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FORT CANNING

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Singapore Cannot Be Missed

SHUTTER THAT LEFT A

GLEAM

In connection with the complaint by a French skipper, who is a fre- quent vistor to this port, that Fort Canning light-house showed irre gularity when he was bringing his vassol, the Van Vollenhoven, into the Roads from Saigon at 7 a. on Friday, the Marine Department detailed the light-house engineer tö investigate the matter, and the Free Press was informed that, en- gineer checkel the working of the fight on Saturday morning, but failed to find any defect

U.S. TRADE OFFICES.

FAR EAST OFFICES CLOSED

HOOVER'S "TRADE PRO

MOTION ABANDONED -

THE US. BIG NAVI

WOMEN'S LEAGUE

PROTEST

Washington, Aug 13, The Women's International Lea- gue for Peace and Freedom, which has for many years wielded strong influence in pacifist circles in the United States, to-day issued an sp. Washington. The scheduled clos peal for a nation-wide observance ing on June 30 of 21 of the 531f the Briand-Kellogg Treaty an foreign offices maintained by the niversary on August 27. Behind United States Department of Com the observance of the signing of

the part is a inove to protest: merce signalizes a change of tac ties in govemmental trade advan building programmes of the United against the contemplated naval cement efforts, and marks the end States, Great Britain and Japan. of the Hoover-Klein chapter in world wide trade promotion."

The reduction in offices abroad does not imply any relaxation in the United States trade efforts, however, as the apicement was accompanied by an official state ment that under the policy of He examined the red and white broad and impartial service to sectors, but there, too, coull find American trade and industry. no fault, and now he presumes that special efforts will be made to the ground for complaint is that maintain 4. very high standard the the shutter which obscures the quality and effectiveness of the light at certain intervals te give | Department's facilities for the ca the eclipses by which the light-tension of American foreign house is recognised does not cloee trade.". down firmly and leaves narrow strip of light showing at its lower eni. To-day a six inch brass strip will be added to the bottom of the eylindrical shutter.

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"Oficials of the League declared that the United States Goyuramont started the naval expansion idea! and that. despatches indicate that pansion of the American navy is a naval race is in prospect. "Ex- found to be followed by similar said, and, programmes elsewheree,, the leaders once started they are difficult to stop.

they expected sufficient response to Officials would not say whether compel the Government to cancel the contracts Already awarded.

If the plans of the League, sue- veed, each meeting will adopt a re- solution of protest and send it to President Roosevelt.

The offices closed from June 30,

Officials here had no comment the following: Europe-Bel-other than to say that, so far as grade, Berne, Bucharest, Helsing they knew, not one of the countries Visible 15 Hiles.

fors, Liston, Oslo," Riga. Latin mentioned is actually expanding. This shutter, he explained, is a América Caracas, Guatemala, its navy but is simply following. cylinder which is rasied and low- Montevideo, San Juan, San Paulo: ordinary business policies and re- ered over the light jet by clock-Far East-Bangkok, Hong Kong. placing worn-out vessels.-United work. The jet is fed by incanles Mukden, Wellington, Canada Prom. cent coast light oil giving 129,000 Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver: candle power of light is telescoped Africa-Accra by dioptric lenses, giving a visi- hility of 18 miles.

"The enginger declared that the complaint was only of a technical nature and the lefect-if there real. ly was one-did not constitute any danger to shipping.

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The wholesale closing of offices is. primarily intended as part of a Programme For tightening up the efficiency of service at greatly reduced expense to the govern anent. The territories" which the closed bureaus have served will ben- ceforth be served from the nearest cated at an important capital. Department of Commerce office lo-

BUILDING FALLS IN NANKING

27 CHINESE WORKERS, BURIED UNDER

DEBRIS

Nanking, Aug. 13.

'Every captain who enters this port," he declared, and sees the Fort Canning tight car recognise it immediately. It is the first time I have received such a complaat. tion of commerce bureaus and per Inevitably, however, the reduc. but I remember that there was a sonnet aboard will throw a larger similar report about the Penang share of commercial representation injured and more than 10 still bur- About 12 workers are seriously lighthouse last year, when the en upon the United States consulates, gineer there also remeried the delegations, and embassies and theed under the debris as a result of fect in the shutter by adding sev

the collapse of a newly constructed'

cylinder!

eral inches of brass plate to the move curtails a world wide expan two-storey building near the Muni- sion of trade promotion" agencies which was a cardinal feature ofipal centre on Chungshan road. the programme initiated by Her-shortly before noon to-day. bert Hoover when Secretary of about 27 workers in the building. 1. It is believed that there were. Commerce.

when the disaster occurred. Less. than half escaped, while thee others

FIVE GIRLS KILLED

DOGS USED IN HUNT FOR - VAMPIRE"

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Up to the ill-fated year 1999, the Hoover Klein trade promotion" 3 specially-trained campaign was considered to be Hundreds jugs are assisting a large force of magnificent success. Bureaus were police in a hunt for a murderes established in more than 50 strate whose methods are similar to those gic commercial centres, and the of the German vampire" Kurten, ever mounting total of United the man executed in 11, for the States exports was attributed in nightmare crimes ariund Dussel-large measure to the work of the dorf, states a message from War-bureau of foreign and domestic

saw.

are still buried under the wreckage.

Since the location of the building tion of the city, a large crowd. is in probably the busiest traffic sec quickly gathered. The police, how- ever, immediately formed a cordon to keep away the curious,

Meanwhile, a band of rescue workers and police feverishly com menced to remove the debris in search of bodies buried underneath. commerce. Experts from тапу So far 10 men have been rescued The hunt is sweeping throguh countries enme here to study the and sent to the hospital in ambul the villages and forests around Hoover-Klein methods, and num- ances. All of them are stated to Liwicz, a town 40 miles from War-erous foreign commercial bureaus be in a critical condition. saw. Tro spmay be callel out to were organized along similar lines. assist.

Five girls have been murdered by the "vampire" "in a week.

Two of them, aged 22 and 23, were apparently attalked by the mystery man in broad daylight.

Their bolies were found beneath a bridge. They had been killed with a hammer.

Another girl, a 17-year-old stu dent, was killed in the same way while picking flowers in a garden

The fourth victim, lying on her leathbed, related how tde nilier ex- claimed to her: "Whether you cry or not, you too must die.'

Two of the girls were aged 14 and 18.

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"Ctpture the killer. dead alive, is the order of the authori ties. Mepawhile women are refus ing to leave their home in the town.

EURASIA AVIATION

CORPORATION

PETITION FOR MORE CAPI. TAL TO COMPLETE PROGRAMME

The rescue work is still going on Exports in 1929 reached a maxi-and fear that the death toll-will. mum of 86,240,505,000. »

be heavy is felt."

In 1929, bowever, the "inflation" So far two workers are known bubbles began to burst, and the to have succumbed to injuries re- impression grew that official trade ceived when the building collapsed. promotion was a relatively minor It is feared that the death-roll factor in the growth of commerce. will be greater than at first thought: Appropriations for the bureau of as a number of those who were in- Foreign and Domestic Commerce jured are in a very critical condi were repeatedly attacked at the tion." Capital and frequently sharply cut. Exports in 1902 were down to $1,912,308,000, below the pre-war level.

The contractor in whose hands the construction of the binding Bail been placed has gone into hiding. for fear of punishment.-Reuter.

Two points of view developed, one claiming that with falling ex- ports there was no justification for the great Department of Com-s merce trade machine, and the other holding that in a period of de- clining commerce the officials; aids to Congress should be strengthen- ed. The merits of the issue are not yet clear, although the continued alump in export commerce in a dis- turbing fact in the national eco- nomic life

The retention or closing of for sign offices apparently was deter mined in large part by the impor tance of United States exports to the regoin affected, and by the re offices. lative proximity, of other commerce

It is learnt that the Eurasia Aviation Corporation has submitted Communications for the increase of The Department of Commerce & memorandum to the Ministry of expressly stated that the closing of ita capital by $2,000,000. The pre-offices does not reflect on the abili sent capital is $3,000,000 the Chi.ty of services or personnel there Bose Government holding two-thirds | 10.

of the shares and the German. in. teresta one-third. The arrangement would similarly apply to the in-; creased capital if the proposal is approved by the Ministry,

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