The Straits Times, 26 August 1934

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  • 42 1 THE SUNDAY TIMES THE LEADING SUNDAY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. No. 140. Sunday, August 26th., 1934. tfJ^R VL***^ W*L c? nts- 15 a.m. EDITION THE SUNDAY TIMES The Leading Sunday Newspaper in Malaya. No. 140. Sunday, August 26th. v 1934. Price 10 cents.
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  • 1553 1 RUBBER ASSOCIATIONS MERGE P.A.M. BECOMES U.P.A.M. NO DOMINATION BY LONDON AS a result of a resolution passed at a special meeting of the Plantera' Association of Malaya at Kuala Lumpur yesterday, the United Planting Association of Malaya a body embracing the present P. A.M. and the Rubber Growers'
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  • 167 1 "TIN PRICE TOO HIGH" BUT LATEST RUBBER MOVE WELCOMED SUNDAY TIMES SPECIAL (Prom Our Own Correspondent) I London, Satu day. k PPKKHENSI VK comment is neard in influential quarters here retarding the high price of tin. The Financial News points out that although tin shipments to the United States have
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  • 521 1 HER VIEWS ON EASTERN AND WESTERN DRESS SUNDAY TIMES SPECIAL I ADY Louis Mountbatten's first trip east of India, undertaken largely by aeroplane, is now drawing to a close. She arrived in Singapore *>y air from Batavla on Wednesday, a. left yesterday for Sarawak on boarc the
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  • 220 1 MEMBERS PLAY IN STREET A SHOCK FOR MAYFAIR piRE broke out at (reck ford's, the world-famous London curds club, in the early hours of yesterday morning, says Reuter. When the alarm was given, many of the members were still poring over bridge hands and they
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  • 38 1 John Frederick Stockwell, a 19--year-old cinema attendant wbo was charged at the Thames (London) police court with the murder of Mr. Dudley Hoard, a Bow cinema manager. He is seen leaving the court under escort.
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  • 104 1 EUROPEAN ANXIETY POOH-POOHED Paris, Saturday. IjM KOl'EAN apprehension regarding any imminent rapture between Japan and the Soviet is ridiculed by the Petit Parisien correspondent in Shanghai. He says that, to observers on thv spot, the tension Is far less serious than It appears In Europe.
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  • 69 1 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Saturday The doors ol the court were closed this morning at the hearing of tha undefended suit In which Mr. George Lionel O'Hara Hlckson applied before Mr. Justice Burton for the dissolution of his marriage vmii Irma O'Hai i Hlckson and for
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  • 80 1 EXCHANGE FUND'S AID OF OVER A MILLION Paris. Saturday. The fresh decline In sterling and the relative firmness of the dollar are ta*en as indications that London and Washington are each pursuing an In- dividual monetary policy, as opposed to parallelism. Reuter. CONTINENTAL "BEARS." London, Saturday. The general
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  • 102 1 UNDIVIDED PRIZE GOES TO KUALA LUMPUR In The Sunday Times Picture Puzzle Contest No. 13. published on Aug. 12. one reader onl*. Mr. T. Valentine, ot 5. Doralsamy Street, Kuala Lumpur, succeeded In solving correctly 11 out of the 12 puzzles. The correct solutions were Tabor, Scribe, Armour,
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  • 296 1 London, I EAGUE football started in England yesterday. The Arsenal, the champions, could only draw with Portsmouth, while the runners- up. Huddersfleld, went down to Sunderland, to the tune of 4 goals to 1. Preston, newcomers to the top division, signalised their entry with a victory ovex
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  • 99 1 London. Saturday. James Langridge scored 57 to help Sussex to make a good start against the Australians today. Scones At Hove— duuex 304 for against tl.« Australians. Pine weather brought a crowd of 10,000. At Lords— Middlesex 312 (Watt six ix 9oi Kent 7S tor 4. At the
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  • 149 1 GAME ENDS WHEN BALL BURSTS (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Saturday. The soccer match today between the Singapore Malay Gurus and tneir Penang fraternity was rendered a tarce the like of which had never been witnessed before In representative name* in Penang. The teams took the field 35
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    • 15 1 THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, 'Incorporated tw Gr—t Britain.) Head Offlct (ot Malaya SINGAPORE.
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    • 47 1 LONDON MARKETS (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Saturday. The rubber market was closed. SILVER. Spot UH4 Forward 21 ;d. CROSS RATE. London-New York, 5.07. New York -London, 5.06. (Rate as supplied by the London office of the National City Bank of New York applies to Friday's close.)
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    • 129 1 SIEDCE I IK SLEDGE BRAND (SWEETEMED Bweetened Condensed SWISS rONDPMCPn MILK is pure rich Milk col- WHUtHatU^ lected from selected cows which graze upon the verdant g^^»-' > «^fcV'" v^^*'~"""^*" > and health giving pastures of J**.^^* <^S^ the Emmenthal In the famous y^"*^«-ki /^ljr Bernese Oberland, which con- /^fo^sc^-ffir
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    • 2 1 MOTOR POLICIES
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  • 1952 2 L By THE WANDERER I*HE Bali people have queer icnH about staging a show. So on? would judge from the film Black Magic," portraying the lives of these island folk, which is showing at the Alhambra cinema. They elaborately clothe their dancers from head to toe In
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  • 142 2 GUILTY CONSCIENCES IN CINEMA Harbin is laughing ai a number of self-declared erring rives. A wild-looking man entered a local cinemr and asked for the manager. He poked a gun into the manager's ribs and said. "I know my wife is here with her lover: tuim up the
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  • 53 2 A 'super-robot," which. It Is claim I ed, will unltlmately enable aeroplanes to be flown by wlreles without pilots, I has been Invented. The invention, the i tcome of secret work by four scientists Major d' Algulllm and MM. Aveltne. Bernady. md Grenier— has been thoroughly I tested on all
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    • 95 2 &top that cold ituin \t developing with _T^ Rrcomnienaed by the msdleal profession for fUi I IroSr^Sssl 6 over 40 y? o and universally regarded as the 1 W^sf IV <9 safest and most effective safeguard against all TL_ affections of the throat, chest and lungs. EUMENTHOL Sole m\ b
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    • 166 2 BAn Unique ■aiwiUMiii mi lg OPPORTUNITY!!] As a preliminary to our Annual Stick Taking ani to make room for New Xmas Stocks, we are offering a wide range of Perfumery, Toilet Preparations, Toilet Requisites, Smokers' Requisites, Patent and Proprietary B Medicines, etc. at greatly reduced prices. For Cash Only A
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  • 2054 3 HOME THAT IS AWAITING SIR SHENTON THOMAS SECRET OF THE TWO CANNONS AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE The Sunday Times begins today publication of a series of articles on Ber.utiful Homes of Malaya, written by Special Correspondents. The first of these describes Government House, where Sir Shenton Thomas, the new Governor and
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  • 180 3 ASK ME ANOTHER?? 1. What was a pomander box 2. What is atavism 3. In sculpture, what is cavorUlevo 4. What is a cynosure 5. To what vocation is the word bonlface applied 6. In what Dicke story does Tiny Tim appear 7. _n anatomy. v:hat is the pia mater
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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    • 113 3 LONDON CALLS g) INSISTENTLY Cp^tX COME! X*J£ and enjoy at either ytjJr^A HOTEL REMBRANDT J%W Bouth Kensington 6 facing the Victoria and Albert Museum vJKT"^k or HOTEL 7gaE)RUBENS Buckingham Palace Road. yy* facing Rurkineham Palace Every attention in pleasing surroundings. PERFECT QUIETUDE THESE COMFORTABLE HOTELS WITH ACKNOWLEDGED RENOWNED CATERING have
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  • 2877 4 The description of six sensational crimes, which stand out in history, is concluded below. Last week were recounted "The Heel of Hate, 1 "The Knifing of Citizen Marat'* and "The Assassination of Julius Caesar' By A MEMBER of the LONDON CRIMES CLUB 4. The Vulture* Of
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  • 130 4 Answers to questions in Page 3 j 1. A box for carrying perfume. j 2. Reversion to an ancestral type. 3. A relief in which tbe highe.t surface only U level with plane of th* original stone. 14. An object of general Interest. 5. That of a landlord.
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    • 110 4 When I think of how timid my boys used to be" ere arue ol^ l ce f I yk?:. 1 hoy* w _1.-o abac*- W *olv w s 1 y —n them- T"^ V 3^»w» r ye en U froulc\n 'tbelie^ j n rT^^iiSs^s^" ive f<* Now, not s dsy
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  • 456 5 Free-Entry Competition For Sunday Times Readers What Names Are Hidden In These Drawings? Today, we repeat the very popular Sunday Times Picture Puzzle Competition. Below will be found a list of names of people, taken from a ditectory. Lower still are 12 drawings. Each of the
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  • 1899 5 DICING WITH DEATH By Ex-Detective Inspector HERBERT T. FITCH (formerly Special Branch, New Scotland Yard) It is rare indeed that a senior officer of <his Silent Arm of the Yard can write, even in a guarded way, of his experiences. Yet here we have a university graduate, master of seven
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    • 107 5 CUT OUT THIS ENTRY FORM j I PICTURE PUZZLES, NO^IS. j [26-8-34.] I arree to enter The Sunday Times J i Picture Puzzle Competition on the I conditions) laid down in this issue. a i I consider that the following are the correct titles of the puzzles print- ed, the
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    • 141 5 E mm Ei Af|^B) Tumblers-eight jS^^Bjj beautiful colours ||Bg| KtU Hp A wonderful opportunity for you to get on* oi these lovely Odol Tumblers in a shade which will match every colour scheme. All you have to do to gat one ot these beautiful tumblen is to buy to-day a
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 39 5 Here are the pictures for which you must supply titles from the list above. Do not send in a cutting of all the pictures. It is sufficient to cut out the entry form and post it, as instructed above.
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  • 556 6  -  ELY CULBERTSON By- ATTACK AND COUNTERATTACK fkNE of the rarest occurrences at the V Bridge table s to see a vulnerable teair. deliberately take a sacrifice against r on- vulnerable opponents to prevent the opponents from scoring a game or Slam bonus. "today's hand, y^g^y which occurred
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  • 306 6 Mrs. M. O. Whitcomb was a passenger for Bangkok by the Imperial Airways Aurora from Singapore. Mr. W. J. D. Kloexeman, the manager of Kay Tin Mines (Klnta) Ltd., Menglembu. Is on a visit to Medan. The Hon. Mr. J. H. and Mrs. Pedlow. will be In residence
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  • 815 6 By OUR EXPERT ONE of the first things a poultry breeder should know is the skeleton of a fowl. This will help in the handling of the stock. The bone-; fare perforated so that they can be filed with air. Handling of chlcSis H done with special care
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  • 139 6 BIG BRITISH PLANS London. Secret discussions are in progress for the reorganisation of the electricity system of the whole country. The parties engaged in the negotiations are the Government departments, the Electricity Commissioners, the Central Electricity Board and some of the larger municipal ana private electricity
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  • 119 6 SIR ALAN ANDERSONS REMEDY Sir Alan Anderson, speaking to the Liberal Summer School, at Oxford, predicted an expansion of Oriental competition. He did not take the line that Japan should be shut out of the British market in the Empire. Japan, he claimed, was an industrious nation,
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    • 72 6 He said to me— there's a Scotch mist around XxV*f\ i I ""^C Ss^yf^M *V i! LS i a^tha^B^a^^BM^ v^a» 1 I ftDfa Mm^&'^K.S vi 1 I said to him— l've never missed a round when the Scotch is Red Label JOHNNIE WALKER BORN 1820,. .5T1LL GOING STRONG.. I tele
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    • 193 6 DAY. SOI AND HEWITTS p 0 R HORSES. POULTRY MEDICINE CHESTS contain, everythin, necensirj lot sue ,'T /^"""ST Ask for free booklet-" .Ml about CALL OR WRITE TO Poultry Ailment*" TONG LAM CO. MEDICAL BALL !TD. 46/48, P«ck Seah Street. Singapore. ChemisU. Telephone 7328. /S^ BATHE YOUR BEAUTI.e^L^LV y^vSr ful
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 190 6 Wireless Polowing is today's programme to b« oroadcast from the Empire Transmitters 6.20 a.m. Big Bi. Extracts from a Promenade Concert. 7.5 Talk. 7.20 British Variety. 3.5 News. 9.5 p.m. Big Ben. Weekly newsletter. 9.20 8ydney Baynes Light Orchestra. 10.5 Talk. 10.20 Prank Stewart presents The Alphas." 1050 A Religious
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  • 2095 7 Crooks Of The High Seas -By A SHIP'S DETECTIVE IT might bo imagined that extensive jewellery thefts would be rare aboard ship, for the obvious reason that suspicion must be limited to persons on board when the robbery occurs. Add the limited area of search and
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    • 2 7 TIGER BEER
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    • 804 7 PRa?^ESS S Iv2^REER. HHHEhHSH b l^t^P. YOU CAN HAVE A COLLEGE TRAINING IN ALMOST ANY CAREER FOR A FEW SHILLINGS MONTHLY Accountancy Examinations Cambridge Senior School Industrial Chemistry Riad- Making St Malnlenance Advertising and Sales Certificate Insurance Salesmanship Management Civil Engineering Mathematics Sinitation A. M.I. Fire E. Examination Civil Service
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  • 475 8 'THERE were three of us girls Jane, myself, and Sophy. Our dear mother had died when we were children, and I am afraid our father (the rector) spoilt us. Jane and I were quite pretty girl 3, but Sophy vp.s really beautiful. Some people used to see a
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  • 1109 8  - T HE THING THAT FOLLOWED H.I. Radford By side me. The shadow of a man! I was startled, and turned round to see -who could have been following me M silently. There was no one there, and yet I was certain I heard an exclamation of disappointment as I turned.
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  • 186 8 PACT TO KEEP PRICES LEVEL London, Aug. 1. The world's greatest stee. selling arrangement has been concluded by leading firms In Germany, Japan, and Belgium. Britain's steel making concerns have been deliberately cold-shouldered. The new arrangement is, in fact, the direct result of thj British
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  • 349 8 EASY DEATH WOULD BE VOLUNTARY PEERS MAY SPONSOR MEASURE London. PARLIAMENT may soon be confront- ed with a Bill which would give doctors the right to kill patients suffering from Incurable and painful dlseises. Eminent doctors and lawyers have for years been urging euthanasia ("easy death"), and now Dr. C.
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  • 208 8 "Instant Relief Whatever the Pain." Dreadful flatulence, violent pain after eating, flutterings, all these made life a misery for Mr. A. U until he discovered the cur« they are uMng in the leading hospitals. Tbis is his own unsolicited letter "I would like to say
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    • 49 8 I MEN LIKE T HE 5E KNOW AND APPRECIATE THE VALUE OF ANCHOR BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY I t^cO I RESTORES THE ENERGY I I DRAINED BY HARD V 7 EXERTION BREWED AND BOTTLED IN SINGAPORE BY THE ARCHIPELAGO BREWERY Co. Ltd SOLE AGENT/ FOR MALAYA SIME DARBY Co. Ltd
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    • 18 8 GIVE YOUR CAR A HELPING HAND SHELL MOTOR OILS Advertisement of The Asiatic Petroleum Company (Straits Settlements) Ltd.
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  • 503 9 DRAMA ABOVE THE WORLD Air Liner. By Charles Lome. The Bodley Head. 7s. Gd. 44 r* RAND Hotel" set the fashion for this type of book, and following that greit model there have been innumerable books and films on the same plan—" Wanted on
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  • 56 9 A Pocket Dictionary of the \moy Vernacular, English Chinese. By Ernest Tipson. Lithographers, Ltd., Singapore $3. This very useful compilation lose* considerably in value by unsatisfactory production. The process used Is quite unsuitable for a *ork in which clarity is absolutely essential. Some words are so blurred
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  • 666 9 The Home. By Naomi Mitchtson. Art. By Erie GUI. Twentieth Century Library. The Bodley Head. 2s. 6d. per Volume. IN the first of these two additions to the Twentieth Century Library Mrs. Naomi Mftchlson traces tre development of the home through the ages in
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  • 1127 9 An Awakening Peasant Europe. By H. Hessell TUtman. Jarrolds. 18s. rE European Situation! What does that phrase convey to you? Unfortunately, there is a pronounced tendency among Europeans in the East to permit out of sight to mean out of mind and to regard references In their
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  • 93 9 Mr. John Buckmastcr, the 19-year-old son of Miss Gladys Cooper by her first marriage, Is likely to be making his first stage appearance shortly in a new West End revue. He has been offered— and. subject to family consent, will accept an engagement in the revue
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  • 513 10 COATEES in VOGUE for COWES From OUR LONDON FASHION CORRESPONDENT Sunday Times Ornci, Fleet Street, Aug. 14. poWES Week brought together the usual crowdc of people. Tie weather was far from being what ordinary spectators prefer when watchin* races at sea, but nevertheless there were some fine races and the
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  • 248 10 APRON FROCKS NOW London. "Where have the beach pyjamas gone?" people are asking at the seaside. There are hardly any to be seen on the beaches, .'et most elaborate mo dels were shown earlier in the season tn the shops. They Just did not catch on, and
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  • 241 10 One day you were ill, and lota o* people were Interested in you and wanted to sympathise with you. That day is past forget It! One day you were lonely, friendless, and Just a little afraid. Then you had cause to be sorry for yourself. If
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  • 527 10 AWAY FROM THE ORDINARY By OUR COOKERY EXPERT ¥N an old manuscript cookery book last week, I came across a recipe for a common rice pudding." It sounded so uncommon that It set me thinking of the various ways In which an ordinary rice pudding can be
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  • Article, Illustration
    15 10 Lilian Ellis, the Danish state and screen star, wean blue silk lace teddies over chiffon.
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  • 405 10 For Growing Girls IT is generally recognised that dancing A Is of great physical value to girls. It makes them graceful, teaches th»m poise and balance, helps to make supple their hands, arms, legs, ankles, and hip and neck muscles. All girls should be taught how to dance.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 317 10 -U-a»l__a»»»»1 North Brrdge^RofldT^^ SINGAPORE. Ha%e your Tiffin^ and al] this Restaurant. EXCELLENT CHINESE lAIN U ENGLISH DISHES. BANQUETS AND PARTIES ARRANOED Al SHORTINOTICE. Courteous Service— Prices Moderate\ OI'EN.AIR TEA GARDEN. YOUR SMALL COINS may seem too few to bother about. Don't treat them carelessly, they can mean so much. Save
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    • 313 10 Freckles mJT^ IVk Secretly mnd Quickly Removed! Wa«a'a •YaekH Cmmb H.ichia (beat aal whUa f»m ataaa. Learaa Ika akta aoft and «U» (ha com■>nla« fraak. cfaar and aataraL Far 17 raara laiaaa.ila af sacra fca»e nimil H. 8a aaaj to nae. Tha flrat Jar arorea lla mafic warth. Stillmans FreekleCream
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    • 97 10 RENE ULLMANN (Millinery Department) ANOTHER BIG SHIPMENT WILL BE ON VIEW FROM TOMORROW MONDAY 27th. Inst. RACES FROCKS HATS and BIG ASSORTMENT OF EVERYTHING FOR BEACH WEAR DRESSES. SHORTS, etc. VERY ATTRACTIVE PRICES HEINE ULLMANN CAPJTOL BUILDING STAMFORD ROAD. RACE GOWNS HATS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE RACES NOW ON Dt3r*LAY
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  • 486 11 FOOT beauty is a more serious matter thai mere skin-care and nailvarnish. It Is so important a business that next month a conference Is being arranged in London between leading corseticros, shoe designers, and an osteopath who specialises in foot health. "Why corsetleres?" you
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  • 105 11 When Sitting Cr,#s the left knee over the right and, keeping ths leg in the same position, turn the left foot sharply first to the right then to the left. Repeat ten times. Point the toe down towards the floor, then raise it sharply upwards as far
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  • 787 11 By OUR WOMAN CORRESPONDENT THE film of "Little Women," which was shown in Singapore recently, has inspired the manufacture of a new range of fabrics. These include the Jo print, patterned with flowers, raindrops and fanciful umbrellas: the "Meg" print, revealing little lace paper bouquets strewn on
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  • 1302 11 A YOUNG ENGLISH TRAVELLER'S JOURNAL BROUGHT TO LIGHT SPECIAL services were held in the Anglican churches at the beginning of this month to commemorate the emancipation of slaves within British territory 100 years ago. H. C. Manchin contributes an illuminating article to The Times on
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    • 54 11 byE v". '^SBP^* V'fi Bttv '^9> I IK /Sal B^B^^B^^ J it a "Lactogen" baby's outlook on life. M lfl\^gJSßS^k W For a sample tin of Lactogen, Mother's 9^Jbe k S Book of Advice, and Spoon' Measure a^aaK^^sg^Jgi-^Jp J send 20 cents in unused postage stamps J -r- Y)^ilbsb^^bß 129/133,
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 147 11 Our Crossword Puzzle (CLUES.) ACROSS. Old time 24. Tap i fhai/.. Friend I 2£Si -11. Non-oxlstence nln S I'xSSsion JKE* 17. Watch over ?Z »0. Still 22. Take on 39 worr y 24. Flowed 25. Beset 26. Barrl*r 11. £tT Solution Of Last Sumlays 30. Purse n i 32. Enquiries
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  • 459 12 critics m me present aomtalstranon of China are very fond of pointing to the partial failure of the campaign for the suppression of banditry, to the great distress which exists in some I parts of the country
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  • 506 12 SIX DAYS' NEWS OUND \T.— German plebiscite shows diminishing faith In Hitler. People give approval to his assumption of presidential office, but by reduced majority. Two British explorers, Dr. E. W. Dyson and Mr. W. R. E. Martin, missing on Lake Rudolf, Uganda. E. H. Temme swims Channel from English
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  • 47 12 (Ananias News Factory.) London, Saturday. A sensational disclosure is made in today's Daily Wangle, where tt Is reported that England could have won the final Test Match at the Oval if only she had scored many more runs and the Australians had scored many less.
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  • 94 12 J.W.8., of Singapore, who has tried hard but without previous success, gets away with the ten dollars this week for telling me of a conversation overheard near the Caoitol Theatre. Three men were looking at the traffic notice at the cross-roads. No. 1 Look you, man 'No Restriction.'
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  • 1070 12 $to for V— Sensation A reader of Ananias has sent a cheque, a real live cheque, for the Fire Relief Fund. And it comes all the way from Siam. Thank you, Herbert. You're a sportsman. What do you think of -the 2,086,7941/2 blighters who didn't send
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  • 85 12 Mr I regrets exceedingly his deplorable conduct while I a guest at your dinner party On i and humbly craves your pardon for the breach of i etiquette checked in below ■Striking ost Falling upi with bottle stairs Slapping fe- Falling down- J male guests stairs J Inebriation Falling
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    • 34 12 P I A NO i TUNING REPAIRS REMOVALS HIRE E. CHARLES. Phone 2901 74, Orchard Rd\ j NEW WORLD i SINGAPORE. Side Shows, Cabaret Dancing, Talkies. Theatres and Cinemas.' 1.. J Swiss Watch Specialists
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    • 57 12 •Votww I! PETER DAWSON SCOTCH WHISKY WITH ANY MINERAL JJ^^K WATER IS THE /%j^Q SAFEST AND MOST M^jjJ&y SUITABLE BEVER. AGE IN THE TROPICS. ™Jb* ORDERING ?^^F *T\T\ AS AN APPETISER m^\ r AND GENERAL TONIC IT IS Peter incomparable. THE PERPICTLY DttTIUJO wiuMiwWr $3.35 PER BOTTLE (INCLUDING DUTY) SOLE
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 76 12 TODAY Blgh Water, 11.56 a.m., 9.2 ft, 11.47 p.m. 10.8 ft. Cricket: S.C.C. vs. Combined Schools. Padang, second day; S.C.C. XI Old Rafflesians, O.RA ground. Football: Malay League, M.K. Raja vs. Darul Aphla, Jalan Besar Stadium. Golf Sepoy Lines Golf Club, Men's Monthly Medal Bogey; Singapore Oolf Club vs. Keppel
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  • 452 13 BATTERY ROAD AFFRAY •TAKING LAW IN THEIR OWN HANDS' M THESE bands have been going about Singapore actually taking the law into their own hands." This statement wis made by Inspector D. R. Cowie at the conclusion yesterday of the seamen's fracas case. Al'.
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  • 356 13 APPEAL BY A CHINCHEW BREACH OF TRUST CHARGE IF a. bill collector is beh'n J in his payments by one month, havm? collected the previous month's dills. Is he guilty of criminal breach of trust? And in these circumstances Is he guilty of criminal breach of trust even though there
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  • 500 13 100 ARRESTED IN POLICE RAIDS ILLICIT OPIUM DENS The Government v onopolies conducted a round-up of Illicit smoking dens iro/.i six o'cloc'. on *Yiday mornIng until three o'clock yesterday morning and the result was a list ol 100 case- before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the criminal
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  • 62 13 The Actinr Director and staff of the Eastern Bureau of the League of Nations' Health Organisation. The photograph was taken on the occasion of the departure from Singapore last week of the Actinr Director, Prof. M. Ciuca, for Europe. The bureau's "no plague reports on Singapore
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  • 901 13 Following is Fraser and Co.'s list of yesterday's closing prices in Singapore: Ampat Tin (4) 5s 3d 5s 7Vid As&zn Kumbang (J) S7s Sd 40a Austral Malay (C) 50s 52s 6d c.d. Ayer Hitam Tin (ft*) 14a 6d 15> 3d Ayer Weng ($1) 1.95 2.05 Bangrln Tin
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  • 653 13 METHOD OF CONDUCTING KUALA LUMPUR POST-MORTEM (From Our Own Correspondent).) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. STRONG criticism of the manner in which the first post-mortem was conducted, was made this morning by the Coroner at the resumed inquiry into the death of a Malay motor-driver. The decomposed body of
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 154 13 INSURANCE IN FORCE J 1 1 TRIPLED IN 5 YEARS. I I 1 1 I I j.j At the end of 1923, the total m Insurance In Force of the (1923) 'o Asia Life Company was S 6.044.000 2 I At the end of 1928. the total t -> was
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    • 122 13 Kill Kidney Trouble Quick Thousands of sufferers from Kldncr trouble and Bladder weakness have ■topped Getting Up Nights. Leg rains. Nervounnean. Stiffness. Rheumatism DlX«lness. Lumbago, Burning, Itching, Smarting, Aridity and Loss of Vigour by a Doctor's new discovery called Cystex (Sisatex). Gently soothes, tones, clean*, and heals, raw sore kidneys.
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  • 175 14 TO REPULSE GAS PLANS FOR THE CIVIL POPULATION T>LANS for safeguarding Britain's civil population against the danger of gas attacks will be announced by Mr Baldwin to Parliament In the autumn. These will aim at: Preventing panic, Preserving essential services. Providing gas-proof shelters. Rendering medical aid, Decontaminating
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  • 291 14 GERMANY'S AIR POWER LARGE RESERVE OF TRAINED PILOTS Germany Is prohibited from maintaining an air force, but it has been contended by competent critics that she has so developed her commercial and sporting aviation that she could produce, at short notice, a force equipped with fighting aeroplanes and bombers superior
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  • 36 14 The 2nd Battalion (Queen's Own) Cameron Highlanders arriving in London from Aldersnot to relieve the Guards at Buckingham Palace and St. James's Palace. The Houses of Parliament are seen in the background.
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  • 282 14 Met After "Henry VIII" Triumph MERLE Oberon. the English Aim actress, has become engaged to mam Joseph Schenck, the American film producer. In a voice chortling with glee Mr Schenck himself confirmed the newr> to me tonight when I spoke with him by
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  • 210 14 STRANGE STORY TOLD BY COLLECTOR'S WIFE DEATH suddenly and apparently without cause has smitten a fam ous London antique collector, who fir three years had been haunted by a mummified hand bought by his wife. Mr. Jean Julien Romatn van d t Elst, of Addison
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  • 158 14 DIES WITH SECRET OF ROPE TRICK Arnold de Biere, king of illusionists, who died recently In London, carries to the grave the secret of the Indian rope trick. For years he had studied the problem from every angle. His seirch for the knowledge of the fakirs had taken him all
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    • 416 14 Opening Tonight! IS pT MARLBOROUGH TSIS. The Perfect talking picture so far produced in India. With Master Shiraz (Ace of Stunts) Miss Motl in the leading roles, supported by Vimla, Ebrahim All. GOOD MUSIC FLYING CARPET LILTING SONGB INDIAN ROPE TRICK SPARKLING COMEDY TERRIFYING FIGHTING SCENES DEATH-DEFYING STUNTS THRILLS ROMANCE,
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    • 398 14 A big Selection of Exclusive GOWNS From Hollywood JUST RECEIVED IN THE S.S. PRES. POLK. Also Race HATS. Specially Imported for the —Races— AUREUA'S CAPITOL BUILDING. 12 A. STAMFORD ROAD. Science throws new light on tooth decay Pain is nature's warning HHP*"~~ ""^■■■l that teeth are diseased. The vBLW JLv,
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  • 189 15 KILAT CLUB OUT FOR 35 Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. The only Important cricket matches are two games in the first round of the Btonor Shield. In spite of a brisk shower j) the noon, the weather is fine though the ground is on the soft side due to
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  • 140 15 A dinner in honour of the fiftieth session of the Straits Chinese Reading Clul was held at -he Garden Club last night. Mr. Song Ong Slang presided and covers were laid for over a hundred. The attendance included a sprinkling of women guests. Proposing the toast of
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  • 48 15 This plan, published in the Journal of the Malayan Association of the Inst. C.E., shows the lay-out of the new civil aerodrome to be built on the land being reclaimed within Tanjong Rhu. The total land to be reclaimed under the scheme is 339 acres.
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  • 45 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Saturday. The eastbound Imperial Air Mail is again late. It left Delhi this morning but it Is doubtful whether It can reach Don Muang by Sunday. The eastbounc Air Franc* machine arrived this morntn* three days late
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  • 92 15 DRIVERS SENT TO PRISON FOR NINE MONTHS (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. Sentence of nine months' rigorous was passed by Mr. F. K. Wilson on the tw> Tamil bus drivers whom he convicted of causing the death of a Chinese by the- rash act of driving
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  • 601 15 NOVICES DO BETTER THAN SENIORS Four records were set up at the 1934 annual championship swimming carnival of the V.M.C.A. held at the Association pool at Fort Canning yesterday evening. Max Woelz knocked four-nftha of a second off the record for the senior 40 yards' free style
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    • 245 15 t£"» WHITE PAINT ffliirmusf! V -^^^^^^r s a l)( autiful whit e which stays white after long exposure to sun and Vffl^^^ fj weather It is leadless and, thereB^l fore, non-poisonous. Possessed of Bj3^^^^^^^^^ excellent covering power and ease HfeffSlßßyr °f application, it is ideal for both 9ksh2m«v .ndoor and
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    • 175 15 Australia's Great Event Everybody's going, including H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester, for the Greatest Event South of the Line AT the Victorian and Melbourne Centenary, you will enjoy the gaiety and carnival of a million-peopled city with a European environment a climate like that of Southern France wonderful theatre presentations
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  • 3256 16 Through Dense Jungle To A Strange Kuala Lumpur "J.C.P." throws new light on tho old days in Malaya in a series of articles which he is writing for The Sunday Times. The first, printed below, gives some interesting Selangor reminiscences. Kuala Lumpur was then
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    • 22 16 OXYGEI) ACETYLEDE 4R s^4 &&L*. 4* A ■t^nf*nf^ fgg# CASES I \tiV 1 111 I y^^ l^^^^ nHMaHMM^BMBMaMasiBB^s^B^sMSMaBis^Bf '3. w-j.w. t. wmmmmmm
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    • 121 16 Then take Ijjggjl -LECITHIN I {£SSy^°g<tf| Phospho- Lecithin is valuable ln nervI MHXSdKH| ous prostration, nerve exhaustion, ncrI wic?itu!»jl*l VOUa debllltv > «exual Impairment, I CH-ECf THIN P I nervous excitement, hysteria, insomnia, 31 Awnvi m»"" I an< ln al casM where the nervous twnwsiwc i S y s tem
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  • 729 17 MR. CALDECOTT TALKS OF MAN, ANIMALS AND MACHINES MARKING the climax of the weekend conference, the annual dinner of the Engineering Association of Malaya was held at the Adelphi Hotel hist night. The president. Mr. Steen Sehested, presided over a large gathering of members and their guests. HE.
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  • 202 17 HOW PROSPERITY IS RETURNING London. In the next twelve months 300 000 r.tw houses will be built in this country. This far surpasses all records, and is one of the indication* of returning prosperity revealed In the returns made by local authorities. Many
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  • 60 17 Empire swimmers who set op two new records at the Empire Games at Wembley. Noel Ryan (Australia) who made a new men's record in the 440 yards free style race with 5 minutes 3 seconds; and Miss P. Dewar of Canada who set up a similar record
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  • 378 17 OCCULT POWERS SHOWN London. rE Rohamah-Rhamah has arrived In London. Six deep red spot* in the grey-green pupils of his eyes mark him as no ordinary man. His garments lark him as even more remarkable. He Is vested )»i mauve poplin with a black velvet "beggar's clc»k.' Around
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  • 172 17 Result of Neglected Rheumatism. Here Is a letter ttiat goes to prove that even rheumatism of long standIng can be relieved by the right treatment "I have been a sufferer from rheumatism for some 12 to 14 years now and have foolishly taken no steps
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    • 157 17 jflfiL J^^^^w^ ~^^^9jt^^ EIZZjV wfw^^^ B^il PJ fij %M WL. ,-^y IP Km X?fW^^ r^BQStBk. I vlk. IH A log book is generally associated with shipping or aeroplanes, but the introduction of the Castrol Lubrequip ment Service to Malaya, furnishes a very logical reason why every car should carry one.
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    • 200 17 To Government Officers and others contemplating returning to Scotland. HEPBURN BROTHERS, COMFLETE HOUSE BUILDERS. 56 GEORGE STREET, EDINBURGH extend a Hearty Welcome and otter "THE HOME YOU WANT." Terms offered are eminently suitable for Officers and others on pension (Loan* up to 90% of purchase price are readily obtained on
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  • 957 18  -  PHIL MEAD I— By MID-OFF AND MID-ON ON an average more catches are taken by mid-otl and mld-cn than by any other two fielders. So the positions are ones of honour. For poor fielders, since they are close in towards the batsman, they are also places
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    15 18 Sandham, the famous cricketer, (aides the younjf idea in the way it should go 4
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  • 105 18 It no longer pa>s Britain's film sta.-s to go to the United States. Holiywooc's stai salaries have slumped except for a handful of big names and many American players are seekLig engagements in London. Two of the latest of the "want *o corr.e to England" brigade are John
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  • 871 18  - ADVANCED STROKES IN TENNIS DOROTHY ROUND By DROP-VOLLEYS 1I7HEN you have got ordinary high volleying and low volleying accurate and strong, it is time to learn some advanced strokes, for, without a fairly complete repertoire, you will never attain championship heights. In singles, a good volley should always end a
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  • 708 18  -  CUEMAN By Potting Practice Essential. NEVER yet was there a man watching the professional billiards player building up a break at the top of the table who did not come to tb/j conclusion quite readily that, this top-of-the-table game is easy. And superficially the operation certainly does
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    • 823 18 .WHAT THE PUBLIC/ SHOULD KNOW I QOOD HEALTH is priceless. Unfor- The answer about 'ASPRO' is that it con(I tunately with the majority of us it forms to the standard of purity laid down 1 1 is not permanent. Headaches Nerve by the British Pharmacopoeia (the guidjl Str?in Cold and.
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  • 530 19 FOUR WICKETS LOST FOR 21 The Combined Schools are In a bad way in their week-end match against the 6.C.C. Facing the Club's total of 216 with three-quarters of an hour to bat yesterday evening they lost four wickets for 21 and need therefore 199 with
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  • 64 19 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Saturday. For the first time since 1932, the Negri Sembilan Chinese Recreation Club won the Hose Cup soccer competition by defeating the Tamil Union, holders, by one goal to nil. The goal was scored by Chow Thong in the first minute of the
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  • 78 19 A Chinese wedding in the reformed style took place on Aug. 19, at th* Chong Wan Chinese Bchool, KuaU Pllah between Mr. Tan Cho Ann (son of Towkay Tan Lew) and ml** Lee Goek Moi of 3eremban. Towkay Lee Choon Teng of Kuala Pllah officiated as master
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  • 1375 19 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kbtng. The 'Tale* Badminton Party of Klang Is practically certain of winning the Klang district Badminton Inter-Team Doubles League, for the Jarrett Challenge Cup, having registered a 3 nil victory over the Malays. Their last match Is against the Lucky
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    • 854 19 Another Stunning STAGE Spectacle! Opening SUNDAY, September 2nd. rADITOI I M ALEXANDRE LEVITOFF v/%Lr I I XjLm I m .uociatio. with AMALGAM A FrJ) THEATRES LTD. preieit tbe nrrat RUSSIAN BALLET Dancers from DIAGHILEF'S and ANNA PAVLOVA'S Ballets, include VERA NEMCHINOVA ANATOLE OBOUKHOFF NATASHA BOUKOVICH STANLEY JUDSON and 25 other
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  • 1147 20 Chinese Attack Below Usual Form \f. :rc: 2; Chinese 0. This "year's flrst division League champions met the Wiltshire Regiment at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday and were beaten. The soldiers are a greatly Improved side and it was but the other day that they
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  • 255 20 S.X.I. CHAMPIONS (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan*. Saturday. The following are the results of the Penang A.A.A. sports meeting held tcday (first, second and third in the order named) 100 yd. sprint: F. D E. Crui (P.R.C.); Llm Swee Siarig (8.V.5.); J. S. Cully (5.X.1.)
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  • 139 20 PLANES REPLACE TRUSTY STEEDS (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Saturday. How to elope in the modern style was shown today at the annual gymkhana of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club which was attended by several hundred people. It was the tit-bit of the afternoon. Three
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  • 224 20 AMATEURS' DISPLAY The amateurs put up a very spirited showing In a boxing programme of eleven events at the Oreat World last night. The attendance was poor, but) the Fire Relief Fund benefited to the extent of Just over $40. All the contests were three two- minute
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    • 319 20 BRITAIN'S DEPENDABLE CAR I TVnr •bevrnlkrTwelvc-Six Spens Saloon <^zytom, evetu anale tt yaui to Harrison Invested In his Austin INVEST IN AN AUSTIN bsctuse "these Austins do last run as well after three years as three *t*e *•»<«*• Sin Ascot De months not a part there just for Luxe Saloon
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    • 2 20 TIGER BEER
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    • 325 20 LAST WEEK OF WHITEAWAYS SALE FURTHER AND FINAL DRASTIC REDUCTIONS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT ODDMENTS AND BROKEN RANGES ARE THE NATURAL RESULT OF THE PREVIOUS THREE WEEKS OF OUR SALE. THE TIME HAS NOW ARRIVED~THE LAST WEEK OF OUR SALE WHEN THESE GOODS MUST BE CLEARED AND IN ORDER TO DO
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      21 22 Chew Seng in action in the lone jump at the Amateur Athletic Association or Malaya's annual championships, held at Kuala Lumpur.
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    • 847 22 CUP TIES IN SELANGOR (From Our Own Correspondent) KFALA LUMPUR. WITH the Selangor Football Cup ties beginning in earnest on Monday, a few words on the prospects will not be out of place. The first semi-final will be between the Chinese and the Malays, tomorrow, and the second will be
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    • 838 22 DING-DONG LAWN TENNIS (From Our Own Correspondent.) MALACCA. rE two remaining finals In the Malacca tennis championship meeting will be played on the Malacca Club Courts tomorrow and on Tuesday, the contestants being H. M. de Souza (holder) against his brother, P. P. de Souza, on the first day, In
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      15 22 Benedict Ponniah, the promising young Selangor cricketer, who has had remarkable bowline success this season.
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    • 374 22 PADANG CONTROVERSY (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. TWO Negrl Sembilan sporting bodies will hold their annual general meetings shortly the Negrl Sembilan All Blues Rugby Football Association and the Negri Sembilan Hockey Association. The All Blues report a year oi progress although the membership has decreased. It. is hoped thai,
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    • 115 22 London, Aug. 7. America's suggestion of open lawn tennis tournaments was decisively turned down at the meeting of the International Federation, held in London, yesterday. Representatives from twenty nations were present. Opinion in the United States is wholeheartedly in favour of tournaments at which amateurs and professionals could
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    • 1138 22 FRASER NEAVE'S SCHOOL CHILDREN'S VOTING J^J COMPETITION RESULT. EIGHT entrants correctly forecast the five most popular drinks In their proper order. THE first three prizes totalling $100.00 are therefore divided equally among the following eight children. Heng Slah Thiang. G4, Kirn Kiat Lane, Rangoon Road Srhool. Laa Poh Ting, 20.
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  • 1201 23 MAYFLOWERS AGAIN rpHERE is a lull in the Singapore badminton championships, as It It now some two weeks since the finals of the Junior and mixed doubles events were played off and no start ha* yet been made with the men's and women's senior championships, entries
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  • 1312 23 HURRICANE PLAY IN JUNIOR TOURNAMENT Kuala Lumpur. A large Catherine of badminton enthusiasts is expected at the V.I. Hall this afternoon to witness the opening matches of the 1934 Selangor Open Doubles Championship. The first round of the junior doubles tournament was played at the Victoria
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    • 250 23 THE ONE /^nsjo> fIWD ONLY TALKIE^ 7°*"° H) RECORD. Vk "STAND UP ANP MM J X^^C CHEER" JuT J "STAND UP AND CHEER" (Famous Fox Musical Film) SIX MUSICAL NITS THAT ARE l\\t RAGE OF TWO CONTINENTS Don't fail to get yoir FOX MOVIETONE Records early. T.M.A. MUSIC HOUSE, SI/63.
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    24 24 SWIMMING RECORDS.— The V.M.C.A. swimmers broke several of their records at yesterday's Singapore carnival. Competitors are seen taking off at the Fort Canning pool.
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    34 24 FOOTBALL AGAlN.—Yesterday saw the start of League football in England Above, Arsenal players are seen in training at Highbury. London. Below, Fulham's trainer rive, a lesson in heading at the club's .round (Planet New.)
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    19 24 SMILE OF VICTORY—Miss Nellie Ctaia (rirht) who won the women* 4A BMILE OF J^ d Mto Sal£ Lum runne7-up
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    35 24 I'HAMPIONS LOSE.— The local League champions, the Chinese, were beaten by the Wiltshire* yesterday. The Chinese back is seen clearin* in the pictmre on the left. On the right. Nutland has Just headed the ball.
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    • 219 24 MODERN ARTISTIC FURNITURE designed and made by SUN WAH COMPANY 83, VICTORIA STREET, SINGAPORE. COMMERCIAI UNION ASSURANCE CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in England. Firs, Ufa. Marine. Accident, Guarantee and Motor ASSETS £M.OO«.000 Arthur C. Potts, Manager A I'nderwriter Eastern Branch, Singapore. rWNUMOL V^^^k THE NERVE ■■^^RCSTORATIVE ~a JVOUR o FPnuMol THE
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