The Straits Times, 16 October 1930

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  • 38 1 The Straits Times NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1930. >^mcE 10 c£k rs The Straits Times 0 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1930 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 157 1 SINGAPORE! 78, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 0181). G.lr> TONIGnT 9.f5 The Wonder Film of the Age WITH BYRD AT THE SOUTH POLE. WHAT DOES THE DOCTOR SAY? I-■I J) F**^ Why* of course ive nim "BEAR y^\ W i'■'s?i .J\ BRAND 1 Milk. No other milk is TT^^ so eeas y
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    • 195 1 KUALA VUMPUR: 27, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). Bon Voyage! tTo those fortunate people who are shortly going on leave we extend our best wishes for a pleasant sojourn in the old country. We realise that in order to fully enjoy a holiday in Europe one's clothes are of paramount importance.
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    • 12 1 |HIs^ONIGHT 9.15 TheWolWkrFilm the Aj^s. i /With Byßir^ 1 iITTHB /SOUTH Pfw.E. <
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 570 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. 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 TOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage duo Spore. MACEDONIA 11,100 Oct. 17 •LAHORB 6.300
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    • 626 2 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Dua Sail I HAKONE MARU IO.fiOO Oct. 22 2U S SUWA MARU 10,000 Nov. 6 7 6i FUSHIMI MARU 10,900 Nov. 20 21 UAKOZAKI MARU 10,000 Dec. 8 4 TERUKUNI MARU 11,800 Dpc. 17 18 HAKUSAN
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    • 469 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated la Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing* by th* wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is on* of the largest and finest (teamen trading to Australia, cabins
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    • 532 2 4NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD (Incorporated la Germany) The nndernoted are tht Company's intended fixtures. OUTWARDS ALSTER for Hong Kong, Shanghai. Kobe, Osaka, Moji, Dalny and Tsingtau Oct. 26 SFRANKEN for Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka and Moji Oct. 26 HOMEWARDS t DESSAU for Bilboa, Dunkirk, Rotterdam, H'burg Bremen Oct. 1H t REMSCHEID for Genoa,
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    • 590 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, AMSTKRDAM, ROTTKUDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, AND liREMENGENOA, HAVRK, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW-BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. (Route subject
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    • 565 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam). UANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for Kretay, Trengßanu, Kclnntan, Uancnara, Telupin, Patani, BtafOra, l.acnn, Sichon, Handon, Kohaamui, Langsuan, C'huinpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure MALINI Oct. LM Oct. VI .SI'IiIHIADIB Oct. U7 Oil. L".i \l,.\V.\ Nov. S The steamers are fitted throughout with electric
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 466 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschapplj Nederland and N.V. Rotlerdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO ■am Amsterda** Sontbampton M*r»*lllca Rotterdam Tonnage as. Johan d*Wltt Ut.nr.4 S.M.N. Oct. 17 a.s. Patria 10,000 R.L. Oct. 24 r. Haoft 11,642 S.M.N. Oct. SI m.v. Sibajak 13,000 R.L. Nov. 7 Koningin
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    • 486 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE cJnrf AMERICAN MAIL LINB ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG vl* COLOMBO. SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. Arriv* Leav* Leav* S'por* S'por* Penang PRES. FILLMORE Oct. 27 Oct. 30 Nov. 1 PRES. WILSON Nov. 10 Nov. IS Nov. II
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    • 480 3 fcjLLuKIuAN dUvaINALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LDTI PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Uong Kong, Shanghai and Japan Do* S'pors 11. CITY OF SHANGHAI Nov. a kazkmim: Dm. I HOMEWABD3 s.s. CITY OF MOBILE for LVon K'dam. U'hiirir, Nnrilenham
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    • 475 3 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark) Telephone 5.125. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AM) COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore Penang u.s. H'TLA.MM A Nuv. I Nov. 7 m.s. ALSIA Dee. 3 Dee. 6 m.s. FIONIA Dec. 17 Dec. 19 m.s. LALANDIA Jan. 7 Jan. 9 m.s.
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    • 275 3 Cross Canada the Scenic Way Take the route of scenic beauty providing through fast daily train service, witlmut change, from Vancouver to Montreal, connecting with trans-Pacific and irai:s-Aclantic steamers. Dftriptiit ImokU I, arj lull information from L. Laultr, General Axeiti, ll, ng Kong Batik Cbamben, bin^apirt. CANADIAN NATIONAL The Largest
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    • 378 3 If You Require, CONCRETE PIPES CONCRETE BLOCKS CONCRETE CHANNELS CONCRETE DRAIN SLABS CONCRETE FENCE POSTS CONCRETE FLOORING TILES CONCRETE GARDEN FURNITURE. ENQUIBB. THF Elkayes Concrete Works. Oiler: 40, lII'iH STREET. <;et cheap edition NOW ON SAL! "ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT." Thii is a curmrt film .Wry. Tin' English
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • 33 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENT l-e wife and mother of the late Mr. Claude lie Souxa wish to thank all relative and friend* who attended the funeral, also those who kindly seat wreathe and letters of condolence.
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    • 43 4 A I: mum in High May- for the reaps! of ihe i the late Olivtaaa Lewis will ■un; at the "Cathedral of the Good Sheiiherd at a.m. on Friday the 17th instant. The attendance of Relatives and 111' nd i> earnestly solicited.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 658 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To Thr Advertising Manage* Straits Timev Ceril StrecL Dessp Insert th* following smsll advertisement for days i— There art approximately seven words to a line and there la s Bat rale charge at 2& cents per lin* per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per Insertion.
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    • 702 4 MISCELLANEOUS LOST between r .'4 mile, Holland Koaci fMsalbty ut 'i'i mile and Stevens Road, :i ut H p.m. on Tuesday, a lady's black handIng containing a little money, key and cigarette case. Kinder asked to communicate with tele|>hoiie 4. r .HI. IF YOU HAVE RELATIVES OR FRIENDS overseas, have
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    • 1176 4 OFFICES AND GODOWNS LARGE OFFICKfI to let at t. De Sons St. Also 68, Robinson Rd. Ist and 2nd floor, 17 and 19, Lloyd Rd. and 97, 120, 122, Killiney Rd. Apply N. Reuben 7, De Socsa St. TO LET, godown No. 162, Cecil Street from Oct. 1, 1930. Rent
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    • 770 4 LEAVE IN SWITZERLAND Fcrmor resident in Malaya wishes to take paying quests in very comfortable Swiss Chalet Lovely spot for winter sports or for summes holiday. Terms $40 a week. Apply Proprietor Le Chalet dc la CoOine. P.ossiniere, M.0.8., Switzerland. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS NOTICK is hereby given that tenders
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    • 1002 4 ORDINANCE N° 96 (MINOR OFFENCES). Police Order- made under Beetle* I (11 el Ordinann No. (Minur OtTenci Ihe regulation of Iratk < n inn d Uw O.tnhrr i:.:c<- M. nnd Pete Club <• ailißana Mr t. h«- held in Or. >lxr 18, -'I. 13, II and Norenrm I, the Kate
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 582 5 [gtar^)^ v^(brand| Iblack)^ RAOIOPHOS TETRAPHOS SUPRAM STERAMEAL STAR BRAND STERILIZED ANIMAL MEAL BLACK LABEL NOT!) E hereby yen thi :!l the rmde Mark-, as represented above, or in any ither ma i whether usen alone in conjunction with other r.. ..I or inatK i are lh< rxclunive property MALAYAN KKKTILISKRS.
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    • 421 5 RESISTEREO TRfcDEIeURIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Trade Mark depicted abore is the exclusive property of LOKE CHEE CHEONG H carrying on business under the name of the Lcnj: Che Gok firm of No. 10, Ling Sing Street, Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong I .-.ml is used
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    • 540 5 DESPITE THE HEAT She has abounding energy. Other women may well excluim How does she manage it?" She plays in the mixed doubles and rinrwhvs as fresh us any of the men. The men don't drift nway when shf appears on the courts J they know she can be relied
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    • 733 5 |HAD BLOTCHES ON| FACE ft BODY Was Nearly Mad at Times. Healed by Caticura. My trouble began with an irritation and then small, ted blotches broke out all over my face, body, arms and hands. Later scales formed, and when I got warm in bed the trouble was worse. There
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    • 130 5 IrENTRAI I W IENCINEWORKSLTDIL SINGAPORE ll'Oll KUALA LIFMPUR. SANITARY ENGINEERS AND DRAINAGE CONTRACTORS Sole Agents for foulton -V LONDON yDID YOU FORGET ANYBODY j'^lljk, LAST CHRISTMAS 7 |S^^ (,ive a "KODAK" and be Jl f'rlo can arran^ e to hau '■I'M I ljLlwiSr one e vtrt( lv an > jj^jjgj^y
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  • 956 6 HONG KONG LETTER. Amusements $300,000. OPTIMISM AS TO TRADE REVIVAL. (From Our Own Correspondent) Hong Kong, Oct. 8. Thp great to] k i" Hi>:ijr Kong thil week has been the budget for XXi year, introduced in the Legislative Council by the Colonial Secretary, i"
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 327 6 PLIMSOLL SAFETY LINE FOR RUBBER. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, -1 MB glad to learn f;-om the London pu))ei.'. that the planters' associations in the X.M.S. and (Yylon are not prcpaved to accept fie decisions arrived at by the (Jovernor-General of the Xetherlan lr< Indies, without protest.
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    • 412 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. -There are very good reasons \>hy restriction could not be successful, unlfss j it could take the form of turning back some 20 years and handing: out mining < leases on a restricted basis. At this I
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    • 453 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. I should like to mak? a few remarks regarding a letter under the heading The Value of a Wife" which appeared in the columns of your paper on Oct. 10. I presume that Apa Macham" is a
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    • 164 6 HOSPITALITY OR BENEVOLENCE To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Having been a member of one or other of the up-country St. Andrew's Societies for the last nine years, I venture to draw attention to the incompatibility of the notices in your newspaper headH Victims of the Slump" and
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  • 159 6 The First Royal Freewoman Of Edinburgh. The freedom of Kdinburgh was recently c inferred on Princess Mary Countess of Harewiod, and to a distinguished audience in the Usher Hall, the Lord Provost explained that the Princess was the firs'. Royal Lady to receive the honmr. The Burgess roll
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  • 129 6 Anglo-American Conference Suggested. Senator King-, of Utah, has announced that he has asked President Hoover to I take up with Great Britain the sußKestion j for an international conference to forliiulate a plan for increasing the price of silver, including if possible a programme faf the
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  • 866 6 How They Are Run. 6.000,000 SMALL FARMS ALREADY MERCED. KfIKOW) Sept. U. With some mx million peasant farms alfcudy Merged into collectives and at least :i i many more are likely to join in the next yc:n\— the world must taku cognisance of a new form of
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  • 34 6 The first suicide ever recorded from the Dome of St. Peter's occurred recently when a man threw himself from ;i uinilow-Udt;e in the Upper Dome and struck the terrace 150 ft. below.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 159 6 SINGAPORE AND MALAYAN DIRECTORY 1 1931 EDITION. To be included in the next edition of the above, it is necessary that your entry should be in the hands of the publishers by the 10th of October. If you have not received the necessary form, will you kindly apply to Messrs.
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    • 63 6 ELECTRICITY 1^ ECONOMY AND SERVICE 1 UoL^i joJJOn Duty \\B\ y4// round VsT y^ —^k .1 /f^oQSr^^ clock Your Electric Power Supply is available 24 hours a day To Light, Heat, CooU, and Clean. MUNICIPAL ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT. I 17- RUE DC LA PAIX PAR!/ The Best Flavours in the FINEST
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 186 7 Entire Change of Programme 6-15 Tonight 9-15 Fox Corporation present A \l.\\ PBRSONALITY TO THE AUDIBLE SCREEN BON JOSE MOJICA (<>: CHICAGO OPERA HOUBE PANE) Tlii ilasliing h sro of a bundled operas lends liis niaK'iifi-ii-nl voice and intriKuing peraonalks to :i ddightful llovi< tone Musical "ONE MAD KISS" v
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    • 317 7 WA^ W U M&IMt \i W MM UU U U SU U U .W y U \/M U :ü ßw3aWwßi^n rS W a I ©1 1 fl^V Jm I "S9 It I I POSITIVELY THE LAST NIGHT 0.15 TONIGHT 9.15 OWIN« TO UNPRECEDENTED HUCCBBB AND NUMKOl S REQUESTS, SEASON EXTENDED
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    • 250 7 VICTORIA THEATRE Cominy Nov. 22 23 TWO RECITALS ONLY Dame Clara Butt AND Mr. Kennerley Rumford YOU'LL BE AGREEABLY SURPRISED M ..(1,.r. „>'.'. »hii km** hi.i'il it. at <hf dtar Dsstiad Repro4orti«ii «>r Sound m( Bhma|ww*a Latwl Sn()»irh;irr 'Ihciiire m WEMBLEY <« |„..r I.i lii \l-in.' I'oliiv Station) SEE AM)
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  • 272 8 SHIPPING NOTES. Record Figures for Traffic During July. Tho (raflic through the B«es Canal Bbriac July, 1930, r— ihed a iota! ot i 1',C47,(Ki0 tons net, thus exceediag sil pwevJOM fißures reffbteied for thil month 'i.f the year, which is due to un exceptional activity of veawais in
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  • 181 8 Passage Not According To Plan. Vn\tr American ;tj(it.-nts who set out to w ir!. their pa tages dvriag a three months' vacation from California to theKaal and back, and who were carried on Cape Town, were granted an attach- i- today by ihe .Supreme COBrt the steamer
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  • 165 8 Shipowner and Statesman Attains 7Sth Hirthdav. il Lord [nthcape attained bis 7St!i birthday. Lord Inchcape cr.° of the outstanding IHTsonaiiUca in the shipping Lndastry Cicjt IJr't .ihi ami .1' th* world, v.hiip the th'- P. and O. and ii:. a: dated ompanjea urder ii% guidance require! n." (mohabis.
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  • 127 8 last Atlantic Crossing By C. P. Liner. Dm < 'an.idiun Paii.lt Railway Co. announced in mail week that an Atlantir record hud been broken by their linor Pucheaa ci York, which arrived at Quebec, liavin^ coraptetad the vsyan from Uroenock in 6 »l <y ;i hours, 3-1 DlißUt<
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  • 75 8 lI M.S. Cornwall Due Here On Oct. 20. rail (('aiit. A. N. OowiJdue ti> arrive at Sincapora from llc.n^ Koog on Oct. _'n and will leave for Penang on Nov. H. KiiiliiiK from Penury do No* 1 1. i in- Corawall i.s da at Colomho on Nov. 16.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • 81 8 Rugby. Oct. IS. :< i:^ I are Am>t«-id^ar. 12M%, Athtna Bombay le. S rt .d.. Berlin W. 436, BniiMls ..i>-',;. !(uc,'iai< s. 1 c;^. >■■■ i Bat■•.a t Copenhbgaß Ife.lt> -...no, ;i-:. !!.^:i IM, Hong Kong l«. :j 1-10. Liab i, ii-.:. Madrid .'.0.f;:.. Milan 12.7W, M..r.t- Vidue :iT'v.
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    • 259 8 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Oc'.. 16. On London Bank 4 m/s IS 1/M Demand U/t% Private 3 m. credit 2, 4 B/gf Ob New York, demand 6t> I/M Private tfO d/s 67 13 10 On France, Bank T.T. 1425 On India, Bank T.T. Ut% On Honff Konp, Bank T.T. 42 i disc.
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 452 8 Issue V.I. IM Buyer* Sellert £1 £1 Am Kumbsng 20/- 20.'i Ajcr llitam Tin 7 6 HO fl i'l U;in*rin Tin V 2 13 1 1 BaUmj; I'-dang v.lv ii.:;, 1 1 Hatu CMM Ml 0.40 1 1 Bukit A rang 0.55 0.«0 £1 £1 Burnah Malay M 12/-noi
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      • 244 8 V;.!. r-J. Buyers Mm II Alex. Drii.» Ordi. £.20 2 CO 2 2 Alex. Urirk I'rrfn. 2.00 2.10 £1 f 1 Writ. Am. Tobacco 4.:7.< i 6.2.C 1 1 Central EagiM Ml 0.43 r.om. i(«l r.O Cliiiiuse Cora. Bank 102.0)1 104.00 «1 fl Ton. T. S. 1% Pref. Ui)
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      • 103 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. Singapore Municipal 4 p.c. of deb. of 1920 red. 1931-86 108 105 ci. I* l red ?2,000,000 90 95 Sin^-por. Municipal 5 p "S^r^^S^tflJpU I0<« 107% ci. ot IBM rod. 1920 »1,575,000 fir. Vi prem. SinK-pore Municipal 5 p.c. of Sir.jri.poru Municipal
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      • 379 8 Frascr and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's Pricn Fraaer Lyall A Co. I. van Alii-i.l.y lil) 0.75 0.80 0.75 0.85 Alor QaJaJl ($1) ".TO O.BU U. 70 U.HO A. Hi lam ($1; O.JO l.iv 1.00 1.10 Kuning <SD 0.20 U.J!) 0.20 0.30 A. Malay (S2) o.M
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  • 619 8 The tcllowi! i" paaoMC*n MM sailing by •h<- .'ilulwa, whicli will i.'.iv- Singapore at 'J a.m. toir.oiTow R.K. Six Ccvi! Clementi, Lo4y Clementi ana daaghter, Mi.- M, 1.. Bvana. alias F. Bennett, Air. H. J. Toi>li> Mr. B. R. Daviea. Urs. E. 1). Uadow, Mr. C. E. Humphreys, Me.
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  • 106 8 The Singapore Chamber of Con-mcrct Rubber Ataociati; n hold Oo'Jth auction on Oct. IS, when then was catalogued I.J'H'.OOI lb. or hVh.O6 Htna; offend 1.607,40. lb. oi TIT.JH tons: .-old l.'.Cl.'sl lh. or 51C.60 tons Spot. London. Xi ett. micE tau&MSB. Itll.bed Smoked Sheet Cents per lb.
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  • 166 8 ru« i'i IDs up to and for v.cck andiiif o%-t. 19 Thur«duy, Oct. B.I! :>.m., Priil Hull, <■ 11- iSeottUh) u, l']»iL-iice— oO Yuids i npetitiou. Friday, Oct. I", MS p.m., Drill H..II. 2nd Bn. Migni.1 Section. Sii:n«l Training r,.!5 ...■ii.. I'i ill Kali, K.a.A. (V), I'roRioiiun and
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  • 1389 8 Security of Consumers And Producers. thaiUs Mope and Boa, it their weekly review, under date Bept refer :i follows to the proposui of M. B. Parry for the "Plimsoll safety line for consumen and producers of rubber Over two months :<^o, in a market review, dated
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  • 124 8 Thursdaj-. October 16. II U. BJI a.m., 6 ft. C in., 3.^'S p.m., 7 ft. Heating »i Creditor! of Reaa llacpliail and Penman, Ltd., no-A, BaAoi Plaeo, i p n. Iridav, October 1 7. !1. W. 1M a.m.. 7 ft.. MO p.m.. 7 ft. .1 iii.
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  • 213 8 Today. N< rth and V.-.. t India Kami anj I 3 p.i i. Southern ami Western India (Kohna > p.m. -mi..: Pandjang, Bengkalis, Siak, Pakan Han.' and Pajakombo I on 4 p.m. Pccloe Galang (Noembinji i p.m. li.do-< hina and Hokon I i.ntu'i Intel 0 |;.r.i. Ittlerrcj
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  • 41 8 lift Arr.l. By S'purc Loadun Prins dor NuderlauJen Sapt. ~> fept. 87 tapn Si i.i. t .Sept. t9 hbttu Sept. u Oct. :i K.la\»ia Sc»t. 11 Oct. 4 Chrittiaan Huygeai s«-]it. 19 Oct. !i MaatM Bept 19 on. i.;
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  • 239 8 lay, October It. Sblpa alongside the Wharves or expected to arrite. nm HAkuouß. Ui.ii Wharf Lch. Rimau, Laoncii M.ik.ita. Oi! Wharf N Coal Wharf Patrol. VESSKI.S IN DUX DOCKS. Tanjone l'atrar. Albert D Aliatair, s.s. KagaVictoria Dock Wilding Lighter, s.s. I'erak. Kfppt-I Harbour. Kin;'- Dock i. Nieaw
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 66 8 1 IIK SINGAt'OKK MAIM NIC INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. i UK I1KK INSl'KANCE ASSOCIATION O» MALAYA. MOTOK INSIKANCK ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA. The Mm of m<T.il»:rs of tlic ubovi AMOCiutiOM will be closed for th<- trunsactior •if liu.sin^ .s on Tuesday, October 21, beiiv I'ofpaviili. By Ordor of t!u- Committocy, f..vl i I
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 264 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Kright Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed Weather. Mmx. Mm. full, thine. Humidity tion. F. F. int. hours, i m.p.h. Alor Star .89 73 0.82 7.0 S5 Calm Cloudy Kota Bhuru No report. K. Trough*™ W> 73 0.27 BS WSW 2 Fine
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  • 257 9 Unexpected Rise In j Tin. RUBBER POSITION f UNALTERED. i IS\ Our Financial Correspondent.) Sini;a|X)!e, Thursday, 10 a.m. Today's Prices Kul I it. 12 cents per Ih. Tin. 200 tuns at |MM Pr picul. Yesterday's Trices Itubber, London I 1:!- Mid. per Ih.. down l-16d. New York.
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  • 436 9 lated Malay. -71,000 lb. Anglo-Malay. 12:>,482 lb. Alleniiy.- 70..J12 lb. Ampat Sumatra i. 66.700 lb. Balau. 39,000 lb. Beranaag.— s:l,3oo lb. Kertam (Taiaaot. «::,972 lb. Uurelli -41,000 lb. Brookiandb— l:;;i.sOO lb. liukit Kepong.- 25,500 lb. Batu Tiira I Selangor >.— -209,000 lb. Hang Nara. LB.OM lb. Selangor).— 47,76o
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 1239 9 Dependence on World's Economic Position. Writing in the India-Rubber Journal, on Aug. 16, Mr. M. S. Parry states In the leader in the India-Rubber Journal of Aug. 2 on the rubber crisis there occurs the following paragraph "The choice is between an orderly regulation of supplies, permitting
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    • 1223 9 think, evidenced by the circular issued to the Pres-s. I refer in particular to the concluding paragraph of clause 4, which rightly states that Releases and contraction of supplies must be flexible, so as to prevent shortage of supplies for consumers." I am, however, in
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    • 627 9 LONDON EXCHANGE PRICE SEPT. 18. Abaco (£1) Allagar (2/) 1/ltti Amherst (2/) 1/3; Anglo-Malay (£1) 7 16; Ayer Kun■t it'll 15.16; Bagan Serai (£1) T/1C; Bahru (Sel.) (2) 3 Banteng (£1) 15/10; Batang Consolidated (2 i 10; Hatu Caves (£1) 9/16; Batu Tiga (£1) Bekoh (2/)
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    • 101 9 Macphail and Co., Limited. SiiiK.ipore. Oct. 10. Tin.— Firm. Kuchais 50-55 cents, Kintas 75-80 cents, Ulu Klanps 53-58 cents, Penawats 35-37% cents, Sungei Luas 70-75 cents. Malay Consols. 13 16-16 cents. Hitams 12-15 cents, Klanir Rivers 1 .70- 1 .77 V i, Johans 23'i26 cents. Souths IX-2O',
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  • 322 9 Merger Rumours Denied. NO QUESTION OF CARRYING TIN. Rumours have been current locally and in London for several weeks past that the batata Smelting Co., Ltd., of Penang, has become or is about to become connected with the Anglo-Oriental group. The writer of our weekly review of
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  • 54 9 No Interim Dividend To Be Paid. It is announced by the secretaries of Robinson and Co.. Ltd.. that in view of the general trade depression in Malaya and the uncertain outlook no interim dividend will be declared on either the preference or ordinary shares for the year
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  • 1743 9  -  A. W. Still.) (By Return to Normality Will Be Gradual. PENALTY OF OVERPRODUCTION. London, Sept. 17. T have always been somewhat |>rs.-i-mistic over the assurances given that America would very quickly recover from the shock of the great Wall Street crash a year ago. We were t«
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  • 1061 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, OCT. 16, 1930. THE PRESS AND POLITICS. An intelligent foreigner, unversed in English politics, reading through the reports of the proceedings of the House of Commons during the last session, which began in June 25, 1929. and ended -.n August 1 of toil year, might
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  • 1039 10 Hospitality, Modernism And Golf. (By an American Navy Man.) Hospitality is logically the first word to use in beginning remarks about Singa- I pore. But the good people of this city arc not standing around waiting for us to hand them bouquets and compliments. No doubt
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  • 278 10 Mr. W. N. Forwell. of Alor Gajfth estate, will be going Home on leave this month. A Route:- cable announces t!ie death of the veteran Dutch statesman Dr. Samuel van Houten. Mr. M. J. Thorpe has been elected president, and Mr. A. H. E. King vice president,
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  • 884 10 A SULTAN'S ROMANCE. According to the cables, a Rreat crov/il gathered outside the London rotristi r oflke whore the Sultan of Johorc iU married to Mrs. Helen Wilson v and as the event had been jriven siderable prominence in the evening papers of the previous day
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    • 114 10 Mil. »ll| J V» U.S. DE SUVA BROS. I t Jh.WKLLKRS DIAMOND MERCHANTS 1 1 New (joods in Sterling Silver and I* E.P. Ware j j 30 yean' experience J Tel 61. IHGII ST., 'Phone Silvabros." SINGAPORE. 15(0 j j xmiMMIIMM' I COLUMBIA Lecture Records BY THE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY,
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  • LONDON TO SINGAPORE IN 7½ DAYS:
    • 98 11 Arriving in Singapore Tomorrow. The British economic mission to the Far East, which will inquire into trade conditions and report on the best method of developing and increasing British trade in China an<l Japan, arrives in Singapore tomorrow on board the P. and O. s.s. Macedonia.
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    • 311 11 Major Kingsford Smith. EXPECTED TODAY AT SELETAR. Major Kingsford Smith, flying nn Avro Avian lig!it aeroplane, is expected at the R.A.F. base, Seletar, today at 3 p.m. He left Rangoon at 3 a.m. this morning and so far as can be ascertained he is flying
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    • 46 11 Redemption of i\' 2 Per Cent. Priority Snares. Amsterdam, Oct. 13. The Royal Dutch Petroleum Company has decided to redeem, on Nov. 1, the 4 '.i per cent. priority shares still in circulation at a redemption rate of 102' i per cent. Reuter.
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  • 736 11 Imperial Preference Principle Accepted. LABOUR'S REPLY. Doles for All Except Working (lass." Mr. Baldwin has tosaee" an important state aual el Ce—ervattTe Party policy, inclmliii-,' acceptance el tae priactple <'i Imperial Preference cealaincrl in the proposals ol Mr. R. !>. Bcnaett, the Canadaui Prime MatsMr MacDeaaM described
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  • 138 11 Missing Official Found In Ravine. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Oct. 14. Mr. A. Sikkel, the president of the District Court at Medan, whose mysterious disappearance on Oct. 9 while staying at Brastagi was previously reported, has been found after an extensive search lasting four days. A
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  • 177 11 Mr. Snowden on The Financial Outlook. London, Oct. IC. Mr. Snowden, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in a speech at the Mansion House, admitted that the revival of trado was slow, but he deprecated pessimism, lie said the Government could do little for the salvation of industry-
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  • 81 11 Military Crosses for Two Officers. L.ndon, Oct. 8. The Gazette announces that the King has approved the award of Military Crosles for gallant a:.d distinguished service in action in respect of the operations in the North-West Frontier Province of India, in .lune and July last, to Captains Donald
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  • 72 11 Big Firms Carry on With Skeleton Staffs. Berlin, Oct. 13. The threatened strike of U'o,ooo metal workers employed in 210 factories and workshops in Berlin occurred today. Big tirm.i like Siemens, Bergman and the (icncral Electric Co. are trying to carry on with skeleton staffs. Disabled war
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  • 118 11 HONG KONG MUI-TSAI. Demand for "Clean Up" Of System. London, Oct. 15. A meeting of the I-ancashire at Che■liire Association for the abolition of the State regulation of vice, held at Manchester, discussed the mui-tsai system. Miss Ashworth, one of the most active of the Association's officials, said that for
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  • 199 11 Remarkable Scenes. CROWD TRIES TO RUSH DOORS. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 15. Remarkable scenes were witnessed when H.H. the Sultan of Johore and Mrs. Helen Wilson were married at the Prince's Row Register Office today. Following the publicity given to the announcement of the
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  • 220 11 More Stormy Scenes in The Reichstag. Berlin, Oct. 15. Police cordons effectively prevented demonstrations outside the Reichstag today, but there was tumult inside during the debate on the election of the Speaker. The National Socialists violently opposed the election of the Socialist Loebe and this provoked uproar among
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  • 74 11 Talks Likely Between S.S. And N.E.I. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Oct. IS. It is reported from Wcltevreden that Mr. H. Mouw, head of the department of Chinese Affairs is leaving for Singapore shortly to discuss co-operation between the Straits Settlements and the Netherlands East Indies in connection
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  • 161 11 Mr. Frank Pollard and Miss Elyne Tufnell. A lr.rge congregation at St. Saviour's, Walton Street, on Sent. 2", witnessed the wedding of Miss Elyne Frances Tufnell, a niece of Lord Mar and Kellie and the daughter of Ijuly Frances Tufnell, and Mr. Frank Hugh Pollard, of the
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  • 545 11 Tired But Undaunted Record-Breaker. Flight-Lieut. C. W. Hill who is attempting' to break Captain Bert Hinkler's record of 15' 2 days from England to Australia, left Seletar at 2 ;ura. this morning for Sourabaya. Although he hopes to make the latter port, in one hop, ho may decide
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  • 25 11 Committee No. 2 of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners approved the I granting of a sum of $500 for prizes at I (he Sinpnpore Bnhy Show.
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  • 210 11 Statement Regarding Work on RlOl. London, Oct. 15. Three RlOl survivors. Wireless Operator Disley, Engineer Cook nnd Engineer Savory arrived at Croydon from Beauvais today by an air liner, and were sympathetically welcomed by a crowd. All were still wearing bandages and were medically examined at the
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  • 92 11 Big Export of Gold From Germany. Berlin, Oct. l.">. The exports of gold from Germany since the Reichstag election have reached the enormous total of £22,000,000. The Reichsbank has just sent two further consignments of gold, each worth 35,000,000 marks, to Paris and one consignment of 17,500,000
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  • 137 11 Release of Suspected Soldier. M ntrcuil, Oct. 7. Fernand Dcunette, the soldier arrested on Oct. 4 in connection with the murder of Mrs. Wilson near Le Touquet. two years ag% has been released. Thus closes another promising line of inquiry in connection with the c;tDeunette was implicated
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  • 74 11 Lists for £12,000,000 Issue Closed. Rugby, Oct. 15. The li-sVi of the Government of India Loan were closed at 10 a.m. today. The issue, which was for £12,000.000. was in the form of 6 per cent, bonds and was offered at 100 per cent. The proceeds et the
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  • 43 11 U.S. Support for Federal Government. Washington, Oct. 15. The Secretary of State has announced that the United States Government will fully support the Federal Government of Brazil. American manufacturers will hipermitted to sell munitions to Federals but not to insurgents. Reuter.
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  • 728 11 Nearly 200 Congress Workers Arrestei. VIGOROUS POLICY. Dealers Tired of Boycott Campaign. Bombay, Oct. 1">. Sixty-one arrests were made in the raid on the Congress Committee office. Those dctninc;! include 25 boys. The National flag was hauled down. and the Union Jack was substituted. The other
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  • 63 11 Co-operation Asked for To Regulate Sale. Havana, Oct. !■">. President Machado has requested sugar producers throughout Cuba to eo-onerata in carrying out the plan of Mr. (had bourne, the American suj*nr expert, b) which ,500.000 tons of sugar will be placed in the hands of a single organisation
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    • 82 11 I TODAY'S FEATURES. j vagt I Imprr sions of Singapore. By an American Navy Man. 10 Economic Mission to the Far East U Hubhaik Commission i.f Inquiry 1"> Letters to the Kditor I I French Aviation Policy IN Home Trade Reviewed By A. W. Still I Today's Crossword Puzzle II
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  • 824 12 Leaves His Wife $50,000. FENG TO JOIN YEN IN SHANSI. Shanghai. Oct. IS. Mr. Wang Chiivr-wei, the Kuominlang left wing extremist and the erstwhile chairman of the so-called ••Northern Government" which finally oollapeed when Manchuria intervened in the civil war, is reported to have gone abroad.
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  • 22 12 i nor of tin- Vali- I i an IN til WMr| n>. mI> -in uniform* ami revolven iiwtoatl uf i ;md units,
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  • 120 12 Amazing Interest in Case Of Gangster. New York, Oct. 15. Amazing interest is being taken in the ease of Jack Diamond, the gangster who was shot in a New York hotel on Oct. IL'. F.ven the great metropolitan dailies are dcvi ting columns to it. The New York
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  • 87 12 Wife's Throat Cut By Husband. A dmlile tragedy in which a husband is alleged to. have cut his wife's throat and then attempted to take his own life by cutting his throat was enacted at a Chinese lodging house in Tanjong Pagar Road yesterday. The police were
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  • 147 12 Eggs Too Large for Birds To Hatch. Mr. W. Frost, tho naturalist, has returned to London from Java, Sumatra and New Guinea with a "fresh collection for the London Zco. One of the new arrivals is a barking lizard, known locally M Take. Mr. Frost managed for
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  • 194 12 Victim's Tragic Note on Scrap Of Paper. Scribbled on a scrap of paper, the last despairing MeiHJfli oi a d..ing man was found beside his frozen body on the great Rochemekr Glacier (lO.oOOft.) in the Savoy Alps. Carlo Fantozzi, a commercial traveller of Turin, climbed to the
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  • 176 12 Monarch Who Pays Surprise Visits. Sofia, Sept. 1. King Boris of Bulgaria is no lover of ceremony. A surprise visit received by some of his subjects a few days ago is typical of his unconventional ways. Donning the uniform of an officer of the mercantile marine.
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  • 76 12 A committee of th? Singapore Municipal Commissioners accepted the tender of Adainson, Giltillan and Co. at 829,679 for cast iron pipes an.l special fittings at the Alexandra Road filter beds. The lowest tender received through the home agents was 186,088. The tender of J. Blakeborough and Sons. Ltd..
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  • 27 12 I One Mad Kiss," featuring: Don Jose IfoAra of i he Chicago Open House, will hi' m K't'tK'd jil the Alhamlira tonight, (ainoqt t< mik *•.<> !■!<»» t ■< fcilw>>i|
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  • 415 12 Arrest in Singapore. WEAPON ORDERED TO BE CONFISCATED. Described as an educated man of tabstance havin^'large interests in tfal mines and estates in the F.M.S., Java und Sumatra, Cheong Kiam Ho, a Chinese from Selangor, pleaded guilty to charge of being in possession of an nnlinsnaßi] revolver
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  • 49 12 Not Thought Necessary To Prohibit Them in Singapore. It is announced that committee No. 2 cf the Singapore Municipal Commis^ioncis considered that, in view of the police powers under the Minor Offences Ordinance, it was unnecessary to amend th" hawkers bylaws so as to prohibit street cries.
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  • 37 12 A full page photograph of the members of the Legislative Council is a feature <.f the illustrated section of the Straits Budget, which is published today. Many other pictures illustrating current event! are als > included.
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  • 327 12 Chinese Convicted And Fined. The case in which a consignment of rubber from a Chinese factory in Thomson Road reached a wrong destination, was concluded before Mr. Wilson, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, yesterday when the accused was convicted :md fined $300. The accused. Wee
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  • 103 12 Quartet Sings Him to The Gallows. A quartet in an adjoining cell sang Let the Lower Lights Be Burning, at the request of Walter Crabtree, aged 35, convicted of one of the most brutal threefold murders in the history of West Virginia, as he walked from the
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  • 93 12 Boys and Girls Get Shorn Of Their Locks. I An army of barbers has invaded the I famous village of Oberammergau, where the passion play season came to a close few weeks ago, and the boys and girls ■■vant to be shorn of their locks which j they had
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  • 325 12 To be Considered At Conference. London, Oct. 8. It is understood that the delegation :>( Princes have formulated a Federal Cur.stitution for India, which they propose to to advocate at the Round Table Conference if they are supported by the British Indian delegation. The scheme concedes full provincial
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  • 279 12 New Calcutta Mayor Takes the Oath. Calcutta, Oct. 2. After his release from gaol Mr. SubhaChandra Bose took the oath of allegiance and occupied the mayoral chair at the meeting of the Calcutta Corporation th^ week. Addressing the Corporation, Mr. Bose referred to the policy and programme enunciated
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  • 108 12 Pit Accident, a Pilgrimage And Death. The story of a Lourdes pilgrim's disappointment was told at Liverpool recently when a verdict of "Accidental death" was returned at the inquest on Hugh Salmon, aged 40, a coal miner. It was stated that three years ago Salmon was working a
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  • 70 12 Some Statistics as to Their Numbers. An order sheet of the Fascist Party, issued in Rome, states that 1,040,508 men were enrolled in the party as at July 11, with 106,756 women listed and there were 41,680 Fascist University students. Young Fascist girls numbered 21,055 and Fascist
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  • 53 12 We have received from Whiteawav, 1 I.aidlaw and Co., Ltd.. a booklet entitled Selected Schools." which will be of use 7 to parents who want to find suitable boarding schools for boys and girts. Copies may be received free on applies- i 1 ion In Whitoaway, Laidlnw antl Co. I
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  • 554 12 CHEQUE FOR $15,500 MISSING. Malicious Prosecution Alleged. Before Mr. Justice Sprouto yesterday, M. Othumansah, a money changi Syed Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Aljufri for $10,000 for malicious prosecution. .Mr. < 'laude da silva appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. 11. Withers Payne was for the defendant. The plaintiff alleged that on
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  • 99 12 Injured Woman's 500-Mile Flight. A triple-screw FokkM air liner w« recently converted into an ambulance b; the Royal Dutch Air Line to fly wwwu whose spine had been dislocated in I motor accident while on holiday in Kn»rland, from Croydon to her home in Flensberpr, Germany. The
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  • 106 12 GERMANY THE SLUMP. Motor Vehicle Trade Is Retarded. Statistics published la Berlin show that the number of motor-cars ami motor cycles in Germany has, under the pressure of the economic- situation in the year ended .June M la>t. more slowly Increased than in former years. Passenger cars increased by 88,000
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  • 102 12 A 15th Century (Jem (Joes To America. The so-called U-lint d Gutenberg Bible, which for 10(1 fan has been in possession of the Saint Blasius Monastery at St. l'aul, Klagenfurt, his been sold to Dr. Otto Vollbehr. ol" New York City. The Bible was handed to the
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    • 31 12 "NYCARLSBERG"BEER m IN BOTTLES AND ON DRAUGHT IL, oCrrm C^PRISSLVFO«' xl>o !ier rOJ 1 NY CARLSBERGH Sole Importers The East Asiatic Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Denmark) SINGAPORE PEN ANG KUALA UTMPUR.
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  • Welch Beat S.C.C. at Hockey.—Outsider Wins Cesarewitch—Local Rugby.
    • 1277 13 Superior Team Work. SINC.LE GOAL DECIDES ISSUE. S.C.C 0 Welch Rest. I. The s.c.c. lost by th«- only goal of the match to the Welch Regt yesterday in hockey match on the Padang but that icon somewhat flattei I them, fot their opponents weie superior
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    • 289 13 Newmarket Classic Won By lit Majeur. Ix>ndon, Oct. K>. The Cesarewitch was run at N<.wm;nket today. Details are as follows Cesarewitch Stakes handicap of H suvs. each 10 ft. if dec. by Oct. 7, or ."> soys. the only forfeit for horses struck out by Sept. !i. with
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    • 626 13 Public Services Win In Keen Game. "B" Coy S.V.C. niadn their Baffcy debut on the Padang yesterday, when they met and extended the Public Services XV though they suffered defeat by the crack tournament side by '24 points (three goals, one penalty goal and two tries)
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    • 150 13 S.C.C. Tournament. Yesterday*! remits in the S.C.C. billiards tournament were as follows A 1 last Hep. EL A. Hudson, owe 150, heat S. A. Woosey, sor.. by lil. U Class Hep.— L. R. Nicol. owe B, beat R. N. Walling, owe :T>. by Today's Ties. Championship. H. H. Bullcn
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  • 207 13 Offer for Matches with Kid Berg and George Rose. Al Foreman, the lightweight boxing champion, who returned from Canada in m;i:l w«ek, is expected to sign articles for matches with Gtorjre Rope, of Bristol, and Kid Berg. Foreman was nut on his arrival at Southampton by Mr. A.
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  • 36 13 Cricket Coach Engaged For Ceylon Schools. W. C Razor Smith, who was cricket coach to Ceylon schools during 1929-30 season, has hren re-engaged by tho Cricket Association for the next five or six months.
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  • 153 13 Drastic Punishment For German Players. Undet a ruling of the West German Sports Federation, fourteen players of the Schalke (near Gelsenkirchen) Football (lull, the leading club in the West German League, have been deprived of their amateur status. It is alleged that they have been guilty of accepting
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  • 286 13 Eton Bowler Causes Sensation At Lord's. One of the most lcmarkab!-.' amn that have been bowled at Lord's in this century was that sent down by T. F. 'Kanbury (Eton,) who, on a hard wicket, is the fastest bowler at any public school this year. Playing for the
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  • 66 13 Recorder at 9—l9 1 For Newmarket Race. l^ndon, Oct. 8. The following is the latest betting for ihe Cambridgeshire (one mile, one furlong) to be run on Oct. 29 9 to 1 against Recorder. 20 to 1 against Lion Hearted (offered.) .'j.'! to 1 against Empire Builder and Parth
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  • 30 13 Hon. George Lambton To Resume Position. London, Oct. The Hon. George Lambton is resuming his position as trainer to Lord Derby at the end of the season.
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  • 437 13 Interesting Game at Ipoh On Saturday. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 15. The 2nd Welch Regiment which supplies the bulk of the players for the formidable, United Services (now Malayan Command) side, who were the runners-up to Perak in the Malaya Cup rugby final last
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  • 59 13 Mr. Onraet's Side Leading InChick Cup Contest. The first round of the Chick Cup com- I petition, which was played at the Singapore Polo Ground, Balestier Road, yesterday, resulted in Mr. Onraet's side scoring five goals. Dr. Sloper's side four and Major Stevens side, nil. The second and
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  • 226 13 Frenchman Knocked Out In Sixth Round. The meeting of Johnny Cuthbert. of Sheffield, the British featherweight champion, and Roger Simende (France), in a contest scheduled for 15 rounds, attracted a large attendance to the Liver- pool Stadium. Simende, who possesses a good Conti- ncntal record, was making his
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  • 117 13 I 1 tiursday, October lii. Hockey: Ruffles Inst. vs. Indian Akjociv, 11. 1. ground. Kiiday, October 17. Hockey: S.R.C. vs. Welch Re K t., SRC. I Raffles College 2nd XI vs. Chinese Hockey I Association. Tolo: Chick Cup» Competition, Singapoie Polo Club. S.ilurday, October 18. Singapore Races. Rugby:
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  • 972 13 Why I Am a Fatalist. NARROW ESCAPES DESCRIBED. (By ("apt. Malcolm Campbell, the Hritish Racine Motorist.) Lack, Me, Chaara. Providence, jader whatever name i> may ehcOM to Masquerade, there is "a desti.iv which shapes our ends, rough-hew them though vo i.-.ay." To say that tiii
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  • 51 13 Lindrum Catching Newman Davis Ahead of McConacky. London. Oft The c-lose of play scores in the Interrational Billiards Tournament today, wen-: Newman dec. 7,000) l!>,780 I.indriun 18.701. Davis 20,552; McConachy lS.lTii. The previous day's scons were Newman, 17,850 Lindrum, 17,277. Davies, 18,921 MeCon.uhy. 17.1*; Lindrum made a break of
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  • 1971 14 Singapore's Next Race. LORD GLANELTO RACING RECORD. (V.y Air NaH.) (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 23. Racegoen arc naturally inquiring as to hi owner's plans for Sin^apor.', who, victory in the St. Lager, which i osl the Ring B great deal of money, has
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  • 314 14 Sale of Australian Stud In America. The official returns of the sale of the Australian Goulburn team's polo pony i stud, held at East Williston, Long Island, New York, were received in London in mail week. The 25 ponies owned by the hi others Ashton were all sold
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  • 113 14 Danger of Players Losing Amateur Status. The United Suites Golf Association have ruled that players who compete for for cash prizes in the miniature game, lose their amateur status in real golf. A £1G,0U3 National Open Miniature Golf Championship is to be held here. A special division of
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  • 651 14 "BETTY WINS U.S. TITLE. Wonderful Achievement At 19 Years. I rather expected it. The wonderful achievement of that charming nineteen-year-old English pirl, Betty Nuthall, in crossing the Atlantic in a mere spirit of adventure, and w'nning the United States ladies lawn tennis championship, has been received in certain quarters over
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  • 490 14 Derby Winner Leaves For French Stud. The Aga Khan's three-year-old colt Blenheim, winner of the Derby and slakes to the value of i 14.5.!'{, has left R. C. Dawson's place at Whatcombe for the Aga Khan's stud in France, where he will stand at a fee of MOO.
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  • 403 14 Lacoste on Displays Of Favouritism." Vociferous partisanship is becoming a fetish with crowds attending class lawn tennis matches they forget the game for itself to indulge in vulgar displays of favouritism for a particular player.". This is the view of France's chani- j picn tennis player, Rene Laco3te, one
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  • 60 14 Longest Javelin Throw New Walking Time. Oslo, Sept. 28. Olav Sundc throw the javelin here yesterday with both hands 117 metres 21 reatimetres. The present world record hi 114.28. Paris, Sept. 28. Valente, the Italian champion, won a kilometres walking rare at Colombe.s Stadium, Paris, yesterday in 2
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  • 824 14 Game Which Has Caught On. Memories of the boon days "f wrestling in England were revived in mail week by a visit from Homy Ir.slin.rer, tin 1 former middleweight catch ac can champion of the world, after ::n absent •<■ from England of seventeen years
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  • 174 14 Celebration of Entry Into Football League. The directors of Til BO laical ramcrs to the Football !i th«ir lirst home mutch i:i the eon by inviting a number ol football brities sad representatives of Urn Frees to a luncheon. Sir Frederick Wall, secretary of the [•'.A.,
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  • 2383 15 To Find Where Britain Goes Wrong. MUCH TO LEARN. SIR ERNEST THOMPSON INTERVIEWED. The Economic Mission to the Far East, headed by Sir Ernest Thompson, chuirman of the Executive of the Joint Committee of Cotton Trade organisations, left lx>ndon on Sept. IS) in the P.
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  • 84 15 Imperative for Belgian Industries. Addressing the Congress of Belgian Chambers of Commerce overseas in Brussels, the Duke of Brabant emphasised that, in view of the protectionist tendencies which were becoming more and more marked in many countries, the discovery of new cutlets for Belgian industries was imperative
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  • 490 15 Union Minister's Frank Criticism. Mr. Piet Grobler, Minister of Land-, and leader of the Transvaal Nationalist Party, speaking at the annual Congress of the Party at Pretoria recently, devoted a large part of his speech to an unusaJly frank criticism of the policy of the British
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  • 1546 15 Economic Aspect. HUBBACK COMMISSION INQUIRY. Further evidence was recorded yesterday by the Hubback Commission, sitting at Johore Bahru. During the sitting tlie chairman mentioned an incident at the Chenderoh Dam as instancing the fact that no attention was paid in this country to the conservation of
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  • 220 15 Historic Wreck Thought To Have Been Found. Two hundred and fifty years ago an impecunious but adventurous explorer, Rene Robert, Sieur de la Salle, built a boat on the Great Lakes. On it he pinned his hopes of opening a way to the newlyfound Mississippi River, but
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  • 146 15 Suggested Reply to Soviet Activities. At the conference of the Catholic Academicians from Germany and Austria, help at Salzburg, the project of a Catholic University at Salzburg was dealt with by various speakers. Prince-Archbishop Ricder said that if the Union of the (Jodless in Russia had re c.lvtd
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  • 66 15 A husband nt West London Police Court said Neither of us spoke for 20 minutes. Then I said Well My wife said Well And that was all." A division to construct 22 magnetic observatories north of the fifty-fifth parallel was reached at the concluding session of an international Arctic Conference
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 187 15 Today's Crossword PuzzIe(CLUES.) ACROSS. 20- Forbid 23. Regarding 5. Introduces 2<- Created 9. Middle 27. Hold 10. Harbour ML Shroud 12. Sharp-pointed masses of ice Slumberine 13. Undtryround store-room Augments 15. Sledge H- liird.-.' home IS. Finishes 38- Obscure 18. Minister to :19 Cleanses 81. Begin <•• Wrong 22. Hot
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    • 203 16 ..Vlotor Gar Experts and It is a Totally new Motoring Thrill I quite well know that upon the other side of the Atlantic steel is better and cheaper than it is here, that big productions make for big economies, and that all sorts of advantages, natural and unnatural, are enjoyed
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  • 1399 17 Tragic Times Recalled. THIRTY YEARS AGO IN INDO-CHINA. Hanoi, Oct. 1. Tragic days of the French occupation Indo China Borne four deeadee ago are :i.-a!!e'd In the brief announcement of the forth <.f Her Highnet Thiba, a PrinceM of Annam, and M. Duran I, young Parisian.
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  • 312 17 Demolition Proposal Opposed Considerable opposition has been ■rouse I by the suggestion of the Watford (Herts.) Corporation that the famous Umshouses of the town should be demolished and the land on which they stand converted into an area for parking ears. The eight Almshouses, which stand just behind
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  • 146 17 TAKE UP GOLF." What a King's Physician Thinks. Sir K. Kaniuhai Buzzard, the King's physician, I peaking en Rest, Work and Play in Health and Disease before tV> L'ritish Medical Association in Winnipeg recently uttered a word of warning on the advice to take up golf." He said it was
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  • 2350 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 w';o are unempfoyed as a direct result cf the slump. The Editor will be p!casexl to
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  • 1388 18 Under a Single Authority. NATIONALISING THE AIR SERVICES. (Bj Laareal F.ynnr French Minister of Aviation.) Contrary to what has been sometimes 'nl. the enation of an Air Ministry •1 France was not the outcome of the sensation caused in September, ]'.^2s. when M. Maurice BokaaowsU, the Minist(
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    • 79 18 Do You Want to HIRE A Ceiling Fan? If so f ASK FOR A CROMPTON Those can be obtained from the Municipal Electrical Department for $1.50 per month. Sole Agents UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements Kli-ctrical Department. SINGAPORE AND BRANCHES. "^^j Ws{£ffl GIVES INSTANT RELIEF IN f*
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