The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 June 1932

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  • 16 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,674 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1932. 10 CENTS.
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  • 464 1 The view that it is better to await the Lytton report before coming to definite decisions on the Shanghai conference was expressed by Sir Robert Ho Tung yesterday —Page 9. It was stated at Tuesday's meeting of the lc Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association r j that Government
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  • 967 1 The sunlight lies across my bed but the thermometer registers only 54 degrees and I am loath to get up. The hour is still early, for \w rise betimes on a farm. While I await my chota (brought to me by Evelina, the young kafflr
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 231 1 gIGIA TEA Bring* he freshness am tratfrance of the M l l a > a n gardens in .,t to your home. RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Modern Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water TO-NIGHT SHOW OF SHOWS WITH M» IBAIJTT < II Oil IK PRESENTED BY MLLE SMIRNOVA
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    • 110 1 To dance 2 wi*Jl lls -^Km letting you know t/iat something new m dance music comes to Singapore on June 25 at the 'JgMbtvvxM. IHotkil ADELPHI HOTEL You can talk about the Savoy And the Ritz that are so fine But it's THE ADELPHI that you'll shout about When you're
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    • 188 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS The new Austin 10 is here Pace 6. 4711 toiletries at Robliv-ons— Page 9. Why you should t?kc Ovaltinr Page 3. Have you tried Cercbos jellic Page 3. Oonanlt CTJLi about Rnston-Bucyru r Booth's High and Dry gin lor cockt.iils Page 8. CHRYSLER BIG CAR PERFORMANCE VERY PAINFUL
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    • 11 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN, IN MALAYA
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  • 230 2 9 The following are Singapore Volunteer Corps routine orders by Lieut. Col. M. J. T. Reilly. M.C, Commanding S.S.V.F. Singapore, Jane 15. Ranres The following range allotments are republi3hed for information: Buses leave Headquarters Sat. Sun. Bkt. T. Range Farrer R. 2 p.m. 730 a.m. 18.6 32
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  • 96 2 i Programme of drills up to and for week-end- ing June 19th. Thursday. 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters, "D" (Eurasian) Coy., General Meeting; "E" (Chinese) Coy., Weapon Training. Friday, 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, "D" (Eur.), Coy., Voluntary Parade Weapon Training; Fortress Coy. (European), Lecture; Intelligence Platoon, Lecture; "B" Whig Depot
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  • 65 2 When the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board met last week, it was stated that Government was J unable to find the sum of $10,000 required for a < preliminary sewage survey of Kuala Lumpur. Hopes of a sewage scheme must, therefore, be postponed indefinitely. The Board agreed m principle to supervision
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 465 2 BUSINESS CARDS. BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY 11. NUGENT BUCKERIDGE Highest Class Work Lowest Rates. LAIDLAW BUILDING— 'Phone 7898. CAIRNHOLM PRIVATE HOSPITAL Singapore. MISS MOLLIE McGRATH, Tel. 4110. Matron Proprietress. MARBLE CHIPPINGS, ROAD METAL LIME FOR SALE Delivery ex Railway Siding Alongside Quarry. Marble Tombstones A Memorials m Stock. Special Designs Made
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    • 631 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS. NOTICE la hereby given tbat tenders are now Invited for the following materials or services and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained In the Tender Room. Municipal Otßcea Installation of Sanitary Fittings at Nos 251, 257, 277, 283, 291, 285 Tanglin Road; Nos.
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    • 351 2 Germs of decay lurk m ugly him Prevent trouble— keep teeth free from film with this special film-removing tooth paste TF you were to allow your teeth to gently removes this film and reveals Ago even one day without brush- the clean enamel surfaces of your ing them, a coating
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 342 2 THE WEEK Thursday, 16th. High Water 08.40. 8.0 ft.. 20.05, 8.6 ft. Football: Div. 111. Medical College vs. Robinsons at 5.H.8.; Govt. Monopolies vs. Marine at Geylang; Friendy: A.P.C. vs. S.C.C. "B", A.P.C. ground; SCC. 11. vs. IC.P.A. 11, Padang; Charity Match: Chinese Hasbeens vs. Malay Hasbeens, Jalan Besar Stadium.
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  • 281 3 Earl of ranbrook to Marry Miss F. Seebohm large number of engagements I at the beginning of June no irk passing of "unlucky" Bui of Cranbrook and Miss botun, only daughter of Mr. H. E. Knci. Hiuhin, Herts. bo i- 32. is the fourth Earl. t Ok .ham
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  • 32 3 TRANS-OCEANIC AERIAL NAVIGATION itataf Centre m Rome bM approved a proposal to centre for trans-oceanic m Home. me of the suggestion made antle aviator, Sir Arthur Whitrnternational Congress of ■nnen here. I
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  • 430 3 WOMEN DANCE PARTNERS Indian Students Said to be "Over-Sensitive" King's College Indian students of London University, of whom there are about 150, are up m arms. Something approaching a "colour question" has arisen chiefly through views expressed by English students m the "King's College Review," the
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  • 264 3 The Devastated Area at Shanghai Shanghai, June 1. Enormous damage as a result of the SinoJapanese hostilities has been revealed by an expert examination of the Shanghai Nanking Railway workshops at Woosung. The workshops were handed over by the Japanese to the Chinese on Monday and have since
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  • 144 3 Mr. Ashley Gibson's London Bookshop Under the title of the Java Head Book shop, Mr. Ashley Gibson has opened a bookshop at 67, Gt. Russell Street, opposite the British Museum. It is apparently intended mainly to sell rare books dealing with the Far East; it also touches
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  • 72 3 First Time For Nearly 80 Tears For the first time for nearly 80 years, the Government of Bombay has given permission for a procession of naked fakirs at Simhasth Fair, Nasik, to be held on August Ist. The procession will pass through two miles of the
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  • 75 3 Attack on Englishman by Manchukuo Troops Peking, May 25. Foreign official reports concerning the reported murder near Harbin of an American and an Englishman have now reached Peking. It has been definitely ascertained that no American was killed or wounded, but it is confirmed that an Englishman, named
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  • 203 3 Information has been received of the death to a Nursing Home m Slough, near Windsor, of Mrs G F Pykett. Mrs. Pykett, who was sixtyeight years of age, fell a victim to sprue of which she suffered only for a few days. The late Mrs. Pykett, who was a daughter
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 167 3 The Reason Why "Ovaltine" is the perfect food iii beverage anywhere especially iii I I V_</ I 111 iii m the tropics. iii iii Here where the heat and humidity have such a wearing iii 1 iii effect on the nerves and the whole physical condition. ii i The body
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    • 292 3 /^EREBOS JELLIES >r JMS. Ws£- V>/are easy to make, I' V TilAfiiiil^ set uick] y and are MBiMlTSa^ delicious to (he taste. They are obtainable m a variety of tempting J fresh fruit flavours < (\a Strav^berry. Raspberry, vJ^. Cherry, Greengage, Pineapple and others < Q^*fc>\ equally appealing. /^Merebos \/y£Zg
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  • 315 4 THE DISMISSAL of the Premier. Mr. Lang, and the defeat of his party m the elections have, m the words of the new Premier. Mr. Stevens, vindicated New South Wales m the eyes of the world. The photograph reproduced above shows
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    • 240 5 BAND PERFORMANCES DURING JUNE lI I X l» OF TKE S. POLICE! Katong Park, Friday, 17th, at 9 p.m. Botanical Gardens, Wednesday, 22nd, 5.15 p.m. Katong Park, Friday, 24th, 5.15 p.m. Telok Ayer, Wednesday, 29th, 5.15 p.m. BOTANICAL GARDENS, Sunday, June 19th, at 9 p.m. IHE HAND OF THE Ist
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    • 253 5 Here's a TRULY FINE BRITISH Achievement CAPITOL NIGHTLY! British International's Brilliant adaptation of GRAHAM SETON'S World-known Story PLAH With Entire BRITISH CAST BRIAN AHEARNE (as Colonel Duncan Grant) MADELEINE CARROLL. GORDON HARKER, GIBB MCLAUGHLIN, etc. Latest PATHE BRITISH GAZETTE With The World's Finest Military Spectacle Final Rehearsal of The Guards,
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    • 263 5 CHARLES FARRELL m a role better than his best, with a brilliant new star m support MARIAN NIXON t]*i^K^T m a Picture that is new and V^k refreshingly different— just a PICTURE couple of youngsters with a honeymoon around the corner A-j-^ mT^ -w^ sticking to each other through ■H
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 749 6 Possible British Champions At Olympic Games Now that the athletic track season Is m full swing we can look foward to the amateur championships and then, after a brief lull, to the Olympic Games at Los Angeles, which take up the first fortnight m August. The
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    • 79 6 [Beuter's Service] New York, June 14. Yesterday's baseball results were as follow: Cleveland 7: New York 8. (Ruth hit a home run) Detroit 1: Philadelphia 8. (Fox hit home run) Chicago 7: Boston 6. The eight leading hitters of home runs are: NATIONAL LEAGUE Klein (Philadelphia) 15 for
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    • 101 6 Course Record Thrice Broken At Sandwich In the British open golf championship, Bradbetr of Burnham led the field m the first qualifying stage, with scores of 70 and 71, total 141. Other scores wereEric Mcßuvie 75 and 69 (144); Don Curtis (Bournemouth) 76 and 69 (145): Reginald
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    • 711 6 One For Every Five Olympiad Athletes Great Britain will be represented at the tenth Olympic Games, to be held at Los Angeles from July 30 to August 14, by sixty competitors and twelve officials. The cost of sending the party to America will be £9,000, to be
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    • 124 6 Cochet Wins French Championship In the final of the men's singles In the French lawn tennis championships at Anteuil last week, Cochet (France), beat de Stefan! (Italy), 6—o, 6—4, 4—6. 6—3. [Last year Stefan! was beaten m the second round by Christian Boussus. (who lost to Borotra m
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    • 77 6 Ayr United F.C.s annual report shows a profit of £122 on the year's working. The Income was £10,113 and the expenditure £9,991. Gate receipts amounted to £9,121, of which £3,289 was paid to visiting clubs. Wages and salaries amounted to £5,027. The directors recommend that the reserve account, amounting to
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 202 6 THE NEW jMM IS HERE We have pleasure m advising our many friends that we have now received a sample model of the new Auo- /^TEN 7 Ew^hich we will be glad to demonstrate to anyone interested m this fine little car BORNEO MOTORS Ltd. SINGAPORE. IHE BETTER MILK FOR
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    • 268 6 H?F ««m T IT UPOn MAffTTV q^V*" I Bf r by all Chemist, Plu BERTAM. MOHI). BIN HOOSAINBAI (Ground floor. Telrphone S Office 66, Robinson Roa,, Factory 17-A, Loron:; I |,iuk Kurat v Manufacturer and Sappli<, „f ni bertam chJcks. ranvas blinds tirpanUj tents, sprint roller blinds. u,«,i bunt.n, fu?
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  • 828 7 MATCHMAKING INSIGHT INTO LOCAL INDUSTRY GOVERNMENT AID p.-<>plc realise that an ordinary safety i m pie though it appears to be, and I mat« h box, require 33 different i i.ih materials m manufacture. Mr. 1^ Knn >00. the well known local match ro.mul ,i< turer. one
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  • 43 7 tiue Commissioner to Investigate fßrttkh Radio— Official Service] Rugby. June 14. N D. MacKenzie. of the League of 'tariat. has been appointed a com- > inquire into the disturbance among i^smrn of Liberia and to endeavour n order. London to-morrow for Monrovl».
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  • 237 7 BREACH OF TRUST Malay Penghulu's Appeal Succeeds The Court of Appeal, F.M.S., opened at the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday, the Judges taking part being the Hon'ble the acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice W. H. Thome, the Hon'ble Mr. Justice Gerahty, the
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  • 251 7 ''Unsatisfactory Features" m Upcountry Case 'To be quite I rank, what I feel is that your eloquence m pointing to this man as having disappeared as evidence of guilt, may have had its weight ever the assessors when the Judge ought to have opposed it" said Mr. Justice
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  • 229 7 Kills One Bandit and Wounds Another The most popular person to-day on the west*ern section of the Chinese Eastern Railway is Miss Nina Markova. who recently shot and killed a Russian bandit and mortally wounded another. Miss Markova is well known m Harbin, as her late
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  • 185 7 A Question m the House of Commons In the House of Commons on May 25 Lord Apsley asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the number of colonies and mandated territories m which English is the sole official language; the number of those m which there are
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  • 774 7 FIVE MINUTE SPEECHES Fire Insurance as It was and Is The experiment of having several short addresses m place of one long speech was tried for the first time by the Rotary Club of Singapore at their weekly luncheon meeting yesterday. There were three speakers and the
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  • 174 7 Malayan Forest Officer's Broken Romance The following story of interest to Malayan readers is told by Mr. F. W. Memory, a London journalist, m his new book "Memory's; Being the Adventures of a Newspaperman." The author was recently travelling East by air. One of his fellow-passengers
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  • 74 7 Ne?ri Sembilan Scout Master Honoured [From Our Own Correspondent] Seremban, June 15. The Chief Scout has awarded a medal of merit to Mr. A. Sundram, District Scout Master, Negri Sembilan, for the excellent work done by him m connection with the Scout movement In the State. The
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  • 989 7 ELECTRICITY IN MALAYA When Engineers Had to Do Pole-Climbing Retiring after over 30 years of sarvice m the Federated Malay States, Mr. C. G. Cadman, M.1.E.E.., M. 1., Mech, E., etc., sailed for home last week. Mr. Cadman has held the position
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  • 781 7 SEQUEL TO A GAMBLING PARTY STAKES SNATCHED Chinese Charged With Cheating The case m which Mrs. Loh Lai Peng, a middle aged Straits-born Chinese woman, is charging two young Chinese, one almost a youth, with cheating by (according to the prosecution) inducing the lady to gamble with them by pretending
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  • 276 7 "The Club That the State Wields" i Sir Eric Geddes. famed wielder of the "Geddes Economy Axe" m days that are gone, spoke of the need for national economy at a Friends of Economy demonstration at the CanI non-street Hotel. He said: "The State has become a
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  • 297 7 IRATE LANDLORD P.M.G. SHOULD BE CHARGED WITH FRAUD WIFE SOLD TICKETS When Alfred Eyre, landlord of the Railway Hotel? Station-road, Abingdon, was summoned at Abingdon for aiding and abetting his wife, Lilian, m selling an Irish sweepstake ticket, he said he was "full of regret regret
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  • 143 7 Repayment of Balance of Issue (British Radio Official Service] Rugby. June 14. The Secretary for India (Sir Samuel Hoare) will repay to-morrow. Jure 15, th 2 earliest pos- ble redemption date, Ite outstanding balance of £3,604.600 of the India 6 per cent bonds 1932-33. issued
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  • 116 7 Informal Conversations at Geneva I British Radio Official Service! Ru^by. June 14. The statesmen now m Geneva spent to-day mainly m inlormal conversations. Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald and Sir John Simon were the guests at lunch of Mr. Hugh Gibson, the chief United States delegate to the Disarmament Conference
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  • 78 7 Mr. De Valera to Head Ottawa Delegation (British Radio Official Service] Ku<rb\ June 14. Arrangements were completed to-day for the representation of the Irish Free State at the Ottawa Conference. They provide that Mr. De Valera will head the delegation, accompanied by Mr. S. Lemass (the Minister
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  • 83 7 Major A. S. Lawrence's New Post I British Radio Official Servicel Kufbv, June 14. The King has approved of a proposal that the officer appointed to succeed Sir Harold Cittcrmaster m the administration of the British Somaliland Protectorate should be designated Commissioner and Commander-in-Chief of the Protectorate. The
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  • 56 7 Haji Saleh, Katua Kampong, Padang Jawa, Klang, was admitted into the District Hospital. Klang, suffering from wounds on the head and hands as a result of an explosion of a single barrel gun. It appears he was out shooting when the gun exploded. On examination it was found that the
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  • 22 8 BIRTH. HARVEY.— At Bungsar Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on June 13th, to Audrey, wife of J. A. Harvey, M.C.S. a son.
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  • 735 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1932. LAUSANNE AND GENEVA World hopes m the Conference on war debts and reparations, which opens at Lausanne to-day, have been strengthened during the last few days by reports from Europe, which have indicated a closer approximation of the points of view of Britain
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  • 429 8 The firm of Messrs. Bata Co.. the famous shoe manufacturers, opened a rubber buying agency at River Side. Malacca. Malacca correspondent. The collection to be made m the Church of St. Joseph at both the morning and evening services on Sunday will be for the poor deI pendent on St.
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  • 904 8 S.S.A. AGITATION Government Agrees to Appoint Commission A Committee meeting of the Straits Settlements < Singapore > Association was held m the Singapore Exchange Room on Tuesday. Present:— Mr. J. G. Campbell (President), Mr G. Parbury < Vice-President) Honble Mr. F A. Pledger. Mr. Tay Lian
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  • 296 8 TELLING THE WORLD ARCMT SINGAPORE $17,000 FOR PUBUCITT The Rotary Chtf 8 Brochure The announcement U to be spent on thg H Singapore, was m i Rogers, at the week!-. Club. Mr. Rogers read th« J. C. Walker. Ch Committee, dealing l tion The Rotary Club the compilation and of
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  • 73 8 [FREE PRESS SEHVICF O 'VRIGHT London. iWM I Messrs Henry Gardr. brokers, notify to-day's tin pne follow Spot £111 3 4 (HOP' EII4U (£112). The market li liightly tlnn| Messrs. Symington and notify to-day's rubber prices w follows Spot 1 11 16d. (1
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  • 50 8 American CoUMllate Ta Arrested Th»> Detective Br port of a the: 1 American Consul <• Buildiner. The theft day mcrning when U the safe. Ho found th. rifled and immediat. An Indian Moham:: Consulate as a tamb charged In connect \ov. produced before t 1 day morning and
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  • 32 8 By UM introduction I j of a Mimmer servic- I Air Lines), It Is now Calcutta to London m journey the <MlMltWi stcrdam) will be on Wedi In Calcutta will fc T
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  • 92 8 H. H. Johnson. P. s C M A. Majid. GENKRAI 00MMITTC1 It was tffTMd that I meetings were to h Tuesday of even' month JOHNSTON S HI The attention of UM C to the faci, thaf Urn the Governor to BMM Pier" would rcm«>\> Singapore a MUM public-sphitrd ponthi: elated
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 285 8 New Shipment Landed. fSsI BOOTH'S HIGH DRY psir.)?:oiir GIN. ;(!j;^^i| THE COCKTAIL GIN. SOLE AGENTS I CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., (incorporated under the Companies' Ordinance! o/ Hong Kong.) [Incorporated m Shanghai) ML CANTONMENT ROAD. TELEPHONE 5371 5572. BY SPECIAL s»kA3k^Z7 T HM THE APPOINTMENT !SJI TAJi KING OF SIAM. ESTD.
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    • 60 8 InJrljßonUy IT MAY BE, as announced recently, that a scientist has succeeded m isolating the influenza germ, but a recent painful experience leads us to suspect that the thing must have got loose again. A "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT SICKNESS POLICY is the best precaution against this and other germs. GENERAL ACCIDENT,
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  • 316 9 AWAITING THE LYTTON REPORT l A I CONFERENCE ia Must Also be r s Service] I < mlnn. June 15. 1 to a«iM the < «nlnc to definite d, cision* Tung interviewed by ;'■"> p ibj of Bt said thai d both Shanghai lid !>• discussed, since ted Sir R«
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  • 102 9 i idem of Hoard of Education (Reuter's Serv'ce] London, June 15. Sir Donald Maclean, of Education, died I to-ckty. < m was knighted m 1917 the Peace for Peeblesshire He embarked on the career of; entering politics m 1906 he i Member of Parliament for' until 1910. From
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  • 87 9 ■terviewa With London Business Men Outers Service] London, June 14. H Tone wh o busily engaged ■use situation m trading, I quarters m London, was «J by the Chinese Consulnthen present were Dr. Sze s 'r Robert Ho Tung will leave f in a tern weeks' time.
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  • 22 9 'Kimmstration At I'ageant li X— COPYRIGHT] London, June 15. :<i stetM that Comi extensive peace dewith the Air Pageant th.
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  • 158 9 GRADUAL DEPLETION Withdrawals of Bank of France's Balances TReuter's Service J New York, June 15 and 22V h T ent im l>™™ent In the dollar ar4 now 1. 2 CUm>nrles CXCept s I "oo5 h o c o O s ptember s? ii s sth t e
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  • 254 9 Soldier Arrested at Shorncliffe [Reuters Service] London, June 14. James Thomas Collins, described as a private serving m a regiment stationed at Shorncliffe near Folkestone, has been charged with the wilful murder of the two women and girl whose bodies were discovered m a wood near Ashford
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  • 60 9 America's Disarmament Plan I Reuters Service] Geneva, June 14. The greatest activity prevails among all the delegations and private conversations are taking place on every hand. The United States proposal for a minimum 10 per cent, reduction m naval, military and air effectives has been under discussion by
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  • 373 9 Fine Adaptation of A. A. Milne's Book All the freshness and charm of a well-woven romance are to be found m the film version of A. A. Milne's book. "Michael and Mary," which hi now showing at the Pavilion. It has been the custom fcr filmgcers to
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  • 179 9 BRUTAL PERAK CRIME Chinese and Wife Slaughtered Near Kuala Kangsar [Prom Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh, June 15. News comes to-day of a particularly brutal double murder, of a Chinese squatter and his wife m an isolated hut near Kuala Kangsar at night-time. It appears that two beggars
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  • 286 9 Chinese Charged at Seremban (Prom Our Own Correspondent] Seremban, June 15. Since May 9 there have been six cases of Posts and Telegraph and. F.M.S. Railway wires having been cut by unknown hands, between Seremban Railway Station and Tirol. In each case the copper wires cut
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  • 371 9 Thrilling Spy Drama At Capitol Even Graham Seton himself, the writer of the sensational spy drama. The W Plan, must have been greatly surprised to find how successfully his book had been adapted for the films. Those who see this fine British International production at the Capitol,
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  • 90 9 Just after 11 o'clock last night the Fire Brigade received a call to Malacca Street where a fire was reported to have occurred m a godown belonging to Sime Darby and Co. The fire was on the ground floor but was not a serious outbreak, only a
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  • 763 9 MALACCA ASSIZES 1 Forged Moneylender's Receipts [Prom Oui Own Correspondent] Malacca, June 14. The fact that the Supreme Court was full during the whole day's proceedings proved that a considerable amount of public interest was aroused by the case of Sidang Ahim bin Mat Nor who was
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  • 46 9 Collapse During Speech m U.S. House of Representatives fßeuter's Service] Washington, June 14. Mr. Edward E. Eslick collapsed and died m the House of Representatives whilst speaking for the Bill for the immediate payment of the war veterans' bonus certificates. The House adjourned.
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  • 173 9 A garden party was held at the Residency, Penang, on Monday when the Governor presented the Insignia of the M.B.E. to Dr. J. E. Lesslar, until recently senior Deputy Pathologist of the Medical Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur, now living m retirement m Penang. A large gathering was present. The recipient
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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    • 486 10 Ellerman Bueknall Steamship Co.^Ltd. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. flfaanwc Oo« S'p*re. Sails B>ore. s.s. CITY OF DERBY Por LTseilles, Havre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg June SO July 1 OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. BJi.
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    • 552 11 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU imo™ U ™^T hUrSday> JUUe 16 Hong Kong, Swatow and Amoy. Ba°of~ ThUrSday June 16 Se^t-Pandjang. Bengkalis. Soengei-Paknlng. Siak and PakanriNOMßO— Friday, June 17. Belawan-Deli Set SOUrabaya B eleleng Pad^ T sf-A^i SatUrday JUnC 18> KOedaP> Tam^ €tlh Tampat-Tinggi. Bengkalis and Bagan TOGIAN— Saturday.
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  • 548 12 CITY MAN'S VENTURE Dishes That Keep It Hot For Seven Hours "Please send me one lunch at half-past twelve." This Is the sort of thing one hears on the phone m a little office near Norbury Station, S.W. Sometimes it is two lunches; sometimes half
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  • 179 12 Saturday Night Queue for Tuesday Play [From Oui Own Correspondent] London, May 25. Out m the rain on Saturday night a queue of 50 people were waiting outside the Coliseum for the first night of "Casanova" on Tuesday night. When they eventually enter the theatre they will
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  • 130 12 giri 17. Apoey, Brit. 1776, from Penang 15, for Hong Kong 16. SUverguava, Brit. 3088, from Calcutta 15, for San Francisco via Manila 17. Perak, Brit. 519, from Teluk Anson 15, for Teluk Anson 17. Bulan, Brit. 441, from Penang 15, for Penang 19. Tinombo, Dut. 525, from Bali 15,
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 584 12 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated In Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. IfngnlT monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tarns) *"4 the 8.8. MANOOLA (3,352 tons). [Cargo only] sjb. MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 416 12 Kerr Steamship Co., Inc (Incorporated m U.S.A.) NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, Nen y or r Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Boa), Dae i* M.S. SILVERTEAK In Port June 20 M.S. SILVERSANDAL July 5 July 11 M.S. SILVERWILLOW July 26 Aug. 1 For rates and particulars please apply
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 658 12 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TBAXN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pjn. and Thursday 7.30 ajn. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 ajn. Saturdays 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) except Sunday 7.30 a.m Kuantan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 pjn. Kelantan (via Qemas) every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8.30 a.m. Kelantan (via Oemas) Sunday
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    • 57 12 CLEARANCES June 14 San Giuseppe, Arabia (Ital) Mamoang, J. v. Cbarnevelt, Paula (Dut)- Bencruachan, Kepong. Larut, Hector, Lyee' Moon Oiang Seng, Chinese Prince. Esmeralda. Hong Kwong, Hong Keat. Jerantut (Brit) June 15.-Rusa, Lipis (Brit); Andrea (Nor>L t I°°^^ ByC> MaJang> Sln B k ep. Tobelo', Singkel. Thedens (Dut); City of
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 292 13 Non-Observance of Piracy Regulations Captain Freer, master of the Haldis. was charged before the Hon. Comdr. Hole, at the Hong Kong Marine Court, with having, on May 25, being the master of a ship required to be searched under the Suppression of Piracy Regulations, commenced a voyage at
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    • 416 13 Huge Ship That Cannot Pay Know ii as "the ship that is costing £6,000 a foot." the French super-liner T 6 is making! fairly rapid progress at the St. Nazaire shipyard. New information shows this vessel to be practically identical m size with the 72,000-! ton Cunarder
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    • 228 13 The former beacons (d) (1) <h) and (i) have been withdrawn. A new (d) beacon and (o) beacon have been established m positions given above. In each case a floating surveying beacon carrying a staff and flag. 30 feet m height. These beacons which have been moored
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    • 472 13 President Reviews a Period of Difficulty The following is a summary of an address delivered by Mr. Kenkichi Kagami, President of the N.Y.K. at the shareholders' semi-annual Ordinary General Meeting held at Tokyo on May 27. i The President m the chair, m support of the
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    • 164 13 Deliberately Started by Crew According to the circumstantial story of one of the officers of the Messageries Maritimes Oo.'s m.v. Georges Philippar. the well known French journalist. M. Albert Londres. was drowned, not incinerated m his cabin (states a Marseilles message.) The officer says he saw M. Londres
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    • 294 13 Nelson Company's New Motor Ship Messrs Harland and Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, delivered to the Nelson Steam Navigation Company the new passenger and meat-carrying motor ship. Highland Patriot, built to replace the Highland Hope, which was lost m 1930 off the i\>rtugese Coast. With the departure of th* Highland
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 291 13 THE Singapore Free Press B( Daily and Weekly Editions) "SrV rl? >MNSON ROAD SINGAPORE. Tel, 6006. Cable Address ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. appears daily. nd Malacca /y M Communications relating to npwo **a a*. i P SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Payable m Advance) Yeariy 30.00 36.00 ftar.y* l£S ism Kag? (Including Single Copies 10
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    • 250 13 HO EVERYWHERE IN CANADA WAND MOST OF THE, UXStfL The New Scenic Route of the Canadian National Railway*, See the best of the raarrciUMU Canadian Rockies stay at Ja«M Cg£QS Park Lodge m the keart of wondrous mountain bcawtj «v W a travel straight throofrfe fro« Vancouver without chaiHrmr cara,
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  • 886 14 TEES-SIDE HOPES Dorman-Long Chairman on New Scheme The announcement that Dorman, Long and J Company is to be associated with a number of other British concerns engaged m the steel and heavy engineering trades for trade purposes with China has been an important topic of
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  • 121 14 Jesudas Isaac, formerly a tamby employed by the United Kingdom Tobacco Co., Ipoh who pleaded guilty before the Ipoh Magistrate to theft as a servant of gold and rolled gold watches and other articles to the value of $577.50, was again produced before the Magis- 1 trate on Friday morning.
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  • 342 14 Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following Is a list of stations which can be received In Singapore: Java Stations: Bandoeng PLM from about 3.20 p.m. gramophone records and telephony ;ests with Sydney, Australia, and other stations. Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." Tan Jong Priok, 21 metres
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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. Kronichong Music. 7.00 English. 7.15 British Official Wireless News. 7.25 Recital of
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  • 145 14 Played m "Macbeth" at 16 New Ym<. April 4. The death is announced of Rose Coghlan, the famous actress, at the age of 82. She was born m Peterborough, England, and made her first appearance on the stage at the age of 16 as one of
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  • 88 14 Arrival of Prince Juan m Colombo H.R.H. Prince Juan, son of ex-King Alfonso of Spain, has arrived m Colombo from London In the P. and O. liner Mooltan. Prince Juan joins H.M.S. Enterprise, of the British East Indies Squadron, as a Cadet. A tall and handsome
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  • 69 14 Troops and Armoured Cars Withdrawn Simla, May 27. Authentic information has been received from Aden that there is no further disturbance and the situation there is quiet. Normal business Is being carried on m a normal way. Troops and armoured cars have been withdrawn. Only sixty
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  • 86 14 Dr. Harrison, the present Chief Medical Officer. Malacca, is going on transfer to Kuala Lumpur to-<iay. Dr. R. P. Pinson of the Health Department will act as C.M.O. till ihe arrival early next month of Dr. John Portelli of the Health Department, Penang, who has been appointed C.M.0., Malacca. The
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 227 14 M WHEN HEARTS ARE 1^ Warm hearts of lF your valued friends f will glow more T I warmly on receipt ;l i of a most apprec^ iable gift of a few UD handsome glass 7 S/pP* V decanters filled rjJfflSßfi' with delicious fruit r*& m cordials. ffl Y\ Sold
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    • 530 14 BANKS AJSD INSURAScv CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3.000.000 < Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000,000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches Alor Star Hollo Saigon Amritsar
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    • 315 14 THE YOKOHAMA SPEfffi BANK, LTD. (Established m Capital Subscribed (Fully f »td up) y Reserve Fund W.ooom President K. 117 JOOH Vice-President X Head Office Singapore Branch 3l -a. r ill M T LONDON R\\K Westminster Bank. Ltd The National Provinci.il it ft Lw Lloyd's Bank, Ltd. BRANCMi v Alexandria
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  • 438 15 Malayan Chamber of Mines* Activities 1 annual general nutting of the Iftant was held at the Portland House. 73. Baslnghall KCTon Tuesday. May 10. Mr. ht c hiurman of the Chamber) m of Mr. H. Rich, seconded by Mr C. V. Thomas was unanii chairman M.iir was
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  • 53 15 Mining Company. Billiton, the npany of the Eilliton Tin Combu an issued capital of £1.300,000 ported a loss for 1931 of £436,000, With a n.'t profit of £597.000 for id.nd is being paid, compared with •attribution of 40 per cent. been charged to special reserve, radneed from
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  • 54 15 1931 was 970.978 lb. (against 881.968 was 2.51 d. per pound •vrrage price secured was 3.17 d. •ndOB equivalent. Profit was £1.048 ls to be added £144 additional 1930 and £9.432 brought forward, 624. Board has decided to transfer 1 "00) to depreciation account and to 4r O
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  • 35 15 istead and Co. Ltd.. Penang, have tehgnua from the Secretaries, Woustead and Co.. London, advisnnual Accounts for the year 1931 I -shewing a loss of £4.896. The has been carried forward to
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  • 39 15 '•"tead Co. Ltd., Penang, have B from the Secretaries, Messrs. a &C° r London advising that the ints for the year 1931 have been a loss of £1,781. The sum of <arned forward to next Ac-
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  • 34 15 Co. Ltd.. Penang, have from the Secretaries, t«>a d Co.. London, advising Accounts for the year 1931 -1 -shewing a loss of £3.476. The kc «unts has been carried forward to next
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  • 439 15 Started More Than Two Hundred Years Ago mo^'th^^onn 1 *****10 FOOChOW TZ XT t years ago m the rei^ f Em£n h Ung (1736 179^. when Shen Shao An discovered the secret of manufacturing the C^H f OO0 10 laCqUer 'urn! >r of workshops now engaged m
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  • 122 15 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1.074 th. auction yesterday, when there was catalogued 1.332,567 lbs: 594 90 tons. Offered 1.212.078 lbs.. 541.11 tons Sold 807.520 lbs., 360.50 tons. Spot Liondon 1 v n New York 2 11-16 cV. PRICES REALIZED Ribbed Smoked Sheet
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  • 162 15 Awaiting Communication From I.T.C. The Malay Mail Is informed that any delay by the Government m issuing a statement as to its position m regard to the A.B.C. tin scheme is due to the fact that ifc is awaiting a communication from the International Tin Committee. The
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  • 33 15 SUNGEI PURUN (F.M.S.) RUBBER Crop for 1931 amounted to M 1,943, 943 Ib. (against Balance brought forward was £16,330, less loss for year £876 (net profit £1.414 >, leaving to be carried forward £15.454.
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  • 4 15 To- Day's Price Changes
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  • 202 15 EXCHANGE RATES June 15. SELLING London, 4 months' sight 2|3 29J32 London, 3 months' sight 2 3 ***** London, 60 days' sight 2J3 13|16 London, 30 days' sight 213 ***** London, demand KML London, T. T. 2 3 32 Lyons and Paris, demand 10 60 Hamburg, demand 173 New York,
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  • 213 15 PRODtJCE June 15. Tin 100 Tons $60 .00 Gambier 7 Pepper White 24% Flake Tapioca 3 Pearl Sago Small 4^ Copra, Sundried 5.10 Sago, flour 1 35 Devoe's Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per 2 Uns 5.18 Sylvan Arrow Kerosene per 2 tins 4.78 Socony Motor Gasoline
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  • 682 15 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15TH. 1932 CLOSING QUOTATIONS Bayers Sellers Asam Kumbang (£> 22s 24s c.d. Austral Malay 18s 20s Ayer Hitam (ss) 9s 9s 9d c.d. Bangrin Tin 5s 6d 7s Batang Padang ($1) 05 10 Batu Caves ($1) 22 25 Bukit Arang ($1) 30 40 nom. Bermah
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  • 541 15 f Singapore, June 15. During the past week conditions m the loca share market have remained unchanged witl Tin and Rubber shares neglecied and quotations for most Industrials still declining. Tlu price of Tin, after sharp fluctuations clobj. easier, sentiment being still affected by the recent failure.
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  • 201 15 THE ABROAD I British Radio Official Service] May 25 Jane 13 14. Amsterdam 9.09 M 9.07 V- 9.06 4 Athens 550 sellers 570 575 Berlin 15.57.. 15 9 16 15.50 Bombay Is. 561 64d. Is. 515 16d. Is. 515 16d. Brussels 26 1132 26.38 26.32 Bucharest 617 *j 317 Buenos
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  • 259 15 McAuliffe, Davis and Hope. Serretaries: Sungei Tukang, May 42,000 lbs. IP. and Neaves Ord. ($5) 8.00 8.75 |F. and Neaves Prefs. ($5) 6.15 6.40 c.d Gammon Ord. ($1) 97% 1.02 4 Gt. E. Life ($10) 60.00 70.00 Gt. E. Life ($3 Pd.) 18.00 21.00 H. and
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  • 729 15 J Metal Which Fetched £2,250 a hj Ton Now Selling For £95 About 77 years ago a baby rattle was made a cf aluminium and presented to the Prince Impe- rial of France. That rattle was the first 'dft-ni-e nium article to be produced. The metal m J those
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  • 133 15 Changes m Representative Prices [United Press Association] June 13 .14. American Can. Com. 38 38 J* Cities Service 2"v 2 r /j* j Colombia Gas and Elec 6% 7 I Curtis Wright t m j Electric Bond and Share 71 4 7 j Gen. Electric 10*4
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  • 111 15 No Preference Dividends from Whiteaway, Laidlaw [FREE PRESS SERVICE—COPYRIOHT] Landon Jui »c 15. Whiteaway. Laidlaw and Co., Limited m view of the uncertain future, are not paying a dividend on the six per cent cumulative preference snares or the seven per cent A cumulative preference shares due on
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 32 15 f Assurance m force over 835.000,000 Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd Great Eastern t 'Incorporate to th. Strait, fctt.em.nt.) 7 AGENTS WANTED Managing Director H. W. RAPER Actuary: A. ROBINSON. P.IA.
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  • 733 16 SIX "DOUBLES" Surrey Veteran Not Too Old At Fifty John Berry Hobb*, the Surrey veteran, m making 113 and 119 not out for Surrey m the county championship match against Essex at the Oval, hit the 186 th and 187 th first class centuries of
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  • 63 16 Loss of $6,016 for Half Year The half-yearly general meeting of the Belanßor Turf Club will be held at the Selangor Club on Friday, June 24, at 6.30 p.m. The meeting account shows a profit of ♦4.114 68. but after depreciation for the half year amounting to
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  • 15 16 In a football match In Sweden Birmingham M?^ **at the Sletpner Club by ft— 2.
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  • 622 16 I.C.F.A. PLAYER SENT OFF RAF. Win By Big Margin i R.A.F 9; I.C.F.A I.' M As far as good football was concerned, there was only one team In it when the R.A.F. met i the I.C.F.A. m the First Division of the League i at
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  • 61 16 To-morrow's Malaya Cup Match Singapore's team to meet Johore m the Malaya Cup Competition at the Stadium tomorrow will be selected from the following players: Ah Kow. Said. Dinnah. Elmer, Gek jsoo, Taib, A. Rahim, Ah Hui, J. Then, R. D. Brummitt, Joy, Mahmood, Quee Liang, Mat
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  • 122 16 [From Our Own Correspondent! Malacca, June 14. The following will oomprise the Malacca team which is to meet Negri Sembilan on Saturday m a Malaya Cup tie L. J. Britfcain; Chan Wee Liew, R. G. Wilson (Capt.) Tay Hong Seng, Tang Kam Tin, R. Leon; C. Theselra, P.
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  • 57 16 Totaig Wins By Two Lengths [Reuter's Service] London, June 15. The Hunt Cup was run at Ascot to-day and resulted as follows TOTAIG 1 EYES FRONT 2 PRICKET 3 Thirty -one ran. Won by two lengths; third a head away. Betting 33 to 1 Totaig; 25 to
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  • 36 16 The Test trial match between North and South (preparatory for the match between England and All India at Lord's on June 25) commences at Manchester on Saturday. A. P. P. Chapman will probably Captain the South.
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  • 497 16 CHINESE WIN Dr. Hopkins and Roy Smith Beaten The Singapore lawn tennis doubles championship final at the S.C.C. last night resulted m a win for the Chinese players, Chua Choon Leong and Yong Loong C'nong, over the S.C.C. pair, 1 Dr. H. O Hopkins and Roy
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  • 360 16 Radin Mas English School Sports Radin Mas English School held their annual sports on Outram School Grounds on Tuesday. The results were as follow 75 Yards Scratch C. Division. Selamat bin Saat 1. Washron bin Mokxi 2, Kadir bin Mohamed 3. Three-Legjn\l Race— (Std. I).— Ong Ah Lik and
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  • 89 16 The following will represent the S.C.R.C vs. Raffles Inst. at R.I. ground on Saturday at 2 p.m.: Chua Choon Leong, Evan Wong, Ong Slow Hian, I. Hoahlng, Lee Fong Lim, Chee Kong Leong, Tan Chiap Kirn, Sim Teng Boon Low Kee Chee, Lowe Kee Ngiap, Woon Chow Tat. Vs.
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  • 33 16 [From Our Own Correspondent] Seremhan, June 15. In the inter-departmental league, the Electrical Department met the Medical Department on the Station Padang and defeated them by three goals to two. I
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  • 250 16 SWISS CHALLENGE Fisher Wins Hard Match i With de Stefani After a hard fight Italy qualified to play Japan m the semi-final of the European zone of the Davis Cup, the Swiss players putting up a surprisingly stout resistance. As each country had won one
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  • 118 16 Seeded Players m English Championships London, June 14. The Americans are evenly distributed m the Wimbledon seedings. Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody heads the women's section with Miss Helen Jacobs fifth. Cochet heads the men's section followed by Vines, Shields. Perry, Wood, Austin, Borotra and Crawford. In the men's doubles Allison
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  • 337 16 Handicaps For Saturday's Races The handicaps for the second day of the Selangor Turf Club summer meeting (Saturday) are as follow: Ponies: Class 2 Divn. 3: (5 1 furs.) 2.45 p.m.: Simon 9.10, Highland Lass 8.9. Brown Honey j 8.7, Klumpur 8.7, Kinta River 8.2, Chaldoyle 8.2,
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  • 205 16 Rotary Club vs. Keppel The following are the teams for the match on Sunday, at Keppel, Rotary Club vs. Keppel Golf Club, the Rotary Club players being mentioned first: 8.45 Lt. Col. P. G. Hyland and H. D. Mundell vs. H. Jarlcson and H. Irving Jones. 8.50 S. Church
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 352 16 "BIG GAME and BIG LIFEBY J. MOREWOOD DOWSETT. FOREWORD BY R. B. CUNNINGHAMS GRAHAM. PUBLISHED 21)OUR PRICE $«.5O There will only be a limited number copies of the above publication availal and clients are advised to book the orders now. After the next consignment is sold this work will be
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