The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 August 1932

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  • 14 1 The Singapore Free Press ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1932. 10 CENTS.
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  • 134 1 British cars driven by British drivers have won an extraordinary series of successes during; the International Alpine six days' motor trial Page 11. A commission is to leave England .short l> to examine the possibilities of closer union m the West Indies Page 11. Paraguay and Bolivia
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  • 62 1 COUNTY CRICKET Northanvs 99 (Wensley 4 for 29) and 211 (J Parks 4 for 20 1. Sussex 176 (Clark 5 for 48) and 135 for 4. Sussex won by six wickets. Somerset 94 and 151 (Sibblcs I for 55). Lancashire 102 (White 6 for 46) and 92 (Wellard
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  • 124 1 at the Olympic Games Page 20. P.nll.'t and bomb terrorism m Germany Is attributed to the Nazi organisation Page 11. Rothesay dock is to be closed owing to trade depression Page 11. Professor Pirard is to ascend to the stratosphere next week Page 11. Thousands of hogs and cattle were
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  • 1161 1 Quicquid avunt homines nostri est farrago Libelli Juvenal. Mr. Frank Burk. of Bring em Back Alivrfame, has some very fine publicity people m the King Features Syndicate, of New York Mr. Buck, m collaboration with Mr. Edward Anthony, has now turned out another series of jungle
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 311 1 JGIATEA 'Tra-'arco of the J la van S ardcns iFFLES HOTEL k MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL .nitation and Hot and Cold Running Water. fitH MOoeiu T ().|)\Y'S ATTRACTIONS HIJST AJ F EL, 12.30— 3 p.m. ecjal Dinner Dance Cabaret SVETUNOVA AND ALEX. SALMKOFF A NIA during the Dinner dance to Midnight
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    • 78 1 Hear tbose ageless favorites <■ The matchless tunes and lyrics of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas played by THE EUROPE ORCHESTRA led by Mr. F. J. Strasser at the "GILBERT SULLIVAN NIGHT" Sunday Evening, August 7th 9.30 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the -EUROPE HOTELPINEAPPLE HAMS J"Til SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE
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    • 126 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Public notices Page 2. Cinema quide Page 9. A record brraking sale Page 9. Hear those ageless favourites Page 1. CHRYSLER LOW UPKEEP Sore Throat? I find FORMAMINT is a very nice friend to have m your pocket, when you are m trouble with your throat.** Mr. T.B.
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    • 11 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA
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  • 214 2 No Tapping Throughout the Year The report ot '.he directors of the Punggor Rubber Estates Ltd.. to the twenty-second aunual general meeting of shareholders to be held within Fullerton Building. Singapore, on T';ursd*y. August 11th. states. The accounts '.or the year show a loss of $11.196 03 and
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  • 213 2 Singapore, Aug. 5. The week's business has been interrupted by holidays, but m spite of that the local market hmi shown a better tendency and spot Sheet closed list night at I**. Latest reports to hand from London mdi CSte a firm market which has been assisted
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  • 164 2 LEWIS FEAT'S RUBBER REPORT Singapore, Aug. 5. With continued enquiries from the home narlMta and sellers being of a more optimistic fceotperUMßt, puces have again shown an imI>i nement i balnnre after a fluctuating I :tU. I Rejwrt.-, indicate that tru buying which n on is chiefly of n speculative
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 517 2 BUSINESS CARDS. BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY H. NUGENT BUCKERIDGE Highest Class Work Lowest Rates. LAIDLAW BUILDING 'Phone 7898. CAIRNHOLM PRIVATE HOSPITAL Singapore. MISS MOLLIE McGRATH, Tel. 4110. Matron Proprietress. BOARD AND LODGING. MANOR HOUSE Tel: No. 2965 Chancery Lane. Unsurpassed Situation. Single and Double Rooms Available. FIRST-CLASS CUISINE Mrs. Graham Hutchison
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    • 588 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tenders. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders arc now invited for the following materials or services and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained In the Tender Room, Municipal Offices Supply of 100 Pottery Oriental W. C. Pans deep pattern, Engineer's Department. Date of Closing
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    • 426 2 AUCTION SALE A splendid opportunity of acquiring well-kept furniture. Over 350 lots to select from. ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE OP High grade Jacobean design walnut stained teak and Canton blackwood household furniture, piano, etc. TO BE HELD AT NO. 83, GRANGE ROAD On Saturday, August 6th, at 2 p.m. Comprising A
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    • 83 2 SKI Do th *y fro fl j/J No how o i 5?« We it will J bums or Mntrh but iJM Ase P^ Skin dJ BANISHESpI withouthJ •ndsuffrnngthemo^.J he wound or sore. Th^ l«*ly rushes out germn? •oothmgandheJi j,*J brmes clear, h^ > Germolent never lme,.* 1 Aseptic Skin DrJ
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 104 2 THE WEEK Saturday. 6th. High Water 00 12. 10 5 ft.. 13.05. 9.0 ft. St Andrews Cathedral Market, Memorial Hall. 9 a.m Ctfc'tot: S.C.C. tournament Merchants vs. PS. and L.. Raffles Inst. vs. S.C.C. at Raffles Inst SRC. vs. United Services at S.RC S.C.R.C. vs. Ceylon Sports Club S.C.R.C. ground;
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  • 526 3 AFTER 14 STOREY CLIMB Peep Into London's New Giant Clock Big Ben is outclassed by the clock m the Shcll-Mex tower on the Embankment. The Shell-Mex clock-face is larger than that cf Big Ben. Big Ben's face measures only 22 feet, while the new clock
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  • 102 3 Osaka Girls Kidnapped and Brought to Shanghai The Abenobashi police, Osaka, Japan, hav«j under examination two ringleaders of a gang of kidnappers, Noooru Mateuura and Toshi Matsuura, his wife. In June last accused are alleged to have kidnapped six young Osaka girls and taken them to Shanghai where
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  • 46 3 h Murugesu, a Tamil cook, was sentenced to six M months imprisonment at Seremban on Wednes- j day on a charge of housebreaklng at the quar- j ters of Mr. Chandrasegaram, a Supreme Court employee, by whom the accused had formerly been employed for a fortnight.
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  • 648 3 NOISES IN THE RAIN Why Practice is Held Far From Barracks Aldershot. I trudged up the hill past Talavera Barracks. I turning right to leave pavement for open country. It was a terrible day, and rain lashed at deserted parade grounds and hissed over the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 284 3 Utart taking 1 fHYLLOSAN' nounced Fll-O-Bs\n) TODAY! f rev rfd/j/t\s and rejuvenates ir( Cigarettcfl delightfully different from Virginia. A scientific blending of the finest Turkish with mild, sun-ripened domestic tobaccos, "CAMELS" are Cigarettes with a flavour, j lra«rance and individuality all t^^- their own, which might be EVjSM regarded as
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    • 483 3 Castings. IN BRASS-GUN-METAL ■|L "*a^H I- V >^B I FROM A FEW OUNCES TO 10 TONS EACH NOTE THAT WE CAN UNDERTAKE ROUGH OR FINISHED MACHINING. ASK US TO QUOTE A COMBINED I PRICE FOR PATTERNS, CASTINGS AND ALSO I MACHINING IF REQUIRED. IT WILL MEAN ECONOMIES FOR YOU GEARINGS
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  • 2293 4 "SPORTING EVENT" Mr. Sarwar's Address to Rotarians Glorious uncertainties ol the Law were referred to by Mr 11. G. Sarwar m his address at the weeKly Utfin tt the Penang Rotary Club tnis week. Law ia on a higher plane than cricket, he said, and
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  • 587 4 German Professor's Research Berlin Only m the last few years has mechan;* i Drogress made it pr, siblo t j form must i,m sounds, an.l it i~ only m Berlin hat thi, p sibillty Ls being tystcmnt rally explcit-.cl ip. tur scivice of Eci?rtitlc phODStlei by
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  • 62 4 JUDGE ON LOVE "> v Stttkl Kills n Just!.,. M 1 r Th. ai.ci put up Pn, mania (Coven prwpmiv. Th, by t h ,ud voia;. you m the jud, i (i: v««l, ;:ld U pjj hive bei-n i that P to mam ■In Rj tr.it<-s tin the pou.- tO
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  • 34 4 WEDDING EVE CRAS nilll-A-Stunt! UN On t: <<t tin g n( nw; J lots 11. M death For mat* thai: yew k| H He U On ji Bfc N I > n called skill moon
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  • 11 4 SEAMAN SENTENCED TO ■Mtaa Aton H |Ullt) i 11. M I
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  • 11 4 THE PERFECT DIET Pi i«mt of bond th, i. Hlld 1
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 223 4 Growing boys need 'KEPLER" f&U COD LIVER OIL J WITH MALT EXTRACT V^^ L^ I because (1) It provides a rich reserve of energy (2) It builds strong bones and teeth (3) It increases natural resistance to illness Bottles of two sizes, at all Chemists and Stores BURROUGHS WELLCOME CO.
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  • 118 5 £1,500 DAMAGES FOR A MINISTER rf, Han on Sunday Btstaf informer" Zion ConHulme. Sundays on Manch*. ■i n0 Erridne•.Hhimv and of GreentnU. :I Od: M Rdajf **Z' ;1 on so \H'M« idkeep within failed to «et for it. ohm kii.'l I LtiM would th< bulldlni lor :.inst Daily Express idi
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  • 103 5 ASHES ON THE TENTH TEE Us; Wish of a Golfer Fulfilled at Dawn rtttcf on the Wataer and Kin^sdown Kent, was always a turning point f par of Mr Anuu.«i Sonn-rvillf. of Walla»Uwp Hi directed In his mill fenta ihculd bt 1 > :i it. d out klMfcr-ta- Mi Raip|]
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  • 22 5 X™*K Man. vis Last Utter UfeWHi b« i have tho con.aU- done my duty." tter written M,n,.tohis
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  • Article, Illustration
    40 5 I ""Up „j from Woodlark Island who were blown across 250 miles of sea, m Mi on Treasury Is-land m the Solomons. They were eight days l 'Pt a few weet potatoes. Their only drink was from a passing shower.
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  • 991 5 PICTURES— BRITISH AND AMERICAN COMPARISON IN COSTS The Extravagance of Hollywood The official opening by Mr Isidaic OAtct cf the finely equipped studios erected by the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation, Ltd., at Shepherd's Bush, has had the effect of focitfsing attention on the strides tnat have been nude m film production
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  • 324 5 128 NEW DRUGS Don't Use Spoons As Medicine Measures Many old remedies have been replaced by new preparations m a revised edition of the British Pharmacopoeia. It illustrates the progress made m medical science since 1914, when the last edition was published. Three hundred and
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  • 132 5 ft-rcm uur Own Correspondent I bondon. Ycung people, m these fine days, are taking to the open road for T hi'ir lecreatioxi to the road-houses on the b:<: aite»:al roads. At one road-house 11.200 people bathed V on* week-end. At another 540 people dined m one evening.
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  • 297 5 N ON -POLITICAL MEMBERS Liberal Club Opens Its Doors A Little Tta National Liberal Club proposes to create a precedent among political clubs by admitting not more than 750 "non-political members" who will not be required to give the usi/!ll assurance that they are Liberals. Declining membership is the reason.
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  • 242 5 "If You Want a Drink Ask a Policeman"' Carlisle. An attack on Prohibition by an American business man was made at Carlisle, the speaker being Mr. George Bradbrook. a New York j jeweller, who was the guest of Mr. William Waddell. president of the Carlisle Rotary
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  • 301 5 Bath-room Comedy Sets Spain Laughing Madrid. It happened m Spain. Senor Gassols. a Cai-a-lonian Deputy, who is also a poet, and whose classical locks are the joy of Spanish caricaturists, was on his way to the b?.th-room of i Madrid hotel at which he wjs Maying, when
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  • 30 5 I r I Ido not really know what the moral theon t of the anti-betting men was; and I do nol j believe they knew themselves. Mr. G. X Chesterton.
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  • 292 5 Law Lords and Bank's Liability A banks liability to repay uo a customer money paid by the bank upon forged cheques was the subject of I Judgment recently given by the House of Lords. Mr. Bertie Greenwood, of Vicarage-lane. Blackpool, appealed against a decision of the Court of
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  • 136 5 Man who Saved Life of Commissioner George Beny. ag»?d 35. who was released from Dartmooor aft°r the recent mutiny for saving the life of Colonel Turner, one of the Prison Commissioners, was sentenced at Dorset Quarter Sessions at Dorchester to 18 montlis' hard labour fov
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  • 79 5 Take A "Good Conduct" Certificate Nice. Foreigners who wish to live In the South of Prance must m future provide evidence of their good hehaviour. Before they can obtain the identity card necessary In the case of every foreigner who stays longer
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    • 179 5 Marvellous Stuff!' jMt-- •ufe.fciu&Jdl D ay by day from all parts of the world 0^ 0 0-^ 0^ o^'^i grateful parents write to Guildford de- 0^ 00^ scribing what Cow Gate has done for their babies. When all other foods have o^^**^*^ failed. Cow Gate has been tried with t^'^ti-
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  • 902 6 TALKIE TOPICS and COMMENT mmvmmwwfßy Our Film Correspondent) m\mum\\mmmmm Your Guide to Local Entertainment What You Will See m Local Theatres MiignillKlMll. ■in:«|MPiti«iiMlHiMlf! i»' Athambra DANCE Team which opened at the Alhambra last night and is reviewed elsewhere m this i M vn ki followed during next week by But
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  • Article, Illustration
    123 6 V. Pavilion announce the screening of ancther Brttteta production entitled "In a Monastery Garde;; This is a nlm which has been ■POtanof by crit.es a, England's most beautiM pit-ture.- It was made at the Twickenham F^m St-udies. i.he members >f the cast, though new to the acrwn. a:e well-known on
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  • 702 6  -  SIDNEY FALKENBERG BY I*HE public demand for novel presentations eh the screen has created perhaps the most highly organised collection of odd jobs m con- nection with any activity. A recent survey ol strange occupations at Metro-Gcldwyn-Mayer reveals an amazing number of people working at strange occupations.
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  • 993 6  -  IVAN SHARPE D. R. Jardine As A Run-Gett The Forthcoming Tests By SINCE the war the appointment of a captain t to lead the English team m Test cricket has caused selectors considerable trouble At first the choice fell on J. W. H. T. Douglas, the leader
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  • 93 7 LONDON'S CHANGING FACE jriLDlN' H Old' r Strand I oiidon. [7nl L .nich L >Je of sing Las* 9 as al ID*** jtlet. j h I an I I tins dral F r I p. tne r ,n the I I rovtded, Igggm <»mk» tei with avtbu too, we the
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  • 324 7 Mistake Which Cost Man's Life l)t poratr tSoitl to f.ave man's life m an it-ing theatre after a mistake had been made m administering anaesthetic was demno .1 Can r.-.v- 1 Improper c upline up of Urn tubes of tin anaesthetising apparatus vms found to' h.ivi- caused the
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  • 102 7 Alleged Gunman to Be Tried m Shanghai t riio Fir.st Special District Court m Shanghai f dai refused to extradite Wang Nan-hsiany; v wanted by the Hong Kong police for the murder m Hong Kong of George Fung, holding thai ;in prisoner was arrested m Shanghai, he
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  • 243 7 Legionnaire's Fate Riddle Solved I New light is thrc/vn en tin death of John Lambton, the ftdveuUUXNß young Englishman, who was IdEad last April by Arabs while serving m the Fo-eign LegftCa. Lamb.on. a r tive of Chester-le-Street, haSj been posthumously awarded the Medaille Militairc. Hi r
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  • 219 7 Sale of the Martello Towers [From Our Own Correspondent] y London. The last of the Martello Towers, those squat I round forts of bricks and granite erected along I the coast more than a century ago to repel a Napoleonic invasion which never came, are to I be
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  • 282 7 Sequel to Alleged Murder at Shanghai As a sequel to the murder of the pretty 18--year old Miss Wen Ying, a famous for-tune-teller, at her home off Thibet Road at Shanghai, Zeng Mei-hsien. 42, an equally fam-i cus Chinese fortune-teller, was brought before Judge Peng m the Shanghai
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  • 156 7 Nearly 20 West-End Houses Closed London. Nearly twenty west-end theatres are closed. The hot weather has "killed off" the dramas with deadly despatch. More than half of the survivors are musical productions, with "The Dubarry" heading the list. Tuneful without being a masterpiece, it owes its glory to
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  • 16 7 I do not expect to receive gratitude for anything I do m this world. Mr. Baldwin.
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  • 323 7 Clinic Experience Not Being Studied It is far safer to be bc-.n to-day than it was neaily 15 years ago when the war came to an end. 1 Thi- is the vital fact which emerges from the mass of information issued m connection with National Baby Week, but
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  • 100 7 Electric Shock While Doing Repair Attempting to descend a 30 foot pole after repairing an overhead cable at Vange. Essex, Frederick Whistler, of Shakespeare-drive. Southend. grasped a stay wire and received an i electric shock cf 230 volts. He was unable to let go and became unconscious,
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  • 19 7 Censorship may remove obsienity. but it is never very effective m improving the standard lof taste.— Mr. Oliver Stanley.
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  • 68 7 CHOLERA TRAGEDY Wife Hears Diagnosis and Dies from Shock Judge Milton Purdy. of the United Matei Court for China, was taken suddenly ill OB the night of July 25, and rushed off to hospital, where cholera was diagnosed. He was remo\ed to the Isolation Hospital. Late m
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  • 214 7 New System Working Satisfactorily (From Our Own Correspondent) London. The operation of the New Procedure Rules at the Law Court has brought about an oAi situation. The rules came' into foice on May 24. They make UfctgadOO cheaper ;imi qu' ker by appointing a fixed day for
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  • 56 7 JAPANESE PARTIES UNITE Right and Left Wings of Proletarians Tokvc. There significant politifttfi move! recently when the right and lift wings of -the Japanese Proletarian Party decided to ate under the name of th« People's Socialist Pr i This act unifies the movement into i party for the ftrst time.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 217 7 WHY U 50 000 PEOPLE I CHOOSE FRIGID AIRE j "R it will give you more efficient refrigeration with surprising economy. Refrigeration that can be controlled by means of J-^ the "Cold Control." Refrigeration suitable for vegetables by means of the Hydrator. E it is dependable and remarkably free from
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  • 564 8 ROLLING ON HIS BACK Mock Sermon and Fun as Knockabout Birmingham. The much-discussed public appearance on the stage of the rector of StifTkey. the Rev. Harold Davidson, m a series of recitals and sketer es, took place at the Embassy Ice Rink, Sparkbrook, Birmingham. b:fore
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  • 222 8 Killed Daughter After Wife's Death A young father who. finding life too lonely when his wife died from cancer, killed his five-year-old daughter and attempted to kill his son, aged four, and himself, was found guilty but insane at the Old Bailey. George William Holeyman. aged 25. of
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  • 115 8 Ashford (Kent). Not content with stripping and ducking two of the number whom they suspected of damaging the college's reputation, students of the South-Eastern Agricultural College. Wye, dragged thrm from the river and thrashed them with nettles. The victims were two students recently "sent down"
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  • 674 8 NO MORE IRON OR STEEL Houses Made of Rubber Cambridge. '•Though it may appear strange and even j Illusory, I believe it may be true that, just a3 we have passed through the stone age and the bronze age, we may now be
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  • 283 8 Ruth Chatterton And Actor Husband Miss Ruth Chatterton. the star of the American stage and screen, and her English husband. Mr. Ralph "Forbes, have arranged a friendly Reno divorce. Their marriage, which tcok place about six years ago. after a meeting on the stage
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  • 244 8 And an Experiment with Grand Guignol London. In spite of the fine weather and the pMMfftl depicssicn. both cf which tend to empty even those theatres which house successes, the boom m non-stop variety continues, and a number Cf cinema? are being converted into vaudtvillc houses. There
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  • 62 8 WORLD'S SHORTEST AIR Portsmouth t0 F* HM riHTK ■•■■r route In ed htn i a I •< i 11 w Tld ■ervlc, b. -JIM WiKh' In I ..Hi machir, p r v I^' strong crow «i m jusi on MM BMI The lx' U an houi coach md n.-v rail
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 241 8 BONNIE GLAXO BABY A doctor says child has been fed on Qlaxo. I have no difficulty m persuading patients to use your food for their chiU dren when I tell them it is the food I have selected for my own child. I have nothing but praise for Qlaxo, and
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    • 51 8 ljfl6Bi'llßk'R ??T|j. j mi) N^^i r Lever lid daily usoj ga/denJ/eJ/uieM Use it daily lor your liome Keep disease-laden dirt away from your home. Use Lifebuoy Soap The antiseptic miJs banish dangerous dirt and germs drive them qmckh out of every corner and crevice, making your W-l_ 198-33 LtVLK MOTHBM
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 266 9 v A MONASTERY GARDEN" fV-l \M> s MOST BEAUTIFUL PICTURE ix^^^^^ ERVATIONS— PHONE 6903 MATINEE TO-DAY AT 3.15 p.m. LAST NIGHT TO-NIGHT fOUR AMUSEMENT AND ENJOYMENT WITTY. SPARKLING BRITISH COMEDY "THE PERFECT LADY" -IS CERTAINLY THE SHOW STARRING BETTY AMANN COMMENCING TO-MORROW Milinee at .3.15 p.m. V Last— Something Magnificfently
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    • 310 9 "ALTOGETHER AN EXCELLENT PROGRAMME Straits Times Matinees To-day at 3.15 and To-morrow 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 The ONE Picture That Dares to tell the Truth About Hollywood THC "==7— II SIX FAMOUS STARS IHH headed by fiffl RICHARD DIX ERICH von STROHEIM I IA/l anl MARY ASTOR SQUADRON Peep Behind Filmlands
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    • 130 9 Off Again on a Grand Riot of Record Smashing Just Watch ALHAMBRA The House with the Stars and the Pictures TiA'ri\i;i:* to-day ;ui<i to- no it it on LAST NIGHT'S PACKED HOUSES ARE SPREADING THE NEWS LIKE WILDFIRE DANCE TEAM Is simply great I 11 I'm going to see it
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  • 801 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SATURDAY, AUGUST 6th, 1932 THE I.S.P. AND RUBBER ECONOMIES We referred the other day to the letter of a Malayan rubber estate manager to one of the London financial papers m which he made the complaint that, whereas estate staffs m the East were carrying a big
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  • 296 10 The Hon'ble Raja Sir Chulan, who was 111 with a bad attack of malaria a fortnight ago. is now much better. Accompanied by his Private Secretary, Raja Hamzah. he left for Brastagi yesterday to recuperate. Pastor W. W. R. Lake will deliver a lecture on "Pour Thousand Years Apart" to-morrow
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  • 77 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT) London, Aug. 5. Messrs Henry Gardner, metal brokers, notify to-day's tin prices as follow Spot EI3BU (£137V 2 Forward £140i 8 (£139). The market is strong. Messrs. Symington and Wilson notify to-cay's rubber prices a*
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  • 52 10 Raja Gopal Sees the Governor Madras, Aug. 4. Significance is popularly attached to the action of the Governor, Sir George Stanley, m granting an interview to Raja Gopal Achari. one of Gandhis principal lieutenants. A general conversation took place to ascertain a mutual viewpoint m the present situation.
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  • 54 10 Hit by Clyde Trade Depression London Aug. 4. Owing to the trade depression, Rothesay Dock, one of the biggest on the Clyde, is being closed. Its work will bo divided between two others. Rothesay Dock was opened m 1907 and has quays and sidings occupying seventy-five acres on
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  • 1179 10 NOT DISCLOSED IN 1888 WOODS BANKRUPTCY CASE JUDGMENT NOT FRAUDULENT Judgment m the Woods Bankruptcy Case, wh:ch occupied the Ccurt of Appeal fcr nearly a week recently, was delivered yesterday m the Supreme Court, by the Chief Justice. Sir William Murison, Mr. Justice Burton, and
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  • 230 10 OVERTURNED AFTER HITTING STANDARD VAN DRIVER J Court Sequel to KeppdL The ~~7~ gates No wharves -th, cidents MM i when a U chandu tr J lor the pecially at The ia heard b. I yesterday n the ovm-in» *ood. another cm wUh ll; hurtbv.J 1 with NMb who had
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 228 10 8$ to a m* r:^\ Ik Jj^ Of QJicfrctSfwiia. Jjj ALSO LEMON SQI' ASH— UNSWEETENED LIME JUICE ORANGE SQUASH. SOLE AGENTS CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., i Incorporated wnd-r the Compum<\s' Ordinavcc.-- v) Hong Kong.) i Incorporated m Shany/uu.* 201 CANTONMENT ROAI>. TELEPHONE 5371 A 5371. Bl SPECIAJ > x§i' *jtfs
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    • 62 10 MR. HENRY FQRD now owns general stores which sell all sorts of goods including chewing-gum, twine, toffee, glue and sea 1 i n g-w ax. These, of course, are very useful for minor repairs. A "GAFLAC" MOTOR CAR POLICY attends to the results of accidents however serious they may prove.
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  • 198 11 ULLET AND BOMB TERRORISTS V \/J OUTRAGES? m m ii» punish OFFENDERS JVH AND LET LIVE" i;.riin. Auc 4. rturm to Berun demand by the Cabinet the Nazis. ,t Munich but •..-.jot Kit.- for .tttributed fr< h acta of lie reported In itertanbMi minent re- '"mbard.'d iCid and pieces [threw
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  • 71 11 EX -KING MANOEL Arrival of Body ;it Lisbon l.M»«l|\ \UR. 4 <l t» the quay M the Bytof the flag of the rted by tw<» I Into the harbour X m M .noel. nan ashore to rine was waiting carriad the i M received by then placed on a six!
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  • 36 11 T»d Conversion Rate MUMffeafc Aur. 5. appomted by Into the entire the tael met i conmskn rate t M* dollars The than Urn p-.v--i ink win pcobabl i the new doL.a. Central mm ot
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  • 26 11 tm "'^>n to Investigate Kuehy. Aug. 4. decided to ap- -"„>, the spot between Trinidad. I •.,,rd Islands ted thai Urn i the West
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  • 18 11 M X -imals ,j urned U* Aug. 5. O.OW n. done In the south- packing>urned aii\.-
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  • 124 11 TAKEN IN BANDITS' CAR Polkc Ifatk to Trace Vehicle IFi m Our Own Correspondent] 'I- i August 5. 'I'll re trace of the whereabouts of Mr. Yeon Suee who was kidnapped near Lahat couple days ago. Diligent investigation is betel made by the detective department. Yeon
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  • 103 11 "Ritfid Conventions" of Post Office London. \ug. 5. There li k.en intereot here m a wireless telephc m,. conversation from Mm liner Conte Rosso at Shanghai to Rome, after which The Times correspondent culled and heard London '< ally n the sine instrument but was cut <>ff as
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  • 75 11 Canada's Offer to Britain Ottawa. Aug. 4. Potential British exports to Canada worth E40.000.000 are involved m the wide range of trticlee on Vhftoh CatnJa has cfTered Britain ■eon '4enerou< treatment as a quid pro quo for British preference to Canadian primary products. The Monetary Conference repealed little
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  • 76 11 To be Tried at Nanking Shanghai, Aug. 5. Mi and Mrs. Noulens. who will be tried on a dMip of organising communist propaganda against the Government of Nanking, have consented to be tried by the Supreme Court of Nanking. It may be recalled that a number
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  • 70 11 Police Officer's Injuries Prove Fatal (alcuta. Aug. 5. Bl( od transfusions and other medical efforts failed to save the life of 30-year-old Edwin EllLson. police superintendent at ComUla. Bengal, who was shot m the back by terrorists on July 29. Ellison was bicyling home closely followed by an
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  • 56 11 Bengalee Takes Poison After Firing Shot Calcutta. Aug. 5. A young Bengalee shot at. but missed. Sir Alfred Henry Watson. The man then swallow i (1 poison and succumbed. Reuter. Sir Alfred is the editor of The Statesman. Calcutta. He was born m Nrwca tic la
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  • 52 11 Mr. Henderson's Four Years Plan < -wv.i. Aug. 5. Mr. Henderson has asked the governments represented at the Disarmament Conference to r tate whether they are prepared to agree to a renewal of the armaments truce provided m the League resolution of September 1931 for four years from
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  • 37 11 Adjudicated Bankrupt m America New York, Aug. 5. Afltftnf on Ito suggestion of the Swedish liquidators the Federal Court has decided to ■itJlMttcaN the Kreuger and Toll Company bankrupt m the United States. Reulei
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  • 24 11 m.- Hon'ble Mr. J. W. W. Hughes now holds the Bishop's Licence as an Honorary Lay Rraclir to officiate m the diocese of Singapore.
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  • 94 11 JAPANESE TROOPS HOSTILITIES MAY BE RESUMED BOYCOTT OF GOODS Shanghai, Aug. 5. Two hundred more Japanese troops arrived in^ Shanghai yesterday evening together with a large shipment of ammunition. As reported yesterday fresh hostilities are likely to break out shortly. Mr. Murai. Japanese Consul m Shanghai, has
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  • 261 11 Fighting 20 Miles From Chinchow Mungrui, Aug. 5. Latest reports from Peiplng state that as the result of three weeks fighting with the Manchukuo and Japanese forces the Chinese Salvation Army has not only occupied more than half of the province of Liaoning but has also extended
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  • 127 11 Armed Truce Among Belligerents Harbin. Aug. 5. The total paralysis of the Chinese Eastern Railway, widespread damage to crops and property and what undoubtedly must prove very heavy loss of life has been caused by the overflow of the JBungari and other rivers which have poured swollen waters
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  • 157 11 Mr. Quo Tai-chi's View London. Aug. 5. "Japan musi fail m the Manchurian adventure," said Mr. Quo Tai-chi when interviewed by the Manchester Guardian. "They cannot thrive as settlers on the cold plains of Manchuria and compete with thirty million Chinese. "Japanese occupation has brought chaos and
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  • 52 11 Htng Kong. Aug. 5. General Chan Kwong Hon. garrison commander of Hingchow Hainan reports that the so-called general headquarters of the Soviet Government of Kingchow have- been captured by the garrison troops. Large quantities of Red literature have been found and seventy Communists shot on the spot.
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  • 222 11 TO ECHO OF GUNS Heavy Artillery Operations m Gran f haco Paris, Aug. 4. Friends of the league of Nations are delighted that the organisation has again vindicated Its pacific influence as Paraguay and Bolivia have both agreed to the League request to settlthe dispute peacefully.— Reuter.
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  • 137 11 Britain's Dead m France and Flanders Ru^by. Aii*. 4. Eighteen years ago to-day Great Britain went to war. With the unveiling at Thiepval and Arras last week-end of memorials to 100.000 men who lie m unidentifiable graves m those two areas alone was completed the list of
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  • 115 11 British Cars' Alpine Successes Rujfbv. Aug. 4. British cars driven by British driv?rs have won an extraordinary series of successes during the International Alpine six days' motor trial. In classes for 2.000 c.c. cars the team of Talbots won the Coupe des Alpes and the team of
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  • 93 11 Prof. Picard to Ascend Next Week Brussels, Aug. 4. Arrangements have now been completed far a second essay into the stratosphere to wrest secret* of incalculable scientific importance. Declining to lose sight of their precious apparatus, the leader of the expedition. Professor Picard. with his assistant. M. Max
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  • 66 11 Nanking's Attitude Stiffens Shanghai, Aug. 5. It is reliably reported that Japan has sent another representative, with plenipotentiary powers, to negotiate with Nanking for a compromise regarding the post-al and customs services m Manchuria. Nanking's attitude Jj reported to have been stiffened, and nothing short of the complete
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  • 70 11 Consternation Over Land Annuity Ruling Dublin. Aug. 4. De Valera's ruling that farmers must continue to pay land annuities, although they are no longer being paid over to Great Britain, wts anxiously discussed at a meeting of farmers at Waterford, who passed a resolution viewing the Government's action
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 211 11 perfume which •*r/; r»jfd r,, f Hou-Jti Some pcriumes remain juM perfumes. But m ill oorr>' (he same fragrante **^<7//»» T*-. •i_ 1 tt>ro«gb.»t your tain, it •> a nierges us tharm wah that P 4 f 7?| l d T*'ic. lh e»ten l Ji* yOUf OWU ftmtS^fm S»lbtl\', but
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  • COUNSELS' EFFORTS TO REACH A SETTLEMENT
    • 106 12 HUSBAND OFFERS $1,500 A MONTH I Prom Our Own Correspondent! Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 5. Counsel for both sides m the Loke Yung Chon? suit for judicial separation were engaged all day m an effort to bring about a settlement. It is understood that the difficulty is
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    • 2105 12 [From Our Own Correspondent] Kuala, Lumpur, Thursday. When the cose reopened this morning Dr. J S Sloper gave evidence of the injuries on the right forearm of the petitioner when he wa called l\> the house m Robinson Road on the morniny >f Sept. 13, at
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  • 393 12 CAROLINA TRAGEDY Death of Multi-Millionaire's Son Winston -Salem, N. Carolina, Aug. 4. Mrs Smith Reynolds, better known as Libby Holman. a former Broadway singer, together with A. B. Walker, the deceased's secretary, have been indicted for the murder of her husband, the son of the American
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  • 129 12 EMERGENCY FUND What Are De Valera's Plans Dublin, Aug. 5. The emergency estimate debate has been adjourned. It is believed that Mr. De Valera intends to divert to the emergency fund the money collected m respect of the land annuities which are now held m a
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  • 437 12 Two Years for Possession of Counterfeit Coins I Prom Our Own Correspondent] Seremban, Aug. 4. Leng Sang, a Chinese of Broga, who said that he was a medicine man, and his wife, Ah Fong, were charged at the Negri Sembilan Assizes before Mr. Justice J. L. McFall this
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  • 207 12 Midnight Crime m Rochore Road A Chinese named Sim Peng Hong appeared before Mr. A. W. Hay, the Second Magistrate, charged with murder and attempted murder by attacking two men with a chopper as t-hey were walking along Rochore road. The incident is said to have occurred at
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  • 68 12 Cheerful Tone m London London, Aug. 4. As is usual immediately following a holiday the Stock Exchange ruled quiet. NevertheleL whUTt^ bCen thC una **ntel War Loan which to-day was quoted for the first time without the advantage of the one cfn bonus for conversion. However, the price
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  • 2424 12 I.S.P. MEMORANDUM SUGGESTIONS FOR BOARDS OF DIRECTORS PLANTERS' BURDENS An appeal for more considerate treatment of eastern staffs by a certain section of the rubber producing companies and suggestions for the more economic handling of the commodity are made m a memorandum issued by the Incorporated Society
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 296 13 HnwTo Lose Fat and Get at Yoiuiful Feeling ;1 I ,i,n'. »i t.-i"'"' {U <y T ||\l KB! f* HI:N Ut~ lit 1 1. dOM v I, „N v iii-.i fillip. i -.s.\. 11,i!,-ii m < 1.. ,nS, |,.ar.. on, mM „nly prtaw «.f ,1.,,' BTWJ v»iir<lH .t».l exetdM n,..,mi.u.
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 613 13 PALACE'S NEW BACK Robert Kelly Joins Preston [From Our Own Correspondent] London. It seems hard to resllse that football is only a few weeks off. and that very soon the League players will be starting serious training. While cricket holds sway the Public miss news of •nuny
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    • 75 13 Goodwood's Tarnished Reputation Glorious Goodwood" belied its reputation on July 26. Rain, thunder and lightning replaced the ftaoal brilliant sunshine. Women m beautit ul frocks had to scamper over the squelching turf to shelter, and were unable to display the latest fashions. The bookmakers had an unhappy time.
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    • 36 13 At the International Chess Tournament at Berne, Sultan Khan (India) drew with Euwc. md beat Stuchelin. The following aro the leading scores: DR ALEKHINE 8 FLOHR 7 EUWE fi SlI TAN KHAN 6"
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    • 38 13 New York, Aug:. 4. Rain pr.v.-nted play m the National League haseball games yesterday. R. H. E. Chicago 3 8 1 New York 2 6 0 IVtroit 2 5 1 Washington 16 0 Reuter. \MKRU.\N LEAGLF
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    • 962 13 SOUTH AFRICAN'S VIEW New Players m Australian Team To a South African under the spell of England's dignified cricket the Sydney barracker's shout. "No wonder they lost the Boer War! conies as an echo from another world. When the South Africans were m Australia the atmosphere
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    • 30 13 Mr. H. H. Paterson. of Missouri, has just arrived m Ipoh to Join the Anglo-Chineae School staff. He has taught for three years m Missouri and one m Springfield, Illinois
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 1019 14 4 Slllr k IxVCi THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd. Sleam Ship Co., Ltd., and China THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP Co., (1932) Ltd. Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.', THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE STKAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE CVNARD STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd THE
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    • 520 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd* (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Due Spore. Sails Spore. Steamer e.s. CITY OF FLORENCE For Marseilles, Havre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Aug. 30 Sept. 2 s.s. CITY OF MELBOURNE For Marseilles Havre,
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    • 447 14 P. O, British India and Apcar Lin* Jilncoipora ted m England MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARm SERVICE. KGO PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S < o\n,v LONDON AND FAR EAST MAH. SERVICE** 1 OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA jilt Due Tonnage. Singapore. MALWA 11.000 Aug. 5 RANCHI
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    • 647 15 MIRSFU ES, LONDON. ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND LjiriA MA MIDDLESBROUGH. Aug. 11 12 S SUWA MARU T. 10,700 Oct. 6 7 i Aug 25 26 5 FUSHIMI MARU T. 11.000 Oct. 20 21 t 6 7 HAKOZAKI MARU T. 10.500 Nov. 2 3 T 10.500 Sept. 21 22 TERUKUNI MARU T.
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    • 573 15 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE <^/k* AMERICAN MAIL LINE TO EIROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO, BOMBAY, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Spore. Spore. Penang. N. York. Pres. Hayes Aug. 15 Aug. 16 Aug. 18 Sept. 27 Pres. Pierce Aug. 29 Aug.
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    • 853 15 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ MAROS— Friday. Aug. 5, Poeloe-Kidjang, Sapat, TembUahan, Poeloe-Pallas and Rengat. OP TEN NOORT— Friday, Aug. 5, Muntok, Batavia, Semarang and Sourabaya TINOMBO— Friday, Aug. 5, Belawan-Deli. DE WEERT— Saturday, Aug. 6, Blinjoe, Djeboes, Pangkal-Pinang, Koba, Billiton and Batavia. BONTEKOE— Saturday, Aug. 6, Penang, (mails
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    • 696 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated m Australia; 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 S3. MANOOLA (3.352 tons). r Cargo only] s.s. MATiELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins
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    • 583 16 Rerr Steamship Co., L (Incorporated In U.b.A.) *^i NEW YORK SERVKK Regular Freight Service to Boston. exv Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Si Sails M.S. SILVERYEW Aug. 16 Aug ?2 ll|w v MS. SILVERCYPRESS Sept. 6 s«pt For rates and particulars please apply to:— GUTHRIF ft AGFJVTS s,v, m -'I). SILVER
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 669 16 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturdays 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) except Sunday 7.30 a.m Kuantan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Gemasj every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8.30 A.m.! Kelantan (via Gemas) Sunday
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    • 486 16 CHURCH SERVICES 11th Sunday After Trinity ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL 6.50 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.30 a.m. Matins. 8 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral). 10 a.m. Children's Eucharist. 5.30 p.m. Evensong (Choral) and Sermon. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 a.m. Holy Communion. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 7 am Holy Communion. GARRISON
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  • 165 16 Watched by Channel Passengers Calais. Several hundred passengers crossing from Dover to Calais In the steamer Canterbury watched the thrilling rescue of a French airman, M. Huret, who crashed into the sea m Calais Roads. M. Huret. a member of the Boulogne Aero I Club, was
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    • 478 17 IS SINGAPORE FREE PRESS pailv and Weekly Editions) 138 KOBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. premier morning daily m M'tlaya Delivered with the Chota Kazri. each i ning. Latest news, latest telegrams and latest announcements. London rubber and t'n cables appear daily. Special include pictures, serial story bridge and
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    • 332 17 IV y^HIHHHiiIiiHIHIHHUHHiHiIIHiH^HI^HiH TO EVERYWHERE IN CANADA X,}/ AND MOST OF THE U.S.A. Vj 7 The New Scenic Route qf the Canadian Matronal Railway*. Sre the best of the marvellous Canadian Rockies stay at Jasper gM^g Park Lodge In the heart of wondrous mountain beauty. ->r /FmgL travel straight through from
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 881 17 j! Pjrt and Shipping Aews. I IN THE ANDAMANS RAM. Hunte~Pear! Shell Poachers Hunting down pearl shell poachers off the coast of the Island of North Andaman added an unexpected zest to the routine duties of the crew of H. M. I. S. Lawrence. The annual report of the Flag
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    • 876 17 JAPAN'S BUILDING PKO(JRAMME Y10,000,000 "SUBSIDY Departmental Plans Call for 225,000 Tons The Kaiji Shingikai (Shipping Commission) has held its first meeting, says the Japan Chronicle. Altogether 41 councillors were present, and Mr. Minami, Minister of Communications, was m the chair. After a brief opening address, the chairman expie sed the
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    • 513 18 BANJOS AND JNSUBA?Vf7 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000.000 Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000.000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate, London, EC. 2. Agencies and Branches Alor Star Iloilo I Saigon Amritsar
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    • 235 18 THE yokohamT^ BANK LIB™ ttteU, Capital Subscribe up) Reserve Fund President >; Ilrad Singapore Hranch LOM»ON iAWBti. We-stminsur The Nation.,. Uoyds Bank ■ftAMCKi Alexandria .E^, Calcutta. Canton MM, Hmiourr H. Honolulu. K.u A: M A ?aki. N,v. Ran-uon. Ri Scattlo. B Branba TitngtM of the w.nid. baton* Fixed Etapotfta application
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 410 18 ROUND YOUR DIAL Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following is a list of stations which can be received m Singapore Java Stations Bandoeng PLM from about i 5.20 p.m. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney, Australia, and other stations. Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." Tanjong Priok, 21 metres
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  • 853 18 RADIO NOTES NEWS RECEPTION NOTES (By Our Wireless Correspondent; Experiments with a make-shift aerial have rr.si :lted m my being able to log only a few st it. ions during the past couple of weeks. The ity of having to remove my outdoor m ■i -1 for shilting purposes was
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  • 697 18 Temporary Accommodation m Kuala Lumpur [From Oar Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. A proposal to continue the use of the old leper asylum m Kuala Lumpur as a settlement for all opium-smoking lepers m Malaya, as a temporary measure evoked much discussion m the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board
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  • 99 18 The following appointments m the Sarawak Government service are gazetted: AJis bin Hassim to be a Member of the MM Municioal d;^~ J J HiU to be Assistant Disrict Officer. Sibu; Mr. A. MacPherson to be Assistant District Officer (Travelling) Second Division; Mr. R. o. Aikman to be District Officer.
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  • 361 18 Conditions at Indian Owned Da vies The campaign against insanitary cowsheds has aroused considerable interest among the owners of dairy farms m Singapore. Comments have been made m the Press with regard to the unsuccessful efforts to get owners of cowsheds to build modern buildings on suitable
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  • 210 18 The following are Singapore Volunteer Corps routine orders by Lieut. Col. M. J. T. Reilly, M.C., Commanding S.S.V.F. Singapore, Aug. 3. Ranees The following range allotments are published for information: 1 Buses leave Headquarters Sat. Sun. Bkt. T. Range Farrer R. 2 p.m. 7.30 a.m. 6.8.32 Bisley
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  • 170 18 ALFREDS AND ALBERTS, PLEASE NOTE A correspondent from the South Country writes: "During the recent warm weather kids I were scattered about our water-meadows, bathling m none too safe shoaling patches of the two rivers. One afternoon I heard the welkin ringing with what I took to be frantic cries
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  • 40 18 The following is the programme of drills ud and for August 7th. P Saturday, Bukit Timah Range Units SVC Bisley Meeting, Slglap, S.V.P.A.. 3rd Camo Sunday, Bukit Timah Range, Units SVC Bisley Meeting, Slglap, S.V.P.A., 3rd Camp
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  • 95 18 The number of deaths m Singapore during the week ended July 30 was, according to the Municipal health statement. 177 exactly the same as In the preceding week, the death rate being 19.57, compared with 22.63 m the cor responding week of last year. The total Included 1 European. 1
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  • 40 19 Mr. J S Arter of Glenmarle Estate. Batu Tiga. has joined the Board of Directors of the Batu Tlga (Selangor) Rubber Co.. Ltd., In 1 whose service he has spent the whole of his 1 planting career m Malaya. 1
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  • 353 19 EXCHANGE RATES August 5. SELLING London, 4 months' sight 2:3 29 32 London, 3 months' sight 2 3% London, 60 days' sight Jj3 27|32 London, 30 days' sight 213 13/16 London, demand 213 25|32 London. T.T. 2 3 3,4 Lyons. Paris, demand 1020 Hamburg, demand New York,
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  • 69 19 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION August sth., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers K.S.S. equal to London Standard m SP<* 6** 67 16 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Aug. 6^ 6 7!16 Sept. 6 7 16 6Vi Oct. 6Hj 69 16 Oct-Dec. 6 9 16 6\ Jan-Mar. 6*i ***** Tone of Market:—Easier
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  • 956 19 FRIDAY, AUG. STH. 1932 LLOsLNO QUOTATIONS Buyers Seller* Asaui Kumbang 21s Sd 23s 6d Austral Malay 18s 20s i Ayer Hitam »ss) 10s 6d 11s 6d jßangrin Tin (.£> 7s 9d 9s Batung Pauang ($1) 05 10 Batu Caves ($1) 27 31 Bukit Arang ($1) 40 nom.
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  • 423 19 Ocean Shipments of rubber, including concentrated latex, latex and revertex, being final shipments on ocean-steamers at all Malayan ports, during the month of July. 1932. Sheet Crepe Latex, C'trated Latex TOTAL Tons Rtvertex Tons Tons Destination Export Transhipment Tranship- Transhipment ment Grand Export Export Proper S.S. Malay
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  • 129 19 Singapore. Aug. 5. Prices have continued to advance m all three markets and a fiir amount of business is reported to have been transacted. The tcne of the market is much brighter than for some considerable time past. To-day's prices are. Spot 6U up »i London
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  • 121 19 Changes m Representative Prices FUnJted Press Association] Aur. 3 4. American Can. Com. 42 43%, Am. Tphcne and T graph 96 4 98 Dupont 30 n 4 31V Firestone. Common Hi, 12 Gen. Electric 14 t n 15x Gen. Motors 12 12* Goodrich 4.^ 4 Goodyear
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  • 155 19 THE ABROAD July 20 Aug. 3 4 Amsterdam 8 85' 2 8.73 869 Athens 550 550 545 Belgrade 225 220 2 20 U »5 14.77 4 14.70 Bombay Is. 6 3,32 Is 63 32 is 63 32 Brussels 25.72', 25.32. 25 20 Bucharest GOO 5 9<) 5 90 Buenos Aires
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    • 81 19 (s ,Mi,d sn.non.nnn 1 Aasmance In force over $35.000.000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements) HEAD OmCl Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27 o,h r The Company btl £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry,
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  • 809 20 FATAL HOUR Smart Fielding Won the Match Smart fielding by the P.M.S. la given as one of the deciding factors m the recent match between the Colony and the P.M.S. m the ourse of an interesting review of the game by "Alleyn" m the Malay Mail: The
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  • 145 20 Garrison lawn tennis tournament matches played yesterday resulted as follows: Men's Handicap Singles Capt. More beat Lieut. Heath, 6 3, 6—l. Lieut. Huggett beat Lieut. Muirhjead 6—l 6—l. F|Lieut. Hughes-Hallett beat Capt Stokes 6—l, B—6. Col. Power beat Major Young, 6 8 6—l 6—o. Mixed Doubles Handicap
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  • 152 20 4 WICKETS LOST FOR 31 Poor Opening by Public Services The Public Services made a poor start m their S.C.C. tournament match against the Merchants, which commenced en the Padang yesterday. In the hour of play they lest four good wickets for only 31 runs, being quite
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  • 159 20 Singapore vs. Selangor To-day Singapore and Selangor meet fcr the ninth km m the final of the Ma'.aya Cup com >-i:--1 n m Kuala Lumpur thfc afternoon. The 3 ngapore side has not been definitely eh ten b It will be .-elected frcm the follow ins Ah
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  • 166 20 The Malayan Championship Meeting The annual championships meeting of the Amateur Athletic Association c[ Malaya is to be held at Kuala Lumpur on Friday and Saturday, the 19th. and 20th. August when the fellow ing championship events will be competed for: 100 yards flat race; 220 yards; Quarter Mile:
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  • 61 20 Inning's Victory at Leicester London. Aug. 4. Yorkshire defeated Leicestershire at Leicester to-day by an Innings and 69 runs. Yorkshire 365 Leicestershire 155 and 141 Ley land scored IM for Yorkshire, Smith taking five wickets fcr 80. In the home side's first innings Bowes took four wickets for
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  • 155 20 New York. Aug. 5. Hafey has returned to the Cincinnati side after a month's absence through illness. Yesterday's baseball scores were: R. H. E Bcrton 3 6 1 Cincinnati 2 9 1 Berger a home run for Boston. Brooklyn 7 13 1 Pittsburgh 4 10 0 Taylor and
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  • 31 20 The Veterans' Doubles Handicap final m the S.C.R.C. tennis tournament resulted m Loh Pron Lip and Chua Cheng Hock beating Chua Cheng Llat and Cheong Chee Hal 7—5 4— 6 3.
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  • 536 20 IRELAND WINS First International for 20 Years [From Our Own Correspondent] London. After twenty years a Scotland vs. Ireland International athletic match was again held at Powderhall. Edinbuigh, and it had a similar result to that of 1912. The Irish team wer* comfortable winners over a
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  • 150 20 New Records Set Up Los Angeles. Aug. 5. In the 1500 metres final m the Olympic Games to-day Beccali (Italy) was first. Comes (Great Britain) second, and Edwards (.Canada third the time being 3 minutes 51 2-10 th.. an Olympic record. Won by three yards. The hop. step
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  • 51 20 Britannia's Success at Cowes London, Aug. 4 At Cowes to-day m the race for fir^ class yachts His Majesty won Ms second success The Britannia finished vuhin half a minute of Shamrock, but won on time allowance. The six metre international class was won by Jill, an American yacht.
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  • 70 20 London, Aug. 4. At Troom m a quadrangular international tournament, m which many Walker Cup players are participating, England beat Ireland m the foursomes by 4 matches to nil, one match being halved. Scotland beat Wales by 3 matches to 2. In the singles England beat Ireland
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  • 120 20 A farewell social to Miss Ch«n, Chimse Secretary of the Y.W.C.A.. will be held tr,-day (Saturday), at 4.30 p.m. at the V W C A.. Fort Canning Road, to which members and friends are invited. Miss Chen sails for England on the Trier on Aug. 9th for a year's study
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  • 356 20 RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND JOHORE CONTRIBUTION To the Editor, Sir, In the Report issued by the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya, under Memorandum (i) 'On retrenchment m the Rubber Research Institute" there was 1 paragraph reading as follows 'There is however one factor that requires to
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  • 345 20 Tc the Editor. Sir. It- is extremely gratifying to peruse the report of the Retrenchment Committee but a careful persual will show m some cases that the committee have been benign not to suggest 1 drastic steps. Still at the outset we are confronted with the opinion of
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  • 243 20 James Dunn and Sally Eilers at Alhambra Ever since their great success as co-sfcars m 'Over the Hill." James Dunn and Sally Eilers are billed as one of the most pleasing star teams of the screen. "Dance Team." which began its season at the Alhambra last night, gives
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