The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 July 1936

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,910 ESTD. 1835. TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1936. 10 ce:;ts
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  • 431 1 Air Force Ultimatum To Government BOMBING THREATENED UNLESS GOVERNMENT SURRENDERED Revolution Gaining Ground LATE .MESSAGE FROM GIBRALTAR REPORTS THE FALL OF MADRID. An earlier Lisbon telegram reported that the rebel Spanish Air Force had presented an ultimatum to the internment at Madrid, threatening to bomb
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  • 159 1 Shanghai, July zu. Gen. Shih Yu San. who was wanted jy the Chinese Government for trea:on and murder some time ago, has 80l only been pardoned but has been appointed a member of the Executive Council of the Government of Hopei \nd Charhar, at the suggestion
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  • Article, Illustration
    4 1 Tsingtao.— CALLING DR. BROWN
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  • 52 1 Se rio u s Po litical Repercussions Feared Tsingtao, July 20. SERIOUS political repercussions in North China are feared as the result of the murder of Mr. Watanabe, a Japanese resident of Fangtze, Shantung, by an unknown gunman. Japanese consular police have rushed to the
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  • Labour Unrest In US. Tyre Industry
    • 182 1 MAKERS TO DECENTRALISE FACTORIES Plant To Be Transferred London, July 20. TN order to combat labour unrest, which, it is feared, might seriously decrease the United States rubber consumption in the second half of 1936, it is understood the principal American tyre makers intend to decentralise the industry by removing
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    • 98 1 Useful Exchange Of Views London, July 20. IT is not possible at the moment to give definite information with regard to the proposal that at the first stage in the programme designed to attain a broad European settlement, a three-Power meeting should be held in London
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    • 69 1 Will Cruise At 200 m.p.h. London, July 20. MEW airliners being constructed for British services have a cruising speed of 200 miles an hour. London, July 20. MEW airliners being constructed for British services have a cruising speed of 200 miles an hour. These planes
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    • 69 1 SIX Of World's Greatest Liners j n Port In One Day London, July 20. Southampton will have a busy day on Wednesday, when six of the world's greatest liners will be using the port within a few hours. I he ships ar e the Queen Mary
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    • 86 1 tio London, July 20. In the House of Commons today Sir j Thomas Inskjp announced thr Government had decided to transfer the Oiling factory from Woolwich Arsenui to South Wales, Lancashire and Scot- j land, while the filling factory at Here- 1 ford would be brought
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    • 41 1 Paris, July 20. The Chamber, by 430 votes to 111, has passed the bill to reform the Bank of France and also adopted the bill providing for the nationalisation of the arms factories by 484 votes to 85 Reuter
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  • 118 1 UN I NFL U ENC ED B V BRITAIN OR U.S. "World's Greatest Submarine Fleet Tokio, July 20. rvECLARING the Navy Ministry, with treatyie.s.s conditions, will adopt an independent construction ramme, uninfluenced by Britain or the United States, the Jiji himpu adds the navy will follow the
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  • 57 1 AUSTRALIA-JAPAN TRADE NegttUtiottB Expected To Start This Week Sydney. July 20. The a. i b| -General here today rraed Sir Henry Gullett, Minister thft| JaDan ..de negotia.a on the existing re expected to start this IA*o recently put into force a trade Mid tariff policy which seriously 'Effected imports irom
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  • 35 1 Mr J the Public Works Department, v. -entiv re:urned irom leave, has been posted for duty as E> Lipis. in place o: Mr Q A West. who. it is said, has beer. erred to Kelantan.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 90 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. m m m m mmt I _S_!^_-^ *_P ~m\. "^^T^S 1 ""^J^W^ TONIGHT ORCHESTRAL CONCERT special dinner dance 18.15 to 9.15 p.m. (formal) 9.45 to midnight \M» THE MOST SENSATIONAL CHARACTER AND ACROBATIC DANCERS EVER
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    • 104 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA. nHBBMHBaaMMBMMMMMMMMK% ar _p__ m __Bk_.-, w ___P I■_ _R ','SBF ____r_fc_________R. '^_a s_________ a* if__a JH :^vjL mmr^'' ._j______E I® &s*>'& v ___jb___ _E_B_H_— ___B_ bb _u^' -fl__ __H____B________H________B____M_l _W; X'x>-^!__H____Hr^ > aa TIIE FAMOUS GAETANO GIRLS OPENING TONKiHT
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  • 208 2 Pork Stall Opposite Mosque f*From Our Own Correspondent Malacca. July 18. Hal i i Muslims strongly resent the a. oi" the Municipal Commissioners ranting a licence tor a pork stall to be opened at 22. Goldsmith Street. almost opposite th Musjid Kling. This is the chief mosque where
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  • 88 2 The prosecution of Ang Huat Swee and Ang Ah Lek, manager and treasurer respectively of the Keppel Bus Co. on charges relating to its membership, was continued m the second magistrate's court yesterday. Huat Swee is alleged to have permitted the membership of the company, said
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  • 484 2 "Heil Hitler Letters To The Editor SHOULD GERMANY GET BACK HER LOST COLONIES? -NONSENSE FROM MR. PIROW -NAZI AND FASCIST ONSLAUGHTS ON BRITISH PRESTIGE HITLER 'S "BIBLE "-REASON FOR REARMA^ MENT— THE NEW PLAGUE To The Editor, Sir —Mr O. Pirow, Minister of Delence m South Africa, stated on his
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  • 269 2 On Charge Of Negligent Driving "On the first charge I give you the benefit ol the doubt, and on the second charge, which is a minor matter, you h ive been m the civil orison for three weeks, which covers th fence m which you are charged." This
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  • 158 2 The following were passengers by Dutch and Imperial planes. The following arrived from N.E.I, by KLM-plane Nachtegaal on July 18: Mr A. O. Schutt. Left for India and Europe by KLMplane Nachtegaal on July 13: Tar Bangkok: Mr. Philip H. Hartman For Amsterdam: Mr. A. O. Schutt. Arrived
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  • Article, Illustration
    456 2 "DHODES of Africa" has been des- cribed as one of the "finest ever turned out by a British studio. It i« more than that it is an embodiment of the adventurous spirit which m the past built up England's greatness and established her as a leader among nations. In addition,
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  • 93 2 HARBIN-CHANGCHUN TRAFFIC STOPPED I Motorboat And Barge Service Organised Harbin, July 20. The passenger ard freight trafFc between Harbin and Changchun has j been suspeneded as a result ol wasnouts caused by the overflow of the Lalln River and restoration is not ted before six to
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  • 104 2 Streets Thronged Federal Buildings Illuminated (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. July 20 Celebrations recalling last year's Jubilee took place In Kuala Lumpur tonight i^. honour Of the installation of Selanaor's next ruler at Klang today. The illuminated Federal Buildings cast a bright
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  • 35 2 Syed Esa bin Alwi. Assistant District Commissioner. Batu Pahat Johore. and Che Mohd. Yusai bin Ahmad. Assistant District Commissioner. Selangor, qualified for Scout Wood Badge, Fart I (Th< c il) m England on July 1.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 39 2 $1.75 __P— S-— T H E SCIEHTIFtCALia \WW^^^^^ BEFimTELf RESTORES 6ROWTR OF HAIR I REFRESIIH6- COOUR6- HEAURC. VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmammmmmmmmmmmim ONE RECITAL ONLY 9.30 TONIGHT 9.30 A- STROK PRESENTS JACQUES THIBAUD THE CELEBRATED VIOLINIST BOOKING PLANS AT LITTLE'S
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    • 417 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. 5 NEW MEN'S PRODUCTS I j by LENTHERIC Shaving Cream After Shave Powder j Alter hrnuVTS Lotion Eau Dc Cologne for men Scalp Stimulant I entheric Products for Men give you that refreshing well groomed appearance. From MEDICAL HALL LIMITED. BATTERY ROAD. ___mr^_"^-_r tOARD AND RESIDENCE. "LOXTON" First
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    • 432 2 Zbc Singapore Jfrec ipvess Head Office: Cecil Street Singapore phon e > i fee, %lt ex tensions u» a parl Ml 0l Kuala Lumpur Office: 25, Java Street. Phone: 36*3. Penan* Office: 12, Bishop Street Pc»u B Phone: 1477 London Office: 40, 43 Fleet Street, i B.C. 4. Phon*: <
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 171 2 Diary Of The Day H:_.h Water: 12 55 pm 8 Bft.. 1146 pm. 10 1 ft. Sports: Soccer: Div. 1 Police vs. R.A.F.. (•CC MP H U ST. at F. and r Mercantile Inst vs. Printing Office. a* Serangoon Road Cinemas ALHAMBRA Modern Times with Charlie Chaplin. CAPITOL Va* Parisiene.
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  • 1257 3 DRAMATIC ENDING TO TRIAL OF BABY- BUTCHERER J ury Decides Accused Was Insane WIFE ATTACKED TOO A LLEGATIONS of flirtation with girls, that a man lived a better life fl after his resurrection, that his son had been put to death on the H and that a woman used to
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  • 69 3 Mr. V. D. Kuppusamy of the tutorial staff oi the Anglo-Chinese. Ipoh. who left for the United States during the early part of March to attend the General Methodist Conference, is due back m MUaya on Aug. 6. Mr. Kuppusamy was m England on the birthday of His Majesty the
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  • 743 3 Eour New Bills FOUR new bills are to be introduced at today's meeting of the Federal Council. These will be amendments to the Air Navigation and Deleterious Drugs Enactment, a bill to consolidate and amend the law relating to the production export and import of
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  • 208 3 "Hush-Hush" Inquiry 'THE need for secrecy was stressed at the beginning of an inquiry yesterday by the Singapore Coroner (Mr. W. O. Porter) into the alleged secret society murder of a Cantonese painter named Ching Ah Tuck, who was shot m Trengganu Street on the
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  • 199 3 Local European Clawed By Panther AT PONGGOL ZOO |\yiß. J. H. MARTIN of Masters Ltd., h a( j a ver y nas ty experience the week-end before last, as a result of which he is now confined to his bed with a suspected attack of septicaemia. The incident was m
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  • 94 3 The Band and Pipes ol the R Inniskilling Fusiliers will beat Retreat on the Padang Si I pan today. Following is the programme: Pipes: "Tia Ihi Hills." Band: "Washmat'a. Grays." Combined Band gnd Pipes: "O'Donnell Abu." "My Native Home," "B< me if all these -Endearing -Toons Charms."
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 153 3 Help Kidneys Don't Take Drastic Drugs Your kidneys have nine millions tiny r filters whkh are endangered by or drastic, irritating drugs. Self Kidney trouMe or Bladder weakness makes you sufter from Getting Lp Leg Pains, Nervousness. Di_-l-m>s Stiffness. Kheumatism, Lumbago* r.urning. Itching. Smarting. Aridity or Loss of Vigour, don't
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    • 261 3 you buy aPL a[ J*^Rw*// -__V-_-^" W Im -_____._*_rt_n* '____l___l_l'! M mwSmmmmm t W Mm,' mm%^ \mwWwf Lp I mstsmw^s'i^ J l7_f__^__^^ B o__^____*«-^________-"^_!!^S_____gJ^^^'^___: ___S-____S-E^^^^ „^r,_^i_-_PSp Friends have criticised the now famous phrase You buy a car but you Invest m an ability. The car is so soundly engineered that
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  • 3 4 WOMEN 'S INTERESTS
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  • 1018 4  -  Sheilah Graham Film Fashions By Bandanas Are Popular Hollywood, July 10. ONCE again cotton is king of the summer fabrics as far as Hollywood is concerned. Cute little Dixie Dunbar, whose expert dancirg delighted Broadway before she was sen m her Hollywciid deb**, "The
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  • 381 4 French Premier Creates A Precedent Paris, July 10. MBLUM has created a big precedent m the inclusion of three women as Under-Secretaries m his Ministry. Now France has women Ministers m the Government for the first time. The new Department of Scientific Research, m a way a
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  • 119 4 Organza Worn Paris, July 12. rE new Paris summer coats and skirts are m organza and m soft silk crepes. Very flimsy and trim, they are both feminine and smart. Even lace and net are used to make tailored suits. The informal evening ensemble is a
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  • 97 4 COUNTESS Haugwitz-Reventlow (formerly Miss Barbara Hutton) is reported m Paris to have bought emeralds once owned by Napoleon 111. They are said to nave been sold— for £240.000— by Mme. Ganna Wilska, the Polish prima donna and former wife of Mr. Harold F. McCormick, Chicago millionaire. The
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  • 37 4 The marriage between Mr. R F Campbell and Miss Mary Ormsby-Gore. daughter of Mr. W. G. Ormsby-Gore Secretary of State for the Colonies, took place at the Church of St. Bartho-lomew-the-Great, London, on July 7 at 11.30.
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  • 350 4 Modern Decoration Scheme London, July 10. rE Duke and Duchess of Kent have now moved into their new home, "The Coppins," at Iver, Buckinghamshire. Both have modern ideas m house-planning, and they have personally supervised the redecoration of the house. Every window is dressed
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  • 51 4 London, July 12. Fashionable ladies _vve taken to knitting. This time, however, it is not sweaters, but gloves and scarves that are being made. Hand-knitted and matching, they are the height of chic at garden parties, and. to be correct, you should make them yourselves m dainty open-work
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  • 84 4 This is a wholesome, simple, and delicious sweet. First make a thick custard of three yolks of eggs and a breakfastcuDful of milk. Pour into a piedish. Stew some prunes with a little grated lemon peel and a pinch of cinnamon until soft. Then crush through a sieve.
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  • 153 4 The German Hausfrau (From a Special Correspondent) Berlin. July 12. THE Ministry of Women is m times described by Ge; women outside the home frontier as a sort of conscription for domestic training. Part of its work is to see thai girl of every class becomes
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 23 4 F.MS. $2.30 X *&^~r «*_!__i_f l^SW*' Price v IT rt *****1 PC jC^ ft jM^__r_A' 'B*^nS« ADVERTISEMENT OF BATA SHOE CO., LTD., SINGAPORE.
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    • 209 4 W mmW I tw BJS^ tm ax^Mr _f > mat mm __r A v __»_>__r V f ________H_f ___f %W*sl ~mrT 1 vl*__ */t___ __t __P^ \L> V i_ L %ly This skin has lost BIOCEL hes been fed Elasticity through back to the skin makloss of BIOCEL ing it
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  • Article, Illustration
    404 5 THE SIXTH ANNUAL FLY and bait casting tournament of the British I astin* \ssocat_on was held at Farlows lake, Iver. Bucks. The fly-cast ins events were decided over water, the bait-casting on lawns rm.nrf the lake. Photo shows Miss J. H. S. Haines «_t!ng m the f tVout Sy accuracy
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 57 5 "c_m_ PtaM of apF The wise parent IcMWS hi^ sun child and the wise child sees lhal hi> (her) parent gives him (her) Royal Bakery Bread which is made of the finest \uslralian and Canadian flour. wilh KnplMi >ra I. under European Siipcrx Mon. Our delivery bcoins at 615 a.m.
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  • 386 6 SELANGOR'S RAJA MUDA INSTALLED Picturesque Ceremony PRINCES AND CHIEFS IN NATIONAL COSTUME (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 20. MALAY custom, chivalry and colour were exemplified today m the Audience Hall of the Astana Makhota, Klang, when the highest dignitaries of Selangor gathered by royal command to see the
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  • 293 6 Passing Lorry Suspected PASSENGER ARRESTED AFTER ATTEMPTED ESCAPE SUSPECTING that a lorry which was passing 6> 4 mile stone. Bukit Timah Road on the morning of July 19, contained contraband goods, ReTenue Officers who happened to pass that way stopped the lorry. One ol the
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  • 103 6 Triple Agreement r[E reduction of fares on the Far East sections of inter-continent-a! air lines, including the Singa- pore-Penang stage, was made by! agreement between Imperial Airways. X.L.M., and Air France, it was learned yesterday. The reductions will take eilect on Aug. 1. On the proposal of
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  • 514 6 Far going armed m public with a dagger on July 14. m Waterloo Street L'^ung Wang, a Chinese youth whr pleaded guilty, was yest-rrday sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. L. B. Gibson, Criminal District Judge. The death of Mrs. Agnes Gabriel widow of Mr. A. Gabriel, occurred
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  • 448 6 VOLUNTEERS' PROGRESS rO flights of Hawker Audax interceptors are to be added 'shortly to Singapore's defences. These machines, which are rejgarded as being among the fastest and most formidable warplanes m existence, will be manned by pilots and observers of the S.S. Volunteer Air Force.
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  • 110 6 Nurse And Children Sleeping Upstairs While they were out dining with friends on Saturday night, and a European nurse and the children were sleeping upstairs, a burglar broke into the house of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Clarke m Peirce Road, and stole over $300 worth of silver
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  • 485 6 "FLYING DOCTORS" IN A USTRALIA Replace Native Runners THE commercial aeroplanes has achieved many triumphs, but none has been more remarkable than the aerial medical service of Australia, concerning which fresh details were given the other day by the Hon. Archdale Parkhill. Australian Minister for Defence. Populated areas m Australia
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  • 355 6 Out For A Spree AN offence committed m England two and a half years ago was brought to the attention of the Singapore third magistrate, Mr. A. D. York. yesterday when Private S. F. Gilham, of the Middlesex Regiment, pleaded guilty to stealing a car belonging to
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  • 163 6 LEADERS OF BANDIT GANGS ROUNDED UP SINGAPORE'S criminals are being k> brought to justice more fre- l quently than ever before, the acti- vities of bandit gangs, it is claimed, i have been checked following the arrest of their leaders, and there is! a general decline m
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  • 75 6 A well-known civil engineer Mr Maurice MaschoiefT. who was also a director of Metropole Hotel. Ltd Singapore, died m the General Hospital on Friday night after a long illness Mr. MaschoiefT. who was 52 years ot age. came to Singapore m 1926 and was connected with
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  • 203 6 Do you drrad your meals 0 Arr yam ever wonderinc what you can safety and freedom trom pam° Are SSS, m fact, living m ftar and agony from stomach trouble Scarcely anyone SSSSSJS- Bat- s ourge modem life Some are wise and take it m
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 120 6 the insecticide V that at wans J V w* End the menace and torment of mosquitoes can decide right now to free yourself of the danger and annoyance of mosquitoes. Beware of weak insecticides. They often seem to kill mosquitoes but soon these dangerous pests come back to life, more
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    • 116 6 Itch Cause Killed In 7 Minutes Tour akin haa nearly t^jmWjmJff, aoama or norea where tiny S* r,n u fo iter, el tea ran hid" and cause your Crack. re«l, Kurn. altso laz.nia.! j Ringworm. Pimple*, A^ne, Cr m# with Singapore Foot. Dor. t P eordinary methoda You rniial dl
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  • 1190 7 RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO. Company In Much Better Position THE annual general meeting of shareholders of The Raub Australian Gold Mining Company. Limited, was held m Brisbane, on July 2. 1936. In moving the adoption ol the directors* report, and accounts tor the year ended Mar. 31 1936. the
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  • 87 7 QV Own Correspondent. I Johore Bahru. July 17. cc Hua was this morning Abdul Rauf bin j third magistrate with I to evade payment > 11. 48 1 towels valued at! nitty, he said: "I am a IDd Ido not i offem bin Uc.a. Assistant Preventive d nid
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  • 328 7 SUBSTANTIAL FALL IN U.K. STOCKS Steady Market With An Upward Tendency 117E have had quite a good market during the week and here has been more activity than for some time past. Values have advanced 3 16d. per lb., states Lewis and Peat's Weekly Rubber Market Report
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  • 106 7 The following appointments ar? notified m the S.S. Government Gazette Mr. E. B. Williams. M.C.S., to oe Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver. Singapore Official Assignee. Singapore, Malacca and Labuan and Registrar of Designs, Singapore. Mr. E. B. Williams, M.C.S., to be Offi rial Receiver, Singapore. Mr. George
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 155 7 11l MOST EAGERLY AWAITED FILM IN THE ANNALS OF THE SCREEN! OPENS TONIGHT PAVILION 6.15 9.15 m DIAMOND MASTER fe, He brought o new romance to adventure S :^C and buried treasure m the Kimberley fj^jgj^ J L**j Where men became millionaires over- jg^BjV^ 'wT* jjt f night and women
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    • 230 7 The First FRENCH-Made Musical Comedy Shown m Singapore! ns**^ Released by UNITED ARTISTS! W V COME ON FOLKS STEP ABOARD THE WAGON-LITS i Ja AND TAKE A TRIP TO CAY PAREE! \&sS TONIGHT at CAPITOL A Nero Films present a___r^fl_M CONCHITA MONTENEGRO, NEIL HAMILTON A and MAX DEARLY the well-known
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  • 19 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH. JOHNS.— At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore to Kathleen wife of Dr. B. M. Johns, a son.
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  • 8 8 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1936.
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  • 855 8 WITH traditional Malay ceremony the new Raja Muda of Selangor was installed at Klang yesterday and a fresh chapter was opened m the history ot* the State. We would like to believe at the same time that a certain old chapter had been closed but we fear
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  • 1139 8 THE MANY CHANGES of the PUNJAB REGIMENT Services Notes BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT London, July 11. THE Ist Battalion 2nd Punjab Regiment, which took over duty at Taiping last February— it was previously at Ferozepore— has had many changes of designation since it was formed originally at Trichinoply as a
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 223 8 ALL OVER THE WORLD JOHNNIE WAhKER O, IS A MARK OF W*S/ GOOD FELLOWSHIP: tBORN 1820 STILL GOING STRONG CALDBECK S BY SFKCIAL iL JtA IO UM THE APPOIMMKVI KING OF SIAM BE WISE TO SELECT A GIFT THAT "PLEASETH HIM THAT GIVES AND HIM THAT TAKES" AND FOR A
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    • 24 8 For BURGLARY INSURANCE Apply to the GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE b LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated m Great Britain) HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE. PHONE 6480.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 239 8 DAY TO DAY The H:>n. Mr Lai Tet Loke ana the Hon. Mr E. D. Shearn have been reappointed unofficial members of the Fi deral Council for a further period o: three years, dating from Sunday. After 17 years' service with the S.S. Police. Chief Inspector R. J Stewart has
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  • 346 9 Photo by New Government To Be Formed In Kwangtung JAPANESE AIR ADVISERS LEAVE FOR KWANGSI Nanking Banks Take Over Silver Reserves Shanghai, July 20. MARSHAL Chiang Kai Shek is to go to Canton to interview the various civil and military officers of Kwangtung
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  • 760 9 Special Empire Thanksgiving For The King's Escape HIS MAJESTY GOING TO RIVIERA FOR HOLIDAY I London, July 20. N a great many church services throughout the British Empire yesterday gratitude was expressed for the harmless outcome of episode on Constitution Hill during the King's return to ngham Palace from Hyde
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  • 101 9 They Can Keep It" Says Mr. Montagu Norman New York. July 19. "America has too much money.' declared Mr Montagu Norman, Gov ernor of the Bank of England, breaking his usu*l silence. It is thought he referred to tne great increase to demand deposits ol
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  • 296 9 Shanghai, July 20. 'T'HE most significant report from NofWi China is that as soon as the report of the collapse of the southern revolt reached Peiping and Tientsin, the Chinese traitors m the pay of the Japanese ceased all forms of activity. the Vat
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  • 17 9 The signing of the new Straits Con- c vention tonight will take place m Castle Chillon. Reuter
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  • 26 9 Mr. F. H. Grumitt, of Pen ing, Il expected to be at the Cameron Highlands during the first week of next I month for a holiday.
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  • 263 9 RESULT OF HIGH COURT JUDGMENT No Offence To Run Overloaded Lorry pOLLOWING the recent ruling of Mr Justice Adrian Clark that it is no offence to run an overloaded lorry on the road, approximately 300 summonses to lorry owners and drivers on a j similar charge
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  • 143 9 False Imprisonment And Malicious Prosecution i. cum mm. juiy cv. A young bride who was stripped naked m a Manchester prison and washed with carbolic soap was awarded £4.719 damages at the Lancashire Assizes. Mrs. Frances Irene Lowick, who is 21, won her action
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  • 93 9 Lupo The Wolf" Once Mon In Prison New York, July 19. The career of America's oldest Public Enemy, the 59-year-old Igna sia Saietta, ended when President Roosevelt signed a warrant sending him once more behind prison bars. Saietta. alias "Lupo the Wo'f" is icputed to be
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  • 528 9 Chinese Miners Want Equality Of Sacrifice In New Tin Agreement NO FRUITS OF RESTRICTION WITHOUT SHARING BURDEN WTO sign an agreement by which other countries were perA mitted to continue to develop their fields, while Malaya remained restricted from further developments would be foolhardy and dangerous." This and other equally
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  • 172 9 BRITISH HOPES OF CONFERENCE Opportunity Not To Be Missed London, July 17. A DECISION was apparently reached m Paris today to hold the conference of the three Locarno Powers m London. It has not yet been officially communicated to London, where the opinion is
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  • 78 9 Heat Wave Toll In The United States Chicago, July 16. The heat wave, which appeared to be waning, is still blazing m the Middle West where temperatures of TOO degrees are general. The death roll is now 4,137. It is reported here that drought relief is too late
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  • 51 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh. Floodin.tr Of Large Number Of Districts In Shensi Feared Shanghai, July 20. Official reports from Tsinan, capital cf Shantung, state that the Yellow River m the upper regions is steadily rising and the inundation of a large number of districts m Shensi is
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 518 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London 6 p. m. July 20 Share of £1 denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall otherwise stated Conversion Loan. 5 p.c. 1944-64 HSU Funding Loan, 4 p.c. 1960-90 111% "2£ War Loan, 34 PC 106^ 6 '< Straits 6 p.c, 1936-51 102U
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    • 284 10 London, July II POOD production on an unheard of scale is predicted as a result of extensive experiments m crop growing without soil, carried out by Dr. VV. F. Gericke at the University of California. Dr. Gericke grows his crops on straw matting suspended over
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    • 69 10 <From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, July 20. This morning Mr. Lowinger and Mr. Van den Brock were present at the opening session of the deliberations with the Siamese Government, which began at the Ministry of Agriculture. A luncheon was given m honour of the visitors
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    • 203 10 By arrangement with the Exchange Telegraph Company, Ltd., the Singapore Free Press is able to offer to its readers thi* complete and reliable service of commercial news from London, New York and other centres. This B the first occasion on which a newspaper published m Mak /a
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    • 187 10 From London 5.30 p. m. July 20 RUBBER: Steady. London Spot: 7 11'16d. 7 3 4 d. Previously: 711 16d. 7 3 -d. August: 7- 4 d. 7 7 H d. Previously 7 3 4 d. 7 7 d. Oft. -Dec. 7 13 lGd. 7 15 16d.
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    • 71 10 From London 5.30 p. m. July 20 Tin: Strong. Cash: £191 15s. Previously: Easy at £188. Three months: £188 ss. Previously: £183 17s. 6d. New York Tin: 44.25. Previously: 43.12. Copper: Settlement: £37 12s. 6d. Previously: £37. Gold: Yesterday: £6 18s. 7d. Previously: £6 18s. 9d. Silver:
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    • 73 10 London Closing Quotations July 20 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Paris Francs to 141.21 76 75 7 8 New York to 8.88 2 3 5.03*4 5.03 Amsterdam Guilders to 12.91 7.38 3 4 7.38» 4 Hong Kong Per dollar Is. 2 7
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    • 214 10 LOCAL EXCHANGE RA TES Yesterday's Singapore Quotations July 20 SELLING London, 4 months' sight 2 4V 8 London, 3 months' sight 24»g London, 60 days' sight 2 4 3|32 London, 30 days' sigh: 2 4 3 32 London, demand 2 4 116 London, T.T. 2,4 116 Lycns and Paris, demand
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    • 1096 10 Fraser and Co.'s List MONDAY, JULY 20th, 1936, 5 P.M. MINING P Buyers Sellers. p Ampat Tin (4s) Jj 3d Asam Kumbang 28s 28£ s jss^sr^ sgsg, Batu Selangor ($1) Chenderiang 1 Hitam Tin (50 cts.) J5 Hong Fatt Tin ($1) -JJ 1 Hong Kong
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    • 94 10 July 20 Buyers Sellers Gambler 4 75 Java Cube 8.00 Hamburg Cube 10 50 White Muntok Pepper 14 75 Black Pepper 7 50 White Pepper 14.25 Copra, Sundned 5 30 Copra, mixed 4.85 Small Flake Tapioca 4.00 R. B. Siam No. 1 per koyan 1.10 Banja Jelotong
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    • 50 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association July H\, 1 o'clock n- <>v Buyer* s lkr No. I.X.R.SR m rases F.OB July* Good FAQ m cas I <F.OB. July* tlo. I.X.RS.S. 'spotloose > <award;ibl<* Sir; July Aug. -S; Oct -I) Jan -Mar April- J- 27' Tone of Mark. L.r i ndon >:
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    • 23 10 The Eastern Extensi Company announci time on lull I Singapore to I. 4 minutes; 530 pm p.m. 4 minute.*. aSmi nutej.
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    • 41 10 London, July 17. The amount applied for m tenders tor €50.000.000 Treasury bills was i: 80.485,000. The average rate per cent, for bills at three months was lis. 7.57 d against lis. 9.41 d. a week ago- British Wireless
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  • 436 11 Winning CONTRACT ®\K\*Xaw\(tejto Dai id fiumstinr, Michael Gottlieb Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken, Ids leading team-of-four and invcr.tors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence. BLUNDERING INTO THE RIGHT CONTRACT WiAM CAMP VALUES Of TM_ FOUR ACES SYSTE« r O T o» »_CR •»<-_*_>_ MAN. 67_
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 594 11 I HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members is limited to the extent and m manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund: Sterling 6,500.000 Hong Kong Currency $10,000,000
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    • 499 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND (HIN A (Incorporate m England by Royal Char Paid up capital m 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 j Iloiio Saigon Amritsar Ipoh Semarang
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 989 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Batavia— NlßOM l en Man extra edition 7.50 "Starlight," Number Twelve. In--6.20 a.m.— 7.05 a.m. YDA 98.68 m. and terviews with famous stage YDB 31 2 m people, and excerpts from their 10.50 a.m.— 1.50 p.m. YDA 19.67 m. repertoires. No. 12: Gordon and YDB 25.3
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  • 38 12 The mail and passenger vessel m.v. Felix Roussel from Saigon is expected to arrive today at 10 a.m. and sail today at midnight for M dacca, Colombo. 'Djibouti. Port Said and Marseilles. Berth: S.H.B. wharves.
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 1086 12 Inaccurate Reports Which Followed Engagement NO event of the Great War was more clouded by inaccurate legend and report than was the Battle of Jutland m the ten years which followed the day on which the whole issue of the war hung m the balance— May
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    • 206 12 Shipping Merchant's 102 Miles In 1 Hours Lowestoft. M Mr Philip Aubrey Mills. shipping more::.,' i; EC. a member o: Club, set up w new British long-dis* i cord today by Bedfordshire, to Suffolk coast near just under five h His machine formance. glider d structed m this
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    • 75 12 All-Welded Motor Ship FW The Canadian Lakes A unique vessel J motor-ship ol all ing its first ri_tl I i built on tin Ontario Transportation C The first ol the new ships built lor thii ft] Medill. was lost on her voyag< summer The I be used for
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 603 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage 54SL LLOYDS AGENTSBOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. Ej ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. ____—^_—i._ wi m CANADIAN W-CIIIC WOBlDl* CfitlT-n (incorporated ln E__f-__ad) \J JhrSTH*: THE 'EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES v«a HONOLCLC or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER—
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    • 45 12 JAVA NEW YORK LINE Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Cape of Good Hope) Arrivinc ,ne KOTA INTEN R.L. Also calling at Savannah Aug. 4 TANIMBAR N.L. Also calling at Halifax Aug. 11 ROTTERDAM LLOYD NEDERLAND LINE Agents: I.C.H.V. "Rotterdam" flwnt J0 Phone 5071
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 537 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a.m. Alor Star: Mon. to Fri.* 7.45 a.m. Saturday 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Ipoh: Weekdays; 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Klang, Kuala Lipis, Port Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 p.m. Kota
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    • 199 12 VESSELS ARRIVED Katong. Brit., 863 tons from Bangkok 17. to Bangkok 21. Makasser. Dut 362 tons from Indragiri 19, to Indr_giri 22. Suddhadib. Siamese. 803 tons for Saph 19. to Sapli 22. Steel Scientist, Amer.. 3.471 tons from Manila 19 to Baltimore 23. Diomed. Brit.. 6.353 tons from Liverpool 19
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    • 110 12 SINGAPORE HARBOt n Ships alongside the Wh expected to arrive East Wharf (Entrance (.ale Anshun; Haldis 2() Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) Felix Roussel 18: taur 12; Stentor 8; Kun., poera 6. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) Silversandal 30; Steel Larut 34; City 01 Kin.:, Marudu 38. Empire Dock (Entrance
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 412 13 ___________J___i J?jL£m BY T&0 and BRITISH INDIA LINES P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due n Tonnage Snore i* Tonnage Spore. AT T U y RAWAI ™DI 17.000 Sept li July 3 SOUDAN 6.500 Sept. 23 SIM Au" j. RANCH! 25 17^00 23 BURDWAN VoTO Oct' 22 6000 L
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    • 519 13 "__k^_P W§ _P^ e_n> mmm ;_*_> __m __w_*_>^<w McALISTER£C?U D W__ K_ (Incorporated m Straits Settlements.) )sp*wM ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CARGO FOR MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO. Stumer Due Sail* CITY OF
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    • 1090 13 mm^""""^"■• yW L\ Wfl __j4l_Hrr'_f m fl_ __-__3____^ l^-^^-B SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua Khiow Steamship Co (1932) Ltd. Steam Ship Co.. Ltd., and China Mutual The Cunard White Star Ltd' Steam Navigation Co, Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. The Australian
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 715 14 k. pTmT KAMPAR— Tuesday. July 21. Bengkalis. Paneh. Berombang, Tanjong:dar. Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan TOMOHON— Tuesday. July 21. Singkawang. Pemangkat and Sambas. .MAKASSER— Wednesday. July 22,» Poeloe-Kidjing, Sapat, Tembilahan, Poeloe-Pallas Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. THEDENS Wednesday, July 22, Muntok and Palembang. TOI? Weda sday, July 22. Toengkal Moeara-Saba md Djambi. mom Wednesday,
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    • 586 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE o_S_/AMERICAN.MAIL LINE I__ mWmUU U9 Imm JCcAl^k _________^"l^.fe^- J__d_!^ yv_____"vv\ 1 X_>V___V -N. _i_____________r XV __■___> oA i '/_ft^___isy\ /^v -_p__\ i WlT^___^' ]—^Jf Y^J—^y TRAVEL THE AMERICAN WAY IF YOU WANT COMFORT and ECONOMY £76. 8. 1. SINGAPORE TO ENGLAND VIA AMERICA IN TOURIST CLASS. INCLUDING
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    • 545 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR EAST, SOUTH AN D WEST AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA t Rio de Janeiro Buenos Aires via Colombo. Durban. Ju Maru Cape Town. Rio de Janeiro, Santos and Montevideo rhinaMaru Cape Town via Mombasa, Zanzibar. j_ China maru Da r es Salaam. Beira. L Marques, Durban.
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  • 829 15 Methods Used By Open Golf Champion London, July 5. j\ MATTERS of major interest m a new champion concern his methods of play. Are they suitable to the average golfer? In the case of Padgham, theie can be no doubt that, m the main, his methods are not
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  • 17 15 Norman (Wainwright (Henley S.C.) will defend the English half-mile swimming championship at Great j Yarmouth next Saturday.
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  • Article, Illustration
    16 15 photo). .OM. LOOM (HONG and Tan Hutk Toe m action at the SCC ye_.trda>. Free Press
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  • 425 15 AGA KHAN AND BLENHEIM SALE "Criticism Uncalled For And Unfair" Says HH London. July 11. •y-lr R an. who is at Deauville. the D Vtni statement to ph last night recent statements m Blenheim tat 1 special I ored P. ecU n la being convi ned to I think that
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  • 347 15 Schmeling Braddock Contest Berlin, June 27. /GERMAN boxing promoters are ex- tremely anxious that the world heavy-weight boxing championship oetween Max Schmeling of Germany and the American holder. James J. Braddock. be held m Germany. The American promoter. Mike Jacobs, who already has a contract with
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  • 142 15 London. Golfers everywhere are so much impressed by imperturbable Alfred Padgham and all his victories that so lar as they are concerned he can rest peacefully on his pinnacle. With one exception. Joe Ezar. the American, having viewed Mr. Padgham und read the fulsome praise showered upon his
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  • 328 15 Yong Soon Chong Scores 112 Kajang, July 19. A brilliant century by Yong Soon I Choong and some effective bowling by Harbajan Singh (6—57 and i 5 15) enabled the Methodist Boys' j School to beat the High School, Kajang by an innings and 77 runs to-
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  • 108 15 London. Arsenal's scheme to form a club enclosure is making headway, though old-time supports of the game may look askance at the venture. There will be 100 members at ten guineas each the dearest season ticket is five guineas— and these gilded aristocrats of Soccer will have the
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  • 38 15 The match arranged for yesterday, m the Commercial Cup competition, between Nestanglo and Fraser and Neave, was postponed, and will be played at F. and N. ground. Anson Road, on Monday, Aug. 24, at 5.15 p.m.
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  • 28 15 Berlin, July 20. Britain has been drawn to meet China m the first round of tr»e football section of the Olympic Games. Japan meets Sweden.— Reuter.
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  • 322 15 ARSENAL F. C. 'S PROFIT OF £36,000 Greatest Ever Made By Any British Club London, July 12. ARSENAL Football Club last year made a working profit of £3.000. This is the greatest profit ever made by any British club says the Sunday Dispatch. The balance-sheet, issued yesterday, shows that this
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  • 290 15 Europeans Vs. Rest At Penang (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, July 20. The detailed scores of the Rest team In the Europeans vs. Rest match played at Penang over the week end are: Ist Innings: Tan Ah Ec b Jeans 35, Lim Seng Kirn stp. Brooke 3.
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  • 166 15 The Akuzawa Cup Competition held on Sunday over 36 holes resulted m a tie between F. Suganuma and Lee Pang Kirn. The following are some of the best cards (nett scores) returned:— F. Suganuma aOi 69 and 70- 139 Lee Pang Kirn < 16) 67 and 72— 139)
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  • 60 15 The "Oldfield" Cup was played at the Garrison Golf Club on Saturday. July 18, 1936. The following were the best returns: Mr. R. E. Black and Mrs. D. F. Brown 82—14-68 Lt. Col. and Mrs. A. Macpherson 85—16—69 Maj. L. A. J. Graham and Mrs. T. McDowall 85
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  • 45 15 i Dave Carstens 'South Africa i will i neet Maurice Strickland (New Zea- 1 and> m a heavyw ight contest at s A/andsworth Stadium, London, on July i !7. Carstens was originally matched 1 vith ex-Seaman Rowles, who is un- t sble to box. 1
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  • 279 15 I loi. lis And Hitch Invited To Reappear Surrey, who mill weakened by the calls of the Oentll men vs Players match at Lords upon th" services oi E. R. T. Holmes. F R Brown. Fishlock. and Gover. have made a rather startling move m their efforts to
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  • 940 16 MISS COLEMAN MRS. TAYLOR WIN WOMEN'S DOUBLES photo). All Chinese Final In Men's Event BOTH EUROPEAN PAIRS ELIMINATED Col. Allen And Paterson Annex Veterans' Title •THF PROSPECT of an all-Chinese final m the men's 1 doubles m the Singapore Lawn Tennis Championship Tournament materialised on the S.C.C. courts yesterday, Loon
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  • 378 16  - MALA YS SCORE ONLY GOAL IN DIVISION I MATCH Nimrod By Infringements And Frayed Tempers 0 Malays *1 THE Royal Artillery were a badly rattled team when they 1 trooped off Anson Road stadium yesterday losers by an odd goal to the Malays m the First Division. Their tempers seemed
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  • 438 16 Alford Cup Play At Keppel Club rHE following competitions have been arranged for the August Bank Holidays: "ALFORD CTP" \uz. 1 to 3. Stroke competition— lB holes on handicap. Entrance Fee: 50 cents per player. Cup to be won outright, if won two years m succession or three
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  • 175 16 CRAWFORD and McGrath (Australia) beat Henkel and Von Cramm 6 4, 4 6. 6 4, 6 4. Australia now lead two matches to one.- Reuter winning the set and match al games to three. VFTF.R AN DOFBIES Dr. P. Tyau nd Bi P n Leng wen: down tamely
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  • 35 16 In a friendly game of soccer on tt radang yesterday, an SCC. eleve beat the Monopolies by 4—2. Ten m nutes before time. The club wa_ dow by the odd goal m three.
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  • 129 16 Second Day Of Autumn Racing THE following weights hi leased for the second Penang Autumn met!, Hoists (lass Div. ll it. h Court Martial Squeeze 8 13 Sir Theobald 8 12 Click 8 9 mmwM Sardis 8.4 Pay out 8 3 Tin Pool Aurora 8 3 Carmtop IJ
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  • 96 16 Stewards' Cup And St. Lefcr The tor the Stew rds' C r t and im over six lm on J and over a n lurl '■> on Overcoat 1 00 to 9 offered :acieau 100 to 9 ottered 100 I taken. icing C met luo to I "d.
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