The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 December 1937

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO 15.31-t ESTD. 1835 FRIOAY. DECEMBER 17, 1937 10 CENTS
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  • 308 1 ARMY CASUALTIES NOW EXCEED 300,000 "While I Live I Will Fight Japan" FUTURE SUCCESS LIES IN PROLONGED RESISTANCE ILL hopr of Si no-Japanese peace talks m the near future fader! with a manifesto issued last nitfht U\ (Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek and hrtaiCMl to
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  • 352 1 British Press Comment On The Note To Japan London, Dec. 16. "A DEFINITE stop" to attacks is the phrase m the British note chosen by the morning newspapers for it* headlines. The Times gives prominence to a despatch from Mr M. McDonald. The Times representative
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  • 30 1 An official announcement oy the Chinese Government states that th^ Japanese have, so far. lost 400 planes— about one-quarter o: the whole air force of Japan. Union Times
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  • 31 1 Shanghai, Dec. 17. Thousands of Japanese troops hoarded transport ships m Shanghai last night. Their destination is undisclosed, but is believed to be either Nanking or South China. Reuter
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  • 72 1 Prince Bernhard Still Seriously III Amsterdam, Dec. 16. IT IS revealed today that the injuries Prince Bernhard received m his recent car accident \were more serious than was revealed m the official bulletins issued at the time. It is stated. however, says Renter, that the prince's condition continues lo improve,
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  • 95 1 Japanese Troops Parade Today Shanghai. Dec. 16. WITH more than 200 planes roaring over the city, thousands of Japanese troops, led by General Matsui. will make their triumphal entry into Nanking from the East tomorrow and parade through the streets. The officers accompanying the troops
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  • 52 1 Oh, they're tough— mighty tough m the West, And the one who lives the longest shoots the best. If you dare to go to bed. when you wake up you'll be dead. 'Cause they're tough— mighty tough m the West. I With acknowledgments to the ttopuiar
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  • 151 1 No More Warships For Far East RUMOURS DENIED London. Dec 16. CINGAFORK is likely to remain "a naval base without a navy" for sonic time to come. Rumours thai (Treat Britain Is ron t'-niplafinc reinforcing her naval Dgtti m the Far East iff discounted In
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 153 1 t^H§a Tonight Cocktail Dance 6.30 to 8.30 p. m. Dinner and Dance (informal) 9.30 to midnight CABARET ATTRACTION HUGO 8c JACQUELINE POFIIAR AMOUCAN I»ANCF,KS Non .liners |LM XMAS 6c NEW YEARS EVE FESTIVITIES M^_EVi^lrkU.v._Dec_24 Special" Xrnas Kve Dinne- A I»»iur (foroiali M.W Gar«J Community Singing. Crackers etc. Extension to a.m.
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    • 249 1 Bl v lp m "^SyB SEA VIEW f^ MOTEL TONI6NT TOMORROW NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER ==^=s SERVED ON THE LAWN DANCING IN THE BALL ROOM DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY RELLERS HI NCiARIAN BAND DINNER 53.00. ADMISSION TO BALL ROOM FREE OF CHARGE XMAS NEW YEAR'S FESTIVITIES ADELPH! NOTEL I ROOF- GARDEN
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  • 398 3 Insufficient Evidence To Convict i From Our Own Correspondent! Malacca. Dec. 15. THE case m which Saminathan. a Malacca Indian. was charged with enticing away Valliamai. the 18-year-old wife of Panjalingam. a milk-seller, ended yesterday, before Mr. B. F. Bridge, C.h S.. the district judge, who acquitted
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  • 327 3 t i (From Our Own Correspondent* Sei«mban, Deo. 12. The Silent Sign Post, the annual magazine of the Seremban Anglo-Chi-nese School, is a very creditable production. Th«* name of the magazine j is significant. It is. according to the i editors, a sign -post silently marking
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  • 310 3 Miss Emma Sadka. 18. pupil of Raffles Institution. Singapore, and eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs S. Sadka. of Lloyd Gardens. Singapore Miss Sadka will become a law student at Oxford Lim Chong Eu. 18, of the Penang Free School, and son of Dr. Lim Chwee
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  • 88 3 From Our Own Correspondent I]»oh, Dec. 16. Mr. Joaquim. of Kuala Lumpur, closed his case yesterday tor the Government, m the case beiore Mr Justice Aitj ken Perak Government V 8 Pralmin Muthucaruppan Chettiar for recovery of estate duty of $65,000 and costs The court was packed
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  • 46 3 'From Our Own Correspondent' Ipoh, Dec. IK. A motor boat conveying passengers from Kuala Cherming to Kuala Kangsar on the Perak Rivvr broke its rudder, struck some object and capsized. Another boat nearby rescued a man. women, and children. Nobody was hurt
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 170 3 Did you MACLEAN your teeth to-day? Ah! I see you did If you use a solid dentifrice, try o^^^stfm^r o fl\ the new Macleans Solid VjBL^ 'fWjj Krr^K.de Dentifrice. 3l^lS^^ Vv v Mj -^^^^B^^^^^ Sales Representative: A. T. Gillespie, P.O. Box 217, Singapore HAIN OR SHINE THE TIGHT WILL BE
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    • 451 3 There is a fine savoni aboul th<- X I n\ it !(■.->♦ l<*r a moment v\ <:ni t'orge» the turmoil hround us, and cm loin wholeheartedly m celebrating the -«:i-<m of ii««'><i wi!l to ail. With Buch a fm<- irine v Charlea H< < ~i<-<k ChampMne we an exhilarated with
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  • 78 5 Thanks To hardox The New DragltM Kemedy. K«' i she nffered with h '4-ttiti'-' want 4.1 jnii vithow He ul i > or "J bad .ility anil nd bid it--! ..->t ft] i. altftCk Ol i Ih ed m. i I m ftarctox i M
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  • 351 5 Two Dead And One Injti red OTHERS GET SEVERE SHOCK AND FRIGHT \V( > coolies of the Municipal Electrical Department were killed, and three others received shock, when lightning struck a palm tree under, which they were standing near the Cenotaph yesterday afternoon during a
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  • 141 5 NEGLIGENT DRIVING CAUSING DEATH j From (iiir Ov.:; I >.uietiti Ipuh. \Uv IC r Bennet, a European was charged before the Tetok Alison magistrate for driving a car m .1 negligent manner a:id cavsini the death ol a Tamil on Uec 5 He claimed Irial and tin-
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  • 219 5 Suicide Of Man Unknown man was obviously om .>! his mind and mv hndiim is that lit- lumped over the railings wit!) .he intention vi taking his own life. said the Curoner Mr. w o Porter, who returned a verdict of suicide at an Inquiry yesterday liit.M
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  • 31 5 Bread, No Bread And Dripping Not Singapore yesterday but Hood-time m South Yorkshire. Families, unable to do then \ceek end lfcap|rf*f had ioitd delivered Here the local baker domq /ii.s rounds
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  • 43 5 Prom Our own Correspondent) ipuh. Dee it; A m-w spurts CAT was loimd on the Lahai Road wrecked yesterday morning It is brlievttl to have been driven by g Buropean from Ipoh to Batu Gyjuii The pcii..e 3Te making inquiries.
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  • 42 5 •b mm: l-;ir i Ipoh, n»-c m. Mr A L Henry, the weil known Selangor sportsman was married here yesterday to Esthei Ranee only daughter oi tiir- late S i.< c and al i 1 1.1» .1 Lee
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  • 156 5 SOLD TWO OF HER CHILDREN TO BUY FOOD Chinese Widow Tells At Christmas Party ihoin Our Ou ii (Or respond mi Kuala Lumpur. l»«« l«» jTll'ltlNG the W«»men's Service I t-ugue Christmas purt> »riihait<t -nil children of unemployed this afternoon, a f'hiiir-si- nidou l;»ld inenihers of the League that recently
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  • 81 5 Fit ading guilty to a c\ arg ol hay Ing h.tti m his possession m air vithout a Licence a European named Brown, a ship's olticei was lined uy Mr E Q Barrett n the Fourth f- lice It V/.i.s ;!lr'. •>■, a I] ol .m
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 170 5 <.n-rn V%.tlerpr<M>f Taiivas tents. Watrrprtiof (•rt*t*n (\tuvas roller blind >laker and repairer of rattan and Bertam (hicks, lanvxs and Sprinc Blinds. Tarpaulins. Tents, rta^s Klut" Sneenv Bertam fanrl> \\t r Netting tern-ing Wool htiiitiii^N and Ftag*. ABDUL RAHMAN, I Icphoiir *!454 oit..r i.. Kohinson Koad. oppospe I- it-gr*ph Or >
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    • 161 5 380 Clears of Service to Mankind JL Ihe !Beer of J/eslerday... jjlJi f v__^ Jo day atui Jo morroiv |<|l UI I. iui«')i 'm.s an t-.-iablished reputation not only m Scut LWjtxvtj&93SKL i,u! iii ..i\ qiu.'t.i ol ttie weald, and is as famous and populat JPjTnilff^'irfA :t H, it.cl! .1
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  • 346 7 - MBUNSHIROW SUZUKI. a director of th<> great Asahi rh.tin of newspapers m Japan, who w in Singapore, is on a health and dues not like the word pro- indist There la no doubt, howI that he is only one of many lasivr and eloquent Japanese rs
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  • Article, Illustration
    17 7 Picture. HAPPY CHILDREN gather round the Christmas tree at Plainfields School (Singapore) Christmas Party yesterday. Free Press
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  • 270 7 Science And Religion Must Combine —DR. STANLEY JONES TOO full of strain and contradictions, the present order was decaying. It had reached its zenith, said Dr. Stanley Jones at the Victoria Memorial Hall last night. The raining of death on the innocent population of
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  • 417 7 Eastern Health Report The Health Bulletin of the League j jof Nations Eastern Bureau for the week ended Dec. 11 shows that Colombo was the only port m the i Eastern Arena to report the presence 1 of human plague during the week, j, one
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  • 98 7 II EL the Sultan of Selangor, who has been away m Singapore, has just returned to Klang with Tengku Klana Java Petra and Dato Douglas. H.H. The Sultan of Perak and Major Lindsay Years travel from Kuala IKangsar to Taiping toady to attend the two-day Skye Meeting on Friday and
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  • 101 7 Puzzled Refused To Answer Questions Sent For Observation Looking round the Third Singapore Court yesterday as though he were puzzled and continually passing his hand across his face, a Chinese. Lee Ah Kan, refused to answer questions by the magistrate, Mr. W. G. Reeves. The man, explained Court Inspector Nunn.
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  • 74 7 ALLEGED to have used insuring words to two girls, and to have assaulted one of them a Mala bari, P. K. Joseph, was charged, before Mr W. G Reeves, m the Third Singapore Court yesterday, with intent to insult the girls modesty. He was also i charged
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  • 56 7 Because he borrowed some we iring 1 apparel and a gold watch valued $6f 1 from a well-known boxer, Arturc 'Armimclo. alias Little Abayan. on Nov 1 29. and pawned them. Ong Ing Chuan a Chinese youth, was sentenced tc four months imprisonment, by Mr. W
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 250 7 ro lo>k smart not "iiuujjh hilt to k<ok y^^^Sfe^^k flbtloctive Is what *C&B^P^BA you should him r You j^^f^ rtavp romplf tr sutis- tf^PQ faction if FIGARO v European Ladies Hair Dressers. 93. Bras Ba>ah Rd and Raffles HotH Phonr 2868. TONIGHT AT THE PALACE THEATRE, EU TOHG SEN STREET,
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    • 260 7 ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECEIVED I AT YESTERDAY'S PREMIERE J f Jg j P NIGHTLY 6.15 9.ISH^H AVILIOtX JJ-* PARAMOUNT'S MOST LAVISH 3 Jf W PRODUCTION PERSONALLY *W J| DIRECTED BY THAT MASTER Mr Ij£* OF AMUSING SUBTLETY >>j ERNST LUBITSCH f H MARLENE DIETRICH In t^e Years Grandest rfoman^r tj^l HEK3ERT MARSHALL
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  • 655 9 YANGTSE BOMBIN GS WERE A GRAVE BLUNDER- SUZUKI JAPANESE BELIEVE IT GENUINE MISTAKE Leading Tokio Journalist On Economic Outlook "THERE is no doubt that the bombing of British and American gunboats m the Vangtse by Japanese aviators was a grave blunder, but all responsible Japanese believe that it was a
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  • Article, Illustration
    17 9 Pirture. N N 'x*' x i ve> at the »MtiuHrld> School (Singap<tre( Ckrio*«HM Party xpsterday. Free Press
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  • 297 9 GOVERNMENT SHOULD HELP BUY RARE MA LA YSIAN COLLECTION Public Interest In Friends Of Singapore Proposal ""FUR *u?*estion that Government should make a generous contribution towards the purchase by the r Mends of Singapore of a valuable collection of Malaysian pictures, books, nianuscrints and maps was made to the Free
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  • 442 9 IT7/0 should prove insanity -the prosecution or the defence. This point of law will be decided today at the special session of the F.M.S Full Court of Appeal which iff I sit m Ipoh. The court will hear two references by the Perak judge
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  • 84 9 Directions Of New Government Accepted Peipin<, Der. Iti. Mr Wang Keh Mm. chairman of the Administrative Commission of the new puppet regime, announced today that i he has taken over the customs at j Tientsin where "the customs commis- .sioners and their staffs have
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  • 174 9 Schoolchildren Greet Santa Clous A very merry scene was presented to a private gathering at the Plainsfield Bcbooi'a annual Christmas Tree Party, yesterday at Gentle Road The party which was staged by Miss Buxton. the headmistress of the school, went off with a swing Among the people
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  • 176 9 Opening Here On Jan. 12 The London Revue Company, which opens its Singapore season at the Capitol on Jan. 12 is attracting capacity houses m India. In "Let's Be Gay." the company's first revue, probably the heaviest burden falls upon Mr. Peter Bernard, who though he is
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  • 585 9 Scholarship, Stores Ami Cheap Transport iFrom Our Own Correspondent Penang. Dec. M. /"^RKATKIJ unity ;md vision m 00- operative tctlvftiei In Malaya wa^ urged by Mr F H Grumitt. President of the Penang: Urban Co-operative 1 Union. Ltd to the delegates of the six Penang Co-operative
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 165 9 PHONE 4906. SPECIAL ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES BY KURT BLACH And his European orchestra H->urs during which music will be played are announced hereunder ADMISSION FREE W*d. in.jpening of 100 MEN A <* IRL 7J0 9.30 p.m. Dinner A Dance Mus«r 11 15— Midnight. Dance Music \M\s ME Friday. Dec. 24th SPECIAL
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    • 115 9 a GIFTS THAT ARE SURE £%L TO PLEASE HIM! Bpi?^^M| CUFF LINKS P* In a *riety of /~"sk gg-'Z ~-t^^^ r Frujinr Turning* i Jl M Solid l«-r». gold from ROBINSON CO., LTD. |F SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. 7P^ X'mas shopping hours open tomorrow 18th till 5 p.m and from Monday
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  • 672 11 LONDON BACKS MALAYA'S CLAIM FOR A FAIRER DEAL Tin Tonnage Must Be Revised Or Regulation Scheme Might Collapse whole fabric of tin regulation may be imperilled if the legitimate grievance of Malayan miners is remedied m time," states the Free* Press London pondent m reviewing the London reaction to Malaya's
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  • 120 11 Pro- Japanese Rule In China "A NFW Chinese regime from Peking to Shanghai, friendly to Japan, with Customs properly controlled and industries and communications better organised, will eventually provide greater and more secure trade foi Western nations as well as Japan," said Mr. B. Suzuki, one
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  • 547 11 "Injudicious" Say Union Leaders A COMPLETE embargo on all Japanese merchandise arriving at British ports Ls threatened by Left Wing elements among dockers, but it is not likely to be effective, states an air mail message. The action of Southampton stevedores m refusing to handle
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  • 548 11 rpHF. rubber market, which at the end of last week gave promise of some recovery, has since relapsed into a state of inertia, state Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Ltd.. Singapore, m their weekly rubber report, and m the absence of any sustained support has again shown a
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  • 278 11 THE following new books at Raffles Library will be ready lor issue tomorrow. Conquests and Discoveries of Henry the Navigator being the Chronicles ol Azurara. Illustrated. Virgin t a de Castro E. Almeida, Ed.: Half a Life Left. James Strachey Barnes: the Roots of Evil. Illustrated. Edward Cadogan,
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  • 41 11 The Nederlund Line Rofal Dutch Mail liner Johan wma n HffnNimfTftt will arrive m Singapore today at 7 a.m. and will berth alongside godowns four and five, gate four Shp will sail for Europe three hours later.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 260 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION (Incorparatea In the Coionf at Hong Kuug) The liability of members b 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,*****0 Reserve
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    • 523 11 CHARTERED BANK OF DMA, At STB ALIA 4MB I In^orporatea In ftftglaiui v, Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600.000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3 ,iXK> oou HEAD OFFH h 38, Kishopsrate, London, X.<; t. Aeenries &nd itr.nnh^. Aior Star Lollo Rangoon
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 709 11 I RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY SINGAPORE /.HI. 1.33 mr s (225 m > p.m. 6 00 Malay music, t 6.45 Children's programme <Enrrllsh>. 7.00 Sonata recital. t "Sonata m A Major' Op. 69, played >y j Emanuel Fenermann < Cello) and Myra Hess Piano "Rondo* from Sonata m D. Major.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 497 13 TRWKITpitITIfiH T~3 T r BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES Di ORPORATKD IN ENGLAND) P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Hue flue lunnage Spore. Tonnage Spore. 1937 1938 CORFU 1 i.OOO Dec. 17 NALDERA 16 000 Feb 25 WAN Qm L>o RANPURA 17 000 Mar 11 !IKAL 1)lMJtl l)t SX
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    • 438 13 Incoiyorattd m Struils Stttleinents.) x H^^SHI ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (incorporated In England. FOR UNIICD KINGLOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Due Sails CITY OF CHRISTCHTJRCH HavTe, London, R'dam, H'burg, Glasgow Dec. 28 Jan. 2 CITY OP 3INCJAPORE Ham\ Ijondon. Kdam H'burg. GUttgOV Jan 30 Feb
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    • 945 13 »*ING THE BLLE I INNKI. UM \»M-rd«-n and i ommon wealth Lint-. Steam Ship Co., Ltd., and Chinu JJlaaJ llr liua Khiow Steamship Co.. (1i132> ltd. Steam Navigation < 0.. Ltd.* i:aid hilt- Star Ltd. The Straits Stcuimhip Co.. Ltd. Si Savill and Albion Co.. Ltd. The China Navigation Co..
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  • 131 15 "I" ire tomorrows fixtures Urn Hump soccer leagues ENGLISH LEAGUE DIVISION I i vs. Br^nttorrt let v Mv-rhumpton v^ n rby Mif hftrtrt C •1 vs Arsenal. Bolton. ;i vs. Everton. Sunderland Huddersfield. vich vs. Blackpool. DIVISION 11 ■V;*on Villa W Fulham I Plymouth
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  • 147 15 S.C.R.C. Lawn Tennis Tournament QWING to rain the open men's doubles final oi the S.C.R.C. open town tennis tournament was not played yesterday, but. If weather per- mits. the tie will be played this after-' noon. If the wet weather still persists today the final has been set aside for
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  • 187 15 Good Fights At The Happy World Tonight A reminder is given of tonight's boxing at the Happy World Stadium. Much is expected of the main battle b^twpon Ignacio Fernandez and Battling Sima. the Filipino Chinese who has built up an excellent reputation m Malaya. Sima is
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  • Article, Illustration
    5 15 picture the S.R.C. Free Press
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  • 525 15 Ramona Wins Second Race For The Lipton Challenge Cup. THE second race for the Lipton Challenge Cup. which was won by Ramona. was sailed under fluky conditions, m fact Singapore Harbour must have had the world's most variable wind for the day. Up to the start at 10 a.m., and
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  • 93 15 Today there will be the usual afteinoon races for the"A", "B" and "C" class yachts, starting at 5.20 p.m. On Sunday, the International sixmetre class yachts will sail the final race of a series of three races for the Lipton Challenge Cup. Starts at 10.00 a.m. The "B"
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  • 303 15 Present Tour Great Success upETE" Desjardins and Miss Marian Mansfield, two world famous American springboard divers, will be arriving m Singapore on Dec. 29 and will give an exhibition at the Singapore Swiming Club on Dec. 30. The exhibition is open to
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  • 85 15 Singapore Team In All Blues Final The following players have been invited to travel t, 0 Seremban for the Singapore Asiatics against the Perak Asiatics m the All Blues Cup final tomorrow: Taib bin Andak. Ng Wood Kan. En Chow Chye. A. Karim, Ali bin Hassan
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  • 49 15 The following are the Clerical Union badminton ties for the week-end: Saturday at 430 p.m. Ong Seong Kang vs. Chung Cheng Hock. Sunday at 2 p.m. P. Neubronn^r vs. Cheng Hock or Seong Kang William Tan vs. Low Poh Hye; S. Ayadurai vs. Chan Chim Bok
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  • 97 15 A tetter Irom Mr. Thomas Smith. manager ofl the Islington Corinthians soccer, team, written irom Lueknow. states: Our results In India up to the prr sent are as loDovb:— Won 16, drawn 3. lost 1 The lost game was played by a team composed mainly ol reserves
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 63 15 W*Hfiski r f I GET A jn HIGH JOCK AS^^ sir OUT OF gT\ SCOTCH An Winner of the light championship It. most* be t a CROMPTON COILED-COIL LAMP The Crompton lamp wins praises everywhere [or its brilliant performance. The special Ci ompton Coiled-Coil filament you as much a« 111
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