The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 July 1932

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press P j55T itf*- ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, JULY 18, 1932. 10 CENTS.
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  • 338 1 The British Government has issued a full statement of the events leading up to the dispute with th~ Irish Free State Page 9. Damages of $1,100 were awarded against the Chinese weekly newspaper Shun Pao by the Court of Appeal Page 7. Ncn- Benders scored a great
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  • 863 1 The sound of our own footsteps tramping out at midnight from a country station is a curiosity m itself. It is the first excuse and Dlea tar midnight walking. We have ali, it appears, gone through the looking-glass and are living our existence inside out. Now this
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 198 1 nSTJvT |VR^T AITKOACH TO PUM. 1 iC ,/ED MILK TROPICS I LEAUINO OBTA So mis evening yiPx to midnifhl \i)AMSBAND Jfc, k toes B |O MIHIKUW I H M<lM\ LITTFF HIS Lome Uno da Silva. the celebrated Portuguese Tei or. will appear at the Orchestral Concert LINES) on Sunday. Admission
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    • 126 1 §It was Christmas Day m the Workhouse. Gloom spread through the ancestral Halls. "What would you like for f<^\ Christmas?" said the Workhouse |\^H Master. \^py And the Inmates answered Tolley's Empire Brandy TOLLEYS E IP I |R E ~y?V ONLY $3.10 PER QUART BR^XN 'li^b lU)l INCL UDING Dl
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    • 182 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS After the bath Page 8. Facts about figures Page 9. Bargains for the horne Page 6. All the latest theme songs Page 1. Milk direct from British cows Page 16. Goodyear $1,000 competition ends— Page 4. After dinner, or well, what have you?Page 1. CHRYSLER BIG CAR PERFORMANCE
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  • 282 2 Gomes Sentenced To Death Calcutta. Pathetic scenes were witnessed m the Calcutta High Court. Criminal Sessions, when the jury returned a verdict of cuilty against Robert Gomes, a young Portuguese, who was tried for the murder of his wife and mother-in-law, and the Judge sentenced him to
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  • 216 2 Governor and Anti-European Feeling In Ceylon Nuwara Eliya. In the course of his speech at the meeting of the Uva Planters' Association. HE. the Governor said "Your Chairman made the remark absolutely true that all attempts at progress were useless unless all communities were going to work
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  • 278 2 Abstract of Observations for June. Air Temperature Humidity Rainfall Bright Sunshine Means Extremes Means Station Highest Lowest Total Most m No. of 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 9 p.m. a day Rainfall Daily Mean Total Max. Means Max Mm days Deg. Deg. Deg. Deg. Ins. Ins. Hrs. Hrs.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 392 2 SELF-GENERATING ELEKTROLLER Electric Massage at Home. Highly useful m rheumatism and stiff joints. Effective as a scalp massage for falling hair. Excellent for muscle massage for athletes. Price $5.00 MEDICAL HALL, LTD. Opp. General Post Office. BUSINESS CARDS. BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY H. NUGENT BUCKERIDGE Highest Claw Work— Lowest Rates. LAIDLAW
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    • 459 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tenders. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or services and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room, Municipal Offices Erection of fencing and gates at Sewage Disposal Works, Alexandra Road. Date of Closing. 4
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    • 359 2 m, I^St^ m C^hKwl Pepsodent polishes teeth as it removes film This double-action tooth paste brings a rapid improvement m the appearance of your teeth QOME tooth pastes will remove three most important things necessary 1^ film, but they may harm tooth to keep teeth clean and sparkling. enamel. Others
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 172 2 THE WEEK Monday. 18th. High Water 11. 39. 8.7 ft* 22.25, 9.9 ft. Football. Div. I Pu\au Branl vs. S.C.C.. Stadium. Div. 11. Malays II vs. Gloucestcrs Regt. 11. SRC. Musical Society Annual Meeting. Memorial Hall. 5 pm. Tuesday, 19th. High Water 12.15. 8.8 ft.. 23 12. 10.1 ft. Football
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  • 249 3 Customs Difficulties m Britain [Prom Our Own Correspondent 1 l.ondon. I understand that the paragraph I recently forwarded respecting the difficulties encountered at the hands of the CU6toms m the importation of Kelantan silver ware into this country suggested that this trouble affected all Malay silver. 1 was
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  • 79 3 Erroneous Report From Germany The romantic- figure of Lawrence of Arabi.i has again been erroneously featured m connexion with a report of an alleged important Oriental development circulated by a German wireless station, alleging that an Anglo-Tibe-tian pact is being BfnngML Simultaneously it is reported that Colonel
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  • 106 3 Leading British Expert's Investigations Gu'i't Britain has net set aside all idea of mattering the airship problem rincc the scrapping of the -R-100" after the •■R-101"' disaster. The Air Ministry hns sent a leading expert, m the person of Squad! on Lender Booth, the former Captain of
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  • 87 3 Shooting Tragedy m North Carolina Wirstor. Salem (Xorth Carolina). Mr Smith Reynolds, the 20 years old son or a millionaire tobacco manufacturer, was found shot at his home. He died later. Mr Reynolds spent the evening at his home with his wife, who is a former Broadway
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  • 90 3 Over £100.000 Spent m I Ten Years '£105.000 has been raided by the Society for Nautical Research for the reiteration ol the .ctory. of which over £100.000 has been spent .1 the ship." declared Adn.iral Sir George Hope at the annual meeting of the Society. He
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  • 70 3 Still Higher Than England Rome. Though food is dearer, on the whole, m Italy tnan m England, prices now compare favourably with those m 1926, which were 30 per cent, more than they are to-day. The Official Statistics Bureau states that prices of commodities appear to be
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  • 143 3 Approval ha.s been given by Government to the Improvement Trust plan showing the proposed line of street for Telok Blangah and Pasir Panjang Roads from the trolley bus torminus to the Municipal Limit. An excellent photograph of Sir George Penny In full uniform appears m this month's issue of British
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 198 3 Estate Trust Agencies r(1927) Limited BRANCHES H Fint < ross Street MALACCA. Sit street PENANG. Klynr Street KUALA LUMPUR. Registered by and Security deposited with Straits Settlements Government. 14 v Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, Gaardiansi liint Coßectotl, Investments Supervised Interest collected, Probate or Letters of applied for and security furnished. -We
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    • 274 3 mode specialty to prevent sore throats SEALED-FRESH w^y raw A wow w rar&^ condition fln f r r T 1 r(t i r\ 1 1%. jfk x^^Sm bb^hSssßßßßßbllK. y v Jjfl H^^^f 4r^ t '''^^^^J^BBbBPJJS^t '■'^mß^Bk^v^S^Bß^' .jmßc '^BWrllßHr^ «B^BSP^ v HfißHjßjflHf Protective and HI^BBH| exclusive packings Graven ensuring CRAVEN A'
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  • 6035 4 P. G. Wodehouse's New Story Meet Packy and V^ J. Wrllincton Cirdge. a tubby little man from California, and his wife, who is the Big Chief, are tenants of the Chateau Blissac at St. Rocque The Big Chief has ambition and wishes to see her husband m office
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    • 385 4 J| i^tf i^tf TIT}I entries from more than 2.000 motori>t> and M M fl 4 B fi B drivers with almost every village and ham lit i I I I II II I 111 Malaya represented m the contributions— with 11 days spent m reading and judging the manuscript^— the
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    • 219 5 HF^VrVV** Reservations Phone 6J)03 TO-NIGHT 9.15 A Masterpiece of Merriment A British Intirn,itional Picture SEYMOUR HICKS IYIUNIY FOR NOTHING" Nothing makes you rich m laughter Af SO ROYAL ASCOT i .^BBB^v^^aaajajajaas^^^^ LdCK Of I i x Calci r? J causes Weakness j J I "~-'3^m Build up your Strength with
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    • 313 5 Roslllvajy LAST UwSXt™™"""™"* after Extended Season WHEELER B**j{ WOOLSEY WT^M "GIRL CRAZY Everybody's Talking about MITZI GREEN'S mat impersonations of famous stars. You must see her ro-Tioititon A Pi .i tur S tha^ V grip you from »t«rt to tinish with the Screens Best-Drained and Most Alluring Star— KAY FRANCIS
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    • 223 5 Heard about "DANCE TEAM?" It's Grand! Concluding a Triumphal Season at Packed Houses— LAST NIGHT TO-NIGHT JOHN and LIONEL BARRYMORE IN METRO-OOLDWYN-MAYER'S— "Arsene Lupin" ALSO SHOWING "HRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS." TO-TIOItItOW DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAMME JACK HOLT- RALPH CRAVES— in 'HELL'S ISLAND" Jean Harlow-in "3 WISE GIRLS" m^m^mx nr^f totf "s V^rV
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 426 6 GUNN BOWLS WELL j James Langridgo Takes 13! Wickets Sussex and Notts gained full points m county cricket championship matches which concluded on Friday, Notts' victory over Essex oemg noteworthy for fome effective bowling by young G. V. Gunn. Gunh won his place m
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    • 137 6 Old Rafflesians' Association Tournament Results of ties m the singles handicap event of the O.R.A. tennis tournament played last week on the O.R.A. court m the R.I. grounds are as follows: I. Abed owe 30 beat Wan Puteh owe 4, 6 l, 6—2. H. M. Sujak owe 15
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    • 28 6 MONDAYS TIES "A" Singles Handicap. Final C. K. Pang vs. Cheong Chee Lim. Singles Championship Yap Ah Hyan or Low Kwee Choc vs. John Llm.
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    • 680 6 Sculling Improvement Recorded This month's Mira~g77ia~rawak ««^IIW, magazine, has the following notes on since the appearance of Mirage No. 14 m •re has been great activity on the river and U* racesior the Pollock Sculls and the Messes Cup for Double Sculls have bean won and to*
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  • 137 6 1 Reuter's Service 1 New York. July 14. Todays baseball results were.— NATIONAL LEAGI'E Runs Hits Eir tl Chicago 4 Brooklyn 17 1 Cincinnati 6 5 3 Philadelphia 11 14 1 Pittsburgh 6 8 0 Boston 14 1 St. Louis 3 8 1 New Ycrk 6 12 3
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  • 108 6 Malaya readers will be interested to read the following which appeared m the "Star Man s Diary" on June 22: "A 33-year-old cricket record will be broken at Lord's on Saturday. It will be the first time since 1899 that a man with a beard has played m
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  • 51 6 The final game for the Malayan amateur billiards championship for the Frankel Shield will be played on Sunday. July 24th. at 830 p.m. at the New World. The fcame is for 600 up and the contestants are Tim Kirn BOOg (Sionf? 800 .Athletic Society) and Yeo Koon Yam (Amicable Athletic
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 632 6 WHITEAWAYS GENERAL CATALOGUE SENT POST FREE ON APPLICATION jV^y ALUMINIUM f__H^""'""— ~M V IW 4 polished r~ cup Br^^ _l i vlv iV y|_j i i, ALUMINIUM I J r^^^^—— J _i_\ f^% -^~k. J' i|[r THE "AKME" TOILET SET. ("VSj J (T^Tj,^"'^^ F Five pieces set as illustration, consisting
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    • 206 6 CATARRH CUREi Dust .iii.i pßtioi 'vy Gft r.-h. 1 S(x>tli<^ mil rlisrh.irL'< I 'NftSTRftLINt Sales Agents- I>un..,ri ltof* r tv i v Remember t> keeps away disease, remedy-m fact, the bk stream of life. n the tr e Blood and Sk.n Co Blood Mlxtur. expels the poisoEqudllv tood m I
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  • EXPERTS TO GET BUSY
    • 75 7 SIR JOHN SIMON TO BE CHAIRMAN WORLD CONFERENCE .v rvtoe] (.••nev.i. July 16. rortdea that experts ymlnatioß of the b) fh. < lit.!. ;rnian ol a com- -..ire lul and three i i. two sub- tlit directors Of the i the International Institute tin \u»rk of
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    • 33 7 110,000,000 Loan for Twenty Years July 1«. d to recomka of which repre* nting i lance Ital} G>r- Hid Mild Cze"nV 1<»! twenty \miv I I Kmim taU 1 liabilities DRXTJUR
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    • 28 7 For 1 .S. Consumptmi Only iRt tee] New York. July 16. Borah imptfcm.l orient of brine the poll. Ban* who all. impUed regMd tj Ml tpn
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    • 30 7 h Broadcast to World rrwa Ottawa July is. I i bv opening will be read C OB •ther mmittees prevlom eon. and the eon. Ui pre i TRHGJRT
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    • 30 7 s n 810 for MW.000,000 i '""^"n. July Ui that dospn, J, thl "> Mter f lir OOO re Recoortructloß h Mr Hoover the clause 'ualswhW, nence and
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    • 14 7 with cum- talned th A,n,s,, horthi iW h, ma m r--c In remirted ■iV
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  • 55 7 Austria-Hungary Negotiations i Break Down [Reuter's Service J 1 .1.1 111. -t July 16. Negotiations for a commercial treaty between Austria and Hungary have broken down The failiuv is attiibuted to Austria insisting on Hungary taking a fixed amount of goods. There are fears of a trade war
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  • 43 7 No Tapping Over 24 Per Cent. < of Rubber Area [Reuter's Service 1 Batavia, July 16. j It is officially announced that 24 per cent of L the total available area of rubber is not being, tapped apart from the periodical tapping.
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  • 351 7 SINGAPORE BRIDE Mr. J. S. Laird and Miss MurieJ Mayson Laird. Taybank. Mo ni e fl h Sc otland Thon.iv Mm, ld d th( A E b0m,,,,, hl|( ah« h« ::;:,rr':v'r™ na,; i d 1 :::;;r 1 r n t^ '•"<!• m,th,r n her d vith a
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  • 247 7 THE EDITOR— PARSON Stiffkey Rector Hilled to Appear on Stage p ry' r 'y Put up throughout W lwich announcing that the Rector of Stiffkey, the Rev H F Davidson, supported k by an all-star Weti End cast." would appear at Woolwich Town Hall for two performances. P"r.rv with the
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  • 1296 7 INTER-STATE CRICKET Visitors Follow On m Kuala Lumpur IPWOm Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur. July 16. nrnm'i c Ut c time lo <>^d unPromi, lng selangcr secured a first-innings lead of 171 over Perak m the inter-State cricket di"£i H l K H Uala LUmpUr tO da
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  • 213 7 U.K. Tobacco Company's Appeal Dismissed The appoai of the United Kingdom Tobacco Company against the judgment of Mr. Justice Terrell m granting an injunction restraining them from the use of the name "Twenty-one" /or one of their cheaper brands of cigarettes wm dismissed m the Court of
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  • 127 7 Bathing Costume Parade Sea View Hotel, always a popular Sunday morning rendezvous, had a record attendance yesterday, attracted chiefly by the announcement that- a bathing costume parade was to be held during the morning. The parade did not attract a large number of entries but there were
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  • 21 7 the M Ap R r^ llin to be with me ARC. m Singapore, is now engaged m i London publishing business.
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  • 477 7 $1,100 DAMAGES IN LIBEL APPEAL SHUN PAO CASE Chief Justice and a Serious Accusation CourT?? totalli^ 51.100 were allowed by the an aw B PPeal 3gainSt MeSSrS AW K e K -g r"specthely o" TTiSST' Shun iT c Chlnese newspaper Chian Mr aV Ur f Messrs Ta Kwee when i^H
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  • 287 7 Defence of a Judgment Summons Mr. If. N. Mallik. the advocate and solicitor of Kuala Lumpur, appeared m the Supreme Court, before the Hcn'ble the acting Chief Justice. Mr. JusUcf W H Tborne, on Friday morning to apply frr the adjournment »>f proceedings under a judgment
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  • 346 7 SALARY ARREARS CLAIM FAILS EUROPEAN'S APPEAL The Law With Regard to Contracts A ruling of considerable interest with regard to employment agreements was given m the Court of Appeal on Saturday when judgment was delivered m the case m which Mr. Francis Ziegele appealed against a decision of the lower
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  • 316 7 Protective Legislation Proposed An enactment to protect orchids, bird* uJ tot. and to control the trade m reptile^ and prevent Grangers travelling m cert«ta districts u-jthout a permit is to be introduced m r the Legislative Council of Britfch^ In the Ordinance. 'Orchid" means a plant of the
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  • 169 7 Twelve Months Suspended Animation Penang, Saturday. By a majority of two votes the Penang Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, at its third annual meeting last night, decided to go into suspense for twelve months, m the meantime allowing the Municipal Veterinary Department to deal with
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  • 27 7 ■JfL 2: Grundy of the Malacca High £i tranSferred t0 the B^u Pahat English School. Mr. C. B. Bowman from Raffles institution has arrived to take Ms
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  • 933 7 WOMAN'S NECKLACE SNATCHED FROM HER NECK BY CHINESE SMART ARREST I From Our Own Correspondent] Seremban, July 15. A most daring theft by an unemployed Santonese. one Aw Chee. who stated that he Aas formerly a contractor and had come to from Kuala Lumpur, was committed shortly
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  • 9 7 Two Chinese appeared before Mr Hay tK-
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  • 42 8 SATURDAYS RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT! London, July 16. Messrs. Symington and Wilson notify to-day's rubber prices as follows Spot 1 15 16d. (1 15 16d). Forward 2 1 16 d. (2 1 16 d.). The market is steady.
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  • 75 8 Myrobella Wins Produce Stakes [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, July 16. The National Breeders' Produce Stakes (five furlongs) was run at Sandown Park to-day and resulted as follows: The National Stud's MYROBELLA H.H. the Aga Khan's MOTI BEGUM Mr. A. Bassett's RESTORMEL Won by five lengths; third a
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  • 75 8 The latest betting for the Stewards Cup to be run at Goodwood on Tuesday. July 26. is as follows: Cockpen 9 to 1: Poor Lad 100 to 8: Grindleton 100 to 7; Valkyrie. Concerto. Early Closing and Escurial 100 to 6; Unlikely 18 to 1; Alluvial. Tag-end.
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  • 263 8 Malacca's Victory Over Negri Sembilan In the inter-state lawn tennis match betweeen Malacca and Negri Sembilan on the Malacca Club padang on Saturday. Malacca established a long lead. The results of the matches concluded on Saturday v;ere as follows. (Malacca players are given first Singles: C. P. Gomes
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  • 46 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES WEDDING. LAIRD MASON— On July 16th. 1932, at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, James Swan Laird, Jemima Estate. Mambau, Negrl Sembilan. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Laird, Taybank. Moniefleth, Scotland, to Muriel Edith Newton Mayson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mayson, Singapore.
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  • 885 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY, JULY 18, 1932. WEEK-END COMMENT The Anglo-Irish situation remains unaltered as a result of the visit which Mr. De Valera paid to London m response to Mr. Mac Donalds invitation. Few can really have expected that a settlement would be reached. Mr. Mac Donald was merely
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  • 428 8 WHAT IRELAND THINKS OF DE VALERA IMPOSSIBLE POSITION Seriously Considering Dissolution The impossible portion into which Mr Eamon De Valet' had his colleagues have ESTt^IE State is keenly felt that there is a general cry for an appeal to he country as the only way out of it. < wrote
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  • 341 8 PJohore's Victory at Muar [From Our Own Correspondent 1 Johore 2: Malacca The absence of Brittain. F Leon and de Souza unbalanced the Malacca team which was beaten at Muar on Saturday by Johore by tW goals to none. The weather was pleasant and cool Johore stacked
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  • 107 8 VETERANS CHARITY SOCCER MATCH A veterans' football match between the oldtimers who once played for the SRC. and the SC.C. against similar representatives of the Chinese and the Malay teams will be played at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday, July 30. For the purposes of the match a veteran
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  • 189 8 SWANSEA BARRACK^ Players Forced to R^ [FREE PRESS BERVICT <JOPYR lGff Varied weathei play m tho countSaturday Lancashir Ifftl I Ovv without SibHes who the Indians Sandham KM Bit! had to leav. the ■'na oJ He returned aft. r the U hour to collect th.
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  • 50 8 i free ram mmc* cornier i The foßOflril tine and bowline vm d»V k\i ns«. Tyldesley Sutcliffc Hammond O'Conivi Hendren Dule^p HobbF Larwood Verity Durstan Freeman Voce Ml INDIN iVOlfii Nayudu Nazir Ali Colah Wazir AH Palia Amir Mack Lai Sln^h BOHUNC Amur Mncn Nxssav J.limpir Kh.r
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  • 88 8 Opening ©i llu Ctubhov* Fronting the the new club-! •M informally Ofn limitrd to I i.< rapflnoM: I mm of am m He ■IIUUWIi the H, ,-,,mnnr'.. had carried nut the The Hen Mr I tulations and Mrs B I had been 1 were J W M'"
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  • 48 8 HMN BM«oriUaa of Ite i: HMt Au.str;iU:» I** are players w». chance of irtectt Larwood (MM Vt-rity (Yortahln v I p F Brown (Suri dlesex,. (Kent! iHd BOW The fir i tu.ni X.m:'' A. F. Pool H second (li.u^l: 1 !son. C.MO. Brtti sioii.v W 1
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 191 8 HAWKER'S famous Old English SLOE GIN SOLE AGENTS CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., ,/ncorpor.ted under the Companies' Ordinance, of Hong (*.»>. (Incorporated m Shanghat) TELEPHONE 5371 S3W. 201 CANTONMENT ROAD. ..fffjy THE EMPIRE" ROYAL BAKERY BREAD IS MADE FROM CANADIAN AUSTRALIAN FLOUR BRITISH YEAST s,.^ COLD STORAGE ORCHARD ROAD SUB-DEPOTS. OWN
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    • 18 8 JADE JADE COMPLETELY JADE RINGS OF ALL SIZES U. S. de Silva Bros., JEWELLERS, 23 High Street, Singapore.
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  • 271 9 BRITISH OFFER STILL OPEN Upend duties L AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE (EL IRISH PROPOSAL yk >uU-d th.v tt» «.o* eminent \1 lafcn t»'-« w^mrnt L.hrtrrmvo. n-u for arti- furlhrr ii*W»— nd n m^ thr m.'M^ mtulvrd. the r rfflums afM Ice] Kuk»>\. July 17. lo the led to-nlfht ■nimcnt reM The
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  • 306 9 cal payments to Great Britain on the grounds that Urn agreements to pay. which were made under the Treaty of 1921. were not ratified by both Parliaments. Thp offer of arbitration by an Empire Tribunal, which was made to Mr. de Valera during Ml last visit to London,
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  • 392 9 LORD PLUMER To be Buried m Westminster Abbey fßeuter's Service] London, July IS. The death is announced of Lord Plumer, the famous British Military leader during the lOreat War. I British Radio Official Service 1 Rurby. July i;. The War Office announce to-night that the burial
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  • 91 9 Unfavourable Balance Last Month Washington. July 16. The gold drain from the United States continued m June, when $226 000.000 were shipped abroad, imports totalling $18,000,000 compared with $40,000 exported and nearly $64,000,000 imported m June 1931. For the first time m 1932 the monthly trade ri-turns
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  • 123 9 I)e Valera's Useless Visit to London fßeuter's Service] London, July IS. Mr. De Valera arrived at Downing Street at 8 o'clock. By 68 votes to 57 the Dail has passed all stages of the Emergency Duties Ball. London. July 16. The meeting of Mr. Mac Donald and Mr.
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  • 100,000 RUSSIAN TROOPS
    • 236 9 To Protect Soviet Raflway Interests Shanghai, July 17. A report from North China states that the transportation of Soviet trocps from Siberia to Manchouli. the Western terminos of the Chinese Eastern Railway m Manchuria, continues. It is believed that about 100.000 Russian troops are now concentrated at
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    • 127 9 Nanking: Decides on ■Blockade Nanking. July 17. A Semi-Official cable from Nanking states that the Chinese Government has decided to blockade the Northeastern Provinces, should the puppet Government of Manchuria insist on keeping the revenue of the Maritime Customs m Manchuria and Dairen. Three Russian gunboats are
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    • 171 9 L Cantonese Lines Pierced lions Hone. July 17. In spite of the re-assuring news from North Kwungtung yesterday that the invading Communist armies were m full retreat, a late report!' from Canton states that the Reds under Chu Teh and Pang Teh Huai (the former was trained
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    • 217 9 Shanghai Defenders to Fight Communists Hong Kong. July 17. A official message received by the General Headquarters of the 19th. Route Army states that General Tsai Ting Kai. the Defender of Shanghai against the Japanese m January and February, this year, has arrived at Chiang- chow, a city
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    • 275 9 Trade Relations to be Resumed Nanking, July 17. The report, that Dr. C. T. Wang, fformer Chinese Foreign Minister m Nanking who resigned immediately after his assault m October last year by students who considered that the Japanese Invasion of Manchuria was mainly due to his mis-management
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  • 258 9 MANCHURIA SHANGHAI "CRUELTY" FORETASTE OF HER POLICY m TREATY DISREGARD [Reuter's Service] London, July 16. "While Europe is struggling with its immediate difficulties Japan is quietly consolidating her position m Manchuria." Thus, the Manchester Guardian, m a leader pointing out that at the final meeting
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  • 174 9 Senator Glass's Expansion Bill Rejected fßeuter's Servicel Washington. July 16. The House of Representatives to-day rejected the Glas.s Currency Expansion Bill. [Earlier messages stated that the Senate had rejected the Goldsborough Dollar Stabilisation Bill and had adopted instead the Senator Glass Curreny Expansion Bill. The Banking Committee of
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  • 29 9 Premature Shell Explosion TReuter's Servicel Rome. July 17. Three persons were killed and 13 injured by the premature explosion cf a shell on board the cruiser Trieste.
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  • 41 9 New Treasury Bond Issue to Cover Deficit [Reuter's Service 1 Paris, July 17. A new issue of two milliard francs Treasury bonds m order to make up the Budget deficit, has been passed by the Chamber and the senite.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 202 9 WORTH'S CORSETS To Mould Your Lines into Perfect Symmetry and Grace fcS^pl The name of f^Z "WORTH" /^g^\\ h as l° n y I)een1 )een a synonym /Qaa^N*l\ tOr c? cc^ cncc i" corsetry y\j ttud the graceful figures /r Hl^h °f wearers °f Unit' ch<>i« |JM' j i creations
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    • 581 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Due Spore. Sails S*pore. Steamer s.s. CITY OF PERTH For Havre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg July 30 Aug. 2 s.s. CITY OF FLORENCE For Marseilles, Havre, London,
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    • 433 10 Pfe 9 rvn British India and Apcar Lk (Incorporated In England* MAIL, PASSENGER AND CArJ SERVICE. Gt j PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL n\d UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJrS s (l()V LONDON AND FAR EAST MMI SERVICt OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA |J Tonnage. Singapore. Tonn^ f BURDWAN 6,070 July 20 RANCHI
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    • 629 11 0. S. K. Line. K( ,Pr UKK A. NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA AND INDIA. Fft R l Due. Sails. LONDON. Rotterdam. Hamburg and Antwerp %ti M bo, Aden. Suez and Port Said. Aug. 16 17 |>|s in KHAN. Alßoa Bay, Cape Town, Rio de fli fV Montevideo and Buenos Aires
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    • 375 11 a^B a^Bi^B^B^^^^^^Bk^B^B^B a^D 6 r r 1 r C/^fsJ m 1 1 a^B^B^B^BRB^B^B^BB^B^B^B^^I^B^BjIB^RBa^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B IU/ilUi £9^^191 SINGAPORE TO EUROPE j^^Hl VIA AMERICA l^^^ll THIS RATE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: M Ist. Class Passage Singapore liong Kong. raHHH I Ist. Class Passage Hong Kong to Pacific nB Coast ports Ist. Class Rail across
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    • 815 11 K. P. m. KOMNKIIJKE FAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ N. HOLLAND— Monday. July 18, Batavia, fe.-narang, Sourabaya. Boelcleng Brisbane Sydney. Melbourne and Adelaide. OP TEN NOORT— Monday. July 18, Belawan-Deli. KLTLH— Monday. July 18. Bengkalis. Asahan. x-aneh and Berombang. VAX OUTHOORN— Monday. July 18, Batavia. Semarang and Cheribon P.\ SlR— Tuesday. July 19,
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  • 843 12 South African Sportsman And Administrator Lieutenant -General Sir Edward Garraway who died at Rockshire, Waterford, at the age of 67 was a charming, witty Irishman, who m all his travels never lost his delightful brogue, he was a Waterford squireen, as completely racy of its soil as
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  • 148 12 Berlin. After a preliminary inquiry which lasted two years and after eight months' hearing and the summoning of 600 witnesses, the most involved "corruption" trial m the history of Germany ended with the passing of sentences of four years appeal servitude on each of the two accused brothers
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    • 600 12 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated m Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the S.S. MANGOLA (3,352 tons). [Cargo only] s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 530 12 Kerr Steamship Co., n (Incorporated In U.S.A.) *i NEW YORK SERVK I Regular Freight Service (o Boston, v Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Si Due M.S. SILVERWILLOW July 29 M.S. SILVERYEW Aug. 16 M.S. SILVERCYPRESS Sept. 6 For rates and particulars please apply to: GUTHRIK^v (0., LTfi HENDERSON LINE. WORLD SERVIC
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 633 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 pm Kuantan (via Jerantut) except Sunday 7.30 a.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Gemasj every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fridft y 8.30 a.m. Kelantan (via Gemas)
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  • 483 13 CLOSE TO TSINGTAO S.O.S. Picked Up m Hong Kong According to messages received by the naval authorities m Hong Kong on July 6, the Japanese steamer Chashun Mara, trading between Shanghai, Tsingtao and Dairen, leaking badly, has been beached on Surveyor Island. 40 miles north of Tsingtao
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  • 337 13 Cholera Outbreaks m China The health bulletin of the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau for the week ended July 9th. Is as follows: Tamatavr: 2 plague cases and 1 death. Alexandria: 1 plague case and 1 death as against 3 cases and 1 death during the preceding week.
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  • 50 13 Quarantine restrictions have been imposed by the Netherlands Indian Government against (arrivals from Hong Kong on account of choiJera. It Is very little use the State reducing expenditure and taxation if the relief that is given to the taxpayer Is going to be spent extravagantly, wastefully. and uselessly —Lord Snowden.
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  • 923 13 Another P. and O. Vessel for the Scrappers The Malwa, one of the most popular vessels of the P. and o. fleet employed on the Fa East run, has been sold to Japanese ship- breakers. She is due to arrive m Singapore at jthe beginning of next month
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  • 129 13 Owners and masters of shipping are requested to keep their vessels as clear of the range as possible during the heavy gun practice, which will take place from Blakan Mati on July 24th, 1932. July, 26th, 1932 August Ist, 1932. commencing at 8 a m each day. A red flag
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 464 13 p SINGAPORE FREE PRESS I mailv and Weekly Editions) I I ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. I r morning daily m Malaya L vith the Chota Hazri each Latest news, latest telegrams am: "uncements. London rubber 1 and t:!; cables appear daily. Special include pictures, serial story bn<: che«
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    • 284 13 PROVED! Wto^rM THE BABY PAB^FOOH FOOD SUNLIGHT VITAMINS. The "Ankorla" Baby Food of New Zealand is produced only m 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 bone, prevents
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    • 93 14 BE ALIVE TO THE FUTURE "He slept beneath the moon, he basked beneath the sun, he lived a life of going-to-do and died with nothing done Don't let this be your fate. Get busy to-day and provide for your dependents against the day your income stops. THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE
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    • 531 14 BANKS AND INSURANT CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600.000 shares of £5 each E3.000.00J Reserve Fund £3,000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.000 HEAD OFFICE I 38, Blshopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches Alor Star Hollo Saigon Amritsar
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    • 281 14 THE YOKOHAMA sid BANK. |J!, r l F Capital Subscribed I p^ d Reserve Pund I President Kod J Vice- Prerid. Head 0n,.. Uki I Sinfapore Branch LONDON K\\KJK>^ Westminster H The National Pr Lloyd's Bank. 1 I BKW. hi x Alexandria (Epyp- g^l Calcutta. Canton. Chi: Hamburg. Hangkow H.irbin.
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  • 774 15 MAMESE TIN SYNDICATE OUTLOOK IICT10N EFFECTS properties Acquired on Satisfactory IVrms neral Meeting Limited, was held treet, London. tialman) who th. mine working re won In inted 1 E161 214 Ife.. COB- thii tource In 1930 npsrative ret ,3, and 1930 were, in round 1931 1930 Value Value 8H4 £85.167
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  • 120 15 According to the Bulletin, the organ of the Rubber Growers Association there has recently been noticeable an increased interest m rubber curtains. Pastel blue and pink rubber bought by the yard and cut to size make pretty and practicable bathrocm curtains. It is stated too. that much interest
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  • 325 15 Losses from Exchange m Straits Settlements At the 33rd annual meeting of Messrs Moutrie and Co. Ltd held at the head cffice In Shanghai under the chairmanship of Dr. W J. Isenman. the chairman regretted to have to announce a loss for the year of $55,652.15
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  • 355 15 To-Day 's Price Changes EXCHANGE RATES July 16 London. 4 months' sight 2 3 29 32 London. 3 months' sight 2 3 7^ London. 60 days' sight 2,3 2'i|32 London, 30 days' sight 2 3 ***** London, demand 2 3 25 32 London, T.T. 31* a Lyons and Paris, demand
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  • 77 15 July 16th.. 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers R.S S. equal to London Standard. Spot iv |«4 Standard R.S.S. on Tender July 5 916 511 16 August I*4 5 a 4 Sept. 511 16 513 16 Oct. -Dec. 5 3 4 5 7 s Jan. -Mar.
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  • 932 15 SATURDAY. JULY 16TH. 1932 CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang 21s Sd 23s 6d Austral Malay 18s 20s Ayer Hitam (ss> 9s 6d 10s Bangrin Tin i£ 7s 8s Batang Packing ($1) 05 10 Batu Caves <$1> 19 23 Buklt Arang ($1) 40 nom. Burmah Malay 7s
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  • 366 15 Novel New Applications on Tramcars Most motorists are familiar with the "Silentbloc" bearing, an elastic articulating joint specially designed to eliminate wear, noise, vibration, and reduce the ccst of maintenance on oscillating mechanism. The bearing consists or ?n inner bush or tube and an outer concentric sleeve. The
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  • 349 15 Action by R.G.A. Council There were the following reference? to rubber freights at the meeting of the R.G A. Council last month: New York Lines (Vide May Bulletin* It was reported that a circular was h»-i;ed to members on May 10th.. 1932. advising that as bookings of freight
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  • 103 15 British North Borneo Chartered Company [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT 1 London. July 17. Kuala Reman Rubber shows a loss of £12.158 and there Ls a forward credit of £216. Tho average net price of production was 2.1 Id. Langkon, North Borneo Rubber shows a lo&s of £4.340 and
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  • 118 15 NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Changes m Representative Prices [United Press Association 1 July 15 16. American Can. Com. 34 7 S 33 Am. T'phone and T'graph 74 7^ 74 t Dupont 25 > -i 25' Firestone. Commcn 11 10 >i Gen. Electric 10 Gen. Motors 9 9 Goodrich Not Quoted
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  • 200 15 THE ABROAD IBritLsh Radio Official Service 1 June 29 July 15 16. Amsterdam 8.92'^. 8 81 8.81 Athens 557.. 540 550 Belgrade 230 220 Berlin 15.21 H/T. 14 95 Bombay Is. 531 32d Xli V 6 Is. 8 1 16 J. Brussels 25 92>- 25.25 25.60 Bucharest 600 597 L
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  • 188 15 Abolition of Tael Proposed The China Press learns that definite steps for the abolition of the tael and the retention of the dollar as a medium for exchange m China were taken at a meeting yesterday between the native Bankers' Guild, the Chinese Bankers' Association and Mr. T.
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  • 171 15 Favourable Balance at End of June Japan's foreign trade has now taken a favourable turn. The Department of Finance announces that the foreign trade through Yokohama. Kobe and fourteen principal ports for the last ten days of June resulted m a favourable balance of Y13.818.000; with Y39.425.000 exports
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  • 35 15 The R.O.A. have agreed to be a party to the joint representations which the Rubber Trade Association of London and other kindred organisations propose to make for a reduction m cable rates to the East.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 72 15 exree d si2.onn.ooo J22! Assurance In force over 535.000.Q00 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements) EaMerii Lile BuiJdm«. Cecil Street. Singapore. LONDO N OFFICE: 27. O,d Jewry EC ThP 00«p.n, hM r,0.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British
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  • 720 16 S.C.C. MASTERED Giants of the Past m Great Padang Battle One of the slogans of the Singapore NonBenders is. we believe. "We cannot bend, but we can unbend." Griffith -Jones and his "rotundians" certainly unbent to some purpose on the Padang yesterday, when they fought
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  • 268 16 444 Runs for 8 m Etceteras vs. P.S. and L. Match There was some lively batting m the Etceteras match against Public Services and Law m the Singapore Cricket Tournament on Saturday. Noon scored 93 for the Etceteras and J. C. S. Ponsford was 94 not out when
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  • 192 16 Played yesterday on the S.R.C. ground. Scores: S.R.C; A. G. Valberg b Alvis 11; A. M. Valberg b Boon Beng 7; P. M. D'Almeida run out 53; C. A. S. Tessensohn b Ess 23; G. E. N. Oehlers b Boon Beng 2; Dr. R. C. Oehlers
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  • 212 16 An S.C.R.C. team was dismissed for only 48 runs m a match with- the I. A. on the S.C.R.C. ground on Saturday. Score: S.C.R.C.: Thean Teck b Baskaran 16; Slow Kee run out 1; Kean Kooi run out 1; Teng Chew c Dawah b Mistri 7; Slow
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  • 1065 16 MALAYA CUP MATCH Clever and Speedy Home Forwards Singapore 4: Ne«ri Sembilan. 1. Singapore overcame the first of the two remaining obstacles m the way of reaching the final of the Malaya Cup Competition by disposing of Negri Sembilan at the Anson Road Stadium on Saturday
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  • 467 16 D. COY. GLOUCESTERS First Place m Track and Team Events The annual inter-unit Garrison sports competitions attracted a large crowd to Tanglin Barracks on Saturday, and some interesting sport was witnessed. The occasion was also made the annual Officers' At Home, and there vras a large
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  • 77 16 Inspt. H. J. Spinks m Final Round [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London. July 17. Inspector H. J. Spinks. of the Straits Settlements Police, hao qualified for the final round of the King's Cup competition at Bisley with a score of 142. In the final Inspector Spinles scored 264.
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  • 40 16 Gusto Wins the Arlington Classic [Reuter's Service] Chicago, July 17. The Arlington classic race of 1% miles, value $76,600. the richest three-year-old race m the world was won to-day by Gusto, owned by Mr. M. L. Schwartz.
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  • 30 16 Scotland Wins The Championship [Reuters Service] Glasgow, July 16. In the international bowls tournament at Glasgow Scotland beat England by 106 points to 89 thus winning the championship.
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  • 131 16 third) was the result of an exceptionally clever piece of football, the passing between himself and Mat Noor being nothing short of brilliant. The crowd had begun to shout "How many, Singapore?" when Dollah went through to 6core the fourth goal. He received the ball during a raid and put
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  • 44 16 To Be Played at Kuala Lumpur On August 6th We understand that the general Committee of the H.M.S. Malaya Football Cup competitions has approved of the final of this year's competition being played at the Stadium Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday August 6.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 192 16 I n mq PIANn PERFECT I I I a5 uenionstrate Its perfection of tone, easy and respond, uiU)U of design and its durability under the trying conditions tropics, makes it the ideal instrument for ims \i m Prices from $485.00, S. MOUTRIE Co., J (Incorporated m Honp X RAFFLES PLACE
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