The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 November 1934

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,413. ESTD. 1835. SATURDAY. NOV. 3, 1934 10 CENTS
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  • 161 1 22", uains In London Ami 203 Gains In The Provinces London, Nov. 2. Sxrar gains, espelustrial areas have m the Municipal U over England and day. including London ►orough Councils are loc every three years. i is the first election our rout m 1931 lmmeOenera]
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  • 54 1 Kinic (iives Audience To Premier Alexandria, Nov. 2. luel to the recent incident Government and the ?sidency, King Fuad gave an 2 today to the Premier. Yehiah tendered the resignation of awi Bey. Minister of AgriculIbruhim Fahmy Pasha. communications. nier, interviewed by Reuter. •Hilly denied an impending of
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  • 34 1 n Our Own Correspondent > LONDON, NOV. 3. KUIBKR COMMITTEE v I>l CIOED ON RESTRICTION THE EXPORT QIOTA FOR FIRST THREE MONTHS OF AT 7 > PER CENT., MAKING A < r OF >.> PER CENT.
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  • 35 1 London, Nov. 2. wear! Jones and Waller ar--1 it I ympne at 1.15 p.m. today. I »>ey took 13 days and six and "'-quarter hours on the flight Kn eland to Australia and ■»4CK.— Reuter
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  • 125 1 Heavy Smelting In The Straits (From our London Staff) London, Nov. 2. THE Anglo Metal Company states that world visible supplies of tin on Oct. 31 were 20,174 as compared with 18,590 on Sept. 30, and attention is drawn to the unexpectedly heavy tonnage of 5,171 smelted
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  • 86 1 Assertion By Samuel Insull Chicago, Nov. 2. The assertion by Samuel Insull that Mr. Stanley Baldwin m 1926 offered him the chairmanship of the British HighTension Power Development Company caused a sensation at today's hearing of his trial. "It was a tremendous temptation", said Insull. "I could
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  • 83 1 U.S. View Of Manchukuo Oil Monopoly Washington, Nov. 2. The United States have no intention of relaxing their efforts to maintain the 'open door" m the Fur East declared Mr. Phillips, Under-Secretary ol State, and is considering the next move m regard to the proposed Manchukuo oil
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  • 57 1 London, Nov. 2. Mr. Anthony Eden, the Lord Privy oeal, represented the British Government at a luncheon of the Royal Central Asian Society m the House of Lords, at which the Persian Minister :md many Oriental scholars were present, to honour the immortal memory >i Firdausi, the
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  • 187 1 Thrilling Encounter 100 Miles From Shanghai JUNK HOLED AND SUNK Shanghai. Nov. 2. A LONDONER named George Skinner, master of the Chinese cruising vessel Yuenh Sing, directed a victorious running battle against pirates 100 miles southward of Shanghai today. Three pirates were drowned,
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  • 165 1 Freer International Trade New York, Nov. 2. HTHE United States are willing to atr.no for their past hi^ii \TXitl policy by leading a way to freer international trade, according to an address to the Foreign Trade Association read on behalf oi Mr. Cordell Hull
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  • 116 1 Britain's View Of French Threat London, Nov. 2. MAINTENANCE of order for the; Saar plebiscite and the French; threat to move troops are having i the close attention of the British Government. It is learned that as signatories of the Versailles Treaty the British Government desires
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  • 11 1 Melbourne, Nov. 1. Lieut. M. Hansen arrived here at i 23.33.
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  • 335 1 First Authentic News From Siam The first authentic news to reach Singapore about the situation m Bangkok consequent on the King of Siam's decision to abdicate is (j brought by a Col. Jouett who ar- rived on the International Express j last evening.
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  • 289 1 Rumour Causes Sharp Rise r London, Nov. 2. Favourable reports were curient on the rubber market today regarding the export cut for January and this was responsible for today's shaxp rise m rubber. According to the Financial Times, it was stated
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  • Article, Illustration
    77 1 Sir Kynaston Studd, acting Lord Mayor of London, boarded the Post Office cable ship Monarch, the first of its kind to be seen m the Pool of London, on an official visit as Admiral of the Port of London. The visit opened "Telephone Week," which is designed to focus the
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  • 37 1 Slightly Improving The Price (From Our Own Correspondent. 1 London, Nov. L British delegates to the International Rubber Restriction Committee today conferred with the Colonial Office while the Dutch representatives remain m London, and I
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 38 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness ranee of the gardens to your home. TODAY'S ATTRACTIONS RIJSTAFFEL 12.30 to 3 p.m. SPECIAL DINNER CONCERT 8.15 p.m. to 9.15 p.m. DANCE formal; 9.45 p.m. to Midnight RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381.
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    • 104 1 Oil Other Pages Diary of the week 2 Church services 2 Radio programmes 2 Vehicles Inspector charged 3 Coconut industry relief 3 Bankruptcy cases 4 Tragic death of inspector 4 Picture page 5 Municipal budget 6 15 Leading article and notes 8 Jottings by the Topicist 8 Chinese stiver embargo
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    • 113 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA TODAY (INFORMAL) DINNER DANCE CONCERT DURING DINNER SUNDAY CONCERT 1 1 a.m. *.o 1 p.m SPECIAL CURRY TIFFIN SEA VIEW DINNER SERVED ON THE LAWN HOTEL NO PLA MORE DELIGHTFUL THAN THE PALM-FRINGED SEA SHORE FOR AN AL FRESCO
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    • 331 2 Anglo-Malayan International Correspondence Clnb. NOTICE We regret to announce the death of Madam Chua Hay Luan. the beloved mother of Mr. Wee Kirn Wee. Funeral on Sunday at 105, Nelson Road. BADGES Gold badges are now ready for members. MEETING: At Great WoTloT Sunday evening. P.O. BOX 153 SINGAPORE ENSURE
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    • 419 2 Create a lovely complexion by patting m your cream with this Butywave. pat-a V a c Obtainable from MEDICAL HALL LIMITED, BOARD RESIDENCE. "EAST ANGLIA." 6, OXLEY RISE, Near Town. High and cool situation. Large grounds. Excellent cuisine. Tennis. Dally or monthly terms. Telephone 4390 THE MANSION Oxley Rise Singapore.
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    • 1153 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS. TENDERS FolP^> PLATES AND BOARDS FOR VJ}'^ |BOATS AM) ST m'.^'JV. Tenders will b, j .Fisheries Office. 4th r Building. Slngapor, 10th. 1934. for the fl plates and for fUhin i boards and plates. B and Federated MaJ year 1935. Samples of the plat be viewed at
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 324 2 Diary Of The Week SATURDAY, NOV. 3. High Water. 8.10 a.m. 7.7 ft., 8.16 p.m. 7.6 ft. Rugby: Singapore vs. Johore (Malaya Cup), Johore Bahru United Services Officers vs. Selangor. Kuala Lumpur: S.C.C. II vs. United Services 11. S.C.C. padang. HoclKjr: Singapore vs. Selangor. Kuala Lumpur; Colts vs. R.A.F., Seletar
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    • 455 2 Week-end Wireless Programmes Singapore ZHI (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.) Wavelength 49.9 metres. SUNDAY 11 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Recorded music. MONDAY p.m. 6 Recorded music. 6.30 Relay of dance music from Raffles Hotel Dance Orchestra under the direction of Dan Hopkins. 6.45 News bulletin
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    • 623 2 Church Services 23rd Sunday After Trinity ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL 6.50 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.30 a.m. Matins, rtrft n 8 am Holy communion (choral). 10 am! Children's Service. 5.30 p.m. Evensong (choral) and Sermon. H.M. Naval Base: Service at 10.30 a.m. Johore: Service at 6.30 p.m. Bethel Church of England School:
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  • 866 3 Charge Against A Vehicles DETECTIVE GIVES EVIDENCE ting the defence yesterday m the case m which H. c. Eurasian Vehicles' Inspector, is being charged with havi illegal gratification before Mr. Norman Grice, the second A J Braga said he wished to make a personal state- >ircd
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  • 87 3 Verdict Against Chinese On Trial For Murder 'From Our Own Correspondent.* Penan g. Nov. t. The murder trial m which a young Hvlam. Ooi Kiah Kirn, who was arrest?d In oingapore. while boarding a steamer leaving for China on a charge )f he murder of a compatriot. Ho
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  • 70 3 Due To Failure Of Engine Of Train In Front The Free Press is informed officially that the express passenger train from •Singapore to Kuala Lumpur arrived nearly two hours late yesterday owing to the failure of an engine working a mixed train that was running m front. The
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  • 116 3 Yet Fights And Controls Fire A Javanese driver received severe burns about the legs on Thursday night when a car caught fire m a garage m Scotts Road. The car, a limousine, belongs to a member of Raffles College staff. It is reported that at 6.20 p.m. the
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  • 109 3 Body Of 21-Years Old Chinese Recovered From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Oct. 31. The body of the 21-year-old Chinese who was drowned m the Tupai River two days ago was recovered by fishermen at a village called Matang about seven miles south of Taiping. It now
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  • Article, Illustration
    43 3 DR. SCHUSCHNIGG, the Austrian Chancellor, accompanied by Major Fey, attended the premiere of the new Austrian film "Masquerade" at the Apollo Cinema m Vienna. Dr. Schuschrigg is seen seated m his box at the premiere with Major Fey standing behind the Chancellor's chair.
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  • 59 3 Four persons were injured when a ricksha was upset by collision with a :ar at the junction of Orchard Road \nd Kiliiney Road on Thursday night. A Chinese passenger his two daughters, aged 3 and 4, and the ricksha puller all sustained abrasions and bruises about the head and upper
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  • 259 3 RELIEF FOR THE COCONUT INDUSTRY Governmen t Decision 50% ADDITIONAL WAIVER OF LAND RENT IN 1934 JN order to afford a measure of relief to the coconut industry, the Federated Malay States Government has decided to grant m respect of coconut -states or small-holdings. planteJ wnollv or predominantly with coconuts,
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  • 419 3 APPEAL DISMISSED CLERK WHO FALSIFIED RECEIPTS 'THE newly constituted Court of Cri- minal Appeal sat for the second time yesterday to deal with the appeal of Leo de Cruz, who was sentenced at the Malacca Assizes to three years' rigorous imprisonment on three separate charges of falsifying stores issue receipts
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  • 78 3 Fines Total $4 For Settling 111 Feeling t (From Our Own Correspondent.; Seremban, Oct. 31. When Sheikh Ali and Kandiah were charged before the Seremban magistrate, Mr. V. W. W. S. Purcell. with disorderly conduct. Inspector Pin bin Jusoh of the Seremban police, prosecuting, said that the
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  • 124 3 EXPERIMENTS IN MAKING RAIN BY ELECTRIC DISCHARGES Ashkhabad. IN the vicinity of Ashkhabad, the 1 capital of Turkmenia, the Turkmenian Institute of Artificial Rain is erecting a tower for testing the inventions of th? Soviet scientist. Prof. Fedcsseev. and the American scientist Prof. Hight. The 65 metres hi^h tower is
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 72 3 New and Revised Edition THE OUTLINE OF HISTORY "FIIIS cheap edition contains the full material of the two -volume bsuc, revised to 1931; the Horrabin maps, charts; and drawings; the chronological tables, also to 1931, and the pronouncing index. An epitome of world -his iory, of supreme value to student
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    • 314 3 IK i fi The Secret of a QmrSl DAILY I E <>i cunrnsA soap Before rrtirin^ l»atlir |Im <„ ,|v With hot wntrr ami (uiimrn Sou;* u-ing plenty or Soap. Kin-.- with t< jii.l water, finishing with ro|«| M.it« r ii agreeable. Containing medicinal ami healing propertiea, mlnirn *<»np aetsasa
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  • 540 4 Chinese Goes Into Business Without Experience CLERK'S DEBTS OF $2,091 Offer To Pay $8 A Month Accepted HOW a man left the employment of a local firm and attempted to do business m vvhici"* he admitted ne was 'utterly inexperienced" was told at the Bankiuptcy
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  • 148 4 Salary Of $80 a Month Liabilities Total $2,091 The affairs of Tay Nam Kiang were also gone into when he was taken through his public examination. He said that he was 23 years old. He was married and had two children. He was j a clerk m Government service drawing
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  • 187 4 Fines On Chinese Totalling' 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Oct. 29. As a sequel to a raid Dy revenue officers, headed by Mr. E. V. Rodrifoes, head of the Preventive Service. a f the 3rd mile Ayer Kroh, on Oct. 18, when 52 jars of mash and 2
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  • 506 4 ENTRY TO ROOM AT DETECTIVE STATION HAS TO BE FORCED Dies At General Hospital \/IR. J. JUDGE, Asiatic inspector of police attached to the Detective iVI Branch m Singapore, was found m his office yesterday day shortly after beginning work. He was taken to the General
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  • 162 4 Constable Stops TWO constables on their rounds m Connaught Drive early yesterday morning saw two sacks being unloaded from a sampan and being put into a waiting motor-car. The constables sprinted to the scene but the jar wa already on the move. One cf them, however, made a
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 150 4 Ck>lds,Coughs^HßfnHHMV Bronchitis, i Whooping Cough The pleasant, soothing action Xi of Angler's Emulsion together with its X^ aw/// tonic and building properties, make it C^S VAr/ an ideal remedy for children's ailments. N^H Htf// Moreover, the little ones all like it and take it NS^SW//// willingly when they refuse other
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    • 291 4 I DRUG SMUGGLERS' CLEVER DEVICES j But Preventive Officers Are Smarter THE Singapore Preventive Service has unearthed new and startlingly •clever devices by smugglers of cocaine and opium m the last few weeks. A large haul of cocaine has fallen I into their hands during a search of the incoming
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    • 418 4 -,,.«r •k»'"" n»,..t 4.i* W s ton n, t ,i 'n. B IOt.X Its ftlMuint* t I *0^ I lM»rov** your h* 4 lln Vh*.. ■MM III T •>•<<■ «iii J BEHTLEIKN »K>Ul til* X Mf.h^l v,. to« vfli d^.ei... „r» w»hJ Wtwit thM wifi s-i-pr., >.. «S Four »<»1»»it
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  • Article, Illustration
    145 5 of l» .md the new idea of mixing an "apertif." shown at the Wine, Spirit and Catering Trades Exhibition at the norland Hall, London. nn the left has an ancient Italian wine flask, and the neat atteifltint of the modern cocktail l»;ir is mixing an equally modern "cocktail." THE ARGENTINE
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  • 4256 6 Strongest Budget For Many Years RECORD SURPLUS FOR 1935 FORESHADOWED Commissioners' Move To Restore Confidence A DECISION to restore half of the ten per cent, salaries cut imposed during the financial crisis of 1932 was taken by the Municipal Commissioners at their
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  • 85 6 STATEMENT OF PROBABLE BALANCES— JAN. 1, 1935. CONSOLIDATED RATE FIND Revenue: Surplus on Jan. 1. 1934 2.630.800 Estimated as per Budget 1934 11.963.345 Estimated Excess of Revenue over Budget 500.000 15.094.145 Expenditure: Estimated as per Budget 1934 12.757.005 Less Estimated Savings on Budget 1934 700.000 12.057.005 Estimated
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 78 6 ENGLISH MADE "ELEPHANT HEAD" BRASSFOUNDRY. B^^vE l!^Br fc__n Sic^ NO. 7744 BRASS FANLIGHT OPENERS. iS^A 12" x<V $1.10 each. fi M NO. 5916 CASEMENT FASTENERS. With hooks or Mortice plates Brass $.90 Bronze $1 15 8929 Bronze screen Wrought Iron .30 cts. &60 c ts. each. g3 f t NO
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    • 17 6 THE mum QUALITY F|UMRO7'C I w AERATED WATERS J IS ALWAYS TO BE RELIED UPON PHONE 6354
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  • 474 7 AND THEN SHE HAD TWINS FTirir Toklo. IVE or so years had Hachiro and O. Shizu lived together as man and wife, and, during that time, they had numerous quarrels. But never had they engaged m such bitter fight as
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  • 296 7 Cremation Ceremony At Bidadari The remains of the late Mr. J. Judge •of the Straits Settlements Police were cremated yesterday afternoon accordling to Sikh rites at the Bidadari i Cemetery. The cortege was met at the entrance to the section reserved for Sikhs by a i
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  • 56 7 The marriage arranged between Mr. 1. J. Clark, of Planters' Stores and Agency Co.. Kuala Lumpur, and Alleen Barbara, daughter of Mr. and Mrs J. T->np. of Apperley Lodge, near Tewkesburv. Gloucestershire, will take place? •it St. Mary's Church. Kuala Lumpur. m Saturday. Nov. 10. at 11 a.m. A reception
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 226 7 ALHAMBRA "SjSr s He. Happy Show-Speedy Tuneful full o f excitement A whirl of Sontfs, L-a^r.ter; Romance and plenty of pretty girls J j \i sik*^ wV^m^^u^ I i^mffffK&ttUjlPjJil flSi^^s^:ffl mm miMmMMJM^w AN SIX NEW SONG NUMBERS THAT ARE ALREAIYV I ALL THE RAGE! J JEAN PARKER II t rocketed
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    • 529 7 EVERY SHOW PACKED OUT SINCE WEDNESDAY'S MEMORABLE OPENING A^GREAT FILM". ..FREE PRESS. FINEST JUNGLE PICTURE YET PRODUCED "...M. TRIBUNE rADITAI MATINEE TODAY AT 3.15 _VMMf UL _e__] NIGHTLY 9X5 The one only original Tarzan, johnny WEISSMULLERh~£~; "Trader Horn"! THE GREATEST and MOST THRILLING JUNGLE SPECTACLE of all time. TTJB\ BVA
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • 20 8 BARROW -At the General Hospital. (Singapore, on Nov. 2nd. to Mr. and Mrs. A. F. L. Borrow, a son.
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  • 944 8 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, NOV. 3, 1934. Japan Prepa res II. UQTRUGGLE is the father of creation and the mother of civilisation." That is one of the keynotes of the Japanese Ministry of War pamphlet, "The Real Meaning of National Defence and the Need to Revitalise It," to which
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  • 170 8 the*K T°M B f eCker lett for home by the X.L.M. plane on Thursday. -h?n P r T^ Riley ol the str aits SteamCo., has returned from leave. son^'pf^ Mr t G> W Piercy and their son, Richard, have returned to Singapore after spending their furlough m
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  • 276 8 CPECIALLY designed by a local artist. Mr. H. M. Le Fleming, for the purpose of inducing tourists to make an overland journey /through Malaya, the F.M.S. Railways have just issued two posters tor world distribution through the medium of tourist agencies. 'Come To hotels, etc. The
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  • 729 8 I^rxCHEQUER Returns." Why. where has it been TT nf* n> nf* r rHE Topicist notes that there did not seem to be much Turkish delight m Mr. Juhn Laycock's article m yesterday's Free Press on "A Night m Istanbul." )f> THE Topicist refuses to split on
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 237 8 MELINI CHIANTi SOLE AGENTS CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated under the Companies Ordinance of Hong Rongl (Incorporated m Shanghai) SINGAPORE. B] -llil\l M^i M IO II M IHI MMOIMMKM KlV F SIAM DIAMOND WATCHES. Their sheer loveliness makes them instantly appealing to women who desire to own a watch of
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    • 50 8 A CERTAIN SINGER'S SUCCESS was attributed by some cynics not so much to a rich voice as a rich father. Every professional dependent on health for an income should be protected by a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT AND ALLSICKNESS POLICY. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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    • 2 8 AOET COGNAC^^LIQUEUR^X^B^ANO
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  • 123 9 JAPAN'S FIRST LINE OF DEFENCE Island Of Formosa Chosen A.iT conference was held In Forn sa earl? this week ;and officers ol the my and citizens of the is- j 1 arc! supported a prothe defeneea In thei ftrsi Line de; *nee m the n la r sported to have
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  • Article, Illustration
    267 9 Completion Of 2 l 4 Mile I,on£ Bridge London, Oct. SI. The. 1 Lower Zambesi bridge which measures over 2 J 4 miles and is probably the longest m the world, has just been completed. The bridge was started about 3 l 2 years ago and has been
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  • 246 9 Mr. Norman Davis And Sir J. Simon Meet Privately mir^ London, Nov. 2. pir. late oi the naval talks now centios on conversations proceedtoday between Mr. Norman Davis and Sir John Simon who privately twice yesterday afternoon, and further meetings are expected. It
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  • 487 9 TINY PLAYERS IN ORCHESTRA Piano Soloist Lifted Into Chair! •ywo years ago. at one of che Children's Concerts, Mr. E. A. Brown promised that one day the children would be able to provide a complete concert by themselves and entertain those many grownups who had contributed to
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  • 232 9 FIXING SILVER DUTY IN CHINA Foreign Bankers' Suggestion London, Nov. 2. piNANCIERS. m an interview today, alter three weeks' experience of the Chinese silver embargo think that the situation is calmer than at first seemed likely. Foreign bankers suggest if the duty is definitely fixed instead of varying daily m
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  • Bindings Retrocession A Sound Act
    • 68 9 London, Nov. Z. The Dindings Agreement Approval Bill passed the second reading m the House of Commons today. Sir Philip CunliiTe-List-r, Secretary for the Colonies, declared that the handing back of the land wculd be an economic and sound act. The F.M.S. had been more than
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    • 82 9 Colonial Secretary Replies To Critic (From Our London Staff) London, Nov. 2. In the course of the debate on the second reading of the Dindings Bill Capt. A. S. Cunningham-Reid (Con. Maryleborno asserted that the proposal was a retrograde step because the inhabitants were being handed over to
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    • 56 9 London, Nov. 1. Bradshaw. the famous railway time table, will tomorrow issue its first international air guide. This will be published monthly and will cover the principal air services m Europe. Asia and Africa, as well as detailed information about local services m many countries, including 26 home
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  • COMMODITY MARKET
    • Latest Rubber And Tin Prices
      • 54 9 London, Nov. 2. Spot (Sellers* 6 11 16d. <63 8 d.» (Buyers) 6 5 8 d. (6V 4 d.) January-March 6 13 16d. (6 716d> April- June 7d. <6%d.) July-September 7» 8 d. (6 3 4 d.) Market Steady. New York. Nov. 2. November 13 58 < 12.85) December
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      • 28 9 London, Nov. 2. Spot €229-0-0 (£229-2-6) 3 Months £228-10-0 (£228-10-0) Market —Steady. London, Nov. 2. New York 4.98» 2 (4.97 13il6) J Paris 75^8 75 9 16»
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 203 9 llfcllllXSßllllllHlßlllXßlinir H< Mrith I hand one ol my rurt' 2 itiquets to all <-nm-c*rned m the n of Wild Boy. It i> M entertainment.* 1 Sun- ().i> Iii (firi.il. *j the >tuff to {jive to audi- w News of the World. M Q i which is likely to be 2
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    • 153 9 RV T S 7 opens J TODAY A ''.Mill 1 1 1 NEW DRESS MATERIALS! I better than ever the fabrics of H fashion, refinement, quality. 11l variety of filatures, shades, patterns H they are, one and all, m vogue for H the new season the very materials H for
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 342 10 SMALLER CROP BUT MUCH HIGHER PRICE Company Re-enters List Of Dividend Pave?? 'T'HE twenty-seventh annual general meeting of Banteng <Selangor) Rubber Estates, Ltd... was held last month, the chairman. Mr. R. F. McNair Scott, presiding. The charman said: Gentlemen, The report and accounts having been m your
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    • 68 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY PRICES CURRENT FOR R.M.A. No. 1. X RIBBED SMOKED SHEET Nov. 2, 12 o'colck noon Spot loose > 21% 21*4 <F. 0.8 Current month 21 7 8 22 January/ March 21Va 24 April/June 25% 25 7 8 July September 26% 26% Tcne of Market
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    • 48 10 ANGLO- JAPANESE TRADE Plan To Readjust Trade Relations Tokio. Arising from the very friendly relations established with the Federation of British Industries mission, the Japanese industrialists are planning the establishment of an Anglo-Japanese trade commission designed to readjust trade relations to handle the question of economic rapprorhment Reuter
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    • 69 10 <From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 1. Batak Rabit:— Profit for year ended June 30. £3.942; dividend. 5' 2 per cent.; forward. £15.355. *ali Ayer:— Profit for year ended June 30. £13,031; dividend, 4» 2 per cent.; forward. £51.007. Rubana: Profit for year ended June 30. £10,639; dividend.
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    • 942 10 FRIDAY. NOV. 2, 1934. Ampat Tin <4> 4s 4 1 i! d 4s 9d Asam Kumbang <£> 32s 35s Austral Malay 59s 61s Ayer Hltam Tin (ss) 14s 9d iss 3d Ayer Weng ($1) 2.05 2.15 Bang Tin (£> 25s 3d 26s 3d Changka*. Tin 46s 47s
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    • 1189 10 SUNGEI GETTAH RUBBER MEETING Big Improvement On Last Year •"THE ninth ordinary general meeting of the members of Sungei Oettah Rubber Estates. Ltd.. was held at the registered offices of the company 411--419, Salisbury House, London, recently. Mr. P. J. Burgess (chairman of the company) presiding. The representatve of the
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    • 102 10 Abroad London. Oct. 30. Exchanges today were: Paris 75 21/32. New York 4.98* 4. Montreal 4.86 3 4. Brussels 21.38. Geneva 15.31. Amsterdam 7 37 Milan 58 3/16. Berlin 12.38V2. Stockholm 19.39!' 2 Copenhagen 22.391 Oslo 19.90^. Vienna 27. Prague 119. Helsingfors 226 V^. Madrid 36 7/16. Lisbon 110*8. Athens
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    • 136 10 Oct. 30. 31. Nov. 1. American Can. Com. IOO I^ lOO 1 1003* American Telephone and Telegraph 109% noi 8 109*0 Atcheson Railroad 51* 8 51% 513^ Dupont 91 i, 92 y 913/ Firestone 131/ 131/ 13y 4 General Electric 177/ 173 f 1?7 /2 General Motors 283^
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    • 44 10 Radella Rubber Estate advise that the directors have accepted, on behalf 211 «7 1 hT P ny flnal assessment of 19M Th» r res t r »«lon year i»J4. The proportion applicable to th P SSSSibT 1 June to De m^ r 1934! is
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    • 108 10 Nov. 2 Gambler 6 50 Java Cube 85 Hamburg Cube 950 Muntok White Pepper 63.00 White Pepper 62.00 Copra. Sundried 2.95 Fair Sago Flour 190 Copra, mixed 2.70 Small flake Tapioca 3.25 Blanja Jelotong 6.75 Sarawak Jelotong 6.50 R. (Siam) W.C. o. 1 per koyan $120 R.
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    • 98 10 Foreign exports of tin. being final shipments on ocean-steamers at all Malayan ports during the month of October. 1934. Destination. Tons United Kingdom 465 United States of America 2.390 Continent of Europe 850 British Possessions 269 Japan 459 Netherlands India 1 Other Foreign Countries 39 Total 4.473
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    • 248 10 Nov. 2 SELLING London, 4 months' sight 247 32 London. 3 months' sight 2 4 3 16 London. 60 days' sight 2 4 5 32 London, 30 days' sight 2,4» 8 London, demand 2 4 3 32 London, T.T. 2 4 332 Lyons and Paris, demand 875 Hamburg,
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    • 100 10 Katu Tin dredge statistics for thP month of October 1934 are as follows:^ lJooon-'JS CUbIC yards treated 110 000, tin ore won, pikuls 645; estimio? Slfta'- 1 5 5 cost per culilc y« d lOi/j cente: dredge stopped on 28J1034 after winning quota and carry-over Messrs. Boustead and Co. Ltd
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    • 414 10 ANXIOUSLY WAlTiv Undoubted Confidence n The Long View Stanton NelsmT~a^d Cn market review dated Not The rubber marker developments regarding by the Regulating dard quotas, and until made trading condition settled and buyers r their commitments. We have had a week < I m usual activity on
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    • 126 10 Scheme To Reduce Company Capital The eighth ordinary of the Johore Rubber I held at Salisbury How EC. Mr. H. W. Graham pr« H served that the Board considerable thought structure of the company When the company v. capital was commensun size of the estate and ber.
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  • 872 11 RADIO RECEPTION Tramp Steamer ago the writer received ito join a tramp steamer South America from South nd. being an enthusiastic experimenter, he decided >hort-wave receiver m order ,hort-wave reception condi- South Atlantic. experience at sea had taught that "quipment should be as issible. Accordingly it was gin immediately the
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  • 15 11 ri II /HI, 8.8.C, PHOHI nd DJA programmes be found on page 2.
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  • 210 11 AERIAL TESTS AT DAVENTRY 8.8.C. Invite Reports From Listeners JI^ANY thousands of letters are received by the 8.8.C. from overseas listeners each year commenting on the reception of the short-wave transmissions of the 8.8.C. from Daventry A small number of correspondents have recently drawn an unfavourable comparison between the reception
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  • 57 11 New lp-to-date Studios To Be Erected It is learned that the Australian .Broadcasting Commission has decided Ito erect new studios m Melbourne These will be designed along the most modern lines and will be sufficient to I meet the demands of future developI ments m broadcasting m the
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  • 641 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Flayer and Greatest Card Analyst COUNTING ON THE DEFENCE I^ANY Bridge players see almost iti everything except what is as plain as the nose on Jimmy Durante's face. The reason is apparently a general feeling that certain phases of the game are
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  • 510 11 Notes On Next Week' s Empire Programmes AN organ recital by John Connell F.R.C.0.. city organist and direc tor to the City Council of Johannesburg, will be heard through Transmission 3 on Sunday, Nov. 4. at 12.20 p.m. and through Transmission 5 on Monday at 6.20 a.m. John Connell. who
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  • 170 11 LAUNCHING OF THE QUEEN MARY Most Successful World-Wide Broadcast Yet Undertaken "THE world-wide broadcast of the ceremony of the launching of the new Cunard liner, "Queen Mary." was one of the most successful yet undertaken. The programme, as transmitted by the Empire Short-wave Station at Daventry, was received and relayed
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  • 57 11 Mr. Christopher Stone, for seven years the 8.8.C gramophone records commentator, has left the BBC In future he will take a big part m the direction of the Luxemburg programmes, with which he is already associated. Christopher Stone estimates that he has broadcast 10.000 records, and
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    • 289 11 Aweta exceed fl2.MMd>. Asairance In force wer $.I.>.ftM.MM The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE: Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LO NDCW OFFICE :27 Old Jewry EC The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with
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    • 443 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital In 600.000 shares of £5 each £3.000 00* Reserve Fund £3 00w** Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000.00i HEAD OFFICE: 38, Blshopsgate, London EC. 1 Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hollo Saigon Amritsar Ipoh Semarang
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  • 41 12 Merchants are informed it has been agreed that the measurement scale ton of 50 eft. is allowed for tuba roots m press-packed bales of not less than 2cwt., or more than 12y 2 -cft, effective from Nov. 2.
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  • 130 12 The traffic receipts of the Suez Canal from September 8 to 14, 1934, amounted tn 15.130.000 francs. Security Patent Anchor Co. Ltd. has patented a new anchor shaped like a double ploughshare. Normandie, the giant C.G.T. liner, will, it is reported, be ready for service in May next. Trieste Free
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  • 180 12 The following were passengers for Europe on the Hakusan Maru which left here on Wednesday: Mrs. S W i Dreiser. Mr. Kinze Ikeda. Miss S !B. McCreasy. Mrs. L. W Miller :Mr. Iwae Wake. Mr. Yasumasa Aeyage. Mrs. Auge, Mast. V e Mast. R. Au ge, Mr. and
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  • 370 12 H. M. S. Suffolk Rescues Crew Of Eighty From Wrecked Freighter SEAS BREAKING MAST HIGH Hong Kong, Oct. 9. 'THE i ntire crew of 80 men of the wrecked British freighter City of Cambridge, were rescued this after- noon and immediately proceeded to Hong Kong. The rescue
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  • 194 12 New Hiding Place Found In Majestic For the first time on record stowaways have chosen the hollow steel mast of an Atlantic liner as their hiding place. The men who conceived this plan to cross from the United States to England are James Allison, aged 50, a
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  • 164 12 Marine Engineer's View Of The Future The master of one of the first ships to be fitted wih auxiliary paddle engines nearly a century ago was so 1 uisgusted with its performance on the jfirst voyage that he pitched the boiler •overboard. This reminiscence of the
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    • 630 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. 'Incorporated m F.M.S.i TELEPHONE Freight 5433 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. Hooking Agents for Federated Malay States Railways. Royal State Railways of Siam. (Incorporated m England). HOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN, HONOLULU CANADA, FOUR MAGNIFICENT "EMPRESSES, COMPRISING THE LARGEST AND FASTEST STEAMERS ON THE PACIFIC FREQUENT SAILINGS FROM HONG
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    • 155 12 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE of Western Australia FREMANTLE Via Port Swettenham, Penamg Palemlwnii. Banjoewangi snd Nor'l L Western Ports > l'uc Sail Singapore Slntjmpor* T.s.m.v. Kangaroo Nov. 19 Nov. 20 T.s.m.v Koolinda Jan. 8 Jan. 9 T.s.m.v. Kangaroo Ja'«. 28 Jan. 29 Kangaroo Mar 16 Mar. 11 Fares Single £19.0.0. Australlar
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    • 173 12 CORK'S IWOOLO TWAVfI^SIPVICiJ 39, ROBINSON ROAD. No Booking Fees. Telephone 5908 I BIBBY LINE ILONDOV AMUOI 22 f PALL MALL, LONDON. MU of fast twin-scr- m Oil Drlvi Mail Paatengef v RAN<iOON. COLOMBO, IMHH >l»M MARSEILLES, I'l M'H IH \*v LONDON wuh UtfOOgU Singapore and V i.ang lIOMEWAKh SAILINGI i
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    • 496 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut > 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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    • 187 12 SINGAPORE HARBOR Ships alon^sid,. ti or expo<trd t., ri East Wharf (Entran,,. Rohna 22; Ten* Main Wharf (bilrancf < Santhia 18; Djaml laya, Ifayebub] M 11: Cobknz 9i Empire Dmk (Entran, <..,, Foylebank 30 Nankoh Maru 34. p Empire Dock (Entranet (i>ti I Mangola 46; Kirn West Wharf: (Bntranct GtU
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    • 419 13 //A V v J\\ (L hB P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS. OUTWARDS Dm Tamte Spore Tn^ gm g BANGALORE 6,000 Jan 17 17.100 Nov. 9 RAJPUTANA 17 000 Jan 18 BURDWAN 6.070 Nov. 18 CHITRAL ***** Feb 1 15,000 Nov. 23 CARTHAGE 15*000 Feb 15 17.000 Dec. 7 CATHAY
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    • 486 13 Eller man BucknaU Steamship Co., Ltd. Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND BUEZ CANAL Steamer Due Sails City of Bagdad Nov. 30 Dec. 2 City of Florence Dec 14 Dec 16 "AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN" LINE. FOR HALIFAX. BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE.
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    • 1167 13 k A THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co.. Lid THE AUSTRAUANjTonfJ I'Ai I^mv THE BIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co. THE SUN SHIM'INC. CO iri) Ltd. iNSURANCF.. ThC l l^SrS2ce Co d vS d n and lObe The T o a Tto M InwißßW RAILWAYS The Federated Malay States Railways The Royal state Railuar.
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    • 764 14 K. P. M. KOMNKLUKE PAKEIVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ TOBOALI Saturday, Nov. 3, Koedap, Tampoetih, Tampat-Tinggi, Bengkalis, Batoe-Pandjang and Bagan Sl-Apl-Api. PATRAS Saturday. Nov. 3, Rhio, Bawean. Padang-Bay, Boeleleng and Soerabala. TOGIAN- Saturday, Nov. 3, Pontianak. TOMOHON Saturday, Nov. 3. Singakawang, Peman-kat and Sambas. TOBA- Saturday. Nov. 3, Moera-Saba and Djambi. BELAWAN Sunday,
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    • 401 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP lOT dbtd AMERICAN MAIL MNE EUROPE via AMERICA VISIT SUNNY CALIFORNIA YOSEMITE PAR£ HOLLYWOOD GRAND CANYON NEW LOW THROUGH RATES HONG KONG TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA WEEKLY SAILINGS FROM MANILA AND|OB HONG KONG TO SEATTLE DIRECT OR VIA HONOLULU TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND VIA PANAMA CANAL
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    • 615 14 O. S. K. LINT FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA. Ohaia Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar b h> Dar-es-Salaam. L. Marques, Durbui London ajid Algoa Bay t Manila Maru Buenos Aires via Coiomoo. Mombasa. Zanzibar. Dar-es-Salaam, Beira, L. Marques. Durban. Algoa' Bay, Cape Town and Santos f Rio de Janeiro
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  • 74 15 A BEARDED BABE Ruth Offered $35,000 To Play For Whiskered Team New York, Nov. 2. A report from Muscatine, lowa, says that Ray L. Doan. a sports promoter, has announced that he has cabled Babe Ruth an offer of $35,000 to play with his House of David team next season.
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  • 51 15 The Band of the Wiltshire Regiment will play at the Club from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday Nov. 11. The number of calls attended during the month of October by the Singapore Fire Department accident ambulance service was 200 and of these 17 were to cases outside Municipal
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  • 554 15 Sequel To Veracity *s Fall At Ipoh TODAY'S SELECTIONS j (From Our Own Correspondent.) •T"HE Stewards of the Perak Turf Club j held an inquiry yesterday regarding the circumstances of Veracity's fall m i the first race on Wednesday and 1 1 understand
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  • 60 15 The following will represent the V M. C.A. Ist hockey XI against M.C.U. Ist. XI on the M.C.U. ground on Monday at 5 p.m.: J. Bleha; H N. Chatterjee. p. C. Sands; T. P. F. McNeice. Lee Fong Lim, G. Day; C. Reshty, W. R. Willis. A. N. Katyal. F.
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    11 15 DOUGLASS CLEARING lor the S.C.C. fo their game with the SRC.
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  • 131 15 SYED MOHAMED ALKAFF CUP FINAL TO BE PLAYED ON TUESDAY TpHE find of the Singapore Malay inter-school football competition for the Syed Mohamad Alkaff Cup will bo played on Tuesday, at Jalan Besar Stadium between Siglap Malay School and Geylang Malay School. Che' Mahmud bin N. M. Hashim has kindly
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  • 352 15 SELANGOR REVISE THEIR TEAM FOR SERVICES MATCH (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 1. Drastic changes are being made m the Selangor rugby fifteen fcr this Saturday's match against the United Services. Ot tne pack which was defeated at Penang, only three players have been retained. Newsome and Barton
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  • 58 15 The following have been invited to play hockey for the S.C.C. vs. the Colts on Monday, Nov. 5, an the Padang: F. J. L Mayger; J. C. S. Ponsford. H. S. Hewett; B E Ablitt, C. -JFittock, D. R. Godfrey. A. C. Baker, Lt. Ccmdr. C. C. M. Usher. S.
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  • 847 15 CAN STOKE KEEP ARSENAL OUT OF TOP PLACE? TTODAY'S home football programme should provide two of the best battles of the first division, m the meetings of Stoke and Sunderland and Arsenal and Everton. Everton have a very sound and consistent record so far, having won all
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  • 268 15 Draw For Sir Arnold Robinson's Cup The following is the draw for the competition for the cup presented by Sir Arnold Robinson: Mrs. C. N. Bennet and Mrs. Nettlefold Bye. Mrs. Canneil and Mrs. McNair vs. Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Qiggins. Mrs. Phillip and Mrs. Fergusson vs.
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  • 130 15 Result Of The November Mixed Foursomes The following cards were returned m the Island Golf Club November mixed foursomes played on Wednesday over the second nine holes Mrs. Rainsford Dr. H. Lim 45— IOVi -343 4 Commr. Mrs. R. W. Moore 47— 10% -36U Mrs. Marshall S.
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  • 49 15 New York, Nov. 2. G. M. Lott, the American Davis Cup player has turned professional.—Reuter. For several years Lott has been a tower of strength to America m international tennis. With L. R StoefTen he made a pair which proved themselves the world's finest doubles player.
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  • 857 16 EUROPEAN WOMEN'S HOCKEY MEN CALLED IN TO MAKE UP PRACTICE TEAMS Reds 1 Whites nil. I "THE, unusual sight oi a mixed game of hockey attracted large crowds co the S.C.C. Padang yesterday, when the final trial lor tiie selection of the European Women's Eleven was played. The team will
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  • 98 16 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS IN S.C.R.C. TOURNEY The loilowins games m the Straits Chinese Recreation Club's open tennis tournament were decided yesterday: Open Men's Doubles Duckworth and Hcwett beat Chow ;Tat and Chee Tong 6—4, 3—6. 6—2. Bong Soo and Choon Leong beat I Duckworth and Hewett 6 3. 6 2. Handicap
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  • 157 16 I Changes In Singapore Team For Week-End Games Two changes have been made m tni Singapore hockey tide to play S< lang^i tomorrow and Penang on Sunday I N. Hay is unable to travel and his place as centrelorward is taken oy Stopher oi the Wiltshire Regiment, .vhile
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  • 70 16 The following have been invited to I play rugby for the S.C.C. vs. the Wiltshire Regiment Ist XV on Saturday, Nov. 10, on the Padang: P. Bartram; F. G. Minns. A. L. Hill, Lt. H. A. Orr, G. J. Merrineld: W. H. McNeill, F. L. Lane; F. Sharpe, J. A.
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  • 969 16 Little Lewis Loses Clever Fight To Fond (By Ringside) A SHARP shower that came down at the start of the first main event m the boxing programme presented by Mr. Sng Chwee Seng at the Great World last night spoiled what would otherwise have been a thoroughly
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  • 186 16 Teams For Week-End Rugby The following have been selected to .represent the United Services versus .Selangor at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. Nov. 3, and versus Negri-Sem-bilan, Malacca at Seremban on Sunday Nov. 4. 1934: 'o^ dr Guy RA LAC Edwards s!Af'i;5 !A f'i; AC Cla y ton R.A.F.,
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  • 60 16 The following have accepted to play U I by onH° v^ f r SCC 2nd XV P vs y U.S. 2nd XV on Saturday at SCC West, H. L. Davies, A. L. Hill A P L D. Elliot. J. A. Evans, F. Sharpe A p' JJn, n rt S Jf*^*
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  • 620 16 Team Changes For Toda y Cup Match THIS aiuinoon. at Rengam. Singapore will play their first match m the 1634-39 Maiaya Cup programme, againsc Johore. and there is every likelihood that they will win com! ort ably. Only one ol this season's cup matches, that against the
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