The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 August 1935

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Fress Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14.643. ESTI). 1835 SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1935 10 CENTS
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  • 1167 1 ACCEPTS DRAFT RESOLUTION BY EDEN, LAVAL AND LITVINOFF Agreement On Conciliation FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEBATE IN -—--»<--------------------_-•-_-____„ Parliament To Be Summoned MUSSOLINI'S REPLY TO THE NEW DRAFT RESOLUTION AMOUNTS VIRTUALLY TO ACCEPTANCE, SUBJECT TO SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS WHICH ARE NOT EXPECTED TO PRESENT A\Y DIFFICULTY. THERE
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  • 101 1 President's Desire For A Peaceful Settlement Washington. Aug. 1. weighty pronouncement on the ssinian dispute believed to demonsthat the moral support of the States is behind the League was ide today by President Roosevelt. tment the Council of the has assembled to consider ways by pacific means the
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  • 354 1 EXPORTS JUMP DURING PAST SIX MONTHS London, Aug. 2. pVESPITE the international gloorr Government supporters adjourr 'or the recess m good heart. Unemployment figures are unofficially stated to be 1.970.000 and this is ioubly welcome since July usually ihows an increase. A month
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  • 130 1 Daring Flight By Wiley Post San Francisco. Aug. I THE famous airman, Wiley Post. with his wife took off today on a flight across the top of the world to Moscow Post i.s fivina non-stop to BmAH where the machine will be fitted with pontoons
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 79 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. Maff ks iHritl MALAYA') PREMIER HOTEL J f TODAYS ATTRACTIONS RIJSTAFFEL 12.30 to 3 p.m. SPECIAL DINNER CONCERT sis to ms DANCE formal 9.45 to midnight AND FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE FAMOUS SENSATIONAL CONTINENTAL ACROBATIC
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    • 149 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA. 1 SEA VIEW HOTEL I m m m m m m m ■■■■■■■■■■i mm^mimmmirmmmmmm SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNER DANCE MUSIC IV TIIK RELLER BAND SUNDAY I MORNING 1 POPULAR CONCERT 11p.m.— 1 p.m. SPECIAL CURRY FOR TIFFIN EVENING i
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  • 690 2 HALF-MILLION DOLLAR SALE OF SOON BEE STEAMSHIP COMPANY I "THIRTY -SIX years of unbroken service between Singapore and the Dutch islands, Sarawak and coastal ports by the Soon Bee Steamship Company are being terminated by the sale of its entire fleet this week. The principal purchasers are the Heap Eng
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  • 56 2 _Vmt C m 1° iV ls been rec eived from Londontha Mr. Cyril Grenier of Messrs thP Z t renier and Co Kuala Lumpur, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W J p r?Mbi e^ Wl r Sat ln June for Sec tion I oi the Final Examination of
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  • 512 2 Giant Flying Boats For Air Mail THE potential value of the flying bia on the Empire air routes, such a between England. India. Malaya ant Australia, are discussed by Mr. Fergu MoMaster. chairman of Qantas Empir Aii ways m an interview after his re cent flight from Brisbnet to Londoi
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  • 135 2 'Britannia Is Good Enough For Me" tu^ tj-i London, Au*. 1. f Klng and Qjeen will remain afloat at Cowes for the next fortSrfS ing north t0 Balmoral 8 His Majesty yesterday received i Jubilee present, consisting of a beauti Jul silver model of his yacht Britannia sradroT^
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  • 217 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Aug. 2. AT the official opening of the third Malayan Chinese Olympiad this morning the Chinese Consul. Penang, said that some people had come to regard the Chinese as the "sick people of the Orient." He, therefore, urged them to go m
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  • 299 2 RUBBER NOT COVERED BY COUPONS Manager Charged (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Aug. 1 j 1 "THE hearing began yesterday at v Teluk Anson of the charge against lee Ec Eow, manager of Chop Teck l Theng Chan, for having m his pos- j session 50.000 lb. of rubber not
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  • 145 2  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh 1,850,000 FkMri~Victims Now Homeless Shanghai, Aug. 1. THE Executive Yuan made several important decisions at yesterday's meeting. The personnel of the Hunm Govern?pn will changed, but Gen. Ho Chien will remain as the Governor. Mr. U ng chien has been appointed Civil Commissioner.
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  • 102 2  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh To Be Enforced In Kwangtung tu~ n Hon Kon July 30. The general headquarters of Canton 1 have decided to follow the example o SXS!? 1 ,by cn or <^X conscrfpuon methods m the province p Aotftatn percentage ol peasants between the age of 16
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  • 91 2 24 Candidates Nominated For Vacancy Tno T Geneva. July 31. The League of Nations publishes a or thP Cand,dates t0 be nominated Court of Tn. CanCy In the Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague created by the death of the Japanese. Mr. Adatchi c MeZTL^T o
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 51 2 SMART SHOP 67, Stamford Road. ANNOUNCES the arrival of the famous CATALINA SWIMMING SUITS HOLLYWOOD BRASSIERES $4.50 MODEL HOLLYWOOD STITCHED HATS, LINEN PIQUE from $7.50. New Shipment Miss LOS ANGELES MODELS OF HOLLYWOOD JUNIOR GOWNS. ANOTHER COMEDY TREAT FOR YOU _HH_H-BM_l_^_^_^_m-^_-___-^_ mm mm^ mB mammm Mam mimmmw*v^_J" B <_I9^V P^
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    • 274 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS." j PRICKLY HEAT! i Avoid it by using AGNESIA DUSTING POWDER of all Chemists and Stores Manufacturers Grafton Laboratories* 208, Collyer Quay. BOARD RESIDENCE. KATONG GRANGE Excellent position on Sea front Botrd Residence. Mod. Sanitation 77 Meyer Road— Phone 5758 THE MANSION) Oxley Rise Singapore. j RESIDENTIAL HOTEL
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    • 403 2 Ur»c Singapore free press ll«d OtH.,: c_„ s„ n honr Mil Tel: ••Times" WnJSS*^ Kuala Lumpur Offlce: 25. Java Street Phone: 3«g;< London Office: Efi UM_fc SUBSCRIPTION RATES witl*. Mm Malaya Monthly oo S4 oo i. Quarterly g.M La Balf Yearly in* Fearl- $34. M Us oo J l J
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 332 2 Diary Of The Week SATI RDAY, AUG. I High Water. 00.50 am. 9.8 ft., 1.35 p.m. 8.9 ft. Race Penang meeting, fourth day. Athletics InUr-Collcgiate Sports, Raflles College. Cricket Colony vs. F.M.S.. first day, padang S.C.C. vs. Kiang, Kiang S.R.C. vs. R.A. (Changi.. S.R.C. S.C.R.C. vs. St. Joseph's Inst.. S.J.I.
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  • 305 3 \N echo of the tragic shooting accident m Sea Avenue n Katong. on June 13, which cost Beatrice Phipps a*ed il' IT? yeSterday More H. A. Forrer. the Cri minal District Judge. ri (V. Doral. the gir.'s uncle. i„
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  • 469 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 31. »y|R. Lowinger is finding air transvisft OI rn a^°? n dUring his brief and busy returned tn T TtU a^™oon he route P agahl USing tne air His meeting with the Selangor Tees* y HT
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  • 103 3 Celebration Of Twelfth Anniversary The grounds of the New World. Singapore, were crowded last night on the occasion of the 12th anniversary of this notable amusement park. The New World came into being on Aug. 1, 1923, and this spectacular venture on the part of the Ong Brothers
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  • 46 3 Mr. Gaw Sien Khiam has passed the final examination of the Institute of Bankers, London. Mr. Kwa Soon Hock has passed Part I. of the same examination. Both Mr. Gaw and Mr. Kwa are members of the staff of the Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd.. Singapore.
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  • 54 3 German Communist To Die Berlin, July 26. The first death sentence under the new treason law was passed on the Brunswick Communist, Rudolf Claus, charged with smuggling political fugitives over the frontier, and supporting their dependents. The Court said it was punishing Claus criminal will rather than his
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  • 40 3 Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 1. A 15-year old Chinese girl has been missing from her home m Salak South since Sunday. It is alleged that she has run away with a young Tamil, and the circumstances are being investigated.
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  • 116 3 Jersey Herd Gains 12 More Awards sex County Show held m mail week the 'Ovaltine' rd added 12 more awards to list of successes. The awards eluded two First Prizes, two Reserve hampions. and Reserve for the Blvthi Bowl. Tics trom the -Ovaltine' Dairy Farm have been conspicuously
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  • 56 3 The trial of Sect Ah Thai, a 28-year-•nese midwife, was nixed to Place before Mr. Norman Grice, 'ingapore second magistrate, on Aug. 12. Ah Thai was arrested and bSSh* n July 2T witn criminal th of trust of jewellery and bril*he total value of $905 majority of the
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  • 47 3 Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 1. vanufacture illicit samsu. Loh Chinese, chose a house a few the police station! which had a capacity of was found by Mr. F. W 8 a.m. yesterday. local court. Loh Fatt was fined I default six weeks' gaol.
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  • 162 3 THE Police take a grave view of the explosion which occurred m an attap hut near the Naval Bu^ on July 25. This was stated m the Third Police Court yesterday when Tan ring Aun, a Hylam. charged with manufacturing explosives at house No.
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  • 115 3 Malay Policeman Alleged To Have Taken Bribe Jchan b. Sahat. a Malay police constable attached to the Bedok district, claimed trial beiore Mr. Norman Grice. .the Singapore second magistrate, yesterday on charges of having received jan illegal gratification of $40 and on two charges of abetting the making
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  • 82 3 The s.s. Hong Kheng. which arrived In Singapore from Hong Kong, Amoy and Swatow on Thursday morning, reported two cases of smallpox, as a relUlt of which approximately 600 deck passengers are being detained on St. John's Quarantine Island, while 33 cabin passengers and members of the
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  • 522 3 coroner, In Urging Reforms, Says Tour Of Shops Revealed Bottles Of Poison Among Goods A Taiping Aug. 1. PWD. coolie named Palany, living at Changkat Jering. went to a village sundry shop to buy a bottle of lemonade. When he took
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  • 53 3 Steel Helmets Dissolved In Prussia Berlin. July 26. The Steel Helmets, the ex-Service organisation. have been dissolved throughout Prussia and their property has been confiscated for alleged subversive activities. There always has been rivalry between the Brown Shirts and the Steel Helmets despite the latter's wholesale conversion to
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 50 3 r MNOM _S 1 mmmmmW I 1 >s ■< LIRE BETTBB VISION OUR "'(-ialiscd opticians are at your <rvhe. Free sight-testing and avicc given. Our glasses give ''«ir vision from edge to edge 1 <>ur charges are Moderate. 'serve your vision with modern lenses. CHINA OPTICAL CO.. H, HIGH STREET
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    • 266 3 A minutes stomach pains are gone Heaitbuir.. a idity, stomach gae— all disappe.,: within two minutaa of takir Chardox. Chardox not a <iruK n is a highly- lefm.d1 efm.d ar.d «\:i.rnclv active form oharoi al. It is at leant nrty 'imes mn •*< ti\o t ry ,T1 1 n, -'l
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  • 385 4 By The Chess Editor LAST WEEK-END while browsing through my files I came across some items of particular interest to players m Malaya. A cutting from the "Glasgow Herald." ol April. 1923. gave the result of a masters' tournament at Margate. For this event there was
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  • 121 4 White. Black. C. Warburton D. N. Simon (Liveipool). (Manchester). 5 Kt—K B 3 Kt—K 2 6 Castles B-K Xt 5? B—K B 4! 7 B K3? P—Q B 3 8 QKt Q 2 Q-B 2 9 P—K R 3 B—R 4 10 R—Kl Xt Q^ll P- B 4
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  • 66 4 Mr. W. E. Lancester. of the Veterinary Department. Pahang. stationed at Raub. is under orders to proceed to Kedah on transfer during the month. He will be replaced by Mr R. A B. Stanhope irom Kuala Lumpur as Veterinary Surgeon. Pahang. The Misses Gwen and Aileen Miles are on a
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  • 397 4 As It Was In The Singapore Free Press, For The Week Ending August 1, 1885 serhydrhdhdfhfb REUTER TELEGRAMS New York, July 24— General Grant is dead. The funeral will take place on Aug. 8. London. July 27 -The Daily News publishes a telegram from St. Petersburg to the effect that
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  • 44 4 London. Jul> India. Ceylon, and th Dutch Indies have jointly launched a p plan to expand tea consumph«,rthroughout the world and existing propaganda campaign* They will allocate over |MI a million sterling annually t. rived from a special export ix purpose. Reuter
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 135 4 Don't let* TIRED SKIN" age your face with tiny wrinkles YOU may have noticed that a*\\ oman whose youthful and lovdy complexion wins admiration otic year often ages suddenh. the next, and appears o!dTookini: and wrinkled before her time. 1 ired Skin" is the cause the effect of harsh atm<
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    • 468 4 |77ie quickest-acting STOMACH REMEDY used by Doctors Amazing evidence of the remarkable j A NOTED speed with which indigestion and pHUI ICII nnl* nn _/^^-_X stomach pains can be stopped has been ClfULlafl lIUL lOn revealed by medical experiments and SAYS X-ray photographs of actual cases. f J J ?9$
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 556 4 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR THE WEEK-END SATURDAY SUNDAY Singapore ZHI B.B.C— GSH, GSG, GSF Wavelength 49.!> meters Wavelengths 13.97, 16.86, 19.82 metres, (Owned and operated by Radio Service p.m. Co.. oi Malaya, 1934, Ltd.. Broadcast 6.20 Big Ben. The Imperial Hotel House. No. 2 Orchard Road, Singapore) Orchestra. Relayed from the
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  • 126 5 rilK KING. ACCOMPANIED by the Queen, reviewed more than tight thousand police from all over Great Britain m Hyde Park. This was the first representative police review ever held. ALASKA RIOT Over a hundred people were injured, many of them seriously, when a thousand
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  • 58 5 AT THE CONCLUSION of the Fleet exercises, the King made the welcome signal, "Splice the Main-^race." As this picture shows, this command was obeyed m the time-honoured fashion by the men of H.M.S. Hood, who are seen lining up with their mess-tins to draw the ruin
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  • 38 5 WRECKAGE of the machine owned by the British American Air Service which crashed at Tent low Lane, half a mile from the aerodrome, and caught fire. Two people were killed and five escaped with burns.
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  • 21 5 NKAK..V COMPET,TOR S which Mr. C.'^vLX ll^X &^StUS&tr_T--M-U^ "5- mm m Urn* cat for mm. _J
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  • Article, Illustration
    16 5 M. KOTZIAS, the Mayor of Athens, who went to London to interview ex-King George.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 135 5 Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can be obtained on application to the Manager. Price 50 cents each. 8 _9__^_^_^_^_i fl_K""~^^_B_^*~^"~"TßP^" B_T"*"""*"__ r """""fl^^^i^JflI _^BF In ifl V _r _f B_» P P» f—^ r-fl f ffi fl ,j f/^A/ \x __J _k^^fc_!^__^» i_T wfr k. _H mWATAKSmmTmmWWA A
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  • 141 6 SAYS LIM PENG HAN NOT FREE OF BLAME FOR CAR FATALITY AN open verdict was returned yesterday by the Singapore Coroner (Mr. W. G. Porter) into the death of Miss Nancy Wong. IN his finding, the Coroner said "I believe that
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  • 228 6 London Manager Explains Curtailments Advice by air mail received today confirms tha* the Royal Dutch Airlines Company (X.L.M.) has canceller! its service betw r een Amsterdam and the North of England and reduced the daily services between Amsterdam and London and Amsterdam and Paris by one flight
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  • 203 6 Ipoh, Aug. 1The finding of mutilated body on the railway track between Tasek and i Ipoh on the night of July 10 was investigated at the Ipoh Coroner's court. Che Wan Ibrahim. Inspector of Police. [Central station, said that he found the! remains of
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  • 103 6 i From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 1. Before Che Maarof. m the Kuala j Lumpur Police Court today. Lav Mok Kong was charged with being found In possession of 66 tickets of the Low Beng Siah lottery at KamDDng Attap. Inspector Leong Boon Sw?e produced a
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  • 37 6 Mr. C. H. Whitton. the Singapore third magistrate, has gone on two weeks leave. His duties during this period are being taken over by Mr. J. M. Blacker, the Assistant Civil District Judge.
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  • 244 6 "Frame-Up' 9 Alleged In Neighbours' Quarrel Seremban, Aug. 1. MR. STEPHEN McCOY. employed m the Posts and Telegraph Department. Kuala Lumpur, was charged with Mr. A. C. Moses, of Rasak. Seremban. "that on July 12 he did insult Albert Claude Moses, intending that such insult might cause complainant to commit
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  • 136 6 England's Tiniest Plane On Trial London. July Ui. The Flying Flea, the smallest aeroplane m England, involuntarily hopped to earth and rolled over on its back when it made its first public appearance at Heston yesterday. The machine is homemade, is 12 feet long, has a 16-foot
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  • 84 6  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai. July 29. An express train proceeding to Tsingtao from Tsinan at daybreak this morning jumped the rails at Hamutun, about midway between the two cities,, but no serious damage was done] thanks to the immediate action of Chinese railway guards who succeeded m
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  • 397 6 MUNICIPAL CLERK'S ADMISSION A PROSECUTION of Dorai Manicam Davis, a Tamil chief clerk of the Miscellaneous Division of the Revenue Department of the Municipality, was carried several stages further yesterday before Mr. H. A. Forrer. the Singapore Criminal District Judge. Davis, who is indicted on charges of criminal breach of
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  • 102 6 Domestic Calm That Should Survive Any Test From Penang comes a story of domestic tranquility that is not easily disturbed. A family m Carnarvon Lane were dining, on the ground floor when the roof collapsed with a crash of tiles and timber. People m the street were narrowly missed by
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  • 81 6 Two Sikhs were convicted of running unlicensed dairies, one of them being, fined $10 and costs and the other $5 and costs. For keeping unlicensed dogs several Tamils were fined $5 and costs Chong Sun was convicted of having been found m possession or retaining stolen property, namely,
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  • 134 6 CHIA Chan Tock, a Teluk Ayer business man, appr.m <i Mv yesterday before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Singapore < rinun.il District Judge, on a charge of the fraudulent removal or cealment of property. \kti. V H Battishill t| lor A
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  • 192 6 A PLEA m mitigation of sentence on two Chinese prostitutes was made by a police officer m the Third Court yesterday. The two women Wong Mon Thye and Tan Ah Chin. were chained with having assisted m the management ol a brothel m
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  • 86 6 Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 1. On a perfectly smooth stretch of road, a policeman saw a bicycle behaving m an eccentric fashion. It swerved about the road and even appeared to lift a little from the ground. On investigation, he found a struggling goat tied to
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  • 44 6 Awang b Ahmad, a yvuns Malay, pleaded guilty before Mr Norman Grice. the Singapore second magistrate. to a charge of theft of jewellery valued at $482. the property of another Malay living m Radio Mas Sentence was postponed until Aug. 7.
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  • 77 6  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Expected To Surrender Within A Few Diyi Hon. Koiit; I Tin bandit (01 Fukien saifTered anot: yesterday when t Shaoning District n< Fukien frontier. As soon as a con::. the Government force- imng the Fukien troops will lan I converging attack on the bai
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  • 56 6 Affects British 'ompaMf* In China London lul> I m the Home ''i Commoi ing to Mr. A C lloftin Sir Samuel Horn- s.ud fa] the proposed new Chin* law had been reeeiv. a ft sador who h.id Ml faiV I attention of the Chtnctc to the fact that
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 110 6 IFIBEDFORD Shown above is one ot tht best known commercial vehicles on the roads of Singapore. This Goodyear wa?,on i- mounted on a Bedford WS 1% ton chassis and DM proven itself a really economical proposition. Many ot this mo/el Bedford can be seen on any road m Malaya. and
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    • 29 7 WARNERS GRANDEST MUSICAL SPECTACLE pAPITOL w I COMING SOON jfe* Th* Gold Digger Gtrlt Jmtm*m\f_L_*_ Aralock-SOOof Thtml _M 13 Start I 3 Hit Songil <fL\ mi I_V _^B _^_M-M-M-^-M-i-MM-M_«-M_i-i-B_^_a_M_B_l
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    • 330 7 LAST DA Y!Don T t miss seeing The Popular STAR of "THIN MAN" together with GLAMOROUS JEAN HARLOW m this gay, joyous M. G. M. Musical Picture! TODAY 3.15-6.15-9.15 Jk jJ^^^Bn; £_^^H **^J_i JEAN __Wm^ HARLOW tl^HffeH ft mm M WILLIAM j^^Er^HH-_S POWELL J^^V J^BlH J _t RecklesS a^BI I^^^^B
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 322 7 CHURCH SERVICES ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL 7TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 6.50 a.m. Holy Communion. 7 30 a.m. Matins 8.00 a.m. Choral Eucharist. 10.00 a.m. Children's Service. 5.30 p.m. Bvetuoni I choral) and Sermon. Weekdays: Holy Communion en Monday. Wednesday and Friday at a.m.; Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday at 7 a.m.; Evening
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    • 432 7 BKTHESDA Bias Basah Road 9.00 a.m. Breaking of Bread. 4.00 p.m. Bible Clashes Sunday School. 8.00 p.m. Gospel Service. Speaker: Mr. L. H. Eastman. Tuesday. 5.30 p.m. Prayer Meeting. Wednesday. 8.00 p.m. Gospel Meeting m Malay Friday. 5.30 p.m. Bible Address. J STRAITS CHINESE CHURCH «j Prinsep Street 8.15 n.
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  • 886 8 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1935 The Fight For Peace THii eyes oi the world are on Geneva. The issue of war is m the balance and the decision rests with Signor Mussolini. According to the latest telegrams, a formula has been mutually agreed upon by Mr. Anthony
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  • 27 8 THE benefits derived by salary earners from thrift and loan societies m Malaya is clearly shown m the annual report on the work-
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  • 198 8 Inspector A. A. N Rodway. of thr SS Police is expected back from Home leave soon. Inspector Hussain bin Mohamed idns. of the F.M.S. Police, has retired from the service for health reason* The Misses Gwen and Aileen Miles are on a visit to their blether. Mr
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  • 340 8 Ricksha C<h >lics In A New Ro/c ANEW methoa 01 eei-nsnuig wuj> inaugurated on the Shanghai Bund recently when rioksha coolies armed with nothing more than the aprons ofl their vehicles caught hundreds oi this species of fish. The more adept piscatorial artists. however. scorned the
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  • 866 8 A DIVORCE due to cross-word puzzles has been granted m America. Tht report does not say who was _[iaw ed custody of the dictionary. X X MTPHE old-fashioned ihi took an Inrurrjlture. M Suite Adeline a> sj an Aderijr leader ccrnplalns thai young people always receive
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 120 8 B wen £ucas Bofs jimsterc/om Imported by: CALDBECK MACGRE6OR CO., LTD. (Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong) (Incorporated m Shanghai.) _> WINE MERCHANTS m_^m-_^_wt-wmkmmmuummmmmwmm 201, Cantonment Road. BY SPECIAL Ws^ A TO H.M. THE IPPOINTMENI KING OF SIAM BEAUTIFUL JEWELLERY ENHANCES FEMININE CHARM. The beautiful designs of today
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    • 65 8 "THAT GIRL YOU'VE BEEN sitting out with looks rather like a doll," said a young man to his friend. "Well, she's not one of the kind that squeak 'Mamma' when they're squeezed." Don't wait till 411 ness or injury overtakes you apply for that "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT and ALL SICKNESS POLICY
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  • 582 9 Can Official Assignee Claim Provident Fund Money? CASE OF EX-MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE Yesterday's Bankruptcy Proceedings r*AX the money lying to the credit of a bankrupt m a provident fund be claimed by the Official Assignee That question was raised m the Bankruptcy Court yesterday before Mr, Justice a'Beckett Terrell, on a
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  • 137 9 m TO BE ERECTED AT BIDOR fat Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Aug. 2. lerstood that the Perak lr< Electric Co. have tes for the erection dam at Eridor. rrespondent cables E lectric Co. reorganiv. as considered on general meetings ot shareholders, .•.ppraved by large meeting
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  • 383 9 Three- Act Drama By Youngsters m PUPILS ot the Convent ot the Holy Infant Jesus gave an excellent entertainment to a crowded hall yesterday afternoon, when parents, friends and visitors went to see the girls at their annual show, which is devoted to the aid of
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  • 20 9 Captain G. E. Mann. M.C.. of the Malayan Volunteer Infantry, has transferred to the Malayan Volunteer Infantry Reserve of Officers.
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  • 127 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices i From Our Own Correspondent! London. Aug. 2. Spot (Sellers* 5 3 4 d. <5 7 B d.» i Buyers > 513 16d 1 5 13 16d. I October DecemoT 531 32d. <5 3132d> i January March 6 3 32d. <6 3 32d>
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  • 69 9 Dcathroll Up To 125 In The Central States New York, Aug. 2. The heat-wave ln the Central States has claimed 125 lives. The largest death-roll was 20 m j Nebraska and the second largest 19 m I Oklahoma where the thermometer re- j igistered 104 degrees. The
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 82 9 mm mm9m9mummnnnnnnnmm TIFFIN FECIAL CURRY for TIFFIN $1 *>** A m-~-*~9 !*<»* s,e Bonne FOMM I illH Bdaagfei Longchamps i I'rawn and Vegetable Curry C old Meat and Salad Ciula Malacca heese. Fruit, Coffee. WATCH DAILY MENU ;PH O NE 49Q6. JUST PUBLISHED STONE COX'S MOTOR SPECIFICATIONS PRICES 1935 including
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    • 81 9 ROBINSONS ji If rK W^nml fc |SALE| *sfl| HHBRSBOHMOBHKSBHC^IHiHHBIKHII^OfIHHHI^^^n^^HBIHH^^ ■VI M M fl PROCEEDING CHOTIRMALL'S H— Leading Dressmakers JUST UNPACKED. SEASONS LATEST MATERIALS, UNCRUSHABLE MOROCAINS, FANCY LINEN QUADRILLE, AND LINEN TWEED m a wioe range SHOP EARLY AND MAKE YOUR CHOICE. 41-43, High Street. Phone 7957. mmmmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmam*mmmmmmm-ay*m mmmmmm-mmmmm^^mmmmi^mam_-mmawma-m^-mm^mm^^mmm-m-^aiamm*aw*am_-*wm--m-' <-«w«ia«ißiaaa^Bai^HßiH r
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1358 10 Trade Liberty Guaranteed c HE Supreme Court's recent ruling that the essential feaI tures of the National Recovery Act were unconstitutional was one of the most momentous decisions m the Court's histoy. It reaffirmed the fundamental principles upon which the United States was founded,
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    • 92 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Aug. 2. 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I. X. R. S. S. m cases FOB. August) 19 13 16 19 15.16 Good F.A.Q. m cases F. 0.8. August* 19 916 19 11.16 No. I. X. R.S.S. (Spot-loose) (awardable Singapore) 19^ 8 19 4 August
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    • 89 10 Aug. 1 Buyers Sellers Gambler e.oo Java Cube 10.50 Hamburg Cube 10.50 White Pepper 18.50 Muntok White Pepper 19.00 Copra. Sundried 4.00 Copra, mixed 3.55 Small Flake Tapioca 4.30 KB Siam No. 1 per koyan 108 Banja Jelotong 7.50 Sarawak Jelotong 7.00 R. (81am) W.C. N. 1
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    • 471 10 During the week ending July 27. expi ns iron. Malayan ports ol tinned pineapples amounted to 34.800 cases. oi which 26.169 <75 cases were to the United Kingdom. 1.360 i 4'- > cases to the Continent ol Europe. 2,300 i 7 v k cases to Canada, and 4.971
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    • 1075 10 Fraser 's Share List South British 33.00 33.50 Spore Cold Storage <$2) I.M Spore Traction Ord. <£> 10s 3d 11 Spore Traction Pref. V; (l) 24s 9d 25s 6d St Steamship <$10> 16 40 16.80 Straits Traders ($1) 24.00 24.50 Tnornycroft Pref. Ord. ($5) 2.00 2.10 United Eng. Ord. ($10)
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    • 165 10 Guthrie and Co Ltd. m their wi < k ly report, state There are signs that the long period of idleness may shortly come to an end The currency situation m Holland which recently caused nervousness and disinclination lo trade lias now tl on a more stable aspect.
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    • 155 10 Lewis and Peat Ltd m their wi < kly market report dated Aug. 2. statThe formation of a new Cabinet under Dr Colijn has relieved the situation considerably and anxiety with regard to the immediate movements of the guilder has been removed. Confidence has again returned to
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    • 201 10 July 30 31. Aug. 1 American Can Com 142 142' 144 American Telephone and Telegraph not., 130:1, 131 3 K Atcheson Railroad 54' /4 54- 8 54> H Chesapeake 451 f 45* 8 45% J?uP°nt IQ7 107 1063 Firestone i 5 4 i 5 8 15>« General Electric
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    • 301 10 PRICE INTER] I COMPLAI] London Marko Report I William .1 k rubber brek* n I market tfat* The USA influt nee upon I doubt due to theli possessors ot tin that leas m tl programme hi mcdities unfai Copper vn.in owing to th. there receive
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    • 49 10 ■JlBllHlllllllllllll li i costs I J <#7/t</ v/ Cheap •tortfe for eJJ bind* *f produce n<« available. »c KUoUn NcLton and Riverside Godown, Hftj Beat Quay. Sim***"vSQVi fC>/i Consult STANTON NELSON CO., LTD 4, COLLTER QUAY. SSVGAI Tclepfi SEASIDE OODOWN RIVERSIDE GODOWN J!" OFFICE Inspection hH MQQOQceee^eemcj _i v-^H9KSSSUi^<SfIPow
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  • 1184 11 BROADCASTING UNION'S Tenth ANNIVERSARY Radio Notes Tiil international Broadcasting Union under the Presidency of Admiral Sir Charles Carpen(Great Britain) has concluded Warsaw its annual summer meet- Representatives of broadcast- j manisations m 22 European States, and also m the United States •merica. were present. suited during the course oi r
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  • 133 11 The BBC announces that the following staff adjustments will take effect from Oct. 1, when Mr. C. G. Graves, the present Director of Empire and Foreign Services, takes up the appointment ot Controller (Programmes). The responsibility to the DirectorGeneral for Public Relations, together with the editorial
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  • 164 11 It is understood that a broadcasting service will soon be m operation m Papua. A station to be known as 4 p.m. will shortly be erected at Port Moresby, and operate on a wavelength of 221 m. The transmitter, which ls of the latest high fidelity
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  • 402 11 Controller Of Empire Programmes MIL C. GRAVES' VISIT TO CANADA rIE 8.8.C. announces that Mr. Cecil G. Graves has now returned to London after his visit to the U.S.A.. Canada, and Newfoundland. While passing through New York Mr. Graves took the opportunity ot making the personal acquaintance ol senior officials
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  • 136 11 Transmission 5 'Aug. 3. at 11 p.m G.M.T.) This feature m the Empire transmissions is described by its. producer. John Pudney, as "A Thames Backwash being a programme m praise of London's river." It will Include a record ln prose and verse of the sports and pastlmea connected with
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  • 426 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player And Greatest Card Analyst SLAM BIDDING A player should consider the possibi- lity of a slam when the bidding discloses a combined strength of at least 6V2 to 7 honour-tricks. However, there are three types of hands m which a slam
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  • 395 11 "Society Marriages Are Happy" 95 PER CENT. "MORAL LIVES" London, July 15 TO give praise for married hap- piness. about 40 society couples revisited early yesterday St. Margaret's. Westminster, the scene of their fashionable weddings. It was a simple service, m marked contrast to the publicity attending their marriage vows.
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  • 277 11 Transmission 1 Friday. Aug. 16 5.45 a.m. 2 Saturday. Aug. 17. 11.45 a.m. 3 Thursday. Aug. 15. 3.30 p.m. 4 Friday. Aug 16. 6.0 p.m. 5 Sunday. Aug. 18. 11.45 p.m. 6 Tuesday. Aug. 20 3.0 a.m. The "Summertime at Home" series of talks is proving
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 134 11 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the Colony of Hong Kong i The liability of members is limited to the extent and m the manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 cl the Colony. HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve
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    • 493 11 j CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital ln 600.000 shares of £5 each £3.000 000 Reserve Fund £3.000 000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors c 3 000 000 HEAD OFFICE 38. Bishopsgate. London EC I Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hollo
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  • 105 12 The East Asiatic Company's motor--1 c P xT C n ada 12 tOTIs building by AS Nakskov Skibsvaerft Nakskov will make her maiden voyage on August 10 from Southampton m the North Pacific Coast service to Jamaica, the Panama Canal and North Pacific ports In addition to luxurious
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  • 26 12 The Master Attendant's offlce will he open from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m today for the issue of Sunday labour permits
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 921 12 Big Increase In Use Of Oil Since Pre-War Days FULL details of world shipping; and the decline m tonnage are given m Lloyd's Register Book for 1935-36, which has now been issued to subscribers by the Committee of Lloyd's Register of Shipping;. Whereas
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    • 499 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage 5491. LLOYDS AGENTS. UQOBUNG AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATrS RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. a i .mmmMmi_momo~-mmam CANADIAN MCIMC nfOtJ^j^§^iQ (Incorporated m England) '1,... "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers tRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via ■ONO tVH or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA
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    • 136 12 For everything appertaining to Ocean Passages, Foreign Money Exchange and Freight. apply [WQQLQ TPAVFI ccnT^Tj 39. ROBINSON ROAD. No Booking Fees. Telephone 5908 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE of Western Australia FREMANTLE (Via Port Swettenham, Penang Palembang, Banjoewangi and North Western Ports) Due Sail Spore. Spore. T.s.m.v. Kangaroo Aug. 11 Aug. 12
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    • 174 12 BIBBY LINE [LONDON ADDRESS 22. PALL MALL. LONDON S.W of fast twin-screw O; Mail Passenger Vessels betl RANGOON. COLOMBO, P0«1 sT»U MARSEILLES. PLYMOI 111 MSB LONDON with through DOOM! Singapore and P HOMEWARD BAILINGS I/cave UM Rangoon <>\<mi* CHESHIRE YORKSHIRE SHROPSHIRE OXFORDSHIRE STAFFORDSHIRE Oc 11 GLOUCESTERSHIRE 0> I !4 Ov
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 501 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pm. 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 pm. Kelantan (via Gemas) 1 every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
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    • 37 12 CLEARANCES Aug. 1: Joseph Conrad <Bnt.>; Panama. Erria <Dan.>; Hydra II (Nor.); Elout <Dut.»; Gleniffer. Karagola. Ho Sang < Brit. Aug. 2: Pontianak. Esmeralda Ampang. Rawalpindi. Benvenue «Bri\>; V. der Does de Bye. Mijer. Tinomb'. rnlau Bras <Dut.)
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    • 173 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside thr Wharm or expected to arm. Main Wharf (Entrance <.at f jv Naldera 18: Phemiuv ceaux 7 Empire Dock (Entrance Benvenue 30; Mai Rahman 34; Kinta 35 1 Empire Dock (Entrance Cat. 4 Marella 46 KEPPEL HAKKoiK Main Wharf: Lch Sir H Makassar; Cremer Oil Wharf:
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    • 420 13 I Oi X-J 1 md BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due Dae Tna»e Spore. T are s>we 16.000 In Port CATHAY 15 .000 Sept 27 NPURA 17.000 Aug. 16 RAWALPINDI 17 000 Oct 11 31RDWAN 6.070 Aug. 29 BANGALORE 6 000 Oct' 24 RAJPUTANA 17.000 Aug.
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    • 481 13 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. TU POSTS AND SUEZ CANAL Also accepting cargo far Canadian and American ports via Colombo Steamer n x City of Otan D c Salls City of SalUbury ttfi* fcX i City of Hereford St
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    • 1172 13 REPRESENTING SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua Khiow Steamship is 1•. LIA. Steam Ship Co., Ltd. and China Mutual The Cunard White Star Ltd n L N vl ation Co hi±) The Sarawak Steamship < o Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. The Australian Oriental Uni Ltd The
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    • 707 14 «—^—^——^—^^m^mm^m^^^mt^^^^^-m^a-^a-m-K> P- M* KONINKLfJKK PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU TOGIAN- Saturday, Aug. 3. Pontianak. tora— Saturday. Aug. 3. Moeara-Saba and Djambi. Vfti^msl^^iy Aug. 3, Rhio, Padang-Bay. Ampenan. Boeleleng and TOBO°ALI ba Saturday. Aug. 3, Koedap, Tampoetih. Tampat-Tinggi. Bengkalis Batoe-Pandjang. Seneboei and Bagan Si-Api-Api MAPIA-Sunday. Aug. 4. Prigi-Radja. Sapat. Tembilahan. Poeloe-Pallas, Pen galian-Estate and
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    • 396 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE c^AMEMCi^MAIL LINE Ari» J.N AL^fc^tJ \VSmV>mt_ ]_^J rSj_\_t i^^^fcz~ it^L EUROPE AMERICA VISIT SUNNY CALIFORNIA YOSEMITE PARR HOLLYWOOD GRAND CANYON NEW LOW THROUGH RATES HONG KONG TO EUROPE VU AMERICA WEEKLY SAILINGS FROM MANILA AND|OB K .°NG. TO SEATTLE DIRECT OR VIA HONOLULU TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS
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    • 688 14 O. 5. M. LINE FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA t Arabia Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo. Momb.i Zanzibar. Dar-es-Salaam. Beria I Marques. Durban. Algoa Bay I Town and Santos Chifuku Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzit Dar-es-Salaam. L. Marqurs. Durban East London, and Algoa Bay Tofuku Maru Cape Town via
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  • 1834 15 Superior To The South Africans (From Our Ow.i Correspondent) London. July 17. ENGLAND'S comparatively poor display m all three Test matches with the South Africans so far played has led to g neral reiteration of the question: "What is wrong: with English cricket?" The answer is
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  • 309 15 Refusal To Transfer A Share Questioned London. July 10. A PENDING action concerning the fa right of the Tottenham Hotspur P. and A.C. Limited to refuse to register a share transfer came before Mr. Justice Crossman m the Chancery Division yesterday on a procedure summons.
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  • 755 15 London, July 22. WHEN Windsor Lad won his last race on the English turf, the racegoing public and sporting writers paid generous tributes to a gallant horse. Meyrick Good, writing m Sporting Life, gives the following description of Windsor Lad's farewell
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  • 63 15 Singapore And The Cap Final Kuala Lumpur, Aug- 2A SPECIAL meeting of the Football Association of Malaya will be held at Kuala Lumpur on Sunday morning to discuss the position regarding the reinstatement of the Singapore Malay players arising out of Dolfattnhs inclusion m the Singapore Malaya Cup team. It
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  • 73 15 <From Out Own Correspondent I Ipoh. Auk. Z. The following players I \ivc been invited to travel to Kuala 1 impur to represent the Perak Mai. 1 in the soccer competitions at the Malayan Exhibition Badi. Mohammed Nor. Osi.an. llalid. Yusoff. Syed Drus. Saksimi. Taib.
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    • 129 15 a_mmta_ sss^s) aassa as^ss apssat _o*^ 835 SINGAPORE ;935 FREE PRESS TO COMMEMORATE A CENTURY OF PROGRESS SPECIAL 1 00-PAGE ISSUE WITH AN 8 PAGE SPECIAL NUMBER: "DEVELOPMENT unci PRINTING OF NEWSPAPERS"; IN ADDITION TO THE USUAL 16 PAGES. 124 PAGES. This will give a comprehensive survey of the history
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  • 995 16 Negro's Experience No Match For Filipino's Youth THRILLING PRELIMINARIES (By Ringside) piNBOAT JACK, the negro champion of India, had two opponents against him m the Great World arena last night. One was Young Frisco "young" not merely m the sense of
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  • 545 16 Weights And Scratching For Today 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Aug. ft. FOLLOWING are the handicaps m the order of running for the fourth day (tomorrow) of the Penang Turf Club Jubilee meeting Race 1, Ponies, Class 2. Div. 2. 6 furs: Doorbyter 9.0. Diamond Dust 8.11. Miss Woo
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  • 55 16 'From Our Own Correspondents Ipoh, Aug. 2 m the Kier shield competition awarded for Malay inter-school soccer Lenggong School defeated Larut School' Last year's champions were the Kinta Vernacular School. The first round of the Raja Muda Cup soccer competition for Malay teachers resulted m a surprise
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  • 160 16 CHINESE OL YMPIAD SOCCER (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Aug. 2. rHE soccer competition m connec- tion with the Chinese Olympiad »pened today when two matches vere played. In the opening game the Penang Chinese gained a well-deserved victory >ver the Negri winning by three goals
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  • 59 16 The August medal competition of the Singapore Golf Club will be played on Saturday and Sunday. Aug. 10 and 11. The qualifying round for the ClitTord Cup will be played m conjunction with the medal. Irrespective of divisions the 16 best scores will qualify. The women's August
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  • 112 16 The draw for the DutTers' Cup to be played at the Island Club on Saturday Is: Preliminary Round.— E. Yean Bee vs M. C. V. Martia. J W. Raitt vs. L H Stewart T. C. Yap vs. Chia Chin Slew: K. Tajirl vs H. Sasaki. B. H
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  • 185 16 SThXilZr T in store at the Malayan ,aw cnampionship meeting yesterday Cheo., another mmj Z^mTmt ca T^S T^^ j Mr, La.„ g has reached the fl a J (From Our Own Correspondent) »'ne'es. tvuaia Lumpur, Aug. 2. THE Malayan lawn tennis championships were continued
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  • 390 16 yesterday. ON the run of play the Malay> were the better side but they seemed to show flashes of brilliance and then rest on their laurels. The Regiment took things a bit easy m the first hall but m the second spell they played well
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