The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 March 1939

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press and Daily News. NO, 15,719 n> i__r> _1 SDAY, MAKCH i^gg 5 CENTS
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  • 98 1 I Nation Free From Foreign I nf luence" lAJA RETURNS AS \D OF COUNCIL I.Madrid. Mar. 6. is made today by Col (asado. iil of National Defence which the cabinet of Dr. Juan Negrin. In Idressed himself to the "Spaniards declaring their
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  • 74 1 Paris, Mar. b. A MIN« of an approach nent between the ni.sh Kepubticans and Gen 1 ranee was given b> Senor K.Uii-i SpeakCl in the Spanish (Parliament who is now in France. <»r Barrio said Gei i- *iie man who ran ree with France fas bringing
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    53 1 _RT_ Of MEMBERS of both Houses of Parliament hist v. eel; risftsd .-hot t« i demonstration of the latest t>pe* of weapon,, vehicle, and equipment generally u_ed by the Army. Mr. Godfrev \i -hoUou i> ieen driving a tank, when he tov»k colleague* Mr. A. Graj and Mr Ernest F.vaus
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  • 234 1 London, Mar. 6. IN a statement in the House of Commons tonight J Mr. H. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, >aid a working arrangement for co-operation between the Shan^h-ii Municipal Council and the Japanese authorities had been reached, which Lord Halifax (Foreign Secretary) thought
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  • 38 1 GERMANY TO CONTROL SLOVAK OIL l»ra ;ue. Mar K. G i iany exclusive rights to exploit oil In Slovakia, is reported to have been signed d/ Slovak minister! ol transport and rom. during a visit to Berlin. Reuter
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  • 139 1 London, Mar. 6. MADAME CHIANG KAI-SHEK means to hina today what Queen Victoria meant to Great Kritain" declared Mr. W. Sheplierd, confidential advisor to General Chiang Kai-^hek in the course «'i a tribute to the splendid work Chinees mamen ar e doing tor their coon try,
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  • 59 1 irUm uc,n. ."Mar. C. Ahmea Bin i as "Officer Commanding the Gang of the Red Death," who v .ned in Jaffa last week while carrying arms, was sentd to death by th irili try court todaj Ahmed Simrin. it was stated, ha 1 -pent
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  • 79 1 Good Progress In Warsaw Talks Wa Mar 6 umanian to Poland, tod.. lared Ith his with Col 3eck The t aid. had embraced the deve ment relations hbours, also th Sea wat< the n. 1 Col Be-k ;ore Rumanian oi rlei Jewish qu Tth- to London, as well as that
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  • 237 1 Strain Of Fasting Tells mf\ H/S 1 JL Un Mahatma 11l A I S* Rajkot, Mar. G. A DOCUMENT, believed to be from the Viceroy, was delivered this morning to .Mahatma Gandhi. There are distinct signs of an early settlement in the dispute between Gandhi and
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  • 36 1 Rome, Mar. shop Acerda, ten miles no pie, has been ap] Signor tii The v will r nearly a thousand i r\ try's h a tlng in the new venture Reuter
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  • 22 1 Cairo, War. G Tin Ibinet has proved credit of £160,000 (Egyptian) for the const: and commercial road between Eg p tine.- Reuter
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  • 96 1 Pates tine Cairo p >F Lhe Mi.y destine eing Drought from Beirut by Osman Pa according to the Cairo Ala! i man P it to Beirut on E the tes it led irom high Arab soui ;e_ that the I to H a renewal oi tion
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  • 94 1 London. Vlai I in the Howie of Coi is to nifhi Mi. Chamberlain, replying to .i question said no negotial rare at present In prospect re garding a Britisn I < t.» ran i Questioned regarding ihe re \i*h ol Mr tshton Gwatkln I i Berlin. Mr. R
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    • 50 1 U TEA the freshness fragrance of the W yc^r home 4i __i '^___B _!_^_i _»^_£fr _h__f__ -v__BF TONIGHT ice 6.30 to 8.30 p. m. D!N NER AND DANCE formal) 9.30 to midnight 1H v v I <>l PROGR \M.MI V 'IVII JOSE FAVOURITE CABARET EHTERTAIHERS HisiK* DIRECTED BY I>\N HOPKINS.
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    • 121 1 I There is no better Tea than BIGiATEA GROWN IN MALAYA j SEA VIEW Wfe TONIGHT <Sc XOMDRnOW NIGHT ROMANTIC NIGHTS I i_ 1 Kroa ROMANTIC NIGHT THE SKA VIEU lioin SITUATED AS IT IS, ON JUL PALM FRINGED >r BHORB IS A SETTING THAT COULD No l B* IMPROVED
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  • 318 2 Dr. Sun Fo's Mission To Moscow CLOSER RELATIONS WITH Chungking, Mar. ti. ATEST i of the Chinese Central authorities may have far-reaching effects on China's chances in the war, according to a message received here. Besides urging Russia to take advantage of
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    49 2 Dr. P. S. Hunter, retiring: Municipal Health Officer, thanking: the Health Swimming dab for its presentation <>f a si'ver coffee service at a teapartj yesterday. On the left Is Mrs. L. Velge, wife of the president, and on the right are Mr. Velge and Mrs. Hunter.— Free Press pieture.
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  • 36 2 Dissolution Of Belgian Pa rliam ent Brussels, Mar. (j. 1 tat that the possibility parliament -old cabin, .ered ►lot s ret tring cabint a three -hour meeting the pended and II Piernt to the King Reuter
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  • 241 2 A n ti- Ch in es e Me as u res In Shanghai JAPANESE MOVES AGAINST TFRRORJS^Mf Mc*aottt__,_i x Shanghai, Mar. __AhUK__b to oe taken by Japanese authorities to control terroristic demonstrations in the International Settlement, in co-operation with the Shanghai Municipal ouncil, have now been fully decided on as
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  • 76 2 Paris, Alar. a. THE question ot calling an international peace conference engaged the lively attention of a meeting of the National Council of the Socialist Party today. The Party adopted a motion by M. Leon Blum, former Premier, opposing the conference unless Italians and Germans evacuated
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  • 73 2 Protes t Follows Clash On Soviet Border Usinking, Mar. a. THE Aianchukuo Government lodged a protest with the Soviet authorities yesterday in connection with a border clash which occurred near Kuanyuehtai. north of Suifenfo in Manchukuo territory. At 8 a.m. yesterday twenty Manchukuo policemen n-atrolling on the Soviet-Manchukuo border were
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  • 16 2 Tokio. Mar. «j. ilic Empress today cele orated the £6th anniv. of her biilhdnv Eastern Mews
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  • 57 2 Washington, Mar. 6 r rHK question of the fort ation of Guam will not h pressed at this time.** stated Senator Walsh, chairman of the Senate Naval Atrair^ is— lilli i which has been investigating the matter. Ihe statement is accepted as definitely shelving the
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  • 167 2 London Mar. 6. EU the House of Commons ton: A Moreing (Unionist, Preston > Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secret: for Foreign All airs, whether his ntion >00. been drawn to the nfficial announcement thai after all business transactions In North China must be financed in
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  • 149 2 Tokio, Mar. ii. |IN CONNECTION with the supple--1 mentary Navy budget of ven 180,000,000, the Finance Minister today j revealed the estimate includes yen ,6»,000 000 as first instalment for the six-year shipbuilding programme, Which totals yen 1.203,000.000; yen 56,000.000 for the first instalment of
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  • 122 2 BIG RUBBER RESER VE FOR U.S.? London. Mar. 6. THE Financial Times reproduces American reports that the U.S. War Department and American market interests have been conversing on the advisability of keeping a larger .stock of rubber in the country. This exchange of \iews doub; arises from the projected legislation
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  • 100 2 1 93 1 Drama Brings Laughs Last Night's Film ii/.-terloo bridge. 1 as a reissue last nigh Pavilion, was hailed as a triumph in 1931. Art was coming to (>rit night's audit laughed at the histrionic a 0 f Mae Clarke. Kent Douglass. Doris Lloyd and Enid Benneti and peered
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  • 156 2 London Mar. <;. DEPL7ING In the Houa ommons tonight to Sir Percy Harris hour. Bethnal Green) Mr. R. A B Under-Secretary for Foreign A; 1 said as I tted on Feb. 13. r» sentations had been mr 'the Japanese Governmen 'he closure of the
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  • 66 2 Chungkinc. .Mar. 5. the Chinese newspaper Ta Kung Pao published an announcement mornln Lng: Forged copies o Kung Pao are ,\t present cin in Shanghai advocating peace and anti-Communist policies. They are allegedly being publlsl in Hunan. "We hereby notify thai our Shai hai edition suspended
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  • 35 2 London, .Mar. The Prill lister announced in the House of Commons today that Col. Josef Be ister, would shortly visit E I to discuss matters i oimon with the British Government Reuter
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  • 37 2 FEDERAL COUNCILLOR DIMS Our Own Co Ipoh, Mai Mr. c. L. Green, a member l Federal Council, died suddenly I from heart failure. He was 44 of age. The funeral will take place at B Oalah tomorrow.
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  • 21 2 Dr. Hunter's Work For The Local-Born 1 Ofl the D: help mc: to them and lri rttu well "Di I goon
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  • 19 2 Policeman Convicted In Bribe Cose iu: Valley and both he mon i $75. in i Thi mad* Mr I
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  • 15 2 fine bro A Vi !the Acai instrunK Job Cho com]
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  • 5 2 Ministries Moving From Chungking I
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  • 11 3 Clothing Goes From House J bin I rounds id c S
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  • 396 3 Two Chinese Are Bound Over l_I \DRED3 of pamphlets and illustrations, an anti-Jap; ere exh a a case heard rc to*. K :ker, In the SingaFourth Polie Court yesterday, tl two Chin* ng Hong and Chong Ah Min, aged 28 and 24 respectively with being
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  • 67 3 THAT Singapore college students are busy for religion' and thai religion plays M practi< ally no part' in life oi those receiving hit education in Malaya is the opinion oi local undergraduate writing in the 0 f the G< lethodist Church "Th." undergraduate's timetaken up with the principles tuette, decorum
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  • 226 3 DIK BIN ATBEu, a young Malay. appeared before Mr L. C. Goh, in the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday, on a summons charging him with posting a letter with a stamp which had been previously used for postal purposes on Jan. 27. He was convicted and
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  • 40 3 The Kederland Line Royal Dutch mail steamer, m.s. Marnix van Sint Aldegonde MXiving Irom Europe, will berth alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves at 1 p.m. loday, and will sail at 5 p.m for Java.
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  • 424 3 Hawker Who Had Been To Government House MALAY SENTENCED A 2 1 ___?_f__? e 1 n,h S rifforoUs imprisonment Bats? SJ-.S fts&raar: nam, wiiii was convicted on a charre of «h<. thpft r.f hree silver beer n,u„s, belonging to Mr F (J Conies
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  • 75 3 £_YE CHIN LEE, a 21-year-old Hakka, was produced before Mr. K. A. Blacker, in the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday, on a charge of kidnapping Chai Ah Ngoh a female under 16 years, from the lawful guardianship of Leong Kim The offence was alleged to have
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  • 256 3 4 GAOL TERMS I WANT ALL SHOPKEEPERS to understand that if they had the courage oi the complainant to make reports in cases of this kind, the law could allord them all protection." said L. B. Gibson. Sin_apore Criminal District Judge yesterday, when sentencing four
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  • 64 3 Law Notice For The Day The Chief Justice at Ipoh. Court of Appeal. Mr. Justice Pedlon at Malacca. Assizes. Before iMr. Justice Home in 3rd. Court at 11 a.m. Part heard:— Probate 252 38; Suit 1 No. 408 38, Re EssoofT Mohamed j Salleh Angullia. deceased. Thereafter:— O.S 131 38—
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  • 389 3 Planes To Aid Fight Against Malaria SINGAPORE LEADS EAST DICTURES taken from an aeroplane flying a mile above Singapore may prove the salvation of the anti-malarial health officers. Seen through a stereoscope, they show up ravines, hidden pools and the contour of the ground. Municipal officers are examining them with
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  • 64 3 A VERDICT of death by misadventure was returned by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. w. G. Porter, yesterday, into the death of a Tamil coolie. Rengasamy Naidu, who died as the result of Injuries received when earth colla and fell him. He was digging a trench underground drain
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  • 17 3 VIEvrED through apparatus, this Wearne atrial pii tcreal swamps and possible mosquito breeding via
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  • 35 3 "THE 1.330 Malayan pilgrims returning from Mecca in the second Blue Funnel pilgrim vessel Ajax. du*'Singapore today hare been qca: fined at Penang following the discovery oi a case ot smallpox aboard
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    • 79 3 [the ui; s t DOG. GIVE HIM SPILLERS SHAPES J tfINALOT MEAL ti tha i I EKUL OISPEXSARf LID., >In< IPORI i I WP| It. ••»<! Bi_f Cl. fidnevs Must 'lean Out Acids Cyttex "Cystex Kill wsquitoes ti m^^ mm ta ~-£mmmmmmm 1 til' m j n Bopore Musical Society
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    • 93 3 HH^SHHH HAVE YOU SECURED YOUR SEATS YET? THE BIGGEST STAGE SPECTACLE EVER /Ok 5118 SEEN IN THE EAST mmsk OPENS TUESDAY NEXT J,%jjgpF 'O P.M. 1 MARCH 14th 1 9-..0 P.M. mmWi^^^ f\ i if t, V* f\ A I U I _HBtF3_i__l&_ra&. mmm w ati n n% Isss^fc the
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  • 359 4 Ideal Homes Gadgets From Paris MAKING WORK IN THE KITCHEN EASIER THERE are numbers ol things of especial interest to women in Par the moment, not the le of th^m being the exhibition called the Arts Menagers. where every kind of c. tic gadget and device Is fln show. Here
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    102 4 \N( I I ITESI DANCE is "LA CHAMBERLAIN E* 1 In io be expected, the umbrella plays a bit; part. The dan: e is thv I version oi the English "ExCMM Me" I>ame. When the orchestra strides up (1) A young man looks around the floor with ihe umbrella over
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  • 312 4 /~|NE ol tlr. social occasions to which young people look lorward during the London season is Queen Charlotte's Birthday Ball. This is the largest charity ball in the world which is kept entirely private, and it is run for debutantes by a committee composed of their
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  • 531 4 Stocking The Linen Cupboard New Rainbow Selections That Will Please You BY MIGNON KEEPING the linen cupboard well stocked is very pleasant in these nays of delightful ideas in bed-linen as weil as in towels and table linen. If you like your linen to be in all colours of the
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  • 297 4 THREE HUNDRED bankers were guests at a recent hou_ewarming party given by a leading French bank in the heart of the City of London. Champagne, sent over specially from France, and French cakes were served to guests in the conference room and in the
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  • 104 4 LEMON AND HONEY FOR A SORE THROAT ON.0 N "old <"" ean hold dern medicine b EL 0 to relieve the ?J? results from a r-?n, 8h coW in the head P nB T"e remedy i« by cutting a i»LI7. s r'dropping ,WJ°to th each, placing th, om another' a?
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  • 30 4 R thirty to disti outnumbered ten to one. Census it COli! of all tl. results Britain lity on the i women foi but twent generally pn
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    • 180 4 Wake-up LOOKING YOUNGER tomorrow morning NEW CELL FOOD v* _#^^b NOURISHES SKIN __&JEn S WHILE YOU SLEEP b%^J '^^§f* C*J Astounding Discovery ijf^^%L< 60. Women of 50 who look almost dmVm I as young as their daughters. [t9^M^mm\ W >>^v^ vSL-i amazing discovery of Prof. Dr. _Ty_kT J^r Stejskal of
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    • 149 4 For Children In tl der climati £«25> c in the hilk, _^SS&_^^ tar Ni ins and D mi n ii -an i mi :gr tffii stands up m> m lv ,u wear and at washing Obtainable from all the WDMHltti leading stores in Malaya [%mf> IlVmI AN AMAZING"Ir7ER!| Ir. responm
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  • 131 5 IROITND Kan address „f ,o I sr 1 la ,i„„ to .he Sul.a,, -vere presented Lv representatives of ~rio_ THE SULTAN OF PERAK speaking from the Dais erected on the Polo Ground at Kuala Kangsar uhen representatives of various eomn ivnitlea presented addresses to
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  • 880 6 BRITISH POSITION IN FRENCH SYRIA Do We Aid France Or UNION QUESTION A FUNDAMENTAL question agitating the Near Eastern world is: Are the British co-operating with the French or with the Italians in Syria? Some of the elements are as fol- j lows:— Although the French promised independence to Syria,
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  • 150 6 JAPANESE 'DROMES FOR HAINAN Chungking, Mar. .">. THE M military are building air bases on Hainan Island. ne near Hoihow and the other at Vulin. In the northern and southern r .ips oi" the island rei Sly Th I --re already usin U i air at southKwangtung. on In the
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  • 278 6 PREPARATIONS have been ed for the wedding in Cairo Mar. 16 of Princess Fawzia, sister ting Farouk of Egypt, to Shahpur Mohammed Riza. Crown Prince of Iran. T Incesa is 17 and the Prince 19. On Feb. 28 the E ehi Mahroussa, 4.561 tons, will
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  • 149 6 London, Feb. 16. a MEMBER of the Government, Capt. EL H. Balfour, UnderSecretary for Air, claims to be the first man to fly nude over Norfolk. have never, in 25 years of flying, feared engine trouble so much as I did that day." he said
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  • 217 6 Italy Plans Youth Hostels Rome YOUTH, which is emphasised in Fascist Italy, will soon have its own chain of roadside inns so as to encourage hiking and long walking trips. Following the examples of Germany, France and England, the Italian I ernment lias decided to construct a series of youth
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  • 31 6 STOMACH PAIN GOES INSTANTLY v I breatl sympton Do y« by ui We chai' of a i put did noi actv discovi i adi: absoi surf,, 50 tin Id Imp. Ltd
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    • 106 6 y ____^_i^i__*_' _SBs'!_s_s_S* m3__2_* S2SKSCS*. A NEW MEMBER OF THE STANDARD OUTSTANDING IE A I For Perafc, Penang, Province r IIIIV VA llon WcZtestey <_ jfcdafcj FAMILY dedicated to those requiring a mcludt 18 miles p F-_e!.TaJ Motor Garage LUL- K. front hf FUr SS£j^^ really economical car, providing full
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  • 133 7 pOREIGN distribution of two China war paintings has been prohibited by the Foreign Office on the ground that the paintings depict the Japanese bestial barbarir. The paintings, are Junkiehi Mukai's •Charge" and Gosei Abe's "Seeing a Soldier Off." The latter shows a group of civilian
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  • 214 7 Malay Fined And Gun Confiscated From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh, Mar. 2. A LLEGED to be the leader of a hunt- ing party which killed a k:;ang in the close season in the forest near Tanjong Rambutan. a Malay named Abdul Hamid was summoned in
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    • 292 7 Laugh-Musical From Hit-Making C DARRYL F. ZANUCK op£|\NNG0 p£|\NNG TOMORROW ftIHAMBRA &9 5 5 5 M <TZhe going to laugh 1 more than ever Mmmmml AT E V-:-_r^f_l BROTHERS jf ML itter tha |L*f ,N oth I f"u,ry-l o\ MUSK AF Comedy Hit v Lift— __l i__ n ;riTtheatre. wed.,
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    • 110 7 LAST DAY! ONE OF THE BEST LAUGH SHOWS SEEN FOR YEARS! j DON'T MiSS IT! OAPITfIB SHOWS TODAY \*r+m I I vL 3.] 5— 6.15— 9.15 1 ___B________i _r** Ti. The fynrv_st film tKey _H_ i— _^-^M— >t *j' 'Sw v i d n 11 1 Uith Patricia ELLIS Minna
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    • 207 7 LAST DAY OF RETURN SEASON! DON'T MISS ONE OF THE FINEST FILMS EVFR MADE— A GOLD MEDAL WINNER! PAVILION 3.15, 6.15, 9.15 TODAY BEAUTY'S LAST STAND WATERLOO BRIDGE WHERE ID 1 >ME M)IES STROL! 1 I MAE CLARKE BETTE DAVIS KENT DOUGLASS NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN ALHAMBRA COMING SHORTLY YOU'U
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  • 621 8 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1939. The Children's Charter-I WHEN It was announced in tne House of Commons nearly three years ago that, in response to persistent demands by r number of M.P.s, and a certain dissatisfaction in the East, the Colonial Office had decided to send a
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  • 465 8 JT is surprising to discos how many heroes have had their valour rewarded by imprinted metal di>c> hung upon pieces of coloured ribbon, for in opening the exhibition of the medals oi the last hundred years at la Monnaie, the French Mint, the director
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  • 472 8 Cosmopolite Gossip BY ROSE PATTMSON cemiy stopped m its successful run by the Paris Municipal Council giv- t lie lessee oi the theatre rw to quit, "on moral grounds." M. Cocteau has designed a striped mateial with rows of lovely women's faces and a sixth covered with fl comets whos?
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    • 89 8 "*__> ;)|i«s a a; Mi gj THE CONNOISSEUR 201 CANTONMENT RD. SINGAPORE. PHONE 5371/2 BY SPECIAL T H M E APPOINTMENT (jjj&l)% KING OF SIAM ESTD. 1872 NEWEST DLSIGNS IN i iAMOND JEWELLERY. NECKLACES BRACELETS BROOCHES RINGS CLWS WATCHES. m\ P mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmWmmmm mmmmmmmmmm^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm l SHl ß— BMHHS M''-orporn T oci
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    • 31 8 Here's a Device to Save Lens j Strains and Breakage. THIS SCRF.WLESS CONSTRUCTION is only obtained from Nan Sin Optical House Manufacturing Ophthalmic Opticians PHONE 6363. 325, North Bridge Road, Singapore*
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  • 171 9 EUROPEAN WIFE SUES CHINESE FOR ALIMONY Judge Orders She Be Paid $200 A Month HUSBAND'S INCOME P^ PETITION tor alimony, pending the hearing ot a suit for the restitution of conjugal rights, was made by Kuth Kathleen Tan. a European woman, againM her Chinese husband, Edward Tan, of Killinev Road.
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  • 53 9 Price's Party In Fatal Brawl < I i i «>r lhc Royal K- hi| parl> use lay, a 1 :i--i ndlaa received ound in th. tch lousl] injured. < <\ crnment I d t<> ha ling house by mis- wh<» is alleged d with them the It dep.tri t.. have
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  • 42 9 [by a traffic jam ther, as On Ie to a friend: hooter, so I According to a Italian the have res.ibition on h came into force .day an Building orn. the numbers ot new regula- v rning them.
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  • 561 9 l\ rak Ceremonies Installation Of Sultan's Wife (From Our Own Kuala Kangsar, Mar. t;. THE reign of Sultan Abd .nd his Consort will be an I auspicious and happy one. decl. devout Malays who watcl fully the installation of Raja Pert :i this morn:: hen they
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  • 162 9 Collapse Of Brothel-Keeping Charge I^IKU SIBATA, a Japanese woman was acquitted bj Mr K. A. Blacker, in the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday* un a charge of keeping a brothel at the 8 H bel in Owen Road on Jan. 12. d with counsel's submis it must be proved the
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  • 168 9 \X7HILE a few Singapore Harbour Board cargo coolies were unloading e tree trunks, weighing about five tons each, from a lighter into the freighter Lycaon, on Feb. 20. one of the logs, while just about to be lowered into the hold, swung with a roll
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  • 107 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Mar. 6. KRISHNAN i railway mandore, wi convicted by Mr. J. B. Weiss, first magistrate, today, for giving false information to the police and was sentenced to two months' rigorous imprisonment. Court Inspector Abdul Kahild Bin Dato Klana, alleged
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  • 88 9 IJENRY ROGERS, 24-year-old soldier, convicted on a charge of committing an act of gross indecency, was sentenced to 18 weeks' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. L. B. Gibson, Singapore Criminal District Judge, yesterday. It was alleged that Rogers committed the offence with an 18-year-old Chinese in
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  • 153 9 TERROR TO FIRE HER BiG GUNS TME monitor Ttiror will carry out 15-inch fuil-ca'.ibre firing off the Singapore coast at Pasir Panjang on Thursday morning betwei p 10 o'clock and 11. As the warship will be fairly close to shore, residents in the vicinity of Pasir Panjang are advised to
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  • 186 9 A SINGAPORE MEDICAL prac- titioner, Dr. V. F. Zavier was fined $30 by Mr. C. H. Whitton, in the Singapore Traffic Court, yesterday. Br. Zavier's request that the case be compounded, as he had settled with the complainant, was lefuscd. but defendant w r as
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  • 59 9 A Singapore lawyer, P. Y. Tan, m ticned his own case before Mr. C. H. Whitton, in the Singapore Traffic Court, yesterday. Before the summons was called, Tan mentioned it and pleaded guilty to a charge of parking his motor-car ln Raffles Place beyond the
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  • 130 10 Japanese newspaper! have enthiisitsticaly chronicled a story telling m 1 bol d look that remained on War Minister Itagaki'i lace after a 2?__i_ L° hiS TlCe had accidentally cut oil his own right ear tirn^nT'T^'' the countenance in S;°l str M* an Oriental accomPishrnent neatly
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  • 1427 10 London Believes Corner Is INDUSTRIALS ADVANCE (From Our Own Correspondent) CINCE the autumn of 1937 security prices have heeij on the retreat throughout the world. For this unhappy trend there have been two primary causes firstly, the great trade recession in the United ites, and
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    • 362 10 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Tenders. Tender* are now invited for the following materials or services For particular. see Municipal renders Room Sr; on Engines, Dynamos. josit closing. 12 noon, 29. .ms. 12 no A <r. 9. Oil for St. James months. Date to 10 a.m lian or < July
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    • 420 10 SUE PUT ON V/ 2 POUNDS OF FLESH "Feels Wonderfully Better" Nothing ls more worrying than loss of weight. To watch the scales anxiously, hoping against hope for an increase of just one ounce to take bottles and bottles of fishy-tasting oil and still feel no better to lie awake
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    • 140 10 ZS- 4r_^jome; Pll c_ii. Addr7:: ,i, < J«W tp pitll CBUNGfti Reserve Funds in I excess of "">•<#'.»„ Total As^is 5 u approxim.itciy ,H «H w rar* U„_„. S„ lr\m s TriiM Ml! 'i hi: vnci is cur* ascertained EXCEL! GODOWN COLLECTION OENKRAL D business tra. FulJ narticu: PAH:-. R.A.F,
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    • 390 10 RADIO PROGRAMMES SINGAPORE TODAY ZIIL 225 metres. /HP 3096 metre* p m 5.00 Malay-Hawaiian music.. 5.15 Songs by M__ Ratna Asmara.! 5.30 Malay rumba 5.45 Kionc: 6.00 Teoch 6.50 Tcochew orchestral recital. l 7.00 Children's programme. (-English). 7.30 Time. r and news "announcemei 7 t j -How Fish Is Caughl
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    • 173 10 BERLIN TODAY IW 1.5C mc s DJB 15.20 mc s (111 DJQ 15 28 mr (19.6m djn I• i m i rsi I p.m. 5.05 Light 6 20 C 7.20 News in I 7.35 Concert of light mi x 8.20 News and economi 8.35 Germans in si] 0.05 The Schmidt
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    • 142 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES Last Night's Quotations from London 530p.m. Yesterday quoted in U.B. currency •re dealers middle prues rubbers mar«:nv brokerage not included m nation unless Latest Quotations r, >ted UUM Previously 9" A" ic Op PT l -Cl m, 9d. 1 i <jS. i. q, Mf.
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    • 158 11 From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday COPRA: Btralts s.o. Rotterdam fill 15s Previously: j>n 12s. 6d. come RobHsta Uganda Taq Jan. -Mai.. 2fo Pr< .;f,s. K1BBER: Firmer London: 3 5 i 6 d. 8 7 lGd Previously A SUM aa-rt Apr-j une 8 3 W W Previously- '^d
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    • 979 11 SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser And Co.'s List From Exchange Telegraph Co. MONDAY, MAS. 6, 1939: 5 P.M. MINING Bu>er.« Sellers Ampal Tin 3s 6 d 4s Austrai Amal. (ss> 43 6d 5s Austral Malay 39 S 44s X d Ayer Hitam iss) 21s 22s Ayer Weng ($1) .63
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    • 131 11 List Supplied By Messrs. Fro* f Co. MONDAY, MAK. f, Its* S I'M Total lor Company _)iv:aena _tojj_9 Financial TIN Close l). Austral Malay 9d. No. 48 3d. bonus Feb. 24 Mur. 11 Mar 7 Ayer Weng 5% Int. Mar. Mar. 8 Feb. 25 Katu 6d. No.
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    • 91 11 .SI R |NU I O. M 1)1 BUSINESS W n|| |{|)AV ,|N,N< im a midda> was I m shares were e1 today but there mall u,d well distributed area which caused -this section to be higher In a f< m stocks. I,,;n^ The price of rubber nu
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    • 213 11 Local Exchange Rates \l\K. b, itsi vi I LING LYT. 3 25 32 London demanu 2 3 25 32 Lyons demand 2045 Switzerland demand 2370. Hamburg demand 134 New York demand 54 316 Montreal cfinand 54 5 16 Batavia demand 102 Sama r ang demrjid 101?* Calcutta. Bombay and Rangoon
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    • 53 11 Foreign Exchange Rates London Closing Quotations Quoting 20-9-31 R.^ Franc to E 1_4.il 15 16 176 ***** S to 4.8655 4.*****6 Amsterdam Guilders to 12.10 8.83'j 8 32 Hong Kong Per dollar Is2lsjlod. Is. *****64 Shanghai Per dollar 8y 2 d. r.om 3»>d nom Kobe Per Yen 24 54 Is.
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    • 410 11 Singapore. Mai 3. HEAT: Beel tfa Ka' Beef stew or curry do 30 Fillet steak lb r>s Mutton. Australian 35 Pork, lean Pork, lean and tat I Ist quality* POULTRY: ly reared > Kali 30 Ducks each 40 Fowls kati 28 Hens (locally reared) do :<5 Pigeons,
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    • 16 11 LO4 K NOON liim-rs sillers. ,9 t|l< »U;1I 28 1516 In
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    • 64 11 I IN: Steady. Spot: £2l4 17s. 6d. Previouslv: ,214 IV I'hree months: £214 7a (id Previouslv: ,214 12s 6d NEW VORK TIN: Opening price) 46.15 Previousl? 45.85. E 178 Gd viouslv _4 2 2s. Bd GOLD: V< Previouslv: ,7 3s. SILVER: Spot: 20
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  • 670 12 Discovery Of Marianas Observed HISTORY OF TWO WARS Umatac, Guam, Mar. 6. [JNCONCERNED whether Congress will convert their picturesque little island into America's most far-flung naval airbase, the peace-loving Chamorros of Guam gathered with U.S. naval personnel in this tiny Chamorro village today to observe the
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  • 138 12 U r x" Hoare. British r Ln Bucharest. Lady rally just paid a flying to London, for she flew in her roplane to visit her soi Now an enthu I r. Lady lirst became interested in airplanes when her husband was Minister in Persia,
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  • 11 12 There tow 146 blast furnaces In Germany, as against 56 in
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    32 12 «MA»WM ACBO.ND OFF ISI V^TT^T -4^ -"•<1 in Sandoun Bay mT «,J£L_f "KPT— Britota 1 latest submarines Sun„sh s sh<> lav a in the b"' Adm,rally U es are standing b, the
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  • 474 12 China's Inland Fleet Is Growing MORE SHIPS ON YANGTSE n ,M Vrnl)r tvr Chungking, Mar. 1. I^KiNt URGING river transportation in the Upper Yangtse about 100 steamships and big ferries have been moved from the down river regions occupied bv the Japanese to .***** the more than 80 ships now
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  • 211 12 Berlin, Feb. 16. A PROTEST against what it calls the glorification of the Chamberlain's umbrella, which seems to be trying to run a race with the dove of peace. Is printed in the An griff. The newspaper says Probably Herr Chamberlain did carry an umbrella in
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  • 53 12 Manhattan (Rhythm) THE DANCING BERNAYS" IN TIIF STRIKING; COSTUMES which thej wear in their dance ♦'Manhattan Mood" the music of which was specially composed for them by the Marcus Show conductor Mbert Coleman (inset.. They will do their dance in "La Vie Paree" one Ol the -Marcus Show presentations at
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  • 76 12 IKome. TALY'S nickel coins will shortly disappear from circulation as a result of Fascism's self-sufficiency campaign. Two and one lire and fifty and twenty centime nickel pieces will be coined in the future in a metal named acmonital. Acmonital is an Italian product whereas nickel
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  • 302 12 AMBITIOUS LONDON A .R .P. PLAN COM pRi u, j. K Plan, for tion wtire populai oi Pinsb bomb-prooi shelt th Bri b e° fl r U Briefly, it 1. Warned tohoM 7.600 A5 the tottj £10 5, Ition oi the I Uht-time'poj !30 P p r cent will i
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    • 36 12 Pll MANS COLLEGE ESTABLISHED IN ENGLAND 65 V£ RS e( UNITEERS.BLG. RIVER VALLEY RD. SPECIAL CLASSES for London Chamber of O.m.nu. (U S »»>»' TYPEWRITING. BOOK-KEEPINO, CO.MMI K( I __J ,!I c WnVe call or telephone for
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    • 113 12 Time-Table Of Kweiyang Radio Station THL following is the latest timetable and programme of the Kweiyang Broadcasting Station* Calling Signal: XPSA Wave Length: 43.00 M Time: Singapore WEEK DAYS j National Anthem* Band 6.55 News reports in Chines 7.45 Chinese Music, o News reports In 3.10 h Muric. 8.20 Inter
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    • 439 13 "Bill-. j I__^__/ H_________i QB&!_____ I, Mi!_'Hrv v _nß__i ______K^_K____ l| iii <• -RCn CJ; *n *^r.. _____i v jy'p&O and BRITISH INDIA UN ES P. (5c O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS. Due Spo,C -mr, T< sZ_ oHLIA^ 6 100 Mrv R 10 BEHAR 6000 Mai it RANPURA oSo 19
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    • 413 13 McAUSTEFi k CO., LTD. Incorporate a ta Strait* Settlements t'KESHAM HOI St. BATTERV RD BIMQAPORI PHONF 5172 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co.. Ltd. Incorporate a in t'ngtana > HAVRE LONDON ROTTERDAM HAMBURG VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Sleun,er Due Sail* 91J1 91 f T E P F ORD C_- Cmmmm Mar.
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    • 547 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Orran Building, Collyer Quay Singapore Xel. 5151. Chartered Rank Building Prnang Trl. 13€f. 1 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICFS MARSEILLES, LONDON. N. CONTINENT AND GLASGOW (in conjunction «itb the Glen Line) Due GLENEARN I.lars.. L'don. D_ir_, Adam. liburg Ar.t Midd Mar 8 Mar 10 PATROCLUS Mats.. L'don.
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  • 10 14 \i »i 7. MailfOla, Cerion, Phasianella I ni u >.
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  • 157 14 •i be following ships are alongside the Ha mr Board Wharves or exi t > arrivi East Wharf, Entrance Can- 1; Ball 1 Etajula 20. \iain Wharf, Entrance Gate ExH S: Talang Akar IP; Mtio Maru 14: Treherbert, Java 9; Marnix V. St. Aldegonde 7. Empire Dock. Entrance
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  • 31 14 The g_s. Nagpore has left Hong Kong raid 14 expected to arrive at Singapore at 6 a.m. on Sunday. She will proceed alongside the S.H.B. wharf on arrival.
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    • 484 14 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated ln F__3.) TELEPHONE Pr.lcbt &133— Pass_.ee 5!3L iANADSAN MClffIC i wouto cairnr, IJRAVH SYTTHIi (locorporated In England > THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by TRANS-CONTIN-ENTAL TRAIN without change— thence by CANADIAN PACIFIC ATLANTIC SERVICES TO ENGLAND
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    • 193 14 For Everything Appertaining to Ocean Passages, Foreign Money Exchange and Freight coSk's WAcojlir__ri9 [WOO tO TBAV_r~_.pVlCtl 39. ROBINSON ROAD No Booking Fees. Telephone 5908. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CU,, LTD* t a r>r AI? I FYD I/l I L~-- v __i ,\L/ FOR HONG KONG, MOJI, KOBE AND OSAKA s.
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    • 501 14 AMERICAN PRESIDENT UNETrSr y/liflTTl^t IO KUROPI FROM SINGAPORE AND FhNANG TO COLOMBO (mini.. ALEXANDRIA NAPLES. GENOA MAKSUuiV PRESIDENT GARFIELD Mw Eft! 3 PRESIDENT MONROE A- PRESIDENT ADAMS A L' PRESIDENT VAN BUREN PRESIDENT HARRISON Ma X PRESIDENT HAYES PRESIDENT FOLK ix) carry no pa__tngc. J TO \MI im -ROM HONG
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 758 14 Air Mail Arrivals And Despatches INWARD (K.L.M. are expected to Singapore today. Malta from Europe etc., (Amsterdam) by air (K.L.M.) are expected in Singapore Imperial: From Europe due Wed- today. nesday, Friday, Saturday mornings. Malta from Holland etc.. by M. van St. Aldegonde are expected in Singapore today. Wcarnes: From
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  • 65 15 Today's Contract Bridge Probloems Bruce y Le M 1 u tome Vol. 11l protwo i > HAND 'ike out a UnRreak hands band at i no B two Is Mewed ting some bound I r's one \orth not frean 1 1 blank. this illusion, ract of four Ace of hearts.
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  • 30 15 I "Mdon, Feb. 22. -the swimDowning has ejmBy this in- tnenti in d on paper" the and LmprovH may mean action." i€ thai most I and others—
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  • 231 15 Good Form Shown In Match At Changi DONS NEED A LEADER L° in the first division league tei lh ,na two— nil at Changi j -S_M F^< laar Th irtunit SL!?fS_ IJ V h( sccon 11 forward J?,! h r r :ci Bcl ams
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  • 137 15 i' il Win (ton. in Court. yesterday, to s of driving without a licence and driving without a third party Insuran policy, a you Chinese woman, Seah Moo Chan .ed S5 on each <>'^jfee first two charges *md C3O on the~_ast I Court Inspector I
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  • 203 15 |ME Y M.C.A. Juniors drew with the Oldham School three-all ln a soccer match played on the association's ground yest match was PP y. The schoolboys showed to advantage in the early stage; and fully deserved their 3—2 lead at the interval. The nd
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  • 176 15 Our Own >pondent> Kuala Lumpur. Mai 6 W< the second day. W< i ir. 15. oi the Selangor Turf Club Gold Cup meeting, an as fo'lows: Puritan 9.< d.09 Russian Rose 9.02 See You Later 8.07 Redouble 9.00 Golden Plateau 8.07 Heroic Star 8.10 Scarlet Tiger
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  • 287 15 GORDONS 4-1 THE BETTER LIFTER a poor start in their soccer friendly the S.C.C. yesterday, the Gordons (Headquarters) recovered sufficiently to leave the field victorious by foui ito (me. St< the best In the Club attack while the rest of the in ked
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  • 327 15 OEMARK In hi the e could not be met by a line, C ii Whitton, U*t Jud a 22-year-old Ta I Phuan, to thi using death b Tan was of >us hurt and hurt by ini drivi ed $25 on each chai 25 day
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    17 15 pieture. MALAYS beat the Manchester* 4—l at the Stadium yesterday— a moment during the play.- Free Press
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  • 416 15 Customs Win 6- 1 From Changi Civilians MAN SENT OFF DLAYING a fast the Customs gained a 6—l vi. the Changi Civilians' Sports Club soccer team in a .-eeond division <b) fixture played the S.H.B ground The winners played b soccer, fielding an energetic forward j Rodrigues, on the left
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  • 301 16 Nourse Scores 103 And Grieveson 75 ENGLAND 35, GIBB OUT Durban, Mar. (>. AFRICA made a record total against Engla I J -_-530 in their first inn of the final test match started n Friday. England have > far replied with 35
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  • 143 16 [he teams .ire: S oath Africa: Melvile (captain) v 1:1 d_r Byl, in, Mitchell, ie, 1 sngton, Wear— n, Dalten. Viljoen, Grieveson and ("-or. !-«id: Hammond (captain), Valentine, (.ibb. lames. Bdrich, llutton, Paynter, Perks, Veri *\ri;ht mi \i < 's (i«M;<i Effort er 151 mini Initi d. OrJ
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  • 39 16 London, .Mar. u. >l Lum > British Wightman Cup tennis player, won the English women's sque ketj championship for the fifth su year beating Noel an ex-champion. >) -6. 9 1 in the final.- Reuter
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  • 199 16 Player Sent Off: Inquiry To Be Held pflK second division football league ll_n___ w_j 1 Customs mid the Changi Civilians Sno t, r k between the da, on the S.H.B. ground' was La re« P^ mli^T -nd by the sending oft oi Ramley th* Vs r I litluies before the
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  • 266 16 Bogey Contest At Bukit Timah TWO TIES RESULT tTOE Royal Singapore Goll Club held a Stapleford bogey competition lay Ties were recorded In the 'B" and "C" divisions and the winners were judged in x rdance with the by-la i DIVISION 13 ;>' is 1 T. St 0 6-, =15
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  • 35 16 English F. A. Cup Draw London. Mar. F.A. Cup see !o b p io Ved on Mar. 25 an Portsmouth vs. Huddersfleld or Blackburn, on Arsenal's ground Wolverhampton vs. Grimsby on Manchester United'* ground- Reuter
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  • 127 16 pOLLOWING are the teams rting times for the women's h between the Garrison and Sepoy Lines Golf Clubs to be played at Tanglin on Thursday (Sepoy Lines names first) 3.45 Miss S. Lucaa vs. Mrs. J A Allen. 3.50 Mrs. A. Brooks vs. Mrs. J. C.
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  • 31 16 In a friendly game of soccer on the SJRJD. padang yesterday, the Lad Footers XI emerged winners by Ave goals to nil against the S.R.c. SmSd
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  • 247 16 THE second division football match 1 between the R.A.F. Torpedo Area and the R.A.M.C. at Seletar yesterday resulted in a 2—l victory fcr the -V.A.M.C. From the kick off Burne. the R AF. lalkeeper, was called upon to make several saves and, following a centre I
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  • 46 16 Y.M.C.A. Tennis Tournamaent nr ORRows tennis toun y v ln*> C J M m r Ri klli.-v. I (up u*. YESTERDAYS PI Results ol Mi i lass Wool; 6 2, 6 Ng Lim I S. K G I 6 A til 6 l T I i
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  • 384 16 FOUR GOALS TO ONE THE Manchester Regiment played good in 1 ball in their debut in the S UU they were not good enough and the score was 4—l against the The match marked the opening ol i there was a fair croud at the Stadium
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