The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 February 1936

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,771 ESTD. 1835. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1936. 10 CENTS.
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  • 287 1 Large-Scale Clash On Mongol Border Looming Ahead "SOVIET PLANNING TO INVADE MANCHUKUO" Five Russians Arrested At Hailar As Spies Dairen, Feb. 7. T.ty is humming with sensational reports concerning the of a large-scale clash on the Manchukuo-Mongol frontier. eh given prominence m the refl that
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  • 65 1 Several Released By Japanese Icebreaker Tientsin, Feb. 7. With an improvement m. the weathc movement of several ice- .hips is being resumed and it is i it will be unnecessary to acthe Japanese offer to drop supirom the air. Japanese icebreaker. Nanrel ru. has released several ships, the
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  • 109 1 Annihilated By Government Troops In Changping Shanghai, treb. 7. The rebel trcops oi the autonomous regime m East Hopei who were sent t3 the Districts of Changping and Huajiu were annihilated by the Goveir..ment forces there. The rebels fled from the northern suburbs of Changping yesterday leaving
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  • 30 1 Shanghai, Feb. 7. Naval Department of Canton s proposed the building of four river [unboata lor the customs office m the West River regions. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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  • 52 1 Retail Trade Supplied Direct London, Feb. 7. No further development m connec tion with the Smithneld meat marko strike has occurred. The business of the market is st' 1 \t a standstill, but the retail tradr *innps to be adequately supplied direct from docks, railways and other depots.
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  • 129 1 Big British Credit To France Rumoured ESTIMATED AT £60,000, 000 London, Feb. 7. niMOVRS of an imminent credit by a consort '.im of British bankers to the French Treasury continue to agitate the City, where it is believed the delay is caused by the recalcitrance of the Bank of France
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  • 64 1 London, Feb. 7. TPLYING Officer David Llewelyn left Lympne at 7.15 this morning for Capetown m his Midget low-icinged monoplane equipped with a 40 -horse -power engine. The flight is being undertaken to demonstrate the cheapness of modern flying and it is estimaied that fuc' ccsis nil!
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  • 126 1 Clearing Way To Discuss Limitations London, Feb. 6. Draft proposals for the definitions i ships m various categories have low been prepared by the second cchrical sub-committee of the Naval '.inference and will be submitted for pproval this afternoon. The way will then be clear for dis-us-iens of
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  • 116 1 Sweeping Reforms Recommended At Home London, reo. 7. Sweeping reforms m inquest procedure are recommended In a report by the Departmental Committee on Coroners. It is proposed that a coroner should no longer be empowered to commit a person for trial on the charge of murder, manslaughter or
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  • 69 1 5 Executed; Gamblers Marched In Snow For Hours Daily Peipin?, Feb. 7. It is learned that five out of 654 Chinese arrested m a recent raid on three gambling ard dope dens have been secretly executed. Scores of gamblers who could not pay •heir fines
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  • 84 1 Shanghai, Feb. 7. Frank Jay Raven, head of th" American Oriental Finance Corp.. and John Warner Brown, vice-president 01 the company, appealed today a?ains f their conviction m the United Stai^ Court for China on charges of embezzlement and false pretences. Botfi were denied bail. Reuter The
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  • 113 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Offered Governorship Of Fukien Shanghai. Feb. 7. Gen. Hsu Chung Chi. Vice-President of the Control Yuan, who has sp nt mere than twenty years for the caus:> of the Kuomintanp. has been ollered the Governorship of Fi/kicn m place ot Gen. Chen
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  • 128 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh JAPANESE POLICE OFFICER KILLED AT SWATOW Heavy Recruiting Shanghai, I l> 7. IN anticipation of trouble by the Japanese as the result of the death of the Japanese police officer who lost his life at Swatow. the Cantonese general headquarters have appointed
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  • 49 1 London. I< i> 7. The dtfctb is .miioutiiM'd <>! Mr Fr me is H<nry Hawkins who was lor I 40 years COlWtCfcid with ||M Ijddnn Missionary Society and on whoso behalf hi made HvmJ long \i China and Africa 11 was 72 y< old. Re uter
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 84 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. TODAY'S ATTRACTIONS I RIJSTAFFEL 12.30 to 3 p.m. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. MAIAYAN RIIGRY cabaret by the popular MALAYAN KUbBT CON iedy tap dancing UNION END OF THE TEAM SEASON BALL LOUYS SILVIA
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    • 257 1 There is no better Tern than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA SEA VIEW HOTEL TONIGHT FULL MOON f ROMANTIC NIGHT BPKCIAL DINNFK SKKVFI) \l. IHI-S(O soothing bannUnf nnotlc bf thi iiki.i.fk BANS i vthlng on i v dour and mafic bemuiy oi A MALATAM moon im hi NIGHT and th
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  • 228 2 Penang Battlers Fail To Impress (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Feb. 7. I AST night's boxing card at the J« Jubilee Park was m the nature of a contest between Penang and Perak and resulted In Perak winning two bout.s, drawing one and losing one. The boxing as
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  • 87 2 "I Thank You With AH My Heart" London, Feb. 5. In th-c House of Commons thjs afternoon, a message from Queen Mary, m reply to the address of condolence retii to her was r?id. Bit message was follows "I thank you with all my heart for your message
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  • 1082 2 Letters To The Editor REV. C. D. GNANAMANI EXPLAINS— NO WISH TO SEVER FROM CHURCH S.P.G. AND C.M.S.— REASON FOR CHANGE OF NAMEALWAYS WITHIN DIOCESE— INDIAN MUSIC IN CHURCH WORSHIPVIEWS OF TWO SINGAPORE BISHOPS ITo the Editor^ Sir,- -I saw a letter addressed to you m your paper
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  • 71 2 The following were elected office bearen at the general meeting held on Feb. 6. of the Indian Chamber of Commerce. Singapore The PresidenW-Mr. M. Jumabhoy Mohamed Jumabhoy) The Vice-Presi-dent—Mr. J. Purshotamadas. The Hon Secretary— Mr. N. M. Mehta. The Hon Treasurer -^fr. A. Nomanbhoy. The Hon. Auditor-Mr. P. B. Mehta
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  • 69 2 Members of the Singapore Musical Society Orchestra are reminded of the ul! rehearsal on Monday next m the Victoria Memorial Hall at which the landsmen of the Royal Inniskillinß Fusiliers will be present. A full and comDlete turnout is requested and members are asked specially to note that
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  • 16 2 Law Notices For The Day Before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell at 10 a.m. 1 Originating Summons.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 136 2 NOTICES. NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mr Poh Song Gam has resigned from the Management of our firm Mong Heng and Co., from Feb. 1. 1936, and he is no more connected with our firm as from that date. MONG HENG AND CO 104 Hill Street Singapore. LINGUI TIN,
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    • 547 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Tenders. Tenders are new Invited for th» fol'owlng materials or services. Foi par*'culars, see Municipal Tender* Room. Supply of High Pressure Coppei Tubes ior Water Dept. Date ol Closing. 4 cm. Monday. Feb. 17 1936. Supply oi labour for rivetting a Gasholder at Kallang Gas
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    • 199 2 TATTOO YOUR LIPS. and Select your proprr colour by actual test on your own skin with Tattoo olour selector. Four \rithiK New Shades Never Seen lipfore. Coral Exctic Natural Pastel. FROM MEDICAL HALL LTD. ROAR!) RKSIDENC.'K^ SEA FRONT KATONG GRANGE—77 Meyer Rd. Large rooms lacing sea with own bath room.
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    • 232 2 Übc Singapore jfrcc press Head Office: tecll Strret, Sin S ap«rt l holJr iiura W U extensions i o all dena.i, Tel. "ftof v iUt< Kuala Lumpur Office: 25. Java s.reei riio.>» London Office l*hrt.j« < rntral 26CH— Srtftf Tel: "l/ea<!nxaU>a" lx>; SUBSCRIPTION RATE 3 Wll .n OvMii Wi' M.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 210 2 Diary Of The Day High Water. 11 33 am. 9.6 It., Sport Rugby: North vs South at Anson Road Stadium 5 p.m. Lawn Tennis- B.C.C. Chinese N< w Tea! tour name: Raring: Perak Turf Club Meeting, Ist Day. Golf: Keppel February medal competition. Cinemas ALHAMBRA "Charlie Chan In Shanghai": with
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  • 7225 3 Judgment Reserved Until Feb. 19 Or Earlier "MISLEADING ANSWERS" Gruelling Cross-Examination For Two Hours fDGMENT In the case agai^t w. D. Lambert, the manager of the lon Theatre, who for three days has been tried before Mr. H. the criminal district judge, on three
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 75 3 THE BEST ONE-VOLUME DICTIONARY Latest Edition. Sold m Knglund for tl-11-0 ($13.30) Our Price m Singapore $10.00. GOOD BOOKS PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART LTD. SorCMMfi ol THE < 111 K( II OF ENGLAND HOOK DEPOT Founded m 1917) s l ANDKIWS SCHOOL. SINGAPORE. tOCk uLso includes Bibles, Prayer Books.
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    • 116 3 I to MIOOM and retui n to SINGAPORE via BANC;KOK (Saicon to Itanckok overland); sJeamer fare Ist rl. Singapore Saigon and lianckok Singapore $100 SIN(iAP()KI—SAI(. ON— HONCi KON(i— BANGKOK SINGAPORE Ist rl. round trip I'are 8110.00. mOATOMB— HONG KONCJ- SHAN(iIIAI MANN A-SAI(iON BWGKOK SINGAPORE- Ist class round trip fare SMMMMI.
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  • 1151 4  -  Britain On The Screen BY JOAN LITTLEFIELD Special Effects Department London, Jan. 25. /^VER 1,000 men arc working night and day on the construction of what, it is said, will be the most up-to-date film studio m the world. It is the new home
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  • 471 4  - WHY COLONEL LINDBERGH LEFT AMERICA JOHN NEVILLE BY His 30,000 Unopened Letters MO one. not even Col. Charles A Lindbergh, knows how many letters, threatening or otherwise, he has received from cranks. The Hying Colonel shunned the opening of his ordinary mail as earnestly as most persons do the envelopes
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  • 386 4 As It Was— In The Singapore Free Press, For The Week Ending February 11, 1835 100 Years Ago "THE DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE It is with peculiar satisfaction that we publish elsewhere a communication from a correspondent on the subject of the education of natives. We have shown m former numbers
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  • 130 4 New Soviet Order 'T'HE "Emblem of Honour" is the name o! a new order created by the Soviet Government. The badge will bear the inscription "Workers of the world, unite!" on a red flag h:\d by a man and woman worker, and will be awarded for civilian
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  • 75 4 THE King of Sweden. "Mr. G. T is still the wonder of the Riviera. The galleries are crowded for his tennis matches and his endurance and stamina are still is great as his skill Perhaps his secret for such vitality and good tennis playing at 77 years of
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  • 104 4 In up-to-date Czechoslovakia umbrellas can now be purchased with a policy ensuring their recovery or replacement if lost. An umbrella here is an object of greater veneration than m Britain where the bagging of wrong umbrellas m clubs and public places is a hardy annual joke or
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  • 168 4 Doing given official attention It bfti 3ld calling dies out eventually. tlMfl will gc one of the last few bits ol rerjF old Paris like the goal num. vho has vanished from the main hcroußhlanvs and will one day be ieen 10 more m the city SCAVENGERS
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 26 4 NEW STOCK Just In CHINESE SILK UNDIES In Style -UP-to-DATE In Quality DURABLE In Price -MODERATE A VISIT WILL CONVINCE WASSIAMULLS' 31-33 HIGH ST., TEL: 7144
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    • 220 4 I 'A new Of Acidity? I I Relief In a few seconds I With 'BISIJRATED MACNKStA I I h.it burning p.nn m your that.i^onvot VWdaad u*s thatoooMtl I two hours tinK and m I I mi(l(lle of \hr i. I I e\( e>s .k i I '"'I I fennriitmi.: !<«.«!
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  • Article, Illustration
    150 5 -OLD CEREMONIAL «1 an Admiral boarding a warship the body <»t Kinf George v.as tak :j Ircm the railuay station at re's Chattel, Windsor Castle, for burial m the presence of six Kii-ss. Inelndlng King Bdward VIII ard many Princes and heads of t is the Scene insi Je the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 33 5 /<^M aL>\ l/*^ go to tike PICKLED MEATS FOR BOILING Delicious for Hot or Cold Dishes Corned Silverside of Beef Corned Rolled Brisket of Beef Corned Streaky Pork Corned Ox Tongues U- 146
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  • COLOSSAL PROPERTY DEAL IN SINGAPORE
    • 307 6 A. P.C. Buy New Premises For Over $1,500,000 'FUTURE REQUIREMENTS' A LARGE addition of premises "for future requirements" m Co)lyrr Quay has been acquired by the Asiatic Petroleum Co. (S.S.), Ltd., at Singapore, at a cost of over one and a half million dollars. Offices occupied by such well-known firms
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    • 162 6 Th<> annual report for 1935 of the n branch. Royal Asiatic Society, sho* the membership roll of the; al th< end Ol th< year inrlud--597 names compared with 567 at tir.' end <<i i!;;;; c roll consisted of 21 honorary' fiber three corresponding mem- j and 57.'*
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    • 63 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ji.hore Bahru, leb. H. While working on tho Johore Rirlo j ■(>, Johore Bahru, Tsu Pat, a convie; serri] a term of 4 years, escaped v.i'h anothrr convict. Txu Pat ran into the jungle, but the o her convict was caught. The PoWne RUd
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    • 349 6 ST. ANDREW'S MISSION HOSPITAL Annual Report Shows Credit THE annual report of the St. Andrew's Mission Hospital, which will be presented at the general meeting to be held at the hospital on Wednesday, Feb. 19. states that the year 1935 closed with an access of receipts over payments amcrunting to
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    • 239 6 MANILA- SOUR AB AY A LINE Bridges Last Gap In Round-The-World Air Service first stage oi the New K.N.I .L.M. air service between the Netherlands East Indies and the Philippines, which will bridge th,e ?ap m the round-the-world air will open today with the leparture of a Douglas liner from
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    • 749 6 Mr. Thomas Hyslop R/IR. THOMAS HYSLOP of Messrs. Wl A. G. Dobb and Co., died m the Johore Bahru General Hospital early yesterday morning following an attack of malaria. The late Mr. Hyslop, who was 45 years old, came from Kilmarnock, Scotland. He was lately engaged,
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    • 304 6 Famous Ace's Flight From Far East To Europe SINGAPORE MAIL ON BOARD TN a spectacular air dash from the Far East to Europe, during which he picked up the Singapore mail from a X.L.M. Douglas plane which was damaged at Jodhpur, Captain Smirnoff, famous KIM. ace, is
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    • 45 6 The new Japanese training squad- ron will be organised with the cruisers, Yakumo and the Iwate, un ler 1 command of Vtot-Admlral Eengo y shlda. The squadron, with abuui 300 cadets on board, will sail m Juno on a cruise to New York.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 254 6 In 2 minutes I tatfffl n and 0 1' <1 W 5J i'UM a' Mine !i as a rrs Cf Jl thene harmful graws and adds. y O g a md Q r L way D^ Uk« tnunuH I 'ivatod E v I R t i. pain phTr avers and
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  • 763 7 £>A^WOo\j^ Oucuui JUVJ tn^l^u^ hael f ttlieb °™a l d Jacoby and Howard Schenken, u,o. lds icaditw team-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence. \l> PRESENT lAAVIC Burns! inc and Oswald Jacoby v recently attended the American I 8 Detroit tournament
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  • 203 7 Italian Consul Denies Humour A correspondent m Hong Kong. writing to the Editor of the Free Press, claims that the attention of the Secretary to the Dominions should be directed to British passport fees, which, he alleges, are too high He states there is a rumour current that
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  • 62 7 Takes His Seat In House Of Commons London, Feb. 5. The Lord President of the Council, Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, who was newly re-elected to the House of Commons as a member for the Combined Scottish 1 Universities, took his seat today, being introduced by the Prime Minister,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 55 7 BEST OF THE CHAN SERIES all Singapore Critics. TODAY 3.15-6.15 9.15 J| H LH AIVIBRM Charlie Chun Delights and U rills more than over! WARNER OLAND as Karl Derr Biggen famous character creation "CHARLIE OMAN IN SHANGHAI" a 20th Century Fox Picture ii an facet a gang of clenth<l«'.ilinU snfugglera,
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    • 35 7 ~j-- H^B^BV U I P \^9^^^^^B^^^> bS t^^^B I -^^^W BB I. f m^^L*% mM i JM) f^^C*M BBhhl^B mB V k lilt* a v IbNbVBmBI^^H^B^V v a The Perfect Drink for a Hot Day
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 1511 7 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR THE WEEK-END SaturdaY CI L Of t l u e J? orth Wind from 1050 a.m.— 1.50 p.m. m 4!>.(i7 m mary and a runnlnß rommenj- i!? c book fa y MacdonaJd. and YDB 2.-,.3 m. tary on the list half-hour of the on* Am WS P-m.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • 52 8 CATHERINA. Aunt of H. C. Alec ol Borneo Ifotora Ltd. Aged 76 passed away peacefully at 2.30 p.m. on Friday. Feb 7. at 1267 Upper Sera:: goon Road. Funeral on Saturday. Feb. 8. 1936. Leaving lor Church of Holy Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary at 4 p.m. and then
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    • 42 8 Mrs. K. Mcller and family wish to express their sincere and heartfelt all relatives and friends who attended the funeral of the late Mr. Lawr< noe Frederick Holler, as well as those who sent wreaths, telegrams a: :i ttera ol condolence.
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  • 722 8 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1936. Three Days THE remarkable flight of Capt. Smirnoff who was due last night m Amsterdam from Bandoeng alter a flight of less than three days is another illustration that the present British air mail services to Singapore are much too slow. It
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  • 349 8 Captain A. Tarabocchia has been Dinted manager of thr> Singapore ttCJ oi the Lloyd Triestlno. Mr. A. C. Wilson, of the Public Work> Department, T.iuk Anson. and Mrs Wilson are shortly leaving for Homt on iurlough. As the Hon. Mr. D. G. A Fraser if Roing on
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  • 240 8 llrains Ami The Jii'X Fire OHADES of the prison-house begin to Kj close with some string ncy about those "Dionne Quintuplets;" according to a message from Ottawa they have now been submitted to an intelligence test. In a sense. of course, the prison house began to
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  • 733 8 THE Topicist is oil colour this week ■0 he has had to rely on the follow nil bag from headlines and other 'xtracts from yesterday's Singapore papers. Remember that classical pi Of advice which used to adorn Miami m the old day.s when the West wai
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 246 8 PRODUC€ Of fHHIKS flftr^r *^Hg. V *m^Siji^u f m V^^^r v^^l W j R^l f" 2Krj> Si^Af j'ji m^.^^^^m I lYvn^^V W MM J \lr^ 1 HHB^^B flB Bn VB A s| _j-|fj^y*j JtJJB M mm J^^k m W" BT A 4B 2 g COOMAC fWwM S.S.&F.M.S. \PPOINTMFNI KING Ol
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    • 61 8 "WIRELESS HAS SUCCEEDED m bringing people closer together" says a scientist. So have the trams. And the "G^FLAC" ACCIDENT and ALL SICKNESS POLICY succeeds m keeping many a man from worrying about the ruinous expense entailed by serious illness or injury. GENERAL i ACCIDENT FIRE V LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD.
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  • 634 9 Difficult To Make IPOH FOUNDRY STRIKE WORKMEN SKK CHINESE PROTECTOR Dispute Spreading To Kampar nn Our Own Correspondent) Ip«.h, Feb. 7. r\i the f)00 foundry workmen, mostly fttteri, who downed tools yesterday protesi against the low scale of 100 m;»rrhed to the Chinese rate Office to
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  • 98 9 ITALY'S. "CIVILISING MISSION" This picture just received by air mail from London tells more eloquently than words how Italy is spreading "civiHsatioyi" m Abyssiriia. It shoics an Abyssinian's hands blistered by ntiis'.ard gas faUowkig an air raid. It is also stated that the Italians used mustard gag
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  • 95 9 Additional Dredging To He Carried Out London. Feb. fi. .ry lor Foreign me, was asked m mums today about dredging of Alexan:.<i the construction of .1. He was also asked ptian Government had ncial assistance. >orne replied that the -penditure for the addiIng of Alexandria Harbour 20.000 and
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  • 124 9 Confirmed By Irish Ambulance I )octor Dessie, Feb. 6. tion of the Abyssinlans' ol a great victory In the Tembien given by Dr. Brophil. an Irish r, who. alter working mi ambulance three miles from tied her after a 15 days' mule journey. Phil, who is the first
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  • 87 9 "Would Crab It In The Event Of War" Washington, Feb. 6 urge that Japanese craft were 'ii the Alaskan coast, osflshlng, but really acting for purpose! was made by Repreitative W.I. Sirovk-h before the Merant Marine Committee. 1 hes Japanese vessels are taking Sings, exploring water depths,
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  • 129 9 Details Of Special Dispatch Of Mails By the courtesy of the Royal Air Force mails for Kuching. Manila. Hong Kong, and Japan will be dispatched by the Flying Boat Squadron leaving for Japan at 6 am on Monday. Registered and insured correspondence will not be included m the
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  • 61 9  -  Sin Chow Jit Poh Six-Year Plan For Complete Elimination In China Shanghai, Feb. 7 The Chinese National Anti-Opium Society has submitted a six-year plan for the entire elimination of the opium evil m all ports of the country. The Central authorities are reported to have approved of the
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  • 208 9 BRITAIN DID NOT SUPPLY DUM-DUM BULLETS "Reckless and Unsubstantiated Allegations By Italy" London, Feb. 7. A NOTE which has been addressed by the British Government to the Secretary of the League oi Nations categorically denying the Italian Government's allegations that British firms had supplied the Abyssinian Government with "dum-dum" ammunition,
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  • 237 9 Unemployment Insurance For Farm Workers London, Feb 7. KTEITHER Liberal nor Labour opposiA^ tion parties opposed the second reading of the Government's Bill for extending unemployment insurance to agricultural workers m the House of Commons last night, but the House was divided at the insistence
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  • 104 9 Arctic Conditions Continue America New York, Feb. (>. With arctic conditions continuing into the third week, the nations cU'iuhroll is soaring. Cold has r suited m the loss of 500 lives since Jan. 1 Nearly 60 people died during the past three days The railways are
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  • 85 9 First Sitting Dedicated To Memory Of King George New Delhi, Feb. 5. The Legislative Assembly dedicated the first sitting of the Budget Session to the memory of King George. An atmosphere ol sol.mnity prevailed m the House and most members wore blark ties. A moving tribute to the
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  • 84 9 Washington, Feb. 6. In accordance with President Roosevelt's recommendation of Feb. 3 Congress has passed the bill, which was sent to the Whit? House for ratification. repealing the Bankhead Compulsory Cotton Act. the Smith-Kerr Tobacco Act and the Potato Act, which come undiT A.A A. legislation. Three bills
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  • 44 9 Lundon, Feb. 6. Fit. -Lieut w Tommy Rose, who is attempting to break the record for a flight from England to Cape Town, arrived this morning at Almaza, near Cairo. 1G hours and 50 minutes after he hud left Lympne. British Radio
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 508 9 Wf HEUSEN |frirM "COUNTRY" SHIRT COLLAR ATTACHED- DOl Bl.h (111 S H^|^£/^^s| PUIN COLOURS AND NEAT STRIPES, Wt^J^^X BLliE GREY FAWN AND WHITL Af^f^a^ PRICE $5.00 EACH I 60 CEMTS EACH OBTAINABLE FROM ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. i h jp LATEST 7/j DRESS MATERIALS Q^ (Xfl FOR THE
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  • FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 535 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London, 6 p. m. Feb. 7 *New York prices quoted m U.S. currency. The above are denlers' middle prices; jobbers' margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not included. Share of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall Conversion Loan, 5
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    • 150 10 Feb. 1, 5. <; American C4ll. Cum. 125% 125% 125% American Telephone and [Telegraph 1«4% 105% 170' 2 Atcheson Railroad 75% 751^ 75 Chesap.ak bi >^ sg!jj Du P°nt 146 146 2 M Firestone :iV 31% 32 Oeneral Electric 40? 40 393 General Motors 59 58^» 58%
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    • 87 10 Feb. 7 Buyers Sellers Gambier 6.00 Java Cube 9.00 Hamburg Cube 10.75 White Muntok Pepper 17.75 Black Pepper 9.75 Copra, Sundried G. 30 Copra, mixed 5.75 Small Flake Tapioca 4.25 R B. Siam No. 1 per koyan 102 Banja Jelotong 7.50 Sarawak Jelotong 7.00 R. <Siam> W.C.
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    • 89 10 Lewis and Peat < Singapore Limited In their weekly rubber report dated Singapore. Fob 7. state: Although .slight reactions have been experienced, the local market has been supported by the trade, particularly lor nearby deliveries and a further advance m rallies has taken place. Outside onerutors are still
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    • 220 10 r j ?u ar t T? n^ emen t with the Exchange Telegraph Company, Ltd., the Singapore Free Press is able to offer to its readers this complete and reliable service of commercial news from London, .New York and other centres. This is the first occasion on
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    • 47 10 From London 5. 30 p. m. Feb. 7 l.ordroi Tin: Dull rlt SStoi- et« Previously: Steady at £203 15s Xew York Tin: 1I9 Previously. £197. Cupper: 4T Previously: 17 70. Gold: S ttle IPnt: L 6<l Previously: £34 12s. 6d. Silver: Previously: t7 os.lld.
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    • 129 10 From London 5. 30 p. m. Feb. 7 < OPR A: •trait. MX. to Rotterdam: £I*l7**l Pr,v:,,usiy: ..tis 12s. PEPPER: I White Muntok. m bond: s>,d. Previously: SUd White Muntok: Jan -Mar 49(1*1. Previously 411 uu\ I£SE2& bSck 111 :i lGd SevlSuSy! 3 116 d COTFBE: Robu«U
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    • 63 10 Foreign Exchange Rates. London Closing Quotations Feb. 7 Method of Parity before Rate Pre PaS ntre S UOting f m 20 -°-31 Yesterday viously Fa ls Francs to 141.21 75 74 N ew York $to 4. 8 8 23 502 501 Anwterdam Gollden to fi 12.91 7mt Hong Kong Per
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    • 201 10 Yesterday's Singapore Quotations Feb. 7 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2j4 18 London. 3 months' sight 243 32 London. 60 days' sight 2 4 116 London, 30 days' sight 94 132 London, demand o 4 London, T.T. 2!4 Lyons and Paris, demand 868 Hombuig. demand 14 New
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    • 796 10 Fraser and Co.'s List FRIDAY. FKB. 1936. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin <4s> 5.s yd 6s 3d Asam Kumbang 33s 34s Austral Malay 59s Ms Ayer Hitam <s*> 14s 6d 15;s fid Ayer Wenn <?1 1 70 H Bangrin Tin i£» 19s 9d 20s 9d
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    • 163 10 More To Inspire CtaMcMC m (iovcrnnu'.'it London, lih Alter .six ehaiiget m as m stands at the more normal level of 3' por cent. Todays reduction of a half urn etui n.TS a n w timo irhen M required all the confidence ob ■m order to
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    • 22 10 The roUowini rubber oatputi tot Janr n-v arc notified: H nrietta R. M 409 Ib Sll?:: j v itang i. v.. Ltd
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    • 47 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association I < 7. H im i Burn I I Oood f a Q I' I' N i i x it B B rflpi 1 lawardabN SI I I U B B %prti j i i bi- p. r Ib York Spot Sh 1b
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    • 28 10 1 ii c n of t i •h t!i V R or before M.iy II of 1 d< nt ol tile Hi .ud I m ru n Radio
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
    • 2437 11 Distribution Of 12J Per Cent. Dividend COMPANY'S SILVER JUBILEE "THE twenty-fifth ordinary general meeting of Jos Tin Area 1 (Nigeria) Ltd. was held at the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Moorgate Place, E.C. Mr. J. G. M. Brownjohn (chairman) presided and was supported on the Board
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    • 285 11 Reduction Of Capital Confirmed IN the Chancery Division on Jan. 14 Mr. Justice Luxmoore confirmed a reduction of the capital of the Yunnan Rubber Estates, Ltd., of Capel House, New Broad Street, E.C., from £125,000, divided into 1,125,000 shares of 2s. each, to £40,625, divided into 125.000 shares
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    • 186 11 Increase In Malayan Shipments In January Guthrio and Co.. Ltd m their weekly rubber report dated Singapore. Feb. b. state: With manufacturers again showing considerable interest during the last few days prices have further advanced. Speculators, however, appear to be conspicuous by their absence. Latest quotations to hand
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    • 19 11 The output of Jimah Rubber Estates, Limited for the month of January amounted to 27.100 lb.
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    • 154 11 Large Business Done In Rubber Stanton Nel.son and Co., L'd m thoir weekly rubber market r view dated Singapore. Feb. 7. state: As we forecast last week, the set-back then r.ported has proved merely temporary, and after some further hesitation prices have again ad .meed. The local
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 537 11 ENGKONG AND SHANGHAI! ANRING CORPORATION. Incorporated In the Colony of Hong Kong) c liability of members Is limited I to the extent and m the manner pres- j cribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG Authorised Capital $50,000 000 1 Issued and fully
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    • 580 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CBINA (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital In 600.000 shares of £5 each £3.000,000 Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.000 HEAD OFFICE 38. Bishopsgate. London EC 2. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Ipoh S» maranf Amritsar Hollo Saigon Bangkok
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 874 12 Comprehensive Review In New China Year Book A COMPREHENSIVE survey of the Chinese shipping industry, supplemented with many charts and tables, is contained m the premier issue of the Chinese Year Book for 1935-36, edited by Mr. Kwt-i Chung Shu and just published by the
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    • 396 12 The health bulletin of the League of Nations Eastern Bureau for the week ended Feb. 1. states: Plague. Bombay and Colombo were the only two ports m the Eastern Arena to report the presence of human plague during the we.k. a fatal case having been notified from each
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    • 55 12 Jutlandia. Dan. 5.203 ton.s lrom Bangkok 7. tor Copenhagen 11 Manyo Maru. Jap. 5.173 tons lrom fort Said 7. lor Yokohama 10 Taiwan. Norw.. 3.389 tons lrom Dal •<»n 6. lor Penan*; 8. Muinam. Dan.. 1.739 tons lrom Hong Kong 7 for Amoy 11. Tohiti. Dut.. 683 tons
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    • 40 12 The Conte Verde will now arrive at 10 p.m. on Sunday from Tri< Venice, G3noa, Np.ples, Port Saul. Bombay and Colombo. Sh- will anchor tthe Roads and is due to sail again midnight tor Hong Kong and Shanghai.
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    • 115 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ship* alongside the wi,,, exported to airiw KaM Whirl (F.nti.in., i( Rajul.i I»L' Main Wharl (I- mli.hu r <. i, Tdkttthiou v caon IS: Pi Empire Dink (tMltm 4 Bhyog n Main M < IS; Sirdh.uu Japan I rltti Caitlt M I inpiir Dmk (K.n!i.n».r Gali Benlawen 4«;
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    • 30 12 Tuiirl <Bri: I Frb I: V. der 1 Wrhttli D (Dut. 1 XSoudai. rant*! Mlvtr Q M.mi Mvi (Ocr >; Rlbol l I Dut > li Milan ICaiH X Hafthor iNoi <
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 512 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In F.M S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passace SMI. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKINGS AGENTS FOR iKDIBAII I> MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. KOYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. CANADIAN PACIWC JWORIP 1 OPMTfcJT (Incorporated m England) TRAVEL SYSTEM* #>i.::i-:v -.■.-■-.--> ■■•Mak rilF "EMPRCST* BOUT! offers TMINS-FACIFIC SERVICES vU ■GNOLULU or direct
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    • 268 12 BIBBY LINE [LONDON ADDRISS 22. PALL MALL, LONDON >WIJ of fast twin-screw OH Pr.vfn Mail Passenger Vessels b« -twerp RANGOON. COLOMBO, I'oi I SIV\S, MARSEI.'.LFS. PLYMOI 111 1M» LONDON with through ronnectloo tWH Singapore and Penang HOMEWARD SAILINGS l>eave IMM Rancoon < uloabt 1" WORCESTKKSHIKE Feb Kbit CHESHIRE Mil 4
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 649 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pn Thursday 7.45 a m AJor Star: Mon. to Frl.* 7.45 a.m Saturday 7.45 a.m. and 7pm Ipo: Weekdays; 7.45 a.xn. and 7 p >ln KUng, Kuala Lipis, Port Swettenham, Taipin« and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 p.m
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 432 13 ■I, i l(n\«y^~^ i^ I? i Del amd P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore. 6.810 Feb 12 BEHAR 6.000 Apr 19 15 000 Feb 14 CHITRAL 15.000 Apr. 24 ill 17.000 Feb. 28 SOUDAN 6.500 May 6 BANGALORE 6.U00 Mar 12 RANPURA 17.000 May 8
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    • 578 13 ELLERMAN WcKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. /Incorporated m Eng and.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KiNGCOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL A(<M-IM. L'ARCai ll>ii (ANM'iAN AND AMERICAN TOUTS VIA COLOMBO. CITY OF HEREFORD Havre, Lundon. Rotterdam, Hamburg Feb. 14 Feb. lo ITTY OF KTUOS Havre. Londnn. Rotterdam Horr.burg Feb. 29
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    • 690 13 SHIPPING THE BLUE HJNNEL LINE (Oiean The Ilua Khiow Steamship Co 1 932 1 L*4 Steam Ship Co., Ltd.. and China Muual Ihe i unard While >Ur Ltd Steam NaMgation Co., Ltd.) The .Sarawak Steamship Co.. I ni The Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line Ltd. The China
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  • 159 14 Highest Quality In The World Ott.tu.i That Canada continue! to product the highest quality wheat In the world is demonstrated by the laet thai Canadian grower, W Frelanci Wiltord of Alberta, was awarded the wheafl championship at the bUefnattonal Grain and Hay Show at Chicago This marked the
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  • 141 14 SHIPYARDS WORKERS WAGES It is learned on n li.thl, nit! says ttM Press AssociutJ<'t' id'' repp .srlit.it ivi > J the v.. unions are lair! ronfkk n advance in wav s will i the early nioint I Of U An increase it ii belle* d though to what xt< n«
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 673 14 K. P. M. TOGIAN Saturday. Feb. 8. Moeara-Saba and Djambi. PATR AS- Saturday, Feb. 8. Rhio passengers and maiLs only), Bawean. Padang-Bay, Boeleleng and Sourabaia. TOMLO Saturday, Feb. 8. Koedap. Tampoctih. Tampat-Tinggi, Bengkalis. Batoe-Pandjang and Bagan Si-Api-Api BOELONGAN Saturday. Feb. 8. (Singkawang, Pemangkat and Sclakau. TOIUTI Saturday. Felj. 8. Pontianak.
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    • 571 14 JOINT SERVICE or PRINCE LINE— SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE o»_ Due Sails Duo Singapore Singapore Now York. MS JAPANESE PRINCE Feb. 8 Fen. 17 Apr I M.S. SILVERSANDAL Feb 24 Mar 2 Apr. 15 MS. CHINESE PRINCE Mar n
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    • 445 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR K. AND S. AFRK A AND S. AMM(I( t Manila Maru Santos. Buenos Aires via Colombo. Mombasa. Zanzibar Dar ea S.U.i.im. B»ira. L Marques, Durban. P Elizab- th and Cape Town j, t) H Tamahoko Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar, D.ir (s Salaam, L.
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  • 119 15 Alleged Threats To Girl Witnesses FHERE ill M echo of the rap* 4 case heard m th A Court la*t nonth In which Tan Ah Kow was the lccused. m the third court, Singapore vhen Toh Swcc Chuan IW produced letort Mr. m ii Blacker jreiterdftf to inswer
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  • 592 15 [r>,(MMUMM Required To Move (lorman Refugees MM York. Nfc The National Ooi&fefWlGi lor Pale«Line. aitencKd by BU H< rbert Samuel md Lord Bcur.sted. representing British Jewry, unanimou.sly plftdfJGd 111 .support to a campaign to raise 500 000 According to th" New York Times the money will
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 793 15 CHURCH SERVICES ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL SEPTI'AGESIMA 6.50 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.30 a.m. Matin.-.. 8.03 a.m. Choral Eucharist. f) 30 p.m. Even roc g and Sermon ."..(her: Rev. C. G. Eagling, Christ Church. Bangkok. Weekdays Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Holy Communion at 8 a.m. rucisday, Thursday and Saturday, Holy Communion at
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  • 1110 16 LOSERS' GALLANT FIGHT Fine Game That Is Neglected In Singapore I*ll E basket -ball team of the Nanking National College of rhysical Culture played thier fifth and last game, on Thursday at the Great World, against the combined Singapore team before a capacity audience. Singapore
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  • 142 16 Th following are the scores m the omen's gelt match between Kennel Golf Club and Sepoy Lines Golf Club Dlayed over Kepne links on Wednesday, F b 5. Sepoy Lines players men- tinned first. Miss V. M. H Patterson 0 vs. Mrs E. A. Eld r 1. Miss
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  • 380 16 •ywo matches which may have an important bearing on the relegation problem are to be played today. Aston Villa, who are showing si^ns of improving, drew 2—2 at Everton earlier m the season and should takeboth points and this will put the Tofleemen at the bottom
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  • 108 16 The following are the teams for the match to be played at Sepoy Lines Golf Club. Sepoy Lines vs. Island Club, on Sunday. Feb. 9, first match to start at 8.45 a m J. S. English vs S. N Kelly. P. D. Lawson vs. R. J. Isherwood
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  • 53 16 1 Madras Feb. 7. In the fourth and final Test between the Australians and the Indians the Australians made Id m reply to the Indians' 18!). Nissar 5 for til and Amar Singh 5 for 54 were deadly. In their second innings the Indians had 103
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  • 110 16 Canadians And t\S. Earn Full Marks GcrmisohPartc nkirchen, Feb. 7. In the Olympic- Winter Games today the Americans and Canadians both earned full marks Yesterday the Unit d States beat Germany by a goal to nil and the Canadians beat Poland by eight goals to one. Today the
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  • 62 16 Japanese Boxer's Fine Record Natori Yoshio. the National welterweight champion of Japan, has arrived m Singapore and was introduced from the ring at the New World last night. Natori's tost opponent will probably be Amie Raphael. The Japanese has a good record having w.,n 57 lights 28 ty
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  • 77 16 The final tie m the S.CC billiards championship tournament between A D. Baker and H. Gray will be played on Wednesday. Feb. 12 Handicap Tournament 121 c Tlu following tie m the handicap tournament have been fixed. Monday, Feb. 10.— Semi-Final K. C. Gillett iow 20) vs H
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  • 65 16 The following have be n selected to oiay football fcr the junior department of the V M C.A. against the senior department on Thursday. Fcb 13. on Che Anson Road ground: Kwan Sen; 1 Soo Thuan. Ch:e Tons. Kah Foo. Bwee Keng, Kens Haik. Bwee Haw. H. W.
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  • 51 16 The Inniskillinjjs We and drum band will nlav sel Ctloni at the Stadium today from 4.30 until the beginning o! the North fs. South Rusby match, and also during the interval. The sates will be opened Jrom 4 D.BL Bookings at Robinson's will close at 4 p
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  • 20 16 London, Feb. 6. In the First Division today Stoke iCity beat Birmingham by three goals at one.— Reuter.
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  • 303 16 DO HORSES RUN FASTER AT NIGHT DAYLIGHT TIMES BEATEN VI EVENING MEETINGS I.Mndon, Jan 17 Cevere rraal haj eaufed th< abend nmenl ol the Ltngfleld mortinK There were fourteen deareet ;i lr st In Ibe fround ■it n the 3*ewards Inspected the track early yesterday, and even m the placet
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  • 180 16 Order Of Running \n<| Scratching (From Om Own < Ipnli 1 nlni iim icratch i (Saturdi I'url Club p? K\< I Him- S i;it. h. Mir \< i Umwm I i RA< I. 3. Hoimv. lixx j RACK I. llomr*. €>.««,> j s O R\< X .V I'ni.i.v
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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    • 13 16 I^^^ ■■^■^h 4 s COOP Beer FRASER NEAVE LTD. DISTRIBUTORS FOP TIGER BEER.
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