The Straits Times, 12 August 1930

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    37 1 The Straits Times KSTABI.ISHKO NEARLY A CENTURY.) V THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN 21 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1930. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Street Times PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1930 I'RlCii SO CENTS
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      55 1 Singapore: ts. Cecil st. cphone sisd. The STRAITS BUDGET is Malaya's Premier Illustrated Weekly Newspaper. -LORD RICHARD IN THE PANTRY" (PLAY TITLES BOTTLED BY WORTHINGTON) isfr MEDUSA A WHITE PORTLAND CEMENT. PURE WHITE and STAINLESS WILLIAM JACKS CO., (MALAYA) LTD. onur- 4Drvi>r KfTAT A I ITMPITR. IPOH ASD I'ENANC. I
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      269 1 KUALA LUMPUR 27. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683) HIS MASTEfe^ GRAMOPHONE REC&^DS. PERFFCT RBPROtUCTIONS OF YOUR RAVOURITE TAUCIfe '^INES ARRIVING BY EVERY HOME MAIL. AMBROBB VM> 813 'y j^_ '*'''>£ KBW MAYIAIK DANCK At the May Tiiir Hot.!, U>nu;fi. >TN^lS<ftj\. B M li l V .n'^th 'nim V "H?'h V .Su!!!'tv
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      9 1 The STRAITS BUDGET is Malaya't Premier Illustrated Weekly Newspaper.
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      569 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE. rENINSULAIt AND ORIENTAL SJJ. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWAUD FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. KASUGAR 9.000 Aug. 28 BERRIMA 11,202 Aug.
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      650 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail t nARUNA MARU 10,. r >oo Aug. 13 14 f I KAMO MARU MOO Aug. 28 20 9 XATORI MARU 10,000 Sept. 11 12 KASIIIMA MARTT 10.000 Sept. 26 26 YASUKUNI MARU
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      447 2 BURNS PBHP LINE (lacorporaUd in RngUa4) FOR BRISBANH, SYDNMT AND «RLBOUBNI, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7366 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4.&12 tons). The MARELLA la ona of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins da
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      688 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 5451, with snb'-eonnections to Paasage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Depta. and Manager's Desk. Representative for Singapore and Strait* Settlements of the Travellers Official Information Bureau. Booking Office Royal Dutch Indian Airways.
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      638 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCfcAN STEAMSHIP CO, > LIMITED. TMB CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. [laaorporated in England) l REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES. LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, AND BREMEN— GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM
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      531 2 THE SUM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (bicorporsud in Slam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For vretay, Trenk'Ksnu, Kclantan, Bangnara, relupin. I'atai Singora, Locon, Sichon, LcL.-uinui, Lang^uan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure VAI AYA t Aug. II MALINI Aug. 18 Aug. 21 SUDDQADIB Aag. H Aug. 27 The stcHiners are (itttd throughout with
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      453 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvuart Maatschappij Nederland and N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa AmataraMi j Southarrptoa Kararlilea Rotterdam I Tonnage m.v. Indmpoerm 12.000 R.L. Aug. H J. P. Co*n 11.140 S.M.N. Auc 2H 1.8. Insulinde 10/(00 R.L. Aug. 29 Prins der Nederlar.den 9,200 S.M.N.
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      534 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE Prom SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO. SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang PRES. GARFIELD Aug. 14 Ang. 21 Aug. fPES. POLK Sept. 1 Sept. 4 Sept. 6 I'liEH. ADAMS Sept. 15 Sept.
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      505 3 HIERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP C0 M LTD. (Incorporated in England) iOXERMAN LINK ASSENGER AND FRKIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT BERVICK OUTWARDS To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japaa Due Spore •i. CITY OF HEREFORD Sept. 6 s.s. KEELUNG Oct. 6 s.s. CITY OF WINNIPEG Not. 8 HOMEWARDS h.s.
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      466 3 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED liio.-por&tcd in Denmark/ Telephone SJZJ PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penacg. f m.s. FIONIA Aug. 20 Aug. 22 m.s. LALANDIA Sept. S Sept. 6 m.s. MEONIA Sept. 17 Sept. 19 m.s. SELANDIA Oct. 15 Oct. 17 m.s.
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      456 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE. Sailings for Un'ted State* am\ Canada Points from Hong Kon>i. 8»a 1 runcii" v and Lo* Angclex ML GOLDEN SUN tail* from Hong Kon(t Aug. 16 >an Franclst'u, BaaMla,
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      362 3 JASPER NATIONAL PARK Caiuula* Rocky Mountain playground For booklets and information, write, phone or eill. L. L. LAWLER, General Agent, Hong E.ong Bank Chambers, Singapore. CANADIAN NATIONAL the Largest RaU»u} Spletv to America s... 6ASC0TME ARRIVED Al G. 7. 1930. Consignees »f c'irtro per the above itaamei from W. A.
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    LOCUSTS MASSING IN MALAYA.
    1763 4 Flame Throwers Ordered By Cable. SWARM DUE TO RECUR Agricultural Committee's Report. A meeting of the Agricultural Advisory Committee WBJ held 0:1 July 17, at which the following memben were present The Director .-f Agriculture, Dr. H. A Tempony, cha Hon. Mr. 11. B. Bfrmoni Hake,
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    14 YEARS AFTER.
    160 4 1 e> Man Alleges He Was Induced To Give False Evidence. San Francisco, July M. John Mac Donald, aged 58, an erstwhile itinerant acrobat, waiter and nigh watchman, caused a sen-ation in the Supreme Court of California by declaring that th<> then District-Attorney, Mr. Fickert, had induced
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    INDIAN POLICE & TROOPS
    83 4 INDIAN POLICE TROOPS Conservative Motion of Appreciation. London, July I! 0. Brig-Gen. H. Clifton Brown, M,P (Conservative), and 16 other Conservative M.P.s have placed the following motion on the Order Paper of th House of Commons That this House dosires to place or. record its high appreciation of thiloyalty, steadfastness
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    WAR ORPHANS' REVOLT.
    50 4 Pupils at the war orphanage at Klausenburg, Transylvania, revolted recently against the school management and left the schcol in a body. Police were callo! cut ar.d a tight followed, with casualties on both tides. After three hours the boys were induced to return. The ringleaders were arrested
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    THREE WEEKS IN THE AIR.
    272 4 THREE WEEKS IN THE AIR. Lessons of the U.S. Endurance Record. The landing of the brothen John and Kenneth Hunter, after establishing the ranarkaUe endurance raeoni t>r 55:5 hours ■Ji minutes, was U e t> nulclan decision thr.t it rmU b« foolhardy to attempt to ifo through another night in
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    COLONIAL OFFICE.
    85 4 New Chi€f Secretary Of Palestine. The Colonial Office uaanea that Mr. 'lark Aitchiaon Young, Colonial Secre-:i:-y, Si rra Leone, ha* been appoint d 'huf Secretary to the Government of 'ah ii:u\ in succession to Mr. H. C. Luke, !Jf.C, <;ti his promotion to be Lieutenantiovernor of Mi that
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      38 4 i*,i&rxi,vc*-M.--<!rrz.*r--~--~.,-:z' \--r:-^^sseixsa&Fj^snn llUlkiiJlbsMssasTM I yu£{A\:-- xo Btiiil Or ALL II ip&^°^ MEDIUM POWERED CARS Off 1%/f TVT Ittj^l^ ff iOw^t^\ I FOURTEEN f/£S I STRAIGHT EIGHT FOURTEEN :t^-;';"''s yW"^^L "fo > AT THE Wmmlr Gfl^' I straits motor garage
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      202 5 The COTY way to Greater Charm Les Compactes COTY THE above illust ration is but one of the various presentations of the Coty Compacts. This "extra plate" mode! is extremely smart and takes up very little room in one'i hwiftf It is sold complete with an addition;?! refill and new
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      226 5 SO much depends on flawless nails beautifully shaped perfectly cared for. And the secret of their proper care lies in the cuticle. Never cut it cutting makes it ragged, rough and ugly. Keep it smooth and shapely with this easy Cutex manicure. FIRST: With Cutcx Cuticb Remover, work gently around
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      324 5 CASTIROIN RAINWATERS SOIL F^ E ST y FiTT I NG S I p These east-iron goods are manufactured in India by Tht Eastern Light Castings Co.. Ltd.. whose Foundry is designed for the economical production of Rainwater and Soil Pipes and Fittings, also other light castings. Up-to-date methods are employed
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      768 6 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To The Advertising Manager. Straits Times. Cecil Street Please insert the following smsll sdvertisement for days There are approximately seven words to s lins and thsrs is s list rats chsrge of 26 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. The
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      651 6 MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS BY WILLIAM Q. FERN, an auliciity In tne Commercial World, and a faster Money Maker. The Master Manager. l'h<- Master Dassksi Marvels of Will •ov.cr. Twelve Golden Keys to Success. low tn Make More Money More Easily, $3, >er volume. Postage extra, or the 5 books or $15.
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      648 6 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO r.XT, Z 5, Ram.^ate Rd., off Grove Ed. Key to inspect from 4, Ram agate Rd. Tel. No. 7030. TO LRT, bunirnlow 18, Balmoral Crescent. Small house J79, Biikit rimah Rd. Apply 32 lolnoral ltd. 'i'li.nie 22-:s. 2'w. TO LET, Riviera," Woodlands, opposite lihorc Bahru, 0
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      468 6 Claims by British Nationals Vndc Clause 4 cf Annex to Section 11 Tart Treaties of Saint Germain En-Lave and Trianon. The following is published for general in formation By ntticjs published in the London Gazett on Jan. 31 and Feb. 21, 1930, the Arbitrato appointed under Clause 4 of the
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      748 6 Hd-KOL NOTICE h herei.y t'ivon that the Trade Mark depicted above is the exclusive property of M.isre. DAGGETT RAMSDELL of NEW YORK. NSW VOKK, United States o! America, Manufacturer-, cad Mai of Cosmetics and t! :it the same is used in respect of Chemical substances prepared for us? in medicine
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      1024 6 ESTATE OF SULTAN KHAN SURATTEE, DECEASED. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold and leasehold business and residential premiaea in the centre of Singapore. \l Messrs. Chcong Koon .'ong t'o's saleroom, No. :,J. (liulia Sli Wednesday, Aujrust 20, 1930, at 2.30 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable ii'JJ years' leasehold land and business
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      550 7 LATEST NOVELS WUTI PACE, the new full-length mystery N«*cl l>> Kdgar Wallace UMU "*IYSTER\ VALLEY by Max Brand J3.00 TRIAL KY WALTER by llulhert Footwr $3.00 THH (HANK SHELL ■>> H. l)e Vere S»acpoolr $3.00 THE RO6E IN THE DARK. This is the S»BO «1 I l.'^nd man who foil
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      639 7 A V.M.C.A. SECRETARY GIVES THANK TO BABY'S OWN TABLETS. Tells How They Have Kept His Much Loved Little Daughter Pluinji, Happy and Well. Mr. T. L. Chang:, Genc.al J-ccrotury of the Ynunr Men'" Christian Association lit (hiinclir.fr, Sreehuin, who recently returned to china t'rom a lecturing tour iiuml the world
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      498 7 Mrs. F. Beniley Tells How Cuticura Heair.d Eczema "Twelve rr.ontfcs a&o ?r.z..ria broke OOt cr my hand", r.iu'. arms ir, g reeh. Later it lurned to amail, water} biiatire, and wbaa they broke 'h-y forr>ui sore eruptions that were terrib'y inflcv.ic.i 1 could not rest or mgM. I was not
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      702 7 m— KELVEY Presents Her Talented Pupils with ZLATA THE PERFECT DANCER AT THE VICTORIA THEATRE Saturday, Auk. at 9.15 p.m. Mon. and Tues.. Aug. 25 and 26, at 5.30 p.m. I'rices Evening I'orformance $2 and $1. Matinees Adults $2 Children $1 all Parts. BRIGHTER ITEMS ETTER DANCING EAUTIFI'L GIRLS EAUTIFULLY
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      200 7 IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO QUENCH A THIRST BUT ARE ALWAYS ATHIRST to QUENCH A FIRE Sole Agents for Malaya [Fentrai I SNGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. DON'T BURN MONEY SAVE IT LET THE "BOSTITCH" HELP YOU. $10.00. V^^^^^^. 510.00. Complete with 5,000 staples. FRANKEL BROTHERS. SINGAPORE KUALA KUMPUB Il'OH. ■^ITaßWaZaipaZaZaijlma.
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    RACES AND THEATRE DESERTED.
    560 8 PENANG LETTER Poor Attendances. NOTHING TO DO AND NOWHERE TO GO." (From ();ir Own Correspondent.) IYnang. Aur. I. The old theory that ua<!" depressions notwithstanding, money will always be forthcoming for sport or for amusement Las received a rode ihock here in the past week. The
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    THE LONG VACATION.
    60 8 Undergraduates AVho Need Johs." An appeal for opportunities for Kncrlish undergraduate! to earn a living during] the lone vacation was made by Lord! .1 month. II i.. ited out that, in the United States Ii nal for stall is in thi- way. Indents hi Rngland working ami
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    TWINS' TRIUMPHS.
    213 8 School Careers Which Were Identical. Twin brothers, L. R. and R. L. Chambers, aged 20, of Undercliffe, Bradford, who arc undergraduates at Pembroke College, Cambridge, have just been awarded Watts Andrews Greek scholarships. This is the latest of a scries of "twin successes" throughout their careers. They have
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    A MODERN MUNCHAUSEN
    168 8 Fairy Tales of Mr. J. W. de Kay of Barnsley. Mr. John \V. de Kay, whose nationality hns not yet been determined, has surrendered to the police in Vienna in i nnection with various frauds alleged to have been committed in Austria. lie has been placed under
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    BIGGEST PROHIBITION RAID.
    112 8 $1,500,000 Worth of Liquor Seized. New York, Aug. 1. What is believed to be the biggest raid in the history of Prohibition was carried out by 15 prohibition agents on a brewery and cafe in Brooklyn, where liquor valued at $1,500,000 was seized. The haul is so
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    SNAKE IN MOUSE TRAP
    337 8 Did Cheese Attract Indian Krait Three years ago, when I was stationed at Ahmednagar in the Deecan, my bearer i no day informed me that he had seen a ■Mkka slip from the plates in the pantry through a chink into my bathroom which adjoined it
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    ADMIRAL OF 68 TO THE RESCUE.
    147 8 Dive Into Sea to Save Child. Rear-Admiral H. P. Vinintt, of Southsea, has at the age of G8 gallantly rescued a drowning child. The admiral v/as» v.nllcinir along; the front near Southsea Castle when he was told that two children had fallen into the
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    COVENT GARDEN OPERA.
    173 8 Fears for Future of Famous Theatre. ("ovent Garden Opera House, it is understood, is in the market. The present leases of the Op?ra 73 oust 1 which have been held since 1899, exprire in February, UMi It has been rumoured recently th: t the hcuse might be
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    SIBERIA SPLIT IN TWO
    64 8 Soviet Decree Changing The Administration. The All-Russian executive Committee has published a decree severinir Siberia into two administrative parts, West Siberia v.ith Nmv Orikirsk as the capital, and East Siberia, with Irkutsk as the capital. The hitherto administratively autonomous Bunrat-Monj»ol Soviet Republic is incorporated in East
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    MME. SOKOLNIKOFF
    487 8 The Real Ruler of London Soviet Embassy. With Roiscnman, head of the Ogpu in tho Bolshevik Foreign Office, in London attention hns been called to the activities of this sinister organisation as they affect Great Britain, says the Daily Mail. Ever since the Socialists opened the door to
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    THE QUEEN MOTHER'S BIRTHDAY.
    775 8 JAVA LETTER Ball at the Palace. CHURCH FOR BRITISH COMMUNITY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, A up. 8. Saturday, Aug. 2, was observed as public h'.lhl.iy to celebral the birthday of 0n...; Emma, the Queen M.^hiT. trim i- deeply loved l>y tiic people of Holland in
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      144 9 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 I rvrau* I Present CONRAD NAGEL BESSIE LOVE LEILA HYAMS IN THE AN AMUSING COMEDY DRAMA OF A YOUNG MILLIONAIRE'S MARRIAGE VENTURE Also "OUR GANG" Alt Talking Comedy COMING SOON The Fox Masterpiece of the Year "SONG O' MY HEART" with JOHN McCORMACK THE WORLD'S GREATEST TENOR.
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      231 9 UWMM HUM At/\;/ Uk \i',H \CUUU MW, U U WMU 1° r y w iiii^— ■■■■^mniriM-MMnßi^RWi' t ft^R^R^k^^^^^^Ji^^R^Ra^^WV^K oB^T H^H r^B *z* H iW Bwffn ->--<. I B TONIGHT at 6.15 and 9.15 Paramoiint'H ThrHins Mystery Play THE 6REEI MURDER CASE From the famous story by S.S. Van DINE. Presenting
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      288 9 VICTORIA THEATRE BOOKING LS NOV. OPEN AT LITTLES rot tiis; THE SINGAPORE Kfii-KUTORY PLAYKUS' I'iiOIHTTin.N LORD RICHARD IN THE PANTRY. TUESDAY, AUGUST 12 to SATURDAY, AUGUST Hi. at 0.30 p.m. PRICKS S3, $2 and gl. VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL SUNDAY. AUGUST 17 and MONDAY, AUGUST IS, at 0.30 p.m. TWO RECITALS
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
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      HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS.
      167 10 Bulletin of the L. of N. Eastern Bureau. Health Bulletin of t!;o fifgw of Nations, Eastern Bureau, for the week ended AujJ. 2, 1990. Tamatavf: 13 plague cases. Alexandria: Two plague casts and two deuths. Port Said: cue plague eSM. Baghdad: m t plague case";. Bombay:
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      SHIPPING LAID UP.
      88 10 Sonic Vessels Running At A Loss. 1 authoritative!) Btated that then ovei f worlc shipping laid up, ami, of coura many British ships urc held up in hotni pi id. Then ;:n be ni question that, with the exrep<;<m of tankerr, many vhips 'ire not carndequatc Minis
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      C.P.R.'s LUXURY LINER.
      94 10 Fmpresfl of Ja;>an for Pacific Service. A lai availed from London to i the new 1 anad n 1 i of Japan. rn from her maiden yiiije 1 SovthI a rimer i>i regular traffic on the Pa The ornam deaigni kad eoirtly furnishinirs the public rci'rt>f. ttio
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      SHIPBUILDING.
      171 10 Increasing Export of Motor* Yeas Us. Though not quite up to t hr»t of 1-st jrear, ou :t fairly I level, and indicate ;V"it I percent I V:: of Con Th greak p Inction of warship r&lues. in i r ihip w;:s ly ttona were ,••:•<!(■ nth of th«
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    40 10 By Usmal Karmala I'orthuu Johan dc Witt Krinpur* J'.M.l.l Left Arrd. S'lxir* London July 4 July 28 July 11 Auk. 4 July 9 Aug. 4 July 11 Aug. 4 July 17 Auif. 11 July 18 Auk. U
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    THE P. & O. BANKING CORPORATION.
    871 10 THE P. O. BANKING CORPORATION. Lord Inchcapc on Eastern Trade. The truth ordlnarj general meeting of I the I*. :i:ul O. [lankini; Corporation, Limited, i VII held vr. J-jly 11, at 122, Lcaclenhal! Street, LosidOB, B.C. Tl.e Right Hon. th<> Earl of I Iiiehcape, C.C.S.I.. C.C.M.i-.. K.C.I. E. (the chairman),
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    PASSENGERS.
    305 10 The following paaaeagMi left Biagapora totlay on thr At neas for Kurnpe Mr. and Mrs. K. r. Hook aivl infant, Mrs P. S, A. Ocor'.'cson, Mrs. Al;m Ker and child, Mr. U Jokaeoa, Mr. tad Vr.. I.. K. Tilley :i-! two children, MIm K. K. F.-.rebr-.t'ier, MUl .1. \V.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    146 10 Mb* Ci Ii n, Southern and Western India p.m. injcl |»J i. U.r.tr; n Bilik and Tun<i:i pjn. ScUi Pakan Baroc bo iM< Kw-nuri v p.m. .i..-.:.. Sumatra, SouthBorneo, i -..r Dilly i Gianjr 8. :ii.-i I p.m. SiBRII I I <Jr.;it i I :>.mi. i onl
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      265 10 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Aug. 12. On London, Bank 4 m/i 2,3"i Demand 2/3 23/32 J'rivatc 3 m. credit 2 1 3/32 On New York, (kMiand fs% Private 90 d/i £7% On France, Hank T.T. 1428 On India, Bank T.T. 155 On Monir Kontf. Hank T.T. J2 di.s. O;i Sn:in n 'hni,
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        MINING.
        468 10 Vai. Pd. Bnyer« Sellers :1 i! A-rim Kuni'ianrr 2fi 9 27 fl 6-8 A;.cr Hitatn Tin M £1 £1 banrrin Tin 13 9 14/ G 1 1 bwtunj Padnnc O.JO 0.10 1 1 Bail i':ives 0 f,O 1 1 Eukit Arang 0.40 O.iC £1 £1 Bnrmah Malay U 16/-nom.
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        GENERAL.
        225 10 V'al. I'd. Buyers Setleri 2 2 Aln. Brick Ord*. 2.60 2.75 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.07' 2 2.17'j i"l il Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.2.8 5.7.6 1 1 Central Engine 0.40 0.50 com. 1 1 Cycle and Carriages 0.40 0.45 num. 10«. 10s. Duff Development 3/9 4/6 Gti Dunlop
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        115 10 Singapore Cold Storage 7 pc. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 106 ci. Sincripore llunicipc! 5 p.c. of 19J1 red. 1330 $l,£78,00O par. 1% prem. bin:;.-,.' re Municipal 1'; p.c. ol l'JCT red. 1947 $1,600,000 96 pax :in;a["ie Municipal 4'a p.c o£ IMJ red. 1965 «l,000,000 95
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        367 10 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today a Prices Fraser Lyull Co. Evatt I Allergy (?1) 1.05 1.23 1.05 1.25 A. r Gajah (fl) 1.10 1.30 1.10 IM A. Ilitam (Si) LM 1.05 1.50 1.65 A. Kui..ng r;l) 0.25 O.a.'. 026 0.35 A. Malay ($2) 1.50
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    PERAK RUBBER PLANTATIONS.
    796 10 Low Production Cost 6 Per Cent. Dividend. The twenty-fourih annual ordinary general .meeting of the Peark Rubber Plantations, Ltd., was held on July M a) II (yd Avenue, E.C, Mr. Montagu J. Hit! .<■ /chairman of th: comp.-.ny presiding. Mr. J. H. Sclhy, represent. nf the secretaries
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      83 10 Btagaasre, Au^'. 12. Tin.-Quiet. Kui-h.-ii.-, 80-9SS cents, Klntus li'-'.iii'j rents, Penawata U Malay Consols. IZVi-14 en,2.1. r >-2.::o, riu Klangi TS-76H cent LHMw4S, Hong -:>2'-.- cent«, Pangnga U'.\ ML, Ayer Hitama -s s. fid.-;is. 3d, H I'm 18s. ::<;.-lls. -id.. Southern M layan 10*.12s. aom. Southern
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    173 10 Programme of drills up to and for week ending Aug. 17 Tuesday Aug. 12, BJB pjn. Drill Hall "X (Chinese) <'..., Nos. 2 ami I Platoon Platoon Drill; 5 p.m., liukit Timsh Range, "A" (M.<;.i Co., Practice Competition. Wednesday, Auk. is. 5.18 pjn., Drill Hall, Eaitaasaa. UnlU s.v.c.
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    21 10 It is notifled that the ftun praetieai from Blakan Mati announced for Aug. 15, 19, 20 and 25 hays been candied.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    225 10 Ship* alongside the V hsrvi's or npectrd to arrivi'. UEFPEL IIATI3OUK. :f W. ll'. Su-. Tog >!«:<•. Siput, Ban lli> Cnan. Wharf I!..!.I. Hermes. Coal Wharf r»trol. nmi in dry docks. I1I 1 ..pur. Alter! Doe* Nil. KrpiH'i Barbmui i:ir: Do. k Beak Phi-!!, f.imn*. N Nu.
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      274 10 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Krijrht Wind. Su Ion. Temperature Rain- Sun- I Relative Direc- Speed. Weather. Max. Ida. full, shine. Humidity tiun. I V. F. ing. hours. m.p h. Aior Star *9 75 o.:u 0..1 83 Cain cloudy K<.C>. Blum N <4 Nil 7.5 N SSK 2 Hm
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      233 10 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Tcrsdny. Aunant 12. H. W. 1SJ4 p.m.. 8 ft. 8 in. Singapore Co-operation Society, annual Down Tows (Vntiv, r> p.n. Malayan Tcachor.s 1 Assoc;ati»n, annunl nferenee, !poh. United M ■■> RBbbar Estates, annual neeting nt Malacca. Singapore Repertory Players, eUria Theatres MO p.m. Wednesday. AuRunt IS.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    212 11 New Low Record For Rubber. LONDON PRICE STILL SAGGING. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday, 10 a.m. VoSaiy'a I'rices Kubi.er, MM cents per Ib. Tin, lit tons aj Wn per picul. Yesterday's I'riics UuU.-er. London I ,d. per lb., down *d. New ">url !l eta. per lb.,
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    ALLUTA RUBBER.
    282 11 tment in Sungei Chermang. :I meeting of the Allu:a Rubber •uco Comrany, Ltd., was held on n presided, said thnt works had been Oarmanagement would like tj i ccci tory to hold ex to the lowest possible lev;i market conditions. Th, order. The soil was rent in the
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    EASTERN TELEGRAPH.
    299 11 Position Under the New Merger. The niiH'.y-ninth ordinary annual general meeting ■<( the Eastern Telegraph Company, Ltd.. was !i. lil on July M at the Connaught Rooms, Street, W.C. Mr. J. C. Deniaon-Peader (thi- chairman l *ruil thai in aeeordaae* with the terms of transfer offered <> the
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      NOTES ON BRITISH INVESTMENTS.
      781 11 Dividends Which Are Paid Quarterly. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 17. The first and unauthorised report of the bankers' resolution necessitated some pmendments to the list of names purportin}.' to support the resolution. The fa>;' i vinuins, however, that the chairmen of all of the
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      SUNGEI-TIMAH ESTATE.
      364 11 Acreage Increased 6 Per Cent. Dividend. The seventh ordinary general meeting of Sungei-Timah Estate (Perak), Ltd., was held on July 14 at 4, Lloyd's Avenue, E.C. Mr. E. J. Koch (chairman and managing director) said chat, in view of the conditions which had prevailed throughout the year, he
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      TIN RETURNS.
      160 11 Tronuh Kin Kuala i dredz-e. 160 h No. 2 <lr piculs. South* roi >ul*. Kinta i\- 569 lv mI, 186,000 ■titan Com Tekki Tekka Penc'Baau Kinta Tin Idrii drmu p ealt. Lahat Telok Kraii 2*4 pfceU. Petarng 'l j'.o. Pusii:^ R. anJ T. ■JSj.uiculs. Kent (F.MJS.).— «O piculs.
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      TRADE UNIONISTS.
      75 11 The strength of organised labour in Japan has increased from 60,000 to 300,000 in the past ten years, says the Bri.ish United Pres Tokio correspondent. It is now proposed to introduce a Trade Union Bill by which the Japanese Trade Unions would have similar right's and s.atus as
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      LONDON RUBBER STOCKS.
      38 11 A cable received by Lewis and Peat (Singapore), Ltd., from their London correspondent states that rubber stocks show a decrease of 79 tons during the past week, the total now on hand being 106,708 tons.
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      59 11 Tone of Market Easier. L»t«it Cable London Spot Sheet 4Ti,d. per lb. N«w York Spot Sheet G. cent* 9T6 per lb. »M»MMIMIMM>M »M»M»M> l.S.S. equal to London Standard Itandard R.S.S. on Tender Spot August September October Oct.-Dec. Jan.-Mar. I."' 1 15% 15\ 16% 17% 164
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      SUNGEI BESI MINES.
      596 11 Option on Pelepah Area Exercised. The nineteenth annual general meeting of the Sungei Besi Mines, Ltd., was held on July 16 at 78, Basinghall Street, E.C, Mr. C. V. Thomas (the chairman of the company) presiding. The chairman, in the course of hiis speech, said The output
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      EXCHANGES
      77 11 Rugby, Aug. 11. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.08>J. Athens 375, Bombay Is. 5 25-32 d., Berlin 20.385, Brussels 34.815, Bucharest 818, Rio 5 3-32, Buenos Aires 41%, Copenhagen 18.16, Geneva, 25.035, Helsingfors 193%, Hong Kong Is. 3 r.-lfid., Lisbon 108.25, Madrid 43.05, Milan 92.99, New York 4.87 15-64, Oslo
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      AMERICAN TRADE.
      142 11 Exports to Malaya During June. Mr. Don C. Bliss, American Trade Commissioner, Singapore, has just received by cable the folowing statistics relating to the foreign trade of the United Stttes with middle Asia for the month of June Total exports from United States G 5295,000,000 Total exports from
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      319 11 278 Ib. i Ib. J lu. Bah l;us. vr... i ib. '•11 l l-> 00 Ib. i Ib. Beaufort n B 1,098 Ib. BKkap an.i i iti Kaf IS CM Ib. liutu Matting au.i Arru.— 46,100 lb." Batu i i lb. Brieh. 33 122 I 0 lb. -'76
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    951 11 Decrease in American Consumption. STOCK POSITION NOW DESPERATE. (By A. W. Still.) London, July 16. One or two outstanding; facts may be noted. The price of rubb r has toacfeed a new low record at 5 9/lGd. No further announcement has yet been made as to the
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      206 11 MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS. RETURN OF COLONY DKALERS" STOCKS AS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, JULY ul, 1930, AS DECLARED. Dry. Wet. Total. ToUl all irradei in dry rubber Scrap and as estimated R.S.S. Crepe U.S.S. Lump Dry. Wet. by dealers. (1) (2) (S) (5) (6) (7) (8) Tori. Tonj. Tons. Tons.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1930. COLD COMFORT.
    1070 12 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1930. COLD COMFORT. With the price of the commodity at fourpence and something this moming, a little cptir.'.ism on the question of rubber would not be amiss. To ourselves, enthusiasm does not come readily, but with the aid of the current issue of
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    THE SICK CAPITALS OF EUROPE.
    1153 12 Their Common Malady A Diagnosis. (By Sir Hugh Bell.) We cannot but be conscious that the most difficult problems left behind by the War still remain unsolved and that, in ■MM respects, the outlook of today is not as favourable as it was a year
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    19 12 A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Martin V. Funk on July 19 at Jesselton, Eritish North Borneo.
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    21 12 A military, funeral will be given tomorrow to Mr. Chua Boon Tan, who was for many years with the Malacca Volunteers.
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    20 12 Mr. A. Sleep, M.C.S., will officiate temporarily as magistrate, Ipoh, pending the arrival of Mr. B. F. Bridge from Home.
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    24 12 Mr. Nichols, probationary assistant Commissioner of Police, has been posted for duty in Ipoh after a two years' course of language study in China.
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    29 12 A dinner was given by the court staff to Mr. G. B. Kellagher, district judge, Malacca, on the eve of hi? departure on transfer to Kedah as legal adviser.
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    28 12 Mr. B. M. Hatfield and Mr. A. D. Wation, of Messrs. Sime Darby and Co., and the Hong Kong Bank respectively, are patients in the General Hospital, Malacca.
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    37 12 Owing to the death of Mr. E. L. Talma, a partner in the legal firm of Battenberg and Talma, Mr. W. A. N. Battenberg. who has lived in Singapore for several years, will return to Singapore shortly.
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    34 12 Mr. G. T. M. Macßryan has resigned the position of Secretary for Native Affairs, Sarawak, and has been transferred as the Rajah's private secretary to the staff of the Sarawak Government offices id London.
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    40 12 Mr. J. C. Cobbett, of the firm of Rodyk and Davidson, Mr. H. W. St. George, of Sisson and Delay, and Mr. H. E. Somerville, of Mansfield and Co., are among the passengers leaving for Europe today by the Aeneas.
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    67 12 Practically the entire German Colony in Singapore was present at the reception held at the Consulate-General yesterday to celebrate the eleventh anniversary of the German Republic. The large number of guests included representatives of (Jovprnment and the various Consular bodies. The guests were received by Dr. Hertz, the Acting Consul-General,
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    772 12 NOT SO GLORIOUS. The Yorkshire, Northumberland and Scottish moors, doubtlessly now rich in the full bloom of purple heather, will reecho today with the guns of shooting pai ties celebrating the Glorious Twelfth". But there will be fewer shooting parties than in any previous post-War year.
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      24 12 STRAITS /tff% TIMES SINGAPORE [i A KUAU lUMPVI 71 CECIL SHUT \5 ■jl IT. MM SIIUT ■Maaai »i«i >1- *Lr r»<x* AT ALL TIMES
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    FAMOUS GENERAL GRAVELY INJURED IN MOTOR SMASH. AFRIDI RAIDERS ROUTED.
    577 13 FAMOUS GENERAL GRAVELY INJURED IN MOTOR SMASH. AFRIDI RAIDERS ROUTED. Heavy Casualties Suffered By Tribesmen. COMMUNAL TENSION. Troops Sent to Several Districts. Peshawar, Auk- 11. The Afrldis who entered a military fcpot (.-I (he outskirts of Pcshawnr were dislodged yesterday evening and fled to the «urroundirtf pardons, where they were
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    WORKMEN DISCHARGED.
    69 13 Result of Reduced Traffic Receipts. London, Juy 31. Following the publication of decreased traffic receipts, necessitating a reduce I dividend, the services of 500 railway workshop men employed in the carriage department of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at Derby have been dispensed with. 'I his follows
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    PEKING GOVERNMENT.
    68 13 Two Ministerial Posts Filled. Shanghai, Aug. 12. Mr. I.) Wen-kan hi.s been nominated eign Minister and Mr. Sun Hung-li Navy Minister in the new Peking Government I•% lli SOtond enlarged c.inference today. The confi fence also discussed the procedure to be followed at the People-;' Conference. A committee
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    ENORMOUS DAMAGE BY FLOODS.
    126 13 Devastated Region From Tientsin to Mukden. Tientsin, Aug. 11. Floods have been devastating the region between Tientsin and Mukden during the past week. Washaways have occurred at numerous J points on the Peking-Mukden railway, i .nation platforms have been swept away C and several bridges have
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    'LEGIONARIES READY.'
    238 13 Polish Reply to German Speech. Warsaw, Aug. 11. "The Polish Legionaries are ready as ilways to strive, even to the last drop of heir blood, for the integrity of the rrontiers." This was the concluding phrase of a resolution passed at the annual meeting )f the Legionaries at
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    ELEVEN SHOT DEAD.
    103 13 Sequel to Dispute Over Use of Pond. Lahore, Aug. 6. The Civil and Military Gazette publishes a report of a shooting tragedy at Hissar, where a Hindu shot dead seven Muslims and four Hindus— the latter by mistake— on July 23 and then absconded. The Gazett? says
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    RESPITE FROM HEAT.
    59 13 Much-Needed Rain in United States. New York, Aug. 11. Showers yesterday brought a respite in New York's heat wave, which has lasted for a fortnipht. Seven drought-stricken States in the middle west were also visited by showers, which are cheering even if perhaps too late to be
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    EMPIRE FREE TRADE.
    57 13 Mr. Stanton to Oppose Mr. Baldwin. London, Aug. 2. Mr C. B. Stanton, who was M.P. for Mi ■ithyr-Tydfil from 1915 to 1922 has announced his intention of opposing Mr. Stanley Baldwin in the Bewdley constituincy as an Empire Free Trade candidate at the next General Election.
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    A PEACE MOVE ?
    34 13 A PEACE MOVE Meeting With Gandhi In Yeroda Gaol. Poona, Aug. 12. Pandit Motilal Nehru and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru have been brought from paol in Allahabad to confer with Gandhi in Yeroda gaol.— Reuter.
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    A DISCLAIMER.
    35 13 Lord Kylsant Not Negotiating With Lord Inchcape. London, Aug. 4. Loid Kylsant contradicts the reports (urrent in Sydney that the Earl of Inchcape is negotiating for the purchase of his Australian shipping interests.
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    AMY JOHNSON AT THE PALACE.
    218 13 Receives the C.B.E. TUMULTUOUS WELCOME IN HULL. London, Aug. 11. Their Majesties received Miss Amy Fohnson at Buckingham Palace, and the King invested her with the insignia of the :.b.e. Miss Johnson afterwards flew in her leroplane Jason to Hull, where she received a most
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    ONE WAY AIR TRAFFIC.
    166 13 Minimising Collision Risks Around London. Rugby, Aug. 11. Owing to the large number of aerodromes which now exist west of London and the consequent large amount oi air traffic, the Air Ministry has introduced an experimental "one way system, similar to that adopted in the London
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    PLANTERS LEAVING.
    169 13 Economy in Running F.M.S. Estates. Increased anxiety is being felt among rubber planters in the F.M.S. Twelve assistants from one group of estates have been given three months' notice and will shortly be sailing for England. They are not being forced to work the full extent of their
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    FIRE AT DOCK.
    39 13 Big Work Destroyed on Eve Of Completion. Vancouver, Aug. 11Fire destroyed the new Canadian National Railway dock, which the contractors expected to hand over completed to the Government tomorrow. The loss is estimated at $1,200,000.— Reutcr.
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    MRS. BESANT.
    43 13 Flies to Holland to Attend Star Camp. London, Aug. 1. Mrs. Annie Bcsant, the president of the Theosophural Society, who is 83 years of age, flew from Croydon to Amsterdam today. She is proceeding to Ommen to attend the Star Camp.
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    70 13 Mr. J. S. Killick, M. Inst., C.E., who \isited Malaya some years ago, has been appointed honorary delegate of the British Government to the Sixth Internationa] Road Congress, to be held at Washington in October next. He will also be the official delegate of the Institute of Civil Engineers. Mr.
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    MINE BOMBED FROM AEROPLANE.
    137 13 Labour Warfare. KENTUCKY STRIKE TROUBLES. New York, Aug. 11. Providence, the coal-mining district of Kentucky, which has been torn by labour troubles for months, was thrown into an uproar at six o'clock in the morning, when the miners were going to work, by an aeroplane dropping
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    THE KING IN LONDON.
    89 13 Probable Visit to Glamis Castle. Rugby, Aug. 11. The King ami Queen, who arrived in London today from Cowes, will stay at Buckingham Palace until Wednesday, when they will go to Sandringham for a short stay before proceeding to Balmoral. On their way north they may
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    R100'S TRIP.
    82 13 Broadcast of Telephone Conversations. Ottawa, Aug. 11. Thousands of people watched the RlOO encircle the capital several times. The Prime Minister, Mr. Bennett and the Mayor of Ottawa, conversed with the ail ship's officers by wireless telephone. St. Hubert, Aug. 11. The R 100 has returned from her
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    COLONEL SHOT.
    119 13 No Longer Able to Stand Life." London, Aug. 2. A postman making his morning delivery in a quiet lane in Oakham was horrified to find a dead body huddled up in a hedge, with a revolver beside it. The body was soon identified as that 01 Colonel Sidney
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    BURMA AIR TRAGEDY.
    59 13 Appeal on Behalf of Mrs. Hook and Children. London, Aug. L An appeal is beir.g made on behalf cf Mrs. Hook and her two Children. Ho^^ufTrnVt^ry^ad^to^e "gS rho^fecompanied Matthews on the ill-fated attempt to fly from England to Australia in a light 'plane, died in the jungle
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    GEN. SMITH-DORRIEN INJURED.
    64 13 Little Hope of Recovery Held Out. London, Aug. 11. General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien was seriously injured in a motor accident at Chippenham. There is little hope of his recovery. The car in which General Smith-Dorrien was a passenger was involved in collision with a sm»ll touring car.
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    KURDISH REVOLT.
    73 13 Feeling Between Persia And Turkey. Constantinople, Aug. 11. The Persian rejection of the Turkish proposals for military co-operation against the Kurds has caused a bad impression in high official quarters in Angora. The Turkish Government today again approached the Persian Government asking for a statement within three days
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    NAVAL TREATY.
    114 13 Japan's Ratification a Slow Process. Tokio, Aug. 11. The personnel is announced of the Privy Council's Examination Committee for the London Treaty. The functions of thir, Committee with regard to the process of treaty ratification will correspond with those of the American Senate's Foreign Relations Committee. 1 The
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    GANGLAND DRAMA.
    174 13 "Gentleman Killer" Shot Dead. Chicago, Aug. 3. Chicago's Evening Gangland might be the title of the latest drama in the local underworld. The scene is a cheap dance hall, me floor is occupied 'cy a score of young men and girls strutting happily to the strains of a
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    KUOMINTANG POLICY.
    280 13 Central Executive Issues A Statement. Shanghai, Aug. 11. Tho Kuomintang Central Executive Committee today sanctioned the publication of a declaration, which runs into •2,000 words, explaining fully the Kuomintang Party's policy and present position. The action taken by Mr. Wang Chingwci, the leader of the left wing extremists,
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    REDS AGAIN TAKE CHANGSHA?
    584 13 Garrison Said to Have Been "Bought." CITIZENS FLEEING. Other Outbreaks in The Middle Yangtse. Nanking, Aug. 11. The mysterious absence, as from yesterday, cf wireless messages from Changsha,— which have been previously coming in ai regular intervals, has given rise to apprehension lest the city has
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    COCAINE SEIZURE.
    126 13 Found in Tins of Fruit In Japanese Boat. (From Our Own Correspondent). Calcutta, Aug. 11. One of the biggest seizures of contraband cocaine in Calcutta in recent years wai made on the 5,853 ton O.S.K. Seattle Maru today when the boat arrived from Japan by way of Singapore.
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    46 13 The Right Rev. Don Jooe da Coat* Nunes, Bishop of Macao, is a passenger to Europe by the Haruna Maru, which is due at Singapore on Wednesday. He will visit the Pope and i.hen proceed to Lisbon, whire he will be on holiday for a year.
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      104 13 TODAY'S 24 PAGES. Page Capitalists of Europe and Their Malady— A Diagnosis by Sir Hugh Bell Lighter Side of Life in London, by J. Jefferson Farjeon Earl Peel on the Re-making of India 21 f Home Sport Reviewed Britain's Case in India, by Norman Angell 20 Letters from Pcnang and
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    SCULPTURE IN ATTAP STUDIO.
    1072 14 Miss Dora Gordine. WORK PRAISED BY FAMOUS CRITICS. In a little attap studio in Johore, a ye ng Russian sculptress has been working quietly and partiently for the past five months and her work has been exhibited in the- London and Paris salons, where it was
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    RING OF BUILDERS.
    368 14 Chinese Alleged to Have Contract Monopoly. A Chinese who made $750,000 while employed as a clerk in the Singapore Municipality was one of the witnesses called yesterday afternoon when the case against Sim Liang live, a building contractor, who is charged with criminal intimidation of Alexander Nolte,
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    CAPITOL THEATRE.
    120 14 "The Greene Murder Case" Proves a Thriller. "The Greene Murder Case," which starved its run at the Capitol Theatre last nijrht, is a really pood thriller, the interest being maintained from beginning tc end. Although the voices of the aqtors were sometimes difficult to follow clearly, this did
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    BARONESS VON HUTTEN.
    115 14 Discharge in Bankruptcy To Woman Novelist. An immediate order of discharge was granted at the London Bankruptcy Court recently to Baroness Betsy von Mutton, i.uthoress, of Whitehead Grove, Chelsea. The Baroness failed in November, 1925. Her estate realised £191, but she has been making voluntary payments to
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    TOO MANY CYCLE THEFTS
    56 14 Magistrate Asked to Deal Severely with Chinese. (From Our Own Correspondent). Klang, Aug. 11. A Chinese named Ng Yin Tiong was sentenced to six weeks' rigorous imprisonment here today for stealing a bicycle. The magistrate was asked to deal severely with the Chinese as there had
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    25 14 Japan's trade returns for the first ten days of this month show totals of V 25,587,000 and V 37,647,000 for imports and exports respectively. —Nichi-Nichi.
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    CHANGI ACQUISITION CLAIM.
    354 14 Case for Collector's Award Opens. The hearing was resumed this morning of the claim of two Indian women living in India for $1,200,000 odd for 76 acres cf land at Changi, for which upon acquisition they wore awarded $130,000 odd. Mr. A. P. P.obinson, for the Government,
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    CEYLON MUNICIPALITY.
    230 14 "Annual Refutation Of Persistent Libels." The administration report issued by the Mayor of Colombo, Mr. H. E. Newnham, states: The Council's total income on revenue account rose from Rs. 7,064,060 in 1928 to Rs. 7,534,073 in 1929, an increase of Rs. 470,013. The expenditure on revenue account rose
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    'VARSITY SEAMEN.
    109 14 Oxford Men Working Passage To Australia. Mr. J. A. Ingles, the Oxford rowing Blue, and Mr. T. G. E. Price, of Brasenose College, Oxford, left Ljondon for Australia recently as members of the crew of the motor-liner Port Hobart. They have signed on as assistant engineers for the
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    NEW GIRLS' SCHOOL.
    85 14 Pictures of Donors Hung In Classrooms. i i (From Our Own Correspondent). Malacca, Aug. 11. The new girls' school building adI joining the convent of the Sacred Heart, was opened today by Mrs. Clarke, wife of the Resident Councillor. In three of the classrooms the pictures of
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    SINGAPORE REPERTORY.
    83 14 The Singapore Repertory Company, 5 under the direction of Mr. Carl Lawson, late of the Bandman Comedy Company, (pen at the Victoria Theatre tonight at I 5.30 with Lord Richard in The Pantry," I an amusing comedy. The dress rehearsal last night gave rromise of a really good
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    VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP.
    1397 14 Can You Help These Men In accordance with the offer made in the Notes of the Day column we give publicity to the following appeals for work from men who are unemployed as a direct result of the slump. The Editor will be pleased to place
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    154 15 Tuesday, August 12. Taipine Races. Kuuthall: Ist I>iv., Welch Kefjt. vs. 8.E., Jalan Resar SA.F.A. Cup: S.C.C. II vs. I'olicc (replay), Anson Road. Wednesday, Ad (fast 13. Cricket: United Services XI vs. H.M.S. H< Tines XI, I'adanir. Thursday, AllA 11 ***** 14. Football: S.C.C. "B" ts. Welch Reet.
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      TOURISTS RECEIVE A BIG shock.
      467 15 TOURISTS RECEIVE A BIG shock. All Out for 93 Runs! JUPFS FINK BOWLING AT NORTHAMPTON. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Aug. 11. Northamptonshire provided the biygest sensation rf th iterday, when they dlsn tourists altry total <.f '.C runs, ami forcrd j ;n<"i to follow-on :n their mi Northampton. The hero
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      S.C.C. CRICKET.
      46 15 Etceteras to Visit Johore On Sunday. have teen selected to] :< i las in their match i at Johore P.Ehru ai i:. H. C. Laverto l j K. 11. McFarlane, B. .soon, A. L. B Perkins, R. S. v\ ilson, 11. Gibson, L. C. Kendal.
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      S.A.F.A. FOOTBALL.
      194 15 Last League Match to Be Played Today. The S.A.F.A. League programme has practically been completed, and the last natch in the First Division will be played -.his afternoon at the Jalan Bcsar Stadium when the Welch Regt. and Royal Engineers will be opposed. The Chinese have won the
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      LOCAL GOLF.
      428 15 Singapore G.C. Beat Race Course. A match between the Singapore Golf Club and the Race Course Golf Club resulted in a win for the former by 11 '2 to 3%. The scores were as follows L. D. Hardie and R. Craik 1, B. M. Abdullah ami C. A.
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      COUNTY CRICKET RESULTS.
      161 15 Parker's Disastrous Spell! At Cheltenham. I/ondon, Aug. 11. Playing at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire defeated Warwickshire by ten wickets. Warwickshire started oui with 120. Parker took five wickets for 53 and Goddard four for ?0. Gloucestershire replied with 201. Parker proved almost unplayable in Warwickshire's second innings, which realised
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      FINAL TEST MATCH.
      37 15 Composition of England XI Decided Today. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 11. The composition of th? F.nglish tea"i for the final Test match at the Oval, beginning on Saturday, will be announced tomorrow.
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      INTERNATIONAL BOWLS.
      90 15 Wales Win Championship At Dublin. Wales won the International bowls championship in Dublin in mail week, having defeated each of the other three j countries, England, Scotland, and Ireland. I The remarkable success at the Princi- pality was crowned by a victory over lie- land in the final
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      NAZEER ALI.
      93 15 To Play Against Australians i Next Month Nazeer Ali, at present at London University, is undoubtedly the best all- j round cricketer in the South of England j outside county cricket. Following his great innings of 233 a week a»o he hit a wonderful 150 not out for
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      KLANG CRICKET.
      352 15 Kampong Kuantan Club Prove Much Too Good. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Aug. 11. After a scries of successes this season the Klang Club suffered a very bad reverse when playing a Kampong Kuantan Club XI on the Klang Padang, on Sunday, when they were convincingly defeated by
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      TOURISTS' TRIBUTE.
      79 15 The Australian cricketers had a great reception at Wombwell, Yorkshire, when j they came from Bradford to lay a wreath on the grave of Roy Kilner, the Yorkshire and England cricketer who j died a little over two years ago when in the heyday of his fame and
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      BADMINTON.
      526 15 E. J. Vass Wins Singapore Championship. A most exciting badminton match was vitnessed by a record crowd on Saturday !ast at the S.V.C. Drill Hall when E. J. Vass successfully defended his title j against See Gim Hock in the final of the Singapore open singles championship tournament. Play
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      BASEBALL.
      101 15 United States League Results. New York, Aug. 11. Baseball results to date are as follows National League. St. Louis beat Brooklyn 2 and 4—o. Cincinnati lost to Philadelphia o—lB and 4 Chicago beat Boston G— o and 11—1. Pittsburg beat New York B—s.8 5. Cincinnati beat Philadelphia -I—2.1 2.
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      R.S.Y.C. YACHTING EVENTS.
      595 15 Lembergcr Cup Series. PUNAI HEADS li CLASS IN OPENING RACE. On Sunday last at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club the full "H" class Beet tinned out to race the fir^t of the scries of three for the Lembcrircr Cup and, in spitiof a shortage of crews, due
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      TAIPING RACES.
      41 15 Scratching for Today s Events. The Taipinß Turf Club me til today. Scratchinus arc unOßnci as il lows 1. Pyrites, Trui- Boy, Pollykar, Last Chance. 3. Paulin<.\ 5.- -Dixie. f,._ First Call, Gold Mount. fL— Ayr Crest, Sweet William.
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    HUSBAND AND WIFE SHOT.
    1373 16 Remarkable Letters Read At Inquest. Remarkable lattan written by the husband of a young actress were read at the inquest at Hampstcad, on Kardley Maskall Cotterill. aged 24, an engineer employed by a gramophone company, and his wife, Margery, a»'ed 21Mrs. Cotterill, who was the daughter
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    SPANISH GIRL'S "NO."
    219 16 Lover's Suicide in Hotel Garden. A Spanish girl, whom he met ten weeks previously, was the principal witat an inqiu-ft on Frank Gray, a ;>>$r waiter who was found hanging from a tree in the grounds of the Hot?l Chateau do Madrid, near Watford. The girl, Rieniria
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    SOVIET DEBT TO BRITAIN.
    584 17 A Few Shillings in The Pound Probable. It is reported that the Joint committee of experts will be empowered to liquidate the British Govem-:.ii-n' :i!!(l t'. Hi Tins possible, (write ii g >•■. nodent of the Bonday Til for lull Commercial Treaty will proceed concurrently with
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    MR. SANDHAM'S SPEECH.
    236 17 Earl Winterton's Strong Condemnation. London, July H. In today, at the ,n(i of gui Earl Winterton (Conservative) drey attention to the alleged statements of .Mr. K. Sandham (Labour) at -Manchester that Labour \i I'. :ould receive bribes to pass doubtful BiU; in the ufterosts of private individuals,
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    THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE IN LONDON.
    1290 17  -  J. Jefferson Furjeon.) (By Our London Critic. m Maskelyne's Smiles While Other Theatres Weep— The "Summer" Slump— Attempt To Mix Musical Comedy with The War Bobby Howes Works Hard With Difficult Materiel Clever Marten Lome—Actor's Tragic Death. Liiiii!iiiiiitiiiiiiiitiimi!!iiiiiiiiiiHi!i!!!!!i!iiii!iiiiiiii!iii!:;:!ii! !nun«!!:ir!i!;':i:«H(ui«Hi^»m:MnHunra:)Hiai:ii!tKiii}?HH(HMnx!MiwfKiiuiiiaiautt;i:iMßUUUU!itttKi BimmiimiiinaiiijainiiHiiiiiiii.iiiHiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiuntiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNii'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'ii!;! London, July 11.
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    BURIED ALIVE.
    375 17 Fate of One in 500 Say French Doctors. Thirty-fire doctor* in the French I Deputies an- i ravartas taw for the verification of death by medi-cal-scientific nMll before allowing burial. According t'> theM doetov?rthere have been mai the pi st C the burial of living penOKl who only
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    BAD TIME FOR MOVIES.
    132 17 Third of the Theatres In Berlin Close. Berlin, July 21. The movie-theatres are apparently passin i through a very acute crisis, as is evidenced by the fact that within the last two months over 100 cinemas, or onethird of the total in the capital, have closed
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    IRON AGE RELICS.
    196 17 Ancient Foundry in Huge Cavern Found. Broken Hill. My :>.'. Startling discoveries Made by an Italian j scientific expedition conducting investigations in North Rhodesia have given rlat to the suggestion that the Iron Age began I thousands of years Men the date I generally ascribed to it.
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    ERRAND BOY FOR OXFORD
    130 17 Romance of a Spare Time Student. Once an errand boy earning (is. a WMk in a Portsmouth ironmongery shoi<. Mr. H. Smith, a member of the Shop Assistants' Union, has recently obtained a scholarship for Christ Church. Oxford. The National Executive Committee of the Union have
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    HAPPY AMERICA !
    125 17 HAPPY AMERICA An Income-Tax Increase Likely. Washington, July 22. President Hoover is concerned with the possibility of an increase in the American income-tax, it was learned today. Such an increase would prove doubly unwelcome, coming at a time when the President is attempting to reduce expenses everywhere in the Government
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    A MAD ACT.
    86 17 What the Man in the Padded Cell Thought. visited an elderly convid in ill at Parkhurst" Mr. Alesandei cue of the Coi Prisons, told the Mm ■■;t;ii.- 1 Gonferenc at Bournemouth and this is how hi greeted me. V.m know, sir. I don't hold with this ten
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      165 17 Today's Crossword Puzzle. (CLUES). ACROSS. [reposition L'l. Menace* 1. Governor of Indian province Involved 4. Influence g watchine I 10. Help XI- Paragraph IS. Lower part of the car f. acts n Noose M< C-rinjrine 1 it ExnTatcs 33 Q^kcnine EL. 31- So be it K£, .IS. Teeth doctors t
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    LORD BIRKENHEAD ON INDIA.
    1496 18 "Bewildering Policy.*' K E&GVS PREDICTION l ;i i i'cs I/;rd j ■irad in l i< DaUy Telegraph) I grave a] p "ehension at the i -ii.iours which were prevalont in regard the fort! of the Vk I roj I '.\grtt thai p that utudy of Ihe
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    BRITISH BEER FOR N.E.I.
    44 18 Th introduction of British laser beer •Mi. the Netherlands Bast Indies has .r.iulc further progreM during the past year, Major H. Cri;>ps told the annun! meeting ol the BrH!sh Chamber of Commerce ior the Netherlaadi East Indie? in London recently.
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    WHY KIDNAPPERS FLOURISH.
    497 18 A Shanghai Police Lament. Shanghai. July 24. The ease with which kidnappers are nble to obtain huge sums from the families of their victims makes the kidnupping profe3s'on an easy and lucrative <;iie, but the refusal of such families to co-operate vith the police in bringing these
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    AN IMPRESSION OF POLAND.
    952 19 "Dreams Come True." LINGERING TRACES OF OLD CIVILISATION. The imDresaiona of those who pay honied visits to foreign countries arc M'Miiiii worth recording, and I claim for Urn no in re attention ihan is i-cason-■Me, \..M'-s Juhn Galsworthy in the :r>; to Poland and the annual
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      SINGAPORE TRADE SLUMP
      1962 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Si.-, The entire world is through a very bad time, and during the last few month.-t enormous ruins have nceumuk teci cverywnere owing to the fast dropping prices of most commodities. This situation is not :>o abnormal r.s many may
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    SIR CECIL CLEMENTI.
    131 19 Sees Sea-Dyak Dancing In Kuching. When Sir Cecil and Lady Clementi, who^ are visiting British North Borneo and' Sarawak, arrived in Kuching on Aug. 4 they were met by the Chief Secretary and Treasurer, and, after inspecting a guard of honour, were taken *to the Astana where
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    WALL STREET ROAD TO SUICIDE.
    385 19 American Press Express Alarm. "One hundred 'and twenty thousand iives Enuffed out in ten years. Not by accident, but by suicide," exclaims thu New York Literary Digest. And the problem is growing w:rse, according to recently published statistic:; which show that "the buiciic rat' of
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    TEO HOO LYE SCHOOL.
    594 19 Successful Annual Athletic Sports. The first annual athletic' sports of the Teo Hoo Lye Institution was held at the Anson Road Stadium before A large ■■athering and was highly successful. The minstrels of the Mcrrilads Musical Association, under Mr. Lim Chin Aik, rendered a variety programme
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    HIS SECOND WIFE.
    311 19 Slump Hits Broker And Maintenance Order. Tan Qwee Sweo, appearing before the Civil District Judge (Mr. H. R. Bull) this morning on a judgment debtor summons, offered $10 a month, explaining that he was not in a position to pay more as business had become so bad
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    DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS.
    215 19 Rumours of Impending Divorce Denied. The reports that Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford are to separate, with a divi.ree probable, are denied by both pcrtie.- r.nd by their joint attorney, Mr Dennic O'Brien. The name of Lady Louis Me unthattcn had been mentioned, and Mr. O'Brien said Lady
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    BIG INCREASE IN CAPITAL
    94 19 F.M.S. Posts and Telegraphs Co-operative Society. The eighth annual general meeting ol" the F.M.S. Posts and Telegraphs Cooperative Thrift and Loan Society will be held in Kuala Lumpur Town Hall on Aufrust 31. In the report it is proposed that a dividend of 5 per cent,
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    "THE IDLE RICH."
    200 19 Clever Screen Comedy at The Alhambra. The Idle Rich," which is being screened at the Alhambra, is a quietly clever comedy. It is adapted from the play "White Collars" and does not contain any uproariously farcical situations. Its appeal is more a faithful representation of American middle-class
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    29 19 Owing to engine trouble thr F.M.S. express due in Singapore at 7.2 this morn ir.g with mails from the F.M.S., Penan*; < ar.d Maluc a did cot arrive until 8.30.
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    STRANGE STORY FROM HONG KONG.
    389 19 $10,000 Stoteii POWDER BLOWN IN FACE OF BANK MESSENGER. Hong Konp, Aug. 1. The sum of $10,000 is stated to ha\p been stolen as the result of a daring highway robbery reported to the police yesterday us having been perpetrated in Bocham Strand Kust, a
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    SARAWAK FORESTS.
    147 19 Heavy Drop in Consumption Of Timber. Fines to a total of $fi.847 were collected in 686 court cases for offences against the forest laws during 192'J, stau-s the annual report of the Sa.awak Forest Department. It is explained that nearly all th°3iofferees, as heretofore, were concerned v.ith breaches
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    RESTRICTION WANTED.
    132 19 Resolutions of Perak Asiatic Planters. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 11. The two resolutions: That Government be asked to pass legislation providing for the restriction of rubber production by periodical stoppage of tapping or by the reintroduction of the Stevenson scheme in a modified form such legislation
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    BRITAIN'S CASE IN INDIA.
    1231 20 Preserving the Peace Of The World. [Tho following article la by Norman Ancell. M.l., the famous ..olitical writer and ptAUdat and editor of Foreign Affairs. I Biitain conquered India because she feared that if she did not others would, und use it as a source of
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    COCK-FIGHT IN BRITAIN.
    121 20 Birds With Steel Spurs Fight For 50 Mins. Fifty sprctators witnessed a cock-fight a banned sport in a disused quarry near Workington last month, when two cocks, armed with steel spurs, were set against each other for a £5 purse. Bookmakers were present and bets were mad?.
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    GHOSTLY WHISKERS.
    69 20 Aged Spook Frightens Coventry Boy. Tho ghoat Is an old gentleman with flowing white whiskers," says seventeen-year-old Samn;y Riekhrss, describing an apparition which he maintains he saw in his bedrocm in an old house in Gosford Street, Coventry. Knockings had been heard at night for weeks. The boy
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    STOCKBROKER SHOT DEAD.
    391 20 Servant's Discovery In Flat. A tragedy which shocked the City was discovered when a servant entered the dining-room of Mr. Sidney Russell Cooke's residental chambers in King's Bench Walk, Temple, E. C, and found Mr. Cooke dead en the floor. He was dressed in pyjamas, and there
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    RUSSIAN CLAIM.
    294 20 New Rubber-Bearing Plant Discovered. One of the common plants in the region of the Amur River (Siberia) belongs to the Asclepiadean family and is known as Stauntion, says Reuter's Moscow correspondent. It has been proved to contain rubber. It also yields a very fine grade of fibre, while
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    FEMININE SMOKERS.
    110 20 Woman Doctor's Breezy Condemnation. A woman doctor's breezy condemnation of woman smokers enlivened the annual conference in London of the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. Dr. Constance Brown said she wanted pure air to breathe. Everywhere people went they breathed nicotine. I can hardly sit down
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    MORE FAMINE RELIEF MEASURES.
    721 20 $5,000,000 Fund Being: Considered. Nanking, July 19. Legislation authorising the accumulation of a $50,000,000 fund by the Central Government and $5,000,000 by each of the provincial governments for the specific purpose of famine relief is now under consideration. The draft of a new Law Governing the
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    "SPICY" GIRLS.
    121 20 An Archbishop on East End Charms. The Archbishop of Canterbury, who recently made his first visit to the East End since he was Bishop of Stepney (22 years ai'o), said: "There is no class anywhere that can compare in neatness, freshness and charm with the working girls of
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    SINGAPORE ROAD NAMFS.
    53 20 At a meeting of Committee No. 1 of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners it was decided to give the name Peel Road to the n«w thoroughfare between Peirce Road and Ridout Road. The name Karikal Lane was given to the private lane between East Coast Road and Mr,
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    EARL PEEL ON REMAKING OF INDIA.
    2576 21 END OF DYARCHY. Federation the Way Out. DARING CONSTITUTIONAL EFFORT. The first volume of the Indian Statutory Commission was an admirable ami comnrvey of the political situations in India and of the \><;rkiiij: of the constitution under the Act of 1910, write* th.- liijiht.
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    FALL OF A METEOR.
    378 21 Phenomenal Occurrence In Siberia. An extraordinary account of certain strange phenomena which were observed in (Jreat Britain on June HO, 1908, and of their connection with a great meteorite which fell in Siberia at that date, is given in the current number of the Quarterly Journal
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    IN THE LUGGAGE VAN.
    80 21 Sir William Jowitt Takes Back Seat. Sir William Jowitt, the Attorney-Gene-r;.l. ;:r,d Lady Jowitt had to travel in a lujr«rajre van recently. They had been spending the day among Sir William's constituents at Preston and they left by the 9.37 train for Manchester, where they were
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    KIDNAPPING OF A COMPRADORE.
    405 21 Daring Shanghai Exploit. 1 ROM RICKSHA TO CAR IN CROWDED STREET. hai, July 23. A li.iiin-; kidnapping affair took place at mid-day \v-!. rday in a crowded Settlement street, the k:i!i;t holding up their victim at pistol point, bundling him into a tourins ear with false
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    AIRMAN HONOURED.
    25 21 Taris, Aug. 1. Tiie M has apyoinUt! M. Mermos (the aviator who recently flew the Atlantic) an officer of the Legion of Honour.
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    HOME SPORT REVIEWED.
    3907 22 Duke of Gloucester as Jockey: Bibury Club Meeting. VARSITY CRICKET MATCH. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 11. \\hat :i week of sport Simply crowded with important events, SO that one hardly knows what to include and what to leave out. for if 1 wanted to record
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    "WEAKNESS CONFESSED."
    151 22 "WEAKNESS CON FESSED." Sir A. Knox'- Comment O;i Peace Mission. i In ihu House of Commons ir.? to questions, Mr. Wedgwood regretted that he wju not yet i:: ;i position to nuke a statemi it on the proj cf t u e Saprv-.la- Mr. Fenner Brockway (Labour) srci-:.c<! a joint
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    EGYPT COTTON SCHEME
    78 22 Approved at Of Britii ere. A ma Dtien 1 1 i-etoiution ed recently by ;i Bpeeial Committei rc?O!r.rRcrdinc tin 1 taking; < f ballot with .h. Or .1 t •A tl"- ir.tii' I i it toil spinninff tra<! ub.ijitl cluUing a of minimi! tab f*t classes ut
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    FIVE KILLED IN RIOT.
    33 22 rid, July 30. Dispatch I om S report tint I .'0 Injured there t\\c-.'ri crowd* lobi dr.v. Thfl trouble Btarted wh n youthiu! iiv;iN met in the street and
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