The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 March 1935

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. WO. 14.516 ESTD. ISSS THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1935 10 CENTS
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  • 501 1 Modernisation And Construction I Programme THREE NEW CRUISERS Large Patrol Of Submarines At j China Station I JHE Navy Estimates which were issued last night anticipate a net total expenditure of £60,000,000 which i* an increase of £3,500,000 compared with the 1934 figures. Provision
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  • 12 1 GREEK REBELS DEFY GOVERNMENT j f ren ch rears For Safety Nationals
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  • 28 1 I'aiis, Mar. a. i destroyef Verdun has d to Piraem from Beiiht protection of nationals. uo enrisen have abo been sent ?r.»m Fiance.— Reuter
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  • 58 1 ntOPERTY CONFISCATED Athens, Mar. ii. ias been promulgated all rebels the War Minister has Imatum to the rebels surrender and avoid Mr. P. Tsaldaris, m a kit from today the 5 a tit cisive turn. The rtaln oi obtaining the c and lor always. operations yesterday •mined to bombing very
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  • 102 1 Athens, Mar. 5. ibera are leaving here 1 be! ships. In the mean- rcrnment is taking measures to prevent the revolt All radio sets! d and all householders to pall down aerials. Aeou tial consisting entirely of! en established to bep,in arrested rebels toBoura was closed today
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  • 20 1 Hong Rons. "Mar. 5. I ru which arrived from Formosa »r carrying a shiprchandise om are estimated Sin Chew Jit
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  • 81 1 £21,000 CROYDON ROBBERY Bullion For Paris j Disappears London, Mar. G. THREE boxes ol gold valued at 1*21.000 were stolen from a sale at Croydon aerodrome between 10 p.m. on Mar. 5, when the safe wi s iocked, and 7 p.m. today when it was opened. One box contained £6.000
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  • 119 1 Colonial Secretary Replies To Mr. Wilmot London, Mar. 6. In the House oi Commons today, Mr. ■J. C. Wilmot <Lab. Fulham) asked whether before the tin buffer scheme was adopted the opinions of the F.M.S. (Chamber of Mines, the Singapore Chamber ot Commerce, the F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce,
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  • 81 1 .Mure Questions In The Commons London, Mar. Sir Philip c. -U ter at question {time m the X use of Commons today. .disclosed that Sir John Campbell re- presents Malaya on the tin buffer stock committee. Nigeria appointed Mr. John Howeson but the latter was reluctant to
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  • 97 1 Home And Mediterranean Fleets London, Mar. <>. As part ol the celebrations to mark the twentyfifth anniversary of the King's accession a review of the combined Home and Mediterranean Fleets will be held at Spithead m July. Alter the review it is hoped the King m his yacht.
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  • 333 1 Friendship Hopes In Far East London. Mar. ti. LORD Lytton speaking to Reuter on the Sino-Japaneso negotiations said it was difficult lor Tokio and Nanking by themselves to reach an agreement of permanent value owing to the Chinese suspicions of Japanese motives and the certainty that
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  • 52 1 Sir Alexander Cadogan And Misleading Reports i Peipinu. Mar. <>. Sir Akxand r Cadogan has denied categorically "misleading reports", thai Britain has proposed i* loan to China although he admitted there had been an exchange of views concerning the rr.untrv's financial situation.— Reuter (The Chinese situation is further
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  • Article, Illustration
    112 1 SEVERAL FAMOUS PEALS of bells iv London were HMg by members of the National Guild of Police Ringers when the annual meeting of the organisation was held. The Guild, of which Detective-Sergeant 11. .1. Poole of Leicester, is the honorary secretary, was formed about live years ago, and its membership
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  • 140 1 Prospects Of By-Elect ion \t Norwood London, .Mar. Another split In the Conservative vote will occur m the Norwood byeelection following the nomination oT j an independent Conservative Mr. Richard Findlay who is opposed to the < India Bill m addition to the official Conservative, Mr. Duncan
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  • 65 1 Shanghai, Mar. »>. The Chairman of the Baechtian administration. Gen. Liv Wen-hul. has submitted an elaborate scheme lor the development of the territory and it will take four years to compli te. Mr. T. V. 8 >oii^. head ol the National Economic Council, who is proceeding to the territory bf
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  • 81 1 L.N.EJL Capture World Rectvd London, Mar. t*. On tin- return journey to London from Newcastle last night a so veil-year-iold Pacific L.N.E.R. n^ine broke the record it established on the south to north run earlier m the day. It reached a speed of 108 miles an
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 51 1 BIGIA TEA Bring' the freshness aP d fragrance of the gardens to your home. t MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL k TONIGHT EPiil^S&S^^SSf^SSHlHflfll wAflCt formal Every 3 Days 61 5 to 7.45 p.m. Sfj TO OUR ORCHESTRA'S ENGAGEMENT ABOARD H. M. S. THERE WILL BE NO DINNER DANCE M.i;kk ATFI) ORCHESTRA Hione
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    • 83 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA SEA VIEW iIHOTEL TONIGHT FORMAL TOMORROW FORMAL SATURDAY INFORMAL SPECIAL DINNER DANCE ENTERTAINMENT BY THE j 3 DUO Y^ Ski LANTHOS *_M INTERNATIONALLY 1 *4> Jr 1 FAMOUS J ACROBATIC 4|k t j ECCENTRIC IJ^-Jl DANCERS I»V 1 idßllirl
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  • 61 2 Following are the numbers of arriv-I als and departures to Madras Presidency for the month of February, 1935 A: rivals (State aided (Figures rap plied by Travelling Inspectors) adults 2.546. minors 453. infants 392. Arrivals < Others^ (Figures supplied i by Travelling Inspectors) adults 3 301 minors 262.
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  • 142 2 V.M.C.A. School Of Commerce Passes The following pupils of the V.M.C.A. School of Commerce have passed the University ot Cambridge 1934 examinations: School Certificate Chla Kee Sian, Chia Tong Seng. K. Govlndarajalu. Johnny Khoo. Khan Khee Fong, l^ee Pitt Ming Lee Swee Chia, Lam Chong Huan. Lim Giok
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  • 43 2 Information has been received by telegraph that 1.227 State-aided labourers will arrive today by s.s. Ra.iula. It is expected that 337 will be sent to Pulau Jerejak and the balance will proceed to Port Bwettenham 1 >i quarantine there.
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  • 702 2 Letters To The Editor Public Services IMP DEFINITE SYSTEM OF RECRUITING HOW VACANCIES ARE FILLED ARE "INFLUENTIAL PERSONS NECESSiRY? COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS NEEDED PETITION TO SECRETARY FOR COLONIES? HOW CAPT. STUART WON HIS V. C. BALLOT AMONG OFFICERS. To Tae Editor. Sir.— Since the writer left school some tour odd years
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  • 885 2 Junction war. Far: Road right through to Katong was partially destroyed when the widening was extended to Tanjong Katong Road two year s ago now the rest oi it la *c ne also, the land on the north .side of the road having been already cleared tor
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  • 95 2 Child Who Played With j Matches After an inquiry into the death of a female infant. Koh Men Kia. who died at the General Hospital on Feb. 27 from extensive burns. Mr. W. G. Porter yesterday returned a verdict of j death by misadventure. I Meh Kia
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  • 49 2 The members cf the Rubber Licensing Board for Kinta for the current year' are:— The District Officer. Kinta chairman Messrs. E. L. D. Evans. A Buchanan. Che Wan bin Mohamed YusofT <Dato Panglima Kinta >. Lee Ah Weng. J.P.. Lim Seng Chew. Ho Yuk Phooi and Dr. J. S. Lee.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 111 2 uimHSPius ■a^' There is r< -tt« i i'l 8i ■If r thar VAJ riNS. V i ian B mMwr rev "Pen MARTIN'S PILLS. I ■f r K isod by all Chemiits Strres and I m by THE PKDEKAL DISPENSARY. I M -,^^^^^—-i a^ lie& Square, Sir.gapcre. 9 >^hl^^J naaa^^^ BM/^
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    • 294 2 CLASSIFIED AD Sp tilers Dog Foods for Uniform Quality, Purity and Nutritive value are unequalled THEY PROVIDE THE IDEAL FEED FOR EVERY AGE AND BREED AGENTS FOR MALAYA Wholesale and retail special rates for Kennels The Federal Dispensary, Ltd. (Incorporated m the F.M.S.) Raffles Place, Singapore. BOARD RESIDENCE. "EAST ANGLIA."
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    • 258 2 SI X( A KiimT^^ MUM(,/,^ v \SSL* ;Hoom. Lettim :i > product 4 p m Supply mem. p soil Pump, raric and aH ■sr a Install. Nos. l;r, China 81 N 160. 166 I HI Cross, n sfffi nun Kd z^m and N Dato ol I Mar 181 notices; sixcmpokk
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 200 2 Diary Of The Week THURSDAY, MAR. 7 High Water 0.24 am. 9.2 ft., 12 30 pm 10.3 ft. High Water Football: S.A.F.A. League, Div. 11, M.F.A. vs. Marine Dept. Anson Road Stadium; Div. 111, V.M.C.A. vs. Wiltshires. V.M C.A. ground. Commercial Cup. Fraser and Neaves vs. H. and S. Bank.
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    • 176 2 Today 's Radio Programmes Singapore ZHI (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd) p.m. 6 Recorded music. 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. 8 Relay of dinner music by Raffles Hotel Orchestra under the direction of Dan Hopkins. 8.30 Close down. 8.8.C. Transmission 111 9.35 Big
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  • 736 3 important Judgment In Supreme Court OBJECTION WAS SUBSTANTIAL" i JUDGMENT of some importance wms delivered hv ai t\ lustice a'Beckett Terrell m the Sunrem, r< r.UM appeal lod g ed by Ki rn s^ c Land" c assessMMt levied on land on
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  • 441 3 Body Of Missing Policeman Recovered v *m* %s- W B Vlr* FLOATING IN LAGOON WITH MARKS ON FACE J THE body of a young Malay police- man. Saban bin Abdullah, who had been missing since Tuesday morning, was recovered yesterday afternoon m a lagoon near Jardine Steps. There were marks
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  • 380 3 Linen fabric which is supple, creaseresisting, and possesses good draping qualities, is being placed on the market lor the spring season by an Ulster firm. This textile novelty opens up a new field for linen m the fashion world, for which the rather stiff materials of the
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  • 908 3 Official Assignee To Hold Money For Unproved And Missing Creditors His lordship held that the money was earmarked for these creditors and was m the nature of unclaimed dividends, and the Official Assignee's duty was to act m accordance with the provisions of section 132. The debtor was adjudicated bankrupt
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 96 3 ARREST the progress of that COUGH tnd ad to m* thing crj -i TAKE Dr. DE JONGH'S LIGHT BROWN COD LIVER OIL tr ev< n cure It, <>1 this Lung S*r- I It away altogi ALL DISPENSARIES Proprietors SAE, HABFOKD CO.. LTD.. Inn Road. London, W«E< 1. bole Agents. F
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    • 47 3 Pumps by WORTHINGTON-SIMPSON LTD. WORTHINGTON HORIZONTAL DUPLEX PISTON PUMPS TYPE G. S. (General Service) Size: sr'x3i"xs"-Brass Fitted Suitable for 200 lbs. maximum pressure $278.00. Size: 6"x 4' x6"-Brass Fitted Suitable for 200 lbs. maximum pressure $380.00. Available for Instant Despatch, SOLE AGENTS: UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. SINGAPORE BRANCHES.
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  • 3262 4 AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON Storm And Sunshim* Awakening Of The Vandal Snakes And Ladders In Trafalgar Square Return To The City The Debut Of "Jubilee" A Quieter Week In Politics Challenge In The Air One Thousand Miles An Hotn The Troops Come Home A Tragic Suicide Trials With A
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 67 4 iK^ANITEJjf > i*— i— j L^ r y— T iX. j i. m A BP r L t V Kri n— V X; w *f m B^m L^ x i\_J I X t' X h' i- L II ■JlXjlTrfrißfi i wbh i -mTffmm EH 1 1 1 ■I J 1
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  • Article, Illustration
    37 5 JUDGING songsters at the National Show ol Cage Bii-ds held at the Crystal Palace, London. r.\ WIDOW placing a ureath on the spot where her son was killed m the Paris Stavisky rio-!v of a year before.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 253 5 y '^1 lADY *****0 /^V H j>*^^.y^a \*M^ M.-.-.-.- ->:-■ v.- '^^'•'•'•9 w M^S^^*^H m v J^J ji > fl W M- •V M >»_^bV v^v^..,-. ff l>^Bs^Bsi J m w^x 4m~~ A b^B^ "'iiiP^B^^^^^:-;-;' If P f JPws^^f I I v^H. V*M& W^'VmSS^ V WS^' J a 1 ld
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  • 666 6 'ISLAND EDEN" r EMPRESS STILL ALIVE? Native Belief IS Bareness Wagner, the mysterious self-styled empress of the "Island Rden" of the Galapagos group, still alive, despite the theory of her murder" on Charles Island last November Natives of Charles Island state that they believe that
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  • 844 6 Important Military Centre Being Built Near Berlin RAPID AND SECRET CONSTRUCTION OF A PROBABLE AIR BASE Berlin. LESS than ten miles west of Berlin close to the chain of lakes on which the citizens like to spend their summer week-ends, an elaborate series
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  • 70 6 £1,868,720 AS COST OF TERRORISM Burden For Benfr| MEASURES lor th, lfl ronsm iff Bengal Provincial Oovernm< the end ol the v, by Mr. J. A. Worth ter. m nil budget Legislative Council In addition. Inten at €57.500. makln 1 720. The Buduet ft £345.000. but Ml *< there was
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  • 108 6 Dr. Braddoa And Sikh Cattle -From Our Own < Befemkaa, M« r 1 Dr. \v. Leonard Br ban. was the plaintlll here today before the 5 gistrate. Mr. R. J. p. < sued a Sikh. Pol costs, being alleged d; rubber stumps on M by defendant's cattl< dismissed
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 35 6 I m\S&s^ 1 V^J TO EVERY f lir 1 *V\l^^ X) PURCHASER F^"^^ I '^V. supremely efficient Ever -Ready Safety ll I:. JKvT^ I 3?V/^ Razor presented absolutely FREE WMy^y IB sa/^^>- Razors and Blades.
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  • 201 7 l>Pel a Of On ß^ 0 iSue^e SprCad Han-mln, leader of the veteran faction of th esidence of a re. proposa.3 regarding rapproche m entl beSe^' Sa xpressed that any such prc>ulcl ov based on the teaching Yal Sen to make an alliance countries
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  • 57 7 Statement By The President Washington. Mar. 5. St ttea are at present payfor the carriage of malls j inder normal ocean rates 01 $27,000,000 is no- übsidy. says President t to Congress propos- s nance of an adequate x v under a direct Gov- 2 subsidy m
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  • 276 7 READY TO GRASP THF HAND OF FRANCE "One (annoTTear A Nation 1 To Pieces" H Saarl »ruecken, Mar. 1. ITLER took the salute from the Town Hall m a great military march past this afternoon, estimated at some 100,000 Germans under arms or Government discipline here m
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  • 224 7 Chinese Mission Passes Through Singapore I TO REPORT TO MARSHAL CHIANG I /GENERAL Hsu Ting-yau and part of the Chinese Mission which went to Europe last May to study military works and civil communications passed through Singapore a day or two ago by the Conte Rosso. The other part of
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  • 58 7 > be The following have been appointed \n to advise the Registrar for the purpose st of the Pineapple Industry Ordinance: st The Director of Agriculture (chair- w< man); Chief Health Officer. Singapore, Dr. P. S Hunter. M.A., MB.. Ch.B., to !dp.h, J.P. Agricultural Field Officer, it Singapore. Mr. R.
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  • 131 7 Officers Of The Mohawk Exonerated New York, Mar. 5. The conclusion that there was no luse for action against any surviving Ficers of the Mohawk was reached by le United States steamboat inspection rvice following an inquiry into thenolsicn between the 5.000-ton American earner, the Mohawk, and
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  • 77 7 A concert will be staged by the pupils of the Nan Sing Free School of No. 203-A, Wishart Road, Singapore, at I the New World on Saturday at 8 p.m. I The proceeds of this play will go to I the funds for the renovation of
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 28 7 A MAN ABOUT to'hanoi f 3jnJ|j£ip6l3B|^^^p«y.'\v. •'.■."•.■'■\v m 'i ii ii j 4 p OX P lf/Hr WARNERfIUND C^E lIYTON RAYMOND WIUAND Ms NA BARRII Al -HAMBRA WEEK.
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    • 147 7 CAPITOL OPENING TODAY! SPECIAL MATINEE AT 3.15 For 15 years he has kept the world m roars of LaughterNow he returns m a grand new comedy story that he searched TWO years for '■■^l^B BSjB; > JJ^M MX* jfSfcj*.- v**:"" :>^^| iff"' wmr UNA MERKEL I and large cast including
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    • 419 7 I I A T TT A TV >r^^ I LAST TWO SHOWS I 1 1 ALHAMBRA c 1. -j^ M M MM^^—^^~^ ~^—Jl H you want a real «;«mkl laiuh I 1 m B^^ l^r iiiriu-s a I E 1 B#A spills 1 I Lap lyV x. packed j I
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  • 642 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, MARCH 7. 1935 Tin And Pepper WHILE a Parliament debate on the tin restriction scheme may clear the air it is doubtful it any new facts will be brought to light that will induce any reconsideration of the scheme. Parliament as a fact-finding body is
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  • 351 8 lir^P. N. Pillai, of the Eastern Smelting Co.. Ltd.. Penang. left by s.s. Rohna on Saturday for India on a holiday. Mr. Pitt. Executive Engineer. Province Wellesley, arrived m Malacca last week and is taking over from Mr. Waymen. who will leave Malacca on Friday. Plans to
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  • 53 8 The Chinese National Government has awarded a Tsal Yu Medallion (Order of the Brilliant Jade* third class, to Mr. Hu Wen-hu. possibly better known as Mr. Aw Boon Haw. Chinese millionaire and philanthropist, resident m Singapore. The award was made m recognition of his assistance In the promot ion of
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  • 102 8 Club 2 at basket-ball against the V.M.C.A. Cambridge Classes today at 5 p.m. on the Bras Basah Road ground Lee Hon Ming. Wee Peng Guan. Cheong Hoi Weng, Chew Wai Imrn. Taye Yew Wee. Foo Hee Lim. Kwan Sai kheoim. Cann Tal Whie. Lcong Hock Kee. Quoh
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  • 102 8 Do You Know— i The Malayan Automobile Association had its beginnings i m the Singapore Auto Club, which was founded m 1907? 1 I At that time there icere 214 i licensed drivers m Singapore. A few years ago the club be- came the Singapore Automo- bile Association,
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  • 925 8  -  AUTOLYCUS A Commentary On Malayan N ews Of The Week BY THE NEWS OF the week has been well spiced with aviation matters. all of them their own special significance Tor Malaya. The fifth anniversary of the founding of the K.N.I.L M. Service between Singapore and marks
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 90 8 j I j <f/v<9? jCucqs Bofs Amsterdam I GALJDBEOCS FOR YOUR WEDDING BIRTHDAY PRESENTS We always have the biggest and finest selection of most i useful articles m STERLING SILVER E.P.N.S. CRYSTAL WARE. Never tail to call at your jeweller for quality and right service. 1 (Incorporated m Ceylon-. SINGAPORE
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    • 45 8 AN OCTOGENARIAN c was recently presented 1 with a parasol on her birthday. She will now he eighty m the shade. Ladies of all ages should protect their jewellery by "GAFLAC" POLICIES. j GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFI ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6488.
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  • 117 9 \n«<m Rintelen On nai Vienna. Mar. 4. not guilty of treason" waj Dr. Anton Rintelen. the exMinister and the central attempted Nazi revolution! 25 last year m which Dr. Dollmurdered. being tried before a mill- i and the Public Prosecutor, has demanded life lmpri-l him. Rintelen who
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  • 58 9 To Prohibit Import Into Britain London. Mar. (J. ...bit ion of the import of eggs is suggested m a Post leader with reference to i a leading bacteriologist Ific Poultry Breeders" Assoimple ol tin oi Chinese ieving them to be contamina- the report has been sent Isters
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  • 73 9 Dr. Chung-Hoi Sails r*;Tokio Shanghai, Mar. i>. Dr. Chung-liui. China's representative at The Hague, who has been m terviewini Japanese politicians :i Japan for the last three weeks In connection with the Japanese proposal (Of B Sino- Japanese rapprochement, left this morning for the United States on board
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  • 65 9 Huey Long Denounced By Democratic Leader Washington, Mar. <>. There was an uproar m the Senate last night when a dispute arose over the attitude of Senator Huey Long, the "dictator" of Louisiana, to the Pre--1 sident. Senator Long strongly denied the .allegation of another Senator that
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  • 83 9 JAPANESE TRAINING SHIPS VISITING SINGAPORE nPIIK Japanese training ships Yakume and Asana are visiting Singapore on Mar. IS from Bangkok. They are under the command of Hear Admiral Nakamura. Besides two hundred cadets the Princes Kumi, Fushimi and Asaka are aboard. On their arrival officers will be entertained hy the
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  • 106 9 1 man of Senator Long, for weapons but j found none. Senator Robinson, the Democratic jleader. then shouted. "Month aftjr month Senai r Long has disgusted the Senate by his repeated efforts to discredit and humiliate the President. Now it is time the manhood of the Senate asserted itself. We
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  • 40 9 Shanghai. Mar. (>. Mr. Yung Chung-ching. a director of the Sun Sin Cotton Mills. Shanghai, has confirmed that the Chinese Government has agreed to take over the interests of the firm and to pay ofT its creditors— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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  • 536 9 POWERS CONSIDER LOAN FOR CHINA British Minister Keeps Nanking informed Of Developments Shanghai, Mar. INTERVIEWING pressmen at Peipyesterday, Sir Alexander CadOgan, British Minister m China. admitted that the Powers m the West had been discussing the question of giving a loan to help her overcome her financial difficulties. r Alexander
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  • 255 9 Brilliant Drama At The m ''Christopher Strong" is the f&lm that made Katharine Hepburn lamous. It opened its Singapore season at the Pavilion las- night. It would be almost a s effective to say i that alone: not to say more. "Christopher Strong" needs only that recommendation. Singapore
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 186 9 HUMOROUS TALES FROM 'BLACKWOOD 1 i reside Book for Every Home Omnibus Volume 554 PAGES <>m<-d everywhere, because it is •«.!> Ui.it nothing but the best of tß| h to be found m its pages. Price $5.00 KELLY WALSH, LTD., 'rated In Hong Konc;< ffles Place Singapore. $1.00 TOMORROW TODAY
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    • 705 9 WORTH'S I I TO MOULD YOLR CORSETRY lines into perfect SYMMETRY AND Ji« w f/ vj X A v- t. I /pW^^N mopel n 689 I f^\S^i/w PINK SURGICAL Id&li' V ELASTIC. SATIN FRONT ritt-JI WIT H TWO BONES \§ij||g| STEP-IN MODEL J||^^W 13 INCHES DEEP wjllf SIZES 24 30.
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 111 9 COMMODITY MARKET i Latest Rubber And Tin Prices (From Our Own Correspondent) RUBBER: London, Mar. b. Spot (Sellers) 6 3 16d. (6 3 16d. (Buyers) 6 1 16 d. (6 1!16d.> April-June 6 732 d. (6 3,16 d.) July-September 6 11|32d. (6 11j32d.) Oct.-Dec. 6»/ 2 d. <6 17!32d.> Market:—
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  • 1214 10 ROMPIN BAHRU RUBBER MEETING Tapping To Start Next Spring HPHE lollowing minutes of the ninth annual general meeting of Rompin Bahru Rubber Estate, Limited, held at the Exchange Room, Fullerton Building, Singapore, on Saturday, March 2, at 11 a.m. are officially supplied Present:— Mr. Bruce Petrie,
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  • 189 10 Mar. 2. 4. 5. American Can. Com. 117 3 4 116 3 4 114> 4 American Telephone and Telegraph 105% 105 3 4 105 A.tcheson Railroad 41% 41 38 7 8 Dupont 93 92 7 8 90 x -> Firestone 15% 15% 15 General Electric 23% 23 22%
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  • 40 10 I Renong Consolidated Tin Dredging Co.'s dredge statistics for the month of February, 1935. Hours run 433; cubio yards treated 124.000; tin ore won pikuls 502; estimated cost $13,000: cost per cubic yard 10 J 2 I cents.
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  • 35 10 Dredge statistics for the month of February. 1935: Hours run 464; cubic yards treated 110.000; tin ore won pikuls ,625; estimated cost $11,500: cost per j cubic yard 10> 2 cents.
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  • 48 10 The results of the working of Kuchai Tin's bucket dredge for the previous month are as follows: Actual running time 485 hours 10 mins; time lost 186 hours 50 m,insaverage digging depth 49.3 feet: ore 2KL J 8 piculs: varda se treated j88.580 cubic yards.
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  • 29 10 he output from Kramat Pulai mine ,lor the month of February. 1935 was as follows: From the mine 152 piculs; from tri■butors 4 piculs. Total 156 piculs.
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  • 78 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY PRICES CURRENT FOR X.M.A. No. 1. X RIBBED SMOKED SHEET Mar. 6, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers Spot Uoose) 20^2 20% (FOB > Current month 20 3 4 20 7/ 8 March 20 3 /4 21 April June 21% 21% July Sept. 22% 23
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  • 202 10 TPHE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,216 th. j auction yesterday when there was cata- logued 1,607.513 lbs.: 717.64 tons. Offered 1.473.230 lbs.; 657.69 tons. Sold 1.283,262 lbs.: 572.88 tons. Spot. London 6 116 d. New York 12 cts. PRICES REALISED Ribbed Smoked Sheet
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  • 373 10 Dividend Of 12 Per Cent For The Year The directors' report for the Tapah Rubber Estates. Limited to be presented to shareholders at the annual meeting Of the company to be held at the French Bank Building. Singapore, m j Mar. 12 states: The net profit for the
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  • 541 10 v FRASER COMPANY'S REPORT < FRASER and Co.'s share report dated j Mar. 6 states: With little or no interest taken m the share market, there have been small dealings during the week m Southern Kintas at $4.57 1 2 Norths at 56^2 cents, Souths 42 cents,
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  • 193 10 Tokio. Encouraged by the depreciated, yen [exchange rates Japan's paper exports (have recorded a remarkable advpnee m recent months. The total exports of paper during last year reached 172.306.000 pounds, worth Y20.650.000, showing an increase of 11.8 per cent, m quantity and 16.7 per cent, m amount over
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  • 968 10 Nyalas ($1) 110 Pajam ($1) I V Parlt Peralc ($1) Perak R. Valley (si> Punggor ($2) Radella ($5) 4 J Sandycroft (12) l 4 S. Bagan ($2) Sungei Ramal ($1) 8. Tukang ($1) Tuinbalak (ID Tapah ($1) T. Anson ($1) Temerloh ($1) TiafalgM ($2) Ulu Benut .50
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  • 253 10 The Hague, Mar. 5. The Netherlands Indies Government has ordered an investigation Into the forthcoming pepper crop It is understood they are considering the possibility of restriction.— Reuter. SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 4 5 32 London, 3 months' sight 2 4 J 8 London. 60 days'
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  • 91 10 Visible Stocks !><»nm 2,000 Tons*/ tProm Our Own Cum London Mai Messrs. A Strauss and C :the world visible supplies 28 at 18.499 tons comp U tons at tho end Ol .Tain: A smaller earn of 1.197 tons, redua i t to 4.025 tons bu: carryover by
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  • 77 10 Mar Gambler Java Cube Hamburg Cub< Muntok White Pepper White Pepper Copra. Sundried 4 8 Copra, mixed 4 55 Small Flake Tap: Blanja Jelotong Sarawak Jelotong R. (Siam> W.C. No. 1 per R. B. Slam No. 1 Siam. No. 1 "Slnhwaj Rice. Saigon Al Rice. Saigon No.
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  • 145 11 I Venture Established 1 In Kwangsi 9 Canton. M Kwangtung's example. M reparing to produce its own a established a sugar M i cost of $000,000. The m M completed, and I begin very soon. c project is the setting up of power .station at Pat Po,
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  • 547 11  -  Ely Culbertson h j j World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst I A NEW "SMOTHER" PLAY QNE oi the rarest of end-plays 'si that m which a guarded defensive trump honour is captured despite the j lact that the declarer or the dummy has only a
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  • 407 11 3UT ADDS 200,000 Dunedin (N.Z.). AFTER a year spent amid the ice 1 and snow oi the Antarctic. RearAdml. Richard E Byrd. the American explorer, and several members of his expedition arrived here m his supply ship, the Jacob Ruppert. New Zealanders welcomed the
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  • 105 11 I London. Mar. 1. t The theatre world has been startled i by the sudden announcement that Mr. i C. B. Cochran has abandoned all his extensive production plans as a sequel to the dispute with British Equity (the actors' trade union). Mr. Cochran recently brought six Important
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  • 26 11 From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Mar. 5. The Kedah State Council has voted $6,000 for celebrating the King's Silver Jubilee throughout Kedah
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  • 306 11 U.S. POSSESSIONS EXPERT AND DOLLAR UNDERVALUED IX TERMS OF STERLING Boston, Mar. 3. tfyHE dollar is ridiculously undervalued m terms of sterling," declared the monetary expert, Pro- i Lessor Oliver Sprague. addressing the Foreign Policy Association. He added the dollar la also undervalued m comparison with European gold :urrencies and
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    • 803 11 Assets exceed $12,000,000. Assurance m force over $.'s."i,<»oo.oo<i The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. I 'Incorporated m the Straits Settlements* I HEAD OFFICE: Great Eastern Lite Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27. Old Jewry I C The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and
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  • 429 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 7.30 a.m. and 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
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  • 219 12 I j] Tokio, Feb. 23 Tinder for a very heated international < nare-up has been struck here by the reports of the stranding of an American vessel inside the Japanese fortified zone and the consequent suspicions of t the authorities. The oil tanker Elizabeth Kellogg went ashore
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  • 1080 12 "SHOCKING IGNORANCE OF LONDON NEWSPAPERS Piracy In China BIAS BAY ONLY JUMPING OFF GROUND pAPTAIN C F. Lindsay Crawford, writes as follows to the North China Daily News Sir, Having read m the various Shanghai morning papers, accounts of the Tungchcw piracy and the comments thereon, likewise
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  • 115 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside ihi Nlln «r expected to East Wharf (Entrance (.it,, i Van Heutsz 22; Peril Main Wharf (Entrance <„,, Bangalore 18: Centaur Kota Inten 13: Shirala Kepong 8; Machann. T, kl Empire Dock (Entrance Hakodate Maru 3d Mentor 34; Gn,vsto k < Empire Dock (Entratue <„t, j
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  • 85 12 Karoa. Brit 3,607 I Ca] cutta 6.3. for Penaiu- Anshun. Brit. 1.86« Kong 6.3. for Hon| X 12.3. Tourcoing. Nor v.Sh'. lombo 6.3. for IfanUi Minerva. Norw.. 3.600 ton sichang 6.3, for Ptt< Edendale. Brit.. 1.001 I via 5.3. for Batavia <«.3. Margaritis. Or Port Said 5.3. for
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  • 40 12 Mar 5: Poelau Ri>»'bi.;.\ I utaottßt Rokan. Indrapoera <Dut <Fren.); Malta Mm Raub. Hua Tonu. Kamu: Chye Hin Tay Yit. Nam v Mar. 6: Aing L<-<>iii: Ifall theus. Silverfir Brr Spilbergen. Ribot 'Dut i Dui>b!iri: Balaklava (Bwed Moncalieri <Ital
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  • 80 12 SCHEDULE OF BAILINGS By Fortnightly Passenger Meamrr Between Rangoon. Port Bait* Marseilles. Palma and Knd.unl HOMEWARD SAILING! Port of Disembarkation ri\mnuth BHAMO AMARAPOORA SAGAING BURMA YOMA PEGU CHINDWIN KEMMENDINE BHAMO AMARAPOORA SAGAING BURMA YOMA PEGU CHINDWIN KEMMENDINF Calls London. Through Passage R fares to Straits Port Df Bml
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  • 272 12 POLISH SEAFARER CHARGED Alleged Habit Of Being A Stowaway Hong: Kong, Feb. tt. Tomasz Paluch. 22. unemployed Polish seaman, against whom an expulsion order was made last month appeared before Mr. E. I. WynneJones at the Central Magistracy. Hong I Kong, charged with entering the Colony without a valid passport.
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    • 587 12 BOUSTEAD&Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. H«« Mmj \gents for Federated Malay States Railways. Royal State Railways of Skim. (Incorporated m England). ROME 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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    • 70 12 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE of Western Australia FREMANTLE fVia Port Swettenham, Penang Palembang, Ban joe wangi and Ncrth Western PorU) Due Sail T Spore. Spore. r.s.m.v. Kangaroo Mar. 16 Mar IT ?.s.m.v. Kargaroo June 8 June g Fares Single £19.0.0, Australian Return £30.0.0, Currency 7 or particular, of Freight and P
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    • 26 12 For everything apptrt to Ocean Passages, Foreign Exchange and Fn-igl' apply CORK'S WAC^^^^L ITS [WOP tt> T^AVfT'siPVC Q 39, ROBINSON ROAD Mo Booking Fees Telephone 5908.
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    • 422 13 I_^ P. O. S. N. GO'S SAILINGS, OUTWARDS T'nage S^re. w^ mm c P ue 6,500 Mar. 13 RAJPUTANA 17 000 M^'in 15.000 Mar. 15 MANTUA 11 22 JJ Ia 17.000 Mar. 29 CARTHAGE iVoOO JSne 1 BURDWAN 6.070 Apr. 11 RAWALPINDI 7 000 June 21 16.000 Apr. 12 KAISAR-I-HIND
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    • 500 13 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer nn c X at? of L°7lT M^" Maf a 6 City of Adelaide Mar o 0 Anr 9 City of Birmingham Apr ?4 Aor* !R City of Manila
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    • 968 13 m sS SrT^ Lt^and «™^«HIP 00.. (INI) ■IfiMttt ikAflhi INSURANCE. c r o d Lw. don and Globe The STw and Mersey Marlne IMUIW| RAILWAYS. Ttxe Federated Malay States Railways The Royal State Railway* of Slam Tfe BLUE rUMMEL LIMB Regular service to Marseilles. London. Amsterdam. Rotterdam and Bremen Genoa.
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    • 794 14 K. P. ML KONINKLIJKE PAKEIVAAKT MAATSCHAPPIJ VAN itlX'isz Thursday. Mar. 7, Hong Kong. Swatow and Amoy. riDORF Thursday. Mar. 7. Selat-Pandjan^. Bengkalis. Soengei-Paknin^, Siak and Pakan-Baroe. REIJNST Thursday. Mar. 7. Chrribon mot lor passengers), Semarang, Sourabaya. Boelelenu. Ampenan, Padang-Bay. Laboean Hadji. Benoa and Banjoewangi. SIBERG Friday, Mar. 8. Rhio, Dabo,
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    • 506 14 TO EUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO. BOMBAY, SUEZ PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, GENOA. .MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Spore Spore Penanr N. York. Pros. Van Buren Mar. 9 Mar. 12 Mar. 14 Apr. 23 Pres. Garfield Mar. 23 Mar. 26 Mar. 28 May 7 Pres.
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    • 562 14 TO LONDON, VIA NAPLES. M \KSI 11.1.1-.s. \m\\ m AND MIDDLFSRROL'GH HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 Mar. 20 21 HAKONE MARU HARUNA MARU 10.500 Apr. 3 4 SSUWA MARL SKATORI MARU 10.000 Apr 18 19 SFUSHIMI MAPI MARU 10,000 May 1 2 HAKOZAKI M U;; MARU 12.000 May 14 It TEHUKUNI MARU
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  • 1147 15 SA VY'S SECOND-HALF RALLY GIVES THEM RUGGER WIN OVER R.A.F. excellent uame Despite A Powerful Wind ARMY BEAT^mI SERVICE A Grand Struggle TpU: Royal Air Force missed <r~ London F «b. 18. spel. of relative failure Tn the SerW Js t'"" O S met the Royal Navy at Twickenham 1
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  • 904 15 A Hard Game In A Gale The Army beat the Civil Service at Chiswick on Saturday by a goal, a dropped goal, and a try <12 points) to two tries (6 points). It was a day on which good football was not to be expected, and
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  • 20 15 London, Mar. 6. In a second division match yesterday. Burnley lost at home to Blackpool I— 2.— Reuter.
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  • 434 15 BABE RUTH SIGNS MANAGER'S CONTRACT But May Be Called Upon To Play New York, Feb. 27. DABE Ruth, America's leading baseball player. Col. Rupert, owner of the New York Yankees, (Ruth's old Club), and Mr. Emil Fuchs, owaer of the Boston Braves, had a conference today to discuss Ruth's future.
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  • 804 15 PROFIT SHOWN Some Wage Cuts Restored Sere m ban. Mar. 3. "THE annual general meeting of the Sungei Ujong Club was held m QM ciub premUea on Thursday last. Mr W. G. Howse. president, presiding ovr the meetini The chairman said Gentlemen, before asking one of you
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  • 420 15 Tokio Editor Stabbed For Sponsoring Venture Tokio, Feb. 22. Matsutaro Shoriki. publisher of the Yomiuri Shimbun. larger Tokio newspaper, was dangerously stabbed today by a would be assassin who claimed one of the reasons for the attack was the fact that Shoriki sponsored Babe Ruth's baseball tour of
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  • 321 16 Commercial Cup CHINESE BANKERS TOO GOOD Oversea C. Hank. ..s Post Office. ..3 FIGHT goals were scored m the Commercial Cup match played at the Harbour Board ground yesterday, when the Oversea Chinese Bank beat the Post Office S.C. 5 3. A number oi other scoring chances
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  • 38 16 Yesterday's game on the Padang between the Singapore Recreation Club l 11. and the S.C.F.A. m m the third division of the S.A.F.A. League resulted In a win for the Club by 7—l
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  • 110 16 The following are members of the j committee of the newly formed Badminton Section of the Straits Chinese Recreation Club. Mr. Low Huck Leng, captain Mr. Michael Leong, convenor; Mr. Sng Yew Hee. Mr. A. H. M. Low, Mr. T. W. Ong. Mr. Michaei Leong was the Badmin-
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  • 51 16 Tomorrow's tie m the S.C.C. volun- teer snooker tournament is: F J L Mayger and S. D. Taylor vs. E. H Coleman and J. A. Dean. A. Ferguson and V. J. Coleman play E. A. Brown and D. Sturrock today m I the S.C.C. lawn bowls doubles tourna- I ment.
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  • 33 16 i The annual general meeting of the United Services Cricket Club will be held today, at 10 a.m. m the Library at Fort Canning. All officers interested m cricket are invited to attend
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  • 658 16 Increased Subscriptions And Bigger Membership REUNION DINNER IN MARCH TTHE report of the committee oi the Chinese Swimming Club, Singapore, for the year ending June 30, 1934, to be presented at the 25th annual general meeting at the Club-House, No. 21, Amber Road, on Sunday,
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  • 18 16 On the Padang yesterday, a weak SC.C. side was beaten 3 l by the 11th Battery. Royal Artillery.
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  • 324 16 SPLENDID CARD Little Abayan And Murota Again i (By Ringside) TTHAT Singapore's boxing public realize when they are on a M good wicket" is proved by the ready response to the increase m admission which the promoter (Mr. C. A. Bell) has been compelled to make lor
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  • 27 16 The annual general meeting of associates of the Singapore Golf Club will be held m the Club House on Monday March 18. at 7 nm
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  • 183 16 SELANGOR SOCCER LEAGUE MALAYS "B" PROMOTED Malaria Relief Match From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 5. "TTHE committee of the S.A.F.L. B*t *last evening at the G.C.R.C. and carefully considered the report of the subcommittee which had been appointed to allocate teams and arrange f.xtures lor the coming season.
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  • 53 16 Jamaica Compile 276 For Nine Kingston (Jamaica), Mar. 6. The M.C.C. touring side yesterday started I three-day match against Jamaica here and was kept m the field all day while Jamaica compiled 276 for nine. Burrow scored 108 and Moodie was not out with 77 at
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  • 34 16 GARRISON GOLF CLUB Rose Bowl Tourney JOE KIRKWOOD TO piav AT K.L. JHE Res, B,nv: C Garrison Goli eh was won by Major L A r,. Mrs. Winter who t» and L,. S,o, v
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  • 51 16 Mixed Fouraoa* Competition a Mixed Poursomo c i or at the Kcppel G afternoon, March 3] Members and hoti wishing to play In thi requested to respective Usi House. Partnen and o| h\ balJot, and the mm .Ml at 1: v.-< :i during be held at 1.46
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  • 29 16 Tne rollowU m the Sepoy Lin< monthly medal won by Itisa Lacsa Miss Locai i u^ Mrs. Coutts Mrs. \V. M. Cl Mrs. Hunter j I Mrs. Kndlsh
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  • 145 16 -Monthly PrizeDistributed 'From Our Own Cm: Kuala l.umpur Nlar. The monthly priie dUtribuf place at the Belanfor G im evening, trophlea being following: February Medals: r. |j j Ross. 3 up; Class "B W r Q down, alter a replas with h Mixed Foursomes: Mr and G. Charlesworth.
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