The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 February 1932

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,580. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1932. 10 CENTS.
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  • 356 1 From Nanking comes an unconfirmed report of the assassination of General Ma Chan-shan, leader of the Chinese at the Nonni River Page 9. Chinese and Japanese troops on the Kiangwan front were yesterday locked m a desperate struggle. Japanese claim that the Chinese line was broken Page
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  • 93 1 KIANGWAN CASUALTIES (Reuter's Far Eastern Service] Shanghai, Feb. 25. Late to-night Japanese headquarters announced 80 casualties m to-day's fighting and estimated between 300 and 400 Chinese dead vould be found m the battle area. They al:o announced capture of 150 prisoners and declared they expect soon to occupy
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  • 1243 1 It affords me peculiar pleasure, as one of the first e,e:eration ct children fascinated by his genius, to lay a wreath on the grave if the Rev. Charier Lutwidge Dodgson, th? centenary of whose birth fell m January of this year. The inimitable, though often "Alice m Wonderland"
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 294 1 I^l \mi\ HlHhhhh!sBHHJ nl',] MS MU I. AT ALL JADING PROVISION STORES RAFFLES HOTEL ral things that make a visit to Raffles delightful. The Charming Gardens, i The spacious Lounge and Lobby, Dinner Dances The exceptional good food served m the Dining Room, Batik Grill Room Tuesday or on the
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    • 326 1 I THE EUROPE HOTEL O I 7^7*/.!^ SUNDAY CONCERT PROGRAMME Saturday ISight 915 pm to pm 1. Valse THE SKATERS— gm LES PATINEURS Waldteufel Xf\/)/*f flff%f^^i PI 2 Overturo MARTHA Flotorw VjUwVlUl 1/*****(1 3. Grand Selection RIGOLETTO Verdi 4. String Quartette SERENADE Toselli and Ddi\cc interval io minutes t*mT mmwmxma*****
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    • 56 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Ocean insurance Page 16. The used-car show Page 9. Trade mark notices Page 2. Venetian toilet preparations Page 1. l, **aaaam^ammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmaamaaa^^mmm CHRYSLER RIDING EASE A Practical System of Pook-Keeping FROM ORIGINAL ENTRY TO BALANCE SHEET BY GEORGE JACKSON (TWENTY-FIFTH EDITION) PRICE $4.00 PER COPY. KELLY WALSH LTD., (Incorporabed
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    • 3 1 LEADING PROVISION STORES
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  • 245 2 Friday, 26th. High Water. 00.55. 9.2 ft., 13.10, 9.7 It Municipal Commission meet m.: 1.1! p.m. SCC. Cricket Trial Match. Football S.C.C. v.s S.C.F.A at Anson Roaa Stadium Old Raffiesian's Assocn meeting Raffles Institution 8 p.m Saturday, 27th. Hifh Water. 01.25, 9.2 ft.. 13.59, 9.0 ft SCC. Cricket
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  • 346 2 Hard Times for Tennis Club (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Feb. 24. ih- annual general meeting of the Malacca I m*m Tennis Association was held last evening at the Malacca Club, the Hon'ble Mr. C. H. G. Clarke. Resident Councillor, being m the chair. The election of office
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  • 117 2 The following Ls the programme of drills up to and for week ending ending February 28th. Friday. 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, "C" (Scottish) Coy. 12 Pl.. 30 yards Range; lst. Bn. Sig. Section; Lecture Organisation* etc; "D" (Eurasian* Coy.. Officers and NCC*. W. T. CourseFortress Coy. (European
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    • 434 2 BATHING CAPS. FINE SELECTION OF NEW SEASON'S CAPS JUST ARRIVED. FOR QUICK SALE THESE HAVE BEEN PRICED AT REALLY REASONABLE FIGURES. MEDICAL HALL LTD. Opp. General Post Office. NOTICE A fresh consignment of cJILF SLIMMING TABLETS has arrived. BUSINESS CARDS. **^tm*^^^mm^^t^^m^m^m^a^t*K^^m*A*ut*m***m**mm^**^mm*Am***m^^m 1 BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY H. NUGENT BUCKERIDGE Highest Class
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    • 601 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or services and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room. Municipal Offices Installation of Sanitr.ry Fittings at properties Woodleigh Filter Bed Area. Upper Serangoon Road. Date of
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    • 473 2 TRADE MARK NOTICES. m Hjj 5 i trammmaammmmmmrmm '**»< at J MilCmkU NOTICE is hereby given that the above Trade Mark Ls tlie property of GENERAL MILK COMPANY INC., of 19 Rector Street. New York. United States of America, manufacturers, and ?s used by them as <i Trade Mark ir.
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    • 221 2 NOTICE is herein jlvi n that the above Trade Mark i_, the property oi general milk COMPANY INC. cflfl Rector Street. New York. United Sates ol America. Manufacturers, and is used by them as a Trade Mark m respect of condensed. e\aporaied and sterilised milk silo by them m the
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    • 526 2 Tarn* The 25 years success of m d for skin troubles lies m v*u valuable formula. 2am-l pounded from certain exti of W?. origin so blended as to re n,. ■lost healmg power. GREATEST This unique balm v.:.. d the skm, penetrate, thro deep into underlying ti Zam-Buk heals ft
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  • 691 3 WIZARD SMITH Speed «f Over 164 Miles an Hour —ammma.am.rn ty-mik Beueh to-day. Mr. Nor■:..;ih m the F. H. Stewart Enterprise. ;]< land speed record with an < d of 164.084 miles an hour. M(.rninu Herald. Uthern run was done at a speed oi 150 ■r.\
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  • 731 3 HAS THE PERFECT TALKIE ARRIVED? HOLLYWOOD TAX _ZS A BACK SEAT London Girl's Triumph m Film that v Makes History [By Our Film Correspondent] nEMARKABLE as it may seem, the lavourite cinema star on the Continent to-day is not Marlene Dietrich, nor Greta Garbo. nor any other of those Continental
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  • 111 3 £50,000 Job For Firm In U.S. Combine London. Jan. 27. The building contract for the new Empire high-power broadcasting station to be erected at Daventry has been given t-o a firm m the U.S. combine, and the official announcement may be expected this week. Competition for the
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  • 944 3 "MASJID SULTAN" Work Completed At Last •By Our Muslim Correspondent The Muslims of Singapore must indeed be feeling very much elated because one of their biggest and costliest schemes, which at one time seemed impossible of accomplishment, has at last, thanks to the generosity of rich
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  • 105 3 II you suffer from indigestion. gastritis, or dyspepsia after meals, you can prevent it instantly by taking a little Bisurated Magnesia m water immediately after eating. This remarkable preparation ,not only neutralises lhe arid, and thus so removes the cause of the trouble, but it also
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  • 206 3 The Leave-Going Season t i* Om Own Correspondent* Malacca. Feb. SI Mr. C. V BraadOß, Oi Messrs. Barbour Ltd.. will be uo.i.i; o.: home leive m about Uueo V'"~ks. and will be replaced here as branch manager by Mr. r. n. shute who Ii ■ttartnrtl to tile Seremban
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  • 56 3 The H. T Lancashire will not eaU Sir pore on th- 1 Bombay-Sli;.n;;hai \oyaye but will do so homeward from Shanghai arming m Singapore about March _"Cth. Sir George Maxwells name for the proposed hill town at Tanah Rata, the Cameron Highlands, was Bintang (Star). Is this. fcm k_> »i»_.
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    • 34 3 < l VJL*y^ *mm\ S^T ll Hf m\ Im9 y^T (lii Ff mm tiyrYP W$J^V mMm af* I* sU^T BMfcoicAWM C* Sor \WS 9H SOLE AGENTS jS£P^§V BOUSTEAD CO. LTD. K8 SINGAPORE. PENANG. F.M.S. KELANTAN
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    • 138 3 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited. BRANCHES: f? S A^ OSS Street MALACCA 11. Light Street PENANG. 14, Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. ft Registered by and Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers. Guardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and Interest collected. Probate or Letters of Administration
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  • 451 4  - MAN, THE ENEMY OF ECONOMY VIOLET DISMORE BY FROM time to time, men write to the papers complaining that women are extravagant Well, suppose women are extravagant. What Is the reason? Th? answer lies m one wordmen! Thereby hangs a Ule. There was once a German professor with pronounced ideas
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    787 4 lvonaon. 1 AMONG the little known London trades is the making of cosmetics for the natives of j West Africa. The face powder is black and i? made of finely divided charcoal, and dressing for the hair has an eye-watering pungency. As for the pomatum, if you open
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  • 1918 4 ARE YOU Going Home This Year j What To Wear On i The Boat The Laundry Problem By Our Woman Correspondent j 1 GOING home! There is a marvellous thrill m these words; excitement and worry too. For months we look forward to the event; it seems a long way
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  • 160 4 Brown and white, lhe new colour combination, is shown to great advantage m the pvjimas worn by Anna May Wong m her next Paramount picture, "Shanghai Express." The trousers are carried out m deep bro^n satin, and naturally are so fully flared that it is only when Miss
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  • 150 4 j It may be the Victorian vogue, or merely a !ove of contrast which has once again popular- ized long golden chains as the kind of heavy j jewellery which should be worn during the Small posies of flowers are also fashionable. They appear on neat coiffures, at
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  • 649 4 THE ART OF MAKE-UP "SVI UCH haS been Writf< ud »h*n 'hi liri art of make-up." sa;^ An T »gha^!B ,"but the necessity of real tandim I I how to bring out lhe ttMt pi r an I stressed enough. "Recently I intern- rm, n Paramount s make-up h^ strated
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  • 293 4  -  DOLORES DEL RIO J BY 1....... Hollywood. SIMPLICITY is the keynote to my wardrobe And, really, to my entire personality. As you know. I wear my hair done In the plainest fashion, drawn severely back from a part m the centre to a low knot on the
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    • 194 5 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL SINGAPORE MUSICAL SOCIETY. THE MESSIAH FRIDAY, MARCH 4th. at 9-15 p.mr MONDAY* r* 7th, at 5-30 p.m. I Prices: $2, $1 and Cents 50. BooMaf at Littles from Tuesday February 23rd. VIE GRANT ANDERSON COMPANY mmm m^^^^***mm*M**m #«Bi^ THE HOME OF ALL THE BEST BRITISH PICTURES. eis
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    • 293 5 MALAYA'S FINEST THEATRE. TO-IIOHT! Last Night of Radio Picture's stirring Spy Drama, I Presenting the Popular British Star I RALPH FORBES m "INSIDE THE LINES' I NOT A WAR FILM I but a Thrilling Romance of the Naval Side of the Great Conflict I that will keep you m Suspense
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    • 352 5 Wffi% m^ammmmmmM ■■»»A»»^TTT_ Ml jfffjff^ llll.ffffi" 6/15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 Matinee To-Morrow at 3 p.m. SNAPPY I WITTY I DARING Here's a happy farce comedy that is real entertainment "Bob" Montgomery CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD, IRENE PURCELL m THE MAN IN POSSESSION Mgrt Change SALLY FILERS < iBI STARS OF "Bad Girl" r^
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 479 6 Funds ISot Enough to Send Competitors Calcutta. Feb. 11. Much surprise l. felt m Calcutta that now. within less than two menths of tht date on which India's athletic team should be leaving for the Olympic Games, there comes the announcement, presumably officially inspired from the Olympic
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    • 219 6 Leeds Chairman and Pay of Players London. Feb. I. Probably only six clubs m the League. Arsenal. Chelsea. Liverpool. Everton. Aston Villa, and West Bromwich Albion, are making a profit to-day. said Alderman Eric Clsrrke, chairman of Leeds United Football Club, speaking at Leeds yesterday. Alderman Clarke
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    • 215 6 Death Of Mr. F. AshleyCooper London. Feb. "J. Unrivalled as an. authority on cricket history. Mr. Frederick Samuel Ashley-Cooper, who died on Sunday night at his home at Milford. Surrey, had not quite completed his 55th year. From his earliest- days he was troubled with p^or health,
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    • 81 6 The famous racehourse. Abbot's Trace, which belonged to the late Lord Dewar, has been 'presented to thr Royal Veterinary College for anatomical research. Abbot's Trace died at the Homestall Stud. In the thirty-eighth inter- Varsity hockey match (which resulted m a draw, each yld" scoring cue
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    • 476 6 Hujre Sums Expended Yearly Bj Golfers There was a time, and not so long ag;> either, when golf was the pastime of the exclusive few. Nowadays the players ere numbered In thousands. The links, too. used to be regarded as a place where one might wear
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    • 196 6 BEAT "SINGAPORE'S BOXING CHAMPION The other day (writes correspondent to the Manchester Guardian* I happened to be m a] North Lancashire town. and. having nothing better to do while waiting for a train. I spent my time examining a bill which invited all and sundry, with particular mention of "the
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    • 129 6 Suggested Precautionary Measures Lc i»don, Feb. 16. Bteel decks and B body of aimed warders are suggested a< a precautionary measure at the public trial of 50 convicts who were concerned m the Dartmoor mutiny. One cf the difficulties confronting the authorities is tt) find a
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    • 91 6 £60,000 Won In Wagers London, Feb. 1.1. That despite the popularity of mechanical greyhound racing old time eoontaf is still a great force m England was proved when a large crowd saw Ben Tinto win t'he Waterloo Cup. £60.000 was won m the wagers, as much as
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    • 149 6 Two Holes Out of Bounds Member! Of tiM Rawdon < Yorkshire i Qolf Club rue seeking to obtain the removal of a restriction that prevents Sunday play on two of the seven holes that comprise the club's course. A small part of the course is on land
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    • 176 6 I Highest Circles I fl Lipton's Tea is the /3p 1 I 3 choice of those jr J I I who can appreciate I H and command the V m *a I I fine distinction of rSr^j I fl flavour have won j^g^rO*,^^ I fl for it a prestige as
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    • 404 6 «OPUlenbiirgs Foods The 'AUenburys* Foods are particularly suited to the feeding of infants m hot climates. They arc free from harmful germs, and are readily prepared by the simple addition of boiling water, thus giving complete independence of doubtful milk supplies. Moreover, they are practically identical m composition with mother's
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    • 58 6 Sore Thro t? find FOH N is a very nice friend lo have m your p when you air In kl with your throat. Mr. T.B. I FORMAMINT destroys fh 's m hnouth nnd ti thus rurm. .-.or I j and pro.c. lm n i/ifcriiou* m 4 aM INFLUENZA, DIPHTHERIA,
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  • 551 7 MALCOLM CAMPBELL BLUE BirtD'S NEW RECORD >.ii.KS~^\N HOUR Da.vUtna. Florida. Feb. 24. npbsl] I -day SStlUitlMd a rd of HtJMi miles ht ti these further world kilometre 2h\ '.140 miles an hour metres -'41 if>9 miles an hour. own teo rd which ia ssftaMWfr- .< h on
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  • 40 7 1 VI "X dangerously m Hresden, Feb. 18. Of Saxt>ny, proverbial ror his good-humour, 'ke whi ch has paralysed morning. His condition 11 lot yet recovered con--1 'r Prtnc Ernst Henry N- Munich. The ex-King is
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  • 124 7 OFFICIAL FIGURES Hitf Cut m Education Costs I British Radio Official Bci.ke] Rugby. Feb. 24 The first of tlie MCIM of Government estl« mates for the next financial year, upon Which the Budget to be introduced m April will be based, was issued to-day. The
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  • 197 7 Unconfirmed Report of Assassination i f ßeuter's tar Eastern Service i Nanking. Feb. 25. A report to the Foreign Office from Harbin declares that General Ma Chan-shan. who sprung into world-wide prominence 1 when he resisted the Japanese at Nonni River and later Si Tsitsihar, has been assassinated.
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  • 94 7 Draft Convention as Basis for Disarmament l ßritish Radio— Official Servicel Rugby. Feb. lA. The chief British delegate, Sir John Simon, at the general commission of the Disarmament Conference at Geneva this afternoon. Urged that the draft convention prepared after five work by the preparatory disarmament
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  • 50 7 Hemp Taken Off Free List 1 Reuter's Service. London. Feb. 2-1. Hemp has btn-n removed from the free list ot the' Imports Bill. I Mr. Neville Chamberlain, m the House of Commons to-day accepted an amendment on the point, which was tarried by 317 votes to 71. I
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  • 91 7 The Aim of the Quota Bill i l ßritish Radio Official Servicel Rugby. Feb. »4. The Government Wheal Quota Bill, published to-day, aims at providing a secure market and enhancing the price for home-grown wheat of millable quality without a subsidy from the Exchequer, and without encouraging
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  • 55 7 Mr. Mac Donald Leaves London for South Coast IHntLsh Radio- -Official Service! Rugby, Feb. 24. The Prime MinLster. Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, accompanied by his daughter Ishbel, left London by car to-day for south-west England, where he will have a short holiday to recuperate after the recent operation
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  • 56 7 Harada Too Good for Hopman Sydney. Feb. IH. The third test match between Japan and Au tralia m tennis singles was played on Thursday. Jiro Sato beat Sproule by 6 3, 3 6, 6 3; J. Crawford beat Nunoi by 6 l, 6 lj and Harada beat
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  • 24 7 Mr. S. M. Sharma, barrister-at-law. who has been away m England for a year, h dv« to arrive m Kuala Lumpur on March 27
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  • 2552 7 TROOP MOVEMENTS TO KIANGWAN BATTLEFIELD FORECAST OF A MONTH'S WAR ANOTHER CANTON AIR SQUADRON FOR THE FRONT Tht' concentration oi opposing forces for the battle now raving at Kiangwan Ls told m these cables to the South China Morning Post: Shanghai. Feb. 16. Tlie Japanese eppeor to be planning to
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  • 101 7 Balloonists Begin 9,000 Metres Trip Bittcrfeld. Feb. IX. The balloon of Ernst Brandenburg rose at half -past ten this morning. G. M. T. for a flight m the stratosphere, manned by the German fliers Schcutze and Sukst .rfT, who were clad m Polar clothes. It is an ordinary
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  • 786 7 SIAMESE MAGICIAN Sugar Cane Shattered Harmlessly Recently 1 was i>t t Tg unh loojg Maun.the case of an old Malay, who was reported to he immune from bullets and knife wounds. This .led to a general conversation on charms and magic, writes J.D.H. m the Malayan
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  • 242 7 Colony) R. A. Duckworth-Ford left Ciovertvment House. Pengiran Bendahara, Pengiran P< maMrs. Nunn. Mr. O. T. Dusse k, Mr. E. E. F Pretty and Mr. T. F. Carey had tUPChOOC at Government House. Jn the afternoon His Excellency. Lady cumenti and Mi.vs Clementi lif ited tii<- Naval Base.
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  • 729 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1932. MALAYA'S HIDDEN WEALTH We published yesterday some interesting figures regarding the development by Japanese undertakings of certain mineral deposits m Malaya, and the question has been raised v/hy it is that this kind ol development is left to outside energy and initiative. That
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  • 725 8 The death took place on Monday at Taiping of Mr. Soo Hoy Weng. son of Dr. Saw Ah Choy. who died on Saturday night. Mr. Horace Thomas, of the P.W.D.. who recently retired from Ipoh, is living with his wife m the place they bought some years t*go near Northallerton,
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  • 336 8 THE SINO-JAPANESE CRISIS Te the Editor. Sir. After a perusal of your editorials, particularly the editorial of the 24th. instant, it is clear that your sympathies are with the invaders. Compared with those Japanese, the Huns of the Great War were saints. And yet you have
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  • 82 8 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, Feb. 25. Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £138 13 16 (£139 116). Forward £141 3 16 (£l4l 5 16). The market is steady. Messrs. Symington and Wilson notify
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  • 26 8 Friday, February 26th Before >fr. Justice Sproule m the Ind Court at 16.30 a.m.: Summonses- in-Chambers. Originating Summonses and Motions etc. followed ty: Bankruptcy.
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  • 126 8 I We have been asked by the Secretary of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce to publish the following appeal m connection *vith the Relief Fund for China organised by the Chamber: This appeal Ls made for the relief of the distressed and wounded m
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  • 91 8 Mr. P. Storr, on behalf of Mr. Gartside. the lawyer who met with an accident necessitating the amputation of one of his legs, made an application m the District Police Court yesterday for the withdrawal of the charge against Michael Carr. stating that the case had been satisfactorily
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  • 63 8 Action taken at a meeting of Committee No. 7 held on February 19th was as follows: Approved draft amendment to Section 16 of the Municipal Ordinance regarding list of offices, and appointment and removal of officers, giving altered powers to the President. Confirmed present practice regarding inspection fees
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  • 60 8 The Boat Race Dinner will be held on Saturday, March 19th. at 8 p.m. at the Roof Garden of the Adelphi Hotel. Any former members of the Universities who are desirous of attending the Dinner are asked to communicate with the Joint Honorary Secretary
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  • 28 8 The new Kuala Lumpur fire engine, a Merryweather engine on an 80 h.p. Albion chassis has arrived, and will be brought into commission m a few days- M.M
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  • 85 8 D.E.I'S. TROUBLI Smuggling of Native Rubber crura press servic i mam* The Financial NfWi r Medan advices to the T< I. i Mr. Luytjes" Joumef to The H taken to inform the Colonial Dutch East Icdlei Oovernnv restriction and should nol difficult fulfil. The
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  • 491 8 Woman's Allegations igauul Salesman Claiming that I man Vho „n utter stranger had entered her embraced and kissed hei IfainK her will Josephine Lobo. the 17-y_ar-< Id mi* I Goanese employed by the s j pality, yesterday sought reiribui I lhe Second Police Magistrate. Mi Q
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  • 206 8 With an eye to improving esJ Urn n irti of passenger transport m Ra: Electric Tramway and Supply Col •d. are nov testing out new I trolley buses at their gai construction of the nee the te:.L. are purely m ti. ;f experiment, end on the n Company will decide
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    • 199 8 I Ms. i* riiW^y- w*j+*w^^^^m B m x uil II? i< r \wm*m Wm w Jj t WW S m ti VIU IJ R *ua 'M *W 9 f wVH *5i M/iy 1 p^ w /x W j Wm2 m~ fEi lliTl\7l T V iw Al*> s/w 77 K^m^vJ I
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    • 26 8 ZE^TH THE RiGHT TIME ALL THE TIME FOR A LIFE TIME SOLE AGENTS FOR S.S. F.M.S. U. S. De Silva Bros., JEWELLERS. 23 High St. Singapore.
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  • 104 9 I RECORDS Plane, Train. Motor Cycle H Ofhrial Service] H Mm***, 25. hi Blue Bird H new > Beach. l B e:ght urn run M i The Malcolm lOd he will I h B ud for i I I records for I secured *n\ Stain f.rth
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  • 74 9 British Imports :-SS SERVICE COPYRKJHT' London. Feb. 25. Bill is now published Ad its final form rubber unaffected, though re- fret list. Hemp is tit duty On the report the exemption of I ipecially mentioned m the thej ;;re included m ii exempted. h Radio— Official Service] Rugby.
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  • 35 9 Km Commissioner of Admiralty J British Radio— Official Service) Rugby, Feb. 25. f Admiralty announce that Rear-Admiral been appointed Com- o_ Admiralty and Chief of Supplies ■ton to Vice-Admiral to date September 20.
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  • 37 9 fcftm Discharged Under Prtbttion Act FREE PRESS SERVICE—COPYRIGHTI London. Feb. 25. i T'rrrous airman, who was' 1 MMnlthn a hovse porter at' "ttoifftf under the Probation the Magistrate saying he had the porter. I
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  • 24 9 lUdon Geaeral Omnibus kss"l^T c 7L copyrightt Londor c London. Feb. 25. u< Omnibus Company is inwm being built seats *m rubber
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  • 112 9 'ar Swerv« Into Ditch i >n Johore received of a motor car nn-h!" Batu Pahat R«"i on siting m the death of Mr. a Eurasian who was. x r> C. as a pump superintendent Woodford was driving «ar suddenly swerved rturned. Mr. Woodford U* steering wheel and
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  • 10 9 I* the Kuala Lum**neo Company, .sailed by the Fionia M.M.
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  • 2078 9 CHINESE REGAIN PART OF LOST GROUND STUBBORN DEFENCE OF KIANGWAN THREE MORE VILLAGES REDUCED TO ASHES APPREHENSION IN SETTLEMENT A Chinese counter-attack yesterday afternoon regained part of the ground which was lost during the Japanese offensive earlier m the day. They are stubbornly holding Kiangwan, which, with the villages of
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  • 151 9 RUSSIA VS. THE REST Commission's Report as Basis [Reuters Service] Geneva, Feb. 25. The Disarmament Conference was again faced with a clash of "Russia versus the Reef when general unanimity was, reached to adopt the preparatory commission^ report as a ba s of discussion. M. Litvinoff complained
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  • 324 9 Excellent British Comedy at Pavilion (By Our Film Correspondent) The adaptation of Tons of Money by Ralph Lynn and Herbert Wilcox, ably directed by Tom Walls for British and Dominions Film Corporation Ltd., opened at the Pavilion last evening and if popular opinion is any criterion this
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  • 25 9 .FREE PRESS SERVICE] COPYRIGHT! London, Feb. 25. Smokey Moke has been scratched Irom trie Grand National. The National Stud is to be retained.
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    • 186 9 TOBR^TCO SO EASY TO WASH- SO HARD TO WEAR OUT /J/ A TOOTAL PRODUCT FOR ALL WASH DRESS PURPOSES TOBRALCO IS THE «Ess^L FABRIC THE PATTERNS ARE CHARMING AND «£?JSEF FULLY VARI ED AND THERE ARE MANY PLAIN SS£SSP- TOBRALCO MAKES UP EASILY AND REMAINS oMART THROUGH WASH AND WEAR.
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    • 840 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. FORTNIGHTLY EXPRFSS SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON Si N. CONTINENT WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Thrice Monthly Service Liverpool, Havre and Glasgow. Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. MARON Ft 1 M :*'illi\s, A. .t« vckini London and
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    • 531 10 EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Steamer. Due g^e Salb s pore s.s. CITY OF WORCESTER For Havre, L'don, R'dam, H'burg Sz Leith Feb. 28 Mar. 2 B.s. KASAMA p or Havre, L'don,
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    • 407 10 P. o. British India and Apcar Lines (Incorporated m England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARCn I SERVICES. U PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S <iO\}» M !r LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SFKVIU OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA japan Due Tonnage. Singapore. r<mn N KASHGAR 9,000
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    • 697 11 MARSEILLES. fONOON ANTWERP. ROTTERDAM \\!> MIDDLESBROUGH. lift] QH» HAKONE MARU T. **J*** May 4 5 SUWA MARU T 10,700 May 19 20 T Apr 7 FUSHIMI MARU T ***** June 2 3 12.004 Apr 19 20 HAKOZAKI MARU T. 10.f>00 Jun. IS If mM Rotterdam. (alls ;.t Hamburg. i Calls
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    • 564 11 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE o^^AMERI^LN^MAIL LINE SAILING NOTICE OF FAMOUS PRESIDENT LINERS. IO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON Trom Singapore and Penang via Colombo, Bombay. Suez, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples and Genoa. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Spore Spore Penang N. York Pcaa. Garfield Feb. 29 Mar. 1 Mar. 3 Apr. 12
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    • 867 11 K. P. M. KONIiNKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated m Holland.) ONDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMCTI Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections to: Passage, Freight. Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives ln the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penan*) of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU
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  • 436 12 Described by Australian Woman Representative Scenes m Manchuria since the Jai>anese occupation were described by Miss E. M. Swain, Australian representative at the meeting of the Institute of Pacific Relations at Shanghai, who returned to Sydney hy the steamer Nankin on Jan. 23. She described the great
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  • 225 12 Another ancient simile is now withdrawn from circulation the famous needle m the haystack has been found at Schenee r ady m five minutes by scientists armed with an X-ray apparatus. It was put there first and then, according to Reuter. it was duly located by
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  • 49 12 A marriage has been arranged, and will take place on March 19 at Sourabaya. Java, between John Morshead, son of Mr. L. F. Morshead, C.5.1.. and Mrs. Morshead. Launceston. Cornwall, and Pearl, younger daughter of the late Mr. J. A. N. Seed and Mrs. Seed, of Perth, W. Australia.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 708 12 Burns: Philp Line. (Incorporated m Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via i JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the S.S. MANGOLA (3,352 tons). [Cargo only.] s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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    • 497 12 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. mci nc (Incorporated In U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, Nen York Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Soei), Due Sails Ull fc M.S. SILVERWILLOW Mar. 8 Mar. 14 M.S. SILVERYEW Mar. 22 Mar. 28 M.S. SILVERCYPRESS Apr. 12 Apr. 18 For rates and
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 688 12 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN 3angkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Xedah Monday to Friday 7.30 ajn. Saturdays 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) 7 p.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 7 p.m Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Penang and Lower Siam 7.30 a.m. F.M.S., Batu Anam, Batu Pahat,
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    • 223 12 VESSELS ARRIVED Van Heutsz, Dut. 2749, from Belawan Deli 25, for Hong Kong 26. Tlnombo, Dut. 525, from Belawan Deli 25, for Belawan Deli 26. Rokan, Dut. 366, from Prig! Radja 25, for Prigi Radja 28. Senang, Dut. 729, from Palembang 25, for Palembang 27. Togian, Dut. 672, from Pontianak
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 29 13 Per Ipoh from Port Swettenham: Mr. and Mrs. G. Harbourt-Smith, Miss Evans, Mrs. Tila Frankel. Mr. T. C. Hands, Mr. A. L. Birse. Mr. C. J. Case.
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    • 240 13 Arrival of New Danish Motor-ship The fast new Danish meter-ship Erria, on her maiden trip out to the East, arrived m Singapore yesterday morning bound for Bangkok. She left the same afternoon. The Erria. (8,636 tons), under command of Captain A. Topp, is the latest addition to
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    • 154 13 Decline of 6.9 Per Cent. Last Year London, Feb. 9. During the past year 5.366 vessels passed through the Suez Canal. This compares with 5.761 vessels for 1930, the difference being a decrease of 6.8 per cent. These vessels represented a capacity of 30,028.119 net register tens,
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    • 231 13 Canadian Pacific's Intriguing Innovation The Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Australia will leave Southampton on July 9 next strictly under sealed orders. She will sail on a three days' mystery cruise, carrying first-class passengers only, at a minimum rate of £6. It is anticipated that this short
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    • 96 13 Mr. Sydney D. Grundy, the Chairman, at the annual meeting of the Liverpool Underwriters Association, said that though the number of fires on board ship was falling year by year, there had been last year an epidemic of fires m passenger liners, and heavy claims
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    • 84 13 J Commander B. O. F. Phibbs, R.N., who has resigned his post of captain superintendent of the Warspite, had held it for the last 13 years, during which period 2,308 boys have been trained under him. He commissioned the new ship m 1922, and moved her from
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    • 870 13 THE LIFE-BOAT 143 YEARS AGO DEVELOPMENTS Self-Bailing and Practically Unsinkable The first life-boat, the Original, auilt at Tynemouth m 1739, was an open rowing boat only 30 feet long, with a breadth of beam of 10 feet, and an amidship depth of 3 feet 3 inches. She had no other
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    • 126 13 Hindu Priest's Crime to Propitiate Idol x Madras, Feb. 3. Muthuswamy, a Hindu priest, has been arrested at Somavarapatti village (Coimbatore district), on a charge of murdering his 12-year-old son. Muthuswamy is alleged to have shown the police the body and to have stated at the inquest that
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 485 13 Singapore Free Press Daily ana Weekly Editions) Bead Office: 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. Tt .i, 6056. Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. The premier morning daily m Malaya. f 1 Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest news, latest telegrams ani latest announcements. London rubber and tin cables appear daily. Special
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    • 218 13 PHILIPS DAYLIGHT ELECTRIC LAMPS fhe day^ht Llue glass used m I the construction of PHILIPS DAYLIGHT I LAMPS gives the nearest approach to actual I daylight attained by means of artificial light. I Sole Agents I United Engineers Limited. I (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements). I ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT, 17-19 BATTERY
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  • 1311 14 UNION MEETING Suggestions Kor Future Work At lhe invitation ot Mr. W A. L. Schaub. Vice-President of the Singapore Mercantile Cooperative Thrift and UMB S;x iety. the delegates of seven Co-operative Societies m Singa p n met on tlie 17th instant at the YMCA. Hall. Orchard Road,
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  • ROUND YOUR DIAL
    • 314 14 The following is a list of stations which can be received In Singapore. Java Stations Bandoeng PLM from about 5.20 p.m. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney, Australia, and other stations, Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." Tanjong Priok. 21 metres from 6.30 p.m. (irregular).
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    • 129 14 The following programmes of music will be broadcast by the studio orchestra of Radio Saigon, under the direction of M. Andre Soyer. FRIDAY L'enlevement au Serail. Mozart; Oletta. H. Fevrier; Legende (for violin. Robert Barras) Wieniawsky; Scherzo, Lalo; Funeral March of a Marionnette, Gounod: Fantasy on Ciboulette. Reynalao
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  • 66 14 Kuala Lumpur regular broadcasts are until further notice DAILY on 55.5 Metres 10.30 to 11 a.m PETALING HILL TESTING. (Except Sundays and Public Holidays.) FRIDAY on 65 Metres FROM THE STUDIO 6.30 p.m. Krontchong Music. 7.00 English. 7.15 British Official Wireless News. 7.25 Recital of
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  • 501 14 MR G.P. CUSCADEN RETIRES Last Officer of Pre-probationer Period It is with grear regret that we record the retirement on medical grounds of Mr. G. P. Cuscaden. Chief Police Officer. Selangor. who proreeded to Europe m the Chitral on Feb. 6. says the Malayan Police
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  • 430 14 Birth and Death Control I From Our Own Correspondent J London, Feb. 9. I Controversies still rage on social matters, and I notice that Mrs. Thornley. Vice President of the Union of Catholic Mothers, speaking at Birmingham remarked .—"There are pleas for easier divorce, pleas for unrestricted birth
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  • 72 14 Congratulations will be offered to His Highness the Sultan of Perak on the birth of a daughter. The Raja Perempuan and the baby are doing well. A salute of nine guns was fired at Kuala Kangsar on Sunday. Lady Margaret Loder (wife of Major. Reginald Lcder) of Maidwell Hall Northampton,
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  • 136 14 Case m Which Sir B. Spilsbury Was a Defence Witness mam Peter Queen, aged 31. the Glasgow clerk, nitt was to have been hanged on Saturday lor the murder of Christina Gall, was reprieved today. Queen was convicted by a majority of the jury, and the jury were
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  • 53 14 Home letters say that Mr. and Mr-. Walter Vanrenen have been spending their retirement between Co. Down and Alassio m Italy, say* the Times cf Malaya. Mr. S. A. Mountain, from Johore. has taken :>ver charge of St. Leonard's and Lukut Estates. Port Dickson, having relieved Mr. Reid who nas
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  • 201 14 THE FINDING OF M 2 One of Many Wrecks Off Portland (From Our Own Correspondent] London, Feb. 9. M. .tin- missing submarine, was found some six miles off Portland, roughly where the captain ef a Coaster saw her sink, although his estimate of the spot does not ,eem to have
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  • 19 14 Mrs. Andrew Caldecott has accepted the invitation to beeontt the Patroness cf the Kuala Lumpur Young Women's Christian Association
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  • 225 14 1,800 Non -payers at \Vi__PM_en Court [From Onr O o la**** Assuming the ;i haw batQ maint nu. <i of income-tax end E3 have been collect, d V< tM I hnflnubn f tha \t ar en returns for the < i of approximately K0.000.000 m no.oo.HKH. m
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  • 71 14 fl m Oriv I > I Th annual meet ll fPenanf) At Town Ben Ths H preshUn the ps t Mai- and ri fl I Council reform, tt mi o cusi-:iv.s union. Stamp conference and < thin particular T* unanimously passed M' elected prcsid nt fir tlr
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 407 14 BANKS AND INSURANCE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38. Bishopsgate. London. E.C. 2. Agencies ond Branches: Alor Star Harbin Penang Amritsar Hong
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    • 329 14 MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. I Inmrtmrated m England) Capital L 3,000,000, 000,000 Subscribed 1 ,800 ,000 Paid-up 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,666,845 BOARD OF DIRECTORS I J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro, Esq., W H. Shelford Esq., Sir Thomas Catto. Bart. Sir
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    • 124 14 THE Affm fa AiSSt SOUTH I jj|pk BRITISH «P INSURANT* OOMPANI FIRE, MAKIN,;. g MOTOR \k INSURANCE ACCEPTED ai LOWEST CURREM R L.C.MAROOL* ,X one. nm Till EASTERN UNITEn ASSI'R \N< X CMWOI I Ios", JJ, FIRK, MARINE MOTOR CAR AND PERSONAL IDEM INSURANCE. L. G. JOHNSON <...„,,,, M lIEAO
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  • 40 15 1 lunges m Representative Prices \»w Vnrk. Feb. i\. I7H Ga l:i 14 10' s 20 21 fa •*>l', 54 M M 12ft 127 s 11 ll 7 12 IJOO.OOO I.IM-0M DOH POWE§ tVFKW.Ks 80.26 82.73
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  • 137 15 Brtush Radio Official Service) \rU >| •••0 8.63 270 270 I fjMd. Is 6 9 64d. M i: :rj 14 19 J2 14 24 15 1« 25 580 580 > 4 3 16 4 3 If > 11 11 nom. 39 n ifi itS 18' v 18\ 17 II
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  • 72 15 LYALL EVATT'S DAILY REPORT >i!U.;tpore. Keh. 25. i to-day, especially ihich dropped to 8 done for ••n ring at 78. with .liable at 22 and Thru- are also sellers of Od Iftdalm Pindas. for J ed en and there are' *H, Penawats at 46.] it 13s 3d. and South Taiping
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  • 57 15 Singapore. Feb. been dun with ten PMt week, and prices decline VK*. London unclxanged unchanged at 1%, arket bai been practically the tatter yold February 20th. 1932 Llrerpooi stocks ex- and 360 tons mak- IM tons and 59.514 rte: 126.828 tons »n Increaae oi 7.097 i***. > "-oo
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  • 30 15 GUTHRIE'S WEEKLY RUBBER REPORT Singapore. Feb. 25. £l market ha **h pn.es saggmg m rk th latter showing M "Spared with thuse I";--duwn i. ,JJW unchanged r M *aan gold
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  • 353 15 Results Affected by Depression l ßy Dutch Air MaU] London. U. The .sixth annua) general meeting of the [Singapore Traction Co.. Ltd.. was held al Bi- sildon House, lioocgate. c.c. j Mi. 1. W. Hawkins (chairman of th.- company) nM that the sccouuts covered a period •Of
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  • 205 15 Happier Days m 1932 The following Ls quoted irom an analyse of the present statLstical portion made by Messrs LewLs. Lazarus Sons: "Comment inti on criticLsms that have been directed against thc restriction plan, thc firm states that had no restriction been enforced by the interested gOfernmeUte m
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  • 124 15 South African Inquiry Described as Farce (ap« :«wn, Jan. 28. I Hip: off *n impartial inquiry into the effect which a departure from the gold standard wculd have on the welfare of South Africa has been abandoned, owing to the cm. oil itic de- j araWcn ol lhe
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  • 146 15 Report tor year ended September 30. 1931, tates that whole of expenditure m London and ■Mt, with exception of thut spent on immature :«rei. has been charged to revenue. After adding to balance brought forward <£832) sum of £4.000 from reserve account, and deducting loss on working
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  • 357 15 To- Day's Price Changes EXCHANGE RATES February 25 SELLING London, 4 months' sight 24 18 London. 3 months' sight 2 4 1 32 London, 60 days' sight 2 3 3132 London. 30 days' sight 2 3 15 16 London, demand 2 3 7 8 London. T.T. 2 3 13,16 Lyons
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  • 65 15 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION February 25th., 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot 7 |f aj done Standard R.S.S. on Tender March 7\ 77^ April 77^ 8 April- June 8 8 fc July-Sept. B'^ 8 s Tone of Market :-^Dull and easier. Latest Cable .—London
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  • 903 15 THURSDAY. Ft** 2VTH CLOSING QUOTATIONS AUenbys \sl 15 Alor Gajah (sly 35 45 A. Hitam (li 7» to Am Malay (s2> 80 9C ■V Kuning (gti l 0 a Ayer Molek (ol« 35 45 Ayer Panas <$l> 50 65 Bassett ($1) 30 40 Brogas <$l> 30 40
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  • 404 15 43,003,000 YEN America Largest Capital Holder Foreign capital invested m going businesses m Japan, exclusive of holdings of bond> od companies managed by Japanese. Ls set at V.l 02.000.000 m a survey published recently by the Tokyo Nichi Nichi. If Korea and other Japanese colonic i
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  • 174 15 Points for Rubber Meetings London. Feb. 9. A number of rubber company reports a*e due m the next two months. <says the Evening Standard i Shareholders should make a [Mint of going fully into their reports and attending the meetings, if possible, to ask questions about administration. There
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  • 69 15 We have received from the local office of tin M.B.K. a copy of book entitled The Develo j ment of Anglo-Japanese Trade which has been issued by the London office of the Company. The work includes a short historical account of the Japanese race and the first meeting*
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  • 604 15 RUBBER OUTPUT CONTROL Advanced Stage of Negotiations liusl.r <l.irn Feb. J. The Dutch Indies Press agency "Aneta'* learns from well-informed quarters that negotiations on rubber restriction have reached a very advanced stage. Several schemes, which comprise restriction of output of plantation rubber a.s well
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  • 18 15 Brown. Phillips and Stewart. Penang. Agrnt s: Perak River Valley 37.438: Bemanguol Juru 51.000.
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  • 369 15 I M ssrs. Plxle- and Abell's Annual Cireulai on the silver mtrket states that the year Mil may conveniently be divided into three period;--w-hen reviewed as a whole. The first ot the,, covt rs January Ist to February 17th, when quotations were still falling m spite
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    • 91 15 ts exceed $12,000,000 Assurance m force over $35,000.000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. mean nrnrv r-^o* ip 'Incorporated In the Straits Settlements) HKAU OFFICE Great Eastern Life Builriina n^^ a* UN Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27, Old Jewry EC Company has £20,000 deposited urttn f hn
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  • 548 16 S.C.T.C. AND S.H.B. DRAW Semi-final To be Played Again S.H.B Straits Cattle Co 1. A keen and exciting struggle between the Straits Cattle Trading Co. and the Singapore Harbour Board, at the Anron Road Stadium yesterday, resulted m a draw of one goal all. It was the
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  • 327 16 Betting on the Second Favourite l From Our Own Correspondent! li i -iliui. Feb. 9. Much criticism has been levelled against the strange decision of the Committee of Tattersails with regard to betting on the second favourite. The Committee have now decided that m the absence of a
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  • 134 16 I A sper'al general meeting of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association will be held at the Victoria Memorial Hall, at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2nd. The b;siness will be to appoint a President and Committee f> r the year 1932: to receive I suggestions m the
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  • 626 16 THE NATIONAL TEAM (ULA, To Meet~Great Britain m England Whether the U.S. challenge ii to be at high p 4 t. sure m the three capital British events this year is not yet known, tut step> have now been laken by the Americans to ensure that
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  • 368 16 Two Test Matches m New Zealand The South African cricketers have ended their Australian tour and are now m New Zealand, where they are playing a match against Auckland, which commenced on Tuesday. From Auckland they go on to Christchurch, where the first Test match against New
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  • 25 16 Mis.s Ruth Christmas won the London Oympiade:' cross-country cftampionships for j the third successive' year r~ Her time for three miles was 21m. 19s. *i
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  • 670 16 SINGAPORE VISIT Malayan Champions m Form During their stay m Singapore on tneir way back to Japan on the Tango Maru this week, the Japanese lawn tennis players, Hyataro bato and Jiro Fujikura. played exhibition matches against local European and Japanese opponents. It will be recalled
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  • 214 16 Match With Garrison Club A four-ball match will be played on Sunday, between the Garrison Golf Club an 4 the Race Course Golf Club, over the Race Course. The following are the starting times and pairs. Garrison players mentioned first: 8.45 S. H. Moss and J.
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  • 85 16 The South China A. A. football team which visited Manila have returned to Hong Kong after a highly successful tour, having won all <:even of the matches which they played against local teams. The Hong Kong players, twenty m number, left for Manila on January 23 and whilst there played
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  • MIGHTY PHAR LAP
    • 358 16 Aqua. Caliente, Feb. 6. Phar Lap impressed dockers by going five furlongs m 1.8, with Martin riding. The champion went smoothly ever the fast racing strip and Woodcock is highly pleased. Par Lap had previously only trotted slowly. Experts believe Phar Lap most dangerous m the Aqua
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    • 199 16 Training Methods Puzzle Mexicans Bookmakers are due to release prices on the Aqua Caliente Handicap on Tuesday. Because of his impressive trials it is generally conceded Phar Lap will be favourite. There is much discussion here concerning Australian versus American training methods. Clockers seem to think Phar
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  • 204 16 Second Division Positions Positions m the Scottish League (Div. II) up to and including matches played on Saturday. February 20. are as follow: Goals P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. E. Stirling 30 22 6 2 88 40 46 St. Johnstone 29 18 5 6 77 45
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  • 172 16 Paris Team Beaten m London (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 9. The match between the London Fencing Club and the Golfers Club de Paris was concluded at the former's headquarters St. James's last week, when the teams drew the four aside foil pool at eight wins each. Having
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  • 69 16 Purchased for 6750 guineas as a yearling, a price representing an Australian record for a horse of that age. Dominant has won only two raoes which, with minor plaeings. bring his stake earnings to a mere £694. There is thus a long way foi him to go ere he returns
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    • 301 16 POPULAR HisMasfersVWe fit EC ORDM B. 3523 ithOUt a Son^ Blue is the night b. 5976 Taint no sin Geor e e Orien Sweet nothings of love B. 3953 Jeaw Dear, when I met you B 3204 Tip toe throu S h the tuli P s Painting Clouds with sunshine
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