The Straits Times, 24 May 1930

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    37 1 The straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PACKS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1930. |TRU WAfN^P The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1930, PRICE 10 CENTS
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      162 1 INGAPORE I 78, C Ny Carlsberg Beer In botllri md on draucht. Sole Importer! EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Inc. In Denmark) SINGAPORE. Condensed Milk of Uniform Quality UNIFORMITY OF QUALITY IS OBTAINED BY UNIFORMITY OF ORKiIN Iji§ipi3pi^ ALL RRANIT ~£hseo> olluul unHiiu Sweetened Condensed ilk I^4s comes from the same
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      4 1 ECIL ST. CPHONE 5161)
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      148 1 KUALA M/#TP.gflJk <^^^lVA%BT. (PHONE 3683) H STERLING SILVEV GIFT INSPIRATIONS^ For the Nursery. No. 61H6. No. MMA. CHILD S SILVER MLC. IN CASK. 11 mi ■> C4M OK CHILD'S STKBLIKO Prif «Q9 sn Nl) IJ A Sll.M'.i; WT. rn CASK OK CHILD'S STKKI IN Price $25.00. sILVRH LOOP si 1
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      461 2 (Incorp%rlo4 in England) M/tHvAM) l\\!ikN(:".K AND CARGO Ifc-T^BU' AND OP.IEKTAL S.N. CO. H HIS MA.IKSTY'S RNMWT, Lj»K!)ON AND FAR EAST MAn. SERVICE. OUTWARD KROM LONDON TOB CHINA m AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. ORE no Stay M [ALA 9,100 May 31 11,000 June 14 KA'.\ N ?.l no June 2R
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      671 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Kotterd.m. Vessels Tonnage Due sail j- RUWA MARU 10,700 June 5 6 SFL'SHIVI MARU 18,900 June l'J 20 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 July 2 8 TKRUKUNI MARU 12,000 July 18 17 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 July 30 SI lIARUNA MAKU
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      475 2 BURNS PHUP LINE (Incorporated in England) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VU JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly ctilings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7865 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      645 2 K. P. E (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 5151, with sab-conntctlona t.i Pas aca, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Deptj. and Manager'a Desk. Representative for Singapore ai>d Stralta Settlements of the Travellers OfficlU Information Bureau. Booking Office Royal Dutch Indian
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      596 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO. LOOTED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. Oik, LTD. (Ineorporattd in England) REGULAR PERVICK TO MARSriI.T.KS LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BRKMKN— GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW—BOTTOM. NEW YORK AND BALTI WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG.
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      546 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For Krctay, Trenrrranu, K>'lunt-in, Bam'nin, Tclopin, PataaJ, Fingora, Lacon, Sichon, Bnndon, Kohsarr.ui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Hunckok. Arrival Departure ■AUM May 26 M»y 28 BUDDHAOII June 2 June 4 VALATA Juno I June 11 The steamers are fitted throughout
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      484 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Sloomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and N.V. Rolterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO f,,n.j< Amsterdam Soothamptoa lUfaaMaa Rotterdam Tonnage s.f. I'r. I). Ncderlanden 9,200 S.M.N. May SO mv. Puloeran 17,000 R.L. Jum C ai I i.r Iluygeni 1.',.r,40 S.M.N. Juni 13 TJtrimal 8,100 R.L. Jum 20 nj.v.
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      1474 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE dim! AMERICAN MAIL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANT. via COLOMBO. SUEZ. PORT RAID, ALEX ANDRIA. NAPLES. GENOA and MARSEILLES tn NEW YORK and BOSTON. Arrive Leava Leava Spore Spore Pcnang IMtES. ADAMS May 26 May 29 May 31 rUB. MAKKISON June June 12
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      369 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT Bt HCDULB. Sailing* for United States and Canada Point* from Hong Kong. San l-'ianrNrn and Portland S.S. mcmCAN aaili fr»ia none Kvtifl July 8 San I'riof ii., I Antrim .nJ
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      249 3 CONCRETE PIPES AND CHANNELS Wide Range of Sizes in Stock. ENQUIRIES SOLICITED. THE ELKm CONCRETE WORKS, Office 4ft, HIGH STREET. THE EASTERN STUDIO," LEE, PHOTOG RATHER. SINr.APORK. GNLAIUiKMKvrs. MINIA riTKJtd, WEDDINT. and OTHJCH fiHiMi'S. INDOOR »nd OUTOdOIt Modi-rn Styl«?. BLBCTSSC I.K.HTINC;. etc. We also do limHttstV "«vfk Beautiful and hurdwear
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      1439 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. Te Tne Advartiiiag alen«c«~, Pirai*- limes, Cecil Street. I'lmh Insert tbe following amall a4vartisemeat for ..ays i— I f j Tb»" approzaiat-ly seven words to a line and tbere is a flat rate charge cents per line per insertion with ninimum of one dollar per Insertion. additional
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      772 4 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. NFW FLATS AT MIDDLE ROAD to let. Electricity and sanitation. Apply 7, De Souxa Street. TO LET, compound house. No. 14, Rose Lane, Tanjong Katong Road. Apply No. 14, Market Slieel. TO LET, Monaco Villa, Holland Road. Furnished, electric light, sanitary installation. Apply Rodyk Davidson. TO LET,
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      621 4 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO I.'T, l.i: mJ IM, Havelock Road, twoItoryed riverside godowna, suitable for rubber. Apply Stephens, Panl A- Co. TO LET, modern office, in Ocean Building, Collyer Quay, immediate entry. For particulars, apply Mansfield Co, Ltd. TO LET, ground floor, 73, Cecil Str»et, also oli.ces in Stanley Street.
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      819 4 SELANGOR TURF CLUB. SUMMER 1930 KACE MEETING. Saturday, May SI, Tuesday. June 3, (H.M. (he Kind's Birthday). K;i< unity 7th .v.;d MMrday «)lh (Witt Mwßdaj) of Juno i'J.'JO. Three runs for «-..cii division of Classes 1, 2 and 3 Bw Two nnu for each division of Classes IV ar.d V
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      658 4 TO EXPORTERS OF PINEAPPLES, TAPIOCAS, PEPPERS, SPICES, KAPOK. A larga New laaamd OrgaaJaa^lon, which imports i-ui.: klorable quantities per annum of the aforementioned products, desires to open direct trading relationship with a substantial Strait.s Settlement Export House. If necestarjr, I^ttfrs of Credit will be established Singapore for all purchases. Principals
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      1049 5 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Suit No. 2:il of 1928. Between Hadji Sam-udin Dalng Matara Plaintiff, and 1. Hadji Ahdul Kareem, 2. Mnhamcd Tahir bin Hadii Lshatidah, 3. Fatlmah Binlr Hadji l.ahalidah, 4. Anai kechong I. Abdullah bin Hadji Moiiamed Said (An Infant). Abdul
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      909 5 FOR SALE NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. The following equipment advertised for salt is in perfect condition and immediate delivery can be effected. Particulars No. 899, Straits Times. One Hydraulic pump installation, made by harburg Eiscn and Bronze Wcrki', Harbui'K, consisting of ONE POUR-PLUNGER PUMP. 2 plivigers for high pressure 4,500
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      447 5 JACK'S REFERENCE BOOR For HOME and OFFICE. The Key to Efficiency. 1088 Double-Column rages. Cloth bound. An encrc lopaedia of general information, a medicnl, lcjral. social, educational and commercial ffuide. An English Dictionary. Late Pannell's reference book, new and enlarged edition. MY MOST VALUABLE DESK COMPANION, Sir J. H. Yoxell.
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      391 5 AWFUL PAIN NIGHLAND DAY Rash Broke Out on Hands and Arms, Cuticura Healed. My hands and arms started to itch and a rash broke out on them. The itching and burning were terrible. I suffered awful pain night and day and could not sleep on account of it. When I
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      128 5 IC E N T R A I IENGINE WOPWS L'?| La I SINGAPORE IPOII KUALA LUMPUR. SANITARY ENGINEERS AND DFAINAGE CONTRACTORS SOLE AGENTS FOR Uouiton -V LONDON ySANITARY FITTINGS /^s\ li^©ir ©!M V H A DELICIOUS AM) fl REFRESHING DRINK A% BUT ALSO OF DEFINITE FOOD-HEALTH VALUE frasep mm> in
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  • FEATURES OF THE WEEKS NEWS FROM CHINA.
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      TRAM & BUS STRIKE IN SHANGHAI.
      1631 6 TRAM BUS STRIKE IN SHANGHAI. "White" Russians Replace Chinese Drivers. MORE FACE SAVING, WEIHAIWEI CHINESE THE COUNCIL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai, May 3. There were very few who tlid not anticipate the reversal of the rate-payers' decision regarding the admission of five Chinese to the Shanghai Municipal Council, and
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      COERCING MERCHANTS.
      180 6 Marshal Feng's Methods Of Financing the War. Shanghai, May 15. Chinese merchants of Chengchow are in a plight because the Kuominchun commanders, under the instructions of Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang, have demanded that the Chinese Chamber of Commerce take the lead to collect $500,000 from among Chinese firms for
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      WHERE BRIGANDS AND REDS RULE.
      868 6 Terrorism Everywhere. MURDER, RAPE, TORTURE IN CHINA. Bolshevism and brigandage have become a definite and increasingly serious menace in Central China, as troops of both north and south are engaging in war or v/nr preparation, says the Hong Kong Daily Pi-ess of May 15. As
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      A RIVAL FOR HONG KONG.
      511 6 Plans for New Fre4 Port. PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP TONG KA WAN. Nankin?, May 10. A free port to be known as Chung Shan is shortly to be opened in South Chin?, at Tong Ka Wan, a villag» on the coast southward of Chung Shan, known
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      HUMAN SACRIFICES.
      298 6 Rumours Strike Terror In Chinese Homes. Shanghai, May 15. Portions of Nantao and the Chinese City on May 7, seethed with excitement, which for a time threatened to become sericus, when wild rumours spread that a powerful armed gang was kidnapping children from the streets and offering them
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      LABOUR TROUBLES IN SHANGHAI.
      410 6 "Driven Underground" For the Moment. Thanks largely to the very efficient methods adopted by the police authorities in the International Settlement, the French Concession and Creator Shanghai, who carried out a number of raids on Commun-st rendezvous in admirable cooperation, the very serious threat of trouble
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      SIR W. PEEL MAKES A GOOD START.
      1374 6 HONG KONG LETTER. Bandits Near Kowloon. CONNECTING CANTON BY 'PHONE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Kong. May 17. llcjn.l Kong is well pleased with Sir William Peel, and His Excellency secml well pleased with what he has seen of th; Colony and its
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      315 7 ALHAMBRA FROM MONDAY. MAY 19 TO SUNDAY, MAY 25. Nightly at 6.15 and 9.15. Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. GREAT PICTURES FOR ALL OCCASIONS! NOW MARION DAVIES In Her First Talkie "MARIANNE" with CLIFF EDWARDS BENNY RUBIN -LAWRENCE GREY METRO— GOMWYN— MAYER AH Talking Singing Comedy Booking at ROBINSON'S
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      170 7 \\LU MU \IU\L \\L V- \i/ UU \\t,U Uk idU U U U U MM U oe 0000 oeoeoe o® oq q© oeoig: a^r WHe m n f7T>Pl o< Ift W w J I 1 1 I I W w b^H L I 1 0 Nightly at 6.15 and 9.15
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      459 7 MORE THAN EVER BEFORE "INNOCENTS OF PARIS" with MAURICE CHEVALIER. ABIE'S IRISH ROSE." CHARLES ROGERS and NANCY CARROLL WOLF OF WALL STREET. GEORGE BANCROFT. NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. RICHARD DIX. Ht> w^ N* B^a^^ v«\ Ja^ «_4 VaS E w y^ i J_ atf^^BK Brw ■^2^_^^^^MakHaiHß^B^M 9 W>' r^S fc.
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    SWEDEN—ENGLAND FERRY.
    628 8 SWEDEN— ENGLAND FERRY. SHIPPING A'OTTI Scheme Still Undergoing Discussion. The question of the establishment ofi a steam ferry service ncro i th'j North Sea between Bweden and England continues to encase attention in the fonnei country, although ill no certainty that t!:i.= long projected plan will be practically carried into
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    10 8 The s.s. PorthcM will leave Singapore far Siiivron ;\l pj
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
      120 8 Macphail and Co., Limited. Singapore, Hay -i. Tin. Kasiir. Hone Fntts 52-58 cents. K;ich;.is 1.15-1.19, K.ntiis I.IS-1.19, PWlWltl Petalinn :..io-5.a0. Talmmi M cente-1, I'lu Klanir< 1. 13-1.18, Sunjrci I-uis 1 .46-1 JO, Kuyohs 10-12 cents, Rahmans 1.10l M mini., Bmgai Wayi n. 10-3.20. Johar,^ IS- ci-n'.s, Aycr
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      Rose Macphail & Penman. Ltd.
      130 8 Rose Macphail Penman. Ltd. Singapore, May E4. Rubber. London c,'«'l.. 1-lf.d. Noon "rk-ei m Std.) Spot 'J.i er.ts. Tin. London il ::f. £1 10s. Mining 0«let. Sunrei Ways "-1.-20. Kaehals 1.16-LtO \-.<1., Kinta Dredges l.lf1.19, lion- Fattl .■.il-. r ).'i conts. Malaya C.m-,01r.. S2-21 cents, .lohar.R 3SH-S6H cents, Sunpci Lpas
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      FAVOUR HOME INDUSTRY.
      82 8 Madame Chiang Using Chinese Goods. M .ulanu- Chiang Kii-shck, the first lady at Chios, has taken the lead in an attempt .> encourage the women of the country .o BM only home grown products and home irilMcturrd goods. Madame Chiang, in response '.o a rr iuo:-' from
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      CHURCH SERVICES.
      497 8 ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRA-.— 6tt Eaadav :.:ter KasUr, May 25, IU3O 7 a.m.. Huiy CCBBUJ 7.. J id a.m.. Matins; 8 a.m., (Choral) Holy Comn. 10 a.:n.. Sunday School at S'.. Andrew's School; ."•.'!o p.m., i Choral' Bvdn:cnn and Scin.on Holy Comn. on Mun.. Weil.; Lnti Friday at it
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      EXCHANGES.
      76 8 Rutfby. May 2:i. Foreign exchanges arc Amsterdam \thens ITS, lion, bay Is. 5d Berln 20.368, lirussels 34.825, Bucharest M 7. Rio .VI. I!u,m,s Aires 12 15-lfi, Copenhngen IB.IM, Concva 25. 123, Helsingfors 1 i>3 H Hong Koiii' Is. 5 :;-liid.. Lisbon 108.2".. Madrid :!9.82r.. Milan 02.73. New York 4.86
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      MAILS FOR EUROPE.
      41 8 By fahmnan Vthoa II t. C. Hooft Ualwn Sibajak ralma Left Arril. S'porc Lontlnn Apr. 11 Mar S Apr. 17 May 12 Apr. 17 May 12 ADr. 18 May 10 Apr. 25 May 15 Anr. 23 Mav 17
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      EXCHANGE.
      185 8 fineaporc, May 21. •in London, Bank 4 m's 1/3 31 32 W.mnml 2,3 25 li> l'rivatc 3 m. credit 2 I', On New York, demand tJG 1 it Private 110 d s 67vi On France, Bank T.T. 1431 •in India, Bank T.T. 154% On Hong Kong, Bunk T.T. 36%
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      PRODUCE.
      75 8 Singapore, May 24. Cambler 8.00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 1.'>.50 Copra MH) mixed K.&O 8;,.'0 Hour, Sarawak 3.77' WhiU IVppi-r 60.00 Ulack PtpjpM aVUU Ivarl sag-o 6.76 Tt-uioca, small flake 4.G0 small pearl 8.00 medium pearl C.26 Rice, Siam No. I J2KH.UU Saigon No. 1 J.^.O" l'.ant,'oon No. 1
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        MINING.
        501 8 Isfue Vul. I'd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 20/- 22/6 cd. ."> 5 Aycr Hitam Tin 14 14/9 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 23/- 24/1 1 Batang I'adant 0.13 0.16 1 1 Batu Caves 0.80 0.85 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.46 0.S5 £1 £1 Burmah Malay 15/- 16/£1 £1
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        GENERAL.
        226 8 Val. I'd. Buyers Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick Prcfs. 230 2.40 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. a. 05 3.10 il £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.10.0 6.16.0 1 1 Central En (fine 0.40 0.50 num 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.40 0.45 norn 10s. 10s. Dutf Development 4 3 5
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        100 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. > deb. cf 1Q26 red. 1931-3G 102 10S ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of ll*oi red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. 5% prem. Singapore Municipal 4Vi pc. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 pax Singapore Municipal 4 Vii p.c. of 19U9 red. 1955 $1,000,000
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        377 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today'i Pricoi Kraser Lyall A Co. fcvalt AUeaby ($1) l.io LH l.io i.r>o Alor (.ujah ($1) IJI 100 UN IJM A. Hilam (Jlj 2.00 2.60 2.0U 2.40 A. Kuriing (.JO 0.30 0.40 0.: i() 0.40 A. Malay I*2) Z.HO 2..iU
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      PRICE OF FOOD IN CHINA.
      777 8 Exportation of Rice Forbidden. The prices of food throughout Chirm arc going up diuly. The situation has become so acute that the National Government found it necessary to organise a special committee to .study the matter. Take Nanking as an example. The place is a
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      SOAP INDUSTRY.
      353 8 Government Factory In India. Arcrdinj; tn a report on Ifct working "f flic Kerala Soup Institute, maintained in Calicut l>y the Government, fraudulent imitations of Institute «o«p* arc being put on the market, ami it is the intention of tinInstitute to popularise the science of sunn making and
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      RUBBER PRICES.
      60 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cable dated May 23, their quotations beinsr in gold dollar cents closing bid prices: Rubber Exchanges sales today 175 tons. May 14.10, June 14.10, July 14.20. August 14.80, Septmber 14.50. October 14.70. November 14.80, December 14.90, January
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    151 8 Today. Kcmaman, Dungun and Trer.Kcanu (Hong Lee) I P -mSarawak (Kuchinz) 3 p.m. Timbiluhan and Indrajirl iP.ok^ni I p.m. Labotan Bilik and Tandjontf Balei (Mm) l r.hio, Billiton, Java, South-W Sumatra, South-East Borneo, CiWbes, Moluccas and Timor Dilly Bnyskesi 4 p.m. Indo-China (Porthosi <"• pm. Philippine Islands
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    224 8 Saturday. May 21. Ships alongaide the Wharvci or expected to arrive. KKITEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Ihm J. J. 1 1, Lcli. U o. I...rut. Or. Wharf H.M.S. lk-ralil. Coal Wharf t'atrol, l.uliRo. VESSELS IN DKY DOCKS. Tanjonc Pagar. Albert Dock Maruilu. Victoria Dock Sincki;i. Krpprl Harboar. King's
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    261 8 PrefTSaM-C of drill* up to and for week ending June 1 Saturday. May 14, 2 p.m., Rukit Timah Range, "A" (M.C) Co.. Claakifieation 2 p.m., Farrer Range, M.G. Platoon Eurasian, Claililicntion 3 p.m., Siglap, "X" hintst) Camp. Sunday, Mny 2."<, Sigltip, "F." (ChJMM) < Camp 7.30 a.m., Bukit
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      277 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright j Wind. Station Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Dircc- Speed. Weather. Max. Mm. fall, shine. Humidity tion. F. F. ins. hours. I m.p.h. Alor Star 92 7."> Nil 9.6 X."i Calm Fine Kota Bharu 80 74 Nil 5.5 H r SSW 5 Fine 'K.Trtngganu
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      175 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Saturday, May 24. H. W. 7.16 ».m., C ft. 8 in., 7.50 p.m., 7 ft. D in. Kmpirc Day. Singapore Amateur ll;ur Ml p.m. Sunday, May 23. H.W., 8.18 a.m., 7 ft. 2 in., 8.30 p.m., 7 ft, 8 in. Monday, May 26. H.W.. 9.10 a.m.,
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    325 9 Tin Takes Further Drop. RUBBER HOLDING STEADY. (From Our Financial Correspondent) SmK«pM-e, Saturday, 10.30 a.m. Today's Mm Kul'.er. 23'/( cents per lb. Tin, 125 tons at $72 per picul. Yest.-rday's I'rites Kubhir, London 6" s d. per lb., up l-16d-New Y« rk 1-i\ rts. p?r lb., pnehanged.
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    P. I. TRADE RECOVERY.
    390 9 Indications Show Relapse Has Passed. I"( spite the gloomy outlook of world busina and the uncertainty in the Philippine economic situation, optimists still maintain their linn belief that Philippine bosini now on thr way to lOcmoii, dependent on the i'hillippine export market It is nn admitted
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    AMERICAN TRADE.
    79 9 U.S. Exports to P.I. Increased In 1929. Stating thai it wus indicative of the important plaea of American merchandise in ,lhr Philippine market, the I.'.S. Department MMtetM has announced »n increase of imtfiQQ 111 the value of American cxpmii to UM islands in UMy as i-ompared with The
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      NO STATE SHIPPING IN TWO YEARS.
      1198 9 U.S. Move to Private Enterprise. That in two years' time State shipowning .vill have come to on end in the United States s the opinion of Captain P. C. Grening, director for Europe, United States Shipping ioard, Merchant Kleet Corporation, expressed during an interview
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      64 9 12 o'clock noon, May 24. Bayer* R.S.S. equal to London Standard Ppet -:(i; Standard R.S.S. on Tender June 24 July 24'4 July-Sept. 25 Oct.-Dec. 26 Seller! 23 Vj 24 Vi 24% 26 >A i Tone of Market Steady, quiet. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 6
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      ACRES OF DIAMONDS.
      566 9 Industrial Possibilities In The Philippines. There are at least twelve million hectare? of untold possibilities of natural resources in the Philippine Islands, thir.y million "acres of diamonds" untillcd, and all *r* suitable for all kinds of tropical crops, declares R. S. Mendinueto, chief of the Industrial Service
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      CHINESE HARD HIT.
      193 9 Many Near Bankruptcy In Manila. The severe decline in silver currency combined with a business depression in China, has caused heavy losses to Manila Chinese commercial firms, particularly those engaged in the r-xchange business. The Chinese business community there has been stirred by accounts of business reverses.
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      WEEKLY RUBBER REPORT
      183 9 Messrs. Lewis and Poat (Singapore), Ltd., report as follows under date of May ti The low level of prices that was reached last week has continued almost unchanged duriii the past few days. Occasional interest has been shown for June shipment ruhber on orders coming chiefly from
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      NEW INDUSTRIES.
      493 9 Australian Tariff Proves Very Helpful. The Commonwealth Acting Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr. F. M. Forde) on April 22 referred to statements made by Dr. Earlc Pan-e in regard to the sugar industry, and other aspects of Government policy. Dr. Page, he snid, professed to see great
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      FIBRE SURPLUS.
      295 9 Voluntary Curtailment Urged. A voluntary curtailment of the abara production in the Philippines for a period of six months as a remedial measure to relieve oversupply, und consequently to influence prices, is suggested by Samuel Fraser, Philippine representative of the Columbia Rope Company, one of the largest hemp
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      NEW STOCK FOOD.
      84 9 Sugar Cane Refuse Found To Be Valuable. The discovery in the Philippines of a new method of drying bagasse flour to prevent fermentation has broadened the use of the product, which is derived from sugar cane. Formerly used only for plastic purposes in the mamifac.urc of unbreakable
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      ASTOUNDING PROGRESS.
      392 9 America Discovering Canada. In a letter ,o the New York Times, Mr. A. E. Sproul wrote True though it be that we are all undoubtedly getting more and more internationally minded," yet the job is so enormous that, for most of us, only the vtry biggest foreign events
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      SINGAPORE MARKETS.
      439 9 Official List of Approximate Prices. The following are the prices, cents per ;atty whero not otherwise stated, prevailing at the Sii.papore markets on May 23, its furnished by the Food and Market 'nspector Jii'st- Beef steak (round) 52 per catty 'ieef stew or curry 45, pork, lean '">O,
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      COMMERCIAL AVIATION.
      261 9 Company to Begin Next Month In Philippines. The Aviation Corporation of the Philippines, capitalised at F10.000.000, will start a commercial airplane service next month in the Philippine Archipelago. The certificate of public convenience of the company will Se ranculled on July 11, unless the firm starts jpcrntion on
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    INTERNATIONAL BANK.
    1046 9 First Meeting Held In Switzerland. The temporary board of directors of the Bank fur International Settleti at Bask on April 22. The lirst meetiftg was preceded by private conversations between the various delegations. Mr. Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of Knirla'iil .M. Moreaa, Governor of the Bank
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1930. TIN PROBLEMS.
    1131 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1930. TIN PROBLEMS. With the price of tin down to £141 a ton, the IwlMllJ in Malaya faces the most terlout cvisia it has known for ten years, and it was not surprising that there was a g od deal of plain ]>erhaps
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    15 10 Mr. A. D. York goes from Malacca to Penang as a Coroner and Police Magistrate.
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    15 10 Mrs. R. P. Cooko has taken ove:- the r-cretaryship of the Lone Guides i-i Malr.ya.
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    14 10 Mr. I. J. Warren, Asst. Supt., Government Monopolies, hss been granted eleven rvonths' leave.
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    13 10 The death is announced of Major-Gene-ral Phya Balnbarga Bhipal, Commissioner :-f Police, Bangkok.
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    18 10 Capt. J. S. Dawliarn has been transferred to the Volunteer Force Reserve of Officers fiom the active list.
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    18 10 Mr. N. A. Sedwick replaces Mr. E. E. Colnian as Commissioner of the Mohammedan and Hindu Endowments Board.
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    19 10 Messrs. F. E. Becker, J. W. Kennedy and M. Cuma>asamy have been appointed members of the Indian Immigration Committee.
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    24 10 Dr. M. J. Rattray of Singapore arrived in Penang on Thursday by the motor-ship Siamese Prince on his way to Europe on a holiday.
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    55 10 Sir F. M. Baddeley, Chief Secretary to the Government and member of the Executive Council of Nigeria, left Lagos on April 211 on four months' leave, after which he will retire from the Colonial Service. Sir Flank Baddeley was attached tj the Malayan Civil Service for 33 years, and went
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    51 10 Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair, X.C.8., who has been Governor of New South W ales since 1923, accompanied by Lady deChair and his sen and daughter, Lieut, de Chair and Miss de Chair, have arrived frcm Java and ere staying at Government House. They will leave Singapore tomorrow for Hong
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    21 10 Mr. Cheah Cheang Lim has been appointed an unofficial member of the Federal Council for a further period of three years.
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    73 10 The marriage took place at Wesley Church. Kuala Lumpur, yesterday of Mr. G. L. Pect, of the Straits Times staff, and Mifs Loia Bud, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Buel, of Ncosho, Missouri, U.S.A. The Rev. H. B. Ams'uti, of Singapore, officiated and Miss Mabel Marsh gave the bride
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    TENNIS SHOULD BE PURELY A HOBBY.
    789 10 Why the French Excel Al The Game. By Mm K. Boumsn. the famous Dutch lady tennis player, in an interview.) Tennis is a :.p<>r! which I think should treated purely as a hobby. I know that many people would disagree with me n this,
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    733 10 AN ENGLISH SCHOLARD." Why it is we English, who are such notoriously bad linguists, should always delight in the mistakes which other people make in endeavouring to read or write our cwn most difficult language is n mystery. But we do. Therefore, no doubt the following
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    50 10 The King has given authority for the wearing of the following decoration Mr. Siew Qui Wong, unofficial member of the Johore Council of State, Insignia of the Second Class of the- Order of Uiu Crown of Johore, conferred upon him by the Sultan of Johore in recognition of valuable services.
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    52 10 Before the Chief Justice, Mr. L. K. Elphinstone, in the Supreme Court, Kualu Lumpur, yesterday, G. W. de Silva, bur-rister-at-luw was admitted to the Bar of the F.M.S. Mr. de Siha was v solicitor in Ceylon for about ten years before ho went to England to be admitted to the
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    ON LAST LAP TO AUSTRALIA. MISS AMY JOHNSON'S FLIGHT TO PORT DARWIN.
    1458 11 ON LAST LAP TO AUSTRALIA. MISS AMY JOHNSON'S FLIGHT TO PORT DARWIN. Departure from Atamboea At Dawn. GREAT ENTHUSIASM. Girl Pilot's Splendid Pluck. Miss Amy Johnson, whoso womleiful courage in attempting a lone flight from Australia to Kngland in I Moth machine has amazed the world, started out on the
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    SHOT FIRED AT LORD STRICKLAND.
    386 11 Marvellous Escape In Malta. Malta. May 23. The Prime Minister, Lord Strickland. was fired at point blank today, but was not hurt. Lord Strickland, accompanied by a police superintendent, was entering: the Court of Appeal for the case in which the Prime Minister is plaintiff
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    CHEAPER BOOKS.
    65 11 Publishing Trade Changes In New York. New York. May 23. The increased distribution of books through book dubs is the principal wa.snn for the revolution in the publishing: trade started by a number of New York publishers. They announce drastic cut in prices. Novels formerly sold at $2.50
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    NO PRESENT POLICY.
    161 11 President Hoover's Views On Prohibition. Washington, May 3. Responsible authorities who are acquainted with President Hoover's views declared today that the Administration attitude toward prohibition would not be farther clarified until the Wickersham Law Knf ucement Commission submitted !tl Baal report, probably in December. Friends asserted that
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    FILIPINO LABOUR.
    146 11 Leads to Serious Trouble At Kent, Washington. Kent (Washington), May ">■ This place was the- scene today of another flare-up over Filipino labour when 40 American labouicrs visited vagateble farms hereabouts and raided Filipino labonr quarters. Two hundred Filipinos had been recently imported to this section for v*g*table
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    NO MORE CURFEW IN SHOLAPUR.
    245 11 Bombay Procession. "POLICE EXCESSES" CONDEMNED. Sholapur, May 23. The withdrawal of the curfew order yesterday afternoon was immediately followed by a sports meeting of the Royal Ulster Fusiliers, which was attended by many of tho public, including mill hands. The atmo-spheie whs very friendly. Bombay,
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    OLYMPIA DISPLAY.
    127 11 Military Tournament Plans. Rugby, May 23. The Royal Military Tournament, in which the Navy, Army and Air Force combine annually to give, at Olympia, a display which is one of the pleasamest and most picturesque events of the London sear.on. will bi? opened by the King- and Qu<en
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    MAJOR C. R. ATTLEE.
    50 11 Succeeds Sir Oswald Mosley. London, May 23. Major C. R. Attloe, who is a member of the Simon Commission, succeeds Sir Oswald Mosley as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Sir Oswald Mosley resigned as a protest against the Government's policy on the unemployment question. Reuter.
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    CHINA'S SILK TRADE.
    150 11 Decline in Country's Oldest Industry. Nankinr, May 11. The National Silk Products Exhibition, held under the auspices of the Ministry of Imlustty. Commerce and Labour for the promotion of the native silk industry, was fijimally opened yest.rday. Mr. Chcny Hung-nien, vice-Minister of Industry Comnurce and Labour, presided.
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    SINGAPORE'S NEW STATION.
    264 11 Work in Progress. TO BE READY BY SEPT. NEXT YEAR. Work has begun on the new terminal station of the F.M.S. Railways, a sketch of which is reproduced below. The building will be situate at Tanjon? Pagar, opposite Harbour Board Gate No. 3. It will be constructed
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    BRITISH RED CROSS.
    78 11 Detachment to be Formed In Colonies. London, May 23. The forniniir.n of voluntary aid detachments in all the overseas Dominions and Colonies on the lines of the British scheme was advocated in a resolution passed at the Imperial Red Cross Conference just concluded in London. It is
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    U.S. POLITICS.
    126 11 President and Naval Treaty. Washington, May 24. Complete agreement has been reached on th» Tariff Bill by the spokesmen of both Houses. The agreement followed a compromise on the provision for taking from the President power over flexiblr I rates. The debate on the Bill will be resumed
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    GRAF ZEPPELIN.
    37 11 Frenzied Welcome Given At Pernambuco. Pemambuco, May 23. The citizens prave a frenzied welcome to the Giaf Zeppelin, which landed after a 60-hour run from Seville, safely riding out an equatorial deluge en route. neuter.
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    NEW ZEALAND.
    48 11 Mr. G. W. Forbes as Prime Minister. Wellington, May 23. The Minister of Agriculture, Mr. G. W. Forbes, is succeeding Sir Joseph Ward as Prime Minister and leader of the United Tarty. He will form a new Cabinet. Mr. Forbes is a prosperous sheep farmer. Reuter.
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    RAILWAY TERMINUS FOR SINGAPORE.
    23 11 Proposed new terminus for the F.M.S. Railways at Tanjong Pagar, Singapore, a description of which appears in this issue.
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    "A YEAR OF DEEP SIGNIFICANCE."
    178 11 Celebrating Empire Day. The Hon. Mr. A. S. Haynes, honorary organising secretary for British Malaya of the Royal Empire Society, asks us to publish today the following Empire Day message to Fellows of that Society from the Chairman and Council "In this year of deep
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    WIRELESS PROGRAMME.
    100 11 A Round the Empire*' Journey. Rugby, May 23. The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonaid, will, at 9..'f0 tomorrow nijrht, introduce the special programme, issucti l>y all stations or the British Broadcasting Corporation, in connection with the annual Empire day celebrations. During the programme listeners will be given an
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    PILGRIM SHIP FIRE.
    135 11 Feared Loss of 112 Lives. Jeddah, May 23. The French steamer Asia was lying at the anchorage in the outer harbour at eight o'clock on Thuisday evening:, when fire f-tnvlcd on board and spread very rapidly. The other ships in the harbour lanaehed lifcboais tnd nmd 950
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    WOMAN BANDIT LEADER.
    243 11 Kills One Man and Wounds Another. Wuhu, May •">. Last night a band of about 200 tufei (bandits) raidid a large village live miles north of Wuhu. Before they had completed their work word was carried to Wuhu and a band of soldiers stationed there rushed to
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    HEER MARINUS.
    49 11 Death of Famous Rubber Expert. Batavia, May 24. The death is reported of Hcer Marinu,. the rubbd' expert.— Aneta. Her Marinus has been interesting himMlf for srtiiie time in examining the ways ■ad lII riM ol 1 restricting the output of rubber in the Dutch East Indien.
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    PRINCE DAMRONG.
    27 11 King of, Siam's Uncle In Paris. Paris. May 23. H.1t.11. Pi mcc Damronjj, the uncle of the Kinp of Siain, has urrived in Paris. IlAvas.
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    SECOND NANKING OFFENSIVE
    1022 11 General Chiang Gives Final Orders. NORTHERN ACTIVITY. Rumours of Attack On Shantung. Shanghai. Mi-y 13. President Chiang Kai-shek has given Ihe final orders for his second big offensive r.nd has ana in left for the Lunghai Front in order personally to dirert the operations. The vanguards of
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    "NO LEISURE FOR YACHTING."
    1111 12 Club Dinner in Singapore. INTERESTING SPEECH BY THE GOVERNOR. The annual dinner of the Roya! Singapore Yacht Ctnb was bald at the Europe Hojtt last night when over two hundred nunil.tis and their guests were present, j rt sided (Air liy the Commodore, Mr. C. Boden
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    HALF VILLAGE BURNT.
    212 12 Fifty Houses and Ccntents Destroyed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 24. Nearly fifty Ehophouse3 in the village of Malim Nawar were {rutted by fire on Thu.-Fday ni ;i. in-r K Lwecn 11 o'clock and noon. The causo of the fire is unknown at present. The village
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    " SERVICES RENDERED."
    174 12 SERVICES RENDERED." Man Who Attempted to Bribe Court Interpreter Fined. Per att mpthifr to force a bribe of two dollars an a police court interpreter for rices rendered" r.n Indian, named Latiff, was yesterday fined 525 by Mr. J. F. F. Gitgrp, the Third Police MaTh< < iairicd to be
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    SHAH'S NEW CAR.
    132 12 Sheets of C.old Studded With Diamonds Cherbourg, May 6. It is learned that the cargo of the United States freighter, Minnihanko. included a motor car specially built for int Shah of Persia which represents the last word in luxury. The bouv of the car is said to
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    TIGER HUNTING.
    153 12 Nearly 500 Killed Last Year In Burma. Four hundred and ninety-two tiger? 1 were killed by sportsmen in Burir^ ls.et rear. The biggest number of kills was 1 !n Myiikyina, although of 1,200 leopirds killed last year, most of them were bagg- ed in Thayetmyo District. 1 A
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    WARSHIPS AT SINGAPORE.
    51 12 Coining Visits of Cruisers And Submarines. Six British warships and four submarines will visit Singapore during the months of June and July. They are the cruisers Vindictive, Castor, Berwick wd Suffolk; the sloop Magnolia, and the Submarine depot ship Medway with thi- Submarines Odin, Osiris, Oswald and
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    BROTHERS' FATAL FIGHT.
    435 12 Singapore Chinese Charged With Murder. While attempting to ce^i-ato two bi others who were engaged in a tight, a .line-; carpent r is alleged to have bee:: (tabbed to death by one of ti:.' bi others who now fr.ccs a charge of murder. The story was told
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    31 12 At the Moonlight Hall, Now World, to night. Miss Riboet's Company will stage "While Singapore is Asleep" and tomorrow night, as a farewell performance, will present "Hell on Earth."
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    35 12 The Adelphi Hotel anr.ounc s a dinner md dance on the roof garden this evening. Special music will he playpd by Dick Adamscn's orchestra, and in addition Paige .ml v.ctl will appear on their monocydM.
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    TIENTSIN CUSTOMS.
    571 12 Chinese Bankers Make Vigorous Pretest. Shanghai, May. 10. The decision of Gen. Yen Shi-shan to detain the- Tientsin portion of the Customs revenues has resulted in a storm teat on the part of the local merchants and bankers. In lengthy telegrams to the National Government, they demand that
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    SIAMESE ARMY TANKS.
    39 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, May 24. Ten small military tanks purchased by ,;he Government were given a demonstration yesterday in the presence of the King, Minister of War and a number of high military officials.
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    COMMUNIST REVENGE IN INDO-CHINA.
    1055 12 COMMUNIST REVENGE IN INDO-CHINA. An Amazing Vendetta. SECRET SERVICE MAN SHOT AT LAST. Although generally speaking tranquillity has been re-established in Indo-China where a short-lived revolution, which caused considerable bloodshed, was recently suppressed. isolated acts of violence are being reported from day to day. One of the more recent occurred
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    MISSING ACCOUNT BOOKS.
    113 12 Application for Arrest Of Partners. The failure of Chop Hwa Mint; was the subject of a rather unusual ar plication in the Bankruptcy Court, before Mr. JusticeStevens, yesterday. Mr. F. H. Collier, acting on behalf of a creditor, applied for the arrest of two partners of the
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    AMATEUR RACES IN SINGAPORE. Amateur Races—Selections for Today.—Australians Win Easily.
    761 13 AMATEUR RACES IN SINGAPORE. Amateur Races— Selections for Today.— Australians Win Easily. First Day's Results. UNEXPECTED WIN FOR RAM MY. The Singapore Turf Club's amateur meeting began yesterday afternoon with a programme of live races, and offend soimniea problems to race-coers. In amateur racing, according 111 1 popular opinion, a
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    CHARLIE PARKER.
    988 13 (ilouccstcr's Bowler Injured At Practice. Charlie Parker, the GtoueectenMra low bowler, 1 m unable to play in the openlai matches of the loaion owing to Kk injury. Ho m iiactisinr :.t the nets at Stdbury 11.i.1, Sussi-x. the home of B. H. Lyon, the Okmewtto.-thiw captaia, whwi itnek
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    " BILL " BARRY DEAD.
    97 13 BILL BARRY DEAD. Former English and World's Sculling Champion. W. A. Barry, father of Bert Barry, the world's professional sculling champion, has died in London. Bill," as he was known to his friend;, held the double sculls world's championship, and also the record of 18 mm, for three miles, which
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    250 13 Handicaps for First Day. The Selangor Turf Club mooting will begin on May 31.. The following arc the handicaps for the first day: Race 1. Hones, Class 11, Third Division, f.six furs.) Wcstvale 9, Outboard 8.7, Tandabai !!.">, I.c Snu.vcr.iin R. 5, Likeness 8.3, Silver Tin 8 and
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    TODAY'S SELECTIONS.
    51 13 Race I.— OLD BILL GINGER DANDY. Race 2.— GRID WHIPPET SEA TROUT. Race 3.— PANRILLA TAIPING II GAY DECEIVER. Race 4.— SILVER LADY JANE GREY TIDAPA. Race 5.-MASTER REGGIE EARWIG LOCKSTITCH. Race 6.— SNIP FATALITY SYDNEY. Race 7.— WALLACE REX GOLD MOUNT PROWESS. Race B.— SOULTSWAY RAMMY WOODBINE.
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    218 13 Muar Beat Malacca in Cup Competition. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, May 28. Muar r Rained the trophy, which has ban presented for inter-team shooting between Muar and Malacca at the Bukit Sebukor Range yesterday. The detailed scores were as follows At the close of the shoot the
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    AUSTRALIANS WIN EASILY.
    367 13 Derbyshire Beaten by Ten Wickets. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 23. The Australians easily won their match against Derbyshire at Chesterfield yesterday being successful by the wide margin of ten wickets. In their second innings Derbyshire could do little against the excellent bowling of the Australians,
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    DAVIS CUP.
    57 13 United States Beat Mexico. Washington, May "Jo. The United States beat Mexico in the Davis Cup tic, and the American team th.i-. enters the inter-zone final. In the matches today Allison defeated Tapia, 6—3. 3— o. 6—B, 6—2, 7—5. Van Ryn nnd Allison beat Alfonso Unda and Manuel
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    CARLTON DROPS OUT.
    97 13 J. A. Carlton, the New South Wales sprinter, who was selected by the Australian Olympic Federation to represent Australia in the 100 and 200 metn-s :\l the British Empire Games at Hamilton in August, dropped a bombshell into the Ausualian athletic world when he annouueed that he
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    SERVICES DO WELL.
    196 13 Lieut. Bryan's Attractive Batting. The United Services' good beginning yesterday afternoon on the Padanir. nrgured well for their success in the tournament game against the Merchants. Major Olliver, who opened the innings with Lieut. Bryan, lost his wicket cheaply tliroi^h a tricky ball from BromleyDavenport. The score
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    TENNIS.
    111 13 Tanglin Club Tournament. Yesterday's results i Ladies Doubles Handicap Mrs. Buchanan iind Mrs. Bennett beat Mrs. Pedlow and Lady Murison, 6—2.6 2. 6—l.6 1. Godonn Doubles Adamson Gilfillan and Co. brat Honit Ron* Bank, C— l. 6—2. .Mixed Doubles Handicap Mr. :ind .Mrs. R. Stevens beat Mr. and Mrs.
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    MISS ENGLAND 11.
    127 13 New Speed Boat For Sir Henry Segrave. Lord Wakefield is to launch the Miss England II on Lake Windermerc on •lune 1. This craft is fitted with two Schneider Rolls-Royce aero engines, developing; 2,000 h.p. and is expected to do 120 miles per hour. The length of
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    CHARITY FOOTBALL.
    110 13 S.A.F.A. Side to Meet Army And Navy XI. Tenms representing the S.A.K.A. and the Army and Navy will meet at the Anson Uoad Stadium in a charity game tomorrow, the receipts of which are to be sent to the dependents of the victim of the drowning tragedy off
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    196 13 Saturday, Slay 21 Singapore Amateur Races, 2.15 p.m. Cricket: S.l'.C. Tourn. Services vs. Merchants S.C.C. vs. R.1., Raffles College ground. S.A.F.A. Ist Div., S.C.F.A. vi. R.A., Jalan Bcaar Reserves Div., S.C.F.A. B vs. Welch, Stadium. Sunday, May 2j. Cricket Welch Re>gt. vs. S.C.C., Tanglin Press vs. "A" Welch
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    CHAMPIONS BEATEN BY HAMPSHIRE.
    716 13 Home Cricket Results. RAIN INTERFERES WITH PLAY. The surprise of the County cricket news this week-end is the defeat of the champions, Nottinghamshire, at the hands of Hampshire. The Nottinghamshire batsmen seemed to have been all at sea in the tirst innings, collecting only 09 runs,
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    A NOVEL TEST.
    128 13 Proving Whether Golf is An Old Man's Game. The .assertion recently made that golf is an old man's game was tested on the West Hill course, Surrey, by Major C. O. Hczlet, his wife, Miss Molly Gourlay, the English champion, and Mr. A. V. Garland. They used
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      234 15 A Heritage Wortli Preserving. A WOMAN'S hands can make or mar her appeal anco. as she knows well. Today, when the majority of hands are employed either usefully and actively at work or sport, it is no easy matter to keep them in good condition, but
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      MAKE YOUR OWN MUFFINS.
      214 15 Speedy Serving The Secret. f N these days of dieting, the old-fashion- ed muffin has fallen sadly from gracr. 't has been roundly condemned as an indigestible producer of excess fat. But muffins made at home can be quite digestible and healthful, and quite suitable fare
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      326 15 Trying To Master The Long Frocks. ¥N London's dance and supper clubs anil at fashionable resturants girls and youn;| women are to be seen trying to master the turbulent trails and frills of the new j evening gowns, writes a woman correspondent in the Daily Mail. Modern women cannot cope
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      SILK ROCK.
      216 15 I lii-iii with ii a paste made of fine liatlliaal and glycerine. One leaspuonful of the oatmeal must bo mixed with one tablespoonful of the clyceiine. and the two ingredients well Mended together. The paste must be applied immediately after the bands have been washed.^while they are .still
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      JACK SPRAT
      182 15 I RAISE MY VOICE aloud on behalf of the sprat not for his sake, but for yours, if you are not acquainted wi'h him. He is a humble little fellow, and will not push his way for himself into your society, so it is up to you for
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      DO YOU KNOW ?
      86 15 DO YOU KNOW liver Soup Simmer liver K»""tly for 3 hours. Pound to a pulp, then add stock, equal parts of milk, seasoning. Fried Liver Heat butter in frying pan. flour each piece of liver after washing •nd drying, then fry un'il crisp. Boiled Liver Boil for 2 hours, grate,
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      GOWN OF THE WEEK.
      140 15 SMART women are wearing it for man;, occasions bridge, tea, the informa linn r and theatre, so it is an all-occisior frock. We find it developed in one of the interesting new fnh-nets that fashion adores, and its !ong sleeves proclaim it the type that is
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      VELVETEEN.
      172 15 How It Should Be Washed, requires extreme ca r e in washing, but, Rrantcd this can be obtained, the result will be most satisfactory. First shake well to remove all dust. The water must be on the cool side, about 40 degs. F., and use a boiled good soap
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      RING LORE.
      306 15 Why The Left Hand Was Chosen. 'C'EW girls knew why the encasement i ring i« worn on a particular finger < f thr left hand. Mr. C. C. Oman, the great authority on i :nps at the Victoria and Albert Museum. wrbo has traced the origin of the
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      EVENING BAGS.
      321 15 Beautiful Gold And Silver Varieties. EVENING bags range from the goldcr. variety, which is more or less solid to thos.9 made of flimsy material, not de-.-igned at all for hard wear. One trait they must have in common, and that is that they are rather rich and rare,
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      EDWARDIAN MODE.
      243 15 Mix one teaspoon of nit and thi-c-(uartcrs of a cup of crushed rye bread anil ?dd one cup of mil'; and oim we'l-beatcn ■*ig. Let thp mi\tu-' stand while other Bfredi nl are b ins prepared, ("over half-a-cup of finely chopped tigs with four tablespoons of sugar runl
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      HATS FOR RACE MEETINGS.
      27 15 Big hats will be worn for summer gatherings and race meetings. This is a straw lace crown and a brim of pedal .strain.
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      881 15  - Margaret Carlton.) (By WimiiiiiniiHiifliffliuimiftiniiiiifliiiiiiniii^ Easter Eggs With Silk Stockings Inside Unpacked] Spring Suits Linen Dresses That Will Not Crush Woven String as a Hot Weather Coat Material New Feather-weight Hat-boxes. London, April 21. T*HE custom of giving Easter presents has grown by leaps and bounds and the shops were filled
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      213 16 SINGING IN THE RAIN Is very pleasant when riding in the comfort of an Austin 7, Saloon. Have you never tried this wonderful car Do not hesitate to write us and arrange for demonstration run. NO OBLIGATION REMEMBER. Price: SALOON $1,495, TOURER $1,275. You will never stop SINGING THE PRAISES
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      138 16 DOUBLE AgHIGARETTES r I 1 il 'ft NOTHING BETTER IS OBTAINABLE AT THE PRICE OF 50 CENTS FOR 50 CIGARETTES THEY ARE OF SUPERLATIVE QUALITY ALWAYS FRESH FROM ENGLAND ARDATH TOBACCO Co., LTD. LONDON STUDEEAKER EIGHTS---ECONOMICAL TO BUY ECONOMICAL TO OPERATE ft ■on WORLD MOTOR SHOWS this year revealed a
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    PRISON FOR WEALTHY CHINESE.
    1594 17 Abetment of Culpable Homicide. BOY'S CUT LEGS. NEPHEW WHO DIED NINE YEARS A<;o. day :'.t the Sinjrupur. Assises whet: the wealthy I jeweller and Koldsmilh, Yco Nghee Keow, was found guilty of the homicide not amount>r>' to ncrder of his nephew nine yearago. He was sentenced
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    SINGAPORE FLYING CLUB.
    120 17 Record Number of Hours Flown in April. Th;- total lime flown by th > in«-aporc lob, la.-i ir..j,-.t>i ronctit a i nvrecord, amounting to l;"> h mis So Minut2«. Ihi previous bet was 98 hours SO mins. n i wen four i'.rst soloist dorinc the month, namely:
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    PRISONER DIES.
    71 17 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. May M, A Tamil named Mariappen, who received a sentence cf five years' rigorous imprisonment at the last Assizes here for the attempted murder of his wife, and wu •enrhvj his sentence, owing to serious illness was removed from the prison to the
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    FAILURE OF CHIN GUAM HONG & CO.
    556 17 FAILURE OF CHIN GUAM HONG CO. Public Examination Of Former 0.8. E. The failure of Chin Guan Hong and Co. was echoed in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday afternoon, when Mr. Lee Peck flock, at one time a holder of the Order cf the Briti-h Empire, and a partner in the
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    PRESS GANGS IN CHINA.
    76 17 How Annies are Raised Nowadays. Yangchow, May 8. As China mu?t have soldiers, apparently a necessity beyond all others, the quota of a thousand new recruits for the army has been made up here during the last two days by forcible impressment mostly of young men
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      PRINTERS' ERRORS.
      75 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Your editorial with reference to printers' errors and the unconscious wit sometimes evinced, reminds me of an e.ror appearing in the columns of the North-China Daily News. Shanghai, many years ago, which greatly incensed a church dignitary. Reporting that the
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    FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT.
    187 17 Open Verdict Returned By Singapore Coroner. A fatality occurred in Buffalo Road on May 9 when Jerome Baskaran Abisheganaden, a two-year-old Indian child, was knocked down and killed by a car owned by Mr. E. E. C. Thuraisinjrham. a Singapore lawyer. No one saw the accident except
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    SOVIET PRISONERS.
    188 17 Nankjhf. M«y r >- Tt is reliably reported taat up to May .1 no 1 iply had been received from tin Government regarding the ie!ease of the ,'hinese nationals who arc still bein.7 unlawfully detained in Russia. About JOO Chinese are still held in custody at Vladivostok on
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    SOVIET ACTIVITIES IN AMERICA.
    263 17 Documents S ized by The Pol cc. Documents su£,v ing; tha* a Soviet trading aveir.-y it Involved i.i lh: fomenti haw been foiir.J, !cc:ii' disclosure! in Great Britain in iH-7 which reralted in the premises in I ontlon being r»itk-J an', ci' .1. Th< Ap leu
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      20 18 IRRES ST BLE j J|iiSiii|LLL V wHk lw il Ir IX ill Sole Agents MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. (Incorporated Id S.S.)
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      168 18 r- t*.4 J SUM Hl' Xwtrxm DESTROY COLD CERMS Bad air, crowded trams, coaches, theatres, offices all are sources of germ infection. Germs lodge and breed in the mouth, nose and throat. Kill disease germs— guard your health by gargling daily, night and morning with Listerine, full strength. Listerine will
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      397 18 9HAI!^B ißs^ M^ rv they call me I.v'VTC alvnHa In Kruacl UipnailM and iin>iliiM vanWi. l»'i't:i and nwrn t-ikr iluir l>!a«v. KriuclH'ii ill lie Hi.- aaaa Mr \,.u M tint 1 mill* «•»<> «nl l'» v>" your Ar»*-A--» ■•>'•"• Jf •>■ J titlrrnl fr.n, .-<,»»/.;..i/.«./. ««nj ohrf dull awl ,n-ll
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      339 18 PHYSICAL PERFECTION p- only posail la If tba internal macaiai >y ia i of ths nthlete'i rorreetive «i constipation n.h.'ily PinketteS di 1 5t .t. Takta whaa n »4ml tht-y vertißo, koeu tha akin clear. Of KEEP YOU WKLL. £y^ London Wm\ Sets Men's Y¥ Styles imm I IC in
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      542 19 Assets exceed $11,000,000. Atrorance in force over $38,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Straits S.ttliratnts) HEAD OFF'CE Winchester House, Singapore. LCBDOH 0WC1 17, Old Jewry, I.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complias with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      569 19 BANKING NEDERLANSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK. Established 18C3 at Amsterdam Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (about £3,500,000) 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 I BATAVIA i Head Offlcs for Dutch East Iniies. SHANGHAI Head Office for China
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      658 19 BANKING THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED. (Incorporated by Special Charter la Japan) Capital Subscribed 715,000,000 Capital Paid-up Y12,126,000 President S. Shimada, Esq. DIRECTORS T. Hisamnne, Esq. M. Araki, Esq. N. Yanagita, Esq. X. IVkagi, Ksq. T. Yoshida. Baa. HEAD OFFICE Talpeh, Formosa (Taiwan) BRANCHES AND AUENCItfS Amoy Hong Kong Mukong
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      337 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 LVSURANCE COMPANY DOES A World Wide Business. IS Enjoying Rapid Growth. HAS A Policy for Every Need. Establixhed 1887 Branch
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      207 19 riivizi! Powerful and efficient in the combat with fire is the MERRYWEATHER "VALIANT" PORTABLE PUMPING ENGINE Hurls a jet of water 110 ft. high. Delivers up to 12,000 gallons per hour. AND IT RAISES STEAM IN 10 MINUTES. Fire-fighting, however, is not its only service, for it is an ideal
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      296 20 OCEAN MOTOR POLICIES Grand Hotel, Brastagi 4,800 feet above sea-level. Telefraphic Address Postal Address BRASTAGI HOTEL, BRASTAGI. GRAND HOTEL BRASTAGI, BRASTAGI, SUMATRA, E.C. AU telegraphic enquiries must be sent reply paid. Unique health resort in the Sumatra Highlands. BRACING AIR EXTENSIVE VIEWS. RIDING— GOLF— TENNIS— BILLIARDS. DANCING AND MOUNTAINEERING. 70
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      465 20 ll_sW^\.^. lv I^SBW; 1 f¥Z A CAR OF YOUR OWN What could be more delightful next leave than the knowledge that at the end of your voyage a car will be waiting for you a car which will be yours for the whole period of your stay At the Docks
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      92 20 THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, LTD. (Incorporated in Croat Ilritain) Head Office for Malaya SIN<.AI'OKK. Never ask your dealer for a 'film'ASK FOR AN MH^^^MJfflU'FiM ]wrfvvt results. PI PINEAPPLE1 1 1 4 SMASH Wi( ii!|.o§l| Cooling and Refreshing |yr!^^/Hl, contains the Real liKihcapplpll Fruit Juice. W Vr\ C* if*
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