The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 2 September 1936

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,947. ESTD. 1835. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1936. It CENTS.
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  • 1061 1 "Volunteer Killers" Society Formed WILL PURSUE SLAY GOVERNMENT LEADERS AFTER WAR IS OVER Refugees' Grim Stories Of Organised Massacres Seville, Sept. 1. niF insurgent headquarters at Seville announce that after an extremely rapid advance, columns commanded by tL Castejon have entered the historic village
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  • 228 1 PLEA FOR HOUSES INSTEAD OF SHELLS London, Sept. 1. •THE return of Dr Schacht from Paris is turning German thoughts towards international discussions for armament limitation, declares The Times Berlin correspondent, who says those with cars close to the ground and Hitler has a
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  • 68 1 MISSIONARIES MURDERED IN ABYSSINIA Addis A'o%iba, i»:pt. J. J>ANDITS murdered two missionaries. To y m Devers 'a Canadian) and Clifford Mitchell fa New Zealander) when they were tryvig to escape from the mission station of Yergaalem, m Southern Abyssinia early m May, according to news reaching here today. Both were
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  • 157 1 300,000,000 Expected To Be Sold In A Week London, Sept. 1. Several thousands of the new King Edward postage stamps which are on sale today were sold early this morning by the few London post offices which remain :d open after midnight. Professional philatelists,
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  • 102 1 Forced To Shelter From Heavy Seas Athens. Sept. 1. The Nahlin. with iv accompanytr; destroyers Grafton and Glow Worm, lashed by heavy seas, was forced to put into Karystos Bay on the south cn*st of Euboea to shelter during civnight. A motor-boat carrying local authorities endtavoured to reach
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  • 59 1 M. Tatarescu President Of The Council Bucharest, Sept. 1. M. Tatarescu nas succeeded m forming a new Government and the members were received at the Palace^ at midnight where they took the oath of loyalty to King Carol. M. Tatarescu himself is president of the Council and War
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  • 30 1 Mr. Rueben Ackrill, 0.C.P.D., Seremban. and Mrs. Ackrill will shortly be proceeding Home on leave. Mr. G. Denison-Smith. A.C P.. has arrived m Seremban to take up duties as O.C.P.D.
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  • 967 1 SIR ERIC GEDDES HONOURS WRONG DEDUCTION FROM A CABLE Sequel To Air Ministry Dismissal ■"PIIE following: cable has been received from Reuters agency: As our message of Aug. 5. regarding the dismissal of Sir Christopher Bullock may have left some ambiguity as to who initiated the question of an honour
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  • 103 1 DUCE'S ADDRESS AT MANOEUVRES Avellino, Sept. 1. ADDRESSING the Italian nation on the conclusion of the grand manoeuvres, Mussolini declared that Italians must be strong enough to Lonfront all eventualities and look any destiny straight m the face. The life of the
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    9 1 (Copvnght m All Country) If BRITAIN WENT OFF DEMOCRACY.
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  • 73 1 Dr. Goebbels Flies To Venice To Prepare Way? Beilin, S?pt. 1. Dr. Goebbels left lor Venice by air, it is reported to prepare the way for a meeting between Mussolir.i and Hitler at Berchtesgaden at the end of this month. The meeting has evoked talk of an attempt
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  • 54 1 Big Jump During First Seven Months Of This Year Wellington. Sept. 1. There was an ir crease m New Zealand's trade during the first seven months of the year as follows:— Exports: £38.912.000, compared witn £30.327,000 last year. Imports: f OK IQI OOfl rnrmarpd with £19 665
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  • 39 1 London, Sept. 1. Queen Mary reached H arrogate by rail last evening and motored to Harev/ood House, where Her Mfcjestv will stay for a week with the Princess Royal and the Earl or Hare wood- British wireless
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 55 1 ikr TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE DINNER DANCE 6.3 C to 8.15 p.m. (informal) 9.30 to midnight AND NEW CABARET ATTRACTION CORNELIA KIRDALL thf 4RISTOCRATS OF RHYTHM Mod,r T n H Nov*Hy Acrobatic and Ballroom Danc.n* NON-DINERS St.oo SATURDAY NEXT: SPECIAL RACE. DINNER. BALL J- CABARET FYTFKSION T" M B .»r. W
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    • 98 1 LI ,wm,lmw SEA VIEW JL HOTEL IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH. RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATERTENNIS GOLF SWIMMING SUNBATHING ONE OF SINGAPORE S SCENIC BEAUTY SPOTS GUESTS OF THE SEA VIEW HOTEL MAY TAKE THEIR LUNCH AT THE ADELPHI HOTEL WITHOUT EXTRA COST TO THEMSELVES TONIGHT FRIDAY
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  • 286 2 Long-awaited Quins Film Opens At Capitol The Dionne Quintuplets are a pheno- menon so magnified by publicity that it has assumed the proportions of a major miracle, but they have over- shadowed what was, m fact, as great a miracle the work of the doctor who brought
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  • 29 2 The number of calls attended during August by the accident ambulance service of the Singapore Fire Department was 216 and of these 32 wero to cases outside Municipal limits.
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  • Letters To The Editor
    • 388 2 MUNICIPAL Extravagance WHAT DOES SINGAPORE PROPOSE TO DO ABOUT IT?— OUR "CITY FATHERS"— A FEW CHANCES WOULD BE WELCOMED —ARE OUR INTERESTS BEING SAFEGUARDED BY COMMISSIONERS?— GUARD SUGGESTED FOR THE NEW "PALACE"— ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT COST OF WATER I> The Editor. Sir,— lt is indeed gratifying to obrve that at
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    • 218 2 ITo The Editor. Sir —l am all for the $100,000 house. Anything to alleviate the pangs of in|feriority which are so apparent m the speeches of Commissioners. If it is a fact that the President feels himself at a disadvantage when I performing certain delicate tasks and that the privacy
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    • 225 2 An Iniquitous Tax To The Editor. Sir. May I. m your very much alive and always tearless paper, add my plea to that of "Citizen" which appears m a letter of Tuesday's date m the Free Press, to ask why, after ratepayers have once met the initial cost of installing
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  • 64 2 The Acting Chief Justice at Penang Court of Appeal. Before Mr. Justice Adrian Clark m the 2nd. Court at 11 a.m. Summons-in-Chambers No. 426 36 m 5.930 22— Re Syed Hashim bin Kassim deceased: Before Mr. Justice Mundell m the Ist Court at 11 a.m.
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  • 96 2 Usual Seasonal Decrease In Note Circulation London, Aug. 29. The Bank of England continued its gold buying during the week; nevertheless there has been no check to the usual seasonal decrease m the note circulation. After easiness the discount market' ruled steadier on the announcement of j an
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 306 2 SITUATION VACANT. TYPISTE REQUIRED, must be accurate. Smalley and Co., 35 Winchestei House. TO LET. 331 Pasir Panjang Hill. Unfurnished. 3 Bedrooms. Rent $70. Apply Box 575 care of Singapore Free Press. TO LET: Flats at the 'CRESCENT" $45 upwards. Also "MEYER FLATS" Tanjong Katong. All sea frontage and modern
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    • 503 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. ll "AGNES I A 7 I FRAGRANT HAIR DRESSING. A valuable Dressing and Tonic for the Hair. Is strongly stimulating and a sure cure and preventative of Dandruff. The minute it's applied you feel a cooling, exhilarating effect. You'll Like It PRICE:— SI.2S and $2 00 MEDICAL HALL
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    • 523 2 Fbe Sfnaapore free i^ccss exttnsion. all' *!Z!*» Kuala Lumpur Office: 25, Java Street I'hone: 3683. Penant Office: 12. Bishop Street, f Phone: 1477. London Office: 4«/43 Fleet Street. U n<Uw EC. 4. Phone Central 36W_ J6#f Tel: "Leadmalaja" Un*£ 1 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Within Outeid- wSjy Malaya Malaya P f j
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 113 2 Diary Of The Day High Water 11.15 a.m. 9.1 ft., 11 10 p.m. 10.4 ft. Sports Soccer: Div. I Chinese vs. R.A. at Anson Road Stadium. G.S. League (1) Immigration vs. Police at Depot. Lawn Tennis: S.C.C., S.R.C. and V.M.C.A. tournaments. Cinemas ALHAMBRA The Speed Reporter with Richard Talmadge and
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  • 1497 3 MALAY CONVICTED FOR KIDNAPPING ARAB GIRL She Felt "Bewitched" LOVE LETTERS READ OUT IN COURT "WESTERDAY you said you wanted to do away with your life because of your longing for me, but you have seen me, dear, last night. Are you not satisfied? You have kissed me to your
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  • Article, Illustration
    27 3 FILLING THF AIR with blocms. holidaymakers pelt one another indisti. minutely m the annual "Battle of the Flowers" through the streets of Jersey, the Channel Island resort.
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  • 519 3 For Recovery Of $5,000 Ri MARKING that the plaintiff m the case was not the type ul woman to hand over money without first making thorough investigation, Mr,. Justice Adrian Clark entered judgment with costs m favour of Lee Bay Neo the
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  • 118 3 Death From Scalds CHINESE washerman m Singa- pore named Ching Ang How came very near to being boiled alive on the night of Aug. 23. when he ieli into a steaming cauldron of caustic soda, soap and water. When helped out. he was suffering from scalds
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  • 63 3 Mr. V W. Thambaiah. branch secretary of the Oriental Government Security Life Assurance Co., Ltd.. Kuala Lumpur, died at the General Hospital. Singapore. on Saturday after a short illness He joined the Kuala Lumpur Branch of the company m 1919. and was appointed branch secretary m
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  • 31 3 Major J. D. Woodall. MBE.. M.C.. Royal Artillery, relinquished the appointment of Brigade Major. Royal Artillery. Malaya, with effect from Aug 22 He remains attached to Headquarters. Royal Artillery. Malaya Command.
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  • 40 3 when I say that the $10,000 was for her maintenance m China?" "No. it was only for her to go back °"And if she wanted more money would be she entitled to ask Lim Peng Siang?" "I do not know.
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  • 132 3 -Do you mean to say that as an arbitrator you do not know what arrangements were made when it waa propose that she should go back? -Ido not know, all I was aslpd to do was to see that she got back Mr Osborne-Jones then mentioned that
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  • 261 3 Judge's Tribute IN paying a tribute to the editor of the revised laws of the Straits Settlements which came into operation yesterday, Justice Adrian Clark before starting work for the day m the second court said: Although it may not affect the decision of the case
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  • 176 3 Australia Tries To Preserve Them Australia's koala tree-bear, the prototype of the child's "Teddy-bear," and now almost as much a symbol of the Commonwealth as the kangaroo, is rapidly dying out m the State of New South Wales, having already become i almost extinct 'm Victoria. Mr.
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  • 149 3 LOST— A RIVER London, Aug. 17. Has anybody found a river The villagers of Chalfont St. Giles, m Buckinghamshire, have again lost thelr's— the Misbourne Last week it was flowing through the village and the children paddled m it fishing for minnows. Next morning it just was not there. Mystified
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  • 296 3 Official Reception Plans •THE following official arrange- ments have been made for the arrival m Singapore of H.E. Sir Shenton Thomas, Governor and Commander-in-Chief Straits Settlements on Friday, Sept. 4: ARRIVAL IN HARBOUR His Excellency Is met on board the Sea Belle II by
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 29 3 THE BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION AT JOHANNESBURG v B by X.P.M. CIU '0 REDUCTION FOR INTENDING VISITORS For detailed information please apply to: X.P.M. LINE, 1 Finlayson Green, Tel. 5451
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  • 3379 4 AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON 4< No WbrA" Atmosphere— Drier Roads Bring Less Accidents —Motor Output Reaches Record— Air Guard For King Edward?— Spanish Ban Stops Lucrative Business— Air Raids And Poison Gas Home Office Precaution Pamphlet Bank Clerk's Marriage Minimum Cheaper Seats For Coronati on— Decoration Chiefs Confer Bookings
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 167 4 dbp llrescription H llf you are a sufferer from r Eczema. Ringworm* Dhobiea \W Itch, Salt Rheum. Prickly Heat, WW Psoriasis, Singapore Foot, Itohing Eruption* and Bashes, nee D.D.D. Prescription. Just a few H drops of this mar vellous lotion and you hare instant relief. Irritation H and pain goea
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    • 22 4 SUBSTANTIAL Singapore to:REDUCTIONS PE G £9 < $n IMrw) IM FA ore BANGKOK £22 ($lB9 IN FARES CALCUTTA £50 ($429 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS =SJ
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  • Article, Illustration
    369 5 UJOIM. FROM^JJ-OTAL ARSHIPa, Spanish Government forces attacked Majorca, chief of the Balearic Islands, which was m the hands of the rt 2, J /ill H^fnirv wod 4 ppo|WM was made Awards Palma and that several places were captured by the militiamen, who de- ,ted the rebel defenders The insurgents say.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 86 5 "COLD STORAGE orchard rd. speaking 99 TO HELP YOU TO REMEMBER j TO FORGET NOTHING j our new Telephone Order Department is always at your service. We are confident that it will save you much anxiety. It doesn't matter what you want if it's anything to eat or drink, RING
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  • 698 6 New Planes Pvirchased EUROPE-SINGAPORE SERVICE IN 2\ DAYS 1N an attempt to retain the ''blue riband" of the air between Europe and the Far East, the Dutch X.L.M. line will speed up their Amsterdam -Singapore service to 2V 2 days when the new British
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  • 289 6 SULTAN OF SELANGOR Sailing From Here (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 31. KTEGOTIATIONS for the liner Rawalpindi to make a special call at Port Swettenham so that H.H. the Sultan of Selangor and party might embark there on Sept. 11 en route to England are likely to be
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  • 68 6 lI. H the Sultan of Perak is connnoc! to bed with an injured knee Some r ime ago His Highness was kicked on the knee by one of his polo ponies, m consequence of which he was kept hi bed with a swollen knee. The trouble has
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  • 46 6 Creditors of the Europe Hotel, Ltd.. Singapore, wound up m 1932, have received a second and final dividend of $0.92 per cent., which was payable to them on Aug. 24. The first dividend, of 25.29 per cent., was paid on Aug. 11, 1933.
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  • Article, Illustration
    33 6 ACCOMPANIED by black-shirted an smiling members of *^c lUlian Olympic team. Crown Prince Umberto-who attended the 1936 Ga"ies--icu™d the village specially built for the athletes taking part m the 193G Games m Berlin.
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  • 779 6 Too Many Hidden Rebates EUROPEAN RUBBER EXPORTERS THREATENED WITH RUIN UK TOTHING less than a watertight agreement that puts every shipper on a basis of equality will prevent numbers of European rubber exporters being driven out of business. "It is true that freight rates
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  • 227 6 R.A.F. Base As Model For China MISSION'S VISIT THE R.A.F. Base at Singapore would become a model to China m her re-organisation of her own Air Force, said the President of the Chinese Chan.ber of Commerce. Mr. Lim Keng Lian. at a reception given by the Chamber yesterday to the
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  • 962 6 Raffles Inst. Passes. The following students from Raffles Institution obtained m the Spring 1936 London Chamber of Commerce Examination passes m the subjects indicated: JUNIOR ARITHMETIC. Ang Peng Kiat, Chan Ah Yew, Chan Kan Hock (with distinction), Cheah Thye Eng, Chew Choo Seng, Chia Boon Swee. David
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  • 151 6 Now "Right as Rain" Aft er Taking Kruschen In his youth, th'.s man w*. and footballer, but m mici.; ing pains of rheumatism and foot After such an actr had been, this loss of fre.-ao,r -1* was particularly unbearaL,. of his successful run- "My knees
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  • 411 6 At K. L. inquiry (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 31 \KR. A. W. D BROOKE p* IVI verdict m the Kuala Lumpu: Police Court today, m the inquiry concerning a motor accider/ Aug. 1 at Sungei Buloh. m whicl aged Chinese. Lim Kce Sing knocked down
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 19 6 BEST FOR THE DOG IN HOT CLIMATES IicBISP OCKUNCHf ll* lEmr TmU mmdrim £lr* »-O. »o» «1 t lombiy.
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    • 34 6 COX KINGS (AGENTS) LIMITED arrange SHORT TRIPS TO CAIRO for homeward bound passengers Apply for particulars to PATERSON, SIMONS CO., LTD. or to any of Cox and Kings Offices PORT SAID, CAIRO, LONDON, ETC.
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  • 50 7 Batting Knight (Police vs. SCO 63 Anguillia (I.A. vs. Trade School) 54 P. Brooke (P.S. and 8.8.1, vs. U. Services) 49 Bowling. D. K. Samy (I.A. vs. Trade School) 7 tor 0 A. C. Growder (S.C.C. vs. N.C.C.) 7 for 15 Chapman (Middlesex vs. S.C.R.C.) 5 for 19
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  • 283 7 Malayan Tour Comes To An End (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Sept. 1. pvEVLINS Malayan tour ended last night when he played the last exhibition match m the Penang Free School hall. He lost 5—15 and 6—15 to Tung Ghim Huat, the local singles runner up, and
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  • 131 7 The draw lor the first round m the Rose Bowl competition to be played a* the Garrison Go'f Club is as follows:— Byes: Captain and Mrs. H. G. B. Milling. Ccmmander G. P.. G Allen anr! Mrs. D. >.I. Browr. and Lt.-Col. and Mrs. H. Golding. Brigadier
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  • Article, Illustration
    28 7 DR. LOW POON LIP tnakin; a fuiehand drive during his match m the V.M.C.A. lawn tennis tournament yesterday with S. A. Dawood, whom he beat. (Free Press photo).
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  • 155 7 The following will represent the S.C.R.C. at hockey against the Khalsa Association I today: Yee Cheok Wah, V. I. Evan Wong. H. L. Boon, Tea Boon Gim. Gan Kee Slang, Fam Choo Beng, Low Kce Pow, i Yap Chcon Lin, Gan Kee Tian, Ong Tiang Seng and Kam
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  • 170 7 On Friday, the usual afternoon race? for "B M and "C" Classes will take place, I starting at 5.20 cm. arid 5.25 p.m. respectively. On Saturday, the "B" Class will sail a Team race versus Naval Base Sailing Club, starting at 3 p.m. On Sunday, the annual race
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  • 20 7 Mr. T. G. Subramania Iyer, of the staff of the Kinta Sanitary Board, has left for India en long leave.
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  • 228 7 'The White Angel" A Great Picture It can truly be said that Warner Brothers' new epic, "The White Angel." which opened to admiring houses at the Pavilion last night, is just as great a motion picture achievement as "The Story of Louis Pasteur." Just as the latter was
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  • 100 7 Thrown Off Machine A 19-year-old Chinese motor-cyclist, whose name is given as Chan Meng Kee, died following injuries he received yesterday afternoon when his i machine ran off Upper Serangoon Road. The motor-cycle crossed the drain and grass verge and as it dropped into a field about
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 164 7 THE TISS lLj. ACADEMY I I AWARD i BKTTE DAVIS JTheGoldefnAnw' ifIGEORGE^BRENif i Jw cm mum c» r— €A»m NEXI CHANGE PAVILION WHEN LONDON CRITICS RAVE LIKE THIS THERE'S A GOOD REASON! Kisih the Best Picture seen II n Entertainment as near to >^ \ear. leaving even Mutiny perfection as
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    • 150 7 Matinee 3.15 TODAY A Grand Surprise for all who A Splendid DOUBLE BILL expected to see only a Baby j. Show! Each Feature Alone Worth fVjCVNTlC^ ftf%^l/ 1 l c >ricp ol Admission 6i5 915 tAri UL I I ALHAMBRA a magnificent and Matinee TODAY 315 inspiring screen epic. ™™?J
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  • 34 8 KCH— At 919, Flower Road, yesterday, at 5.30 p.m. Koh Nam Khye. The cortege will leave the house for St. Vincent Church. Upper Serangoon Road, at 3.30 p.m. today and then to Bidadari.
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  • 1081 8 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1936. Thunder In The Air? WITH the events m Spain pract.cally monopolising political attention again during the past veek. the visit of Admiral Horthy, the Regent of Hungary, to confer with Hitler at Berchtesgaden seemr to have escaped the notice 01 diplomatic circles,
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  • 41 8 Mr. Ayaduray. of Maxw?ll Hills Taiping, is shortly going on transfer to the Traffic Office. Taiping. The engagement is announced between Mr. F G. Pooley of Messrs Presgrave and Matthews, Penang and Miss Philippa Perry of St. George's Girls' School, Penang.
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  • 1067 8 pOLEMAN Grealy's son. Martin, was over forty when the aid man dic:d:d that it was time the boy got married He sent a cautious message to Batty Durkin. the matchmaker. Eatty hurried across the path that skirted the Hill of Ardnagard to the cottage m th.. valley. Fcr
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  • 789 8 TTO cap Mr. Aldous Huxley's journey which supplied Ambleside with a railway station, a correspondent cites the trip taken by Frank Luttrell. one of the characters m Sir Philip Gibbss newspaper novel' "The Street of Adventure." He is 1 "marked" for the Novelists marriage of a
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 132 8 THE CHIEF JP||| INGREDIENT f^H OF A REAL I I Si gimlet. CALDBECK S 5933 '-AA Telegraphic Address: PHONE 5934 < 1 GOODWOOD THE MOST CHARMINGLY SITUATED HOTEL IN THE ISLAND. EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION WITH EVERY COMFORT. THE COCKTAIL BAR AND RESTAURANT IS "THE" PLACE FOR COCKTAILS— LUNCHEON AND DINNER. i
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    • 27 8 For PLATE GLASS INSURANCE Apply to the GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE V LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated m Great Britain) HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE. 'PHONE 6480. DOMESTIC OCCVRRESCES
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  • 130 9 TRIUMPH FOR NANKING IN NORTH CHINA Shantung To Adopt Currency Reforms $35,000,000 FOR CENTRAL BANK IN SILVER RESERVES Shanghai, Sept. 1. MR. T. V. Soong, head of the National Economic Council, scored a personal triumph m Shantung yesterday when he succeeded m convincing Gen. Han Fu Chu, Governor of Shantung,
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  • Article, Illustration
    86 9 LANDING from loyal warships Spanish Government forces attacked Majorca, chief of the Balearic Islands, which was m the hands of the rebels. The Government claim that good progress was made towards Palma and that several places were captured by the militiamen, who defeated the rebel defenders. The insurgents say. however,
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  • 205 9 MANY TEACHERS STUDENTS ARRESTED Moscow, Sept. 1. THE Soviet authorities are effectively carrying on a relentless purse of the supposed Trotskyit* elements, particularly m intellectual circles. Several of trie latest arrests have been made at the Leningrad PedagoU Institute, where many of the Mers and
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  • 49 9 Agricultural Economists Meet In Scotland London, Sept. 1. ltenty-three countries are repre■Oßg the 200 delegates attending the tourth 'nternattonal conference ral economists which is pmcdbf at St. Andrews University. Scotland rhe delegates were formally welcomed last night by the Minister of Agriculture. Mr. Walter Elliot- British Wireless
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  • 43 9 Trained And Loaned Capital By Bengal Government Calcutta, Aug. 31 E Bengal Government is releasing oners, whose conduct was found after State training m agriculture and industry. The Government is also loaning working capital to restart life under favourable auspices. Reuter
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  • 52 9 Woman Planning Solo Crossing London, Sept. 1. Mrs Beryl Markham. of Kenya, who ontemplating a solo flight across r^e Atlantic, has chosen Abingdon aerodrome as her place of departure. l it provides space for the extra long run required by a machine overloaded •Uli fuel at the start
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  • 78 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai, Sept. 1. ["he auditorium for the National As-n-bly of the Chinese Republic, which m future be the avenue of the theatrical and musical performances of Nationalist China, will be completed by the end of this month. The ground floor can accommodate 600 people,
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  • 61 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai, Sept. 1. Three more stations, the Changkohchuang. the Shenhotze and the Heng{aying, have been added to the lists of call by the express trains running be"*een Hsuchow and Tunkwan, on the Lunghai line. A number of branch lines are being built to connect
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  • 332 9 "WE WILL NOT GO IN FOR RACING" London, Sept. 1. TTHE Atlantic policy of the owners of the Queen Mary was discussed m a speech m Liverpool by Sir Percy Bates, chairman of the Cunard-Whit^ Star Line, who declared that the real rivalry m the
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  • 120 9 SCOTLAND YARD EXPERIMENT Special Vans With Loudspeakers London. Sept. t. A n experiment that is being tried by Scotland Yard is expected to result In an important development of the functions of the mobile police throughout the country. Special vans with, loudspeakers have been put on the
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  • 81 9  -  Sin Chew Jit poh Shanghai, Sept. I. Acting under information that largescale smugglir.g is going on m the Kanhu Islands, off the southern oust of Kwangiung, the Customs Department m Amoy sent a customs cruiser to the place to investigate. According to evidence found on the islands,
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  • 81 9 MOVE FOR PEACE IN PALESTINE Jerusalem, Sept. 1. AMOVE m the direction of peace m Palestine is contained m an announcement by the Arab Higher Committee which, after meetings lasting several clays, has unanimousily decided to accept the intervention of Nuri Pasha, the official representative
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  • 108 9 London, Sept. 1. The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, was represented by his private secretary at Victoria Station this morning to bid farewell to the remaining members of the Egyptian delegation who came to London for th 3 sjgning of the Anglo-Egyptian treaty of alliance last week.
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  • 24 9 Mr. E W. Hide. Controller. P. and T.. Perak and Dindings. accompanied >y his wife and child, has arrived back n Ipoh from Home.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 172 9 Bfc-^F^-^B THE WORLD'S BEST BB^hß vegetable seeds 6UTTON 8 COSMEA. ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. ANNOUNCING The Arrival of NEW I SHIPMENT OF [S /-3^ w PRINTED ■■'•Sls^Hi LATEST DESIGNS FASCINATING j^v_ Jwi SUITABi-E FOR AFTERNOON EVENING i^ VISIT CHOTI RMALL'S 41-43, HIGH ST. Phone 7957. JOHflnn HIRRIR FRRIflg
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  • FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 535 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London 6 p. m. Sept. 1 •n^ c al T. c dealerS> nUddle l» ri Jobbers, marjto,, brokerage I •nd stamp duty are not included. Share of €1 denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall otherwise stated Conversion Loan, 5 p.c, 1944-64.... 119»
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    • 210 10 Wall Street Cable Aug. 28. 29. 31. American Can. Com. 121 121 120 3 3 American Telephone and Telegraph 174' 2 174> 4 174., Atcheson Railroad 8I a 8 82 7 8 82 Chesapeak 66 66» 4 66* ;i Eupont 15 7 5 8 156 157 Firestone 27* 8 275
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    • 104 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Sept. 1, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. m cases. <F. 0.8. September; 26 13 16 26 7 8 Good FAQ. m cases (F. 0.8. September) 26 11 16 26° 4 No. I.X.R.S.S. (spotloose) (awardable Singapore) 26% 26 3 4 September 26 3 4
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    • 74 10 Firm Undertone In Most Sections London, Auj*. 31. On the Stock Exchange today although general interest was at a' low ebb, a firm undertone was maintained m nearly all sections. An improvement m the statistical outlook for their respective commodities resulted m oetter support for rubber, tea and
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    • 202 10 By arrangement with the Exchange Telegraph Company, Ltd., the Singapore Free Press is able to offer to its readers this complete and reliable service of commercial news from London, New York and other centres. This is the first occasion on which a newspaper published m Malaya has
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    • 211 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Sept. 1 RUBBER: Irregular. London Spot- 7' B d. 7 3 4 d. Previously: 7 5 B d. 7 11 16d Oct. -Dec: 7 3 4 d. 7 13 16 d. Previously: 7 11 16d. 7 3 4 d. Jan-March: 7 13
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    • 77 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Sept. 1 Tin: Dull. Cash: £188 12s. 6d. Pr.viously: Firm at £189 '2s 6d Three months: €185 12s. 6d. Previously: £186 2s 66 New York Tin: •13 12. Previously: 43.27. Copper: Settlement: .£3B 10s. Previously: £38 7s 6d Gold: Yesterday: £6 18s.
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    • 69 10 Foreign Exchange Rates. London Closing Quotations Sept. 1 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Par *s Francs to 141.21 76 7 16 763 cw f Y rk $t 8823 5.03» 4 50 3 Amsterdam Guilders to 12.91 7 41 7 «n 3 Hong Kong Per dollar
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    • 200 10 LOCAL EXCHANGE RA TES Yesterday's Singapore Quotations Sept. 1 SELLING London, T.T. 2 4 II IS London, demand 24 I|l6 London, 4 months' sight 2 4*B Lyons, demand 892 Hamburg, demand 140 New York, demand 58 11 16 Montreal, demand 58 11J16 Batavia, demand 357^ Samarang, demand 85% Calcutta, Bombay
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    • 1152 10 Fraser and Co.'s List TUESDAY, SEPT. 1, 1936, 5 P.M. MINING Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 6d 4s 9d Asam Kiunbang 28s 30s Austral Malay 53s 55s Ajer Hitam <ss) 15s Cd 16s 3d Ayer Weng ($1) 1.55 1.60 Bungrin Tin 17s 3d 1&> 3d Batu
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    • 140 10 Messrs. Fraser Co.. sharebr.^rs, m their daily report issued at the close of business yesterday, state that m spite of a rise ol UK m the price of tin m London the local market fell one-eifihth Hrn parity, however, of local tin is still above London Tin
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    • 67 10 Sept. 1 Buyers Sellers Gambler 500 Java Cube 875 Hamburg Cube 10.50 White Muntok Pepper 1400 Black Pepper TJTfe White Pepper 13 .75 Oopra, sundried 5.55 Copra, mixed 505 Small Flake Tapioca 4 80 R. B. Siam No. 1 per koyan 1 10 Banja Jelotong 6 25
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    • 44 10 Tlio Ea>Urn Extension 1 announces that the transit ttane rate teleuranw from Sinpaporr v don yestf rday were ao follc v I Telegrams handed m up to 5 unr tvo minutes. 5.30 p.m four minutes, o p.m. four minutes. 6.30 p.m t
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    • 57 10 It is said that M: F W Dow private secretary to HH the >! Selanii >r. will accompany H H -ultan to England next m A ell is His Highness's eldes: son Rice. Saigon No. 1 Rice. Saigon No. 2 Rice. Saigon. No. 3 R. Rangoon "S Q Sept. I:
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  • 159 11  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh At Pan-Pacific Cultural Conference Shanghai. Aug. 27. Sptaking at the second session of the Pan-Pacific Cultural Conference now m session m California. Dr. Hu Shih. the Fa:hei of the Literary Revolution m China, said that all the world'! organisations aiming at the
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  • 101 11 Ipoh, Aug.- 29. Judgment was delivered this morning by Mr. Boyd. District Officer for Batu Gajah. m a case m which Che Van a forest guard was charged with causing grievous hurt by a rash act, convicting the accused and sentencing him to a fine of $100.
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  • 38 11 Los Angeles. Aug. 31. Planes are searching the mountainous countryside for Col. RoscoeTurner the American civil air ace who is many hours overdue on a Higm from Burbank (California) 10 /uu querque <New Mexico). Reuter
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  • 30 11  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai, Aug. 31. Gen Chan Chai Tong, the recent dictator of the Kmu&mg^ this mornine on board the on c for Europe.-
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  • 19 11 Mr J Green, Controller, Posts and Tewraphs Perak and Dindings leaves mrrSnfe accompanied by his wife and lamily, today.
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  • 442 11 Winning CONTRACT S^Wfou^Gua* David Burnstine, Michael Gottlieb Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken, world's leading team-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence. AN IMPORTANT SIX SPOT •THE Declarer who automatically drops his lowest card either in following suit or trumping is apt to lose
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  • 142 11 Yield Attracting Buyers In London London, Aug 27. Firmness m yesterday's market for Chines? bonds reflects the satisfaction m City circles with China's efforts to put her house m order. The Financial Times m a leader concludes by saying that "the stabilisation of the railway loan position, by
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  • 147 11 Woman's Kiss London, Aug. 21. J>ECAUSE a woman was able to kiss Herr Hitler as he was watching the Olympic Games, certain members of his plain clothes bodyguard have be^n dismissed and several others have been transferred to lesser duties, according Ito the European edition of the
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  • 218 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 29. The annual exhibition of the Malacca Horticultural Society was opened toe 1 ay by the Resident Councillor, the Hon G W. Bryant. In the course of his speech Mr. i Bryant said that the success of the show was due largely
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  • 73 11 Hong Kong, Aug. 31. Joint traffic on the Canton-Hankow Railway and the Canton-Kowloon Railway may be started by the end of the year.— Sin Chew Jit Poh. The Tamil women Of Ipoh are making a presentation to Raja Haji Aisha, the daughter of His Highness the Sultan of Perak, on
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  • 232 11 Chinese Sentenced To 18 Months (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Aug. 2"». Remarking that the accused had committed a serious olfcnce which might have led to more serious ones. Mr. A. Williams. District Judge, today sentenced Teo Chan Seng alias Neo Peng to 18 months' rigorous imprisonment, to
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    • 300 11 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 Reserve
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    • 497 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AM) CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capitai m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £3.000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000.00* HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate. London E C. 2 Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Saigon Amrit.sar I Ipoh Semarang
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    • 473 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Singapore ZHI 8.50 Spanish music from the time of Charles V. ited by Radio Service 9-20 News and economic review m c Malaya Ltd). English on DJQ and m Dutch on DJR. \\..\Hfnsth— 49.9 metres 9-35 Today m Germany. Sound pictures. 950 Selections from La Traviata.
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  • 57 12 Arrived from N.EI. by KLM-plane -s£r?lD° nThA£l,?». E.T S Stu ArgeHs: G. F. Barnwell. J. Chikamoto. J. Heslinga and Mrs P. M. Struys. Arrived from Europe. India and a,?„ 5? XLM "Piane Rietvlnk on n««i SMJf- *L£ Johnston Deane. Dunlop and Dr Haisma vink'nn°l NE-,V b w KJ-M-Pfcne
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  • 62 12 The mail from Europe being conveyed by the RI- R°taa iS "Ot ed to reach Penang until tomorrow afternoon. It is expected to reach Singapore by the train on Friday evening and general delivery will be made on Saturday morning. The delay is stated to be due to
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 928 12 Peer's Criticism Of Delay In Decision Liverpool, Aug. 6. IN the House of Lords last Friday, Lord Lloyd called attention to the conditions of British shipping m the Pacific, trading between the American continent and Australia and New Zealand and asked what action the Government
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    • 367 12 Vacancies On Board Training Ship Addressing the 71st annual meeting and prize distribution of the training ship Indefatigable, held on board the ship m the Mersey, Mr. A. Harold Ribby. the chairman, spoke of the improved prospects for boys wishing to take up a
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    • 471 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433—Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. CANADIAN PACIfIC tWQftlric&Elftn (Incorporated In Bictandl la j THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offem TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES fto HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER—ACROSS CANADA by TRANS-CONTINENTAL TRAIN without
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    • 299 12 BIBBY LINE [LONDON ADDRESS: 22, PALL MALL, I.OMMIV s W 1J of fast twin-screw 0:1 Dr Mail Passenger Vmm RANGOON, COLOMBO. IMUM SHUN, MARSEILLES. FI.VMOITH AND LONDON with through connection fr^m Singapore and Pei. HOMEWARD SAILINGI Leave Leavt Rangoon Olumbo mk CHESHIRE Si -pi. 10 Sept 16 DERBYSHIRE Oet 8
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    • 628 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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    • 225 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive East Wharf (Entrance <, a t e 1,. Islami 22. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3, Hakozaki Maru 18. h Scharnhorsft 11. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3,. Karapara 32; Lftgin 1 Empire Dock (Entrance c. aU Merkur 46. West Wharf (Entrance
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    • 245 13 P O J T^T **JJtt»**?7! mm nm w me f |T vV THEY'LL LOOK AFTER YOU ON THE CHEAP RETURN TICKETS TO CHINA, JAPAN, COLOMBO AND BOMBAY. From SINGAPORE. Ist. Class 2nd. Class K.>ng SLIT.I 4 $M&M iM-hai 5188.57 5137.14 I or \»ki.hinu ISttJI 5154.2*) 5205.71 5137.14 |TMJa $162.86 Available
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    • 490 13 (Incorporated m England.) ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporatea m Straits Settlements.? "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA POKTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCEPTING CARGO FOR MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO. SteAimr Due Sail* 'CITY OP BATAVIA Hsnre, London. R'chini. H'burg, Glasgow Sept. 14 Sept. 16 ♦CITY OP FIXSRKNCE
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    • 1069 13 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 Oriental Line Ltd. The China Navigation Co., Ltd. Ihe
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    • 475 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE cW AMERICAN MAIL LINE PRESIDENT LINERS THE AMERICAN MAIL LINE PRESIDENT STEAMERS offer you:— 1. A short fast route to Canada. 2. 23 Days only from Singapore to Vancouver. 3. Lowest first and tourist class fares to America and Canada. 4. Excellent Tourist Class cabins. 5. Fast
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  • 3908 15 Spotlight On Sport Miss Annie Yeo, Record Breaker More Events For Women Wanted Ping Pong 's Big PIN G! Singapo re Championships Gold Cup Chances Owners Angered At Turf Club's Step M an record the 0 40 yards tree styl- m V. register d 26
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  • 713 16 Sappers Off Form In First Half OMAR AND BAKAR PLAY WELL FOR WINNERS By "Nimrod" Marines 3; R.E. 2. LAST year's league champions, the Royal Engineers are out of the Singapore Cup competition. They were beaten by the Marines yesterday m the first
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  • 505 16 Chinese Defeated By Five Goals To Two Middlesex II 5; Chinese II 2. ■THE Middlesex II took heavy toll of the Chinese goal yester--1 day m their second division match with the second string of the Chinese. They scored three goals m the first
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  • 619 16 KALILI IMPRESSES 1 TRAINING at Bukit Timah this morning was confined mostly to half and threequarter pace work with a few sharp bursts round the bend and down the straight. Griffin Sam Burger (Kirwan) and Saenden did individual spurts down j the home straight, both look fit.
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  • 275 16 China Olympic Team Beaten By Corinthians London, Aug. 31. /\N the Arsenal ground at Highbury today the Islington Corinthians beat the All-China Olympic team by three goals to two. Tomorrow the Chinese meet the Casuals at Selhurst Park. The Chinese put up a very crediti able performance and showed excellent
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  • 66 16 Pine Valley, Sept. 1. The draw for the Walker Cup foursome* to be played tomorrow is Thomson and Bentley (Great Britain) vs. Goodman and Campbell (United States). McLean and Langley (Great Britain) vs. Reynolds Smith and Whit? (United States). Peters and Morton Dykes (Great Britain) vs. Yates
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  • 151 16 The following are the positions of the teams of both divisions m Government Services F.A. League Tabl s as at Sept. L P W L D F A.Pts. Marine Dept. 6 6 0 0 19 3 12 General P. Office 4 3 1 0 21 6 6
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  • Article, Illustration
    24 16 I. A. ALSAGOFF and Choo Teck Hong taken at the V.M.C.A. prior to play m their tournament match which Alsagoff won. (Free Press photo).
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  • 330 16 LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENTS Play At S.C.C. A n V.M.C.A. I The results of yoste-v I S.C.C. autumn tennis I I r^ follows er< IqS Profession airy I RW. Brown and W P dwr I G Macpherson and a h u>;?fl W.O. I I R X Buchanan and W ju t
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  • 205 16 THE following are re*uit« o! M« cricket as cabled by Reu^r At Lords. Middlesex Deal 256. Middlesex 260 'Her.dren Gover five ior 59 > and 280 He*JJ 101 >. Surrey 127 'Sims s;x tor and 157. At Oakham. Derbvsh:re beat U.o tershire by an innings and I
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  • 55 16 Brooklinr. M- Xti r f In the final of the h doubles lawn torn Donald Budge and O« Wilmer Allison and J H <the holders* 6 4. I tm \g The women's double Mrs J H Vanßyn X* rock, who beat the held- M Jacobs and Mrs F»byan
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