The Straits Times, 30 August 1930

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST r AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. t I'AGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1930. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits TImes 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1930. PRICS 10 CENTS.
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      111 1 Singapore: fa. Cecil st. cphone 6isiv. The STRAITS BUDGET i* Malaya's Premier Illustrated Weekly^ Newspaper. ait w SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK FROM THE FERTILE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF SWITZERLAND i "SLEDGE pHI BRAND" j g^ J& CREAM. •'■iiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiniiiniiii i IMllllill^ Every tin of Sledge Brand Condensed Milk is of uniform quality, since
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      92 1 KUALA LUMPUR 27, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). TODAY'S BEST NEWS! ROBINSONS ANNUAL SALE Commences Monday, September Ist. BIG REDUCTIONS. BARGAINS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. CATALOGUE ON REQUEST. ROBINSON Co., Ltd. 'Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. If f£ IF YOU WANT THE FINEST PORK SAUSAGES SEND YOUR ORDER TO:
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      10 1 **~~~~1 -~*-> The STRAITS BUDGET v Malayr't Premier Illustrated Weekly Newspaper.
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      515 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES Incorporated in England) NAIL I'VSSKNT.KR AND CAR«O skh\ KM. Hi AND ORIENTAL S.K I. CO. >. t WITH HIS MAJhSTYS I'W.INT LONDON AND FAR LAaT M v'l. SERVICE. TWARD PMM LONDON FOR CHINA \ND JAPAN. Tonnnge due Sport. \|atw\ 'I- 100 Se P
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      607 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. fsstls Tonnage Dae Sail K/MOR! MARU 10.000 Sept. 11 12 KA.SHIMA MARU 10,000 Sept. 25 26 \ASUKUNI MAKU 11,800 Oct. 8 IiAKONt: MARC 10,500 Oct. 22 23 IBUWA maiu: io.ooo Nov. fi FUSHDCI MARU 10,900 Nov.
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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 well- miwii steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,512 ions). The Mb MARELLA is one of the !»rgest and finest steamers trading to Australia,
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      666 2 R. P. E (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 5431. with •nb-connectiont to Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Kept*, and Manager's Desk. Representative for Singapore and Strait* Settlements of the Travellers Official Information Bnrcan. Booking Office Royal Dutch Indian Airway*.
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      635 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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      571 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for Kretay, Trengganu, Kelant.in, Hani:n.ir:i, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lncon, Sichnn, Bandon, Kohsamul, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure VAI.AYA Bept. I Bept. S MALINI Sopt. 8 B«pt 10 SI'DDHADIB Sept. IS Sept. 11 The steamers are fitted throughout
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      366 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Si<n inv.mrt .Maatschapplj Nedcrland and N.V. RolterdaaMdN Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO in Amsterdam Southampton Harwlllea Rotterdam Tonnage la I .r.'icn 9,200 S.M.N. Sept. 6 v P lo»r«a 17,!'"'l R.L. Sept. 12 S.M.N. Sept. 19 nri-mi r..L. Sept. 26 l .<»00 Oct. 3 111.. Oct
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      2500 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE EAST ASIATIC GU, LIMITED (Incorporated la Denmark) Telephone 5325. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore Penang m.*. LALANDIA Sept. 3 Sept. 5 m.s. MEONIA Sept. 17 Sept. 19 m.*. SELANDIA Oct. 7 Oct. 9 m.s. BORINGA Oct. 22 Oct. 24
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      433 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE. Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Fr.'rclico, Seattle, Vanconrer and Tacoma S.S. GRAYS HARBOR snils from Hone Kone July 26 S.S. EVERETT sails from
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      195 3 JASPER NATIONAL PARK Canada* s Rocky Mountain playground For booklet* and hiformali.i*, write, phont or call. L. L. LAWI.KIt. Grnrral Areat, Hong Kons Bank Chambori, Singapore. CANADIAN NATIONAL T-he Largest RaiUaj, Sjiieta in America BLUE STAR UNE REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE to LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG ami LIVERPOOL. T.s.s. ROYAL STAR Due
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES ANNOUNCEMENT »v \. ••< .Ml NT .. ft
    19 4 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES ANNOUNCEMENT »v ••&lt; .Ml NT ft 30 nn.l M:&gt;. S Grace Field late Mr. an f C Ichostcr.
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      641 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To The Advertising Manager. Straits Times. Cecil Street. Please Insert the following smsll advertisement for days There are approximately seven words to a line and there Is a flat rate ebarge'of 26 cents per line per insertion with i A minimum of one dollar per insertion. The
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      605 4 MISCELLANEOUS 1 OKS BY Dl K)N SINCLAIR, Mountain Metropolla, $3. They Call Me 13. On »2. IVstage extra. m't i [j fet c..i.lc ..i.l tea out of your tento unless yon put good leu ir Good Tea i tv mean expenatVa tea today ii. mean* Bond Yellow Ijihel Oylon tea.
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      741 4 HOUSES, FLATS. ETC. TO LET, house with compound No. 322. I'hompson Road. Apply li. p. ue Silva Ltd. Jewel ten. TO LET, Flat, 316, Orchard Road, grourd Jlcg&gt;\ Kent $80. I'loase apply J. S. Nathan. iio Souza Street. TO LET, dwelling houses Nos. 1 and 2'J. Read. Apply personally, Estate
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      341 4 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LEI OFFICES at 4, Prince Street, top lloor. -Apply Koh Chew Kee, 27-3, Kiliiney Hoad. GODOWNS NOS. 15 AND 16, Trafalgar Street. Entry Sent. 1. 1930. Apply The Cycl- 1 Carriage Co. U928), Ltd. CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE NETHERLANDS. ixuluat Gcncraal der Nederlanden it. 1, :ole:i:
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      929 4 GOVERNMENT NOTICE TENDERS will be received at the Colonial Becreunri oili&lt;-'. up to noon of Sept. 10, I^SO, for the following works 1. Erection of twenty-four Quarters for Subordinates at McNair Road 2. Krectiun o) a :&gt;'t» Police .Station and Quarters at Beach Rjad S. CoottructlCn of additional Bedrooms ut
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      542 4 RUBBER SEED THE I'AAIANOKKAN TJIASEM LANDS, SOEIJANG, JAVA. THE ANGLO DUTCH PLANTATIONS OP JAVA, LTD. LONDONj offer for sale A. ITevra Seed from the Company's isolated budded Seed Garoent Rt Waagoe.'nredja ("Tjikadoe Seed") particulars of winch will &lt;(• found in the Novcm'-er il'27 issue of r he i'lanter." TRICE. 2.'i
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      196 5 Wr X Mk ff I m ENt&gt;s BODY ODORS BODY ODORS offensive breath are socially inexc usable. I erine, used full strength, powerful both as a germicide and deodorant, ijukkh endsrhesetroubles. Gargle daily night and morning, with Listerine; v the body with it. Deadly to bacteria, it is harmless to
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      325 5 SUFFERED WITH ECZEIYIAIOMONTHS Burning and Itching Terrible. Cuticura Healed. The ecxema started with a very aevere itching in the palms of my hands, and when I rubbed them to obtain relief, the skin cracked. Later it broke out under my arms and on my wrists, and gradually apical to the
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      146 5 H^ PARAMOUNT H| ffisf?rh TAKES GREAT PLEASURE In Announcing the Welcome Retorn of THE PRINCE A '^■r THE LOVE \y_ DAZZMNf.'— (Of. OLTFI'?. HP^flHj ROMANCE— sot tc Lilting and rra BEAUTIFUL JEANETTE MACDpNALD MARLBOROUGH September, 2 1- J I %-Jk No other drink you jjLjl can place in the Ice
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      164 5 RECOMMENDED by Consulting Engineers in every part of the world. For every type of building. For* overhead transmission. For underground and undersea. CABLES Sole Agents in Malaya \r FntrmTl|F ntr mTI| I IENGINE WORKS L^] Hrn 1 SINGAPORE Il'OH KUALA LUMPUat 1/ nJI, jr&gt; r% il'V 9 a Jo^J 0^
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  • FEATURES OF THE WEEK'S NEWS FROM CHINA.
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      COMMUNIST MENACE IN CHINA.
      539 6 Beautiful Spy Arrested. OFFICIALS HETRAYEI) BY HER CHARMS. Nankinp, Aug. 22. A lieautiful Chinese girl, dressed in the height of fashion, who is alleged to h;:ve used her charms to obtain secrets from officials for the Comnranbta, mm cmor.R a number of raapacti raceatly ■treated here.
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      CHINESE AIR PILOTS.
      62 6 Resign as Protest Against Mechanics' Work. Shanghai, Aug. 10. Seven Chinese air pilots, including Mr. N'ioh. the director-general of the Shan::-hai-Chenjttu service, and supervisor &lt;&gt;:' the China National Aviation Corporation, have resigned from the latter oi-Ranisa-tion. The pilots, in the COOTM of an interview, declared: "We are
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      CHINA'S SILK INDUSTRY.
      148 6 Nanking Makes Efforts To Revive It. Nanking, Aug. 10. The Ministry of Industry, Commerco and Labour is understood to have formulated a plan t;&gt; exempt all native silk products froaa taxation far v eattaja period as a maaai of rev Mag tlie silk industry. The proposal will
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      BUSINESS OUTLOOK BRIGHTENS.
      1405 6 aaWaWflnniiniiiiiiiiiiiii!!inii:i'i:iG!n!!ni!iiiiiiniiinininßWß«VaaV HONG KONG LETTER. Optimists the Dollar. FOREIGNERS AM) OPIUM TRAFFIC. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong konir, Aug. 22. Business generally still remains quiet in Hong Kong. The military and political situation in China is as unsettled and obscure as ever, and there is no indicatioa '&gt;f
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      THE YOUNG MARSHAL AND NANKING.
      397 6 THE YOUNG MARSHAL AND NANKING. Canton Governor on The Neutrality Issue. Canton. Aug. 20. In view of the speculation regarding the relationship of Marshal Chang Hsuehlianj to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalist Gcvernment at Nanking, some statements made by General Chan Mingshu, Civil Governor of Kwangtung, at the mual
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      WHEN BLOODHOUNDS MIGHT HELP.
      105 6 Canton Police Proposal. TO TRACK DOWN THE KIDNAPPERS. Canton, Aug. 19. General Au Yeung-kue, Commissioner 01 Public Safety, has made a suggestion to the Provincial authorities that bloodhounds be procured for the Canton City Police Force to assist them in their work. Statistics recently issued by
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      A TIBETAN EXPEDITION.
      79 6 To Search for the (liant Panda. Shanghai, Aug. 22. Mr. Floyd Ajax Smith, spcakir.n a: the Rotary Club tiffin, outlined the plans for the forthcoming expedition to Western Szfchuan and Tibet, under the auspices cf the Chicago Museum of Natural His- tory, in search of the giant
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      "EXTERMINATE THE REDS."
      234 6 Nanking Mass Meeting. STRONG RESOLUTION PASSED. Nanking, Aug. 17. Re\-eral thousand persons attended a monster mass meeting held in the first public park yesterday, to urge the Government to adopt drastic measures for the suppression of Communist activities throughout the country. Those present at the meeting included
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      BIG RISE IN THE COST OF LIVING.
      481 6 Statistician Discusses Some of the Causes. Peking. Aug. 6. Once again China has demonstrated her tendency to move in an opposite direction from the rest of the world. While the cost of living has been dropping rapidly in most countries, in China it
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      AMOY AVIATION SCHOOL.
      240 6 To be Shortly Transferred To Canton. Canton. Au;. H. For financial reasons, the Amoy Aviation School is to be transferred to Canton. &gt; This was the first School of Aviation established in China and came into bein^' through the generosity of overseas Chinees, mostly in the Philippines.
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      A HAICHING HERO.
      78 6 Gravestone to be Erected In Hong Kong. llonp Korj*. Aug. 22. A memorial stono, it is learned, will be &lt; erected by the Honjr Kt&gt;-'&lt;: Government t in due course over the grave of Mr. X F. Woodward, who was killed during the attempted piracy of the
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      257 6 Today's Crossword Puzzle. (CLUE S.) ACROSS. 19. Colloct taxes 20. Scattered J^. At that time L\ Hindered o4o 4 Vent 10 As J7. Periodj 11. rleus of bein'; in another pluc« 29. Vessel 1:!. Smaller no. Dot 10. Ornamental knob m. Sledge 1!. Nmull draught :16. Publish lti. Satisfy ;|g.
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      308 7 6-15 TONIGHT 9-15 MATINEES TODAY TOMORROW at 3 p.m. CHILDREN HALF PRICE. It's Your Turn Now! EUROPE /HAS ACCLAIMED THIS PICTURE AS ONE Oi THE GREATEST PRODUCTIONS YET SCREENED THE GOLDEN VOICE OF JOHN Me CORMACK THE WORLDS GREATEST TENOR IN A BEAUTIFUL HUMAN STORY "SONG 0' IV HEART" WITH
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      257 7 &O QO O"n"oa OO OQ Q© Q© OO GO OK HHBB HBaflalHaß96aflßßHßHßSaßHaaaQH a I ij 111 lok t.i oB w ll I "I B WE CREATE— OTHERS IMITATE MATINEES TODAY TOMORROW at 3.15 p.m. CHILDREN HALF PRICE 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Tremendous Success of the (ireflt Film that is phying to
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      272 7 VICTORIA THEATRE I Tonigh: and Nightly at 9/0 Matinee Thursday, September 4, at 3.1 i&gt;.m. WHY BE DEPRESSED t ELSTREE CALLING AND GO HOME HAPPY. AN EVENING WITH THE STARB WILL FYFFE. CICELY COURTNEIDGE, JACK HULBERT, LILY MORRIS, TEDDY BROWN, etc CHELSEA NIGHTS CARL BRISSON AND &gt;!. M. CRAWFORD. Booking
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    LARGEST DUTCH MOTORSHIP.
    1076 8 SHIPPING NOTES. Developing the East Indies Service. Although trade between the East Indieand Europe is now rather thir. ti-.e Rjt K-.-iiam Lfeyd Rojral M«il Urn lakes ar, optimistic view of the futuiv, and ha* ]&gt;tit a new motor liner ob the Mrvice, thi Haloeran, ili leii ■.uthiini|iio.i
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      262 8 EXCHANGE. S'njjapor;:, Aug. 30. On London Hank 4 m 2,o T l&gt;inmr.&lt;l S iAlii I'iivutp in. credit 2 &lt;i 3. 32 On .\fw tlciuuiid u6&gt;n Private yo d a On France, Bauk T.T. 1428 On India, Bank T.T. y o i Uti HonK kong. Bank T.T. 40 Un Kharphui, Bank
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        471 8 v "l- **&lt;*• Buyer. Seller* II i'l Asa-n Kumhang 21.'- Uh j,-l- Aver tlitum Tin 9 3 10'fl C1 Bangrin Tin 14 J5.'1 1 Batang Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu i av« 0X6 0.(i0 1 1 Bukit Arung 0.30 0.40 £1 £1 Burmah Malay lit, IT,/- nom. i'i
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        GENERAL.
        220 8 "1. I'd. Bayers Sclieri 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 2.40 2X0 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.00 2.15 (I II Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.17.G 0.2.U 1 1 Central Engine 0.4U 0.60 pom. I 1 Cycle and Carriage! 0.37'-i 0.&lt;&lt;2&gt;~iium. Ids. 10s. Duff development 1/9 4S i 8 uunlop Kul.ber
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        389 8 Fraser snd Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's Price* Frascr Lyall ti Co. Kvittt AH.-hy HI) O.JO 1.00 C JO ICO Alu r dajah tf\) 0.80 1.00 (/.yj l.UU A. ilium ;vli 1.15 1.40 IM 1.40 A Kuning 1*1) Mt u.jo 0.26 &lt;l .in A. Malay 1.12)
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        112 8 Cold Storage 7 p c. deb. of 1U26 red. 1981-38 101 10* ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of IWI red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. 6% prem. Singapore Municipal ii p.c at' IW7 red. 1847 f1.u00.000 par Mngapore liDnicipal 4't p.c »f Itfua red. ll»6o 51.000.u00 96 par Singapore
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    EUROPEAN TRADE RESUSCITATION.
    387 8 j Budgetary Control And Research Groups. (itr.cva, Jul.i IS. The Ink rnaliunul Budgets!" Confen r.ce. ■n:. veiled by the International ManaKenie.nl Institute, which has been sitting her. thll weak, «M attcnd-d by over 200 ■elacata*, tad, a* raaalt c' the contacts established between business men from 22
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    408 8 ST. ANDREW'S CATiIKDKAL Mlh Sun- cay after Trinity. Autr. tl, IUJn. 7 Hoi) Crin. 7. lit) a.m.. Malms M a.!r-., Hu:&gt; Comn. i&lt; 'hor.il i SJO p.m., tv1 ;.u:.!i ui:d Sermon Tuesday, 7 Holy Cttfllß.; rr.day. I .1.1,1.. Holy Conn.; .Mor... W.J., Thurs. and Saturday no service. I'RESBYTr.RIAN
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    UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA.
    396 8 The Hon. E. W. Parker's Review. The annual general ntprlini; of thi' proprietors of the Union Hank ul' Australia Ltd.. was hi Id at thi- offici s of the bank on July 2M. The Hon. IMmund V.'. Parker ichair.nan of the company) presid'il. The chnirnian, moving
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    EXCHANGES.
    81 8 Ruifby, Aa» 20. FonigD exchanges are Amsterdam ItON, Athens 37:&gt;. Bombay It. t%d Berlin 2U.3&, Inmtb :;i.»:ir.. Baelwraat hi;.'.. Hi,, 11-16. liutnos Ain-s 40 1.16. Conenh:i|r*n 18. Hi. Uwwi 25.( ."&gt;. HaUinffon IU3 17-^2. l'(.ne Konjr Is. :i :i jd.. Lisbon 105.2... Mmirn UI.IZ. Milan H2.W75, New Y"rk 4.50
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    361 8 Programme of drills up to ;i;id for week .nil i nit Sept. 7 Saturday, Aug. 30, 3 p.m., Mm, s.R.E. (VI, Camp; 2 p.m., Bukit Timat Range, "F" (Malay I Co.. Classification p.m., Farrer Kange, "D" ■Kurasian) Co., Classification. Sunday, Auir. SI, Siglap, S.R.K. (V Camp 7.3U a.m..
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    199 8 Today. rcmbiUhan and Indragiii iß&lt;&gt;kan&gt; lvi Biugkalia and Bagas Si-Api-Api iin.oai, 4 p.::i Mid, l.abuan, Korth Borneo ant] Joio (D*rr*l i tM Tcndjong lialc-i and Laboean Bilik (Ji'.rafci .1 Rhi... Blllitoß, Java. S«itk-Wni Sumatra. South-Kast Uoineo, i i bes, Moluccas and Timor Dill* (D&lt; V.,.. Kemaman, Dun^un
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    MAILS FOB EUROPE.
    39 8 By Karmala Porthos Jotaan &lt;le Witt Krinpura P.tri. IClhiopia -•■ft Arrd. Spore Umci,.n July 11 Aug. 4 July 9 Aug. 4 July 11 Aug. 4 July 17 Aug. 11 July IK Au«. H July ;!1 Aut.
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    PASSENGERS.
    64 8 The follow in; ;i &lt;]vi- in SiiiKa[•(.r&lt;. tomorrow h.v the X.Y.K. s.s. Ba«a Mam. which l.tt Loadoa oa Aogasi 1: Mr. i!. AlTiniussan, Mr. T. Amatyakal, Mr. G l: li.v.l. Mis. H. M. Breton, Mr. 11. FosterIV^k. Mr. A. S. c;iir.,i&lt;l, Mis. H. L. }lopkin. Mi. i:. Kitajima. Mr.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    272 8 .y. Auirust ;iip. Sklpa alonrsldc the Wharvaa or cxpoctatf to arrive. aMßgsMi M.TI'KL HARBOUR. .Main Wharf The (Mr. Volsella, W. t, Naorcbar. Oil Wharf 11. M.5. Herald. f.ul Wharf l':i!rol. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Fanjonr Pagnr. Albert Deck Wi.r. &lt;;.-.ilo. Victoria Dock lUmr lag. g Keppel Harbour.
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      42 8 IF IT IS WORTH ADVERTISING YOU WILL FIND IT IN THE STRAITS TIMES. SENTOSA PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL HOTEL. Healthy Surroundings, 15 Minutes Town, Tennis Courts, Garages, Highly Recommended. Terms to accommodate present depression in Singapore. Gl, Stevens Road, lunglin I'honc I .I SI.
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      269 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature R.iin- Sun- j Relative D;rcc- Speed. Weather. Max. Mm. fall, ihine. Humidity lion. F. F. Ins. hours. r* m.n.h. Alur Star lid 72 Ml 5.9 M I" Vine Kota Kharu 88 7:f 0.20 10.0 K"&gt; Calm Cloudy K. Trcnrcanu K9
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      134 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Saturday. Auqimt 30. Siiiiraporc Kmm. H. \V. 2.15 a.m.. 9 ft. 3 in.. 2.12 p.m., 9 ft. Sunday. August 31. H. \V. 3.10 a.m.. I ft. 3 in., 2.oO p.m., I it. C in. Monday, September I. II. W. 4.2;. a.m., 7 It. j in., 3.r!6
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    161 9 Rubber Position One Of Stalemate. TIN UNDERTONE FAIRLY FIRM. (From Out Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday, 10 a.m. Today's I'rices Kulibrr, l.'i cents, per Ib. Tin. IMi tons at sum', per picul. Yesterday's I'rices Kubher, London I 'id. per Ib., unchanged. Mm York. !i*, cts.. per Ib.. unchanged.
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    NEW USES FOR RUBBER.
    333 9 Mining Machinery And Upholstery. The use of rubber for upholstery is one of the five lines of investigation being pursue! by technical advisers to the industry. and the TCuhhcr Grower! 1 Association have issued a statement giving the progress of ii application. The commentary is as
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    MARTAPOERA RUBBER
    278 9 Surplus Liquid Assets Of £10,927. The thirteenth annual ordinary central ■Mating of the Maitapocra Rubber Estates Ltd., was held at the registered offices of the &lt;omp;;nv. I Lloyd's Avenue, E.C.. or .Inly 22. Mr. D. K. Sinclair (chairman of Urn company i presided. Thr chairman said it was
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    129 9 Singapore, Aug. 29. Lawia anil Peat i Singapore I, Ltd., report We have again had an extremely dull week With hardly any movement in BtiMa. Sellers continue reserved and the aram from eon■uming markets have only been partly tilled. The nnaraJ feeling is a- uncertain as evtr.
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      FINDING NEW USES FOR METALS.
      792 9 A Great Future For Aluminium. (By Gilbert C. Lay ton.) London, July 31. The finding of new uses for metals is altering their relative values. Silver is now scarcely a precious metal; electricity has made copper of considerable import\nce and aviation has given a new
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      SIAMESE EXPORTS SLUMP.
      157 9 Siam is sharing in the world depression, ami the recent slump in exports is too marked to be ignored. In May, the amount of padl received at the Bangkok mills, showed a drop of :IM per cent, as compared with May, l.j.i and in the first three
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      EMPIRE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS.
      631 9 Suggested Reciprocal Trade Agreements. Reciprocal trade agreements between the Dominions and Colonies and Great Britain us the first practical step towards the solution of Empire economic problems were advocated by Sir Benjamin Morgan in an address- to the British Empire League on July 27 at the British
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      SINGAPORE MARKET.
      459 9 Official List of Approximate Prices. The following are the prices, cents per catty where not otherwise stated, prevailing at the Singapore market on An; 21). as furnished by the Food and Market Inspector Meat. Beef steak round I SO per catty, beef stew or curry it, pork, lean
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      57 9 12 o'clock noon, Aug. 30. Tone of Market Dull and Slightly Easier. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 4%d. per Ib. New Tork Spot Sneet G. cents 9% per Ib. I.S.S. equal to London Standard iUndard E.S.S. on Tender Spot September October Oct.-Dec. Jsn.-Mar. 15 15%
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      MUANG TIN.
      624 9 First-Class Plant Mine Well Developed. The directors' report of Munng Tin No Liability, to Dec. .Si, 1929 states: —During the period under review the equipment of the property was completed nnd the mine now has a first-class plant and is fully developed. All the buildings nnd other improvements
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      GERMAN UNEMPLOYMENT
      192 9 Siemens to Dismiss 1,800 Workers. Berlin, July 21. Notices have been given for the dismissal of a further 1,050 Ruhr miners on July 31. ar. 2,150 more wil! be throw.i out of work in August. Since the end of January up to the present, 49,000 miners, or nearly
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      TROPICAL FARMING.
      148 9 The Brussels Conference And Scientific Exploitation. Antwerp, July 23. The fifth International Congress dealing with agriculture in the tropics opened this morning in the presence of the Duke of Brabant, and of the French Ambassador, M. Perrotti Delia Rocca. The Prime Minister, M. Jaspar, paid a tribute to
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      NEW SCUDAI RUBBER.
      748 9 Views on Restriction Proposals. The annual general meeting cf New Scudai, Ltd., was held at the secretaries' offices, Chan Sze Onn and Co., Market Street, yesterday, Mr. T. F. Anderson Pole presiding. Others present included Messrs. J. A. Elias, E. S. Manasseh, S. Q. Wong and Tan
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      SEMPAH RUBBER.
      280 9 Loss of £3,240 on The Year. The twentieth annual ordinary general meeting of the Sempah Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held on July 24 at the offices of tht company, Bunge House, 71. St. Mary Axe, E.C., Mr. E. B. Skinner (chairman of the company) presided. The chairman said
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      LONDON MONEY MARKET.
      894 9 Further Fall in Gold Reserves. FEARS OF INCREASED BANK RATE. (From Our Own Carraapoadeat.) London, July 81. Earlier in the present year the London money market was complaining that the margin between money and b:l! rates was too narrow to allow of a reasonable r■■■fit, the former
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    ThE Straits Times SINGAPORE AUG. 30, 1030. FOUR MO OF WAR.
    1186 10 ThE Straits Times SINGAPORE AUG 30, 1030. FOUR MO OF WAR. I iMt exactly months have elapaed s r&lt;e th« il v.-ar be;ran and, In that shci-t spai c of tin*, China, which r.npoared to be at 1 n tho high road nationhood, has i' II to the verge of
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    FILM PROBLEMS OF TODAY.
    1238 10 Blending Colour, Action And Sound. (By Douglas Fairbanks in an interview.) Like everything else the film industry \-.i one that has mown and develope&lt;l from rmall beginnings. Twenty years ago it first appeared as a feeble attempt to re.ord on a screen the movement of everyday
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    13 10 Mr. R. P. S. Walker has been appointed ;-.n Inspector of Schools, Malacca.
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    13 10 Mr. L. B. Gibson has been appointed to I' puty Public Prosecutor, Singa-
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    13 10 Mr. i-icth Mortimer has been granted a commission as Second-Lieutenant in the S.S.V.F.
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    15 10 Mr. P. H. Carter, of Betttong, has been admitted to the European hospital, Kuala Lumpur.
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    18 10 Mr. A. H. C. Allen has been granted a ronndukm as Lieutenant in the S.S.V.F. Reserve of Officers.
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    20 10 Dr. N. H. Harrison has been seconded I for Ml vice as Chief Medical Officer in the State of Treiminii
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    15 10 Mr. Siiiip.-on, Assistant Postmaster, Ipoh, has retina after many years of service in the Department.
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    18 10 It is understood that Mr. Howell D. Mundell will act as a judge during the forthcoming Singapore Assizes.
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    21 10 Mr. J. Wiahart, Chief Health InspecI r, Kinta Bw tta y Beard, and Mrs. Wichart have left for Home on holiday.'
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    24 10 A meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Wing of Toe H in Malaya will be held at St. Andrew's Manse, Weld Road, on Sent. 2.
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    22 10 The Hon. Dr. R. O. Winstedt, C.M.G., D. Litt., Director of Education, S.S. and i-.M.5., has been appointed President of Raffles College.
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    25 10 The death has occurred at Geneva of Mr:. Howaid, wife of Mr. Albert Howard, '.1. E., Agricultural Adviser to States in Central India and Rnjputana.
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    21 10 I.iout.-Comdr. G. T. W. Perkins, R.N., (retired) has been appointed to act a: Harbour Master and Deputy Superintendent, Government Monopolies, Labuan.
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    41 10 Lieut. G. Ambler, M.C., Singapore Volunteer Cone, has been awarded the Coloniul Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration. A previous announcement from the Government Gazette stated that Lieut. Ambler had been awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal. I This b cancelled.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    703 10 LOCAL HUMOUR. Humour takes many bnu, and ther. was an exceptionally fconunodiooa bu3 &lt;- landing by the roadside opposite th&lt; padaag on Tfan i i at leai ■ne laugh. It w;is obviously di: i. n&lt;&lt;l t carry Ragby XV's, soccer Xls plus lines men, umpire, etc.,
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    STRIKE OF DUTCH AIR PILOTS DEVELOPING. DUTCH AIRMEN ON STRIKE.
    216 11 STRIKE OF DUTCH AIR PILOTS DEVELOPING. DUTCH AIRMEN ON STRIKE. Better Conditions Wanted. SERVICE TO JAVA AFFECTED. Amsterdam, Aug. 29. The pilots of the Royal Dutch Air Line are striking for higher wages and better conditions. All the services are being held up and all the planes abroad are returning
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    LEAP FROM AN AEROPLANE.
    302 11 Woman's Sensational Suicide. POLITICAL SCANDAL. German Air Force And Versailles Treaty. London, Auk. 29. The wii. ational st'icide nf I- ran Elfriedc Amlinger, by leaping fnm ar. aeroplane which wu travelling to Erfurt from Frankfurt and on which she was a pa.&lt;s-i-njrer, i-; likely to Je*d
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    CHARGES BY AN M.P.
    213 11 Inquiry to be Held By Labour Party. n, Am.'. 2.'. The National Executive Committee of the Labour Pi •&gt;' d to noltl a n inquiry into the charges made by Mr. E. Sandham, ihi- Lab I &gt;•' Kirkdale, sgainst the House of i nons. Th, Committee
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    LORD DERBY.
    112 11 Reported Reduction In Racing Establishment. A:iir. £9. The ncw3papen state that Lord Derby. one of the pillars of the British turf, is immediately to make large reduction* in his racing i stablishment. It is understood be v.ill retain his j fan* Include Fairway, Pharos, Phi tii and Sansoviao
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    CHINA'S CLAIMS.
    89 11 Negotiations on Question Of Extra-Territoriality. Nanking, Aug. 1. Dr. il.i 1 T Wans stated this morning that the Britifch Minuter was due at Nanking pt. 8 for tii&lt;' resumption of the externterritoriality negotiation*. The- French Minister, M. Wildcn. l-.a, been requested to visit Nanking at an early bate
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    UNEMPLOYED RUBBER PLANTERS.
    237 11 Society's Appeal To Shareholders. The committee of the Incorporated Society of Planters which is considering the unemployment problem has forwarded to us the following appeal to shareholders of companies In the near future we may expect to hear of directors of rubber companies remarking in the presence
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    LIBERALS & LABOUR.
    140 11 LIBERALS LABOUR. Parties Tending Towards Agreement. London, Aug. 29. Politicians have been once again stirred by rumours of a Liberal-Labour Pact. Kven the Ci\v has been fluttered, Itodci jumping on the sugpesUcn that the new combination might result in Mr. Philip ?:;o\vc! -n's resignation. These rumours are based on the
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    ANOTHER SCHEME!
    113 11 Rubber Price Determined On Stock Level. London, Aug. 30. Mincing Lane is discussing a new rub1 tor restriction scheme, which, according to the Morning Post, will be determined, not on price, but by world stock level. The underlying principle is that supplies will be curtailed or released according
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    DACCA OUTRAGE.
    100 11 Two Police Officials Seriously Wounded. Calcutta, Au;?. 29. Mr. K. J. liowman, the acting InspectorG«l iral of Police, Dacca, and Mr. Hodson, ihc Superintendent of Police, were shot ;&lt;ml seriously wounded as they were leaving the Mitford Hospital in Dacca. A bullet lodged in Mr. Lawman's spin". Both
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    BERLIN TO TOKIO.
    37 11 Japanese Airman Arrives At Osaka. Tokio, Aug. 29. Thi. JapMMM aviator Yoshihara, who left Berlin on Au^r. 8, arr'ved nt Osaka ;it S.IO p.m. today and is due at Tokio (■n Saturday morning. Reuter.
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    THE NEW PRINCESS.
    42 11 Kin if and Queen to Visit Glamis Castle. Kußhy, Aug. 29. The final arrangements are now beinpr made for the visit of the Kin? and Queen to (ilainis Castle to sec the newborn PrinecM on Tuesday next. British Wireless.
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    HEDIN'S EXPEDITION.
    231 11 Many Relics of Stone Age Discovered. Peking, Aug. 29. The Chinese member of the Sino-Swedish Expedition, originally under the leadership of Dr. Sven Hedin. writing from Kansu. reports finds of great archaeoloKical interest, including Stone Age implements siuh as stone swords, axes, arrowheads and also bamboo st-Tipts nearly
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    CHAINED FOR 4 YEARS.
    172 11 Moslem Chieftain's Cruelty To a Boy. Karachi, Aug. 29. The Moslem Chieftain, the Pir Pagaro. or Saint of the Turban," who is credited with almost divine attributes by many of his followers in the Sukkur district, ha? been s&gt; ntenced at Sukkur to a total of
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    MR. LENOX SIMPSON.
    36 11 Nanking Foreign Office's Demand for Action. Nanking, Aug. 29. The Foreign Office has addressed anfither Note to the British .Minister, Sir Miles Lampson, reiterating the demand for action against Mr. Lenox Simpson. Reutcr.
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    LEGATIONS IN PEKING.
    51 11 Maintenance Declared To Influence War Situation. Nanking, Aug. 29. The Foreign Minister has urged the removal of the Legations from Peking to Nanking. He stated that their maintenance in Peking directly influenced the war situation and encouraged the Northerners in their efforts to establish a separate Government.
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    MANCHURIA SAID TO BE MOBILISING.
    579 11 Mystery March on Peking. ARE THEY ENEMIES OR FRIENDS Shanghai, Aug. 30. According to a Japanese report the Manchurians today began the mobilisation of their forces, but against whom is not clear. It will be recalled that, according to a report published yesterday, General Tang
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    THE PRIME MINISTER.
    42 11 Returns to Lossiemouth By Air. Rugby, Aug. 20. The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsny MacDonald, returned from London to Loseiemouth by air this morning. He will spend ten more days on holiday at Lossiemnuth before returning to London. British Wireless.
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    EVILS OF COMMUNISM.
    96 11 Practical Demonstration At Hankow Meeting. Hankow, Aug. 11. An incident occurred on Friday in one cf the Public Lecture Rooms in Wuchang which shows how tol.l the Communists are getting in this centre. One of the lecturers was speaking in the Hall on the Liang Tao-kiai on
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    29 11 Mr. H. W. Fricker hns just completed his 64th &gt;«ir in Bangkok. He first went there in a 338-ton sailing ship by way of the Cap«: of Good Hope.
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    CALCUTTA TURF CLUB THEFT.
    163 11 Two Accused Released On Bail. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Aug. 30. After being in custody for nearly three weeks, F. Binning, the European manager of the totalisator at the Calcutta Turf Club, and G. 0. Durham, the assistant manager, have now been granted bail. They
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    HEAT WAVE AT HOME.
    54 11 Thirteen More Deaths Reported. London, Aug. 30. Thirteen deaths from the heat occurred yesterday. The maximum temperature 'n London was 94 degrees. Severe thunderstorms and torrential rain occurred all over the country. Seriou« damage has been done to crops, ant! there is widespread dislocation of telegraph
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    PACIFIC FLIGHT.
    144 11 Weight of Petrol Prevents Take-Off. Tokio, Aug. 20. With shifting air-currenfs promising a tail wind, for which the aviators have been waiting for a week, the Americans. Mr. Harold Bromley and his navigator Mr. Harojd Gatty, have announced that they intend to hop off from the Kasumi Gaura
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    BRITAIN AND HEJAZ.
    52 11 New Minister Calls at Foreign Office. Rufrby, Aujr. 29. Amonc those who called at the Foreign Office and were received by the Secretary of State this afternoon was Sheik Hafiz Wahba, the first Minister of Hcjaz and Nejd to be accredited to the Court of St. James.
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    WEIHAIWEI.
    49 11 Postponement of Rendition Considered Unlikely. Peking, Aug. 29. Regarding: .the reports as to the possible postponement of the rendition of Weihaiwei, owing to the unsettled conditions prevailing in China, the British authorities state that postponement is most ualikely, and will not occur unless something most unforeseen happens. Reuter.
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    THE ARGENTINE.
    58 11 Reports of Impending Revolution Denied. Buenos Aires, Aug. 00. Reports of an impending revolution which were freely circulated yesterday did not materialise. It is now stated that there is no indication of any politicul body or detachment of the army joining any insurrection. The army and navy and
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    HOME AGENTS AND TENDERS.
    4119 11 Municipal Commissioners Allege Undercutting. "UNFAIR PRACTICE." Bad Conditions of Sick Receiving Houses. The most interesting discussion at a meeting of the Municipal Commissioner yesterday followed a motion by Mr. O. I*. Griffith-Jones which read: That when— as in the case of tenders for pig lead an
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    "CHIT" QUESTION AT THE S.C.C.
    1620 12 Amendment Fails. LIFE MEMBERSHIP FOR MR. R. .1. FARRER. The- annual meeting of the Singapore Cricket Club was held yesterday afternoon, Mr. O. P. Griffith-Jones presiding over a crowded attendance. A prop to re-introduced the credit system was defeated by a very larjre majority. In
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    MARSEILLES MYSTERY.
    140 12 British Consul Disappears A Strange Theory. Paris, Aug. 8. The- Press here bristles with indignation at ths sarcastic comments made by the London Press on the theory advanced by the chief of the Marseilles Police, as a solution of the mystery which still surround? the disappearance, nearly a
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    126 12 Mr. T. Roebuck and Miss Fieldgate. The wedding of Mr. Thomas Roebuck, Government dispenser, and Miss Abbey (irace Fieldgate, nursing sister at Kan,'anK Kerhau Hospital, took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral this morning. The bride, who was given away by Dr. S. Webster, wore a dress of moire
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    RECREATION GROUNDS.
    45 12 Government's Conditional Offer Not Accepted. The report of committee no. G of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners states th::t it was tlecided not to accept the Government.-, conditional offer of vacant land &lt; n .vest siilc •&gt;( &lt; IcMTiK-.'ati Avenue tor an "i"'ii space for public recreation.
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    23 12 The hon. treasurer of St. Andrews Mission Hospital acknowledges the following donations :—Mr. Tan Teng Hian, j.JO Messrs. Kirn Ann and Co. $28.
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    "RESTRICTION NO CURE."
    366 12 Difficulty of the Native Producer. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Aug. 27. Heer van Sandick, a former Governor of the East Coast of Sumatra, an:l now a member of the Council of the Netherlands East Indies, has just returned to Batavi: after spending: six months in Holland.
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    MALAYAN TRADE.
    109 12 Increase in July Compared With June. The return of foreign imports ami extorts for Malaya for last month ihowi that imports were valued a* $63,158,742, and exports at .;V2,7!'L\!H'-!. These figures show decrca=es of 5511,482,312 and 52".,718.590 respectively compared with July of last year, but there were increases
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    28 12 A committee of the Singapore Municirn! Commissioners has decided to advertise for a bath superintendent (salary $J6O-$BOO) and a lifeguard (salary $160-8180) for the Mount Emily Swimming Pool.
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    VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP.
    1636 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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      OPENING OF THE AUTUMN RACES.
      219 13 Today's Events. COOI) FIELDS AND CLOSE FINISHES LIKELY. There is every proapoet of an excellent I'fternoon's sport at the opening of the Sinpxpore Turf Club'l Autumn Meeting. Fields are very good and with several newcomers racing a number of upsets an b&gt; no means unlikely.
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      ROUGH RUGBY.
      153 13 Auckland Forward Sent Off Against Tourists. A sensation was caused in t'.e second half of the match between the British Kugbj touring team and Aucklan wlitn L. Kr. ?ht. an Auckland forward, tv ordered off the field by the referee, Mr. J. Mo Tat, of Wellington, for an
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      JACK HOOD WINS.
      220 13 Knocks Out Hyams in Four Hounds. It was indeed a pleasure to see such it large usseiubly at the Kind when Jack Hood, the welter champion, defeated Jac\ Hyams, «f St. GeorgW?, in very decisive fashion, suys a Home sports writer. The attendance must be near the
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      MALAYA COMMAND RIFLE MEETING.
      625 13 Splendid Performance By F.M.S. Police. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aag. 2.'. The individual entries for the Malaya Command Rifle meeting, which opened on the Rifle Range this morning, showed an increase on previous years, and the unit hawing an increase. For the Warren Shield
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      SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR.
      152 13 H. G. Deane's Views of M.C.C. Selected. 11. C;. Deane, captr.in of the last South African team to tour England, regards the M.C.C. team for South Africa as the most powerful that has been sent in his time. He laid ••The M.C.C. have paid South Africa a
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      MOTOR RACING.
      102 13 Flagger's Serious Mistake In Irish Grand Prix. Sir Herbert Austin, as entrant of linear about whose placing there was surh roniu.-ii.n in the Irish Grand Prix race in mail week, is not, it is reported inclined to let matters rest as they are. The mistake arose through Captain
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      LANCASHIRE WIN CHAMPIONSHIP.
      696 13 Century for Larwood. CHANGED RULES PROVE A SUCCESS. I.amashire won the County Cricket Championship for the seventh time when they defeated Essex at Blackpool, and thu? regained the honour which they lost to Nottinghamshire last year, after having retained the title for three years in succession, 1926,
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      MALAYA CUP FINAL.
      218 13 Two Selangor Players Go Sick. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 29. At a committee meeting of thu S.F.A. held last night at the Selangor Recreation Club, Mr. A. O. Wil.-on presiding, it was di: closed that two prominent Selangor players, Peng Kong and f'hee Kum,
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      TENNIS IN I.S.A.
      60 13 Miss Nuthall Loses In Mixed Doubles. BrooUisjo, Aug. 30. Th? :;cmi-finals of the mixed doubles in the unr.is champion.-hips u-.sulted as follows Miss Marjorie Morrill and Francis Shields boat Mm Batty Xuthall and G. M. Lott. 5— 2, 6—l. Milts Edith Crosr, r.nd W. F. Allison beat
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      SINGAPORE TENNIS.
      130 13 S.R.C. Tournament. Yestci day's results Ctumpionahip Sinclrn. N. E. K.ss, seat C. A. Morris, 6-2, C- 3. 6- 2. S. L. Oehltrs beat H. N. lalhstTßOt. X". S. Hopar. beat K. Norris, 6-2, fi 1. i: ■eajaw, G. 11. Kraal beat E. (Jalistan, w.o. MONDAYS TIES. V Sfnglra.
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      HOW CHAPMAN WAS DROPPED.
      121 13 Leveson-Gower, Mann And Hobbs Against Him. London, Aug. 18. The News Chronicle, which exclusively foreshadowed the appointment of Wyatt as England's captain for the fifth Test, now reveals the secret history f of the dropping of Chapman from tho team. The paper says that at the
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      BASEBALL.
      91 13 American Major I^eajfue Results. New York, Aug. 20. Baseball results to date nre U follows National League. New York lost to Brooklyn 7—B. Philadelphia lost to Boston 10— 1;5. Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati IG— l2 and 11—2. Chicago lost to Brooklyn 7—B.7 8. New York beat Brooklyn -ii 2 Philadelphia
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      " WELSHER!"
      149 13 WELSHER f.olf Bets with a Firm Which Vanished. There was great rejou-ing in Old Virginia when Bobby Jones won the Eritish Open Golf Championship, for not only had an American lifted another British trcphy, but the Virginians haH won a heap of mo.icy over the result or so they supposed.
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      GOLF AT NIGHT.
      142 13 Illuminated Nine-Hole Course In America. The remarkable popularity of Tom Thumb." or niinature. golf, which permits playing concentrated golf at night, has' encouraged the Eastwood Hills Golf Club, at Kan.-as City, to attempt nijrh. golf on an illuminated course. The nocturnal game was tried .irs; M one
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      BOXING FOULS.
      188 13 French Critics Against New York Decision. Severe criticism is dii\"Ctcd by French boxing and sportin;: circles on the decision of the New York State Athleti. Commission that fouls shall not constitute a decision in fights in New York State. L'Auto. a sporting newspaper, predicts that no boxer will
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      TOURISTS' MATCH PETERS OUT.
      353 13 Bradman's Double Century BATTING WONDER SCORES SLOWLY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Auj- 19. The match between the Australian ..nd Kent, which had promise of providing an exciting fir.i: h, petered nut lifelessly in a draw. Bradman, who was unbeaten when play was resumed yesterday morning,
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      U.S. AND CRICKET.
      140 13 America Shows Interest In Test Matches. New York, July 89. Although the average A interest is completely centred in baseball at this time oi' the year and erleki t is only playtd to a limited extent in the United States among the Briti. h communities o:i the
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      CARN ERA'S EARNINGS.
      78 13 Estimated to Have Received £40,000 in U.S.A. E t mates as to the earnings of Ca"ner:» in hi* rights in the United States va&gt;-&gt; i Wllilei silly, 'anqing from i' 7,000 to more thai iio.ooo. Tiiough h'- leceived at least XL'.OtXi for euih light in AmcrUa. be
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      116 13 Suturday, AagOJßl 30. Singapore Kaces. Cricket; B.C.C. vs. HQ. Wia«, welch, X.c. (Toond Chiaeee v &gt; Welch ■A" &lt;'v. I. A. it, Municipul S.r. Malaya Cup Final: Singapore vs. Selan»{&lt;.r, X.1.. Sunda), Aukuhl 31. Cricket: S.CC. v«. Veleb Zn.l XI. R.C Hit. n, B.C.C. H. 8.; B.CJLC. fa.
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      280 14 Raffles Hotel Excellent Aieontmodation with Modern Sanitation TEA DANCES DINNER DANCES MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY NIGHT DINNERS A SPECIALITY MONIA LITTER'S ORCEESTTJA Recognised as the best and roost popular Dance Hand East of Suez. GRILL ROOM Under Expert European Chef and Management SPECIAL DISH EVERY EVENING S
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      174 14 51 I^hp FPniim ii^ifp w Ejj JL Its -IILHJ\JiA,II 1 LHJ\JiA,l ILKs /V of beautiful women v/ill always be "4711" Eau ac Cologne. ig Its ever censiani ana unsurpassed Quality has firmly established ita pottaoa in all the tour Quarters oi the hM After nearly 150 years of service it
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      pique trimmings.
      34 15 French de»iKn?rs are using queer combinations of material such as pique with Mlk or satin. Above is a suit of tussore with a green spot and a »"H trimminitg of green rftvw
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      25 15 Verj dull beige satin with rovirs and belt of silk canvas. A c»n\as hat to match is lined up with l&gt;lue to
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      TATTOOING NOW THE LATEST CRAZE.
      351 15 Butterfly Buckles On Floral Garters. SMART women have fond a new diversion tattooing. Bees and hullrrilir ;.rc the favourite decocalieaa, while punsies, bluebells and caterpillars maka I Kood second. The designs are tattooed usually ju«!. ■ibove the knee. A well ki.&lt;nvn London ret: ess recently
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      THREE COLD SOUPS.
      263 15 THREE COLD SOUPS. ECOLD How They're Made. fowl into large pieces. Pot i.i __l saucepan with pepper aa.l Bait, nd cover with water. Let it d«aw s owly for two hours, then add aa onion nd some celery serd. Cook for another hour, occasionally queczing the Joiate with a heavy
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      THREATENED BREAK-UP OF FAMILY LIFE.
      1037 15 i this specia! article, ucan inge, pi ~i. rum a vg.hui.i, i.~..-~.., 11 Do for your children what your parents did for you- »■&gt;««» As Good As Those Of Men."; t TF the teachers 4 lin jcirls' board- ing schools would prohibit the use of
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      SHAMPOO YOUR HAIR WITH AN EGG.
      693 15 How to Counteract Salt Water Effects. IirilEN' y,,ur hair becomes sticky, due to salt air or sen water, all you ncc&lt;I to do to correct this unpleasant condition is to giw your hair a trood shampoo, and follow up the shampoo, when your hair
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      PAINTED TOES.
      76 15 riMlK latMt feminine foible in Europe ami 1 the United Slates is to paint the toenails in various brilliant sh:u!es for suntattling or botch jmraAm \t m::ny swiMile 1 1)111 1 1 pills are to he raen strolling alone the baad^i with toencil; that glitter with pink, mauve,
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      109 16 30 cwt. Chassis. 34 x 7 ins. Tyres $3,450. YOU'VE GOT TO DELIVER THE GOODS THE WILL DO IT. A CHASSIS FOR EVERT PURPOSE. SOLE AGENTS: MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. A SALOON FOR CHOICE jfte.. Price $3,350 CHOOSE AN AUSTIN BORNEO MOTORS, LTD. SINGAPORE, PEN ANG. TAIPING. IPOII, KUALA LUMPUR, SEREMBAN,
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      237 16 APDATH Co., Ltd TOBACCO LONDOiN DOUBLE ACE VIRGINIA CIGARETTES 7%g~M c^nts per tin of 'j {Tj JILI/AYS &gt;»»»&gt;MM«MM&gt;M»MM »»&gt;♦♦♦»♦♦»♦♦♦♦»»♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦ —and inwardly digest AH the difficult cases come to Milk is the natural food for a baby. "Lactogen" now. Babies who are not "Lactogen" is the rich crenmy milk growing! Not
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    1067 17 Landlord's Conditions. DEBENTURE SCHEME OUTLINED. Mr. R. L. Hastie, rupportod by Messrs. F. R. Hen n, J. I. Dawado, r.nd H. Jack•on, nil four member* &lt;&gt;f a committee of i d:, i ..;c the affairs M itel, presided yesterday which was called to con iikr a demand
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      RESTRICTION.
      385 17 To the Editor cf the Strr.its Timor. Sir, It is difficult to understand why the Hon. Mr. Robinson thinks the opponents of Rubber Restriction are not vocal when they have the earnest support of your paper. You and your fellow anti-restrict cnists mi -!:e use of certain phrases such
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    192 17 How Executions are Conducted At Wenchow. Wenchow, Avj. 6. A cor.sideiable numlnr rf executions of bandits and communists has taken place, on Pavilion Hill cui:"g the p.ist si:: weeks. The total, to date, is something over seventy, the last batch (twelve in number) t:in.' phot on July 81.
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    MR. MONIA LITTER.
    121 17 Rotarians Enjoy Musical Recital at Luncheon. Rotarians who attended yesterday V, weekly tiffin meeting at Raffles Hotel were entertained to musical selections rendered by Mrs. Monin Litter instead of the bbbbl address. Introducing Mr. Monia Litter Mr. A. W. Ker, the hon. secretary of the Rotary Club
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    24 17 The preacher in *St. Mary's Crureh, Kuala Lumpur, en Sunday evening will be the Rev. T. R. Dean, of St. Andrew's Cathedral, sine:-. pore,
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    1021 17 Bankruptcy Court Examination. The affairs &lt; f W. .1. Allan, who had innircd dofcts t&lt;&gt; the extent oi.' I and had a Uklal &gt;•, cif S4OO per nohth, were described in "the Bankruptcy Court yesterday durin-c his examination before Mr. Justice Stcvem. Kxamineo gave his age as
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    MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN CANTON.
    536 18 Supposed Murder Said To Have Been Suicide. Canton, Aug. 9. It wa« a cue of suicide and not of mur&lt;!rr. This i the suspicion of the magistrates who IMSllllllsd the dead body of Lai ilang, and gathered nil available evidence lending to throw light on the
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    WOMEN'S RIGHTS.
    74 18 Essential Element In Progress. A circular issued l&gt;y the Minister &lt;&gt;i' thy .inn addressed to the Governor* nf :i!l the Province! of Turkey, lay* p;«nicular itrea on the necessity that in all ihe irreatci t wn of Turkey from throa hould be. as far as pos- 'ik elected
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    £50,000 SCHEME.
    315 18 Reconstructing The Mansion House. A recommendation that the ir.ierior of the Mansion House, London, be reconstructed at a cost of about £50,000 was strongly opposed whin it was considered at a "pocial meeting of the Court of Common Council recently. The General Purposes Committee, who made the recommendation,
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    ENGLISH MUSIC.
    239 18 Elgar's "Gerontius" to Be Given in Hungary. A performance of Sir Edward Eljrar"s oratorio The Dream of Gerontius i^ to he given in Hungarian in Budaii ■ad the event will b? an important ory&gt; lor th? propagation of English music the Continent. Yiscvunt Rothermere has apreed to sccept
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    18 18 The Ki'V. Stephen IJand. 8.A., will hold Presbyterian eenriee in the Masonic Hall. Mahuca. tomorrow at G p.m.
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      239 18 THE BRAND THAT IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE POPULAR IS UNQUESTIONABLY When ordering this Beer Hjf ff33 JS& w need not add anything in Hotels and Clubs, make IfF? fff pK |pi &lt; further in regard to the iV/\Ol DZLiLIa. i H A jl^Sh) iff- u?~ figjjJ^SMr gJB Q1 j
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      551 19 A«*t. iccrf *11.000,&lt;MM&gt;. A*""-" to W8.000.000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. Incorporated in ths Straits SattlemtnU.) HEAD OFFICE Winchester H.w. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27. Old Jew*. «.C. The Companj has £20 000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with Us British Life Assurance Companies Act
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      564 19 BANKING NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK. N.V. Established 18GS at Amettrdam Authorliad Capital Gldi. 100,000,000 (about £8.510,000) Paid op Capital Glds. 55,000,000 (abo»t £4,600,000) R«&gt;«rr«i Gldi. 28,187,797 (about £2,350,000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUI. ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA: Head Office for Dntek Eait "SHANGHAI Head office for Cains and Japan.
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      656 19 BANKING THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED. (Incorporated by Special Charter ia Japan) Capital Subscribed Y16,000,000 Capital Paid-up Y12,126,000 President S. Shimada, Eiq. DIBBCTOBS. N. Tanagita, Esq. M. ArakL Eaq. T. Hisan.une, Esq. N. Takagi, liq. T. Yoshid?., K-.j. BEAU OKKICK Taipeh, Formosa (Taiwan) BRANCHES AND AGENCIES Amoy Hankow Makong Shinchlko
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      312 19 INSURANCE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) Fire, Life, Marine, Accident, Guarantee and Motor. Assets £60,000,000 ARTHUR C. POTTS— Manager and Underwriter, Eastern Branch, Singapore. THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY DOES A World Wide Business. IS Enjoying Rapid Growth. HAS A Policy for Every Need. Established 1887 Branch
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      240 19 "TWYFORDS" BRITAIN'S PREMIER SANITARY WARE MANUFACTURERSLarge Stocks of Baths, Bath-Room Requisites, Toilets, Etc. Always Available for Immediate Delivery Quality The Best Prices Guaranteed Competitive UNITED ENGINEERS, LIMITED (iMMparatod la the s.s.i SINGAPORE. Only 3 minutes are required lo rook 3-MINUTE OAT FLAKES -this urn and different oat product. Choice whole
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      182 20 OCEAN MOTOR POLICIES 8 ORANGE JL CRIJ SH Possesses *^*u~^zj&^] that distinction M, which creates patronage. fin kk as?,"! If I|l Fraser Neave t LIMITED Phone 6188. P. o. Box 662. Associated with Good Tailoring H. B. WINTER Merchant Tailor SHIRT AND PYJAMA MAKER Sole Agent for &lt;7ljfr^ INI I
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      183 20 white O D O L Mouthwash regularly used ensures the healthiest mouth possible, for ODOL destroys all germs and bacteria, yet it is delightfully flavoured and exhilarating to use. ODOL Toothpaste makes your teeth gleaming white in six days and leaves the enamel unharmed. There is no particle of grit
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      221 20 THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, LTD. (Incorporated in Great Britain) l Hud OBcc for Malay* SI.VGAPORK. &lt;J "MAN LION" CEMENT sells in larger quantity than any other brand in Singapore. It is used by the Municipality and all the principal Contractors. Sele Importer! ADAMSON, GILFII.LAN CO., LTD. "GOLD LEAF"
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