The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 July 1934

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,319. ESTD. 1835. WEDNESDAY, JULY 18. 1934. 10 CENTS.
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  • 784 1 fanks, Machine Guns And Gas In The Streets SITUATION EASING Strike Leaders Declare They Have No Wish There Should Be Bloodshed q\N FRANCISCO, its streets dotted with tanks, machine D guns, and armed troops, had the appearance of a beleapuered city when the
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  • 34 1 Moscow, July 17. UIMTIOX workers are to IVI receive a ten per cent, rise m pay, a reduction of 50 per cent, m income tax and may earn bonuses. Reuter Wireless
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  • 255 1 PRELIMINARY TALKS TO BE RESUMED LATER Shanghai, July 17. TPHE Japanese Naval Ministry has submitted the following decision to the Cabinet, according to a late message from Tokio Japan shall insist on independent action regarding her nation defence at the next international naval conference next year irrespective
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  • 197 1 Fifty New Squadrons BRITAIN TO AUGMENT HER AIR FORCE London, July 17. IT IS learned that the report of the Cabinet sub- committee which for several weeks has been studying the additional needs of Britain's air defence will be submitted to the Cabinet tomorrow. Its approval is a foregone conclusion.
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  • 62 1 Istanbul, July 15. The g*et ijiu 3.000 Jetrs out of a total of 15.C00 have fled here following the outburst of anti-semitism m Thrace is revealed m the report of the Minister for the Interior Who is m vestigating the facts of the persecution. The
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  • 133 1 OFFICIAL STORY OF SHOOTING Athens, July 16. *pHE British cruiser London is jiasten- ing to Samos m connection with the Turkish sentry incident. An official Turkish version of the shooting incident m which British naval officers were involved, one being killed, states that a Turkish customs
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  • 250 1 DEATH LIST SECRET Names Of \ictims Will Never Re Told Berlin. July 16. THE secret of Hitler's "death list" will never be revealed. The announcement of this sinister fact is accompanied by a Government spokesman's pronouncement that it was considered that Hitler's speech last night definitely closed the discussion on
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  • 23 1 The annual splits of the AngloGhinate School, Seremban. will be held en Saturday, Aug. 18. All friends and I former students are invited.
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  • 392 1 SERIOUS FLOOD MENACE IN CHINA Canton, June 28. \X7HILE other parts of China are suffering from drought the flood i menace alone both the East and West River districts u> rapidly growing owing to heavy and incessant rains. As a result of thf downpour of the
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  • 196 1 FEAR WORKABLE PLAN IMPOSSIBLE London, July 17. j •THE serious plight ol British shipping clue to the contraction of world trade, competition and subsidised foreign shipping, is evidenced by the fact that the Furness Withy Company have pass- ed a dividend on their ordinary shares for the
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  • 73 1 Devotees* Torches Set Ligrht To Temple Roof Calcutta. July 17. Thirty persons were burned to death and forty seriously injured In a fire which broke out m a temple near Tinnevelly. The flaming torches carried by devotees set fire to the thatch- ed roof of the
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  • 32 1 London, July 17. HRITISH imports at £53.750,000 m June are up £7,500.000 compared with the corresponding month of 1933 and exports at £32,000,000 are up £3.500,000.- Reuter Wireless
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    • 62 1 MOTOR UNION PRIVATE CAR POLICIES FOR SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. 4Hi^bi BW M'ai I BfJ pi 3i^l I P/^BB ifIBABJ fll I w BBf A■! BJ SBb Bj vJ ~BJ TONIGHT Pn«. L p ANCE 630 to 815 pm DANCE (INFORMAL) 9.45 p.m. to Midnight MUSHKA PANOVA THE ROXY THEATRE
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    • 195 1 On Other Pages i nine hew was sentenced to prison for breach of trust of sums totalling $I.2B3— Page 3. A car driver who knocked down an£ fatally injured a child was fined $200 Page 6. Singapore still maintains its record a* one of the most healthy cities m the
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    • 140 1 THE MOTOR UNION INSURANCE CO., LTD. ilr.c. m Er.^andi FOUNDED BY THE MOTOR UNION OF G.B AND IRELAND AND SOLE OFFICIAL INSURERS TO THE A.A. OF G.B. Local Agents and Attorneys: SIME, DARBY Ac Co., Ltd. 5. MALACCA ST., TEL. 5144. SINGAPORE. SEA VIEW \^7 HOTEL BALLROOM 1 TONIGHT SPECIAL
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  • 120 2 Piccard's Balloon Taken To Ardennes Brussels, July 15 The balloon m which Professor Max Cosyns, colleague of Mr. Piccard. will make his forthcoming attempt on the stratosphere was today taken by military aeronautical experts to Hourhaveme m the Ardennes where the ascent will be made. Professor Cosyns. who
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  • 49 2 Hindenburg Honours War Veterans Berlin, July 17. President Hindenburg has instituted the 'Honorary Iron Cross" for all Germans who participated m the Great War. There wjll be three classes respectively for front-line nghters. ordirary participants and the widows and parents of the fallen. Reuter Wire less
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  • 746 2 A Former Athletic i Champion <From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, July 17. Athletic champion of Pahang in 1927, Mohamed Yassim bin Bunyong. a 23--ycar-old Malay, y/as yesterday sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonmcnt at the Assizes by Mr. Justice Burton, when he pleaded guilty
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  • 120 2 Tragedy Of A Blizzard In The Himalayas Simla. July 17. A German expedition attempting to climb the Himalayan mountain Nangaparbat met with disaster m a blizzard, according to the Calcutta newspaper, "he Statesman. Three members of the party Merkel. Wieland and Welzenbach. have been missing for several days
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  • 83 2 Waiter Charged At Brighton London, July 17. After an intensive all night search the police have detained a waiter named Mancini m connection with the second trunk murder crime. Mancini was taken by motor car to Brighton police station, where he was booed by a crowd of
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  • 80 2 STATE TEAM FOR COLONY CRICKET MATCH Kuala Lumpur, July 17. •THE following are selected to represent the Federated Malay States m the annual cricket match against the Colony during the August holidays J. D. Hussey (Captain), A. J. Bostock-Hill, G. Denison Smith (Perak), F. K. MacNamara, Lall Singh, B. S.
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  • 33 2 Sentence 01 seven years' rigoroiuimprisonment was pnssed on two of the three Chinese who were charged at the Assizes with armed robbery m a house m Middle Road. The third accused was acquitted.
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  • 295 2 Letters To The Editor "GHASTLY ODOURS" IN ALEXANDRA ROAD To The Editor. Sir.— With the hope that publicity may perhaps cause action to be taken, where direct complaints to the Municipal Health Department have !hitherto failed, we draw your attention to what is nothing less than a public scandal. The
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  • 51 2 Peipinjr, June 29. Two more suspects, Wang Teh and Yang Wen-tze. have been arrested m connection with the murder of Dr. J. H. Ingram, of the American Board Mission, while defending his wife and grandchildren from robbers m the Western Hills recently, and will be sent to Peiping for trial.
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    • 228 2 TO LET. PASIR PANJANG HILL-Three and two bed-roomed bungalows (one furnished >. Electricity and water—also 9 Barker Road— Apply Zehnder Brothers. No 79 MEYER ROAD, three bedrooms. garage, tennis court, recently thoroughly renovated. Apply Meyer Brothers. EXCELLENT OFFICE AND GODOWN ACCOMMODATION to let In splendid ferroi concrete building (3 floor*)
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    • 477 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS MORNY fine quality BATH SOAPS. Mammoth oval tablets Assorted Perfumes. A Luxury- for the Bath. Per Tablet /60 Box of 6 $3.25 Medical Hall/ Limited, Chemists. BUSINESS CARDS STRAITS TYPEWRITER AGENCY STATIONERS REPAIRERS 14A Change Alley, Singapore. 9p The Cheapest House for your Stationery. Typewriters. Ribbons Qfl and
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    • 463 2 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders Tenders are now following material* or' particulars, see Uu Room. Supply of filling mat tipping same Changi Road from J to Telok Kurau \f, Closing. 4 p.m. Thurv Cutting and n,, iyi old Singapore Rac I of Closing. 4 p.m f u j Excavating earth ton
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  • 658 3 $1,283 Involved In Case NOTICE OF APPEAL GIVEN AND BAIL ALLOWED SENTENCE of two months* rigorous imprisonment was passed on Hock a chln chew employed by the Steantthff Company's m.v. Marudu, for criminal (h of tru-t Of 51.583.66 m the third police court, iipon
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  • 74 3 Several Hundred Dociiments Seized From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 16. Early yesterday morning, the ioca detective branch, m conjunction with he coast police, raided some quarters pon?? K'-antar. m 7" al SelanSeveral hundred Communistic dOCU ments and a cyclostyle apparatus wove seized, and four arrests were
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  • 298 3 PILLS OVER POT OF HOT PEPPER WATER Verdict OfDeath By Misadventure "Death by misadventure" was the verdict of the Penang Coroner (Mr. D. Wills) who held an inquiry into the death ol an Indian girl named Seban aged five, who died m the General Hospital on
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  • 238 3 New Bill In The State Councils A bill to replace the present Forest Enactment. 1918. is to be introduced \n the State Councils. By it. the powers at present vested m the Chief Secretary are vested m the Residents of the respective States. and the Director will act
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  • 120 3 Presentation By Scouts At Kuala Lumpur From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 16. Scout .s Lorn the various schools m Kuala Lumpur gathered at the Victoria Institution today for the presentation ot the -Thanks Badge" by the British Resident to Mr. J. Watson, Chief Inspector of Schools.
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  • 69 3 Alleged Extortion By Chinese a Chirese of the labouring cia"js was produced before Mr. J. M. Brander. the third magistrate, this norning on three charges of extortion and attempted extortion, the total amount involved being $32. Cjurt I; spector Cowie said that there might be other charges against
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  • 541 3 MYSTERY OF A RUBY AND DIAMOND RING Court Sequel To Dispute A disputed transaction over Q ring set with a ruby and ca:>iond3 had a sequel m th* liird poMce court yesterday, betore Mr J. M. Brander, when r. Sinhalese, L. D. I, Samson, chargsd a compatriot, James Abeydeera, with
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  • 206 3 Decision On Quota System Of Importation At the monthly meeting of the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce held on June 28 it was decided that the quota system oi Importation would result m negligible benefit to Lancashire and that accion of the kind was undesirable. A reply tl
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  • 108 3 Harbouring Charge Against Chinese SEQUEL TO FIRE STATION MURDER The recent murder at the Singapore Fire Station had ii sequel m the Third Police Court yesterday morning before Mr. J. M. Brander. when a Chinese, Wong Kee Pit. was chargeo with harbouring an offender, who \z alleged to be Kong
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  • 88 3 Thousands Expected At Bukit Mertajam The annual solemnisation oi the feast of St. Anne <the mother ci Blessed Virgin Mary» will take place on Sunday. July 29. when thousands c pilgrims from ail parts oi Mala\ a annually assemble to ask for graces and to fulfil
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  • 208 3 Then New Drugless Remedy Brought Speedy Relief. Have you ever seen people win .stomach ulcers— that terrible sequel t o neglected indigestion RtfJUJ this Inter about one of thorn "I got Chardox tor a friend who had sullered for years from chronic ulceraticn ol the stomach
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    • 73 3 the cheapest k oown lorm cf transport for four persons. lent than trai n, tram or bus. It will go anywhere at i-ath.V t* P m lc for l3se at any #p ason of the year, and In any will do anyt hing m renron that a car would be
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    • 102 3 asdf I like tkdr Havou., fc i|: v :^x^^-: And ronsequently 1 1 like Ihrir price, I so£- 1 insist on PHOKNIX I like their spaikling ".> -^>-\ :;•>;: for ref;cshmert af.er quality X :>: name; Modern games keen hard swift out for speed restless for conquest eating up energy
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  • 950 4  - George Arliss to play the "IRON DUKE" Joan Littlefield Britain On The Screen By IT HAS NOW been definitely decided that George Arliss will play the Duke of Wellington m his first British picture to be made by Gaumont-British. Victor Saville. of "Good Companions" and I was a Spy" fame
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  • 286 4 Pilgrims Fly Cathedral The peace ol Canterbury Cathedral Close was shattered on a Sunday morning recently by the rat-tat-tat of an aeroplane's exhaust. Two thousand feet above the cathedral two machines suddenly appeared, then swept down m a swift dive of salutation. From the cathedral grounds, outside the Pilgrims' Door.
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  • 17 4 The duties oi stamps and probate i fncer, Singapore are now being undertaken by Mr. G. Hawkins.
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  • 174 4 Ketired Stockbroker Sends £70,000 Cheque The largest single cheque ever rereived by Middlesex Hospital— £7o.ooo —has been sent to Prince Arthur of Connaught. chairman of the hospital, by Mr. Edward William Meyerstein. a retired stockbroker, of Dunton Green. Kent. This gilt brings Mr. Meyerstein's donations to the Middlesex
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  • 84 4 Mr. E. J Byrne retired from his position as Managing Director and Chairman of Kamunting Tin Dredging Ltd. on June 30. 1934 The London management of the Company has been entrusted to the Anglo-Oriental Investment Corporation Ltd. as from the Ist. of July 1934 and Mr. J. H. C. E.
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  • 290 4 Safeguards are being taken to pre j vent Waterloo Bridge from collapsing "like a pack of cards" during its de- molition, according to a statement is- I sued by the London County Council. The removal of the top hamper of the old bridge such as the balustrades,
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  • 359 4 QNE OF the most elaborate fashion displays ever presented on the j screen is shown m the First National picture, "Fashions of 1934," which j is the next change at the Capitol Theatre, with William Powell m the j stellar role. The latest and most
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  • 39 4 In honour of the Birthday of the Prophet Mohammad Sal-lal-lah-hu-alihi-wasallam. the Muslim Community ot Kuang held a celebration at the Kuang Mosque on Thursday evening. It was the first celebration ot its kind ever held at the Kuang Mosque
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    • 467 4 "There ain't f*J n SUCh animal m There are more things m heaven and earth than are dreamt m tiour philosophy." Many people find it hard to believe that typewriting <*«« be REALLY NOISELESS, but Remington Noiseless PORTABLE WORKS IN A WHISPER— DISTURBS NOBODY I Ask for a Free Demonstration
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  • 191 5 OtSTESS EDDA CIANO, only daughter of Signor Mussolini, attended the Italian sports meeting at hd^vare with the Italian ambassador Here is (emiteH Hano pmenttef a banner to a member of an Italian club at the ■>icviin§, Ih? Rnva^Rnt gard f n r Par ty
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    • 45 5 I mwmw JL mm frltki M Mm \^E^^^b CT FAMOUS CELLOPHANE WRAPPED KIPPERS. FRF.SH HER RINGS. BLOATERS HAD W DOCKS. FISH FILLETS. W HALI B U T PL A ICE. V TURBOT FRESH ARBROATH SMOKIES B A delicacy from the B North of Scotland m
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  • 483 6 BOUND OVER FOR SiX MONTHS Preventing, A Disturbance FVTDENCS on the activities of a Cantonese secret society whose headquarters m Upper Hokkien Street were recently raided was tuvfii by the police m the second magistrate's court before Mr. N. Grice yesterday. Two men, alleged to
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  • 80 6 Denial Of Allegation Of A yrey-haired police informer. Koh Be? Kcw. who has been behind many gambling cases brought before the local courts, was charged before the second magistrate, Mr. N. Grice, this morning With extortion. It is alleged that Koh Bee Kow represented that he was an
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  • 186 6 HENG ALI MUSLIM ACQUITTED AN Indian kidnapping case terminated abruptly m the criminal district court before Mr. H. A. Forrer yesterday, when prosecution vvitnesses failed co prove that a thirteen-year-old girl, who was the subject of the case, had been cnticea from lawful guardianship. The accused
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  • 148 6 First European Divorce Case In Selangor (From Our Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur, July 16. I Believed to be the first European I divorce case m Selangor, a petition by Mr. George Lionel O'Hara Hickson for the dissolution of hi.s marriage to Irma O'Hara Hickson. on grounds that
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  • 137 6 Vacation Of Appointment Announced i (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 16. The latest F.M.S. Government Gazette reveals the vacation of the appointment ot Malay Offlcei. Class 111, Malay Administrative Service, previously held by Enche Ishak bin Haji Mohamed. The reason is absence without leave or reasonable
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  • 94 6 Hearing Fixed And Bail Allowed The case m which Hassan bin Kamas a Malay corporal, attached to the Central Division, is charged with receiving an illegal gratification, was menUoned yesterday m the third police court, bciore Mr J. M. Brander. The accused is alleged to have accepted money
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  • 67 6 The following appointment* are r°n^f, d X l he FMS Government f^azette of July 13 Messrs. P. H. Andiews and H. F Ridley t o be Assistant Commissioners 01 Police. J£aLE B^derson to bo ar Assistant Auditor, Audit Departmert r^\ t^t odden to be a Gaoler, Grade 111.
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  • 3069 6 STILL THE HEALTHIEST CITY IN TUP 17 AQT QINGAPORE continues to live up to its reputation of being the healthiest city m the East. Last year the death rate showed another substantial drop, from the figures of 20.12 recorded m 1932 to 19.66 per thousand.
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  • 229 6 COMPANY TRICKED BY A FORMER EMPLOY EE ORDER FOR goq^ DIVERTED Chinese Sent To Prison A TRICK h, o i,t mi v over S3OO worth of Mlds from his former tapfe,*, was exposed i v t M court yesterday wh« n n named Goh Ken R p,.,, v sentenced to
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  • 172 6 CHILD FATALLY INJURED j^ESAVAN NAIR, a Malabar i motor car driver, was fined S2OO or three monihs' imprisonment by Mr. H. A. Forrer, the criminal district judge, yesterday for causing the death of a seven-year-old Chinese girl by a rash act. The magistrate also ordered the
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  • 200 6 SWIMMER TRAPPED Body Eight Feet Under Water (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, July 13. Two Chinese boys. Oon Teck Swee and Chan Teck Yoong. went for a swim at one of the jungle pools at the foot of the Taiping hills. Chan, aged 18, could not swim and decided to
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  • 153 6 Chinese Sent To Prison At Kuala Lumpur <From Our Own Correspondent.! Kuala Lumpur. July 16. Known to the Singapore pmiee as a dangerous character, and a member of two secret societies, a Chines? who had pleaded guilty to possesshu-, a pistol and ammunition was today sentenced to
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  • 163 6 Indian Servant Who Failed To Redeem It An Indian named Amboo appeared before Mr. D. Wills m the Penang Police Court charged with theft as a servant m respect of a banjo valued at $3.50. the property of Tan Cheng. 91. Seang Tek Road, on July 13. The
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  • 145 6 Going To He 'The UkUoI Man On Earth" A Chinese and a Tamil wm In New Town, [poll, on charm fessing to be fortune-tellers They produced before Mr c w a Ben T irst Magistrato. Epoh, when the their names as Lee Chin ai.u samy. respectively. First accused
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  • 98 6 Tii? ft ngiiimMtnt is innffwn v\ ilson. S. C. Leech, eldrst son ol Dr W. Leech. M.P.. for West N< a^tk J former Lord Mayor 01 the City, of Mrs. Leech, of Sydcnham Hou* Newcastle, to Miss IfargAlti I lICU eldest daughter ct Dr. and Mi ham. of Salisbury. Mr.
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    • 107 6 THE GIFT SHOP 33, STAMFORD ROAD The Iri.'ai Ho or Gifts suitable for Mrtbtiajra, Weddings, etc.. at lowest posslk:e cadi pri e.s. Neklaces Rinps. Brooches, i lips. BiacegH. Alice Band- Earrin-. Lngiish Crystal* and Bc^js, of eve. v docription and design m KoVed Gold, Platina. IVatinum. Solid silver ;,nd I
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    • 37 6 To* Mcd *vtl*r 00 koo^er tf* r* and dtocomfort of hm*mt** Sdatka. Lumbafo tf /our t*^>e *> kept U> 1 pur* and fccakh> MM f9tr*arf th« cbum of cim crout^e b« takinf Oack**! Mood r b4~*rt~dmUQUWD~ TABLET fm*
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  • 832 7 TEA WRAPPERS BRING MERCHANTS TO COURT Alleged Similarity In The Designs ■ALLEGING infringement of their trade mark, G. T. Kiat and j Co.. local tea traders, brought an action m the Supreme Court before Sir Walter Huggard. Chief j Justice, yesterday for an iniunc-j tion against Haroon bin Ali and
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  • 260 7 FIVE YEARS FOR A TAMIL Tries To Strangle, Then Stabs, His •From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 16. PENTKNCE of live years' rigorous imprisonment was passed on Sinnadoray, a Tamil, when he was found guilty at the Assizes by Mr. Justice Burton, on a charge of voluntarily causing grievous
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  • 155 7 I Lew Ayr.es is at his best m "Let's be Ritzy." at the Alhambra. It is a human story of a. young couple very much m love and struggling desperately to make ends meet on $30 a week. Unable to stand the strain the
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  • 214 7 MR. CALDECOTT ON THE REJANG Cruising In Singapore. Waters I That his excellency tne Officer Ad-, ministering the Government, Mr.! Andrew Caldecott, takes a keen inter-1 I Cst m the local shipbuilding industry j j was evidenced by his joining a party i j on the new vessel, Rejang, for
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    • 400 7 TONIGHT PAVILIOISJ I! 615 II Romance, music, adventure, drama, love an7l7vL77tn^ «f 9. 1 5 a kaleidoscope of sentiment and glamour. S J^^^ ANNA N EAGLE and FERNAND GRAAVEY 1 /VX^*- j «y jjjH| produ i c i 7 i io i n s «^r^l^l^^^fc J^^ 7 \JB^iju 'sft ly
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  • 528 8 The singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1934. Room For Improvement jQINGAPORE has just established two new records m the realm of public health; she has reduced her crude death rate to 19.66 per 1,000 the lowest ever recorded and her Infantile death rate to 176.5 per 1,000 live births,
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  • 1170 8 i'THE YOUNG Chinese ladies of Hong: Kong must be all agog with excite- 4 ment, especially those with screen aspirations^ and we suppokse this includes most girls nowadays. The reason lor this is the presence of Rudolf Friml. the famous American composer of Cat. Horn "The
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  • 354 8 Mr. M. S. Ariaratnam. Audit Examiner, Perak. is an inmate of the General Hospital. Taiping. Hunter complains, he x has been carrying on a campaign against these hawkers but has always met j with the utmost hostility so that today there is no better control of
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  • 625 8 The remark 'The Chli spend more money on their on the living" is often heard i foreign friends who haw long Chinese funeral proce certain rituals performed funeral. While the Chinese marria". has undergone several changes ta of the invasion ot western funeral rites remain what they centuries
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  • 131 8 The following decisionby municipal commitU" N meeting held on July 3 Approved application "Bell Punch" Taximeter I cabs, subject to com;);;' regulations made from time the Commissioners Disallowed two lat«* el fund of rates on No 50 Lo Qeyl&ng, and No. 1-B. Lo. lang. In respect of the
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    • 172 8 I |X drta/iwudMjudct Steam, Wm I (ALDBECKs 1 I FINEST AUSTRALIAN VEAL I Special 9 Cut Shoulders also I Boned and Rolled I I with or without fine flavoured Seasoning. 1 SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. ORCHARD ROAD. j. (JFie most j^,^^i popular dance I number- 4711 On every Dance
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    • 40 8 AN ECONOMIST SAYS everybody must dress to *uit their purse. The slump would then provide one or two attractive features. How about a "GAFLAC" ALL SICKNESS POLICY? GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE ft LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION. LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone €480.
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  • 345 9 F M.S. ANTICIPATE A WINDFALL renc y Guarantee /U Fund Problems Lrji Recommendations In Report Lead To r N ew Financial Policy In Malaya? air Risil Blackett m regard to the F.M.S. claim (j\ Oil fmmm— i M rhr uroflts and the liabilities of
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  • 123 9 Newfoundland System Criticised St. Johns. (Newfoundland). July 14. Scathing criticisms of the abuses of he Newfoundland Post Office system are contained m the report of the British Inspector. Mr. O'Hallaran. He states that although the money order department handled from three to six millions dollars annually, an
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  • 115 9 Stories Of Disaster From Everywhere London. July 14. Stories of storm disasters are arriving from many pai-U of the world. France and Italy have had severe storms with some deaths from lightrtng and much damage, while crops m Spain have suffered badly from storms i and
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  • 60 9 Hunt Renewed With Vigour Chicago, July 16. The hunt for Dillinger has recommenced with renewed vigour following !a ruthless shooting outrage m which two policemen were wounded, one critically. when officers held up three 1 notor-cars to investigate a traffic offence but were answered witn a I volley
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  • 198 9 Expansion Plans In Canton Canton, June 29. It is indicated m official quarters that a comprehensive scheme is under way for the expansion of Canton Air Force. General Huang Kwang-yu. Com-mander-in-Chief of the Canton Air Fleet, who is at present heading an aviation mission abroad, has been
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  • 134 9 America's Strong Attitude In German Debts i Washington. July 17. The United States have refused to grant Germany any special agreements involving trade concessions or clearing agreements with a view to securing equal treatment for American holders j Of Dawes and Young Bonds. Mr. Cordell Hull. Secretary of
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  • 104 9 Are The Strength Of xManchukuo's "Navy" Changchun, June 28. Two 270-ton gunboats, the Shuntien and the Yangmin, now under construction m Harbin, will be launched on August 1. They will 'oe the main strength of the Mai;chukuo River Defence Fleet which at present includes 11 gunboats patrolling the
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  • 84 9 Kaye Don's Story Of Fatal Crash London, July 14. Kaye Don, charged with manslaughter, giving evidence m his own defence declared the accident which caused the mechanic's death was due to the defective steering of the car. The Deemster (judge) dealing with this point m his summing up,
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  • 515 9 FROM BACH TO STRAVINSKY Borovsky s First Recital A programme which ranges from Bach to Stravinsky and Pfokofleff Is nothing if not catholic and interesting and certainly Alexander Borovsky held the interest of a large audience m the Victoria Memorial Hall last night at the first of the series of
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  • 47 9 Prevarication In Regard To; Funds Berlin, July 17. Doctor Gerecke. ex-Reichs Minister for Employment and one of the chief organisers of President Hindenburg's presidential election campaign, has been sentenced to 2*2 years' imprisonment for prevarication In connection with the campaign for funds Reuter Wireless
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  • 93 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices And Sterling Rates RUBBER: London. July 17. Spot «Sellers> 7 1 16d. »7» B d. <Buyers> 7d. <7d.» Oct.-Dec." 7» 4 d- CI%dJ Jan.-Mar. 73 B d. H 7 16d.» Apr.-June 7%4 <7 19 32d.» Market. Steady. New York, July 17. July 14.30
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    • 287 9 DUNLOPILLO CUSHIONING Pr P P l-ife's latest Iztxiu tj Made under British Patents v This NEW Cushioning ne\v m substance, new m principle introduces a new comfort era. It is comfort because it gently movlcis itself to your shape, md when you leave it promptly resumes its own shape. AVAILABLE
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1038 10 DIVIDEND PAYMENTS RESUMED Annual Meeting Of Gordon Rubber Estates •THE 11th annual general meeting of the Gordon (Malaya) Rubber, Estates, Ltd., was held on June j 29 at the Great Eastern Hotel, E.C. Sir Francis Voules, C.B.E. (chairman of the company), presided. The secretary (Mr. W. B. Gauld> having read
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    • 200 10 July 17. SELLING London, 4 months' sight 24 11 64 London, 3 months' sight 2,4 532 London, 60 days' sight 2 4 9|64 London, 30 days' sight 24* 8 London, demand 24 7|64 London, T.T. 2,4 332 Lyons and Paris, demand 886 Hamburg, demand 151 New York, demand
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    • 104 10 T.P.A.'s Policy of Developing New Outlets The important research work carried out by the International Tin Research and Development Council during the past year is dealt with m the report ior 1933. now issued, of the Council of th? Tin Producers' Association. In planning these researches the main
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    • 68 10 The attention of Japanese exporters to America is being drawn to the danger of affixing the "Made m Nippon" mark to their goods. According to a Honolulu message, with no official recognition of the term "Nippon" the American Customs will either reject such shipments or impose a fine of ten
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    • 78 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY PRICES CURRENT July 17, 12 o'clock noon R.S.S. equal to London Std. Spot (loose) 23 3 4 24 R.S.S. equal to London Standard (F. 0.8.) July 23 3 4 24 Std. R.S.S. on Tender Aug./ Sept. 24?8 25 Oct./ Dec. 25V 2 25% Jan./
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    • 99 10 Abroad London, July 14. Exchanges today were: Paris 76 13/32. New York 5.03 7 /s. Montreal 4.98 1 2 Brussels 21.59. Geneva 15.45% Amsterdam 7.43 1 2 Milan 58 23/32. Berlin 13.14. Stockholm 19.40. Copenhagen 22.39 1 2 Oslo 19.9»/ 2 Vienna 270. Prague 111)4. Helsingfors 226 3 4 Madrid
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    • 138 10 Singapore Produce Prices July 17, 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers Gambier 4.00 Java Cube 7.25 Hamburg Cube 7.25 Muntok White Pepper 31.50 White Pepper 30.50 Black Pepper 1350 Copra, mixed 2.55 Copra, Surfdried 3.00 Small flaks Tapioca 4.10 Fair Sago Flour 1.57 l 2 Palembang Jelotong 6.75 Blån ja Jelotong
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    • 113 10 A survey of the Lancashire coalfields issued by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research states that the proved coal resources available m the county are estimated at 4,000,000.000 tons. The coalfield covers roughly a triangular area 400 square miles m extent, from Burnley m
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    • 1002 10 TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1934. Buyers Seller* Ampftt "liii i 4) 6s 4 2 d 6b 9d Asam Kumbang <£> 27s 6d 40s A ust re) Malay <£) 50s 52s 6a Aver Hltam Tin (ss) 15s 16s Aver Weng (sli 2.07 2.12 1 Bangrin Tin (£> 34s 9d
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    • 392 10 Americans lake Advantd Of Lower British Taxi The reduction cars trom fi] announced by Mr c Budget speech, has Z expected result Although the reduction effect until Jan ao American private can sis m May were peat as m the correspo. last year. It Is
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    • 198 10 July 13 14 16. American Can. Com. lOl l^ 101*4 98 3^ American Telephone and Telegraph 114% 114y 2 113»< 2 Atcheson Railroad 62 4 62 59 x 3 Dupont 92 3 4 93 90» 2 Firestone Common 17 3 e Unq. 11 7 General Electric 20 8
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    • 233 10 World-wide Orders For Lancashire Firms I Lancashire engineering firms continue to derive substantial benefit from the world- wide demand lor Britishmade locomotives. Important contracts! have been received recently by three firms. Messrs. Beyer. Peacock Co., Ltd.,! of Gorton, Manchester, are to build i five locomotives for the
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    • 114 10 Lancashire's first air service for goods has been introduced by the inauguration of a daily London-Man-chester freight service. Twenty-two Manchester firms made use of the service on th? first day. when 'wo planes travelled from Banworth (Middlesex* to Barton aerodrome. Manchester, m 77 minutes. After their
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    • 77 10 Manchester Corporation transport department is spending £66.000 on the provision of new buses. Nearly half a million more passengers were carried m the Manchester trams and but.es during April compared with April of last year. Stated to be the first m Britain, an oil-driven ferry steamer Is to be built
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    • 62 10 July II Devoe's Imperial KeraefM per Ma Gallons Silvan Arrow X- per tin Bocony Motor Gasolli." ex pump per B Socony Motor Ol 1 4 drums per di Socony Motor G 1/4 tins per tin Shell Aviation Spirit gallon drums: per I Imp. gallon Shell Motor
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  • 187 11 Ocean BhlpmcnU 01 Rubber, including Latex, Revertex and Concentrated Latex, during the montli of June, 1934, Sheet *£epe Late^^^T_^ T Vn/ L _2__ Transhipment Transhipment GRAND Expert Export Export TOTAL Pror,,r Straits Malay Proper Straits Malay Proper Malay Settlements States Settlements States Settlements States 97,742 3 114
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 856 11 A^et. exceed m,«MO« A^arw.ee In f W e« •W.m.m The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incoroorated m the Strait* BetUmccoteV HEAD OFFICE: Oreai Eastern Uff Building, Cectl Street, Singapore LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewn il The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 595 12 Adventures In 27 Ft Yacht I "She's a great little boat and she 'behaved marvellously," declared Captain S. P. Jorgensen, Shanghai Licensjed pilot, who returned to Hong Kong a 'fortnight ago after four full weeks of (adventure that included crossing the ,East China Sea twice and a
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    • 170 12 British India Company Selk The Marsha The liner Margha. owned b> the British India Steam Navigation Company—a subsidiary of the P. and O Company— has been sold for scrap to Thos. W. Warn. th« well-known Sheffield steel and scrap merchants, and will be demolished at one of their
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    • 394 12 NAVY DESERTERS Stokers Who Left H.M.S. Suffolk In Australia Darwin, June 13. The two most disappointed men m Australia today are Matthew Laws and William Lonsdale, two young stokers, who deserted from H.M.S. Suffolk, at Darwin, four months ago. and who are m the lock-up now awaiting transport
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    • 148 12 SOO Ton I)ie>el Boats Are Proving Popular Small cargo boats fitted with Diesel engines are popular m the Japanese coastal service. Encouraged by the br^k cargo movement, as well as the shortage of small boats, shipowners have been building small vessels ranging :rom 200 to 800 tons. In
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    • 91 12 Since her maiden voyage m Januan 1928, Panama-Pacific's line turoo-elec-tric steamship California has covered on her regular route more than hall a million miles. As a matter oi fact on her return from the present trip her record will stand at more than 550,000 miles— and. what is
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    • 111 12 Ships alongside the v\ h or Expected iv JJj* East Wharf (Kntran,, Q^ Rohna 22; Ctem< Main Wharf (Entran.-,. Qal* i Mata Hari. Rajputana 1 J City ol Windsor H i, 9; Perseus 7. 'Empire Dock (Fntran,, (l|t|l Silksworth 90; Elephanta M35. Steel Tray,!,.: Empire Dock ftntmacj („i
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    • 84 12 Teucer. Brit.. b.'< 17.7. lor lUnlla 21 3 Dempo. Dut 10,0*4 q terdam 17.7. foe BCM r Kedah. Bri: I-• lawan Deli 17.7. for X Kuranda. Brit 553 17.7. lor Sibu 21.7 Tidore. Dut 129 Pandjang 17.7. p indji Rahman. Brit 74 ton 17.7. for Muar 17 7
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    • 72 12 Chinese Steamer hmifd Near Shanghai Ninffpo. ltt\\ The steamer Taishan. ply. tween Chengshan and Ninppo ik* the Chekiang coast, was looted ciav by a group ol leffß I mailed as passengt-r> As a result. Mr. Ho Chill ship's compradore and 11 sons were kidnapped T:.: were injured. XT*
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    • 583 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage 6431. LLOYDS AGENTS. 4oocing Agents for Federated Malay State* Railway* Royal State Railways of Stem. (Incorporated In England). HOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN, HONOLULU CANADA.! FOUB MAGNIFICENT "EMPRESSES/ COMPRISING rH» LARGEST AND FASTEST STEAMERS ON THE PACIFIC FREQUENT SAILINGS FROM HONG
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    • 77 12 I. S. K. LINE. I SHI lI AK A SANGYO-KAIFN KAISHA, LTD. -lncorporaied In Japar) REGULAR FREIGHI AM) PASSENGER SFRVICfc BOSTON MARU July 30 July 30 HAVRE MARU July 27 31 FOR KOBE. OSAKA, MOJI YAH'AI» NAGOYA AND YOKOHAMA Due Sat) BOSTON MARU Auk. 5 Aug 5 MALTA MARU Aug.
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    • 142 12 BIBBY LINt [LONDON \i>i>Ki s^ 22, PALL MAM., LONDON, >*l of fast twin-screw Oil Driven Mall Passenger Veatda betajj RANGOON. COLOMBO. I'OKT SIW MARSEILLFS. PLIMOIIH AND LONDON with tnrough conna I Singapore and Peutl I HOMFUWtI) SAILINGS YORKSHIRE SHROPSHIRE I OXFORDSHIRE STAFFORDSHIRE GLOUCESTERSHIRE WORCESTERSHIRE CHESHIRE YORKSHIRE SHROPSHIK: OXFORDSHIRE STAFFORDSHIRE Through
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 564 12 Local And i Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN 1 Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. 1 Thursday 7.30 a.m. j Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m Saturday 7 p.m jKuantan «via JerantuO Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. 1 I Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 p.m. j ;Kelantan <via Gemas) every
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 393 13 I OS %s^ and P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS. OUTWARDS Due Oae T'ni?e Spore. Tnage Spore. r»\PURA I" 000 July 20 BHUTAN 6.100 Sept. 27 nMALI 810 Aug 1 RAJPUTANA 17.000 Sept. 28 15 000 Aug. S BEHAR 6.000 Oct. 7 maVTL^ 1100 Aug 17 CHITRAL 15.000 Oct. 12
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    • 537 13 Ellerinan Bucknal Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England "ELLEKMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer otte0 tte Sails City of Windsor <also calls Glasgow) m nort July 18 City of Wellington Jul f^ o Aug 2 City of Roubaix Aug y 14 J
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    • 1160 13 1 t^^ *H» rummm* urn (Odmb the hua khiow steamship co.. (mi) Immb. Snip Co. Ltd., and cniu# Ltd. jftrtmd Steam NavigaUon Co Ltd THE CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE Ltd SHi^f 1 STEAMSHIP Co, Led THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO Ltd SS A -r^ VIQATION Co LI(J THE AUSTRALIAN &ORIE.M XT.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 824 14 l\« sT 4ONINKLUKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU f THEDENS— Wednesday, July 18, Muntok and Palembang. TOHlTl— Wednesday, July 18, Toengkal. Moeara-Saba and DJambL 1 MAJANG— Wednesday, JiMy 18, Prlgl-RadJa, Sapat, Tembilahan, Poeloe-Pallas, Pengallan-Estate anJ Rengat. CREMER— Wednesday, July 18. Belawan-Dell and Penang. REAEL Thursday, July 19, Cherlbon (not for passengers), Semarang, Sourabaya,
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    • 408 14 ,4\ BEGULMt FORTIISfiHTLY SAILINGS TO NAPLES GENOA MARSEILLES Via Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria on the Famous PRESIDENT LINERS AH outside staterooms Excellent cuisine Swimming bath Three day stopover m Egypt. NEXT SAILING t PRESIDENT MONROE, JULY 17th DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES, INC., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN U.S.A. Hongkong Bank
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    • 686 14 ;O. S. K. Line! FOR AFRICA AND SOITTH AMfIUCA I Altai Mar» Cape lown via Mombasa. Zantlbai u »wl Dai-es-Salaam. Beira, 1^ Marquei I Durban. East London and Algoa Ba» I Keifuku Maru Cape Town via Mombasa, Zanzlb; r I Dar-es-Salaam, L. Marq., Durban i 1 f Montevideo Maru Buenos
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  • 796 15 How Perry Progressed To The Singles Title time m the history of the All England lawn tennis ships at Wimbledon, the "last eight" of the Men's Singles 1 names of four American players. They are S. B. Wood, L. M. Lo tl and F X
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  • 52 15 T ''layers In Hose Cup Match Own Correspondent.) Seremban, July 16. Cup football competition an, the Negri Sembilan ;im d t .t^ L ued Kual^ Pilah by ftve goals to one. Chinese players. Wong ho played tor Negri reMalacca, m a Malaya Cup 11 l ong Loon w^re
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  • 28 15 H »»J .'Rhode Island), July 16. bida fair to become r tor America's Cup Sopwlth'i Endeavour. Yankee has beaten the jUibow and Weetamoe Rainbow has beaten Reuter Wireless
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  • 173 15 New York, July 16. Therc were no tiona! League :imos played today. The following were the results dl merican League games: Boston 5 13 i Chicugo 4 8 3 Boniu'a and Simmons scored home uns for Chicago Boston 2 7 0 Chicago 4 8 3 Simmons scored a
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  • 114 15 Results Of Sunday's Events The following were the results of events at the Chinese Swimming Club on Sunday: Boys' 60 yards Breast Stroke Handi- cap: 1 Wee Bin Hock rec. 5 sec. 2 \>o Teow Keng <rec. 10'; 3 Yeo Teow Nffhee scr >. Time. 57 4
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  • 103 15 BATTING 62 C. G. Jenner, S.C.C. vs. Sungei Ujong Club. ?3 R. A. Ashworth. S.C.C. vs. Sungei Ujong Club. 52 H. M. James. Sungei Ujong Club vs. S.C.C. 51 P. D'Almeida. P.W.D. vs. Chinese R.C. 51 Abbasbhoy. Indian Assn. vs. P.W.D. BOWLING 9 Wicket* Tor 15.
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  • 1586 15 Good Hops Make Good Beer But Not Bowlers. Old Cricketers Just Fade Away. Four "Hat -Tricks" In A Match. Sungei Ijong Disappoint. Soccer S.C.C. Suffer Yet Another Defeat. I.C.F.A.'s Position In First Division. Boxing Suares And Rivers To Meet Again. BOUNTY cricket is going strong this season.
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  • 729 15 WORLD'S RECORD MILER BEATEN Great Running In Southern A. A. A. Championships London, July 2. J. E. LOVELOCK, the world's recoid holder for the mile, was surprsingly beaten into third placed m the Southern A. A. A. championships, held at Guildford on Saturday. The race was the "best over the
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    • 63 15 ■Ml tlfl— ll—i fJßflll I said to him thsn the I one you're wanting is I I JOHNNIE WALKER i i I i BORN 1820. ..STILL GOING STRONG I I > ■>•""" a Sole Agents I CALDBECK MACGREGOR 4 CO. LTD., 1 j*4 f SINGAPORE PENANG KUALA LUMPUR AND IPOH
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  • 1025 16 WILTSHIRES' VICTORY BY A SINGLE GOAL Joy As General Utility Man PERFORMS WELL AT FULL BACK IN PLACE OF McCAFFERY Wiltshire* 1; S.C.C 0. TTHE S.C.C. dropped another two points when they met the Wiltshire Kegitnefff m a First Division match at Anson Road Stadium
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  • 218 16 MATCH POSTPONED AFTER ONE s tl Miss Toby And Warden Lew,! RAIN prevented the completion of the n, >.. the Singapore tennis championship tournamer and Warden had taken a set from Mrs. Cameror itVtions were far from ideal fo- tennis and W, Igave him
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  • 18 16 Notts beat Won ester n tin- %r innings. Notts 540 iKMtOO 223>; Wr I cester 285. I I
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  • 528 16 Chinese Almost Assured Of Second Division Honours S.C.F.A. II 3; Straits Cattle Co L •THE Chinese junior team further consolidated their leadership A m the Second Division of the League yesterday when they won by three goals to one m a match against the Straits Cattle Trading Company at Jalan
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  • 556 16 England Cricketers Form TPHREE ol England's Test match cricketers were m great form m their week-end county matches. T. B. Mitchell, the Derbyshire bowler, who has been m brilliant form lor some time past, took thirteen wickets for a total of 113 runs for his county and played
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  • 405 16 Full List Of Entries For August MM Meeting <From Our Own. Correspondent! j Penang, July 17. INHERE will probably be a total ol i lorty-three races m the Penang August race meeting. The lull list ol entries is as follows: Horses, Class One- Waratah. Pacific (Flight. Refill. Vedas.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 97 16 MOST BACHELORS LIVE IN A MESS. ANYBODY WHO VISITED ONE LATE ON SATURDAY NIGHT WOULD SEE THAT AT ONCE. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO RUN A HOUSE AS IT SHOULD BE RUN, BUT A GAS COOKER IN THE KITCHEN WOULD HELP THE COOK 3Y GIVING HIM A LITTLE MORE TIME
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    • 188 16 sd WHY IS THE MECHANISM OF THE j REFRIGERATOR YOU BUY SO IMPORTANT? j GENERAL ELECTRIC! 22 Years' Intensive Research. W *l» > 4 Years' Service H» I GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. OF AMERICA J j THE REFRIGERATOR WITH THE PERFECT MECHANISM. BACKED BY THE GREATEST NAME IN J ELECTRICAL RESEARCH
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