The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 November 1932

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  • 16 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13.797. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1932. 10 CENTS.
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  • 398 1 A straw v< te taken by the Hearst newspapers forecasts that Mi. Hoover will be re-elected President, but Wall Street bettir.g is m favour cf Mr. Roo evelt Page 9. Special pi coalitions are being taken against di. ordei ir. connexion with the elections and the transport
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  • 55 1 Standard Life Assurance Co Page 14. Robinson's Toyland is open Page 9. Tolleys brandy now yells at $2.90 Page 1. To Java m six hours by X NUM.— Page 1. Caldbeck's superior old brown sherryPage 8 Whiteaways have a large stock of raincoats Pige 6. Mortgagee's sale of property by
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  • 784 1 Is the word .nanann poing to pas:, cut of use m this delightful land oi -.mt -rta.nty. which gnes so little value to time cr money To the minute English hoar, as they call it) the road OOteh starts en its journey. The passengers begin to sort
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 171 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK THE NEAREST APPROACH TO PURE, FRESH, PASTEURIZED MILK OBTAINABLE IN THE TROPICS. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES. RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL. THIS EVEMNG THURSDAY, NOV. 10th. rEA DANCE 6.30-8.15 p.m. OFFICIAL TRIPLE ATTRACTIONS POPPY DAY BALL INFORMAL DINNER DANCE nIKIKICD rk A xi_oi? 9.30-Mid-nißht DINNER
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    • 146 1 RRAVO TOLLEY'S EMPIRE l^4|^ BRA N D V tm* $2.90 The previous price of $3.15 has been reduced 1 M^Sn owing to the new preference tariff. TRY THIS \>L ty FAMOUS BRANDY IT'S ERITISH A: BEST MUt McALISTER CO., LTD., tfM SOLE AGENTS FOR F.MS. S.S. 1 TOLLEYS mi t
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    • 49 1 CHRYSLER RIDING EASE POPPY DAY FOND A SPECIAL CHARITY MATINEE OF THE FILM THE SLEEPING CARDINAL A Sherlock Holmes' Story will be given at the CAPITOL AT 6.15 TO NIGHT B B BARGAINS NEW PIANOS AT PRICE OF SECONDHAND W. J. GARCIA, Pianoforte Manufacturer, j AMBER MANSIONS. Mim n
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    • 11 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA
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  • 245 2 Mr. A. H. Whitaker's Application For Discharge In the Supreme Court, Ipoh, on Friday, the Hon'ble Mr. Justice Gerahty. X.C.. delivered judgment m the matter of the application by Mr. A. H. Whitaker for his discharge from bankruptcy. The application was opposed on behalf of certain creditors by
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  • 142 2 The members of the Telok Ayer Epworth League held an oratorical contest at the Telok Ayer Church. A large interested audience was present. Mr. Lee Teck Hock, presided The .speakers were Mr. Chee Seng Kee on "Ought a man always to obey his own conscience Mr.
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  • 78 2 Volunteers to Look After a Beggar "If Your Worship fines him I am prepared to pay the fine and look after him," volunteered a Sikh when an Indian Mohammedan was charged before Mr. A. W. Hay. the Singapore Second Police Magistrate, on Saturday with begging for alms.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 489 2 STERISALT. The safe, simple, pleasant cure for constipation. Take it regularly for a fortnight, and notice the difference M it makes. W.^*m%mmmm^Si It sterilises the system. 10 31 Obtainable from all iPIHBaI Chemists and Stores. IE Sole .Agents: |S2j£k9| MEDICAL HALL. LTD. 12-S5-J BUSINESS CARDS. BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY H. NUGENT
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    • 660 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 Supply of Boots and Shoes for 1933 (Fresh Tenders). Date cf Closing. 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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    • 565 2 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS (Daily and Weekly Editions) Head Office 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. Telephone 6056. Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. The premier morning daily m Malaya. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest news, latest telegrams and latest announcements. London rubber and tin cables appear daily. Special features include
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    • 230 2 He says— •'Everyone admires your hands. Sometimes you MUST ta\*.e your gloves off and it is then that your friends ncf.ee .our hands smooth. white, satiny skm, cooled and softened w.th liquid DcAUSKA hand massage cream, compels unjrudg'^g "admiration try it to-day. CMMSKA Liauic Hand Lream m 6fe I.V i^Mt^^
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 365 2 THE WEEK Monday. 7th, High Water 06.30 7.5 ft.. 17.32 7.5 ft. Hockey: S.R.C. "A" vs. Khalsa Association Ist., SRC; Medical College Union vs. Police. Thomson Road; S.C.R.C. va. H.K.S Battery. Blakan Mati; A.P.C. vs. Raffles College Bukit Timah Road; SCC. vs. Old Rafflesians. at S.C.C Rugby: Medical College Union
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  • 1900 3 DRAMATIC STORY OF NEGOTIATIONS Rescued Girl Tells of Her Experiences The amazing and almost incredible story of the negotiations which took place beiween the Japanese and the bandits for the release of the two Britons. Mrs. Muriel Pawky and Mr. Charles Corkran,
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  • 194 3 £10,000,000 PROFIT MAN Now He Has Liabilities of £120,000 The failure of a man who made £10.000.000 for the Government at the end of the war was investigated at Bankruptcy Buildings, Careystreet. London, at the statutory meeting of creditors of Mr. Bryan Laing. a company direc
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  • 114 3 Police Break Up Procession m Whitehall London. Oct. 25. Fighting occurred at a Bri.ir.h Fascist meting m London last night, at which Sir Oswald Mosley had to be guarded by black-shlrted men. wearing the gilt badge of Fascism. Tnree men m the gallery of the meeting, who
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  • 180 3 DIDN'T OCCUR TO INVENTOR A Simple Way with Car Thieves British inventors are grappling with the car-thief problem. Never was more concentrated ingenuity on view than at the display of "anti-theft" devices at the Int .'relational Exhibition of Inventions m the Central Hall, Westminster Who could defy the big sign.
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  • 19 3 The Singapore Natural History Society and La Salle University Union are called upon to furnish proof of their existence.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 70 3 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited BRANCHES ffir« ir i t C OSS Street MALACCA. lh\ ghtS Jl ee K 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
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    • 258 3 CRAVENA 4 made specially to prevent sore throats SEALED-FRESH they reach you m perfect condition |jtt|Baj|Mr Protective and W mm^ml exclusive packings ■Craven a "HI ensuring CRAVEN A' m^sgjSM FACTORY-FRESHNESS I CRAVEN Kin PACKm^^^ XViok^kl'hm;^ 1 ensure are sealed-fresh m when the -trt ivap- n mmm 'U, CWtt Ann »ir'
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  • 513 4 ANNUAL LOSS OF $300,000 The High Commissioner's Reply The ratepayers of Ipoh recently addressed a petition to the High Ccmmissioner asking for a reduction m the Sanitary Board assessment. In the course of hts reply His Excellency states that "the difficulties experienced by the ratepayers of Ipoh
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  • 145 4 Indications That Point to War Malta. Oct. 26. Startling remarks regarding the possibility of Britain's abandoning Malta m the event of war were made by the ex-Premier. Lord Strickland, m a speech to the Senate. He said he knew that a Nelsonian school of thought existed m
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  • 78 4 Workers Throw Copies into the Liffey Dnblin. Oct. 27. The militant tactics of workers involved m th* wages dispute have resulted m the cessation of the publication of the Evening Telegraph. of which Mr. de Valera ls the controlling director. The Workers" Union prevented street sales, and
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  • 53 4 Shanghai, Nor. 4. The Chinese Foreign Office has appointed Mr. Chu Sho-siang to ,lnspect the various Chinese Consulates m Malaya, Dutch Indies and other countries m the South. Seas. Dr. Chu Chia-hua has assumed the post cf Minister of Communications m place of .General Chen Ming-shu who has
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  • 53 4 Shanghai, Nov. 4. The Chinese Ministry of Communications and the Belgian Minister m China are negotiating for the formation of a Sino-Belgian suidicate for the purpose of staring a civil air service between Belgium and China A capital of $1,600,000 with each side contrihutir... half will be
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  • TRAIN NEARLY MISSED
    • 1797 4 LADY WILSON'S BOUQUET Cheerful Ceremony at Victoria Station Toulouse, Nov. 6. Sir Samuel and Lady Wilson and Mr. G. Gent were given a wonderful send off la<-t Thursday from Victoria Station on their way to join the Ranpura en route for Malaya where Sir
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    • 485 4 An article on another page points out the Importance to the whole Malay Peninsula of the mission upon which the Permanent UnderSecretary of State for the Colonies leaves England to-day. It is not the first occasion on which a Secretary of State has sent Sir Samuel Wilson
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    • 265 4 Sir George Maxwell In Monday s Times made the following comments on The Times article headed "A Malayan Enquiry.' Your correspondent, m his article on "A Malayan Inquiry, is evidently under the impression that the remarks which he ascribes to Mr. Joseph Chamberlain related to the
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  • 41 4 INDIAN ARMY OFFICER'S DEATH AT SEA Gibraltar. Oct. 24. The remains of Colonel Hugh Morris Allen, formerly of the Indian Army, were landed from the liner Roma, en route to New York. Col. Allen died suddenly on Friday from angina pectoris.
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  • 42 4 During October the Staniard Motor Company broke all its previous records m production and delivery. The increase was over 100 per cent, more than September last year. One car was built every four minutes at the works.
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  • 177 4 List of Donations Irom Oct M to Oct. U>t. Previously acknov led._ed Post Office Club. I Charity Match Proceed. _M Inst vs Ki'.-.s; George V, *7 balance from prTiie Straits Settlem.:.- Paying Branch Sm:* Young Men's CMettel U Singapore iPart PNOeodi I C Messrs. Malayan Tobacco Dtetl
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  • 72 4 Arrangements for an air ma.: v Chung, capltol of the Manchu 'have been completed Sin C Chinese bandits have been (for insurance purposes, lo be .sequence" < i stranding m The experiment ot using no the control of London tial! continued, after a month i several reasons the whit lift
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  • 657 4 London Sees G.B.S's First "Super' THE repercussions of the events of last autumn, and more particularly of the drastic remedies which have had to be applied, have, of course, been felt by the British film industry, (the Free Press London Cinema Correspondent wrote on
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 161 4 i cJhere is only one Ovaltine* The world-wide success of "Ovaltine" has been obtained by sheer merit. "Ovaltine" is made from milk, malt and eggs with a cocoa flavouring. Nothing more. These are combined m scientific proportions to produce a complete and perfect food. It will be realised that the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 250 5 RESERVATIONS PHONE 6903 HEAIHER ANGELL I AND HENRY KENDALL j IN Mr. BILL THE CONQUEROR Something New and Different! A IJriti>h International Picture VICTORIA THEATRE Wi dm &day Saturday Monday Nov. 9th Xov. 12th Xov. Uth BIGGER, BETTER AND BRIGHTER J KI T BITS FROM TANGLIN ch< MOLDIEKM Ir tit
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    • 272 5 i::nsa:a ii liisa^iißiaiiiiiii.ini ICAPITOL! BBBB TO-NIGHT'S 6.15 PERFORMANCE In aid of "POPPY DAY" FUNDS TOMGHT 9.15 Positively Last Night of the Brilliant BRITISH Production SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE'S Famous Story— "The SLEEPING CARDINAL" With ARTHIR WONTNER m the role of SHERLOCK HOLMES. TO-MORROW NIGHT:The Picture that the Whole World is
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    • 174 5 liMilM:i;l;liWl|l Another Unique Alhambra Double Feature Programme TWO EXCELLENT FULL LENGTH PICTURES ON A SINGLE BILL fulfilling popular demand BUCK JONES HIGH SPEED I Not a Western but a real thriller of the motor race track. ALSO Dorothy Mackaill love Affair BONNIE OLAXO BABY A doctor says I 4 My
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  • 1525 6 MEET JACK DOYLE Boxer With the Punch of a Generation COMING CHAMPION Most Feared Fighter m Britain A boxer with dynamite m his right hand. Working for his living at 9 and champion of the Brigade of Guards at 17. Doyle, future champion, knocked out Jack Pettifer m the pccond
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  • 224 6 Interesting Tournament Concludes The S.R.C. tennis tournament was concluded on Friday with the final of the Doubles Handicap between Dr. G. de Souza and G. Lowe (owe 30 > and N. E. Ess and N. S. Hogan (owe 15.3). It was an interesting and well contested game running
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  • 196 6 Nude Runners For New Olympiad Athens. Nude athletes racing from the historic site jbf Marathon to Athens, with women spectators [rigorously barred from the spectacle of masjculine prowess, is the idea now being canvassed In sporting circles to restore the glamour of the Greek Olympic Games m 1934.
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  • 52 6 A chanty football match between the AngloChinese School and Raffles College will oe played at the Jalan Besar Stadium on November 10. Admission will be 20 cents and 10 cents and the proceeds will be devoted to the non-Euro-pean unemployment relief fund The organiser is Mr. L.
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  • 344 6 Dramatic Incident of 30 Years Ago Recalled W. G. Grace. C B. Fry and A. C. Maclaren were names to conjure with ir cricket 30 years ago. How the trio were concerned m the dramatic exit of "W.G. from the realms of international cricket is revealed
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  • 58 6 Leeds m Yorkshire Final London, Oct. 24. Under Rugby Northern Union rules, m the Lancashire Cup second round. St. Helens beat Broughton. by 22 points to four London. Oct. 26. Under the Northern Union rules m the Lancashire Cup second round. Warrington defeated St. Helen's 11—8. In the
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  • 89 6 A novel way of "crossing the line" was discovered accidentally by Newman at Thurston's In operating the balls down the upper right cushion m close-cannon position, and when hr had totalled 183. Newman was obliged under the new rule to send his ball through
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  • 449 6 The Seniors' Mafcfi at Cambridre The season at Caml with the annual I the O'.r. I entered a second ed their annual r.v. t I There were no Blue.s _:h a number of accredits. 'more. E B. Pope, of land and E 'were making the attrrt.; tion. The
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  • 78 6 At the sixth annual general m. < t Union Sporting Association th. elected office-bearers for the ftet •*■>-■ President. Messrs. Chee Koon CI elected); Vice-Presidents. Kvak M eected). Koh Kirn Lim: Hon Ba Koon Guan (re-elected); Hon I Tan Joo Kiat (re-elected); Hon Khoo Kirn Leong; Hon Auditor BJ Keng
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 56 6 INDISPUTABLY >p^r THE BEST FRAMROZ' Co. *x You need suffer ho longer the pain •nd discomfort of Rheumatism Sciatica, Lumbago If your blood Is kept m a pure and healthy state remove the cause of the trouble by taking Clarke's Blood Mixture. Of *U Chwmim smd Stmrm. BtjuaOy toord im
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  • INTER-STATE HOCKEY
    • 860 7 Singapore's 5 Goals Against Malacca PADANG MATCH Selangor and Perak Draw There were two inter-State hockey matches on Saturday. Singapore had no difficulty m defeating Malacca s—l. on the S.C C. Padan*. The match at Kuala Lumpur between Perak and Selanror wa. drawn I—l.1 1. Singapore 5; Malacc* 1. Singapore
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    • 991 7 Drawn Game With Selangor at Kuala Lumpur [From Our Own Correspondent] Selanfor 1; Perak 1. Kuala Lumpur. Nov. 5. °ne goal was scored ln each half ln the rond hockey Inter-State fixture of the season at Kuala Lumpur when Perak and Selangor drew. Perak had rather the
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  • 247 7 Police 5: C.S.C. Fielding a weak team the Ceylon Sports Club were defeated by the Police at Balestier on Saturday by s—o.5 0. From the bully-off the Police attacked but the ball was cleared to the other end. Then the Police had a good opening but
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  • THE MALAYAN TURF
    • 377 7 Handicaps for First and Second Day Handicaps for the first and second days (Friday and Saturday), of the Singapore races were issued on Saturday and are as follow Race I.— Ponies Class 3 (f|| furs.) 2.15 pjn. Timbang 9, Mickey Mouse 8.13. Salome 8.13. Sprinkell 8.10. Mada
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    • 245 7 Handicaps for the second day (Saturday*, are Race 1. Ponies— Class 2 Div. 2. i 54 furs.» 2.15 pm.: Leonie 9.5, Golden Brew 8.12. Foundling 8.10. Highland Lass 8.9. Simon 8.3, Malt Dust 8. Phoon Tok 8. Irish Lady 7.12. The Imp 7 11. Kylpa 7.9. Peerless
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  • 157 7 Arthur Wontner m "The Sleeping Cardinal" Sherlock Holmes, that most fascinating figure of detective fiction, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is splendidly personified by Arthur Wontner m the Twickenham production "The Sleeping Cardinal", now showing at the Capitol. The pieturisation is straightforward, and successfully builds up that
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  • 44 7 The S.V.C. paid a visit to Blakan Mati yesterday, and met the R. A. at hockey. After a well fought game m which both sides shone m defence, the home team secured the victory by the odd goal of three.
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  • 57 7 Interesting Match at Malacca (From Our Own Correspondent] Malacca, Nor. 5. The return match betwen Selangor and the combined Malacca-Negri-Sembilan team, played here to-day. provided some very Interesting Rugby. Selangor reversed the result of the earlier match at Kuala Lumpur and won by a goal and a tn-
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  • 123 7 [From Our Own Correspondent] Penan*. .22 pts.: 11.M.5. Herald. nil. Penang:, No»v. 5. In a Rugby match to-day on the Esplanade tan aid of the Poppy Day Fund Penang *A' defeated H.MS Herald by 22 points (two goals and four tries) to nil. Penang proved much
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  • 199 7 Disappointed Over Gloucesters' Match .From Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh, Nov. 5. Widespread disappointment mingled with indignation is felt m rusyer circles here at the wash-out of the Gloucesters visit to Ipoh to-day, after the keenest anticipation throughout Perak. It appears that the local skipper, not hearing the number
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  • 101 7 Eight Twakow Men Conricted Found guilty of participating m an affray eight of ten Chinese twakow coolies were fined $10 each and were bound over for six months m a surety of $50 each. The accused were among seventy who took part ln a free fight at
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  • 955 7 League Positions to Date The following are the positions m the League up to and including Saturday's matches: DIVISION Goals. P. W. L. D. P. A. PU. Arsenal 13 10 1 2 43 20 22 Aston Villa 13 9 1 3 32 12 21 Derby County 13 8
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  • 107 7 To-night's Contests at the Great World Some interesting boxing should be seen at The Great World to-night when a special programme is being presented m aid of Poppy Day Fund. Max Manila, one of the new arrivals from Manila, who will shortly be matched against Nicky Sullivan, will box
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  • 54 7 The Eton knickerbocker for sport for the lower forms has gone for ever. The Eton "Economy Committee" has abolished them, and ordinary grey shorts are to be worn for football and other sports ln their place. Of the other economies instituted there Is the abolition of the fancy waistcoats, and
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  • S.F.A. CUP FINAL AT KUALA LUMPUR
    • 497 7 LIVELY EXCHANGES BUT NO SCORE Kuala Rovers and Chines' Club !From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Nov. 5. Ku.iLi Rovers. .0: S.C.R.C. Sportsmen locally fully expected associatio football officially to come to an end to-day ofte the final m the senior competition for the S.F.^i Cup between Kuala Rovers first
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    • 192 7 Penan Defeat Perak Penanß. Nov. 5. Penan*. 4: Perak. 1 An inter-State football match between Pcnant and Perak m aid ol Poppy Day funds wai played yesterday on St. Xavier's ground. Tht match resulted m a win for Penang by 4 l Despite the swampy ground following
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  • 241 7 Refreshing and Stimulating Entertainment British International Pictures have producet something wholesome and stimulating m Mr Bill, the Conqueror, which commenced a seasor at the Pavilion yesterday. Combining as if does beautiful settings and perfect acting thii picture ranks as quite the best talkie of tt* kind yet seen
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  • 14 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH STRACHAN— MoIIy, wife of J. PiersoE 'trachan, m London, November sth.
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  • 874 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1932 WEEK-END COMMENT President Hoover has said his last word 10.000 of tthemm m the U.S. Presidential campaign. While it seemed that he was headed for defeat a "straw" vote by the Hearst Press gives him a majority m 270 electoral colleges as against
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  • 154 8 Mr. Paul Verdayne of the Paramount Pictures Ltd.. left Penang for Bangkok by the International Express on Friday. The Automobile A_>sociatlcn of Malaya reports that the Rawang-Kuala Selangor Road is flooded at the 34th Mile to a depth of 28 inches Water is rising. On the Bangi-Telok Datoh Road the
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  • 78 8 Her Position m Regard to Mandates London. Nov. 5. It is learned that the Anglo-A.nerican correspondence relating to Iraq has been forwarded to the League Mandates Commission. The American claim, apparently, is designed to test the United States position ln respect of mandates generally. Since the correspondence
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  • 51 8 Duke and Duchess of York at Thanksgiving London, Not. 3. The Duke and Duchess of York to-day attended a thanksgiving service m Unooln Cathedral to mark the successful termination of eleven years work m restoring the Cathedral's ancient fabric. The work was carried out at a cost of
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  • 21 8 London, Nov. 3. Princess Ingri'i of Sweden left Croydon by air for Stockholm via Brussels. Swedish Princess Returns Home
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  • 192 8 YUGO-SLAVIA'S ROYAL FAMILY IN FLIGHT RUMOURS FROM THE BALKANS Queen Marie's Mysterious Departure London. Nov. 5. All the central European capitals are humming with rumours of impending developments m Yugo-Slavia. where the situation, which has become worse during the past year, culminated m a Cabinet crisis yesterday. Ccincidentally. Queen Marie
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  • 578 8 Machine-Gunners' Farewell to Capt. Goldman A (Machine Gum Company of the S.V.C. were "m action" on Saturday night m surroundings other than those which are familiar to their normal volunteering activities when they gathered at the Raffles Hotel at I farewell dinner to their Captain. Mr. A. P.
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  • 102 8 Question to be Raised m Parliament London, Nov. 6. The question of the administration of justice m the International Settlement at Shanghai will be raised m Parliament on Monday when Mr. Wardlaw Milne will ask the Foreign Secretary "whether any. and if so what, steps have been taken
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  • 38 8 An Indian Mohammedan was taken to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital yesterday suffering from two wounds on the head said to have been caused by his being assaulted by his wife with an iron bar He was detained
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  • 370 8 COMMONS DEBATE OX THE POSITION- Agricultural Industry Problems London The positior. ot the lgrtcult___ml ta be one of the subjects dtOCUMtd general debate on unen.ployn.-_ m the House of Common., hi WOfli be continued on Monday and 1 interesting feature of the deba*. it will not
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  • 183 8 Gloucesters' Presentation fcl Volunteers The Gloucester BWffmm interesting and greatly ■ppveciftted presentaticn to the Singapore VoIUUICCII In tl* form of a handsome cup. which v.: warded to the unit of the Corps _rith ti classification m the annual mu.sk The Cup will be known as tho Cup.
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  • 42 8 SATURDAY'S RUBBER PIWES I FREE PRESS SERVICED— COP VI London. N«>% WjMessrs. Symington and wi^ notify to-day's rubber pri follows rd Spot 2 9 16d. (2 17 32d) Korean* 23 4 d. (2 11 16 d). The market is steady
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  • 32 8 Attack on Cape Rec#H To-morrow .FREE PRESS SERVICK OOPYRIO L»nd«»» N,,x Amy Johnson (Mrs. Ifolllnon on Tuesday on a solo flight to lh« l the object of putting up a
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  • 15 8 j,, Mr. N. A Sedwick. MCS mm Mare due back from leave by thr Rl
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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  • STRAW VOTE FOR HOOVER
    • 87 9 M r M St p »u». Minnesota, Nov. 6. DC* a vigorous attack on the "king to play on discontent" and groups of men" m the United produce a philosophy of govwould destroy the whole Ameitm,-^...' as the same philosophy of had poisoned all Europe. witches' cauldron which had ,p
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    • 68 9 Brooklyn. New York. Nov. 5. -Dem -ratic victory would I M ***j was made by Go.ernor huge Democrat rally attended I md other Tammany leaders here Hoover administration as lestFUCtion. delay, deceit and < >aid he offered no Utopia. te** of panic but the practical the Democratic platform. 11 la
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    • 210 9 BIT TE R FINAL SPEECHES yv> York's Huge Democrat Rally New York. Nov. 5. .'•'•uiation and bettinf How hi cajcuiated to gain m '•011-ge votes against 189 for Mr to a straw of the campaign I t Press. A R ibUeaa expeit say th. straw vote fee Hoo\.. r mm*
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    • 22 9 New York. Not. 5. toUnfl 4 to l on Roosevelt and houaa iu.s handled $400,000 on Reuter
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    • 70 9 New York. Nov. 6. •d hh campaign yesterday 01 to all citizens "to rally Bocrmtk Party and help brin" days. treat Tammany rally m Madilen where bedlam reigned, the «-wavf|lf eclipsing the twelven an en to Mr. Hoover m the Harden _o Monday. I: «*Ch confident
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    • 140 9 St. Louis. Nov. 5. weed broadside Mr. Hoover ac- Of conducting a campaign ■«J*l wet on false premises and em- lie nn.Meoresentation and the «l that the Republicans were he world economic catastrophe 'n>. express no gratitude that m mv matiuthh world crisis I let the United
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    • 53 9 ***< Against Portuguese Action Hong Kong, Nov. 6. former Premier of the f, nt. now a member of the >mthwest Government, has ar- i request that a protest be -»rtuKuese Government m contain island near Tongkawan 1 uuese are reported to have utly The island is part
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  • 292 9 PRECAUTIONS AGAINST DISORDER German Election and Strike Excitement Bprlin. Nov. 6. DtcUoo O.iy openel dull and rainy. Only a tim trams are running so a heavy poll is not t.'.ely Polling opened at 9 o'clock and will close at 6 this evening The final result is
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  • 27 9 Berlin. Later. The strike Ls spreading and 1.400 dustmen have struck m sympathy with the transport workers, illegally, as there is no question of wages involved. Reuter
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  • 105 9 Berlin. Nov. Apart from a limited tram service under police protection the city is without transport this morning Communists and other extremist! at .tight-time filled up the tram lines with cement _nd threw barricades uecoM man. m In the intonta. Ptjrtof squada of armed are *ashtoq round the ettr prtpaied
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  • 128 9 General Liv Slant's Forces Falling Back Shanghai. Nov. 8. Dramatic changes are taking place m Szechuan. Oeneral Teng Shih-hou and General Tien Chung-yau. who have been fighting on the side cf General Uu Slang, have now gone over to :he camp of General Liv Wen-hui. Chairman of
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  • 34 9 COMMUNIST ARMY IN SZECHI AN Hon; Kong. Nov. 6. Six thousand communists under the leadership of Ho Lung have entered Szechuan from West Hupeh where Marshal Chiang Kai-ohek is conducting an anti-Red campaign.- Union
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  • 66 9 Samuel Insull Under Arrest Athens, Nov. 5. Samuel Insull broke down when he was arretted and his trembling lips were long unable to frame any words. Then he stiffened and muttered "I don't care." He was allowed to have a good lunch at his hotel and was
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  • 43 9 Athens. Nov. 6. Samuel Insull has been taken to a nursing home, his lawyer having applied for permission on the ground of the condition of Insull 's heart The Court of Appeal Is considering the question of the continuance of his detention- Reuter
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  • 85 9 Manchurian Railway Station Destroyed Shanghai. Nov. 5. Three railway employees, including the deputy stationmaster, were shot to death and '.hree were burned to death when a party of sixty mounted bandits carried out a daring surprise attack on the importan* junction of Ssupingkai on the South Manchurian
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  • 78 9 Japanese Bomb Chinese Stronghold MANCHURIAN CONFLICT Two Manchukuo Brigades Mutiny Harbin. Nov. 6. Japanese planes from Tsitsihar to-day bombed Anta. seventy miles north-west of Harbin, where a large force of anti-Manchukuo trcc-JM are concentrated. A combined JapaneseManchukuo force is now advancing on Anta. where a severe battle
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  • 67 9 Shanghai. Nov. 6. Madam Chow Yung-hing. wife of General Li Chai Sam. former Governor of Canton, has started a campaign to r?ise I million dollars m support ot the Chinese volunteers m Manchuria. Mrs Chen Ming-shu. Mrs. Sun Fo. Mrs. Tai Chi and wife of the Mayor of Greater Shanghai
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  • 301 9 Shanghai. Nov. 6. Two Manchukuo biigades sent to raise the siege at Anda. a town between Angan^hi a.^d Harbin on the Chinese Eastern Railway, mutinied yesterday and went over to the Chinese volunteer camp. After occupying tin. important centre of Jian. m we*t Liaoning. tne allied forces of General Tin?
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  • 81 9 Raid on "Heaven Going" Conspirators Tokio Vov. 5. It is reported that o learning of a serious intrigue the police thu morning raided the residence of the son of the veteran reactionary leader. Mit.urt. Toyama. and tht headquart.-rs of one of Toyama'3 organisations. Several arrests were made including
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  • 82 9 Tokio, Later. Following this morning's raid when young Toyama and three members of the Tenkosha Uiterally "Heaven Going") Association were arrested, the police arrested six members of the Independent Youths' Association alleged to be ccnnected with a plot to destroy the power stations, plunge Tokyo m darkness, and assassinate certain
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  • 100 9 Immediate Success of Conversion Issue London, Nov. 4. Dealings m the new £300.000.000 Conversion 3 per cent, issue will start on Monday morning. Although no official figures are available it is understood that the loan was quickly over subscribed, and the lists, which remained open for
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  • 61 9 Reported Deficit of 780,000,000 Yen Shanghai. Nov. 6. The Finance Department of the Japanese Government has estimated next year's revenue at 1.330.000,000 yen and expenditure at 2.110. 000.000. so that there will be a deficit of 780.000.000. which will be met by extra loan bonds. The estimated expenditure
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  • 113 9 NON-AGGRESSION PACT M. Herriot on Disarmament Policy Toulouse, Nov. 6. The fact that agreement has already been reached on the essential points m the negotiations for a pact of ncn-agpvtssion with Russia was revealed by M. Herriot m a survey of foreign affairs at the Radical-Socialist Congress
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  • 58 9 Sha ng hai. Nov. 6. Mr. Matsuike. Japanese delegate to the committee of the League of Nations, interviewed M. Karakhan. the Russian Vice-Minister of foreign Affairs, on the 3rd. inst. and discussed tht question of a non -aggression treaty between the two countries. A military pact m connection with Manchuria
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  • 86 9 He concluded with a striking tribute to the value of Britain's pledge when replying to a question as to the leliance to be placed on the signing of the Treaty of Locarno and the Briand-Kellogg Pact. •T firmly believe m the efficacy of these agreements." he
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  • 249 9 Argentina and .he Ottawa Agreements London. Nov. 4. An agreement has been reached between ihe British Government and the great meat exportmf firms m South America under which the latter have und?rtaken voluntarily to reduce their exports of meat to this country on the lines suggested at
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  • 170 9 Shooting Expedition to Africa London. Nov. 3. The Duke cf Gloucester, the King's third son. will leave England shortly after Christmas for a shooting trip to the Sudan. He will be away from England for two or three months. The Duke is a Captain m the Tenth
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  • 67 9 U.S. Labour Federation's Prophecy Washington, Nov. 5. "Legal beer by March" is the prophecy of the chairman of the Labour Federation's committee for the modification of the Vclstead Act, which claims that a sufficient number of members of present Congress have changed their attitude since the
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  • 67 9 Red Demonstration Expected To-day Hong Kong, Nov. 6. Martial law m the Chinese city of Shanghai to-morrow, the 15th. anniversary of the establishment of the Soviet Government, has been proclaimed. The day is also the first anniversary of the Chinese Soviet Government established Klangsi. Information has
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  • 158 9 Overseas Chinese to Help Reorganisation Shanghai, Nov. 6. A report from Foochow states that, besides fortifying the existing forts along the Fukien coast, the Fukien Government have prepared a scheme far training a strong air force. Thirtyfive aeroplanes are expected to be contributed by the overseas Chinese,
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  • 43 9 Dr. Eckener to Visit D.E.I, m January Berlin. Nov. 6. Dr. Eckener. commander of the Graf Zeppelin, is visiting the Dutcn East Indies m January to study the possibility of starting a Zeppelin service between Amsterdam and Batavia.— Reuter
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  • 152 9 British Delegation to Visit Berlin London, Nov. 5. The British Government will _,end a delegation to Berlin within the next four or fly» weeks to discuss the coal quota question and also whether certain import duties constitute a violation of the Anglo-German commercial treaty of 1926 The composition
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  • 34 9 Secret Visit to Rome Denied t-w 9*W*e, Nov. 6 The report that General von Schleicher ha* secretly visited Rome and Interviewed Mueeolml and the Italian War Minister is authoriutivrfv denied.- Reuter
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  • 37 9 Negotiation For Commercial Treaty Hong Kong. Nov. 6. The French Minister m China bar, amved m Nanking from Peiplng to start negotiation* with the Chinese Foreign l____n_stry for a SlnoAnnam commercial treaty- Union Times
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  • 24 9 Work to be Resumed To-day London, Nov. 8. The cotton strike has ended and work will be resumed on Monday- Reuter
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 176 9 TOYLAND IS OPEN AT ROBINSONS The Toyland of Wonder and Magic I YOU ARE SURE TO FIND THE PRESENT YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR. H|jk BRING THE KIDDIES EARLY THIS YEAR. ■tJ^ OUR WONDERFUL RANGE OF TOYS IS fc^ i B^ «73 _ii >'i *j i f 4 _jt T
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    • 963 10 SfTTTTfT!^_j|#jg THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE SIAM STEAM NAVIOATION Co., Ltd. Steam Ship Co., Ltd., and China THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP Co., (1932) Ltd. Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHIP C, Ltd. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co..
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    • 593 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated ln England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Due Sails Steamer Spore. Spore. s.B. 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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    • 430 10 British India and Apcar LinJ (Incorporated m England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. j PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N j UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVEHQ^I LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVK OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA jij Dne Tonnage. Singapore. Toiuu w I RANPURA 17,000 Nov. 11 CORFU jB
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    • 719 11 Iti NAPLBB, MARSEILLES. LONDON, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND MIDDLESBROUGH. fil MARU T. 12.000 Nov. 15 16 8 KASHIMA MARU T. 10,000 Jan 12 13 AN MARU T. 10,500 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 t YASUKUNI MARU T. 12,000 Jan. 24 25 MARU T. 10,500 Dec. 14 15 HAKONE MARU T. 10,400 Feb
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    • 375 11 EUROPE via AMERICA VISIT SUNNY CALIFORNIA YOSEMITE PARK HOLLYWOOD GRAND CANYON 2JEHSK SAILINGS FROM MANILA AND OK HONG KONG TO Kft T SS,J?B" BCT OR VIA HONOLULU TO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES AND VIA PANAMA CANAL TO HAVANA AND NEW YORK THROUGH RATE HONG KONG TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA £102.
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    • 778 11 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU OP TEN NOORT— Monday. Nov. 7, Belawan-Deli. RETEH— Monday. Nov. 7. Bengkalis, Asahan. Paneh and Berombang. VAN LANSBERGE— Monday, Nov. 7, Batavla, Semarang and Cheribon. DAJAK— Tuesday, Nov. 8, Paneh, Tanjong-LMdong. Tanjong-Mengeidar and Asahan RElJNST— Wednesday, Nov. 9. Cheribon, Semarang. Sourabaya. Kota-Baroe. Balik-Papan. Samarinda,
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  • 582 12 DIVORCE SUIT AGAINST WOMAN Pistol, Poison and Blank Will! Form Tunbridge Wells. In a sealed car. filled with exha__st fumes, a couple were found dead on a lonely stretch of shingle and grass known as Jury's Gap. between Camber and Lydd on the Kent
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    • 645 12 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated m Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the S.S. MANOOLA (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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    • 539 12 I WORLD SERVICE IN International Travel, Hanking Shipping PASSAGES booked by all lines at tarlil rate. No booking fee charged Write ns tor Inclination on all travel matters. PROTECT your travel funds Carry Asuerlcan Expreu Travellers Cheques. The I ntevna tional Currency. BBIP and insure your personal and household effects
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    • 279 12 T.S.S. "KEDAHIt is notified that T B KFn will be withdrawn for .P^t for two trips con instant. There will be do Singapore to Penang on Thursday. No..,ni„ r and Thursday. November nJE "Kedah" will regun weekly sailings to Belawan on Thin j 24th. MANSFIELD fc (o ,TD General MBBBftri
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 706 12 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. baturdays 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, Thursday
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    • 243 12 Coal Wharf: Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS Tanjong Pagar: Albert Do.k Oscar 11. Victoria Dock: Nil. Keppel Harbour King's Dock: Angkor. No. 1 Dock: Nil. No. 2 Dock: Nil. VESSELS ARRIVED Toklwa Maru. Jap. 4281. from Nagoya 5. for Bombay 6. Anshun. Bvit. 1869. from Hong Kong 5. for Hong
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  • INDIAN DELEGATES LACK UNITY
    • 321 13 Decisions Will Hare to be Forced on India Bombay. Ort. 24. I a communal settlement In rs (he pnaptctl Of the new Round C n.erenre m Lou4on decidedly gloomy. Mi M A Bni_._ll interviewed by i Fn i declared that thr most effective for Hindus and
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    • 214 13 London. Nov. 4. momentary delegation at the m Round Table Conference consumed as follows: Mac Donald. President of tho mint Sankey. who will take the Prime Ministers absence. Sir Secretary for India. Viscount taiy for War. Sir John Simon. tary, Lord Irwin ex-Viceroy of > Ir,dls
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  • 132 13 I K «ala Lumpur Thrift Society I Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur. Nov. 6. annua' E^'Chiel presided at the ninth meeting of the Selangor ervante' Co-operative Thrift and S morning m the Town Hall, members being present. the report and accounts the 1 aen membership during the
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  • 1354 13 PROVISIONS OF THE PENAL CODE Case That Was Sent to District Court An impoitai.t judgment dealing with the provision jp t^ se p Pna <ode all. .win;: a ea_*r to be transferred to the District Court from a police court for senten-e. and the enh.Mii ii
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  • 726 13 •COINCIDENCE OR. Riddle of English Slain m France Paries. f The unsolved murders of English people m France are beginning to be linked by a series of troubling coincidence, writes H. J. Greenwall m the Daily Express. During the past five years three Englishwomen have
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  • 861 13 A BUS DRIVER'S COMPLAINT Alleged False Information to Registrar In the Criminal Di>Mct Court before Mr. C. Wilson m Saturday the case was commenced against Vehicles Inspector Koong. on a charge of giving false information to Mr. G. C. Meredith, the Registrar of Vehicles. Singapore, with the
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  • 94 13 China, Klang Or an Apcar Liner When a Chinese was charged before Mr. C. Wilson m the Criminal District Court on Saturday with being m possession of nonGovernment chandu. Chief Court Inspector Sheedy recounted the several previous eonvictiona he had. His Honour: Where was he born? Mr.
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  • 28 13 The average young Englishman m London to-day io a clod and a bore. Most of them have vile manners none of them graceful manners. The Earl of Birkenhead
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  • 58 13 Th;? MM. mail steamer. Angkor, will probably sail this afte.:i_on for Saigon. Prince "Line is to combine its New YorkPacific coast-Far East service with that of the Silver Line. On arrival m port from Hong Kong on Saturday the Anshun reported that owing co typhoon weather
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  • 232 13 The Health Bulk tin of the League of NationsEastern Bureau for the week ended October 29th. is as fellows: Beirut: 4 olagut case.; and no deaths as' against 1 case doing the preceding week. Alexandra: 5 smallpox cases and 2 deaths a against 7 ca_j?s and 4 deaths
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  • 116 13 Entrances. September 1932. 822 ships, measuring 1.203.699 tens net for Rotterdam; j 213 ships, measuring 377.499 tons net for the small ports m the environs. January September 1932. 7.472 ships, measuring 11.099.567 tons net for Rotteidam: 1.991 ships, measuring j 3.637.383 tons net for the small
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  • 116 13 Owners and masters of shipping aie requested to keep their vessels as clear of the range as J possible during the heavy' gun practice, wh'.h < will take place from Blakang Mati on the dat stated below cemmencing 8 a.m. The international code signal "D" abcve a
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  • 90 13 I The following passengers sailed on November 4th. by the m.s. Marnix van St. Aldegonde for Belawan. Colombo, and Europe: Mr. and Mrs. J. Roest. Mr. J. S. Hyde. Mr. B. Nagnisky. Mr. and Mrs. G S Mahana and Miss D. Mahana. Mr. R. Blattner. Mr. R. Stevenson.
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  • 77 13 Norwegian whalers produced 2.216,962 barrels of oil during the season 1930-31 and the summer of 1931. The fleet consisted of 160 whaling boats. 29 factory ships and 5 coast stations. Great Britain employing 79 whaling boats. 11 factory ships and 3 coast stations came next with 1.131.231 barrels. At a
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  • 427 13 Members of Crew of Hangsang Charged Three Chinese members of the crew of tho Hangsang were arrested on the arrival of tho ship at Hong Kong from Canton last week, whilst two others have absconded m connexion with th. presence of l targe quuuity of raw
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  • 252 13 Sole Survivor of Crew of 51 m Open Boat Sole survivor of the 51 crew of the. Aisekt Maru. which sank off the Bonin Islands on October 7th. Shirokichi Shunizu. a fisherman, told reporters at Meitsu Miyazaki prefecture, a harrowine story of his sufferings when adrift In
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  • 45 13 The naval drydocks m Venice have now been placed at the disposal of private shipping The Italian limited company. Veneziana Eserciaio Pacini, which has received the licence for tho use of the docks, undertakes to supply the necessary power and to erect workshops for repairs.
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  • 127 13 Indian Mohammedan Found Guilty Hamid Marican. the Indian Mohammedan, who was charged with enticing away a married woman, the wife of an Indian Christian named Nathaniel Absalom, was on Saturday morning found guilty by Mr. A. W. Hay. the Singapore Second Police Magistrate, and fined $50 or
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  • 43 13 On the day fixed for her wedding. Miss Doris Thompson, of Golders Green, N.W.. mourned the death of her bridegroom. Her fiance. Mr. Henry Hope, died m a London hospital from an operation a few hours before the time fixed for their wedding.
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  • 126 13 Worried About His Work Penang. Nov. 5. At the inquest to-day on Mr. Gordon James Wright, a Harbour Board engineer, whose body was found hanging m a godown of the Harbour Board on Monday, a verdict of "suicide whil# temporarily of unsound mind" was returned Evidence was given
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  • 40 13 Is it really true that modern science is mak}ing it difficult to believe ln -miracles"? I ant j only frightened of walking up to find tin.' modern science will not allow us to believe In anything else. Father Ronald Knox
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  • 1147 14 Outstanding Features of Olympia I From Our Own Correspondent London. October 19. The twenty-sixth International Motor Exnitoition organised by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders opened at Olympia, West Kensington, London on October 13th, and as usual lias been drawing large crowds. In the Main Hall
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  • 825 14 AN EXPERTS TALES Cannot Bear Being Watched by Crowds mi. ikes m captivity are prone to hungerFtiike aid have to be fed forcibly, declares Mr. F. W. I it/simons. F.Z.S.. F.R.M.S., the Director of the Port Elizabeth Museum and Snake Park, m his book "Snakes," (Hutchinson, 10s.
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  • 138 14 Two unemployed London stevedores were standing on Tower Bridge recently watching the river traffic. Amongst the vessels that passed under the bridge was one of those Dutch motor barges which are frequent visitors to the Thames. "Another of them blinking barges," said the first man. "Yus," said the other quietly;
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  • 645 14 £350 To Become a Duke Apparently, many of the New Aristocracy are objecting to paying the fees due from them m respect of honours and dignities under the Stamp Act 1891. This fact was brought out before the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Commons.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 251 14 PILES CURED No Knife I No Surgeon I No other affliction causes more human misery than Piles. Yet Piles can be quickly and easily cured without the use of injections, knife, scissors, "hot iron," electricity, or any other cutting or burning method! and without confinement to bed, and no doctor's
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    • 544 14 BANKS AND INSURAISCF CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated ln England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600.000 shares of £5 each £3,000.000 C Reserve Fund £3,000,000 Reserve Li bility of Proprietors £3.000.000 R HEAD OFFICE: 38, Blshopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star *****0
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    • 351 14 THE YOKOHAMA SPBi BANK, LTD Established m apital Subscribed < Fully j eserve Fund J j oo^* President X Kodai I Vice-President K. 1 Head Office twU m ingapore Branch 3l-a, CHtUj LONDON BWKI, Westminster Bank. I The National Provii. Lloyds Bank. Ltd. BRAN( 111 n Alexandria (Egypt). 8.f .alcutta.
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 407 14 ROUND YOUR DIAL Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following ls a list of stations which can be received m Singapore Java Stations Bandoeng PLM from about 5.20 p.m. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney. Australia, and other stations. Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." Tanjong Priok, 21 metres from
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  • 2469 15 1,000 TONS WANTED Notes on a Recent Visit to Russia m _ne course oi a recent visit to Rusoin i opportunity <>f Inspecting the iMtncfpai .bu i manufacturing and automobile fact and <>r having audience with i. ol Ihe leadtn nnortcd with v.» rubberrowing anri
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  • 173 15 Changes m Representative Prices United Press Association Nov. 3 4 5. American Can. Com. -I 8' t 51 1 8 Am. Tphone and T'graph 93 7 > 102*, 104 Atcheson Railroad 36"\ 40 40 l i Dupont 311. 33^ 34 Firestone, Common 12 12 Not Qtd.
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  • 85 15 ABROAD London, Nov. 4. Paris 83 13 16 New York 3.29 Montreal 3.67 1 Brussels 23.65 1 Geneva 17.07 Amsterdam 8.18 1 Milan 64 5 16 Berlin 13.85 Stockholm 18.95 >_ Copenhagen 19.f.0 Oslo '9 7 Vienna 28 nom. Prague 111 Helsingfors 230 Madrid 40 3 16 Lisbon 109 Athens
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  • 243 15 The Philippine Industry Flourishing Mr. Philip P. Whitmarsh. President and General Manager ot the Demonstration Mines Ltd at Baguio. Philippine Islands, is visiting Hong Kong on business. When interviewed. Mr. Whitmarsh said that the mining industry m the Islands vas m a flourishing condition, and dividends had been
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  • 88 15 Evatt and Co.. Pen a n K secretaries: Penawat No. 1 dredge: Output 1.234 pikuls; Yardage Treated 216.800 c. yds.; Running Time 668 hours. Derrick and Co.. Secretaries: Alor Gajah 34,200, Ayer Panas 80,000. Bukit Kubu 19,500. Glenealy 53,910. Jalan Kebun 9,650, Kluang 57.000, Pajam 138.500.
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  • 370 15 To- Day's Price Changes EXCHANGE RATES November 5 SELLING London, 4 months' sight 2 3 31 32 London, 3 month* sight 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, TT. 2 3
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  • 80 15 November sth., 12 o'clock noon Tone of Market Steady. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 2 17 32 New York Spot Sheet Gets. 3 7 16 per lb Buyers Sellen R.S.S. pqual to London Standard, Spot (loose) 713 16 7 15(16 R.S.S. equal to London Standard.
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  • 904 15 Bayers Seller* Asam Kumbang 26s 28s Austial Malay 18s 20s nom. Ayer Hitam (ss> lls lls 9d Bangrin Tin (£> 13s 6d 14s 6d Batang Padang ($1) 05 10 Batu Caves <$1) 37 >_ 42 4 Bukit Arang ($1) 40 nom. Bumah Malay 5s 7s nom. Chenderlang
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    • 82 15 Assets exceed $12,000,000 A«mr_____»» i M t— :1 Assurance ln force over $35,000,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Great Eastern Ufe Building, Ce,cil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of
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  • 378 16 Jardine Makes a Bright Century HECTIC LARWOOD firimmett's Four Expensive Wickets The M.C.C.. playing against Sooth Australia at Adelaide on Saturday, put themselves m an almost unbeatable position by making 834 for 9 before Jar dine declared. Bit. see re though this is, it is not
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  • 191 16 New Record m Queensland Derby I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT Sydney. Nov. 5. Braeburn set up a new record for the Queensland Derby Stakes il'.., miles) to-day by winning m 2 mins. 31... sees. Details of this and the other leading races to-day were as follow Queensland Derby
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  • 113 16 Tony Canzoneri Keeps His Title New York. Nov. 5. In a world's lightweight championship ccntest Tcny Canzoneri, the holder, outpointed Billy Petrolle over fifteen rounds. The fight was watched by 19.000 spectators. Petrolle took the agressive m the early rounds, opening a cut on Canzoneri s left cheek. The
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  • 73 16 Volunteers Defeat Gloucesters at Water Polo In a water polo match played at the Singapore Swimming Club yesterday morning A (Machine Gun. Company of the S.V.C. defeated A < Machine Gun) Company of the Ist. Gloucester Regiment by five goals to two. DINNER AND DANCE ON NEW YEAR'S
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  • 27 16 J G. Arkcw. the Cambridge Blue and international, ha* retumecHo Cambridge for another 2 r JJ, mfttm Col6nl*l Com* Suet Utflble l Pl y r the "Wht
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  • 579 16 EVERTON'S LATE RECOVERY Hat-trick m Last 15 Minutes at Mansfield I I FREE PRESS SERVICE—COPYRIGHT] Lor don, Nov. 5. With the Arsenal both winning heavily »o-day there was no change ir. the leadership of the First Division of the League. The visit of the
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  • 30 16 December 27 to be a Holiday London, Nov. 3. The Chancellor of the Exchequer to-day announced that December 27 (Tuesday) would be proclaimed as a public holiday.
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  • 37 16 Venue For Next Year's Ryder Cup Match New York. Nov. 5. It is understood the 1933 Anglo-American Ryder Cup golf match will be played at St. Andrews. The date has not yet be:n fixed.— Reuter
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  • 52 16 The proposed tour of the British Rugby team to Canada next autumn has been cancelled by the Dominion authorities owing to the abnormal conditions prevailing 4n the country f.,L he Band f the SS Police wiU perform the March. "The Gladiators' Farewell" .n_™L'™' •bere>- Knit* t e eu (Bianken--Chambers,. p.
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  • 919 16 GLOUCESTERS TROUNCE S.C.C. 26 Points in Tanglin Match WEEK-END RUGBY Club Outclassed Behind the Scrum The most notable Rugby result of the week-end was the heavy defeat, by 26 points to 3. which the Gloucesters inflicted on the S.C.C. at Tar-Klin. At Johore Bahru the Islands beat South Johore B—nil;8
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  • 491 16 but it was obvious all the way ihrough th" match that outside the scrum the Islanders were superior m defence and had greater skill m the attack. Their victory of eight points to nil was gained I mainly by better passing and running. Forward there was very
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  • 456 16 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP RUGBY First Welsh International Trial [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT J London, Nov. 5. Cumberland, playing at Ca: lisle, sustained their third defeat m the Northern Division of the Rugby county champion-hip to-day. when they were beaten 12-3 by Northumberland. Cheshire, who had previously
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  • 219 16 Singapore G.C. November Bogey Competition The November Bogey Competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday. -A" division resulted m a tie between W. W. Paterson and T Bla-k but m accordance with the conditions the tie Is decided on the first
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  • 8 16 Garrison Golf Club Beaten
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