The Straits Times, 11 August 1930

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    40 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] v- THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPERMAN MALJ^A.y y... />y 0 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1930. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1930. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      138 1 SINGAPORE: 78, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 6161). The STRAITS BUDGET is Malaya's Premier Illustrated Weekly Newspaper. Health in the Tropics The advantages of an absolutely pure and delicious milk which can be used in its natural state straight from the tin, and containing all the nourishing properties of BEST FRESH MILK
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      277 1 KUALA LUMPUR 27. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). {<■■ f-^xt&i:: t. _yy_r ■.■-■-.;>■: < |mMMM|WM| j J STAPLES MATTRESS j 7/Tc 'finest Jtiattress made I WHEN CHOOSING A MATTRESS. What a mattreaa look* like does not count for much. And oven Hitting down on it in the shop only tella you
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      9 1 The STRAITS BUDGET 13 Malaya's Premier Illustrated Weekly Newspaper.
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      569 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) HAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N. CO. UNDrR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due B"pore. KASHGAR 9,000 Aug. 28 BERRIMA
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      695 2 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail J HARUNA MARU 10,500 Aug. 13 11 t T KAMO MARU 8,000 Aug. 28 29 KATORI MARU 10,000 Sept. 11 12 i KASHIUA MARU 10,000 Sept. 28 26 YASUKUNI MARU 11,800 Oct. 8 3
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      464 2 BURNS PHILP LINE Incorporated in Snglani) FOB BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MILBOURNS, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well- I known steamer MARELLA (7,868 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,612 tons). The s.s. MARELLA la ons of the largest and finest steamers trading to
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      672 2 K. P. E (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 5431, with sub-connections 0 Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine )epts. and Manager's Desk. Representative for Slngspora sad Straits lettlements of the Travellers Offldal Inforaation Bureau. Booking Office Royal Dutch Indian Airways.
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      619 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. m CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. Ilaeorporatsd in England) REGULAR BERVICB TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP. HAMBURG, AND BREMENGENOA. HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. (Roota
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      541 2 THE SUM STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For £retay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Felupin, Patani, Slngora, Lacon, Sichon, 3andon, Kohaamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure VALAYA In port Aug. 13 MALINI Aug. 18 Aug. 21 SUDDHADIB Aug. 25 Aug. 27 The steamers are fitted throughout
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      463 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nedcrland and N.V. Rot lerdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO '.if. Amsterdam Suulhauptoa Marseilles Rotterdam Tonnage m.v. Indrapoera 12,000 R.L. Ang. IB s.s. J. P. Co.o 11,140 S.M.N. Aug. 22 s.k. Ii sulinde 10,000 R.L. Aug. 29 s.s. Priiis dtr Nedcrlnnden 9,200 S.M.N.
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      1523 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark) Telephone IU«. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penang. t m.s. FIONIA Aug. 20 Aug. 22 m.s. LALANDIA Sept. 8 Sept 5 m.s. MEONIA Sept. IT Sept. 19 m.s. SELANDIA Oct. 16 Oct.
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      406 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE. Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Francisco and Loa Angelea S.S. GOLDEN SUN sails from Hong; Kong Aug. 16 Baa FranclHco, Prattle. Vancourrr and
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      287 3 JASPER NATIONAL PARK Canada's Rocky Mountain playground For booklets and information, write, phone or call. L. L. LAWLER, General Arent, Hong Konf Bank Chambers, CANADIAN NATIONAL Zbc Largest Railway Splem in Atmrr!^ NEW SHIPMENTS 1. Ships Lamps. 2. Canvas Hose. 3. Copper Nozzles. 4. Champion Forges. 5. Ice Cream Freezers.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    32 4 i family of Mi Btewarl bag to than 1 all relatives and friends for their kind the funeral of th. late Stewart nml those who sent wreathi d letters of eon,!.!,
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      677 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To T!ie Advertising Mansger. Suaitr: Times. Ccci! Stnat, I'! IM inr,c;-: the following small cdvertisement for days; Toere are appicxinatcly seven words to a line und there Is a flat rate charge of 25 cents por lino psr initrtion with A m'ni~num of or.a dollar per insertion.
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      668 4 BOARD AND LODGING BEAUTIFUL HOME, Tanglin. hn-. !«i vaeaneiei Pfcai re.ix I'RONT room vacant, beard optional, n'odern sanitation. 11, St. Nicolas Flats. SMALL 1 iK. ROOM with 1)O2T<1. Privat:family. Suit office gill. $50 p.m. 27.">, S. f. A FEW VACANCIES occur at No. 7, Institution Hill. Mrs. Millard. Phone 7004.
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      622 4 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LET. :i and 5, Ramegatc Rd., off drove Rd. Key to inspect from 4, Ramsgatc Rd. Tel. No. 7930. TO LET, from September 1, No. 1, Holland Lone. Furnished or unfurnished. Electric lifht. modern sanitation. Garden and tenniscourt. Apply Kodyk Davidson. TO LET, Riviera," Woodlands, opposite
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      572 4 MOTOR HQUSE-BOAT. For sale a motor engined house boat. Length overall C 2 ft. Breadth 12 ft. Depth 6 ft: 6 in. Draft 4 ft. 9 in. Hull built of tc.ikwood with copper sheathing and fasteners. Driven by two Thornycroft Motors each of 70 h.p. situated amid ships. Large roomy
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      811 4 TAIPING TURF CLUB THIRD PROFESSIONAL MEETING. Ist Day, Tuesday, August 12. 1930. 2nd Day, Thursday, August 14, 1930. 3rd Day, Saturday, August 16, 1930. Subject to sufficient entries, the following races will be provided (a) Three runs for Class 3 Horses. Stakes (1,600. Distances about 6 furlongs, about 6 furlongs,
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      1037 4 ESTATE OF SULTAN KHAN SURATTEE, DECEASED. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold and leasehold business and residential premises in the centre of Singapore. At Messrs. Cheonir Knon Brag Co's saleroom, No. 30, Chulia S'.reet, on Wednesday. A u i; n I JO, 1930. at UI p.m. Lot 1. Valuable 39!)
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      556 5 LATEST NOVELS WHITE I'M 1.. MM n,w lull 1.-nglh myntory by I^K»r Wallace W.KO MYSTERY VALLEY by Max Brand JS.OO HtlAI. MY WALTER by llulbert Footn*r IS.OO TUB CHANK SHELL by l(. I)« Vere Stac Mali $3.«« THK IMiSK 1\ THK |)AI!K. Thin is the ■law] of a blind mnn
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      656 5 KELVEY Presents Her Talented Pupirx with ZLATA THE I'FJtFECT DANCER AT THK VICTORIA THEATRE Saturday, Aug. 2:5. at 9.15 p.m. Mon. and Tues.. Aug. $3 and 26, at 5.30 p.m. Prices Evening Performance $2 and SI. Matinees Adults $2 Children SI all Parts. BRIGHTER ITEMS I-TTER DANCING EAUTIFUL GIRLS EAUTIFULLY
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      495 5 "SUGARCANE" BRAND V TRUTH IN ADVERTISING EARNS PRE-EMINENCE. REPRIGfRATIMG O> LTD ORCnARD RD.. SEI.RGIE Rl>.. KEPPEL RD, GRANGE RD. MARKET. J fer To ask for BROOKE \cutop«n\ BOND TEA is, in itself, \by user I :j£fey. a S n discrimination. To specify YELLOW ij^mygßJ LABEL is sure proof that lliMnWtt'wfl'
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      196 5 IT IS OFTEN IjIFFICULT TO QOENCH A THIRST BUT ARE ALWAYS ATHIRST to QUENCH A FIRE Sole Agents for Malaya C' ENTRAI SNGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. DON'T BURN MONEY SAVE IT LET THE "BOSTITCH' HELP YOU. $10.00. l^LgJS* $10 Complete with 5,000 staples. FRANKEL BROTHERS. SINGAPORE KUALA KI'.MFTR lI'OII. "YES,
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    CAN ANOTHER WAR BE AVOIDED ?
    1366 6 CAN ANOTHER WAR BE AVOIDED Saving Civilisation. A BRITISH GENERAL'S VIEWS. Brig. General F. I*. Cresier, C.M.c;., D.5.0., author i.l *A Kr.<-~ I Lit in No f Man's l.aud, COBtribsttes '.lie followinß article. 1 ;nii great believer En the League of f Nations, but only if it la used in
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    FIRE IN MADRAS.
    68 6 Maclure and Co/s Premises Damaged. Madras, July K. A (ire broke out in the early hours of Sunday in the premises of Messrs. Macluie and 0.. chemists and druggists. Mount Koail. which extended to the- sh >\vroom of Messrs. Ver.kiah Brothers, photographers. Fire engines prevented the conflagration
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    TWO OF THE BEST WIVES ON EARTH.
    307 6 One Killed by Devotion, The Other Left £5,000. Here are told, in a word or two, the life i.tories of two devoted wives. One is dead, the other is- widowed. But both, in the words of their husbands, were the best wives en
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    SNAKES IN CINEMA.
    208 6 Thrown by Discharged Employee. While a picture was being screened at the Shikishima Cinema Club, Sennichmae. Osaka recently a man suddenly threw two snakes on to the stage, one of them crawling towards the gallery on the first floor, which was packed with people, an<! the other
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    SILK STREWN COURT.
    364 6 Bright Appearance During Dyeing Dispute. The inside of the Civil District Judge's (Mr. H. R. Bull's) court had a most bright appearance on Friday afternoon. Yards of coloured silk were literally in evidence," being exhibits in a suit in i which his Honour had to decide whether
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    "REDS" WANT FUNDS.
    63 6 Frs. 500,000 to Keep Paper From Bankruptcy. The Communist organ L'Humanite has issued a desperately-worded appeal fcr funds, declaring that unless Frs. 500,000 are forthcoming by Aupun 15, the paper must <jo into bankruptcy. Owing lo lack of support, from trie masses the Communist Party abandoned the
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    STEAMERS COLLIDE.
    69 6 8.1. Vessel Nerbudda Beached. I The HI. steamer Xerbudda, bovndj rom Australia, collided with the Spanish j •learner Lcjjazpi, 100 miles east of Cib- altar, in a log on July U. The Lepaz'ii took off the Nerbudda's passerzers. as 'atter ve:?el was in danjrer of sinkiT:;r. Later A
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    PLANTERS' DINNER IN LONDON.
    1398 6 Depression Forgotten. SPEECHES ALL IN LIGHT VEIN. 1 The seventh animal dinner of .be Incorporated Society <■(■ Planters was held at the Piccadilly Hotel, London, W.I. on J;:ne 'll when a great many of the planters at present Ilon-.e on leave attended, together with number of
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    VOTES FOR WOMEN.
    33 6 Plan to Extend Franchise In Japan. Tokio, Aug. '.>. Th- Ministry of Home AfTairs is state. l adopted proposal to enfranchise woman so f;ir as local politics arc eonci rned. Nichi-Nichi.
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    COCHIN-CHINA UNREST.
    35 6 Three Demonstrators Killed In Disturbances. Paris, Aug. The Minister for the Colonies annooncM id.-.t soiiuus disturbances occumd jrastM das ai Cangalong, Cochin-China. The police opened lire upon drniunstrators, killing thnt and woußdiag ten.
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      24 6 1 v y'BßiTibH V' MAOL Sole Agent 6 and Stockists: HUTTENBACH. LAZARUS^ SONS. LTD (Incorporated in the StmiU Settlements.) SINGAPORE. PENANG.IPOH AND KIALA LUMPUR
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      149 6 ECONOMY AND SERVICE vA !S^lvc?r' I vf~* m;^^lLJ9vc>ry Home Use Electricity for Grilling and Toasting always ready anti bright Any cooking at ary time, from a Chump Chop to a Tea Cake, by R.uliant Heat A portable electric grill will use a unit of Elect rictty to cool; 30 rashers
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      133 7 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Present CONRAD NAGEL BESSIE LOVE LEILA HYAMS IN THE AN AMUSING COMEDY DRAMA OF A YOUNG MILLIONAIRE'S MARRIAGE VENTURE Also "OUR GANG" All Talking Comedy COMING SOON The Fox Masterpiece of the Year "SONG O' MY HEART" with JOHN McCORMACK THE WORLD'S GREATEST TENOR. WATCH FOR SCREENING
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      383 7 ~Qfi r~>, i Q(Q :< r <•-> <\ ■-> Q\K. MH^MMMMMHMMUHMgnnannnKniraMKBnH BESS —Mr am Bb^mß «M iW I H H I fl|Bv fßi J 4i« vii c m hbl Jii_. L I R i_^^____ft___i^9»^i^^k^^______L_z^H <::)£ TONIGHT at 6J5 and 9.15 Entire Change of Programme FOR S NIGHTS ONLY AN OUTSTANDING
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      365 7 I ViCIORIA IHEA iKE BOOKING IS NO\> OPEN AT LITTLES for Tin; THE SINGAPORE REPERTORY PLAYERS' rgoMicnoa LORD RICHARD IN THE PANTRY. TUESDAY, AUGUST 12 to SATURDAY. AUCUSI 16, at <U0 p.m. PftiCKS $:>. $2 qnd Si. VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL SUNDAY. AUGUST 17 and MONDAY. .U Gl ST 18. at
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    U.S. SHIPPING POLICY A FALLACY.
    714 8 SHIPPING VOTES Danish Owner's Firm Conviction. The subject of QoTemmcnt cubaidi shipping and Bhipbuildiss was introduced! l,y Mr. A. I. Koller, Danish shipowner, at the annual meeting of the Baltic and latai— tloaal Wliitc 'a Conference, says i the Journal of Commerce. He then pointed
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      THE PRYE RUBBER PLANTATIONS.
      325 8 Improved Condition Of Estates. Tlic twen.y-first annual oriiinary Renera' nesting of tho I'rye Kubbii unl Coconnt riii'itnt'ons, Ltd., was licli! on July lti ai Bnnm Hoase, 71, St. Mary Axe, E.C. Mr. K. B. Skinner (chairman) pn-suK-d. ;nc!, in the course of h's address, sr.id Gentlemen,
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      PASSENGERS.
      208 8 The following for Malaya are :ir'..in^- by tiii Patroclui, due at Sinjra;>uro Thui lay: Mr. 1.. Bcale, Mr. J. C. Henderson, Mr. raterson, Mr. A. H. Assiter, Mr. B. C. Shirar, Mr?. K. M. KairiifTc, Mr. K. Graham and Mrs. R. P. S. Walker, Mi*« ,Mr P. lendinnlng, Mr.
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      MAILS FOR EUROPE.
      37 8 By HUMt Karrr.ala Porthoi J'-han d.: Witt Krinpnr Patiia lz«:i Arru. Spore I.rnd-n July July £S Ji:ly 1! A«g. 4 July '.i Aug. 4 J'llv !1 Aue. 4 July 17 Au*. 11 Aug. 11
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      266 8 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Aug. 11. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2 3", Demand 2 '3 23/32 Private 3 m. credit 2 4 3 32 On New York, demand 66 1/16 Private 90 d s 57 > On France, Bank T.T. 1428 On India, Rank T.T. 165 On Hon X Kong, BBiik
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        MINING.
        466 8 Vol. Pd. Buyers Sellers ii Aaam Kambang M 0 27 Ayer Ilium T.n U/ £1 £i Banj.-rin Tin I\9 14 6 1 1 P«.:inir Pudang 0.10 0)5 1 I Katu raves 0.55 r>.r,o 1 1 Bukit Ar..n|{ 0.40 000 A £1 Burmuh Malay 13 15. nom. £1 i'l lu-ndivir.
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        GENERAL.
        226 8 V*l. Pd. Buyer* Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord». 2.50 2.75 I 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.07.. 2.:7. il i'l Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.^.0 5.7.C 1 1 Central Engine 0.40 0.50 nom. 1 1 Cycle ;:nd Carriages 0.10 v. 15 nom. it's. 10s. Duff Development 3 9 4 o
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        118 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 106 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.u. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. 5% prem. Singapore Municipal 4.» p.c. of 1907 red. 1917 $1,600,000 95 pur I Singapore Municipal 41i p.e. j of 1909 red. 1355 $1,000,000
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        369 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today'i Prices Frast r L/all Co. Evatt AJlenhy ($1) 1.05 1.25 2.05 1.?5 Alor Gajah ($1) 1.10 1.00 1.10 LM I l.".O 1.55 l.:.O 1.G5 A. during ($1) 0.25 0.33 0.25 0.36 V.-i!:iy ($2) 1.50 2.C0 3.50 2.00 Molak (51)
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      LATIFIYAH (IRAQ) ESTATES.
      415 8 Chairman and Efficient Administration. The annual pcncral mi-ftinrr of Latiflyall ilraip Eilates, I.td., was held on July U at lU. St James's Fireet, S.W. Sir Edward Manvillc, M.1.K.E.. (the chairman), said The Government of Irr.q li'.vc issued to the compr.ny the Tami deeds ot th* .mil it
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      SHARE MARKET REPORT.
      95 8 Macphail and Co., Ltd. 11. Tin. Quiet. Kucfcaia M-98M cents, Klatas OS-96'j cents, Malay Consols. U-1B cents, I'e'.*<v:;'- 4.'.-H cent Pc 9-4.45, Honp FatU lr-.'>3 cents. S^uih- 17--J" Talanis C 2-55 cents. l!u Klrur,'- 71 Sun^-ci Lu;:s '^v- I cents. Sin. Wayi I.lSl'.^.'i. ili-nir Kcnjr Tin 13s.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      180 8 Today. North N.-Eait and N.-Weit Sumatra I'pner Burma, North an! ICn. India (Himalaya Ma:u I p I'.hio, Kinffkawans and Pemangkat (Parit'i 1 1'..::. I Indo-C'hina (Sphinx) I pja. Samaraac and New Zer.lar.'l (Narbadai ..I p .m. Tomorrow. Aaajaba and Natuna Islands ((icncral V'erspjrek > h a.m. Ci
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    319 8 Ships alongside the Wharves or i-rp*vl<d tv arrive. KEPPEL RVRBOUR. Mala Wharf v,\ Bt Oil Wharf Nil. ;Cc%l Wkaif Patrol. YLSS2LS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjon;* Pagan •ai.lr. Dock NIL Kc;<;>o! Harbour. Kir-.c's Dock Sra!a Shell, I.imnx. No. 1 Dock Baa Ho Guan. No. 2 Pock Nil. Vessels
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    EXCHANGES.
    73 8 Kujjliy, Amr. 11. Foreign pxrKinces arc Amstcrdiim Ithena 375, It .u.l.iy Is. I tS-ttd., Berlin 21 i.si.".. Buchareat 118, R| i 16, Bui 16, Copenhagen IH.ir,.-,, d-rn ra 25.045, HeUingfon I'.u Hoi c Kong is. :t -.-1i.i1.. Lisbon *****, .Mmli-id 43.75, Milan W. 98, Now Vora 4.87K, O»U> 18.165,
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      32 8 GOOD USED CARS AT SLUMP PRICES. Kvcrv Car in splendid condition Prices from $100. WIDE CHOICE OF POPULAR MAKES. HIRE PURCHASE TERMS IF DESIRED. THE USED CAR DEPOT, ORCHARD ROAD. Phone 5911.
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      58 8 COMBER DISTILLERIES CO.. LTD. NORTHERN IRELAND. W'sh to invite reputable ami wcilestablished House to take up th<' l-cprescntr.Uoii of theii Woild-fiinu-U FINE OLD COMBER WHISKY (Pure Pot Still), in Singapore and district. Applications should be addroiaod to The Secretary, COMBER DISTILLERIES CO.. LTD., Comber. Northern Ireland. ELECTRICAL MASSAGE Mrs. SONODA
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      274 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Dircc- Speed. Weather. Max. Mm. fall, thine. Humidity tion. f I F. F. in*, hours. m.p.h. Alnr Star .87 72 Nil 6.1 M KSE Fine Kotii Itharu !;1 72 0.-13 8.5 M SW '1 Fine K. Trtnitiranu
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      211 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 5VEEK. Mc.nday, Aiii-iist 11. II. W. 1 p.m., B ft. 7 in., 11.33 p.m., 9 ft. fc in. Gmu Conaater Reeepfloa. Jial.yan Teachers Assn., an. conference, lp..h. Tuesday, Aocust 12. H. \V. 12..U i>.n.. B ft. 8 in. Malayan TeaeheM 1 A suciation, annual cunfrriMicc. Ipoh. run,
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    178 9 Rubber Dull And Listless. MANY MORE MINES CLOSING DOWN. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Monday, 10 a.m. Today's Prices Ktiliber. Ifi ccnls, per lb. Tin, 100 tons at S69!i per picul. Saturday's Prices Rubber, London ."H. per lb., clown I/IS. New York 10 cents, per b.. down
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    LAHAT MINES.
    362 9 In a Sound Financial Position. The tw nty-third aanoal general meet lag .hut Mines, Ltd* wa' held on July II at tlu- registered offlee of the company 73, Basin .hull f reet. K.C. Mr. Walter J. Payne I the chairman' presided. an!, in BOTiag the adoption of the
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    LENDU RUBBER.
    305 9 Satisfactory Condition Of The Properties. The twenty-first ordinary general mectinp lv Rubbei Company, Ltd.. tu held 1 at I. Lloyd's Avenue, X.C.. Mr I>. E. SincUir (the chuirman) presiding. The i-ha iman said thai the accounts •b <v •<■ a nel profit of ISlfi, to which had t<
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      BERTAM RUBBER COMPANY.
      1634 9 Increased Production Reduced Costs. The ordinary fjeneral meeting of Bertam Consolidated Ruhber Company, Ltd., was held on July 15, at River Plate House, Kinsl ury Circus E.C., Mr. A. P. Hadow, the chairman and managing director, presiding. representative of the secretaries (Read ■inith «::d Co., Ltd.) read
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      SAPONG RUBBER AND TOBACCO ESTATES.
      549 9 Position of the Company Reviewed. The twenty-fifth ordinary general meeting of the Sapon? Rubber and Tobacco Estates, Ltd., was held on July 15, at 2-4, Idol Lane E.C. 3. Mr. W. Percy Pinckncy (chairman of the company) said that the directors were sorry that the
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      LANKAT RUBBER.
      483 9 Progressive Cultivation Programme. The tv/ontieth annual general meeting of 'he LaJikat Rubber Company, Ltd. Sumatra i. was held on July 16 in the Council Room of the Rubber Growers' Association, 2~! Idol Lane, Eastcheap, E.C., Mr. J. R. Gray (chairman of the company) presiding. The ac-ing secretary (Mr.
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      64 9 Tone of Market Quiet. Latest Cable London Spot sheet sd. per Ib. New York Spot Sheet G. cents 10 per lb. Buyers I.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot Itandard R.S.S. on Tender August n r September ft Jliilii! October Oct.-Dec. Jan.-March 16 16 16* 16tt
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      BULLION REPORT.
      641 9 Messrs. Samuel Montagu Co.'s Weekly Letter. London, July 16. Gold. The Bank of England (fold reserve against notes amounted to £155,707,770 on the 9th instant (as compared with £156,*****4 on the previous Wednesday), and represents an increase of £9,747,686 since Jan. 1 last. Bar gold from South Africa
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      KEDAH RUBBER.
      210 9 Final Dividend of 3 Per Cent. Recommended. (From Our Own Correspondent.) V Penang, Aug. 9. The report of the Kedah Rubber Company,. Ltd., to Apr. 30 shows thet gross revenue from rubber was $240,887, less $177, G<M, leaving a net balance of $69,196. To this is added interest
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      EASTERN EXTENSION.
      150 9 The ninely-sixth ordinary general meeting if the Eastern Extension, Australasia and ■"hina Telegraph Company, Ltd., was held on July 14, at the Connaught Rooms, Grea Queen Street, W.C. Mr. J. C. Denison-Pender (the chairman) .aid that in accordance with the terms cf transfer offered to the holders of
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    LONDON TIN MARKET.
    642 9 Unanimity Not Yet Secured. MR. FRANK MAIR DROPS A BOMBSHELL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 16. The London market has been rather dull, awaiting some further pronouncement by the Tin Producers' Association, and confidently expecting the publication at any moment of a long schedule of names
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    HARPENDEN (SELANGOR)
    45 9 At an ext'a-ordinary general meeting of 'he Harpenden (Selangorj Rubber Company, Ltd.. held on July 15 at 20 Kasteheap, 8.C., a resolution increasing the capital of the company to £200,000 by the creation "f 20,000 ordinary shares of £1 each was unanimously approved.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1930. A TALE OF THE TIMES.
    991 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1930. A TALE OF THE TIMES. Quite the most important event of the present publishing season, from the journalist's point of viow, has been the appearance of Northeliffe An Intimate Biography," by Hamilton Fyfe. (Allen and iJnwin. 165.) Mr. Fyfe, who worked as
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    REPAIRING AMERICA'S TARIFF WALL.
    2314 10 Purpose of the Flexible Clause. (Dr. Julius Klein, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, in a recent Radio Talk at Washington.) At last the Tariff Bill has become a law after eighteen months of tumult. Business, which has owed at least some of its recent troubles to uncertainty
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    276 10 Capt. G. Ambler and Mrs. Ambler will leave Singapore for Bukit Fraser tomorrow. Mr. F. Glendinning, of Kuala Lumpur, ij a passenger by the Patroclus, returning from Home leave. Lieut. Lim Eow Thoon, S.S.V.F., has been appointed\a Captain in the S.S.V.F. Reserve of Officers. The Rev. G.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    772 10 TODAY'S BRIGHT THOUGHT. One of the strangest wills on record has been recently filed for probate in Paris. !t is that of the late chief doorkeeper of the Poitiers law courts, M. Auguste Pasquier, which he had engraved neatly on the leg of one of his
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    50 AIR FORCE 'PLANES BOMB HOSTILE TRIBESMEN. «
    497 11 50 AIR FORCE 'PLANES BOMB HOSTILE TRIBESMEN. REBEL TRIBESMEN REPULSED. Situation in Peshawar. NOT CONSIDERED SERIOUS. Simla, Aug. 9. Today's reports from Peshawar indicate that the tribal forces which have been threatening the city are dispersing. Over 60 Air Force bombing machines were in action on Thursday and Friday. Peshawar,
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    PANIC REIGNS AT TSINAN.
    719 11 PANIC REIGNS AT TSINAN. Nanking Army Within Few Miles of City. CONSULAR FEARS. Kuominchun Army Causes Diversion. Shanghai, Aug. 10. A message from the Nationalist Government headquarter* at Hsuchow states that the Government forcei are rapidly closing in on Tsinan fr.im three separate directions. General Liv Chi, commanding the right
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    NITRATE AGREEMENT.
    48 11 European Companies And Chile. Berlin, Aug. 9. An international nitrate agreement has boon concluded between the representatives of the European synthetic nitrate industries and the Chilean industry. The agreement overs the whole world except the i'niii.l States. It will come i»m «pir»ti.m riwrtl)- Bunt, r 1
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    TEN MONTHS WORK IN A YEAR.
    75 11 Mr. Henry Ford's New Scheme. Windsor, Ontario, Aug. 10. To an eight-hour day and a five-day week, Mr. Henry Ford is considering adding a ten-month year. Mr. Ford told an interviewer that in order to enable workmen in the motor industry to have steady
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    SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
    120 11 Flight-Lieut. Atcherley To Visit United States. Rugby, Aug. 10. Flight-Lieut. Atcherley, the British Schneider Trophy pilot, will represent Great Britain in the American national iir races at Chicago on August 22. He has been invited to visit the United States by Lieut. Williams, the American Schneider Trophy pilot,
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    THE KING'S RETURN.
    180 11 Prince of Wales to Have A Holiday. Rugby, Aug. 9. The King and Queen will return to London on Monday. Their Majesties have spent the last fortnight at Cowes, where the King, in spite of the mixed weather, greatly enjoyed the racing. His Yacht Britannia took a
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    LAMBETH CONFERENCE.
    120 11 Final Session Proceedings Private Throughout. London, Aug. 10. The Lambeth Conference, the proceedings at which have been throughout private, held a final session yesterday. An Encyclical Letter, containing the resolutions adopted, is expected to be published on Aug 15. Reuter. The seventh Lambeth Conference, which began on July
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    NOT WANTED IN U.S.A.
    73 11 Yugoslavian Ex-Minister To Be Deported. New York, Aug. 10. After a fortnight's detention on Ellis Island, M. August Kosutich, the ex-Minis-ter of Public Works in Yugoslavia, has been ordered to be deported. M. Kosutich was invited to visit the United States to lecture against the present
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    WARSHIP EXPLOSION.
    36 11 Two Men Killed on French Vessel. Papeete (Tahiti), Aug. 10. Two men have been killed and several wounded aboard the French warship Rellatrix, as a result of the explosion of the ship's cinema. Reuter.
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    LORD BIRKENHEAD.
    24 11 Condition Shows Slight Improvement. Rugby, Aug. 10. Lord Birkenhead passed a quiet night, .-•nd his condition today was slightly Letter.— British Wireless.
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    WAITING FOR SPARES.
    74 11 Australia-England Flyer Still Delayed. Batavia, Aug. 11. Captain A. T. Cunningham, who left Wyndham, Australia, last Tuesday in an attempt to reach England by air is still in Bolen?. Flores Island, where he landed without damage or injury after his first hop. A trial flight and examination
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    DROUGHT IN U.S.A.
    72 11 Traffic on Mississippi Almost Ceases. St. Louis, Missouri, Aug. 10. Traffic on the Mississippi has practically ceased owing to the drought. The river has shrunk to a comparatively small channel. Many of its tributaries have entirely dried up. Washington, Aug. 10. The Inter-State Commerce Commission has authorised
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    CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE.
    29 11 Condemned by Khalifat Conference. Calcutta, Aug. 10. The Khalifat Conference passed a resolution condemning civil disobedience and advising Moslems to partkipaU u»:|ht Round Table Conf«ratu*.-tß«UterU nr !>ii
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    GERMANY'S EASTERN FRONTIERS.
    157 11 A Controversial Speech. EX-MINISTER AND FIGHT FOR JUSTICE." Berlin, Aug. 10. Lively discussions in Warsaw, with possibly even a diplomatic incident, are likely to follow a speech by Herr Treviranus, the ex-Minister for the Occupied Regions, in which he outspokenly discussed the question of Germany's eastern frontiers.
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    EPIC OF THE SEA.
    106 11 Death of Capt. Foster Of The Trevissa. Rugby, Aug. 9. A tragic and heroic story of the sea is recalled by the death yesterday of Capt. Cecil Foster, who was master of the s.s. Trevissa, which foundered seven years ago in the Indian Ocean. Capt. Foster,
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    REVERTING TO CHAOS.
    147 11 Newspaper Comment On China Situation. London, Aug. 10. The Sunday Times, in a leading article says that obviously while China is reverting to chaos it is not a time to discuss giving up the remaining British concessions or extra-territoriality in China, but v.-hsn China regains a settled
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    INDO-CHINA PLOTS.
    68 11 Twelve Conspirators Sentenced To Death. Paris, Aug. 9. It is reported from Hanoi that the special tribunal dealing with the charges .-.rising out of the recent Communist riots in Indo-China sentenced to death 12 persons accused of murder or conspiracy to murder. Deportation was ordered in the case
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    STEAMER ON FIRE.
    117 11 Blaze in Dollar Boat in Hudson River. Jersey City, Aug. 1. Considerable damage was done by a fire aboard the President Harrison yesterday. It was a stubborn blaze which necessitated the pumping of a large amount of water into the holds. This caused the stern slowly to
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    BULLET IN BRAIN.
    105 11 Death of South African Diplomat. Rome, July 30. A case of a man who chatted cheerfully, unaware that he had a bullet lodged in his brain, has just occurred here. Mr. Brian O'Shea, Second Secretary of the South African Legation, had been handling a revolver in his
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    PASSENGERS KILLED IN AIR CRASH.
    44 11 Machine Struck By Lightning. Chicago, Aug. 10. A sight-seeing aeroplane, apparently struck by lightning, crashed through the thin metal roof of a huge gasometer on the west side of Chicago. The pilot and two women passengers were killed. Reuter.
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    MIMIC AIR WAR.
    184 11 Operations on Big Scale Over England. Rugby, Aug. 10. England will experience four days of mimic air war this week. The Royal Air Force's annual exercises begin on Tuesday, and consist this year of strategical air operations between the opposing forces of Redland and Blueland. Blueland, comprising
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    HEAT STROKE DEATHS.
    97 11 Many Fatalities .Reported In Mesopotamia. Basra, Aug. 10. Mesopotamia claims to be the hottest place on earth at present. The maximum fhade temperature last week was 130 degrees Fahrenheit. Fifty-seven cases of heat-stroke have been reported here and the deaths include those of two members of the
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    SYDNEY HARBOUR.
    219 11 Detail of World's Largest Bridge. Rugby, Aug. 9. The largest arch bridge in the world, which British engineers are building over the harbour at Sydney, is nearing completion. This impressive piece of engineering spans a channel 1,670 feet wide and rises above the water level to 75 feet
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    CONFIDENT OF VICTORY.
    49 11 Sir Thomas Lipton Leaves For United States. London, Aug. 10. Sir Thomas Lipton has left for the United States on board the Leviathan. He said he hoped to bring back the America's Cup, and the prospects of success were better than they had ever been. Reuter.
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    MANY CHANGES IN TURKEY.
    652 11 Disquieting News From The Frontiers. PARTY RIVALRY. The Position of Mustafa Kemal. Constantinople, Aug. 10. Big political changes are impending. Fethi Bey, while here on leave, resigned the Ambassadorship in Paris in order to form a new political party, the main purpose of which will be
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    R100's TOUR.
    60 11 Preparing for Return To Britain. St. Hubert, Quebec, Aug. 11. The RlOO took off at 6.20 yesterday nfternoon on a tour over Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, carrying a party of Canadian Naval, Air and Army officers. She returns to her mooring mast today, when preparations will begin
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    GERMAN UNEMPLOYED.
    33 11 Rise to 2,757,000 by End Of July. Berlin, Aug. 0. There were 2,757,000 unemployed in Germany on July 31, an increase of nearly a million compared with last year. Bgiitar. 'I
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      65 11 I TODATS FEATURES. Page I Repairing America's Tariff Wall, by Dr. Julius Klein. 9 Political Diary of the Week. 15 Can Another War be AvoidI ded? (special.) 6 Planters' Dinner in London. 6 London Tin Market Reviewed 9 I Today's Crossword Puizle 15 I Australians vs. Northamptonshire 13 S.F.A. Football
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    TO BE CLOSED UNTIL PRICE RISES.
    511 12 Renong Valley Tin Co.'s Position. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 10. Mr. J. Crabb-Watt, the chairman, speak-, ing at the se-.-ond annual meeting of the Kenong Valley Mining Co., Siam, stated that it had been decided to suspend operations until such time as
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    SHOOTING CATS
    157 12 Ricochettinp; Bullet Hits A Woman. Returning home from the Rifle Range OB Saturday evening a European, who va* peetered with stray cats in his compound, fired two shots with a service rifle •t a eat. One of the bullets ricochetted and hit Javanese woman in the thigh. Fortunately
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    DENMARK'S SHIPPING
    38 12 Reported Intention to Sell Coastal Fleet Denied. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 9. The Danish Consul-General denies, on the authority of the Danish Foreign Office, the German report that Denmark contemplates selling her coastal fleet.
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    JAPAN AND NAVAL PACT
    119 12 Council Atmosphere Growing Unfavourable. Following: to the refusal of Mr. Hamaguchi, the Premier, to surrender the report of the Naval War Council on the London Naval Treaty to the select committee of the Privy Council under which th.- Treaty is to be examined, the atmosphere in
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    DELAY IN REPORTING.
    471 12 Offending Cashier Dealt With Leniently. Song Ong Toh, a member of a wellknown Straits Chinese family, who pleaded guiity to a charge of criminal breach of trust in respect of over $1,500 as a servant of the Singapore Cold Storage Co., was leniently dealt with on the
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    EUROPEAN FINED.
    183 12 $50 for Causing Grievous Hurt. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 9. In the district court, Mr. H. A. Forrer imposed a fine of $50 on G. N. Magill. a well-known local European, for causing lirievious hurt to a Chinese named Ycok Man Ttew by a rash and
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    PERSONALITY TEST.
    171 12 Examinations Practically Abandoned. The abandonment of examinations in a Civil Service department in favour of tests of personality was announced at a London sitting of the Royal Commission on Labour in India. Discussing the qualifications required byfactory inspectors. Sir Gerald Belhouse, Chief Inspector of Factories, emphasised the need
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    BOXER'S DEATH.
    62 12 Din Dam Electrocuted In Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 10. Din Dam, a Negro boxer, who recently leturned to Bangkok from Singapore, was electrocuted in Bangkok on Saturday evening. He climbed a pole and came in contact with a hi;rh tension cable. Din Dam was in
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    "CANNED" VIOLIN SOLOS.
    598 12 Zimbalist Gives His Views. Why the talkies cannot reproduce the performances of great violinists was explained to a Straits Times representative today by Efrem Zimbalist, the famous violinist, who is at present in Singapore. Hailing from the Caucasus district of Russia, Zimbalist still carries something of the
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    TRAPPED UNDER CAR.
    60 12 Three Europeans Escape Serious Hurt. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 10. In attempting to avoid a pedestrian on Weld Quay, a motor-car, in which three Europeans were riding, overturned. Two of the men were trapped under the motor-car and helped out by people passing. They were
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    WOMAN CHESS CHAMPION
    99 12 Mrs. Stevenson Wins by Two Games to One. The deciding match for the British Women's Chess Championship, between Mrs. Stevenson and Miss Hooke has been won by the former by two games to one. It was arranged to play two game*, but as Miss Hooke won the
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    CENTENARIAN DIES.
    37 12 The death took place in Wellington, N.Z., recently of Captain Christopher C. Welch, the oldest master mariner in New Zealand. He celebrated his 100 th birthday last November. He was born at Great Yarmouth, England.
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    VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP.
    1298 12 Can You Help These Men In accordance with the offer made in the Notes of the Day column we give publicity to the follow- ing appeals for work from men who are unemployed as a direct result of the slump. The Editor will be pleased to
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    41 12 The Idle Rich," a comedy featuring Conrad Nagel, Bessie Love and Leila Hyams, will be screened at the Alhambra tonight. The Greene Murder Case," a thriller with William Powell as Phi'o Vance, the detective, opens at the Capitol tonight.
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    AIR MAIL FROM BATAVIA.
    20 12 A mail from Batavia and Palembang l.y aeroplane is expected at Singapore at 1.30 p.m. tomorrow.
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    SOUTH CHINA TOUR.
    287 13 Extensive Programme In Europe. The Chinese amateur soccer team, making a round-the- world tour ■i 0-31, >:• inkm to secure !•''"<! matches in Kngland, says an Athletic indent. Mr. Sydney Harris, of the Punch Bowl, St< negate, York, who is the assistant manager, tells me that 20
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    ETCETERAS IN GOOD FORM.
    643 13 Welch Regiment Easily Beaten. The S.C.C. tournament side, the Etcclajfaja, who are strong favourites >r the championship, gave an excellent display yesterday when playtnij the Wiich Regt. on the Padang, winning by 40 runs after declaring with three wick-.'is in hand. Scores ETCETERAS. A. L. B.
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      S.C.F.A. WIN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.
      1038 13 Malays Narrowly Beaten. HOUR STRUGGLE AT JALAN BFSAR. ffciisw 2: Malays 1. After long periods of tremendoos i>rosrare by the Malaya in the important S.A.F.A. League garni the one-all minute from th 1 close, when Mi;: Fun raced down the line and Io! into goal. Melan
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      WORLD'S RECORD FOR HOBBS.
      101 13 Makes 54,920 Runs. GRACE'S AGGREGATE BEATEN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 'J. Making a speedy rev, ivory from Ma attack of neuritis. Hobbs, tho Kngland and Surrey batsman, played in a friendly match for his county ■gjafcsst Middkvcx at tho Oval today. Hobbs had satisfaction
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    MALAYA CUP.
    123 13 Johore Easily Account For Malacca. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Aug. 'J. 1:: a Vah.ya Cup match at Mt'ar today easily defeated Malacca by s—l.5 1. r side was at full strength, nn-.l lard of footbr.ll wai low. Johore letter side, and deserved their victory. Johore started with
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    SCOTTISH FOOTBALL
    108 13 Promoted Clubs Fail To Impress. L .noon, Aug. 9. The Scottish F. A. League programme was -tarted today when the First Division matches resulted as follow-: iiiana l Queen's Pars 3 Ayr United Morton 2 C-itic Ki!;:-.ur:v.r* 1 Ccwdenbeatli l Raagera -i Dundee Civile Heart- U HamiUon Aci'.t.
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    TENNIS SENSATION.
    68 13 Champions Beaten by Boys In Their Teens. New York, Aug. 9. Sidney Wood, a Xew York tennis player vho is only 18 years of age, defeated Wilmer Allison in the final of the Meadcwbrook invitation tournament. Reutsr. The tournament was the occasion of renarkable triumphs for youthful players
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    ONLY FIVE RUNS.
    310 13 Call cf Time Saves Club From Defeat. (From Our O-.vn Correspondent.) Kuala Laanpor, Aug. 9. The cricket match OB the Padang today betwi m the Selangor Clnb and t'ne V.M.C.A. ended in excitfaif fashion tlie latter team being robbed of a win by the dock. Heavy rain
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    SELANGOR RUGBY.
    657 13 Hopes for a Successful Season. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kunla Lumpur, Aug. 9. At the Rugby meeting of the Selangor Club, held in the secretary's room this evening, the chairman, Mr. A. G. Taylor, intimated that he was retiring from that position in favour of Dr. H. W.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    89 13 Monday, Auguit 11. Football: Ist Div.. Welch v s R.K.. Jalan Bcaar 2nd Div.. C.X.C. vs. F. and N. Tnesday, Aucust 12. Taiping Races. j fe.AJ.A. Cup: S.C.r. II vs. Police (replay). Uedn*»day, August 13. Cricket: S.C.C. XI vs. H.M.S. Hermes XI, Padang. ThurHday, AugDßt 14. Football: S.C.C.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF.
    346 13 Competition for Island Championship. The qualifying round for the Singapore Island hampkmship will be played <•>" the Garrison com <>" Saturday next, r.ta ting at 2.46. The 16 best aeores will qualify, for the first i-ound, to be played on Saturday, Aus;. 2:;. Jr. the event of two
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    HUNDRED METRES.
    80 13 New Record Made ByCanadian. Toraata, A-ur- 1". In the eouraa Of t h<- Canadian track championsUpe, which iis year fnrrn a i-reliminary to tho l.riti.sh Empire (inmes at Hamilton, Percy Williams, of Vancouver, a former winner of the 100 ynrds and 2'JO yards at the Olympic (lames, sprinted
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    BASEBALL.
    109 13 United States League Results. New York, Aug. !>. Batttmll results to data arc as follows National League. Pittsburg lost t» Ni w Tost I—'J1 'J and 2—7. St. Louis lost to Brooklyn ,r>—ll., r > 11. Cincinnati lost tn Philadelphia s—B.5 8. Chicago beat Boston 6—l.6 1. Pittsburg lost
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    American Steamship Teams Meet in Singapore.
    62 13 1 A i-asfball match WM played in Singupore yesterday betwatu tftsmi representing two American ship<=. the Atlanta City and the Steel Traveller, which are in port. The result wus a win for the Ste 1 Traveller by B 2. The Steel Traveller's team has
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    MALAYS' PROTEST.
    178 13 I Disagreement with S.A.F.A. Council Amicably Settled. Tho dispuie between the Malays I". A. and the S.A.i'.A.. arising over the deri■.n of the S.A.K.A. Council disal'ov.ir.g the Malays' 17-goal win last week, baa been amicably settled. J The Malays protested against Ihe Council's decision, and requested that yesterday's
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    GOOD START MADE BY NORTHANTS.
    251 13 Rain Interferes With Tourists' Fixture. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 9. Rain considerably interfered with play when the Australians visited Northampton for their fixture with Northamptonshire today. The county won the toss and chose to bat. The weather was dull and only about 4,000
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    EX-KHEDIVE'S BID FOR THRONE.
    212 15 Kemarkable Revelations. ALLEGED NEGOTIATIONS WITH LABOUR >i.P.s. London, July 28. I i lory of an :t'li'src(! pl.t on the part •ol' the i x Kheilive, Abbu Hilml Pasha. to profit l.y the preaent situation in Egypt to re-jair. the throne i. iwowwlwl in the Daily Trlefriaph.
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    PROPAGANDA IN U.S.
    136 15 Inquiry Demanded By Soviet Trading: Agency. New York, July 'S-'. Officials of Amtorg, the American trading organination of the 1.5.5. R., toited that the Congressional commiuei investigating communist activities <houM c induct a thorough inquiry into their own organisation ami operations ;ind tiv<- Amtorg a clean Will
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    POLITICAL DIARY OF THE WEEK.
    2003 15 (By Our Parliamentary Correspondent.) "A Miss is as Good as A Mile" Says Prime Minister Governmeni Escape Defeat by Two Voles Tories in Ambush Mr. Lloyd George "Led Up The Garden* Import Duties on Foreign Goods —Back Benchers Bark— The Naval and Air Bases Cost
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    CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE CONDEMNED.
    395 15 Landholders' Deputation To Viceroy. Simla, July 20. An Influential deputation of all-India landholders, organised by the British Indian Association of Calcutta, under the leadership of the Muharaja of Dhai li^ngha. presented an address to the Viceroy, condemning civil disobodi nee Find deploring physical conflicts between Governmental authorki'^s.
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    596 17 Team for Empire Games At Hamilton. t:iii\ will be strongly represented at ie Kmpil Hon (Ontario) -th; t la the first impression gained from I glance at llie team, announced by the \.A.\. in mail week says a correspondent >f the Sporting Life. Indeed, it difficult to
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    265 17 licences of Trainer and Jockey Withdrawn. Bombay, July 28. The Steward! of the W.I.T.C. have canlc'.Uil the li ences issued to trainer Byaaa Rustomjee and jockey A. Behsniin. Thi> is tin sequel to the manner n which the champion arab mare Sarkha, laincd by Byramjec and ridden by
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    36 17 I Committee No. 1 if the Singapore ■uiiu i|>:i] Commissioners agreed (subject a the provtl of the Singapore Har- Board) to the Society for the PreCrnelty to Animals erectintr a ghsrr) pony iheltM at lowlull's l'icr.
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    263 17 S.C.R.C. Tournament. Further results in the S.C.R.C. tournament are A UoiibKs Handicap. John lAtn and Tan Huek Toe beat C. K. PcnK and Weo En* Lock, 6—l, o—o. Chia Kenit Tyc and Scow Poh Long beat hua (h :>» Sim and Chins Kee Sun, 4—6, 1 :t. v I.
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    206 17 Eight New Times Put Up In America. Six new worlds records in women'? trark and field cvent3 were set up at the National A.A.U. women's meet. Stella Walsh set up a new record for the 100 yarcis of 11 1-lUJec; for the 220 of 25 4-dsec; and the
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    98 17 French Government Warning: To Football Organisations. The French Govemmerrt has opened a severe campaign against acts of brutality committed in sport. M. Morinaud. Under-Secretary of State for Physical Education, has sent a circular letter to the presidents of the Rugby Footba!!, Association Football, and Hockey Federation-, in which
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    ENGLAND'S POLO WIN.
    124 17 Australia Beaten After a Close Game. The annual polo contest for the Prince of Wales's Kmpire Challenge Cup wes begun at Hurlingham in mail week, when the opening tie was extremely well contested by terms representing England and Australia, the latter side being the fr.ui brothers Arhton
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    FILIPINO CONTENDER.
    122 17 Hat Battalino Easily Disposes Of Challenger. Bat Battalino successfully defended his featherweight title by knocking out the Filipino, Ignacio Fernandez, in the fifth round of a scheduled ten round bout in the presence of 10,000 spectators at Hartford, Connecticut. lie easily outfought the Filipino, who was never able
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    GALA DAY AT POLICE DEPOT.
    428 17 Successful Athletic Sports Meeting. On the invitation of the Hon. Mr. Harold Fairburn, Inspector-General of Police, a large crowd of interested spectators attended at the Police Depot, Thomson Road, on Saturday afternoon, when the annual athletic sports were hfclJ. The Police Band and the Band
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    BERG AND CHOCOLATE.
    261 17 Easy Wins for Principals Of Big Fight. Jack (Kid) Berg, the Stepney lightweight, decisively outpointed Henry Perlick, one of the Perlick twins, in a 10-round contest at Newark in mail week. Berg held the upper hand throughout, •'innin" every ri,und, the last six decisively. At "the end
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    CANCELLED!
    52 17 CANCELLED Sino-Malays Unable to Raise A Side. Owing to the Sino-Malays being unable to raise a team to meet the South China A.A. tourists the match at the Anson Road Stadium has been cancelled. The Second Division match between the G.E.C. and Fraser and Neave's will therefore be played at
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
    155 17 The scores to date in the Singapore Chess Club championship are as followe No further progress has been made in the handicap tourney since the last published returns. In the newcomers' tourney the scores are P. W. D. L. Pts. B. O. Wilmot 15 11 0 4
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    46 17 Following are the numbers of arrivals and departures to Madras Presidency for the month of July, 1980: Arrivals (figures supplied by travelling inspectors) adults, 7,71)8 minors, 1,308 infants, 660. Departures (figures supplied by steamer agents) adults, 6,098; minors, 583. The arrivals relate to aided passengers only.
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    UNFAIR CRITICISMS OF THE TEST.
    506 17 Making Sensations Out Of Nothing. Never, I should think, has there been a Test match which has given birth to so much sensation-mongering as tno very uiisatlsfactory Leeds affair just over, say a Sporting Life correspondent. Staioments, as grotesque as they were unfair, have been
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    PRINCE AND GOLF.
    185 17 Sport That Has Helped Him In Empire Trips. The Prince of Wales made r,mhappiest speeches at a dinner at th'; Savoy Hotel when the Luc Society entertained oversea- golfsrj who; have been ccmpf'-inK i» the British Em- j pire Tournament at Walton Heath. j You all know,"
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    INDIAN CRICKET TOUR.
    67 17 Promotion of Gocd Feclin? Between the Countries. London, July 31. Imagine how popular would l>e the compatriots of such players as Ranji, DulleepsirJiji and the Nawab of Patatu;;." exclaims a cricket enthusiast in a letter to the Morning Post. "There could le no way of promoting better
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    LINDRUM'S FAITH.
    83 17 Fancies Himself for 5,090 Break in England. Walter Lindrum, th; world's ehampfen billiards player, spoke on tho telephone irom his saloon in Melbourne to W. Camkin, of Birmingham Billiards, Ltd. I am practising harder than i haw I over done," said Lindrum. When you rang up I was
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    76 17 Presentation to the Tennis Champion. Mrs. F. Wills-Moody left England i:i pail week for Amarica Mr. R. J. McNair a-d Mr. F. Malim, l-epresenting the Lawn Tennis As^ociation, saw her off at the station and ler.led her with gold medals t"> fiur?-; moriite her success in the women's
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    MALAYAN RACING.
    251 17 Handicaps for Opening Day at Taiping. The Taininjr Tun' tub prol nsmaj v.- ill begin comorr Handicaps r.re announce Special Bate. ft IV rin.i V (eomtined (about E Pyrites 11.7, Fir.a Call 10.7, oiard I.ii. True Boy 7.H>. Vali lino MO, Pollykar "<!), Last Cbancs 7.1, Ayri t
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    123 17 Full Inquiry into Industr To Be Held. Canberra, J'jiy 30. Tho Federal Premier, Mr. a. Scallin, fpeaking :;t tho Federal T:stitute. announce! thru a lull hiuiiry would be held in regard to the Auslral an su;-ar industry, the embargo on foreign togar and the sujrar agreement whereby i'ic
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