The Straits Times, 29 September 1930

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A OBNTURY.] THE LARGEST, AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. %0 PAGBB SINGAPORE, MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 29, 1930. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1930. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      479 1 KUALA LUMPUR! 27, JAVA ST. ('PHONE *****. SINGAPORE: 78, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 6161). j 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.13 I MAR> I'ICKFORD and I DOVCLAi FAIRBANKS "TAMING OF THE SHREW I All Talking. All-laughing Si n sal ion The Art of tmtiiji s* Irtl^ GIVE YOUR SKIN THE SIMPLE CYCLAX DAY AND
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      16 1 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 MARY PICKFORD and I DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS "TAMING OF THE SHREW All-Talking. All-LanKhlnß Senution
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      578 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. MOREA 11,000 Oct. 4 •BENALLA 11.180 Oct. 12
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      682 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tannage Due Sail YASUKUNI MARU 11,800 Oct. 8 9 HAKONE MARU 10,500 Oct. 22 23 SUWA MARU 10,000 Nov. 6 7 S FUSHIMI MARU 10,900 Nov. 20 21 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,000 Dec. 3 4 TERUKUNI
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      448 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellmown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and he new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,512 ons). The s.s. MARELLA in one of the argest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      743 2 K. P. E (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections to Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Depts. and Manager's Desk. Representative for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Travellers Official Information Bureau. Booking Office Royal Dutch Indian Airways.
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      634 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, AND 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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      529 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam). BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Tclupin, Patani, Singora, I. aeon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure MALINI In port Oct. 1 SUDDHADIB Oct. 6 Oct. 8 VALAYA Oct. 13 Oct. 16 The steamers are fitted
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      455 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Sloomvaart Maatschappij Nederland" and N.V. Uolterdamschc Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO <;<i,(i.i Amsterdam Southampton ■tenelHa. Rotterdam Tonn.iße r,v.J. V.(.1, 1i: ,10r.,cv,. t syN Qct S v BUatat 12.000 IM- ()ct 10 Mi ...'.CioWittinV., s.M.N. nct.n i. li ni.ii R.L. Oct. 24 pi Hooft H>« MU».
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      1464 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE atfyV a^aa»%Jjifaa«M^ tZ XaaTV ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO. SUEZ. PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES. GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. Arrive Leav« Leave S'porc S'por* Penar.g RES. HARRISON In port Oct. 2 Oc». 4 RES. JOHNSON Oct. 13 Oct. 16
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      455 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 Slates and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Francisco and Los Angeles S.S. GOLDEN WALL sails from Hong Kong Sept. 2? San Francisco and Portland S.S.
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      213 3 i Cross Canada the Scenic Way Take the route of scenic beauty providing through fast daily train service, without change, from Vancouver to Montreal, connecting with trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic steamers. Dturiplitt bnoklilt tmd lull imlormalion from L. L. Laultr, Gentrtl Atttnl, llnnt Kong ijjnt Cbtmbcrt, Sinfpori. CANADIAN NATIONAL The Ljrgest
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      33 4 Mr. Lim Chew K..k thanks his relatives and rienda who s.n; wreaths and letten ol condolence and those who attended lh< fun ral "f bis beloved wife on Saturday ptember 21, 1930.
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      710 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To Thr Advertising Msnageai Strait!) Tirno. Cecil Street. Plea»t Insert the following •mall_ao»ertUement for* days r— > y i There are approximately seven worde to a line and there c Oat rasojaha^gojsl 26 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per Insertion. The
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      671 4 MISCELLANEOUS LADY wishes to recommend Europctri nurso well experienced. Apply Box 48!», Straits Times. FRASER NEAVE'S Malay Hand Book i., the best for the beginner. From all stationer* or direct from the publishers. I'rice IS. MOTORING GOGGLES. Made of Celluloid and lined with fur. Li^ht, comfortable and safe. Price 50
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      831 4 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. BUNGALOW, No. 18, Angnllia/Park, to iak Apply M. S. E. Angullia tl. TO LET. 4 and 4-A, Raffles Pla»c. Imme diatc entry. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, No. 2, Amber Road-. Entry October 1. Appl^ Meyer Brothers. VO LET IMMEDIATELY, FLAT, 26, Amber Mansions. Rent $100. Reply
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      612 4 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LET, godown No. 31, Robertson Quay. Immediate Entry. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, OFFICES at 4, Prince Street, top floor. Apply Koh Chew Koe, 129, Killiney Road. WANTED, a Inr^e ground floor office, centrally situated-.. Apply Box No. 191, Straits Times. REQUIRED. Large Office or store,
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      890 4 NOTICE IN THE ESTATE OF CHIA AH THIA, DECEASED Pursuant to the Trustees Ordinance 1929 Section 29 Notice id hereby given that all creditors and other persons having any claims or demands against the Kattate of Chin Ah Tina dcceaKed late of No. 68, r.uflTalo Road, Singapore, who died on
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      597 4 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB NOTICE TO MEMBERS. New Bftec Course Hukit Tim:th Koad. Members are notified thai the Plai rew Grand Standa CMmeral Lay Out of the ('..in cic. are now posted for Inspection >:i the Notice Board In the Town (Iffiir-. .Mercantile Hank Building. A Look for suggestions in connection
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      905 5 MESSRS. NAKATANI SHOKAI, OSAKA, JAPAN. TRADE MARKS NANKAI IT;;' ,„,.";:,".:.■>..,«, in >-, >.-<t „f Motor Cars. Cycles. Ac- I, r vlhiplei -md RuhlnT Good manofactured imported and or sold in lh» l "d ,nd Unfede«tod Mala, StMes and the State of i,,!,, Nakataal Shok.u. Vl,'"''"/'r,',",,:'',','V 1 ,'"''"/'r,',",, ','n' .-.10u.a1.1. i.nitat..,,,
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      87 5 AND NOW The World's Record Speed ON A MOTORCYCLE. i At Munich, on September 20, 1930, HERR HENNE, on a B.M.W. machine attained the following records FLYING START 1 kilo 137.6 M.P.H. FLYING START 1 mile 136.38 M.P.H. USING I C. C. WAKEFIELD CO LTD. (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE PENANG.
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      228 5 NATIONAL ENGINES A Complete range of SPARES for all types of "NATIONAL" ENGINES is held by the Sole Agents for Malaya CENT R_A I SINGAPORE U"A\ KUALA LUMPUft. (l~\ BROOKE BOND YELLOW LABEL nj^B^S^^^w There cannot l>o hotter. Try lIT^a^WIX3B HllV el il VtlU v I1( ll( n 111-T^Kml a
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      86 6 1 CAPITOL THEATRE. 6.15 T O N I~GH T 9.15 HHHHKtf^ fciirTALKING a, *^bJf this great attraction |^L fo 4/ AN UNUSUAL ARm 0F SHORT p UNITED ARTISTS PP 1^ i"'M'^*^^^-^r^^^^^ Tne Drama of Napoleon's invasion of Jr Russia Presented to the Music of .J^g. TSCHAIKOWSKY'S IMMORTAL Played by fißf^i'
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      212 7 615 Tonight 9-15 THE STARS OF "HAPPY DAYS" AM) 'FOX FOLLIES OF 1929" IN ANOTHER BRILLIANT MUSICAL COMEDY I "THE BIG PARTY" WITH SUE CAROL, DIXIE LEE. WALTER CATLETT, FRANK ALBEKTSGN, RICHARD KEENE AMI "WHISPERING" JACK SMITH UJO CLAHK and McCULLOUGH IN THEIR LATEST MIRTHQIIAKE "MEDICINE MAN" (.tuning Soon 'Children
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      228 7 \t/M \</M MMW Acg W UU \ttM U W, >W U U U M M MM U r^L^^j r^^Bt^«[ Mr oi B IF mUt iBI b 9 I Blfj Wm i I I 6.15 TONIGHT 9.16 The treat of the Year! Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford Appear together for the
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      182 7 VICTORIA THEATRE October sth at 9.30 p.ra». POPULAR SUNDAY CONCERT IN THE VICTORIA MEMORIAL (CONCERT) HALL. Admission by Programme $i. COMING Nov. 22 23 TWO RECITALS ONLY DAME CLARA BUTT AM) MR. KENNERLEY RUMFORD. FLEctricity t^ ECONOMY AND SERVICE 1 At the touch of a switch ELECTRICITY produces HEAT without
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    SHIPPING NOTES. MS. TABINTA.
    673 8 SHIPPING NOTES. MS. TABINTA. New Cargo Ship for D.E.I. Express Service. On Aup:. 18 and 19, the single-sCTeK jnulor carso vessel Tabinta, built for thi Stoomvaart Maatschappy Nederland b) the Netherland Shipbuildinß Ci., IXt N< ilerlandsche Scheepsbotiw-Maatschap pij) in Amsterdam, successfully ran !u-i trials. 'i he vessel is intended for
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    14 8 I'iiiin lloilur'!. by l'utria, dm at Sin^apine i>n \\Yd- .1 day aiornfaaf;.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      ASKED TO SHOW CAUSE.
      355 8 Action Against N. C. Begg Dismissed. Tr* j»o. raeted trial of Norman Caimichael Begg, a European, who was ummuned at the instance of Mr. Edwin Tongue, Head of the Singapore Detective Branch was concluded this mouirvT:, when Mr. G. T. Peall, the acting Siugapore Criminal District
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      HIGHLAND GATHERING.
      196 8 Lochaber Undamped by Bad Weather. The Lochabtr Highland Gathering was ldd ;:t Fort William ;t: mail aradl and despite the bud weather, there wa" a fail ittendance ol spectators and eoasyctitora. The anno*] exhibition of the lavtmtM 'ounty Federation of Scottish Women's institute*, which is held at Fort
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      INDIAN AIR MAIL ROUTE.
      219 8 Italian and British Ministers Meet. Roan*, S:pt. •">. it is un ounce- 1 that Sir Seftor, Bet*ek«r, Director ol civil Aviati m, ycster> day had a c.nversj'.tion with Uer.« a' Balho, t!io Air Ui<d*4 r, tlvirinj.r which preUminary lettlwitßt of c.rtain importtnt p.i.-.ts at iatM between
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      EXCHANGE.
      193 8 Singapore, Srp:. 20. •)n London Bank 4 m/s 2 4 l .12 Demand 2 a?« Private m. credit J ii H Oil New York, demand ~c<\ 0. lv Private 90 d s 57 ie On Franc«, Bank T.T. 1433 On India, Bank T.T. 156 On Hour Konir, Bar.k T.T.
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      PRODUCE.
      76 8 Singapore, Sept. 23. GuafctM 0.50 (tube ".'o. 1 unpicked) 14.50 Copra '1-90 I mixed 5.80 Sujro flour, Sarawak 2Ji6 White Pepper BUi^k IVppt-r 22.50 I'earl Saico 6 2fTapioca, small flake 4.00 MMI! pearl 5.50 medium pearl 7.00 lilce, Siam Mo. 2 255.00 Saigon No. 1 228.00 Rangoon No. 1
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        MINING.
        474 8 I IM v Buyers Sellers i'l ii As.im Ku:i;l,ang 2J 26 r > Ay.r Ilit.mi Tin li 111 (1 £1 UaiijTin Tin ISO HO 1 1 l>nf IH lVdans 0.10 0.1.'i 1 1 Hjtu Caves 0.45 Ml 1 1 Buktt Aral)* 0.36 0.40 U £1 Hurmah MaJay l:) 15/-
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        GENERAL.
        249 8 1 JO r. 1«. Buyer* Sellet* 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord». 2.40 2.C0 2 i Alex. Brick Prefs. iMIO 2.10 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacto 5.1.<3 f..7.« I 1 Ontral Kneine 0.40 "45 nom. :00 50 Chinese Com. Bank 10::.OO 104.00 ri t. s. t iv«fi. ti.ou ij. fl
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        116 8 .Singapore <"n!«l Storag; 7 p.c. of ]'j26 i«<1. 1UJ1-36 102 105 ci. jinjTupore Municipal 5 p.c. <■{ lt'01 u'd. 1030 J1.&78.000 r«i". D'c pr*m. Sisgapen .Municipal I 1 p.c. r:' 1^07 red. 1 »47 Sl.COO.OVO 83 par Mag^SN Municipal 4 l s p.c. of 11k>'J red. UH
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        382 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyali and Evatt's quotations. Fra»er Lyall Co. Lvatt Fr'aror Lya.l O. Lvutt Vikr.by isl) 0.60 0.95 0.^5 0.95 lUoi Qajak iJI) 0.70 O.ko O.'.s 0.H6 A. il.Uin ($1) 1.00 1.10 I.UO I.M A. kut.inic l%\) 0.20 o.i.i 0.20 0.30 A. Malay (|S) 1.00 1.50xd.
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      FUN AT TANGLIN GYMKHANA.
      374 8 2nd Welch Regiment's "At Home." There was an infinite variety and a gofKl deal of humour in the events competed for in the 2nd Welch gymkhana a. Tanglin Barracks on Saturday. Nt-arly three hundred gue-sts were invited and all entered into the spirit of the 1
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    COMPRADORE KIDNAPPED
    221 8 Yet Another Outrage in Shanghai. Shanghai, Sept. l'.i. Mr. P. L. Taai, the corr.pradoiv of the Bi iti-.h-Ameri-.an Tobacco Company, iv kidnapped outside hii residence in Hari Road last night, thus adding to the recent ■eriai of daring outrages of this rature, in which wealthy Chinese ha\e been
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    SAVED BY A SMILE.
    117 8 How Gladstone Escaped Assassination. There has died in Broadmoor Asylum, at the age of 73, William Henry fownser.d, who in 1893 was tried for sending a threatening letter to Gladstone. He was found guilty but insane. He had bought a pistol, and stood about :n: n
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    40,000 NATIVES STARVE.
    103 8 Famine Devastating The Belgian Congo. Bishop Clasz, chief missionary in the Belgian Congo, states that a torrible famine is devastating the Ruanda province. Forty thousand natives have died of starvation. Eighty thousand have emigrated to the English protectorate of Uganda. The two provinces of Ruanda and L'rundi
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    160 8 Today. Java, South West Sumatra. SoutkKast liornio. Celebes, Muluccai and Timor Dill) (Teaman I pm. Ceylon, Southern and Western Imlia (Cap Varella) 4 \>.m. Tomorrow. Tcmbilahan and ladragiri (Heajg KeatJ l p m. Egypt ami Great Britain (Parcel*) (Automation) I |..n,. Kelaow. Swato* and Amoj (Anhnl) Ip.m.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    349 8 tber n Ship* ilungsiue the liar- or expected to arrive. KEIM>M. lIAKBOLK. Vni:; w;..ui Tujr Priace, Raaelta, I'atr.-il. \V. lit. A«;ies 1. Khodoanc. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf MM. VESSELS IX DKY DOCKS. Tanjong I'a-^jr. Albert Dock Tug Tantu. s.s. Kiatna. Victoria Dock General Verepijck. Ktppel Harbour.
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    SHARE MARKET REPORT.
    114 8 Macphail and Co., Ltd. Tin.— Steady. Kuihsi. H-M ceata, Ki:iM< W-SH cents Panawmtl KM2 ceiiU, lloni,' Fatts 41-44':: cents, Suntri'i I.uas XS 02 cent*. ['lv Klatijrs O'J-74 ciMits, Suiik'ci Waj i 15, Klang BWera 1 .85-1 .93 i, Taipinaa t9H- cent*. South.-. JO-2.1 cents, Mitanis 14-1H cents,
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      32 8 GOOD USED CARS AT SLUMP PRICES. Every Car in splendid condition Prices from $100. WIDE CHOICE OF POPULAR MAKES. HIKE PURCHASE TERMS IF DESIRED. THE USED CAR DEPOT, ORCHARD ROAD. Phone BM4
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      256 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Briffht Wiml. Station. Ttrr.prrnture Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed Weather. Max. Mm. fall, shine. I Humidity tion. K. F. ins. hours. m.p.h. Alar Siar .85 74 O^il 2.0 HH r > I 5 Cloudy Kota ISharu No report. A. Trcngiranu No rrpert. Kr>)h fi
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      158 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Monday, September 29. H. \V. 2.J7 a.m., 7 ft. 7 in., 1JI p.m., 8 ft. fi in. Tuesday, September .10. II. \V. 3..".8 a.m., t; ft. 9 in.. 2.12 p.m., 9 ft. 1 in. tutors United Assurance, annual mei'tlng, 1 1 'in a.m. Wednesday. October 1.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    185 9 Rubber Expected To Drop Further. ESTATES MUST CLOSE TEMPORARILY. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Monday, 10 am. Today's Prices Rubber. 11 S cents per lb. Tin, 100 tons at S6fi'j per picul. Saturday's Prices Rubber, London :J 13-16 d. per lb., unchanged. New York. 7 S cts.
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    LONDON METAL MARKET
    452 9 NIWI. William Jacks and in their market review, dated Sept. 3, state With the world in its present state of vi re.-t improvement in trade is impossible, lut with the rise in homeward freights showing signs of crops Boring and the reduction in outward freights nfaking in<i:i
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    HERMAN IRON EXPORTS
    200 9 Hopes that had been entertained for tSu August business on the German iron export market have not been fulfilled, says a Berlin il< sgt of Aui M, Business is very quiet, as the trade and consumers expect a further reduction of prices. A message from Bss.ll says
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    E. ASIATIC PLANTATION
    126 9 The b>.anl of the East Asiatic Industry and Plantation Company, which has a surplus of l.iill.l'.M kroner, including 215,687 kroner brought fnrwurd from last year, recommends dividend of I per cent., against 10 per cent, for the last two years, and a carry-for-\v.m! of 17X.7:>7 kroner. From
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      NEED FOR A STABLE PRICE LEVEL.
      1949 9 Opinions of Some Famous Financial Experts. Below we give the opinions of some famous economists and financial experts on the question of the need for a stable price level throughout the world Mi n-. E. Moreau. Governor of the Bank of France: The existence
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      BUKIT JELOTONG ESTATES,
      1201 9 Chairman and Failure Of May Stoppage. The twentieth annual general meeting of the Bukit Jelotong Rubber Estates Ltd., was held at the office of the secretaries, Messrs. C. F. Gomes and Co., 137, Heeren Street, Malacca, on Friday, the Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng Lock presiding. Others present
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      59 9 12 o'clock noon, Sept. 29. Tone of Market :-\ery dun. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 3 13-16 d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cents 7% per lb. t.S.S. equal to London Standard standard R.S.S. on Tender Spot October November Ocl.-Dec. Jnn.-Har. Buyers 11%
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      BULLION REPORT.
      654 9 Messrs. Samuel Montagu And Co.'s Weekly Letter. London, Sept. 3. Gold. The Bank of England gold reserve against notes amounted to £154,889,C01 on Aug. 37, (as compared with £154,333,73*2 on the ptevious Wednesday), and represents an increase of £8,879,617 since Jan. 1, last. Gold from South Africa to
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      EXCHANGES.
      75 9 Rugby, Sept. 28. Foreign exchangei are Amsterdam 12.05, Athens 375, Bombay Is. s>id., Berlin 20.41, Brussels 34.86, Bucharest 817 ft, Rio ">'■., Buenos Aires 40, Copenhagen 18.155, Geneva 25.05 U, Helsingfors 193 1-16, Hong Kong Is. 3 11-16, Lisbon *****, Madrid 45.50, Milan 92.795, Monte Video 40ft, New York
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    LONDON TIN MARKET.
    686 9 Evidence of Production Curtailment. YET STOCKS CONTINUE TO INCREASE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 3. The representative of the group is still most assiduous in his attendance on the metal exchange, and holds frequent conferences with the many brokers engaged (or desirous of being engaged) in
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    SUNGEI BAGAN.
    319 9 Net Profit for Year Of $33,398. The twentieth report of the Sunitei Bagan Rubber Co., Ltd., is as follows: After making due provision for .depreciation, directors' fees, MMflt'l commission etc., the accounts show a net profit fur the period of $33,398.46. The balance brought forward from last yeor
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY,SEPT. 23, 1930. THE RIGHT LINE.
    999 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, SEPT. 23, 1930. THE RIGHT LINE. One thir.j: may be sai.l with certainty of the Review of the Affairs of the Colony of the Stinits Settlements which was ta >led at toi!r.y"3 meeting of the Legislative Cosswtl It doei not err on tht kid* of
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    MODERN POLITICAL IDEAS.
    1083 10 The Source of Our Public Opinion. (By Sir Charles Grant Robertson, the British historian, in an interview.) How do we come by our modern political ideas Is it by the gift of God or by the gift of man, or by some peculiar alchemy between the two
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    376 10 The Bishop of Singapore arrived in Penang on Saturday by the Kedah. He is making a brief tour of Malaya. Dr. F. R. J. Dubois, secretary of the Amsterdam Chamber since 1922, has died at Harderwyk, after an operation for appendicitis. Mr. J. V. G. Mills, Solicitor-General,
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    731 10 HUSHA-BYE BABY. The talc is told of a would-be investor of the charming sex— -who called on hor l;foker saying that she had two or Urm thousand dollars lyinn" idle and that sinwould like to put it into something that had a fair chance of price
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    FULL STORY OF CAPT. MATTHEWS'S ACCIDENT IN SIAM PUBLIC WORKS TO BE PUSHED ON.
    2177 11 FULL STORY OF CAPT. MATTHEWS'S ACCIDENT IN SIAM PUBLIC WORKS TO BE PUSHED ON. Governor's Address To Council. LARGE UNDERTAKINGS IN TIME OF TRADE DEPRESSION. THE HticlKet of (he Colony for lfl'!l was considered at a meeting of the Legislative Council held this morning. In an address which is printed
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    ANOTHER SIAMESE TRAIN MISHAP.
    152 11 Goods Wagons Sink Into Permanent Way. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Sept. 2'J. Another accident to a train on the northern line from Bangkok to Chiengmai has occurred 85 miles from Bangkok. Ten waggons of a goods train, mostly loaded with stone ballast, sank into the
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    EMPIRE TRADE.
    170 11 Recommendations Of Economic Union. Rugby, Sept. 28. A series of recommendations on the subject of Imperial rationalisation is advanced in the preliminary general report which has been issued by the Research Committee of the Empire Economic Union and circulated among the Dominion delegates to the Imperial Conference. Lord
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    CRUISER ADRIFT.
    177 11 Peril to Shipping In Stormy Seas. Rugby, Sept. JT. The British cruiser Conquest, which broke adrift in the North Sea with six men on board while being towed to the north for breaking up, was picked up and taken to the Humber last night by the Hull tug
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    GERMAN POLITICS.
    86 11 Fascists Represented in Two Cabinets. Berlin, Sept. SI. In addition to Thuringia, where the National Socialist:*, led by Krick, are s> decisive factor in the Government, another German State, namely Brunswick, now has a Cabinet in which Fascists are re;.resc;ile I. This was the result of Bourgeois Coalition,"
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    RETURNING TO LONDON.
    52 11 King and Queen Leaving Balmoral Today. Rugby, Sept. 27. The Court will remove from Balmoral to London next Tuesday. The King and Queen, with the lords and ladies in waiting, will travel by a special Royal train on Monday evening, arriving at Buckingham Palace about breakfast time.
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    FIVE YEARS.
    36 11 Light Sentence for Anarchist In Brussels. Brussels, Sept. 27. The anarchist de Rosa, who attempted to kill the Crown Prince of Italy in Brussels last year, was sentenced to five yea is imprisonment. Reuter.
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    NORTH MAY CONTINUE THE WAR.
    422 11 Ominous Shansi Rumours. YEN WANG CHING-WEI RECALCITRANT. Shanghai, Sept. 29. Do the Northerners, despite Manchurian. intervention, intend to endeavour to continue the civil war A message to hand here yesterday states that Marshal Yen Shi-shan had a conference with Mr. Wang Ching-wei at the Chengtai
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    MALAYAN CIVIL SERVICE.
    136 11 Question of Allowances To Be Considered. The Colonial Secretary made the following statement at the conclusion of the meeting of the Legislative Council today "In view of the grave trade depression which has already resulted in the reduction of salaries and wages outside Government service and in
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    ARGENTINA.
    47 11 To He-enter the League Of Nations. Buenos Aires, Sept. 28. The re-entry of the Argentine into the League of Nations is one of the main items of the Government's programme, according to the National Democratic Federation which comprises all parties participating in the recent revolution. Reutcr.
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    BATTLE WITH RAIN AND WIND.
    315 11 Captain Matthews's Hope For Record Goes. Capt. Matthews, who left Croydon on Sept. 16 in an attempt to reach Australia by air, made v forced landing near Ban Mcc, 100 miles from Bangkok, on Friday. Up to Rangoon, which he reached on Sept. 25, he
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    RIOTS IN INDIA.
    109 11 Police Fire on Congress Volunteers. Nainital. Sept. 27. One rioter was killed nnd 45 were injured at Moradabad when the police bed on Congress volunteer* who were nick"'injj the town hall to prevent the election to the Moslem local council. They destroyed ballot papers, refused to disperse
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    GALLIPOLI LANDING.
    104 11 Realistic Reproduction For British Film. Bagfer, left 27. Over a thousand men took part in a realistic reproduction of the Gallipoli landing of 1915 for a lliitish film just completed- The principal scenes were shot at Malta, where several hundred Marines from the British Mediterranean Garrison were loaned
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    DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.
    130 11 leaving for Abyssinia On Oct. 16. Rugby, Sept. 27. The Duke of Gloucester will leave London on Oct. li tor Abyssinia to represent the King r.t the Coronation of the Emperor. He will join the Ranpura at Marseilles and travel in it to Aden. Thence he will
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    PRINCE LEOPOLD.
    59 11 Death of Famous German Field-Marshal. Berlin, Sept. M, The death is announced of Kield-M.. shal Prince Leopold of Bavaria, a gin I si, who was the Chief Commander of the German Army in the East during the early part of the War. He played an important part in
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    A EUROPEAN UNION.
    508 11 Mr. A. Henderson's Geneva Impressions. TARIFF TRUCE. Fostering the Spirit Of Security. Rugby. Sept. SB. Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Forei -n Secretary, who returned to London from C.eneva yesterday, said the mcetinjr of the Assembly had been interesting a>! useful, if, perhaps, less spectacular ti an ISst
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    FEMININE ELOQUENCE
    129 11 Remarkable Achievement Of Mme. Hanau. I'ari-. S A remarkable victory for feminine eloqaenea was achieved at a meeting held in 'he preat hall of the Tribunal of Com mercc today by a hundred representatives „f the CAM creditors of Madame Hanau, of Gazette dv Franc fame, the failure
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    "TIMES ARE BAD."
    80 11 Australian Ex-Servicemen's Offer to China. Sydney, Sept Z~. Three huidred Australian ex-Service men have offered to join the Nationalist forces in China, according to the Chinese Consui-Oeneral, to whom the oiTu Sfai made by representatives of the ex-sol-diers. They explained that times were l>;ul in Australia, and
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    CHINESE COMMUNISTS.
    36 11 Forty-four Executions At Wuchang. Hankow, Sept. UH. Forty-four men all, with one excep tion, in their early twenties win lie cuted at Wuchang on Sept. M. They ha<l heen mostly convicted n Communism. Renter,
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    REDUCTION IN THE COLONY'S SURPLUS.
    8760 12 Straits Settlements Affairs Reviewed. CIVIL AERODROMES FOR SINGAPORE AND PENANG. A REVIEW of the affairs of Ihe Colony of the Straits Settlements, prepared in the Colonial Secretary's office, was laid before the Legislative Council today and is givfln in full below. It is mentioned that
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      SELANGOR RACE MEETING.
      2046 13 Winners Well Fancied. EXCELLENT CONDITIONS ON FIRST DAY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kmla Lumpur, Sept- 27. Except possibly for the fact that the Uiound was on the hard side und would !uiv<- bt*a taprovad by a drawer <>f rai« might nlmo.'L ideal < -onditions prc\ailed for the
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      BOBBY JONES' GREAT RECORD.
      429 13 Adds U.S. Amateur To Other Titles. Ardmore, Pennsylvania, Sept. 27Bobby Jones has created an unparalleled record in po!f through his vkto'-y by 8 and 7 ovtr Eugene "A< n.ans in the final of the American national amau'-r-championship. He now holds the Bmiil; open and amateur and
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    ST. JOSEPH'S INSTITUTION
    206 13 Past vs. Present Cricket Match Drawn. The match between the St. Joseph's In.-titution Past and Present ended in a draw. The Old Boys made 188 for six and declared, de Vries contributing 67, ami the Present replied with 110 for nine. The scores were as follows Put.
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    SWIMMING.
    94 13 Veterans' Race at the Singapore S.C. The annual race for veterans took place it the Singapore Swimming Club yesterday. It was a handicap event over one length uf the pagar, and the condition were that the competitors had to be 40 vcars of ajre and have had 15 years
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    NOT AN ATTRACTION.
    36 13 Proposed Sharkey-Campolo Contest Abandoned. New York, Sept. 27. The proposed contest between Jark Sharkcy and Vittorio Campolo has been definitely abandoned owing to convincing evidence that ft was doomed to financial failure. Reuter.
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    INTER-PORT RUGBY.
    49 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Sept. 28. The Saigon rugby team is coming to Bangkok to play the inter-port match on October 24. The fixture had been cancelled temporarily owing to the disturbances in IndoChina. The Saigon team is largely made up of men from the army.
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    BASEBALL IN JAPAN.
    27 13 Tokio, Sept. 10. The University of Chicago baseball team lost its fourth successive game in Japan today, being defeated by Meiji 10 to 5.
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    BRADMAN'S HOPE.
    95 13 To Return in 1934 "If Still Good Enough." London, Sept. tl. England bade farewell today to tho wonder boy cricketer Don Bradman, who. with five other members of the team, left St. Pancras station on the first stage of the journey home. Hundreds ol weil-wishers pivsent included the
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    S.C.C. RUGBY.
    125 13 Tomorrow's Practice Game Still Uncertain. Owing to the present oondition cf the Rugby pitch on the Padang, it is uncertain yet whether the practice came aiian^ed for tomorrow will take place. The ground is still very hard and p»rtain patches which have bet-n rcturfed have not had sufficient
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    LEAGUE TABLES.
    961 13 Arsenal Still Leads In First Division. The following are the positions of clubs in the English and Scottish Leagues after Saturday's matches: First Division. A friendly hockey match between th<> Vehicles Registration Dept. Sports Cl.<l> ;>nd the Military Headquarters, Fort Cunning, resulted in a win for the latter
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    HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
    286 13 Fight for Leadership. MANCHESTER UTD. STILL WITHOUT POINTS. London, Sept. 27. The following were the results of English and Scottish LwfM matches played today hr.i Division. Birmingham 2 tlMMl Bolton Wand. 0 N.-w.a.stlr ltd. Derby County i Manchester City 1 Leeds United 1 Huilderslield T. 2 L»ll»0»r
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    BASEBALL.
    95 13 American Major League Results. New York, St-pt. 27. Baseball usults to date art a^ follows .National League. Chicago beat Cincinnati 7 o anil 13 8. St. Louis beat Pittsburgh 10— o. Brooklyn beat Boston 8 2. Brooklyn lo.->t to Boston 1—7. New York beat Philadelphia 5— St. I.ouis lost
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    75 13 'Monday, September Football St. Joseph's Inst., IVs; v«. Prsssa t. Rugby: Public Services B XV. Machine Can Co.. Welch Kci.-t W, Thcm,on Ruud. Tuesday, SvptcmK-r ;:0. Charity Match Malays vs. Karopeaa U Jalaii Bt -ay Rugby: S.C.C. practice ironic. Tiiursday, Octobrr 2. Polo: First round of K.O.R. Cup.
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    COLONY FINANCES FOR 1931.
    1036 14 Total Deficit Estimated At $15,133,520. The estimates of revenue and expenditure of the Straits Settlements Government for the year 1931, which were presented at the meeting of the Legislative Council today, are summarised as fol■ows Revenue 31,941,002 Expenditure Recurrent 32,001.412 Deficit f>s l'!!° Expenditure Extraordinary 1
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    ECONOMY PLANS IN AUSTRALIA.
    342 14 Decisions Please Business Men. Business men and industrialists throughout Australia are hailing with setiefection the eiecisions taken at the Conference of Commonwealth and State Ministers, and Sir Otto Niemeyer's report on the Commonwealth finances. They declare (Reuter) that the report though unpleasant is salutary, and believe
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    CEYLON'S GOVERNOR.
    501 14 Motion for Reduction Of Salary Defeated. In the Ceylon Legislative Council cm Sept. 18, the Colonial Secretary moved that item 1., on tho Budget Schedule, viz.. His Excellency the Governor, Rs. liLr.i,:!;Jc; be adopted. Mir. C. E. Victor Corea moved an amendment that the- salary of U.K. the
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    S.A.F.A. CELEBRATE CUP SUCCESS.
    2906 15 Fine Sporting Spirit. SEASON'S ACTIVITIES REVIEWED. At the Garden Clnb, Tanah Merah, on Saturday evening, the Singapore Amateur Football Association held a dinner in honour of the Singapore XI which brought the Malaya Cup back to Singapore. It was a purely informal affair, but nevertheless an
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    CHARITY FOOTBALL.
    54 15 European XI for Tomorrow's Match. The following is the European ler.pi which will meet the Malays in a charily match at Jalan Besar Stadiur.i tomorrow Adam Scrjgt Richards and Ptc. Ferguson L.-Corpl. Howls, Pie. Turner ;;r.d Ptc. Williams IV. Wilkins. Bdsmn. Deering, H. Milieu. Lieut. <J. J. Bryan
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    44 15 Andrew Currie (.'up Competition. The following ties in the Andrew C'urrie Cup competition (ladies" Lfolf championship of Singapore) will be played ;:t Sepoy Lines at 4.45 tomorrow Mis. Graham Brown vs. Mrs. A. M. Lowe. Hrs. Savi n, Mrs. C. G. Franklin.
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    RUGBY.
    77 15 The Publiv .Services have a D. XV match at ThemSM Road ihis atternoon against j B. Machine Gun <"0., Welch Regiment I A. W. The Public Services team is V. P. Baibat C. E. Hopkins, M. H. Holm. I T. 11. Stevens. E. A. J<,y (i. Bdmond, J. I>.
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    77 15 Two correspondent! have written t.> t!> I Etfaits Times concerning the list Of Singapore Cup winners pub'.ishej ivloently. The list given was an official j Bat as published by the S.A.F.A. in their annual report in February of this I year. The correspondents claim that i-i 1 IM4 the Harlequins
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS.
    30 15 Entrica far 'ho S.C.C. Billiards championship arul handicap tournament clow tomorrow. Intending eompetitofß ur« asked to notify their intention of participating in the events as quickly M possible.
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    ANIMAL SHOW IN SINGAPORE.
    1202 16 First of Its Kind. SUCCESSFUL START TO S.P.C.A. EFFORT. The animal show which was held on Mr Kgce Course yesterday afternoon by 1 the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty la Animals was a great success. The »l fndance was almost as large as on a
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    $10,000 FIRE.
    64 16 Blaze Threatens to Gut Whole Village. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 28. A serious fire which threatened to gut the whole of Sungei Pinang village, near Balik Pulau broke out early yesterday mciring. The Rural Board market and four shophouses were destroyed. After five hours' work, the
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    LANDING AT THE NAVAL BASE.
    339 16 Volunteer "Battles" In The Rain. Throivjh rain-washed country near the Naval Base, Seletar, yesterday morning, drenched Volunteers scurried hither and thither to stem the attack of the "invader." The invading force was assumed to have made a landing which led to the seizure of the
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    "THE BIG PARTY."
    208 16 Vaudeville Stars in Film At The Alhambra. (By Our Film Correspondent The Big Party," which opened at the Alhambra on Saturday, is one of those medleys of song and stcry that entertain principally because of the aptness of American wit. The lines were obviously written by someone
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    $6,000 STOLEN.
    134 16 Towkay's Ordeal at Hands Of Robbers. Robbers armed with knives visited the house of an elderly rich towkay in Stewart Lane yesterday morning. The towkay is the proprietor of a number of pawnshops ar.J had brought home a large sum cf money on Friday. This was apparently known
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    MURDER AND SUICIDE.
    76 16 Inquiry into Tampenis R >;ul Tragedy. A verdict of murder and suicide was returned by Mr. J. G. Barrett, the Singapore coroner, in the inquiry touching the death of Ong Kok, who took his own life after killing his wife and five children at Tampenis Road. Out
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    SCOTTISH MARTYR
    52 16 An oil painting of John Ogilvie, the Scottish Jesuit martyr beatifi<vl last December, was presented to the Pope in special audience by Monsignor Clapperton, Rector of Uie Scots College, postulator of the recent beatification cause recently. The painting which measures twelve feet by six, shows Ogilvie undergoing martyrdom
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    AGATHA CHRISTIE WEDS.
    142 17 Novdist Marries For Second Time. J.omlon. Sept. lfi. I' i announced that Mrs. Agatha Christie, the novelist, married Mr. Mar Edgai I.ucicn Malpov.an in Edinburgh on Sept. 11. [1 will l«t- recalled that Mrs. Christie ing for a fortnight in December, IMS. A search was made throughout
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    20 17 Taming of the Shrew."' a sound film adaptation of Shakespeare's play, will opc-n at the t'ai itol tonight.
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    UNREST IN SPAIN.
    134 17 Republican Views Openly Expressed. Madrid, Sept. 28. Twenty thousand Republicans from all part; of the country filled the bull ring hue to throw down the sauntlet to the Monarchy. The meeting was entirely revolutionary, but moderate in language. The. former Liberal Minister, Signor Alrala Zamora, declared that
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    SHAMROCK VI.
    83 17 Sir T. Lipton Preparing For Challenge. New York, Sept. 29. In a suite which was filled from deck to ceiling with flowers and other presents Iron ;i!l parts of America Sir Thomas Lipton aboard the Leviathan said farewell In the American journalists an.l showed that his mind was
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    NORTH-WEST FRONTIER.
    129 17 Government Awards to Loyal Tribes. Parachinar. Sept. 28. At a Durbar aUended by the leadinir military and civil officials and tribal I Icra, Mr. Steuart Edmund Pears, the Chief Commissioner of the North-We?t! Flintier Province, announced that aj year's land revenue would be remittc.i and a full month's
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    FRENCH POLICY.
    97 17 "Security, Arbitration And Disarmament." Paris. Baa*. 2'j. A clear-cut definition of French foreign policy was enunciated by the Prime Minister, M. Taidieu, in a speech at Alencon. He said Fiance ntended to persevere in the task if organising peace politic-any and economically throughout the world, especially in Europe-
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    REQUEST REFUSED.
    87 17 Mr. Lenox Simpson and The Tientsin Customs. Mukden, Sept. 2NIn a personal interview with Marshal Chant Hsueh-liang Mr. Lenox Simpson iciiuested that he shoukl be retained as Customs ("ommissirner at Tientsin. His request was flatly refused. A Sin Kuo Mm message states that Marshal Chan?/ Hsueh-liang has appointed
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    SYNTHETIC RUBBER.
    79 17 Experiments with Crude Petroleum. Washington, Sept. 21. The director of the research laboratory of America set forth to the members of the Inter- American conference on agriculture and forestry the results of experiments made with a. view to obtaining rubber by the treatment of crude petroleum. He declared
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    SHOOTING OUTRAGE.
    59 17 Attack on a Chinese Gardener. Armiding to a report made to the Kandaiu Kerbau police, a Chinese vegetable gardener in a plantation near the Cantonese cemetery off Thomson Road, uas attacked last night and shot, but the wounds are not considered to be fatal. Three Chinese have been
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    VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP.
    2017 17 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 Dlace
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    DIRECT SAVING.
    458 17 Need for Producing New Capital. Bagby, top*. Mr William Graham, Pie ideal »f the Board <if Trade, speaking in Carlisle but night, said that within an aggregate national income of approximately t{,000,000,000 per annum, there was conIderable room for direct saving and for the re -direction of expeaditare
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    FOUND SHOT.
    307 17 Tragedy of Sir John Norton-Griffiths. Cairo, Sept. 1 Lieut. -Col. Sir John Neil n-Griffiths, the eminent engineer, governing director of Norton Griffiths and Co- Ltd., was found cloiiil in a rarf boat which h? hail paddled cut atone from the banes r.t San Stefano, Alexandria. Later it was
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