The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 2 November 1932

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  • 16 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,793 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2. 1932. 10 CENTS.
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  • 138 1 The atery of a, Malay civilian's smartness iii detecting tobacco smuggling at Bedok was told in the District Court when two Chinese, accused of importing contraband, were fined $500 each. Page At the Federal Council Col. Rae pleaded that local firms be given at least an equal
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  • 169 1 LORD HOWARD DISCHARGED London. Nov. 1 Lord Howard of Effingham, accused of manslaughter, following a road accident, was discharged by Maidenhead magistrates who were of the opinion that there was insufficient evidence to send him for trial. Reuter. HUBBAC'K REPORT I From Our Own Correspondent) I "ii don.
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  • 1780 1 I One of the things that most distinguishes the true mountaineer from the record-breaker, fair-weather climber and other mountain heretics is that all hills j;iw him MM pleasure Stranded in the South of England, the hillman will at his week-ends and bank holidays make straight for
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 199 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK lUI NKVKKST APPROACH TO PUEM. I KFSIi. PASTEURIZED MILK •i.i \is Mil i IV THE TROPICS. OBTAINA3LE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES. RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL. Rooms with Modern Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water. TO-NIGHT TEA DANCE grill— special dish fi QO i*. 0
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    • 158 1 BRAVO U TOLLEY'S EMPIRE Qi W^SO BRANDY j \^>>Jj NOW SELLS AT I TOLLEY'S $2"90 BRANDY owing to the new prefer-mmmWWWAm-^wmmm Hrf ence TRY THIS II JT. FAMOUS BRANDY. IT'S /lHi\ BFI TISH AND BEST. /iy^—^Tk McALISTER CO., LTD., y^^y^ Sole Agents for F.M.S. -mm r<<^^ WmmmT^^^ -mm m mm*.
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    • 104 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Bravo Tolley's Page 1 Bankruptcy notices Page 2. Unbelievably good Page 14. CHRYSLER POWER ij&rffk jußßP^*^Bf it*ftM~* POPPY DAY [FUND A SPECIAL CHARITY MATINEE OP THE FILM THE SLEEPING CARDINAL A Sherlock Holmes' Story will be given at the CAPITOL" on MONDAY, Nov. 7th, at 6.15 p.m. ALL
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    • 21 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK THE NEAREST APPROACH TO PURS. FRESH. PASTEURIZED MILK OBTAINABLE IN THE TROPICS. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES.
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  • 132 2 Chinese Foodstall Keeper Fined $300 Charged in the Third Court, yesterday, with allowing eight prostitutes to occupy house No 13, lam, Eng Bet Lane, a Chinese food stell keeper pleaded that he was not aware that the women were prostitutes. He had warned them against using the house
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  • 942 2 10 CASES ON THE LIST Seven Years For Armed Robbers ihe chief interest cf the November As ze-. the sixth of the year, which opened yesterday brfcre Mr. Justice Whitley in the Sup.cme Court. Is expected tc centre in the •sect-nd and third cates in the list.
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  • 94 2 Need For Swift Action Geneva. Oct. 31. The Dutch banker, Heer Trip, who has been elected Chairman, and the League official, M. Avenol. stressed the need for swift action in their opening speeches at the meeting of the i Preparatory Committee to the World Monetary' and Economic Conference.
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  • 108 2 Question Raised in Parliament London. Nov. 1. The question of the restriction of British trade with Manchukuo was raised by Mr. Chorlton Conservative, in the House of Commons Jast night. Sir John Simon replied that the Government had no grounds for doubting thnt the "open door"
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  • 62 2 Dissatisfaction With War Failure Buenos Aires, Oct. 29. Placards announcing that the Parliament buildings were "to let." were posted at the Eolivian Congress. La Pas. alter an antiGovernment demonstration, during which I croud stormed the Parliament building and bairicaded the doers. Agitation against the Government on account cf
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  • 96 2 Sequel to Danish Exchange Bill Copenhagen. Oct. 29. A royal decree announces the dissolution of the Lower Houre of the Danish Parliament en November 15th. The dissolution follows the rejection by the Upper House of the Government Exchange Bill, designed to replace the present Act. A newBill has
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  • 83 2 Appeal to High Court Helsingfors. October 29. Declaring their innocence and stating that they had pleaded guilty in order to discover later the actual criminals, the six men and women who were sentenced in connection with the "black magic case" following the discovery last year of forty
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  • 58 2 The followinc; will represent the Chinese Swimming Club against the Chinese Association for the Cheong Koon Seng Ping Pong Trophy on Sunday; at the Chinese Swimming Club; Messrs. Tan Thean Tek. Goh Koon Kiat, Lim Thye Hock, Lim Chin Hin, Lim Slew Nghee. Thye Hock. Lim Chin Hin, Lim Siew
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  • 167 2 Fine of $50 Imposed on Foster Mother A bad case of cruelty to a child was inquired into by |fr. A. C Boyd, the Singapore Fourth Police Magistrate, yesterday when the child's foster mother pleaded guilty to a charge of cruelty and was fined $50 or one
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 327 2 STERISALT. The safe, simple, pleasant cure for censtipation. Take Af^L. it regularly lor a fortnight. and notice the difference M it makes. W^somm^^i It sterilises the system. I r jf *IF| l! Obtainable from all |iV^^^B<jf Chemists and Stores. Ir Sole AgenLs: \m2Bl MEDICAL HALL. LTD. V AU i BUSINESS
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    • 750 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tenders. NOTICE is hereby given 'that tenders are now invited for the following materials or services and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room. Municipal Offices Sale of unserviceable goods lying at the Transport Centre, Mackenzie Rd. Date of Closing 4
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    • 479 2 NOTICES. MT. EMILY s\\7mn^ POOL. It is hereby n tide J thai Le closed for <:.•:.:. h.sUnt. H November Ist, ISU s ORIENTAL TEI^PHO?Jn ELECTRIC LTD. (Incorporated m thNotice to Telephone SubscriW A new Telephoiv 1).. cf preparation, and Teleph d requested SO »dw- U C c the Manager, BEFOM
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 250 2 THE WEEK Wednesday. 2nd High Water 00.35 9.1 ft.. 11 50 9.8 ft. Football: M.F.A. League (Div. B> Malayu Kebaktlan Raja vs. Darul Bahar 11. Jalan Besar. Hockey A.P.C vs. S.R.C "A." S.R.C: Raffles Institution Ist. XI vs. S.C.R.C, S.C RC: Medical College Uu vs SC.C. M.C.U. ground. Rotaw Tiffin.
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  • 235 3 Sterling Comparatively Steady London. Oct. 28. XChanga was comparatively With fluctuations narrower. New York I -'8 ft Bt< k Exchange generally, ruled quiet liar. Gilt-edged securities were but- Caoles and Wireless issues were a atnre. the commodity markets, wheat was owing to the Argentine proposal to discuss uiion
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  • 64 3 Oversea Education," commenting in its Mober bene on the Outram Annual Out ram School. Singapore. remarks tnllows— if u,. sa y that we have been Particularly struck by the get-up. comprehends contents, and general joie de vivre of the v) "tram Annual it implies no reflection on the ♦her magazines,
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  • 288 3 Enthusiastic Italian Celebrations Rome. Oct. 28. Amazing scenes of enthusiasm marked the celebrations of the tenth anniversary of the Fascist March on Rome, the principal feature being the opening by Mussolini of the Via Dicolli, ne of the most beautiful streets in Europe, levealing the whole
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  • 65 3 Inchi Abdul Hameed Bin Ahmad Warang has just completed a masjed which was erected entirely at his own expense tn Gentle Road for the benefit of all Moslems of that vicinity. It was erected with all the sanitary conveniences including electric fans etc. This praiseworthy effort Ls much appreciated by
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  • 398 3 WHILE FAMILY WERE AT DINNER Daring Hampstead Crime Two *wift and daring robberies in one of which a burglar secured a haul of £15.000 worth of jewellery at Hampstead, X.W. are reported. The £15.000 theft took place at the house of Major A. J. and
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  • 376 3 Delegation Visits L .S.S.K. 1 Stalinsk. Oct. 29. A delegation of eight men and four women from Mongolia has been touring the USSR UDder the aiMplcea of the International Red Aid. On their homeward journey to Mongolia the delegates visited the steel plant at Stalinsk which, for
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  • 181 3 St. Dunstan's in Regent's Park, which has been empty for four years since it ceased to be the headquarters of the movement for training war-blinded soldiers, may be converted into an international hostel for school children visiting London. Of Plum and Apple" fame during the War. Mr. T. G. Tickler
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  • 142 3 'Abandon Clothes All Ye Who Enter Here' T Buenos Aires. Nudist missionaries of both sexes have invaded South America from Central Europe to found a colony on the banks of the Parana River near here. They have rented a ranch with 1.000 acres of
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  • 197 3 Lorry Man Hurt Averting an Explosion Portslade (Sussex). R'n«ed by flames, a tanker-lorry driver kept at tin wheel of hH blaring vehicle in p»tr depot here, drcve 11 aw.-.y from the tanks, then i ct£lapsed crltlcaUy Injured. Behind the blaalntjj cab In which he
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  • 82 3 Move To Prevent It In Oslo Oslo. The first step in this country against employing married women in Government and municipal service vas taken when the director 01 the municipal sick insurane institution cf Oslo published .-tatenient to the efiect that any woman employee who marries
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 382 3 S.TTTTW YOU CAN HAVE A TXT biuuY COLLEGE TRAINING IN **L AT ALMOST ANY CAREER YOUR HOifF FOR A FEW SHILLINGS SPARE H()Mh I MONTHLY. TIME LET ME BE YOUR FATHER i nUss >ou are in tout h with W M WE DO NOT PROFESS TO j, tnm+rn .1 li
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    • 238 3 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited BRANCHES f^o!; 088 Street MALACCA. i! ght Street PENANG. 4, Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. Registered by and Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, Guardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and Interest collected, Probate or Letters of Administration applied for and
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  • 952 4 Bridge Notes and Problems CONCERNING ACE-SHOWING A reader has taken mm to task Tor my incalled fetteh for Ace-showing as a means of reaching a slam. He considers that the proper employment o. the Forcing -Approach system rules out the necessity for exhibiting key cards. I do not a^.ec The
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  • 863 4 PSRHAPB Mme of these who worship so blindy at the shrine of psychic bidding would do well to journey to India, out of which have come many ideas turned by the western world to its profit. Probably no one but a son of India would dream of
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  • 1188 4 NEW STANDARDS OF BEAUTY (Our Own Correspondent in Tokyo) Japan's standards of feminine beauty have been changing steadily during the past few years, one of ♦he principal contributory causes towards this being the great popularity amongst the fair sex here of athletics in every form and
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  • 200 4 Real Malayan Novel Malaya has :o far been badly served by its novelists, (says British Malaya). The literary pictures of life there have been parcels wrapped up to suit popular taste, and the result has usually been passable novels but thoroughly un-pas.-able Malayan novels. In White Pagan, just published. Clive
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  • 325 4 Singapore Chess Club Tlie scores up-to-date of the Singapore Chess Club "Championship" and "Grand Handicap" are as follow. The latter Is being played on a system of handicap which lt is understood has never been attempted before, and is proving of <,reat interest to the members, especially to the weaker
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  • 997 4 Chess Problems and Solutions. By Our Chess Editor. Problem No. 155: (by E. V. Tanner) White to move and mate in three moves The B. C. F. Congress The final scores in thi j three principal eon- test., cf tills year's Congress of the British Championship Sultan Khan. 81.- points;
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  • 267 4 "Inch of the C.1.D." By Jesse Templet on Ward lock Co. (5'- Colonial Library I A pot pourri of 21 short solutions In the work of a famous detective, each differing from the other, each having scant kinship with the ordinary 'mystery yarn.' An excellent book
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 282 5 *^m\w^A aWm at— .jm*^^^ __^^^^ai^, j RESERVATIONS PHONE 6903 MATINEE TO-DAY AT 3-15 (ALL SCHOLARS HALF-PRICE) caused more sides to ache than any farce 1,1 '^'"t V.ars 'Tliark' Ls definitely a picture not to be :n: Straits Times. October 31 THARK'' You'll laugh till it hurts— they have never been
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    • 211 5 I > a. <■■■■■■■ avfl"B/avß h^b Hii;H B H BB I .ICAPITOL 11 WißnißillßiUß^iß:^^ Matinee TO-DAY at 3.15 School Children Half Price Send the children to see PAUL PEDRINI and HIS TRAINED BABOONS AllOlllCl llitt lSt«ltt'4 k illNl *<rc«CII Hon lilt* Attraction The famous Star of "Sunshine Susie" and "Middle
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    • 120 5 il9IM!l:l:MIMa LAST DA Y TO-DA Y! Matinee at 3 p.m. Evening 6.15 9.15 METKO-GOLDWYN-MAYER'S SUPREME ATTRACTION GRAND HOTEL TO MORROW: SPICY! DARING! HILARIOUS! The Snappiest, Fastest Comedy of the Year A Fox Super Mirthquake BACHELORS AFFAIRS with Adolphe Menjou, Joan Marsh Minna Gombell The Singapore Amateur Dramatic Committee present "THREE
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 1356 6 EASIEST CESAREWITCH WIN Glut of "Objections" at Newmarket I From Our Own Correspondent] London. Oct. 13. It was one of the ea-kvsl wins on record i.i j tlie Cesarewitch at Newmarket. Yet the race itself did not attract much attention, since bOIM Of the horses wan outstanding. Moreover, ell the
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    • 615 6 London Magistrate's Evidence Sir Chartres Biron. chief Metropolitan magistrate, became a witness when he gave evidence before the Royal Commission on Lotteries and Betting at the office of Works. Sir Sydney Rowlatt. chairman of the Commission, presided. -Betting is like drink." said Sir Chartres: "in. j moderation
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    • 66 6 London. Oct. 19. Under Rugby League rules, in the Yorkshire Clip, second round: York lost to Leeds. o—7.0 7. Hunslet lost to Wakefield. 7 3. Castleford defeated Bradford Northern. 26 9. In the Lancashire Cup. second round Salford beat Swlnton. 25 11. London. Oct. 20. Under Rugby League
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    • 52 6 Members of the Clerical Union are informed that there will be a hockey practice on Wednesday. November 9th. on the Union's ground at 5 p.m. Those wishing to participate In the practice are requested to send in their names to Mr. J. P. Tham. the Hon. Sports Secretary as soon
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    • 162 6 The Malaya League Competition Postions m the two Malay Leagues are as as follow: Goals P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Darul Bahar I. 4 2 0 2 15 5 6 Kota Raja I. 3 2 0 1 12 3 5 Spore Peranakan Assn 3 10 2 8
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    • 99 6 Classification Of Horses And Ponies List No. 7. Amendment No. 7 issued October 31st. HORSES Transfers. Geninderra from Class 2 to Class 1. Buffoon from Caass 2to Class 3 Ecliptic from 2 to Class 3. Go Easy (.Late Green Spec, from Class 2 to Class 3. New
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    • 53 6 Unemployed women and girls formed a guard of honour as the bride and bridegroom left the church, when Miss Norah Williams and Mr. Jack Stammers were married at the Wesleyan Central Hall. Bromley. More than 200 Bromley unemployed were the guests. Miss Williams' father runs a rest room at Bromley
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    • 256 6 Impressive Form In Brisbane Archie Jackson's cricket in Brisbane is inter-' eating everyone in the south. The open-air! life and his making runs so early are very hope-! ful signs. A Brisbane fritnd. who is a sound judge of form, writing me. is very greatly im- j pressed
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 66 6 "SHIP"! Brand Beer I HAS ARRIVED M- IK ll Bft (SrScß Sole Agents HENRY WAUGH Co., Ltd., SINGAPORE, PENANG, IPOH AND KLALA LUMPUR. (aiiiiiiiiiiim PETROL RUNNING TO WASTE while you use those old. worn-out. wasteful plugs. CHANGE TO mmi.?«MJ X <Jk\ I '•'"ft^'^ffll mmm^.lmW TBt* WuA I ifti^jjinSSM I ImS^
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    • 359 6 SUCCESS WITH SUNSHINE GLAXO What Nurses Write: EXPECTANT MOTHERS NURSING MOTHER> morning sickness relieved nausea finished "Patient had verv bad morning sickness "a wee baby fretful flatulci became very ill. I advised Sunshine Glaxo vomited after meals not gaining morning and night. Result good. Got I SU gnes c ted
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  • 1514 7 ORDERS PLACED BY F.M.S. Over $20,000,000 Spent Through frown Agents OUT-OF-DATE SYSTEM Spending Monev on Jungle Railways A pica that equal fflfllttT should f»' fhraa to local merchants to compete for orders for material placed by the F.M.S. (iovernment was made by olonel Kac at the
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  • 125 7 Javanese Sent to Prison for Six Months Alleged to have attacked his father-in-law with a parang. Kadri bin Kasa, a young Javanese, was sentenced to six months rigorous imprisonment by Mr. C. Wilson, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, yesterday. The comiplainant stated that the accused had divorced
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  • 617 7 UNITY AMONG ALL COMMUNITIES .Maharajah of Kapurthala in Singapore j The happy relations existing between the various religious and communal sects of India domiciled in Malaya wer? highly commended by His Highness the Maharajah Jagatjit Singh, of Kapurthala at a reception held in his honour
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  • 92 7 Hostile Demonstrations in Madrid Madrid, Oct. 30. M. Herricts arrival to cement friendship between France and Spain was marked with some commotion, caused by a demonstration of students and others parading the main streets and shouting "Death to Herriot, down with Imperialism." The faci- that the
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  • 79 7 Britain Builds Fastest Military Plane London, Oct. 30. The worlds fastest military aircraft, which has passed the most exacting tests, will be on show at the International Aero Exhibition, which is SB be opened in Paris on November 18th. It is a British Fairey Fire-fly single-seater
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  • 89 7 Pilot Rescued But Plane Missing London. Oct. 30. The pilot and wireless operator of the German freighter aeroplane which was forced down in the Channel owing to a gale have 'been rescued by a steamer in the neighbourhood of Deal. An S.O.S. was received at Croydon an
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  • 1126 7 Thought to be "Municipal People" DEALING IN DUSTBINS Eurasian Bound Over The >tatement that they were led to believe that the two lura>ians in the case were Muni, ipal -ervant* by their domineering and bullying attitude was made by a number of witnesses in a case of
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  • 365 7 SMART DETECTIVE WORK BY CIVILIAN Malay Apprehends Chinese The accidental discovery by a Malay civilian of three Chinese landing sacks of dutiable tobacco from a sampan on the s?a shore near Bedok had its sequel yesterday when two Chinese were found guilty by the Criminal District
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  • 333 7 Man Killed at Stamford Road Crossing A fatal accident at thf! junction of Stamford Road and North Bridge Road was described to the Singapore Coroner. Mr. f. g. Bourne, yesterday at the laguert into the death oi th\iclim. an unknown Chines?. A schoolboy named Dorai Rij.
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  • 81 7 Unemployed Men's Gold Strike Wellington. Oet. 30. A gold strike made by two unemployed workers on th- banks cf the Kawarau River is likely to prove more important than they thought, as Frcfessor James Park, the mining expert-. Ls of the opinion that the gold lead
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  • 1502 7 GIRLS IN COFFEE SHOPS $450 A MONTH FOR OPIUM in a position to disclose this in open court. I borrowed from my lady friends and they do not want their husbands to knew of it*. I got this amount from one woman who borrowed from various others. Wculd you be
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  • 26 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH HERRING— On Sunday. October 30. at the Maternity Hospital. Penang. to Joyce, wife of R. S. C. Herring. Dul:lin Estate. Kedah. a daughter.
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  • 691 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1932. "OTIUM CUM DIGGIN' A TAWTIE" It is unusual and. possibly, not in accord with the most staid standards of editorial writing that one should commence a leader with a story. But the reference at Monday's meeting of the Municipal Commissioners to the danger
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  • 79 8 Banished President's Triumphal Return Santiago. Oet. 31. A crushing victory for Senor Arturo Allesandri hi the presidential election is now assured by the latest results and. thus, he will enter into his second term of office, as he was President from 1920 to 1924. when he was deposed
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  • 71 8 Evans of the Broke Becomes Vice-Admiral Londuft Nov. 1. Interesting personalities Retire in the naval promotions announced last night. Vice Admiral Boyle is appointed Admiral. Rear Admirals Wahvyn and E. R G R Evans (of the Btok.ft b?eome vice Admirals c. ptain c. a m. Bare! retires on
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  • 70 8 The Clyde's Idle Yards London. Oct. 29. Thi- slump In shipbuilding has caused an unprecedented situation on the River Clyde, where the output for August. September and October represented one vessel of less than 4.000 tons. Last year, which was the previous worst in the history of the
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  • 97 8 Relinquishes Irish GovernorGeneralship Dublin. Oct. 21. The Governor-General. Mr. McNeill, gave up office to-day and his staff have left Viceregal Lodge. Mr. McNeill retires to his delightful country residence at Dumdrum. a few miles south of Dublin. The name of Dr. Farnam. a well-known Dublin gynaecologist, a man
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  • 114 8 Death of Former Reparations Commission Secretary London, Nov. I. Sir Sydney Armitage-Smith died yesterday Reuter. (Sir Sydney Armitage-Smith. who was 56 years of age. was a well-known financial expert. After serving at the Admirality and Treasury and being secretory to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1908
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  • 42 8 London. Oct. 31. A big saving in interest obligations is affected by Government's announcement of their inten-' tion to repay the 1933=35 treasury bonds 5 per cent to :he value of £114.000,000 at par on reoruary Ist next.- Reuter Wireless
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  • 22 8 Mr. and Mrs P. P. Bill left by the homeward bound Dutch air mall for Calcutta on Saturday morning from Alor Star
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  • 1169 8 GIVE GENEROUSLY FOR YOUR POPPY The Great Work of the British Le?jon The million of the British race who ua\e 'their lives in the Great- War are commemorated by two memorials. One is in stone^-the Cenotaph. The other— Earl Haigs Fund— in human and sympathetic service
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  • 232 8 MR. DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS Arrival and Departure T( llv Morninj* special Mrranfrmwt shipping comnany and thi that Mr. Douglas Faub American film actor, ami hi this morning from Chin leave immediately by air toe Mr Fairbanks, u. ho China i where he pla\.> golf championship* h
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  • 67 8 LONDON AND NFW \iiKK lIN 10 RI BBKK PKK 1 S I FREE PRKSS Ix>n<! N Messrs Henry G meU brokers, notify n>-ri. follows Spot £152i 4 (£1523 £1527 8 (£153i,.» The market Ll v. i j Messrs Bymlngtoi notify to-day- rubb. i follows Spot 2 15 32d
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 125 8 ALLSOPPS BEER ALLSOPPS J^"^vlt^^ BEER J^ y^ ALLSOPPS mvmx ROYAL BAKERY FLOUR IN HANDY HYGIENIC PACKAGES NOW AVAILABLE AT Singapore COLD STORAGE C ORCHARD ROAD SUB-DEPOTS. COX KINGS (AGENTS) LIMITED ncad Office 18, Regent Street, LONDON, S.W.I. TAKE CHARGE OF EASTERN KIT AT THEIR PORT SAID BRANCH HAVE IT LAUNDERED
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    • 17 8 EXQUISITELY MODELLED SILVER TOAST RACKS Gift Most Useful U. S. de Silva Bros., 23 HIGH STREET SINGAPORE.
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  • 576 9 leader Taken to Bow Street INCITEMENT CHARGE Proposed Deputation to Downing Street I ■•mil 111. \ov. 1. •In headquarters of the ial Unemployed Workers' Movement and d B BSan named Hannington. the leader he march. It Ls understood that nnlngton will be charged m connection
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  • 48 9 ST RAITS STEAMSHIP CLAIM rtrom Our Own Correspondent] Penang, Nov. 1. Richard dismissed the petition the Crown to sliow cause why petition 1 -''it hied by the Straits Steamship Co., the Attorney General claiming $154,392 SS. Government should not be i as being bad in law and substance.
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  • 45 9 Prom Our Own Correspondent] ivnanir. Not. 1. municipal budget, which was presented c ontalned no new sources of revenue and 1 'xpenditure wUI be confined to urgent •stated that reduction of staff had ♦organisation ln many cases. Economies Engineer's Department amounted to $157,000
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  • 435 9 SPIKES REMOVED FROM LINE Timelv Discovery in Ohio Washington. Ort. 31. A sensation has been cremated by the reported attempt to wreck President Hoover's special election campaign train as it passed neaY Athens lOhioft on Saturday. It Ls alleged that the railway authorities to-day discovered
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  • 176 9 De Valera Claims Road Fund Share London, October 29. The Bed that Britain has agreed that the Irish Free Sfate is entitled to a share in the Road Fund is revealed in the publication of correspondence relating to the abortive AngloIrish Conference of October 14th last. The
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  • 125 9 Special Sunday Opening Concession London, Oct. 29. Cinemas in London will be allowed to opea on Sundays at 3.30 p.m.. instead of 6 p.m. as at present ii the recommendation of the Committee of the London County Council is accepted by the full Council. The change is
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  • 51 9 Britain Ready to Negotiate Berlin. Oct. 29. Trade negotiations between England and Germany are foreshadowed by the announcement that the British Government has Intimated its willingness to open discussions with Berlin on the question of the German coal quota and customs duties bearing harshly on German goods. Reuter
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  • 87 9 London, Nov. 1. Popular fancy is weaving romance round the names of Prince George and Princess Ingrid. daughter of the Crown Prince of Sweden and granddaughter of the Duke of Connaught. The story of their impending engagementwas denied when Prince George recently visited Sweden, but
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  • 132 9 Normandic Launched From French Yards St. Nazairp, Oct. 29. The world's greatest liner, the 75.000 tons Normandic. with which Prance is determined to win the Atlantic Blue Riband, was successfully launched this afternoon by President Lebrun. The ceremony took place imder excellent conditions and huge crowds cheered
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  • 122 9 Retirement of Home Office Official I-ondon. Nov. 1 Sir Ma ohnn Detevfnge, k.c.b.. Deputy Permanent Under-Secretary of State. H. m«^ Office, retired yesterday— Reuter m Sir Malcolm entered the Home Office in 1892 and was appointed private secretary to the Secretary of State four years later, a
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  • 115 9 Anglo-Greek Barter Contract Athens. Oct. 29. Barter has plaved a prominent part in the negotiations which have been proceeding oaring the past month between a British firm and the Greek Government for the supply of coal to the value of £1.000.000 for railways and the Navy. It
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  • 109 9 Government Suspends £17,50 Subsidy London, Oet. 31. The annual subsidy of £17.500 for the Covent Garden Opera granted by Government in 1930 for a period of five years is being suspended. The British Broadcasting Corporation, however, has agreed to step into the breach. Under the arrangement up
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  • 60 9 Hope of Anglo-American Agreement Washington, Oct. 31. Mr. Norman Davis has advLsed the State Department that no attempts have been made at his conferences in London to draw up a definite Anglo-American naval agreement but the atmosphere is excellent and he Is hopeful that Britain and America will
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  • 403 9 ITALY AND WHOLESALE DISARMAMENT London Awaiting Full Text Berlin. October 29. In contrast to the acid captions of the German Press, official circles consider M. Herriotr-s disarmament plan clearly shows that France Is prepared to take into consideration the standponts of other nations. One point
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  • 351 9 Spinning Practically at a Standstill London. Nov. 1. Cotton spinning is practically at a standstill in all the most important districts in Lancashire as a consequence of a strike of operatives over the proposed wage reductions. Nearly 10.000 operatives are idle at Rochdale and between 40 and 50
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  • 80 9 San Francisco. Oct. 29. Unemployment is greater to-day in the United States than it is in England. France. Germany and Italy combined, declared Senator Hiram Johnson in the course of his election 'speech in support of Mr. Roosevelt. Senator Johnson was opposed to the proposal of a moratorium
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 290 9 YARDLEY LAVENDER Mjßk E MOVABLE FRAGRANCE 1 \wi mB m So long cherished b Y a" d3mt r Ij tMmfiffrM womanhood that it has become a mrmmwwM very part of modern social l,fc i Ss£Wmpy^^ Charming at all times, and for the jfiJßS^fc^^;-^ i informal occasion, when heavier and I
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    • 901 10 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd. Steam Ship Co. Ltd., and China THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP Co., (1932) Ltd. Mutual Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHIP O, Ltd. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co., Ltd.
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    • 535 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Dne Sails Steamer S*pare. S'pore. s.s. CITY OF CAMBRIDGE For Havre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Nov. 30 Dec. 2 s-s. CITY OF SINGAPORE For Havre, London, Rotterdam
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    • 432 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 GOVERN MEy» LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAM Dne D Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnafr -inn*,. RANPURA 17,000 Nov. 11
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    • 741 11 TO NAPLES, MARSEILLI/ LO,j{)N. ANTWERP ROTTERDAM AND MIDDLFSHROt'Qfi HAKOZAKI MARU T 10.500 Nov 2 3 5 KATORI MARI T 10.000 Dec 29 30 5 N lo 16 J KASHTMA MARU T 10.000 Jan 12 13 ft ft T 10.500 No*. 30 Dec 1 YASUKUNI MARU 1 12.000 Jan 2-. ■i
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    • 389 11 Spiimpßpp EUROPE via AMERICA MSIT SUNNY CALIFORNIA YOSEMITE P4RK HOLLYWOOD GRAND CANYON SS2J!,- SAILINGS FROM MANILA AND OR HONG KONf to SEATTLE DIRECT OR VTA HONOLULI TO HN FRANrKrn LOS ANGELES AND VIA PANAMA CANAL TO .HA™" AND NEW YORK AINU THROLGH RATE HONG KONG TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA £102.
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    • 858 11 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ VAN SWOLL— Wednesday Nov 2. Cheribon. Semaranp. Sourau.iv, Kota-Barw BulikPjpa:: Samarinda and Tarakan. MAJANG— Wednesday. Nov 2. Prigi-Radja. Sapa; Tembilahan Poeloe-palk ftianEstatt a::d Renga: THEDENS Wednesday No\ 2. Muntok and Palembang TOBELO— Wednesday Nov 2. Toengkal. Mo ara-Saba and Djamb: AX LANSBEEGE Wednesday. Nov.
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    • 687 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 streamer MARELLA (7.375 tons) and the S.S. MANGOLA (3,352 tons). [Cargo only] sa. MARELLA ls one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 687 12 CHINESE BATTER AT GATES OF CHINCHOW JAPANESE RESERVES INTERCEPTED City in Danger of Capture Shanghai, Nov. 1. The 11th. Route Army of the Chinese '.a--lunteers in West Liaoning (Fengtien) under the command of Tung Yung-kow has been attacking the North Gate of the city of Chinchow since Saturday. Japanese reinforcements
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    • 723 12 BIBBY LINE [LONDON ADDRESS: 22, PALL MALL, LONDON. S.W.I.] of fa^t twin-screw Oil Driven Mail Passenger Vessels between RANGOON, COLOMBO, MARSEILLES, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON with through connection from Singapore and Penang. HOMEWARD SAILINGS Leave Rangoon 1932 GLOUCESTERSHIRE Nov. 10 WORCESTERSHIRE Nov. 24 CHESHIRE Dec. 8 YORKSHIRE Dec. 22 1933. SHROPSHIRE
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 714 12 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. .and Thursday 7.30 am Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 ajn. Saturdays 7 pjn. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 pm. Kelantan (via Padang Besar) Monday 7 P-m. Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
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    • 51 12 CLEARANCES Oct. 31.— Kaisho Maru, Kako Maru, Argun Maru^ Hamburg Maru (Jap); Ribot, Kepah, Reteh (Dut) Volsella, Medusa, Will othe WLsp Raub, Jarak. Rusa, Rahman. Hong Thong. Sin Kheng Seng. Gemas, Ban Siong Bee, Jerantut Nov 1.-Teucer, City of Kobe, Achilles, Sui Bang. Larut (Brit); Duisbur* (Oer); Palopo O. Verspyck
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  • Port and Shipping News
    • 232 13 Per. ms Fionia. yesterday: Mr. C. Clausen. Mr. P. G Evrard. Mrs. P. G. Evrard. Mr. W. F. Francis. Mrs. M. Josephsen. Master UfT« Josephsen, Mrs. I. W. Kerr. Master Kerr, Mr. A. Mathiesen. Mrs. A. Mathiesen. Mr. M. G. W. Mathews. Miss M. Prichett, Mrs. I. R.
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    • 185 13 Per T.S.S Sarpedon due from U.K. on or about Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Diment. Mrs. W. S. Ebden, Miss H. M. Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. F. Pracy. Mrs. C. S. Griffiths. Mrs. A. M. Swyny, Mrs. M. Finlay, Mr. and Mrs. F. Osborne, Mr.
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    • 81 13 The following pasaengers arrived by the Kedah yesterday..—From Belawan: Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Heusser. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Campbell. From Penang. Capt. E. Foster—Hall, Mr. J. Hammond. Mr. J. J. Saunders. Mr. G. W. A. Trimmer, Mr. J. H. Van Ketwick. Mr. M. Van Breukelen, Mr.
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    • 134 13 Stowaway's Story of Boading House Incident The story of having been doped by a boarding house keeper in Hong Kong with regard to the purchase of a passage ticket to Singapore was told by a Chinese to Capt. G. Freyberg in the Marine Court yesterday morning, when he
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    • 464 13 When some of our prominent shipowners speak of the undesirablllty of ordering new tonnage in the near future, on account of the large number of laid-up ships, it should not be forgotten that there is such a thing as policy. ilf a shipowner, fcr his own
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    • 578 13 It is unfortunate that more determined r attempts are not made to ascertain the position of Russian shipbuilding and shipping, particularly in regard to the construction and completion of new tonnage. The figures which are published by Lloyd's Register of Shipbuilding every quarter are now vitiated
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 611 13 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS (Daily and Weekly Editions) Head Office 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. Telephone 6056. Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. The premier morning daily in Malaya. Delivered with the Chota I Hazri each morning. Latest news, latest telegrams and latest announcements. London rubber and tin cables appear daily. Special features
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    • 213 13 MmW y 'm\ \mmmm AW 'A WmAmWy f m W\x P~ \mimvA -mJmm^mi m\ mwm V~ _-wS ft il A Good Buy Crompton Lamps are a "good buy/* To the user they give service of the best. Prices are not fantastic, but you will be surprised that a first grade
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  • 499 14 One Pound For Saving A Life Quaint and novel statements, are contained in the evidence given before the Public Accounts Committee. Here are some of them: Our new Embassy at Washington appears to be the subject of violent controversy. Half of those who know it
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  • 171 14 Over 15,000 Balloon Ascents in a Year During the year ended March 31 last the total number of pilot-balloon ascents made in Oreat Britain and Northern Ireland to determine the velocity of the upper winds was ***** according to the annual report of the Director of
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  • 419 14 Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following is a list of stations which can be received in Singapore Java Stations Bandoeng PLM (rom about 5.20 pjn. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney, Australia, and other stations. Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." Tanjong Priok, 21 metres from
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  • 124 14 Thursday, October 27th. His Excellency presided at a meeting ol the Executive Council held at Government House i'his niorning Fri«day. October 18th. H. E. Mr. A. F. Richards and Mrs. Richards and Mr. W. H. Macgregor had luncheon at Government House. H. H. Rajah Brooke and Miss Brooke,
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  • 1744 14 TOC H. PADRE'S AIR TOUR Comfort of Imperial Airways Planes We reprint below extracts from an article by the Reverend P. B. Clayton. M.A., M.C., 'F.S.A., the famous padre of 'Toe H.' which 'appeared in the Naft Magazine, published by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, and dealing'
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  • 446 14 EUROPEAN DEMAND Difficulty of Holding Price At £150 a Ton London, Oct. 17. Very little progress has been made on the i London metal markets during the past week and small losses have to be recorded in all sections save tin. With consumers showing no
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  • 204 14 Stalin's New Food Edicts Mawow. Three Government edicts which are published reflect the preoccupation of the authorities with the pressing problem of the food supply. An edict under the signature of Stalin and Molotov virtually establishes a tax in kind as regards meat deliveries, requiring
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 36 14 a nmTr 7 > «^V^ w mmmm Amm, i bbb Bt b M^ yiS' y +!*al*S i I BBfll B 1 888 0 I t^/ jA> IfJ IWJ B WM 4r /Sa^ 1 .bbi^^ißß^^^bb a £%4 r
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    • 496 14 BANKS AND INSURANCE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated ln England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 600.000 shares of £5 each £3.000.000 ci Reserve Fund i3.i)oo.uou Reserve Ll bllity of Proprietors £3,000.000 r, HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, EC 2. Agencies and Bra nc ties I
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    • 362 14 THE YOKOHAMA mm BANK, LTI). .Established in Capital Subs, riled I Full j up> Reserve Fund President K K« dai Vice-President K T.ft-.. Head Ollice Yok. Singapore Branch 3l-a. <Ml fk LONDON BANK! I. Westminster Bank. Ltd The National Provincial Lloyd's Bank. Ltd BRANCH l E| Alexandria Eavptt. Bat.v Calcutta.
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  • 386 15 British View of Irish Annuities OFFICIAL STATEMENT Not Part of the Public london. Oct. 29. Whit.- Paper Ismed thia morntof contaims kting to the recent con- In London between the United Kingdom i hf IrLsh Free State representatives. The these documents were outlined i tatemenl in
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  • 114 15 King to Attend Whitehall Ceremony London. Oct. 29. ft>r the celebration of Armistice November 11. have been com-j have been forwarded to all »ire It is hoped that there; vious years, general co-opera-rvance of the anniversary Acpresent arrangements the King ntral celebration at the Cenohall and shortly before
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  • 40 15 TE CH NICAL DEFAULT > u o Sla via's $40,000,000 Bonds New York. Nov. 1. i that Yugo-Slavia has tech"ii the payment of approxi--0 worth of bonds payable tomability of the Yugo-Slavia cure the foreign exchange neinterest and sinking fund pay-
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  • 1035 15 SEQUEL TO MISSING COPRA CASE Chief Justice Reserves Judgment Judgment was reserved by the Chief Just.ce in the Supreme Court yesterday in the suit between the Java Sumatra Ilandelmaatschappij and one of their employees, in which claim and counterclaim total over $530,000. Mr. Bernard Rjwe Thi
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  • 409 15 CHANGI OBSTRUCTION CASE Evidence in Conflict With That of Surveyor .Mr. W. Hartley, the president of the Sirgapcre Municipal Commissioners, was a witness in the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Justice (Sir Wil'iam Murison) when further evidence was called in the case in which Mr.
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  • 310 15 Betty Stockfield And Owen Nares Together Beautifu' Bett-y Stockfield and the popular Owen Nares are seen together in the "Impassive Footman." Sapper's celebrated story adapted for the screen. It- is a British production and as such it is a worthy achievement. But compare this picture with the best
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  • 168 15 JACKIE BROWN BEATS HOLDER Tiger-like Ferocity in Manchester Fight Manchester, Nov. I The world's flyweight championship over 15 jounds was won by Jackie Brown of Manchester /esterday. He defeated Young Perez, the nolder. whese seconds threw in the towel after the thirteenth round. Brown
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  • 178 15 Interesting Revision of Rules London. Nov. 1-. Striking changes in the rules of contract 1 bridge, more particularly affecting the sccring. are to be introduced as the outcome of an agreement between the premier card playing bodies, the Portland Club, the London Whist Club, the New York Commission
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  • 106 15 British Ship Saves Japanese Crew Hong Kong. Nov. 1 The Glenshcil (Captain Sanders* dramatically rescued 31 of the crew of a Japanese motor-trawler which had been adrift in cyclonic gales for two days and was on the verge of sinking. The violence of the typhoon tore her from
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  • 67 15 Government Terms Accepted Bucharest. Nov. 1. Princess Helen is leaviiv,; here almost immediately. Her reply to the Governments terms has not yet been announced but, it is understood, that she has accepted them. She will also receive a lump sum of £25.000. the balance due to her for
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  • 76 15 Yesterday's Alterations Bayers Sellers Kinta Dredge ($l, 88 91 Kuchai Tin Dredge <$1» 48 51 Ulu Benuts (50) 11 15 Br. Malaya Trustee (ss> 5.00 5.50 Chinese Commercial Bank < $50 > 60 00 61.00 Ho Heng Bank ($5O) 19.00 20.00 Kinta Electric <$1> 60 65 Malayan
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  • 363 15 To-Day' s Price Changes EXCHANGE RATES November 1 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2)3 31 32 London, 3 months' fright 2 3 15|16 London. 60 days' sight 2(3 29J32 London. 30 days' sight 2(3 7(8 London, demand 2|3 27 32 London. T.T. 2(3 13J16 Lyons and Paris, demand 935 Hamburg,
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  • 211 15 Wharf Engineer Dead in Godown (From Our Own Correspondent > Penang. Oct. IL A sen.ation was created in the Habour Board office when a ChtoOSS workman who entered the store 10 obtain some iron discovered Gordon James Wright, srharl engineer, hanging from a beam in Godown 8 which
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  • 79 15 Utilising Building Societies' Resources London. Oct. 29. Proposals for using the resources of building societies in furthering a state campaign for the provision of small working class houses are announced as a result of the deliberations of the Housing Committee of the National Association cf Building Societies.
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  • 105 15 A Small Profit for the Year (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Oct. 31. Penang Turf Club accounts for the year endto members show, despite the adverse conditions, to members show despite the adverse conditions that the club has made a small profit for th* 1 year of
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  • 103 15 Suspicious Detective's Capture A case of theft was heard by the Thir' Magistrate yesterday, in which the com plainant. a Chinese, accused another of steal ing a bundle of clothing from a delivery van Ifls story was that he was delivering somi washing to the Singapore Cricket Club,
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  • 94 15 November Ist.. 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers R.S S. equal to London Standard. Spot < loose i 71.. 7 R S.S. equal to London Standard. ,F °B) ***** ***** Standard R.S Son Terser New 7 916 711 If December 7\ 7 January 711 irt 713
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  • 156 15 Changes in Representative Prices SALES STOCK EXCHANGE 700.000 400.000 400.000 United Press Association. OcX 28 29 31. American Can Com. 53. 53', 52 Am. T'phone and T'-raph 104 104 103 I Atehesoa Railroad 4_", Dupont 34 34', 34 Fireston. Ccmon Net Qtd Not Qtd 12 Gen.
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  • 378 15 Small Loss Reduces Balanceto $80,10:] The twenty-second Ordinary General Meeting af Kempas Ltd. was held on Saturday at 4 ft Fort Road. Malacca. The director's report stated: After chirgin:; the whole of secretarial expenses, and general charge to revenue, the year's wcrkng result- ed in the loss of
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    • 73 15 Assets exceed $12.000,000 Assurance in force over $35.000.0— The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) HE.AD OFFICE Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street. Singapore. LO NDON OFFrCB T*e Company nas £20.000 deposited wit h the Supreme Court of England and complies L ZrlT Companies Act
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  • 2126 16 Malayan Rugby. Two More Surprises. Gloucester's Lose Again. South Johore's Good Wm en the Padang. Changes for Match Against Gkue<esters. Inter-port Rowing. An Exciting Golf Match. Local Boxing. Picking a Representative Hockey Team The local Ru^by reason is not lacking interest because of an absence of surprises
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  • 45 16 Peter Pan Wins by a Neck Sydney, Nov. 1. Th*. Melbourne Cap (2 miles) was run at Melbourne to-day and resulted as follows PETER PAN 7.6 YARRAMBA 7.3 2 SHADOW KTNQ 8.12 3 *o 1. Shadow King 25 to 1 MelbouT ifiS K^^^Syj-
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  • 4 16 December .^Rtttfr WSw pUla
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  • KEEN HOCKEY TRIAL
    • 458 16 Form Generally Above The Average Colours 2; Whites 0. Singapore wealth of hockey talent was amply demonstrated yesterday when Colours and Whites met in a trial game to facilitate the selection of Singapore's team against Malacca on November 5. Colours, with most of the 'probables on their
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    • 99 16 fFrom Our Own Correspondent] Kuala. Lumpur. Nov. 1. An extra state trial was played here this afternoon to enable the Selection Committee to pick the Selangor team to meet Perak at the week-end. in which Whites defeated Colours by six clear goals. Cariappa proved to be the star
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    • 371 16 The match between Medical College Union and the R.A.F. played on the College ground, ended in a draw 2 2. From the bully off R.A.F attacked strongly and exerted pressure for some time, which was relieved by Van Geyzel. After this there followed some raidfleld play
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    • 36 16 Por allowing a ferocious dog to be at large without a muasle. Lee Tan Moh, a Chinese living at 226 Jalan Besar, was fined $5 by Mr! A. C. Boyd, the Singapore Fourth Police Magistrate, yesterday.
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  • 872 16 12 POINTS AGAINST THE MERCHANTS Good Display by Cranford Public Services 12 pts. Merchants nil. On paper form the Merchants, with a considerably depleted side, stood little chance of defeating the Public .Services in the S.C.C, tournament match on the padang yesterday, and as events
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  • 60 16 The following will play for S.C.C. vs Gloucesters at Tanglin on Saturday: D R Harper. J. Smailles. J. L. Bonnar. J. c. Cooke A. N. Other. H. G. Shaw. C. T. Owen; A E S Talbot. Dr. F. O'Driscoll. C. P Burke H B Sym, D. E.
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  • 43 16 London. Oct. IS. Week-end Bcottish Rugby matches resulted as follows: Edinburgh Unlv. 3; Hawick 33 Edinburgh Ware. 8; Gala 3' Glasgow Unlv. 3; Kelso 3 Kelv Inside 3; Hillhead 5 Royal H. 8. 6; Watsonlans Old Edwardlana 0; Broughton Park 6.'
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  • 36 16 Mr. R. p. j. Roycroft. O. C. P. d. Tampin will proceed shortly on transfer to Kuala Lumpur North and Che Abu Bakar. Assistant Commissioner of Police who is now stationed at Beremben, will succreg htm
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  • 61 16 Increased Payment From Millers and Importers London, Oct. 29. The Minister of Agriculture has issued an order raising from October 30th, by six pence to 33d. the amount of the quota payment which all millers and importers of flour are liable to pay to the Wheat Commission in
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  • 72 16 Tokio, November 1. According to Press reports, whose accuracy the Navy Offlce denies, but which are believed to be based on intelligent anticipation, the Navy Ministry Is seeking sanction for a ■460,000,000 naval replenishment programme spread over four years, to Include two cruisers of 8,600 tons one aircraft-carriei
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  • 81 16 REICH AND PRUS SIA Conference on Verdict ot Leipzig Court a. Oft- The conference betu. burg. Herr Von Pap«'. Premier, Herr Braun. the Leipzig Court tttfl ment la* The Chancellor declar* ft supreme control in r not tolerate any encroach: Herr Braun Insisted mmi power must be limited ko order.
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    • 71 16 NOW AT REDUCED PRICES "HIS MASTER'S VOICK RECORDS 10 n PLUM $1.50 12 do $2.00 10 RED BLACK $2.00 12 do $3.00 j S. MOUTRIE Co., Ltd. I"H.M.V." SPECIALISTS. Raffles Place. Tel. 6422. Singapore. COULD Of 24 HOURS HOT WATER SERVICE YOU WOULD NOT BE WITHOUT A GAS GEYSER. SILKS
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