The Straits Times, 10 August 1931
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Title Section51 1931-08-10 1 Singapore: t«. Cecil st. tvhone bwy* KUAL^ LUMPUft: 27, JAVA ST. (JgtfOWfci>« IWf* The Straits Times {ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 10. 1931 20 PAGES PRICE 1051 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement298 1931-08-10 1 «.1S Tonight 9.15 "SO LONG, I LETTY" J with CB UM.OTTK J J CUKNWOOB Phone 5261-2. j s^ Real Swiss Dairy Cream FROM THE WORLD FAMOUS ALPINE VALLEYS M BEAR BRAND No Housewife should he without a supply of this delicious Natural Cream which is unsurpassed for richness and flavour.298 words
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Advertisement118 1931-08-10 1 Fashions Fancies arc effectively /^SM&z^ttt* portrayed in the charming $w^jsW^\^' 'lb< collection of Model Hals. W/&!wffl^ ii Be sure to visit Our msr W&££2^ Millinery Section for I this display. V t Robinsons. Where exelusiveness is combined with econony. ROYAL BAKERY PRODUCTS Manufactured Hygienically Under Expert European Supervision. OBTAINABLE AT118 words
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Advertisement15 1931-08-10 1 6.15 Tonight 9.1S "SO LONG, LETTY" j I with CHAKI.OTTK I GREENWOOD Phone 5261-2. j15 words
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Advertisement544 1931-08-10 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. NANKIV 7.058 Aug. 20 KALYAN 9,000 Aug. 22544 words
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Advertisement614 1931-08-10 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON. N_apJ«». MaiNeillen, London. Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail S SUWA MARU 10,700 Aug. 13 14 §FUSHIMIMARU 11,000 Aug. 27 28 HAKOZAKI MARU 10.500 Sept. J 10 tTERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Sept. 2» 24 HAKC-AN MAKU 10,500 Oct. 8 9 HARUNA MARU614 words
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Advertisement472 1931-08-10 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE VIA JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7366 tons) and the M. MANGOLA (8,362 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins472 words
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Advertisement654 1931-08-10 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG and COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore Penang. M.s. LALANDIA Sept. 2 Sept. J m.s. MEONIA Sept. n Sept. 2"> m.s. BORINGL\ Oct. 14 Oct. 10 m.s. SELANDI Oct. 21 Oct. 2\ m.s. FAISTRIA654 words
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Advertisement586 1931-08-10 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAitSHIP CO., LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and BREMEN, GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW BOSTON, NEW YORK and BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM and HAMBURG.586 words
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Advertisement475 1931-08-10 2 STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED AND THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) JOINT SERVICE BANGKOK, SINGAPORE. MALACCA AND PORT SWETTENHAM August II for Hiiil>4 KAMUNING SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kelantan, Tabai, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan,475 words
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Advertisement435 1931-08-10 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDILE Sailings for Inited States and Canada Points from Hong Konn. San FranciKco and Lai Ancelcs. P.S. GOLDEN STAR tail* from Hong Kong Aug. 17 OLDEN BOatM sails from Hong435 words
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Advertisement497 1931-08-10 3 DOLLAR b IT: AM SHIP LINE <And AMERICAN MAIL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, SI'EZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES, NEW YORK \M) BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave S'porc. Spore. Penan*. PUS. ADAMS Aa» 17 Aui;. 20 Aug 22 PRKS. HARRISON Aug. 31 Kept. 3 Sept. F PRKS. MAYKS Sept.497 words
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Advertisement660 1931-08-10 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to: UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Via Porta and Suez Canal. I OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Steamer Due Spore i.s. CITY OF KHIOS Sept. 1 f.s. CITY OF WORCESTER Oct. 12 HOMEWARDS. m.v. CITY660 words
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Advertisement280 1931-08-10 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) Capital Authorised X 3.000.000 •'•:i"ti 1 Subscribed 1,800.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,fi«6,845 Capital paid up 1,050,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J M. Ryrie, Esq.: Chairman. I" K. Cnalmers, Esq., CharkM J. Hambro, Esq., •I I". Robinson. Esq., W, H.280 words
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Advertisement559 1931-08-10 3 NEDERLANDSCH HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (Established at Amaterdam 1824.) PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030,000 (about £6,669,000). STATUTORY RESERVE FUND Fl. 40.015.000 (about £3,836,000). HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND 'S-GRAVENHAGB. HEAD. AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES Bandoanir Weltevraden Rangoon Bandjermaain Kota-Radja Semaraaf Bombay (Acheen) Shanghai Calcutta559 words
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Advertisement518 1931-08-10 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE KANDEI.SBANK, N.V. EaUbllahed IS<3 at Amaterdam. Aathoriaed CapiUl Glds. 100,000,000 fabout 18,500,000). Paid op Capital Gld*. 56.000,000 (about £4,6u0,0U0 Reserrti Old*. 29,190,007 (about £2,4J2,U00). HEAD OFRCE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFPICKS THE HAM K. ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch East Indie*. KOBE Head Office for China and518 words
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Advertisement685 1931-08-10 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 26 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will be accepted up to 10 a.m. on the day of issue. A fee of 25 cents685 words
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Advertisement856 1931-08-10 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO LET FLAT, Kamacle Mansions. Apply M. A. Namazie. NEW Bungalows at Angullia Park. Apply Angullia A Co. TO LET, No. 12a. Gilstead Road. Rent $70. Apply 846, Straits Times. TO LET, compound house, 38-B, Barker Rd. Immediate entry. Apply 1%, Middle Road. TO LET, No.856 words
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Advertisement552 1931-08-10 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, shops at Grosvenor Hotel Bldg. OFFICES TO LET, 24-B, Battery Road. 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie Co., Ltd. TO LET, small office, top floor, Dunlop House, Robinson Road. Light, cool, lift. TO LET, front room, first floor, in new office building at Robinson Road, floor552 words
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Advertisement524 1931-08-10 4 MISCELLANEOUS RAFFLES CAFE. Caterers for parties, weddings, snorts, etc. at very reasonable rates. Phone 5381. TRANSLATIONS undertaken from and into French, German and English by exoert linguist. Apply 632, Straits Times. FOR SALE STORE Golf Championship pictures Art Studio, 87, Selegie Rd. (nr. Casket Cc). ADVERTISER has a quantity of524 words
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Advertisement721 1931-08-10 4 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE We beg to advise for the eonvenienee of our patrons in town that we have opened a branch LEE HUAT CO., 219, New Bridge Road and can supply SOCONY GASOLINE ex PUMP, SOCONY MOTOR and other LUBRICATING OILS for ALL PURPOSES. ALL MAKES OF PNEUMATIC and SOLID721 words
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Advertisement784 1931-08-10 4 TENDERS TENDER TENDERS will be received at the Office of Messrs. Keys and Dowdeswell, Architects, Mercantile Bank Building, Singapore, up to noon of Aug. 10, 1931, for the erection of all work connected with Terrace Houses at Fisher Road, for Mr. Ong Boon Tat, Singapore. Plans and Specifications may be784 words
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Advertisement448 1931-08-10 5 HOTELS Raffles Hotel THE BEST ACCOM MOD ATIOTPIt? fD%5r MODERN SANITATION. THIS EVENING 6.30 TEA DANCE ■<*_^ TONIGHT at 9.45 Special Informal Dance (EVENING DRESS NOT NECESSARY) MONIA LITTER'S CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA. NOTICE The manaKenv-nt beg to notify their Patrons that Monia Litter's Orchestra no* plays only at Raffles Hotel. Sea448 words
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Advertisement536 1931-08-10 5 TONIGHT AND NIGHTLY AT GREAT WORLD SHOWS GRAND VAUDEVILLE AND VARIETY ENTERTAINMENTS. By Miss DAVIES-RALL. MisK MOLLY. Miss ANITA and Mr. KIKI RONALDSON. GREAT WORLD STOMPERS. AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of valuable Jewo leries. At our sale-room No. 12, Robinson Road, on Wednesday, August 12, at 10.30 a.m. Comprising gold536 words
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Advertisement143 1931-08-10 5 THE 'ROLLOROY' BOLL-FILM CAMERA Dr. NAGEL'S MASTERPIECE SIZE ONLY :i S X 2 X 1 in. Not only a camera bid a HIGH-GRADE INSTRUMENT OF PRECISION Takes an Ordinary Standard Vest-Pocket Film and gives 16 Pictures 1% x 1% in. for 40 rents. PRICES Fitted with LEITZ XI..MAX t :i.5143 words
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Advertisement115 1931-08-10 5 FAMOUS FOR 25 YEARS Thousands of these pumps Figure 1531 —have been in use in a" Parts of the world for many years. They are noted for their reliable service. For general water supply, ineluding tank pumping for planifiß MuttS tations, country estates, rai! road water stations and for jyj(115 words
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Page 5 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous148 1931-08-10 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle ——»A<UoiS <M M m -P I, 11-8-_^_to s mmt ;Wfe-l 111 I (CLUBS.) ACROSS. 16- Constructor 16. Shyly 1. Seed-vessel's appendage 17> violins 0. Transparent lg p|,tform ot earth 10. Pastoral 2Q MeU, threßda n- Mend 21. Luke-warm 12. Silken material g3 Gave food to 13. Vegetable148 words
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Article895 1931-08-10 6 A Scottish "Sumatra" Hills Clothed In Green 27/fc. Sea Trout Caught Prehistoric Grave Discovered An Unco' Mournfu* Tale Rare Burns Tract Sold Foreign Legion Deserters In Aberdeen Tales Of Torture Gate Money To Keep Down Golf Crowds St. Andrews Innovation. (From Our Scottish Correspondent.) MALAYANS summering895 words
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372 1931-08-10 6 Have Rheumatism Sciatica A Common Origin The symptoms of rheumatism and sciatica, being in some respects similar, often lead suflerers to confuse one ailment with the other. Chiefly the difference lies in the fact that rheumatism usually settles in the muscular tissues whilst in sciatica the poisons attack the sciatic372 words
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Article264 1931-08-10 6 The minds of nations, as of individuals, always end by returning to paths temporarily lost or abandoned. The Pop*. There is no taxpayer who gets less value for his money than the British taxpayer. Mr. C. Roland Field. I would rather see some Charlie Chaplin films than264 words
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712 1931-08-10 6 Just Claims Contested To Gain Time. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 16. Anyone who is unfortunate enough to be involved in litigation nowadays soon discovers how heavy are the arrears of work which have to be conquered by the Courts. Lord Sankey, the712 words
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Article140 1931-08-10 6 Men Who Pawn as A Profession, He is what? is known as a mosker a professional pawner," said a detective at Southend recently, referring to Thomas Henry How (45), of Stanford-le-Hope (Essex), who was charged on remand of being a suspected person, and also with unlawfully being in140 words
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Article107 1931-08-10 6 Tomb Found by Mr. Howard Carter. A message has been received in Rome from Alexandria to the effect that Mr. Howard Carter has succeeded in identifying there the site of the tomb of Alexander the Great, which he places where the Pompey column stood. Mr. Carter is107 words
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Article389 1931-08-10 6 Escapades with Malayan Officials. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 16. The late Lord, Birkenhead would have liked no tribute better than that paid by his old colleagues of Wadham on Friday night, in dining together at Oxford to witness the presentation of the portrait of389 words
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Article317 1931-08-10 6 .Cleaned Without Removal From Walls. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 16. When the Earl of Crawford told the House of Lords that the pictures in the National Gallery can be cleaned without being- removed from the walls, the majority of people were surprised by the news, which317 words
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Article190 1931-08-10 6 Fifth in Numbers But Not In Efficiency. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 16. A visit to the recent R.A.F. display was hardly necessary to convince one that Mr. Baldwin's statement that the Royal Air Force has sunk to the fifth place among the world's aerial defences190 words
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Advertisement44 1931-08-10 6 LET JJS TELL YOU IF YOUR EYE-SIGHT -pi Requires Assistance. You have everything to gain by a little timely ADVICE -w So have your Eyes Examined by H. LAZARUS CO. CONSULTING-OPTICIANS, 3, Capitol Buildings. Hours From 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. PHONE No. 2751.44 words
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Advertisement210 1931-08-10 6 W 1 \v\ \<o\ better known as To every sufferer of "BAD "Singapore foot." \^A FEET" You too, may be a victim of this wide V spread di-soase, "Sinjfapore Foot." If your toes itch, with tiny blisters, if the skin between them turns red or f white, becomes thick or210 words
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Advertisement175 1931-08-10 7 HELL'S ANGELS is Coming wßfc tA «*-^B 5 I IS Jaßw '^m^^^^m/f/i^^^M I >Jpft Tat 3B MM 1 HH _^^^V 'ySfcl^^ TELEPHONF 6909 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 JOAN CRAWFORD in a superb modern picture of LIFE in the BIG CITY OUR BLUSHING BRIDES BOOKING AT ROBINSON'S TOMORROW Lew AYRES in his175 words
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Advertisement151 1931-08-10 7 A World-Famous Stage Faree Now the Biggest Scream of the Screen! ai&ooQ oe 0000 oAQoge oe oe oe ooc\£ oH wtimß ■aJsLrl^HftJH L J fwP TONIGHT! A Cocktail of merry Entertainment with a real kick! Warner Bros, present The famous Stage and Screen Comedienne CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD Uiy MP^m ACTk*J IN151 words
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Advertisement178 1931-08-10 7 P Opening Shortly A The new PAVILION cinema will amaze you. V I Redecorated throughout. Entirely new balcony. Ground floor raised 3 feet. L Perfect sound. Perfect pictures. Malaya's coolest theatre. 0 The PAVILION ha. secured the exclusive rights for Singapore of some Nof the most outstanding productions of the178 words
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Article134 1931-08-10 8 HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS. Bulletin of the L. of N. Eastern Bureau. H :ilt h bulletin of the League of NaLion.s, Eastern Bureau, for the week ending Aug. 1, 1931. Tamatave 1 plague case and 1 death. Alexandria 4 plague cases and 1 death. Bombay 9134 words
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Article219 1931-08-10 8 (ienerous Gift of Mrs. Lilian Philpott. Prince George had a splendid welcome when he made his first visit to Newhaven, Sussex, for the purpose of naming a new motor life-boat, the Cecil and Lilian Philpott. After the naming ceremony the boat was launched with the Prince as219 words
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Article217 1931-08-10 8 Today. Selat Pandjang', Bengkalis t Bagan Si-Api-Api (Hong Lam) .3 p.m. North, N.-East and N.-We»t Sumatra UpMI Burma, North East India i Himalaya Maru 3 p.m. Kcmaman, Kemasek, Kretay, Dungun TiviiKirunu and Besut (Asdang) 4 p.m. Tomorrow. Anamba and Natuna Islands (General Verspyck.) 8 a.m. .Sourabaya, Celebes,217 words
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LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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Article202 1931-08-10 8 Singapore, Aup. 10. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2 '3 29/32 London, 3 months' sight 2 1% London, 60 days' sight 2/3 27/32 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 13/16 London, demand 2/3 23/32 London, T.T. 2/3 11/16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1424 Hamburg, demand 234tt nom. New York,202 words
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Article114 1931-08-10 8 Monday, August 10. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEIM'EL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Phasianella, Lch. "Matn Mata," Tug "Pentower." s.s. Duymaer V. Twist. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRT DOCKS. ranjong Pagar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Nil. Keppel Harbour. King's Dock114 words
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Article227 1931-08-10 8 ANTENOR, Brit., 6,809 tons, from Chinwangtao y-M, for Darien 14-8. ATREUS, Brit., 6,728 tons, from Macassar 10-H, for Boston 12-8. GEN. VAN GEEN, Dut., 719 tons, from 8..Uvia 10-8, for Kiouw 16-8. HAFTHOR, Norw., 761 tons, from Bangkok 9-8, for Bangkok 11-8. HAKODATE MARU, Jap., 3,226 tons, f.om227 words
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Article19 1931-08-10 8 I A mail from Batavia and Palembang by aeroplane is expected at Singapore at 1.3( p.m. tomorrow.19 words
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STOCKS AND SHARES.
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Article448 1931-08-10 8 Issue Val. Pd. Bnyen. Selien. n fl Asam Kmnbanif 21 6 fl £1 Austral Malay Hi 21/-.1,-5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 11/9 12/9 fl £1 Bantrrin Tin 9/- 10/1 1 Biifnc Padanit 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves 0.29 0.30 1 1 Bukit Aranc 0.30 0.40n0m. II £1 Burmah Malay448 words
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Article269 1931-08-10 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 1 2 Alex. Brick Ordi. 1.75 2.25n0m. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.02V4 2.12 1 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.12.6 3.17.6 1 Central Engine 0.25 C.3onom. 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 S< £1 Con. T. S. T% Prefs. 17/- 17/6 xd.269 words
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Article123 1931-08-10 8 iingapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 104 d. lingapora Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 par. 6% prem. lingapore Municipal 4V4 p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par lingapore Municipal 4V4 p.c. of 1909 rod. 1955 $1,000,000 95 par123 words
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Article396 1931-08-10 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations At the present time the majority of above rubber share quotations are nominal only. LYALL EVATT. Today's Price Fraser Lyall ft Co. Evatt Allenby ($1) 0.60 0.T5 0.60 0.70 Alor Gojah (*1) 0.40 0.55 0.40 0.50 A. Hi turn ($1)396 words
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Article715 1931-08-10 8 Singapore Society's First Radio Dance. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Monday. A \ery successful radio dance the lir^t of its kind in Singapore was held at the Gordwood Paik Hotel on Saturday evening under the auspices of the A.-nuteur Wireless Society of Malaya (Singapore). A. large tltrwj715 words
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Article68 1931-08-10 8 The hnn. secretary of the Kuala Lumpur Amateur Kadio Society states that in future the broadcast of Asiatic music on Tuesdays and Fridays will consist of Malay and Krontchong numbers from 6.30 to 7 p.m. Chinese music will be broadcast once a month instead of weekly. A68 words
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Article248 1931-08-10 8 Monday, Au>ru«t 10. H. \V. 8.;; c a.m., fi ft. 7 in., fi.4o p.m., 8 ft 1 in. Return Vi»it nf .loipph Szigeti: Recital at Victoria Memorial Hull, 9.30 p.m. Tuesday, August 11. H. W. 9.40 a.m., 7 ft. 4 in., 7.M p.m., 8 ft. 6248 words
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Article39 1931-08-10 8 By £gra :hristiaan Huygeni <nshear ralamha nsulinde S pore London Left Arrd. July 2 July 21 July 1 July 21 July 10 July 3(1 July 10 Auk. 3 July 16 Au K July 17 Auk. i39 words
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Article171 1931-08-10 8 Sinpap re, Aug. 10. Gambier 10 00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked).. 15.00 Copra 4.20 mixed 3.90 Sago flour, Sarawak 1.82% White Pepper 29.00 Black Pepper 19.60 Pearl Sago 4.26 small 6% medium pearl Rice, Siam $lfi;; la BO Saigon $14X to 168 Rangoon $150 to l«ii No. 1 of171 words
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Page 8 Advertisements
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Advertisement144 1931-08-10 8 > '^■^B^£fliottjHr^^Br a nd 14J V Pa T»u 3treeV.* vVjsf *m' S>»u 1 V9O NOTICE is hereby given that the Trade Mark depicted above is the exclusive property of The Nam Jam Factory, a company incorporated in the Colony of Hong Kong and having its office at No. 145, Om144 words
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Advertisement43 1931-08-10 8 CHEMICALS We shall be glad to receive inquiries for ';.-.3?3 all types of Industrial and Commercial Chemicals, Aniline Dyes, etc v T"fT% We specialise in Chemicals of British manufacture. IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES (MALAYA), LIMITED. Telegrams: "IMPKEMIX.- 144, ROBINSON BO AD. Phone 6476. SINGAPORE.43 words
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Miscellaneous307 1931-08-10 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report YESTERDAY. l P.M. YESTERDAY. Bright Wind. Stations. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Force. Weather. Max. Mm. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. F. F. ins. hours. m.p.h. Kedah Alor Star ..85 75 Nil 3.7 75 SSE 5 Overcast Ki-lantan i Kota Bharu ..90 77 Nil 4.3307 words
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Article272 1931-08-10 9 Rubber Tendency Still Downward. TIN FIRMER IN NEW YORK. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Monday. Today's Prices Rubber, S<; cents per lb. Tin, 12.> tons at $57' i per picul. Saturday's Prices Rubber, London, 2'] d., unchanged. New York, .-> 7-16 cts., unchanged. Market Tone Steady. Tin.272 words
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Article310 1931-08-10 9 Heavy Items on Liability Side. The latest monthly bulletin published bj th> Swiss Hank Corporation contains a concise survey of factors dominating world conditions. The article appears to have been written just prior to the announcement of the Hoover debt scheme, and most opp ntunely pointed to the310 words
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Article150 1931-08-10 9 Four Months' Favourable Balance. According to advice? received by the Rank of London ar.d South America, the tigi'it. of Brazil's ov.reeas trade for tha Frst four month* of I!).'U di?close a balUfM Lfl tuvoii'- of exportu of £6,196,000, us ajraiivt a balance of £7.040,000 in the I're v150 words
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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Article943 1931-08-10 9 Discount Companies' Dividends. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 16. Events have moved quickly in the sphere of international finance since President Hoover's War Debt Moratorium announcement. To delay in its general acceptance whether justified or not 13 immaterial in fact proved fatal, and the opinion943 words
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Article55 1931-08-10 9 Tone of Market Dull. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 2ttd. p»r lb. New York Spot Sheet G. ct». 5 7-16 per lb. 12 o'clock n >oon, Aag. 10. >. Buyers. Seller I.S.S. equal to London Standard Itandard R.S.S. on Tender Spot Aui,-u.-t September Oct.-Dec. Jan.-M.r.55 words
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Article685 1931-08-10 9 Samuel Montagu and Co.'s Weekly Letter. Samuel Montague and Co., write as follows on July 15 The Bank of England gold reserve .igainst notes amounted to £164,619,306 on July 8 (as compared with £163,271.740 on the previous Wednesday), and represents an increase cif £16,993,684 since Dec. 31, 1930.685 words
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Article708 1931-08-10 9 Symington and Sinclair's Weekly Letter. v Symington snd Sinclair's weekly market report, dated London, July 15, states: The market during the past seven days has been very much under the influence of the financial crisis in Germany. After remaining about steady up to the end of last week708 words
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Article374 1931-08-10 9 William Jacks and Cos. report dated London, July 15, states Trade and commerce have never had much to thank politics for in the past, and the experience of the past three weeks gives further proof «xf this. From now on manufacturers throughout the world will again begin to374 words
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Article772 1931-08-10 9 Statistical Position To Improve. SIAM AND QUOTA SCHEME. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 15. The ultimate basis for improvement in the tin situation depends not only upon a lessened output, but upon an enlarged consumption, and unfortunately the indications in 'his regard are far from bright.772 words
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Article412 1931-08-10 9 World's Uneconomic Position. Lord lnchrape, chairman, the P. and (V Hanking Corporation Ltd. A<; t<> tht general outlock for the i-omin.t year, the whole position of the world's tradinir is wrapped up in the arrangements which may be made /or a postponement of Wai debts and reparations. Sir412 words
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Article77 1931-08-10 9 RuKby. Aujr. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam, 12.04(4, Athens 375, Bombay Is. t%4., Berlin 20^4, Brussels 54.83 1^. Bucharest XI", Rio 3V4, Buenos Aires :il I Copenhagen 18.16- Geneva 24.87. Hnlsintrfors l:rj Hong Kong Is., Lisbon 110U, Madrid r >f,..V>, Milan 92.80, Monte Video 22',. New Fort i.*s' t OsloBritish Wireless - 77 words
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Advertisement230 1931-08-10 9 NOTICE RENE ULLMANN'S Annual Cheap Sale A very important stock of JEWELLERY, and of WRIST and Pocket WATCHES of the finest designs will be sold with VERY IMPORTANT REDUCTIONS on their prices. DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 1931— This stock will include the LATEST PATTERNS of GOLD, WHITE GOLD-SILVER, NICKEL,230 words
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Article108 1931-08-10 10 AI.II\MBRA. Joan Crawford in Oar Blushing Bridei. 6.16 9.16. Phone 6309. CAPITOL.— So Long, Letty with Charlotte Greenwood. 6.15 9.15. Phon« 5261/2. EUROPE HOTEL.— Robert Dreicher'i Famous Viennese Orchestra. GREAT WORLD.— Opera, Wayangi, Zoo, Javanese Ronggeng, Skating Ground, etc. MARLBOROUGH.— George Bancroft in Ladies Love Brutes. 6.16—9.15. NEW108 words
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Obituary76 1931-08-10 10 MRS. ANG PIAN ANN.— (Madam Tan Gin Neo) at her residence at 280G, Race Course Road at l.f>o a.m. on the morning of August X, 19.i1, at the age of 68, leaving behind her two sons, Ang Teck Sicw (alias Goh Hood Tcck) Ang Teck Hock, one daughter, two76 words
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969 1931-08-10 10 There is no need to exaggerate th? extreme seriousness of the communique issued by the F.M.S. Government with regard to the tin quota scheme. It is now tacitly admitted that through a miscalculation, the origin of which still has969 words
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Article254 1931-08-10 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. It is now gazetted that Mr. C. C. Brown has been appointed to act as Under-Secretary, S.S. Dr. Hertz, the acting Consul-General in Singapore for Germany, will speak on Stresemann at the Rotary Club tiffin next Wednesday. Mr. E. E. H. Beck, A.C.P., and Mr. E. V. Fowler,254 words
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2135 1931-08-10 10 Immense Production Due To Science. (By David Freeman) The following is the first of two articles on the economic crisis by Mr. David Freeman, who wan for many years a member of the F.MS. Bur. The views expressed by Mr. Freeman are, of course,2,135 words
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Article764 1931-08-10 10 GERMANY'S "FATAL MONTH." The past month has been one of the most momentous and portentous in postWar history, especially for Germany. Crisis has succeeded crisis with such monotonous insistency that the word almost lest its significance through overwork, and the experience of being snatched from the764 words
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Advertisement148 1931-08-10 10 m -MEDIKOL15 CORRECTS CONSTIPATION. W MEDIKOL is a high ji -Jt^Uv grade natural lubricant VBltr 'I guaranteed for its absoiHfl 1 lute purity. mMhkql MEDIKOL should be I c*Jnp*m taken regularly until the bowels arc acting /s *^"'"V"jj' 1 J easily and naturally, when the dose may be S gradually148 words
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Advertisement63 1931-08-10 10 1 I 1 House-Hunters should study the small advertisements on Page Four of today's STRAITS TIMES your new home may be advertised there I LEONARD.— At the Maternity Hospital, Penang, on August 9, 1931, to Mr. and Mrs. R. K. W. Leonard, a daughter. I.UTKIN.— At Westcliff-on-Sea, England or Aug.63 words
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1308 1931-08-10 11 COMMUNIST MURDERS IN BERLIN EXPRESS BLOWN UP. POLICE SHOT IN COLD BLOOD. Bomb Exploded Under The Basle-Berlin Express. RIOTS IN GERMANY. Prussian Referendum Fails. Two police captains and a sergeant, who led the force which dispersed Red demonstrators on Saturday, were shot down in cold blood by Communists in BerlinReuter - 1,308 words
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Article94 1931-08-10 11 Tail Pulled Off But No Casualties. London, Aug. 8. Eighteen passengers, en route for Paris from Croydon, had a lucky escape when the Hannibal, the biggest and most luxurious air liner in the world, was forced to land in Kent owing to engine trouble. OneReuter - 94 words
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Article215 1931-08-10 11 Eighty Million Said to Be Homeless Shanghai, Aug. 7. The flood disaster in Central China is assuming unprecedented proportions. It is now estimated that the refugees number nearly 80,000,000 and that the damage done to property exceeds $40,000,000. Shanghai is pledged to contribute $500,000 toward the flood215 words
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Article127 1931-08-10 11 Promises to Pay Return Visit to Berlin. Rome, Aug. 8. Dr. Bruening and Dr. Curtius have left here for Berlin. They were seen off by the Italian Foreign Minister (Signor Grandi) and other notables. Rome, Aug. 8. Signor Mussolini has accepted the invitation of the German Chancellor (Dr.Reuter - 127 words
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Article145 1931-08-10 11 Neither Canton Nor Nanking Taking the Offensive. Hong Kong, Aug. 7. The situation in South Hunan remains normal and there is yet no sign whatever of the threatened invasion from the south by a combined force of Kwangsi-" Ironside and Kwangtung troops, concerning which so muchSin Kuo Min - 145 words
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Article127 1931-08-10 11 Premier's Visit to Colonel Stimson Ends. Rugby, Aug. 8. The Prime Minister and his daughter. Miss Isbel Mac Donald, today concluded their two-day visit at a century-old farmhouse at Shiber Cross, in Sutherland, Scotland, as the guests of the American Secretary of State and Mrs. Stimson. Col.British Wireless - 127 words
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Article273 1931-08-10 11 London and F.M.S. Action. ORE AND SHARE PRICES EXPECTED TO RISE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 8. The Financial Times learns authoritatively that the F.M.S. Government is prepared to arrange, indirectly, for tha financing of the 3,000 to 4,000 tons of tin ore produced during273 words
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Article170 1931-08-10 11 Emphasises the Need For Economy. Rugby, Aug. 8. Defining his personal view of the policy of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons in a speech last night, Lord Grey of Fallodon said that at the beginning of the present Parliament, the Liberals felt that the presentBritish Wireless - 170 words
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Article100 1931-08-10 11 Boardman and Polando Reach Marseilles. Marseilles, Aug. 9. The American flyers Messrs. Boardman and Polando hava arrived here from Turkey. Reuter. Messrs. Boardman and Polando, toward the erd of last month, flew non-stop from New York to Constantinople, breaking the long diitance record previously held ly Cap'ain Costes100 words
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Article51 1931-08-10 11 Delayed Indefinitely At Para. New York, Aug. 9. A message from Para states that the giant German flying-boat Dornier Do.X. has bean delayed indefinitely, awaiting a new motor. Reuter. The Dornier Do.X. is on a flight fro:n Rio de Janeiro to New York, carrying mailr and nrae51 words
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Article78 1931-08-10 11 Control and Regulation Of Exchange Transactions. Budapest, Aug. 8. The Government has promulgated a decree for the control and regulation of foreign exchange transactions and prohibiting the transfer of pengoes abroad or the granting of credit to persons or businesses abroad without the Government's permission. An exception78 words
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Article342 1931-08-10 11 CANTON ANXIOUS FOR PEACE An Invasion Feared. APPEAL FOR PEACEFUL SOLUTION. Hong Kong, Aug. 10. There are signs that the leaders of the Cantonese faction, which is in revolt against Nanking, are becoming seriously alarmed at the prospect of a possible early invasion of Kwangtung by the Central (Nanking) forcesSin Kuo Min - 342 words
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Article220 1931-08-10 11 Congratulations Pour In On Mr. J. A. M oil i son. Rugby, Aug. 8. Congratulations are still being received by Mr. J. A. Mollison on his recordbreaking flight from Australia. Apart from suffering from inflamed eyes and eye-strain, caused by the dust, the heat and the glareBritish Wireless - 220 words
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Article108 1931-08-10 11 Flying Across Desolate Alaska. New York, Aug. 8. Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh, who are flying from New York to Tokio, hopped off today from Aklavik for Point Barrow, Alaska. Later: Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh have arrived at Point Barrow. Aklavik is on the Arctic Sea near the point108 words
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Article88 1931-08-10 11 40 Directors Charged In £12,000,000 Suit. New York, Aug. 9. Forty directors of the defunct Bank of the United States are being charged, in a £12,000,000 suit brought by the State against the bank, with having run the bank in an improvident, careless and reckless mannerReuter - 88 words
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Article492 1931-08-10 11 U.S. Banker As Chairman Of Basle Committee. Basle, Aug. 8. Mr. Albert Wiggin, the chairman of the Chase National Bank, has been appointed president of the, Committee of hxperts, now sitting at Basle, to consider the German financial position. The Committee's session will probably last a fortnight. Reuter.Reuter - 492 words
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Article78 1931-08-10 11 Plan for Tiding Over Difficult Times. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 8. The shareholders of the Sungei Puntar Rubber Co., which has a paid-up capital of £110,000 in two shilling shares, are invited to subscribe to an offer of £5,000 ten per cent, notes, redeemable in September,78 words
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Article114 1931-08-10 11 May Get Their July Pay Very Soon Now I Sydney, Aug. 8. The plight of New South Wales civi servants, who have not yet received their July pay owing to the State's financial difficulties, is expected to be relieved immediately, the Commonwcaltl Loan Council having approved theReuter - 114 words
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Article129 1931-08-10 11 More Active Measures Hinted At. AMSTERDAM RUMOUR. Announcement to be Made Next Month. London, Aug. 10. The Amsterdam correspondent of the Financial Times understands that the Dutch Government has now decided upon the policy it will follow with regard to rubber restriction, but the official announcement willReuter - 129 words
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Article280 1931-08-10 11 Finding of Body Not Confirmed. Nanking, Aug. 8. Inquiries made this morning indicate that there is no truth in the report that Mr. John Thorburn's body has been found. Neither the Foreign Office nor the British Minister has received such a report. Sir Miles Lampson, the British MinisterReuter - 280 words
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Article80 1931-08-10 11 U.S. Farmers Dismayed Hy Crop Estimates. Washington, Aug. H. Cotton farming interests are dismayed at the official cotton crop estimates whic!i are 15,584,000 bales, which is an Immh of 1,500,000 bales compared with average private estimates. The Chicaco market, which was tho only exchange open after theReuter - 80 words
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Article219 1931-08-10 11 Baulked by Fog And Compact Ice. Moscow, Aug. !>. The Soviet ice-breaker Malyguin'i search for traces of Amundsen, and the missing members of the crew of the airship Italia, has failed. Fog and compact ice baulked the Maiyguin's plans to reach Karl Alexandcrland, where the balloon part219 words
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Advertisement71 1931-08-10 11 TODAY'S FEATURES. Page letter from Scotland Wireless Programmes 8 Around the Markets. By the Financial Correspondent 9 London Tin Market 9 The Economic Crisis and Its Cause. By David Freeman 10 Wight man Cup Goes to America 13 Perak Win the Malaya Cup 13 Week-End Cricket Matches 13 Political Diary71 words
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Article50 1931-08-10 12 100 Perish in Collapse Of Grand Stand. Hankow, Aug. 9. The Hoods lirn have eausfcl the collapse of the grand stand of the Chinese racecourse which is a jr.cent to the Union Mission Hospital. The grand stand was crowded with flood refugees when t tolhipofni killing 1(0. Reuter.Reuter - 50 words
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Article158 1931-08-10 12 Interesting Playing by Chinese Orchestra. Perhaps the most interesting feature of the Children's Concert which drew a crowded audience to the Memorial Hall on Saturday was the playing of Mr. Chia Keng Tye's orchestra. Conducted by Mr. Tay Lian Teck, these amateur musicians gave most acceptable renderings of158 words
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Article135 1931-08-10 12 Volstead Act Abolition Would It Help Them New York, Aug. 9. At the very moment when President Hoover is reported to be seriously considering a Federal Unemployment Insurance Scheme to mitigate the hardships of the unemployed in America, the executive committee of the American Federation of Labour hasReuter - 135 words
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Article80 1931-08-10 12 Missing Between Shetlands And Norway. Oslo, Aug. 8. Mr. Parker Ciamer, who left the Faroes da, en route for Copenhagen, via Bergen, returned to Lerwick, in the Shetland Islands, owing to a storm off the Norwegian coast. Copenhagen, Aug. 9. Ifach anxiety is felt for the safetyReuter - 80 words
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Article129 1931-08-10 12 Programme for this Evening's Recital. Those who heard Joseph Szigeti, the Hungarian violinist, on the occasion of his last visit in Singapore will require no \irning to hear him again when he gives, hia final recital in the Victoria Memorial Hall this evening. For the past few weeks129 words
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Article77 1931-08-10 12 Stole Cash, Jewellery And Clothing. (From Our Own Correspondent) Klang, Aug. 9. Muthu, a boy under 16 years of age, who was charged by the 0.C.P.D., Klang, before Raja Petra, the Klang Magistrate, with having entered the house of Mr. A. S. Raju, of Seaport Estate, and77 words
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Article60 1931-08-10 12 Departures Still Outnumber Arrivals. Figures supplied by the Deputy Controller of Labour, Malaya, show that only four State-aided adult immigrants and one minor arrived from Madras Presidency during July. Other arrivals were adults 1,438: minors 89, infants 40. The balance is still greatly in the other direction however60 words
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Article50 1931-08-10 12 Minor Injuries When Knocked Down by Motor-Car. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Aug. 9. While riding his motor-cycle from Port Swettenham to Klang, Mr. Tan Teck Bee, cf Messrs. Tan Chye Ec, was in colliMon with a motor-car, which was overtaking him, drives by Mr. Cameron of Kajang.50 words
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Article45 1931-08-10 12 New Department Formed For Its Development. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Br.ngkok, Aug. 10. It is gazetted that a new department has been added to the Ministry of Commerce and Communications. This department will deal with the development of commercial interests in the country.45 words
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Article43 1931-08-10 12 Members in Siam Hold Dinner On Saturday. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 10. Member*, of the British Legion in Siam dinrd on Saturday nicht. During the dinner it was announced that the British Minister had consented to become a vice-president.43 words
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Article23 1931-08-10 12 A Chinese bus conductor was slightly huit when he w.i< stabbed by another ChtaMM last night at the 6th mile, Upper Seranjoon Bond.23 words
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Article262 1931-08-10 12 Sketch of VaHima to Be Sold at Sotheby's. In 1890, when R. L. StwenKon and bis family settled on his newly-bought property on the mountain behind Apia, to which he gave the name. of Vailima ("five rivers") he began to send to a few of his friends262 words
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Article89 1931-08-10 12 Charges Against Japanese Woman Summoned at the instance of Mr. R. Auten, of the Singapore Preventive Service, Siki Arai, a Japanese woman described as proprietress ef the Bedok Restaurant, was charged before Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, this morning with permitting persons other89 words
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Article84 1931-08-10 12 The death occurred at Lytham, I-anra-shire, on July 12 of Mr. Edgar Whitehead, formerly manager of Linotype and Machinery, Ltd., in Singapore. Mr. Whitehead, who was only 43 years of age, came to Singapore in 1919 and left about two years ago. He served during th^ Great84 words
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Article37 1931-08-10 12 From Australia (Parcels only), by Nieuw Zeeland, due at Singapore tomorrow morning. From China and Japan, by Africa Maru, due at Singapore tomorrow. China and Japan, by Somali, due at Singapore 4 p.m. on Wednesday.37 words
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Article235 1931-08-10 12 "Most Serious Since Year 1917." New York. Aug. 8. Rumours of a Cuban revolutionary plot and of the raising of a force in New York for the invasion of the island are confirmed by the news of the capture of 49 "fishermen" from Atlantic City and Ocean CityReuter - 235 words
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Article210 1931-08-10 12 The Irrepressible Charlotte Greenwood. Charlotte Greenwood, who takes the leading rele in Warner Bros.' reproduction of the stage comedy, So Long Letty," at the Capitol is the type of tall, angular, boisterously pleasant woman who, metaphorically speaking, carries her audience with her. At break-neck sped she finds210 words
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Article54 1931-08-10 12 Kelly and Walsh, Ltd., have been appointed selling agents for Straits Settlements Government publications and will be in a position to supply the public as from Aug. 15. Annual subscriptions to the Government Gazette and monthly returns of foreign imports and exports of Malaya will, however, I* accepted only at54 words
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Article257 1931-08-10 12 Chinese Gets Seven Years For Forgery. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. A Chinese named Eu Kwet Peng, formerly bookkeeper and cashier with Messrs. E. A. Barbour and Co., sentenced at the' Assizes here to years' and five years' imprisonment, tl sentences to run concurrently, on two charges,257 words
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Article335 1931-08-10 12 Passing of Old London Shophouses." (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July Hi. Unlike Singapore, London has not rmmv "shophouses" left and old Lofldoi lamenting the passing from Holborn of the last residential tiadesman. ;i worm silversmith who continued until his itatfa to live over his shop. The335 words
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Article37 1931-08-10 12 The appointment of the Rev. Mother St. Etienne Rousseau as Lady Superior in Penang of the Society of St. Mam-, during the temporary absence from the Colony of the Rev. Mother St. I Sailer has been approved.37 words
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Advertisement239 1931-08-10 12 Jsj&p*/' definitely cures IMPORE FODT V JVi T >j ft] T 4 mi\ffi j*f f* j "Tinea" may start in a num■BraVfL^4 1 l"?B^sfi er d' fferent ways, but k it is now generally agreed ~^^~s^^^^^ that the *erm "TINEA AL- •>'\ /<2r\ BUGINEA" the most prevalent rdflsiß^BW V^^^/iiHtN of239 words
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1359 1931-08-10 13 Perak Team Wins the Malaya Cup. British Women Tennis Players Beaten. S.C.C. TOURNAMENT CRICKET. Bright Hitting By Etceteras. The Etceteras batted splendidly in their S.re. cricket tournament match with the Merchants t.n Friday and Saturday, and within two hours, knocked up 211 runs for the loss of five wickets, and1,359 words
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Article260 1931-08-10 13 Haniff's Great Sprint At Perak Sports. Ipoh, Aug. 10. Two new Malayan records were put up at the Perak open athletic championship meeting on Saturday. Mohamed Haniff did the sprint in even time (10 sees.), the previous best being 10 1-5 siti-,, and Ho Ah Loke cleared260 words
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Article, Illustration1779 1931-08-10 13 Better Team Wins. MALAYA CUP FINAL AT KUALA LUMPUR. (By Our Own Representative.) I'erak 3 Singapore 1. Perak won the Malaya Cup for the second time in the history of the competition on Saturday when they defeated Singapore in the final at the Kuala Lumpur Stadium1,779 words
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Article286 1931-08-10 13 Race Course Victory Over Singapore G.C. The match between teams representing the Race Course and Singapore Golf Clubs, played on the former's links yesterday, resulted in a win for the Race Course, by 11 to 4V4. Scores were as follows, S.G.C. players mentioned first Eldred and Buchanan 0,286 words
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Article188 1931-08-10 13 Cup-Winners at Saturday's Sports. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Aug. 8. The Anglo-Chinesn School held their annual athletic sports this afternoon under excellent conditions. A -programme of 34 events was successfully gone through and at the close the prizes were presented by Mrs. Forbte. The principal results were188 words
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Article374 1931-08-10 13 British Players Fail In Singles. New York, Aug. 8. America won the Wig'htman ("up at Forest Hills by five matches to two. Great Britain winning only the double matches. On Friday Great Britain lost three singles matches, and when play opened today America made her victory374 words
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Article98 1931-08-10 13 Results of Games in the Two Major Leagues. New York, Aug. 8. Friday's baseball results were National League. Philadelphia 13 New York 5 Boston 3 Brooklyn 2 Pittsburgh 9 Cincinnati 3 St. Louis 8 Chicago 0 American League. Chicago 2 St. Louis 0 New York, Aug. 'J. Saturday'sReuter - 98 words
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Advertisement151 1931-08-10 13 RESTRINGING Tennis and Badminton RACKETS A SPECIALITY. Guaranteed Workmanship KEENEST PRICES. j SATISFACTION ASSURED. A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE YOU. ROYSONS The Malayan Sports Depot, 111, North Bridge Road, J SINGAPORE. i TENNIS TOURNAMENT An Open Invitation Tennis Tournament will be held on the hard courts of the Johore Civil Service151 words
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Advertisement30 1931-08-10 13 (Other Sporting News appears on pajje 16.) There are many preparations promising more than they can fulfil AGAINST Headache, Influenza, Feverish Colds. But Not So, Bayer's ASPIRIN The World-renowned Remedy.30 words
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Article1619 1931-08-10 14 WILL THE I.L.P. BREAK FROM THE SOCIALIST PARTY LEFT WING REVOLTS ONSLAUGHT ON THE UNEMPLOYMENT BILL— MR. CHURCHILL ON RETROGRESSION IN INDIA THE LORDS AND ELECTORAL REFORM THE COST OF BROADCASTING TO THE COLONIES. (By Our Parliamentary Correspondent.) London, July 14. RELATIONS between the1,619 words
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Article356 1931-08-10 14 A Demand for Real Disarmament. Ten thousand folk packed the Albert Hall yesterday afternoon, writes Sir John Foster Fraser in the Sunday Times of July 12. One Prime Minister and two exPrime Ministers Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Scotsman, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Englishman, and Mr. Lloyd George,356 words
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Article, Illustration528 1931-08-10 14 The Prime Minister was "all out" to stir the hearts of the magnificent audience. No public man has a more vibrant, passionate speech, with an effective doric impetuosity. He, like the ex-Premiers who followed, avoided mentioning other countries; but not a school maim in the528 words
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Advertisement245 1931-08-10 14 WHITEAWAYS E mmt s Genuine reductions made the first week of our sale a success. This week we are making further price reductions. A few examples can be seen below. There are hundreds of others to be found among our ground and first floor displays. A visit to our store245 words
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Advertisement105 1931-08-10 15 HOUSE HOLD OIL \*^U SHELL? FLOOR POLISH "SHELL? FURNITURE POLISH "SHELLTOX" Kills All Insects. "SHELL" CAR POLISH one drop for each wing -a light rub and a blazing polish results specially prepared for paint or cellulose finishes. "SHELL" HOUSEHOLD The general lubricant for the odd OIL oiling jobs in your105 words
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Article903 1931-08-10 16 Taiping Races. SPORT BRINGS LITTLE EXCITEMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 10. There was only a small attendance on the first day of the Taiping races and there is no doubt that the popularity of this meeting is waning. Firstly the meeting follows too closely903 words
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Article682 1931-08-10 16 Keen Competition At Tanglin. A very enjoyable afternoon was spent at Tanglin Barracks on Saturday when the Malaya Command annual athletic sports were held. The meeting had been in progress for the previous five days, and Saturday was the grand finale." The meeting was well-attended, and among682 words
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Article226 1931-08-10 16 Monday, August 10. Football S.A.F.A. 2nd Div. Police vs. Robinson's Anson Road Stadium. Perak Races: Taiping Turf Club Professional Meeting, Last Day. Tuesday, August 11. Football S.A.F.A. Reserve Div. Gloucesters vs. Malays, Anson Road Stadium; 2nd Div. Fraser and Neave's vs. Post Office, S.H.B. ground. Wednesday, August 12.226 words
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Article429 1931-08-10 16 Japanese Retires at End Of Third Round. For Mutsu, the local Japanese bantamweight, to have a chance of beating Boy Walley, it had to be supposed that he had improved tremendously or that Walley had slipped down the ladder. Mutsu is a sturdy, willing boxer, who always429 words
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Article240 1931-08-10 16 Johnson Beats Wihnotl On Points. The promotion at the Lion City Ring also drew a large crowd, so it is evident that there is plenty of interest in boxing in Singapore. A good top line event had been secured in a 10-round bout between the welterweights Young240 words
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Article460 1931-08-10 16 Kirwan 102, Major W. MacLeod 100, Pte. L A. Mottu 99. Service Aggregate C.Q.M.S. H. S. Kirwan 207, Cpl. Tan Ah Ling 206, C.S.M. J. Weston 204', Cpl. A. Pareira 203. Vickers Machine-gun Competition No. 3 Platoon 411 (Swithinbank, Hawson, Tidbury, Williams. Draw, decides and Cannelli, No. 1460 words
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Article94 1931-08-10 16 Fine Away Wins In First Division. London, Aug. 8. Scottish League football season began today, and the results of the opening matches played in the First Diwsion were as follows Scottish League (Div. 1.) The promoted clubs are Third Lanark and Dundee United. Aberdeen Clyde 294 words
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Article179 1931-08-10 16 New Method of Trickery In Hungary. The Magyarsag of Budapest reports that a few days ago, on leaving the station at Marosvasarhely (now Rumanian territory), the express train drew up some hundred yards outside the station. The passengers who dismounted to find out what the matter was179 words
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Advertisement190 1931-08-10 16 PROBAK THE BETTER BLADE FITS GILLETTE TYPE RAZORS OLD OR NEW Millions to-day are enjoying grateful coolness of perfect shaves— PßOßAK shaves I PROBAK blades are made in an entirely new way from long ribbons of steel, ground, honed, finished |H in one continuous operation. They do not— they cannot190 words
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Article4984 1931-08-10 17 Hard Times For Malayans At Home. MANY REDUCED TO POVERTY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July IC. TIIKIR Majostko the Kintf and Queen returned on Monday from Scotland WBOn the King enjoyed what he has himself described :n .1 most wonderful welcome. Tonight, the Court ball at4,984 words
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Advertisement77 1931-08-10 17 UNDERWOOD Portable Typewriters Supplied in fc?| Ideal It's More Than A Portable Its An Underwood. Sole Agents PATERSON, SIMONS AND COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) G. H. SLOT CO., LTD.- SINGAPORE. Sole Importers for Malaya. BORMEO MOTORS QgCHAED gQAD AUSTIN CAPS PHONF 5088 LISTER DIRECT COUPLED FOR DEFECTIVE EYESIGHT PUMPING77 words
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Article89 1931-08-10 18 World's Largest Maritime Contract. What is stated to be the world's largos contract for maritime talkie equipment has been placed by supplying the mai steamers Majestic, Olympic, and Homeric of the White Star Line, with complete out- i fits. The films shown will all be prerelease or the89 words
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Article249 1931-08-10 18 "One Reform at a Time"; Says Premier. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jul.. 111. Plainly, there is going to be trouble over the now famous Parliamentary resolution (sponsoied by Sir Georga Penny axengst others) which proposes forfeiture of salary by members who may be suspended. The Prime Minister,249 words
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Article186 1931-08-10 18 Retiring From General Council of T.U.C. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 1(3. With the coming Trade Union Congres at Bristol, Mr. Ben Titlett will sever a substantial tie with trade unionism, for he will not offer himself for re-election tc the General Council. The reason has186 words
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Article342 1931-08-10 18 Looking- After the Chelsea Pensioners. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July IC There is likely to be an unprecedented number of candidates for the Governorship of the Chelsea Hospital, rendered vacant by the death of General Sir Neville Lyttleton. The General tv ftp pointed 20 years ago.342 words
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Article102 1931-08-10 18 Board of Trade Unable To Help Britishers. In the House of Commons Lieut.-Cum-rr.ander Kenworthy asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he had been aMe to take further stops to induce British rhipownen to employ larger proportion of white British seamen in vessels tradintr from home102 words
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Advertisement30 1931-08-10 18 WEARNE BROTHERS Ltd. ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF WEARNE'S USED GAR MART AT 50 A, ORCHARD ROAD. WE HAVE IN STOCK A CAR TO SUIT EVERY PURPOSE AT THE RIGHT PRICE.30 words
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Advertisement62 1931-08-10 18 /3f\ .4flrtlij /f/CtiM'' Chocolate Occasions J&t F° r theatre, sports ground, Vw> motoring, picnics, or any /ji^T^s. v*/ other'CAoco/a/eOccasr'on* tlt^m-S^if^Sr^ there's nothing like a If w^ packet of NeslldV <^%54^8arP^v x"\ Pestle's is a reveiation in (^.©>^s|.#NC^<f Jk chocolate. It is pure and l^^? I IvNSi»C iW wholesome and w62 words
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1706 1931-08-10 19 SEEKING NE W OPENING FOR RICE TRADE. SIAM LETTER. Relations Hi'fwvvn Ministries The Siamese Press Capt. Penhale's Death .S'f. Andrew's Society Dinner Ami Hall To lie Held Mr. Justice Buzzard's Long Service. (From Our Own Correspondent) BaagWt, Aug. 6. The newly crcat cial Department has net hi en li.ng in1,706 words
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Article1083 1931-08-10 19 Desperate Appeal By Pensions Minister. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July l<i. With both the Liberals and the Conservatives divided against themselves, and a convincing lack of harmony in Labours ranks, it is not surprising to find the political clubs losing touch to an appreciable extent1,083 words
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Advertisement805 1931-08-10 19 THE STRAITS TIMES and THE STRAITS BUDGET. Head Office, CECIL AM) STANLEY STREETS, SINGAPORE. Branch Office, 27. JAVA STREET. KUALA LUMPUR. Cables TIMES, SINGAPORE. Telephones SINGAPORE 5151. KUALA LUMI UR 3689> Sole Advertising Representatives In Great Britain. REUTERS, LTD., (Advt. Dept.) 24, Old Jewry, London, E.C. 2. (through whom all805 words
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Advertisement86 1931-08-10 19 Here it is! "RUSIWS" LATEST CLASS H.R." COLD STARTING OIL ENGINE Low Consumption of Cheap Fuel not only Guaranteed but Maintained. WRITE FOR DETAILS United Engineers Limited. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) SINGAPORE. H s^s>^iss9ft^ s^V me ■M^SAki M^mk Ba^^ /^aaasiv "^w. <rim /^sssnCy V*V 7\. v. fJJ '^*S?ssC Jaeaam-86 words
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Article, Illustration209 1931-08-10 20 FOLK— DANCE FESTIVAL .—THAMES RACE FOR BARGES FOLK-DANCING AT HITCHIN A general view of the massed country canccs during the annual festival ihe Knglish Folk-Dance Society in the beautiful grounds of Hitchin I'ricry. (Central Press.) BARCES U\< i >R THAMES CHAMPIONSHIP Competitor* round the first mark bum. as MM from209 words
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