The Straits Times, 4 November 1934

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  • 36 1 THE SUNDAY TIMES THE LEADING SUNDAY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. No. 150. Sunday, November 4, 1934. Price 10 cents. THE SUNDAY TIMES The Leading Sunday Newspaper in Malaya. No. 150. Sunday. November 4. 1934. Price 10 cents.
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  • 204 1 MAY BE NAMED NEXT YEAR REPLACED ON COUNCIL BY SULTAN'S THIRD SON VACANT VICE-PRESIDENCY From OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. TODAY'S Government Gazette makes no reference to the Raja Muda's 1 renunciation, of his title, contrary to what was expected. On the other hand, it
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  • 333 1 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur. Saturday. •TUNOKU Musa Eddin, the deposed Raja Muda of Selangor, is the first of the Sultan of Selangor's only two sons of pure Royal blood. His mother was the late Tengku Mahrum. daughter -x>f Tuogku Dia Udin. who
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  • 76 1 $500 MUST BE WON NEW COMPETITION FOR SUNDAY TIMES READERS On Page 5 of this issue will b? found a new form of competition for the amusement of readers of Ttu Sunday Times. Again there is no entrance fee. and the conditions are substantially the same as those which prevailed
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  • 143 1 Correct solutions In The Sunday Times Picture Puzzle Competition No 23, printed on Oct. 21. were: Satchel. Hook. Rail. Keel. Wright. Dance. Shal low. Bollard. Ward, Manger. Sharp and Bishop. Entrants were unusually wide of the mark In this competition, and the best lists received contained three
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  • 73 1 The wedding took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday of Mr. Wilson S. C. Leech son of Dr. and Mrs. J W. Leech, and Miss Margaret Catherine Luckham. daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Luckham, of Salisbury, Wiltshire. The Hon. Mr. Andrew Caldecott, Officer Administering the Government was
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  • 78 1 The thrills of A prison officer's struggle with a lunatic murderer; A young man's 6rst love; A tiger leaping into a bedroom. These are described by Sunday Times readers in accounts of the most exciting moments of their lives, printed on Page 9. One of the most remarkable contributions
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  • 140 1 THE first direct uncensored message that has come from Bangkok since the announcement of the King of Siam's intention to abdicate reached the Sunday Times yesterday. It states that the situation in biam is calm and there Is no outward excitement. The Government is divided upon
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  • 104 1 FRENCH REFORMS PLAN TO LIMIT SIZE OF MINISTRY Paris, Saturday. It is understood M. Doumergue. the French Premier, proposes, firstly, to! limit the number of Ministers to! twenty. Including the Premier, secondly to permit the President to dissolve j the Chamber as follows "N During the fust year It can
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  • 45 1 A nine-year-old Chinese boy waj knocked down by a motor-car yesterday afternoon at the Junction of Balestier Road with Kirn Klat Roaci He had extensive abrasions. He was taken by ambulance to the Tan Took Seng Hospital. The boy was conscious when the ambulance arrived.
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  • 527 1 REFERENCE TO WIFE'S SAD DEATH 3ZAUTIFUL PUNJAB! Sunday Time* Soecial yRAGIC revelations are expected at the inquest on Mr. J. Judge, Asiatic police inspector, which has been provisionally fixed for next Friday. Mr. Judge died In hospital In Singapore on Friday morning, two hours after he was
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  • 157 1 NOT READY FOR THE EXPERTS YET London, Saturday. HTHE next step in the London Naval talks will be a private meeting between Sir John Gimon and Mr. Matsudalra, probably on Monday. The talks are at present confined to such private meetings between heads of the British,
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  • 155 1 RUBBER FALLS BACK Disappointment at quota cut London. Saturday. Yesterday's rise in rubber was wiped out today on bulls liquidating owing to disappointment at the extent of the cut for the first quarter of 1935— 0 f 25 per cent. At the same time, speculators are uncertain which way to
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  • 33 1 Berlin, Saturday It is officially stated that the German Government has no intention of appealing to the Hague Court in connection with French Army manoeuvres outside the Saar Territory.— ?euter.
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  • 42 1 A new aid to beauty has been invented for the use of the American "Co-Ed." It is a combination mirror and lipstick to be concealed behind an ordinary textbook. From the front the "Co-Ed." appears to be studying industriously.
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  • 127 1 FIXED DOLLAR URGED IN CONJUNCTION WITH BRITAIN New York. Saturday. I A resolution recommending to Oov erument. later alia, the permanent I return of a fixed gold dollar, prefer ably In conjunction with Great Britain and other countries, has been p*i»3» i by the National Foreign Trade Convention delegates, among
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  • 63 1 London, Saturday. RUBBER. (Quotations as supplied by Symington and Wilson.) Spot (Bayers) t%&. (Sellers) «4d. Jan-Mar. 6 9/164. Apr-June 6 11 16 d July-Sept. b" <d Market Quiet. SILVER. Spot 23 Ud. Forward 23»»d. CROSS RATE. London-New York. 4.981*. New York-London, 4.97%. (Rate as supplied by the London
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  • 65 1 Daily Prices Current For R.M.A. No. 1 K. Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Noon, Saturday. Buyers Sellers Spot (loose) 214 MM (F. 0.8.) Current month 2194 *1 V* Jan-Mar. 23* i 234 Apr.- June 25* 25^ July-Sept. UH Tone of Market Steady after Weak opening. Latest Cable per Ib. London
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  • 38 1 A Chinese at Syed Alwl Road wu? scalded by boiling water yesterday The right side of his chest was atlected. He was semi-conscious on the arrival of the ambulance and was re moved to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
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  • 1724 2  -  VISCOUNT CASTLEROSSE fedtted bu 'AS I was doing the rounds of my parish, as Herol Egan would say, last week, a little drama was enacted. Scene: Berkeley Square. Time: 1 a.m. The two parts were played by man and wife at least, that was the relationship they
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  • 154 2 LABOUR TROUBLE IN INDIA BOMBAY TOPS LIST Simla. With 31 industrial disputes involving 122,706 workers in her province, Bombay ranks first in India, according to the Statistics of Industrial Disputes in British India for the quarter ended June 30, 1934. The number of days lost in that province as a
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  • 106 2 Ellore. (Madras). An attempt is being made to improve the lot of devadasls (dancing girls dedicated to temples). At a conference recently held at Guntur Mrs. Rukmini Lakshmipati, who presided, traced the origin of the system under which girls were dedicated to temples. Immorality crept in as the
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  • 38 2 Poona. The Governor of Bombay, Lord Brabourne, has purchased a horse which will arrive in Bombay in the first week of November and may be seen racing at the latter end of the Bombay racing season.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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    • 103 2 The Collars Favour In those exclusively Bmart circles where correct wear is almost a fetish, v VAN HEUSEN Semi-Stiff CoUars have long been accepted as an essential part of the wardrobe of well-dressed men. They are the only collars woven to the natural curve oi the neck to give perfect
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  • 1703 3  - MAINLY about MALAYANS THE WANDERER By T>UMOURS were current some v time ago that Mr. J. W. Harries, one of the best-known figures in business and public life in Singapore, had decided to retire from the East. However, Mr. Harries turned up again last week, looking very fit after leave
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  • 452 4  - SCREENLAND SECRETS JOHN HOLT S¥M MARIE and Jerry Cox, the coloured servants of the late Marie Dressier, are receiving as much fan mail as the average film star, we learned recently. From MUs Dressler's estate they Inherited $50,000, an auto and her silverware. An average of fifty letters a day
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  • 1081 4  - The Experts Derided MAE WEST JOHN C. MOFFITT By BY now America is losing some of Its} volcanic heat on the subject of Mac West. It is getting around to the point where it can view her through something other than a crimson mist. She's no longer the sensation of
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  • 855 4 BEST TABLE BIRDS IN THE WORLD Breeding Of Malay Game By OUR EXPERT 1 come back to the subject of the Malay Game for the reason that I J think that, if there L, a type that should be protected in Malaya, the Malay Game Is It. A large bird
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    • 270 4 THE RAINS NO LONGER BRING NAGGING COLDS AND COUGHS Icntmbir how I u»«d to inrrie and muffle, go»p and V**Jf gag the whole ieo»on through? (tm Imvk \^Jf. 7 Th* common -jense Compound NiJJ J T^B ,s-^C// Doctor ordered ho» mode m» 'l ■/'^-Vy proetkally immune from w«tV I wT
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    • 178 4 FOR POULTRY. FOR HORSES. KOSSOLIAN BLOOD SALT. Radtol. 80-ie-^aiioi Ratl oj Kidney Leywash Po-dis. Rfducine. "Evelyn" It prevents gapes s> Urrr triable* Stock Food »p excrllent conditioner It cam Anaemia an 4 weakness and '■onic. "Salvi'l*" S'nck Remfdiej It ristwn lost appetite »nd compete ranee of fora-e. etc It Increases
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  • 750 5 New Competition For Sunday Times Readers Can You Supply The Missing Letter? Today we offer for the amusement of readers of The Sunday Times a new form of competition, to which reference was made last week. Again there is no entrance fee and to introduce
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    • 454 5 t CUT OUT THIS ENTRY FORM MISSING LETTER CONIEST j [No. 1.— 4-11-34.] I agree to enter The Sunday Times J J Missing Letter Competition on the i conditions laid down ln this issue, J S I consider that the following are the correct solutions of the puz/les S printed,
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  • 967 6 WRECK OF THE STAVISKY FORTUNES Stavisky was a broken man. The daring swindler, the dapper Monsieur Alexandre, as he was known, was in tears. A life term of imprisonment faced him. He was too great a coward to meet his punishment. Remember Kreuger," a friend whispered. "He killed himself/ [T
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  • 279 6  - TRAGIC LAST CHAPTER STEPHANE MANIER By last time. His love for her kept his courage vp staved off the otherwise inevitable breakdown. One last command he gave before the train moved off. Arlette, send my little grandson a bicycle." he begged. "He asked for one last time he saw me."
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  • 76 6 Simla. Several Departments of the Government of India are now seriously considering whether they should follow the example of "summer time" practice that is being st: at the Viceroy's House. New Delhi, for three months. Several practical difficulties are I mentioned regarding the adoption of "half hour »-arly"
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  • Article, Illustration
    498 6  -  CULBERTSON By fONTRACT Bridge played on the basis of match-point scoria* Is 3 very fine game, bat ft presents many contradictions and divergencies fro:.i rubber bridge. One of the difference* between rubber bridge and duplicate bridge with match-point scoring arises with hands which at best provide only a
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 31 6 IXttuh afraid-? r M IM PiM LUCKY IT loo? c HaY tenet, r/^lSlS^l t/ia6 SHELL/ that id t fcesw BE UP-TO-DATE SHELLUBRICATE Advertisement qf lite AsiaHc Petroleum Company (Straits Settlements) LuL
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  • 1392 7 CONFUCIANISM DEFENDED But Must Adapt Itself To Modern Needs And Problems Confii(.'iani.s:n and Modern China. ■H BaglMM F. Johnston. Gollann. Bs. (id. FEW Europeans can be more qualliled to write upon this subject than Sir Reginald Johnston who. after a r in China, has been
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  • 456 7 The Street of Strange Faces. By Louis Joseph Vance. Jarrolds. 7s. M MR. Vance's mystery stories abourii in atmosphere and queer rharac I ters, and "The Street of StrangeFaces" is no exception to this rule The author has captured the smel's and dlnginess of a once handsome house
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  • 395 7 NEW LIGHT ON MALAY Malay Proverbs. By E. S. Hose. C.M.G., M.C.S., (Retired). Government Printing Offhe. "1. THIS Is a compilation ot proverbs and proverbial expressions, with some pantuns i nd riddles, taken from earlier publications. It has been prepared witn the object of providing the student with
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 146 7 Our Crossword Puzzle [i |IjF~| p~| FT PTSSpTSIIIII lo II "<2 t ~i O™ |15 mtmm m §p (CLUES.) ACROSS Kry 3 a PortenUxsi 29 Colour sSJr a?- s^r? 11 -8. Sharpen BwhAU 9. Idle fane* J£^ 73. Satirical ulUck Urw forward 24. At prefer. tt. Myth 2t. Foundation B
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  • 617 8 SEEN IN Singapore GUESTS OF THE STUDENTS By OUR WOMAN CORRESPONDENT TMEDICAL students entertained many friends at the second annual athletic meeting of the King Edward VII College of Medicine. During the interval tea was served in the lounge of the pavilion which was prettily decorated for the occasion. The
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  • 22 8 Bathing shoes are now ornamental as well as practical. Classical wings give a pleasing effect in this pair.
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  • 111 8 Spirit of camphor serves a number of useful purposes in the home. Hotplate marks on polished tables will come away immediately if rubbed with a little camphor spirit on a sot cloth. This method is quicker and more effective than linseed oil, as only
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  • 490 8 Woman Inventor WINS A GOLD MEDAL IBy OUR LONDON WOMAN CORRESPONDENT Sunday Times Office, Fleet Btreet, Oct. 24. EXHIBITION visiting is not one of my major vices, but there are one or two annual events that I would not miss for worlds. In that category comes the Exhibition of Inventions,
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  • Article, Illustration
    41 8 STORMY ROMANCE After wbat has leen described as a "stormy romance," Mr. Francis Basil Ban burs and Miss Jasmine Van de Weyer were married in Krompton. London. Their engagement had been broken off «nee. Bridesmaids at the wedding are seen above.
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  • 248 8 THE HOME-MADE ASTRINGENT LOTION A STRINGENT lotions are usually appiled after a face massage. ->r after the face has been "steamed with hot towels, and It Is proposed to go out, afterwards, in the open air. Such lotions should be sprinkled on absorbent cotton wool and gently
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 480 8 /jit-) MEN CAN TELL by tho Smartness of her Make-up! MEN compare h*r with other girls and tinJ J.cr lovelier by far! Men are attracted by beautiful lips, but no man likes "painted" lips. Her lips never shriek 1 'paint," for she always uses Tan/see Li;>- sink. It gives lips
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    • 151 8 GH*LS-IF YOU WANT SPARKLING 1 WHITE TEETH IN A HUHRY Start brushing your teeth with^i jMr^ <srf Kolynos. See how quickly they have mtm at"^ a cleanliness and whiteness that is You'll see that Kolynos improves Jfl fri the appearance of your teeth as noth- ll^Haaaaaaaal &t ing else can.
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    • 134 8 RENE ULLMANN MILLINERY DEPARTMENT. JUST ARRIVED A new shipment of very smart GOWNS for afternoon and evening. HATS and the latest NOVELTIES for CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. RENE ULLMANN CAPITOL BUILDING. STAMFORD ROAD. > r\N hot sultry days |^r™""^fcgk= cooling and re- te^ sSS=====;:::s^»* I freshing sweet is es- V^HftMb®^^ <J< 1
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  • 3608 9 Sunday Times Readers Describe The Most Exciting Moments In Their Lives Fascinating, authentic stories are told below by Sunday Times readers who, in reply to the invitation made by the Sunday Times last week, describe the most exciting moments in their lives. The Editor of the Sunday Times wishes
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  • 70 9 THE Sunday Times invites other readers to describe exciting moments which they have experienced. Every narrative printed will be paid for at our usual rates, which are the highest in Malayan journalism. ['holographs are also invited. Contributions must be authentic and capable of confirmation, and should be
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    • 26 9 Scrumptious stuff! NESTLES CHOCOLATE and good for children too, for every milk tablet, in the famous red and gold wrapper, contains rich farm milk. TIGER BEER
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  • 388 10 EDITORIAL. MANAGERIAL AND ADVERTISING OFFICE: Cecil Street, Singapore. TOTIDEM VERBIS I It is peculiarly appropriate that Kuala Lumpur, which was purely a Chinese town and under Chinese administration during the first two decades of its history, should h.-.ve acquired the finest Chinese public building in Malaya. A few years ago,
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  • 586 10 Six DAYS' News SUNDAY.— Reuter learns that abdication of King of Siam is not final and that he Is prepared to continue on throne if his Government will glv^ way In regard to royal prerogative in i connection witn death sentences. Business in Bangkok continues withi out interruption. Gandhi delivers
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  • 694 10 High Water, 8.45 a.m. 8.1 ft. 9.07 p.m. 8 ft. Hockey: Singapore vs. Penang, Kuala Lumpur. Swimming: "B" Class Aggregate Three Breadths Composite (Handicap) Race. It's always the way the best things that come into a newspaper office «je so good that you daren't print 'em. That sort of
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  • 52 10 (Ananias News Factory.) Hollywood, Saturday. 1 wish to correct an error which occurred in my cable to you an- nouncing that Mr. Frank Back had been admitted to hospital after having- been bitten by a Pekinese pup. The Peke has been admitted to hospital and is in a
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  • 153 10 II MM., of Johore, takes the eake and the ten dollars this week for two stories. The first concerns a government official who was in the habit of referring to his house as "my seat." Electric light was lust being introduced into the district where he lived, and
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  • 134 10 Miller is ten years old and the bride is fifty-eight Bhe was clad only in a thick coat of $501,970.78. But, after all. he saved the State a surplus of some $00,000,000. Fred Astaire's good luck talisman is a dressing down he bought in Bridgeport, Conn. Fridays Meals:
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  • 546 10 Before offering this week's pome let me quote to you a description of people who are addicted to the writing of verse: The spring poet is in appearance a cadaverous- looking person, witn the kind of soulful eyes you often see on the codfish in the
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    • 35 10 I PIANO! TUNING REPAIRS REMOVALS HIRE E. CHARLES. Phone 2902. 74, Orchard Rd, j new world; SINGAPORE. Side Shows. Cabaret Dancing, Talkies. Theatres and Cinemas.' Waterproof SHockproof 15 Jewels lever stainless steel case from 532.
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  • 563 11 AIR RACE HANDICAP PROSPECTS Three Machines Favoured THE destination of the £2.000 and K 1,000 handicap prizes in the London-Melbourne air race is still in doubt, but with the arrival at Melbourne yesterday f the New 1 Zealand Air Race Committee plane piloted by J. D. Hewett and C. E.
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  • 40 11 Nanking. Two Mongol princes, Teh Wang and Yun Wang, are coming to Nanking from Inner Mongolia about the middle of November to express appreciation for the assistance the Chinese National Government has given to the Mongolian i-olitlcal Council.
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  • 73 11 Toklo. Tanuku (Old Badger) Is the pet dog of six-year-old Hajime. son of Mr. Matsuzo Ichihara, of Shiocho, TokJo. Hajime wandered into the street from his home and was knocked down by a cyclist. Barking loudly, the dog pursued the bicycle and eventually attracted the attention
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  • 42 11 Officers of the S.V.C. discuss the situation previous to the operations at the annual inspection last week-end. The Volunteers attacked positions held by the Wiltshire Regiment. The attack failed. The fine Headquarters Mess of the Malay States Volunteer Regiment
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  • 407 11 PLANE BROUGHT BACK THROUGH SWAMPS HPHE R.A.F. bomber which crashed In the heart of the Johore jungle on Its way to Alor Star for.duty in connection with the Air Race last week Is back again at Seletar air base— ln pieces. The story of Its salvage
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  • 299 11 BABY "RACE" STORM £100,000 PRIZE Toronto. New legal complications are entering into the "baby race" of Toronto, an extraordinary contest be nun years ago by the eccentric will of Mr. John Vance Miller, the millionaire, who died in 1926. In his will Mr. Millar left £100,000 as prize for the
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  • 63 11 Harbin A force oj 1.000 Communists under the leadersnip of <~hao Shang-chih bandit chief, attacked the Korean town of Tachingchwan, three miles south or Imlenpo, on the N.M.R. The attackers ransacked the plac set It on fire and escaped, taking with them a large number
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  • 32 11 Peipln*. A scroll of landscapes painted by the Emperor Chien Lung, which used to adorn the southern wall of the Hsi Pel Tien In the Palace Museum, has been stolen.
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  • 283 11 JAPANESE "ADVICE" TO CHINESE TROOPS CHIANG KAI-SHEK TO LEAVE FOR THE NORTH Shanghai, Saturday. THE Chinese militia forcer atj Tushlhkow, Kuyuen and other border districts In East Charhar have I been warned by the Japanese command irx Jehol to withdraw. A squadron of Japanese planes flew| over these districts a
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  • 131 11 MUST KNOW CHINESE FOREIGNERS TRADING IN CANTON Canton. Foreigners doing business In Canton are expected to understand Chinese. The Canton Chamber of Commerce has decided that hereafter all contracts concluded between foreign and Chinese merchants must be written In that language. For the benefit of foreign merchants in Canton, contracts
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  • 47 11 Harbin. In ortier to eliminate the danger .">t floods, the local authorities have dvj elded to spend Yen 3.C00.000 on tfte construction of dykes along the j Sungan River In the proximity of the city. These will be completed In three i yea r
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 183 11 ill IIHII F or Q* yin 9 robust IIIIJ! health the whole m year round- there IDEAL BtVBUU y-jm zn is nothing like fSSftyM^VIJTI N INSURANCE IN FORCE s I j j TRIPLED IN 5 YEARS. j I I I I At the end of 1923. the total J£» c
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  • 645 12  - THIS WEEK'S GREAT FESTIVAL Getting Ready For Deepavali PUBLIC HOLIDAY ON TUESDAY C. P. VALE By rE Indian and Ceylonese communi- 1 ties of Singapore and Malaya are < busy with preparation for celebrating the Deepavali Festival on Tuesday next It is a public holiday, and, to these people it
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  • 117 12 This photograph was taken on the occasion of the transfer of Mr. R. H. de S. Onract, Chief Police Officer, Perak, to Singapore, where he is to become Chief Police Officer and is expected to take the post of Inspector-General on the departure of Mr. Fairburn
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  • 1002 12 The following Is Fraser and Co 's list of closing prices In Singapore yesterdiy: MINING. Ampat Tin (4) 4s 4%d 4s 9d Asaic Kumbang (I) 35a Austria Malay 59s 61s Ayer HlUm Tin (5a) 14s 9d lfs 3d Aycr Weng ($1) 2.05 3.15 Bangrin Tin 35s 3d
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  • 276 12 A MESS TO BE PROUD OF M.S.V.R. TROPHIES The Headquarters Mess of the Malay States Volunteer Regiment, situated in Kuala Lumpur, may well be the envy of other regiments. It comprises a conference room, ante-room, bar, and dormitory. j The ante- room contains portraits of their Majesties the King and
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    • 59 12 ON VIEW TOMORROW WHITEAWAYS NEW MILLINERY EX. S.S. "YASUKUNI MARU" SMART PANAMAS CHIC FELTS NEW STRAWS and BANGKOK'S BUT THE SMART- PRINCESS MARINA HAI EST OF THIS I ~^|> CAREFULLY SELECTED ASSORTMENT ARE IPp^TJ^ THE CHARMING -S* T§£ PRINCESS "j^Jj-* MARINA -Yj^jk HATS. I^KBi VI Vflll MUST SEE AS WORN
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  • 514 13  -  CUEMAN By JUST 25 years ago there came upon the billiards .stage the first of the losing hazard, or in-oIT, specialists. Then George Gray, the Australian, was announcing, through some four figure breaks, his wonderful masttry of the stroke. There had been red ball specialists ol a
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  • 1051 13 Sunderland's Early Struggles ITTLE things often play big parts in the shaping of a football club's destiny. Sunderland, for instance, might have gone out of existence altogether but for a canary. It was years and years ago, when a few school-teachers were trying to
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  • 701 14 EARLY UPSET AT LAST DAY OF IPOH RACES Short Suit Wins Big Race By Six Lengths (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Saturday. nately rain kept off for the la:;r day of the Perak Autumn Meetlng, althouc.li the going was heavier than on the previous two days. There was a good
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    38 14 bramome, France's unbeaten three-year-old racehorse, won the great Prix de I'Arc de Triomnhe at Chantilly from a field in which the best horses of France and England were entered. Felicitation, ridden by Gordon Richards, was third.
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  • 342 14 HOME FOOTBALL ARSENAL LEAD THE LEAGUE ARSENAL regained the leadership of] the English League yesterday byi their victory over Everton. though! Sunderland have equal points but a smaller goal average. Sunderland humbled Stoke City, who were in the lead before yesterday's games. Yester- du>'s results, catled by Reuter. were:—! Arsenal
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  • 134 14 RUGBY UNION. COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. Cumberland 0. Yorkshire 15. (at Carlisle). East Midlands 23. Leicestershire 15. cat Bedford). Lancashire 19. Cheshire 8. (at Blundellsands). North Mldlards 22. Notts. Lines, and Derby 11. <at Birmingham). CLUB MATCHES. Blackheath 0. Swansea C. Bradford 13. Ed'burgh Acad 21. Cambridge Un. 33. London Scottish 18.
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  • 409 14 VASS SCORES EASY VICTORY IN SEMI-FINAL SINGAPORE BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS A fairly large crowd turned up at the Clerical Union Hall yesterday to witness the semi-final of the Men';; Open Singles Championship, and those who expected to see a repetition of the thrilling games which resulted when E. J. Vass met
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  • 144 14 LAST NIGHT'S BOXING YOUNG JOHNSON AND KID LEYTE DRAW One of the most enjoyable boxing programmes In recent wceko was w.tnessed at the New Wor.d last ngh.. The main event between Young [Johnson and Kid Leyte proved appro- priately enough to be the tit-bit of the evening. The following are
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  • 618 15 THORNTON HURT JOHORE DEFENCE GOOD By OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Ren gam. Saturday. OLNGAPORE beat Johore in the season's first Malaya Cup match at Rengam. Johore. today by 13 pts. (two goals and one try) to 3 pts. (a penalty toal.) The game was
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  • 85 15 The Old Rafflesian Association gained a 4 o hockey victory over the Fort Canning team on Raffles Institution ground yesterday, R. Armstrong (3) and Sohan Singh being the scorers. The military side were only able to turn out a scratch team. The score was 2—o ct half-time. At
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  • 30 15 An S.C.C. second team drew with a United Services second team at rugby by 3 pts. each yesterday. Hill scored for the S.C.C. and Dunn for the Services.
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  • 388 15 SELANGOR SUPERIOR ALL ROUND (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Saturday. OELANGOR thoroughly deserved their Rugby victory of 11 points to nil against the United Services today. They were superior all round. The teams took the field as follows Services: Guy Edwards; Clayton Bdr. Davles,
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  • 32 15 The Kiddies had creak fun wh«n the swimming festival of Japanese schools in Singapore was held at the Mount Emily pool. It was to celebrate the Japanese National Day.
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  • 475 15 DE SOUZA A CASUALTY (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Saturday. IN fine weather before a large crowd which Included the Resident Councillor, the Negri Sembilan hockey team beat Malacca by four gaals to three. The Negri side underwent two I changes. Ali taking the place of
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  • 224 15 {From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Saturday. Perak were much superior and bad no difficulty in beating Penang by five goals to nil in a mediocre game. From the bully off, Penan* moved but their r en tp forward was ruled offside at a scoring position. Soon after R)w
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  • 421 15 SELANGOR AND SINGAPORE DRAW HOME TEAMS FINE DEFENCE *From Our Own Coir»:3' ondent > Kuala Lumpur. Saturday. The Singapore vs. Selangor hockey match ended in a draw. 2—2. The Selangor defence was almost impregnable but the forwards, although eflective. failed to make usj ot their chances. West was their outstanding
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  • 369 15 STUDENTS' SPORTS RAFFLES COLLECT SUCCESS There was jubilation among the Raffles College students and their supporters yesterday when they carried off, tor the second year in success om. the Kay-Mouat championship Cup !n their competition at athletics witn their rivals, the Medical College. The venue of the sports meeting was
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  • 178 15 Now Eab Anything. Every sutlT-.- wtij incws »-ne agonioi of Gastritis and Ulcerated Stomach will find amazing re. let by following UM advice of Mr F. given in his ►eitel below. "It's no joke in a signal box ail night when you're suffering
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  • 2698 16  -  G.E.P. COLLINS By In Search Of Adventure Among The Islands THE writer of these articles. 1 Mr. G. E. P. Collins, was from 1926 to 1930 an mMhI in the Singapore office of Mansfield and Co., Ltd., the shipping agents. At the conclusion of his agreement
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    • 307 16 J Father is wr M Proud of Me HH "I won a medal for jumping. I i^Nfe. trained a long time to win tut father says training wasn't all." Father: "Yes, training helped Junior to win, but his energy— his I strength an d muscular develop* ment were more important
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  • 168 17 PLANS FOR KING'S JUBILEE "ABOVE POLITICS" The Calcutta Corporation at a special I meeting decided to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of the King -Emperor In May 1935 and appointed a large and repre- sentative committee to take the preliminary steps. An amendment to postpone consideration of the matter until Feb.
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  • 88 17 Mldnapore. Mr. P. J. Griffiths, District Magis- trate. unveiled In the Town Club hill a bust ot Mr. B. E. J. Burse, his predecessor, who was murdered. Mr. Griffiths recalled how Mr. Burge had tried to win over the people, especially the young men of Mldnapore, °jy intimately
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  • 1638 17 Vivid Story of A Planter's Struggle with Adversity A planter who lost his job in the slump tells the remarkable story of his struggle with adversity in the articles which begin below. Rather than fall back on charity, he slept in doss-houses and. in his own words,
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  • 186 17 Husband Persuaded Her To Take Kruschen. By following her husband's advice this woman took oft* 32 lbs. of her excess fat. Telling of her experience, she writes:— "A year ago I was troubled with rheumatism, nervousness and other complaints. And I got so fat that 1
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  • 2748 18 Hockey Rules Flouted Negri-Malacca Fifteen's Plucky Stand CALLING, as It does, for a fine co- |s ordination of quick thinking, a I sore eye, rapid and accurate footwork f and a suppleness of arm and wrist, j hockey is making rapid strides in i Singapore. < It
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  • 642 19 BUT MRS. PENNEFATHER CONFIDENT MEN'S LX)UBLES WALKOVER rjpHERE snould be a record crowd today ai the Clerical Union Hall to witness the main event of the day. namely, the final of the Womens Open Singles Championship tournament, between Miss Wang Slew Eng of the
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  • 348 19 The following are the results of ties played off in the Johore Badminton Association tournament Thursday afternoon. Junior Singles 2nd round. Seah Slow Puay (Companion) lost to Y. C. Tan (Blues). I—ls. 2—15 Chee Ah Mon (Mau Yuen) beat Agil b. Yahya (P. Rangers), w.0. Ahmad b.
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  • 988 19 Badminton enthusiasts in Malaya will be pleased to learn of the formation of a new party in Ipoh. This party Is called the Chung Hwa Badminton Party and it owes Its existence to Dr. A. C. Kathigasu ot the United Pharmacy, Ipoh, who allowed it to make
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  • 76 19 A team will be selected from the following to represent the St. Matthews Young Peoples' Guild against the Chung Wu Athletic Association in the S.CF.A. League tomorrow at Jalati Besar Stadium at 5 15. Kay Eng. Wai Mun. Kah Whye. Kong Guan, Leong Ah Chong.
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  • 1468 19 CLANGOR'S PROMISING PLAYERS Kuala Lumpur. State trials were held last week at he V. I. Hall prior to the final seleclon of players who will represent (clangor in the forthcoming Trianguar Tournament during the Armistice lolldays. As stated previously, the following jairs which came
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    • 411 19 SENSATION! DICK POWELL (The Twenty Millions' Sweetheart) 'J| SINGS H m "111 String Alone with you" (from *cT H _i F iln > :29 Million Sweethearts). PVSLMfI on Derca Record F. 5106. |LV -j* T BkS We axe the first to offer these records Mtw^xjifl bat as the supply is
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    40 20 Lupe Velex, the Mexican film actress, and her husband. Johnny ("Tarxan") Weismuller. arriving in London. Lupe Velei is to make a picture at Twickenham. At one time Miss Velex Instituted divorce proceedings, but later the couple were reconciled. (Planet News.)
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    40 20 Cary Grant, the English-born film actor, was taken to noapuai in Hollywood and given emergency treatment for poisoning. The incident followed a quarrel with his film-actress wife, Virginia Cherriil. They are seen at breakfast in their Hollywood home. (Planet News.)
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  • 47 20 An exciting moment in a university ice hockey match at Richmond, Surrey. This game now has a huge following in Europe and Canada. The construction of ice rinks in Malaya is attended with considerable difficulties on account of the tropical heat. (Planet News.)
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    68 20 Thoughts turn to Christmas %t the sight of this bird being carved by Mr. George Coombe of the Victorian Railways, Australia, chef on the royal train during the Duke of Gloucester's tour of Victoria. <ct News.) Prince Louis Ferdinand, son of the ex-Crown Prince of Germany, arriving at Southampton, on
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    20 20 Maharajah of Rampur with the Maharanee and members of their entourage on arrival in Rome for a visit. (Planet News.)
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