The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 May 1932

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 The Singapore Free Press f!Sr^KV T*}A^__ ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE~~S.S. TUESDAY. MAY 17. 1932. 10 CENTS.
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  • 137 1 The M.M. vessel Georges Philippar. which left Singapore on May 4 on the homeward voyage, has been abandoned afire and survivors are being taken to Aden Page 9. Military were forced to fire on the mob at Bombay. Stoning of mosques and templet- and looting are the
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  • 52 1 LINER'S DEAD I Reuter's Servicel Aden, May 16. It is believed that the captain and 400 survivors of. the Georges Philippar are aboard the Ryssian tanker Soviets Kaianeft. The captain of the Mahsud wirelesses that they are burying the corpses of several young French girls at sea. (See
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  • 82 1 The death has oceurred of Captain Robert Dollar, president of the Dollar steamship line Page 9. Brown Hill fell and was so badly injured 1 that it had to be destroyed at the Singapore race meeting yesterday Page 16. The Guillemard Cup wa* won by F.M.S. who defeated the Colony
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  • 826 1 Situated at the foot of one of the Koon Tau Bills, and roughly seven miles to the southeast of the town of Pakhoi. is the Wong Lung Ngaam-King Dragons Cave. Celebrated for the ttmple into which the cave has been igeneously transformed by dexterous
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 187 1 BIGIA TEA Bti9gt ihe freshness n ,l fragrssW of the m.l.yss gardens (lim t to your home. ijAFFLES HOTEL h Modem Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water. n mmmmm^ m m^maamammammm TO-NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER AND DANCE TO-MORROW TEA DANCE 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. moRMAL AFTER DINNER DANCE— 9.3O to
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    • 146 1 THE EUROPE HOTEL SPECIAL RACE DINNER AND DANCE SATURDAY, WAY 21st Dancing Until 2 a.m. UP-TO-DATE GRILL. THE E OPE „OTEL LTP Telephon. 5341 (4 Lines) Singapore SEA VIEW HOTEL~ to- no Know INFORMAL DINNER DANCE Sunday JSext ZIMIVIY The Champion Legless Swimmer. ~~ZZZZIZ! NON-POISONOUS FADELESS GREENS SUPPLIED READY BOUND
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    • 129 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Beauty in a tin Page 14. St. Andrew's Hospital ball— Page 5. ITvery skin ill can b° healed— Page <>. Crown jelly is Ume and labour saving— Pa<_e 9. CHRYSLER ENDURANCE J \rC uJbrcoouiß \\vy^ REFRESHING Cuticura Taleum Soothes and cools Father's face and removes the aftersliaving shine,
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    • 11 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA
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  • 204 2 Col. Lermits Appeal for More Recruits Malacca. May 12. A under the auspices of the Malacca Indian Club was held last uiglu at the Headquarters of the Malay Company of the MVC Mr. S. Q. PlUay. who presided, introduced Lt Col A. A. Lerrrut. 0.8.E.. v. ho
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  • 244 2 Programme of drills a* to and for wt-ek m*. mg May 22nd. -JT!tS. 17th 51S Pm Mala >- Headquarters.' (Malay, Coy.. Rehearsal Kings Birthdav Parade; Headquarters. M.G. PL .Eurasian*. 30 1 Yards Range; Ist. Bn. Sig. Section. Parade with B Coy.; "A" <M.G.> Coy. and Annoured Car'
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 418 2 BUSINESS CARDS. BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY H. NUGENT BUCKERIDGE Blgheat Class Worfc— Lowest Rate*. LAIDLAW BUILDING— Thone 7898. CAIRNHOLM PRIVATE HOSPITAL Singapore. MISS MOLLIE McGRATH. Tel 4I1 Matron— Proprietress. MARBLE CHIPPINGS, ROAD METAL LIME FOR SALE DeU very ex Railway Siding Alongside Quarry.' Marble Tombstone* Memorials in Stock. I Special Designs
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    • 569 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS. tavtted for the following materials or services 2L__7 Particulars of such tenders may be obtatoed m the Tender Room. Municipal Erection of Foreman's Quarters. Coolie Lines etc. at Koiam Ayer Lane. Date of Closing 4 p.m. Mav 23th. Supplying and Driving Bakau Piles ior Foreman's
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    • 347 2 m u SSSSS**********mammmmmmmmmmmmm^rr.....m^----^ fzt\ mt L_w_____ K|^ 1 NilMI ik v mm*Sm^kw I '%___fl_l I'lV'Jj Bl Ull k Germs of decay lurk al m ugly film Prevent trouble-keep teeth free from film *i with this special film-removing tooth paste F you were to allow your teeth to gently removes tmi.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 333 2 Tuesday, 17th. High tn*** 07.40. 7.6 it 20.11. 7.6 ft. r*»Css___l: Div. 11. Gloucest rs II vs Naval Base. An.,on Road Stadium: Div. 111. Medical College vs. Ho Hong SC. YMCA. ground; S.H.B. vs. Y.M.C.A.. S.H.B. ground; M.P.H. vs Robinson's. Jalan Besar: Friendly S.C.C. vs. A.P.C. Padang Wednesday. 18th. High
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  • 550 3 INTELLIGENT AUTOMATON Signals Worked by Road Vehicles Mai. Chester, April 6. A new f _rm of traffic-control signals is, to be installed nt the junction of Langworthy Road :md Ecries Old Road. Salford. The Watch Committee saw an experiment with this latest robot yesterday. The system is
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  • 234 3 Virus That Can Enter Pores of Skin New York. AprU 5. Chimpanzees are being conscripted by science in an effort to trace the or gin of the common cold and to find a cure. Dr. A. R. Dochez and his associates of ColumIbia
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  • 127 3 Berlin Story of Hope of Fascism Berlin. April 7. The Socialist Press Services alleges that Hitler has received financial assistance amounting to £700,000 from the ex-Kaiser. It is suggested that the Kaiser expects from a Fascist Government permission to return to Germany, and also a new
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  • 55 3 Jean Tarts, the famous French swimmer, set up new world's records for the 400 and 500 metres free-style at Rheims. His time for 500 metres was 6 min. 1 1-5 sec., and for 400 metres. 4 min. 48 2-5 sec. He thus beat Arne Borgs times by 7 1-5 and
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  • 367 3 I Coroner and Christian Scientists When fhe inquest on MsN Judith l_CVin Mm Brvan Irwin r 2O an _urtM. of Bur-ten Boad, Putney, who is stated lo have received Christian [science treatment, was u -aimed at Batterse;* Coroners Court it was M-d thai the qui died from
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  • 82 3 Don Juan of Spain in British Naly Fontainebleau, May 5. Don 9m*\ the thud ean of eK-Ktng Mfloneei ci Sp'in. ha> finish d his naval studies at Dartmouth College and has returned to hi- patent* at Fontainebleau. It is learned, however, that th, young PrUlCg will have -gain
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  • 223 3 IH Irwin "was petrified with fear v. hen n was suggested she should ha*v ___a*_tla_ll ment." The jun* leturned a verdict that dne to general liftiiimlnisi a© eh ruled b] leilure to obtain medical treatment. The Corcner said that the teaching O. mten called christian attracted great many people. "i
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  • 49 3 Frank in Lisa Rocke. of th. Magdeburg Sw.mming Club, has I -tablfclu-d a DOW world swimming reccrd for women, demg the 200 metres breast HSOtt, under official in I min. 8 3-10 sec. This beats the pn record made by the Danish Champion. Mis- Bee Jacob-on. bj 2-5 sec.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 354 3 Jfl I in thr j I ,n \ustin jfl built for the car -proud owner-driver ||OW to make motoring easy and pleasant. 11 That is what Sir Herbert Austin had in mind when he sat down to think out the -AUSTIN 7 UK produced a baby car— yet one capable
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    • 113 3 <$k/" TOTiERS _____r __^^am-miL—rilZ^^^^m EMPIRE PRODUCTS SPECIAL DISPLAY OF j ALL ELECTRIC All British Merchand' ise During Empire SHOPPING WEEK We invite YOU to visit our Electrical Fittings Show Rooms, 17-19 Battery Road. ___________B_______B______BS_______.__SS_________SSSSS*SS____^ United Engineers Limited. (Incorporated ln the Straits Settlements) SINGAPORE BRANCHES. j \a 1 I J \^Q
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  • 1733 4 Addressing the Fellows of the Royal Empire Society at a luncheon held in the Cannon Street Hotel. Colonel Sir Weston Jarvls in the Chair, Sir Geoffrey Clarke. C.5.1.. 0.8.E.. Chairman of Council of the London Chamber of Commerce and formerly Director -General of Posts and
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  • 2208 4  -  Dr. Julius Curtius A New Chapter or the Old Story By Here is another article on a tital problem which the Free Press is able to publish from the pen of a leading European statesman. Dr. Curtius, former German Foreign Secretary, replies to Sir
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  • 1450 4  -  T. STANHOPE SPRIGG FLYING TOPICS ,^s»*s*--s*-ss»s*ss____»^_^_^_____________s^__..^^^»»*___s»»»«____.^____________» t (By London. April 20. THE Record -Breaking Season is ence age.m in full swing in England. If every rumour was to be credited there would be mere record* bent light aeroplanes on the Indian and African air routes
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  • 103 4 London. One cannot always have a garden full of flowers, and so the artists of the Potteries have conspired bhis year to bring the glory of gardens to the tea-table with a realism never achieved before. Both the Queen and the Princess Royal, who are very fond
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  • 59 4 The waste oil generating and charging sets manufactured by Newtons of Taunton comprise a patent single-cylinder engine specially ar- ranged for this form of operation and a direct, current generator. They make it possible to generate light or charge batteries at remark- ably low cost so that the savings effected
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  • 145 4 [From Our Own OorresponJe: London. Iffi M Among the presents which ha\ warded to Windsor Cattle lot F beth's birthday Is a her as a gift from the British Qj Cycle Manufacturers' and Trad I gether with a letter for th. M by Jean Smith, the ton-years-
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 179 5 BAND PERFORMANCES DURING MAY POLICE BAND Tuesday 17th at 5.15 p.m. Botanic Gardens Wednesday 18th at 9 p.m. Teluk Ayer Sunday 22nd at 9 p.m. Botanic Gardens Friday 27th at 5.15 p.m. Katong Park Band of the Ist Batt. Gloucestershire Regt. By kind permission of Lt. Col. A. F. Chapman
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    • 490 5 CAPITOL Malaya's Finest Theatre SPECIAL EMPIRE WEEK 1 REVIVAL" SCREENING I of BRITISH SUCCESSES! (9) 6.15 TO NIGHT 9.15 FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY By Popular Demand! Britain's Most Famous Comedy "ROOKERY NOOK" I <JssH WINIFRED SHOTTER W____k fc*2J^ Mm %l$ ~y,y *M W m* ___r mW I^^ T fl W
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    • 148 5 LAST NIGHT TO-NIGHT M.-G.-M's Terrific Spectacle HELL DIVERS TO-MORROW Matinee at 3 p.m. ••••••••••••••••••••••••■MI One of the Most Impressive Dramatic offerings of the year GORGEOUS— FASCINATING JOAN CRAWFORD co-starred with CLARK GABLE IN "POSSESSED" Travelling by Air not only enables you to obtain a glorious panorama of the wonderful tropics,
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 998 6 WIDESPREAD TRIAL Changes in County Teams From Our Own Correspondent > Lcndon. April :>« Nov. that the Advisory Cricket Committee have given permission ior the various counties to arrange their particular hours of play—provided that these allow of six hours' ciicket on I «ch of the
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    • 766 6 U.S. EXAMPLE Archie Compston On Walker Cup Chances "Golf." says Archie Compston. "is game of courage. Sometimes I think th. courage counts more than the skill, writes Margaret Lane. There's such a thins as being to canny. That's partly why. I think, the youngsters In
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  • 210 6 RlctoU, room left-hand,,. m of hope that he proves a successor to White Olid the bowling should not be below the aver-' a .o with Wellard. J. Lee. Andrews and Yo, n, available, toi.et.her with and ends. M dds j WORCESTER Although Worcestershire dropped three ptacc m the championship table
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    • 365 6 EVERY SKIN ILL can be healed by Germolene" Maddenmc RASH. thmlihing ULCER I %>____i.n_r irritating IXZLMA all are soothed and \L f~ iCSK healed with Germolene, the wonder Ski > '\k' _£5jM Dressing. It does not n.atler what the Skin Trouble it does not matter how you have V suffered
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  • 785 7 HOLIDAY YACHTING Port Dickson Crews Outsailed I Singapore Yacht Club was "At •h« Port Dickson Yacht Club and l!inf the Whitsun week-end when _:,d breezes favoured the opening The green of the lawns, the M and the gaily bedecked flag-.h-larating welcome to all. The ittt*** lth
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  • 66 7 •"m Our Own Correspondent 1 Srrmbaa May 14. I n the Station Padang this evening Pas\ Dickson Recreatkm Club met the United Chinese Association in the i-floal stages of the Hose Cup Competi*nd were defeated by the odd goal in fast- and interesting throughout. Pile of the
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  • 76 7 Navy Challenge Cup competition was Bukit Tlmah last evening and rein a win for the Singapore Golf Club Loo and M. M Paterson. with a lollowing scores were returned: Low and M. M. Paterson (S.G.C) 81 and R. Renton (0.G.C.) 83 1 and R Craik (K.G.C.) 85
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  • 868 7 THE LUMB CASE Commission of Inquiry's Findings Lot-ion, May 5. Thc Bishop of Manchester's Commission of inquiry into the dispute between an Indianborn Vicar, the Rev. T. Caleb, and his parishioners found wilful default by Mr. Caleb in the observance of his Ordination promises. and that he
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  • 1126 7 THE RANSOM HOAX How Negotiators Were Double-Crossed [Reuter's Service] Hopewell, New Jersey, May 16. T--e ashes of the Lindbergh baby will be buried at Englewood, beside his illustrious grandfather, Mr. Dwight Morrow. The combined hunt for the murderers by land, sea and air is unabated. A
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  • 811 7 MORE RUMOURS Amy Johnson's Denial of Engagement London. May 4. The papers continue to devote considerable attention to the love affairs of Mr. J. A. Mollison. the holder of the Cape flight record, whose name has been linked with that of Lady Diana Wellesley.
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  • 513 7 LADY PORTMAN'S LOSS a Brazen Hold-up on Main Road London, May 3. Robberies oi the violent kind continue unabated, three very serious ones occurring last week. At Cardiff there was an attempt by armed motor bandits to steal railway men's wages. The affair took place outside
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  • 287 7 Sequel to Kuantan Land Mortgage l From Our Own Correspomdentl Kuantan, May 12. Che Esa, a man of considerable landed property residing in Kuantan, took a fancy to add to what he already possessed and bought a piece cf land *m acres in area and built
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  • 164 7 All -British Programme for Empire Shopping Week Following the success of Born to Love, marked by the polished acting of Constance Bennett, Lhe management of the Pavilion are, very appropriately, presenting an entirely BritLsh programme for Empire Shopping Week, commencing from to-night. The feature film is The Calendar,
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  • 946 7 S. P. G. MISSION WORK IN SINGAPORE ST. ANDREW'S HOSPITAL Mr. Dickson Wright's Tribute at London Meeting TFrom Our Own Correspondent 1 London, May 3. The Society for the Propagation of the Oopel in Foreign Parts held a Medicr.l Missions Meeting on Thursday. AprU 2»th, at thc Hoare Memorial Hall,
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  • 139 7 I Frora Our Own Correspondent 1 Malacca, May 14. At the Banda Hilir English School about f>V*> teachers ladies and gentlemen assembled to-» gether for tea Mr. K T. Joseph, of the Frn,nel English School and late of Raffles, Singapore. on "My adventure among books." A literary
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  • 20 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. STORCH. At Bungsar Hospital. Ituala Lumpur, on May 13. to Mr. and Mrs. Isidore Storch. a daughter.
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  • 757 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS TUESDAY MAY 17, 1932. TERRORISM IN JAPAN It is an almost inevitable reflection' arising out of the deliberately planned and' executed outrage in Tokyo which has resulted in the death of Mr. Tsyoshia Inukai, the Japanese Premier, that the highest political offices In the service of certain
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  • 469 8 Mrs. E. E. H. Beck, wife of the chief Police officer. Negri Sembilan, has arrived from Home with her baby daughter. Mrs. Cantrell. who is in charge of the Fraser's Hill branch of the Selangor Club, is going to England on six months' leave next month. The Johore Government's new
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  • 504 8 A PRESENTATION Mr. C. W. H. Cochrane to Take Charge TFrom Our Own Correspondent! London. May 3. Next Monday Mr. C W. H. Cochrane succeeds Mr. H. W. Thomson as the Malayan Airent in London. I suppose these changes are necessary although 1 do not
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  • 348 8 Machine With 4,500 Characters From Our Own Correspondent I London. May 4. I hear that? Dr. Lin has just invented a new Chinese typewriter. The instrument Ls only the ordinary- size of a Remington typewriter, but consists of 4,500 Chinese characters. I am told that it will be
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  • 93 8 Sentence of 6 months' rigorous imprisonment was passed by the Penang Police Magistrate on Goh Hock, upon being convicts of being a 1 member of an unlawful society, namely, the I Sin Ghee Hin Secret Society. Seven other Chinese who were charged with the accused were discharged on the application
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  • 388 8 F.M.S. VICTORY Colony Beaten By 1!) Points to 17 I Prom Our Own flnri__ti Kuala I. ump. i- y |g In the Gui'lemard Cup Wm* two doubles were played tin points being shared He wet t their tie. whi.h ran Into thre. the fii-t sot f>
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  • 130 8 In the Penang lawn tennis .umpiaoHMp semi-final Khoo Hooi Hye met Ch. ah W and the expected happened, the i **h ftinninf (says the Straits Echo. Wat Hun has no came for disappointment He is onl. old and has a mighty future btfOC. him in the tennis
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  • 210 8 'Alleged Gang Kobhcrs CttfM at Mantin [From Our Own Correspondent Serrmban. Mo Six out of seven Chine- MM I i ,to Mantin from Malacca for the committing gang robbery were I jthe Mantin police last night in tl on one of them, who was mounted M jwas
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  • 56 8 A visitor to Ipoh from Km'. I 'that pessimism reigns .supreme in t Capital and that he has been Mrpr* that Ipoh folk are calmly ol 1 people ar. optimistic for the ffff that th* outlook for tm is NfJ than thc outlook for rubber and b lies in the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 217 8 1 MARTINI jJMRL VERMOUTH ffH AsKf K Vtp^^i MARTINI AND GIN, and insist on seeing the label. The $V^iP^^ Trade Mark "MARTINI" *s your guarantee of quality. \*^&wWmWEs CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., VV mm mmmm mm 'Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong.) (Incorporated in Shanghai) 201 CANTONMENT ROAD.
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    • 65 8 Vv CV •■amd Jl v_VV? -Ualit v sNzs IjgiSgJ "NOT GUILTY." A writer declares that these two words have saved many a man from being doomed for life. Whereas the two words "I Will" have been known to have the opposite effect. The protection afforded by a GAFLAC Policy is
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  • Singapore Homeward Liner on Fire
    • 1208 9 JAPAN'S PREMIER DIES COURAGEOUS END Kl 0(111 MOTHERHOOD'S" (RIME FANATICAL "PATRIOTS" rn Servicel Tokyo, May 16. 1 1 3S p.m. thai Mi Takahashi. will assume the acting Prel -.ported to tender la boh. vod the Emperor ootlnuc m office pending a PH mier'.s successor. formally installed Mr. Premier The ceremony
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    • 100 9 DISASTER TO M.M. FLAGSHIP ON MAIDEN VOYAGE LOSS OF LIFE UNKNOWN RESCUE SHIPS CARRYING SURVIVORS TO ADEN The Georges Philippar, flag-ship of the Messageries Maritimes fleet, has been abandoned afire fixe miles trom (ape Guardafui. She carried 600 passengers and a crew of 262. An S.O.S.
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    • 92 9 Malayan Exemption Under Emigration Rules We are informed by the Controller of Labour, Malaya, that a communication has been 3 received from the Government of India i sanctioning the exemption of Malaya from the operation of Emigration Rule 23 up to i December 31st, 1932. Rule 23 reads
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    • 118 9 A case of attempted robbery occurred ln the Wee Kai mining area at the foot of the Kledang Hills on Friday night. It appears that four Cantonese, armed with sticks and knives, went to the house of a mining "kepala" at about midnight that night and called out to the
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    • 238 9 GROWING DEATH ROLL Shops Closed and Traffic at a Standstill [Reuter's Service] Bombay. May 15. Military reinforcements arrived in the city this evening and were obliged to fire on the crowds in six districts, while the fact that armed police, who had withdrawn at nightfall,
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    • 103 9 Poland to Meet Britain in Third Round [Reuter's Service] Warsaw, Mav 16. In the Davis Cup tournament Tloczvnski (Poland) beat Hughan (Holland) 6—3. 6—4 6—2Max Stolarow (Poland) beat Timmer (Holland) 6—4. 6—2. 5—7. 4—6. 6 Poland, by winning 4 matches to 1. have qualified to meet Great Britain.
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    • 27 9 Death of Steamship President [Reuter's Service] San Rafels, Cai.. May 16. The death has occurred of Captain Robert Dollar, President of the Dollar steamship line.
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    • 294 9 Penang and Selangor Tie fFrom Our Own Correspondent] Penang. May 16. There was a sensational finish to the InterState match which ended in a tie. Selangor fared badly this morning in spite of the fact that Penang dropped four easy catches. Only Macnamara defied the bowling after
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    • 39 9 [Reuter's Servicel London, May 16. The death has occurred of Dr. Paget Toynbee. [Dr. Toynbee is an Hon. Fellow of Balliol College, British Academy (Serena) Gold Medallist and Hon. Sec. of the Oxford Dante Society.]
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    • 20 9 Mr. and Mrs. H. R. L. Dyne are returning to Singapore on the Kaiser-1-Hind. which left London on April 29.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 92 9 play BROMFORD $V<BL AND >^)A KEEP y^ A IN THE €mm. V I FAIRWAY. 111 FINEST U/'/f GOLF BALL Ml MADE. v Im _______i_i!Hl I_______l BROMFORD jHB BETTER GOLF. Obtainable From ROBINSON Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlement*) Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. I _3__.J!^-&1m^»- v __r^ __r No fussing with
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 1013 10 J___k%^_^*#B^'»-R4^^ B^^"^ shipping _^,__,T^!!r THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ud. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean .p^ HUAKH IOW STEAMSHIP Co.. (1932) Ltd Steam Bhip Co.. Ltd., and China rHE BARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. Mutual Bteam Navigation Co., Ltd.). THE CUNARD STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. THE STRAITS BTEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE
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    • 532 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., LtcL 'Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. fl trainer Du 9>or*. «>*«- s.s. CITY OF BAODAD FOr Havre, L'don, R'dam and Hamhurg In Port May 1 s.s. CITY OF BEDFORD For Havre, L'don, R'dam,
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    • 370 10 P. 6r» O. British India and Apcar Lines (Incorporated tn England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDEB CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Tonnage. Singapore. Toruurr .j^ RHUTAN 6,000 May 26 RAWALPINDI 17
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 620 11 0. S.K. Line. K HBOFE AFRICA. NORTH AND SOLTH AMERICA AND INDIA. Due Saila. »\M* LONDON. Rotterdam. Htmburv and Antwerp C mix,. Ad.n Suez and Port Said JuM( M MMM Dlltltw Oape Toun. R:,» d« j.m.ro Santo*. lOd Bueiu* Aires v,a Colombo md-the-World Passage 81__ai MLa. 29 30 MOMBASA. Zanz.bar.
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    • 380 11 "KFfdl STEAMSHIP JLINE N^AMERI^N MAIL LINE /~*+r I^iM^) I EUROPE via AMERICA VISIT SUNNY CALIFORNIA^ YOSEMITE PARK HOLYWOOD-GRAND CANYON WEEKLY SAILING FROM HONG KONG ANDOR Ml v„ a NEW LOW THROUGH FARES ORIENT TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA WILL BE QUOTED UPON APPLICATION AMER CA EUROPE vm SUEZ SAILINGS EVERY OTHFR
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    • 592 11 K. P. M. J KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ j rtSr T y_ Ma 17 Penang and Ba^a, Si-Api-Api j MAZ^sr; y M^ y i7 17 P a R ner T a T nr bel ■J"*— 0 and >"*~ VAN DER LIJN-T^esdav J" ,7 J anj g tldo^'- Tanjong-Mengeidar and Asahan. f
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  • 571 12 DEATH OF A SHEIK Name Change Due to Will Clause London, April 26. The death of Professor Henri Marcel Leon. I Dean of the London College of Physiology, re- I calls a mystery of ten years ago which nasi never been solved. Was Professor Leon Sheik
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  • 205 12 Bov of 12 Wins English Title The Champion Boy Conjurer of England. That proud title was awarded recently to Richard Barrs. aged twelve, of Kensington, at I Maskelynes Theatre. Competitors from all parts of England had entered for the contest, which was judged by professional conjurers. Young Barr
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  • 192 12 The Bangkok Times announces the death cf Mr. Knud Henrik Larsen. which, according 1 to telegraphic advice, took place at Bandon. Mr. Larsen was born on March 12th, 1887. in Denmark, at Kastrup on the island of I Amager, and came out to Siam for the East Asiatic Company Ltd.,
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 592 12 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated in Australia) I FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the SS. MANGOLA (3.352 tons). [Cargo only] s_s MARELIJV is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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    • 546 12 Kerr Steamship 'Co Inc, J (Incorporated in U.S.A.) NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). Dae SaiLs Due ta ..rW. M S SILVERPALM May 24 May 30 M 8 SILVERTEAK June 14 June 20 M.S. SILVERSANDAL July 5 July 11 For rates
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 658 12 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN V Bangkok every Saturday 7 pjn. and Thursday t_P ajn. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 ajn. Saturdays 7 P lll Kuantan (via Jerantut) 7 P-™-Kelantan every Wednesday 7 a.m. every Saturday 1 P-™-Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Penang and Lower Siam 7.30 ajn. F.M.S Batu Anam, Batu
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 14 13 a _Ti-_n_r_i-.-«-.-tav-_i"_r«"_i' The Valentijn arrived from Bali with 129 1 bullocks and 1,129 pigs.
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    • 541 13 First Cabin Class South American Liner Ne*um._T nger accom «odatlon plans of th. taS a JL? a SPCCiaI interest since will lai im" f ShIP 0 SPeCially bUilt as a tourist inTt£ J" Amerlcan trade. Pollowtannic X! CC H n 'k 6 EaSt (inclUding the B North An
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  • 149 13 Tha London. May 3. The following passengers left London for the Strai ts on the P and O. Kaiser I-Hind which sailed on April 29th-For Penang. Mr K J Archer. Miss P. M Corbin. Mr. W E.' Evans m? w V T\ Mr p George Mr L M
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  • 85 13 Lipis Replaces Rahman and Mahidol [From Our Own^rrespondent] ts.,-. Kuantan, May 14 g^P^arSS^&Z into KuZ' aCCUSt med to seeing them Now _£T nCe 6Very Friday and Mond^ Now that several of the large estates in Pahang have had to be closed down Th e 7 ports of
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  • 595 13 Fuel For Merchant Ships Much that is nonsense has been written conning the national aspect of the problem o Lt.n I ?>! rChant Ships and in Particulate amg to t he alleged loss of trade to this counofcn. th f- empl °y m^ of oil fuel instead
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  • 142 13 The shipbuilding correspondent of the Glasgow Herald urged that shipowners should show greater simplicity in the letters which precede names of ships, and he gave as examples of complexity t_je designations "QJT.Efv." and, "Q.T.S.S." The first is intended to indicate a turbo electrically driven ship, but the "Q"
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  • 251 13 j Progress of the Oil Engine The subject of the economics of the operation of small ships for coastal and short cross-Chan- nei voyages has not received the attention which 1 has been devoted to the problem in its relation J to bigger vessels. The paper which
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  • 178 13 Shipbuilders' Claim From Shipowners An interesting claim is being put forward by Messrs. Burmeister and Wain in connection with a contract for the motor ship Daghild. which was made in 1926 with John P. Pedersen and Son, Oslo (Ocean S.S. Co.). It was for a motor vessel
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 439 13 Singapore Free Press (Daily and Weekly Editions) If, (MBce. 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE T, Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. morning. Latest news late_? a _IL each ;ind latest announcement* l iL te 'e_Tams and tin cables awear d n <_ übbe features Include Kres seri.i S c,al bridge and chess note.'
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    • 318 13 Ei _^___fl________^>^B _________________P^_T "> -^M W^"^^y_t-*^6fCjlK 'v^J'y VyCT /M3m 110 i.lX ERYWHERE ,N CANADA 1 JS* B Fvr rate Uterattrr. and information apply ignmgL HONGKONG bank chambers, singapom iSJmI Canadian National I Wammmm** I j v The Largest Railway System tn \orth America j (SEPARATE ANO OISTTVCT FROM C.AV.DIAN P_riFTr-
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  • 583 14 Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following Is a list of stations which can be received In Singapore Java Stations: Bandoeng PLM from about 520 p.m. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney, Australia, and other stations. Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." Tanjong Priok. 21 metres from
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  • 67 14 KU ALA LUMPUR AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY Kuala LumpuT regular broadcasts are until lurther notice DAILY on 55.5 Metres 10.30 to 11 a.m. PETALING HILL TESTING. (Except Sundays and Public Holidays). PRIDAY on 65 Metres FROM THE STUDIO 6.30 p.m. Krontchong Music. 7.00 English. 7.15 British Official Wireless News. 7.25 Recital
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  • 125 14 Nurse's Fatal Ruse for Leaving Her New Job The theory that a young nurse took poison to mai..- herself ill and killed herself by mistake was accepted by a jury at a Stepney inquest on Mis Clara Ann Carr, aged 24. a probationer nurse at the
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  • 67 14 J The American speedway rider, Ray Tauser. Iha s had to leave England owing to a Heme Office order which followed the refusal of the Ministry of Labour to renew his permit to ride in this country. Tauser, who came to England ln 1929, has been an outstanding member of
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 143 14 SWUTEHED .jf J, I"j C^H »t._v ..-__—^._>.t m±22£*\J mV^A M You cannot actually Sf? HH ■ti Beauty coming out of a tin of U _L-_^^-« I k^ I _r A v 1 Bl Beauts springs from health, anil health PJI Hj! is largely the result of correct feeding Ibß H
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    • 589 14 BANKS AND INSURANCE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital In 600.000 -hares ol £5 each £3.000.000 C Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietor? _3.000.000 HEAD OFFICE: _8. Bishopsgate. London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches \lor Star Iloilo Saigon \mritsar
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    • 288 14 THE YOKOHAM.. SI'FflE BANK, LTD (Establish*.: Capital Subscribed «Full> pg Up) "(WO leserved Fund PresicU-n. K. K _<1 Vicc-Presith-.it K I.tk. Head Olliee: Yniu.h.n. Singiiporp Branch 3l-a, fill i. LONDON RANK I I Westminster Bank. LM The National Provinria I Lloyd's Bank, Ltd. KK-NCIII Alexandria (Egypt). *s*t Calcutta. Canton. Chanffchuj
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  • 3876 15 LONDON TIN CORPN. Benefit of International Co-operation London. May 2. ral meeting of the London 1 held on Friday at :•< -> >i Ai oourtants. MoorM John Howeaon (dmtr- i :c <in_. '1 BM rt-ta a a (the Oenen toreotiNOt Trust nad th» nui
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  • 581 15 I Singapore, May 13. The prices quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may be small variations. MEAT Beef steak (Round) Kati 40 Beef stew or curry do 30 Pork, lean do 50 Pork. lean and fat 1 1st quality
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  • 145 15 May 16 Tin 50 Tons _j<. Gambler 7 Pepper White 24^ Flake Tapioca 3 Pearl Sago Small 4j^ Ccjpra. Sundried 58q Sago, flour Qfc Devoe's Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per 2 tins s jg Sylvan Arrow Kerosene per 2 tins 4.71 Socony Motor Gasoline ex pump per British Imperial gallon
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  • 288 15 Start of Voluntary Restriction Amsterdam. Mar 3The situation in the rubber industry seems. to be slowly crystallising. In an interview which I have had with a leading Dutch rubber grower (a former member of the Anglo-Dutch Liaison Committee) he stated that he MM ot opinion that
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  • 301 15 Kajang: I ndertaking to Close London. May j. Of the worlds supplies of rubber, about sft per cent are at present obtained from Eurrw pean-cwned plantations and the remainder from the estates of native smallholders. TU_> belief is held by a number of authorities failing a drastic-
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  • 97 15 FwepCri flemlibal* ftubber Estates for I_UI state- that estate expenditure show., a savin* of £0.575 a.s a result of economies effected I_m»v on working at £2.813 is thus greatly I comparing with 1930 loss of £6,7»1. notwithstanding more adverse conditions. Directors* and secretarial fees have again been reduced
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  • 75 15 i So many motorists and cyclists have crashed > through the hedge into the garden of a mat. i who lives near an awkw_r_^£ppd on the main U_k -Monmouth mad that hena., determined to make them pay for th I damage. He lus fixed r the following scale: .solo rider
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 79 15 >\s'et% exceed $12,000,_>0t mmmmm^ mm Assurance in force over The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (IneoiporrtKl In the Oraiu Settlement.) HEAD OFFICE: Great Eastern Life Building Cecil f** Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme of T^h OFFICE M Ec e supreme Court of England and complies with the
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  • 2074 16 SINGAPORE MEETING Brown Hill Destroyed After Bad Accident A bad accident resulting in Mr. Alan Loke's Brown Hill having to be destroyed, marred the last day of the professional races of the Singapore Turf Club Spring Meeting, yesterday. Brown Hill was running with a field of ten
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  • 86 16 Results in the Malayan billiards championship (250 points up) at the New World last night were as follows Seah Peng Kwang (St. Joseph's Old Boys Association! beat M. R. bin Hussein by 56; L. Dimmer (RAP. Base Club) beat D. J. Pcnnuthurai (Ceylon Sports Club) by 46. To-night's
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  • 42 16 Mr. and Mr_. Baldwin Lowick. of Singapore were on a visit to Ipoh during the week-end. Mr. Lowick. who is head of Rennie, Tiowick and Co.. chartered accountants, Singapore, went to Ipoh for the consecration of the Masonic Temple in Tiger Lane.
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  • S.C.C. BEATEN BY 10 WICKETS
    • 347 16 Deadly Bowling by Gurdial Singh [From Our Own Correspondent! Seremban, May 16. Although rain interfered with the match between Negri Sembilan and the S.C.C. yesterday and play was not possible in the afternoon, to-day dawned bright and the S.C.C. continued their second innings with Croome and Phillips at
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    • 321 16 Malacca beat by Four Wickets Malacca cricket team was entertained by the S.C.C. second eleven cn the Padang yesterday and was defeated by four wickets. The visitors batted first and knocked up 107 in two hours. Reeves Wainwright were the mainstay of the side, the former scoring 25
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  • 180 16 Interest in Horses and Dog Racing [From Our Own Correspondent! London, May 4. The Dayang Muda of Sarawak arrived at Croydon this week having flown over from Paris. This is her first? visit to England since she renounced the Christian religion for the Moslem faith. The princess
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  • 46 16 It is understood that wh?n the Rev. and Mrs. P. H. Sullivan, of the Methodist Mission, leave for America next month, they may not return to Malaya for some time at least. Their place in Ipoh will be taken by Rev. and Mrs. Kawley, of Sitiawan.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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