The Straits Times, 27 August 1930

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTUKT.] THE LARGEST. AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1930, PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times i;n PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1930. PRICE 10 CEN 1
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      159 1 SINGAPORE! 78. CECIL ST. ('PHONE B 151) The STRAITS BUDGET it Malaya's Premier Illustrated Weekly Newspaper. ROBINSONS ANNUAL SUE BARGAINS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. »i»— _j FOR GENTLEMEN. ,/H *'F SHIRTS AT SALE &&R3b& TENNIS SHIRTS. %j^& Wr No S 21 WHITE MATTE. _J I t^^^^/.tn-Jj With collar, with or without
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      124 1 1 FOR LADIES. LADIES' SHOES. J -i+u* \llf T l\ri?l>v rf&'Z'.-'* —^^^L /<> vN v -v&fPfW IVIILUINI^KI K^3 ',£S^ No. L.s. 782. RFFHTrFn «4S-> LADIES' VERY SMART 1 BAR M\CjUKJ\jIUU IJ.V y^L In beige kid, laced with darker IVI VyEiO. colour, as illustration. j >' Sizes and half sizes 2to
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      34 1 KUALA LUMPUR 27, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683) 1 GENERAL DEPT.^ S.G. 2. VERY STRONG 3 PLY WOOD VULCANIZED FIBRE COVERED CABIN TRUNKS. Sizes 34, 36 ami -10 inches. Sale Prices $30.00, $32.50 and $35.00.
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      9 1 The STRsiITS BUDGET h Malaya's Premier Illustrated Weekly Newspaper.
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      543 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) mail. passenger and cargo services. peninsular and oriental s.n. Co. 'ntract with his majesty's 1 r london and far east [ail service. r\VAi>.'» IROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. MALWA n.ioo Sept. 6 NACU'OIU B.JBO Sept. 15
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      684 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail I r KAMO MARU 8,000 Aug. 28 29 KATORI MARU 10,000 Sept. 11 12 I KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Sept. 26 26 YASUKUNI MARU 11,800 Oct. 8 9 11AKONE MARU 10,500 Oct. 22
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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 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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      665 2 K. P. E (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 5431, with sab-connections 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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      608 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 BREMENGENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. (Route
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      574 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for Kretay, Trcngganu, Kelantan, Bangnnr.i, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Churapon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure SUDDHADIB In port Aug. 27 VALAYA Sept. 1 Sept. I! MALINI Sept. 8 Sept. 10 The steamers are fitted throughout
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      444 3 DUTCH MILS N.V. Bteonmuat Maatschappij Nedi-rland and N.V. Kotterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL ;md PASSENGER SERVICE TO Cn.o* Amsterdam Southampton SUrn.-iJlce Rotterdam Tonnage s.s. Ins 10,000 R.L. Aug. 29 I Jir Nc«lerl:imleo H. 200 S.M.N. Sept. 6 m.v. Raloerin 17.1"". R.L. Sept. 12 B.t. (hr. Kuyfrefis 15,640 S.M.N. Sept. ID rimal
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      1484 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE cfnd AMERICAN MAIL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG Tia COLOMBO, SUEZ. PORT SAID, ALEXANIJRIA. NAPLES, CtNOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YOUK and BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang i'RES. POLK Sept. 1 Sept. 4 Sept. 6 RO, ADAMS Sept. 15 Sept. 18
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      420 3 OCEANIC AM) ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOrNT SCHEDULE. Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver and Tacoma S.S. GRAYS HARBOR sails from Hong Kor.K July ZS S.S. EVERETT stils from
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      296 3 JASPER NATIONAL PARK Canada's Rocky Mountain playground For booklet* and information, write, pho-iiv or call. L. L. LAWLER, General Ataat. Hong Kong Bank Chamber*, Singapore. CANADIAN NATIONA, Zac Largest Railway Sptcta in America BLUE STAR UNE REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE to LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG ud LIVERPOOL. T.s.s. ROYAL STAR Duo Rail*
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      781 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM, To The Advertising Manager. Straits Times, Cecil Street. Pleise insert the following small advertisement for days Tbsrs are spproximstely seven words to s lins and thsre Is a flat rats charge of 26 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per Insertion The
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      660 4 MISCELLANEOUS KRASER KKAVE'S Malay Hand Book Is «till the best guide for the beginner. From ill etatiouerg or direct from the publishers. Price $2. You can't c:.:iect sood tea out of your teapot unless you put good tea in. Good Tea used to mean expensive tea today it means Brooke
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      728 4 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LET, dwelling houses Nos. 1 and 29, Makepeace Road. Apply personally, Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Ltd. NEW HOUSE, to let at Wareham Road. Electric, water and garage. Apply 19, Change Alley or 953, Serangoon Road. TO LET, Nos. 111-113 and 117, North Bridge Road. Entry June
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      505 4 TENDERS INVITED FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT. CONSTRUCTION OF STATION BUILDING AND QUARTERS AT TANGLIN, SINGAPORE. TENDERS arc invited for the construction of the following buildings at Tanglin, Singapore, including labour and materials One Unit Class VII Quarters One Block of two units Class VIII Quarter? One Unit Station
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      713 4 THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Queensland) NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF INTERIM DIVIDEND, NOTICK it hereby given that a First Interim Dividend of One Shilling per share on account of the financial year ending March 31, 1031, has been declared by the Dirctor* of the Company in
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      788 4 AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold and leasehold Singapore Properties. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Senc Co.'s saleroom. No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 1930 at 2.10 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehold land and compound dwelling house known as No. 'JH. Wilkinson Road, Singapore, area 12,1 M sq. ft. iMORTGAGEES'
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      349 5 "SPEEDEi" CAMERA 118 Muck or brown. Bad Afrat* i DIETHELM CO., LTD., (Incorporated in SwitscrlandJ sim; ron a. pen ang ipoh BANGKOK. BUYER'S LIST OF COMMERCIAL BOOKS A manual for bank officials, business mm, and Commercial students, etc. MONEY, EXCHANGE AND BANKI\<; in tkeil practical, theoretical and lec.nl aspects, 3rd
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      299 5 NEW SHIPMENTS 1. Ships Lamps. 2. Canvas Hose. 3. Copper Nozzles. 4. Champion Forges. 5. Ice Cream Freezers. 6. Hand Trucks. 7. Semi Rotary Pumps. H. Lawn Mowers. 9. (harden Tools, etc. BOON SENG &CO LTD. Nos. 36/38, ROBINSON ROAD and 1. RAFFLES PLACE. TILLEY SAFETY LAMPS ALL BRITISH Burn
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      322 5 ill osG&m MitOiless. $8 v> Stilrhrd. «9 I Grooved. *<) 00. J Spkul Prux for Clubi V V i $**-2^ Snuiicd. ffS^o Grooved. £S.oo. V*B^stV .^^jiaf^ S|«U Compnr.s»j A.r Tin. toy p~ 6°a« «cr«. **Qj&gtF ENGLAND HAS LOST THE ASHES AND THE CRITICS CLEANED UP THE BORNEO COMPANY'S BEER AT
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      378 5 RECOMMENDED by Consulting Engineers in every part of the world. For every type of building. For overhead transmission. For underground and undersea. HEJNLJELV CABLES Sole Agents in Malaya -^B^^^^^^^^aV In ENTRA IENGINE WORKS V-\ U| SINGAPORE IPOH Xl ALA LUMPUB. ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY). IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE
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    CENSORSHIP PROBLEMS.
    1317 6 QNgMA NOTES. Another British Film Banned A Censor's Dilemma Hoic Far Official Objections Extend Is the Musical Comedy Film Killed in Malaya A Hint To Filmgoers Talkie Treats For Singapore War Story And Real Melody. (lly Otr Film Correspondent.) T AST week these note.-- ended with the news
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    STRANGE WAR BOAST.
    275 6 Cold-Blooded Murder in A Neutral Country. In his daily article in the Oeuvrc. which is unique of its kind in Paris journalism. M. de la Fouchardiere comments with his habitual caustic irony on a story told in- a book just published, which would be almost incredible were
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    DOCTORS MUST TELL,
    341 6 Judge and a Patient's Confidence. The question whether a doctor should be forced to give in evidence in the Divorce Court information which he had received in confidence from a patient was raised recently before Lord Mcrrivale, the President of the Divorce Division. Dr. Hugh Wansey Bayly,
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    RED CROSS "REDS."
    72 6 RED CROSS REDS." Polish Association Demands Their Expulsion. The Polish Association for combatini? Communism has just sent a memorandum Ito the headquarters of the International i Red Cross Association demanding the I expulsion from the association of the Russian section, on the ground that the i activities of this section
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    AUGUST WEEK PROVES A SUCCESS.
    1210 6 CEYLON LETTER Should Hydro-Electric Scheme be Sold (From Our Own Correspondent.) Colombo, Auk 1 M. Rather surprisingly, in view of the trad.' plump, th?re was no serious diminution in the crowds present at the races on Governor's Cup day last Saturday, but the prevailing depress-on
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    THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS
    98 6 Canterbury Memorial to The Author. It is proposed to place a memorial to Richard Barham, the author of tlv Ineoldsby Legends" and "the wittiest of English poets." m Canterbury, which was hi.-? birthplace. Though Canterbury was the place of his birth (in 1788), h !-p.<! vei associations
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    PREPARE FOR WAR!
    92 6 I Soviet Red Army Organ Raises A Scare. In di.-c u^siiitj the necessity for th Boviet Union of heir.},' better prepared tor an eventual war with her neighbours, Krasnaja Swe.-da, the* organ of the Red Army. points out that the countries bordeiing oa the s <rfel Union
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      281 6 BUY OR SELL THROUGH THE STRAITS TIMES SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS. ODEON Electric Records NEW RELEASES FROM NEW YORK DANCE MUSIC with Refrains ONY ***** MY KIM) OF A MAN (Mi clase de hombre) (From Motion Piciure "The Floradora Girl") Fox Trot; Refrain Hotel Pennsylvania Music. YOU FOR ME (Tv para mi)
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      199 6 NOTICE THE SPECIAL ANNUAL CHEAP SALE TAKES PLACE AT RENE ULLMANN S from August 1 to 81, where special bargains may be found RENE ULLMANN where BUYING MEANS AN INVESTMENT. Nickel wrist and pocket watches from S 5.00 up. 14 kt. solid gold lever 15 jewels movement from $15.00 up.
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      206 7 6.15 LAST TWO NIGHTS 9.15 FOX CORPORATION PRESENT CONSTANCE BENNETT IN (I.EVES KINKHK.MVS WORLD FAMOUS PLAY "COMMON CLAY" with LEW' ATRBS AND TILLY MARSHALL All the Town is Talking About THIS MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION! COMMON (LAY IS A PICTURE YOU WILL REMEMBER TOR YEARS TO COME. DON'T MISS IT FRIDAY NEXT.
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      309 7 \i/m Mm Ai/uyy/ v .w mm v-¥ uuy.uuuuuyMu OQOWOoOyOOOwOQ^OOOOOOOOOO Qm PJBJPJ^gg|gg|g^MffiaSaßJ[JßjPJ|3 O^^^^ JaTwl^^B tim mJM M M I fIUV II I1I 1 IS i I H I mk m Hsl L J iBB "The Theatre where EVERYTHING is Perfect." 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 LAST NIGHT OF The Entertaining Paramount Musical and
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      288 7 VICTORIA THEATRE Sntunlay JV«x! and JS'ighih at '10 Matinet? Thursday, S \;vr 4, at 5.15 pJB. Urj I fit .Rn;n INTERNATIONAL PICTURES nLL,L,W i-KKSi:.\ t ELSTREE CALLING Dancing, Sinking, Cinema-radio Revue. With Will Fyflfe. JatK Holfeert, CiceS (<j -.-tneidge. etc. Also CARL RRIBSON anci MINI CRAWFORD in CHELSEA NIGHTS ALL
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    WORLD TONNAGE.
    508 8 SHIPPING NOTES Over 50 Per Cent. Increase' On Pre-War. Cross tonnage of steamers and motorships owned in the world as recorded in Lloyd's Register for the years I'Jl4 and 1930. Totala i:,.i»:.(M)n fix.o2i.noo The net addition during the 16 year? 1914-19 M aaracnts to over 'J2'^ million tons,
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    SHIPOWNERS AFFAIRS.
    331 8 Mr R. Thomas and Industrial Slump. The ;iuMir examination too!; place at Banjror Bankruptcy Court, i-i mail week of Sir Robert Thomas. Gross liabilities *at«d to amount to £251,041, the deficiency being 189,029. Sir Robert attributed his failure to liability respecting arantec yi. <t» I>v bn>i on behalf
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      KRAMAT PULAI, LIMITED.
      1027 8 Substantial Increase In Profit. The twenty-second annual K«neral meeting of basset Pului, Ltd., was held on July 29 Si Masinghul! Street, E.C. .Mr. C. V. Stephens (the chairman), in the eeerat of his speech, said The profit for the year, £27.2>».i, added to the balance brought in
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      SHARE MARKET REPORT.
      118 8 Macphail and Co., Ltd. Singapore, Aug. 27. Tin. Weak. Kintas 7H-KP, cents, Kuchais 74-78 CODte, Penawats 11-11 cents. Malay Consols. IS-1C crnts, Ulu Klanirs r>!)-7:i cents, Souths 17-20 <cnts, Honi; Fatts IX-51 cents, Petalingl 4.45-l.fi(l. Sungei Luas K7V.-90 .cuts, Bmtfel Ways 2.10-2.20. Talams 50-. I ivnts, Jehr.::.s
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      KLANG RIVER TIN.
      28 8 Thr directors of the Klnn? Kivir Tin Dredtrinir Co., Ltd., have declared a dividend of 2H per cent, of profits earned, payable OS Sept. li.
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      261 8 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Aug. 27. On London, Bank 4 m/t 2/3% Demand 13 23/32 Private 3 m. credit 2/4 3/.12 On New York, demand 56 Vs Private 90 d/s 67* On France, Bunk T.T. 1428 On India, Bank T.T. 155 On Hone Kong, Bank T.T. 41 'i On Shanghai, Bank T.T.
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        MINING.
        475 8 Val. I'd. Buyers Seller! £1 XI A-am Kumbanfr 24 2S Ayor Hitam Tin »/3 10 £1 £1 Hanjfrin Tin 14 15 1 1 Batanir I'adang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves 0.55 0.60 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.35 0.40 £1 £1 Burmah Malay 13/- 15/- nom. £1 £1 Chenderiana
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        GENERAL.
        228 8 Val. I'd. Dayers Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick Ordi. 2.40 2.60 2 2 Alex. Brick Frefs. Ml 2.15 (1 £1 Brit- Am. Tobacco 4.17.0 3.2.6 1 1 Central Engine. 0.40 O.iU norn 1 1 C'y-le and Carriages 0.37VJ O.USnom, 10s. 10s. V-jtf Development a/6 4 6 6 I Dunli-p
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        115 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-38 101 IN ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.e. of 1901 red. 1930 $1378,000 par. pram. Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.e. of 11)07 red. 1947 $1,000,000 01 par I Singapore Municipal 4Vj p.c. of 1909 red. 19SS $1,000,000 95 par
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        387 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's Priors Kratcr Lyall Co. Evan Allinby ($1) i.. mi 1.00 0.90 1.00 Alor tiajuh (Jl) 0.80 1.00 0.90 l.« 0 A. Hitam (.fit 1.15 1.4U I.L'O 1.40 A Kuninc HI) 0.26 u.:i.'. 0.26 IMA A. Maluy !*2) 1.1. ">
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      THE MALAYALAM PLANTATIONS.
      1214 8 Company's Sound Financial Position. The ninth ordinary Rcncral meeting of Malayulam Plantations, Ltd., was hrld on July 30 in the Council Room of the Rubber Growers' Association, 3, Idol Lane, E.C. Mr. H. J. Welch (the chairman), in the course of his speech, said: The year has
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    189 8 Today. Baaka lilaart. Piaejoe and I'alcmbaag (ThoaV nsi o aja. Norta, N.-Kast and N.-West Sumatra (TaMiiani 4 p.m. Scuth-East Borneo (Belawanl -I p.m. pontianak (Pangkor) 4 p.m. Blinjoe, I'atiKkal-i'iiiani; and Billiton (.tdendali.) .4 p.m. Kcm.vnan. Dungun anJ Trenxgar.u (Asdan^'i i KJa. Tomorrow. Asaunba and Hateaa Klands (Scott
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    41 8 By Karrr.al* Porthos Johan He Witt Erinpur* Pntri* Ethiopia Ufl Arrd. fe pore London July 11 Aug. 4 July 9 Aug. 4 July 11 Auk. 4 July 17 Aug. 11 July 18 Aus. 11 July 31 Aug. 19
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    206 8 Wodaeaeay. Au^-. J7. flhlpa alongside thr Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPl'ET. DARBOUtt. Hail Wharf Ra Oil Wharf Tr. C«*l Wharf I'atroL VESSELS IN tlBY DOCKS. Tanjnnc I'aicar. Albert In.rk tub, Victoria Dack Cnaland. Hrpprl Harbour. Kiac*i Doe* Nun No. 1 Dock Nil. No. 2 Duck Noorebar.
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    147 8 Programme of drills up to nnd for week Wednesday, Aur. 27. SJB p.m., Drill Hall, European rr::t>, B.V.C ti*W Members Arm-i Drill 6J5 |..r.i.. Drill Hall, Hcic. Siirnnl Section, Sitrn;,! Trnn.iiifr. Tanndajr, Aug. I.'*. 5.13 p.m., Drll Hall, N'os. 1 and Platoons, "X" (Chinese) Co., Platoon Drill. Friday.
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      275 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Retwrt. Bright 1 Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Sreed. Weather. Max. Mm. fall, thine. I Humidity tion. F. F. ins. hours. <* m.p.li. Alor Star KU 7:1 0.01 5.4 H". Calm Fine Kotn Bharu 90 T.I 0.01 3.9 f'< WSW 2 Fine K.
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      189 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. VVfdnmday. Augnit 27. H. W. 12.38 p.m., 9 ft. 3 in. Thursday, Auguet 28. H. W. 12.40 a.m., 10 ft. fi in., 1.9 p.m., 0 ft. 3 in. Kyalas Rubber meeting, Kvatt and Co., 2.39 'p.m. Friday. Aucust 29. H. W. 1.25 a.m., 10 ft. 1
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    265 9 i Desultory Conditions Still Prevail. MANY STfJ 1 OPPOSED TO RESTRICTION. (From Our FtnaeM Corn To^'tent.) v.m. Today's 1"< >• feather, U i>. I in. 7."i ,<.ii i per picuL Yestcrda) s I'iicos Rafcbar, Lwkioa I'id. per lb.. unchanged. New York, if, its. per lb., uncharged. Market
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    93 9 Anglo-Dutch Chairman's Statement. meeting of the Antflo-Duteh London the chairman. Colonel William laid: Ihe rubber plantation industry i.- face to face with a very critical position, and mort n the recent tapping holiday an required if they en be found. It apard tv hv oLviojs that thare 1
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    TIN MINES' LOSS.
    134 9 Patino Reports £69,693 For Half-Year. regarding earnings for the six June M last of the I'atino i onsolidnted, presented to the New fork Stock Exchange, show? a loss of <fi!'.i;;>:< sterling after allowing for deoreciation, says The Financial News of Ju!v .'!0. The company, which has an
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    EASTERN RUBBER TRUST.
    150 9 i the mt profits of the Eastern International Rubber ami Produce Trust for i h< year t. Jim.- SO declined oy only £414 t.. C 13,246, mi dividend is being paid, ajpalnei :i\ tax fr.-,-. previoaaty, With £\?..M2 from last account £***** is available, which la carried
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    EXCHANGES.
    72 9 Rugby, Aug. 2«. exchanges are Amsterdam 12.085, Athens 878, Bombay Is. :>\i.. Berlin Bucharest 81G I*,1 Rio 11-10. Iluenos Aires JO 9-16, Copenhagen 15. 165, Geneva 25.06, Helsingfors 193 15-32. Hong K^r.K Is. »*d., Lijbon 108.25. Madrid 1F.05. Milan MD". Kit York 4.S7 I*,1 O»lo 1r T lan» 123.775.
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      THE ANGLO-DUTCH PLANTATIONS.
      2854 9 10 Per Cent. Dividend. CO-OPERATION IN CROP RESTRICTION. The twentieth ordinary general meeting o F the Anglo-Dutch Plantations of Java. Ltd., was held on July 25 at the Cannon Street Hotel, E.C., Col. Sir Robert Williams, Bt. (the ch.-.irman), presiding. The chairman, in the course of his
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      KINTA ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION.
      793 9 Company's Progress Maintained. The second ordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Kinta Electrical Distribution Company, Limited, was held at the registered office of the company. Chartered Bonk Buildings, Ipoh, on Friday, Aug. 15. The Hon. Lieut. -Col. Cecil Rae, MFC, chairman, presided, and the following members
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      GOLD FOR FRANCE.
      254 9 Paris Journal Offers An Explanation. Paris, July 26. The cvor-increasinp French gold reserve forms the topic of an article in the Journal, which provides an explanation attributing the increase of 4,500,000,000 francs within a year to normal economic causes. The paper scouts the idea, which it declares
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      56 9 Tone of Market Quiet. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet i\d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cents 9H per lb. 12 o'clock noon, Aug. 27. l.S.S. equal to London Standard Itandard R.S.S. on Tender Spot September October Oct.-Dec. Jan.-Mnr. Buyer* 15K 16% 16* 17%
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      RAFFLES LIBRARY.
      498 9 The following novels were arfjod to Raffles Library, during the past fortnight Bejnri;rir.nn, (Jane Abbott) The Courage' of Love, (K. Maria Albanesi), two copies; Giving Him Up, i Ruby M. Ayresl The Gold Wolf, (Robert Amis Bonnet i Shrimps for Ten. (Josephine Bluirenfeld I Mystery Valley (Max Brand;;
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      CABLE AND WIRELESS.
      51 9 Receipts for First Seven Months Of the Year. Imperial and International Communications, Ltd., report that receipts last month amounted £437.220, as compared with £514,997 in July 1929. Receipts for the seven months of this year totalled £3,244,943. as compared with £3,623,143 during the corresponding period of last
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      MERCANTILE BANK
      31 9 The board of directors of the Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd., have declared an interim dividend of fight per cent., less -income tax, for the half-year ended June 30.
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      LONDON RUBBER STOCKS.
      39 9 A cable r«c*iv«d by Lewis and Pfst (Singapore i, Ltd from their London correspondent state., that rubber stocks show an increase of 1,020 tons during the pact week, tht total now on hand being 1 10,201.
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    ENGLISH COTTON TRADE.
    801 9 Pessimism Rather Less Pronounced. GREATER INQUIRY FOR PIECE GOODS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, July 30. The better tone in tho market has continued and although there has not been any distinct change in the volume of Inuie inquiry in yarn and cloth has been on a
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUG, 27, 1930. A RETROGRADE STEP.
    1213 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUG, 27, 1930. A RETROGRADE STEP. Monday's meeting of the Legislative Council yielded more surprises than the vigorous opposition to restriction by three European members. The lamentable effort to alter, at the behest of a collection of well-meanirj but hopelessly impractical theorists, the morals and
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    STEERING SHIPS BY BEAMS OF LIGHT.
    1310 10 How Planes Can Dodge The Storm Zones. (By William Loth, the French inventor.) Although M. William Loth is only forty, he has already been engaged in scientific research for twentythree years. During the War, he pro\ ided the French Army with several technical inventions
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    13 10 A certificate of naturalisation has been granted to Mr. A. S. Andersen. I
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    13 10 Dr. Roma-Amirtham has succeeded Dr. Lye Nyen Soon at the Seremban General Hospital.
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    18 10 A Durbar for the Sultans of the Federated Malay States will be held at Klang on Sept. 11.
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    21 10 Mr. J. J. Van Der I.aan, editor of the Deli Courant, arrived in Singapore today on his way to South Sumatra.
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    18 10 Major W. R. Dingle, R.A.O.C, who has been stationed in Singapore, has been transferred to the Home establishment.
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    21 10 Mr. J. N. Swift, State Engineer, Negri Sembilan, has proceeded on Home leave and Mr. O. V. Giobing*- has succeeded him.
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    19 10 Mr. A. S. Small, who is returning from leave shortly, will resume his substantive appointment as Financial Commissioner, Johore.
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    20 10 Dr. Hugh McCprmick Smith, director. Department of Fisheries, Siam, has left for America on six months' leave owing to ill-health.
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    29 10 Mr. H. W. Fricker has just .completed his 5-lth year in Bangkok. He first went there in a 33C-ton sailing ship by way of the Cape of Good Hope.
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    21 10 The American Consulate-General in Singapore will be closed on Monday, Sept. 1. which is Labour Day and an American National Holiday.
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    26 10 Mr. E. Nuttall Taylor, who' prior to hia leave was Assistant District Officer, Lower Perak, will be transferred to Singapore when he returns from leave shortly.
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    27 10 Prince Sobhon Bharadai Svastivatana. brother of the Queen of Siam, and Princess Mayurachaty, who were married recently are spending their honeymoon in Brastagi, says our Medan correspondent.
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    29 10 A Reuter cable from Washington announces the death of Mr. J. R Gordon, the president of the Emergency Fleet Corporation (the operating agency of the United States Shipping Board).
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    35 10 Mr. W. M. Millington, Secretary to Resident, Perak, is proceeding Home on leave about the middle of September. During his absence, Mr. G. E. London, at rresent acting Financial Commissioner, Johore, will occupy the position.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    787 10 A MUCH "COURTED" MAN. Georgia has a new record of whk-h she s not by any means proud. One of her ■itizens has been recently airestcd for the 1001 st time for drunkenness. Doubtless ihe man concerned was known by sight to most policeman and was
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    NEW COMMUNIST PLAN TO FOMENT REVOLUTION.
    219 11 ARMY REVOLTS IN PERU. Dictator Deposed. "TO BE PUNISHED FOR MISDEEDS." Lima, Aug. 26. A revolt by the Army (headed by Genelal Sanchez Gerro) and the establishment of a Military Government under General Manuel Ponce has terminated the eleven years' Dictatorship of President Leguia,
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    ANOTHER BOMB OUTRAGE.
    201 11 Attack on Police Station In Calcutta. SIX INJURED. Terrorists Escape In Motor-Car. Calcutta, Auk. -<>• A bomb exploded in the suburban police rtation f Joratagaa. Six people were injured.— Renter. (From Our Own Correspondent) Calcutta, Aug. 26. 'i he evidence of a conspiracy against the Government revealed
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    ARCHDUKE'S BRIDE.
    134 11 Married in Register's Office at Brighton. It is i ingarian Archduke Albrechi was married at a Brighton fico on July 16, to Madame Irene Rudnay, formerly Leibach, ent'.y divorced her husband, the Hungarian ,-M I 'i do Rudnay. The couple aiv fcx h aged and Bret met in
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    AEROPLANE DISASTER
    74 11 Six Kiiieti in Crash In Village Street. Two oncers an i 'our N C.Os* the occupants i.i i ane which was taking rait in the mana uvres, were killed when the aeroplane developed i-r.frir.e trouble and crashed in a v llage street. damaging; three unoccupied house*. Renter. Chart
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    A WELCOME CHANGE.
    47 11 Decrease in Figures Of Unemployment. Rue-by, Aug. 2f,. A loner series of announcements of tain unemployed is broken by tho announcement of decrease. On Aug. IK there was a decrease, compared with the week earlier, of ::j.tm>. The total number was 2,017.'.'". British Wireless.
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    MR. MAC DONALD.
    76 11 Hies from Lossicmouth To Hendon. Kiik'l'y. Aaj Mr. Bamsay MacDonaM dew from LoaBiemouth, where be has been t;ikin^ a holiday, to Hendon this afternoon, and after taking tea with the Royal Air Force officers motored to Downing Street. The Prime Minister h>.;.e* that he will lie sMe
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    THE LEAGUE COUNCIL.
    65 11 British Foreign Secretary To Attend. Rugby, Adg. 26. Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, is returning to the Foreign OftVe 1 men w after three weeks' holiday. He leave.- London on Sept for Geneva to attend the meetings of the Council of the l.eagtie of Nations bepinnir.ir
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    DEATH OF FAMOUS SCREEN STAR.
    496 11 Lon Chaney a Master Of Make-Up. Los Angeles, Aug. 26. The death has occurred of the film star Mr. I.on Chancy. Reuter. Mr. Chancy was famous as a master of make-up, and appeared in roles in which his actual appearance wa; disguised in an extraordinary
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    DROUGHT IN U.S.A.
    70 11 Another Plan to Assist Farmers. Austin (Texas), Aug. 26. The Governor has telegraphed to all the Governors of tin- Southern States an appeal to luy bale cotton" of the 1930 :V]> at ir> cents (gold) a lb. if the nation responds, he says, they upht to take
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    GOVERNOR LEAVES FOR JAVA.
    286 11 Travelling by Air. ESCORT OF TWO R.A.F. FLYING BOATS. His Excellency the Governor Sir Cecil dementi, K.C.M.G., left Singapore this morning by the Dutch Air Mail for Batavia, accompanied by his private secretary, Mr. A. Hyde. Mr. H. Nieuwenhuis, managing director jf the Dutch Indies air
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    NAVAL TREATY.
    100 11 Searching Examination In Japan. Tokio, Aug. 26. The Prime Minister (Mr. Osachi Hamaguchi), the Foreign Minister (Baron Kijuro Shidehara) and the Navy Minister (Admiral Jakeshi Takarabe) again appeared before the Privy Council Examination Committee and answered questions regarding the London Treaty. Baron Shidehara explained the diplomatic background concerning
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    COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
    84 11 Affairs of Rose, Macphail And Penman, Ltd. At a further extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of Messrs. Rose, Macphail and Penman, Ltd., held yesterday, a committee of three was appointed to carry on negotiations with a view to raising the necessary funds to enable the company to
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    A BLOW FOR YEN.
    108 11 B.C.C. Tobacco Factory Closes Down. Tientsin, Aug. 13. Mr. Soo Hsiang-shien, secretary of the Ohihli Tax Bureau, commenting on the closing down of the B.C.C. factory here and the resultant unemployment of 4,000 Chinese workers, says We can do nothing in the matter. We are merely
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    OPTIMISTS OF JAPAN.
    82 11 Ask America to Organise Tariff Conference. Tokio, Aug. 10. The Free Trade Society in Osaka, which was previously reported as having been making preparations to submit a written petition to the Government urging the holding of a Tariff Truce Conference (inviting Great Britain, America, India and Australia)
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    CUBAN SUGAR.
    153 11 Offer to Limit Production For Five Years. New York, Aug. 26. Senator Gutierrez, on behalf of j Cuba, offered to limit sugar production for a period of live years providing the United States. Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philip- pines would follow suit. Under the plan the Cuban
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    NEW FRENCH LINER.
    276 11 Ambitious Boat to Cost Nearly £6,000,000. Paris, July 30. i A certain discontent is 6hown in the shipping world at the postponement cf the scheme for national equipment, in which a considerable sum is devoted to providing France with a new super trans-Atlantic liner. The boat is
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    CHINESE BANDITS.
    66 11 Catholic Priest Captured In Honan. Hong Kong, Aug. 26. The Right Rev. Mgr. Henry Paschal Valtorta, Catholic Bishop of Leros and Vicar-Aposrtolic of Hong Kong since 1926, has received a telegram from Nanyang, South Honan, stating that Father James Brujrnetti, of the Milan Foreign Mission, has been captured
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    "TONG" WARFARE."
    62 11 Threat to Deport New York Chinese. New York, Aug. 26. Following the recent outbreaks of "Tong" warfare and the expiry of the j time limit allowed to the leaders to adjust their differences. Police Commissioner Mulrooney has recommended to the United .States District Attorney the rounding up •nd
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    STRIKES PROMOTED BY COMMUNISTS.
    106 11 Plans for Systematic Agitation. Riga, Aug. 26. The Fifth World Congress of the Profintern (the Communist Trade Union International), sitting in Moscow, has passed a resolution ctating that the Profintern, hitherto, has not sufficiently supported strikes abroad and demanding that the Central Council of the Profintern
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    FAR EASTERN TRADE.
    371 11 British Mission to Sail Next Month. London, Aug. 2C. The Economic Mission to the Far East will leave on Sept. 19. Reuter. As was announced in a previous message the personnel of the Economic Mission to the Far East is Chairman, Sir Ernest Thompson (chairman of the
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    CAPT. BARNARD.
    128 11 Flight to Tangier And Back in Two Days. London, Aug. 26. Captain C. D. Barnard left Lympne aerodrome at dawn yesterday and flew a light Puss Moth monoplane non-stop to Tangier, where he spent the night. He left Tangier at 7.30 a.m. and arrived at Croydon at 6.25
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    COMING LUNGHAI OFFENSIVE.
    745 11 Six Divisions Released From Shantung. "REDS" ACTIVE. Once More Advancing On Changsha. Shanghai, Aug. 26. It is now evident that, at present ut all events, President Chiang Kai-shek has no intention whatever of carrying the war against the Shansi ''rebels" beyond the Yellow River. He is reducing
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    14 11 A meetin? of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners will bo held on Friday at 2.15.
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    34 11 Mr. E. H. Wilson, headmaster of the King George V School. Seremban, has returned from Fraser's Hill and has gome to camp at Port Dickson. Capt. Wilson is adjutant of the Ncgri Sembilan M.V.I.
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      83 11 TODAY'S FEATURES, j Page Steering Ships by Light By William Loth 10 Economic Future of India By Sir Basil Blackett ..18 Freedom of the Seas By Admiral Sir Richard Webb 14 London Letter 15 Cinema Notes I Ceylon Letter I I Correspondence 17 English Cotton Trade Reviewed 9 Today's Crossword
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    S.P.C.A. SHOW IN SINGAPORE.
    662 12 Big Programme. GOOD CONDITION RATHER THAN BREED. Condition, rather than breed, will he the standard by which aninuils ponies, bullocks, cows, dogs, eats and mules will be judged at a show which the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will hold in Singapore in
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    PARCEL OF NOTES LOST.
    103 12 Thought to Have Jerked Out Of Chetty's Motor-Car. (From Our Own Correspondent.^ I'enang, Aug. ML While (ravelling by motor-car from Hatu l'ahat to Penang a chetty lost a parcel of i-iirrency note;*, valued, he says, at $2,900. When the motor-car was approaching Kamunting, North Taiping, it
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    ASSETS IN DANGER.
    96 12 Affairs of Millinery Business. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 25. Application was made before Mr. Justice Sproola in the Supreme Court today for the appointment of Kennedy, Burkill ■ad <'<>„ Ltd., as re.-eivers and managers of the millinery business of J. 0. Davies an 1 C>>..
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    ACQUISITION APPEAL.
    369 12 Kampong Bahru Railway Deviation. The hearing was resumed this morning of the appeal of the owners of 13 '/a acres of land, acquired in connection with the railway scheme and road diviation at Kampong Bahru, against the collector's awanl of 37 cents a foot over all. Mr. H.
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    ANTS' ACTIVITIES.
    234 12 Gas Department Buildings Condemned. The roof and woodwork of the works offices and stores of the Gas Department. Singapore, have been condemned by the Municipal Architect owing to the destructive activities of white ants, states the department'^ annual report for 1U29. It wa? found necessary to shore up
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    4 CONSTABLES NEEDED.
    124 12 Difficulty in Arresting Drunken Man. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 26. I am the Samsung of Macalister Road," declared Thara Singh when arrested for being drunk and disorderly in Macalister Road last night. He was further alleged to have assaulted a constable. The arresting constable was
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    RESTRICTION.
    124 12 Attitude of Penang Chamber Of Commerce. In the course of yesterday's leading article we referred to the speech made by the Hon. Mr. P. M. Kobinson in opposing, at Monday's meeting of the Legislative Council, the re-introduction of any form i>:' restriction to the rubber industry. We stated that
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    SMART WORK BY F.M.S. POLICE.
    412 12 Wanted Man Recognised After Seven Years. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 25. Retribution was meted out to a Chinese at the Selangor assizes today, though seven years had elapsed since the offence's were committed, when Wong Ah Fook pleaded guilty to forging and
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    CHARGE AMENDED.
    119 12 Chinese Now Accused Of Attempted Murder. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. M. Ong Chin Chye. who was formerly charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to three Chinese again appealed in the police court today. Court Inspector Roberts said he had been instructed by the D.P.P. to amend
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    VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP.
    1590 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 slump. The Editor will be pleased to place
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    18 12 The Weatherley Bieten ;«nd Pippo, vaudeville artistes, will appear at the Nev» World Cabaret from tonight.
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    54 12 The members of the chettiar community of Ipoh have contributed to a fund, each according to his means, fur feeding the Tamil and Chinese ccolies who have been thrown out of employment owtag to the present depression in the tin and rubber industries. The food supplied consists of kanji (liquid
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      TOURISTS' FRIGHT AT GLOUCESTER.
      869 13 Match Ends in Tie. PARKER REPLIES TO TEST SELECTORS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. M, The finish of t'le match at Gloucester today, where the Australians were playing Gloucestershire, was one of the moU exciting of the season, ending in a tie. Althi.ugh the Australians
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      MALAYA CUP FINAL.
      382 13 Singapore vs. Selangor On Saturday. For tl'e third year in succession Singapore wad Selangor will meet in the final tha Malaya lup. The match is to be l>l.iyt<l in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. and v record crowd is expected. Singapore are confident of victory, and intend taking
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      TENNIS.
      319 13 S.C.C. Tournament. Yi's!«-;\iay'i lesu'lts were as follows A ias« SinsJes. N. A. BMhrUk beal i. E. llu'ison, C— 2. B Class Singles. J. S. Natkaa i>:ti Bay, ti I, r 2. Claai Slnrlis. rapt. Duncan K. Jackson, fi- 6—2. J. B. Barker H. Cie! [onftnisl A. C. C. Perdriaa
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      103 13 Vi rdtif-Krijy, Auxusl 27. B.C.C. Trtinis ToatMUMBL BJLC. T-iini- Ti.iiiriaim.nt. Thursday. Aucu*t 2h. B.C.C. Teanli Toaraaawnt. BJLC. Tennis Tournament. I'rlday. August 29. Cricket: VS. vs. Belaaget (lul«, S.C.C. Singapore Cricket Club arm. mtir., 5.1.1 j>.n' Saturday, August 30. Singapore H.icis. Cricket: I.S. vs. Selangor Club, S.C.C.;' s.c.c. vs.
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      LUCKY WIN FOR HONG KONG.
      1197 13 Odd Goal in Five. POOR PLAY BY FORWARDS. S.A.K.A. XI 2; Hong Kan? C.A.A. 3 The Hong Kong Chinese A.A. footbal tourists, who beat a rather weak S.A.F.A eleven at the Anson Road Stadium yester day, failed to impress, and although they won by the
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      BADMINTON.
      269 13 Results in Doubles Championship. His".ilt: in the Singapore badminton double ehampienship to date are as fellows Siah Kn.r Liat and Lim Ch.-k Henp beat Yco Kian Ann and Charlie Chua 21— 1. 21 14. See Gim Hock and Koh Kens: Siang beat Koh <~hcnif Moh and Lim Chuan Geok
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      MALAYAN RACING.
      252 13 Selangor Turf Club Griffins. The following are the names and breeding of 30 horse griffins leaving England by the Pembrokeshire on Aug. 2'J consigned to the Selangor Turf Club and to be raced at the March meeting. The Pembrokeshire is due in the first week in October. Sweet
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      SINGAPORE RACES.
      217 13 Handicaps for Second Day. Th<: following additional handicaps are announced for Wednesday, Sent. 3, the second ilay of th* Singapore Turf Club Meeting Pon es. Classo-t II and 111, (combined) i First Division, (Five and-a-hnlf furlor. Ky!pn U. 4, D.ime Fashion 8.13 Colakc 8.12. Iseult -S V-ry Naaftto
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      SELANGOR GOLF CLUB.
      249 13 Result of August Senior Medal Competition. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 2G. The August Senior Medal competition was played at the Selangor Golf Club during the week-end and resulted in a win for Mr. J. Lovcll, who returned a card 2 'up on" boiey. Clifford
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      BASEBALL.
      34 13 American Major League Results. .New York, Au~. Today's baseball results were as fallows National League. Cincinnati lost to St. I»uis I—.'!.1 Chicago beat Pittsburgh 7 !>. American League. Philadelphia beat Washington 10 8. Heuter.
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      COUNTY CRICKET RESULTS.
      857 13 Yorkshire's Setback. WEATHER CAUSES FBW FINISHED MATCHES. Yorkshire, who arc well in the running for the County Championship this season, vei-civcd a set-back when they mot Surrey at the Oval, losing points on the first innings. Gloucestershire an- now well ahead of Lancashire and Yorkshire, and have
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    FREEDOM OF THE SEAS.
    1362 14 FREEDOM OF THE SEAS. No Immediate Solution. CO-ORMNATrw; PACT AND COVENANT. Today is llir anniversary of the signing <> I the hcllu^i: Pact, and the following special article hy Admiral Sir Richard Webb, president of t*e Koyal Naval College, dreenwirh, is. therefore, particularly appropriate The question of the Freedom of
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    HAPPY DAYS !
    105 14 HAPPY DAYS White House Glasses Packed j Away. The wme glasses which gra:ed the table of the White House in the jjood old days j have now been packed away out of sight j by order of President Hoover. These gfcsses. some of them fifty years old, have not been
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    MOTOR-DRIVER'S HOURS.
    92 14 Letter of Protest Sent to A Magistrate. A man. who was e}ned at Leiyhton Buzzard for causing an obstruction with his loiry while he was asleep, sent a letter 'to the magistrates, saying: Because of beintr at the wheel fcr too many hours. 1 was unable to keep
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      39 14 THE FINEST CAR VALUE ON THE MARKET TODAY. ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY CARS. Special Demonstrations of these Cars are being given daily in our Showroom. In our Stock we have a few Shop Soiled Models at Bargain Prices. MALAYAN MOTORS, Ltd.
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    3440 15 The King and Queen at Cowes: Glorious Weather. DAILY HERALD'S RUBBER SCHEME. (From Our Own correspondent.) London, Aug. l. ing and Queen left London on Tuesday, driving through cheering crowds from Buckingham Palace to Victoria n, whence they proceeded by special train to Portsmouth, on their way
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    EXTORTION ATTEMPT.
    131 15 Police Trap Alleged Writer Of Threatening Letter. (From Own Our Correspondent.) K'ang:. Aug. 25. A Cantonese named Lee Tian Loi wa~ charged here today with attempting to extort $2,000 by threats from Leong Van Tuck, a well-known Chinese towkay. The O.C.P.D. asked for a remand pending instructions from
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    51,500 THEFT CHARGE.
    124 15 Former Hotel Employee Who Was Arrested in India. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 2.V An echo of the theft committed at the Grand Hotel was heard in the local police court today when Veerappan, a former employee of the hotef, who was arrested in India, was
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    PICTURE TO PAY HILL.
    215 15 Canvas Worth £12,000 Offered To Tailor. A West End tailor revealed recently that a bill for suits ordered over a number of xe.trs had been met by the gift of a ."icturv, believed to Ik> a Paul Veronese, worth more than £12,000. The picturf .rmerly belonged
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    EXTREMIST LEADERS ON TRIAL.
    845 15 Hearing Like Academic Debate. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Modan, Au£. There has been a sequel to the extensive [police investigations throughout the whole lof the D.K.I, last December when th"« j houses Of leaden of nn extremist moveI meat known as the Partai National Indonesia ware
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    FELLING TREES CHARGE.
    56 15 Three Tamils Caught Without A Permit. (From Our own Correapoadeai.) Klar.jr, Aug. Thnc Tamita were charged hare teday with felling 160 trees i<t Tewk Korest Beeerve, without a permit Two of them were fined |6 each, and tlie third, was discharged, as, apparently. he had only been
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      143 15 Today's Crossword Puzzle. (CLUES.) ACROSS. n Pcruee carefully 21. Attempt 2. Presont Inundated 4. Bend* r Subdues <t Conceal °ums H i n Object of pursuit IX rtesnasfs n 'i UOT I. Disturbs with terror ::1 Beaulße If. Moves quickly iost S oo l IS Club Lrit of l'rcncii square
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    DEATH SENTENCE PASSED.
    1345 17 Sequel to Quarrel. MURDERER RUN DOWN BY MOTOR-LORRY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuals. Lumpur, Aug. 25. Sentence of death was pas«ed for the fust timv durins the present Assizes In the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice J-';.r;t M.ir.i y, t' Jay when a Chinese tapping coolie! Wong
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    127 17 Myer Bioomfield May Succeed J. J. Davis. Washington, Aug. 6. Mr. Myer Bioomfield, a New York official cf the Department of Labour, was mentioned today as a possible successor to Mr. James J. Davis as Secretary of Labour, following a visit by Mr. Bloomfield to the White.
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    U.S. AND AVIATION.
    118 17 Navy Board Considers Bip; Building Plan. Washington, Aug. G. The Navy Board, it is disclosed today, .-■iaerrng a recommendation that it should request Congress to authorise a new five-year building programme of 1. 000 aercplar.es which would co^t n total of G*55,000,000. Such a programme would supplement
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    NATIVE RUBBER OUTPUT.
    90 17 30 Per Cent. Decrease in East Coast of Sumatra. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Aug. 21. The Chamber of Commerce has received v cable from the Central Office for statistics, saying that the export of .mtive rubbe;- from E.C. of Sumatra to Singaprre i.nd I'tnang amounted to
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    FREIGHT REDUCED.
    71 17 Deli Railway Co.'s Temporary Measure. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Aug. 21. H if stated that the Deli Railway Com pany has issued alterations in the freightrates by a nev classification of the commodltiee. This means that, as a temporary crisis measure, the freight of rubber has been
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    CHINESE STABBED.
    62 17 Tinsmith's Employee Charged With Murder. The owner of a tinsmith's shop at 64, Cross Street, was fatally stubbed at about 730 last night. He was rushed to hospital but succumbed about half an hour later. One of the deceased's employees was. arrested last night by Inspector Poulain, of
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    66 17 The Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies, Jonkheer Dr. A C. D. de Graeff, is paying a State visit to Siam in the second half of November, on the in- vitation of the King. Dr. do Graeff ir. cxI peotod to arrive via Aranya, after his visit to Indu-China, on Nov.
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    JOHORE PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION.
    810 17 Labourers' Rates of Pay. FIXED FOR CHINESE AND TAMILS. At a special general meeting of the Joiiore Planters' Association held yesterday at Rengam Club, Johore, the daily wage", of Tamil coolies working on estates wan decided on. as 40 cents for men and 32 cents for women.
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    PETITION WITHDRAWN
    157 17 Application to Substitute Other Creditors. When the petition against Mr. V. J. Coieman was mentioned in the Bankruptcy Court again it was ordered to be withdrawn. At the previous mention, Mr. K. A. Seth said he had been instructed by the creditor who had instituted the proceedings to
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    CHARGE OF SHOOTING
    115 17 Offers of Marriage For Titled Woman. London, Aug. 1. Lady E. Owen, the former London actress who is now in a Paris gaol or. a charge of shooting a doctor's wife, ;s receiving offers of marriage by every post. The latent, says Reuter, is from a woikman
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    IS IT A RAPHAEL ?
    123 17 IS IT A RAPHAEL Discovery in Garret at Palermo University. Among the number of old pictures in a garret cf the University of Palermo which were presented many years ago by iincnki: of a neighbouring monastery there i? one which is now hold to be a Raphael, zv,\r.g to its
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    VISITING SUMATRA
    61 17 Weil-Known Malayan Tennis Player. (From Our Own Correspondent.) ,M.edan. Aug> 231... Mr. Ong Ec Kong, the well-known Malayan tennis player, accompanied by his wife, arrives here today by thp Kedah. He ha;, entered his name for the Bancroft Cup tournament, and his first match will be played on
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      183 17 To the Editor of the Straits Time 3. Sii, For the benefit of those spsakers at Monday's meeting of the Legislative Cwncil who spoke of non-interferem 3 with economic laws," in respect of the rubber industry, I would point out that nn economic law has never yet been evolved
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      SUPPRESSION OR CONTROL ?
      470 17 SUPPRESSION OR CONTROL To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, One is prompted to ask, with regard to the Bill for the consolidation and amendment of the lav.- for the protection of Women and girls and the suppression of brothels, how such suppression can really save unfortunate women from
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    PETITION TO GOVERNOR
    75 17 Malacca Rubber Dealers And Owners. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 26. Mr. Teoh Tiang Chye, J.P., Malacca, is to forward to the Governor a petition signed by rubber dealers and owners asking Exemption from payment of rubber assessment until there is an improvement in the condition
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    BRUTAL ATTACK BY MASKED MEN.
    1151 17 Victim Chased Into Pond. NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO CONVICT. (From Ou.- Own Correspondent.) JCunln Lnmpnr, An.. _'<"■. At the Selangor assizes today, before Mr. Juftice Farici-Mapliy. an elderly Cantonese named Choong Hcng was charge;! with voluntarily causing grievous hui t I" a Chinese (i li
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    ECONOMIC FUTURE OF INDIA.
    1650 18 Eifects of Social Unrest. THE NEW INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK. The following article i by Sir Hasil }!lackett. K.C.U.. X.C.5.1.. the former Finance Member of the K-.ix-utive Council of the Governor-(;encr;il of India. If India were in a stage i.f development comparable with that of the nations of
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