The Straits Times, 19 August 1930

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    37 1 The Straits Times tSTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. AUGUST 19, 1930. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times .4 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDW. AUGUST 19, 1930 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      97 1 SINGAPORE 7«, CCCIL 3T. ('PHONE SIBH. STRAITS BUDGET is Malaya't Premier Illustrated Weekly Newspaper. LONGER TUBE 1 SERVICE t B You can cover the ground more quickly by using MO IS SOL DESTAL CREAM The Serious Product Sold With A Smile MONSOL has been proved to exert upon living tissue
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      151 1 KUALA LUMPUR: 27. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). M AN TL e\x$&%CSK S (NEW STOCK J U-^ftfHn~r ___H_ __h^___ mra No. 393, SIZE 9 z 10' i inch. Silvered dial with bezel S l^ inch, convex glass, 14 day time. hour jro»J? strike. In oak or polished mahogany. Prices $25.00 and
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      9 1 rhe STRAITS BUDGET is Malaya's Premier Illustrated Weekly Newspaper.
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      581 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL, PASSENGEH AND CARUO SiCKVKT.S. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD PROM LONDON FOR CHINA AM) JAPAN. Tonnage due S'por*. KASHGAR Vat. BERRIMA 11,-<J- Auv- J:i MALWA 11.100
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      635 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Duo Sail ttKAMO MAUU 8,000 Aug. 28 29 KATOP.l MARU 10,000 Sept. 11 12 KASH1MA MARU 10,000 Sept. 26 26 YASUKUN1 MAKU 11,800 Oct. 8 S ilAKONE MARU 10,500 Oct. 22 23 8UWA MAUL'
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      441 2 BURNS PHBLP LINE (Incorporated in England) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNKY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      695 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 5151, with sub-connections to Passage. Freight, Tranxhipment, Marine Repta. and Manager'a Desk. Representative for Singapore and Stralta Settlements of the Travellers Official Information Bureau. Booking Office Royal Dutch Indian Airways.
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      636 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SKP.VICK TO MARSEII.LKS. i LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, I ANTWERP, HAMBURG, AND BREMENGENOA, HAVRK. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE-LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG.
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      530 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING: BEBVICI for Kretay. Trwigiann, Kelantan, Bannum* Telapin, Patani, Slngora, Lacon, Sichon, Handmi, Kohsamot, I angsuan, Chumpnn and Bantkok. Arrival Departure MAI.INI In port \u X 21 BUDDHADTB Auc 2. r Au x 27 VAI.WA Sept. l Sept. I The
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      441 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa Amsterdam Southampton Marseilles Rotterdam Tonnage a.*. J. P. Coen 11,140 S.M.N. Aug. 22 k.s. Insulinde in,ooo R.L. Aug. 29 s.s. Prina der Nederlandcn n,200 S.M.N. Sept. I m.v. Baloeran 17,000 B.L. Sept. 11
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      1519 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE oliui AMERICAN I MAIL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO. SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES. GENOA and "MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penane PRES. GARFIELD In port Aug. 21 Aug. 23 IRES. POI.K .Sept. 1 Sept.
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      437 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE. Sailinps for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver and Tacotna S.S. GRAYS HARBOR aails from Hcng Kong July 25 S.S. EVEBETT sails from
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      268 3 JASPER NATIONAL PARK Canada's Rocky Mountain playground For booklet! and ivformatum, write, phovf or call. L L. LAWLER. General Agent, Hong Kong Rank Chambers, Singapore. CANADIAN NATIONAL the Largest Railway System in America COLEMAN AGAIN!! Ufll I COLEMAN CAMP STOVE No. 9. This camp stove is acknowledged by experts to
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    F.M.S. AND S.S. AT BISLEY.
    1334 4 Qualification Hitch. HOW THE DIFFICULTY j WAS SOLVED. Difficulties which nearlj disqualified th. Falkland Island the Strait! Sottlamcatij and the F.M.S. from the Junior Kol Imperial trophy, for which they were; entered at Biiley ara explained !>y a military correrpondcr.t of the Homing Tost. The
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    A TONSORIAL CONTEST.
    366 4 Free Hair Cuts And Shaves In Tokio. Seventy paid customers received 70 shades, haircuts ard hair-curls in Tokio recently, and most astounding of all was the fact that rot one had to listen to his barber's views on the market or the weather. The occasion was the
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    PECULIAR CAR SMASH.
    25 4 I A m<. tor-bus following a awtar-ear that overturned after a skid Bedlinuton (NovLhumberlarrd) also skidded, itrurk the ear, and righted it.
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    INFORMAL JUSTICE.
    199 4 The Jury Smoke and Put Feet on the Rail. White Plains (New York), July 1C. It3 august atmosphere merely n momory, the Supremo Court room here now Iook3 like a curtain type of men's club. Justic? John E. Mack, recently elevated to the Bench, la responsible for,, ns
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    GAS PISTOLS FOR POLICE.
    120 4 I I New Berlin Weapon Against Armed Criminals. The Prussian Ministry of the Interior i formally denies the report widely broadcast in the world Prc.\s to the effect that the Berlin poiice have been fitted out with pas pistols for use in rtr.et riots or against
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    KRISHNAMURTHI AGAIN.
    59 4 Urges Complete Cleavage With The Past. OmoNi, Auj. A. The Star Cunp, whi.-h opened in tor- vential downpour ar.d was conducted j Ihroujrh Kales ami thundcrstc r.ii "oday in dirrichinp rain. Krishnamurthi, in hi.s eloaing addre urged a complete cleavage with the i He said it was futile
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    3 DEATHS CAUSED BY A CRACKER.
    232 4 4 Buildings Destroyed. EXPLOSION CAUSED BY ANGRY CHILI). A child, In fit of tewpar sees was itfuaad money to bay ice-cream, r aus?d an explosion at kar father's iirt--\.o:k plant at NeptOM, New Jersey, hilling bertclf, her 11:1ml fa* her and her bnby cousin,
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    RIOT AT MADRAS.
    123 4 Hindu-Moslem Clash After Wrestling Match. Madra July 28. A riot which might have asaomed serious proportions, bat for the arrival of the police, occurred but night after .1 wrestling match in thi- vicinity of tl,.' aw Barben Bridge, Madras, I Ho lean. ill' Hindii wrestler iron and
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      431 5 IDOZAN (5 percent. Fe.) The Logical Treatment for ANAEMIA. FORMULA Colloidal Iron Concentrate 83 per cent. Pure Alcohol 6 Sugar 10 Flavouring 1 IDOZAN is prepared from the above formula only. The Physician is thus free to prescribe such additional therapeutic drugs as the patient's condition rn:-y indicate— a freedom
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      366 5 T ADlBf^his is jmt Jl\« fh 'jr. Ujosc warm days When you must tT JP* thin 2 !i *ht »n'l cool' ti wear. It is also a delightful feathtnfttjm »hoe for a chanr. from heavier footwear, .and indoor wear. i.'y]c M i oo i is really a wonderful y^B^. produttiMi
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      238 5 TTie'COTY way to Greater Charm Les Compactes COTV THE above illustration is but one of the various presentations of the Coly Compacts. This "extra plate" mode! is extremely smart and takes up ▼ery little room in one's handbag. It is sold complete with an additional refill and new puff, and
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATHS
    52 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATHS koi v Neii Iran copy. Joo Chya, Mana^ii'R Dirocioi of i Company, Lim.t. hid tlei r.i-r.ce. No. 221,: ...a.! a: tlir aj:. of M.i on HI, five ilauK'- 'Ura. Tay Soo K:at. lay .v Soo Teclc), u:iJ fou.-jj I loss. Funeral on AUKO«t iO, 1'JoO. at 10
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      550 6 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To The Advertising Manager. Straits Times, Cecil Street. Please insert the following small sdvertUement for day* 1 i'b*r* are approximately seven word* to s line end there I* flat rat* eberg* of 25 cent* per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Th*
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      631 6 MISCELLANEOUS CHINESE MBBOIDEBT, black wood and; fancy irou-i Dealers and Importer* are invited ■ii.--.it. it. to advertiser 110, S. T. WANTED, BY JAPANESE YOITH, EMC- KU3ATION LESSONS, after term* and references to H-12, j lion Building. To- c.'nt t-\pect g"«d tea out of your ten- ■tee* you put cooil tea
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      734 6 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LET, No. 106, South Bridge Road, loublc fronted shop, and living accommodation. Apply 333, Straits Times. NEW HOUSE, to let at Wareham Road. Electric, water and garage. Apply 19, Dhanprc Alley or 9J3, Serangoon Road. TO LET, Nos. 111-113 and 117, North Bridge Road. Entry June
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      469 6 WANTED RXGIBTEJUED >:::niCAL practitioner. Six months locum tenens engagement with extension to three years contract if service 3 t rntisfactory. Salary $700 p.m. plus allowai.ecs. Apply, stating when services availible, to 294, Straits Times. TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC At the Local Examination in Thcorv of 1 music held in June
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      969 6 GOVERNMENT NOTICE Tenders will be received at the Colonirl ><cretary's Office, up to noon of October 31, .930, for the following work* 1. Supply and delivery to the site of thNew uerernment Monopoliee Building. Maxwell Road, oi Metal Caa*BlO»tl Mka Gli7.ini; end Cast Iron pr.nels. 2. Supply and delivery ex
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      565 6 "dm. KELVEY Presents Her Talented l'upils with ZLATA THE PERFECT DANCES AT TO! VICTORIA THEATRE Saturday, Au?r. 2:?, at 9.15 p.n. Mon. and Tues., Aflff. 2."> and 2<. at 5.30 pjß. I'rice3 Evening IVrformai <■•• *2 and 9. Matinees Adults $2 Cliildni SI bP I BRIGHTER ITEMS RTTER DANCING EAUTIFUL
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      549 7 LATEST NOVELS WWtn PACE, the new full-length mystery Novel b) KdKnr Wallace (310 MYSTERI VAI I.XV by Max Brand $3.00 TRIAL IJY WALTER by lhitbert Footn.r $3.00 INK (HANK SHELL by 11. D* Vere Stacp,,.,l $S.O» TDK BOH IN THE DARK. ThU is the Mi,r> of a blind man who
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      780 7 ESTATE OF SULTAN KHAN SURATTEE, DECEASED. IMPORTAUT AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold and leasehold business and residential premises in the centre of Singapore. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co', sale room, No. 30, Chulia Street, en Wednesday, August 20, 1930, at 2.30 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable i)9U years' leasehold land
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      504 7 f~l The perfumed touch that Jl!/XQUISII@ ma/;cB your toilet complete Freed from Perspiration 11 1 1 ll l* €rl Annoyance I TALCIMI POWDER THE finishing touch to the dainties; Free yourself forever from the (ofc| Co lm refrwhl ic haunting worry of offendinK by lightfully perfumed and medicated, it unpleasant
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      801 7 TRADE MARK NOTICE is hereby riven that PROPHYLACTIC BKUSH COMPANY, n corporation organised and existing under the laws of the Stute of Delaware of -2\ Ptaa Street, lli.iem-.', North Humpton, Massachusetts, United States of America. an ll.c «WM and sol* proprietors of the following Trade Mark The raid Trade Mark
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    EMPIRE GAMES AT ONTARIO.
    1299 8 English Representatives. THUMB NAIL SKETCHES OF ATHLETES. The team selected by the Amateur Athleti< Asrockitim to compete in the Krnpirc Game* at Hamilton, Ontario, has been libenily II. M. Abrahams. Those '1 > n view two thtecs— fll the pledge i> Canada to Mad as full
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    INDIAN PRINCES AND SIMON REPORT.
    581 8 Criticism by the Chief Of Bhor. London, July 24. The first considered criticism of the Statutory Commission's Report in conjunction with the Butler Report coming from an Indian Ruler visiting England was made by the Chief of Bhor, a State in the Bombay Deccan, at
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    BY SUBMARINE TO POLE.
    138 8 Explorer Ready to Make Undersea Voyage. Philadelphia, Aug. 0. Sir Hubert Wilkins, the explorer, toda inspected the submarine 0.12 in which ha hopes to make an undersea voyage to the North Pole. The ship, now at the navy yard ban awaiting reconditioning ani alterations, was pronounced
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    A WOODEN EROS.
    107 8 Suggested Re-Erection In Piccadilly Circus. Experiments are to be carried out tc discover the best site in Piccadily-circus for the re-erection of Eros, if recommendations which will come before the Westminster City Council on Thursdaj art- adopted. The London County Council has suggested that Eros should be
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    CANADA TO ENGLAND.
    148 8 I Possibility of Regular Airship Service. Ottawa, Aug. C. The possibility of a regular transAtlantic airship r.ervice. taking two-and-a-half days on the westward journey and day and a half on the eastward journey, vas envisaged bj Sir Denni>:toun Burney, designer of the R100, spurking at tho Canadian
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    YACHT RACE TRAGEDY.
    135 8 Boats Collide One Man Lost. London, An..;. i*>. His Majesty, on board the Royal racing cutter Britannia, which ma loading in a race for bip yachtf, was one of the h >ni fieri spectators of an unusual traK"ily at C0WC3. LuhvortK running fifth, collided with I-uciila, which
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    CEYLON'S BUDGET.
    64 8 r otes For Road Improvement Reduced. The Select Committee of the Ceylon Legislative Council has cither reduced or struck oft' altogether a lariri- number of \ites for im. r.jveniunts to roads, widening ar.d rounding off dangerous corner.!, Tho'e included tb"> vote tot the continuation cf the Cialle Roa?!
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    APPLYING THE AXE TO THE BUDGET.
    969 8 CEYLON LETTER. Will the Income Tax Bill Be Dropped (From Our Own Correspondent.) Colombo, Au;. S. The whole 01 the i»ist wtck has been ccupied in Um Legislative Council in debating the second readii.g of the Hudgil. ..ii i ha.-: been formally passed. There
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      189 8 BUY OR SELL THROUGH THE STRAITS TIMES. SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS. /p«t««t\ I Cover Vb?2eT Tlte eagerness with which X^gwf^sSaigS^ you look forward to the next cup of BROOKE i BOND YELLOW LABEL j^p Tea is the measure of your appreciation of the last. It is the tea of no regrets. daily
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      133 8 J§^ No other drink you can place in the Ice nil Box will disappear 111 faster and wilJ i r^||| LOVE FAVOUR ii I^l 111 of all, than the Delicious M^^ja ORANGE-SMASH LJIII FRAMROZ Go. Put Safety First Make Sure You Get GENASPRIN When buying aspirin put safety first— ask
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      155 9 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 C I i^Btuua I Present THE GREATEST COLLEGE MUSICAL COMEDY OF THEM ALL SO THIS IS COLLEGE with CLIFF EDWARDS, ELLIOTT NUGENT, ROBERT MONTGOMERY SALLY STARR. A Perfect Picture Entertainment Laughs! Song Hits! Dancing! Youth The Happiest Picture Treat in Months! BOOK EARLY AT ROBINSONS. "COMMON CLAY"
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      175 9 \,/M UU U U \/M U y MM HU U U \U U U U U U UU U QeQQQQOOQQOQQQ^QQ® OQ GO OQO\K 6.15 Last Two Nights! 9.15 of THE FILM THAT HAS MADE ALL SINGAPORE LAUGH! Don't Miss it ROBERT WOOLSEY BERT WHEELER in the Mad-Rollicking, Laug ne. Joking,
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      461 9 VICTORIA THEATRE Next all British Talkie Programme Commences Wednesday, August 27 Raffles Hotel Kxrellent Accommodation with MooVrn Sanit tmn TEA DANCES DINNER DANCES MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY NIGHT DINNERS A SPECIALITY MONIA LiTTEK'S UKCBBSIUA Recognised as the best and n<<>sl popular Dance hand East of Sue*. GRILL
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    HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS.
    1261 10 SHIPPING NOTES. flulletin of the L. of N. Eastern Bureau. Health Bulletin of the I.i'npue of Nations, Eastern Bureau, for the week ecded Aug. 9, IMO. Alexandria: Two plague HUMI and one death. Baghdad: Three i.iaffu^ rases and two (ienthj. Bombay: Two eavelara deaths; threi smallpox
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      PASSENGERS.
      203 10 TI-. following r.' 1 t>wr< arrived i-v Us* 'lp T. n Noort an Monday Prom Bombay*. Mr. and Mr-. Waltar Lima, Mr. «id ."!:s. Krost, Mr d Mrs. 1. X back, .Mr. Caanvin, .Mr. ami lira. Kulwan S 11 ;h. Mr. Jonsson, Miss K. Maiic.lU-. .Vr md Mra. Choaf
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      17 10 Air Hag Karachi London dispatched bjr s.s. Kthiopia on July 31. was delivered Lotsioa on Aujr. 10.
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      229 10 EXCHANGE. Singapoic, Aug. 19. Jn London, Bank 4 m/i 2/3% Demand j/3 23/32 Private 3 m. credit 2/4 3/32 On New York, demand 50 Private S>0 d/s 67~4 On trance. Bank T.T. 1428 On India, Bank T.T. liS'i On Hong Kov.g, Bunk T.T. 40'i Jn Shanghai, Bank T.T. 138-\ On
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        MINING.
        485 10 Val I>d Buyers Selltrs •-1 fl A»am Kumbang 26 B 27/6 .r.. r Aytr Hitam Tin B '9 9 0 >.l £1 Bangrin Tin 13/9 14,6 1 1 8.-itang- I'adung 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu C**m 0.56 0.00 I 1 Uutit Arar.g 0.40 050 a a Hurmah Mai:.y 13
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        GENERAL.
        236 10 ■MM val. id. Buyers Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick On!s. 2.10 2.60 2 2 Alex. Brick Pref». 2.Q6 2.15 t'l £1 Prit. Am. Tobacco 5.0.0 5.2.C I 1 f>.>i.ral Km-ine (1.40 0.50 nora. 1 1 Vjtl* und Carriages 0.-T'^ o.42'inom. lOs. !os. Duff Duvelopmtnt 3/V 4, (i i S
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        121 10 Sinfipore Cold Storage 7 p c. deb. of J926 red. 1931-39 101 104 ci. IllWiri Municipal 6 p.e. of IMI red. 1930 $1,378,000 par. 6,1 prem. Singapore Municipal 4!t p.c. of IWI red. 1947 f1. C00. 000 9S pax Singapore Municipal 4V* p.c of 1909 red. 1955
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        394 10 Frascr and Co. ami Ljftl and Krttt'i quotations. Today'i }*ricea Fraitr Lvu'i <fc Co. fcvatt Allanby (U) o.aa 1.00 ioa 1.10 U..r (.ajah t$U o*o 1.00 l.'iil 1.10 v. Hitam cfli Ui 1.40 1.2. 1.50 Kuriin* (fl) 025 n.;ji> o.2ft 0 :<R A. V.i:., Ui i.r,o IJI l.T.i
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      ASIATIC CURRENCY SYSTEMS.
      926 10 Survey by Austrian Economist. A valuable addition has been made to banking and economic literature by the recent publication in Vienna of a book entitled Geld and Gold in Asicn Money nnd Gold in Asia") by the well-known Au:; trian economist, Dr. Jocf Harm, says Mr. C.
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      VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
      199 10 ProßTamnio of drills up to and for week endinir Aujr. 24 Tuesday, Ail*. 19. Ul p.m.. Drill Hall, "F" (Malay) Co., Yards Itunire 5 p.m., Bukit Timah Ranire, "A" (M.G.] Co.. Practice Competition. Wednesday. Auj:. 20, .1.15 p.m., Dnll Hall. Barepcaa Ualtl S.V.C. New Membirs Urill Parade .1.15
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    143 10 Today. Ipi \,.i 1 1: ralda 1 pja. Tomorrow. Kukap and Bcnut (Loong Deng) D ajn. I'ulau Tekong (Hong Aiki aja. Rhio 1 ontlaaak 1 D aja. iiaghep (Van der Doc« de '.'\i a.m. (Soon Laa 1 '.1 A.m. ban v.nd tndraglri (Msjanf) ;i .1 bulo-China (D<
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    38 10 By ?lamnt UlMll I'onlios lohan de Witt Erinpnra Fatrla Spur* London July 4 July 2» July 11 Auk. 4 J.iiy :t Aac. -l July 11 .\m_-. A July 17 Aurf. 11 July 1« Aug. 11
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    246 10 Tncaday, A Ship* alongside thr Wharrca or expected to arrive. KEPI'KL n^RHOUR. Main U1,:... Tug Reae, Treeaa, My. Shell. .nil Wharl I Cual Wharf H»tr.,l. VESSELS' IN DBY DOCKS. runiong Pn;-»r. Albert n..<-k M. 1.. Sri Gala, Karuxh. a I>.. liaiaa, tHliai Penteea, KrpiK 1 U irhnur.
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    EXCHANGES.
    74 10 Baghf, Auir. is. Foreijm exchange! ore: Amsterdam Athen. 875, Bombay la. .v,,i.. Berlin -'i).:;;'. B S, Bncharesl BIS, Rio I 31-32, Buanei Urea 11. Copenhagen *****, Genera 25JM5, Hel ngfora 1934. Hour Ki.tir i I MM., Lisbon lus.L'.'.. Mi>i!ii<l 1;... Milan MJM, New Vi.ik lo !..!V,. r .ri IS
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    32 10 Commencing from today correspondence received by the Batavia— -Sinjrnpore Air Mail which fail, to connect with the 8.06 p.m. delivery will be delivered specially to hu ine:s houses throughout tliu town ■m.
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      39 10 «*i LISSEN Wfk t^\ (BRITISH MADE). X* F*\ c o RADIO-GRAMOPHONES *<^ Jin (ELECTRIC-AMPLIFIED). ■JQ f 67 I JIIST ARRIVED \~mSL.) $> THREE VALVE ULTRA rj V rg SHORT WAVE SETS. L -> Results Guaranlerd. ISA'S E. VSaac fi. MALACCA ST.. BDfGAPOetB.
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      271 10 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Rnin- Sun- Relatira Dircc- Sreod. Weather. Max. Min. fall, shine. Humidity tion. f. F. ins. hours. m.p.h. AJor Star no 75 o.io r>js x.i Cafaa Fine KoU liharu 90 7.1 001 fi.7 BS SSW ."> Fine K. i r.Tjriranu HK
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      178 10 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Tucuday, AuKiint 19. H. W. MM a.m., C ft. S in., 4.2.". p.m., 8 ft. 1 in. Wt-dnmday, August 20. H. W. 7.:;r, a.m., t; ft. 7 in., C.l-1 p.m., p ft. 1 in. Thursday, Auicuxt 21. il. W. Ml a.m., 7 ft. in., 7.14 p.m.,
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    295 11 Increase in Rubber Stocks. STATISTICS CONTINUE TO BE DISAPPOINTING. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday, 10 a.m. Today's Prices Rubber, 14 J i cents per 1b. Tin. IM tons at $69^ per »icul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London I 11/1 fid. per Hi.. down 'nil. New York. 9*i
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    SUNGEI GETTAH.
    221 11 Chairman and Producers' One-sided Policy. The annual general meeting of the Sungci Gettah Rubber Estates was held on July 17 at Salisbury Houoe. E.C. Mr. P. J. Burgess (the chairman), who presided, said that the jrotit for the year amounted to £4,510, but Of the low price of
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      NOTES ON BRITISH INVESTMENTS.
      1006 11 High Standing of Bank Shares. (From Our Own Correspondent). London, July 24. With the publication of the figures of the Midland Bank Ltd. last week, the balance sheets as at June 30, 1930, of all the leading British banks became available. From the point of view
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      61 11 t-S.S. equal to London Standard Spot 14% 15 Standard R.S.S. on Tender August 14% IS September 16 15H October 15«4 15Vi Oct.-Dec. 1674 16 Jan.-March 16% 17 I Tone of Market Quiet. Latest Cable I London Spot sheet 4 ll-16d. per lb. New York Spot
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      KAWIE (JAVA) RUBBER.
      201 11 Mr. R. F. McNair Scott, presiding on July 17 at the general meeting of th<- Ki.wie (Java) Rubber Estates, said that the output of rubber for the past year, 1,002.020 lb. was a record crop for the company, and the estimated output for the current year was
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      ANOTHER £265,000 FOR FRANCE.
      681 11 Switzerland's New Currency Law. As it is a generally understood 'hint; that on four of the six working days of the week France will take something over i'200.000 from the Bunk of England, interest e:ieh day merely centres in the actual amount withdrawn. Yesterday's quota was
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      SHARE MARKET REPORT.
      113 11 Macphail and Co., Limited. Singapore, Aug. 19. Tin. Steady. Kuchnis 81-86 cents, Kitas 85'4-89 cents, Penawats 4O'i-«3 l j cents. Malay Consols UK-li cents, Bong Fatts 48 1 2-51 1 cents, Ulu Klangs 70-7.") cents, Sungei Wnys 2.15-2.23'i, Pttalings 4.40-4.60, Sungei Luas 86-89 cents. Souths 16-20 cents,
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      40 11 Amalgamated Malay. 72,000 lb. 8a1au.— 36,500 lb. Beranang. 49,000 lb. 8ertam.— 89,965 lb. 80re11i.— 47,398 lb. Brooklands— l26,soo lb. Bukit Kepong.— 2B,B4s lb. Chcmbong.— loo,ooo lb. Cheras.— 63,7oo lb. Connemara.— €s,6oo lb. Glenahiel.— B2,loo lb. Kamasan.— 33,47o lb.
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    1036 11 Suggested Valorisation Banks for Rubber. MR. VAN DER TAS' NEW SCHEME. (By A. W. Still.) London. July We have not had rubber nt Id. yet, but if anyone has been betting ort that figure being reached before thr cn<\ of October, there is no need to give
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      775 11 MALAYA'S JULY RUBBER STATISTICS. STOCKS OF RUBBER INCLUDING LATEX AND REVERTEX HELD BY DEALERS AND ESTATES OF 100 ACRES AND OVER, THE DECLARED PRODUCTION OF THE SAME ESTATES, IMPORT AND EXPORT FICURESi AND EST i MATED FIGURES OF THE PRODUCTION OF ESTATES OF LESS THAN 100 ACRES, FOR THE MONTH
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1930. THE COLONIAL CONFERENCE.
    1186 12 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1930. THE COLONIAL CONFERENCE. It is not BBti] on" ~'.ti down seriously .0 st'.:ciy the offlcisl summary of pro'.■cidin<"s thst one begins to reali3e -.ir 1 the variety rid the wide range -f the subjeot 1 wUeb wars discussed at She IMB Colonial
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    AMERICA'S INFLUENCE ON EUROPE.
    1015 12 Is It An "Inferiority Complex?" (By Hcrr Koch-Weser, German Reich Minister of Justice.) There has never b:en a moment when America has exercised so powerful an influence in Kurope as the present day, and there is hardly a country which does not bear hsr imprint either
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    15 12 Mr. G. Hawkins, M.C.S.. and Mr. G. C. j Dodd, M.C.S., have returned from leave.
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    15 12 Mr. T. M. C. Steuart, chairman of Bukit Tambun and Permatang vMnx estates, left £5,586.
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    17 12 Mr. W. N. Sands, of the F.M.S Agricultuial Department, ha 3 been seconded fcr service to Kcdah.
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    20 12 .Mrs. R. O. Phillips, wife of Mr. Phillip? f Padaax Gajah estate, is now an inmate of the Taiping Hospital.
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    26 12 Mr. L. G. Robertson, of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, who is well-known in Rugby circles, is leaving for Home by the. Rajputana on Friday.
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    24 12 Mr. H. D. Crisp of the General Electric Co., illuminating engineering department, London, has arrived in Singapore to open a similar department for Malaya.
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    32 12 Dr. McPherson, due to arrive from England shortly, will take over the duties of medical officer, General Hospital, Penang, in place of Dr. R. A. McNab, who has been transferred to Butterworth.
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    28 12 The engagement is announced between Walter de Bois Maclaren, of Kundong Rubber Estate, Johore, and Ethel Sfary Sadler, second daughter of Mr. Geoflrcy Sadler, of Abbots Langlcy, Hertforabhire.
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    33 12 Mr. J. W. Harries, of the Overseas Assurance Corporation, was a passenger by the Nieuw Zec'and for Australia ■iday. He is going on a business trip and expects to return early in October.
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    58 12 The death occurred at Westcliff-on-Sea on Aug. 14 of Mr. M. A. Cowan, for many years general manager of the rubber properties of the Lr.ke Yew Estate, who retired in April of last year. Mr. Cowan, who was a son of a former Protector cf Chinese who retired from Malaya
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    76 12 The following notices of leave are contained in the F.M.S. Government Gazette: Leave granted to Messrs. at W. Padget, 11. Doel, M. L. Webber, C. E. Jarkson, R. S. B. Unwin and W. H. Oliver. Mr. F. S. Ward has been granted an extension of leave. The following have returned
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    843 12 COST OF RUBBER PAVING. In view of all the ajfitntion for increasing tho use of rubber, it is significant to 'am from the report of a committee of ilie Singapore Municipal Commissioners that "the cost of rubber paving is rouphlv ;.»n times that of asphalt paving-."
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    EUROPEANS PROTEST AGAINST WEAKNESS IN INDIA. ALL INTEREST ON PESHAWAR.
    661 13 EUROPEANS PROTEST AGAINST WEAKNESS IN INDIA. ALL INTEREST ON PESHAWAR. Situation Throughout India Reviewed. SIND UNREST. Economic Conditions Growing Worse. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Aujt. 19. Over 1,200 Europeans attended m elin.T held at the Dalhousir Institute to protest against th<- Government's methods of dcalinj with '.he prevailing unrest.
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    MEDITERRANEAN FLEET.
    64 13 Official Visit of First Lord Of The Admiralty. Itafby, Autr. IS. The Admiralty announce* that the l-'irst I^mi dt the Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, accompanied by the Naval Secretary, Bear-Admiral George Chetwode, will Itiive Krurland on Thursday, to pay a visit to Malta, the headquarters of the
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    STRIKE AT THE NAVAL BASE.
    95 13 Indian Labourers Resent Wage Reduction. Trouble developed among the 9,000 Indian labourers employed at the Singapore Naval Base yesterday morning, and the police were called as a precaution against disorder. Wfcao it vas announced that wage reductions, had to be effected, the men, who are
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    AIRSHIP TRAVEL.
    130 13 Regular Services Across Atlantic. London, Aug. 19. When sufficient experience has been accumulated with experimental flights with the R100 and R101, it is intended, ravs the Colonial Office Conference Blue l.ook, to organise regular services between Cardinjrton, Alontreal and New York. The throe main routes will probably be
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    A DUKE'S ILLNESS.
    150 13 Difficulty Regarding Blood Transfusion. Rugby, Aue. IS. The bulletin issued today regarding the Duke of Northumberland, who has been -•triously ill since undergoing an operation, says he had a very fair night. A very slight improvement in his general condition is noted. Hopes of strengthening the Duke
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    CHANGSHA PRECAUTIONS
    56 13 Consulate to Close Oil Stocks Removed. Shanghai, Aujr. 18. It is understood that the British Conulate at Chan?sha is being closed. TV- Standard Oil Co., whose installation .t ChanKsha is unfavourably placed for [•rotection, is removing all stocks as a at' r of liu=in»s^ precaution. The Asiatic Petroleum
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    TURKEY AND PERSIA.
    57 13 Foreign Office Repudiates Reports. Teheran, Aujr. 18. Tht Turkl.-h Foreign Office repudiates bfca report of Turkish incursion into Per■lian territory. It denies the receipt of a Note tram Penfak Khusro Bey, the Turkish Minister at Sofia-, hn.? b'.en appointed Minister at Teheran, in piace of Memdouchavkct Bey.
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    SOVIET METHODS.
    50 13 Death for Hoarding Silver Coins. Moscow, Aug. 18. Following n widespread shortage of iilver coins throughout Russia, the Ogpu has .sentenced to death and shot four men wh.i were described as very mischievous hoarders oi' silver coins. Numbers of others were sentenced to varioiu terms of imprisonment. Reutcr.
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    PROHIBITION.
    55 13 New Votes in Congress In Favour of Repeal. Washington, Aug. 18. Twenty-nine new votes in the next Congress for the outright repeal of Prohibition are declared to be assured as i "-suit of recent party prima-ies and tho known changed attitude of certain representatives. The gains in the primaries
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    CANTONESE CROSS YELLOW RIVER.
    511 13 Uneasiness in Peking. PURSUIT OF THE SHANSI REBELS." Shanghai, Aug. 18. General Liu Chi, Chiang Kwang-ngai, Choi Ting-kai, Han Fu-chu and Hsia Tou- I ying held a conference at Tsinan and decided to continue to pursue and attack the retreating Shansi forces. In consequence of this
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    MALAYA'S NEXT G.O.C.
    176 13 Major-General Oldfield. EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN FEBRUARY. Rugby, Aug. 18. The War Office announces that Major General L. C. L. Oldfield has been appointed General Officer Commanding Malaya, with effect from February 1931, in succession to Major-General Pritchard. —British Wireless. Major-General Leopold Charles Louis Oldfield, C.B., C.M.G.,
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    FAMOUS PILOTS MEET.
    158 13 New American Mystery Monoplane. New York, Aug. 18. A warm official welcome was given to the most distinguished assemblage of pilots evor gathered here. It included j Lieut. Williams (United States Navy), Flight.-Lieut. Atcherley, the British Schneider Cup competitor, and Italian. French and German airmen. They will
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    UNWANTED IMMIGRANTS.
    93 13 North German Lloyd Wins Test Case. New York. Aug. 18. The test action brought by the North German Lloyd Line against the Collector of Customs, New York, for the recovery I of $2,177 in fines for bringing undesirable immigrants to New York resulted in favour of the steamship
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    TROUBLE ON THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER.
    27 13 A sketch map showing the positions of the border tribea near the North West Frontier, including those involved in the present unrest.
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    AUSTRALIANS GOOD POSITION.
    232 13 Duckworth's Costly Mistakes. The Australians were in a very sound position when stumps were drawn at the Oval yesterday, being only 190 runs hehind for the loss of the wickets of Ponsford and Woodfull. They replied with 215 for two wickets to England's total of 405. Resuming
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    LINER SINKS.
    96 13 Passengers and Crew Safely Transferred. Wellington, Aug. 18. The mail steamer Tahiti sank this afternoon. All the passengers and crew are safely on board the Ventura, which will drop the local passengers and crew at Pago Pago and take the remainder to San Francisco. Reuter. The Tahiti, which
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    ITALY INDIGNANT.
    65 13 Earthquake Casualties Exaggerated. Rome, Aug. IS. An official communique states that the return of a number of fugitives from the rectnt earthquake who were previously believed to be dead reduces the total death roll to 1,475. The Government promise to publish a full list of names and thus
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    MR. WILLIAM BARTLEY
    226 13 Appointed as Municipal President. It is officially announced that Mr. William Bartley, M.B.E., B.A., (Dublin), will succeed Mr. R. J. Fairer, C.M.G., as President of the Singapore Municipality. Mr. Farrer is due to retire on Mar. 2. 1931, but Mr. Bartley will be at the Municipality a
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    IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
    35 13 General Hertzog Arrives In London. London, Aug. 18. The Prime Minister of South Africa, General Hertzosr, and the Minister of Finance, Mr. Havenffa, have arrived in London to attend the Imperial Conference. Reuter.
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    FRENCH FINANCES.
    40 13 Revenue for July Exceeds Estimate. Paris, Aug. 18. French revenues in July amounted to 5,502,643,900 francs, representing an increase of 167,234,650 francs compared with the Budget forecast and 14,696,900 francs compared with the revenue for July, 1929.— Havas.
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    COLONIAL SERVICE PROPOSALS.
    579 13 Advantage of Unification Scheme. FILM CENSORSHIP. Use of the Cinema In Education. London, Aug. IK. The Colonial Office has issusd a memorandum regarding the unificniien of the colonial services, in which it~H declared that recognition of the principle of a single colonial service does not in itself
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    ELECTRICITY FOR MOSQUE
    43 13 Medina, Arabia, Aug. l». The mosque of the second holiest shrine of [alau in to Ih- titled with electric lights. Two pilgrims <>f Al Jaaaii haw donatt <l a 40-horse power motor to furnish light for the MoasJM <>f Medina.
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    THE CHANGI LAND CASE.
    293 14 Evidence That Was Not Before Collector. What has been referred to as the Changi land acquisition case was aj:ain before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) and Messrs. R. H. Young and C. M. van Cuylenburg, sitting as this morning, when the tourt heard argument as
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    COMMUNIST CHINA?
    151 14 Startling Statement From Los Angeles. Los Angeles, Aug. 4. Addressing a jury here today in the trial 'if Frank Speotor, Carl Sklar an.l 14 mmunists on charges of rintinir me;/ Lpo Gallagher predicted that within the present generaInited States will have a Soviet form of Government. Until the
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    ANGLO-DUTCH PROPOSALS
    129 14 Voting of Singapore Chamber Of Commerce R.A. The following is the full result of the voting by the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association on the conclusions arrived at by the Anglo-Dutch Liaison Committee: repliM in the affirmative 2^ replies in the ■fllrmatlre .11 nlies in tho negative
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    TO COMBAT PROSELYTING
    112 14 New Organisation Against Protestants. Vatican City. Aup. 7. personal statement by Pjus XI. published today in the OlIMVlttH Romano, 'ip rnii-oti'uial organ of the Vatican, an- n ed the formation of "a pontifical ition for the preservation of the fa ill and for the prevision of new
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    NAVAL TREATY.
    47 14 Japanese Privy Council Begins Examination. Ti.kio. Aii£. IS. Tha Privy Council's examination eonni.ii.T l»ftaii tho formal consideration of thi London Trtatj :-t a mewttiif In the lin|>triul Palace today. It is imderttood ih;ii tin- stssion wus lutnly devoted to ifutpinf the agenda. H. tt M
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      THE NEW SINGAPORE.
      139 14 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I picked up a publication yesterday entitled The Annual of the East and found therein an architectural advertisement entitled The New Singapore." To a reader not acquainted with Singapore the impression conveyed is that until ime firm of architects
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    SINGAPORE ROADS.
    253 14 Plans for Employment Of Extra Labour. At the last nicotine of Committee No. .°> of the Singapore Municipal Commis-j-ioncrs the Municipal Engineer was instructed to push on with constructional works and to submit proposals for the employment of extra labour- for the construction of non-asphalt roads. The committee
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    INDIA AIRWAYS.
    94 14 Opening of Delhi-Calcutta Route Postponed. Madras, Aug. 8. It is disappointing to learn that the Delhi-Calcutta air Mrvict, originally planned to start in October, will not now materialise bet'oro April. 'I reason lor the delay is that difficulties which at cne time appeared to be well on the
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    MOUNTAIN AMPUTATION.
    118 14 Jack-Knife Operation at Height Of 11,800 Feet. Rome, Aug. 8. Four French mountaineers had a terrifyinjr experience while climbing Mount Horbertet, in the Grand Paradise Range. They reached an altitude of 11,800 feet r.nl were horrified to see a mass of rock b(Mk away and rush down the
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    " BLACK SPIDER " KILLED.
    102 14 BLACK SPIDER KILLED. Crashes His 'Plane to Avoid Hitting Territorials. London, Auk- Twahrg hundred London Territorials of the Royal Fusiliers, on manoeuvres, were taken out on the Downs near Folkestone to watch a Hying demonstration by nine ntarhincti when one of the machines crashed only 20 feet from the territorials.
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    20 14 Mr. X. Raghavan has been elected president of the Indian Association of l'enung in succession to Pp. N^ X, Menpn.
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    NEW SIAM MINING REGULATIONS.
    149 14 No New Licences For Prospectors. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 19. According to new regulations published in the Government Gazette, no further applications for mining leases or prospecting licences will be considered unless they conform with certain circumstances. The cases are (1). When a mine
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    RUBBER CONTROL.
    140 14 Tomorrow's Meeting In Kuala Lumpur. Under the auspices of the Asiatic Planters' Association; a meeting to erncider the control of rubber production v.ill be held in the Town Hall, Ku.'J i Lumpur, tomorrow at 5 p.m. Vhe speakers will include the Hon. Mr. Tan Cheivs Lock (President of
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    INDIA CONFERENCE.
    99 14 Finding of Members Proving Difficult. London, Aug. 11. The Manchester Guardian alludes to the report that the party leaders are finding the field of choice tor membership of the indU'.n Round Table Conference very narrow. The newspaper expresses the opinion that this may be true in the case
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    BAIL FIXED AT $1,000.
    36 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 18. Several cases of alleged counterfeiting came up in the police court today. They were all adjourned. In one case bail was fixed at SI, OOO.
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    VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP.
    1515 14 Can You Help These Men In accordance with the offer made in the Notes of the Day column we K'vc 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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    "AUSTRIAN PRISONERS."
    166 14 AUSTRIAN PRISONERS." German Newspaper Story Of Devil's Island. Berlin. July 24. An extraordinary story is printed in Bohemia, an organ of the German Nationalists in Pragoe. The paper dec lares that there recently pusscci Belgrade 800 men of the Old Austrian Army, captured liy the French t J 1 1
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    31 14 Sir Joseph Burn, general DUUtr o'' the Prudential Assurance <'<>.. Ltd., will nrrive in Penang by the Rawalpindi on October 30, for a business vi«it to the lomnany'sI omnany's in Malaya.. m
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    Australia's Strong Reply to England's Moderate Total in Final Test. TOURISTS' SOUND POSITION.
    1311 15 Australia's Strong Reply to England's Moderate Total in Final Test. TOURISTS' SOUND POSITION. Two Costly Mistakes. BRILLIANT INNINGS BY PONSFORD. When stumps were drawn at the O\h! \esterday the Australians were only l'JO behind the England total with eifM wickets outstanding. The- great effort <;f Sutcliffe and Wyatt came to
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    BASEBALL.
    79 15 American Major League Results. N«w York, Aug. 18. Baseball results to date are as follows National League. < Brooklyn beat PitUbure 5—0. St. Louis lost to New York 4—12. St. Louis beat New York 14—4. Cincinnati lost to Boston 3 4 and 8 9. Chicago beat Philadelphia 5 4.
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    TENNIS.
    404 15 S.C.C. Tournament. The S.C.C. autumn tennis tournament opened yesterday, when the following ties were played D Single*. K. P. Deighton vs. W. J. Pearee, unfinished, (continuing Wednesday i. D. E. L. Anderson beat R. E. Willgress. 8—10, c r» a. A. S. <;-sbiTt beat R. A. Vaughan, w.o. 1
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    TONIGHT'S BOXING.
    193 15 Mendiola to Meet Malayan Title Holder. What should prove an interesting bout will be staged at the Lion City Ring- this evening when Joe Mendiola, the conqtieror of Boy Walley, will meet Y. C. Sons, the featherweight and lightweight champion of Malaya, over ten two-minute rotunds. The boxers
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    87 15 Tuesday, August It. Boxing- at Lion City Rinir, 9.15 p.m. S.A.F.A. Cup: S.C.C. Welch, Anson Rnad. S.A.F.A. Council Meetinfe, Stadium, C.30 Wednesday, August 20. S.A.F.A. Cup: Pulau Brani C.arrison vs. lndo-Ci'ylonese. Singapore race entries close. Thursday, August 21. S.A.F.A Cup: Police Welch 2nd XI. I riJay. AucUKt 22.
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    AMERICAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    55 15 Easy Victory for Miss Nuthall. Forest Hills, Au~. 18. Play in the American lawn tennis championships began today. In the first round of the women's singles Mis? Dotty Nuthall beat Miss McFarland (U.S.A.), C— 0, C— 1, and Miss Edith Cross beat Mr-. Hawks. G— 8, G—
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    LOCAL FOOTBALL.
    84 15 Full Points for Police in Second Division Game. In a Second Division match yesterday the Police beat the Oriental Telephone Co. by four clear pals. Fort Canning's Lucky Win. Fort Canning were extremely lucky to beat the S.C.C. B XI by the odd troal in three in a
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    WATER POLO.
    78 15 Chinese II Beat Team From Welch Regt. The Signals Physical Culture Club tf the Und Vvi-l.h Battalion lost to the Chinese S'vinii.iinfT Club 2nd. at water polo on Sund".y. by 7—0. Kee Yew Hock and Lim Chin Hin or.'jh scored three goals and IHioo Hock Tien scored one.
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    ARMY vs. NAVY.
    107 15 Sailors Win Annual Cricket Match at Lord's. At Lord's in mail wwk the Navy beat the Army in an uciting I i»h afrainsi. the clock by 102 runs. With 20 minutos of the extra half hour '.i f: Um Army had two wickets in hard; but in
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    WESTCHESTER CUP.
    155 15 American Players In Form. Nev York, Aug. 11. Eric Petlley. Earle Hoping, Tommy Hitchcock and Winston Guest, who it is generally exijectel will be Fjlectod as the defenders of JM Westchestor Cup, played together for the first time yesterday accinst a U-ain consisting of Harriman, H. Williams, Cheevjr
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    MALAYAN RACING.
    112 15 Changes in Classification Of Horses. Following the Taiping Turf Club meeting, the Straits Racing Association announces the following changes in thv classification of horses and ponies Horses. Transfers. Split Nut from class 5 to cla?s 4. New classifications. Class I Euphony. Clan II Kulaw, Lady Rossdale. Change of
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    35 15 August Medal at Katong G.C. The Katong Golf Club August monthly medal, stroke competition, will be played for on Auk- U and 24. Ladies may com- ta and special handicaps will be allotted.
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    SINGAPORE YACHTING EVENTS.
    544 15 Lemberger Cup. PUNAI WINS B CLASS RACE. The full B class lle>t out fnmi tho (loyafe Singapore Yacht Club on Sunday to sail over the usual south-west monsoon course in the secord :i>ul final IBM lor the Lemberger Cup. Celumbine |?ot the bwt of a fairly pood
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    LOCAL CRICKET.
    346 15 Two Successes for St. Joseph's Institution. At Pulo I'.r.'mi on Saturday, St. Joseph 1 In-titutiin easily defeated tlu R.E. and on Sunday, at Brass Hasan Road, th<y obtained a narrow victory ant the Junior Civil Serrice Am petition. St. Ji, .ph's bMtUatten. C. Moiibvrgra run oat St, M.
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    U.S. WINS SHOOT.
    43 15 Antwerp, Aug. 2. The Americas team today won the world's championship miniature rifle shooting tournament, (coring 1,K04 points as again I 1,796 for Belgium. Denmark scored 1.770 and Franco 1,769. The shuvtintf waci d,uji«' fruiu a distance of &0 metre*.
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    1112 16 Unchanged Dividends For "Big Five." The follow in K article is by Mr. W. T. Hart, formrrly Lecturer in Banking and Exchange at the City of London College. In accordance with expectation the Big Five British banks Barclays, Lloyds, the Midland, the National Provincial and the
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    A POCKET CANNON.
    362 16 Rockets to Replace Guns In Next War Though cities may become shambles and hundreds of thousands of men, women and children may be slain, the nexi. war should not be without pyrotechnicsplendour, for fireworks bid fair to suppbnt cannon in the realm of artillery. French, German and
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    SWINGS, SEE-SAWS AND MAYPOLES.
    413 17 Anonymous Gift for Klang Children. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) KUngf, Aug. 16. The anonymous offer t<> instal children's sw;nirs, m im, chutes and maypoles on UM green in front Of the District Office «nd oa tin- i'adanj; ut Klanj; North accepted at a mi-ei'mr of Klanjf
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    EXPENSIVE HANKOW.
    289 17 Bandits to Blame for High Cost of Living. Hankow. July 86. The high cost of livinpr in the Wuhan cities is attributed by the Chinese papen I,, thi ol Commaatit hwkHts in the Hupeh Province. The population of the Wuhin citicwas more th-m 8,000,000 several years afO hut
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    BIAS BAY PIRATES.
    169 17 Canton Naval Patrol On Duty. Canton, Aug. 10. The Canton Naval Department has today sent back the i;unhoats Ming Sang and the Hoi I'u to Bias Hay to keep an eye on the piratee abounding then-. There had been three gunboats on duty ii these mten, namely
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    THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE IN LONDON.
    1451 17 Mr. Cochran Taps The Foreign Market— Artistic Triumph But Commercially Not So Good—A Naughty French Play Which Is Disarmingly Open And An English Play Which Is Naughty Because It Is Secret (By Our London Critic, J. Jefferaon Farjeon.) _«_ifliiiimiiiii)iiiiii(iu!iiiiiii!!i'tiiri;iiii!iiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii,i!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii London, July 25. I
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    WOUNDED SOLDIERS.
    428 17 becoming a Menace In Kiangsu. Wusih (Kiangsu), July 17. All around the outlying country the reign of terror increases. Armed robberits are the order of the day, and manv and most pitiful are the cases brought iii. A typical case is that of a man now dying of
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    K. LUMPUR WEDDING.
    322 17 Mr. L. E. Labrooy and Miss Iris Mitchell. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 18. St.. Mary's Church wa3 the scene of 1 the wedding on Saturday, of Mr. Linden j Edward Labrou/, manager of the Caxton i Press, Kua.ii Lumpur, and son of Mr.
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    COLOUR BAR.
    67 17 German Commander's Attitude In Zanzibar. London, Aug. 7. Messages from Zanzibar reveal that when the German cruiser Karlsruhe visited the port, the captain expressed his disinclination to meet any team of footballers containing coloured men. The only match played was with a tenm from the small English Gymkbam
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    NEW PRETENDER.
    280 17 Chicago Hatter Claims The Throne of France. There is a new pretender to the throne of France. Pretenders claiming to descen from the Dauphin, known to roo<I Royalists as Louis XV11., after his fathi-i had l&st his head, have been as common as peas in May. Few historical
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    STAMPEDE IN COURT.
    182 17 Man Exhausts Revolver And Takes Poison. Berlin, July 14. An unusual scene of panic in which the members of a law court took refoga und-r the clerk of the court's table is reported to have occurred during a lawsuit concerning the liquidation of a bank in the
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      213 17 Today's Crossword Puzzle. (CLUES.) ACROSS. Terror M, In this. pUc« 1. Lie in warmth Vapours 0. Jewish hifh priest's vestment 2(J Cove r with elothine Self-sutiHflcd Hank of thread 12. Grotesque 29 One who pares 13. Poems o More novel 1-1. Scrutinize "2. Satisfies 15. One of someone's entire effect*
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    SELANGOR ASSIZES OPEN.
    1467 19 Rubber Estate Tragedy. MAN NOT GUILTY OF WIFE MURDER. (From Our Own Corresponded.) Kuala Lumpur, Aux. is. A murder trial la which the accused, a fM charged with the murder of his wife and found not guilty' •d iiiv-L of lii" opening day of the M.. Justin
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    MERCANTILE INSTITUTE.
    389 19 Full Results of Athletic Meeting. The following is a complete list of results at the Mercantile Institute sports 7B Yards, Class III 1, King Chai 2, Wiih Foo. ID Yu.ds. (lass II: 1, Song Leng 2. Marican. 100 Yards, Class I 1. Teng Siew (10 2, Hon Chin.
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    FORGED $1 NOTES.
    49 19 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 18. A Chinese has been charged with passing forged $1 notes and allowed bail. It was stated that he tendered 26 $1 ■■irs in a shop, and on the notes being considered suspect and eventually proved forgesiaa he was arrested.
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    90 19 The performance of The Return of the Prodigal" by the United Chinese Musical Association at the New World proved a great success. All the actors did well, particularly Mr. Lee Cheng Kirn, whose impersonation of a girl was remarkable. A new "Kronchong" composed by Mr. Phuah Sian Poh was sung
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    MALAYA'S NEGLECTED FISHERIES.
    1111 19 Can They be Exploited A SUGGESTION AND A HINT. Could the fishing banks in the waters around Malaya be profitably exploited if assistance was forthcoming from the Colonial Development Fund The question is points dly raised in the report of a committee, appointed by the Colonial Office
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    OFFICE SPEED-UP.
    181 19 New Method of Passing Plans. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 18. A considerable speeding up in the office of the Municipal En^ireer was reported at the monthly meeting of the Malacca Municipal Commissiiners. In reply to questions by Mr. W. F. Zehn-ier it was stated that with
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    BARONET'S TRAGIC DEATH
    97 19 I Dies on Day He Booked Seats For Theatre. London, Aug. 8. The sudden death at St. George's hospital on Aug. 4 of Sir Guy Laking. I grandson of the famous surgeon, and a bachelor of 2G, was the subject of an inquest at Westminster. Sir Guy
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    NOTES FROM MUAR.
    370 19 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, Aug. 10. Dr. R. Crawford, who is an estate medical officer and in private practice, left for Home yesterday. He has been the mainstay of the newly tensed European football team, and was entertained to a farewell function by the European Community
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    TO FIGHT LOCUSTS.
    46 19 Beirut, Syria, Aug. 18. Every Syrian, male and female, between the ajxt's of 14 and 60, has been pressed into government service to help exterminate this year's locust plague. People who fail to collect their assigned quota of the insects will be fined.
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    21 19 "So this is College," a Metro-Goldv/>n-Mayer talkie, starring Cliff Edwards (Ukelele Ike), will be screened at the Alhambra tonight.
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    BUSINESS OF COURT MUST GO ON.
    1603 19 Counsel's Convenience." JUDGE'S COMMENT IN McCULLY CASE. Thai the idea seemed ..<• be held locally that a court mu:t arrange its business accordhi,? to the convenience of counsel engEjrcd, was th. 1 comment made uy *he Chief Justice (Sir Wil'.iam Murison) yesterday when Mr.
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    STOWING AWAY CHARGE.
    92 19 Three People Who Did Not Hide Dismissed. (Frcm Our Ow: 1 i i Pcnantr. Aug. I 1 Tw.) Bengali* and w hwti wers charged hi the p- lu court wirh Fi r ihc proaecntion they boarded the vessel and i n c«d for ibvir ticket! wen unablt
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    CONVENT CONCERT.
    39 19 (I-' loin On nt). Halai a, In connection with the openin m-w school buildings attached to the Convent of the Sacred Heart a concert in t>\ the d ii of the Convent, [t 1 h y successful,
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    3266 20 A Railway Crisis Threatened: Wage Reductions? THE YORKSHIRE FLOODS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 2.'). Cold, wet weather detracted sadly from (harms of the Rcaiil Garden Party riven by Their Majesties at Buckingham y. fterday afternoon. The Daily Telegraph this morning says that ovei G,OOO w"
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    NEW DRINK NEEDED.
    365 20 The Injurious Reaction Of Alcohol. In view of the fact that alcohol does Uidly what it Mts out to do, that It nit a true stimulant, and that the euphoria (a medical term meaning the first effects cf drink) it bring* in not exempt from disagreeable and
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    CINEMA'S INFLUENCE.
    323 20 Headmaster Describes It As Pernicious. V.hat he described as the pernicious nfliiencc of the cinema was criticised WO ntly by Mr. P. Abbott, headmaster a thi* Polytechnic Secondary School, Recent Street, at the annual speech and pi !;:epiv:ng. Mr. Abbott in his report referred to the important part
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    FUTURE OF EMPIRE BROADCASTING.
    881 20 FUTURE OF EMPIRE BROADCASTING. i Dfecossed by Colonial i Conference. The future of Empire Broadcasting t was one of the subjects diacussod at the recent Colonial Office Conference and the I following extracts from the offici:-.! .'.um mary of proceedings (tn hand by the In-. mail) should prove of much
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    "PA" AND "MA" BANNED.
    35 20 The Kingston, Surrey, bu; ial board hi! I >armed use of i'a and Ma on tomhitones, holding that they are childish vordß and the "father" and mother vould be better English.
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    JOHORE POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS.
    1537 21 Big Increase in Work. EXTENSIVE BUILDING PLANS. The work done by the Posts Mdj Telegraph Department, Johore, has trrown considerably, and ir.stiud of ihs abridge! summary which has in the past been submitted to Government, a full report <s now publi had. The. 1928 report, signed
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    ASYLUM TRAGEDY.
    220 21 Doctor's Daughter Killed By Patient. At the lunatic asylum of Graz, the capital of Styria, Franz Krenn, a peasant patient, aped about sixty, who had been confined for twenty years, was allowed by Dr. Ludwig Maresch, the head physician, to do occasional work outside the building. The other
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    AUSTRALIAN FINANCES.
    116 21 Another Task For Sir Otto Niemeyer Canberra, Aug. 6. The report of the Select Committee to which the Senate referred the Reserve Bank Bill recommends that the opinion of Sir Otto Niemeyer, the British financial expert now visiting: Australia, should lie sought and the question deferred until 3931.
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    WOUNDED SOLDIER PROBLEM.
    779 21 How It Is Being Dealt With in China. Hong Kong, July 30. The president Civil War in China is sxacting a heavy toll in wounded soldiers. Up to the middle of last month more than 20,000 Government troops had been sent down from the front. Since then
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    YALE TO BENEFIT.
    65 21 Ex-Senator Depew Leaves Huge Fortune. New York, July 28. A tax transfer today revealed that ihr estate of the late ex-Senatoi- Chauncev Depew exceeded a value of G.$17,000.00<). Yale University will receive G.$l,000,00'i from the Depew estate, by terms of thi' will. The widow is to receivv
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    NEW PEER'S TITLE.
    52 21 It is announced in the Londo:> GazetU' that Sir Esmii William HowaH, formerly British Ambassador to the United States, upon whom a barony \v;i I conferred on the occasion of the KingN birthday, has taken the title of Baron Howard of Penrith, of Gowbarrow, in the C.mnty
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    RUSSIAN CITIES.
    455 21 The Disappearance Of The Home. The rapid industrial construction which is now proceeding in the Soviet Union has raised the problem of building new cities, or creating new sections of oLl ones, in order to house the workers nnc employees of the new factories and electrical power plants.
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    BRIGAND CAPTURED.
    30 21 Teheran, Aug. 6. It is reported from Meshed that Din Mahomed Baluch, one of the chief adherents of Dost Mohamed. has been captured by the Persian Government troops.
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    LOYALTY ON INDIAN FRONTIER.
    478 21 Tribesmen's Oiler. 4 2,000 MEN TO AID INDIAN POLICE FORCE. Bombay. Aug. 3. The loyalty of the Frontiersmen has been demonstrated l>y a typical offer by the tribesmen. A deputation of Baluchi Tumandars of Dera Ghazi Khan, in the cour30 of a lengthy address presented to
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    PROGRESS OF THE RCSS INSTITUTE.
    1576 22 Research Into Fungal Diseases. PLANTERS' CLASSES. ANTI-MALARIAL WORK INCREASE. The fifth ordinary $*pneral meeting of Um Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropiral Disease*, Putney Heath. S.W., v :is held at the Institute on July St. There were present The Duchess of Tci Hand (president), Sir
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    SILK INDUSTRY RELIEF.
    88 22 Tax on Autumn Cocoon Crop Halved Nankins, July 12. With a view to promoting the native silk industry in the provinces of Chekiang ami Kiar.jrsu, the Ministry of Finance, in compliance with petitions from the Chekianpr and Kiangsu Silk Merchants' Guild, has instructed the Silk and Cocoon
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    A SOBER MINISTRY.
    55 22 I Campaign in Denmark to Drink Less Alcohol. The Danish Government are about to psta'o!! -h a new Ministry whose function it i- to be to educate the Danish people t"> drink less alcohol. Propaganda, in t_M rim of the Danish Government, will tare a mare soberin-r
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    NEW MENACE.
    275 22 Loud-Speaker That Can Flood a City. It is suggested in all seriousness that a new menace to the peace of the world has made it? appearance in the form of the new giant loud-speaker perfected by onp of Germany's great engineering firms and introduced to a select public
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    CUP DAY EVE INCIDENT.
    86 22 Hunt For Missing Trophy At Ceylon Customs. There was some excitement and no little nxiety when it looked as if the Governor's Cup for the big event of the Colombo race meeting had been spirited away. The Cup arrived in Colombo about three days previously, and
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    THE LAST WALK.
    50 22 Faded foxgloves and other wild flowers were among the wreaths at the funeral of Mr. Ejward Cook, of Lexham-gardens, Amersham, Bucks. The flowers, inscribed "To dear Dacidy from the children," wen pi-'ked by the* children during their last walk with Mr. Cook the Jiiebt before he died.
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    AN INDIAN "KING OF THE JUNGLE."
    441 22 Dacoit's Many Exploits. HOW HE ROBS AND STRIPS OFFICIALS. A story which reads like a Robin Hood tale comes from Na^ik, where a notorious dacoit has for the past year instituted a reign of terror in the forest district. Styling himself "Kin? of the
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