The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 June 1932

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  • 15 1 The Singapore Free Press S 13,683. ESTABLISHED ISSs! SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, JUNE 27,^932. !0 CENTS.
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  • 428 1 The King of Siam has accepted all the conditions laid down by the leaders of the Peoples Party and has consented to place himself at the head of the new administration Page 9. Taiping Planters' Association has passed a resolution urging the P.A.M. and other public bodies
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  • 1227 1 (With apologies w xium. April 5. Severall people to me abt business; and among others our cook whose notice hath t-his day expyred. And I perceive his being lcth to lcse office, and m hoape that I bid him stay appointed. But 'Us observable that by bringing
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 205 1 BIGIA TEA llrings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens Hireet to your home. MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Rooms with Modern Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water I THIS EVENING 6.15 p.m. SHOW of SHOWS 25% of the proceeds of the admission tickets to the ballroom will go to
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    • 167 1 LIVES there a man with soul I so dead I Who never to his boy has I fet^^ said I While clambering reluctantly from I jp bed I "Gee I've got a wicked head I ONLY $3.10 PER QUART I I BOTTLE INCLUDING DUTY. Jmkff I McALISTER CO., LTD. >^QWf
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    • 217 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Notice by Kuantan Rubber Syndicate— Page 2. Armour's tennis strings Pase 9. A Norton was first m the Isle cf Man T. T. -^Page 8. Tclley's Empire Brandy Page 1. Hall's Distemper is an Empire product Page 9 An announcement m the interests of health Page 14. Whiteaways
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    • 21 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK THE NEAREST APPROACH TO PURE, FRESH. PASTEURIZED MILK OBTAINABLE IN THE TROPICS. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES
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  • 303 2 Matheson Lang m Carnival Unlike many a picture which has come to I the screen here after a considerable delay— a I delay which has suggested difficulty m over- 1 coming censorship barriers— Carnival, the Bri- I tish spectacle film, which opened at the Pavilion on Saturday, is
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  • 179 2 Yang di Per Tuan Besar's Cup I fProm Our Own Correspondent! Seremban. June 24 The Negri Sembilan Lawn Tennis Association Championship meeting which was begun a few days ago on the Negri Sembilan Club Court J was continued this evening when two singles! games were played. The first
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  • 8 2 r——*"1 bright CJ^ are n "<l™t that they
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  • 69 2 T Reuters Service? «ssj fl sr- are T £b2^sU rnuadelphia 11. New York c (Ott» home run). 0. Brooklyn (Wilson home run). Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 3 New York, June 26 i Boston NATION AL LEAGUE Philadelphia 9, New J' 1 (Klein and Ott home runs). p!" 5 Cincinnati
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  • 128 2 Saturday's Tea-Time Scores [Reuter's Service London, June 25. Tea-time scores m county cricket matches to-day were as follow: SURREY vs. OXFORD UN. At the Oval: Surrey 217 for three (Barling 83 not out. Squires 73 not out). MIDDLESEX vs. YORKSHIRE At Sheffield: Middlesex 146 for four (Allen SOMERSET
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  • 144 2 S.C.C. Tournament As no cricket has been arranged for Friday ties m the S.C.C. mixed lawn tennis tournament are being arranged. WEDNESDAY'S TIES Mixed Doubles Level Winners of Mr. W. A. Eley and Miss Riley and Mr. G. Polgiase and Miss Crow vs. Winners or:— Mr C. J.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 693 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS. NOTICE la hereby given that tenders are now Invited for the following materials or service.and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room, Municipal Offices Supply of Heavy Pipes and Cast Iron Specials for period October Ist, 1932, to September 30th,
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    • 422 2 I BONN' P CLAXO BAIY A doctor writes I "I have found Glaxo at all times to be an extremely useful and efficient food which quite overcomes the loss of nature's milk. I have used it with marked success m my own family as well as with many other infants
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    • 309 2 AUCTION SALE. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE Unredeemed Pledged Goods. Jewellery and I Iron safes of Chop Tye Ouan Tong < Pawnshop Late of Nos. *****5 Rochor Road. Singapore To be held at Our Sale-Room. Raffle* Chambers, Raffles Place From Monday, June 20th, 1932. Commencing At 10 a.m. Each Day and Continued
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 154 2 THE WEEK Monday, 27th. High Water 04.26. 7.5 ft. 17.10, 7.9 ft. Straits Trading Co. Meeting, Ocean Building, noon. Football: Div. I. Gloucester Regt. vs. Malays At Stadium; Div. 11. S.C.F.A. vs. Gloucester Regt. n. at SRC. ground. Show of Shows at Raffles Hotel. Tuesday, 28th. High Water 05.44, 7.1
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  • 295 3 Results of ties played on Wednesday and Thursday m the S.C.R.C. tennis tournament were as follow: "A" Single* Handicap Yong Leon Chong beat Loh Poon Lip 6 3 5—3 retired. Chua Choon Leong beat Lim Slow Jin 6 2 6^B. 6—2. "A" Doubles Handicap Low Kee Choc
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  • 163 3 "Ritualism Behind Screen of Bishops" Determination to defend the Church of England against certain "perils" was expressed m the principal resolution which was carried at the annual meeting of the Church Association at Caxton Hall, London. Sir George Hume, m moving the resolution, declared that the Bishop of
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  • 22 3 5 Lieut. E. H. Wilson and Lieut. C. F. L. Ches- ter have resigned their commissions m the I. Straits Settlements Volunteers.
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  • 272 3 "You Are Not Allowed," Says the King London. The King ;r.ade the Queen laugh heartily at the Chelsea Shew when they were inspecting all the glory of Britain's beautiful flowers and the charm of country gardens. They had taken the keenest interest m the beauty
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  • 289 3 Death of Woman Who Earned Respect of Natives London. Many people m many parts of the world from Westminster to the distant Fiji Islands will hear with deep regret of the death, at the age of 59. of Mrs. Jane Frances Flnucane, wife of Dr. M. I.
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  • 215 3 Development of Skyscraper System Mosccw Probably the first thing that a traveller revisiting Moscow after some years absence v.ould notice to-day is that the city is growing ?.t a great rate m the heavenward direction. Everywhere the older two and three-storey houses are being enlarged by the
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  • 95 3 Football Enthusiasm Sweeps Nation Buckarest, June 24. King Carol has placed himself at the head of a great sports movement that is gradually I spreading to every corner of Rcumania. Enthusiasm for football this season is remarkable. The weekly Sunday matches are excitedly discussed m every cafe,
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  • 22 3 Rotarian W. A. Taylor wtll address the > Singapore Rotary Club at its meeting on Wed- 1 nesday on "Overseas Radio Telephone Links."
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 232 3 Estate Trust Agencies L(1927) Limited BRANCHES 21, First Cross Street Mlurr 11, Light Street M ££?S£--14. Klyne Street KUALA 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 applied for and
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    • 262 3 For your throats sake, smoke FRESH Cigarettes. CORK TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES From Arcadia Works m London When you pull this rubber Tab listen where the World s finest Virginia for the air rushing into the tin. The Cigarettes are made. Hd tne n lifts off easily. nr I R\ as
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  • 232 4 A QUARREL Warrant Issued For Former Friend Murder is believed to be at the bottom of the discovery of the body of an American, Mr. R. K. Helm, m open country down the great Western Road. Shanghai at mid-day on Friday of last week. Following police
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  • 221 4 The Singapore Bar Committee is now composed of Messrs A. P. Robinson, V. D. Knowles, J. C. Cobbett. H. R. L. Dyne, S. J. Chan, T. C. Spenser Wilkinson. F. G. Chaxlesworth and P. Storr (secretary). Hiding m the hills around Balik Pulau. with the Police In hot pursuit, is
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  • 356 4 Caused by Special Hormone m the Blood Sleep Is a mystery, which, so far, physiologists and psychologists have failed to unravel. The latest suggestion for its causation comes from Berlin, as reported m the current issue of The Lancet. Professor Zondek, already well known for his researches
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  • 129 4 In the Ipoh Magistrate's Court on Friday Mr. G. S. Hellings sentenced Chan Wah, s Chinese who was convicted of theft of jewellery valued at $1,580. the property of Mrs. Barker of Ipoh, to 12 months' r.i.. to be followed by 12 months. Police supervision. It will be remembered m
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  • 307 4 £100,000 Left to Yangtze Commander's Wife Good fortune, m the shape of a legacy of £100,000, has fallen to Mrs. Vamada Mary Howden, the wife of Lieut.-Commander Harry L. Howden, who recently was m command of H.M.S. Mantis on the China Station. Mrs. Howden was returning to Australia
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  • 211 4 The appointment of Armistice Day as a public 1 holiday is gazetted. i t On Saturday night at Kuala Lumpur, at the f Stag Grill, the members of the Engineering Staff of the F.M.S. Posts and Telegraphs, enter i tamed Mr. C. G. Cadman. Engineer-in-Chief, 1 Posts and Telegraphs Department,
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  • 393 4 Dr. Wellington Koo to go to Geneva Latest development m Sino-Poreign relations formed the subject of statement issued by an official spokesman of the Foreign Ministry to Chinese newspaper correspondents. The spokes- man said that the League of Nations would hold j a session some time m September
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  • 47 4 Dr. and Mrs. H. R. Dive have arrived m Penang, Dr. Dive will act for Dr. H. G. Holdbrook. Dr. Gillespie. of the Central Mental Hospital. Tanjong Rambutan, is shortly proceeding on transfer to Sungei Buloh Settlements and will be relieved by Dr. Badenoch. of Teluk Anson.
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  • 267 4 Losing Influence Among Moro Peoples Senator Jamalu'l-Kiram, Sultan of Sulu and acknowledged highest spiritual leader of Philippine Mohammedans, is losing his leadership and influence "by right of birth and custom" m the J Morcland as the result of the recent typhoon, according to private reports reaching Manila.
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  • 243 4 The Selangor Fire Brigade was called out at about 10.30 on Friday night to deal with a very serious outbreak of fire on Bungsar Estate where the smoke houses and drying sheds which were full of sheet and crepe rubber at the time were ablaze, the flames being easily discernible
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  • 294 4 WOMAN M.P. DEFENDS THE WOMEN SICKNESS CLAIMS If Food Goes Short They Suffer Miss Rathbone. a unnviMi. v 4rnj championed women m the H last night when the Governmu/ jj reduce women's health insuran. debated on second reading. "I question." she said, ub segregate women, including mar 1 1 make
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  • 29 4 The Liang Yew Club. .Singapore, is upon to furnish proof of its existence. Mr. R. K. Rule. Survey Dept SS and I has been appointed a Demarcation Offl. Malacca.
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 3050 6 FOURTH MEETING Excellent Sport At I From Our Own Correspondent] London, June 15. The Fourth Malayan Golf Meeting was held under the auspices of the Association of British Malaya at Rye Golf Club. Sussex on Tuesday 7th. Wednesday Bth and Thursday 9th of June and proved
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    • 68 6 Results m the lawn U-nnis tournam. ■>• follow Singles Handicap E Marshall beat W Math, ws 6—2. IM Lsaars fetH R E Peche bt^at A. Brown 6-1. $-T. b E. Padday bt-at M. VBOm t-«. 6 J Mixed Doubles Muss E. Marshall and A U* Nathan and
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 436 6 I OUR DIFFICULTY I —IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY I Due to the closing of our branches at Malacca and Seremban on June 11th, I I unsold stocks to the value of $40,000 have been returned to Singapore.— I I Limited space does not permit us to store these surplus stocks, which
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  • BLOODHOUNDS AND AEROPLANES IN MAN HUNT
    • 616 7 f I From Our Own Correspondent] London. June 16. The bodies of two women, aged 65, and a abaut 15, were found on the night of Monday. June 13th. m King's Wood, m the parish of Wye. near Cliallock cross-roads, six lrom Ashford, Kent. All had died
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    • 1418 7 the man. He was taken to a car, across the I I fields, and was driven away. I Shorncliffe. I The man who was arrested after the Hadley Woods man-hunt enlisted m the 2nd Battalion of the Buffs (the East Kent Regiment-) 18 weeks ago, under
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    • 150 2 Tragedy Told Over the Telephone M Seasalter. near Whitstable. I Mrs. Swift and her husband have been at Old Sportsman Inn at Seasalter for about nonths. *ey are well known throughout the entire ity of Kent. S*ift by telephone. The Ashfcrd police up saying that a handbag
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    • 88 2 m Wadhurst. I Mrs. stemp, a cheerful, fair-haired woman h£i?, r*i favour at Wadhurst. She and 1 here tef the Ha *™l nere for eight or nine years I A friend said: -Mrs. Swift had been stavinJ at the White Hart on a visit to her
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  • 457 7 SERVICES AND ETCETERAS DRAW CENTURY BY NOON Three Figure Opening Stand With Burn The S.C.C. tournament match between [Etceteras and Services ended m a draw on the Padang on Saturday, when at the close the Services were 62 behind with three wickets m hand. The feature of the match was
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  • 525 7 Effective Bowling By Mr. Justice Whitley Playing on the Padang yesterday, the S.C.C. 2nd eleven defeated the Gloucester Regiment by 59 runs, a feature of the match being the exrllent bowling of Mr. Justice Whitley. who took of the Gloucesters* wickets for 47 runs. J. E. King,
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  • 239 7 Some gzod bowling was seen on the 'SRC. ground on Saturday when the S.R.C. scored an overwhelming victory over the Municipality. It was essentially a bowler's day, N. Sullivan took six wickets for 5 runs for the S.n.C. and G. Ross and G. Westerhout took four wickets
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  • 229 7 The Past and Present St. Andrews School Boys were on Saturday afternoon defeated by an S.C.C. team m a low scoring match played on the Raffles Institution ground. W. W. Dean and E. G. Staunton both bowled well, the former took five wickets for 13 ruru
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  • 252 7 The S.C.R.C. were very heavily defeated by the S.R.C. when the two teams met yesterday on the former"s ground. S.R.C: D. Ross c Choon Leong b Evan Wong 23: R. Hoffman b Peng Liat 9; L. Hoffman c Ken^ Kwoi b Peng Liat 6; R. C.
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  • 231 7 Boy Walley Beaten By Len Beynon At the Manncsmann Hall. Swansea, m mail week, the fifteen rounds contest between Boy Walley (Singapore) and Len Beynon (Swansea) was a clear-cut victory for the latter, the towel being thrown m from Walley's corner at the end of the ninth round. The
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  • 106 7 Trade statistics reveal that nearly two million fresh and salted eggs were imported into Malaya during March 1932. There are plenty of laying hens m Malaya but kampong Malays find it difficult to market them. Slump conditions, however, have quickened the commercial *se of Kampong dwellers and under the aegis
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  • 865 7 LEAGUE FOOTBALL Proud's Fine Game At Jalan Besar Chinese 3: Pulau Braid. 3. Mainly because Proud played such a fine game m goal, stopping a number of shots which would have beaten the average goalkeeper. Pulau I Bran! were able to share points with the Chinese when
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  • 117 7 Sixty Cases Admitted to Hospital The cholera epidemic has assumed serious proportions. It is disclosed that on Tuesday (June 14) alone over sixty cases were admitted ror treatment to the Pong Bin Hospital the leading Chinese hospital m Canton. Among these, ten cases have since proved fatal.
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  • 685 7 DOUBLE BY RATCLIFFE Gloucestershire Lose to I Glamorgan The outstanding result In the county championship games which concluded on Friday was the two wickets victory which Glamorgan obtained at Swansea against Gloucestershire, a side which has so far failed to produce form approaching to that which made
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  • 216 7 Perak T. C. Summer Meeting The Committee has decided to provide a third run of 6 furlongs for third class horses already entered for the meeting. Entries for this run will close at 3 p.m. on Wednesday. Entry fees and stakes are as advertised for this Class.
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  • 19 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH BRAND.—At the Bungsar Hospital, on June 23rd, to Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Brand, a son.
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  • 696 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1932. SIAM MOVES WITH THE TIMES Although the news of the revolt if the extraordinarily smoothly carried out manoeuvre justifies this description m Bangkok on Friday < came as highly unexpected then political change which has been! brought about is one which was inevitable
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  • 308 8 Mr. W. H. Elkins and Mrs. Elkins are return- Ing to Singapore by the Rawalpindi, due Singa- pore July 8. From July Ist parcels will be accepted m Malaya for conveyance by the Dutch air mail to the Dutch East Indies. Details appear on the mail page. The Federal Council,
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  • 111 8 For Monday, June 27th Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Burton and Mr. Justice Whitley m the Ist. Court at 11 a.m. Court of Appeal:— l. The United Kingdom Tobacco Co. (1920) Ltd. vs. Malayan Tobacco Distributors (part heard). 2. Re Tan Keng Tin and another. 3. Re
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  • 324 8 AN APPEAL SUCCEEDS Chinese Finn's Title Deeds Notice of further appeal to the Privy Council was given m the Court of Appeal on Saturday .when the judgment of the Court was given m the case m which Messrs Tan Hock Tee and Co., claimed
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  • 156 8 Alkaff and Co. to Pay Local Architect Judgment was given m the Court of Appeal on Saturday m the case m which Messrs AlkafT Co. appealed against the decision of Mr. Justice Sproule that they should pay the sum of $375 to Mr. J. B. Westerhout m consideration
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  • 147 8 Fresh Hearing of Woods Case Ordered The Woods bankruptcy appeal case, which occupied the Court of Appeal on three days of last week, is to be ie-heard throughout. On Saturday the Chief Justice. Sir William Murison. said the Court felt that the question of bona vacant ia raised
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  • 352 8 Friday this week will be the date of the holding of the second of these Market days, the first of which, held at the end of May, proved so popular. It is expected, now that people have got into the way of things, there will be
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  • 454 8 MAKING SINGAPORE AIR MINDED FLYING CLUB AT HOME 75 Visitors' "Joy" Rides "Let us make Singapore an m the committee of the Royal s. Club recently, among UttflMttft still too much tendency to r. pastime for thorough -tjoim- <!•• as the hobby of the idle rich w. the general public
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  • 332 8 Malacca Defeat Selangor I From Our Own Correspondent! Malacca, June In glorious VMttMf and before quite a crowd of spectators including: the Hon'b C. H. G. Clarke (President of th M Lawn Tennis Association*. Mrs Clark a host of European ladies and contlemen. the inter-State tennis tournament bttWMB
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  • 40 8 SATURDAY'S RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHTI London. Jun«* Ifc Messrs. Symington and Wilson notify to-day's rubber prices M follows Spot 13 4 d. (l n ,d.). Forward H B d. (1 1516 d.). The market is quiet.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 160 8 ..HOLLAND GIN" BOLS < CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., (incorporated under the Companies' Ordinance* of Hong Kvng) (Incorporated m Shanghai) 2*l CANTONMENT ROAD. TELEPHONE 5371 5371. "BUY WITHIN THE EMPIRE" ROYAL BAKERY BREAD IS MADE FROM CANADIAN AUSTRALIAN FLOUR BRITISH YEAST Singapore COLD STORAGE Co Ltd ORCHARD ROAD SUB-DEPOTS. J REG
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    • 55 8 CHARMING DESIGNS BRILLIANT SET PLATINUM ENGAGEMENT RINGS AND WEDDING RINGS i U. S. de Silva Bros., JEWELLERS, 23 High Street, Singapore. KIPPERED HERRINGS There's nothing: else so good or so cheap as NEPTUNE BRAND A most enjoyable meal and most nutritious. A Pine British Product by MACONOCHIE BROS. Ltd., LONDON.
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  • 289 9 01 PARTY'S TERMSJ fIIAIN AS HEAD OF NEW ADMINISTRATION i NO MARTIAL LAW SKR VICE— COPYRIQHTI Bangkok, June 26. ft* R iToptcd the People's Party's ram from Hua-hin In rhe King acquiesces m every i I of the military control m k Message the King states
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  • 132 9 rmistice Not Final Settlement [Reuter"s Service] London, Jane 25. 1 by the International Chambers Commerce for a Shanghai round-table conto discuss the future of Shanghai has ■n warmly supported by Mr. Wardlaw Milne to The Times. He emphasises ka not lending herself to any I fotctng concessions
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  • 97 9 British Mothers' Memorial to Hero Sons [British Radio Official Service] Rugrby. Jane 24. f Prinre of Wales to-day unveiled m stminst. t Abbey a new chapel to the >mory q| Tne Million Dead." The I whirh is close to the UnknownJ PM», is to be called the Warriors'
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  • 81 9 Mr. (ilenister on Advisory Committee A C J. Towers, secretary of the P.M.S. "-Tines, has received the following n the P.M.S. Government, informing ■l>lK,intments of Mr. H. W. Thomson Olenister: rence to your letter dated 1 am directed to inform you ram has been received from the Kate
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  • 27 9 Tk V. j)];m recently at the parish n Roche. County Cork, of i Cooke-Ellis, a former manager mrnny m Bangkok, and Miss Phillips The Bishop of Cork
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  • 450 9 DISARMAMENT '"Sympathetic Consideration" of U.S. Proposals [British Radio Official Bemcej kujchy. Jane 26. Following upon the announcement of Prei ident Hoover's declaration on Friday at Geneva and Sir Jchn Simons speech regarding it the United States Secretary of State (Col. Stimsom m a message
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  • 124 9 House of Commons Debate To-day Rugby. June 24. Special interest is attached to Monday's debate on India m the House of Commons, for on the administrative side the six months' period for the ordinances is about to lapse and on the constitutional side various travelling committees of the
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  • 71 9 PENNY RUBBER Evening: Standard j I Pessimism i 1 [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] J London, June 26. i 1 The Evening Standard considers that J the next few months will be critical ones for the rubber industry. A lower J price (it says), nearer Id, is expected as production will
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  • 62 9 Big: New Station For Shanghai [Reuter*s Par Eastern Service! Shanghai, June 26. An agreement has been signed between the Ministry of Communications, the Imperial International Communications Company and Marconi's for the installation on the outskirts of Shanghai of a beam wireless installation for International radio telegraphic coramuftion. particularly
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  • 214 9 TROUBLE AT DAIREN CHINESE DISMISS CUSTOMS OFFICIAL REVENUES SEIZED [Reuter's Par Eastern Service] Tokio, June 26. The Japanese Government has protested to Nanking against the dismissal of Mr. Pukumoto, Commissioner of Customs at Dairen, as contrary to Article Three of the 1907 agreement, which stipulates that
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  • 234 9 Taiping Planters Urge Action [From Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh, June 25. "In this country petrol may be legitimately classed as one of the necessities of life, not luxuries; hence it is extremely disppointing to find the price remains high. It cannot be expected that Government, harrassed on all
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  • 120 9 Murderer of Indian Magistrate [Router's Service] Calcutta, June 25. Predyot Kumar Bartacharji, the murderer of Mr. Douglas. District Magistrate of Midnapore, on April 30, has been sentenced to death. Mr. Douglas was attending a district board meeting when he was fired on three times by a Bengali
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  • 97 9 £180,000 Cargo "Arrested" at Plymouth IReuter's Service] London, June 26. There was a dramatic development when the Italian Salvageship Artiglio II arrived at Plymouth to-day with £180.000 m gold and silver from the sunken liner Egypt. The cargo was "arrested" and the holds sealed up on the
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  • 60 9 Free State Await Formal Demand London, June 2S. The Free State Cabinet has refused Mr. Thomas's demand that the question of the lanrt I annuities be judged by a Commonwealth tribunal and has decided not to take action m regard to the payment of the annuities due on
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  • 239 9 CUNARD EXPERIMENT "All Expectations Realised" On Atlantic Crossing [British Radio- Official Service] Rugby, June 26. The Cunarder, Scythia. which, on her voyage to New York, is carrying as part of her fuel 150 tons of the new mixture of oil and pulverized coal for use
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  • 252 9 Clash With Reich Over Nazi Ban [Reuter's Service! Berlin, Jane 25. Bavaria has revolted against the Reich and I definitely refuses to raise the ban on Nazi uni- I forms. The Premier. Dr. Held, at a meeting of the Diet this morning announcing the decision, declared Bavaria
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  • 146 9 Irish Women Pilgrims Attacked [neuter's Service] Dublin, June 26. Wild scenes were witnessed at Ballymen.il 1 railway station just after midnight when aI J mob of hooligans, several hundred strong. I who had previously paraded the town, singing party songs and abusing the Pope, attacked a party of
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  • 102 9 Thrills At Hendon Air Pageant [British Radio— Official Service] Rugby, June 26. Representatives of all nations, including many airmen who have achieved fame m war and peace, witnessed the thirteenth Royal Air Force display at Hendon Aerodrome to-day. The programme included many thrilling and som© comic events and
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  • 58 9 Dorman, Long to Build Danish Bridge [British Radio Official Service] Busby, Jane 24. A provisional agreement has been made between the Danish Ministry of Public Works and the British firm, of Dorman, Long and Co., for the construction of a railway and bridge across the Storstroeftnen. The cost
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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    • 583 11 I >IIM MARSEILLES^ LONDON, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND MIDDLESBROUGH. 1 2 n°, onn0 nn T* M 29 KASHIMA MARU T. 10,000 Aug. 25 26 :U T. 10.500 July 13 14 j YASUKUNI MARU T 12 000 Sent 7 8 T lOOo'o f l S HAKONE "5S Sp" »22 |a TOBIMARU T^
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    • 572 11 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE I (im/AMERI(^N MAIL LINE TO KIKOPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO, BOMBAY, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, AND GENOA. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive S*pore. Spore. Penan*. N. York. Pres. Polk July 4 July 5 July 7 Aug. 16 Pres. Adams July 18 July 19 July 21
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    • 807 11 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ RETEH— Monday, June 27, Bengkalis, Asahan, Paneh and Berombang. OPHIR Monday, June 27, Belawan-Deli. MAPIA Tuesday, June 28, Paneh, Tanjong-Leidong, Tanjong-Mengeidar and Asahan. TOMOHON Tuesday, June 28, Singkswang Pemangkat and Sambas. PASIIt Tuesday, June 28, Penang and Bagan Si-Api-Api. REAEL Wednesday, June 29, Cheribon,
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  • 482 12 'INEVITABLE FATE' Tragic End Of Girl "With A Past" London, May 19. The pitiful life history of a clever girl who wrote poetry, robbed a blind woman, and defrauded a bank, was revealed yesterday, when ithe body of a woman, who had been found (dead
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  • 134 12 Admiralty Proposal For Training Boys Admiralty Fleet Orders state that the Lords of the Admiralty are considering the question of re-introducing m the near future a short period of training under sail for seamen boys, a course long advocated by the Morning Pest. Executive officers petty officers,
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  • 122 12 Ships alongside the Vtharvea or expected to arrive East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1). Ophlr, Hamburg Maru 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). Honolulu Maru 16; Kwanto Mam 11* Machaon 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate S). Rhexenor 30; Darvel 32; Benvenue 35- Islander 37; Klang 39. Empire
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    • 613 12 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated In Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. ■efalar monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tona) and the 8.8. MANOOLA (3,352 tons). [Cargo only] •.s. MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 486 12 Kerr Steamship Co.7inr (Incorporated In U.S.A 1 NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, \v u v Philadelphia and Baltimore (via s Uez Due SaiLs n M.S. SILVERSANDAL July 5 Ju iy f N>ll M.S. SILVERWILLOW July 26 Ang x M.S. SILVERYEW Aug. 16 Aug. 22 For rates and
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    • 734 12 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturdays 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) except Sunday 7.30 a.m. Kuan tan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 p.m. X elan tan (via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8.30 a.m. Kelantan
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    • 61 12 Calcutta 27. Pionia, Dan. 3337, from Bangkok 26, for Europe 29. Majang. Dut. 362, from Rengat 26, for Indragiri 29. Narbada. Brit. 5460, from Newcastle 26. for Calcutta 9. Saale, Ger. 4433, from Dairen 26, for Belawan, 27. Honolulu Maru, Jap. 3540, from Calcutta 26, for Hong Kong, Shanghai and
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 317 13 Shanghai Yacht's Voyage to Japan m Eight Days Shanghai. The Chelidon, of the Shanghai Yacht Club Beet, skippered by Helmut Aust, an adventurous German, slipped into the misty calm of Nagasaki* harbour after a full week of cruising and after seven days and seven nights at sea.
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    • 198 13 Ships of the Fleet Open to Public Navy Week will be held at Chatham. Plymouth and Portsmouth from July 30 to August S. and an opportunity will be given to the general public to visit ships of the Fleet m full This year there will
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    • 316 13 Singapore, Jane 24. The health bulletin of the League of Nation "3 Eastern Bureau for the week ended June Bth. is as follows: Alexandria: 1 smallpox case. Beirut: 1 plague case. Baghdad: 3 smallpox cases and 2 deaths as against 9 cases and 4 deaths during me preceding
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    • 94 13 "This type of offence against sailors is far too common. It is the third of its kind m three months. Each time it is exactly the same type of offence. I therefore punish accused heavily," said Mr. R. H. Bassett, the Colombo Police Magistrate, m sentencing to
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    • 186 13 White Star's New Motor liner Great Britain's latest luxury liner, the 27.000--tons White Star motor-vessel Georgic, left Liverpool on Saturday for her maiden voyage to New York on Saturday week. She has cost about £1,250,000, and is British from stem to stern. Her accommodation and
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    • 230 13 Pirated Hoard of Hidden Gold Most of us have read Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island," and, if we were lucky enough to have read it m the days of our youth, have been excited by dreams of burled treasure and buccaneers' lonely islands on which one day
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    • 155 13 New Vessel for Passenger and Fruit Traffic [From Our Own Correspondent] Dublin. The handing over of the s.s. Erin to the owners the Erin Steamship Co.. Ltd. by the builders, Messrs Workman. Clark and Co. (1928) Ltd. *as an interesting yet melancholy function for the ship leaving
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    • 315 13 The following passengers left London for Singapore on the P. and O. Rawalpindi, which sailed on June 10th: Mr. R. C. Ackman, Mrs. J. Bsrttishill. Mr. R. C. Cu&sen, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. B. Christie, Miss P. M. Dewy, Mr. S. M. Douty, Mr. P. D. Daniel.
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    • 112 13 The percentage of motor ships laid up m Britain is one quarter that of steamers. Accordr ing to The Motor Ship, the figures abroad are even more favourable to the oil-engined vessel. In many cases, shipowners have a whole fleet of steamers lying idle
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 473 13 THE Singapore Free Press B (Daily and Weekly Editions) Head Office 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. Telephone: 6056. Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. |Sr__^%^_| y _r __r /_r __r Communications relating to news and editorial matters should be addressed to The Editor, Singapore Free PrS Singapore. Communications with regard to uS maters,
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    • 289 13 The Remedy I That Gets to the Root f of the Complaint In all diseases arising from impurities m the blood it is necessary m the first place to remove the poison from the blood; local treatment cannot give permanent relief. CLARKE'S BLOOD MIXTURE gets to the root of the
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  • 510 14 Chicago Replica of Famous Kimberley Mines Chicago. The life story of the diamond will be presented to Chicago world's fair visitors by a three-storied working model of a diamond mine of the Kimberley district m South Africa. The production will be housed on three floors of the
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  • 52 14 Mr. P. Murray Scott has ceased to act as District Officer, Kuching. and editor of the Sarawak Gazette, and has resumed duty m the Sarawak Constabulary. I pngagement is announced of Mr C Bendlo. Accountant of Huttenbach, Lazarus and Kuala Lumpur office, and Kathleen Mar- 7U~ or Mr and Mra
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  • 401 14 International Museum for Paris Paris. Paris is to have an international museum devoted exclusively to the art of dancing. The museum will comprise a well-furnished library, collections of drawings and paintings and galleries of models displaying the various types of costumes. The completed collection will cover
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  • 127 14 Revenue Surplus of $1,985,950 Over Expenditure The report of the Colonial Treasurer, the Hon. Mr. Edwin Taylor, on the Finance of Hong Kong for the year 1931 states that the Revenue for the year amounted to $33,146,724 and the Expenditure was $31,160,774. Revenue therefore exceeded Expenditure by
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  • 487 14 Spring-Cleaning the -Gay City" Paris. One section of the Gay City's "spring cleanIng" is to last until next October! It is the grand bath of the Paris Opera, for which a credit of two million francs has been voted by the Slate. For a long time Parisians
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  • 64 14 Kipling Autographs Thrown m Dustbin Monte Carlo, June 24. It has just been discovered here that some dozens of "R. Kipling" signatures have been i consigned to a hotel dustbin i Rudyard Kipling's bills, duly signed after I each meal, were ruthlessly cast away until 1 someone
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  • 481 14 Severe Weather m Europe People overseas may be getting: thoroughly tired of hearing about our weather but it Is really extraordinary and with the unpleasant climate and the depression, people are not very cheerful, writes our London correspondent. London and the south-east of England welcomed the first
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  • 156 14 Opera House Burnt Where it Was First Played Konigsberg. The famous Opera House, at Konigsberg. has been seriously damaged by fire. It is a fine building and celebrated for its perfect accoustics. Wagner did not find Konigsberg particularly inspiring though it was there he wrote Rule Britannia. He
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  • 177 14 A Waterworks Scheme Approved An agreement has been concluded between the Canton Municipal Government and Messrs. Mac Donald and Gorman Incorporated, the builders of the Pearl River steel bridge, for the construction of another steel bridge across the river at Wongsha to Shekwaitong, the terminus of the
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  • 102 14 And He Will Answer You m Four Languages Prague. Jane 24. Robot policemen have been such a success that it has been decided to "teach" them English, French and German, as well as Czech. These fellows do a great deal more than direct traffic at cross-roads
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 181 14 AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE INTERESTS OF HEALTH! IT is at last becoming recognised that if the mental and physical welfare of the nation is to be efficient then the feeding of every man, woman and child must be physiologically correct. That is to say, the daily nourishment taken must yield
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    • 784 14 BANKS AND INSVRASci CHARTERED BANK THE YOKOHAMA SNrrc OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA p k (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) DAIMiV, LID (Establish* -j j n if»B fi Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3.000,000 Capital Subscribed (Fully paid Reserve Fund £3,000,000 U P> Reserve Liability
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  • 835 15 Conditions m the Industry v the annual general meeting of the Kinta Ltd.. held at the offices of the company, r>b. Lcndon-wall. EC. Mr. c. C Inch--hairman*. after reviewing the send It Is a source of great regret that Dd for the year can be recommended 1
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  • 521 15 DAIRY INDUSTRY IN KENYA Progress m Face of Difficulties Exports of butter from East Africa m 1931 amounted to 258 tons, against 322 tons m i 930 Thta decrease is almost wholly accounted for a^raie WaS mUch above the The future of the dairying industry m East Africa lies m
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  • 330 15 Permanent Exhibition m London London. A new permanent exhibtion is shortly to be cpened m Bond Street. It has been organised by the leaders of the ardiitectural profession and the building industry m order to show for the first time under one roof a complete Fllection of everything
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  • 151 15 PRODUCE June 25. 2 L OO Tons «»-25 Gambler Pepper White 241 Flake Tapioca 3 Pearl Sago Small Ai Copra, Sundried 525 Sago, flour x OT Devoe's Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per 2 tins 5 18 Sylvan Arrow Kerosene per 2 tins 4 78 Socony Motor Gasoline ex
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  • 63 15 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION Jane 25th., 12 •'clock noon. Bayers Sellers. R.s.s. equal to London Standard, m Spot 4 15j16 5 Standard R.S.s. on Tender July 5 I|l6 5^ Aug. 5* 5 3|16 July-Sept. 5Vs 5 3|16 Oct-Dec. 5*4 5% Tone cf Market:— Quiet. Latest Cable:— London Spot Sheet
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  • 10 15 SATURDAY, JUNE 25TH. 19J2 CLOSING QUOTATIONS DGDTERTDGE
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  • 55 15 Bukit Rajah and Batang Consolidated [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, June 25. The report of Bukit Rajah show; a loss of £3,290 and there is a credit cf £7.826 to go forward. The average net pnce was 2 29d. The net loss of Batang Conso idated wxs £2,541
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  • 117 15 NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Changes m Representative Prices [United Press Association] June 24 25. American Can. Com. 30-v, -*n*, Cities Service 2 IZ Colombia Gas and Elec ru, au Curtis Wright 1 Electric Bond and Share 6% 6« Gen. Electric 9% xd 1Q Gen. Motors Br/8 r/ s Nat. City
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  • 154 15 THE ABROAD I British Radio— Official Serried June 1 24 5 Amsterdam 9.09 8 .94^ 8.95 8 Athens 565 5 57>, s i7^ Belgrade 225 j Berlin 15 19 32 *157 32 15 27. Bombay Is. 515 16d. 13.5 6162 Is. 515 16d~ Brussels 26.35 25.95 26 Bucharest 615 6
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  • 221 15 Two Compani. j Ask For a Moratorium A meeting of the holders of the Seven per jT^ f the tatereßt WWch on July Ist next. Interest due on that dat unui P^ c r restat7percent torYumun, tO JanUary ISt 1933 When th moratorium wiU expire, the market
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  • 101 15 of^Lm OlIO «r? g reP rt re ardin S consumption Commissioner. 7A Ocean Building. SiSga^--7 A l C 9 To rdlng *P rea «»naiy report dated May X 1932. issued by the Bureau of the Census United States Department of Commerce the consumption of palm oil m
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  • 30 15 Crop harvested for 1931 was 88,430 lbs Ba lance brought forward was £16.021- deduct los tor year £1,781 (against £1,716). leaving to be carried forward £14.240.
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  • 1071 15 MARKET SETTLES DOWN Much Less Nervous Feeling The course of the London metal markets during the post week has been extremely disappointing, stated the Financial Times of June 13. Quite outside the abnormal conditions which have prevailed m the tin section, there are far too many
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    • 52 15 Assets exceed 812.000Q00 r|-| Assurance m force oyer «*,000,00q I •he Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd HEAD OFFICE Or* (Incorporated to the strait. Settlement.) > Companies Act In every particular Assurance ATTRACTIVE PLANg O F ASSURANCE. Secretary AGENTS WANTED O. C. KNOX Managing Director 1 H. W. raper Actuary
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  • 1085 16 SENSATIONAL CRICKET HAMMOND AND JARDINE STOP THE ROT AGILE LALL SINGH [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, June 25. The weather kept fine throughout to-day for the Test match between England and the All India team although clouds occasionally threatened rain, resulting m two stoppages on account of
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  • 676 16 PENANG IN IPOH Impressive Form Against Perak [From Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh, June 25. Prnanf 3; Perak A crowd of about 7,000 assembled on the Ipoh padang this afternoon to watch Penang's first match of the season m the "Malaya" Cup series, against Perak. Th« weather
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  • 115 16 Four Ball Championship Results The following are the results of the four ball billiard matches at the New World; Saturday, Salleh bin Kassim (Fathul Karib Club) 300, beat Teo Lam Chye (St. Mathew's Young ele's Guild) 201. Ang Chin Thian (Bende-, Athletic Club) 300, beat Teo Chwee Hoe acca
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  • 863 16 |w. PATERSON BEATEN A FIGHTING SEMI-FINAL i AGAINST CRAIR FINE RECOVERY L. D. Hardie regained the Singapore Island Golf Championship title when he defeated W. W. Paterson at the Bukit Timah course yester-| day by the wide margin of thirteen up and) twelve to play. Hardies
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  • 149 16 Sarazen Pulls Off Golf [Re uter's Service 1 Flushing, Long Island Jane 26. Gene Sarazen has completed the" double by winning the American open golf championship with 70 66 m the final rounds giving him an aggregate of 286. Phil Perkins had 74 70 289; Bobby Cruikshank 69
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  • 323 16 WIMBLEDON TENNIS Two British Players m Last Eight [Reuter's Service] London, Jane 25. The following are among fourth round results at Wimbledon, the winners of which enter the last eight. Men's Singles J. Satoh (Japan) beat Timmer (Holland) H. W. Austin (Britain) beat Feret (France) 6
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  • 119 16 Leading Cricket Averages [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT] London, Jane 26. A. P. Freeman, the Kent slow bowler, had the distinction of being the first to capture his hundredth wicket this season, and he has now taken 103 at a cost of 14.68 runs each. The leading
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  • 369 16 Singapore Q.C. Defeat Keppel At Bukit Timah yesterday morning: Singapore G.C. defeated Keppel G.C. by 13 points to 6 V*. Details (Keppel players mentioned first) W. Hay and R. Craik 0, J. T. Smith and S N. Kelly 1%. H. Jackson and Dr. Lowson 1, R. J. Isherwood (and
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    • 190 16 Wonderful singing by the i COMEDY HARMONISTS OF TWO SONGS FROM "MONTE CARLO MADNESS" RECENTLY SHOWN AT THE CAPITOL, ON HIS MASTER'S VOICE Over The Blue B 3972 The Way With Every Sailor CALL IN AND HEAR THEM AT ®"MOUTRIE'S" "H.M.V." SPECIALISTS I M ILK I I mm X BUY
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