tl:e "RiffRaffs" came off on Sunday when a party of. about 20 S.C.C. cricketers and friends journeyed to that delectable, although somewhat inaccessible spot, in the wild* of Johorc.
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    • 311 13 Gruelling Contest. WONDERFUL RALLY IN LAST ROUND. New York, Sept. U. At Ebbetfs Field, before '25,000 spectators, Phil Scott, the British heavyweight champion, had the greatest IgM of his career, when he won a srrueliing contest by a narrow margin on points, against Vittorio Campolo, the
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  • 1150 13 Rush fcr the Tote. RECORD CROWDS ATTRACTED. (l»y P. [.to K.iuil.nor). Recently, Thi> Panther (1916), son of Tracery, was returned to England from Argentina wfiitber he \v;i< taut ii Daeenber, 1919. In Sooth America he sired 2(.M winners of racei worth Dearly A'To.OOO. With siuh a record,
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  • 39 13 Grimsby Town Collect More Points. London, Sept. f-1. The following were the results of keagM matches played to-day First Division. Grlmshy Town 4 Iluddi-rsficld T. 2 Third Division (Northern). Accrington st. :i Mttaoa 0 Reutcr.
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  • 69 13 Miss Sandison's Victory Over Miss Ridley. London, Sept. 13. In the fourth round of the wonu-n'.-loubks of the Eastbourne Tournament in the South of England championships Miss Buil and Miss Sandison beat Misses ii iwiti and James, G 2, 6—l.6 1. In the singles K-mi-final, Miss Sandisor heat
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  • 119 13 Harrison G.C. Mixed Foursomes The following is the result of nixed foursomes, played at the Garrison Golf Hub yesterday. 11 cards were taken out »nd the following were the best reurned Mr. C. A Scott and Mrs. G. A. Stepi.enson 11— t\L=$8% Lt. W, Glendinning and Mrs. Barlow 44—5^4=38%
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  • 107 13 Weights for Second Day Of Autumn Meeting. The following handicaps haw been issued for the second day of the Selanffor Turf Club Autumn Meeting Race- 2. Horsos, Class 111, Third Division (s',i furlongs i Loch Buy J».3, Flonir's Pit X.9, Ball>arra 8.11, King*! Maid 8.3, Hushedon U, Hopawruy
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  • 56 13 Welch Band Beaten By Raffles Institution. A fast and Interesting same wai play* ed on Raffle.- Institution ground between the School and the Welch Band, on Monday. The jrame resulted in a win for the school by three clear goals. At half-time the score was 2—o.2 0. The KOTtn
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  • 105 13 Ballerino Beats Routis In America. At Hertford, Connecticut, in a contest for the featherweight championship of tho world Mika Ballerino, the Italian-Ameri-cr.n. yesterday defeated Andre Kout t)v French title-holder. OB points, states a It< utc-r neseace, Up to 1'.»27 Ballcrino h:-.d had r 90 eoateata, of which
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  • 45 13 S.C.C. Postpone Saturday's Rounds. As the Singapore Swimming Club is tixfd for Saturday afternoon the s.c.c. have decided to postpone the semi-final liild final rounds of their six-aside football competition until next Wednesday, when the games will be played at the advertised times.
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  • 88 13 Wi-dnesdav, Septcmlxr '2't Football S.A.I. Semi-Filial Wekh vs. t I Thursday. September 26 J Ttef in S.c.c. Biz-a-SMi lootball Competition. Friday, September 27 Hockey Raffles Institution vs. S.K.C., 8.8.C. Ttei in S.C.C. -Six-a-Side Football Competition. V.M.C.A. Swimming Carnival. Saturday. Si-ptembcr 28 SclßniT»r Its fOlf 01 Golf Singapore Island
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 107 13 Raffles Hotel First Class Accommodation' with Modern Sanitation. TEA GRILL ROOM AFTER DANCES IN THE EAST DINNER Monday. DANCES Wednesday Commence and SATURDAY, SEPT. 28 Thaniny Friday and us-tii SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF Saturday MLLE MURA SMIRNOVA r Reservations. The Celebrated Russian Dancer. Baaaaj. Ml i>m. Sea View Hotel All Rooms
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    • 332 14 ISever h<u the desire f»r prtfvction been carried $o far a$ in the new NKW 4-CYLINDKR. IHR LONG-EXPECTED 6CYLINDER. <ars based upon an entirely I j^^^ new conception, with chassis ;j— mjfaPMßWßMi -tnd body forming a homogene X' m^^K cus block of enormous strength. WWB&nKF ££k*l lncomparstble steadiness and grip
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    • 314 14 /fS^^ SEVEN AGAIN Awarded 3rd and Ith places and winner in its own class in the lister T.T. Race. Once more the famous Austin 'SKVK.N' lias achieved wonderful IMCaaa this lime s-?\ GtX-r—A 'n the important Ulster tourist trophy If 1 Two Austin SKYKN curs driven In -^^h^bJl W^^HKh bV^Z^9&^\
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  • 330 15 Eight To Be Lent For £7,000,000 Show. World-wide Interest i- being taken in the great exhibition of Italian art to be held at Burlington House, Piccadilly, from January 1 to March 8 next. year. every city and big town in iLuly. stirred by Signor Mussolini's enthusiasm
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  • 518 15 The following particulars are officially supplied from Government House, SingaSunday, September 16. Hia Excellency and Lady Clifford the Cathedral of Shepherd at a.m. and afterwards paid the Right Reverend Bmile Barillon. I Malacca, a visit of congratulation i -i hia silver jubilee, being year of his episcopate! and
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  • 2437 15  -  Sir Hubert Wilkins, F.R.G.S. (By Next Year's Amazing Attempt Beneath the Arctic Iee Special Safety Devices Buffers, Drills and Explosives Tentacle Feelers for Bergs Cruising in the Polar Sum* mer Sir Hubert Wilkin's Plans. AIRSHIPS and aeroplanes have con-! qucred the Arctic air, but
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  • 464 15 MUSICAL SOCIETY The Proposed Revival In Singapore. As reported in these columns a few daj i a^'j. a preliminary meeting, was held lately, under the chairmanship of the Colonial Secretary, to discuss the advisability of reviving the old Philharmonic Society. As a remit of that meeting, a sub committee was
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  • 67 15 Tan Ah-moti, auto salesman, drivex ol the rar whirl) collided with a motor-cycle on Uubl-ling Well Road, Shanghai, and eajaaed the death of Mr. lieorge Alb< rt (.rilliths of the Shanghai Mutual Telephone Co. Ltd., was found guilty of negH' gent driving and causing death and (sentenced to 18 months'
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    • 68 15 HNEST GLAZED WALL TILES As supplied to the EU TONG SEN THEATRE A. CLOUET CO., LTD. 2-1, RAFFLES QUAY, SINGAPORB. V 7 Gentlemen j Vt^ J shave themselves daily. fill ll You slutvc r.ipidly nurl p?..i'!" R y^»-y whibt ihe skin remains yd» M \f&/ yet V rin< l f
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    • 54 15 A SALAD SECRET /^SPM^Btfy make them with Crosse II l%sSBjy)7 Klackwcll's Salad (ream, IjFWtLJ^W and add lhc che f' 8 touch. /^^g%? J/ Ihis r ch smooth cream of iC^n§MWif «gg-yolks. olive oil, dairy JF^^ry _^P^^ rream and spice, trans/*^^^^i<^^r forms the simplest salad \SS|ls|*o<^y makes il into v banquet
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    • 67 16 r*£^fe& A NEW EBSi mcH a^i more ecotiomical price. TI 1 y Cs are GUARANTEED i made of exactly the sa.r.c t unique tobacco leaf as 5, the on^.y difference b r 999 are not made by hr.rid VIRGINIA CioAAETrES MADE IN LONDON c.V ARDAT4 TOBACCO CO. LTD 180 A
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    • 251 16 I •1 /IHN >«mi own it Nhli 4- !W* \<<"i m:n •>•• sjifo v-y«C£; lnal I*''"}'''" r<'>lM-<l pnd Mhtlire the <-:<r you drivr. "400" linen and colours ht<- rorrrrlK mnart.,l |>lioietcry and fittings are rich lo the j»o:nt ttfdefpnMk Coachwork Ls of the finest. Nash engineering has given lht v
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  • 1217 17 Mr. Davidson's Speech. GOSPEL OF (GOODWILL IN MALAYA. (From Our Own Correspomltnt.) Scromban, Sept. 21. Thirc was a kuga iitU-ndance at the MCOOd dinner of the Soremban Rotary Club, when Mr. J. W. Davidson, the hon. Ei-noral Commissioner <> f the Rotary International, iii-livcrcd an ;ul.i Mr.
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  • 208 17 Purchasers Dispute Sale Conditions. The recent sale by auction of Bukit Tunggal, the well-known property of the late Sytd Omar aUsasjonT, was the subject of an action in the Supreme Court yesterday. The purchasers, Messrs. Gammons (Malaya) Ltd., complained that the property was 90,000 square feet Ism than
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  • 77 17 The lateit development in connection with local government is the formation, by H.E. the Governor of Hong Kong of a Harbour Board. It has ltet-n appointed to advise the Government of Hong Kong in any matt r concerning the Harbour of Victoria as to which the advice of the Board
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  • 1364 17 Exhibition at Telok Datoh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) DM* Sept. 22. In cornxi-icn \v lii the Malr.ynn Agri-Hci-ticrltu t! Association, the fifth annual agri-ho:-ticultuial show of Kuala Lnrigat was held on the 21rt instant at Telok Datoh, t K e headquarters of the distiict. From an early hour
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  • 69 17 Opening' Performance To-niftit. I At the Victoria Theatre t )-night the Warwick Revue Company will commence a short return season of four nights with their production of "The Whirligig." All the old favourites will be seen Re\ Burehell, Gladys Voile, Sehryn Driver, Barbara W'eale, Guy I^athom, Knitl
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  • 35 17 St. Andrew's Hospital has received the sum of $2,400 from the estate of the late Abraham Frankel for the purpose of endowing a Treasure Cot in perpetuity, in memory of the deceased.
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    • 93 17 COMBINATION PLUNGER PUMPS AND ENGINES. Capacity 600 and 1,500 gallons per hour to a Head of 80 feet. -^^-jSfl^^^^^L- f^ Self-contained, Direct rfc^^^V^ Gear-driven, Efficient, fsf^o ''W^^^^Vir Simple, Compact, ComiJawP^atV fm^f nc^ U(^^ n^ footvalves Two sizes in stock as under 3Vi x 4. V/> in. suction, 600 gals, per
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    • 556 18 Every doctor I Every Doctor knows that experimenting with |E x learnt from experience that there is one food >£ |p K m^' :> that agrees with nine babies out of ten, he says: pj Ri j "If your Baby cannot be breast-fed, give Glaxo." A safe, pure milk, entirely
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    • 107 18 GET OFF THE ROAD PURCHASE A jr*tfft*JaK.. V J|a^^J» 16 FOOT RUNABOUT And spend your spare time on the Sea exploring the many Islands around the Malayan Coast. Escape the congestion and discomforts of the road. Motor boat cruising in a Brook*Runabout is the Ideal Form of Rest and Recreation.
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    • 533 19 Assets exceed $10,000,000. Assurance in force over $35,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) IIU.U) OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27, Old Jewry, E.C, The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of Eneland and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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    • 583 19 BANKING CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Paid Up Capital in 000,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE 33, Binhopsirate, London. E.C 2. Agencies and Branches Amrit-ar Iloilo Rangoon Alor Star Klang l'eshawar Bangkok Kobe Sercmban Ratavia K. Lumpur Semarang
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    • 713 19 BANKING NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK. Established 1863 at Amsterdam Authorised Capital Glds. 00.000.000 (about £5,000,000) Paid up Capital Glds. 55,000.000 (about £4,600,000) Reserves Glds. 27.186.365 (about £2.270,000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch East Indies. SHANGHAI Head Office for China and Japan.
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    • 293 19 INSURANCE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England). Fire, Life, Marine, Accident, Guarantee and Motor. Assets £60,000,000 ARTHUR C. POTTS— Manager and Underwriter, Eastern 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 been
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    • 326 19 HOUSES TO LET SIANG LJM PARK (Lorong 40, Geylang) Three rooms and four rooms at $30 and $35 respectively. ELECTRICITY, GAS and WATER. Apply, SIONG LIM SAWMILL CO., 2/3, SYED ALWI ROAD. Enquiries 'Phone 6852 or 6854. TO LET OFFICES, GODOWNS, ETC. Office in The Arcade. 15 and 17, Alkaff
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    • 248 20 A BRITISH WATCH AT LAST! WEARING WINDS IT TDE PERFECT WATCH ACHIEVED Th« natural wo'ement* of your wrist md the HARWOOD WATCH. It start* directly you put it on. In a few hours it stores enough energry to keep it going for 84 hours, whether worn or not. In this
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    • 277 20 GENUINE STOCKHOLM TAR SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED LEE KIM SOO 40, HIGH STREET. 634 T. K. K.'S TYRES. carl). 71". x-lir. Utilmcd from 51.?.:>0 la 511.r.0 :m x 2. fin. s 6.H0 to s .•;.«o j 2fi x 2' 2 do. S.r-O to S 7.--0, 30 x 3>i <!u. 512.30 to
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    • 1004 20 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. PREI'AYAItI.E CHARGES for WANTS, For Sale, To Let, etc., in ordinary close set tv|»- (nveraee s'x words to line) are Per lino: One insertion 28 cents, tw., ins. X cents, til iff ins. 64 cents, four mx. 82 cents, live ins. $1.00, six ins. $1.13, ten ins. $1.40,
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    • 959 20 BOARD AND LODGING BEAUTIFUL HOME recently opened has one vacancy. Only Englishmen need apply. I JO.i, Straiti Times. I VACANT, two single rooms with large verandah, suitable for two bachelors, every convenience. Please 4009. I ONE LARGE AIRY FURNISHED ROOM, excellent board in new flat, Orchard Road. Apply 440, Straits
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    • 683 20 imie^ Finest Ground (offee, Roasted and Ground Fresh Daily from the Finest Quality Selected Beans. OBTAINABLE FROM EVERY GOOD DEALER IN MALAYA. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE, PENANG, K. LUMPUR AND IPOH. TILLEY SAFETY LAMPS Burn Kerosene Oil (not Benzine) Al.mlue.lv WindpriHif. A* HU|>pli<'d to all the
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