The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 June 1932

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  • 16 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,685. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1932. 10 CENTS.
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  • 188 1 A suggestion was made m the House of Commons that the head of the Far Eastern Department of the Foreign Office should be an official with recent experience and service m China Page 11. Sir John Simon informed the House of Commons that the Japanese Government had
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  • 33 1 COUNTY CRICKET Essex beat Leicester by seven wicket. Worcester beat Gloucester by 10 wickets Surrey vs. Oxford match drawn. Derby beat Notts by seven wickets. Ycrks beat Middlesex on first innings.
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  • 996 1 We chanced to arrive at Singaraja, the capital of the island of Bali, on the occasion of the Nyepi or Purification Festival, which falls on the last day of the old year and lasts Into New Year's Day. During the period of the celebration no fire may be
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 243 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK llil NEAREST APPROACH TO PURR, I RESH, PASTEURIZED MILK OBTAINABLE EN THE TROPICS. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADENQ PROVISION STORES. RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Rooms with Modern Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water '^r TEA DANCE 630 to 8 -15 Pm SPECIAL DAILY *al dish AFTER
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    • 189 1 [f X H THE W"in2 £?OR E-MOO,i _MMhK In those melancholy moments of If-J rem <*se when footsteps drag the 1» *m**OH e*U SPinC needS braclng and colour light NflE A**Qf movemp nt are .statute barred Call I for a TOLLEY'S EMPIRE BRANDY I "VJ Brandy and soda brandy pahit
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    • 324 1 A loss of $18,942.65 for 1931 was announced at the arr.ual general meeting* of Devon Estates (Malacca) Ltd. Page 19. The Government announced that it hoped to introduce m the House of Commons a single Bill for an All-India Federation. It is expected that the actual terms will be announced
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    • 21 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK THE NEAREST APPROACH TO PURE, FRESH. PASTEURIZED MILK OBTAINABLE EM THE TROPICS. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADENO PROVISION STORES.
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  • 355 2 Japanese Treatment of Journalists Shanghai. June 20. The Steele-Lindt affair is creating a considerable diplomatic stir In Harbin and it is believed that strong words have passed between Consular representatives and the Japanese authorities. It is revealed that while Dr. A. R. Lindt, the correspondent m China
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  • 151 2 The following is the programme of drills up to and for week-ending, July 3rd. Wednesday, 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters. "A" Wing —Depot Coy., 30 yards Range. "D" (Eurasian) Coy.. Coy. and Pi. Training. 2nd. Bn. Sig. Section. Section Parade, S.R.A. (v). Battery Parade, Bde. Sig. Section. Section Parade.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 441 2 PYREX W *_F Feeding, bottles Food Measures. Made to withstand exta-emes of heat, and cold without breaking. Can be sterilised with boiling water. PYREX CHEMICAL GLASSWARE Stockists MEDICAL HALL, LTD., Singapore. Outport orders promptly executed. BUSINESS CARPS. t ii I BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY H. NUGENT BUCKERIDGE Highest Class Work Lowest
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    • 590 2 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL >____? i TENDERS. NOTICE te hereby given that tender* are now Invited for the following materials or services and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room, Municipal Offices Construction of a 12" semi-permanent drain on south side of Tiong Bahru Road from Alexandra
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    • 340 2 _____r ____X i c^_r 3M_%. um w aw Hn IWBtflS f Tr*> ~~a can g et an Exi e 44. r. i "'^!^ttK>m Th s batter y. while con- VISIT YOUR NEAREST |BlH^^^^H[j|i; j _tX.->e SERVICE STATION fl| __S_R__^_B AmwK jLmT Sole Agents UNIVERSAL CARS LTD.,! Orchard Road, Singapore. NOTICES.
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    • 197 2 1..- -t-Vh-S i\ ><!-*■*_»■ v r-ii I .°_jji C *f^**'s ßVE CELLS SEEN THROUGH MICROM 'OfE m Jar" rt_* ,?^_[i^B_Kr m __P_»^ I J V C *_T •»\"_^_^fcr*i__»w*'*_ t*« 1 l.H:l!*^ji^Wto^^SEK -"^W-t T ■-W-^SC^' J 'mmmmr •M^**^k Drink m New Health and Vitality That's what you do when you take
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 300 2 THE WEEK Wednesday. 29th. High Water 07.06, 7.0 ft., 18.46, 8.2 ft. Rotary Club tiffin, Adelphi Hotel. Police Band at Telok Ayer. 5.15 p.m. Pootball: Div. I. SJR.C. vs. R.A.F. at Stadium; Div. EL S.C.C. II vs. Straits Cattle Co. at S.C.C; Police vs. R.A. II at Jalan Besar. Tennis.
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  • 403 3 Church Leader to Portray Christ The filming m talkie form of all the outstanding parts of the Bible is the ambitious project of Mr. M. A. Wetherell, who is wellknown for his film "David Livingstone." Mr. Wetherell will definitely make a start by filming the Parables m
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  • 321 3 Constable Among the Victims Dollar note forgeries, good enough to deceive the ordinary man m the street, were exhibits m the Penang Police Court at the preliminary enquiry into a charge of possession of forged Straits Settlements one -dollar notes against a Chinese" named See Ah Sam.
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  • 316 3 Dollar Notes For 50 Cent Pieces Before Mr. A. E. Coope, at the Kuala Lumpur.. Police Court, Vengadasamy, a Tamil, was charged with cheating another Tamil named Veerapen by dishonestly inducing him to deliver $2.40 to him by saying that he was going to get for the
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  • 358 3 War Against Sluggish Business Conditions Detroit, Leaders of the automobile industry's sales forces assembled here to talk over ways and means of inaintaining a war front against sluggish business conditions. The sales end of automobile manufacturing is confronted by a situation that has been described as being "sicker
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  • 222 3 Five Woman to be Called The exceptionally large number of 134 students of the four Inns of Court, including five women, were to be called to the Bar last Wednesday. Middle Temple 48 Inner Temple 38 Lincoln's Inn 26 Gray's Inn 22 134 The Hon. Quintin McGarel Hogg,
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  • 228 3 Often Went to "Uncle" For Help m Early Days at Bar Mr. Edward Fordham Spence, the K.C. who once confessed that he often had to pawn the family plate m his early days at the Bar, has died at his home at Andover-road. Newbury,
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  • 110 3 Husband Puts Bomb on Fire to Melt The Lead A verdict of death from misadventure was returned at a Rochford, Essex, inquest on Mrs. Florence Nightingale Williams, aged 55, of Park-anaur-avenue, Thorpe Bay, who was killed by an explosion of a bomb. Mr. Williams, the husband,
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  • 696 3 American Motor-Car Industry Detroit. A possible automobile price war has been averted, m the belief of company officials who mean what they say when they talk. The conclusion to be drawn is that automobile manufacturing has been inventoried, deflated, liquidated and readjusted m so many ways and
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  • 74 3 Queer Behaviour After Tragedy News Is to hand that a mahout was killed at Pelmadulla (Ceylcn) by an elephant. The man was suddenly attacked and the elephant stood by the corpse till evening. The «-ima.i kept tossing the body m the air, trampling it and prodding
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  • 465 3 Princess Elizabeth Sees the King's Men Princess Elizabeth and 50,000 other children from all over England spent two wonderful hours watching the most thrilling, the most colourful display children could wish to set Prosaically it was announced as a full-dress I rehearsal of the Annual Searchlight Tattoo.
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  • 280 3 Renounce Marriage or His Rights Bucharest. Now that Prince Nicholas has been accorded another year's respite m which to deride whether he will renounce his marriage lo Madame Dumitresco-Tohany or hLs rights as a member of the Roumanian Royal Family, he will have plenty of time to
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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    • 70 3 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited BRANCHES 21, First Cross Street MALACCA. 11. Light Street PENANG. 14. Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. 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
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  • 1946 4  -  JOAN LITTLEFIELD (BY ALTHOUGH private owners of aeroplanes inj this country are not allowed to have their; machines fitted with wireless, this rule has now been waived m favour of the Prince of Wales, who has become one of the keenest aeroplane owners m Great Britain. Besides
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  • 102 4 Naturist Colony at Vilennes Pari*. The "Naturisf colony at Vilennes is to be jmbellished this year with an open-air pastoral theatre. Both actors and audience will be equipped with the undress costume of bathing slip and brassiere only. It is difficult to imagine the successful presentation of a
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 174 4 PETROL RUNNING TO WASTE while you use those old, worn-out, Wasteful plugs. CHANCE TO n 'i:'''-)i^X \'t'm V N_l_ *Ikl ff' h -i "J_fi .»"**>*_ JP**c Vnl **_."H*J ~^^_F a *fa **_M a s^rmk „-y r- -i-lillpiii-iibr^lil^al Distributors for Malaya BORNEO MOTORS LTD. WW REMEMBER ASK FOR THE ENGLISH A.C.
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    • 36 4 If the customs of the white race do not change, Europe, not including Russia, will between now and the end of the century probably suffer a reduction by a quarter of its living resources. M. Vieulle.
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    • 63 4 THE \RT FURNITURE DEPOT Office Show Rooms 28 34, Orchard Road. Orders can now be executed at much lower prices than formerly m all finishes including "Duco." Quotations submitted promptly. m w fe~"_3A. eAL HfeMH $9 *L I_i GARCIA' S PIANOS Direct from the factory to you. Saves middlemanprofits. From
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  • 1107 5 SPREAD OF HITLERISM Ready to "Clean Up" United States New York. An unobtrusive house m a residential section is 1,050 Waveland Avenue, Chicago. There is nothing to distinguish it from its neighbours. Yet from behind its walls supporters of Adolf Hitler, leader of Germany's National
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  • 230 5 Will He Be Paid In Wheat Jack Payne has developed the wanderlust again. Not satisfied with breaking all musichall records m Leecjs and Manchester, by j topping box-office receipts, he has decided to introduce red-hot jazz into red-hot Russia. These cultural missions into Soviet domains are
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  • 214 5 Claims Upon the Insurance Companies The opening guns m what is expected to i prove the legal "battle of the century" were S sounded at Shanghai when Chinese realty hold- ers m Chapei submitted demands for insurance l compensation for property losses incurred m < the Shanghai incident.
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  • 157 5 Lytton Commission May Return The possibility that the Lytton Commission will conduct further investigations m Manchuria before drafting their report to the League of Nations, is envisaged m a Press despatch from Japanese sources m Peking. It is stated that when the Earl of Lytton returns to Peking
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  • 652 5 Mrs. G. F. Pykett, a report of whose death was cabled to her son, Mr. J. W. Pykett m Seremban. on Friday. June 10th. was for many years associated with the work of the Methodist Episcopal Mission m Penang and is much lovt=d by her many
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 271 5 Pfc^s grtLsr _-w_-k chances-use Lifebuoy rcgulaHy I IFEBUOY SOAP LLVER BROTHERS LIMITED. PORT SUNLIGHT. ENGLAND ECHIGOYAS SPECIAL SALE t Monday, June 27th, to Saturday, July 2nd. DISCOUNT 30% ON ALL LINES. ECHIGOYA Co., 54, 56 Middle Road. "CAMELS" are Cigarettes delightfully different from the ordinary Virginia. A scientific blending of
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    • 163 5 0 |T* V "How do yon manage to keep thin, Jim, m this beastly climate"? L "^V alu)a V s drink Whiskey and Polly, which contains natural gas and I m r^i does not blow one out." I Apollinaris i r Sole Agents. HENRY WAUGH AND CO., LTD., SINGAPORE. PENANG.
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  • BRIDGE NOTES AND NEWS
    • 1171 6  -  ELY CULBERTSON (By THERE an- :>>_. important ways of showing strength four bids which are Forcing and. as such, obligate a response. Each of them is made In a different bidding position. These four bids are as follows: I—As1 As Dealer, an exceptionally strong hand 5 honour-tticks
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    • 1050 6  -  HORATTUS (BY IT Ls a little ironical that now we have in- vested bridge with innumerable conventions and systems, so that infinite information is accorded partners and opponents, declarations can be made or lost according to blind leads. Recently, m the English National Contract Championship,
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  • 540 6 Importance of Recent Discoveries Some idea of the importance of recent excavations and discoveries on the North-West Frontier of India was revealed by Father R. A. Maiden, a missionary from the Afghanistan border, before he sailed for Bombay after a brief .stay m Sydney. Father Maiden, who has
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  • 24 6 The novelist is the only writer who i: credited with ordinary common sense, and this compliment has proved his undoing— Mr E. M. Forster.
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  • 129 6 Remarkable Admission m Court "This must be a record." said the Chairman of Liverpool County Quarter Sessions, when two youths, pleading guilty to three charges of house-breaking, asked that 289 cases of housebreaking and larceny should be taken into consideration. They were Charles Tim I HOI
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  • 124 6 Doctor Spars With Boxer Dr. Garden, who sparred with a professional boxer-John Senior, a crane driver, of Henry-street. Hulme, Manchester— to test his condition after an accident, gave evidence at Manchester Assizes when Senior was awarded £400 damages for personal Injuries against Morns Radnan. cf Stockport-street,
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  • Article, Illustration
    17 6 YOUNG ladies of Konigsee, Bayern. m picturesque national costume, enjoying the beautiful natural scenery of their country.
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  • 936 6  - The Surprise of Her Life George Cecil Peckham Modesty Outraged m Paris (By for the Free Press) WTHEN London tourist-agents dispatch their clients to Paris, they refrain from telling each inexperienced traveller what to expect, and sometimes with results that are more less awkward for the islanders. Nothing, however, has
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  • 538 6 Block System Experiment m Paris Paris. Experiments under a new system of traffic control will. If they are successful, effect a great economy In traffic police. The new idea makes it possible for one observer to control whole blocks of vehicles from a central post, at any rate
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  • 166 6 Scottish Title Won Two Year* m Succession London. June 14. For the second year m succession Dr 01 Robertson, of Bonnyrigg has won the SoNational Championship at the ar. meeting of the Scottish Rifle As** Dechmont Range. Cambuslang. While some expert marksmen |MMO hid the honour of winning
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  • 126 6 Turkish Children Rule for Week (on.Nt.ti)' During the whole of tlv.s wook be run by school children Boys and girls drawn from the r secondary schools, whose ape; m to 14 years, will take over th.- I official departments. The Go*.. will be displaced hy a
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  • 370 7 WHO WILL CARRY ON? 90-Year^Jlcf Lace- x Maker Rockingham. British women are anxious to encourage the English lace industries by using as much of it as possible on their personal apparel and m their homes. But there is not enough lace fro nti the
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  • 242 7 German Firm's Case m Canton High Court The hearing of the appeal by Messrs. Siemssen and Co., of Shameen. against Judgment delivered by the District Court m the arms case m favour of the Canton military authorities, commenced on June 7 at the Kwangtung High Court. Judge
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  • 214 7 Signor Mussolini Assists Tourists Rome. Not every visitor to Italy realises that the, tourist traffic of this country is under the personal charge of Mussolini. His latest decree m this connection is an order for the compilation of an Official Guide to the hotels of Italy to
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  • 139 7 HIS LUCKY NUMBER— 13 A remarkable sequence of thirteen has marked events m the life of Mr. H. F. Hind, postmaster of Thorne, Yorkshire. (May 13) is his birthday, and he is a thirteenth child. On May 13, 1902. j he became postmaster of Blyth, Nottingham- shire, and on March
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  • 321 7 THE JAVA APE Middle-aged Matron of Impressive Bulk New York. The famous Java ape "mnn" who strode the world 500,000 years ago is declared not to have be. a a man at all, but* a middle-aged matron of impressive oulk. The assertion is .made by Dr. Alex
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  • 311 7 Discovery of a New Species Mr. G. Elliott Smith, University College. London, writes to The Times: For some months it has been known that a new discovery of human remains had been made m Java, but until today no precise information as to the nature and
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  • 262 7 Tilbury Council's Electric Shock for the Gas Company London. Allegations that gaspipes had been cut and filled with cement, and that tenants on the Council housing estate had been forced to use electricity instead of gas, were made by Mr. F. J. Wrottesley. X.C, for the
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  • 406 7 Monday, June 13. In the morning Hi 3 Excellency accompanied by Hon. aMr. P. T. Allen, Resident Councillor. Penang. visited the groyne at Prai and the site for the civil aerodrome. In the alternoon His Excellency accompanied by the Resident Councillor and the Inspector of Schools Mr. T
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  • 305 7 The following are Singapore Volunteer Corps routine orders by Lieut. Col. M. J. T. Reilly, M.C., Commanding S.S.V.F. Singapore. June 29. Ranges.— The following ra&fg allotmt nts are republished for information: Buses leave Headquarters Sat. Sun. Bkt. T. Range Farrer R. 2 p.m. 7.30 a.m. 2.1.32 B"
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  • 21 7 In the afternoon His Excellency attended the Malay College Sports at Kuala Kangsar. His Excellency spent the night at King's Pavilion.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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    • 27 7 Mr. F. H. Grumitt, of McAuliffe. Davis and' Hope, Penang, and a director of the Straits! Echo Press Coy., Ltd., has returned to Penang I from Home.
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    • 52 7 I see how rich and j^ fe* mellow it's inimitable flavour really is *wt '.^^i_^_^i*--.* *_"lv^ I'-'Jta-^' 1) **^S>^ _*i^s *> _t? 4~ Lever lid ■p* \L for daily use W Brooke Bond Tea Wah ga/<denJt<eJhneM SPECIAL SALE I SLUMP PRICES DRASTIC REDUCTIONS AT WASSIAMUIi/S ii 31 and 33 High
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  • 1861 8 I ANNUAL MEETING Twenty-one Years Work m Malaya [From Our Own Correspondent 1 The Singapore Auxiliary Diocesan Association pame of age this year, and Ls celebrating its Ust. anniversary. The annual general meeting ■jf the Association was held at the S. P. G. offices m Tufton Street,
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  • 247 8 Soviet Expedition to Replace Lonely Colonists In the middle of July an expedition will leave Vladivostock for Wrangel Island to replace the i colonists who have been there since 1929 and i to supply the island with provisions, etc. Given favourable conditions the expedition will spend a month
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  • 72 8 Medals for Police Officers [From Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur, June 27. On Kuala Lumpur padang this morning Sir Cecil Clementi presented meritorious service medals to Sub-Inspector Hitam bin Mayat. and Subedar Nasrullah and the long service and King's police medal for gallantry to Lancecorporal Singh, who
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  • 795 8 "DOUGHNUT" TYRES Equipment That Will be Skid-proof Detroit. Wheels may soon disappear altogether from automobiles. They are giving way to hubs on which are mounted "doughnut" tyres of the The "doughnut" tyre is a modernized balloon, which the tyre builders have developed from airplane landing gears
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  • 134 8 Oslo. The Oslo Chess Society has been experimenting with a game of super-chess, whose terrian ls four ordinary boards placed together. There are eight new pieces, a field marshal, combining the moves of a castle, bishop and knight; a chief of staff, combining those of bishop and knight;
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  • 81 8 How he was tortured by chillies being applied to hLs eyes, was described by Loh Ah Oon, the complainant m a robbery case m the Penang Police Court against two Chinese. He had made no report to the Police at the time, he said, because he had no money and
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  • 300 8 Pahang Rest Houses Now Full Of Prospectors Pahang is the scene of a gold rush m miniature, according to a story which reaches the Malay Mail from Raub. and already a well-known Kuala Lumpur prospector, Mr. P. G. W. Dunsford. is rumoured to have had remarkable results
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  • 105 8 Owing to floods which have undermined part of the main line outside Doncaster, Yorks, the Plying Scotsman now arrives at Edinburgh back to front. After passing through to Doncaster the train has to be diverted via Stainforth, and travels six miles before rejoining the main Scottish line. It goes for
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  • 226 8 Charges Against Lang Government Sydney. The Stevens Ministry will probably constitute four Royal Commissions to inquire into matters relating to the late Lang Administration. The investigations will be made into the following matters 1. The appointment of Mr. C. J. Goode as Chief Transport Commissioner and the
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  • 88 8 Judges' "Speed-up" as the Term Ends London, May 19. A "speed up" began m the Divorce Courts yesterday, when the three judges m an attack on the undefended cases cleared eighty-two from the list. Lord Merrivale dealt with thirty-three undefended suits and two part-heard nullity
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  • 278 8 Sunday Cinema Relief From Drab Surroundings The Bishop of Chichester (Dr G I Bell) is m favour of the opening of cinema on Sunday. •It does not seem to me to be right for a to use our influence to prevent others tftfft ly placed from going to
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 358 8 SUCCESS WITH SUNSHINE GLAXO What Nurses Write: EXPECTANT MOTHERS NURSING MOTHERS morning sickness relieved nausea finished "Patient had very bad morning sickness "a wee baby fretful flatulence... became very ill. 1 advised Sunshine Glaxo vomited after meals not gaining weight, morning and night. Result good. Got I suggested Sunshine Glaxo.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 187 9 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL. CELEBRITY TOURS RECITALS BY SINGAPORE'S FAVOURITE CELEBRITIES EARLY AUGUST ZIMBALIST THE WORLD-FAMOUS VIOLINIST EARLY SEPTEMBER MOISEVITCH THE CELEBRATED PIANIST IIA\I» I»ERF©RMAI*CJ_aS SL& POLICE BAND TELOK AVER, Wednesday, June 29th, at 5.15 p.m. 6.15 PAVILION 9.77" LAST NIGHT OF "CARNIVAL" The triumphant British and Dominions spectacular production starring
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    • 390 9 TO DAY'S GALA OPENING AT THE CAPITOL 3.1& 41. IS 0.1& MAURICE CHEVALIER with JEANETTE MacDONALD Charlie Ruggles Genevieve Tobin Roland Young "ONE HOUR WITH YOU" ERNST LUBITSCH'S PARAMOUNT TRIUMPH The Year's Sauciest Musical Comedy made by the Trio who gave you "The LOVE PARADE" -*-iii*-n_*l<*»iHiwn-_i.-aii -__i_ mm*mmmmmmm BOX OFFICE
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 21 10 BEER. On June 14th at Cranleigh, Surrey, to Norah, wife of L. Midford Beer, Malayan Civil Engineering Service, a son.
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  • 754 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29. 1932. AWAITING A LEAD FROM THE DUTCH Interest m the establishment of an all-red air mail route between England and Australia and passing through Singapore has recently been revived, after a series of setbacks m the last few years, by the news from Melbourne
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  • 278 10 Buster Keaton at the Alhambra (By our film correspondent) It seems remarkable m view of the fact that so many so-called stars have risen, especially m the ranks of the comedians, shone brightly f or a while and then faded again into oblivion, that one who is
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  • 78 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, June 28. Messrs Henry Gardner, metal brokers, notify to-day's tin prices as follow Spot nil 1 (£1123/ 8 Forward £113V 4 (£H43/ 8 Prices higher after market closed. Market quite firm. Messrs. Symington and Wilson
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  • 596 10 "MANDI SAFAR" The Origin of the Festival [By Our Muslim Correspondent! The suburbs of Singapore, especially the seaside, will be crowded to-day with Muslims of both sexes, and the children, dressed m their best and m holiday mood, for this day is the "Arb'ba-ul-Akhir," or commonly
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  • 184 10 British Delegates Leave London [British Radio Oflßcial Service] Rugby. June 28. Both Sir John Simon. Foreign Secretary, and Sir Herbert Samuel. Home Secretary, who have spent the week-end m London, return to Geneva to-day. Sir H. Samuel, who was originally appointed delegate to the Lausamv Conference, will
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  • 52 10 Movement for Embassy Status [Reuter's Far Eastern Service! Nanking. Jane 28. The Government has decided to open negotiations for the purpose of raising the status! of the Legations m Washington and London to Embassies, according Ambassadorial rank to the) respective Ministers. Mr. W. W. Yen and Mr. Quo
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  • 60 10 Plans For Air Mail to Australia Rotterdam. An extension of the Amsterdam -Batavia air mail service to Australia will shortly be considered by the Board of Control of the Dutch air mail service. It will be recalled that recently a group of Australian air mail companies had
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  • 714 10 CABIN COLLECTION Carrying the East to The West The fact that few tr.w can resist the impulse lo VtaM _j tsm*mt see the results of the recent tn there borne out when the NY X Tpnj|p Maru. arrived m Singap to Europe. Madame Renee Chemet
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  • 94 10 Salvage Vessel's Ctrfi Released [British Radio— Official I Ruchy. Aeee The Italian salvage ship Art to leave Plymouth to-day t > r. of the wreck of the liner Egypt where operations will be the remainder of the ro' was sunk with that When the Artiglio meted I"
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  • 10 10 Mr. C. O. Oolema: Singapore, has n-turn-d U» Praaer's Hill
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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    • 65 10 WHAT SHALL I SEND HOME Dragon or Cherry Blossom mounted TEA SETS CONDIMENT SETS ROSE BOWLS LIQUEURS SERVIETTE RINGS FLOWER VASES ETC. GIFTS THAT WILL BE EVER APPRECIATED. U. S. de Silva Bros., 23 High Street, Singapore. HOME FRUIT PUDDINGS PLUM PUDDING. GOOSEBERRY PUDDING. BLACK CURRANT PUDDING. GREENGAGE PUDDING. Ready
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  • 115 11 D. R. JARDINE PLAYS A CAPTAIN'S PART UNDEFEATED WITH SCORE OF 85 INVIGORATING DISPLAY BY AMAR SINGH England won the Test match against India by 158 runs the team being dismissed m their second innings for 187-two runs less than their first innings
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  • 917 11 [Reuter's Service] London, June 28. The weather was fine when play was resumed at Lords to-day m the Test match between England and India. The wicket, m parts, .jiowtd signs of wear. There were 4.000 people present when Jardine 1 2.*) and Paynter (50) resumed their
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  • 87 11 Kepong: Chairman Condemns All-out Tapping [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT] London. June 28. Kepong (Malay) Rubber Estates, Ltd. annual meeting adopted the report showing a profit of £1.500 and a sum of £26.439 to go forward. The chairman. Sir Francis Voules, said the company was adopting a restricted tapping
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  • 90 11 TFrom Our Own Correspondent] Penang, June 28. In the Supreme Court to-day Mr. C. G. Boucher, partner m the firm of Stark and McNeil, architects. Penang and Ipoh, opposed the immediate dissolution of the firm on the ground that the partnership agreement permitted of no such dissolution and
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  • 218 11 DAIREN CUSTOMS League Discussion Postponed {Reuter's Service] London, June 27. In his statement to the House of Com-nons In regard to the situation at Dairen Sir John Simon said the Japanese Government had explained that they are anxious that the integrity of the Chinese Maritime Customs should
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  • 118 11 Plan to Shelve It For §ix Months [Reuter's Bervice] Lausanne, June 28. An extraordinary session of the Assembly scheduled for to-mo»:ow at Geneva to deal with the Sino-Japan question has been postponed until Thursday owing to the delegates preoccupations at Lausanne. A meeting of the committee of nineteen
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  • 86 11 Commons Question on Far Eastern Department [Reuter's Service] London, June 27. The suggestion that, m view of the rapid change m conditions m the Far East the head of the Far Eastern Department of the Foreign Office should be an official with recent experience and service m China
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  • 90 11 i j Passed By Free State Senate [Reuters Service] J S Dublin. June 28. i The Senate has passed the Oath Bill J with its destructive amendments. i of the Far Eastern Department had wide experience of conditions m China. He was asked by Sir Alfred Knox whether
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  • 124 11 "Keynote" Speech For Replacing Prohibition [Reuter's Service] Chicago, June 27. The Democratic Convention opened to-day < with a "keynote" speech by Senator Barkley j urging the Democrats to demand a Congressional resolution replacing Prohibition. Senator Barkley declared that the Democrats should reduce tariffs and inaugurate international trade conferences
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  • 52 11 R.A.F. Flying Boats m Trengganu IFrom Our Own Correspondent] Kuantan, June 28. Two of the Royal Air Force flyingboats under the command of Sq -Commander Wright and Squadron Leader McEntegrit, with crews of four men each, have been surveying the rivers m Trengganu. Th~y are returning to Beletar
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  • 422 11 Latest From Banyfco- SECRET PROPOSALS ELECTING A "SENATE OF THE PEOPLE" VOTES FOR SIAMESE [From Our Own Correspondent] Bangkok, June 28. The King of Si3m signed the new constitution last night and the news was issued to the world by radio. Some slight modifications have been
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  • 264 11 Press Telegrams Held Up Although the Free Press was able to publish ion Saturday morning the first details of the l revolt m Siam the previous day. considerable difficulty was experienced by newspaper cor- respondents m getting news through. Our correspondent m Bangkok handed m his first
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  • 128 11 The Franco-German Conversations [British Radio Official Service! Rushy. June 28. Discussions between the French Premier, M. t Herriot, and the German Chancellor, Herr von and their colleagues were resumed yesterday and will be continued on Wednesday morning. A communique issued last night stated that at yesterday's meeting the German
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 268 11 THE ARMMORI BELT FOR REAL HEALTH AND BEAUTY. fTho Armmori Belt is a slendering faashion belt ingeniously combining healthful support. It is the ideal foundation garment for every conceivable occasion and every figure need, whether for dancing, sport, social, walking or housewear, etc. The scientific muscular principle adjusts perfectly to
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  • 596 12 AMERICANS' DEATHS MURDERER TAKES OWN LIFE FRIENDS' QUARREL The discover*)- of the dead body of Mr. Rodney Keeler Heira. an American, 25 years of age, j unemployed, formerly with the American Oriental Bank. Shanghai, m a field of! Lincoln Avenue with bullet wounds m the head and
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  • 222 12 Judge's Sympathy with Indian Youth Found guilty of kidnapping a 13 -year-old Indian girl, an Indian Hindu named Muthyan, 18 years of age, was sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment by the District Judge, Mr. C. Wilson. Mr. Nazir A. Mallal represented the accused while Mr. Demuth appeared
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  • 106 12 Oslo, June 20. Charges of having m 1924-25 suggested the formation of "Red Guards" with the object of causing a Communist revolution were levelled against M. Quisling, Norwegian Minister of Defence, by three well-known members of the Norwegian Labour party ta their evidence before the Parliamentary
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  • 190 12 IRAK OPERATIONS Effective Action by R.A.F. [British Radio Official Service] Rugby, June 28. The Colonial Office confirms the news that as a result of action by the Royal Air Force and the clcse advance of Iraki troops. Sheikh Bar_*oi surrendered to the commander of the Turkish
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  • 520 12 Privilege of the Press Claim The libel action against the Chinese vernacular newspaper. Shun Pao, m March last, which arose out of a dispute over the inscriptions on the new entrance gates of the Singapore Chinese High School at Bukit Timah, Road, came to the fore again
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  • 163 12 But Destructive Habits Must be Checked [From Our Own Oorrespondant] London, June 28. City pigeons are not to be exterminated. Dr. W. M. Willoughby. Medical Officer of Health, gives this assurance m his report for 1931. He says that the compaign against the pigeons, owing
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  • 57 12 Theft of Rs. 2,65,000 Traced to Head Poen The theft of Rs. 2,65,000 from the strong room of the Imperial Bank, Multan, has been traced to the head poen of the bank, Abdul Lataff, who made a statement after two days' custody. Except for a few hundreds of
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  • 576 12 ANOTHER DEATH Millionaire Shipowner Succumbs Mr. Woo Hay-ton^, the well-known local millicmaire shipping owner, who was shot by his nephew. Chan Fook, m the Chinese freight department of the B. and S. Office died at the Government Civil Hospital on June 18, despite the best medical
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  • 305 12 Slayer Said to Have Been Possessed of Wealth Considerable mystery still surrounds the sensational affair m Mr. Woo Hay-tongs office. According to Chinese reports, Chan Fook's full name was Chan Lam -fook. He was aged about 25. Coming from a respectable family residing for many years
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  • 86 12 Dublin, June 18. Because the illegal Irish Republican Army dubbed it as "objectionable" the Union Jack, flying from the roof of the exclusive Shelbourne Hotel, was hauled down, although the manager protested that a number of his guests had come from England for the Eucharistic Congress.
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  • 805 12 DEALER FINED Severed Telegraphic Communications [From Our Own Correspondent] Seremban, June 27. As will be recalled, there have been several cases of telephone and telegraph wires cutting along Labu Read and bordering the Railway lines between Seremban and Tirol m all eight times between May
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  • 137 12 Notification by Senior Warden of Mines Notice is given by the Senior Warden of Mines hi our advertisement columns this morning concerning the arrangements for the operation of the A.B.C. tin restriction scheme. Producers may elect to come under categories A and B as they like, but
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  • 435 12 CHINESE PROTEST Handicap to Local Young Men At a meeting of the Committee of the Straits Chinese British Association, Penang, held recently the following were elected members Messrs. Foo Eng Cheang, Khoo Choo Huat, Lim Kok Chye, Lo Yew Kee, Tan Boon Thye and Toh Seang
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  • 522 12 Punjabi Who Chased Armed Chinese Police medals were presented by His Excel- lency the High Commissioner. Sh Cecil Clementi. G.C.M.G.. en the Kuala Lumpur padang on Monday morning, two for long and meritious service, and one. the King's Police Medal, for gallantry m arresting an armed criminal.
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  • 325 12 COMMONS STATEMENT GOVERNMENTS TSj<)\ THE SUMMER SINGLE Bill INTENDED TBritish Radio— Offlnai B An important declaratl •titutional procedi.:- Commons to-day D] Urn India, Sir Samuel Hoare, i the Government would to its Lndia policy by mean which would provide ronstitution of the Prwii tion of the
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  • 144 12 Father's Foolishness Coosa Children's Injarfci The peril of war trophy i cally demonstrated when .1 'plosion occurred m a Settlement lb p lnjuriri** four, one dangerously. Tlie origin of the explosion was ttfl —MO. which the owner of the shop had breafM bark with other relics from the
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  • 128 12 MALAYA -ENGLAND FLIGHT Planters' Plane on Trial The Avro-Avian two-water pl.uie m Messrs. P. B. Taylor of Seaport W. Salt of Glenn-iairi.- Estate pfO| home, taking off next Sunday w > trial flight on Saturday evenii struction. Mr. A. Newark, tal Plying Club, tried the OMWhfeM Salt and Taylor both
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 56 12 A large gathering was present at the Tapah Club recently to bid farewell to Sergeant-Major Bob Clout, of the M.S.V.R., who is sailing for Home early next month on the expiration of his agreement. The function was attended by all the membars of the Tapah Platoon, M.S.V.R.. as well ac
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 1511 13 Counties Suffer Big Financial Losses May was a deplorable month ta the history I of cricket, and the wettest May on record for thirty-two years took id full toll on Friday and I Saturday at the end of the month. Cricket has not been interfered with so
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    • 318 13 Gunners Defeat the Cavaliers London, June 7. After a fortnight's inaction owing to wet grounds, polo at Hurllngham was resumed on Saturday. The afternoon's programme consisted of two matches on the club's second ground. The first match was between Major R. L. Benson's side, the Cavaliers, and
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    • 217 13 The second round of the Singapore Chess Club championship, for 1932. played at the Adelphi Hotel resulted as follows: Colman. Maschioeff. Jumabhoy and Wilmot won their games. The position of each player now is: The first games played m the Junior Handicap 1932 resulted m wins for
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  • 1088 13 Athletic Contest Against A.A.A. Team On the University Athletic ground at Oxford, the strong Amateur Athletic Associaion team proved, as was anticipated, much too strong for Oxford University, and won by the large margin of 82 1-3 points to 25 2-3 points. The meeting, m spite of
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  • 75 13 [Reuter's Servlcel New York. June 27. The scores m yesterday's baseball games were as follows: NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston 5. Philadelphia 2. Boston 1. Philadelphia 5. Brooklyn 5. New York 2. Cincinnati 0. Pittsburgh 5. Cincinnati 5. Pittsburgh 9. St. Louis 4. Chicago 3. St. Louis 3. Chicago 4.
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  • 70 13 [From Our Own Correspondent] Seremban, June 26. Two more games were played yesterday evening on the Negri Sembilan Club Courts la the Negri Sembilan Lawn Tennis Association Championships. In the second round of tho open doubles Poi Eny Poh and Chen Toh Seng beat B. J. Layers and
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  • 34 13 Monday night's ties In the Malayan amateur billards (4 ball) champi- mship resulted as fellows Ong Mah Soh beat Tan 3ock Lira 300 241; Sarad bin Haji Amat b<at Yap Ah Chuan 302—224
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 528 13 YOU CAN HAVE A STUDY COLLEGE TRAINING IN IN AT A^°. ST ANY CAREER YOUR H^_ F E A M F 0 E N W T^ L NGS LET ME BE YOUR FATHER fe£|fc_M. i "industry, you l-*. gM DO NOT «M>FESS TO s«' Ihr possibilities of ACT AS AN
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    • 87 13 PROVED! L^^lS THE BABY mrtom food WITH THE SUNLIGHT VITAMINS. The "Ankoria" Baby Food of New Zealand is produced only tn the Spring when the fresh green pastures are at their highest Vitamin Content, and by the introduction of Vitamin D known as THE SUNLIGHT VITAMIN. "Ankoria" builds up the
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    • 1040 14 _^_^^^HS s*^ SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd Steam Ship Co, Ltd.. and China THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP Co., (1932) Ltd. Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.', THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. THE CHINA
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    • 517 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) »m "ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Steamier Doe S'aere. Saib S >•-*. 8.8. CITY OF DERBY For M'seilles, Harre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg In Port July 3 OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI
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    • 493 14 P. CU British. India and Apcar Lines! (Incorporated m England) t *H MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE. I PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N col UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOV! mtmmtt H LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SfIiVMT OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN I Due Tonnage. Singapore. Tonna^r Si
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    • 732 15 O. S. K. Line. tot HKOPE, AFRICA. NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA AND INDIA. Dne. Sails. if a. XI mari LONDON. rVrtterdam. Hamburg and Antwero via Colombo. Aden. Sues and Port SauT^ July 15 17 rBVBM N DURBAN. Algoa Bay, Cape Town. Rio de **Xl Janeiro Santos. Montevideo and Buenos Aires
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    • 571 15 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE AMERICAN MAIL LINE TO EIROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO, BOMBAY, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, AND GENOa! Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Spore. Spore, Penang. N. York. Pres. Polk July 4 July 5 July 7 Aug. 16 Pres. Adams July 18 July 19 July 21 Aug.
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    • 759 15 K. P.M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ REAEL Wednesday, June 29, Cheribon, Semarang, Sourabaya, Kota-Baroe. Balik-Papan, Samarinda and Tarakan. MAJANG Wednesday, June 29. Prigi-Radja, Sapat, Tembilahan. Poeioe-Pallas, PengalianEstate and Rengat. THEDENS— Wednesday, June 29, Muntok and Palembang. TOBELO Wednesday, June 29, Toengkal, Moeara-Saba and Djambi. VAN LANSBERGE Wednesday, June 29, Belawan-Deli. TIDORE
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  • 247 16  -  Liner Now Vogue Cruises by m Britain I From Our Own Correspondent] London, June 15. During the last two or three weeks there has been a distinct improvement m the volume of certain classes of eastbound passenger traffic across the North Atlantic. It has been particularly noticeable m
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  • 175 16 Blazing Vessel Towed Out at Yokohama Tokyo, June 10. The oil tanker Choshui-Maru, 1.626 tons, owned by the Sugatani Steamship Company of Kobe blew up while being moored alongside the pier of the Japan Petroleum Company at Tsurumi, Yokohama. The tanker was loaded with 44,300 gallons of
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  • 85 16 route after arrival at one of the above air ports to which they are consigned. On every 7 parcel and despatch note used m connection therewith, the sender must indicate the air route eg "Singapore to Batavia'' or "Singapore to Sourabaya via Batavia." The blue air-mail label obtainable at any
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  • 131 16 Ships along-side the Wharves or expected to arrive East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1). Tergestea 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). Polyphemus 18; Gewang 16; Bulan 15; Magdeburg 13; D'Artagnan 11; Fionia 9. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3). Rhexenor 30; Rahman 32; Madras Maru 33; City of
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  • 94 16 Kuala. Brit. 396. from Port Dickson 28. for Malacca 29. Benvenue, Brit. 5919, from Leith 28. for Manila 28. Hua Tong, Brit. 109, from Muar 28. for Muar 29. Kepong, Brit. 1822, from Bangkok 28, for unc. Siaoe. Dut. 870, from Samarinda 28, for Palembang unc. Pasir, Dut.
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  • 53 16 June 27.— Solviken (Nor); Bhanurangsi fSiam); Dalia (S. African); Malacca Maru Kisen Maru, Hamburg Maru (Jap); Soedoe (Dut); Trivia, Limnea, Medusa. Silverbeech. Raub. Jerantut, Ban Siong Bee, Rahman. Gemas, Hong Lam. Pontianak, Will o'the Wlsd (Brit). p June 28— Islander. Seistan, Larut (Brit) Kwanto Maru (Jap); Dukat (Nor); Tomohon
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 698 16 Burns Philp Line. f (Incorporated tn Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE vi a JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the S.S. MANGOLA (3,352 tons). [Cargo only] as. MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia.
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    • 26 16 The Valentijn arrived here from Cheribon with 79 bullocks and 1.028 pigs, the Ophir from Batavia with 30 goats, the Kamuning from Bangkok with 199 pigs.
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    • 413 16 Kerr Steamship Co., Inc. (Incorporated m o 0.A.) NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York. Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). Due Hue N> w Ywt M.S. SILVERSANDAL July 10 July 16 M.S. SILVERWILLOW July 26 Aug. 1 g^ M.S. SDLVERYEW Aug. 16 Aug. 22 26 For rates
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    • 141 16 AMERICAN EXPRESS ICO. INC. (Incorporated m USA International BaINKING and TRAVEL SERVK is Travellers Cheques. Letters of Credit. Money Orders. Drafts. Transfers of Fnnds by Mai and Cable. Tours. Cruises. Steamship RfservaUom. RaUroad Tickets. Bag;*" Insurance SINGAPORE. No. 1, Collyer Quay. I.S.K. LINE ISHIHaARA INDUSTRIAL AND TRANSPORT CO. (Incorporated m
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 718 16 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pjn. 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. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Gemas- every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8.30 a.m Kelantan (via Gemas) Sunday
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 166 17 (1) BTLLS OF LADTNG— It is notified for information that the following ruling m regard to post and ante-dating Bills of Lading will apply as from June 28th, 1932: Bills of Lading cannot be signed earlier than the date of the Wharf receipt
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    • 163 17 Per m.s. Fionia sailing to-day: Mrs. A. Allan, Mr. V. A. Burton, Mrs. K. and Master Bloch. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Carey and child, Mrs. D. M. Douglas. Master Peter, Tom and Jim Lange, Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Evans, Mrs. E. M. Goldkette. Mrs. B. Graves.
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    • 383 17 HOW M 2 IS TO BE RAISED The Navy's Boldest Salvage Effort So much progress has been made towards salving the M 2 that it is hoped, with reason- j able luck m weather and tides, to refloat the I submarine now lying with the bodies of her crew 100
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    • 249 17 Kobe Initiates Move to Scrap Old Vessels The Kobe Shipowners Society, at a special j committee meeting voted for the establishment! of a Y2, 000.000 company for control of ships') bottoms. The matter will be shortly laid before to buy it up either for tying up or for
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    • 79 17 a fuss. Mr. Andrews told me at Hankow that I need not bother about cabling home the news of my release to my folks at 543. 61st Oakland. Tho State Department has taken care of that. "Yes, it's good just to be free again. I can hardly believe it yet.
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    • 1069 17 CAPT. BAKER'S STORY Held Prisoner by Communists Captain Charles Baker, master of the Yangtsze Rapids Steamship Company's motor vessel No. 2, kidnapped by Yangtsze River communists on January 15. and released on May 31 through the efforts of the Flood Relief Commission, is back m Shanghai.
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 543 17 THE Singapore Free Press (Daily and Weekly Editions) Head Office 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. j Te iephone:6os6. Cable Address ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. and tin cables appear daily SneSal features Include pictures, serial story SSSP 522 chess no tes ladles- naee with latest fashions, Hying soortinl cinema, wireless articles, befidel^ettefs BeTast oUr
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    • 367 17 LLOYD llfisTlNO NAVIGATION COMPANY f lncorporated In Italy). EXPRESS PASSENGER SERVICE SINGAPORE TO ITALY. Calling at Colombo. Bombay. Suez, Port Said, Brindisi. Venice and Trieste. ANNOUNCE THAT FROM THE lst. OF JUNE UP TO THE 31st. of JANUARY, 1933, THE PASSAGE RATES FROM SINGAPORE TO ITALY HAVE BEEN REDUCED AS
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  • 2101 18 MRS BARNEY'S STORY "LAUGH, BABY, FOR THE LAST TIME" EARLIER INCIDENT Although expert evidence, it is expected, will be led to prove the contrary when the trial is taken up at the Old Bailey, the shooting of. Thomas William Scott Stephen by Mrs. Elvira Dolores Barney, at a
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  • 152 18 HAYDN OR HAYDEN Was Famous Composer Hungarian Budapest The Press prints some interesting data about a family called Hayden. which claims that the composer Haydn was of Hungarian birth and origin. In the beginning of the eighteenth century the Haydens were already providing factors for the Eszterhazy estates, near Sopron
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  • 1369 18 MISDIRECTED IDEALISM An Embarrassing Kind of Patriotism "Have you m your country a movement like ours?" was the question proudly put to me by a group of university students m Nanking last December, writes an English Professor at a Chinese University, to the Manchester Guardian. Fifty thousand
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  • 67 18 Kuala Lumpur regular broadcasts are until further notice: DAILY on 55.5 Metres 10.30 to 11 a.m. PETALING HILL TESTING. (Except Sundays and Public Holidays). FRIDAY on 65 Metres FROM THE STUDIO 6.30 p.m. Krontchong Music. 7 00 English. 7.15 British Official Wireless News. 7.25 Recital
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  • 142 18 Mayflower Barn to Stay m England The Mayflower Barn at Jordans is not to go to America. The groups of Friends to whom it belongs, have decided to decline the offer of the rich American who. as first reported m the NewsChronicle, wanted to repair its famous
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 533 18 BANKS AND INSURANciT -rr-r V_ J_ CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600.000 shares of £5 each £3,000.000 Reserve Fund £3,000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches Alor Star Iloilo
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    • 308 18 THE YOKOHAMA SPEW BANK, LTD (EstabliMicd fa Capital Subscribed (Polly p^ U P> Reserve Fund V 10 °000.ooi -President: K. Kodama il"**"* Vice-President R HeadOmc. Yossh^ 6 Singapore Branch .-31-.. c,,,^ LONDON BXNK.Ks Westminster Bank. Ltd The National Provincial Bank r„ Lloyd's Bank, Ltd. W BRA\( m:s Alexandria (Egypt), lata
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 346 18 ROUND YOUR DIAL Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following is a list of stations which can be received m Singapore Java Stations Bandoeng PLM from about 5.20 p.m. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney, Australia, and other stations. Usual call after records •'Hullo Sydney." Tanjong Priok, 21 metres from
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  • 1499 19 Meeting of Advisory Committee A. a meet iug of the Agricultural Advisor] UUllil-lttss at which the following member i nsent. Director of Agriculture Dr. H. A T -mp.uiy iChai— i lan). Director of Co-opera-a*ion Mr A. Cavendish. Ag Director, R.R.I. Itx A. Sharp-vs. Messrs. G. S. Reis, W.
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  • 242 19 Loss of $6,722 on The Year The eighteenth annual ■^J B "**2 rJtf«^«tS_ «y Lw Chim Tuan. Mr. cnee uuwi T Mr^ T Wakeford and Mr. Tan 2£?«T,li the secretaries. Chan Sze Onn moving the adoption of the repeat and accounts for the year ended
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  • 404 19 To- Day's Price Changes EXCHANGE RATES June 28. SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 3 ***** London, 3 months' sight 2 3 27J32 London, 60 days' sight 2 3 13|16 London, 30 days' sight 2 3 25 [32 London, demand 2 3% London, T. T. 2)3 23(32 Lyons and Paris,
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  • 903 19 TUESDAY, JUNE 28TH. 1932 CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyet* Sellers Asam Kumbang 31* 23s 6d x.d. Austral Malay Ayer Hitam (ss) U 9d c.d. Bangrin Tin 5 s 6s 3 Batang Padanf ($1) *Batu Caves ($1) Bukit Arang ($1) 1° noaL Burmah Malay 7s nor n JJ ls om
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  • 117 19 Changes m Representative Prices m [United Press Association June 25 27. American Can. Com. 30% 30% Cities Service 2% 2% Colombia Gas and Elec. 6% 6 Curtis Wright Electric Bond and Share 6% 5% Gen. Electric 10 9% Gen. Motors B**. 8% Nat. City Bank 25
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  • 153 19 THE ABROAD IBrttish Radio Official Service] June 15 25 27. Amsterdam 9.06 Vb 8.95% 8.94 Athens 575 537% 557% Belgrade 215 230 Berlin 15.50 15.27 15.25 Bombay Is. 5 15j16d. Is. 5 6i;64d. Brussels 26.30 26 25.95 Bucharest 617*6 620 620 Buenos Aires nom. nom. nom. Copenhagen 18 616 18%
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  • 123 19 Outturn for 1931 wos 528,086 lb., an increase of 83.368 lb., as compared with previous year. Cost was 11.46 d. per pound, and average price 11.81 d. per pound (1830, 13.45 d. and 14.97 d.). Profit was £1,149 (£3.170): add dividends on Investments £703, balance of Dominion incometax
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  • 103 19 Report for 1931 states that balance brought forward was £1.492. After writing off £587 (against £653) for depreciation on buildings, machinery, etc., and paying £125 (£179) m export duty to F.M.S. Government, year's working resulted m loss of £1.362 (£2,114). leaving balance on profit and loss account of
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  • 31 19 [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, June 28. The report of Bukit Rajah Rubber Company. Ltd., shows a loss of £3.289. A credit of £7,827 is to go forward.
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  • 1021 19 ANNUAL MEETING Prospects of Renewed Prosperity The annual general meeting of Devon Estates (Malacca), Limited, was held m the French Bank building, yesterday, the Hon'ble Mr. H. E. Nixon presiding. Others present were Messrs J. A. Clarke and T. W. Marshall. Moving the adoption of the report
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    • 77 19 Assets exceed $12,000,000 Assurance m force over $38.000,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry. E.C The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the
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  • 659 20 Don Bradiron as a, bowler. six wickets m one over. Singapore football. Defeat of the Malays— S.C.C. cricket tournament. That Friday evening batting— lsland golf championship. The cables bring details of a remarkable performance by Don Bradman, the young Australian cricketer, m the course of the tour
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  • 151 20 BATTING 124 H. B. Noon. Etceteras vs. Services. 79 P. Cooke. Nondescripts vs. Indian Assocn. 71 R. Lyne. V.M.C.A. vs. United Engineers. 69 C. Rodrigo, Nondescripts vs. United Engineers. 64 J. E. King. S.C.C. vs. Gloucesters. 61* T. Leijssius, S.R.C. vs. S.C.R.C. 61 R. Van Cuylenburg,
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  • 600 20 The Services, who earlier m the season looked like having quite a good chance of winning the SC.C. cricket' tournament, lost all hope of achieving this success by their failure to beat the Etceteras last week-end. They had hitherto drawn against the Merchants and lost to Public Services and Law.
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  • 278 20 PERAK CLUB Handicaps For First Day's Racing Handicaps for the first day (Saturday) of the Perak Turf Club meeting are as follows: Race 1. Horses Class 3 Div. 2 (7 Furs.) Clargo 9.0, Parches! 8.7, Presidentkar 8.5, Balbarra 8.2, Greenut 7.12, Sleeping Beauty 7.12, Lucky Girl 7.12.
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  • 132 20 Lancashire Fail Against Kent [Reuter's Service] Lcndon, June 27. Although Lancashire (without Paynter and Duckworth) m their match against Kent at Folkestone en Saturday began well by making 144 for 2 wickets by tea time they collapsed badly subsequently, their eight remaining wickets falling for the addition of
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  • 70 20 Those wishing to compete m the Singapore Singles. Doubles. Junior. Ladies Singles. Ladies Doubles and Mixed Doubles championship Ml reminded that entries close at neon on Saturday the 2nd instant. Applications for entry should be sent to the Hen. Secretary. S. E. A.. 119. Geylang Road, rind KUttt be
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  • 30 20 DIVISION 111 Medical College 5. Medical Services 1. (At Geylang). Marine Dept. 4. Bramtoco 1. (At Harbour Board ground) Gov. Monopolies 5. Public Services 2. (At Jalan Besar).
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  • 836 20 TWO CENTURIES Minor Counties Beaten by an Innings The match at Lincoln between the Minor Counties and India resulted m an easy victory for the tourists by an innings and 129 runs to-day. Against the pick of the Minor Counties the tourists finished the first day
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  • 622 20 FIFTH ROUND Crawford's Win Over Perry [Reuter's Service] London, Jane 28. At Wimbledon to-day m the fifth round of the ladies singles. Mrs. Wills Moody (America) beat Miss Dorothy Round (Britain), 6—o, 6 l. In the third round of the men's doubles Sato and Miki (Japan) beat
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  • 266 20 Mixed Doubles Handicap Seven ties were played m the mixed doubles handicap competition at the S.C.C. yesterday, the scores being: Mr. and Mrs. J. V. S. Brooke owe 1 vs. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. M. Warden owe 30 6 4, 9 9 (unfinished). Mr. O. W.
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  • 46 20 The July Bogey Competition will be played on Saturday and Sunday. No player whose name dees not appear on the Time Sheet on the first mentioned day may play on the Main Course. The July Ladies' Medal Competition wiil be played on Monday.
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  • 37 20 On Wednesday, 22nd. inst., playing at Eraser's HiU, Captain J. L. Mclntyre. RE did the second hole (92 yards) m one. Unfortunately for him, there were a large number of people playing that afternoon
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