The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 31 October 1932

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  • 16 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13.791. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1932. 10 CENTS.
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  • 269 1 The match at Perth between the M.C.C. and a Combined Australian XI ended in a draw Pajre 7. In week-end Rujrby matches south Johorr beat S.CC. by K point* to 6 and Selangor beat the Gloucester* by I points to Page 16. Inouye. a Japane*x> merchant of
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  • 863 1 Pt latrya man illiterau woman Sh»- ai t\ti; Know how t.> .-asm her own name. But the husband of Pelaeevn wa.s an impon,. official And though ol 1 ramble origin, fron. the villaet dndai Mi five years in town he'd learnt \>.a^ to know. Th« devil alone knows what
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 195 1 BIGIA TEA firings the freshnow and fratrrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Rooms with Modern Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water OWWti TO OTHER ARRANGEMENTS THERE WILL BE NO TEA DANCE THIS EVENING GRTLL SPECIAL DISH SPECIAL DAILY DOLLAK °J o"**
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    • 165 1 6fe Aficrn ii IM T»E CLUB CF BRAVO tSS TOLLEY'S EMPIRE BRANDY §1 NOW SELLS AT JWfr $2-90 m Tlu pr?viou.. price of $3.15 has b«en reduced AC 7k owing to the new preference tariff TRY (§^>-^tm\ A THIS FAMOUS BANDRY IT'S BRITISH fffSM&M >■ AND BEST. PHII V^3 McAllister
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    • 62 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Tiie lovabit fragrance Pagf S Little's Christmas bazaar Pag<e 8 Popular goods a; popular prices Page 6 CHRYSLER BIG CAR PERFORMANCE BARGAINS NEW PIANOS AT PRICE OP SECONDHAND W. J. GARCIA, Pianoforte Manufacturer, AMBER MANSIONS. UNPRECEDENTED CLEARANCE SALE. CHINESE CURIOS, EMBROIDERIES, etc GOING FOR A SONG. An Inspection
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    • 21 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK THE NEAREST APPROACH TO PURE. FRESH. PASTEURIZED BULK OBTAINARLE IN THE TROPICS. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES.
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  • 1000 2 Lawyer, Magistrate And M.P. Who Never Compromised Sir Herbert Nield. K.C.. who was for nearly 40 years closely identified with the public life of Middlesex as magistrate, deputy-chairman of sessions, councillor and alderman, died at his home. Bishop's Mead. Bishops-avenue. HampFtead. in his 70th year. For
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  • 947 2 LEAGUE POSITIONS TO DATE The following art- the League positions up to and including Saturday's matches: i NOisi.ua Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Arsenal 12 9 1 2 36 19 20 Aston Villa 12 8 1 3 26 10 19 Derby County 12 7 2
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 505 2 STERISAJLT. The safe, simple, pleasant jM^ cure for constipation. Take It regularly for a fortnight. t^L and notice the difference Jf it makes. W^^ma^^^Sk It sterilises the system. ii_S»l«ri»aUii Obtainable from all ll^B^^Bl Chemists and Stores. II flnjlMl Sole Agents: j |^^ws|H|| MEDICAL HALL. LTD. m BUSINESS CARDS. BE PHOTOGRAPHED
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    • 655 2 TENDERS. f SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 1 NOTICE. Tenders. NOTICE is hereby given lhat tenders are now invited for the following materials or services and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained in the Tender Room. Municipal Offices Supply of approx. 8.000 Gunny Bags to the Gas Dept. for 1933. Tender
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    • 529 2 1 f^mmtm^mmkW^m£:§^MmW'^ \K\p^i PkOTO O^ THROUGH MUAU -7 ml f>n X^T^M F w j T A* E lL' I *^a v t Haßn^V^B^Bß B^a\^^B^^^^^ J Wm^mWm\^m W Better Health-More Energy J Full of vitality and energy J untiring and happy all day long That is HEALTH. That is the kind
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 118 2 THE WEEK Monday. 31st. High Water 00 39 9.7 ft., 23.48. 9.5 ft. Municipal Commissioners meeting 2.15 p.m. Hockey: A.P.C vs. S.C.C. S.C.C: Raffles College vs. Y.M.C A.. Y.M.C.A.; S.C.R.C. vs. 1.A.. SC.RC Tuesday. Not. Ist. High Water 11.12 9.9 ft.. Johore State Council meeting. The Pewan. 11 am Rugby:
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  • 394 3 - fcn.M}- I r STORY <>I" LOYAL MISS EDWARDS Shared Fortunes of Royal r Family of Greece Wm Edwards." She n U la quiet little house in K >.iari lawn of bright grtM <>1 the door. writ' c:,cit lit. thi polished knocker brought k.:.- -.man with
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  • 120 3 •<\cd threepenny-piece every rein to fulfil an ambition 1 holiday" has just changed over o pay hi: passage money on the tier Doric fct a 12 days' MeditHt> is Mr Bill Postlethwaite. farm labourer from the midland.s. appointments in Johore are Major G M Kidd. M.C.S.. seconded Johore to act
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  • 330 3 DOCTORS WORK BY MOTOR-CAR LAMPS Iron Bar Through Man's Body Cardiff. An BStOUndlni operation was performed in •hr optn air on a mountain-side road by tlK 1 tight of a ring ol motor he I -lamps in th early hours of the morning, v. her. doctors
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  • 350 3 Summons For Driving Car Without Due Care Thomas Henry Cotton, the not?d golf professional, of Highland-road. Bromley. Kent, was summoned at Bromley for driving a motorcar without due care and attention in Manor-road. Beckenham. He was fined 20s and ordered to pay 30s. costs. P&lice-coiiStable Crane, who
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  • 33 3 A prircner who filed through the bars of his cell window with a file which he had smuggled Into prison, escaped from Leicester prison. He was serving a sentence of 18 months' imprisonment.
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  • 1085 3 A TRAGIC WEB How They Came to Exist Apart from the general ineffectiveness and mischief that has come to India from Mr. Gancihis own peculiar mentality, the real matter behind his promise of fast is worth understanding writes Sir George MacMunn, in the Observer) Uhaiicn has
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    • 66 3 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited BRANCHES 21, First Cross Street MALACCA. 11, Light Street PENANG. 4, Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. Registered by and Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. 1 Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, (.uardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and Interest collected, Probate or Letters of Administration applied
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    • 256 3 We FRESH CRAYENA CORK *TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES Hi Craven^J TIN imprisons m^^mJJM fACTOW-FRESHNESS tin is designed to be $M Hr^.-3(\.^w y^Hnlii o( real use in many 8 nfaj^Lg^ >v fitting lid. I^P^^^^^^S^ I^^^^F V., ->jy^^&L f^ e r rushing into the From Arcadia Works in London "^l^ where the World's
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  • 1298 4  - SIX BLACK DOTS Pierre Quiroule The Mystery of the 111 by ONE morning, about a week after his return from France. Ducane found two deliveries from Pans awaiting him in the morning post. One was a small package neatly tied up in brown paper, and the other was a letter.
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  • 317 4 Lady Beatty's Legacies To Husband And Sons Countess Beatty. wife of Earl Beatty, and only daughter of the late Marshall Field, the dry goods store magnate, of Chicago, left unsettled personal estate in Great Britain value £167.131. This is in addition to settled funds amounting to
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  • 207 4 Legendary Figure of Stage For I 40 Years fy Anderson's husband. Mr. Antonio de ro. died at ttheir home, the Court Farm, way. Worcestershire, the beautiful old on the right, at the top of the main street, married Mary Anderson when she was height of her
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  • 2196 4 DR. BARNES DENOUNCES SUPERSTITION Attack On "Degenerate Anglicanism" The Bishop of Birmingham, preaching m Westminster Abbey on "Religion, Supernatural or Spiritual," said that at the present time, if they might judge by the newspapers and by sermons m what was called the religious Press,
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  • 1158 4 The Day of Dirt Is Done Dr. Alfred Cox has celebrated his retirement T from the medical secretaryship of the British Medical Association by publicly protesting against the obsession or monomania of sex in the modern world, writes James Douglas in the Sunday Express. "I am all for plain speaking
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  • 517 4 Library For Dwellers In The Back-of-Beyond A petite, silver-haired, bright-eyed woman, j who is guide, philosopher and friend to the real He-Men in the back-of-beyend lumber camps of Canada is in England at the moment, studying library methods. She is MLss J. F. Montgomery, librarian
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    • 508 5 The Best "Dollar's Worth" ever offered! raS...B nmM"B 'BVB' ■!><■ B <: S;'» B B B H H u [CAPITOLj Continued Success of our Special Stage and Screen Double Attraction! JOE E. BROWN \V 1 til ""-**.;.i BERNICE CLAIRE |^W%< and 50 tteantifu! Girls ifP "TOP SPEED" ON THE STAGE
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    • 287 5 Continuing its Terrific Success at the Week-End GRETA GARBO JOHN BARRYMORE LIONEL BARRYMORE JOAN CRAWFORD WALLACE BEERY in METRO GOLDWYN < MAYER'S GRAND HOTEL PLANS AT ROBfNSQWS Upon all social occasions You will appreciate thr refreshing effect of "'HAZELINE' (Tradr Mark) s~^ SNOW" >> J <^s\ For indoor and outdoor
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  • 954 6 Newport's Win At Blackheath Li nd. .11. Oct. 11. Cambridge were the first of the Universities to cpen their season, and they did so qui*? satisfactorily by defeating the Old Leysians at Cambridge with something so spare, namely 17 3 xhe weather was very bad and ihe ball
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  • 115 6 Glamorgan cricket is saved for another year. At a special meeting of the members it was stated that there has been a satisfactory respons? to far to the appeal tor funds, and the County would take the risk of carrying on in the County Championship next season. It was clearly
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  • 941 6 Tinkering With The Rules There are some people who never seem able 'or willing to understand that, in games as in mere serious matters, rules are rules, and that law is not necessarily concerned with equity. (They complain that such-and-such a happeniing in a game is
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  • 186 6 Scottish Union and Frank Waters [From Our Own Correspondent) London. Oct. 15. As a consequence of a letter from the secretary »f the London Scottish R.F.C.. in the course •of which the phrase "to prevent further excitement" was used. Frank Waters, the famouCambridge "blue" and Scottish Rugby
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  • 625 6 Cambridse to Depart From Tradition [From Our Ovr. Correspondent 1 London. O<-t. IX It MOM practically ceitain that the Cambridge crew will depart from tradition for next vear 's Boat Race and discard fixed rowlocks for swivel It remains to be s*en whether Oxford will do the same.
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    • 414 6 WHITEAWAYS New Basic Values Mean Popular Goods at Popular Prices. AH WHITEAWAVS f R|W BASIC NEW BASICVAIUES Or J'ra^MuA *i TIU EMPIRE IKINK J wfpi/vljß i I^^WfcfeHi Tlu> trunk is built from stout three ply v Ij i!6r^^3Lf A i^P I 4 It wood, leather back joint, covered brown f
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    • 178 6 i For health strength Drink milk and eat HO V IS BREAD j il i l SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD AGONISING PILES, There Is no need to suffer th:affliction. One tube of DR. VAN VLECS? PLASMA will relieve you of all painfu. swfftl and inflammation Results are amazirj f.
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  • 767 7 SINGAPORE MERCHANT SENTENCED kSix Months and Fine of $4,500 fnouyr. a Japan*** merchant of Singapore, md Ok.imoto. an export agent of Bunfsar Ko.td Kuala Lumpur, were convicted in „{«•< v. of drug itfTfiK-cv at thr Kuala Liuni.ur l'(-.i«r Court on Saturday morning. (•ii the first
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  • 67 7 lndianpolis, Oct. 29. "runs icala] that the United States ''sponsiblc for the world slump was bv Mr Hoover in a speech to-night. the tariff applied only to a third of '*n imports of which 66 per cent were fcunU. He declared that the Republican* stood for the
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  • 328 7 GALAXY OF GOALS One-Sided Soccer Match At Jalan Besar Malays .8; Malayan Postal Dept. 2. Had the Malays taken things more seriously when they met a combined Malayan Postal soccer t*am at Jalan Besar on Saturday, a record score might have resulted. As it was
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  • 711 7 Odd Goal Win in Even Match Mula>;i (o rum an 1 Police .2. The hockey match between the Malaya Command and the S.S Police at the Depot ground Siturriav was \o:y evenly contested. A ll rap li nty m the attack uave the Command tin victory. Play
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  • 913 7 COMMONS STATEMENT ON DISORDERS Tribute to Patience of Police London. Oct. 38. A petition by six representatives of unemployed contingents, who have marched to London from different parts of the country, was to-dav presented to the House of Commons praying to be heard at the
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  • 78 7 At the last meeting of the Council of the Royal Empire Society 20 Resident Fellows, 94 non-resident Fallows, 7 Associates. 5 Undergraduates. 2 Post-Graduates and 1 Empire Tour Fellou- were elected, amongst them being Mr. .Jrhn Falconer and Mr. John Skene of Kelantan. Mr. Thomas W. Car?y of Kuala Selangor,
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  • 702 7 THE IPOH RACE MEETING Laneham Makes Up For Previous Disappointment fFrom Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Oct. 29. The Perak Turf Club's professional racing season terminated to-day, the la-t day of the autumn meeting it was a wet afternoon but it did not Interfere with the programme
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  • 98 7 The following were the results of ties played In the Old Rafflesians' Association tennis tournament: I. B. Abed owe 30 beat Dr. C. E. Smith owe 15.3. tr.o. Dr. Loh Poon Lip ow? 15.3 beat Dr. S. L Oehlers owe 15 3, 6 2, B—6.8 6.
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  • 35 7 London, Oct. 28. When the stock markets closed to-day the leading British stocks showed a slight change on the day with War Loan As<^nt:d 1 16 better at 99 9 16 ex -dividend.
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  • 100 7 'Plane Trip to England London. Oct. 28. Princess Inprid of arrived in London thi alter. icon, having flown from Belgium, where she has been staying, to Croydon in an Imperial Aiiways liner. The Princess usually visit her grandfather, the Duke of Connauyht. at 1 a^t once every ye?r.
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  • 105 7 New Bridge and Park Opened At Worcester London. Oct. 28. The Prince of Wales flew in his private aeroplane to Worcester, where he opened a new bridge and park and fulfilled several other public functions. Referring in a speech to the unemployment problem he said that the
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  • 110 7 Miraculous Escape At Eraser's Hill A itnffitKm was caured at Prater*! Hill on Fiiciitv v, i.( t: i car driven by a Chin.se went over tiie valley opposite the Singapore Harbour Boards bungalow "KIDfSWOttL* 1 There were six passengers in it at the time. Two of the
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  • 384 7 Mr. H. J. Sinclair and Miss K. Cramond The wedding took, place at St. Andrew's Presbyteiian Church, Kuala Lumpur, on Fridiy evening, of Mr. Haroid James Sinclair, the wellknown tennis player, who is planting in the Sopang district, and Miss Katherin? Cramond, who arrived from home during
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  • 19 7 I The Hon'ble Mr. R. H. Onraet, acting iI.G.P.. returned to Singapore from Hcng Kong Iby the Hector yesterday.
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  • 271 7 VERITY IN GREAT FORM M.C.C. on Top in Drawn Perth Match The match at Perth between the M.C'.r. and a Combined Australian XI, although it rnded in a draw, augured well fir the success of the Englishmen in their important games later on, a
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  • 204 7 Ceremonial Opening At Pekun M meet in;; ol the Slate Council ol Pahang -:is held at the Astana Pantai. Pekan. on Thursday. October 13th. Then v.a- cerctnonial opening with a guard of honour constetlnf ti M rank and Die. Before the proceeding began two new members, the
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  • 392 7 Kuan tan's District Officer Leaves Ku.iiil.tn. Oat. »7. For some time past then has been much talk lof the impending departure on l-a\r <>1 Mr. J. HUflina, ttW poynilai District TTHotf ol this Distiu l. and many ha\c been the guesses made as to whj would be
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  • 32 7 French Chamber's Confidence in M Herriot M Paris. Oct. 29. The Chamber early this morning parsed a vote of confidence in the Government by 430 votes to 20- Reuler
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  • 1025 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1932 WEEK-END COMMENT In spite of the magic symbol, "Official," tacked on to it there teems to be a catch somewhere in the announcement that Germany considers the French disarmament plan capable of being made acceptable as a basis for discussion. To come to
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  • 280 8 Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Manasseh. who had toM residing at the Piccadilly Hotel during their sojourn in England left by the P. and O. RanDura. The wedding of Mr. Robert Johnson, secretary of the Dun lop Rubber Co. <S.S/> Ltd.. and Miss Dorothy L. Abbots of WaLsall. Staffordshire, will
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  • 627 8 SATURDAY'S "FAREWELL" DANCE Gala Night With a Background of Regrets Peelings of regret? tempered the enjoyment of the many who gathered at the Europe Hotel on Saturday night, for the occasion was one of parting with an old friend representing a long series of happy
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  • 177 8 C arrying on that Efficiency Business The 0.0.C. had some good things to say the other day about the efficiency in the field of the Sappers— thr Singapore Royal Engineers (Volunteers. Field Company commanded by Major C G. Burt. The Sappers blushed— at least those of them
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  • 35 8 SATURDAY'S RUBBER PRICES London, Oct. fc9. Messrs. Symington and Wilson follows to day s rubber Prices as 9?i P ?L 2^i 6 5\ (2 1732d) Forward Zl 6ZQ. (2%d.). The market is steadier.
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  • 60 8 A Bengali was assaulted bv four countrymen m Lorong 23, Geylang. shortly after eight o'clock last night. He was severely beaten and sustained nasty injuries over the head. A European motorist was in time to see him fall on tu the road as hLs assailants made off. The
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  • 35 8 The next, meeting of the Tomlinson Hall Literary Society, will be held in the Tomlinson Hall, (adjoining Presbyterian Church, Orchard Road) at 9. pjn. to-morrow. Subject The Epic Of Byzantium. Speaker Professor W. E. Dyer
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  • 233 8 Dinner Party on Wcddin Anniversary [From Our Own Correspond. n y London i, I saw Their Highnesses the s tanah of Johore at the Groswi. this week. They were botli Mi On the occasion of th. wedding on the 15th (last Safi, held a little dinner party,
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  • 100 8 PEN ANG VOLUNTEEIS Annual Tactical Exercises I From Our Own Corr» ecticn Troc v a. Maj'>: earned out thkl morn.:. tacu< ul on a part of Gl I t- tamed out in full I i parade defendn. ing forcv icr MMRJT) compri^ori y p w llalaj Votatttetn vhllt th. iorce
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  • 182 8 Taipintf Dominun Game I From Our Own Corr Prnaru 0 Penally, who rWtCd Tai|>:: ago. yesu-rday team in a return tiv Esplanari< Th. OMI i. I driz7U Taipinc rtHIMWHI I mediately the game eomir.« D a brui period in tin dominate th< PUM to :r.. points (three goaL-i
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  • 31 8 A nous .stabbing .iJT.u; a coffee shop in Park K Chinr.vc qua; n'llrd td (c have din" n .t kr..: in the chest. Tin hospital An arrest bag !>. i
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  • 33 8 An order for close ujkh. U (40.000 yards) to dtv of the British lndiM; City next February «u put in hand when the I > xt u I aumed work after '.tu- strike I
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    • 131 8 ■In r o^ I I I j j Q Creme de Menthe '\^\X (J Creme de Cacao r-i g Orange Curacao CALDECCK'S WINE MERCHANTS. ROYAL BAKERY FLOUR IN HANDY HYGIENIC PACKAGES NOW AVAILABLE AT Singapore COLD STORAGE C Ltd ORCHARD ROAD SUB-DEPOTS. THERE IS NO DOUBT AT ALL THAT TRAVELLING
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    • 16 8 Sterling Silver CAKE BASKETS of Graceful Lines U. S. de Silva Bros., 23 HIGH STREET SINGAPORE.
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  • 462 9 An Acceptable Basis For Discussion FRENCH PROPOSALS "Britain Has No Cause to be Alarmed" Berlin, Oct. 29. it .v Uarnt officially that Germany ..-«»>.<«« rs th.it the French disarmament plan <j»n h«- made an acceptable basis for discussion. KcuU-r. London, Oct. 30. runt statement on the French dtoarmont
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  • 46 9 Geneva, Oct. 29. •nn.al. incendiary and bacteriological *iU be prohibited, according to the KtoOl of the committee to enquire into tk», whose report is published. The •n and manufacture of such subttflM of peace is also prohibited The for infringement will include minitive Reuter
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  • 94 9 London. Oct. 28. that considerable progress 1 m London dining the talks with Mr i>.iws. the United States Disarmament towards reconciling British and Amers <>n their future naval programmes. i. marks that the goodwill pxethroughoul the discussions makes it imthat there will be rmy msurmountablt Jico at the
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  • 33 9 Life Imprisonment Tokio. Oct. 29. ranging from life imprisonment pennl servitude were passed on "nmunists at the end of a protracted Hm Communists had been arrested UM last three years Reuter
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  • 21 9 Patna, Oct. 30 death has occurred of the lawyer■Ml fii r O«tA|4 AIT 4Y\ mam a aae Keuter
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  • 155 9 90 PEOPLE KILLED AND 300 INJURED Details Suppressed By Soviet Orders London. Oct. 29. News of the disaster to the Black Sea express, in which ninety people are said to have been killed, and 300 injured on Oct. 16, was apparently suppressed by Soviet orders The
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    107 9 Death of Lord Methuen London. Oct. 30. The death has occurred of Field Marshal Lord Methuen at the age of 87 years.. Reuter. Paul Sanford Methuen was the third baron, succeeding to the UtU- in 1891 Ho became a lieutenant in the Scots Guards m 1864 He served
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  • 73 9 Inauspicious Start To Maiden Voyage London. Oct. 30. Aji inauspicious start was made to the maiden voyage of H.M.S. Falmouth. recently completed to replace the ill-fated Petersfield which is due to leave for the Far East on Nov. 4. White leaving d^ck at Devonport she fouled the wall
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  • 95 9 "Second Chamber" Suggested Berlin. Oct. 28. The creation of a sort of "Second Chamber" to control exaggerated parliamentarianism is advocated by Hen Von Gayl. Minister of the Interior, detailing the proposed reform of the constitution in a .speech at the annual banquet of journalists. He declared that no
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  • 59 9 Japanese Released From Manchuli Tokio, Oct. 30. According to the Nichi-Nichi special correspondent at Harbin 110 Japanese women and children who have been imprisoned m Manchuli since Sept. 27 when Su Plng-wen's railway pMnk mutinied have been released through the Kood offices of the Soviet Consul
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  • 67 9 Government Grants First Demand Bucharest, O, i 29. The Government has granted Princess Helen's first demand for an increase by 20 per cent, in her allowance, making the total £14,003. She will be permitted to spend a month every year with her son, but only in Switzerland. She
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  • 62 9 Limited Output Recommended Havana, Oct. 29. The Cuban National Sugar Institute has recommended to the President that production lin 1933 should be limited to 2,000,000 tons, of which the export quota to the United States should be 1,115,000; also that grinding should start on Feb. Ist. 1933. It
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  • 320 9 Reported Japanese Plan WAR ON VOLUNTEERS Prolongation of Civil Shanghai, Oct. 30. In view of the troublous conditions in Europe and America and th. weakness of the League of Nations, the Japanese Government has. according to a message from Toklo, decided upon a new aggressive plan
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  • 280 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Hong Kong. Oct. 30. The KuamJnteng headquarter! m Canton has sent remittance of seventy thousand dollars for tne benefit of the Chinese volunteers m Manchuria. General Chan Chai-tong. Commander-in-Chief of the Cantonese army, has divided the Province of Kwangtung m five special defence
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  • 95 9 Ottawa Foundation For Improvement London. Oct. 28. Lord Hailsham. replying to the debate in the House of Lords on the Ottawa agreements, said that they had laid a foundation which would result in improved inter-imi>erial trade. The principles whereon they were founded would give a lead to the
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  • 141 9 I asked Sir Lancelot Elphinstone the late Chief Justice to the F.M.S if he could say anything with regard to the question of reforming the judicial organisation of Malaya at the same time sending him a little article from the Singapore Free Press on the question. Sir
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  • 288 9 DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR "GULF" Should Minister Reside in Shanghai? London, Oct. 30. More effective diplomatic and consular cooperation with China h strongly urged by a «:pecial correspondent of the Observer. In" an ■irticle on China he states that not only should there be a narrowing or
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  • 151 9 Polling in Britain To-morrow London. Oct. IR. The campaign in connection with the municipal election next Tuesday to fill the vacancies caused by the retirement in rotation of members of Borough Councils in nearly 300 cities and towns in England outside the London County Council art a ore
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  • 109 9 Renewed Trouble Threatened London, Oct. 28. Following the recent settlement of the wages dispute in the weaving section of the Lancashire cotton industry manufacturers and operatives to-day began a joint discussion of the proposal for more looms per weaver left over from the general settlement. Failing an agreement
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  • 121 9 Relations "Entirely Friendly" London, Oct. 28. Asked whether he could make a statement as to the relations existing between the British Government and the present Government of Epypt and whether the latter is one with which ■hese relations may be developed in the direction of a settlement
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  • 87 9 Duty on Tea and Increase on Sugar New Customs duties in the F.M.S. came into force on Saturday, as follow: Description of article. Unit. Full Preferduty ontial duty. Sugar, jaggery molasses, sugar candy. sugar $c. $c cane per pound 05 03 Tea 08 06 Saccharine 5.00 Fireworks
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    • 214 9 YARDLEY LAVENDER jßSfe E L OVABLE FRACRANCt Wih\^Vtmi womanhood that it has become a S 1 »sfz^~ >"" informal occasion, when heavier and II i iil^PPrr^ more exotic perfumes are out of ■Mil j3""^^^fc^^L-^ P'ace, there is no other fragrance j^f^s<fy\sß&^'^~^ which so perfectly fits the mood and of three
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    • 962 10 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd. Steam Ship Co.. Ltd., and China THE HUAKHIOW STEAMSHIP Co., (1932) Ltd. Itfutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHIP C, Ltd. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. THE
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    • 569 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co. f Ltd* (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Dae Sails Steamer S'pore. S'pore. s.s. CITY OP KOBE For Havre, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Glasgow In Port Nov. 1 s.s. CITY OP CAMBRIDGE For Havre,
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    • 433 10 P. O. British India and Apcar Lines, (Incorporated in England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVFRXMIM LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnagr Nnraoori RANPURA 17,000 Nov. 11 CORFU 15.000 SOUDAN
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 759 11 TO NAPLES, MARSEILLES. LONDON, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND MIDDLESBROUGH. HAKOZAKI MARU T. 10.500 Nov. 2 3$ KATORI MARU T. 10.000 Dec. 29 30 TERUKUNI MARU T 12.000 Nov. 15 16 5 KASHIMA MARU T. 10,000 Jan. 12 13 HAKUSAN MARU T 10.500 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 YASUKUNI MARU T 12.000 Jan.
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    • 395 11 Ky^ AMMj *m r *S SCHEDULE EUROPE* via AMERICA VISIT SUNNY CALIFORNIA YOSEiMITE PARK HOLLYWOOD GRAND CANYON SSSSi Y SAILIN GS FROM MANILA AND OR HONG KONG TO SEATTLE DIRECT OR VIA HONOLULU TO SAN FRANTISro LOS ANGELES AND VIA PANAMA CANAL TO HAVANA AND NEW YORK n«*Anm *nu THROUGH
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    • 853 11 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OPHlR— Monday, Oct. 31, Belawan-Dcli. UETEII Monday. Oct. 31. Bengkalis, Asahan. Paneh. Berombang. Tanjont; LttdoOf and Tvnjong M ni'eidar. PALOPO— Tuesday, Nov. 1, Riouw, Tambelan, Singkawang. Pomangkat and Selaltau FARlGl— Tuesday, Nov. 1, Penang (mails only> and Bagan Si-Apl-Api. GEN. VEKSPYCK— Tuesday, Nov. 1,
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  • 686 12 THEY JUST OBEYED AND WERE SAVED Two Heroic Officers Perish Seeing Others Jump Survivors of the air crash at Com p ton, near Godalming, in which two K.A.I- officers were killed told a dramatic story at the inquest of ho-v they obeyed the officers'
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 627 12 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 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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    • 390 12 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark) Telephone 5223. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN Leave Singapore. Penang. m.S. FIONIA Nov. 1 Nov. 4 m.s. ERRIA Nov. 23 Nov. 25 m-s. ALSIA Dec. 14 Dec. 16 m.s. LALANDIA Jan. 1 Jan. 3 m.s. MEONIA
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    • 211 12 SILVER JAVA PAfIFII ||\f Joint service of PACIFIC JAVA BENGAI tlN > and SILVER LINE, LTli San Francisco, Los Angeles ar.j Pacific Port* Dur S'por. m.s. BINTANG (P.) ms SILVERGUAVA (M) x5 ms. SILVERMAPLE (8) N via Java Ports x via Manila. loafling direct for GJ Vessels from Pacific Port*
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 687 12 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pm. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturdays 7 p.m Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Padang Besar) Monday 7 p m. Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday.
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    • 149 12 Fiona, Dan. 3337, from Bangkok 30. for Malacca-Europe 1. Reteh. Dut. 258. from Asahan 30. for Asahan 31. Asdang, Siam. 406, from Kemassen 29. for Kemassen 1. Vyner Brooke, Sar. 713, from Kuching 23, for Kuching 2. Raub. Brit. 573. from Pontianak 29. for Pontianak 31. Medusa, Brit. 323, from
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  • Port and Shipping News
    • 475 13 Collapse of the Proposed Combine Reference was made in our last issue to the desire, which had found expression in Chinese shipping circles, for the establishment of a sort of combine to "compete against foreign companies," says the Shanghai Shipping Review An elaborate programme had been discussed, primarily
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    • 459 13 The following passengers are on the Ranpura which left London on October 14th for the Straits: Mr. F. J. G. Aeria. Mrs. R. D. Bach. Mr. D H. Carey. Mr. T. Darli'ig. Mrs. Darling. Mrs. H. H. Penton and infant, Mrs. H. Forrest. Miss E. K. Gilroy. Mrs.
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    • 80 13 Per Hector:— Mr. E H. Adams. Mr. F. U. Boardman. Mrs. O. L. Borneman, Mr. K. L. Lee. Mr. J. R. Marron, Mr. H. F. Marshall. Mr. R. H. Onraet, Mr. J. F. Robinson. Mr. E. N. Sagar. Mr. R. Sidney. Miss D Williams. Per. Asdang: Mr. and
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    • 31 13 The P. and O. Allpore has left Hong Kong Sand is expected to arrive at this port at 4 pjn. on Wednesday. She will proceed alongside the S.H.B. wharf on arrival.
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    • 415 13 East Asiatic Co. Founder's 80th Birthday This month, his Excellency State Councillor H. N. Andersen, founder and chairman of the East Asiatic Co.. of Copenhagen, celebrates his 30th birthday. Considered to m the greatest figure in Danish icmmercial life since C. F. Tietgen, to whom the modern Pjnish
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    • 140 13 Serang's Quick Act Prevents Serious Accident An accident of more serious proportions in the Harbour was averted by the quick action of the serang of the steam launch Mecca when the Hinode Marti collided with the lighter it was towing. The accident occurred about noon on Friday,
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    • 209 13 The Health Bulletin of the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau for the week ending Ovtober 22nd. is as follows: Beirut: 1 plague case. Alexandria: 7 smallpox cases and 4 deaths as against 12 cases and 6 deaths during the preceding week. Aden: 1 smallpox case, i Imported >.
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    • 154 13 The Japanese ship Nagoya Maru has lately had its deck hatches fitted, in Japan, with Macanking steel hatch covers. The hatches vary in size from 16 ft. 6 ins. by 20 ft. to 33 ft. by 20 ft. No. 1 hatch cover is of the rolling and
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 548 13 PTHE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS (Daily and Weekly Editions) dead Office 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. Telephone 6056. Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. The premier morning daily in Malaya. Delivered with the Chota llazri each morning. Latest news, latest telegrams and latest announcements. London rubber and tin cables appear daily. Special features include
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    • 374 13 I /I I Cargoes cleared. i xate, economical i kl 7 economically and convenient ocleaUy I I Goods of a., kinds g*H rWH J^ W^ y^| W^ stored by week on VIIIU A I L fixed sChedulc nt 111 Bm IV r or iOT Periods on J[ Y/£\j^^£j reduced scale
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  • 1040 14 COrKT STORY OF PIMLICO DRAMA Scarred Man On Murder Attempt Charge Put me out of your life until you have njdr ko< d. "fare things bravely and be a success. "You bring out my worst side These were passages from a remarkable Idler written
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  • 931 14 LANGUAGE LINK WITH THE BEASTS DID EVE UNDERSTAND THE SERPENT? When Crocodiles Grunt and Cats Purr When you hear your cat purrir.j, ur lisItß to the sound? cf m»nkf« at the Zoo, dc yru ever thh k that they have ny connertiot. with human speech? Is there, in tact, aiy
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  • 46 14 The Dik> Court in Bangkok has confirmed the decision of th? Appeal Court which acquitl T eC L NaI S:imbnao an influential merchant of Jolburi. on a charge of murder preferred gainst him by the Central Gendarmerie Corps The judgment added that, even if Nai S3mb-
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  • 891 14 JUDGES AT THEIR BEST And Many Wives With One Baby When, five year*, ago. Judge Parry had ?at for the last time at Lambeth County Court, a friend of Lady Parry asked in a tone rf sympathy: "What are you going to do with
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  • 351 14 Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following Is a list of stations which can be received In Singapore Java Stations Bandoeng PLM from about 5.20 p.m. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney, Australia, and other stations. Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." TaDjong Priok, 21 metres from
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  • 70 14 Kuaia Lumpur regular broadcasts are unti! i further notice DAILY on 55 5 Metres 10 30 to 11 »m j PETALING HILL TESTING (Except Sundays and Public Holidays) FRIDAY on 65 Metres FROM THE STUDIO 630 pm. Krontchong Mu?lc. TOO English 7.14 British Official Wireless
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  • 397 14 Britain and America Listen in Vain For a quarter of an hour millions of listeners in Britain and America who had hoped to hear i Mr. J. B. Priestley speak "To a Highbrow heard nothing but the mournful tick of the BBC's muffled clock. At 920 p.m.
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  • 67 14 He must be a sailor A middle-aged man found suffering from loss of memory at Patcham. and taken to Brighton Infirmary, had tattooed en his arms the names Ivy] Dorothy. Rosena. James, Robert, Ellen, Maud] Lilian. Rose. Florence and May. as well as a swallow, a heart, clasped hands and
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  • 162 14 Ban On Medical Schools* Graduates Albany tNew York State). A ban has been put by the New York State Board of Medical Examiners on American graduates from three Scottish medical schools:— Anderson's College. Glasgow School of Medicine of the Royal Colleges. Edinburgh; and St. Mungo's
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 47 14 You need suffer no longer the pain •nd discomfort of Rheumatism Sciatica, Lumbago if your blood is kept in a pure and healthy state remove the cause of the trouble by taking Clarke's Blood Mixture. Of all Chtmitu and Storms. BptaJfy good in LIQUID or TABLET form
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    • 833 14 BANKS AND INSURANCE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each £3.000.000 Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Li bility of Proprietors £3,000 000 1 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London. EC 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Hollo
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  • 1857 15 THK NEW DAIRY FARM COMPANY Mr. V. A. Pledger on Retail Prices 1* pile advene trading condition* during tie p*st year, a sound financial position w*, reveaJed at the thirtieth annual trnrral meeting of the Singapore told St4,ra«r < o. Limited, whii h was held in the
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  • 793 15 Communist Party Plenary Session Moscow, Oct. 9. The plenary session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party took place in Moscow between September 28 and October 2. Tile proceedings were devoted to a discussion of the reports of "Centrosoyuz," the central Soviet co-operative organizf.tio l and cf
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  • 94 15 Accounts for year ended March 31. 1932 (submitted in Rawang F.M.S.. August 24), show, after providing for depreciation of buildin?. and etc.. amounting to £6.597 (against £4.471).; profit of £28.843 (£24.161*; add balance brought forward £25,106. making £53,949; d duct interim dividend of 3d. per share. £21,900.
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  • 158 15 Changes in Representative Prices DOW JONES AVERAGES 30 Industrials 61.86 63.09 62.09 20 Rails 27.86 28.67 28.22 20 Utilities 27.42 28.01 27 71 SALES STOCK EXCHANGE 700.000 700.000 400.000 United Press Association Oct. 27 28 29. American Can. Com. 52 53 v. 531, Am. T'phone and
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  • 438 15 Financial Position of Corporation London. Sept. 20. Another interesting cinema report has been published this week, namely the Gaumont British Picture Corporation. The report* of th 1 theatre-chain subsidiaries of Gaumont -British, already published, showed that the group's results had been well maintained and were little changed from
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  • 87 15 Redemption of Six Per Cent Debentures [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT) London. Oct. 30. The Dunlop Rubber Co. are redeeming in February at 103 per cent the outstanding Six per cent Second Debentures. £2,000.000 of six per cent fifteen-year second mortagage debentures were sold in December 1925 at
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  • 56 15 Accounts tor year ended Mar 31. 1932 (submitted in Rawang. P.M.S., August 24 >. show, after providing for depreciation of buildings etc.. amounting to £5,085 (agunst £3.625. profit of £7.272 (£13.819>. add balance broußrn forward £19.339. making £26.611. of whici £1.423 has been written off stores,
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  • 367 15 To-Day' s Price Changes EXCHANGE RATES October 29. SELLING London. 4 n.ontlis' sight 2 3 3132 London, 3 month."' 3ight 2 3 15|16 London. 60 days' sight 2,3 29|32 London, 30 days' sight 2 3 7|8 London, demand 2 3 27.32 London, T.T. 2,3 13|16 Lycns and Paris, demand 935
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  • 81 15 October 29th.. 12 o'clock noon Buyer* Scltaf* R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot (loose) 7 13 16 7 15 If R.S.S. equal to London Standard. •FOB.) 8 16 8 3 19 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Nov. 7\ 8 Dec. 7 15 16 8 Jan-Mar 8
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  • 925 15 SATIRDAY, OCT. 2928. 1932 CLOSING QUOTATIONS Bajen Sellers Asam Kumbang (C) 266 28s Austral Malay <£ 18s 20s Ayer Hitam. (,5s lls 11s 9d Bangrin Tin 14s lGs Batang Padang rtll 05 1" Batu Caves *$1> 40 45 Bukit Arang ($1) 40 ucm Burmah Malay 5s 7s
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 79 15 Assets exceed $12,000,000 Assurance In force over 535.04M nnn The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry E C The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies
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  • 582 16 CHELSEA FINISH WITH SIX MEN Player and Referee Collapse [FREE PRESS SERVICE—COPYRIGHT I London, Oct. 29. There were some amazing incidents in Knglish League football to-day, due to the bittetly cold conditions, particularly in tn* north, where the driving cold rain and mud swamps on several
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  • 47 16 BY OF A POINT Singapore G.C. Defeat Island Ctaib By the margin of a quarter of a point the Singapore Gclf Club defeated the Island Club in a very interests Shanghai foursomes match at the Island Club yesterday morning. Singapore O.C. 12 pefnts; Island Club 11^ points.
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  • 185 16 Three eights competing in the race for the Desbarough Cup in connection with the National Amateur Rowtof Association, sank on Saturday (Oct l) between Putney und llimmenmith. One of the boats broke to two places The crews wen: lea ,eu fag ooliee launches and were transferred to a pleasure boat,
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  • 1023 16 VISITORS' DOUR DISPLAY Club Lose Good Game by A Kick South Johore 8 rts. S.C.C 6. After leading for nearly the whole of the jame the S.C.C. were beaten in» the last few minutes by South Johore on Saturday, by ?ight pcints < a penaly goal
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  • 261 16 Unexpected Reverse in Kuala Lumpur [From Our Own Correspondent! The Qfcucestem «J^ Rugby rever. on u, they were defeated by the Selangor State XV by a goal (.5 points) to a try (3 points). The result was not altogether in keeping with the run of the game, for
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  • 773 16 T.K.O. IN FIFTH ROUND German's Great Effort to Continue Bombardier Ellis (9.11) took another big stride in the direction o" success when he stopped Max Brilka, (10) the German welterweight, in five rounds at the Great World on Saturday night. His success against Brilka li
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  • 22 16 The results of yesterday's yachting races w*re. as follows: "A" class, KathJeen 111 (Mr. Worham). "B" class. Betsy (Mr. Matheson).
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  • 291 16 REHEARSAL FOR THE CUP Will Liberal Repeat Trivalve's Feat Melbourne, Oct. 30. Whatever Peter Pan does over the longer distance in the Melbourne Cup next Saturday he showed convincing form over the mile and a quarter course of the Melbourne Stakes yesterday, beating two of
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  • 291 16 Durham Win Championship Match London. Oct. 29. Durham, finalists in the county championship last season, played their first match in this season's campaign at Durham to-day, when they gained an easy victory over Cumberland iwho have already been beaten by Cheshire) by 19 pointss to nil. The only
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  • 174 16 MONDAY B. Class Final R. A. Ashworth owe 25 vs. H. L. Hopkin owe 25. TUESDAY A. Clasp Final Dr. H. O. Hopkins owe 25 vs. Winner of Capt D. V. Hill owe 25 and J. E. Wills owe 50. To ascertain the leading performer to "Cycling's" Best
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 104 16 NOW AT REDUCED PRICES "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" RECORDS 10 PLUM $L5( 12 do $2. (Hi 10" RED BLACK $2.(h 12 do $3. (Hi i S. MOUTRIE Co., Ltd. "H.M.V." SPECIALISTS. 4 Raffles Place. Tel. 6422. Sil .apore. 1 HENRY WAtGH CO^ ITU IF YOU Jngjp could HOT WATER SERVICE YOU
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