The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 23 December 1932

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,837. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1932. 10 CENTS.
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  • 345 1 Sir Samuel Houre stated in Parliament yesterday that it will be possible to withdraw the Emergency Ordinances in India before the New Year Page 9. It is hoped that Anglo-American discusm< n i.! mm drbts will be initiated at an tally date Mi. Baldwin told the House
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  • 830 1 Is th p n ■-cnt day 'slump la entirely unmitigatcd :tnd unquestionable disaster?" Contemplating the different attitudes towards it of those .not affected ov.c is tempted to ask this quesion. Our (.Id friend Mrs. St;r put tor instanc-' takes what might be described as I tolerant and decidedly
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 143 1 OBTAINABLE AT ALA, LEADING PROVISION STORES RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL THIS EVENING TEA DANCE-&30 to 8.15 p.m. INFORMAL DINNER DANCE Ml p.m. to Mid-night. RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381 (10 LINES) A FINE ASSORTMENT of Terr ys Chocola tes JUST ARRIVED BY THE "GLENLUCE" COLD STORAGE DELICIOUS CHOCOLATES IN
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    • 269 1 SEA VIEW HOTEL ANNOUNCES A CHILDREN'S X'MAS PARTY! WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28 4.30 to 7 p.m. FANCY DRESS PARTY! You and your children are cordially invited. There will be prizes for the best costume prizes for games— Santa's gift, etc. Tea OLD SANTA Crackers ADII/TS MJI CHILDREN 75 cts. TO-NIGHT I
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    • 133 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Salt- at Monique's Page 1. HorUck'a provides riiMH) T*f 3 Gift Btofca de luxe from Kr-y and WftUi— Page 1. Littles ai, putting on a Rectal Ctort*BW timn to-day Pftge 8. To-days Accident is not COVUCd bv Tomorrow's Policy Page 16 Columbia Christmas record- nil] be plnved at
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    • 20 1 K I SlJ^BviwKJ Iff »^ggggggggmfil i Mil wl*\ m T^MßMgVrae^e^Hpjdfl I 4 fc»» I OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES
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  • 242 2 Detective's Arrest in Pawnshop A detective's prompt action in following a man he observed 'A'alking to a pawnshop, led to the appearance of a Chinese accused before Mr. J. P. P. Gregg in the Tliird Magistrate's Court, yesterday. A charge of being ln fraudulent possession of a cigarette
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 54 2 FANCY DRESS COSMETiQUES. GREASE PAINTS. LINERS, EYEBROW PENCILS. LIPSTICKS THEATRICAL ROUGE. CREPE HAIR. MEDICAL HALL, LIMITED. For the convenience of Customers, our Retail Dept. will remain open on X'mas Eve, Saturday 24th. until 5 p.m. X'mas Diiy. 9 a.m. to noon. Boxing Day. 9 a.m. to noon. Tuesday Dec. 27th
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    • 296 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tenders. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for following materials or services and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained in the Tender Room, Municipal Offices Supply of Sluice Valves for period Ist May 1933 to 30th April 1934 Date of Closing.
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    • 532 2 NOTICES. TO SIAMESE NATIONALS. Siamese Nationals (in pos'C-sion of Pa c sports issued by the comijetent Siamese Authorities 1 are requested to come to the Siamese Consulate General. Singapore, or Siamese Consulate. Perinng. and see instructions issued by His BfemflM Majesty's Consul General, with regard tc the Aliens Ordinance 1932.
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    • 450 2 BUSINESS CARDS. STRAITS TYPEWRITER AOBMCI STAI'IOVF.RS REPAIRERS. 14A Change Alley. Singapore The Cheapest House for your Stationary. Typewriters, Ribbons and Carbons Salso for Penri! rnd Pen writing. REPAIRS: Send for our mechanics whenever your typewriter is out of order Telephone 7770, 3532 and 7.134. I Monthly cleaning of typewriters In
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    • 392 2 BARGAIN AD? FOR SALK. RARE OPPORTUNI I Crepe Gecr;:> ttf IfMOCaJ Chine Dresses Tor .<;'li $J5 ■Mb. 3 Anrier^n Roml Grove Road» 10 ftJB (0 4 p.m $nr>. i.175. Ovnten i touring cur Prartu all\ M gtod running nrd<r Appi) Bm Free Prew. FIAT 11.9 h.p. Hoinu eh. excellent running
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 216 2 THE WEEK Friday. 23rd HiKh Water 05.35. g.l ft.. 18.45. 7.6 ft Football St Mathews YPO. vs. Amicabl? A.A, at Jalan Besar. Hockey A.P.C. vs Police "A" Paya Lebar; SRC. 2nd vs Khalsa. SRC; SRC. Ist vs Malaya Comma id, at Tanglln. S.C.R.C danct' at the Now Cabaret. 8.30 p.m.
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  • 299 3 Japanese Press and Red Peril Tok>o, Dec. 14. The fnm BMMM on iht resumption of Sino-Russian diplomatic relations agrees that i* will not affect Japans position, but pays m rious attention to the Red peril looming in South China and Chinese Turkestan. The Kokuniin says that the most
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  • 165 3 Successful Result Claimed by Japanese Tokyo. Dec. 16. The anti-bandit clean-up campaign conducted in Manchuria by allied Japanese and Manchukuo forces since last August has been so successful that the total number of bandits, estimated at 200,000, has decreased to 80.000. according to an official despatch received at
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  • 80 3 Wilfred Sharp, a Tunbridge Wells Rangers half-back and a Scottish international, figured In an unusual incident during the PolkestoneTunbridge Wells Rangers London Combination match at Folkestone. Sharp had been spoken to by the referee, Mr. H. R. Denness, of Ashford, during the first half, and after half-time the referee refused
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  • 813 3 Tales of Just-After-the-War Germany THE HALF-PIG PRIZE There an a thousand and one txuellvnt stories in "Pe.u e Patrol. just published ft;Messrs. Christophers. The author is Lt.-Col. Stewart Roddie, C.V.O who from Hm end of the war until 1926 wa> almost continuously in Germany as a
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  • 140 3 J II you want quick ;;nd son reliil nom the I pains and distress of indigestion, tly:,pep6ia, gastritis, food fermtntation and acidity, just take two or three little tablets of 'Bisurated' Magnesia after eating or whenever pain is felt. They act like magic, are absolutely
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  • 421 3 DARTMOOR CELL SCENE Knocked Down By a Convict Princetown. Dec. 2. Details were learned to-day of an attack made on the prison governor at Dartmoor, Major C. Pannall. by a convict in his cell, in which the Governor was knocked down and injured. Major Pannall is
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  • 121 3 £20,000 Lost in a Five Months' Venture Non-stop varlrty at PtfT*l ThT»tTT has ended. Mr. Louis J. Seymour, who introduced thr venture, said that he had lost £20.000. "Tile London people." he .idded. "for some reason will not give up their teatime to jee a
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 122 3 THE ONLY SAFE WATER ffT Q IS STERILISED WATER" Hll HB CHLORINE CONTROL HH- APPARATUS IB ■If iß.«i i.iquid Chlorine will absolutely destroy all microbes |H of Disease and is the least expensive. Costing one ill dollar to purify 1,000,000 gallons of water. IB hlonne Control Apparatus is used extensively
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    • 207 3 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited BRANCHES 21, First Cross Street MALACCA. Ji, Light 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
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  • 732 4 When She was "Totty Roosevelt SURKKY SCHOOLDAYS OF U.S. NEW FIRST LADY JUSI :< :ew miles <>.<t of London, towards the NortV. Dcwns and not very far frcm the famous racecourse at Epsom in Surrey. I found th* Marie Souvestre School standing in its MVMfeMB acres of i;rourd In their
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  • Article, Illustration
    22 4 4> l wonder if I dare risk anotner mince pie," is the seasonable dilemma that seems to be puzzling this little girl.
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  • 902 4 Don't Leave THAT "HAPPY" CHRISTMAS To Chance From Our Woman Correspondent SOMEBODY has said that whereever there are Englishmen there are games. The same statement applies where there are boys and girls. Especially is this so at Christmas time, and we all enjoy the jolly games in which the family
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  • 156 4 lITOMEN'S hair can now be made to gleam in the dark Can you imagine row upon row jt women's heads shining pink, green, red. blue o;--purple in the blackness of a theatre This to, the very latest of fashions ieible*. A famous London hairdresser
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  • Article, Illustration
    21 4 They should know all about "throwing a party"— this t**™ women wrestlers who are making I nrsPaWarance^Tt °a London music hall.
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  • 168 4 •"pHE nuvu- Handkerchief for evening is ap- pearing igitn, very tinudly. indeed, but there nevertheless. It is just too lowly anj graceful for Miladv to be willing to give up altogether. Until women learn to smoke cigarettes with the same grace with which they use
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  • 392 4 Pictures Painted in Fabric Pictures "painted" with fragments of fabrics are a new form of art created by Miss Mary Ireland. One has been bought by the Queen. Queen Marys fabric picture was a study ot Nell Gwyn wearing a lovely dress of multicoloured tissue
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  • 124 4 One of the newest Christmas presents Is a large jar. with a wide mouth, of cut or hand-painted gla&s to hold those little bits of cotton wool that are usually part of thnuraeiy equipment. Cotton wool lias grown increasingly popular, both for face powdering I and for
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  • 110 4 tiall cardboard boxes, such as those which held soup tablets, both salts, or bottles of may be made to look surprisingly attractive if coloured tin foil is pasted over them. Wrappings from chocolate biscuits and chocolates should be saved for the purpose. A good Etting-paste is required, and
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  • 511 4 BEAUTY IS BEING MAS PRODUCED PVERV woman likrs tc be giievanrrs. It is the:-: that, with the Ntf of the ing over-production in on commidity In the last twei eral standard of Rood liy.k ,h, in h<ir sex that tlMf* ntH to !>^ exceptions. The stn of
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  • 127 4 I MOW is the time to be tliinkm. presents which can be For women friends and rvl.ui-:. tin are r more suitable gifts than tilOß wbkh car. b used in the house such U Mq back covers, table mnnrr ftnd d.nn« All these things, including ilui i covers,
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  • 98 4 Two new evoning silh<>u» introduce by Claudette Colbert, th. are quite straight, with lu.. s^U] from the waistline, rather than ni<>». <i»'d before. The first frock worn by Ml of deep-ivory dull <i«{> md ha-> designed with skirt ItfhMi waist. A wide nivdlv I I a brilliant
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  • 35 4 Though folding felt taik of hard us. it j mm to adept nrot.-.s uii.i: BH I Stufr two or thm- hi the crown, then ln> I FoU I round the hat and roll it cm
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  • 130 5 £15.000,000 Claim Dismissed N>* York. Dec. 14. DtMTibuiK his claim a*- I 'fantastic will-o*-Lhe-wisp." Surrogate Foley. in the New York Surrogate Court, dismiss d the action brought by Thomas Patrick Morris a DunIti house painter, to the L1 5.000.000 Ml by Miss Ella Wendel. who died here last
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  • 377 5 SCIENTIST ON NEED FOR RESEARCH rNo Limit to Man's Progress" There is no limit to kiui«ltd«c and th«re h ne limit t« technical progress." .(i sir Frank s:r.;t>--. lecrttftry oi tlie •11. n: S^in.unr and Industrial Ri— n in the Norman LoekfCT lecture he gl Guild
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  • 235 5 Hollywood. Getting back the foreign market means more to Hollywood than any other financial move. Carl Laemmle. jr.. is g;im? after this end of the industry with his newly announced "international picture technique' in which he warn.* his authors: •Use as little dialogue as possible— shoot it
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  • 77 5 Sofia Minister of Justice Accused Sofia. DM. 16. The majority parties in Parliament hav bi ought forward wrtcus accusations against the Minister of Justice. M. WerbrnofY. of having accepted heavf bn'jes lo favour certain accused Banana. Many Deputies declared that the\ Vvould vote for the motion
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  • 74 5 I Greta Garbo says she will never marry because she won't have anyone called Mr. Garbo That idea must have struck her the day she arrived at the entrance rf the Ventura County Courthouse with Jack Hiibert. The two had driven there for the express purpose of having the knot
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  • 286 5 Sickert Portrait of King Refused GLASGOW ART GALLERIES' ACTION A portrait Ol the Klllt, iv Mr Richard Sickert. AR A datcrfeod by the Director of thr Tate Gallery. London th.- most remarkable In existence." has bwn refused as a iift by uie Art Galleries Committee of Glasgow
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  • 219 5 Drama in !>iu Le^al Fight Derby. l>er. 14. Behind bttJWd wire and guarded by private police, scit -nti>N t >nducted experiments to-day concerning processes in the manufacture at artiticial silk. This va^ the- diamatic interlude m a legal Lattle which was already wa^ed for more than a
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  • 1340 5 MANSIONS AT KNOCKOUT PRICES FARMS IN THE BARGAIN BASEMENT Future Fortunes For Careful Investors England is very cheap to-day. Her green and pleasant fields, her farina and estates, her villages and hamlets, her Georgian mansions and her stately country seats are at rock bottom, writes W.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 84 5 ONCE IN A LIFE-TIME" IS ONE HI GE LAUGH 6.15 PAVILION 9.15 RESERVATIONS PHONE 6903. REAL HAPPY SHOW FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON "MARRY ME" A Oan>sborough Picture Starring ll^H^ f Sunshine Susie) L MIM GEORGE ROBEY H'^^^^^^^^^^3 HARRY GREEN wf 2 SNAPPY MUSIC J[ JE W J !!lU\RIOUS FUN j
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    • 139 5 CAPITOL "Can be recommended to the public as the finest screen entertainment offered in Singapore for many weeks" STRAITS TIMES. (Yesterday). Have you seen the amazing acting of the famous English Star CHARLES LAUGHTON ¥> 4 [VJ 17 if f]> A |-V l^jj^^^^^^^^^^^^l ■■•^■^■■■■■•■■■■••i a Diving Cowards Drath in .1
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    • 121 5 ALHAMBRA THEATRES LTD. Join with METRO GOLDWYN MAYERS-FOX FILM CORPORATION UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION in wishing their innumerable Singapore patrons Avj y A Merry Christmas and a Bright Prosperous New Year. Mr, too LAW Mo'-11l 10-M4..111 After more than two years this amazing musical comedy y Fox emerges as fresh and
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 1510 6 Two Tries by Minns and Great Kick by Jenkins CAMBRIDGE FAIL TO KEEP ADVANTAGE Ox'oru won the University Rujby match at Twickenham by 8 points to 3. after Cambridge had scored first. The most perfect of football da\>, as is almost proverbial where the great matches
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    • 290 6 One Girl Team in Trouble N*w York, Dec. 16. Mis.s Batx Didricitson. America's "one girl athletic team," said something nice about the Dodge automobile out in Dallas. Texas, and the Dodge company said something nice about "the Babe." The upshot of it all was that "Babe" lost her
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    • 120 6 Tanglin Club Tournament Ties First round to be completed by January Bth 1933. A. CLASS Hajor H. L. Graham owe 2 vs. G. R. R. Caldbeck plus 2. T. L. Palmer owe 1 vs. R. E. Prentis plus 2. A. W. Hay plus 2 vs. J. P de C.
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    • 72 6 London, Dec. 7. A referee complained to the West Herts Football Association that after Yin had refereed a .match the Mcieftaiy cf the home club paid his fee and expenses, amoimting to 6s. all in coppers. A^ked to explain, the club official said that, as It was
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    • 90 6 Presentation to Japan Tokio. Dec. 15. The headquarters of the Japanese teams in the Olympic village at Los Angeles, which they used during the last Olympiad, has been presented to the Amateur Athletic Union of Japan by Mr. Crombie Allen, a newspaper publisher, of Ontario, California. The buildings.
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    • 120 6 Stockholm. Golf is making enormous strides in Sweden. Stockholm men and women have taken to the game in large numbers and there are now four golf courses in and around the city. The oldest of these is on the lovely island of Lidingo but the longest and
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    • 108 6 Tokyo, Dec. 16. Official permission has been granted for organising a Manchurian chemical industries company capitalised at *****,000 yen with headquarters at Dairen. The new company, whose controlling «64tre will Uc taken up by the South Manchuria Railway, plans to manufacture 180,000 tcnr, of ammonium sulphate
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 87 6 BACHELORS No nflWv i^ is complete without them _jQ H^» _P L^^_ E^. j", s^ l^* England Sore Throat? 4 I find FORMAMINT is a very nice friend to have in your pocket, when you are in trouble with your throat.** Mr. T.B.— T. FORMAMINT destroys the dliaata germs in
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  • 2604 7 Magistrate Commends the Police A DIFFICULT SITUATION i Very Efficiently Dealt j KVIDENCE QUITE CLEAR n on the one hand by i oun.sr-1 defence of the police charge against alleged Red students and praise, uther hand, by the Judge for police i > in handling .1
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  • 469 7 Malay Boy Killed in Serangoon Road CORONER'S ADVICE TO j LORRY OWNER A Malay boy's death by being run over by a lorry in Serangoon Road on December 16 led to the appearance of the driver of the lorry before the Coroenr yesterday as an accused
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  • 379 7 Ahmad Effendi Goes to Gaol Sentence of two year* rigorous imprisonment whs passed by the District Judge. Mr. C. Wilson, yrsterday on Ahmad bin Mohamed EfTendi. a *\<U-known Mohammedan who WN OOWrleted by the Third Magistrate for impersonating a public servant, namely Municipal Health Officer, and for
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  • 99 7 Up to the present no notice has been issued permitting the letting off of fireworks on December 23rd., 24th.. and 25th. and December 31st. and January lsi. (Christmas and New Year) On enquiry at the office of the Chief Police Officer we are informed that it is
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  • 89 7 Alhambra's holiday programmes make provision for both children and adults. As the new I Greta Garbo film, "As You Desire Me," is [essentially for an adult audience the musical] [comedy, "Love in the Rough," will be re?creened at the matinees. "As You Desire Me," will open to-morrow
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  • 267 7 Chinese Who Was Knocked Down by Bicycle BROUGHT BACK UNCONSCIOUS A Chinese who was knocked down by a Tamil youth riding birycle along Beach Road on December 9 died later in hospital from a fracture of the skull and other injuries received in the accident
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  • 739 7 A Suggestion To I^ocal Muslims < By Our Muslim Corivspiiiidciit i If the weather fai kind to the Muslims ii thi 27th. enabling them to see the birth of the new aioon of "Ramathan." the Fasting month, they v. ill oe fasting on the 28th. ntherV|M,
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  • 29 7 The Excise officers have seized as contraband a tobacco crop grown by a Corringham, Essex, man In his back garden. The plants had survived well in the summer Mm.
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  • 661 7 Chinese Celebrate Tong Cheh A FEAST DAY IN THK TRUE SENSE I IBy Our Chinese Correspondent 1 The Chines? of Singapore celebrated the Tong Cheh Winter Festival yesterday by feasting, which may be regarded as a form of amusement by which the Chinese seek to
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  • 124 7 Hysterical Laughing Fit Before Suicide A Chinese fisherman living a' the tilth mile Wort Const Road was found by his wife nankins in his home yesterday morning. It appears that the man had been in a peculiar mental state for some days past. ha\ing hy-terical fits of
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  • 180 7 Compradore to Appeal Against Sentence The compradore of the- Antung pleaded yuilty before Capt. G. Freyberg i Master Attendant) in the Marine Court yesterday to three charges of abetting the offence oi stowiny away in the I Antung in respect of three Chines. On Wednesday. 28 Chinese were
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  • 43 7 As the result of a long-continued experiment with a special type of electrical apparatus whlrh reproduces and amplifies gramophone records, the Re*. Isa Reea-Jonea, vicar off Yardley Wood, Birmingham. Is evolving a substitute for bells in the bell-less tower of hb parish church.
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  • 1847 7 Mr. Cheng Lock's View of Rubber Industry MALACCA MEETING The Campaign for Official Control [Prom Our Own Correspondent] >l ilacca. Oec. 21. A public nut-ting repit-seniutive of abiiost all the i omit) mi it i<"> in Malacca was convened by the Malacca Estate Owners' Association at
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  • 884 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS FRIDAY. DECEMBER 23. 1932 ANGLO-MALAYANS OR EURASIANS The suggestion put forward by Mr. Jambu at the recent meeting of the Penang Eurasian Association that by a change of name the Eurasian community in Malaya should henceforward be known as Anglo-Malayans has probably been received with mixed feelings
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  • 79 8 Mr. Howard Houlckt, of Bevis Marks House, EC. at one time stated ic K- a millionaire, left £882. gross, with net personalty nil. The General Officer Commanding wishes «U Ranks of the Regular and Volunteer Forces in Malp.ra a very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Mr. E. La
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  • 95 8 LATEST TIN AND RUBBER PRICES AND STERLING RATES Rubber and Tin prices and the sterling rate in New York and Paris, specially cabled to the Free Press, are as follow TIN London, Dec. 22. Spot £148 5 s (£l4Bi/2). Forward £149% (£150). Tone of Market Ste%dy. RUBBER London,
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  • 1096 8 KILLING GOOSE THAT LAYS THE GOLDEN EGG To the Editor. S i r __Thc Hon. Alexander Runr, speakinc at the annual general meeting of the P. and O SN. Co.. stated that an Italian c mpany h-d captured the Bombay passenger trade One can draw two
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  • 2088 8 JOSEPH BEEDIF ACQUITTED fhinchews Cantos With Their Money successfUT appeal "A Perfectly HnniM Business" Elia* IpMMM 10-iph and f Beedle. thr Im and xU. „j, irspertivH>. who nm the Criminal I>istri< t ImJ^. M( on thanes of ..ml frur years and six months' -1,.. lontrrnt respe« ti\rly, s U „t,,i:v
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 202 8 CHAMPAGNE c£s** VOUVO w Clicquot -Ponsardin Reims Meets the Occasion. CAIXEECKS WINE MERCHANTS. ORDERS ARE NOW BEING BOOKED FOR ROYAL BAKERY Christmas Cakes and Mince Pies AT Singapore COLD STORAGE C Ltd ORCHARD ROAD SUB-DEPOTS. OMIWB KIBHiUHLB B^ K: i JI lUWMH g-m Cargoes cleared. g Qafe, economical ;-jn; I
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    • 109 8 SPORTING OFFER. REDUCTION For Christmas and New Year Festivities only. Available up to December 31st, 1932. O. V. H. Whisky 12 years old per bottle $3.25 Man" Brand British Lager Beer per pint 0.28 Man" Brand British Lager Beer per quart 0.46 1f«65 "Flag" Brand French Brandy per quart 6
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  • FIERCE JEHOI. BATTLE
    • 213 9 EXODUS OF CIVILIANS White Russian Army for Manchukuo Shanghai. Her. T». mn it. i,.)rth-e.,-t /■>- u-hed by rail, fell M itween the and the del. n ing rorcei •l.a.i-hai and Liu K •> ninht. with the defende mm i tenmi and vttta their fainihes. are e\acuatm^
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    • 75 9 Shanghai. Dec. 2"». Rnmoun ate prevalent! la Mplng and Tleni 11:11 trouble will hmq break oat to lacw hi... and the rich populace are m< < Vh- J.ipai. troops in Peipint? held a military manoeuvre at midnight lat olfht in the streets of the city MIWCJHAI
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    • 117 9 Mr. Lo Wen Kan Disappointed in League Shanghai. Dec. 12. Following the adoption of Mr. Ching Tim-ianns proposal to fTfMltot the educu:nm«l qntcai throughout the country, the KuomtDUni Congress concluded its sessions thLs iionui)':. Mr. Lo Wen-kan. Chinese Foreign Minister. decisions and resolutions of the
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    • 69 9 Urge Shipments of Goods for China Shanghai. !>«•< 2?. shipments of Russian goods, md other building materials. nwi i!, Shanghai from Vladivostok yesterhipments are on the way to other ]x>ns in the South. The buildin* M r.-ported to have been ordered •Ho beiore China formally declared its inI
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    • 47 9 Protecting Native Interests in New Field London, Dec. 20. to a question in the House the Colonial Secretary. Sir Uffe-Utfv, g-'ive an assurance BUI introduced into the Letfsof Kenya regarding mining rights discovered Kenya goldfleld pro- raards for the interest of the of the area.
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    • 65 9 attacked From Two Directions Hong Kong. Dec. 22. vo directions by the Central n Klangsl and the 19th Rout. north Fukien. the Communists Bufloun and Yutu District. UN MM by the Canton M-i-roplanes to lM heading for the KwanctMt. Vany-khu C. mminder of tlv •■my. ha* attend the
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  • 80 9 MO LONGER REQUIRED IN INDIA Sign of More Peaceful Conditions London. Dec. •>•>. in the Bonn 01 Commons tin* afternoon Mr Samuel Hoar. (Secretary 1m India, announced that roOoving Um decMoa of the Indian As.^emblv and the Provincial Councils that they 1 PTOpawd to tak.- ix, I
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  • 296 9 >VH! Nanking Take Action I From Our Own Correspondent. Penang. I>e«\ tt. Dr Louii Ngao siiui!-, Tctoou. Director of the Department -t International Affair*, Nanking rho arrived in Penang berday, vai enteralned to tea party .t, the Chine* c« ••nsuiatby toe Penani; Chin-., Oonml Mr. Bsfeti 1!m;1
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  • 136 9 Famous Rowing Blue Joins Party London. Dec. 20. The pwonnri of the Mount Everest expedition, which leaves England early next year to make an attack on the worlds highest peak has been completed by the addition of Mr. T. A. Brockkbank the well-known Cambridge rowing man. and Iff
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  • 44 9 Three People Killed Near Rome Kumr, Dec. IS. Thivt- pei pie v killed and many injured in a serious expkuiofl fct the ancient Fort Appic just outside the The explosion tolkmvd a fi rp among explosives stored in Um Fort.- Reuter
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  • 39 9 Additions lo the Free List London, Dec. 21. A Treasury orders adds to the free lust as from Dec. 29th. the imports of Manila hemp, iron bromide, bristles, non -precious imitation or artificial stones and beads. Reuter.
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  • 149 9 Parliament Approves Loan Arrangement London. Dec. 20. The House of Commons approved a resolution authorising the Treasury, in pursuance of the Austrian protocol drawn up at Geneva on July 15 last, to guarantee the payment of the principal and interest on the loan of such an amount as
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  • 146 9 Joint Anglo-American Examination MR BALDWIN'S COMMONS STATEMENT London. Dec. 20. the Hcuse of Commons. Mr. Baldwin, leplying to a question, said that the Uniied States had agreed ti enter with Britain on a joint examination of the whole War Debt question and it \va,
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  • 117 9 Hill Which President May Veto Washington. Dec. M. The House of Representatives ha\e passed a B<ll legalising the manufacture and sale of beer with 3.2 per cent alcoholic content. Reuter. Washing ten. Deo. !1. i' li> Hue of Representatives' votci on the Bill wen 2jo to lit. If
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  • 135 9 Still Searching for Solution of I)i faculties London. Deo. 20. Questioned in the House of Ccmmcns repudlaf disarmament Captain Eden, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, referred to the resolution f the Disarmament Conference of last July which invited the Powers which are parties to the Washington and London naval treaties
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  • 92 9 Demand of Shanghai Telegraph Strikers Shanghai. Dec. V2. The strike of seme of the employees of thu Great Northern, Great Eastern and the Great Pacific Telegraph Companies of Shanghai continues. In spite of inducements offered by the Municipality of Greater Shanghai the workmen have not retuned
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  • 74 9 Special Night Trip to Angkor TFREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT 1 Bangkok. Dec. 22. A large party of Rotarians will leave by special train to-night for Angkor, arriving back in Bangkok on Christmas Eve at a cost of 90 ticals per head. The convention closed at mid-day after the
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  • 47 9 Reconstruction of Shanghai Suburbs Shanghai. Dec. 22. Tho six million dollar loan for the reconstruction cf Chapei. Kiangrwan, Woosung and other places outside the International Settlement of Shanghai has been fully subscribed, according to an announcement of the Municipality of Greater Shanghai. Union Times.
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  • 90 9 It is notified in the Johore Government Gazette that on and from January Ist. 1933 and ,o long as The Daylight Saving Ordinance. 1932 of the Colony shall Le in force the lime for general purposes in the State of Johore shall be twenty minutes in
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  • 40 9 Messrs Horlicks Malted Milk Co. Ltd. have received an appointment to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales' household. Lt. Colonel Horlick, accompanied by Major A very, is now in the Far East investigating the interests of tire Company.
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  • 115 9 CHARGE AGAINST MR. LI KUO-CHIA Former Manager of C.M.S.N. Co, Shanjjh»i. Dec. l> Mr. I.i Kuo-chu. former affanigcr of th China Merchants Steam WHltpdlam Company, was bmu-htt befcie the Supreme Court of Nanking and charged with the mbappropri.i tion of the Company* funds amounting tc $700,000. The
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  • 301 9 Rattan for Malay Youth With Bad Record Three previous convictions for thefr for which he had been caned in Malacr and inderg.ne six weeks' and six months" rigorous imprisonment in Kelantan and Gopeng respectively, were proved against a Malay youth named Salleh bin Hassan (aged 17
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  • 115 9 Persian Government's Undertaking London. Dec. !u. In reply to a tele- ram rrom the President oi the League Council requesting that no step should be taken which might affect the status quo and thus aggra ate the dispute with Britain regarding the Anglo-Persian oil concession, the Persian
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  • 100 9 Greatly Increased Demand for Space London. Dec. 20. The British Industries Fair to be opened in London and Birmingham on Feb. 20, will surpass all its predecessors in size and the variety of manufactured products. At the London sections in the Olympia and White City, the area
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  • 47 9 Chairman Retires After 29 Years New 'York. D*c. 11. Mr. Albert H. Wiggins, chairman of the Governing Board of the Chase National Bank, has retired from the chairmanship of the bank after twenty-nine years' service. He will remain on the. board of directors. Reuter
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  • 59 9 Mr. Soong Favours Import Taxes Shanghai. Dec. 22. Mr. T. V. Soong. Acting President of thr Executive Yuan, has proposed to call a conference to find ways and fneans to facilitate the flxins of prices of rice. whMt, and other staple foods of China and the fixing
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  • 48 9 Mrs. C. E. Mihn EuropiM.: Mi.sties>. Jchore Education Department, has returned from leave and resumed the duties of tor appointment Mr. R. J. Farrer. C.M.G.. who was rerenth admitted to the European Hospital. Kota Bharu. Kelantan. suffering from carbuncle, is now cured and ha3 been ibehMTfed fn,:n hospital
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 20 9 There will be no issue of the SINGAPORE FREE PRESS on Monday. December 26th. 1932, and Monday. January 2nd. 1933.
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    • 244 9 YARDLEY LAVENDER A Yardley Gift most welcome and acceptable of all delightful things ChristmasThe exquisite fragrance of the Yardley Lavender is woven through a delightful fe^fiSWWi^Bm: variety of Toilet Luxuries Lavender Per- ,^H w^ XJHL fume, Toilet Soap. Complexion Creams and ff!t B^ Powders. Bath Salts and Talcum Powder JR^
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 843 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 Co., Ltd. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd.
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    • 542 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Dne Sails Steamer S'pore. S'pore. 6s CITY OF SINGAPORE For Havre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Dec. 27 Jan. 2 b.s CITY OF ATHENS For London, Rotterdam and
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    • 415 10 P& 9 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 GOVERNMfsLONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA I lAPAN. Doe Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnajrr BURDWAN 6,070 Dec. 23 BHUTAN 6,00«
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    • 717 11 NAPLES. MARSEILLES, LONDON, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND MIDDLESBROUGH. I MARC T. 10,000 Dec. 29 30 SUWA MARU T. 10 600 Feb 23 24 K AM i IMA MARD T. 10.000 Jan. 12 13 FUSHIMI MARU T. 10 900 Mar 910 Ml MARU T. 12,000 Jan. 24 25 HAKOZAKI MARU T. 10
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    • 388 11 *>MIE§WM)£jVT_ EWXER &**MMmIV WJ>3 schedule EUROPE via AMERICA VISIT SUNNY CALIFORNIA YOSEMITE PARK HOLLYWOOD GRAND CANYON WEEKLY SAILINGS FROM MANILA AND OR HONG KONG TO SEATTLE DIRECT OR VIA HONOLULU TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND VIA PANAMA CANAL TO HAVANA AND NEW YORK LOW THROUGH RATES HONG KONG TO
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    • 1047 11 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ MAROS— Friday, Dec. 23. Poeloe-Kidjang. Sapat. Tembilahan, I\* iue-Palla.s and lleugj.l OP TEX NOORT— Friday. Dec 23. Muntok (passengers and malls only*, Batavia. Semarang and Sourabaya. TINOMBO Friday, Dec. 23, Belawan-Deli DE WEERT Saturday. Dec. 24, Blinjoo, Djeboes Pangkal-Pinang, Koba. Billiton (passengers and mails
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  • 653 12 ACTRESS'S TRAGIC PROPHECY Jose Collins Tells Life Story at 39 When she was twelve years of ajje. Jose Collins had three great ambitions to possess a string of pearls, to become leading lady at Daly's, and to marry into the peerage. She achieved
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  • 105 12 At the meeting of thp active memoes oj UM Kuala Lumpur Y MCA at the Loke Y* u Hall. nine directors were elected to join the bourc The full board for 1933 will COOJW as under Ifetsn. A. B. Jordan. N. A Worlev. th< ri. r. J. G. Hall, the
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 619 12 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated In Australia) f FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Begular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7.375 tons) and the 8.8. MANOOLA (3.352 tons). [Cargo only] f MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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    • 413 12 SILVER JAVA PACIFIC LINE Joint service of PACIFIC JAVA BENGAL LINI and SILVER LINE, LTD. H San Francisco. Loa Angelea and .North Pacific Ports Doe Sails S'pore. S'pore, m.s. BENGALEN <P) Dec. 23 Dec. 24 m.s. SILVERBEECH (S) Jan. 7 Jan. 9 x m.s. SILVERWILLOW (S) Jan. 16 Jan. 18
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    • 194 12 THE EAST ASIATIC <u LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark Telephone 5323 PASSENGER AND FREIGPI SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON. ROTTlfci.^ HAMBURG AND COP»v«\i,| N Slnrap«r» Ivn^ m.s. LALANDIA Jar ms. MEONIA Jan M Jm 2 m.s. BORINGIA m.s. FIONIA Mar 1 M; m.S. ERRIA Mar -p ms ALSIA Anr A[l 2l The
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 700 12 MAIL DESPATCHES BT TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 ajn. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Supplementary mail for Europe, etc. By Train 7 p.m. Saturdays 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 ajn. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Padang Besar) Monday
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    • 135 12 IWest Wharf (Entrance Gate 4). Dempo. Carthage 5; Nelous 1; Kuala Jmr~ dine's. j Section 10 (Entrance Gate 7). Burdv.an 50. KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf: Centaur. Lch. Peninrat Oil Wharf: Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS Tanjong Pugar Albert Dock: Nil. Victoria Dock: Tug Tunda Keppel Harbour King's
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  • Port and Shipping News
    • 323 13 WHAMPOA AS PORT FOR CANTON Harbour Development Plan Ready j TO TAKE 20 YEARS The Kwangtung River Conservancy Board alter an extensive survey in a course of two years, nas completed a Ml of plans for the development of the projected ocean port for Canton city at Whampoa. says the
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    • 224 13 Ship Taken by Pirates From Small Boat Shanghai. Dec. 14. The first case of piracy in the vicinity of Shanghai for several ninths occurred on Monday night outside WodftUDf. The pirates did not board the .-teamn- as passengers in the usual manner of the China Coast, but boarded
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    • 162 13 Almost a Complete Lack of Work Reported New York. Dec. 16. The private .shipbuilding industry in the United States Ls in a serious condition, due to the almost complete lac'r. of commercial or government work This serious fact is revealed in the annual report just issued by the
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    • 38 13 Sir Charles Innes Going Home The Governor of Burma. Sir Charles Innes, accompanied by Lady Innes, is leaving for home this week by the Bibby Liner 'Yorkshire' on the expiration of his period of office.
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    • 82 13 A running torpedo, 18 inch, FAA3. No. 875. was lost during practice at approximately 41--miles 162 degree.* from Johore Shoal Buoy on December 22. A leward of $40 for recovery is offered by the R.A.F. The master of the s.s. Van Heemskerk reported on arrival from Sourabaya yesterday that he
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    • 665 13 Chinese Pact of the Fifties Revived SHARING OF THE SPOIL Recent acts of jrfwcj and brigandage in the Far East will (fee interest to the tran lation of a formal agreement between the leaders of a band of Chinese pirates in 1850, which «ives an illuminating
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    • 198 13 Ship's Officer Killed in Fall From Gangway Hong Kong, Dec. 17. A distressing accident occurred at the Kowloon Docks on Wednesday last week, when Mr. Theodore Ogier. Officer of the Canton river steamer Kwongsai, fell from the gang-way of the vessel and received injuries which resulted in
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    • 42 13 The following passengers arrived by the s.s. lpoh yesterday: From Penang: Mr. E. A. Schieds. Mr. E. D. Quaemby. Mr. P. W. May, Mr. R. J. Meller. From Port Swettenham. Mr. E. P. Kyll, Mr. D N. Hamilton. Mr. Krugomulder
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    • 17 13 The P. and O. Bangalore, arrived in London 1 at 5 a m. on the 20th instant
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 332 13 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS (Daily and Weekly Editions) Head Office 138 ROfIINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE Telephone 6056. Cable Addrew. ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE mrmm Ip«h and MalaccTa^a^'LH" 1111 11 -:27ZTrZZTL to news and editorial ma r egard w b r:; s 8 a r rr r press sineapore r> uld bP a ddr
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    • 442 13 CHRISTMAS EXCURSION Singapore— Belawan— Singapore $80.00. Passengers have the opt-on of leaving Singapore nv T.S.S. Minn 22 12 32 or S.S. TINOMBO 23 12 32. The return voyage will be made in T.S.S. KFDAM from Belawan 'J5 12 32 arriving in Singapore at 1.0 p.m. 27 12 32. For further
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  • 261 14 Card Manipulator Who Was Thought Mad If you go along to the Palladium to tee Cardini. who can manipulate cards with his gloves on more cleverly than almost all the other conjurors do with bare hands, and whose polish and poise are perfect, you say, "Oh,
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  • 36 14 The Automobile Association of Malaya notifies that the Keponpr-Kuala Selangor Road. 26\ mile, has been re-opened to traffic which must proceed with caution and that the BangiTelok Datoh Road. 28th mile, is a-.o re-opened to traffic.
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  • 606 14 Admiral Phillip Memorial An obscure chapter in Empire history was brought to light on December 7, when Prince George unveiled the National Historical Memorial to Admiral Arthur Phillip. In May. 1787. Captain Arthur Phillip, as he then was. sailed to a wild unexplored land, and founded what
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  • 400 14 Because There Was No House of Refreshment Canon J. L. Kyle, who is now conducting a mission at Wistow. near Selby. had difficulty in -buying refreshment during his visits to count rv parishes so he bought an" inn. This te the Fox and Hounds at Carlton-in-Cleveland,
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 182 14 Th^ravourite for Every Cup Throughout the World the best judges of quality and good value insist on having Lipton's Tea. They appreciate the fine flavour and perfect freshness which distinguish this famous tea from all others. On •verywher* to dU fofitovf ytllow tin. HTTP* LTD. T— Pto» tmn Cyloa, Ofto—
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    • 53 14 Rememberthat pure blood not only keeps away disease, but is Nature's remedy— ln fact, the blood Is the stream of life. In the treatment of Blood and Skin Complaints Clarke's Blood Mixture is unexcelled, It expels the poisons and assists healing. Of «S CStmHm ami Storm. BtmaOy good m UQUID
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    • 93 14 1 BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION S PROGRAMMES FOR INDIA, BURMA, 1 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, rnd FEDERATED MALAY STATES I FROM THE EMPIRE TRANSMITTER, J DAVENTRY. ENGLAND. Wavelengths: 16.9 metres (***** kc|s) and i 25.3 metres (***** kc's). To-days Programme GMT 2.30 p.m. Time Signal from Big i Ben. The BBC. J I
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    • 458 14 BANKS AND INSURANCE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter; Paid up capital in 600,000 shares of £5 oach 113.000,000 Reserve Fund J13. 000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000 a3O HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate, London, EC. 2. Agencies and Branches Alor Star Iloilo Saigon
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    • 331 14 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD < Established In Capital Subscribed i Fully Reserve Fund J* President K. Kodan Vice-President K. T Head Offic* Yokoh Singapore Branch 3l-a, (Hi i i v r kr*« LONDON BANK* Westminster Bank, Ltd The National Provincial Lloyd's Bank. Ltd. BRAN (lit Alexandria (E^ypt). B»ta-.:.» Calcutta,
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 408 14 ROUND YOUR DIAL Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following Is a list of stations which can be received in Singapore Java Stations Bandoeng PLM from about 5.20 p.m. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney, Australia, and other stations. Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." Tanjong Priok, 21 metres from
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  • 118 15 The market remains dull and there Is very little of interest to report A moderate business continues to be tr m.sact<ci in forward positions and •;pot" delivery is still more or less neglected. Latert quotations are Spot 7'.. unchanged London I 7 16d New York 33
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  • 168 15 Changes in Representative Prices l>ec. 19 20 il. American Can. Com. 55 53 'j 53 Am. Tphone and T'srraph 108 104 104 Atcheson 39 39 38';, DuponL 37 s 36 :t 4 M% Firestone. Common 15 U 14 7 v 14 •"■%> Gen. Electric 15 r
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  • 79 15 The latest buyers prices, received by cable this morning, for Malaya palm oil and palm kernels are: I In Bulk; c.i.f. landed weights New YorkPhiladelphia U.S.A. $2.10 per lb; Pacific porte.l U.S.A. $2.00 per lb: Liverpool-Holtend-Ham-burg 15s' 3d. per cwt. In Barrels; c.i.f. landed weights LiverpoolContinent
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  • 369 15 EXCHANGE RATES December 22 London. 4 months* sight 2 3 3132 London. 3 months' -aght 2 3 15 16 London. 60 days' su-ht 2 3 29 32 London. 30 days' si'-in' 2 3 7 8 London, demand 2 3 27 32 London. T.T. 1)1 13 1G Lyons
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  • 18 15 Statutory report states total shares allotted 88.478. Amount received in respect of shares allotted £4.423.
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  • 76 15 An extraordinary meeting of Rahman Rubber Estate. Ltd.. passed resolutions approving a scheme for reconstruction. Mr. E. F. Slad-\ who presided, said that when the scheme was carried out the company should have sufficient funds to .see its way through the present depression in the industry. The
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  • 81 15 i'• < Mibcr 22nd.. 12 o'clock noon. Buy en Seller*. R.S.S equal to London Standard Spot (loose* 7■''- 7 1. R S.S. equal to London Standard, (FOB) 7 11 It: Standard R.S.S. on Tender Jan 7 1.- 7 Feb. 7 11 16 7\ Jan-Mar 7
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  • 74 15 Yesterday's Alterations Bayers SelJt Sungei Luas ($1) 80 85 Telok Kniin ($1) 40 50 c.d jF. and Neaves Ord. (ss> 8.70 9.00 IF. and Neaves Prefs. ($5. 7.25 7.45 c.d Gammon Ord. ($1) l.lTtt 125 W. Hammer and Co.. <100> 137.50 142 50 x.c r i Malacca
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  • 10 15 -^^—^W^^ ,1 The workers have no sa\lii(?s now.—Mr Hicks. M.P.
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  • 900 15 Lta> Contains In the Colony s small proportion of dry unsmoked sheet. Notes— l Stocks on estates of less than 100 acres and stocks in transit on rail, road or local steamer are not ascertained. 2 Fo- FMS -nd UMS. the production of estates of less than
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 73 15 Assets exceed *12,000,0ftQ Assurance In force over $35,000,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) > OFFICE Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry, E.C. company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British
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  • 775 16 Chinese and Malays Draw NEW PLAYERS TRIED OUT CMMM <: Malays. 3. The S.C.F.A. tried out RWll of their younger soccer players against strong Malay team at Jalan Besar ye-ttrday afternoon and a most entertaining display resulted in a draw of three poals all. In
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  • 188 16 The story about Sir John Simon spending many hours at a stretch learning the Japanese alphabet and then finding it was the alphabet for Japanese children of quite tender years, has revived anoth; abcut Sir Tho-na Wilford. the High Commissioner for New Zealand, whose other gifts
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  • 15 16 -nx,. w.ll b, n,. liivmi for CIM mm the Chn,tma.s week-end
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  • ALL-MALAYAN SIKHS HOCKEY TEAM
    • 103 16 Preliminary to Sumatran Tour (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) IViMiitf. Dec. 22. An interesting hockey .natch was played this iKtnrjon between the All Malayan Sikhs Vfao ure leaving en a tour of Sumatra this week, and the Cricket Club, resulting in a win for the alter by five
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    • 119 16 Decisive Hockey Win by Chinese S.C.R.C' 5: R.A.F 2. In a hockey match on the S.C.R.C. ground j^stcrday the S.C.R.C. defeated the RAF. by rive iroals to two. The RAF. opened strongly and Beat scored in the first few minutes. Then the Chinese got the upper hand and
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    • 338 16 E*MJ Hockey Win Over the S.C.C. 'i be hockey ilde of the Wiltshire Regiment made their first appearance on the Parian 1 and had little difficulty in rtpwtllH their triumph Ol Friday at TiMiglin. They won by fcur foeJi to one. They held the upper hand lor
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    • 91 16 The Kuala Lumpur SCR.C. hotkey (am will play the Singapore S.C.R.C on the latters ground on Christmas Day and on Eoxinu Day they will meet tbe SRC. on the Padann The folk vta« have been invited to play hockey for S.C.C. vs. SRC. on Wednesday. December 28th.
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    • 266 16 Powerful I)r;ima at the Capitol Paramount made an important acquisition When th y recently contracted for the services of Charles Laughton, England V most eminent character actor. In "Devil and the Deep." which is the present attraction at the CapUol one ha- abundant evidence of Laughton's
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  • 884 16 Volunteer Rugby at SUPERIORITY OUTSIDE THE SCRUM A IMA) Co. S.V.C. lOpts. The host. S.V.C. 6. The Volunteer Machine Gunn?rs played an excellent game on the Padang yesterday to defeat The Rest of the Volunteers by 10 points (two goals t to 6 < a
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  • 142 16 The following have been invited to olav Rugbv for S.C.C. vs. Ist. Bn. The Wiltshire Regiment to-morrow (Saturday) at S.C.C: A. I. Horsley; T. Waison. D. Alexander. If. c Elliott E A Birdie; H. G. Shaw (fltpt), 1.. H. Cooper: J. C. Gransden. H. C. Allen. W.
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  • 63 16 A man called at the London headquarters of the Automobile Association and inquired for the heights cf all the bridges over roads between '.ondon and Liverpool. He had to take a giraffe p to Liverpool by road, and its head was 20 ft above the ground. It could not go
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  • 198 16 AMATEUR MEETING Handicaps for First Day's Runs The handicaps for the first day's racing of the Selangor Turf Club's Christmas amatour meeting on Saturday are as follows: Ran 1. Pcnies: Clas- 2 I)iv. 2 (5 fur<\> 3.15 p.m.: Golden Brew 10.4. Mickey Mouse 10.3, Mona 10 Phoon
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  • 297 16 Britannia to Race on The Clyde Sir Philip Hunloke. addressing members of tht* Yacht Racing Association and Cn;b delegate^ at the annual Fixtures Conference in London stated that the King had decided to send the Britannia to compete during the Clyde Fortnight next season. It is some
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  • 245 16 Hibernians Defeated at Dumbarton Rtsulu of Scottish League <Di\ n matches on Now 26 were; Arbroath "J Bnchin City 0. Dumbarton 3. Hfbsrnian 2 Dundee United 2. Albion Rovtrs u Dur.fermlme Ath. tv 1 < ith Athletic 0. East Fife 3. Edinburgh City 1. Queen Of South 1.
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  • 163 16 Success That Began as a Failure A fastener that began as a failure forty years ago is now making large profits for a British •"•rm. It is the lightning or Zip fastener It wmt .ivent~d in 1893 by an Alsatian Improved to its present form by Swede- in
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    • 338 16 "HIS MASTER'S V0I(|." £3gb RECORDS for CHRISTMAS B 2160 O come, all ye faithful Hark the Herald Angels B 2814 He shall feed His flock Yea. though I walk B 3194 Nursery Rhymes Parts 1 Sc 2 C 1589 O. come, all ye faithful. Chi Awake. While Shepherds watched C
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