The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 August 1932

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1 20 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 The Singapore Free Press YZ^ ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1932. 10 CENTS.
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  • 440 1 Imperial Airways have offered to continue the air mail from India to Singapore if the Australian Government will carry it en to Australia Page 11. An Lrrgli hman named Leyden was made bankrupt yesterday on the petition of his wife, to whem he owed ever a thousand
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  • 1108 1 Quivquid aaunt homines nostri est farrago Libelli j u The week's apt quotation "It would better fit ycur hcuour tc, eh your mind."— Much Ado About Nothing. The Topicist ventures to duect the attention of these critics of gubernatorial expendiMm to the fact that the Finano
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 156 1 IfilA TEA CM :r ;,n« "I the M L< \FI .ES HOTEL AS PREMIER HOTEL station and Hot and Cold Running Water. IV l\Y'S ATTRACTIONS piJSTAfFEL- 12.30 to 3 p.m. < >LD FAVOURITES PLAYED BY MONIA AND HIS ORCHESTRA CABARF/T n\l\ SVETI WOVA AND ALEX. SALNTKOFF !>:;<) to midnight .-TwfiCIAL
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    • 182 1 SUNDAY I AUGUST 14th I GRAND ALL-SCOTTISH fjg PROGRAMME Ef 1. Overture The Oathering of the Clans Volti I I 2. Patrol The Royal Scots Mackenzie B „Ls 3. Grand Selection The Thistle Myddleton s*^T^ 4. The Savoy Scottish Medley Somers Bl X\b^ 5. Suite of Scottish Valses Kerr kg
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    • 158 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Horlick's malted milk Page 3. Start taking Phyllosan to-day Page 4. Yeast-Vite will put new life into you Page 13. Fraser and Neave's orange cr lemon crush Page 20. B. P. de Silva's have a new selection of Dunhill cigarette holders and lighters Page 10. CHRYSLER RIDING EASE
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    • 11 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA
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  • 41 2 For Monday, August 15th The Chi*. Justice and Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell m Penang. Court of Appeal. Before Mr. Justice Whitley m the 2rd Court at 11 a.m. Summonses-in -Chambers. Originating Summonses, Motions and Petitions, followed by: Judgment Summonses.
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  • 145 2 We are authorised by the Honourable the Treasurer. S.S to state that a consignment of a new issue of half-cent pieces has been received frcm His Majesty's Mint, England. The new coin is square m shape but has its corners rounded and is similar m design
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  • 88 2 The number of baoks pai chased by Raffles Library L.st y«;ir was 2.081. of which 1.073 v.], fiction. 271 history and travels, and 192 biography A noticeable feature of the year was the publication of a large number of foreign translations. Many were bought for the I ibrary and proved
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 538 2 BUSINESS CARDS. BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY I H. NUGENT BUCKERIDGE Highest Class Work— Lowest Rates. LAIDLAW BUILDING— 'Phone 7898. CAIRNHOLM PRIVATE HOSPITAL Singapore. MISS MOLLIE McGRATH. Tel. 4110. Matron Proprietress. BOARD AND LODGING. .."T^— !__S_ I mmmmmmm^ mmmmmMmmmmmmmmmmmmummmmm MANOR HOUSE Tel: No. 2965 Chancery Lane. Unsurpassed Situation. Single and Double Rooms
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    • 676 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tenders. NOTICE Is hereby given that tenders aro now Invited for the following materials or se/vlces and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room, Municipal Offices Construction of Road and Drainwork (labour only) at Claymore Road Date of Closing. 4 p.m.
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    • 683 2 NOTICES. In the Estate of CLAUDE SINGLETON EVANS, deceased. Pursuant to Section 29 of the Trustees Ordinance. 1929. all person,-, having claims against the Estate of Claude Singleton Evans of 3. Portsdown Road, Paddington, London, and formerly of the Straits Trading Co.. Ltd.. Singapore, who died on the Bth day
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    • 125 2 •SJ^B S PINEAPPLE I HAMS I SINGAPORE I COLD STORAGE I CO., LTD I psj S. _mm/bf}<£ mmmm^ m y H sXSv' .-aH mhujk^. sVsW Bssr- >^JffiTssl BBc" ''illWi' SSSJj9^9Bs HSMPSHssi Hr ''aßsssssssW SV sV k^3sjssp^sj| Hr '-?^9ssrJsjV Hl J A doctor says "My child has been fed on Qlaxo.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 295 2 THE WEEK Saturday. 13th. High Witer. 09.09. 7.7 ft.. 19.29. 8.5 ft. Annual general meeting of Overseas Assurance Corporation. Ltd.. China Building. Chulia Street. 11.30 a.m. Singapore V.R.A. Bisley meeting. Bukit Tlmah, Starts 2 pm. Police Sports. Thomson Road Depot. Football. Div. I. Gloucester Regt. vs. I.C.FA. Jalan Besar. Cricket:
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  • 629 3 NEW SERUM CURES INFECTED MICE MUSTARD GAS EXPERIMENTS assail Successes and failures m the great offensive against cancer are recorded Id the annual re crt of the British Empire Cancer Campaign, which was presented at a meeting of the grand council held m the
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  • 254 3 The following are Singapore Volunteer Corps routine orders by Lieut. Col. M. J. T. Reilly. M.C., Commanding S.S.V.F. Singapore, Aug. 10. Ranges The following range allotments are [published for information: Buses le e Headquarters Sat. Sun. Bkt. T. Range Farrer R. 2 p.m. 7.30 a.m. 13.8.32 Bisley
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  • 289 3 HEAVY "CARRY-OVER" 524 Await I^l m Ring's Bench Division With only three days before the Law Courts rise for the Long Vacation 524 cases are waiting trial m the King's Bench Division, states the I Evening Standard. At least 500 cases will have to be
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  • 229 3 Woman Who was Banned From Church A woman, who. It was alleged had pestered a vicar, proposed marriage to him. and then wrote a number of letters and postcards to him. m which were alleged libels, was remanded m custody at Clerkenwell. Oonrtance Sanderson, aged 38. of
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  • 131 3 Three Nuns Killed m France Three nuns were killed by poisonous fumes nt Laval (France), while cleaning a deep well In a convtnt A fourth sister who went to the rercue of her companions was taken from the well un- > onscious. Four mm> who had been reprimanded were
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  • 150 3 How a Margarine Cat Would Fare Bclenl fie experiments with liquid air were referred, to m the Chancery Division when the nearing rf an action concerning liquid oxygen p^tont* was begun. Sir Stafford Cripps. K.C. said an astonishingly lew temperature was needed, and a favourite demonstration
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  • 34 3 A Tamil P.W.D. coolie woman, living at Birch Village. Taiping, on Monday last gave birth to a child with two heads four rnnds *nd three legs. The child died immediately after it was born.
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  • 660 3 HUNGER ONLY WAY PROFESSOR THINKS FLYING JUST DAMN SILLY IT IS TOO SAFE Dr. Hendrik Willen Van Loon, laup.hing philosopher, learned profcrsor. and famous internationalist, landed at Croydon Aerodrome from Amsterdam, not becau-e he wanted to Ssssl to London, but just for the experience. He had
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  • 170 3 Bible stciies. questioned for years by modern critics, have, it is claimed, been proved to be j accurate by remarkable linqtiistic discoveries made by Dr. Yahuda, formerly of the University of Madrid. Dr. Yahuda said feat the sojourn of Israel m Egypt, believed by many scholars
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 278 3 'mtmS'?£m\\mml^WS*mmmmlriiL I WSss]S)HsSSSSSSSSS* W *Sm£^*mEm%r'^^^£li]'- mmmmTS^XSi \t nn Prescription is an infallible remedy for Eczema, Enisls Bad Leg, Salt Rheum, Prickly Heat, Ring Dhobies Itch, or other skin trouble. Salve* ot do the work —they simply clog the pores. D.D.D. ia kT, smelly ointment, but a golden liquid wash which
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    • 130 3 "LET A MAN PREACH A BETTER SERMON, WRITE -T A BETTER BOOK OR BUILD A BETTER MOUSE-TRAP -V THAN HIS NEIGHBOUR, THOUGH HE BUILD HIS -T HCUSE IN A WOOD, THE WORLD WILL MAKE A ±V PATH TO HIS DOOR.' —*T BUSINESS TO-DAY ±V WE STOCK THE DEMANDS J^ very
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  • 220 4 Freak Sent to London from Singapore The London Zoo had the good fortune to receive a valuable present from Singapore consisting of an albino Malayan python, says the Morning Post. This addition to the Reptile House is a distinc-tive-loking creature about seven feet m length. Hu body is
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  • 112 4 Renovation of Hong Kong Theatre Costs $700,000 The reconstructed Tal Ping Theatre at West Point, Hong Kong, is to be opened m the near future, having been structurally altered at a cost of $700,000. and adapted for the installation of talking pictures. The Tal Ping
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  • 89 4 Proposed Formation of Malacca Branch In connection with the above a meeting of those interested is being held m the Malacca Club on Sunday. August 21st, at 10.30 a.m. J The Hon: The Resident Councillor. Malacca, Mr. C. H. G. Clarke, has notified that he will jbe
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  • 1593 4 SYMBOLISM OF NUMBERS Talismanic Nine Gem Jewel A subject which has been of interest throughout the ages, namely superstitions and symbolisms attached to precious stones, is discussed m the article by Dr. Andreas Nell published below. He deals m particular with the Nawaratna. the talismanic nine-gem
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  • 243 4 A Tamil coolie employed on Pondok Tanjonn estate was run over by a train near the estate and killed. The man attempted to cross tlnline beyond a curve from where he could not see the approaching train. At the inquest thr coroner recorded that no blame was attached to the
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  • 97 4 CHEAP BRANDS Smash and (irab Raid Dunhills < won shop One vtado* :an V m bundles sss -dlvu. The Sftad ,f! J nearly t* i men then ;*clthe tool which contsti f^* I Ttai laktei motor-cars, both stessi m U» *<* was tak.M. I ho
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  • 91 4 Patient s Death *J* I m stasfoW i««si»7 A Bsjhl to time victim Bi I of doctors Bl d t L |>f St] at a Southvr., sf < Shillingford died m OuV H pMsl th m»='^ Dr. W. F S- fftfc became bSS I ,>' persuaded wd:
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  • 15 4 at**** Martha Frsncs 102 nd birthday n l 7 ed her old sk* pradsl c
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 184 4 Growing girls need 'KEPLER' V l( (Trad* Mark) J COD LIVER OIL p-' WITH MALT EXTRACT l because (1) It ensures that strength keeps pace with growth (2) It builds strong bones and teeth (3) It increases natural resistance to illness Bottles of two sizes, at ail Chemists and Stores
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    • 10 4 J cigarette and delightfully i PLAYERS BACHELOR MADE IN ENGLAND
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  • 3378 5 ihr Crown lit M» X HI i MA V^.*' f<,r r |«'Hti ehanjfrs ,l., \ucll had 35 years' service m Malaya. His grandfather. v, r William, and he. all wot knishthoc-ds for service m this SHIteSSSSSS he he:d appointments as Solicitor-General, AttarreUrv. In the I
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  • 115 5 Invalid Bankrupt Discharged An application for discharge m bankruptcy was granted to James Julia Jeremiah, m the Bankruptcy Court yesterday. Mr. D. H. Tudor. Assistant Official Assignee, said the bankrupt was a chronic invalid, and was unable to attend court. An adjudication order for payment of
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  • 60 5 Municipal Committee No. 1. decided, by a majority, that it is not prepared to recommend any change at present m the rule lot reduction m the number of rikishas. The assistance of the Chief Police Officer was requestexl m securing orderly conduct amongst taxi drivers at Johnston's Pier Stand, state
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  • 128 5 Growth of Broadcasting m Britain Rugby. .August 11. The- Postmaster General "Sir Kingsley W —speaking to-day at the Savoy Hotel lunch held for the forthcoming Radio Exl.n--tion to be staged at Olympia. London thil month commented on the remarkable pp of broadcasting m the United Kingdom Be
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  • 96 5 7,000 Passengers Booked m Britain Rugby. August 11. At Southampton this week-end 11 liner- It scheduled to arrive or depart carrying over 7.000 passengers on summer cruises. I The growing popularity of holiday cm; British ships is shown by the annoum i that 75 trips will be made
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  • 212 5 Precautionary Measures m Case of War According to information received from East Siberia all Russian residents m Vladivosioek and along the coast facing Japan who bod connections with the former Czarlst re:. uric have been transported to the Lnberioi of Western Siberia. This Ls alleged to b* a
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 218 5 Marvellous Stuff! ...r-lidd Day by day from all parts of the world grateful parents write to Guildford deioo^mmm** ,m^ scribing what Cow Gate has done for tm^ m m m 00 01^ their babies. When all other foods have od., failed, Cow <Sc Gate has been tried with 000 000^
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  • 909 6 Cinema Chat and Comment IP By Our Film X Correspondent THE Capitol's big attraction this month is the Paramourft master-production "The Miracle Man" which will be screened on Wednesday. With a brilliant cast headed by Sylvia Sidney, Chester Morris. Robert Coogfcm, Irving Pichel and John Wray. "The Miracle Man" returns
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  • 90 6 Malayan Wild Life on the Screen A film entltl d "Bring Em Back Alive" deal- ing with the Malay Archipelago, produced by the Radio Keith Orpheum combine and directed by Mr Frank Buck, who wrote the book on which it is based, is shortly to be seen m London and
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  • 44 6 The film of the British Himalayan Expedition has achieved recognition at last. "Kamet Conquered" which was turned down by the cinema exhibitors but was shown by royal command to the King and Queen at Buckingham Mm will be shown at the Polytechnic this month.
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  • 510 6 Making Brix Without (Much) Straw IF yoc put your ear close to the ground m Hollywood you will hear that motion picture producers are up against the problem of making good pictures m future, or else. Because of this "or else" producers have combined to
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  • 391 6 Midges Hold Io Production m Wales Cecil Lewis, who has been directing scenes m North Wales for 8.1.P.'s version of Bernard Shaw's "Arms and the Man." has returned with his unit and cast, all of whom bear the honourable scars of alfresco filming. The site of the unit's
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  • 144 6  - TO SUCCEED IN THE TALKIES ROLAND YOUNG By J IF you want to be a success m talking pictures, (and who doesn't*, here are i I a few rules to guide you. lst "Don't talk." i 2nd "Always cough m the middle J of the most important seene it sounds
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  • 41 6 A workman aged 29 of East Grinstead is m hospital unable to move having been struck m the back by a bottle thrown from a carriage window of the London-Brighton train at Balcombe while he was working on the permanent way.
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  • 920 6  - SUTCLIFFE'S RECORDS HOBBS' IVAN SHARPE THE BATTLE OF THE CENTLfc AMES' PLACE IN TEST CRICKET DUCKWORTH AND I ARRIMo.\ D Special to the Free Press BY HAS a greater monarch of the centuries th-n Jack Hobbs arisen? I ask because Herbert Sutcliffe has this year ccm"leted his hundredth, century m
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  • 176 6 Boxer 'Adopted* by Actress A young boxer who fought on though he had been injured has been "adopted" by Miss Alice Deysia. the actress. The boxer. Dave Crowley, a 21 -year-old London fly-weight, injured his right hand during the early stages of a fight. He was on the
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  • 99 6 Wedged m the door of a Southend taxicab a woman visitor, over 20st. m i weight. could neither get m nor out. She had fallen forward when mounting the j footboard outside an hotel m Tylers-avenue and could not extricate herself. »A big crowd watched the efTcrts of the driver
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  • 131 7 rUJYE FOR TWO DAYS i,ab!e Story at j man hear! i .c her i' st Al Wof Church t h died m St t .tion. 1 obstetric asthat lor the palm i OUth and by 1 local i < starting the i iration stopped I
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  • 343 7 Kuala Lumpur Flying Club's Record July proved to be a most successful montjh l. r the Kuala Lumpur Flying Cluh Irom al] points of view. states the Malay Mail) In the first place, the flying time was the highest since the Club commenced operations, m Jaiiuaiy. 1931. and
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  • 44 7 r^'»rtion wonej fn.m a 1 Sen Street a nthV nuorous Judge. Mr. C. ant md I an unlawful h uld call tneanthw a demand. Borne He was conelcttoß I tht ifataa. B pteaahar, thouw accomWa. taxe<l to ><> by holiday 1 m»
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  • 232 7 Th Is bOW the Daily Expie s sees the Laumnne agreement. Q Is this I auranne afrair a meat triumph lor Mr. Mac Donald A. So they -ay. Q What did he do A. He ai ranged that Germany should pay no moie reparations. Q Then surely
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  • 563 7 LORD DAWSON'S PLAN "The Man of 50 Who Wants To Stay Pot" j Lord Dawscn of Perm. the King's Physician, advocated the creation of health hostels tc teach p; ople how to live m a most remarkable j-peech m London. He was making his
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  • 358 7 Programme of drills up to and for week ending August 14th. Saturday. 1 p.m.. Bukit Timah. S.V.C. Bi leyMeeting— 2nd Week. Sunday. 7.30 a.m Bukit Timah. SVC. Bisley Meeting— 2nd Week. Amongst the visitors to the Cameron High lands over the week-end was Major Doyle who is
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 76 7 AN UNDERWOOD PORTABLE Makes Your Mail EASIER to Write and EASIER to Read PATERSON, SIMONS AND COMPANY, LIMITED. Phone 5991. Itxifre44" fflgß^^B| w^fca^ S ?R F j^A flB mm ft IB B_^l HI DaCLsBTy, kW^^^^^^W^^^mal^^mma I' H liSltflrl .JM| j|^H IIH Bl IHkai fHI £msm A rLmy mt mTmrnT ■ftJEBi
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  • 2759 8 CONQUEST OF DISEASE LORD" DAWSON'S SURVEY The principal item cf the agenda of the adjourned hundredth annual general meeting of i the British Medical Association at the Queen's Hall, Langham-place, W.. was the presidential addiess of Lord Dawson of Perm. who dealt with the great advance
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  • 263 8 Why Lifelong Headaches stopped SHE PUT KRUSCHEN IN HIS TEA OR COFFEE Without aaying a word to him thia man's wife put Krusehen m his tea or coffee for 1 wo years. And he couldn't understand why headaches he had I n subject to for 60 years
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 384 8 s Foods Made from the purest milk of cows pastured m the home counties, the 'Allenburys* Foods are as easily digested as mother's milk. They are germ free and are simply and quickly made by the addition of boiling water only. Fresh supplies, specially packed for the tropics, are received
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    • 52 8 \j t i_\\rrsYTTrimm You need suffer no longer the pain and discomfort of Rheumatism Sciatica, Lumbago if your blood is kept m a pure and healthy state remove the cause of the trouble by taking Clarke's Blood Mixture. Of all CHemitti and Stores. Equally sjaad m I. IQ Ull) or
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    • 137 8 I Par superjoT] ANY SUSPEXSg BANDAGB I I "Tl [fc Jl I I H I s* 'al as The ireat advanta^m of ai I am I rJ;; tls. tad ab] Bfl m I assagM H 'Lit' '.(Obi I bisa aaaai I —I I ct freedom o( .";:^«Bat H and toffij
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 289 9 A m U B"f sssssS. *H sWjTs^* Jj lO J HATINEE TO-DAY AND SUNDAY 3.15. CARL LAEMMLES TRIUMPHANT j (KSSOR TO "ALL QUIET" The Devil's Hour i Had Struck The man she loved f f v^k was am <>ng the soldiers on that mountain top %j| sappers mined underneath them,
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    • 208 9 I CAPITOL.! I Matinee To-Day, 3.15 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 ■Uiwt IVifjfflit of Paramount's Bright Musical Romance "DANCERS IN THE DARK" Presenting The Popular Star of "DR. JEKYLL MR. HYDE" MIRIAM f mm M ssssssssS** mmy- J Qa mKy *'<- ttmmmW o9 a*JaSV >IPI flaaaamaw wi mmmmWLr' 4 m her first
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    • 170 9 JUST AS WE SAID! Another Grand Show from M.G.M. for the House with the Stars and The Pictures GEEEIMaIH "Where Entertainment is all that it should be MATINEE* TO- HAY AMU TO-MORROW That popular fellow ROBERT MONTGOMERY WITH HEATHER THATCHER and all English cast IN IVOR NOVELLO'S BUT THE FLE
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  • 20 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. GIFFORD. On July 22. 1932, at Hitchin, Herts, after a short illness. Captain Walter Robert Barry Gifford.
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  • 961 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1932. MR. STIMSON SEES IT THROUGH Every now and again Americans wake up m the morning to find that one of their leaders has made a statement— usually quite sane, practical and straight-forward that seems to be setting the world by the ears. The
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  • 376 10 Musical Society's Best Achievement His ExceUency. Sir Cecil Clementi. Sir John Scott and a party from Government House attended the third of the .series of concerts arranged by the Singapore Musical Society, at the Victoria Memorial Hall last night. There was a large audience present and the
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  • 1090 10 WHY IT SHOULD BE JOHNSTON PIER RAFFLES' FRIEND MUST NOT BE FORGOTTEN A CHAMPION OF FREE FOUNDER OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The name of Johnston is on many Hps m Singapore just now. IJ. is a common name, but to Singapore it has a special significance. Not as deep a
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  • 118 10 Six Months Imprisonment for Chinese "It is an extremely dirty trick to play on a SLT a tryin *> back to his countsaid Mr. C. Wilson. District Judge, yeste rday' "Passing sentence of six month,' r*oroi imprisonment on Tan Ah Choo. who was charged with cheating. TmLrV
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  • 49 10 Boriv Hanfini Hut A BBi -tn.. an yesterday b; l search fcr hn n discovery of the a rope tied num. m Cantonment R< The de. with his son. aa Wcrka. m Sumr..< On Sunday 1 did not return for some days pn very depressed The Inquest
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 282 10 1 yJf-%^ nn it iituil TRY IT I 1 shljyXliLJ^ ■INEsffl I t o i a DRY CUV ■**$i TRY IT mi GREATLY REDUCED IN PRICE SOLE AGENTS CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD.. (Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong.i {Incorporated m Shanghai.) 101 CANTONMENT ROAD. TELEPHONE 5371 A 5371.
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    • 61 10 "THE TINY TWO-SEATER HAS ALWAYS BEEN MORE OR LESS OF A .JOKE," says a writer. Still, it is a joke that can generally be driven home. It is no joke if you drive it into someone else's home, though a "GAFLAC 1 MOTORCAR POLICY would soon put matters right. GENERAL
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  • 216 11 MUKDEN HOLDING OUT OUNg SIEGE o\fi~W: ITIfAL SITIAT UMNO'S TERMS 11.11. \Ug. 12. err •li" ChmI bortage c Chin I* r drive back Oh I ll the dtv jpfirrriit m l, Usmd '»I»ai.Hi' I' tastwaf was ,^.rrdj> <"' P lra< k 'Tbi br^n mma m *i Iha tunes* srirr.il Imimilmil
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  • 19 11 r,; SMWorks to lose result* Midland .nd sanufactiire i the nati z n of Na> 500 rata*
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  • 32 11 "niisn Coal Dssftsv Aug. 5. tovenunenva British I Of the i l onsider Hi th. Fr^ Lalmed that B* tax as aid that the contnfafe road iii», °niy natation "i.cerned.
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  • 61 11 {Imperial Airways 9 Offer j Melbourne. Aug. 12. i The Imperial Airways have offered to < xtend the India air mail service to Singapore providing Australia will J undertake to complete the service to I Australia. A report on the proposal is being h-rwarded to
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  • 198 11 Prospects Regarded as Remote Berlin. August 12. The prospect of Heir Hitler becoming Chancellor of Germany is regarded as remote It pr.'s.-nt m view of President Hindenburg's insistence that the Cabinet to be formed must be free from party ties and independent of parliamentary votes. In other
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  • 200 11 British Endurance Record Beaten Lonion. Aujj. 12. Mr- Victor Bruce, by remaining m the air for 55 hours, broke the British air endurance record ct 50 hours and 38 minutes established Squadron -Leader Jones-Williams and Flit-In -Lieutenant Jenkins m 1929. Mis Bruce has descended at Felixstowe
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  • 129 11 Widely Izscd m Round-Europe Air Race Rugby, Aug. 12. The Times to-day announces the preliminaries for a round-Europe air race and international touring competition. The preliminaries began m Berlin yesterday. One British light aeroplane and 25 British aero-engines m foreign aircraft will take part. Of the six competing
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  • 106 11 Knthusiastic Welcome at Corfu Rugby, Aug. 12. Tlie Prince of Wales and Prince George, on arrival by air yesterday afternoon at Le Bourget. France, were met by Group-Captain R J Bone. British Attache at Paris. Later m the evening the Princes left by train for Venice,
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  • 71 11 R.G.A. Approve Reduction Decision London. August 11. Appreciation of the decision of the Malay States and Jchcre Governments to waive all tents exceeding two dollars an acre m 1932 is expressed m a communique issued by the Rubber Growers' Association, which points out that rents m Malaya are
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  • 541 11 END NEXT WEEK CANADIAN~AGREEME.NT ASSURED GROWING OPTIMISM i J T Rufby, Aug. 12. j Increasing optimism prevails at the Ottawa Conference, which is considered to have reach- Ed the final stage. The United Kingdom and Canadian experts have held long sittings during the past two days. It
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  • 143 11 Alleged Reason Why Lancaster Went to Miami Miami, August 11. Giving evidence at the Lancaster trial a former companion of tbe deceased said Clarke was a narcotic addict and frequently discussed suicide. On one occasion he said the pistol was the best method. The United
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  • 113 11 Mussolini Dismisses Five Ambassadors Rome, Aug. 12. Mussolini has dismissed five Ambassadors, at Washington, Paris, Berlin, Brussels and Madrid, and has appointed to Washington Signor Rosso, to Paris Signor PignattJ Morano, to Berlin Signor Cerruti, to Brussels Signor Vannutelli Rey and to Madrid Signer Guariglia. Reuter. [When Signor
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  • 675 11 tWAR DEBTS pretation of Kellogg Pact Washington, August 12. Firm pursuance of all the implications of the Kellogg Pact is featured by Mr. Hoover m his speech on general policy accepting the Republican renomination for the Presidency. The Preeident declares that "m the spirit of
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  • 73 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES TFREE PRESS SERVICE—COPYRIGHT London, Aug. 12. Messrs Henry Gardner, metal brokers, notify to-day's tin prices as follow Spot £143 (£142). Forward £144 2 (£1433.4). The market is firm. Messrs. oymington and Wilson notify to-day's rubber prices as follows Spot 2
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  • 80 11 Death of Former Singapore Bank Manager A cable has been received at the Singapore office of the Mercantile Bank of India. Limited, announcing the death m London of Mr. Norval Charles Wilson, who was manager of the Singapore branch from 1927 to 1929. Returning from furlough
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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  • 1077 12 CATHEDRAL RAID I SEQUEL .VITNESS WHO DISPLAYED "BRAINS AND GUTS" Recent Communist activities m Singapore were given considerable airing In the Police Courts yesterday when three different lots ofi *ccused persons was dealt with. The cases concerned the outrages committed on July 30, two days
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  • 328 12 $4,700 DEBTS Provident Fund to Pay Creditors An adjournment of the bankruptcy pro-, ceedings was granted by Mr. Justice Whitley yesterday to V. Hariharam, formerly a surveyor m the Municipal Engineers Department, who' admitted liabilities totalling $4,700. Mr. Charlesworth, for the debtor, said he had been given
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  • 201 12 Borrowed to Pay for Father's Funeral Tan Keng Quan. a 43 yearo old Straits-born Chinese, filed his own petition m bankruptcy i with debcs totalling $1,367 owed to 12 creditors. I All of the creditors were moneylenders, and the original sum which he borrowed m cash was $700.
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  • 207 12 I i German Extension to End of Month D l Berlin. August 9. I At the Cabinet meeting called to discuss a measures for the suppression of terrorism, it n was decided to prolong the political truce to y the end of the month, except on Thursday. t
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  • 36 12 Messrs. Kenneison Brothers, who are well-known all over Malaya for their "spun concrete" blocks, have taken over the ouarry at Brlnchang. Cameron Highlands, and are erecting their block-making machinery there. Mr. H. Lyford is the engineer-in-charge.
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  • 806 12 DEBTOR'S BOARDVIC OPERATIONS BANKRUPTCY CASE Creditors' Fears of Benefitting Chetty Messrs Hackett Co. successfully applied fcr an adjournment t f proceeding jn bankruptcy against them m the Bankruptcy Court yesterday. Mr. C. H. Smith, for the petitioning creditor, raid he had instructions to oppose the application. The court had had
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  • 55 12 88 Degrees m the Shade Rugby. August 11. The highest temperature for two years was recorded m London to-day when the thermometer reached 88 degrees In the shade and 135 m the sun. Most of the inland districts of England and the East Coast continue to enjoy
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  • 126 12 Music hath charms! As you will find if you are present at the Adelphi on Sunday night at 9 30, when a programme of music of the words masters will be played by Paul Strauss and his Orchestra. They thrill and elevate you. They
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  • 671 12 VOLUNTEERING To the Editor, Sir. It is satisfying to know that not everybody m Singapore is of the same opinion as "Never No More"; otherwise the S.V.C. might well be re-named the "Doomed Battalion." If "Never No More" is not afraid of being stung I would
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  • 150 12 Sir—With reference to a matter published m your valuable columns on the lith in.st. under the caption -Moneylender's Clerk" I am directed to observe that the alleged Chettiar Firm of O.K.R.S.T. who have been sued by their Indian clerk for the recovery of wages f alleged to
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  • 103 12 "Extraordinary Rumour" m Ipoh I From Our Ovn Correspondent*! Ipoh. Aug. 12. The Times of Malaya publishes what it terms an "extraordinary rumour from Volunteer circles further south." to the effect that high military circles m Singapore, owing to the diminution of the M.S.V.R. by numerous departures
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  • 84 12 DESERTED WIFE'S BANKRUPTCY PETITION HUSBAND Aim, UNPAID 1^ An tjgtm mad,:..--wh0,,;,., -W^J accept*,- i j, J** l Assfcn, h In S by c, bankrup. ■5 but n .w*S and went „,h an^ he had not mak, t.,„,r even I*; obtain,.: UjJ total ran him m Ml < IfOgM dellr. been
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  • 637 12 PEACE AND PROGRESS Message to Malayan Muslims (By Our Muslim Correspondent) The conversion to Islam seme few months ago of Her Highness the Dayang Muda or Sarawak evoked great interest among the Muslims all over the world. She. it may be remembered, adopted
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  • 284 12 Mr. A J. Sbeedy Retiring from the Police Mr. A J. Sheedy. Chief Police Officer. Penang, will be retiring from the service early m October, .reports the Straits Echo>. This news wil. be received with regret byall sections of the population throughout the Straits Settlements, for the retiring
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  • 28 12 Over 2.011 Belgians arrived In London for about 8 hours sightseeing. They arrived m time for breakfast. About 1.000 excursion! ts from Ostend visited Canterbury the samr day.
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  • 122 12 Chinenc WRI M Sentence To 8 Aid issued m P Chin. s. I before Mi m thil 'a. i k and char) 5 at Ok iSeptemb 19th 1908 >«ars r 1 had frl Court of A Mr E C Tica Off/ -r. -Oar* Ipoh inform ci H j
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  • 165 12 I Hut Up Fl A li Ml the Alhnmhra a loaf U4 ha. |lfen B a* 7, 3 the popvJ role m "But t! •j^JJj of Not ft opened ;h A tains hLs Itssstsffl of th. lean than am to marry I ace** »«nan *«1 has been IsTMsfsd
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  • 129 13 s»ab of Pataudi as Opening Hat ...-on England unfortunately m irable weather. land and batting thfSS, Duleep- I V innings, scoring I I thai Duleepsinhji I playing m this England, and aune surprise was Wt Iked out to Otasf bat for Eng- 'one for hr was fl
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  • 64 13 the sc.R.c. vs. I Pm.. Evan m Kee. bow Bin. Ten u Boon. I Veow, U. Fong i eons. n Sunday: i Tan Bun Teni Chew. I H Chua Boon' Lim. Tan I to play Cor] on Bn»n the s.r.c. D I a Wee- 1 M Cor-. N Oehiera.l
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  • 202 13 Latest baseball results are: NATIONAL LEAGUE AMEBiCAN LKAGIE Htm York GR 33 .673 Philadelphia 62 42 .596 Cleveland 57 44 .564 Washington 5'J 45 .554 Detroit 51 46 .525 St. Louis 39 53 .424 Chicago 33 64 .340 Boston 26 72 .265 NATIONAL LEAGVK Pittsburgh 53 41 .590
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  • 193 13 Yachting at Port Dickson The final race of the series for the Wood Cup was sailed on Sunday last over "C" course. There was a light wind from the S.W. which lreshened a little towards the end of the race. There were six beats m the water
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  • 22 13 Mr. A M Dryburgh, Acting Assistant Registrar. Supreme Court, Penang, will shortly be proceeding to Tapah to act as District OffiBHtkAg Padang.
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 536 13 NEWCASTLE MATCH Unimpressive Batting on Wet Wicket The Indians took something of a gamble m batting first against Northumberland at New- < castle when they won the toss. The wicket was wet and no play was possible before lunch. < Naidu was one of the opening batsmen
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    • 136 13 Details of Her 37 Years Record The complete record of Britannia's races, from 1894 to 1931. is as follow: Races First 2nd Total Sailed Prizes 3rd Prizes 1893 43 24 9 33 1894 48 36 2 38 1895 50 38 2 40 1896 58 14 10 24 1897
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    • 860 13 COUNTY MATCH THRILLS Records m the Motor Cycle Championships In spite of low scoring on the avenge, ten centuries were scored m Scottish cricket en Saturday, writes the Free Press London ?orrespondent on July 26. The wickets were not particularly difficult except at Forthill.
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    • 113 13 Shanghai Yachtsmen May Visit Kobe This Summer Mr. James Neill, Commodore of the Shangha. Yacht Club arrived m Kobe recently with a challenge to Japan sailors from Shanghai yachtsmen. There are many difficulties m the way of a sailing interport. but Mr. Neill told a Jaoan Chronicle representative
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    • 827 13 NEW MEN ON VIEW j PRACTICE MATCHES THIS WEEK-END britaln"waiting i <From Oui Own Correspondent) The papers are setting full of football mat- ters since the season is nearly here. Arsenal will be holding public practic < matches at Highbury en BslUldSys, August 13 and 20. Last
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    • 325 13 Record of Java Tour Samarang. Aug. 2. The South China tourin« football eleven received a check here yesterday when they were held to a draw by the Samarang European XI. both sides scoring three times. Cross over at half time a goal m arrears Lr.Chinese combined beautifully
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    • 111 13 The following are the remaining fixtures fcr the first round of the Singapore Inter-Malay School Football Competition fcr the "Daeng Makkah Shield" 1932:—12.8.32: Tanglin Besar vs. Winner of Sepoy Lines —Tk. Belanga et Victoria B. Sch. ground, 14.8.32: Geylang VS. Beting Kusa at Beting Kusa Sch. ground.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 349 13 r-Feel Fit—] asvv IN A t^f\ CiFEWMINUTESp^ fHOW DO YOU FEEL> Is A^>» I Energy Spent > Do you V I i fe*! Tired ?Is your System JT K\^ out-c:-sorts +*wmr' /*n You need th- Vitamins I^^^*^-—=-^%^ r U- and the QUICK Tonic \m^<^wW -j J--t.Miulat.on of Yeast- j. /MV^JL^/
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    • 33 13 TEA MtJST BE DELIVERED fe^ll^l the .patent \ff a? p|l^ur,[ unpacking oP I BrciokeßonaTea B I iH Jzfi z*^ fizVm uf Lever lid for daily use Jf BrookeßondTea packed 4 blended bvj Experts
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    • 1066 14 IHE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd. Steam Ship Co., Ltd., and China THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP Co., (1932) Ltd. Mutual St. am Navigation Co.. Ltd. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd! THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHIP Co.', Ltd THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co.,
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    • 519 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Dae Spore. Sails Spore. Steamer s.s. CITY OF FLORENCE For Marseilles, Havre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Aug. 30 Sept. 2 s.s. CITY OF MELBOURNE For Marseilles Havre,
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    • 436 14 p. *y a British India and Apcar Lin (Incorporated m England, **U MAIL, PASSENGER AND CAPr. SERVICE. RGO PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY* ft LONDON AND FAR BAST MAIL Sl^P**, OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA iii Tonnage. Singapore. RANCHI 16.740 Aug. 19 RANCHI NOVARA 6.990 Aug.
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    • 631 15 0. S. K. Line. ■nPF. .tnriCA. NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA AND INDIA. d« El ROr Doe. Sails. IOM'O.V Kotlerdam. Hamburg and Antwerp >MRI zlombo. Aden. Suez and Port Said. Aug. 14 16 pi ki.\S. Cape Town. Rio de Janeiro, Bantos. li and Buenos Aires via Colombo z lit -world Passage
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    • 579 15 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE mail line I il^^^i 3i mm mmm to i;i it* a<; FROM SINGAPORK AND I»F* v\< M rofOMBO POMBAY, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES. GENOA MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Spore. Spore. Penang. N. York. Prea. Hayes Aug. 15 Aug. 16 Aug. 18 Sept.
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    • 873 15 K. P. M. KOM.NKI.I.IKI- I*AKEl\vm;i MAY i>« v»» Ij VALENTIJN— Saturday, Aug. 13. Bawean, Sourabaya, Padang-Bay and Boeleleng. TOBOALl— Saturday. Aug. 12. Koedap, Tampoetih, Tampat-Tinggi, Bengkalis and Bagan Si-Api-Api. TO «JI AN— Saturday. Aug. 13 Pontianak. TOMOHON— Saturday. Aug. 13. Singkawang. Pemangkat and Sambas. TOEA Saturday. Aug. 13. Moeara-Saba and
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 652 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated In 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 S3. 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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    • 484 16 Kerr Steamship Co.X (Incorporated In Us A "V, NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston Philadelphia and Baltimore [*A* <, N d M.S. SILVERYEW Aug. 16 Aujf 22 D* M.S. SILVERCYPRESS Sept. 6 M.S. SILVER WALNUT Sept. 27 j For rates and particulars please apply to GUTHRIE Co lfM
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 659 16 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7-30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturdays 7 P JS, 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 7.30 a.m. Kelantan (via
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    • 641 16 CHURCH SERVICES 12th Sunday After Trinity ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL 6.50 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.30 a.m. Matins. 8 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral). 5.30 p.m. Evensong (Choral) and Sermon. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 a.m. Holy Communion. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 7 a.m Holy Communion. GARRISON CHURCHES Tanglin 7 a.m.
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 75 17 The rates of freight on Oil Cakes from Straits Ports to conference baits ports m Europe are reduced as follows, effective 12 81 —32. viz.— Oil Cake Rectangular Packages reduced to 45s per Scale Ton. Oil Cake Illipenut Cases reduced to 54 9 per Scale
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    • 404 17 Per N.Y.K. Katori Maru. Mr. D. J. De Boer. Miss D Clarke. Miss J. Quinn. Mr. R. W. Royston, Mr. E. Nakano. Cclonel F. Von Merkatz. Mr. I. D. Crewdson, Mrs. L. M. Crewd':on. Master K. Crewdson. Master G. Crewdson. Master D. Crewdson, Mr. K. C. Hendricks. Mrs.
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    • 198 17 Wreck Caused by "Negligent Navigation" The suspension for a year of the certificate of Captain M:chael Driscoll. master of the Cardiff steamer. Ocklinge, was ordered at the Board of Trade inquiry into the vessels loss. Judgment was delivered that the strandin? and subsequent total loss of the
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    • 182 17 Comment m Japanese Newspaper A Rengo message states that the United* States Shipping Board has started proceedings m an effort to determine whether "c< rtain foreign carriers" have combined to excluce the Dollar Steamship Lines from membership m the Japan. China, Straits, and Bombay steamship conference. The
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    • 68 17 Reflotation Operations to be Started It Is reported from Mcji that the position of the ill-fated British s.s. City of Peking, which sank, having run aground m the vicinity of Romo Island, South Korea, early m spring last year, has recently been ascertained. Mr. Yokota. expert
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    • 226 17 Casualties Among Japanese Shipping On her way from Tsingtao to Chemulpo, the freighter Shunga-maru, 2.830 tons, owned by the Vamamoto Trading Company, of CKaka and chartered by the Yamashita Steamship Company went aground m a dense fog off Moppo m Zenra South Province, Korea about 2 a.m. on
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    • 348 17 Dramatic Rescue of 26 Men From Oil Boat Fire broke out on beard the Kunakata-maru. 1.343 tens, of the Sampo Steamship Company of Kobe about 3.45 a.m. on July 20. off Kcelun. The crew of 26. including Captain Kawamoto, were saved by a motor-boat which was
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    • 298 17 Opium Gang Believed Responsible The mystery of th** disappearance on July 13 of Capt. Miclo. master of the Yangtsze I Rapids S. S. Co.'s I-Chang. is the cause of much talk m local shipping circles, especially m view of the fact that m the past few years two
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    • 34 17 The M.M. steamer Chantllly is due here from Saigon on Sunday at 11 a.m. and will probably sail on Monday at 9 a.m. for Madras. Pondicherry, Colombo, Djibouti, Suez. Port-Said and Marseilles. Berth Roads.
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 465 17 pNGAPORE FREE PRESS_ (Daily and Weekly Editions) c 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. Cat* Addww: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. The Dfemi< morning daily m Malaya. rHivered with the Chota Hazri each naming Lateft news, latest telegrams i.ouncements. London rubber tin cables appear daily. Special :ude pictures, serial story, j, ri dge and chess
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    • 403 17 TO EVERYWHERE IN CANADA V v f AND MOST OF THE U.S.A. Yft The New Scenic Rouie of the Canadian National Railways. m J bee the *>«st of the marvellous Canadian Rockies— stay at Jasper S^B Park Lodge In the heart of wondrous mountain beauty, or y^JmmL "a^el stralg-ht through
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  • 262 18 EMPIRE WIRELESS Chance F^eners is Malaya Overseas listeners m the Dominions and Drown Colonies will welcome the news that the 8.8.C. intends shortly to supplement with recorded programmes the proposed programme ervice from the new Empire short wave transmitter at-. Daventry. These programmes, which will be
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  • 351 18 Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The fcllow.ng is a list of stations which can c lccoived m Singapore Java Stations Bandoeng PLM from about 520 p.m. gramophone records and telephony toats with Sydney, Australia, and other r^rtttm Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." Tanjong Priok. 21 metres from
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  • 68 18 Kuala Lumpur regular broadcasts are until further notice DAILY on 55.5 Metres 10.30 to 11 a.m. i PET AUNG HILL TESTING. (Except Sundays and Public Holidays^. FRIDAY on 65 Metres FROM THE STUDIO 6.30 p.m. Krontchong Music. 7.00 English. 715 British Official Wireless News. 7.25
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  • 127 18 A dentist at Woking was recently found not i guilty of 21 charges of embezzlement, falsification of accounts and making false entries m a daily account. He pleaded not guilty and I denied the whole of the charge*. It waa alleged that while m charge of a dental (surgery at
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  • 507 18 The Other Camera Uses] His Weight On Don Bradman The Second Don Bradman. the Zoo tortoise, is finding I llife crowded just now. He is called Bradman because he is m his third century and just I beginning to feel his age. Last winter he
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  • 204 18 Officers Charged With Murder of Youth Jacksonville t Florida > Two officers of Florida State prison camp were accused of infiicfing terrible torture on priscners when ihey appeared m Court here charged with murdering Arthur Maillefert. aged 19. of Westfield. New Jersey. The youth,
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  • 456 18 WORTHLESS PARTNERS Mr. Justice McCardie's Comments Mr. Justice McCardie at Birmingham Aszes made striking comments on the Divorce I aw and on the relative value of wives Vo leir husbands. The case was one m which Mr. J. L. Bird. waiter, petitioned for a divorce against his
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  • 131 18 Magistrate Changes His Mind To save an ex-Army officer Irom being stripped of his Military "Cross. Mr. Bingiey. the Marylebone magistrate, dismissed a charge of hcplift'ng again-t him under the Probation of Offenders* Act. and ordered him tc pay two guineas costs. Edward Wffliam Clayton. a^;ed
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  • 205 18 Drunken Ship's Officer Thought it a Nightmare L How a drunken ship's officer, going on board his vessel at midnight, saw a woman accompanying him fall into the dock, tried to save her, and afterwards, thought the whole episode Iwas a nightmare was told at an inquest at
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  • 21 18 Sir George Maxwe'l. who is at present stavina at De Zoute, Belgium, has made aTexcXn? recovery from his recent operation. CXCeUent
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  • 359 18 Dr. W. L Blakemore. Health Officer. Province Wellesley. is going home on furlough on Aug. 25. The police had to deil with a disturbance on the Rochore Canal on Monday night. A fight broke out among tome boatmen and one man was injured. Mr. R. O. W. M. Davies. Assistant
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 378 18 Has NO UGLY HAIR "1 had become completely wiWAWmTm A I growth ol dlsguatinit hair. IL -sjF JE9 JQ I tr.rd depilatory -ates, Y&. m wA evil smelling powdvs- snd rtjVy J WSk pamlul electnc treatment ■L J BM simply made the hair i. i J\ \fM grow thicker. Then
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    • 815 18 BANKS AND INSftt^fl CHARTERED BANK THK ViiKDHaST^I OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA I) 4 V Wftß (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) "AaK I T 'H Paid up capital m 600.000 shares <^ of £5 each £3.000,000 Capital I.• J^- H Reserve Fund £3,000.000 "P> I Reserve Liability of Proprietors
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  • 342 19 sLPFORT FOX MINE OWNERS t solidated Tin Smelters Annual Meeting rn ra l meeting of Con- as held at s*«» *3 OlsStsf *""*i London. mm, HflF> th»- chairman' said that L^ wer e made up to June 30. and results fcr main months Ol each Xy«*iP*
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  • 16 19 amounted e» pound including !934d. Rub. total i peoadci tax ad- ■">'■ balance b. carried
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  • 10 19 I- I 1.072, dedndsd CUfIM ■riled hr.
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  • 269 19 Annual Meeting Yesterday The annual meeting of Klang River Tin Dredging Company. Limited, was held m Penang yesterday The directors' report stated. The revenue from sale of Tin Ore was $259,651.56; Less Mine and Head Office expenditure $101,845.88; Total $157,805.68. To which must must be added: Interest $6,070.58;
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  • 178 19 Issue of Bonds Proposed The issue of Bearer Bonds, the proceeds oi which will enable the company to maintain its .'states until rubber tapping can be resumed, is proposed by, the directors of the Kerala Calicut Estates. The directors have been considering the question ol keeping
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  • 207 19 Mr. P. J. Burgess on the Outlook Tile sixth annual ordinary general meeting of the Malay United Rubber Estates. Ltd., was held at 71 St. Mary-.ixe. E.C. Mr. P. J. Burgee < the chairman) presided, and m moving the adoption of the report and accounts, said the
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  • 78 19 Berlin Co-Operative Society Berlin, Aug. 9. The Co-operative Society of B:rlin, which has 120.000 members, chiefly small officials, has suspended payment. The society has it-^ own ham of shops from which it sells goods at very c heap prices. It also has i*s own savings bank. The annual
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  • 113 19 Changes m Representative Prices 1 United Press Association] All*. 10 11. American Can. Com. 54 7* 56 M Am. T'phone and T'graph 114^ 113^ Dupont 40 39'h Firestone. Common 13 H 13 Gen. Electric 18T» 18' 4 Oen. Motors 15\ 15V* Goodrich 6% 6Tu Goodyear i&
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  • 192 19 THE ABROAD July 27 AOff. 19 11. j Amsterdam 8.79 8.62 v 2 8.67 'Athens 550 530 535 Belgrade 222 1 215 215 Berlin 14 14.62 M 14.61 Bombay Is. 6 116 Is. 63 32 ls. 6 7 64d. Brussels 25.50 25.12 1 2 5.12.. Bucharest 595 585 585 Buenos
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  • 218 19 Gilt Edged Rally After Decline i London. Aujr. 9. On the Stock Exchange to-day. gilt-edged tecurities declined further on renewed selling, chiefly from abroad but prices finally rallied. Other sections, generally, have ruled quieter and irregular. Wheat was firmly held but buyers are very reserved. Copper and tin
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  • 138 19 300,000 Invitations to Next Fair Rugby, August 11. Invitations to 250.000 buyers m the United Kingdom and 50.000 buyers m 79 foreign countries will shortly be sent out for the British Industries Fair next February. The last Fair recorded a 4,000 increase m the number of trade visitors
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  • 301 19 Big Producers to Restrict Output In its annual report the Board of the Del' Maatschapplj. the largest of the Sumatra tobacco companies, states that immediate rdotation to the altered circumstancej of the industry is required, states the Financial Times of July 2J. Two methods are proposed:— (1) Restriction
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  • 261 19 "Blind Confidence" Charge by Dutch Writer Coneentrat.on upon production and necrlect of the develcprnent Of outlet are the principal charges brought against the rubber industry m a thoughtful review of the rubber crisis written for the latest review of the Amsterd?mseh--1 Bank by the secretary of the research
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  • 228 19 LEWIS PEAT'S RUBBER REPORT i Singapore. Aug. 12. Against all expectations prices have continued to advance and the long locked for reaction has not as x yet set m. Reports from New York still indicate that the buying is of a speculative nature dependent to a great ex- t tent
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  • 26 19 Approximately. 80 per cent, cf the world production cf sugar, both beet ?nd cane, is sub ridised cr pro{,ecte2 Lord Weir (West M land Sugar Comp:ny>.
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  • 427 19 To-Day' s Price Changes KXCHANGE RATES August 12 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 23 ***** London. 3 months' sight 2|3%. London, 60 days' sight I|3 ***** London. 30 days' sight 2|3 13|16 London, demand 2 3 25 32 London. T.T 2)3 314 L;.ons and Paris, demanc 1015 Hamburg, demand 164
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  • 933 19 FRASER 'S SHARE LIST FRIDAY, AUG. 12TH. 1932 CLOeiINC. VIOUIIONs Bayer* Seller* A»am Kumbang 21b id 2Js ttu Austral Malay iSi Uto Itl Ayer Hitam (ss > lls 6d 12s 6d Bangrin Tin «s Bating Paoang isl> im Batu Caves ($1) 29 32 BuJdt Arang ($1) 40 n° m Burniah
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    • 78 19 AgsJ^£lT ffd $12,000 Assurance In force over 535.000 000 LThe Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements) HLAD OFFICE Gre<U Eastern Ufe Building. Cecil Street. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27. Old Jewry. E.C. TriP Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and compiles with
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  • 823 20 SINGLE GOAL VICTORY Penalty Decides Issue m Hard-fought Game Chinese 1; Malays 0. A penalty goal decided the issue In yesterday's First Division encounter between the Chinese and the Malays. was nothing at stake since defeat made no difference to the Malays' position at the top of
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  • 113 20 Rotary Vs. Island Club The following will represent the Rotary C<ub m the return match against the Island Club, at thejaland Club course on Sunday, Aug. 21st' H D. Mundell and Lt. Col. F. g. HylandD. w. Smith and S. s. Church; P. v. Boardman and H. BowTey; H.
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  • 9 20 siam^aff& f c 8 5* been llttlL^* A&Slstant <*>• Strults
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  • 876 20 S.C.C. RUGBY Discussion at Last Night's Meeting A proposal to inaugurate a regular Second Fifteen this season, with its own captain and convener, was debated lengthily at the annual meeting of the S.C.C. Rugby Football Section m the Club last night. It was decided to run
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  • 31 20 The ladies' event at the S. V.R.A. Bisley will be held to-morrow between 3.30 and 4 p.m Open to all ladies interested m rifle shooting Entries at the range.
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  • 89 20 Malacca will be under the control of the A-.-Jrtant Controller of Labour, Negri Sembilan from September lst, 1932. as far as labour matters are concerned. The Malacca Labour Office will be closed with effect from September lst. The Band of the S.S. Police will perform the following programme, weather permitting
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  • 452 20 COUNTY CRICKET Big Championship Scores There was some big scoring m the county cricket championship matches which ended yesterday, Worcestershire enjoying the distinction of putting together the biggest total. They made 502 for 9 m their first innings against Leicestershire before they declared and they declared
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  • 71 20 Somerset Defeated by 163 Runs London. Aug. 13. The. Indian cricketers defeated Somerset at Weston-super-Mare to-day by 163 runs. Indians 285 and 234 for 7 (dec.) Somerset 177 and 179 This was a good match for Naidu. who scored 130 m the tourists' second innings and then
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  • 67 20 Garrison Tournament Concludes The Garrison lawn tennis tournament concluded last evening when three matches were decided. The results were: Married Couples Open: Capt. and Mrs. More beat Major and Mrs. Winder 6 3. 6 l. Inter-Regimental: R.A. beat R.A.MC 6 3 6—l. Men's Doubles Handicap: Major Cuff and
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  • 12 20 Mr. F. T Tree, M.C.S.. has been seconde for service m Johore.
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  • 112 20 OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS Cambridge m Rowing Final Las Angeles, August 12. In the rowing contest at the Olympic Games Britain (Cambridge crew) Won the row-off heat m order to qualify for the final m which they meet Italy, Canada and the United St3tes. The Indians won the hockey
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  • 14 20 Padre "Bohs" Ford will address the Sinirapore Rotary Club on Wednesday, on "The Story
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