The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 23 September 1933

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. EST. 1835. No. 14,069. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd., 1*33. 10 CENTS.
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  • 162 1 Strikers Hold Europeans Prisoner Havana. Sept. 22. •tage ol bread has followed the i the wholesale provision lich rejected the employes'! or higher wages and ceased! r o del:-- foodstulfs to the retailers.! "inor strikes have broken out shoremen are refusing to 1 Canadian products while
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  • 124 1 Result of Football: Competition No. 4. Four readers were successful m recasting the results of hes m Football Competition and the prize of $150 will be g the iollowing V. helliah, United Engineers. I Singapore. I Ahmad c o Chan and Eber. Singapore, Koh Cheng
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  • 501 1 Reason For Weakness Of Dollar CURRENCY PACT WITH BRITAIN Initial Recovery Spurt Halted ACCORDING to U.S. economists the present weakness of the dollar exchange is due to the flight of capital from the country. President Roosevelt is stated to be considering the possibility of a
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  • 241 1 WILD OUTBURSTS OF LAUGHTER ReichWtag Fire Trial $cenes Leipzig, Sept. 22. The demeanour of Van Der Lubbe, the Communist who is on trial here m connection with the Reichstag Are, m the dock was so inane yesterday that a mental specialist was called to testify as to his sanity. He
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  • 74 1 Momentous Conference Coming London. Sept. 20. Sir Ronald Lindsay. British Ambassador to the United States, who has been on leave m England will take pa.'t ir the discussions which will be opened shortly on the war debts questions He rill sail from Southampton on Sept. 27.
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  • 218 1 PENANG S.S.A. IN FAVOUR GIRLS PROTECTION AMENDMENT May Involve Innocent Landlords Penang, Sept. 22. I From Our Own Correspondent 1 The committee of the Straits Settlements Penang) Association who were j asked whether they would be agreeable to support a resolution lor free elementary
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  • 40 1 American Wife's Suit For Divorce Los Angeles, Sept. 22. Jane Kitchen Spedding. a wealthy Pasadena society woman, has filed a petition for divorce irom Thomas A. Spedding. described as an English sportsman resident m Shanghai, alleging desertion. Reuter
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  • 122 1 Soviet And Japan Accusations Of Bad Faith Moscow, Sept. 22. A sharp protest against alleged Japanese plans to chance the administration of the Chinese Eastern Railway was made by M. Sokolnikov to the Japanese Ambassador In Moscow. He declares that the proposed changes
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  • 145 1 Khabarovsk, Sept. 20. It is reported here that the management of the USjSurian Railway has received a communication from the South Manchurian Railway ln which the latter denounces the agreement existing between the two railways as regards the proportionate distribution of Manchurian freights. This move is
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  • 222 1 Tokyo, Sept. 20. In order to expedite the Soviet-Man-ehukuo negotiations for the transfer of the Chinese Eastern Railway, which have been at a deadlock since August 23 over the technical question of the rouble-yen exchange, the new Foreign Minister. Mr Hirota. is expected to give a warning to
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  • 52 1 H.M.S. Adventure For China In January London, Sept. 22. The "Cruiser Minelayer" Adventure, 8.740 tons, carrying 310 mines, will recommlssion In December with a full crew from Devonport (or service on the China Station. It Is anticipated that she will be ready to leave for China early m
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  • 47 1 Win^-Commander Willock's I Appointment Wing-Commander R P Willock has been appointed Air Attache to China and is sailing at the end of October. He has not decided where to reside Wing-Commander, Willock has had a distinguished career m Egypt. Irak and Kurdistan- Reuter
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  • 26 1 London. Sept. 20. A maximum speed of 92 miles an hour was attained yesterday by London. Midland and Scottish expres.. British Radio
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 68 1 ThPTf* .s no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA RAFFLES HOTEL, LTD. MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL. DI fell RIJSTAFFEL SPECIAL DINNER CLASSICAL MUSIC DANCE (FORMAL) 945 j> M MID-NIGHT RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381. \NLKY LUPINO soon be at THE CAP,TOL m the funniest British Comedy of the Year
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    • 128 1 On Other Pages North China irregulars threaten Peiping Page 9. A bankrupt's unsatisfactory conduct was criticised by the Chief Justice Page 6. Dog notes are published to-day Page 4. The local jockey Phil Tankard was absolved from blame at inquest proceedings on a man killed following a roadside accident Page
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    • 82 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshnea* and fragrance of thr 'Malayan garden* direct to your home. CHRYSLER SATISFACTION -_______^S_______B ADELPHI SEA VIEW HOTEL HOTEL CENTRALLY LOCATED IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT PRIVATE DINING ROOMS BEA AND SUNBATHING CONFERENCE ROOM TENNIB OOLF EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH W. C. EXCELLENT CUISINE AND SERVICE GENERAL
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  • 1036 2 Jockey Involved In Death T am satisfied on the evidence before me that the accident happened m the manner described by the driver and that it was the grass knife that was struck and not the deceased. This theory seems to agree with the
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  • 1709 2 Alleged Promise To Secure Contract TAXI HIRES AND DINNER EXPENSES PAID FOR NOTHING A long story was unfolded before Mr. Norman Grice, the Second Magi- 'strate, yesterday, of alleged fraud by a middle-aged Eurasian. Mrs. |E. M. Drage. who was tried on six charges of
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  • 99 2 t, n-. c ompanions m Misfortune" Eall Out i Two Chinese were fined $10. or 15 days' rigorous imprisonment, upon being found guilty of possession of :$1.25 worth of chandu. As they were being taken to the lock»up by constables, the first accused lmadl> n to aaiaui. accused.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 904 2 CLASSIFIED .ADVERTISEMENTS aaa-aaaaaaaaa 4fla aa aaa«aeaaaeaaa BOARD RESIDENCE. FENDERS SINGAPORE HUNICIPAI THE MANSION notice Ox ley Rise (off Tank Road) Tend Opening October 8 Hich elevation, large and NOTICE is hereby given airy rooms, modern sanitation. ar*» now invited ior the Karages. materials or services and that nam 1 1
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 376 2 DIARY OF THE WEEK Saturday, 23rd. Chinese League Football. Kallang vs. High Water 00.00 9.9 ft., 12.00 9.5 ft. Rumah Miskin, S.C.F.A. Meeting. Tambalak Rubber Estates, Rotary Tiffin, Adelphi Hotel. 1 p.m. Hongkong Bank, noon. Annual general meeting of Hon. Lady Football. S.A.F.A. Cup. Wiltshires vs. members of Keppel Golf
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  • 610 6 "CONDUCT NOT AT ALL SATISFACTORY" Why Bankruptcy Discharge Was Refused "A VERY BAD CASE" "1 cannot possibly regard the conduct of this bankrupt as at all satisfactory," commented the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Him. ard. when m the Bankruptcy Court yesterday he refused an application for discharge made by one
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  • 355 6 Plebiscite Resolution Passed By House Manila. Sept. lti. The plebiscite resolution Which has 1 aroused to much discussion during thet past week was iinally passed last night. The action of the House m passing the resolution paves the way for the i discussion of the plebiscite bill
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  • 318 6 1 50 Must Be Won FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION Six Free Chances Every Week OELOW will be found particulars ot the Free Press Football Competition No. 6 m which you are asked to forecast results of ten English and Scottish League matches to be played on Sept. 30th. This announcement
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  • 226 6 Competitors who have forecasted correctly EIGHT or more matches should send m their claims addressed to Football Competition No. G Singapore Free Press. 78. Cecil Street, Singapore. A postcard is all that is necessary giving number of correct results claimed and the name and address
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 268 6 Ye« need suffer no longer the pate and discomfort of Rheumatism Sciatica. Lumbago X your Mood to kept In a pure and healthy state remove the cause of the trouble by taking Clarke's Blood Mixture. OfmUCk emim mmi Steem. EemuAy good m LIQUID er TABLET Seem aJ V a 1
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    • 202 6 \FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION No. 6 I agree to abide by the con.M. tons governing this competi- > tion as set out above and to accept as final the decision of the j Competition Editor of the Singapore Free Press m all matters I appertaining thereto. My forecast of the
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    • 60 6 S. Shimura Co Shirt and Pyjama Makers Complete Shirt Outfits m Stock No. 82-2, Bras Ba-nh Read SINGAPORE. Tel 4382 INDISPUTABLY 'Y^f THE BEST _> I I\ T» I I c I X t_ mm 1 1 a ——."^—l "^^_^i _..»A~\ a. I I X. T. A_■ If i* __F^J^*^^
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 327 6 CHURCH SERVICES 15th Sunday After Trinity ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL 6.50 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.30 a.m. Matins. 8 a.m. Holy Communion < Choral >. 5.30 p.m. Evensong (Choral I and Sermon. .0.30 a.m. Air Base Parade Service. i.30 p.m. Service at Johore Bahru. Monday. Wednesday and Friday at 8 a.m. Holy
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    • 271 6 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE S«H ll i> Ronham Buildini. Raffles |>i (Branch of The Mother c First Church of Chi i m Boston US A Sunday Bervlce 10 am Testimony MeetiiiK 530 p n Wednesday of each mon* Reading Room at the .tb open Mondays. Wednesday Fridays 9.30 to 11 30 am
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  • 196 7 BANKRUPTCY ORDER GRANTED Managing^Partner Now In Prison The copra fraud case, which six months ago was causing widespread comment m commercial circles m Singapore, was mentioned m the Offl^ Pt A Cy C Urt when the Official Assignee, through Mr. D H oVdP°r r in a n
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  • 943 7 BAIL OF $20,000 MUST STAND Allegations Of Commercial Immorality 1 An application for reduction of ijbail, to vary an order of the court B fixing bail for a bankrupt at $20,000, failed m the Bankrupt Court yes- terday before the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Huggard. 1 Tlie bankrupt, it was
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  • 329 7 FAMILY THROWN INTO SEA Heartrending Tragedy Near Singapore An accident resulting m the loss 01 j the lives of a woman, about to become I a mother, and her aged father jccurred m Singapore Harbour on j I Thursday morning when a koleh be- J longing to Malay living on
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 123 7 STORAGE I STANTON NELSON CO., LTD. 4 Collyer Quay. Telephone 5874 H CAPITOL MATINEE TO-DAY at 3.15 LAST NIGHT of Gaumont- Ufa's sensational epic of the Future— FT** I CONRAD i •A •JL I VEIDT GIGANTIC IN CONCEPTION, RPITlcu DARING IN EXECUTION— L__ £JJSH_CASTj TO-MORROW:— (Opening at the Matinee 3.15)
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    • 40 7 t CAPITOL! To- day at 11 a.m. "MICKEY MOUSE" Matinee Special Programme including Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphony Cartoons. LAUREL and HARDY, SLIM SUMMERVTLLE comedies, musical shorts, etc. SEND THE KIDDIES Admission: Adults 50 cts. Members of Mickey Mouse CluV
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    • 292 7 PARAMOUNT H PRESENTS ANOTHER GREAT TRIUMPH f^jjg. ALIVE WITH THE 1 (-HARM OF i Jr^r HELEN HAVES. :I FILMED' I CHOSEN THE BEST ACTRESS %Sk -A °F THE YEAR. '"'"•oca/"'* J _^_l VIVID WITH THE **np^% GARY COOPER. 4gWlk ADOLPHE MENJOU. r I J_| KISIN( TO NEW HEIGHTS g'Cat love
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  • 54 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE WEDDING BATHGATE-MAKEPEACE: On Sept. 11 at Westbury-on-Trym Parish Church. Bristol, by the Rev. Arthur Wynne. l Ronald Norman, only son oi Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Bathgate, of The Rocks. JBurrington Combe, to Margaret, elder I daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Makepeace, of 22. Holmes Grove. Henleaze.
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  • 407 8 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1933 Time For A Colonial Conference Arising out of articles on the I West Indies by Mr. Owen Rutter, I i who is better known m this part ol the world than on the other side of it. the Times recently discu#>ed the
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  • 849 8 We commence this morning a series of brief biographical articles upon Singapore personalities. In selecting Dato S. Q. Wong to initiate the series we have chosen one of the leading members of the Straits Chinese community whose interests range actively over Singapore ami Johore. The scries
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  • 976 8 INHERE is not much inspiration for this column this week. Nothing much appears to have been happening, or at all events the Topicist has not got to hear of it In a desperate search for inspiration he took a stroll through the Arcade yesterday morning but
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 150 8 BOLS GIN. LIQUEURS. BITTERS. CAILDIBIECICS -4i»w;i__i_ JBj ro M irrf»i_*T*i]-t# r cinq or 11-M JEWELLERY When imh tn_; a piece of JEWELLERY no matter far vhat occasion, let as help yoa. >>a Till ihu_ bi assared of the FINEST SELECTION and the me that 9_fm the best m QUALITY, WORKMANSHIP
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    • 57 8 A HAIRDRESSER SAYS that blonde hair often gives a lot of trouble. Especially when a brunette finds it on her husband's shoulder. Ruinous expense m the event of illness or injury may be avoided by taking out a v GAFLAC ACCIDENT and ALL SICKNESS POLICY. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE
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  • 536 9 IRREGULARS' THREAT TO PEIPING Waiting For Attack By Volunteers JAPANESE ASSISTANCE ASKED HERE are persistent rumours that the irregulars and volunteers .n North China have combined and preparing to march on Peiping and Tientsin \,f SP l[t a a ck. PreCaUti nS arC ta^ Kmergency meetings are being held by
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  • 53 9 I\kin Loaders Emergency Meeting Shanghai, Sept. 22. iopments m Charhar and H« pell appear to confirm t the Japanese are tilled forces" under Gen•vu and General Chi- what might be called nfiuence" m the so-called non- BOUth of the Great Wall. rces. after occupying Huajiu. up with thr
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  • 101 9 Big Air Force For South China Hon* Kong. Sept. 22. In accordance with the three years plan passed by the Government of the South-west, a large sum of money has j been set aside for the building of an air force m South China. Large orders for
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  • 97 9 AQUARIUM TO BE BUILT IN STAMFORD ROAD Government Offer To Tlie Municipality The Government's free offer of an area of Crown land at Stamford Road and Waterloo Street for an Aquarium, with requisite grounds, was considered at a meeting of Municipal Committee No. 4 this week, who recommended the Municipal
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  • 204 9 Rates Cheaper Than Rail And Boat Medan. Sept. ltt. The International Air Traffic Association will hold its half-yearly conference m London next week. Thirty countries will be represented and Mr Woods Humphery. managing director Imperial Airways, will preside. The membership of the Association is limit .*d to
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  • 75 9 Secret Meeting On River Steamer Shanghai. Sept. 21. The members of the Internaiiona Anti-War League held a secret meeting on bo: rcl a steamer on the Whampoo River last night when many representatives from Europe and Asia attended. Madam Soonp Ching-ling, wife Of Dr Sun Vat Sen. also
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  • 60 9 On His Way To Malaya From Kenya Mr. Samuel Joyce Thomas, first Puisne Judge. Kenya, who has been appointed to the vacant Chief Justiceship of the Federated Malay States, is on his way to Kuala Lumpur, having left Mombassa last week. Mr Thomas, who is travelling via
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  • 61 9 'Chinese Saved By Hospital Patients Penang. Sept. 22. An elderly Chinese. Teh Seng, an inmate of the district hospital who is suffering from a chronic ailment, attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a razor but had only made one incised wound Just above his Adam's
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  • 88 9 Mr Ching Kee Sun writes: I read m the issue of the Free Press of the 20th instant an article headed "Proposed Palais de Danse m Serangoon Road" which says, inter alia. "Two of the directors are Mr J. S. Rennie, J. P. and Mr. Cheong Kee
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  • 56 9 Receiving and adjudication orders were made ln the Bankcuptcy Court yesterday, against a European. C. H. Loveridge. who it was stated, had had certain of his property under seizure, and who wanted to have it distributed equally among his creditors. Receiving and adjudication orders wer also granted against
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  • 137 9 LATEST TIN AND RUBBER PRICES AND STERLING RATES Rubber and Tin prices and the sterling rate in New York and Paris, specially cabled to the Free Press are as follow London. Sept. 22. Messrs. Symington and Wilson's rubber market closing prices to-day were: Spot (Sellers* 3 25 32d.
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  • 616 9 OUTRAM ROAD BOYS ARE "MOVIE" CONSCIOUS Pictures "Shot" In Singapore Boys m the Outram Road School are 'movie" conscious. And they ought to be; for they have their own cinema shows m the school hall once every month. This, declares Mr. Goodman Ambler the head-master, is
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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    • 224 9 /^pSlv f2) Man s /^^^A^ Toilet Problems I will be easily solved by "4711 g >_^^^Wirv\V Genuine Kau de Cologne and bA^^ Toiletries. A generous dash -vm- Moving Stick Q f "4711" m bath and wash 'mrShaving Cream bowl, its regular use after Fragranced with "4711" c d sports and
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 544 10 COMMERCIAL AVIATION IN MALA YA What Courage And Small Capital Can Achieve That it is not beyond the capabilities of people m Malaya to organise local air services was urged by a speaker at a meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club when the success of aviation m Siam was
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    • 292 10 New Head Of Veterinary Service Captain S. H. Whitworth. M R C.VS late Veterinary Pathologist. Gold Coast will arrive by the P. and O. Comorin next month to take up his duties as Director of Veterinary Research and Veterinary Adviser, Malaya. This is a new post
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    • 115 10 8,000 More People Employed (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Sept. 16. According to the Aneta News Agency the number of labourers working on the East Coast of Sumatra has been steadily Increasing since the beginning of this year. In January the number was *****0 One month later it
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    • 63 10 The value of imports of merchandise nto Argentina for *he first half of this year was 189.536 873 gold pesos, compared with 178.081.441 pesos for the corresponding period of 1932. states the ?n»tb y A VirC V lar ISSUed by the Anglo-! South American Bank. Exports total- Sino s 293
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    • 119 10 September 22 Devoe's Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per tin (of 4 Imp. galls.) i.70 Sylvan Arrow Kerosene per tin 1.50 Socony Motor Gasoline ex pump per British Imperial Gallon 82 Socony Motor Gasoline V 4 drums per British Imperial Gallon 85 Socony Motor Gasoline tin) 3 55
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    • 18 10 Mr J. cG. Spooner was elected President of the Lake Club at the genml meeting on Tuesday night
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    • 79 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association September 22., 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot (loose) 11 3 4 ll 7 n R.S.S. equal to London Standard (F. 0.8.) 12 116 12 316 Standard R.S.S. on Tender October 11% 12 November 12 12Vs Oct.-Dec. 12 12»/8 Jan.-March
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    • 241 10 Duty of 5 Cents On Sugar A notification m the recent F.M.S. Government Gazette cancels the notification relating to Customs duties, published m the Gazette of October 14. 1932. and imposes certain new duties which came into force on September 9 Among the changes noted are the
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    • 234 10 LEWIS PEAT'S RUBBER REPORT Rumours Keep Market Unsettled Singapore. Sept. If. The market has been kept m an uncertain condition by reports of restriction negotiations, and earlier m tin week prices were forced up by nervou: short covering and by a certair amount of speculative buying. Tb< news concerning restriction
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    • 63 10 During the week ending 16th Sept 1933. exports from Malayan port: amounted to 29.649 cases, of whicl 25.910 cases were to the Unitec Kingdom. 1.665 cases to the Continent of Europe. 1.225 cases to Canada and 849 cases elsewhere. Total exports for the period. January 1.
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    • 73 10 Judgment m the case m which Jagal Singh, a Sikh cloth merchant of Kuah Lumpur, and his assistant. Indrr Singh, were charged w'th evndinp customs duties on 80 pieces of printed poplin, valued at $3.90 per piece tod S ay dellVerCd DV thG fIFSt ma Bistratc His
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    • 965 10 I Profita ble Forwa rd Rubber Contracts The sixteenth annual general meetini of Kluang Rubber Company, Limited was held m the Hong Kong Ban! Chambers yesterday. Mr. S. Q. Wonj presided and others present wen .viessrs. E. S. Mannassch. W. E. Rayner S. H. Moss and
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    • 424 10 Small Profit For Last Year Tiie report oi the directors of Jlmah Rubber Estates. Ltd.. to the twentythird annual general meeting of shareholders to be held m the Exchange Room. Fullerton Building, on Saturday September 30. at 12 o'clock noon, states: After writing off depreciation at the usual
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    • 22 10 latest Buyers' Prices #_np3_.a Wsa tsrssiSi >£€U-_-S~_& n«_m? _Tl average »«"W--£BO.o y ton We ghU c °™nent Market: Easy
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    • 129 10 Singapore Produce P rices Sincaporr s, r Gambler Java Cube Hamburg Cube Muntok Whitr White Pepper Black Pepper Mixed Black Peppu Copra, sundritd Copra, mixed Small Hake Taploci Mcd Pearl Tapioca Bmall Pearl Taploci Llngga Sapo Flour Fair Sago Flour Palembang Jelot-jnf 1 Banja Jelotong Sarawak Jrlotonf R. <Slam» WC
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    • 99 10 fte»t. 20 American Can Com 9*< \m. Teleph )Fi» .ma Xfctagraph J2a^ i ttchcson Railrojd 3upont Firestone. OHMHB M% 3ener.il Ehctr.r General Mi .v" v Goodrich 3oodyear 40 TcliT^ i ru .a.d TriNational Cttf Bank Mew York Central TJ...1: 48 Radio Corjxjrutlon s c.tii! rate M Co 18^
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    • 151 10 World Exchange Rates September 2_ SKU.IM, London. 4 month.*' sight 2 4 3 SS London. 3 months" sight I 11 London. 60 ri Mt 2 4 London. 30 days' slj: 2 4 132 London, demand 2 4 London, tt 23 Lyons and Paris, demand Hamburg, demand \m) New York, demand
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  • 724 11 > 'erday's Closing Quotations fEMBCB 1933 j Buyers Sellers C) 29s 30s x.cl. £> 30s 35s 14s bd 15^ 6d 1.02 1.05 rd. 1 9s 6d 20s 6d g (til 16 18 60 65 i is 7d Is lOd ,v S S lst) 14s 6d 15s 6d
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  • 221 11 Otta Agreements Increase Trade j returns for July show mpared with last J**** as regards inter-Empire reflects the results of the led at the Ottawa Con- the sixth week m suecesu earnings ol both the Uan railways were larger corresponding weeks last pioyment figures are conr than
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  • 135 11 The output oi rubber from Jlmah Rubber Estate for the month of August. amounted to 40.200 pounds. Mr H M. S. Haughton. acting Senior Executive Engineer. Kinta. will be proceeding to Teluk Alison on transfer next month. We have relerred on several occasions lately to the difficulty which Estates, particularly
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  • 158 11 Equalisation Fund In Operation London. Sept. 19. Uncertainty as regards the financial policy ol the United States continued to restrict business on the Stock Exchange to-day. but there was some improvement m rubber shares on a re- vival of restriction talk. Wheat again responded to higher American
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  • 185 11 Railway men Must He Trained and Physically Sound Railway men as a body are healthier to-day than ever before, at least as fai .as Canada is concerned, declares Dr. John MeCombe. Chief Medical Officer 1 for the Canadian National Railways. 'and In consequence, railway travel ls safer
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  • 145 11 Mill* May Be Erected In Shanghai Tokyo, Sept. 18. Java .sugar may expel Japanese sugar m Chinese markets m the near future, it ls predicted here, as it is reported that Java sugar firms, following the establishment of sugar manufacturing companies by the Indian Government ior tlie purpose
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  • 64 11 Tlie latest Treasury returns show that tlie ordinary revenue for the current hnancial year up to Sept. 16. amounted to c 257.692.185. At the corresponding date of last year the amount totalled .253.899.990. Ordinary expenditure to date for the current year totalled £307.385.272 which is more than £32
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  • 95 11 At last there has appeared an unmistakable sign of returning prosperity, states the Industrial Department ol th Canadian National Railways. This Is the declaration by the head of a great paint manufacturing company to the effect that their business has shown m the months of May. June and July marked
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  • 195 11 Delegation* To Be Sent Overseas Nanking. Sept. 14. Preparation, are understood to bt under way for the organisation el several D nnwereial investigation am promotion touring parties to be r >ndUCted under the auspices ol tTH Bureau ol International Trade One delegation will proceed Manila while others will
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  • 127 11 Japan Takd Action Tokyo. Sepi. 9. The joint conference between commerce and industry lormed by thr Ministries of Foreign AlTairs. Finance War. Marine and Overseas allairs which has been sitting regularly to tormulate a national oil policy, considered a sub-committee's report at yesterdays session, and decided on
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  • 74 11 Various steps have recently been taken by the R.G.A. to follow-up the Conference on Rubber m Building* The question of future conferences has now been considered and it has been decided that the next Conference Jjuld be held m conjunction with mbers of the Medical Profession, retaries of hospitals, medical
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 539 11 Assets exceed $12,000,000 Assurance In force over %Zs,*H t H% The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies
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    • 443 11 I CHARTERED BANK !oF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA 'Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital ln 600.000 shares of £5 each £3.000.000 i Reserve Fund £3.000.000 (Reserve Liability ol Proprietors £3,000.000 HEAD OFFICE 38. Blshopsgate. London. EC. 2 Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Iloilo Semarang Amritsar Ipoh Seremban
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 82 12 I EUROPE RATES REDUCED The straits Homeward Conference announces: '"Merchants are hereby ir.rormed that it has been agreed tc reduce tIM rates of freight on Oilcake irom Straits t lo Conference basis Ports m Europe <ts 'follows, with effect irom 22 9 33: Oilcake. Circular— ln Rolls
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    • 174 12 I i Homes For Seamen's Widows Under the will of the late Mr Anthony Robert Marshall, a Liverpool i shipowner, and member of the firm of JMacvicar. Marshall, and Co. the Mercantile Marine Service Association has i received the sum of £2.500 lor the J purpose oi endowing
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    • 348 12 A LINER NOBODY WANTS Deadlock In French Controversy J Experts appointed by the Seine Tribunal oi Commerce are understood to have come to the conclusion that the French liner Atlantique. burnt In the English Channel m somewhat mysterious circumstances, is beyond repair, a Paris message of Aug. 26. It may
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    • 192 12 A Vessel With A History rd Moyi ht "Itnussilkg." which waa recently wrecked during a r the west coast In Ii nd *.»s with a particularly Interfiling 1 1 md mm rurtherm n which ihOW r ireelulm .s> and nuity oi British ihlpbulkk i Originally built ior th Railway
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    • 53 12 Two Spanish Stenmors Involved Paris. Srpt. 1 1 Lisbon. The Spams!) steamer Romeu •arrying 35 passengers and a crew „f J* nen collided with the cargo boat Bchano loaded with salt and having Ul men on board The can* boat sank n fifteen minutes, and only Mx men
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    • 65 12 Breaks Out Again m Fraaei iriv srpt JJ the north- w< st i on the (Net ar» MgiQ day and last nig] d barrages m That rr gardes mobiles %»p' paraded tofrthef v.ith horse guard Aye auton I The Pn 1. 1 th« p et Oise recalled In
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    • 65 12 light Buoy Temporarily Replaced A notice issued b\ dant states that tl light -buev placed by a buoy on or „b ul Septenber 16 Without fUrtlM r Th> ot Johore sh.> A i Lai 1 Iffl N I <appr I lru ing a pr |«p .bowing i» i
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    • 24 12 The sailings of tl gang and Bi lawan on November 19 9 will h account i resume hei TluirsdJf. Tth December v
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    • 149 12 Thr 'accounts ol the Booth Steamship Co.. Liverpool, to March 31 show Aj 2765 <against PW« of C 11.483.. plus £1.250 lor directors' fees and 16.811 loss on the sale of 1 steamers, less transfer from income lrom L 26.00.* brought m. there remains €5.176 to be carried forward Mr
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    • 102 12 THE SINGAPORE HARROIR BOARD I Ships alongside the Wharves or Expected to iailSU East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Rajuls 22. Hai Blni 10 Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) Takada 18. Kinta 15. Pr^ Polk 11 Memnon 6 Empire Dock (Entrance Gate S). Yamanata Maru 30. AdratUS 32- Hua Tong 35.
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    • 591 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches and A rrivals BY TRAIN Bangkos every Saturday 7 r m- and Thursday 7 30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday Saturday 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Padang Besar) Monday and Friday 7
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  • 1049 15 "Concrete Grounds Upset Current Form. II Own Correspondent.) London. Sept. 12. still experiencing tropical most football grounds are j „i concrete. Consequently re finding conditions even ult than those produced by lie amazing results of many at which many Malayans wondered, are the outcome. rd
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  • 364 15 Portsmouth Seize Lead Four First Division matches were payed on Wednesday evening. The most important— though not the most excit- ing— of them was the goalless draw j between Portsmouth and Sunderland lat Frattaon Park. The points thus i shared by Pompey took them to the
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  • 90 15 The only mid-week Second Division same saw Brentford lose their unbeaten record, when Bradford entertained them and beat them 5 2. Blackmore scored thrice for the winners, and Parris twice, while Hopkins and Muttitt netted for Brentford. Another unbeaten record disappeared when Crystal Paace were beaten
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  • 499 15 Bromley 1 Hayes 1 1 Enfield 2 Rom ford 2 [jeyton 2 Barnet 1 Redhill 3 Ux bridge Town I Southall 4 Sutton United 1 Walthamstow Avenue 1 Goldevs Green 0 Wealdstone 2 Barking Town 1 Barking Town 4 Wealdstont* 2 Bamet 1 Lejton 1 [rolders
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  • Article, Illustration
    19 15 Chock Wah m action. Clearing the ball from the Chinese goal area m the cup replay with Puiau Brani.
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  • 35 15 MuniciDal Committee No. 4 has apthe free exclusive use of Mount Baths, from 2 to 4 p.m., or Movembe*- 3rd. for th*» Singapore Ja- nanese Elementary School acquatlc snorts, m celebration of Japan's National Holiday.
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  • 604 15 End Of The Season Averages (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 12. The end-of-the-season cricket averages, excluding the matches between the champion county and the Rest, are as follow (Qualification 25 completed innings.) Highest Times Inns. Runs. Inn>. not out. Avt; Mead 44 2576 227 6 67.78 Hammond
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  • 110 15 Chiengmai Fours To-day The Chiengmal fours, the last race to be rowed this year, will take place to-day. The crews will be: <bow> G. M Coltart. <2> A. R. Ander'son, (3> W. R. Perrott. <str.> H. Price (Cox» J. C. Allan. ibow> L. F. Duncan. <2) J. P. Blyth
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  • 150 15 "Keep your best boxers at home." S I seems to be the motto of the Transvaal I j Board of Control of Professional Boxing. To prevent South Africa boxing 1 champions from drifting away to other i j countries, that Board has adopted the I following resolution: "Except where, i
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  • 569 15 Racing Weights For Cesarewitch And Cambridgeshire London, Sept. 8. Weights for the two Newmarket races which constitute the so-called "Great Autumn Double" the Cesarewitch and the Cambridgeshire— were published last evening. In each instance, the work of the financial handicapper, Mr. Fawcett, is considered to be most satisfactory,
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  • 507 15 To be run at Newmarket on Oft. 25. The CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES, a handicap of 5 soys. each, with 1.000 soys. added; for three-year-olds and upwards; the lowest weight may be 6 st. 7 lb. the owner of the second horse to receive 300 soys. and of the third
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  • 101 15 British women athletes did not fare too well ln the international conteit at Brussels. Mile. Schurman (Holland) won the 100 metres m 11 l-ssec. with Miss Hlscock (England) fourth Miss Hiscock finished second to Mile Schurman m the 200 metres. Other results W ere 800 Metres —Mile Walasiewics (Poland) 2min.
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  • 1051 16 "Cat Calls" From The Crowd At Anson Road Chinese 4; R.A.F 1. The last fixture of the league for thi* season, the postponed match betweer the Chinese and the R.A.F. was playec at Anson Road Stadium yesterday, and resulted m a victory for the Chinese
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  • 63 16 Draw For The Second Round The draw for the second round of the Singapore Amateur Football Association challenge cup was made last night as follows Sept 26 -RA F vs Pulau Brani Sept. 28 S.C.C. vs. Wiltshire Regt or Police Sept. 29 Singapore Chinese FA vs. Wiltshire Regiment
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  • 30 16 The match Singapore Recreation Club versus Straits Cattle Trading Football Club, abandoned on Thursday, will be replayed at Anson Road Stadium on Monday at 5.15 p m
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  • 112 16 Poor Display Against Penang Malays <From Our Own Correspondent Penang, Sept. 22. Singapore Pernakan Club, champions of the Singapore Mohamedan Football Association, who arrived st Penang this morning from Singapor^ by the Kedah to play a series of matches m Penang. played their open ing fixture this afternoon
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  • 258 16 To-day's League Matches The following matches will be played m the English and Scottish Leagues this afternoon DIVISION I Aston Villa vs. Sunderland. Blackburn R. vs. Sheffield Wed. Everton vs. Arsenal. Leeds Utd. vs. West Brom. Albion. Leicester City vs. Chelsea. Middlesbrough vs. Manchester C. Newcastle Utd. vs.
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  • 265 16 I>raw For Maiden 2-Year-Olds Perak Turf Club draw for the 1933-4 fnaiden 2-year-olds resulted as follows: 1 CH.E.G. < Knight of the Garter Actress* P Logue and S D ScoiV 2 B.E.F. < Legatee- Cleone I A Van Tooren. 3 B.E.F. Brown Lady -Brown Bud Great Lady*
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  • 75 16 New York. Sept 21 x«r_. the Ampr *can baseball league Washington Senators win the league pennant. B In the National league rain prevented play m the match between Brooklyn and New York. «-.y« Two matches were played m the American league resulting as follows. Detroit 10 E n Philadelphia
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  • 349 16 Hockey Chinese Obtain Odd Goal In Hockey Game •C.R.C 3; A.P.C Z. In their second hockey match this eason the Singapore Chinese R.C. won y the odd goal m five over the Asiatic »etroleum Company on the Hong _lm Green yesterday. There was much bungling and hackng of
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  • 256 16 Singapore Recreation Club's Year Singapore Recreation Club committees annual report lor the year ended June 30 shows that the number of active members at that date was 140 ordinary members and 64 Junior members, as against 167 ordinary members and 76 Junior members m June. 1932 The
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  • 140 16 S.C.C Tournament Finals To-day There was no play m the lawn tennis tournament at the SCC yesterday afternoon. *I h w A laSSSingI S between N.S. Wise (owe 30.2) and R F Goodman •owe will be continued this alter noon and the B Class doubles final between W
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  • 90 16 The Scene-Shifters announce The Merry Wives of Windsor In Moden BACH c s SS *^e h p merPO,ato(l SS «ACHb The Peasants' Cantata" mn from "Twelfth Night" and "Much Adf About Nothing" at the Glade The^re Dunearn Road, at 930 p m share on Wednesday. Thursday. Frid v P^d any
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  • 214 16 Next Week's Games Announced MONDAY D. C. Burn and A. L Gilmore vs G. C. Miller and H. C. Allen. E. Laidman and C. M. McNair vs E. H. R. Bowerman and A. B. Jordan H. R. L. Dyne and V. D Knowles vs H. Gray
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  • 186 16 Forthcoming ties m the SRC. tennis tournament are MONDAYS TIES "A" Singles N S Hogan vs G E. N. Oehlers. M. A Cordeiro vs. N. E. Ess "B M Singles G. H Kraal vs R. G Lange C R Eber vs O O Struys Ladies' Doubles Mrs. H.
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  • 189 16 13 MEMBERS i D. it JAR) Australian Tour n England The MCC taincy ol Mr I) }> I the P and O Mool< Tilbury this mornim numbers 16. i* „s D R. Jardine (Sun B H. Valentine X- i W H. V. Levett -K. r C.
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  • 47 16 Harry Mizler < A B A. Champloi. cessive knockout v professional when h. i,. Darlington at The Rm R Gordon, though tak the seventh round .mm a luslllade of punches to the h«*d provided tht stlfTest opposition Ml? tered and he brought m the ex-amateur
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