The Straits Times, 17 September 1930

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    38 1 The Straits Times iISTABLISHID HIAKLT A CMTUHT.I THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL* NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. U0 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1930. pßtos 10 cents. The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1930 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      99 1 SINGAPORE! TB, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 6151)*. Tonight RI( HARD DIX in "NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH" I'nramnimr* l.aush Riot. BOWRANITE The largest steel water-pipe yet made in the World stretches from Lake Tansa to Bombay. The pipe line is 55 miles long, 6 feet in diameter and is a triumph of
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      23 1 KOILA LUMPUR 27. JAVA ST. CPHONE 3883). w* Tonight RICHARD DIX in I "NOTHING BUT I THE TRUTH" I Paramount s I.nuuh Riot.
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      548 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM I/WDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. KHYBER 9.1»0 Sppt. 20 MOP.KA 11.000
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      671 2 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Sept. 26 28 YASUKUNI MARU 11,800 Oct. 8 9 HAKONE MARU 10,500 Oct. 22 28 SUWA MARU 10,000 Nov. S 7 JFUBHTMI MARU 10,!)00 Nov. 20 81 ISHAKOZAKI MARU lo^OM Dae,
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      434 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated la England) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AMD MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tone) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,612 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      706 2 h. I M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. S4SI, with snb-conßectloas to Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Drpts. and Manager's Desk. Representative for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Travellers Ofleial Information Bureau. Booking Office Royal Dutch Indian Airways.
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      618 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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      555 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated In Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure SUDDIIADIB In port tot, 17 VALAYA Sept. 22 Sept. 21 MALINI Sept. H Oct. 1 The steamers ars fitted throughout
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      466 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart MfiatschapjiJ NederJand and N.V. Kolierdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO G*o»a AsesLrdaas i Soathsmptoa Hiniiill Rotterdam Tonnage m.v. Chr. Iluyg.ns 15/ JO S.M.N. Sept. 19 s.s. Tjeriiuai 8,000 R.L. S^pt. 26 tn.v. J. V. Oldcnbaniovelt 19,000 Oct. 3 p. Slamat 12.000 R.L. Oct. 10
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      1455 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark) Telephone Hit. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore Penaag m.s. MEONIA Sept. 13 f m.s. SELANDIA Oct. 1 Oct. I m.«. BORINOA Oct. 22 Oct. 24 m.B. JUTLAXDIA Nov. 5 Nov. 7 m.s.
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      416 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. Baa Fraaelaeo and Los Angelet S.S. GOLDEN WALL sails from Hong Kong Sept. 27 S.S. GOLDEN TIDE sails from
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      241 3 Crotos Canada the Scenic Way Take the route of scenic beauty providing through fast daily train scr. ice. without change, from Vancouver to Montreal, connecting with trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic steamers. Dttctiptirt booklets and lull information from Attnt. HmfXmi n<i*k CANADIAN NATIONAL The Largest Rjilwjy System hi North America (Sepat.Mc and
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      741 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To The Artvi-rtlsinjr Manage* Strait!) Times. Cecil Street. Please insert the following small advertisement for days There are approximately seven words to a line and there (a a flat rate charge of 25 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. The
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      691 4 MISCELLANEOUS I'KKMANKNT WAVK. special offer for one r.nth only, beginin;,' Sept. 1, 1930, lor $15 jn.y. Maison Nitto, l'J, Stamford Road. WANTED, a second hand billiard tal.le full or size, must be in good crd' r wttk ir without accessories. Reply to 435, Strnita Times. FRASER NEAVE'S Malay Hand Book
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      734 4 HOUSES, FLATS. ETC. TO LET, 4 and 4-A, Ruffles Place. Immediate entry. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, No. 2, Amber Road. Entry October 1. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, vacancies at the Crescent and Meyer Flats, Katong. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, Sophia Road. Semi-bungalow. Apply Ed. M. Nathan, SB,
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      492 4 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LET, godown No. 152, Cecil Street from Oct. 1, 1930. Rent $126. Also 47, Upper Hokien Street. Rent $150. Apply personally Estate Trust Agencies (1927), Limited. EXCELLENT godown accommodation on ofTcr in town with River frontage and access at all tides. Total area ground and first
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      857 4 GOVERNMENT NOTICE TENDERS will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Offlec, up to noon of Sept. 25, 1930, for the follow in? work Erection of (Jovernmcnt Monopolies Offices an I Godown, New Post Office, and OflTicv for Censor of Films at Maxwell Road i'nd Wallich Street. Evcrv person applying for
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      976 4 TENDERS INVITED PAWNBROKERS' LICENCES, SELANGOR. Teadan will be received at ttv aatat al the Secretary to Resldeot, Balaogor, Koala I.umpur, up to noon on Bsptimbor :iO, 19,'t0, for the right to receive I Licence to act as pawnbroker under "The Pawnbrokers Knaccment, 1U14," in each of the nnder-mefl-tioned areas from
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      650 5 Have A Look Have A Look WONDERFUL BRITAIN A work of >arpaaaiag henutT in four hand-■nmely-bouiul »oln»a« licscribine and illustrating lie liit.'.'iw.iv-, byways, historic luis and beauty spots throughout the British Isl<v: IMr. tr.uions. Kvery one is in natural brown p:n<ti>tone printed on special tom-H art paper, and most of
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      482 5 DO YOU SUFFER FROM CONSTIPATION? Countless remedies are advertised for constipation. Many relieve for the moment but they arc habit forming and must be continued. Others contain calomel and dangerous mineral drugs, which remain in the system, settle in the joints and cause aches and pains. Some are harsh purgatives
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      155 5 Wounded Feet Children walking barefooted often hurt themselves which may cause ulceration or worse. Cuts, abrasions, scratches and all kinds of skin troubles are immediately soothed and rapidly healed by PUROL Tins 30 and 55 cis. Tubes 75 cjs. TILLEY SAFETY LAMPS ALL BRITISH Burn Kerosene Oil (not Benzine) Abwiletely
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      607 5 ONE CUiB Wll.l. KIIJ. 6 8 RATS. They' dio in the open not under boards or in their holes. Harmless to humun Maajß) dogs, cats, animals or poultry. $1.20 per Carton of 12 Cubes. Airents: A. R. HOLDEN CO., LTD. 12A. rfcafjsj Allry. Singapore. Tel. ML NEW SHIPMENT OF Stockholm
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      117 5 FOR POWER OR LIGHTING CABLE HAS NO SUPERIOR Lar^c stocks of all sizes available from the Sole Agents for Malaya If* E NT R a7"*| [ENGINE WORKS L.^°l LsW I ■M»W 111 1) I' BINGAPOU IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. SLUMP PRICES PREVAIL AT FRANKELS DRASTIC \r^^sJ GENUINE REDUCTIONS. BARGAINS. TiEFORE DECIDING
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    CINEMA NOTES. WHAT AUDIENCES WANT.
    1754 6 CINEMA NOTES. WHAT AUDIENCES WANT. CINEMA NOTES Eastern Peoples And Western Plays Mysteries Of Their Appeal Advancinfi Standard Of Talkies The Curtain And The Interval London Cinemas' Room £200.000 in a Week Marie Dressier At The Alhambra. (By Our Film Correspondent.) IIMIAT audiences want is a very diflßcult problem for
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    MAKING SURE OF HIM.
    127 6 Girl Marries Her Husband Four Times. A pretty young WMMI of 21, Mrs. Martha Trie i>e. has married the same man four times in the last six months. On January 111 she eloped from her home to marry Ernest Triebe, of Brooklyn. I The wedding ceremony
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    BOMBSHELL FOR M. BRIAND.
    476 6 Scheme Which Might Wreck League. Students of politics are greatly exercised over what has been described as the Twenty-seventh reply to M. Briands Memorandum concerning the establishment of a European Federation, writes a correspondent of the Sunday Times on Aim. 17. The replies of twenty-six States
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    GRETNA MARRIAGES.
    223 6 Sheriff's Comment In Bigamy Case. In sentencing a woman at Dumfries Sheriff Court recently for a bigamous marriage at the old blacksmith's shop at Gretna Green, Sheriff Substitute Reid said it was the second case within a week in which a Gretna marriage had ended by bigamy proceedings
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    THE PERFECT BUTLER.
    202 6 Attributes His Downfall To Drink. Described by the police as a "perfect butler," who had been in the service of some of the greatest persons in the lan-l. Arthur Minors, <!1, pleaded guilty at West London Police Court to obtainimr two bottles of whisky and an ox
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    ARMED MEN SEARCH U.S. SHIP.
    603 6 Amazing Shanghai Story. BOGUS OFFICERS HOLD UP CAPTAIN. Shanghai, Aug. 26. A strong protest is reported to have been lodged with the Chinese authorities by Mr. E. S. Cunningham, American Con-sul-General, over the invasion of an American vessel by two Chinese posing as officers of
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    WHAMPOA PORT SCHEME.
    282 6 Engineers at Present Surveying Site. Canton, Sept. 1. With the shelving of the Tong Ka Wa'i development scheme, partly because of the strong opposition from some influential quarters and partly because of certain almost insurmountable difficuftios, the Canton Government is reviving the Whampoa development project. It will
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      100 6 COMPARE THESE FACTS KELVINATOR equipment has a 16 year successful pedigree. KELVINATOR offer? every refinement and improvement known in electric refrigeration. KELVINATOR cabinets are all porcelain. KELVINATOR 's built by the largest manufacturers of refrigerating equipment in the world. KELVINATOR holds the world's record for fast ice freezing. KELVINATOR is
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      161 6 RENE ULLMANN S special 3 PROPOSALS only for the month of September, 1930. JEWELLERY: Old jewellery taken in part payment when buying new jewellery WATCHES: Old watches taken in part payment when buying new ones. REPAIRS: Old watches repaired free of charge when buying new watches. Come and consult the
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      259 7 iTmilmi .1 L.._. I ll—^M^^MMl. I [_U_M_ -I 6-15 Tonight 9-15 The picture that's creating sensations the world over NORMA SHEARER IN HER GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT DAkING- BUT TRUTHFUL! An Amazing Story of one woman who dared to defy society's conventions A NEW STANDARD SET IN TALKIE ENTERTAINMENT. BOOKING AT ROBINSON'S
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      300 7 Can you tell tlie truth for 24 hours? See RICHARD DIX In Paramount's adaptation of the Famous Stage Comedy "NOTHING BUT THF TRUTH" A Screamingly Funny Comedy wyy \<jm\iv u\u uu uu uuiuu v v y y. w:«/ w, ®II m\ 1 H II 5 1° G.IS LAST NIGHT 0.15
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      194 7 VICTORIA THEATRE BOOKING NOW OPEN TOR The Most Thrilling Play Ever Presented OUTWARD BOUND SINGAPORE REPERTORY PLAYERS' PRODUCTION. Sept. 17th 18th 19th 20th at 9-30 p.m. Booking at Little's $3, 2 1. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. GAS CONSUMERS ARE REQUESTED TO NOTE THAT THE SHOWROOM AT AMBER MANSIONS WILL BE CLOSED
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    SHIPPING NOTES. PASSENGER RISKS.
    732 8 SHIPPING NOTES. PASSENGER RISKS. SHIPPING NOTES. piscussion at Maritime Convention. Tho latest scries of reports on subjects discussed at the Conference of thi International Maritime Committeo at Antwerp has been published after the close of the proceedings, but it ram ent« a useful record of the considered view* of various
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR.
    44 8 Tli.' followir.i; pasa—ajtra arrived by the Putch Airways strvic" yesterday From Batavia. Mr. C. p. If. Frijlinc!:. liom l'alemban;r. Mr. M. P. Tielen ai.J Mi K. A. Heam. The passengers leatlnf today vm Mr :i.,l Mr M. Gaodmaa and tfra, lUnm,
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    159 8 mmc of Drills up to and for week ending Sept 21 Wednesday, Sept 17. 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall. 1 uropeaa I'nits S.V.C., N.-w Members Weapon Training :..I5 p.m.. Drill Hall, Bdc. Sirnal Beotien, Signal Trr.ininic; 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, Intelligence Platoon, Map Con1 M,.n rroai Road; T..15 p.m..
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      266 8 EXCHANGE. PRODUCE. Singapore, S(>pt. IT. Singapore, Sept. 17. On London Bank 4ms 2,3 31/32 Gambicr 10.00 Demand 2/3 la/10 11-'ube >«<>• l unpicked) 14.60 Private Im. credit 243 16 C *> t jj-*" On New York, demand 50 3 10 SSo^ o Z*f, Sarawak 2M) Private 90 d/a .-,71, v.
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      INTER-EMPIRE TRADE.
      369 8 Mr. Scullin and British Market. Mr. Scullin, the Prime Minster, was suffering from a severe cold and was unable to broadcast ns had been intended, or to attend tin- Conference of Premiers, at Melbourne or. Anir. IS, soys the Financial Times. In the course of the statement whiih
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      INCREASE OF CAPITAL.
      103 8 The directors of the Manchester Briwer> Company propose to increase the capital of the company lo £710,000 by the creation of .'.1.'.000 r.rw ordinary £1 shares to rank <-<! ally with the existing 45,000 ordinary il .tl.fcres. The new sh«.rej are to be offered •n th>- lir.it
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        MINING.
        468 8 Issue Val. I'd. Buyers Sellera £1 £1 A«ara Kumkang MA 27/i. j Aycr Hitam Tin 99 10 D i'i Bangrin Tin 14 16 1 1 Bataiig Vudang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Hatu Cave* 0.45 U.SO 1 1 liuk.t Arung (I.U5 0.40 £1 £1 Hurniah Malay tot- 18/- nom. M
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        GENERAL.
        222 8 Val. I'd. Buyers Seller* 2 2 Alex. Brick Ordi. 2.40 2.60 2 2 Alex. Brick Plate, 2.oo 2.16 il £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco i.J.O Ui 1 1 Central Engine 0.40 0.45 nora. 1 1 Cycle and Carriage! 0.".0 0.35 num. His. lo». l<utr Development -l t 8 Uunlop Rubber
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        116 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of IS2G red. 11KJ1-30 102 10S ci. Singapore Municipal v p.e. of IUCI red. l»30 »1,578,0G0 par. &r/c& r /c prem. Singapore Municipal 4!j p.e. of IMI red. l'J47 fI.COO.OCO 96 par Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.c. of 1909 red. IMI Ji.oou.ouo
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        383 8 Fraser &nd Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today'i Prices Fiastr Lyall A Co. Kvatt Allemby i$i> 0.80 O.yo o.oo l.fto Aim- Gajah ($1) O.7O u.tu 0.80 0.U0 A. Hitam ($1; i.uO IM 1.10 LM A. Kilning (*U Oj!0 o.yu O.2.". t'.SO A. Malay *2 1 1.00 l.Wcd.
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      SHARE MARKET.
      579 8 Tendency of Rubber Still (jncertain. Fraser and Co.'* report of Sept. Ifi states The price of spot rubber has remained at 4d. per lb. practically the whole of the week, but the immediate tendency of thr market is somewhat uncertain although I'.S.A. consumption flajMM for August are considered
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      SHARE MARKET REPORT.
      99 8 Macphail and Co., Ltd. Sngaporc, Sept. IT. Tin.- Steady. Kuchais 70-7.i c nts, Kintas S7-90 cents, l'enawats -J2'j-J5 tents, M;.lay Consols. 10-.--1H cents, Sunirei I.uas <*0-Uo oents. Sun»:ei Ways 2.05-2.15. lion* Katts 1245 cents, I'lu Klangs 70-75 cents, Souths 2023 cents, Mambaus 45-50 cents. Ayer Hi turns
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    224 8 Wrdnecday. Si[ilcmh,r 17. H. W. f>.OS a.m., 6 It. 6 in., 3.3D p.m., 7 ft. y in. H.H. Sultan of lohore's Birthday. Singapore Repertory Players, "Outward Bound." Victoria Theatre, y.:;0 p.m. Ihumday, September 18. 11. W. 8 a.m., G ft. 7 ins., 8.24 p.m., 7 ft.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    211 8 Teday. Banka Island, Pladjoe and l'alembaag i TbodeasJ :i b.b. Banka I land lesei pi Haatak) (l.uudo.'i) 4 [..in. Cliina, Uainam, Japan, Korea, Formosa, Ka3t Siberia, Philippine Island., Western Canada Western Slates S( I'.S.A. (NagßOrs) 4 p.m. Kemanian, Dmafun aiul '1 leiiKganu (Aadaagj i p.m. Djiimii, (Toradja)
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    258 8 Wi ilaeadsji. Seateatbev 17. Ships alongside Ihe Wharves or expected to arrive KKPPBL IIAKUOl H. Mein Wharf TK« CaMt, Juno. Oil Wharf Niraiv Ilollanil. Coal Wharf Patrol. I a DKV DOCKS. Tiinjunn Pagar. Albrrt Hoik I yiiiin.'Ua Victoria Dock Tnt Ultra, s.--. Makaaur. Kippi-l Harbour. Kinjt's Mo<k
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    NETHERLANDS BANK.
    95 8 The prulits of the Netherlands Hank In' yrur t.i Mar. :>1 la«t uninunU'd to K1.10.7C1 ,254. Expenses came to FI.fi,OBS,CMM;. leaviiiß net profits of PUS^7*J4S. The .shareholders haw received K1.2,615.2. r >li. mannppiiu'tit, advisory i-oniniittcv und com n.l.M.liiS and thu Stat.H.io.c.(.(;.ki;». There remaini for sharehoMer* Kl.l.'.ii.'i.2"i'.'. alni tiic
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      466 8 AUCTION SALE if ■alaahla freehold and leasehold Singapore properties. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Senj* A- >*o.V -:ilf-ioom. No. 30, Chulia Street, ci Wednesday. Sept. 21, 1930, at 2.36 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable frevhold lund r.nd comtaond dwelling houses known h- \,>v 10, Loraaa? K. East Coast and SD. Loior.g H
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      96 8 COLIC QUICK RELIEF Not only children but adults constantly suffer severe pains from over eating, change of food or drinking water. As a well known Temedy for many years CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC REMEDY has been relied on the world over to give quick relief from colic, diarrhoea and stomach cramps. Chamberlain's
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      264 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Brifcht Wind. Station. Temperature R&ln- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed Weather. Max. M.n. full, thine. I Humidity tion. F. F. Im. hours. m.p.h. Alor Star 89 7.J Nil 6.0 8.1 SW 2 Fine Kota Bharu .90 71 Nil 9.1 7.1 Calm Fine K.Trenirganu ;hi 74
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    270 9 Rubber and Tin Prices Up. DREDGES RESUME OPERATIONS. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday, 10 a.m. Today's Prices Rubber, 12 4 cents, per lb. Tin, 150 tons at $68!'^ per picul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber, London 1 1 lfid. per lb.. up 1/164. New York, Bls cents, per
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    MILL DISMANTLED.
    249 9 Machinery to Go To Australia. The modern textile machinery of a Heywu"<! mill which has not been worked for more than three months since it was installed, is now in process of being packed ;ind shipped to Melbourne, Australia, says the Financial News of Aug. 12. There it
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    TAMBALAK RUBBER.
    222 9 The directors' report of Tambalak Rubber biatea, Ltd., fur the year ended June ,'JO, ItSO, ll as follows The profit for the year i- *****.74, to which falls to be added the lialanee of $20,G31.9D, brought forward from Inst account, making a total of $2.1,318.7:! which your directors
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    DREDGES AGAIN WORKING
    43 9 !h'. ilndfc-c vi th; following- tompanic:, having cempk-ted the two months' itoppagrrtfUaei *ith thn Tin Producers' X'.iJZ.xtic^'; roccn-.s-.i.-r.dit:o.ii, have recrrr.menceiS operation* North Tsiping Tin Dredirinir Co.. Ltd., Klang River Tin Dredging, Co., Ltd, and Renonp Cor>ro!idste<l Tin Dredging Co., Ltd.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      THE COAL TRADE STALEMATE.
      755 9 Home Supplies House Demand Improves. A general position of stalemate has settled on the coal markets for the moment. Beyond day-to-day business of a rather meagre character there is nothing doing. No large inquiries are circulating ahd no business of importance is in prospect, says The
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      IMPERIAL CHEMICAL.
      332 9 Earnings Relatively Well Maintained. In announcing an interim dividend of 3 per cent, actual on the ordinary capital (the same as last yeari, the directors of Imperial Chemical Industries report that in spite of the fact that widespred depression in Industry in the home trade and economic disturbances
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      TIN RETURNS.
      32 9 Pahans Consolidated. 5.785 piculs. Sungei Kinta Tin. 255 piculs. 7 alar. Mines.— J96.SS piculs. Tcniengor Tin.— l 24 piculs. Pegaug Proupei-tinir. 51.16 piculs. Kay Yew (KinU Valley) Tin,— 4o6 piculs.
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      59 9 12 o'clock noon, Sept. 17. Tone of Market Steady, quiet. Later Cables London Spot Sheet 4 1-lGd. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cents 8% per lb. t.S.S. equal to London Standard itandarU K.S.S. on Tender Spot September October November Oct.-Dec. Jan.-Mar. 12% 18
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      BRITAIN'S WEIGHT OF TAXATION.
      578 9 Comparison with Foreign Trade Competitors. In the forefront of its leading article or. "Taxation in Great Britain and Abroad, 'in the Westminster Bank Review, published on Aug. 18, the writer notes the tendency in recent years for t iNution to decline in many foreign countries which
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      BY AIR TO CANADA.
      220 9 A British-Canadian Project. Ottawa, Aug. 12. Definite plans fur the establishment of a British-Canadian trans-Atlantic airship service, including the possibility of airship construction in Canada, have been presented by the Dominion Prime Minister, Mr. Bennett, in a complete and detailed memorandum by Sir Dennistoun Burney today.
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      RAFFLES LIBRARY.
      171 9 The following novels were added to Baffles Library, during the past fortnight.— The Saga of Hans Hansen, (Osc.ir /.schei; Young Man of MunhV .u\ iKatheiine Brush); Castle Gay, (4>hn Jiu.-h:r. i. two copies Grey Seas, (Rex Ciei.ients); Green Timber, (J. 0. Curwocd), two copies The Day of Small
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      BRITISH TRADE POLICY.
      440 9 Watchful Attitude In Scandinavia. The protectionist campaign in England is attracting an ever-increasing amount of interest in all three Scandinavian States. Denmark stands to lose very heavily if Great Britain puts import duties on bacon, eggs and batter. Norway and Sweden would be very gravely inconvenienced if
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      SHELL UNION OIL.
      322 9 Omission of Common Dividend. The rumour which I cabled on Friday last that the Shell Union Oil Corporation would either pass or reduce its common stock dividend at the meeting today is confirmed by to today's action of the directors, says the New York correspondent of the
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      NORTH BORNEO TRADING.
      102 9 The report of North Borneo Trading Co. for 1929 states that net receipt from shareholding in Tuaran Rubber Estates was £1,185 (against £2,963). With regard to remaining rubber interest, directors have decided to write down value as affairs of the company concerned have been placed for present
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      CALEDONIAN (SELANGOR)
      67 9 Tho report of the Caledonian (Selangorl Rubber Co.. Ltd., states that the year':, tradins resulted In a profit of £3,161, which, with the ain;unt brought in. nukes an available balance of £11,782. Aiter placing f760 to taxation reserve, the balance of £11,032 is to be carried forward. A
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      COMPULSORY MARKS ON GOODS.
      430 9 Proposed New Law In Australia. Mr. F. M. Forde, Assistant Minister /or Tcade and Customs in the Australian Ftderal Government, recently introduced into the House of Representatives a Bill providing power to apply compulsory marking to any imported and exported goods where the circumstances make that
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      275 9 Anglo-Ma1ay.— 144,220 lb. Allenby.— Bl,926 lb. Ayer M01ek.— 17,482 lb. Bang Nara.— 19,653 lb. 8ikam.— 99.323 lb. Broome (Sclangor). 59,030 lb. Batu Tiga (Sclangor). 22U.000 lb. Bukit Kajang.— l39,74s lb. Bukit Katil.— l7,lol lb. Brunei United. 13,500 lb. Bukit Timah.— ll,34l lb. Bruseh.— 15,002 lb. C1uny.— 40,874 lb.
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      EXCHANGES.
      77 9 Rugby, Sept. 16. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.07, Athens 375, Bombay Is. 5Hd., Berlin 20.40, Brussels 34.855. Bucharest 814 ft. Rio 5 1-32, Buenos Aires 414, Copenhagen 18.16, Geneva 25.055, Helsingfors 193, Hong Kong Is. 3 9-16 d., Lisbon 108.25. Madrid 45.60. Milan 92.805. Monte Video 41*4, New York
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    ENGUSH COTTON TRADE.
    995 9 Further Slump in Raw Prices. BUYERS THOROUGHLY DISCOURAGED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, Aug. 20. Developments in the market durinjr the past week have been against increased activity. The feature of interest has been the further slump in raw cotton prices and futures values have been on
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17, 1930. A BANKRUPT GOVERNMENT.
    1170 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17, 1930. A BANKRUPT GOVERNMENT. I In a ptwieoa article an effort was I maJe to txpkttn v.) :t is necessary to take the new Norttern (Peking) GovernI mast i i mm* r,f the factors I which have been raspomWa for giving it 1
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    ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF EMIGRATION.
    1338 10 Well Thought Out Scheme Needed. (Ry Sir John Rowland, the British Industrialist.) This article possesses a special topical interest since Ike Imperial Conference of the lirili^h Empire is to open in London on Tuesday, Sept. SO. Aa the world develops economically with oH structures giving way
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    12 10 Sir James Guthrie, the Scottish painter, died on Sept. 6, aged 71.
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    12 10 The well-known dramatist, Georges de Porto-Ri:he, died in Paris on Sept. 6.
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    22 10 Mrs. Leech, wife of Mr. R. F. V. Leech, late of the r.M.S. Public Works Department, died on Aug. 14 at Worthing.
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    28 10 The Hon. Mr. W. S. Gibson, Mrs. Gibson and theii- son arc leaving on Thursday in the Mccnia far Home. They expect to be away aoout seven months.
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    27 10 ."Ir. 11. A. Huxtablc, manager, Kalui.ipang division, Tanjong Malim rubber estate, who was operated on in the European hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, is making satisfactory progress.
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    38 10 Capt. and Mrs. Robert Dollar left San Fiancisco on Sept. 12 by the President Jefferson on their 36th trip to the Orient. Capt. Dollar is the founder of the Dollar Steamship Lines. He is 86 years of age.
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    30 10 Among the passengers leaving Singapore tomorrow for America by the President Adams are Mr. Witney Stock, the International B. F. Goodrich Corporation, and Mr. Phil Case, of the Goodyear Company.
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    43 10 Mr. Chong Vet Meow, a well-known Chinese film actor of Shanghai, is leaving Singapore for Penang on the President Adams tomorrow. Mr. Chong contemplates \isiting the United States in the near •uture with a view to joining one of the tilm companies there.
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    48 10 In honour of H.H- the Sultan of Sclangor's birthday, the British Resident has appointed the following to be Justices of the Peace for the State of Selangor The Hen. Mr. S. Veerasamy, Dr. W. Ans-ley-Young. Messrs. Chan Wing, Lai Tet Loke, Low Ti Kck and C. R. Thurstan.
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    65 10 On the advice of his medical attendant the Hon. Mr. San Ah Wing is taking a complete rest for a period of two weeks. In consequence, the reception arranged in his honour by the Asiatic communities of Selangor, which was to have been held on Saturday next, has been postponed
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    844 10 THE PERFECT EXCUSE. In the East, where one has to forcßo the joys of twilight, it seems incredible I hat there are days in England when it lasts practically the whole night. One day this summer, we read, many Londoners were under the impression that they
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    AMAZING NATIONALIST ADVANCES IN NORTH HONAN. TEN MILES FROM CHENGCHOW.
    797 11 AMAZING NATIONALIST ADVANCES IN NORTH HONAN. TEN MILES FROM CHENGCHOW. Nanking's Sensational Victory. THE END IN SIGHT? Northern Allies in Full Retreat. Shanghai. Sept. 16. An official communique states that the Nationalists, on Sept. 14, were approaching Kaifcng from the south, after an all night engagement in which the Kuominchun
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    INCREASE IN BRITISH UNEMPLOYED.
    39 11 Total Figure Now Exceeds 2,100,000. London, Sept. 17. The latest return shows that the unemployment figures in Great Britain increased by the substantial number of 79,127 in the week. The total now exceeds 2,loo,ooo.— Reuter.
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    LEEWARD ISLANDS.
    124 11 Serious Damage Caused By Hurricane. Ru?by, Sept. 16. The Governor of Leeward Islands has telegraphed to the Colonial Secretary' that an inspection after the recent hurricane showed that the damage done was undoubtedly serious, making considerable assistance imperative. Six deaths have been reported and many injured are in
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    AMERICA'S CUP.
    140 11 Effect of Atlantic Crossing On Shamrock V. Newport, Rhode Island, S^'pt. 16. Today's America's Cup race was postponed on account of fog. "England is realising that it is almost impossible to lift the America's Cup as things stand. She will never try again, for she realises that if
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    URGED TO QUIT.
    212 11 Newspapers' Advice to Sir Frederick Sykes. Bombay, Sept. 5. The extreme seriousness of the situation in the Bombay Presidency may be gauged from the fact that the two leading English papers in India recommend the Governor, Sir Frederick Sykes, to takd his leave. The Times of India,
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    EARTHQUAKE PROOF.
    43 11 New Type of Houses Built In Italy. Avellino, Sept. 17. Within two months of the disastrous earthquake, the prefect of the province tooay opened the first batch of 108 earth-quake-proof houses. Many more will be leady in a few days. Reuter.
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    IN FUKIEN PROVINCE.
    62 11 Amoy, Sept 15. The Nationalist campaign against the rebels in the province of Fukien continues. Yesterday Generals Wan Tin-yuang and Chen Kuo-hui occupied the city of Tehua (possibly Tehwa on Lake Lung Tan, 65 miles north of Amoy) and the rebels, under General She Hui-long, have withdrawn
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    WON BY PROXY.
    48 11 Saabor, Silesia, Sept. 7. Ex- Kaiser has won the chief prize for ..larksmanship here. The win, however, was scored by proxy. Max Sauermann, a baker, was deputed, as senior member of the sharpshooters' guild, to shoot for the Kaiser the absent ;>atron of the competition.
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    THE BRIAND PLAN FOR EUROPE.
    466 11 Discussion at Geneva. "EXTREME SCEPTICISM" IN ITALY. Geneva, Sept 16. The debate on the general work of the League of Nations in the Assembly today was notable for a speech by the German Foreign Minister, Dr. Curtius, which was awaited with curiosity in view of
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    CHURCHES IN CHINA.
    195 11 Government's Policy Further Defined. Nanking, Aug. 24. An important explanation and definition of the Government's policy of regulating and restricting religious education is contained in an order to the Chekiang Provincial Department of Education issued by the Ministry cf Education in consequence of an inquiry from the
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    CHINA LOANS.
    29 11 Shanghai, Sept. 16. The Maritime Customs are handing over the October instalment of the 1913 Reorganisation Loan (amounting to £124,666) to the four serving banks tomorrow. Reuter.
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    MR. FORD DISAPPEARS.
    48 11 Berlin, Sept 14. Mr. Henry Ford, who landed at Bremen early this week for an extended stay in Germany, has disappeared. It is believed that Mr. Ford is travelling under an assumed name to escape attention, chiefly in the form of begging letter* and job-hunters.
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    NEED FOR ECONOMY IN HOLLAND.
    260 11 Financial Position. EFFECTS OF CRISIS IN DUTCH INDIES. The Hague, Sept. 16. Queen Wilhelmina, accompanied by the Prince Consort, the Queen Mother and Princess Juliana, drove in state to Binnenhof and opened the autumn session of the States General. In a speech from the throne,
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    GERMAN ELECTION.
    55 11 Bruening Cabinet to Remain In Office. Berlin, Sept. 15. Herr Bruening and his Cabinet have unanimously decided to remain in office, to proceed with their programme for dealing with the economic, financial an-1 social problems and to- submit Bills on the matter to the new Reichstag at its
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    PRICE OF SILVER.
    63 11 Greater Use in Currency Suggested. Washington, Sept. 16. Senator King, of Utah, announces that he has asked President Hoover to take up with Great Britain a suggestion for an international conference to formulate a plan to increase the price of silver, including, if possible, a prosTa mnle
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    MODERN PRIMEVAL MAN.
    109 11 Simply a Very Large Coarse Viking Type. Copenhagen, Aug. 12. Professor Hansen, who for many years has carried out special investigations of the skulls and skeletons found in the tombs of historical persons, has for some time been occupied in studying the homo gardarensis, which was found
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    A TRIBUTE TO CANADA.
    96 11 Co-operating to Prevent Liquor Smuggling. Washington, Aug. 19. Special instructions were given today to Mr. Hanford MacNider concerning questions which he is expected to discuss with the Canadian Government, particularly concerning liquor smuggling and the St. Lawrence waterway tariff. Mr. MacNider said that Canada had proved
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    ANOTHER FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.
    87 11 Capt. Matthews Arrives At Belgrade. London, Sept. 16. Capt. F. R. Matthews, instructor to the London Aeroplane Club, who taught Miss Amy Johnson to fly, staited from Croydon at dawn in an attempt to break the record for a solo flight to Australia. His route will
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    CANADIAN TARIFFS.
    146 11 Anti-Dumping Bill To Reduce Unemployment. Ottawa, Sept. 16. The House of Commons passed the third reading of the Government Bill allocating $20,000,000 for unemployment relief, to be expended on public works and emergency grants. The Government anti-Dumping Bill, to reduce unemployment, was read a first time. It involves
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    PALESTINE MANDATE.
    338 11 Italian Comment On Report. Rome, Aug. 28. Tonight's Giornale d'ltalia publishes the first editorial comment which has so far r.ppeared in the Roman Press on the report of the Mandates Commission on Palestine. There is, according to the writer, no quest;on of any hostility to Great Britain in
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    AVIATION IN CHINA.
    55 11 Exemption from Import Duly Suggested. Shanghai, Sept. IG. The Ministry of Communications has instructed the Inspectcr-Geneial of Customs to give consideration to the Ministry of Communications' proposal to exempt all aeroplane parts and acces-ories from import duty for a period, of five years, in order to encourage
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    TO RESUME FLIGHT.
    79 11 Capt. Cunningham's Machine Ready in 10 Days. The aeroplane in which Capt. A. T. Cunninirham made a forced landing 1 at Ponggol on Sunday is undergoing repairs hnd will be ready to take the air again in .about ten days. Capt. Cunningham told a Straits Times representative
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    LOYAL TRIBES REWARDED.
    706 11 Survey of Situation In India. CONGRESS TYRANNY, Rapid Change in Public Opinion. Simla, Sept. If.. As a mark of appreciation of the part played by the Militia, and the inhabitants of the Kurram Valley, in countering the threat of invasion by hostile tribesmen, the Viceroy announces the
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    ARCTIC DRAMA.
    100 11 Relics of Andree Expedition Landed. Tromsoe, Sept. 14. The. sealer Isbjoern, with further relics from the Andree camp at White Island, arrived in pouring rain, escorted by two other ships, all flying Norwegian and Swedish flags at half-mast. All ships in harbour lowered their flags as the Isbjoern
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      51 11 TODAY'S FEATURES. Page Economic Aspects of Emigration. By Sir John Rowland 10 London Letter )5 Cinema Notes 6 Estate of Banished Chin-so Disputed 17 Letters to the Editor 12 English Cotton Trade Reviewed 9 Home Racing Sensation IS Hockey in Kuala Lumpur i 13 Around the Markets. By the Financial
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    `FRAUDULENT CLAIM' DISMISSED.
    803 12 `FRAUDULENT CLAIM DISMISSED. Chinese Tenant Who Did "Moonlight Flit." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 16. What was described by the Hon. Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby in the Supreme Couri as a "fraudulent claim" was dis■tmtf today with some very severe remarks from his Lordship. The suit was one in
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    MALACCA POPPY DAY.
    148 12 Meeting to Make This Year's Arrangements. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Sept. lfi. A Hireling was held here yesterday to make arrangements for this year's Poppy Day. After Lieut. Colonel Lermit had explained the working of the committee in previous years, the following committee wai appointed hon.
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    18 12 The Singapore Repertory Players' first rwrformnnce of Outward Bound will by X' <n at the Victoria Theatre tonight.
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    TRIBUTE TO POLICE.
    158 12 Mr. Justice Sproule And Crime Free Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 16. Mr. Justice Sprcule congratulated the police and magiftrates for their continue] good work in keeping Penang free from crime this morning. There was only one case for hearing today, the last but one
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    "IMPROPER PROCEDURE."
    359 12 Alleged Use of Frog Brand Mark. The point as to whether a firm, or an individual, should be summoned was argued before Mr. G. T. Peall, the acting Singapore Criminal District Judge, yesterday afternoon, when a case under the Merchandise Marks Ordinance was mentioned. The complainant was Mr.
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    "BAD HATS" CAUGHT.
    287 12 Alleged Burglar Gang Broken Up. These are a series of events,"' remarked Mr. G. T. Peall, the acting Singapore Ciiminal District Judge, yesterday, when a gang of alleged burglars and receivers and retainers of stolen property, including two Malays, an Ambonese, two Arabs, a Sinhalese and an
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    JAPANESE FINED.
    105 12 Uncensored Films in Local Hotel. Charged at the instance of Capt. T. M. Husrey, the Singapore Film Censor, a Japanese named Katsugoro Hamada pleaded guilty to charges of failing to depesit cinema films in the warehouse within the prescribed period. I( wan stated thafc Hamada arrived in Singapore
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    CLERGYMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER.
    101 12 Master Printer Shot Dead In Leith. London, Aug. 30. A Church of Scotland minister, the Rev. Peter Carmichael Marr. was charged with murder in Edinburgh, following an astonishing revolver scene in a street in Leith, when a master printer, Mr. fames McNair Dalgleish, dropped dead before
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    HELP FOR WORKLESS.
    183 12 Joint Action of S.S. And F.M.S. Governments. It is understood that the Straits Settlements Government is in communication with the F.M.S. Government with a view to considering suitable schemes to alleviate unemployment and distress runscouent upon the present rubber crisis. They will be modelled on the same
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    TWO PAIRS OF TROUSERS.
    140 12 Soldier Pleads Guilty to Theft Charge. Sentence of fourteen days' rigorous imprisonment was passed on Private Charles Davies. of the 2nd Battalion the Welch Regiment, who pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing two pairs of whitj trousers, by Mr. A. D. Yorke, the Singapore Third
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    PLOT TO KILL IL DUCE.
    35 12 It is announced that one of 18 Jugoslavian prisoner? on trial in Trieste for terrorism has made a written confession that he was involved in a plot to assassinate Mussolini.
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      1371 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir I have read with interest Mr. C. C. Malet's rejoinder to my die-hard letter in your issue of 10th instant, and can perhaps only respond that I am bulum mat i.' 1 and further that the strain of writing in
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      75 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In my letter published in your issue of Sept. 12 there is a misprint which I should be glad if you would kindly correct. The word "chargeable" in the 3rd line of the 4th paragraph should be "changeable."
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    CHILDREN'S CONCERT.
    148 12 First of New Series to be Held On Saturday. The first of the new series of children's concerts will be hied at the Memorial Hall at 5 p.m. on Saturday. The Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. John Scott, and Mrs. Scott, will attend, and will be received by
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    SEQUEL TO LORRIES' COLLISION.
    746 12 Claim for Damages In F.M.S. Supreme Court. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. M, A sequel to a collision between motorlorries at the 7th mile BctageJ Be« BoaH en May 22 was heard in the Supreme Court today before Mr. Justice PaRMTManby, in a suit
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES OPEN
    80 12 Prison for Chinese on False Coins Charge. Sentence of five years rigorous impiironmint on a charge of pOWBMJng man rials, fcr counterfeiting and of two yc:i> rigorous imprisonment, for pussossinir ccunterfeit coins was passed by Mr. Justice Mundell, at Singapore Assizes this morning, on a Chinese who
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    60 12 "The Divorcee," an all talking drama, featuring Norma Shearer, opens at the Alhambra tonight. The Balalaika Orchestra and Concert Choir will appear again during the tea dance at Raffles Hotel this afternoon. They will make their final appearance at Raffles on Friday at S p.m., with a change
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    81 12 The death of Mrs. Poh Soon, wife of Mr. Lai Poh Soon of Messrs. McAlistiT and Co., Kuala Lumpur, occurred at the General hospital on Saturday. The funeral took place on Sunday. Among the. wrcatli:, sent wete Chop Kcaii I Co., Mertn. Lnii Hi Ycke, Chun E. Yoo.ng. Llioo Hons:
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      61 13 Oletta Wins Prince Edward Handicap. London, Sept C. The Piir.oe Edwurd Handicap (o\er 2 mitea) raulttd as follows OLETTA 1 BOSS OF THE SHOW t JOYOUS GREETING 3 Ei;;ht ran. Won by a head; four lengths bftWfCM second ami thirii. Bi'ttint' 11 to 2 against Oletta; to 1
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      HOCKEY POPULAR IN SELANGOR.
      717 13 State Association to Be Formed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 15. As the result of a meeting held in the Selangor Club Chambers this evening the first step wa>; taken to form a Hockey Association for the State of Selangor. The meeting was called
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      TENNIS.
      155 13 S.C.C. Tournament. The results of ties played in the S.C.C. tournament yesterday were as follows D Sinrles— Final. J. L. Elmer beat It. H. Peal!, 7-5, 2—6, ft— 1. A Doubles. Rev. W. H. Aitken and Capl. Graham beat Collins Froe and C. P. Burke, 7— S. 6—3. H.
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    DRUGGED HORSE WINS RACE.
    212 13 Trainer Warned Off By Jockey Club. London, Sept. 16. A sensation believed to be unprecedented in horse racing in Great Britain is revealed by the announcement that as a result of an inquiry held by th<- stewards of the Lanark race meeting ::Cter the Carfin handicap
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    MALAYA CUP.
    183 13 Big Crowd Expected At Replayed Final. Sincapore will meet Selaacpr in the leplayed final of the Malaya Cup at the Anson Iload Stadium on Saturday. Arrangements i:re being ma.le .".t the Stadium to accommodate upwards of 10,000 spectators, which is considered to be the capacity of the ejnoad.
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    JOE MENDIOLA.
    140 13 Weil-Known Boxer for Europe And America. .1..c Mendiola, the well-known Filipino i oxer, who obtained such a smashing victory over Boy Wallty recently, an.l followed up by knocking out Y. C. Song, h^s decided to try his luck in Europe, ami Uit last week by the Dutch Mail
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    POST OFFICE CLUB.
    83 13 Opening of New Premises In Singapore. There was a Imk attendance of members and European officers of the Posts ■aid Telegraphs Department at the opening of the Post Office Club at Oxford Koad. Before declaring the Club open Mr. S. Stutchbury, patron of the. Club, congratulated the
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    SIX-A-SIDE SOCCER.
    391 13 Interesting Competition At S.C.C. The six-a-side soccer competition was started at the S.C.C. yesterday, and produced some interesting, and not a little amusing, sport. The teams were of fairly even strength, and the games were well contested. In the first game Lieut. Bryan's side beat A. R. Bromley-Davenport's
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    TENNIS TOURISTS.
    86 13 England Team to Visit India. Calcutta, Sept. 8. It i; now definite that the English lawn •.'•nnis t;ain visiting India in the cold we;i nii-r will he made up of H. W. Austin, Nigtl Sharpe, J. S. DulT and E. D. A.. 1 raws. It is probable they
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    29 13 Southport Accrington Share Six Goals. London, Se]>!. IC. In a Third Division (Northern) match today Southp'irt drew with Accrington Stanley, each side scoring three jroals. I!( u'.er.
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    MAHARAJAH'S TEAM FOR CEYLON.
    202 13 Hobbs Definitely to Make The Tour. The Maharajah Kumar of Vizianagaran* who is bringing out a strong team of cricketers to Ceylon in December, ha cabled from Paris to Dr. John RockwMvl, the organiser of the programme in Ceylon, confirming the news that Jack Hobbs will
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    A. T. BARBER.
    315 13 Captain Who Changed Yorkshire. It is now almost certain that this will be A. T. Barber's last season as captain Of Yorkshire, as it has been his first. He is to take up a position as a master at a preparatory school at Ludgrovc, Middlesex. This news
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    OPEN GOLF TITLE.
    176 13 New Venue for Next Year's Championship. The Championship Committee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, St. An- drews, announced the venues for next year's championships. The amateur championship will be played on the course of the Royal North Devon Club at Westward Ho and the probable
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    ALONE IN A YACHT.
    115 13 Eccentric Doctor's Trip To Cuba. Doctor Franceschi, a Cuban whose eccentric ways have made him famous in Spain, is about to return to his country j in his 12-ton yacht Mary, unaccompanied except by a greyhound. On his arrival at Sanlucar, near Cadiz, some nine months
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    THE WELCH REGT.
    44 13 Gymkhana to be Held On Sept. 27. There will be a full programme of interesting events at the gymkhana to be held at Tanglin Barracks, on Sept. 27 when the officers of the 2nd Welch Regiment will give an At Home.
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    BASEBALL.
    233 13 American Major League Results. New York, Sept. IG. The baseball results to date are as follows National League. New York -beat Pittsburgh 6—l.6 1. Brooklyn beat Cincinnati 13 6. Philadelphia beat Chicago 12—11. Philadelphia lost to Chicago 4 (i. New York beat Chicago 7—o.7 0. Brooklyn lost to St.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    26 13 W.dneMiay, September 17. Sea Sports at Johorc. Thursday, September lft. Six-a-side Soccer, S.C.I. S;.iurtlay. September 2t. Malaya Cup Final, Singapore vs. Sehmgor, An."on liuad.
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    MAKING BILLIARDS BRIGHTER.
    546 13 Features Of Next Year's Tournament. Although the present billiards season is not over by any means, plans are already being made for the next mo, writes Hazard in thi> Sporting Life in mail week. It will be generally admitted thnt the current season did not fulfil its
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    RUGBY STALWARTS.
    167 13 Death of George Harnett And Harry Rockett. The death occurred in London i'l mail week of Mr. George H. Harnett for 1 ir.any years one of the best-known IcUTM Rugby football. Seventy-one years of ape ho was a member of the Wasps Club for over MtJ years, and
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    NEGLECTED BIRDS AND ANIMALS.
    1898 14 Starved to Death. SEQUEL TO SEIZURE BY COURT. "We doal srai the charge :iKainst thtie watchmen. They were only acting under instructions, ar.d that is all. What ws are getting si is the system, ;:r.<l we ask your Honour to make some remarks. This I believe
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    BRUNEI PLANTERS.
    302 14 Request to Government To Remove Duty. At a representative meeting of the plcrtirsr community in Brunei it was de-c!-Jed to ask the Government to give aid to the industry to the extent of removing all duty and aiso extending temporar relief from lar.u rents. The fc Hewing is
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    PHONE AS AID TO THEFT.
    74 14 Motor Thief's Clever Trick At Highgate. The story of how a thief used the telephone to steal a motor-car was told at London Sessions last month. He telephoned to a Hvrhgate firm in the name of Philips. The manager drove the car to an address
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    THE ROAD TRAFFIC ACT.
    116 14 Alphabetical Digest of Its Main Features. In view of the passing of the Road Traffic Act, the Automobile Association in London is issuing a booklet giving an alphabetical digest of the main features of the law as affecting the owners of motor-cars and motor-cycles. The booklet
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    BUKIT PERMAI SQUATTERS.
    519 14 Land That Was Sold By Sultan cf Johore. Further evidence was recorded before the Civil District Judje (Mr. H. K. Bull) yesterday in the case in which an attempt, oy trustees of the estate of Mr. S. Q. Wong's father, to evict Malay squatters from Bukit Permai
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    ROMAN LONDON.
    115 14 Piece of Julius Caesar's Wall Falls Down. What is believed to be a piece of the Roman wall built round London in the days of Julius Caesar was revealed recently when part of a wall collapsed in TrinitySquare, E.C. No one claimed ownership of the relic. It was
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    EASTERN BANKS.
    368 14 The Hong Kong and The Mercantile. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aii^. 2!». I read in last nijrht's Evening Standnrd "The Mercantile Bank of India i; .•liaintaininj; its interim dividend. This is satisfactory in view of the sit ua 1 inn in imlia and the Ka.-:t, although the
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    "HELPLESS" CLERGY.
    88 14 Plea for Unhindered I Unity. London, Sept. 6. A national union of the clergy is advocatei by the Rev. Anderson Jardinc, vicar of St. Paul's, Darlington, i n a letter to his parishioners in which he described clergymen as the -most helpless and defenceless lot of people in
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    5045 15 Daily Mail and Government Aid: The Rubber Crisis. COST OF LIVING DOWN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Au;. 22. The British public, which has been living during the past was! with one eye on Glamis Castle and the other on the Kennington Oval, received early this morning
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      118 16 Transport Managers TAKE THE WEIGHT OFF YOUR MIND AND PUT IT ON MORRIS COMMERCIAL LORRIES R.E. 30 cwt. chassis $2,190. MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. DITXO FOR liitr- -*^H^ DITTO MAKES smnnm I COPIES direct lank^ 1 (I from your BANKS I 0 orifinal writing, BROKERS, Vl^^W typing or INSURANCE sss^ rsj&£&m**k
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      85 16 A SALOON FOR CHOICE tellK^M i- Price $3'35fl3 35fl faM&fSXI %S SALOON. CHOOSE AN AUSTIN BORNEO MOTORS, LTD. SINGAPORE, PENANG, TAIPING, IPOH, KUALA LUMPUR, SEREMBAN, MALACCA AND HAAD YAI, Bj Sp^Ul Appoints t. Man y New and Delightful Specialitie.. DU»on4« act In Hlitlnam. 1 JEWELLERY AND WATCHES. t&9^ 4snk Aimo
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    DISPUTE IN THE WONG FAMILY.
    2387 17 Estate of Banished Chinese. IDENTITY CLAIM. LAWFUL OR ADOPTED SON? Having already occupied the attention cf Mr. Justice Stevens for several iiavs la .May, the attempt to prove identit>, and CM jqucntly the right to share in the estate of Vong Swee Tong, a former
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    HOME BUILDING BOOM.
    83 17 £100,000,000 Contracts Placed. London, Sept. 8. An exceptional amount of building construction is being undertaken in London at present wheic contracts estimated at £100,000,000 are being carried out. A new building boom is expected throughout the country as a result of the Housing Act which came into
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    VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP.
    1936 17 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 arc unemployed as a direct result of the slump. The Editor will be pleased to
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      77 17 ijlflfy jjj^g 1 Iff of 10 $1.50 PROBAK the finest double-edge razor blade ever made The experience of 20 years is concentrated in this new blade. The new shaped holes permit the use of a highly tempered steel 17% thicker than the average. This extra thickness prevents pull and drag.
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    STRONG WARNING TO AUSTRALIA.
    820 18 High Standard of Living. SIR OTTO NIEMEYER'S CRITICISMS. A strong warning to Australia that she must live within her means in future, if she is to hope for financial and economic recovery, was addressed to the Conference of Premiers by Sir Otto Niemeyer, the expert called
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    A SILVER LINING !
    197 18 A SILVER LINING Unemployed Miner's Strange Misfortune. An unemployed miner was recently taken to Whipps' Cross Hospital, London, with the possibility before him of an operation to recover two of three halfcrowns he had swallowed. He bad walked from Sheffield in search of work, and, inquiring where he coul-1 set
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    LEOPARD AT LARGE.
    265 18 Killed After Frightening Townsfolk. A prowling leopard recently visited Ndola, the capital of the new North Rhodesian capper belt, and paid for the adventure with his life, but not before it had scared half the inhabitants out of their wits. The animal was discovered, in the fowl
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    "THE MAN ON THE SPOT."
    113 18 THE MAN ON THE SPOT." Does He or Does London Know Best Sir Robert Hamilton, M.P., who has held judicial and administrative appointments in East Africa, spoke at the Liberal Summer School at Oxford recently on affair* in East Africa under British rule. He said The man on the spot
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    CHINESE MERCHANTS.
    58 18 Praise from King Albert Of Belgium. The King of the Belgians has given hinh praise to the Chinese products Mat 11">1 1"> Brussels for exhibition and conprajtulated Dr. Chu Mm Vi, the well-known Kuomintanfr scientist, who was sent by the National Government to witness the exhibition, for the
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    BIGGER DANGER DEAD THAN ALIVE.
    278 18 What Shot Gangster's Papers Revealed. Revelations were made recently of i political dictatorship over graft in Chicago and of a plot in Florida to assas-si-.ate Governor Carlton, whose memorable campaign against gambling is fresh in the public's mind. Three men, Frederick O. Eberhardt, owner of
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    A 90-YEAR EXPERIMENT.
    141 18 A 90- YEAR EXPERIMENT. To Test the Value Of Fertilisers. An experiment that will not be completed until the year 2020 has been started at the Rothamsted agricultural experimental station, Harpenden, Herts. K\er since 184:>, when the first experiments in fertilising were made at Rothamsted, they have covered longer and
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      1963 19 Assets exceed $11,000,000. Assurance in force over $38,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) HEAD OFFICE Winchester Hou*, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE tl, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      139 20 OCEAN MOTOR POLICIES Never Mind /^^^k Smoke aWills's /^%^^P rlake '^M^l W.D.& H.O.WILLS. BRISTOL LONDON I FERTILIZERS 1 Dry Neutral British Sulphate of Ammonia, UH Nitrogen. Sulphate of Potash, minimum purity !»n KSO 2 4 Superphosphate 18, 207 c water soluble phos. acid. Specially prepared for TROPICAL SOILS and CROPS,
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      172 20 xj SHE gave her best A^ NESTLES did the rest, Syou have the finished product: the nearest P 1 sJC* B T thing to perfection in mffS^^^^SQM canned milk. I IT HAS THE L'ilpJ FLAVOUR Bfejii iiijjjjm Ew of fresh dairy milk. JBj|l!wM|j|g^ MILkJ They Do Not Fear This Trying
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      202 20 THE OCEAN ACCmENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, LTD. (Incorporated in Croat Dritain) Head Office for Malara i SINGAPORE. I MONIER REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPES MADE IN ALL SIZES UP TO 8 FEET DIAMKTER. Suitable for Road and The Best Railway Culverts lfgsm\ and Specially Co^Tructcd f !B^| Ch^tst. OVOID SHAPED Pipes for
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