The Straits Times, 29 August 1930

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    39 1 The Straits Times UtfjfoLIffllKD NEARLY A CENTURT.] THE LARCKSI AM) MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 2-I PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. AUGUST 29, 1930. PRICE 10 CENTS The Strait s Times 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. AUGUST 29, 1930. PRICE 10 CK.VTS,
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      97 1 The STRAITS BUDGET 1 i 1 1 Malaya's Premier Illustrated Weekly Newspaper. ELIMINATION IS NOT ENOUGH PHOSFERINE HEALTH SALT 1 A 1) TONES AS IT CLEANSES. V Inviuoration must accompany the regttlsr daily removal of the causes of CMgtipfl td this is now accomplished by Pho.sferine Health Salt, with J
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      90 1 GOWNS and MILLINERY LAWST If tP FROCKS MODELS illh f m EfilJr occasion. F.ONDON »I|W AND ki^fl? W m DAY AND EVENING PARIS. Wf: y SHOFS &*jL -ri n f 3< Variety. ROBINSON CO., LTD. (Incorporated In the Str»iti Settlements.) SINGAPORE. KUALA LUMPUR. IF YOU WANT THE FINEST PORK SAUSAGES
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      9 1 i The BUDGETS h Malaya's Premier lllw'ratrct Weehty J
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      567 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SF.HVICES. PKNINSULAR AND ORIBNTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICK, OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tor.nuge due Spore. M.W.WA 1..00 Sc P l •NAGPORI 52MS KIIYKER
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      683 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail j KATORI MARU 10,000 Sept 11 12 5 KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Sept 25 28 YASUKUNI MARU 11,800 Oct. 8 9 HAKO.NK MARU 10,600 Oct. 22 23 g SUWA MARU 10,000 Nov. 6
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      455 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 (7,866 ton*) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,611! ton*). The s.s. MARELLA is on* of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabin*
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      676 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 5451, with sab-connection* to Pannage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Reptn. and Manager* Deck. Representative for Singapore and Straits Settlement* of the Traveller* Official Information Bureau. Booking Office Royal Dutch Indian Airway*.
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      616 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE TnE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTKKDAM, lIOTTERUAM. ANTWERP, lIAMRURG, 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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      563 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for Kretay, Trt-ngganu, fetelantan, lSangnar.-i. Tclupin, Patani, Bingora, Laroa, Sichon, Hunilon, Kuhitamui, l.i.ngsunn, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure VALAYA la porl Sept.' 1 MAUN! Sept. s Sept in SUDDHADIB Sept Bept. 17 The steamers are fitted throughout with
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      463 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa Amsterdam Southampton Manelllee Rotterdam Tonnage s.s. Prinj der Nederlanden 9,200 S.M.N. Sept. 6 m.T. Baloeran 17.000 R.L. S. pt. 12 m.». Car. Huygens 15,640 S.M.N. Sept. 10 s.s. Tjerimai 8,000 R.L. Sept. 2e
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      1488 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark) Telephone !tS2S. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore Penai, g r m*-. LALANDIA Sept. 3 Sept. 5 m.s. MEONIA Sept. 17 Sept. 19 m.s. SELANDIA Oct. 7 Oct. 9 m.s. BORINGA Oct. 22
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      450 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO. CM.. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE JOINT SCHEDULE. Saltings for United Stales nnd Canada Points from Hong Kong. Ban Fr.'ncUro, Seattle, Vaneoorer and Taroma S.S. GRAYS HARBOR sails from Hong Kong July 26 B.S. KVERKTT sails from
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      235 3 JASPER NATIONAL PARK ('nnndn"s Rocky Mountain playground Fur bbooklett t avd ir, 'f <7*"f«.«, write, ph>m' or mM. L. L. LAWLEK, Cl— l Age**, Hong Kong Hank Chambers, Canadian national Ike Largest Railway System in America BLUE STAR LINE REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE to LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG and LIVERPOOL. T.s.s. ROYAL
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    NEW R.A.F. BOMBING GROUND.
    710 4 "War" on Quiet Downs. AIR MINISTRY WHITE HORSE HILL. Within a few mil":; of the railway frtMU Fwimlon to London, and close to Um highest point (S5G feet) of the northen line of the Berkshire Downs, one of the six or seven White Hones of Knjrland
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    "I AM INNOCENT."
    80 4 Convicted Man's Cry at The Guillotine. Felix Bergeron, who was convicted of haviiip murd?rcd M. arui Mmc. Bloudc. was guillotined early on July 26 outsid'j the prison. Bergeron had always declared that Ikwas innocent and that another man, condemrcd to penal rervitude, who died in In spit.il.
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    SHANGHAI TRAM STRIKE.
    63 4 Workers in French Concession Resume Work. Shanghai. Aujr. !J. It was reported last r.ivi.t that th? French tramway strike had be.n sittls'l and that work would be resume.t thil afternoon. Under the terms of settlement, 1,400 workers are to be reinstated, excepting "0 of the agitators who
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    WIFE WHO WAS LOCKED OUT.
    450 4 Lord Merrivale And Violent Husband. In the Divorce Court recently Lord Merrivale granted a decree of judicial separation to Mrs. Joyce Marie Gairdner, living with her father at Hatherton Hali, Cannock, Staffordshire, on the ground o; the cruelty of her husband, Mr. James Ian Charles
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    TITLED WOMAN WINS ACTION.
    663 4 £100 Loaned to Garden Expert. A claim by the Dowager Lady Sackville, of Crown Lane-end, Crown-lam-, Strcatham, S.W., to recover what she alleged was a loan of £100, came before Mr. Justice Acton in the King's Bench Division recently. Lady Sackville said that the loan was
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    US. BANKRUPTCY LAWS.
    129 4 Searching Inquiry Ordered By President Hoover. Washington, July 29. Prer.ident Hoover has ordered a searchirjr investigation by the Attorney-Gene-lal's cfliee into the bankruptcy laws 01 the United States and their working. Losses by business failures in the list rive years have amounted to £600,000.000 and still amount
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    WILL "SIGNED" AFTER DEATH.
    478 4 Amazing Story of FingerPrint Forgery. An amuzir. r story of fa forged will. sini'fd liy the finper-print of ;i wealtby Indian woman after tleath iras unfolili'd recently in a petition to the Judicial Committee of tho Privy Council. Tho petition told also of hi:- servant BObfaittsag
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      391 4 IF IT IS WORTH ADVERTISING YOU WILL FIND IT IN THE STRAITS TIMES. Reduce Your Transport Costs British ThOIDSOII -HOUStOII Ltd. By a quicker and more efficient handling with a -The >i»rk »hh (Well-known Manufacturers- of Electric Lamps). Hudson Light Railway rugby England AU over Use Wwrii you will find
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      177 5 For over a Year JFJ GLAXO k\ A&$T j£S* R HAS CONTAINED ADDED m Wy Jgf L SUNSHINE VITAMIN D. >«, v z^v hi N° othcf Bab 7 Food «> $k £^f make this claim. Do you y\ t j know what the addition of v' Vitamin D means to
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      252 5 SMOOTHNESS OF THE POWER UNIT. Smooth power output is one structure transversely. An of the outstanding features of anti-detonating cylinder bead the 15 H.P. Morris Oxford Six (patented) is also* fitted. This engine, due in no small measure means real bite in the accelto the rigid construction of the eration,
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      692 6 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. Tile Aiivpuis-nr Manager. Straits Times. Cecil StreetPlesse Insert the following small advertisement for days There sre spproximstaly seven words to a line and there Is s flat rate charge of 26 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. The additional fee
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      618 6 MISCELLANEOUS MARBLES, white Italian. 1. Telegraph St. WANTED, a second hand addreseinr. lacnuie in good order. In reply please „vo make and price. Box No. 341, S. Times BOOKS BY UPTON SINCLAIR, Mount.-.:* City, Metropolis, $X. They Call Me ..-pentfr, $3. Oil, $2. Postage extra. \IATS. You can't expoct rood
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      760 6 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LET, new bungalow, 37, Wilkinson Rd. K*nt «100. Apply Caretaker. TO LET, U, Sophia Road. Semi-bungalow. Aj'ply Lil. M. Nnthan, «B, Do Souza Street.. TO LET, dwelling houses Nos. 1 and 23 >lukepL-ace Koad. Apply personally, KstaU t Trust Agencies (l»2i) Ltd. NEW HOUSE, to let
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      600 6 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LET, OFFICES at 4, Prince Street, top floor. Apply Koh Chew Kee, 27-3, Killiney iload. ►♦mtxttmttiMMi'mom CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE NETHERLANDS. Hct Con'ulaat Genernal der Nedcrlanden -.al op 33pt. 1, gcslotcn zijn, tcr gclcgenhsid yen, den verjaardajr van Hare Majeste:t Cuningin Wilhelmina. Scheepszakcn, allesn worden van
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      874 6 NOTICE In the Estate of HENG PANG KIAT alias BENG PENG KIAT alias HENG PONG KTAT alias HENG PUNG KIAT alias ONG '•ANC, KIAT alias HENG QUCE HO alias i.'ING QUEE HO alias HEN'G QUEE HOE ilias HENG PHEOW KEE alias HENG CHIM HAK, deceased. PURSUANT, to the Trustees Ordinance
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      881 6 ORDINANCE N° 96 (MINOR OFFENCES). I'olice Orders made under Section 6 (4) cf Ordinance No. 96 (Minor OB for the regulation of lr.:li. occasion of the Autumn Race Meeting to be bald M AagM 30 and September t, 111 mi 13, 1930. at the Bum Cmtsjc nsgap rv. 1. All
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    THE STRAITS TIMES
    240 7 Can be obtained at the following places in Singapore Money Changer, Adelphi Hotel. .Munry Changer, Europe Hotel. .vfon-.-y Changer, Raffles Hotel. Grosvt-nor Hotel. Kelly Walsh, Ltd Raffles Place. Federul Rubber Stamp Co. Raffles Place and Tank Road Station. G. H. Kiat Co., Ltd., Collyer Quay. .Asiatic Stamp
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    OUTSTATION AGENTS.
    242 7 The Strait? Times and the Straits Budget can also be had from the following Lvii Guan Leong, Juhore Bahru. K. Abdul Rahman, Penang. F. E. S. Co., Alor Star, Tapah Road, Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, Ipoh. Penang, Klang, Taiping. Overseas Trade. Syndicate, 2-C, Burmah Rd.. Penang. Federal Dispensary Ltd.,
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    SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
    66 7 (Payable in Advance.) STRAITS TIMES (Daily) Including Pontage. Within Outside Singapore Malaya. Malaya. Without Postage. Monthly 3.00 I 4.00 2.50 Quarterly 8.60 12.00 7.50 H yearly 17.00 24.00 16.00 Yearly 34.00 48.00 98.00 STRAITS BUDGET (Weekly) Including Postage. Within Outside Singapore Malaya. Mulayu. Without Poitage. Monthly 1.10 f
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      753 7 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. N*sfiCE AUTI'MN RACE MEETING 1930. Saturday, Au;,'. 30, Wednesday, Sept. Saturday, Sept. (>. Wednesday, Sept. 10. and Saturday, Sept. 13. rMKaUmtl CATERS FOR.— U«raa* (iasses I. II and HI and Claaae* IV :.i,,l V (combined). I'uniH Class I and Classes II and 111 (combined). KNTItIIiS (LOSE at
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      433 7 -^r ga zd^r r*^ Archimedesf^ Ist and 2nd. places in I ft—^ the Class "B race for I (CT'^ lutboard motors at th-f I *Lifcv Swedish Mutorboat i^^f\^ Club's recent meeting. BOON SENG CO., LTD., Aeents for S.S. and X.M.S. COLEMAN AGAINJT COLE.MAN CAMP STOVE No. 9. Thia camp stove
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      195 7 .^BB^BBW^r fl^^L^ "BPEEDET CAMERA 118 black or brown. Sola A(«oi« i DIETHELM CO^ LTf»., (Incorporated in Switierlaod) SINGAfOBB PF.NANG IPOH KANGHOK rßß^Bß^wl IjAiltl >• batt«rlaa Tbe most powerful builUmf m*4* HTKIIM,. >»d DKPENUAbLI ■■Him I mm Has «••>• inlajli i sent free oa applieatloa. ••■I. 4|>»t» 1 I DUNCAN RO3EKTS.
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      53 7 GREEN MANURE SEEDS all different types from ready stock. BUDWOOD BUDDED STUMPS from the well-known Tjirandji No. 1 clone. Obtainable at competitive prices from Borneo Sumatra Trading Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Holland) SINGAPORE. LATEST "BROADCAST." HIS MASTER'S VOICE and COLUMBIA RECORDS. MONG HUAT CO., »7-S», NORTH BRIDGE KOAD, oDoo.lt. Adelpbl
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      174 7 RECOMMENDED by Consulting Engineers in every part of the world. For every type of building. For overhead transmission. For underground and undersea. [-■■r ini gy CABLES Sole Agents in Malaya If* E NTR A lENGINE WORKS LT°lL T °1 Laa I SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. 1 Colourful "Swans" that charm
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    PLEA FOR AN UP-TO-DATE MARKET.
    2098 8 A Disgrace to Kuala Lumpur. NEW SITE WANTED. SCHEMES OUTLINED TO SANITARY BOARD. (Fron Out Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. J7. At today's meeting of Kuala I.unipu 1 Sai:itui->- Boant the chairman, Mr, Y. r.zcchiel. stated that he had received a reply from the Untish
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    KIDNAPPED GIRL.
    362 8 Married Man Who Ran Off With Minor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kualu Lumpur, Aug. IS. Yt-llasamy. a Tamil, claimed trial at the Selangor Assizes tuday before Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby on a charge of kidnapping a girl under the age of 16 years from the guardianship of her father
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      NATURAL LAWS.
      185 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Being of a frugal nature, "Paku's" letter in your yesterday s issue provided me- with ut least half an hour's amuselr.int. Even this, however, was tinged with sorrow when tho conviction grew in ft length that Providence had placed in
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      138 8 To the Editcv of the Straits Times. Sir,- -Of nil the numerous letters dealing with the rubber (juestion, the contribution of "Paku" in yesterday's issue is practicaMy unanswerable, because he In ings logic and sound philosophy into the arena. Mr. Hecker apparently know! nothing ab:>ut the grand law of csMOßtion,
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      ANOTHER WAY OUT.
      878 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. Whenever there is a slump, a cry <ro?s un for help from the Government, apparently on the grounds that a rubber -lump is bad for the country and therefore it is the Government's duty to help. vYi-.a: is jroo'l
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    SEQUEL TO STRIKE.
    122 8 Foreman Fitter Attacked And Stabbed. A rtiiki' of filters employed by Chop Him heong of Kalians, :'.l>out a jjoarago, was :»'.id to have hen the cause of a ■order on Au?. I. which was inquired into by Mr. J. G. Barrett, the Singapore Coroner yesterday. According to
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    REVOLT IMMINENT
    126 8 Afghanistan Through A German's Eyes. The German tutor <if one of the MNU of the former King Amanullah recently described the internal unrest in Afghanistan. He Mid that it was likely to culminate in H revolution at any moment. Afghanistan, hi- snid. was really beinjr ruled l.y King
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      75 8 lH|fHßVlHHssmmml W mftf^fl mmmP^ efmmw > msVlNmßfei Ksf^Qmm* $L *T f '^•mmmmmmmmilllS "SUGAKCANE" BRAND TRUTH IN ADVERTISING EARNS PRE-EMINENCE. REFRIGERATING Co LTD ORCHARD RD., SELEGIE RD., KEPPEL RD., GRANGE RD. MARKET. Royal Exchange What do you connect with these two words Insurance Then why not givo this old established Corporation
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      139 8 NOTICE THE SPECIAL ANNUAL CHEAP SALE TAKES PLACE AT RENE ULLMANN'S from August 1 to 81, where special bargains may be found RENE ULLMANX where BUYING MEANS AN INVESTMENT. Nickel wrist and pocket watches from 5.00 up. 14 kt. solid gold lever 15 jewels movement from Sl">.00 up. Genuine diamond
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      309 9 6-15 TONIGHT 9-15 It's Your Turn Now! EUROPE 'HAS tCCLAIMEII THIS PfCTUBB AS ONE OF THE GREATEST PRODUCTIONS YET SCREENED THE GOLDEN VOICE OF JOHN Me CORMACK THE WORLD'S GREATEST TENOR IN A BEAUTIFUL HUMAN STORY "SONG 0' SAY HEART" WITH Maureen 0 Suliivan John Garrick J. M. Kerrigan A
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      132 9 \\/M\IM UU\L\I \\!M MU U\\L UWAUU UU U V \i/.WU Q0 0000 QQQQOO Q© Q0 GO OOft|*C 9 BBBB^^Mf lW i i- ,jBTM H K_^j^^Jmßmßm»bJb^^j^L^^P Last Night's Huge Audience Amazed at the Terrific Realism and Intense Dramatic Suspense Singapore endorses the world's opinion of the Great Film that is playing
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      166 9 VICTORIA THEATRE Saturday iSexi and Nightly IT." 9.30 Matinee Thursday, F^tember 1, at .">.!"; .m. HFIIOT BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PICTURES JTIILiLJ-iV/ PMBSNT ELSTREE CALLING Dancing, Singing, Cinema-radio Revue. With Will Fyffe. HA Hulbert. Ckdji Courtnt-idKo- etc. Also CARL BRISSON and MIMI CRAWFORD in CHELSEA NiGHTS All BRITISH PROGRAMME Rooking now open
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    CHINA MERCHANT CO.
    377 10 SHIPPING NOTES Reorganisation Not Likely To Prove Easy. Nanking, Au;. 5. Mr. WassJ reh-(liuii. Minister of <".i!imu!iicationp, rctunied hero fn>m Shanghai yesterday. Referring U< the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company, Mr. Wan;: stated that although Mr. Tsai Pel, head of tho Ministry's Navigation Department, is at present
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      GERMANY'S NEW TAXES.
      257 10 Money Crisis Causes Cuts; In Expenditure. The ■i! quences of the extravagance. the serious tradt- depression, and tho political animosities that prevent the proper i^nduct of public finances nr? OOW being felt by the whole population of Germany. The abinet, aTtoi- t'.iscussin'j; the situ-i-li .i produced by
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      PROHIBITION IN U.S.A.
      152 10 Steps to Secure Its Early Abolition. Chicago, (Illinois), Au>f. 12. Thi c ;etitions, containint; a xotal of 4OO.CC'O names c-aih peiition calling for repeal of the Eighteenth (Prohib'ti^n) Arrxriimcrit, toßether with the mociinca- j tien of the Volstead Enforcement Law and th.> repeal of the Illinoi; "search
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      266 10 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Aug. '20. On LunJon Bank 4 m 2 o T Demand 2 :t 2'i \V1 Private 3 m. credit 2.4 i! 32 '>n New York, demand r Private KO d/i 67% 1 On France, Bunk T.T. 1428 On India, Bank T.T. 15S'.» (m HMg Konp. Bank T.T. -II
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      DEVELOPING TRADE OVERSEAS.
      1360 10 Economic Mission to The Far East. The Government has decided to send nn Economic Mission to the Far Eust to study the possibilities of developing Britisli tnule. says The Financial Times of July 20. CommrnliiiR upon this decision Mr. G. M. Gillctt, Ml'., of the Department of
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      CHINESE REPATRIATED.
      93 10 Two Batches Totalling 356 Leave Penang. (From Our Own Correspor.dant). Penang, Aug. 28. Although there are no available statistics concemir.jr unemployment am m« Chinese labourers here, it is understood that two batches of Chinese, Rambftfiog 250 and 100 respectively, have bw.i repatriated, and that 200 more are on
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      WELLS GOING DRY.
      84 10 Jasin Water Being Rationed By The Police. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Auk. ->*• The Jasin district is badly in need of water. The wells are nearly all dry and in places the water is being ralioiu-d out by the police. So far during this month there
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        MINING.
        469 10 [MM Val. I'd. Buyer* Seller* tl £1 Adam Kumbunc 24/- MA r» -v Aycr Hitnm Tin 9/3 10 £1 il Bang Tin Tin 14/- 15--1 1 Hat an* Tadang 0.10 0.1 5 1 1 Batu Caves 0.56 0.60 1 1 Hukit Aranj 0.35 0.40 £1 £1 Burmah Malay 13-
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        GENERAL.
        221 10 issue fal. I'd. Buyers Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick Ordi. 2.40 2. CO 2 2 Alex. Brick I'refi. 2.05 2.15 a £1 Brit. Air.. Tobacco 4.17.6 5.2.6 1 1 Central Engine 0.40 0.50 ncm. 1 I Cycle and Carriage! 0.37H O.iJ'cr.oiu. lOi. !Us. Duff Development Ii. 6 4, C
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        114 10 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 ICS lOt ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of IUOI red. 1930 $1,678,000 par. 1% prem. Singapore Municipal 4V« p.c. of il)07 red. ISM $1,600,000 M par Singapore Municipal 4*4 p-c. •f iaoo red. 1858 11,000,000 »i
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        383 10 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's Prices Fraser Lyall Co. fcvatt Allvnby ($1) O.ttO 1.00 Ml 1.00 A!or GHjMh ($1) O£U 1.00 0.90 l.i'O A. Kitun Hi, 1.15 1.40 1.20 1.40 KuninK (Jl) 0.26 U.HS 0.26 o.3ft A. .Ma!:.y is 2) 1.15 l.r.u 1.20 1.50
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      NEW LAW COURTS.
      185 10 Difficulty in Choosing Suitable Site. -ior. is taking place In ufll :ial circles on ihe question of a site for ii:e new iaw co. Seven ritaf h;.\' beta suggested in the !>;■... few sreeks, m.i among tIMM i? that! en which Raffles Institution stand.-. Thisi is Government
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    WEIHAIWEI'S FUTURE.
    210 10 Nankinf Submits Plan For Consideration. ig, /.i;:. recommending thai, rendition u> the National Govern- 1 rrtcnt, Wcihaiwci be < I ted s moniellialit) ctly under the juritdictioii of to ir.surt- Urn dbvciopmcnt and effi'icnt administration I n s::'uniitt.'<! .'j the ry of Ft r-.-i^n Affairs. I It i
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  • SHARE MARKET REPORT.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    198 10 Today. North, N.-East and N.-We«t Sumatra (Tinomboi p.m. Selut I'andjanK, Beackalis, Siak. 1 i.kan Baioi- >V l'ajukoinbo (H«Bg T hontr) pi... ilbft-in Si Api A;>i (Honj: Lain I I Bjn. Siam v xcept Lower Siam) iHafthoi) p.m. Java, Souih-West Sumacra, SouthKast Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas, Timor Dilly (Baa
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    109 10 Friday, Aag— t It, 1 Skips alonculde the Wharres or riptcUd to arrlva. MNM i Wh;:.:' Kwaastans, Akita Mai-u Tl 1 Main Wharf IMamius is itul.'.n 14 Bat** T^kada 1 1 :s Is'an.l.r I 8 nn.pire Dock Dardamis M Scattla Hani K::ton^' city of Delhi ::7 l.arut
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    Vessels Arrived.
    106 10 I BUI AN, Brit, -111 tons, from l!a>;an -Jy lor l'..n Bwetteaham :n-x. ROKIBAT. S.am, :;".2 tons, 1101:1 Kemasi.i ■:"-x. for Kemasla 31 -a. 1 WEERT. l>ut., 885 tons, from CheriLoii i;s-s. for Peoaac HUA TONC, Hrit.. lot) tons, from Malacca l".i-s. for Malacca HVa. INBUUNDE, Dut., .*.,067
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      269 10 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Hri?ht Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- I Relative Direc- Speed. Weather. Max. Min. lull, shine. Humidity tion. F. P. Ini. hours. m.p.h. Alir S:tr .89 71 0.34 O !>.! Calm Fine Kola Bharu .80 73 Nil M 8.1 SW I Fine K. Ti-ennranu 89
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      169 10 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Friday. August 2». II. W. 1.25 a.m., 10 ft. 1 in 1.39 p.m., 9 ft. 2 in. Singapore Cricket Club am), inter., 0.1f> p.m. 1'ulice Band at Katonir Park, r.1.1 p.m. Saturday. Amu>t 30. Singapore.' Races. I H. W. 2.1.1 a.m.. I ft. 3 in., 2.12
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    228 11 Fairly Good Demand For Tin. RUBBER DULL AND APATHETIC. (From Oar Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday, 10 a.m. Today's Trices Kublier, U% cents per 1b. Tin, 175 tons at $69 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, I ondon i 3 t A. per lb., unchanged New York, els., per
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    108 11 Barlow and Co.'s report of Aug. 28 states have l>cen rather more reserved •luring the past week anil the market has i to stagnant. Prices have varied between 1"> and 16% cents in >ympathy with the daily overseas advices. it.lcs today quote London unchanged at 4 l
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    115 11 Programme of drills up to and for week tniilm; Aug. 31 Friday. Aug. 29, 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall. Aaiatc Vniu. S.V.C., Recruits Dri'l 5. 1S p.m.. Drill Hall. S.R.A. (V), Promotion and Laying Tests Classes 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, "F" (Malay) Co., 30 Yards Range; 5.15 p.m.. Prill
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      BETTER TONE IN U.S.A.
      1704 11 jr«t ready to meet pro-sure. The re.ent BOW a heavy reduction of deposits in the interior. This may be interpreted as meaning a decline in bank liabilities, due t'. calls made upon the banks by depositors arko waat their funds for current use. A pretty general
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      59 11 Tone of Market :—Dull. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet O4d. per lb. New Tork :—Spot Sheet G. cents 99 r >» per lb. 12 o'clock noon, Aug. 29. I.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot tandard R.S.S. on Tender September Qrtober dct.-Dec. w Jan. -Mar. Buyer*
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      NYALAS RUBBER ESTATES, LTD.
      1282 11 information of all shareholders in the constituent companies. Before closing I have to record with regret the death of -Mr. Koh San Hin, who was chairman of the company since 1914 to .Sept. 13, 1929, the date of his death. Mr. Koh San Hin rendered valuable
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      TIPS IN MARKET OPERATIONS.
      1303 11 Gullibility a Quality That Never Depreciates. There is an old American story which probably has a universal application and which seems to fit a certain phase of all speculative markets with admirable precision. An old man of 80 or so was philosophising over what he had
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      EXCHANGES.
      73 11 Rugby, Aug. 28. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.08.4. Athens 375, Bombay Is. s*d., Berlin 20.39, Brussels 34.84, Bucharest 816<4. Rio 4 9-16, Buenos Aires 40-""fi, Copenhagen 18.16, Geneva 25.05, Helsingfors 193 15-32, Hong Kong Is. 3 11-lf.d.. Lisbon 108H, Madrid 45.65. Milan 92.975, New York 4.87, Oslo 18.165, Paris
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      COPRA MARKET.
      31 11 Barlow and Co.'s report on the copra market states that prices fluctuated slightly during the week and the market closed slightly easier. Closing quotations were Sundried, $6.75 mixed, $6.60.
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    HOME FINANCIAL MATTERS.
    968 11 Markets Generally Remain Listless. COMPANIES WHICH STILL TRIUMPH. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July Markets remain listless, and raeta business as is taking place is very largely of a professional nature. In some ew s prices have drooped to the low< ii levels of the year and
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      121 11 Wiliard Batteries Give EXTRA Service The Wiliard wood-iHxiilatfd bat- illurd Tkread-B*kbcr battertrt toy is liiil(nirnl to ihv vctih <■•' liair esira (hinilnlil i/ nhnc (ho the n, r, ii, i, iirirrr. hind 'truer )it<(h it. A storage battery is made up of many corrrlattd parts. Failure of a single part
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1930. TWO MORE SCHEMES.
    1361 12 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1930. TWO MORE SCHEMES. Two rev.- i s'.-ictinp the output of rubber bao beers propounded u.-ir^ (k. 1 ;>av. week Th schemes have bean put forward ir. wMcly different •vp.nncrs and it is clsir that tru> rcstric-tioni.-ts r.rc paying ar, ;".uch attention to
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    THE ETHER OF SPACE— WHAT IS IT ?
    1860 12 THE ETHER OF SPACE— WHAT IS IT One of the World's Most Complex Problems. This article (the first portion of which appeared yesterday) is the last of the present series. It will form one of thr chapter in a book by H. H. Tiltman and T. C. Hridgcs Master Minds
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    14 12 The Raja Uda has been appointed AJD.C. to H.E. the High Commlsal ner. n
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    19 12 Vi-jp-Aiimiral H. J. Twerilie will sue V< e-Adniral Murmsster as Com nand«r-in-Chi«f cf the Africa Station on Inn. 0.
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    27 12 Mr. .T. EL Paippa, J.l'., of Pcnang, whe i.. 11 to Sumatra for fii; health, is now n Klan.ir. staying with Mr. and Mrs D. T. Pa»<|ual.
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    25 12 Mr, J. Cordon, an engineer well-known n Kuala Lumpur mining circles, with Mrs. and Miss Gordoa, left West Austra■a on Aug. 0 for New Zealand.
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    24 12 The engagement Is announced of Lady Mary Campbell, sister of the Earl of Clawdor. to Captain Claude Eastman. YD.C to the Governor of Mr.dras.
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    24 12 A s^.-oial Convocation of the University Toronto has conferred honorary rtss.nn.l i :>on V'seoi'.nt Duntdin. Lord Tomlin, Sir lohn Simon ::nd Mr. William Jowitt.
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    28 12 Elaborate arranpements are being made for the forthcoming durbar which will be held at the Istana, Klang, on September 13 .o celebrate the Sultan of Selanjjor'i' 67th birthday.
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    34 12 ?.!r. P. 11. MeK. Cooper, of the Chandu Monopoly I)ej)artment is soon to leave Ipoh on transfer to Teluk Anson on entering th.- Customs Department. Mr. Cooper has been stationed in Ipoh since *****.
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    33 12 The engagement is announced of Mr. Stanley Wright Clowes, youngest son rf Mr, nnd Mrs. R. Clowes, of Look, Staffordshire, to Evelyn Mcseley, elder daughter of and Mr-. J. Douglas Forsyth, of Ceylon.
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    110 12 The death has occurred of Mr. George Gall Sim. C.S.I. (1!)26), C.I.E. (1920), L'iputy Chairman of Vickrrs-. Armstrongs, Ltd., and a Director of Vickers, Ltd. He was 52 years of age. Educated at Aberdeen I'nivcrsity and Christ Church, Oxford. Mr. Sim entered the Indian Civil Service in 1001. He served
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    667 12 A LAUDABLE EXAMPLE Those people who think that, in the preent crisis in the ml ber industry, director! rubber companies look 1 n >my on ho estates but not in the board room, .ill have to admit that there are some '.irectors to whem fees are
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    HEAT WAVE DEATHS INCREASING IN GREAT BRITAIN.
    174 13 TWENTY-FIVE DEATHS IN HEAT WAVE. 94 Degrees in London. IRON AND STEEL WORKS CLOSED DOWN. London, Aug. 28. After eight weeks of autumn-like weather, with chilly pales and rain, summer suddenly burst over Great Britain this week. The temperature of 32 in the
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    THE SOVIET'S FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
    3654 13 An Industrialisation Gamble. PRIMITIVE HUNGER IN COMMUNAL RESTAURANTS. (I!y H. Hcssoll Tiltman, author of "James Ramsay Mac Donald Labour"* Man of Destiny". "Poverty Lane", "Common Clay", "The I'm i.'ic A Forecast etc.) ir. the second of a scries of eight articles in which the author gives
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    SIR CECIL CLEMENTI IN JAVA.
    184 13 Telephones to Lord Passfield. Rugby, Aug. 28. Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor of the Straits Settlements, who is paying a visit to the Netherlands Indian Government, spoke by telephone from Java to Lord Passfield, the Colonial Secretary at the Colonial Ofli:e this afternoon. This is the
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    AMERICA'S CUP.
    277 13 Defender Chosen to Meet Shamrock V. Newport, Rhode Island, Aug. 28. The yacht Enterprise, skippered by Mr. Harold Vanderbilt, has been selected to defend the America's Cup against Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock V. The Enterprise is the smallest of the frur prospective defenders, but has the gTeatcrt sail
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    CHANNEL SWIM.
    105 13 Good Effort by 19- Year-Old Girl. London, Aug. JR. A nineteen-year old Bristol girl, Elsie West, left Gris Xez at 10.">5 yesterday evening to swim the Channel. She was only R-i miles from the South Foreland, after nine hours, and seemed to have every hope of breaking Miss
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    SPORT & FRIENDSHIP.
    119 13 SPORT FRIENDSHIP. "Nobody Is Thinking About War." Chicago, Aug. 28. In an address which President Hoover read here at the opening of the International games he said it was not entirely accidental that such a meeting hud been arranged on the second anniversary of the signing of the Kellogg Peace
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    AMMUNITION FOR CHINA.
    54 13 Swedish Company Seeks Permission to Export. Stockholm, Aug. 29. The Svcnska Mctallverken Company has asked the Swedish Government's permission to export a consignment of 10,000,000 mauser cartridges to the order of the Chinese Government. The company understands that Norway, Brlgium and Holland are permitting the expert of
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    "SAVIOUR OF PERU."
    172 13 Colonel Cerro Takes Over Government. New York, Aug. 28. A message from Lima states that Colonel Sanchez Cerro has taken over the Government. The military junta, under General Manuel Pence which deposed President Leguia, has resigned in the face of an overwhelming public cry for Colonel Cerro.
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    EMPIRE TELEPHONES.
    153 13 Plans for Wireless Service Well Advanced. London, Aug. 28. The Daily Mail states that everything is ready for the opening of the wireless telephone service between Great Britain and India. Suitable stations in both countries are prepared to link up as soon as the necessary agreements have been
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    ARGENTINE STRIKES.
    66 13 Extraordinary Precautions By Authorities. Buenos Aires, Aug. 28. General discontent prevails among the workers here and the telephonists have already declared a 24-hour strike. Extraordinary precautions are being taken by the authorities. The Cabinet met specially to discuss the situation in the house of President Irigoyen,' the roof
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    OFFENSIVE HELD UP BY FLOODS.
    797 13 Lunghai Trenches Full Of Water. Shanghai, Aug. 28. According to a Japanese report there are now only seven Government divisions on the Tsinan-Pukow Railway front, of which three divisions have crossed the Yellow River, to ward off a possible Shansi counter-attack. On the other hand
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    OUTWARD MAIL.
    33 13 Mails from Europe by the Rujula, which arrived at Penang at 8.40 p.m. yesterday, will arrive by train tomorrow ■morninjr. Correspondence will bo roady for delivery to boxholdcrs at SAO j>.m.
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    THE ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE.
    387 13 Reports of Postponement Discredited. QUIET ON FRONTIER. Europeans Call for Action Against Congress. London, Aug. •_>*. Official quarters in London entirely discredit the report that the Round-Table Conference on India may bo postponed. Preparations for the Conference to meet about the beginning of November arc proceeding according
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    NOT FORGOTTEN.
    92 13 Wounded Ex-Service Men At the Palace. Rugby. Aug. 28. A largo number of woundel ox-Service men were entertained at Buckingham Palace this afternoon at the invitation of the King. This is the first of a series of such parties to be held there weekly during the coming month,
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    CHINESE CADETS
    43 13 Eleven Military Students At Sandhurst. Ix>ndon, Aug. 2'.K The re-opening cf Sandhurst was marked by the entry of 11 Chinese military students, who ore officially described 08 "attached.'' They will he trained nadei the same conditions as the other cadets. Reuter.
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    ALLEGED FRAUDS ON COLD STORAGE CO.
    1549 14 Charge Against Former Storekeeper. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aur 2«. The healing was begun at the Selanpor Assi/'-s today before Mr. Justice FnrrerManliy, of the case in which a Cantonese, Pong Vat Leong, formerly employed as a .'■t-iekeeper and a salesman by
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    412 14 Remarkable Charge Against Malays. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 28, Aa amazing: tale was tod in the police coarl yesterday to the First Magistrate, Mr. G." A. ile C. ue Moubray, when three yoong Malvys, Samat, Salim and Siran, vere charged with voluntarily causing hurt
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    RIOT IN VILLAGE.
    134 14 Case Against 39 Hylams Adjourned. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Ausr. 28. Thirty-nine Ilylams who were arrested in Sungei Rumbci on Aug. 19 were charged yesterday in the Jasin court with rioting. On the conclusion of the prosecution evidence, which last nearly all day the case was
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    SMOKE HOUSE FIRE.
    24 14 (FTom Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 28. Fire broke out last Sunday evening in the smoke house on Bukit Kajang estate.
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    CONTROL OF SELLING PRICES.
    318 14 Injunction Asked Against Agent. A claim by an importer of a commodity for an injunction to restrain an agent from selling at a price lower than the minimum agreed upon between the parties, and for damages which the importer alleges he suffered in consequence, was met
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    NEW NIGHT CAFE.
    207 14 Application Granted By K.L. Sanitary Board. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 28. The following were some of the smaller matters decided at yesterday-? lengthy meeting of the Sanitary Board, the chairman, Mr. V. G. Ezechiel, presiding: An application was received from Mrs. C. A. Morrison,
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    VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP.
    1664 14 Can You Help These Men r 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
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    401 15 SINGAPORE RACING PROSPECTS. Form at a Glance. FULL PROGRAMME FOR TOMORROW. The Singapore Turf Club autumn meeting begins tomorrow, and will he continued in Sept. :i. <>, 10 and 13. Kntries for tomorrow's eitfht events an good, and there
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    PONIES, CLASS I. 2nd Div.. 6 Furs., 2.45 p.m.
    377 15 0. 2. DONOKA, 9. See Rotemary, Mona. I'erak, Summer 7 furs., carried 9 st. I Ib.. beatea 1 length by Some Silk. Coumary received 4 lb. a short head .Trd, The Witch received 24 lb. 4th. Blum Tau l«otWed i! Ib.,
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    427 15 MYRA (ARMEL, 9. No local form. LADY BERYL. X.1 3. I'ennnK, Autumn 5 furs., c&rricd 7 st. 10 it.. ::id t.. Titania. Prnaag, Autumn U fure, carried 7 st. 13 lb. unplaced to Le Souverain, Bloomtield reieived 2 lb., aUo ran.
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    597 15 Top »i i^ht not accepting weights to be taiaea 2 lb. 0. 3. 0. PRINCE EUMALT, 9.3. See Cousin. Ptaaaft Autumn One mile and distance, carried 8 st. 11 Ib. unplaced to Abbot's OUt received 9 Ib. I'enang, Summer 0 furs.,
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    354 15 0. I. I. LOCH BUY, ML Bee Little Gibby, Orexlx. Pcrak, Summer 7 furs., carried 9 st. 1 lb., and won by 2H lengths from MeLan received 23 lb. Perak, Summer 5 furs., carried 8 st. 12 lb., and won by
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    535 15 t. 1. 3. I.ADY ROSSDALE, t. Has run and won in Class I Ponies. Selun|;or. Summer Horse*, Claaa 11, Division 11, 0 fura., carried 8 at. 7 Ib. unplaced to Lucky Mistake level, Mikado ic- ceiTed 6 lb.. Golden Strand Rave
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    656 15 Top weight not accepting weights to be rr.ised 7 Ib. 1. J. 3. ETTINGTON. 9. Selangor, Spring U| furs., carried 9 st. 8 lb. 3rd to Battle Creek received :16 Ib. i Pending, Spring One mile and distance, carried 9 s.t.
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    249 15 BADMINTON. Singapore Doubles Championship. The remaining tip in the nuarter liual of the Singapore badminton open doublechampionship tournament. Tan Mian>r Chenp; and Lim Chin Lam v. Chia Kirn Guan and Koh Lick N'am. wii! be played off at the S.V.C. Drill Hall. Beach Road. tomorrow at 4 p.m. The winner
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    4138 17 THE LITERARY PAGE— NEW BOOKS REVIEWED. A Batch of Sensational Fiction Now is the Time to Hunt the Body Peculiar Spinster's Correspondence—Mr. Van Dine as an Egyptologist Comedy that Precedes Tragedy Dire Happenings in Paris Snarls and Suavily and Black Velvet and Pearls. ,ii;;iiii:iiiii»iiiiiiwiiniiiiraiiiwuiiiiii™^ Death and Detection. The DiH-uintnts in
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    THE NO-TAX MOVE IN EGYPT.
    920 18 A Midnight Meeting. STEEL-HELMETED POLICE GUARD ENTRANCE. r i hi- p at the r.iiiinight t:i at 'aim, which had 3 „uel in the roctot riots are contained i, tha !»<<.. ii papers recently to hand. The Cairo correspondent of the Obser- vi r say;. Liiat
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    "REDS" IN NANKING.
    121 18 Machine-Guns, Bombs And Pistols Seized. Nanking, Aug. 13 The arrest of over 200 Communist u> pects, and the seizure cf a number oi machine-guns, and pistols and many cases t i hand-grenades, during the pa.-; fewdays, have convinced the Nanking authorMm of the presence in the Nationalist
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    ISLAND OF HANDSOME GIANTS.
    532 18 Captain's South Sea Find. QUITE UNSPOILED BY BY CIVILISATION. Reports of a strange, unfrequented iaand which partially sinks from view every 24 hours, and whose physicall superb inhabitants live almost exclusively on a diet of fish and coconuts, were made to Matson Line officials by Captain
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    BLAZING TANK TRAGEDY
    181 18 One Man Killed and Twenty Injured. An aluminium tank burst with tragic results recently at the BUUaajkam chemical factory of Synthetic Ammonia and Nitrates. Ltd., a branch of Imperial Chemical Industries. One man, Archibald Thorns, of Paradise Row, Stockton, was killed, and twenty were injured. Residents in
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    HEAT WAVE IN AMERICA.
    154 18 Architects Watching Effect On Skyscrapers. New York, July 27 The "heat wave which passed the Naval Treaty" has done much less worthy work during the week. It has reached tho magnitude of a national disaster. Monday's official ninety-nine degrees represented much more than a hundred on
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    TOURISTS BEHIND ON FIRST INNINGS.
    554 19 Fourth Wicket St?.nd. BRADMAN DEFIES WILES OF FREEMAN. I. ndon, Aug. 28. A farther shock awaited Hn Austra■n their match wiih Kent was re- l.ury. Tho county, which had lost four v Icketa for KJ runs yesterday, went < n t>> make 227, and thur,
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    LOCAL CRICKET.
    164 19 Indian Association To Meet Municipal S.C. The following have been selected to th<- Indian Association against the Municipal Services Club tomorrow on the I. A. ground at 2 p.m. Abbasbhoy. l>. s. Fernandas, Wastr Singh, Choor Amarchand, Bhaskaran, I). K. Sammy, A. N. Katval. S. K. I'radhan, R.
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    TENNIS IN U.S.A.
    59 19 Semi-Finals of Doubles Championship. Brookline, Aug. 29. The following were the results of the s. ;in-tin:ils in the American doubles championship A 'l, son and Van Ryn beat Berkeley Bell and Gregory Mangin, 6—B,6 8, 6—4,6 4, o—4,0 4, 6—:!. Docg and Lott beat Hunter and Tilden,
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    TENNIS EXHIBITION.
    318 19 Malayan Champions Lose To Chinese. The exhibition doubles match at the Straits Chinere Recreation Club yesterday between Matsukawa and Kawajiri. the winners of the Malayan Double? championship, and Lim Bong Soo and John Lim proved an exciting struggle. Both the Chinese are left-handed players, and presented a difficult
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    TENNIS.
    438 19 S.C.C. Tournament ■liay'.s results I A Singles. Capt. Graham ber.t A. D. Anderson, I—6,1 6, B Singles. K. Zicg?le beat W. 11. Palirrave, G— l, 6—l. V. <;. Savi beat P. H. Hopkins, 6—3, C— 2. D Sinslcs. R. E. Stott beat K. H. MoFarlane, 6—4, D. L. L.
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    BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES.
    648 19 England's Numerous Successes. Hamilton, Angr. Iff. The British Empire Games opened here tsday before a. huge attendance of spectators and in glorious sunshine. Lord WUlingdoh welcomed the athletes and visitors, and said the irreatness of the Empire was largely built up on the fact that every Britisher
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    GOLF.
    18 19 Keppel Mixed Foursomes Competition. The mixed foursomes competition for September will be played off on Wednesday afternoon,.
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    MALAYA COMMAND MEETING.
    113 19 Big Entry for Competitions In Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, An/. 28. The Malaya Command rifle meeting bepan in Kuala Lumpur today. The members of units entered is up to standir.l. and the individual entries exceed those of 1929. Topping the individual entries are
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    AMERICAN BASEBALL.
    197 19 Results of .Games in Two Major Leagues. New York, Aug. 27. Today's baseball results were as follows: National League. New York last to Brooklyn, 2—7. Philadelphia l>eat Boston, 9—3. Cincinnati 10-t to St. Louis, I—2. Chicago lost to Pittsburgh, B—lo. American Lea?ue. St. Louis beat Detroit, s—o.5 0.
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    POLO
    105 19 Semi-Final Round of Barnes Cups Competition. At the Singapore Polo Club on Wednesday the semi-final round of the Barnes Ci ds crmpt'tition wia played. In the first Rame, A team, composed of Messrs. Gilford, Ferguson, Alexander and Reynolds, beat the E team (Lt.-Col. Here and Item Arthur, Whitty and
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    EVERTON TROUBLES.
    180 19 Directors Criticised at Annual Meeting. Strong comments were made by shareholders regarding the policy of the directors at the annual meeting of the Everton F. C. at Liverpool. Eventually a vote of no confidence in the board was proposed, but following- a speech by Mr J. Denard, who
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    NEW LEAGUE CLUB.
    168 19 Ground Reconstruction New Players Secured. Thames F.C., the newly-elected members of the Third Division (South) of the Football League, are leaving no stone unturned to make their ground and team worthy of their new sphere. It has been decided that the whole of the football arena at
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    S.A.F.A. LEAGUE.
    311 19 Final Positions Of Clubs. In tho last S.A.F.A. League match of iho season, pHyed at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday the. I'olic: 1 confirmed tboir |.o--itioii as champions of the> Second Division by defeating the Warders by five Koals to two. The completed League tables ar a I
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    BRITISH POLO TEAM.
    55 19 Practice Begun For Internatiomls. New York. Aug. 18. The British polo team wtn all practising on Phillip Field, Old Waatbvy, yesterday, mainly with the idea at vx ercising the ponies. Fonv.el practice matches begin on Aug. 21, on Whitney's Grenniree Field, which has been specially allotted to
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    GUNBOAT JACK.
    162 19 Knocks Out Bdr. Ayling In 11th Round.* Gunboat Jack edded another victory to his credit when he knocked out Bdr. Ayling at Allahabad on Aug. 9. Bdr. A} ling, who is in the 72nd Battery, R.A.. put up an excellent fight B.:ainst the coloured American. Ayling vj^tained severe
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    EMPIRE GAMES.
    163 19 Federation to be Formed To Perpetuate Meeting. Hamilton, Aug. 20. The future- of the Empire Games was aascrad at a first meeting of Dominion this morning when it was un- agraed that the games should hi- perpetuated. A «lra f t constitution for an Empire S;><-rt.~ Federation was
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    130 19 Friday, August 29. Singapore Cricket Club inn. mtg., C.15 p.m Ii.KT.C. Tournament, open mixed doubled final. Saturday, August 39. Singapore Races. Cricket H.Ci\ vs. H.Q. Wins, Welch, B.C. ground Chinese II vs. Welch Rcirt. "A Co. I. A. vs. Municipal S.C. Malaya Cup Final: Singapore v«. Selangor, Sunday,
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    CRICKET NOTES AND COMMENTS.
    805 19 Etceteras Win Great Game CENTURIEvS BY NOON AND JEANS. The principal attraction la week-end Mi the iTK'vt nfi; of the .M Tenants ami Ktcfteias on t'n :n:: ng tho tu-., on Friday, bcld cnurso of patl pponenti In to l>nt, aril, v it tu. n-ii out,
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    DEFEATIST ATTITUDE DEPLORED.
    1140 20 Europeans in India. «>- STRONG ACTION URGED AGAINST DISORDER. Calcutta, Aug. 19. One of tin- most memorable meetings hold by the European community in the history of Calcutta, attracted 1,200 momthe community to the Da'housie Institute this evening. Tile object of the meeting was to pretest against
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    NEW ISLAND CLUB.
    208 20 Good Progress Made On Reservoir Site. Excellent progress i 3 being made with the work at the new Island Club. The dab was Bret suggested last year and members will be admitted irrespective of rae-e. The idea il to promote more social interc urea between Europeans and
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    VIVID WAR FILM.
    410 20 Screen Version of All Quiet At the Canitol (By Our Film Correspondent.) All Quiet "ii the Western Front," which opened kst night at the Capitol, extends .he limits of the screen to almost incredible realism. The spirit of Erich Remarque's famous b<x>k is a difficult one to
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    INTERNATIONAL AIR LINE
    50 20 The Swiss Company Balair, in con junction with the Air Union and the Cidna, has recently inaugurated an airmail service between Le. Havre and Basic. The new line will facilitate the transport of passengers and mail between Switzerland and the liners calling at Le Havre or Cherbourg-
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    SINGAPORE EURASIANS.
    385 20 Report of the Association For Past Year. The committee of the Eurasian Assicia:: n reports as follows for the year cniied June SO The accounts show a credit balance of The total number of members is 8.1. The Eurasian Association, Pcnr.n:: branch, h.'s a membership of 148. During
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    SWISS TRADE.
    67 20 -> Feeling Effects of World Crisis. The world economic crisis is equally reflected i:i the statistics for Swiss foreign trade during the lirst s,ix months of the year. In comparison with 1329, imports have dropped 2} million and exports aoout 90 million Swiss francs. The passive Besets of
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    28 20 A Pans cable of Auk. -0 states that Begum Aira Khan, who has been stay, injt at I)i aiivillc with lvr husband, con'ight pneumonia, but is n better.
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    MASS PRODUCTION & THE WORKERS.
    552 22 MASS PRODUCTION THE WORKERS. American Labour View. NOT MORE HUT FEWER JOBS. Mr. William Green, president of the Ami'iiran Federation of Labour, recently challenged orthodox economic views regarding the benefits of mass production, and announced organised labour's longtime plan for dealing with unemployment. "Labour's programme, Mr. Green said, w:is aa
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    WORLD BEAUTY TITLE.
    92 22 tralveston's Fa?nnus Annual j Contest. Galveston (Texas), Au?. 2. eminir.e heautier. from a!! part of he !d n re eni Galveston's faawo*. -.u-.i beauty contest began tnlay. Among the ronatriei which have enter- 1 i-d representative* ars the United States, Soviet Russia German; '''ranc;', H angary,' i.
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    COMPULSORY BATHS.
    95 22 Cards to be Stamped Once A Month. All Poles must take a bath at least once a month. Under a Bill which is now drafting according to .> Polish paper, everybody will) receive r. liaih card, that will be solemnly j (tamped by an official when the monthly
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    MEDITATIONS OF A SUICIDE.
    494 22 Grim Diary of Efforts That Failed. A younpr man's .extraordinary record of his while trying to commit suicide Was read at the Battersea inquest recently on George Vivien de Schiller, aged 22, a naturalised Austrian and a bookmaker's clerk, who after -veral other attempts gassed himself
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    ALLEGED NEGLECT IN GIRLS' SCHOOL.
    877 22 Principal Sent For Trial. Pleading not guilty, and reserving her defence, Mr^. Hilda Caroline Trimm Fearn, principal of Merevale High School, Bickley Park Road. Bickley, was at Bromley (Kent) recently, committed for trial to the Old Bailey. Bail was allowed personal recognisances of £100 and
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    CHILDREN START FIRES.
    49 22 Berlin. Aug. 2H. Children constitute the chief tii" hazard in Germany, starti-g about 5.00 C bias m annually md causing damage of more tr.an $10,000,'' Playing with matches or trying t> imitate t Iders in lisrhtinsr lamps i.nd oil i St yes are the principal causes.
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    OLD SODBURY WILL REMAIN.
    359 22 Bit of England That Will Not be Spoiled. Whatevi r may happen to the fair face of England in other counties, Gloucester i.-. determined to preserve her beauty and Id light for it to the last gasp. Here and there have come talcs of projected spoliation
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