The Straits Times, 20 August 1930

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    43 1 The Straits Times I ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] t V//;/'• jL V*V^ THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER 4^ Mjs%A'//^ 20 lUCES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1930 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1930. PRICE 10 CENT?
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      152 1 SINGAPORE 78, CCCIL ST. CPHONK 5181 T. KUALA LUMPUR 27, JAVA 6T. ('PHONE 3683). The STRAITS >GET is tfic.laya't Premier Illustrated V/eekly '■'c wspaper. xxx x- I THE WHY AND WHEREFORE Switzerland has to be seen to be believed. The vivid green of the mountain slopes, the dazzling white of
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      9 1 The STRAITS BUDGET is Malaya's Premier Illustrated Weekly Newspaper.
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      571 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AM) APCAR LINES Incorporated in England) M ML, PASSENGER AND CARGO Si VICES. ■I VU AVI i ORIENTAL S.N. CO. NDF H CONTRA 4 T WITH HIS MAJESTY'S ROVRRNM NT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVK'K. ■irrrcMßTi from London for china AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore.
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      695 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail t t KAMO MARU 8,000 Aug. 28 29 5 KATORI MARU 10,000 Sept. 11 12 I KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Sept. 26 26 VASUKUNI MAftU 11.800 Oct. 8 9 lIAKONE MARU 10,600 Oct.
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      447 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in England) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA. JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly tailings 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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      684 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 5451, with snb-eonnectlona to Passage, Freight,. Transhipment, Marine Repts. and Manager's Desk. Representative for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Travellers Official Information Bureau. Booking Office Royal Dutch Indian Airways.
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      634 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) 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 AND HAMBURG.
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      525 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SEKVICE for Kretay, Trengganu, Kclantun, Bangnarn, Trlupin, Patani, Singora, Lacolf, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure MALINI In port Aug. 21 SUDDHADIB Aug. 26 Aug. 27 VALAYA Sept. 1 Sept. 3 The steamers are fitted throughout
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      421 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. niw—lMll Maatschappij Nederlnnd and N.V. Kolicrdanisthc Lloyd WEEKLY VIL and PASSENCER SERVICE TO Grnnii Amsterdam n, Iliiinjton Marie Ilia* Rotterdam T< nnagr s.s. P. C.,< n 11,140 S.M.N. Aug. 22 s.s. losulinde 10,000 R.U Aug. 29 I'riu dt» Ni-'k i':ini!on "J. 200 S.M.N. Sept. 5 m.v. Haloeran
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      1513 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) ELLERMAN" UNE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan Due Spore s.s. CITY OF HEREFORD Sept. 6 s.s. CITY OF JOHANNESBURG Oct. 6 ».s. CITY OF WINNIPEG Nov.
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      409 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE. Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver and Tacoma S.S. GRAYS HARBOR sails from Hone Kong July 26 S.S. EVERETT sails from
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      218 3 JASPER NATIONAL PARK Canada's Rocky Mountain playground For booklets and information, write, phone or call. L. L. LAWLER, General A*eat, Hong Kong Bank Chambers, CANADIANNATIDNA! Zae Largest Railway Spitw in Aaalat NEW SHIPMENTS 1. Ships Lamps. 2. Canvas Hose. 3. Copper Nozzles. 4. Champion Forges. 5. Ice Cream Freezers. 6.
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      810 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To The Advertising Manager, Straits Times. Cecil Street. Pleas* insert the following small advertisement for days Th*r* ar* approximately seven word* to a lln* and th*r* I* a flat rat* ebarg* of 25 cents per tin* per Insertion with A minimum of on* dollar per insertion. Th*
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      640 4 MISCELLANEOUS NEW SHIPMENT, "Jewel," Talkie records, I'rdei- electrical process at S5 cents each. V.ck Wah Hing, 641, North Bridge Road, .Singapore, (next to Theatre Royal). You can't expect good tea out of yonr teapot unless you put good tea in. Good Taa used to mean expensive tea; today it means
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      713 4 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LET, immediate entry, 42, Ozlcy Road, electric, water and ga* laid on. Apply personally Estate Trust Agencies (1927;, Ltd., Estate Agents. TO LET, No. 51-1. Lavender Street sawmill including engines, boilers, cutting machineries etc. Apply personally to Cbeong Koon Seng Co. NEW FLATS at Middle Road
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      536 4 WANTED RECiISTKRKi) MEDICAL PRACTITIO.NiiH. Six months locum tenens engagement witn ...tension to throe years contract if services satisfactory. Salary $700 p.m. plus allowances. Apply, stating when services available, to 294, Straits Times. SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. (SINGAPORE). NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual Report and
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      744 4 ■"dm. KELVEY Presents Her Talented Pupils with ZLATA THE PERFECT DANCER AT THE VICTORIA THEATRE Saturday, Aug-. 23, at 9.15 p.m. Mon. and lues.. Aug. 25 and 26, at 5.30 p.m. Prices Evening Performance $2 and $1. Matinees Adults $2 Children $1 all Parts. BRIGHTER ITEMS ETTER DANCING EAUTIFUL GIRLS
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      789 4 TRADE MARK NOTICE in hereby given that I'RO-PHY-LAC-TIC BRUSH COMPANY, a corporation organised and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware of 221 Pine Street, Florence. North Hi.mpt<>n, Massachusetts United States of America, arc the owners and sole proprietors of the following Trade Mark The said Trade Mark
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      724 5 TRADE MARK NOTICK Is hereby B ivcn that PRO-PHY-LAC-TIC BRUSH COMPANY, a corporation orpaalsed and .-xistinif D»der the laws of the State of Dslawaro of 221 Pin« Street. Florence, North Hamilton, Massichusctts, United States of America, are the owners and sole proprietors of the following Trade Mark Thr said Trade
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      273 5 Canish COUGHS, C&ASiCHIILS -y?^^ °y Taking 13 THE HANDY TABLET FJIECIOINE. DR CASSELL'S TABLETS Repair Wear and Tear of Nerve and Itody Price Is. 94. an 4 is. Your hair will grow healthy and strong, it becomes more glossy, dandruff will disappear, it stays dressed and does not fall out,
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      521 5 BUYER'S LIST OF COMMERCIAL BOOKS A manaal frr bank officials, business men, snd Commercial students, etc. MONEY, EXCHANGE AND BANKING In their practical, theoretical and legal aspects, 3rd Ed. Cloth Kilt. 331 pp. $.1.«0 THE HISTORY. LAW. AM) PRACTICE OI THk :st:M K JCX( HANCiE $1.60 THE ECONOMICS OF INSTALMENT
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      217 5 ASEA MOTORS .^SBBBBsfIsBr^S SBBB^R> it S '^^^^^sP^wlblilbbsbbbsbm \^A EFFICIENCY RELIABILITY LONG SERVICE The liberal rating of these motors ensures their running without overheating thus giving greater over-load capacity and freedom from break-down. Sole Agents in Malaya rF N T J** L SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. YES, THEY'VE ALL COME OUT
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    MORE CENSORSHIP!
    1528 6 CINEMA NOTTS ()nt- Of London's Tragedies Paying To Work While Pro* Starve M The Cuckoos At The Capitol in Advance In Talkie Technique 11 heeler And Woohey The Frozen North Again Another British Film Banned. (Bj Our Film Correspondent.) IJMI.MS t doortothi amateur that the stag* h»a In
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    CAPT. KINGSFORD-SMITH.
    86 6 Appendicitis Operation In Holland. Vaimnalaad. Holland, Aug. 4. Captain Charles kin-.'rsford-Smith, th" Australian aviator, successfully underwent an operation for acute appendicitis here today. He was operated upon at the Middleburj; hospital by Dr. Koch, the Dut-h snrgeoat Previona to t!ic operation it was announced that the aviator must
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    FIVE YEARS FOR ROBBERY.
    413 6 Chinese Who Stole Old Man's Poultry. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 19. The second day of the Selangor assizes opened half an hour earlier tha:i usual this morning before Mr. Justice FarrerManby in the Supreme Court, the first case being that of two Hakkas,
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    CZARIST DEBTS.
    186 6 U.S. Insists on Payment From Soviet. Washington, Au»r. 6. ConimentinK upon r. ports from Europe roaeantaf Uia altitude of the U.S.S.R. Unrawd the United States, a spokesman for the State Department today said that the department has not received tither direct or indirect communication indicating that Soviet Russia
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    JUDGES DISAGREE.
    152 6 Hats Off in One Court— On In Another. During the hearing of an action in the Kaac'l Bench Division recently couns.'l asked for a certain invoice. A prett;. pirl who had been sitting bathes at the back of the ccurt rose and handed u;> the document. Mr. Justice
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    HUGE REFRIGERATORE.
    32 6 Yeri'no. Italy, Au^. IS. One (if the largest r-frijteratinK plant." ii Kurt. pc h.T- been completed hero. I». contain* -1 ntfes of )>i|>in< and has rapacity for carloads r,i" fruit.
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    AMPANG ROAD SMASH SEQUEL.
    575 6 Another Accident After Acquittal. (I-'r.im Oar Own Coiiv pendent.) Xi ala Lumpur, Aug. 19. After being adjourned to enable the magiatraU, Mr. G. H. Xa-h, to visit the cecae (f the accident the bearing waa concluded yesterday of the caae in which v driver, Abdul Battar,
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    ANTI-PROHIBITION.
    134 6 Female .Movement Growing In IS. The tromefl oi Am rica are iii revolt Prohibition, according to Mr Sabin, a promin Society woman, who report! thnt in one .•.car 175,000 have joined her i tion l Prohibition ref >rm. Prohibition was Mn Sai.i laid, the majority of American worn n
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    REBELLIOUS DAUGHTER.
    147 6 Will Not Behave and Will Not Go Away. i have rebellious daughter ol ne," said a man who applied for advice to the WiUesdcn magistrate recently. "She leading me a terrible life," lie She la in ail day and out :i!l [night, and the BOUM i is I
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      275 6 ODEON /r>X Electric Records |Bl NEW RELEASES Vjg/ FROM NEW YORK DANCE MUSIC with Refrains ONY ***** MY KIND OF A MAN (Mi clase de hombre) (From Motion Picture The Floradora Gir! Fox Trot Refrain Hotel Pennsylvania Music. YOU FOR ME (Tv para mi) (From Motion Picture "Sunny Skies") Fox
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      27 6 KLIM POWDERED MILK "**»!hl J' r*" r PURE FRESH MILK for DRINKING or COOKING SAFE MILK FOR CHILDREN Obtainable at all Leading Provision Dealers. •tbil ibii^-tavaS > -""'S''i7"*"""i"
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      151 7 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Present THE GREATEST OLLEGE 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. Next Programme "COMMON CLAY" with CONSTANCE
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      339 7 5 E n| I «j$sy ffji i I S 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 LAST NIGHT of the Screamingly. Funny, Singing, Laughing and Dancing RADIO PRODUCTION. "THE CUCKOOS" WITH ROBERT WOOLSEY BERT WHE? LER June Clyde Dorcthy Let Hujrh Trevor AND LARGE CAST. Dent' Mips this last chance of rceinjr tkt film
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      480 7 VICTORIA THEATRE Next all British Talkie Programme Commences Wednesday, August 27 Raffles Hotel Excellent Accommodation with Modern Sanil.it.ion TEA DANCES DINNER DANCES MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY NIGHT DINNERS A SPECIALITY MONIA MTKK'S ORCHESTRA Recognised as Ihe best and most popular Dance Banff East of Suez. GRILL ROOM
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    SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA.
    676 8 SHAPING NOTES. Problem the Shipowner Has to Solve. The preservation of the lives of those Who travel by si :i presents two main prohlnnn (1) the preservation of the shii: ■ad, in the event cf the *lp foundering, (2) the preservation of life by means
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      GERMAN BANK REFORM.
      308 8 Attempt to Restore Public Confidence. Berlin, .)u!y 21. During the past few years a large number if private German banks nnd banking linns lave become insolvent, und in in. my cases .he direct cause hr.s been miemanagement n general, carelessnes.-. in the administration of customers' money, extravagant
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        Macphail and Co., Ltd.
        86 8 ore, Aug. :.>. Tin. Quiet hxchais S!-B."i cents. Kintad N ta, Pi nu-.K-.a^ i_ |6 cents, Mala 'ons ila, l.">-17 conta, Clv Klangs 70-T."> rents, ibbgel Luas w':-'-s cent., Petalingi (^6-4.70, Rivers 1.70-IJJ6, Johans -J'^-'.'T c- iv», Un» Ko.itf Tin 14s. .;d.-!.'-.. Ajer Hitamt ■,-iiis., Suneri
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      PASSENGERS.
      222 8 Tiic following i I'n^frs nrc proceodin™ o Kgropo by East Asiatic Co., motorship "i. ma. whicii sailed from Singapore thi rning i i B. Follet, Mr. and Mrs. (i. T. Korrell, Mrs. Allan, Mr. J. \V. Bewan, Mr. fri Jesporaen, Mr. and Mra. I. M. Bewat Mi. ami Miai
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      VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
      174 8 Programme cf d:i!!s up to and fur week rading Aug. L' 4 Wednesday, Auf. 'Jl, .r..15. r ..15 p.m.. Drill Hall. Suropean I'nits 8.V.C.. New Membon Drill Parade 8.11 pjn, I>iill Hall, Bde. Signal Section, Si^'n.il and Weapon Trairini; 1 .m... 9ukJt Timah Range, "F" (Matay) Co, Practice
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      PASSENGERS BY AIR.
      48 8 The following pasfPngers a> rived in Singapore hy the Royal !)-.itch Indian Airway a lane from Batavia yesterday: Mr. J. M. Dalgarns, .My. H. r. van de,. Tillaard. Mr. M. P. Matthias and Mr. A. i 1 de Jager. Mi Mong left for Palembang today.
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      MAILS FOR EUROPE.
      40 8 By RMMt K'irnKila northoj tohan de Witt Brinpan Pntria l*ft Arrd. B'por» London July 4 .July 2* July n Autr. 4 July 9 Aug. 4 July 11 Auk. I July 17 Aujr. II July 18 Auk. U
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      58 8 A rti.tntory meeting- of the F.M.S. Bar Committee will be held ;>t Ipoh in the Supreme Court on Attp. 2;> and 21, when :n inquiry will be ho.d. The Bar Committee Comprises Mr. J. Dunford Wool, Mr. R. Madge, the Hon. Mr. S. Veorasamy, Mr. E. D. Shearn, Mr. S.
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      256 8 EXCHANGE. Sinitaporc, Aus- -0. )n London, Rank 4 m/i 2/3% Demand 2/3 M/M 1'rivutc 3 m. credit 2/4 3/82 On Ni'w York, demund 66'4 i'nvace S*u d/s 67% Jn France, fiank T.T. 1428 On India, Bunk T.T. 155'i )ti Hont; Kons, Rank T.T. 40M Jn Shanghai, Bank T.T. 13<J% in
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        MINING.
        471 8 V.-il. 11. Buyers Sellers M Kumbanp 27 2S 0 >-."■- Ayer ilium Tin 9, 10 il £1 Buhgrin Tin 13,9 14/6 l 1 Bataag l'ndang o.io 0.:."> 1 1 Butu CIW 0.55 0.80 1 I Hukit AfMg 11.40 0..'i0 tl il burmuh Mulay U 15 noin. U Chfndi'rianir 2
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        GENERAL.
        217 8 IMM Vai. i.!. Buyers Sellers 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 2.40 2.C0 U Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.0". 2.1." :i £1 Drit, Am. Tobaeea UM 4.!7.--. 1 1 Central Kinr.iit 0.40 O.SO notn. 1 1 Cycle ;ir.<l Carriages 0.37' i o.42'inum. II I'uff Development I/O i i Dunlop Rubber 10'- 11
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        112 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 101 105 cl. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of Itn red. 1950 $1,878,000 par. 6% prem. Singapore Municipal 4.i p.c. ol Utft red. 1947 $1,600,000 96 par Singapore Municipal 4 j p.e. of ltfOi red. ISCS $1,000,000 96
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        376 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Frascr Lyall Co. Evatt Allcnbv |$1) 0.90 1.00 0.90 1.00 Air r i.ajah (sl> OJiO 1.00 O.'J 1.00 A. Hilam (sl> 1.1.". 1. 10 IJi 1...t> Kuning (*l) 0.25 IM 0.25 IN V Malay (t>) IJB 1.50 1.20 l.f>o a.
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      KUALA MUDA RUBBER ESTATES.
      1328 8 The Benefit of Forward Sales. The Bfth unn;i:il |MMll meeting of the Kuala Muda Rubber Lstatr::, Ltd., was held on July 23 at tho Abercorn Banna, (Ircat Extern Hotel. Bishopsßiiie, EX. Sir I'rancij Voul?s, i.chnirman of tho eompnny), in the cours', 1 of h.-.i speech, .;aid
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    195 8 Today. N'oith and East India (Clan McKadyes 3 p.m. Bl nka Island, Tladjoe and i'llemb::r.X iThodensl S p.m. Smgora I Parci i n (Malini) 3^o p.m. Java, Boatt Wi Sumatra, Southy.u<t Bornt 0, Cel< Holm d Timor Dilly l3aloeran) 3 pirn. Pjambi 1 Toradja) 11:1 1 ijorth,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    221 8 KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Tr I. I ligo, Scottish Heather. ;>il Wharf Umax. Joal Whnrf Patrol. VEBSKI.S IN DRY DOCKS. ranior-pr Pafar, P. ay Castle. Victoria ...k Nil. Seppei ■araoar. King's Dock «aa, Mvr Shell. No. 1 Dock Urtr. Kimau, \V. Bt Johanna. Nj. DOl k Noorebar.
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    EXCHANGES.
    55 8 Rugby, \.ii.-. 19. foreign exchange are: Amsterdam mb i. Berlin MS, Rio 1 I ft-16, Copcnhatrcn 18.185, Geneva 25.04, Helsingfors r.i 7-l«, Homr KOl 1 IOBJIS, Madrid ;:..2:.. Mi Oslo is 17. Paris 123>2, Shanghai Is. Vs.!.. Stockholm 15.12.'.. Prague 164 6 32, Tofe bar Silver Spot 18 13-10,
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      280 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Briffht Wind. St.ition. Tempemture Rain- Sun- Relative Hirer- Srecd. Wenthnr. Max. Mm. fall, shine. Humidity tion. F. F. ins. hours. m.n.h. Alor Star 00 71 Nil 9.1 8S SE 2 Piae Kcta Bharu 00 72 Nil 10.6 75 SSW 2 Kinc K.Trenjrfranu sy 7.i
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      161 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. WidnoHdny. August 20. II. W. IM a.ii, fi ft. 7 in., 5.41 p.m., 8 ft. 1 in. Thursday, August 21. 11. W. >.1I a.m., 7 ft. 3 in., 7.14 p.m., B ft. 1 in. I'riday, Aukiik 1 ti, II. W. 10 u.iv... I ft, MO p.m.,
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    226 9 Tin Shares in Better Demand. PRODUCTION BALANCING CONSUMPTION. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday, 10 a.m. Today's I'rices I'ml.lht. l.'> cents, per lb. iin. 12.'> tuns at $70 per picul. astermmy'a I'rices Rubber, London t J <d. per lb.. up l/16d. New York, 9 3/8 cts., per
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    THE TIN POSITION.
    269 9 £50 Per Ton Drop in Six Months. Tin, said tho Evening Standard in mail week, hai depreciated £50 per ton in six monthi and hai dropped almost £100 below the hiirhe.-^t riu- of last year. The question li Imtton been touched? ht improbable that the price can
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    MALAYA CONSOLIDATED.
    68 9 Not to Participate in Two Months' Stoppage. l Malaya Consolidated Tin Co, Ltd.. have decided not to carry out the two r»o:.ths' stoppage recommended i.y the Tin Producers' Association. During January-April, the dredges were closed down for an aggregate of 89 days for restrict! >n in addition one
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    FAR EASTERN TRADE.
    134 9 The K. ill-ration of Briti«h Industries ha? issued a statement which refers to the un»ry condition! la the Far East. A message from the X.8.1, representative in Bandoeng Java, statel that not only rubber, i.t mar, i... 'md coffee are all heavily ll is pointed out that
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    RUBBER RETURNS.
    95 9 Ampat i Sumatra i. tiy^'OO lb. Ankola. 1,655 lb. Bajoa Ki.li.el. lfis.r>:i6 lb. Blumbtssic. 2:..0«2 lb. Djuinga. 211.0 M ll>. Doaowarie. -:.fi.47l lb. Kwalce. 67,066 lb. Repong Ma1ay.— 207.158 lb. Kuir.r San-. 10.100 lb. Langen.— ll3,4M In. Labuan Hiieh. ik.iuk) lb. Malaka I'imla.— 42,170 lb. New Bnvndah. 44,757
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      THE EAST ASIATIC ESTATES.
      1202 9 Sir Robert Hutchison On Restriction. The seventh annual ordinary general i-.i«'ting of East Asiatic Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held on July 11 at Winchester Touse, Old Broad Street, E.C. Major-Gcnc-rai Sir Robert Hutchison, K.C.M.G., C.8., D.5.0., M.P. (the chairman of the companyi, laid Gentlemen, —Before proceeding
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      COMMUNICATIONS IN THE NEAR EAST.
      1490 9 Linking Up by Air, Rail And Motor. The Great War, iikc all other wars, changed the map of the world, but, unlike other wars, it also completely changed the geographical mentality of all the world and his wif.. The progress of hostilities between 1914 and
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      62 9 Tone of Market Steady, sellers reserved. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 4%d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cents 9% per lb. I.S.S. equal to London Standard itundard R.S.S. on Tender Spot August September October Oct»-Dec. Jan.-Mar. Buyers 15 15 16% 15* 16 17
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      PALM OIL FACTORY.
      600 9 Opening of New Plant At MengkiboL An interesting function took place on Elacis Esate, Mongkibol, Johore, on Sunday, the occasion being the official opening of the palm oil factory recently completed on that estate. Special interest was lent to the oi-rasion by the fact that it was
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      CANADA'S UNEMPLOYED.
      237 9 Suggested Suspension Of Immigration. Interviewed on the subject of unemployment in Canada, Mr. E. W. Beatty, the president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, expressed the opinion, states a Toronto Reuter message to the Financial News on July 11, that immigration from non-British countries, including the United States, should
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      POOR PRICES.
      395 9 Aengsono (Java) Rubber Plantations. The twenty-first ordinary p-enera! meeting of Aengsono (Java) Rubber Plantations, Ltd., was held on July 10 at 21, Mincing Lane, London, E.C., Major Guy Owen (chairman of the company) presiding. The chairman said I propose, with your permission, to take th* report and accounts
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      TIMBANG-DELI RUBBER.
      372 9 Chairman on the Industry's Difficulties. The tenth annual general meeting of Timbang-Deli (Sumatra) Rubber Company, Ltd.. was held on July 23 at 6, Laurence Pountney Hill, E.C. Mr. H. B. Yuille presided, and said that the net profit for the year ended Mar. 31, 1930, was £16,204. A
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      TIN RETURNS.
      28 9 Ratrut Basin Tin Dredging NX. (first half). 492 hoars, 69,000 yards, 404 piculs. Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging N-L. (first half).— ss7 hours, 155,000 yards, 772 piculs.
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    ENGLISH COTTON TRADE.
    780 9 Outlook a Little Less Cheerless. MORE BUSINESS IN PIECE GOODS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, July L':! Although there have been no definite signs of any real improvenu nt in trade the tone in tho Manchester market during the past week has not been quite so cheerless
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      143 9 MALAYAN TRADE. Value of Imports <and Exports From January to July, 1930. The Department of Statistics. S.S. and F.M.S., nas forwarded the following comparative statement of the total ralue of foreiga merchandise, excluding parcel post and bullion, imported to and exported from British Malaya during the first seven months of
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 20, 1930. EDUCATIONAL FILMS.
    1027 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 20, 1930. EDUCATIONAL FILMS. The various schemes outlined at the Colonial Office Conference for the utilisation of cinematography as an aid to education throughout the Colonial Empire, not only in the schools but amongst the rdult population, might, if put into practice, as easily
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    NEW ORDER OF HUMAN CIVILISATION.
    1071 10 Absolute Nationalism Dethroned. (By H. Wickham Steed.) We are prone to think that because its name is new the idea of an international community is of recent date. The idea is at least as old as Henry IV of France and hii minister th'. 1
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    16 10 News has been received of the death n Batavia of Mr. Loh Poh Teck, of Singapore.
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    16 10 Commander L. Martin U.S.N. and Mrs. Martin ere passing through Singapore on their way to Java.
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    19 10 Mr. G. J. McCarthy, assistant general passenger agent of the Dollar line at Shanghai, is at present in Singapore,
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    22 10 Mr. H. C. Bugbee has arrived from the United States to join the staff of the 3. F. Goodrich Rubber Company, Singapore.
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    25 10 Mr. Lim Khye Seng, the Penang lawyer, I.o is in England on a holiday, is expected to return to Malaya at the end of November.
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    24 10 Information has been recnived that Miss Lim Bentf Tek, sister of Mrs. B. H. Oon. be Pcnanp: woman barrister, h:".s joined '.he Inner Temple.
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    25 10 Mr. D. Reid Twetdie, B.A., B. Ch. (Cam.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Lon.), due >y the Kashgar, is joining: Dr. T. S. Mucaulay in practice in Seremban.
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    29 10 Mr. C. J. H. Lowe, of Klang, has left Tor Penang, where he will meet Mrs. Lowe, and join the s.s. Selangor for Brastagi. His holiday will be brief.
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    32 10 Mr. T. F. Dixon sometime of Bangkok, when he was manager for M-essrs. Frasef and Ncave, Ltd., was married in London recently. Mr. Dixon is a survivor of the siege of Mafeking.
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    39 10 The General Officer Commanding, MajorGeneral II. L. Pritchard, will leave Singapore for the F.M.S. tomorrow and return r.n Aug. 25. During his absence the command of the regular troops in Singapore will devolve on Col. R. F. A. Butterworth.
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    48 10 Mr. R. P. S. Walker returned to Perak from Home leave last week and has taken up his duties as Inspector of Schools, Malacca. Mr. L. 1). Whitfield, who has been acting as Inspector of Schools, will return to Johore to his appointment as Superintendent of Education there.
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    44 10 The engagement is announced between Edward Allenby, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. Peters, late of Assam and Federated Malay States, and Gwendolyn May, youngest daughter of the late Major J. E. Pine-Coffin, D.S.O., of Portledge, Bidcford, and Mrs. Pine-Coffin, Epworth, She*borne, Dorset.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    823 10 IRISH STEW. A Wembley motorist the other day was puzzled by the fact that, wherever he drove, he was accompanied by an allpervadinjj aroma of Irish stew. Pedestrians sniffed hungrily and sighed as he ('ashed past and the motorist himself, at first, thoroughly enjoyed the appetising
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    NEW RUBBER SCHEME PROPOSED IN LONDON. DUTCH OPPOSED TO RESTRICTION?
    186 11 NEW RUBBER SCHEME PROPOSED IN LONDON. DUTCH OPPOSED TO RESTRICTION? May Favour Survival Of The Fittest. A NEW SCHEME. Compensation for Estates Which Close Down. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Loi .11, Aucr. 19. The London newspapers are showinjr riirns of alarm at the rubber situation but, while several favour Government
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    PERSIA'S LAST WORD.
    68 11 No Military Co-operation With Turkey. Constantinople, Aug. 19. What appears to be Persia's last word in the i Tureo-l'ersian notes regarding the Kurdish rebellion was rev ceived today. It declares that th.> Persian Qovenment cannot,, ucder any circumstances, consent to military co-operation with Turkey against the Kurds
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    MILLIONAIRE'S DEATH
    130 11 Mr. Van Lear Black Lost From His Yacht. Baltimore, Aug. 19. The newspaper proprietor Mr. Van I.ear Black, the aviati >r. and yachting enthusiast, «hi fiew round the world last year, fell overboard from his yacht and was drowned off the New Jersey coast. His body has not
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    BASEBALL RIOT.
    113 11 Japanese Aggrieved By Umpire's Decision. Shanghai, Aug. 11. Arising from an umpire's decision against an illegal delivery, the Yokohama Higher Technical School baseball nine reiused to continue the gam and walked oui, forfeiting the g*BM to the American Amati urs to the accompaniment of angry howls from the
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    TIENTSIN TOBACCO TAX.
    142 11 B.C.C. Factories to Close Down. Tientsin, Aug. 12. Duo ta fi'iluro to reach an agreement with the local Tax Bureau regarding the M per ccnl. tobacco tax. Qm B.C.C. factories hiii- are completely closing down en Thursday, throwing 4,000 Chinese hands out of employment. Both the ChiMM
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    SIAM PROTECTING HER TIN.
    156 11 More Plans to Help The Industry. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 19. Following the announcement in the Government Gazette yesterday that no more tin mining leases or prospecting licences would be granted until further notice, except in certain circumstances, it is now understood that the
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    SPAIN'S DIFFICULTIES.
    129 11 Steady Decline in Value Of Peseta. Madrid, Aug. 19. The steady decline in the value of the peseta from 43.8 a fortnight ago to 46.5 yesterday morning is ascribed to speculators exploiting the instability of the political situation and the difficulties connected with the return to constitutional government.
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    BRITISH UNEMPLOYED
    54 11 Increase of 39,000 in Two Weeks. London, Aug. 20. A further increase in the unemployment figures is announced. The total today was given as 2,050,000. Reuter. On Aug. 6, when the two million mark was topped, the figure was 2,011,000, so that in two weeks there has been
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    NAVAL PACT.
    178 11 Consideration by Japan's Privy Council. Tokio, Aug. 19. After a lapse of 26 days since the Throne referred the naval treaty to the privy council for deliberation, the first meeting of the privy council's examination committee was held formally to consider the treaty this afternoon. The meeting lasted
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    THREW MATCH AT FILM.
    78 11 23 Children Burned in Home Cinema Show. Sao Paulo, Brazil, Aug. 4. Twenty-three children were burned here today, ten probably fatally, when their clothing was set on fire by a burning motion picture film. The children were attending a children's show at the home of Carlos
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    HANKOW QUIET.
    51 11 Communist Menace Considered At An End. Shanghai, Aug. 19. The detachment of the Green Howards which proceeded to Hankow on Aug. 7 is returning to Shanghai on board H.M.S. Cumberland, wh>ch is replacing H.M.S. Berwick at Hankow. The Communist menace in Hankow is apparently considered at an end.
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    CALCUTTA TURF CLUB THEFT.
    207 11 New Development. "TOTE" MANAGER ARRESTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Aug. 19. The latest development in the big theft from the Calcutta Turf Club is the arrost of F. Binning, the European manager of the totalisator. This followed an elaborate reconstruction of the crime which was
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    KING IN SCOTLAND.
    86 11 First Visit to North Since Illness. Rugby, Aug. 19. Considerable interest is being taken in Scotland in the visit \vhL?h the King and Queen are to pay to Balmoral. Their Majesties are travelling by special train from Sandringham to Balmoral on Saturday, and this will be their
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    A LENGTHY MEETING.
    89 11 Affairs of Rose, Macphail And Penman, Ltd. An extraordinary general meetlr.* of shareholders of Rose, Macphail and Per.man, Ltd., was held yesterday to consider the affairs of the company. After protracted discussion the meeting was adjourned for week pending the outline of negotiations now in progress. A
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    TOKIO-TACOMA FLIGHT.
    98 11 U.S. Aviator Arrives With Aeroplane. Tokio, Aug. 8. Lieut. Bromley, who intends to make a non-stop fli?ht from Tokio to Tacoma, has arrived at Yokohama with his aeroplane on board the President Lincoln. Owing to their hasty departure from America, Bromley and his co-pilot, Gatty, arrived without passports,
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    MUNITIONS FOR CHINA.
    71 11 Consignment Released by US. State Department. Washington, Aug. 19. The consignment of munitions for the Chinese Nationalist Government being dispatched by the firm of Dupont and Denemours has been released at the request of the Chinese Legation. Reuter. It was previously reported that the State Department refused
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    30 MILES BEYOND THE YELLOW RIVER.
    676 11 30 MILES BEYOND THE YELLOW RIVER. Pursuing Shansi Rebels. CONVERGING MOVEMENT NORTH OF TSINAN. Shanghai, Aug. 19. On the Tsinan-Pukow Railway front the Government forces are crossing the Yellow River at three points. In the centre the divisions commanded by Generals Hsia Tou-ying, Chen Cheng and Ma Hung-kwei are crossing
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    CHINESE ABROAD.
    82 11 $400,000,000 Sent Home To China Every Year. Canton, Aug. 11. Statistics compiled by special delegates from the Legislative Yuan disclose the startling" fact that the average remittances) from Chinese abroad to China during the last 60 years have amounted to $400,000,000 per annum. A great portion of this
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    OUTWARD MAIL.
    22 11 Mails Irom Eurdpe (London mails dispatched July 31) by the Kashgar arc due at Penang at 4 p.m. today. I
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    AUSTRALIANS TWO RUNS BEHIND.
    144 11 Duckworth at Fault Again. When stumps were drawn in the final Test match at the Oval yesterday the Australians had scored 403 for the loss of three wickets in reply to England's total of 405. Rain caused two long delays yesterday. Resuming with the total at
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    FINE SEAMANSHIP.
    192 11 How Bigger Disaster Was Prevented. Wellington, Aug. 19. Tributes to the masterly seamanship of the captains of the Tahiti and the Ventura, which prevented a disaster, were paid by the Tahiti's passengers whom the Ventura landed at Pago Pago. They state that twice before the Ventura arrived the
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    AIMEE McPHERSON.
    88 11 Evangelist's Difficulties With Her Mother. Los Angeles, Aug. 19. The evangelist Mrs. Aimee McPherson is reported to be critically ill. Her secretary says Mrs. McPherson is blind and had a nervous breakdown a fortnight ago. Her daughter has been summoned from Paris and her son from the Middle
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    AUSTRALIAN FINANCES.
    88 11 Appointment of Advisory Committee. Melbourne, Aug. 19. The Conference of Prime Ministers has appointed a national Finance Advisory Committee, consisting of Mr. Joseph A. Lyons, the Federal Postmaster-General, Mr. E. J. A. Hogan, the Premier of Victoria, Mr. Hill, the Premier of South Australia and Mr. B. S.
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    A DUKE'S ILLNESS.
    34 11 Blood Transfusion Not Considered Advisable. Rugby, Aug. 19. The Duke of Northumberland spent a fair night. The slight improvement is maintained. Blood transfusion is now no longer considered advisable. British Wireless.
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    LORD BIRKENHEAD.
    33 11 A Quiet Night and Strength Maintained. Rugby, Aug. 19. Lord Birkenhead had a quiet night and his strength is well maintained, but he is not yet free from fever. British Wireless.
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    U.S. SCRAP WARSHIPS.
    60 11 Washington, Aug. 4. Orders were issued today for the scrapping of the battleships Wyoming, Florida and Utah this summer under the provisions of the London Naval Treaty. The old ships would have been scrapped next jear under the terms of the treaty, but since they are rapidly
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    DARK FINANCIAL OUTLOOK.
    693 11 America Fears Deficit Of $200,000,000. REVENUE FALLING. Expenditure Up And Business Bad. Washington, Aug. 19. A deficit of $200,000,000 is feared at the end of the fiscal year (June 30, 1931) cwing to increasing expenditure, shrinking revenues and reduced business activity. The expenditure from July 1 to
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    POT OF GOLD LOST.
    79 11 Quarrel Between Finders Brings Police. Prinkipio, Turkey, Aug. 0. The legendary pot of gold became a heating reality to two Turkish workmen digging here in the ruins of a Byzantine monastery. Their shovels turned up a mass of gold coins but their quarrel over the spoils
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    GRAVE SITUATION AT NAVAL BASE.
    798 12 Indians on Strike. STRONG POLICE GUARD ON DUTY. In spite of negotiations which lasted reveral hours yesterday between the authi rities and the 3,000 Indian labourers employed at the Singapore Naval Base at Seletar and Woodlands, the Indians refused to give way in any form
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    POLICE ATTACKED.
    85 12 Thirty Troublous Hylams Arrested. (From Our Own Correspondent). Malacca, Aug. 20. Police who went to Sungei Rambai village, on the Malacca-Muar boundary, yesterday to stop a disturbance made by a mob of Hylams, were attacked by the Chinese, who injured a constable and captured his rifle. Later additional
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    SLUMP IN LAND VALUES.
    848 12 Acquisition Appeal Disclosure. An indication of the manner in which the slump has affected land values was revealed by a statement by Mr. A. P. Robinson, opening a land acquisition appeal yesterday afternoon before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) and Messrs. R. H. Young and
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    MAN AND WOMAN KILLED.
    145 12 Hylam Servant's Alleged Confession. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 19. While going along a road near the Ipoh club in the early hours of this morning, the Rev. Graham White found a Hylam servant lying by the roadside with several stab wounds in his abdomen.
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    MALAYAN TRADE DECREASES.
    185 12 Big Fall Compared With Last Year. The return of Malayan trade for the month of July again shows a considerable falling off as compared with the corresponding month of last year. The value of imports was $63,159,000, as compared with $74,641,000 in July, 1929, and exports were
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    150 YEARS OLD SECRET.
    165 12 Guarded in Street in Shadow Of Cologne Cathedral. Cologne is one of the gateways of Germany. Cologne has been a famous city since it was made known to the world by tho Romans when they invaded what is now Europe. The narrow and crooked streets of
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    MARRIED IN MANX.
    69 12 First Such Wedding in Living Memory. For the first time within living memory. a marriage in the Manx language was celebrated recently at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man. The contracting parties were Mr. J. J. Kneen, an authority on Manx philology and folklore, and Miss C. A.
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    VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP.
    1600 12 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 damp. The Editor will be pleased to place
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    29 12 The Klang Club fair and motor gymkhana, held last week-end, was a great success. Dancing, which befran in the evening, lasted until the early hours of the next day.
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    49 12 Rabies having ceased to exist in the district of Kuala Lumpur, the Resident of Seiangor has rescinded the Gazette notification of Mar. 6, 1928, which prohibited the export of dogs within a radius of ten milos of the General Post Office, Kuala Lumpur. Dog* need not now be muuUd.
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      428 13 S.C.C. Tournament. V< sterday's results BiagSM. U C'lasa. Outwin vs. Kennedy unfinished k. I". A. Ji-.ri beat Simpson, 7 3, 7 -5. [X.uhlfK. C Class G. n. Bennett am! W. J. Pearce beat C. T. M. Peters and J. H. J. Dredge, 6-4, 6 i II Pries sad I>-
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      SLOW CRICKET IN FINAL TEST.
      1026 13 Australians' Advantage. RAIN CAUSES DELAYS AT THE OVAL. Two heavy storms in the afternoon caused long delays at the Oval yesterday. The result of the day's play wa? 188 runs for the loss of one wicket, and whsn stumps were drawn th? Australian* wore but
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    CHAMPIONS NARROW ESCAPE.
    694 13 Rain Thwarts Yorkshire. KENT FAIL AFTER HAVING ADVANTAGE. Th« champ: >ns, NffUtngtuinilhiW, hal a very narrow eseaps when meeting Yorkshire it Bradford, rain caasiag the abandonment of the match on the last day, nnil thus saving the visiting county. When stumps were drawn on Honda; evening, Nottinghamshire
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    61 13 Wis'siss'st AuauM 20. I'ulau Brani Garrison vs. in. I. Ceylonete. Singapore I ihurKdav. Auuuxl 21. S A.I .A Cup: I'ulice v«. Welch 2nd XL Friday. Auruhl 22. S.A.F.A. ip: hiBCM VS. Malays. .Saturday, Al|Ml H. Cricket: V.M.C.A. n. S.C.C, 1 see. v- Welch 2nd XL Raffles CoUsg*. Sunday.
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    AMERICAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    166 13 Mrs. Wills-Moody Not Defending Title. Forest Hills, Aug. l'J. Play in the Americnn tennis championships was continued today. In the second round of the women's singles Miss Sarah Palfrey beat Mrs. of.cnz. G— l. 6—l. Miss Betty Nuthall beat Mrs. Larame, C—l,C 1, 6—l.6 1. In the
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    PRODUCE STAKES.
    274 13 Important 2-Year-Old Event At Liverpool. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 20. At the Liverpool Summer Meeting yesterday the most important event decided was the rich Lancashire Breeders' l'ro liaci Stnkes, one of the last of those races Tor two-year-olds which allow large allow •ni-s in weight for
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    BRIGHTER FOOTBALL ?
    133 13 BRIGHTER FOOTBALL Players Attacked by Spectators On Continent. Bitter feeling was shown in some of the games of the summer Soccer tournament at Geneva, Switzerland, ir. which the champion teams of eight Continental countries competed, and which ended in the victory of Ujpest, a Hungarian club. In the semi-final match
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    " TROPICAL " SOCCER.
    100 13 TROPICAL SOCCER. France Out of Cup Competition. Fifty thou.-and i>eop:e snw Chi!e boil France I—o,1 0, in -tropical weather, in the Fo-called World's Sorc-er Cup competition at Montevideo, (Jrnyway. I i.;nce vas aiso beaten 1— 0 by the Argentine in the qualifying i^mes, and, though lie counts a victory over
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    THE TALE OF TWO PENALTIES.
    547 13 Ten S.C.C. Players Hold The Welch. S.C.C. .0. 2nd Welch Kegt. ..0 The meeting of the S.C.C. and the 2nd Wolch Regt. in the first round proper of the S.A.F.A. Cup yesterday on the Ar.son Read Stadium proved a thrilling encounter. The play wps net
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    BASEBALL.
    118 13 American Major League Results. New York, Aug. 19. Baseball results to date are as follows National League. Pittsburp beat Brooklyn 4—3.4 3. CUesjjo beat Philadelphia 17 3. St. Louis lost to New York 2—4.2 4. Fittsburg beat Bio .klyn «—O.« 0. Chicago lost to Philadelphia B—9. Caieaga anil Philadelphia
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    WOMEN'S HOCKEY.
    194 13 England XI Defeats Strong Continental Team. The International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations held its triennial conference at Geneva during the first week of this month. Although the rumber of countries represented was I mall, great enthusiasm was shown. The (fleers elected for the next three years President,
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    MENDIOLA BEATS Y. C. SONG.
    970 13 K.O. in Eighth Round. LOCAL MANS PLUCKY DISPLAY. The hard-hitting Joe Mendiola proved too Stiff a proposition for Y. C. Song, the feather ami lightweight champion of Malaya, in a on'est scheduled for ten rounds at the I. ion City Ring last night, and the
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    SOWING DISTRUST IN INDIA.
    408 14 Sir H. Carr the Position Of Europeans. :u, July 30. Britons and Indiana have f.>r t-"i lon«r played :i j"in' part ir. fir developassßt <.!' India to permit either party being placer! in a permanently inferior position." ?aid Sir Hubert discussing v.-ith the Statesman bapresskmz of
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    "COLD LIGHT."
    135 14 Remarkable Claim By Young Scientist. Los Angeles, Aug. 3. Dr. Viiliam Schnc!!. who is but 28 years t-'.' :ige. rnncji.-c 1 today thi'.t next Thursday hi wil! sWs a demonstration hi< claim that he hns discovered a equivalent of sunlight. In the eooras of his ?xnerim»?nts, Dr. •■noil
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    U.S. PRESS ON CHINA.
    161 14 Caustic Comment in New York Paper. New York, Aug. 5. In an >\!iunial on the return of Wang wei to the linr.-lijrht in China, the ntial newspaper Ni'w York Herdd■'j adversely upon this ment. Af r giving Mr. Wring's Wography, the editorial i au-s: hen Russia
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    " INDIA'S SAFETY LIES IN CO-OPERATION."
    503 14 INDIA'S SAFETY LIES IN CO-OPERATION." Kolhapur Ruler on The Country's Duty. Poona, July 29. ouoakinu on the pres.nt political situation in British India, His Hirhness Sir Rajaram Chatrapati, Maharaja of Knih".p:ir. at a special Durbar held to celebrate his birthday, said It is to be recognised that tho storm which
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    3883 15 Bidding Farewell to Shamrock V: 'Good Luck" Cries. W. W. WAKEFIELD TO RETIRE. (From Our Own Coi respondent.) London, July 21. There i reason to doubt whether Blenheim, vi inner of the Derby and favourite for the St. Lager, will evtr be seen on the racecourse ai?ain.
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      338 15 Relief and comfort will immrdiately foilov/ the use of CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC REMEDY This old, reliable remedy has had the endorsement of physicians for many years. All druggists carry it. People all over the world use it for colic, stomach cramps, abdominal pains and diarrhoea. It always gives prompt relief. Be
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      194 15 ♦♦MIUII»»<»»»««»MM»»»»M>MHM»M»MMIiml Today's Crossword Puzzle. s^wal BBRwassT'^ I I I I I gwassl^Sl II I I I t3f i^sj tl I lag Sna (CLUES.) ACROSS. Ward -0. Dork-coloured m.-m I. Huwker -1- Cure E. Number of similar items B. 1.a.5l six lines of a sonnet 10. Prophet Geai. 11. Lubricated 26
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      372 16 Banish M\ Malarial Debility LIKE 1 shacbw of menace j malarial debility is hovering over every inhabitant of hot countries. Only too often this slow, unostentatious danger is overlooked; once the parasites have been con* qucrcd by quinine, the patient regards himself as cured, but the battle has only just
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      644 16 THE STRAITS TIMES Can 'be obtained at the fo'Iowing pUeet In Singapore Money Cbanp«r, Adelphi Hotal. Money Changer, Earope Hotal Money Changer, Rafl«a Hotal. Grosvenor Hotel. Kelly A Walsh, Ltd., Raffle) Place. Federal Rubber Stamp Co. Rafflaa Place and Tank Road Station. G. H. Kiat Co., Ltd., Collyer Quay. Asiatic
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    STOPPING CHINESE IMMIGRANTS.
    684 17 Council Resolution. UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS' QUESTIONS. A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held in Singapore at 10.30 a.m. on Monday. Included in the Orders of the Day is a resolution by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs to the effe.t that the pn.'.lamation issued by the Governor
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    UNLIKELY TO GO RED.
    136 17 Peasants of China are Not Serfs." Peking, Aug. 8. Th« Foreign Commissioner to the newly formed Northern Government, Mr. (hu Ao-hsiang, during the course of his weekly ir.tervkw, declared that China is not likely to go Red, as the mass of the pMMUrt farmers (unlike the
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    600,000 FREETHINKERS.
    45 17 The German Freethinkers' Society on its 26th anniversary claimed more than .r>2,000. r >2,000 persons joined last year, bringing the roster ef the movement ,to 600,000. It was i .'.id that in Berlin alone 6,000 persons severed connections with the churrhts. m 4
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      535 17 RUBBER STOCKS PRICES To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—I attach hereto a table showing stocks in U.K. and the price of rubber for the years 1923, 1924 and 1926. The year 1923 started with stocks at 82,144 tons and at a price of 1/2% pence. Stccks dropped steadily,
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      681 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I crave the further hospitality of your columns to reply to the propositions enunciated by Singapore business men on the question of European unemployment. It is noticeable that these business men wax eloquent on the question of preserving the dignity
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    279 17 Fashionable Rculette Hall Raidei. Shanc'r.a', Aug. 3. At 11.30 p.m. M at 1 th? French I'olicc laid.d I Hue Massenet, where it was <iuptc ed th*! two roulette wheels had bes 11 <-. t«ff days The raid wa" > n:c! n r^nd unexpected that HIS persons w. r
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    66 17 Formal Parting from Marquis Husband. Los Angeles, Aug. 5. Gloria Swanson's marriage to the titled Frenchman, Marquis Henri de la Falaise, came to a formal end today. The screen star and the marquis definitely decided to live apart, as they have done for the last year and a
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    CEYLON RELIEF FUND.
    40 17 The following subscriptions to the Ceylon Flood Relief Fund are ani.ounced Previously acknowledged: $561, collected by Mr. D. A. de Silva $14, collected by Mr. W. Piyanege $20, collected by Mr. r. A. Devendra $12, total $607.
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    SIR CECIL CLEMENTI IN SARAWAK.
    745 17 Enthusiastic Welcome From All Communities. The following account of the visit of Sir Cecil Clementi to Sarawak for which territory Hto Excellency i? British Agent, has teen ifficially supplied On Monday, Aug. X, at 7.30 a,m. 'he ;>ca Belie II arrived at Tanjong Po. T»h?
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    141 17 Love Affairs and Athletics At The Alhambra. (By Our Film Correspondent.) So this is College," which opened at the Alhambra last night, is a bright comedy with plenty of jazz. One? again we are given an insight into the^amazing and attractive life (at least as rendered
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    TO FLY ROUND WORLD.
    36 17 New York, Aug. 6. Ted Lundgren, who is trying to fly around the world, arrived here today from Akron, Ohio. He will leave from Sew York for Berlin when conditions arc favourable.
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    TAMIL "MAGICIAN" STABBED.
    681 17 Murder or Suicide JUDGE OBJECTS TO DEMONSTRATION. (From Our O.vn Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. For the second day in auccesiion the Selangor Assizes wars occupied with a case of alleged murder, a tapping coolie, Veeramaloi, being charged with stabbing another coolie, Kamasamy, or a übber estate at
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    140 17 Prison for One and Rattan For the Other. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Aur. 19. Two Tamil houseboys, named Munusamy and Parumal, who pleaded guilty, were convicted today in the police court here of the theft of $176 from the sate in the bungalow of Mr. G.
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    BUNGALOW GUTTED.
    107 17 Brigade Only Able to Stop Spread of Fire. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, Aug. 19. Chan Lodge, in Copeng Road, formerly belonging to Mr. Eu Tong Sen, was completely gutted by file today. The lodge, which now belongs to a Chinese miner, and is not in use, was
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    1521 18 A Fund Which Malaya Might Use. Could Malaya make more use of the Colonial Development Fund' This U one of many qaeaU us rated i'" (he rammary of praeood n?rs <,f t'n Colonial Office Conference 'J3P copy ef which roaekod thi? office by tIM mail M
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    59 18 Demand for Ringleaders' Reinstatement. Shanghai, Aug. 11. Eleventh-hour efforts to thwart a Eeulement of the French tramway strike, which rppears to be imminent, include -hop to shop collections to bolster up the movement. The extremists have dispatched a letter to M. Mor.seran, manager of the Tramways, demanding
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    394 18 Landlords' Enhanced Burden. Canton, July 23. In order to raise more money for administrative, reconstructive and other purposes, the Canton Government today decided to increase the rental tax and police assessment from 15 to 20 per cent, of the monthly rental. So far no date has
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    EVIL OF USURY.
    99 18 Turkish Government Takes Up Arms. Angora, Aug. 6. The Turkish government has taken up arms against the evil tf usury and Parliament is discussing rigorous measures o enforce the long-disregarding legal maximum interest of 9 per cent. The Persian money-lenders of Turkey exact from 60 to 100
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      346 18 NOW your morning shave lasts longer smoother, closer, small-bubble principle gives altogether different shave j wonder if you'd better shave HJ3JBI again or do you figure on "getting by" do you hope that others won't l >£rV' v»t F\. p? »T notice? A longer lasting shave is f wholly a
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      550 19 Assets exceed $11,000,000. Assurance in force over $38,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) HEAD OFFICE Winchester Hoaae, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      559 19 BANKING NEDERLANDSCH IXDISCHE HANDBLSBANK. N.V. EsUblished 1863 at Amsterdam Authorised CapiUl Glds. 100,000,000 (about £8.600,000) Paid up Capital Glds. 55,000,000 (about £4,600,000) Reserves Glds. 2.1,187,797 (about £2,350,000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch East Indies. SHANGHAI Hesd office for China and
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      652 19 BANKING THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED. (Incorporated by Special Charter in Japan) Capital Subscribed Y15,000,000 CapiUl Paid-up Y12.126.000 President S. Shimada, Esq. DIRECTORS. N. Yanagita, Esq. M. Araki, Esq. T. Hisaiiune, Esq. N. Takagi Esq. T. Yoshida, Eaq. HEAD OFFICE Taipeh Formosa (Taiwan) BRANCHES AND AGENCIES Amoy Hankow Mukong Shinchiko
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      278 19 INSURANCE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) Fire, Life, Marine, Accident, Guarantee and Motor. Assets £60,000,000 ARTHUR C. POTTS— Manager and Underwriter, Eastern Branch. Singapore. THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY DOES A World Wide Businese. IS Enjoying Rapid Growth. HAS A Policy for Every Need. Established 1887 Branch
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      290 19 Engineers Say: FOR Reliable Public Service INSTAL RUSTON ENGINES. 11. JOHORE BAHRU POWER STATION "In the old power station there are two 200 8.H.P., D.C. generating sets which have given excellent service for the past six years. With an extending distribution system necessitating a new station, a REPEAT ORDER for
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      313 20 OCEAN MOTOR POLICIES A certain 1 local lady made al discovery. SHE DISCOVERED that a small tin) ot iced cl, i> ir«.-i rcfre«hinjf and palatabJe drink. SIT !)i COVERED, also, that by taking QjP \^ff J?J^^^ fitter and brighter altogether, and noticed the .L^ nest I^^^^erand HER DISCOVERY CAN BE
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      296 20 THE OCEAN ACCIDENT ANI> GUARANTEE CORPORATION. LTD. (Incorporated in Great Urit.-. :t, Head Office for SUUja i SINGAI'OKE DITTO I FOR DITTO MAKES, SCHOOLS, I from^ou? ireCt SHIPPING CO S MlBSte*iS!f J^^^^*l' oii^rM il etc, etc. <|r*^tj ->^ div /U^^^ NO CARBON Ditto, duplicates anything pen, pencil, type, drawing or
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