The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 August 1934

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14.314 »STI>. J833. WEDNESDAY. Al'd'ST 15, 1934. 10 CENTS
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  • 342 1 "Attempted Assassination Of Officials 30 ARRESTS i>N SUFENHO T Shanghai, Aug. 14. HE ARREST ol 30 Russians by Japanese troops m the Suifenho district on the ground that they have attempted the assassination of Japanese and Manchukuo officials, has aroused widespread interest throughout the State and
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  • 97 1 prospect Of U.S. Purchases 1 Minion. Attf. 14. International the has caused was generalthe cut would, cent. og Interpreted as mittee's determi- i price around ome circh now believe that »n by pools, who are ac luired 10.000 tx>ns, the price recently. Mild have been
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  • 108 1 Prince Star hem berg And Mussolini .Meet lorn, Auk. 11. rince Btarhemberg over an hour m a sat n Osti N liven as to the; par] Qg but it is believed hfj security of Austria. witn particular reference to the dcci- Heirawehr, of which ?rg is th< leader,
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  • 49 1 n^n Ami Kwan^si Military' Uadcrv Approve Honi Kong, Aug. 14. tong, Commander- I nese forces. Gen. Kwangri army.; Vice-Corn-" Kwangsi forces, have port of the proCuomintang Con-1 mking this year.! r rased much disthe older members ;.\Y- South who insists nust accept certain terms: -I >h-'' linens.
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  • 22 1 Ty^, Ihella Kue, Aug. 12. j announced ot Dr. H. P. •we amous Dutch architect; *J*** mcidcrn Dutch archi-! B Reuter Wireless
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  • 159 1 CRICKET 'SCENE' ON NOTTS. GROUND Australian Protest Sequel London. Au&. 14. STRAINED atmosphere prevailed at Nottingham today In the match against Australians, the crowd shouting, "Where's Voce"; when they saw he was not playing. The Notts. Club issued a statement to the effect that Voce was suffering irom sore shins.
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  • 104 1 Seven Schoolboys Killed By Old Shell Warsaw, Aug. 11. Deferring its deadly purpose lor I years, a war-time shell lying m the forest at Kowel. which was the centre o: a good deal of lighting between Russian and Austrian troops, has claimed seven schoolboys for victims. The
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  • 75 1 Blood Transfusion Fails To Save Him Madrid, Aug. 13. t The veteran first-rank matador, Sanchez Mejias, was gored tonight m the bull ring at Manzanares and has died. He was 47 and had retired In 1929 but returned to the ring merely to train his son aged seventeen.
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  • 87 1 Mob Law Prevails Near Michigan Ashlane. Mississippi, Aug. 13. TWO negroes who are alleged to have confessed to killing a white man and otl^er negroes were lynched today by two mobs, almost entirely composed cf masked men who converged on the negroes 1 escorts near
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  • 58 1 Suspected Of Being: Nazis Vienna, Aug. IS. Government U still uneasily suspi- I clous 01" continued subversive Nazi u.etics and this is exemplified by the arrest of 260 members of the Vienna poiiee for owing the discovery of a list of members of the Nazi Party during
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  • 34 1 London, Aug. 11. The King and Queen will conclude their two weeks' visit to Cowes on Monday, when they will return by royal train from Portsmouth to London. British Radio
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  • 121 1 German Clergy's Protest Berlin, Aug. 14. A. number of members of the Pastors" Emergency Federation have been arrested m Berlin and the provinces for reading m their pulpits today a message violently denouncink Reichsbishop Mueller and the Synod The message was based on the second booK of Timothy, the nineteenth
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  • 95 1 Americans And The Big Air Race j New York, Aug. 13. Owing to the cost of participation in the London-Melbourne air race, which is estimated to range between $6,000 and $15,000, including petrol, it seems probable that there will be few [American entrants. Clyde, Pangbourne and Roscoe Turner
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  • 76 1 Guest Of Honour At Hamburg Luncheon Berlin, Aug. 13. Mr. Li Miii*?. president of the Chekiang Industrial Bank, Ltd., who is visiting Germany, was the guest of honour at a luncheon given today at Hamburg by the America Line aboard the motorship Cordillera, which enters the Far
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  • 65 1 Farmers In Affray In Free State Cork, Aug. 13. A serious affray followed the protest of several thousand farmers against the forced sale of cattle belonging to a farmer who had not paid the land annuities. The crowd became threatening and the police opened fire and then
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  • 49 1 Trouble In U.S. Aluminium Company Washington, Aug. 11. Twelve thousand out of fifteen thousand workers m the Aluminium Company of Amerca have struck work. The major factories m three States have shut down and one other partially. Both sides have expressed willingness to negotiate.— Reuter Wireless
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  • 27 1 Berlin, \tifz. 13. Germany's floating debt at the end of July amounted to 2,360,003,000 marks, an increase of 129,OOo!ooo! marks during the month.- Reuter Wireless
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  • 269 1 BRITISH LEGAL SYSTEM PRAISED BY CHINESE Important Feature May Be H M London, Aug. 14. R TAN CHEN. Vice-President oi the Nanking Judicial Yuan, has completed a thorough inquiry into the English judicial system. He met the Lord Chancellor. 'Viscount San key :uid the Lord Chiei Justice <Lord Hewert, Ke
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  • 32 1 Xo Foreign Silver Coins To Be Imported Him* KoiijEr, Auk. 14 The Chinese Government has issued an order prohibiting the import of foreign silver coins into the country Union Times
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  • 60 1 Hong Kong, Auk. 14. A joint, conference will be held shortly m the city oi" Chiangchiu, South Fukien. according to a late report from Foochow which states that Gen. Chiang Tingwen, o: the Central forces m Fukien. has arrived there to preside the military meeting to which leaders
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  • 69 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) I London, Aug. 14. It is believed that the Malayan representatives on the International Tin Committee fought the tin cut. urging a larger output and lower prices but I were outvoted. The Financial News condemns the Committee for accepting €230 as the standard price,
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    • 54 1 IvfOTOR UNiON PRIVATE CAR POLICIES FOR £RVK rHROUGHOUT MVkWirwwT^if m wwrwnr m WF'WMtTWWF'*K*nHnTH&t^ TONIGHT COMING C OCKTAIL DANCE Saturday, august isth e 3O to Rig FIRST APPEARANCE vyj c. id p.m. I D| *NER DANCE ROZSNYAY I INFORMAL) f*\J£.9n 1 I I DANCING, SINGING I midnight MUSICAL TRIO I Ra
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    • 121 1 THE MOTOR UNION INSURANCE CO.. LTD. FOINDEI) BY INK MOTOR imon or c;b. and run am» AM) BOLE OFFICIAL INSIRERS 10 THE A. A OF G.B. Loral Ajfcnts and Attorneys: SIME, DARBY *L Co., Ltd >. MALACCA ST., TEL. :»I4J. BINGAPOML SEA VIEW %B HOTEL BALL ROOM roxKiin SPECIAL DINNER
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  • 61 2 The Chief Justice at Ipoh Court of Appeal. Before Mr. Justice Prichard m the 2nd Court at 11 a.m. Part heard:— Pro. 137/34 5.289 34 Re estate of Tan Lian Boh etc. deceased. Before Mr. Justice Gerahty m the 3rd Court at 10 a.m. Interpleader
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  • 114 2 Demonstration To Be Given On Friday The S.V.C. are open to accept vacancies m the recently formed Wireless Section of the S.V.C. Vacancies are open to Europeans of British nationality only. For the year 1934 enrolment will be limited to 33 and the age-limit will not be
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  • 139 2 Mr. Nat Liebeskind, managing director for Warner Bros. First National Pictures (Singapore) Inc., who for the last two years has been organising the territories of Siam, British Malaya and Netherlands India for his company, is sailing today on thu Conte Verde for Venicewhence he will take train
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  • 543 2 Minutes Of Last Committee Meeting Minute of a committee meeting ot the Straits Settlements (Singapore' Association held m the Singapore Ex- change Room on July 31, at 5 p.m. Present :—Mr. H W. Raper. (President*. Mr. L. W. Geddes. Mr. O. Parbury. Mr. C. E. Gibson, Mr.
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  • 59 2 Several complaints have been received of the noise made by steam whistles and klaxon horns of launches approaching Clifford Pier. Warning is issued to the serangs of launches that any unnecessary use of whistles ur horns Is an offence and will be severely dealt with. At present much annoyance and
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  • 126 2 Accused Chinese Reappear In Magistrate's Court Ong Boon Tiang and Lim Cheng Kiat. who were alleged to have beer: responsible tor the epidemic of burglaries m the suburbs of Singapore some weeks aeo. were brought up again before Mr. Norman Grice. the seconc magistrate, yesterday. The two men
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  • 92 2 Building Damaged But Machinery Saved Singapore fire brigade had to fight against great odds when it was summoned to the Lee rubber factory off Kallang Bridge on Monday night When the engines arrived the pump house was blazing fiercely but the fact that the buildir^ formed an
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  • 81 2 Established By F.M.S. Government (From Our Own Correspondent.) a r, Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 13. A Registry of Aircraft, according to a Government Gazette, is established in the Federated Mala/ States «th the Under Secretary to Government appointed as Registrar. The registration fee is $9 The national!'.? n^nrir
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  • 137 2 Fraud In Connection With Winding Up Of Branch Of Tan Kah Kee Hankow, July 31. jV/fR. S. H. Goodwin, a British subject, was today sentenced to seven months imprisonment with hard labour for fraudulent con--1 version. t This case necessitated the visit oi Judge Mossop
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  • 271 2 The RiverB-Suares Incident To The Editor. Sir,— With reference to the letter signed "Van Berkan" on the above subject may I be permitted space for a few comments. I gave up attending local fights seven years ago. because (1) most of them were put up jobs
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    • 248 2 BOARD RESIDENCE. THE MANSION Oxley Rise Singapore, RESIDENTIAL HOTEL r uon -licensed). Paoae 3798-3 Miaates frees Tawa. "EAST ANGLIA." s% OXLEY RISE, Near Town. mgn and cool situation. Large grcunda. Excellent cuisine. Tennln Garages and modern sanitation Daily or monthly terms. Telephone: 439u. BELLEVILLE I 15 Scotts Road. Tele: 4274.
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    • 557 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT! THE NEW MOTHER OF PEARL NAIL POLISHES BY LENTHERIC, PARIS. IN SIX BEAUTIFUL SHADES. Medical Hall, Limited, Chemists. BUSINESS CARDS STRAITS TYPEWRITER AGENCY STATIONERS REPAIRERS 14A Change Alley, Singapore A Hp» The Cheapest House for your jBPi Stationery. T>-pewriters. Ribbons WfK and Carbons aiso for Pt-ncil and Pen
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    • 546 2 AU^n> AL F T, I Purchase of 3 eld St. D at Transport nt ?,>* Road. D; lV O f c M^M Monday. Aug. 2 tn 1 Purchase of Old Cru > I Brass, etc at ISSJuS* J of Closing I p! n dai v Qu 27th, 1934 Mr)r Supply
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 311 2 Diary Of The Week WEDNESDAY, AUG. 15. Wgtk Water, 1.03 a.m., 9.7 ft.. 1.28 p.m. i.l ft. fbOtteU: First Division. SRC. vs. RAF.. Anson Road Stadium; S.CC "B" vs. I.C.F.A. 11, Crt.ie: Raffles Inst. vs. Singapore Teachers' Association, R.1.; Wiltshires vs. R.E.s Tanglin. THURSDAY, AUG. 16 mgtx Water, 1.38 a.m..
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    • 193 2 TODAY'S WIRELESS PROGRAMMES SINGAPORE—ZHI Wavelength —49.9 Metres p m. J 6 Recorded music. 6.30 Relay of dance music by Raffles Hotel Orchestra under the direcI tion of Dan Hopkins. f 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits I1 Times. Stock and share report supplied A by Fraser/and Co. 7 Relay of
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  • 731 3 Attempted To Repair Defective Lamp ENGINE-ROOM TRAGEDY Misadvei itn re Vei 'diet Penang, Aug. 13. pE death of a Chinese fireman r.amed Soo Kai Hin, employed on the s.s. Kulim, as a result of being electrocuted when the ferry was undergoing repairs at the Prai River
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  • 251 3 VLLER V WORTH $500 i STOLEN 7'tt'O Men Sentenced f or Three Years entered fie house of j] Chinese landowner his absence in| business, bound and and daughter and jewellery worth,! about $500 or $600 was Muar Assizes before w u Thome. littli village near Tangthe
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  • 112 3 LONDON H AS A DICTATOR NOW ir Herbert Morrison Great Spender dictator. His name 1 Morrison, and he is c Socialist majority m County Council. ho defied Pallia- to rebuhd Waterloo Uve of the decision of to the matter. decided to spend an- rebuilding Charthe near future i s property
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  • 47 3 i\ igineer, Perak and Executive Engineer. visited the Chang"]r and p ulau Tiga at V l! Capt H. M. S. iv Engineer, Lower t I their visit to j ln d a suitable place <= 1 /^"rvoir or tank to many Malay kam- rtver area of Lower n
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  • 476 3 MISADVENTURE VERDICT ON AGED WOMAN Fell When Frightened By a Lorry I A VERDICT of death by misad venture as a result of a fai when startled by a motor lorry, anc that the driver of the lorry was no criminally concerned in her death was the finding of the
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  • 273 3 PEEPING TOMS Malays Chased Out Of Compound Two Malays, Hamzah and Ahamad. were charged before Mr. F. K. Wilson at the Kuala Lumpur police court, with criminal trespass by entering the compound ol Mr. M. F. Cameron, at Bellamy Road. It was stated that the complainant and his wife returned
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  • 187 3 BRITISH FILM COMPANIES MERGE Profit Of Half Million Expected AN important British film mergei involving five major picture companies and controlling a capital of nearly £3,000,000, has been completed The Associated British Picture Corporation acquired the share capital of Associated British Cinemas, Limited and British International Films (Proprietors) Ltd. The
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  • 262 3 SLEIGHT OF FOOT How Chinese Picked Up Dropped Notes Convicted on a charge of criminal misappropriation of $4, belonging to a Tamil, a Chinese col Tee shop assistant, employed at Bukit Bintang Road, was fined $15, or three weeks at Kuala Lumpur police court. The complainant said that he went
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  • 83 3 First Prosecution Under Enactment Klang, Aug. 11. The first prosecution under the Rubber Restriction Enactment was heard before Inche Osman. the Klang magistrate, when three Javanese, Parbin Ha.H Perat. Ngadi bin Ahmad, and Majuki bin Haji Serat. were charged with conveying one bundle of rubber between the hours
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  • 97 3 a The property of Stephen Seneviratne, 1 of Colombo, who is serving a life sen- i tence after being found guilty of mur- I dering his wife, has been vested In the 1 Public Trustee. His assets consisted of a coconut estate valued at Rs. 53,000 less a mortgage of
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    • 124 3 ■B w I Is^ 6[ B v3(^ml I w sift jii fl& «s7 1/ C/ /*C %2 i •C/ffl MUNICIPAL ELECTRICITY DEPT. COX KINGS (AGENTS) LIMITED SHORT TRIPS TO CAIRO I PATERSON, SIMONS* CO., LTD., or to any of Cox and King* Office* PORT SAID, CAIRO, LONDON, ETC. II ITT
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  • 2477 4 Air Mail Letter From London The Balduin Bombshell— Why The Rhine? Bigger Air Fleets London t)n Naziism M.P.s On H oli flay Sunny Suntmer Days The King -J At Cowes. B(From Our Own CorresDondent.) London, Aug. 4. PARLIAMENT has risen, and a maze Of scaffolding around Big Ben is evidenc
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    • 532 4 I Fears Unbreakable Waterproof Wrist Wat k I Goaraateed (or Ten Years afainst all defects m material I or workmanship. H any part of the <m- > o or movement b^ brooks, wears oat, or he^oiu.M <i<-fo"t i vr witlunTi-n Years A A from date of purchase. Fears. Bristol. England
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  • 205 5 1 liex I Jon t AMERICA'S Cup challenger, E ideavuiir won hei greatest victory i the Plymouth Regatta when she beat YHsheria by ten minutes. The Brittle shamrock, and the Astra also took part m the race. The yachts jockeying for position are: Endeav
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  • 1032 6 To Avoid The Document Being Bad In Law ACTION OVER ESTATE iQHE WAS a gambler and apparently because of her gambling oc•^cupation she got into trouble, and that led to other things. She became immoral and I will call evidence to prove that." So
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  • 491 6 CAR IN DRAIN OUTSIDE BAR European Alleged To Have Been Drunk A LLEGATIONS that he was intoxicated and drove his car into a ri drain outside a bar m Lavender Street m the early hours of Tune 2, were made against a European named G. W. Barker m the police
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  • 228 6 A SUM OF $25,000 INVOLVED Alleged Criminal Breach Of Trust I JUSTICE of the Peace and solicitor's managing clerk. I. I Modaliar Nagalingam appeared m the police court before Mr. J. II Brander. third magistrate yesterday, a few hours af ter being placed under arrest, on
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  • 335 6 A "BIG TALL MAN" SQUEEZED HIS NECK Came To And Found His Belt With $45 Missing A N allegation of voluntarily causing hurt while committing a robbery was investigated by Mr. Norman Grice, the second magistrate, yesterday, m a preliminary inquiry. The accused were a woman. Tay
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  • 305 6 Extradition Case Dismissed By Judge Khan Vankit Vicharn who was .detained by the Detective Branch on 'instructions from the Siamese police I made bis last appearance before the i criminal district judge yesterday, j At previous date^ of mention Detec- tive Inspector Wray had said that no I
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  • 421 6 $30 Fine In Credit Fonder Bonds Case ONLY A NOMINAL PENALTY fu S. AMBER, one of the three accused m the EgypMan Credit Fonc.er Bonds case which was sent back to the police court for trial by the Appeal Court two weeks ago. was yestexaay fined r., i f Mn
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  • 139 6 Stomach (Jas and i( Removed by \Us nm^ At last medical scmethm- tot th me vh indigestion. It has ju new drugless remedy relief from the tor acidity, stomach (v j The name given to this is Chardox. It is a hlihlv extremely
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    • 92 6 Sciatka. Lumb^o V your Mootf to kept In pur* antf htmhhy ttata I •*»nov« th« ckum of th« trouble by «n-*ri^rf UQOtD m TABLET Mm ENSURE BETTER VISION Our specialised opticians are at your service. Free sight-tes.ing and advice given. Our glasses give clear vision from edge to edge and
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    • 151 6 A man kept maierta| looking for a 1.,) Did he find hn Of course Shr w a^ n THE GIFT SHOP. In future Look for your vile, molhi-i friend in THE GIFT SHOP. 33, Stamf:)r;l R, Ut i She's sure to br t 1 Buying hats, jewelle.v. Alice bands because
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  • 30 7 K.C.Not Seeking Ue-election la. Kf< r. K.c, Conservative '•st Camberwell. has the next election. :a seat elsewhere," ht. M but it does not ne- <£* I am retiring from
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  • 49 7 The sale of the Rush art collection of Mr. Bowring Hanbury, of Belgrave square, W., to satisfy a £5,000 judgment debt, was continued at Hanoverrquare, W., yesterday. Porcelain realised £2,245, which means that about another £1,000 has to be obtained to pay the Sheriff's demand.
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  • 463 7 Judgment For Singapore Firm COLLEGE CHIEF'S NEW POST EXHIBIT SMASHES (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Aug. 13. When counsel in a case in which an injunction is sought was exhibiting the article complained about, the glass globe ot a kerosem oil lamp became loose Red and dropped to the P
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  • 36 7 The Asiatic Petroleum Company advise that the retail prices of their kerosene will be increased, as from today, to the following levels: Shell Brand $5 56 per 2 tins: Crown Brand 55.16; Cross Brand $4 C6.
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    • 198 7 A^jsV ni_ |nLJiJ in r— l T /^v r— w i Mii.pjasi v v ohnsb^ibipm aw tw »»^«i jpN "MELODY AST SH NS AS HE SAT N THE ~"~"""rnp3fj _H M m *-i_i* 7 f' 'L. :^^H__ *^_B__^^ ''■•^i^ii^a ''y.-'w^i.- JS_ ___Es*-' i RETURN SCREENING OF "LILY of KILLARNEY" THE
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    • 173 7 NEW WORLD CABARET I DANCING EVERY NIGHT FROM p.m. TEA DANCES ADMISSION TO CABARET FREE Every Tuesday, Thursday Saturday frora 5.30 to 7.30 p.m. NIGHT DANCES: ADMISSION 50 CENTS AS USUAL J. E. JOHANNES. Manag;. M ■i i ii- I GRAND PREMIERE TOMORROW PAVILION M^— P^P^P^P^P^P^P^uffiMMllSliM El n ill IMlPT^'^W'lj'Mtl.l'JiaßlPftflsls^s^s^s^i^uue^^^i.
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  • 753 8 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1934. The Shadow And The Substance AMONG the many londly-cherish-cd dreams of Singapore is to behold it In the glorious future as ;a thriving industrial centre with the v liole of the East at its door, into which our factories will pour a
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  • 448 8 Syed Abdullah bill Syed Idid has I been appointed Deputy Gam.- Warden, iPahang. Mr. G. W. A. Trimmer, chairman of Fenang and Singapore Harbour Boards, has returned from a brief visit to Penang. Dr. T. C. Wakefleld. Medical Officer. District Hospital. Ipoh. has left for Batu Gajah
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  • 837 8 Rs has Saying WITH the visit of Emanuel Feuer- mann. the famous cellist, on Aug.' 23, Singapore will have another oppor- j tunity of redeeming her reputation as| a city with discerning musical tas'es and it is to be hoped that she will take advantage of it. "With the exception
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  • 1046 8 £IRCLED by a double halo, the moon hung over the coffee-garden like a huge arc-lamp. A line of stubby datepalms on the far bank of the Tigris appeared to have been cut out of black paper and gummed against the violet of the night. It was warm. A mixed
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    • 113 8 ,^=-y /I SCOTCH WHISKY l&g ;4T A PRICE TO MEET l>' m T//£; POCKET OF ijjj^ RED SPOT $2,65 •.si* $®T>f'k Bottle tlj|tt| CALDBECK'S TASTY CHEESES IN HANDY CARTONS 111 B^l bi nM i^ Cheddar Cheshire lii^ iVIOOiy American, Roquefort, Limburger, Pimiento, TRY THEM ALL Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
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    • 47 8 THE TITLE OF A RECENT ARTICLE WAS "How to Lay Out a Football Ground." Some enthusiasts are more interested m the various methods of laying out a referee. What about a GAFLAC ACCIDENT SICKNESS POLICY GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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  • 50 9 WLECTIONS IN AUSTRALIA V o Clear Majority Anticipated Sydney, \uz- 13. general elec--15 opened this evening 1 iressed a meeting thai either Mr. Mr Scullin, will set the Country faction will hold It is probable at and Country tiome as there Ll the strength of considerably. Inth election mre ess.
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  • 71 9 Income Tp By Sydney, Aug. 13. Australia has made acular economic world was c Premier, In a the opening of a foi the forthna which take s. ptember o. Lonal income had hi. while me lastj surplus of 1.300.000. and civil service pgely restorec. the Ottawa agreements. emphasised
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  • 78 9 Stork Exchange Business London, Aug. 13. with the latter ek the volume of busir: Exchange today was mainly owing to Saturday's commodities, parsome further good lin displayed and the rally ruled cheerfu 1 were quieter but j Is ruled stroll?. lity markets generally! though wheat reacted both London
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  • 85 9 Tend To Be More Firm London, Aug. 11. :jrk«>t this week, the ippllea rhich were available w.vk were reduced nquiry on proaccount and the finance g of ed turnover on the Stock sequently borrowers occasionally essary to make use of the Bunks' one per cent, accomCoincident with the
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  • 82 9 '^rlin Company Gains By i>olkt»- Devaluation Berlin, Aug. 11. windfall caused by the o\ the dollar resulting m the mark value of the dollar loans has enabled the i and Omnibus Company to 'it of 13.000.000 marks last ol 629.000 marks on ar< disappointed at these hey hoped
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  • 44 9 ■1-M.S. Dragon Involved In Collision u Ua Montreal, Aug. 13. Dragon collided with the Maple Branch m the harbour morning. The latter sank but >r *gon saved her crew. cruiser went to Canada m con*ith the celebrations of the Jacques Cartier.- Renter
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  • 491 9 500 TELEVISION SETS A WEEK Company To Produce LowPriced Receivers for all has come. Two companies will shortly be pro- during low-priced television sets for everybody. The first company is Plew Television, Ltd., of Waddon. near Croyclon. Surrey. Chairman Sir Dontild Makgill. The second is a company which is to
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  • 103 9 Proposal To Build In Heart Of London London. Aug. 14. A great aerodrome in the heart of the City of London in being tentatively planned, says the Morning Post, by the City Lands Committee in their forthcoming report to the Corporation. It is proposed to erect an enormous
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  • 27 9 Washington, Aug. 14. Construction up to 2.100 navy aeroplanes authorised by Congress is now being drafted by Cwrewinan Vinson with the co-operation oi me Navy Department.- Reuter
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  • 507 9 SURREY LOSE TO YORKSHIRE County Cricket London, Aug. 14. VORKSHIRE beat Surrey at the Oval by an innings and 157 runs. Yorkshire took their nrst innings to 431 for nine and then declared; butcllffe just topped his double century, making 2u3. Surrey made a very Ineffective reply to this, totalling
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  • 95 9 Entire Herds In Danger New York, Aug. 13. piRE and rain are the two chief news, topics. The former has broken out in the national bison range at Montana and is threatening the destruction of the entire herds of buffa o. elk and mountain sheep.
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  • 88 9 53 Die From Heat In U.S. Middle West New York, Aug. 11. Rains have reilev d a wide area irom the scorching heat but Missouri. Kansas and the South-West continue to swelter. The thermometer at Oklahoma registered 118 degrees and m Missouri 119. The drought record
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  • 75 9 Doctors Could Not Operate On Don Gonsalo Madrid, Aug. 13. Don Gonsalo. the youngest son of ex-King Alfonso, who was killed m a motor accident near Klageniurt. was regarded as the most likely candidate for the Spanish Throne. The doctors were unable to operate owing to the weakness
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  • 124 9 Version Of Collision With Car Vienna, Aug. 13. The motor cyclist involved la the collision which resulted m the death ol Don Gonzalo was Baron Richard Von Niemann. He denies all blame and says he was accused of being drunk and so he remounted and drove to a
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  • 104 9 May Be Established In Vienna Rome. Aug. 12. The question of rising the Italian Legation m Vienna to the rank of an Embassy will probably be discussed when Dr. Schuschnigg meets 111 Duce next month. Italy will probably appoint Signor Suvich. the present Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, or
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  • 32 9 Marseilles. Aug. 11. A French airwoman, Helene Boucher, has established a women's world speed record, flying at 444.877 kilometres per hour over a three kilometre course. This figure is official.- Reuter Wireless
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  • 90 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices And Sterling Rates RUBBER: London, Aug. 14. Spot (Sellers* 7V 2 d. <7 9,16d.) Buyers > 7? B d. (1 7 16d.) Oct.-December 7* B d. <7 11 16d.) Jan.-March 7 3 4d. (7%d.) April- June 7 15 16d. (Bd.) Market:— Quiet. New
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    • 176 9 ENDING TODAY ROBINSON'S GREAT SALE THIS IS YOUR LJ ST OPPORTUNITY TO BUY AT DRASTICALLY REDUCED PRICES. tkW EL ORIENTE V %J^^ FABRICA OE TOBACOS, INC. RtINA VICTORIA 1 The Original X^, JACKSON I Manila Cigar flB COMPANY LTD. I Beware of 55, Robinson Rd. Singapore. 1 ImitTtion. I MAAS-3
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1215 10 THE WORLD RUBBER POSITION Decline In United States Consumption AFTER reaching a new high I** peak in 1929, the annual rate of world crude rubber absorption declined, but was practically stable from the last quarter of 1930 to the middle of 1933, states the Rubber News Letter issued by the
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    • 78 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY PRICES CURRENT Aug. 14, 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R S.S. equal to London Std., Spot (loose) 24^8 25 (FOB.) Aug. 25 251/4 Standard R.SS. on tender n Aug. 25 4 25% Sept. 25V 2 255^ Oct.-Dec. 26J 4 26% Jan Mar. 27 27^8
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    • 989 10 TUESDAY. AUGUST H. 1934 Below is Fraser and Co.s est ol closing prices in Singapore Ampat Tin (.4) s« c Ini Aaain Kumbang (I) l 7s d fi H S 10^ d A-Ural Malay Ms 52s fid Ayer Hitam Tin ss> i 4s 6d Ayer Weng si)
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    • 138 10 THE TIN PRICE pic A u"r S n4 14 5 b SinBaPOTe tln prlce fper Aug. 14, 12 o'clock noon. Gambler 4.00 Java Cube 7.25 Hamburg Cube 7^25 Muntok White Pepper 37.60 White Pepper 36.50 Black Pepper 13.25 Copra, Sundried 3.00 Copra, Mixed 2.40 Small flake Tapioca
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    • 71 10 £160,000 Orders From Egypt Orders for rolling stock to a value of approximately £160,000 have just been Placed by the Egyptian State Railways Ga^e S rati n SUteS the Rail^' .Ten double articulated steam railcars ire to be supplied by the Sentinel 2^o^ol^^ ST* WetSSSS 20 petrol-engxned bus
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    • 515 10 "SURVIVAL OF THE RICHEST A Dutch View Of R uhh Kestnction A a PP roxim ate Glance between supply and about, m the case of rubber by suiUbl," nee ed with production," says the monthly ab e m "a, ißotterdamache Bankvereeniging. "With other raw Y Jlm industrial purposes, e.g.. petroleum,
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    • 176 10 A Au S- 10. 11 13. American Can Com. 94^ 943 /a 071 American Telephone 4 4 and Telegraph 109T 3 log** 112 Atcheson Railroad 46^ a 46^ 483 Dupont si% 88 90i 4 4 Firestone 15 i 4 15 16 4 General Electric 1314 i 8i /2
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    • 192 10 AUG. 14. SELLING London 4 months' sight 247 32 London, 3 months' sight 2 4 13 6 1 London, 60 days' sight 2 4 3 16 London, 30 days' sight 2 4 5 32 London demand 24 1 London. T.T 2 4 3 3*> Lyons and Paris, demand
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    • 19 10 Milk products exported from Austra I ia during the first ten months of the I fin Clal vc:ir worm!
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    • 117 10 Central Bureau^* StatlsScs^Batevu recelved from tlle chlPl Production on Estates, converted to lon, tons of 2.240 lbs dry weight. cxc udine nntit atC f total Production of all Estates items 6 »nn P^^lon 'or which see return Statist! cent, of all estates^ UP n monthly r
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  • 104 11 Alleged Attempt To Defraud Government The case m which Chong Lam Kong, a Chinese, is charged with being knowingly concerned m conveying uncustomed goods, namely two suit cases and 41 rolls of cloth, at the Kuala Lumpur railway station, with intent to defraud government of duty, on July
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  • 27 11 Eighteen schools m the F.M.S have 'ieen struck off the Register of Schools, five m Perak. ten m Selangor .two m Negrl Sembilan and one m Pahang.
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  • 367 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst UNUSUAL BIDDING AN Individual Master's Tournament held m New York recently has furnished much food for students of the individual idiosyncrasies of the players participating m it. Of course, freak hands at Bridge, like all unusual situations
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  • 574 11 More Antiquarian Finds At Peiping COINS AND PORCELAIN Peiping, July 23. FASCINATING finds have been made during the excavation for the building of "Johnson Hall," the new recreation building of the American Legation Guard m Peiping. The finds are chiefly fragments of porcelain dating from before the Liao period, 1,600
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 1064 11 Awett exceed tIZ.M9.Wf Assurance m f«rc« «l*.*f The Great Eastern Ufe Assurance Co., Ltd. 'Incorporated m the Straits BeUtoraem*) HEAD OFPICT: Great Eaatern Ufe BuUding, CecU Street. Singapore. LONDON OPTIC*: n. Old J«in ie The Company ha* £20,000 deposited with compile, with Ihe British Life ATTRACTIVB PLANS OP ASSURANCE. AQENTB
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  • 20 12 ?S V Sfi b K an warehou^K charges due will be collected from the sender m return of the parcel.
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  • 1003 12 LIFEBOAT EFFICIENCY Excellent Results From Voluntary Examination SINCE the introduction of lileboat efficiency certificates, Board of Trade returns show that up to June 30, 1932, 69,258 men of the British Merchant Navy successfully passed i ithe examination. The examinations commenced m Liverpool m the year i li>ls,
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  • 159 12 Elaborate Preparations For Launching London. Aug. 11. The launching by the Quren on Sept. j26 of the new Cunarder "No 534" In the narrow waters ol the Clyde present! considerable difficulties, for which preparations are now being mad.. The giant liner, which is 1.018 feel long, lies m
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  • 138 12 i But Shipping Chief Does Not Intend To Reduce It "British shipping and British Industry cannot afford the crews' wages, [and loading and discharging expenses lit 111 now paying, which are so far out [ol proportion to the standard existing Ir many countries abroad,'" said Mr. Basil
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  • 27 12 Four British cargo boats of a total xmnage of 16,467 have been bought by 3reek shipowners for £34,600. says an exchange message from Athens.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 628 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. 'Incorporated ji F.M.S.; TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. Boolun* Agents for Federated Malay States Railways. Royal State Railways of Siam. S 9 I #TgAMoHt^# fUMUftWftflJ^B w%\ (Incorporated m England). HOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN, HONOLULU Q z CANADA. FOl'R MAGNIFICENT "EMPRESSES," COMPRISING THE LARGEST AND FASTEST
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    • 184 12 BIBBY UNE I [LONDON MUmrSS: I VI, TALL MMI LONDON, S.IJ] of fast tvln-foci on tiftm Mall Pass< i r Vessels betv-L i RANGOON. 01 OMBO. I'OKT SCDU MARSI III PLTVOOTI M I(»\|)()N Bbiftai I md P»'i.ang. HOMEWARD &lIUNOH Ira.f N io|(« i -34 OXFORDS STAFFORDSI OLOUCEB rEI worcestf: cheshire
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 588 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. j Thursday 7.30 a.rr. j Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m Saturday 7 p.m Kuantan :via Jerartut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
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    • 81 12 Conference The following revised rates on Loa become effective Immediately tt H'Kone; shai Jaoan Under 20 in length $$00 $1000 $icToo n 25 10.00 12.00 12.00 J N 12.00 15.00 15.00 uyer 30 By arrangement out notless than 15.00 20.00 20 00 i CLEARANCES j Aug. 13.-Kepah. <Dut.> Proteus, i
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    • 112 12 SINGAPORE Ha RBO[ji l ith Hem, X <MU j :Main Wharf P|n H Carthag, Oi R Con- Tmpire Javanet Mt/ Kepon« Elephani I SSI Ls |> iiri Tan Sons p a Albert Dm Victoria I 1 Ktppt-I lit, Ktaf*fc D I No. 1 h N<>. t r» j VESSEL* ARRIVED
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 428 13 f —Ik BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS. OUTWARDS Due D-e I'naffe Spore T'nage Spore. MANTUA 11.000 Aug. 17 CHITRAL 15,000 Oct. 12 BA\CrALORE 6.000 Aug. 30 SOUDAN 6,500 Oct. 24 RAWALPINDI 17,000 Aug. 31 CARTHAGE 15.000 Oct. 26 15,000 Sept. 14 RANPURA 17.C00 Nov. 9 BHUTAN 6.100
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    • 491 13 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) I "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND BUEZ CANAL Steamer Due Sails City of Roubaix (Also calls Glasgow; In Port Aug. 16 City of Oran Aug. 30 Sept. 2 City of Bath <For Genoa. Liverpool, Glasgow* Sept.
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    • 1147 13 THE BLUE FUNNEL [,INE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO (1931 > Steam Ship Co.. Lto.. and China i«td. Mutual Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd THE CUNARD WHITE 81 \U I.M THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHI.' CO. Ltd THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd. THE AUSTRALIAN A: ORIET. LINE
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 586 14 K. P. M. tONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ >•*«• rmm^n. Poe to e-Pa,. THEDE.WS^ Wednesday. Aug. 15, Muntok and Palembang I?? mlp^.mv^ 1 A g 15 Toen B kal Moeara-Saba and Djambi VAN DER LIJN-Thursday. Aug. 16, Cneribon (not for passengers) Semaran* GEN Ge'n^n 5 g PYCK ThUrSday A g 16 U;t
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    • 171 14 REGULAR FORTNiGHTLY SAIUN6S I NAPLES GENOA MARSEILLES I Via Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria on I the Famous I PRESIDENT LINERS I All outside staterooms— I Excellent cuisine Swimming bath I Three day stopover m Egypt. I PRESIDENT POLK, AUGUST 28th. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES, INC., LTD. I (INCORPORATED
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    • 285 14 TO LONDON, VIA NAPLES^IARStILTS^!^^^^^^Bi AND MIDDLESBROUGH tlvr «<H I H< i/vm HAKONE MARU 10,400 Aug 22 23 HARitqav x.*. «May omi, Rotterdam Calls a, H™^/' DELAQOA MARU Penang. sLTIT &ii Eeyroui MATSUMOTO MARO Penan^o^^ p Sald H^ London. Rotterdam and Hambur- »"-st«ff«-j: SVn« ir k TO SEATTLE HiKA^rMA^- M ms
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  • 3044 15 wtekei"! a C F h n Y° Se decidin am ot S.C.C. tournament-a tricky ie til P Pros P ect of the clubs m the first round.is the season going to drag out too !ong?-the return of the Malays.-Pulau Brani's fine form—Rugby :-A E S Talbot the
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  • 115 15 High School Win By Only Goal At Kajang At Kajang on Friday the High School beat the "Victoria Institution by the only goal of the match. In the first half there was no scoring, and although the visitors did most pressing they finished weakly. The home team woke
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  • Golf
    • 56 15 The Men's Monthly Medal was played on Saturday and Sunday Following were the best returns S.H. Moss. One Down C. A. Lea. Two R. R. Coombs Two Ball Sweeps Ist 9 holes. C A Lea. S. H. Moss and R. R. Coombs all square. 2nd 9
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    • 115 15 The Lake Cup competition, a medal event played over the whole 36 holes of the Selangor Golf Club, was held during the week-end and resulted m a win for J. M. Fordham. a stroke ahead of Raja Musa, who was also runnel"-
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    • 86 15 The monthly medal bogey competition was played at the Gardens Golf Club over 18 holes during the week-end with the following result J. Poynton 2 down Winner. Dr. C. P. Allen 4 down. G. E. Vickers 4 down. B. N. Flavin 4 down. Dr. E.
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  • 927 15  -  Bernard Darwin The story of the told by HERNARD DARWIN, golf correspondent of The Times, London, and one of the leading English writers on the game, prepared a series of articles on the recent British Open Championship, which was won m so sensational a manner by Henry Cotton.
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  • 148 15 Finding A Team To Represent Singapore Malay Schools A match between the winners of the 'Daeng Mekkah Shield" <Tanglln Besar Malay School I and the Rest will be played tomorrow 'Thursday* at Geylang English School ground with a view to selrctinf? a team to represent Singapore Malay
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  • 64 15 Unsuccessful Sporting Fixtures At Ipoh Kuala Lumpur. \uc 8. The Kuala Lumpur V MCA. visited Ipoh during the holidays and were engaged In a series of sporting fixtures They beat the Ipoh Y.M.CA. at cricket by the narrow margin of one run. but they lost at hookey
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  • 51 15 The following have been invited to play MtCCUUOD football for S.C.C. "B" vs. The Strait* Times on Mondu\ Cl H Stroobach; H L Davles. A P Cralsle; O Boas. Q Dorids. T M. Me Lachlan; R Johnson. Dr J W Winchester. L D S Qftfdtfttr. W. Hannay. ana T Bart
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  • 777 16 ANOTHER REVERSE FOR THE S.C.C. Handicapped After Serious Injury To Left Back R.A 3; S.CC 2. FIVE goals were scored on the P^dang yesterday when the S.CC. met Ihe R.A. m a First Division match, the latter leaving the field victorious by the odd goal. Both sides were evenly matched
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  • 174 16 A FISTIC treat is m store for local fighta fans when Wolf Lanen. the much-talked o! German middleweight irom the s.s. Chattanooga City, now m port, clashes with A! Rivers on Saturday next at the Great World Stadium. The fight is a charity event m aid
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  • 560 16 Hockey Frmvelling Expenses Exceed date Receipts I It was decided to form an Umpires' Association at the annual genera; meeting of the Singapore Hockey Association heici at the Singapore Cricket Club yesterday evening. Presenting the report and accounts the chairman. Mr. F J L. Maygor. said that during
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  • 83 16 The following have been invited to play Association Football on Thursday. at S.C.C, i Under 30s D. R. Godfrey R V Welch, H. L. Davies, T. W. Morray G Boas, T. M. MacLachlan. W D c' Eskine Crum. H. Busby. P. H. Harrison' J. Mackintosh,
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  • 48 16 The following have been invited to play cricket for the Ceylon Tamils* Ast t Un™? n gainst «^e Nondescripts Cricket Club on Saturday at 2 p.m. on the latter's ground: Kanagaratnam, Sundram, Singam, Maniam, Dr. Subrahmanyam, Retnasabapathy, Muthucumaru. Paramsothy, Ignatius, Sithamparanathan and K. Renasabapathy Reserves: Muthu, S. Sundram
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  • 315 16 Racing Weights For Three-year-olds Free Handicap A Free Handicap for three year old horses to be run on Saturday, Sept. 1 Conditions: Value $2,000 together with a sweepstake of $50 foe horses not struck out by 12 aoon on August 31 and a trophy to the winner, of
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  • 445 16 Their Finest Victory Of The Season Wiltshire* II 4; s CaU|e JHE junior eleven of the Wiltshire Regiment. o Chinese m the Second Division of the local Ones: victory this season when tiny defeated ing Company by four clear goals at Jalar P r attl ''i-
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  • 63 16 English Tennis Wins In America Forest Hills. Am*. 13. The loiiowing arc the results of the first round of the American women's singles championship: Miss Betty Nuthall beat Miss Priseiha jMerwin 6 l, 6 l. Miss James beat Mrs. Erb fr-2. 6-1. Miss Helen Jacobs beat Miss Sachs 6 o.
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  • 243 16 Entries For Week-end Racing At Ipoh •From Our Own Correspondent.» Ipoh, Aug. 14. Entries for the Perak August amiteur meeting on Friday and Saturday at Ipoh are as follows: Horses. Clas: Four: First run six funongs. Second run Five furlongs .straight: Ginger <Medan). Churming Eyes, George Edwardes,
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  • 56 16 The following have accepted to play tennis for S.C.C. m a match against, the V.M.C.A. at V.M.C.A. 4.30 p.m. on Saturday. Singles: N. S. Wise, E. C. Ch^rrinßton and R. F. Smith. Doubles: F. V. Duckworth and H. 8 Hewett; W. J. M Warden and Dr. L. Demeny: W. H.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 50 16 DONT EXPERIMENT WITH YOUR FOOD. COOK WITH GAS. GAS COOKS BETTER COSTS LESS GIVES YOU INSTANT HEAT IN ANY DEGREE THAT YOU WANT, FROM SLOW SIMMERING TO FAST BOILING. NO OTHER FORM OF COOKING COMBINES SO MANY ESSENTIAL FEATURES. GAS IS THE MOST FLEXIBLE COOKING HEAT THERE IS BAR NONE.
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    • 88 16 Hudson's British Tipping Wagons t FITTED WITH -FARO" HIGH. CLASS BALL. BEARING WHEELS AND AXLES and Cut Your Transport Costs By 50%. FAMOUS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD FOR STRENGTH. DURABILITY AND ECONOMY. J H when using HUDSON'S Wagons equipped J II I with "FARO" BALL-Bearm- Wheels jpB wEsb Axles and you
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