The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 August 1933

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS SO. ESTABUSHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, AUGUST 12. 1933. 10 CENTS.
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  • 70 1 COUNTY CRICKET Yorkshire 550. Leicester 154 and 145 Yorkshire won by an innings and 251 runs. La n i ash ire 414 lor 5 'dec). Micdl-sex 191 and 200. Lancashire won by an innings and 23 rum. Notts vs. Hants drawn (each lour points* Hants 466, Notts 396
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  • 976 1 Quicquid agunt homines nostri est farr*f» libelli Juvenal. THIS week's great thought Local interests are not synonymous with the interests of the absentee landlord, the plutocrat of Mincing Lane or the guinea-pig director.— Mr. Tan Cheng Lock. XHAT was a very nne batting achieve--1 ment indeed
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 163 1 There i* hetter Tea B IGI TEA GROW x MALAYA RV LES HOTEL, LTD. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT io.i v nit actions GRILL ROOM TEA DANCES :.3O to 3 p.m. and today INFORMAL DINNER DANCES jPEC DOLLAR LURCH BVERY "MmwmmlS"" 0 •a Simpson 5 n, the Grin SPECWL DI ""W DANCES
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    • 221 1 ADELPHI SEA VIEW HOTEL HOTEL EVERY ROOM WITH BATH MODERN SANITATION EXCELLENT CUISINE SERVICE Guests of the Sea View Hotel may take their Tiffin at the Adelphi Hotel, and vice-versa, without extra cost to themselves. GENERAL MANAGER: H. O. WASER. SEA VIEW HOTEL to-night SPECIAL DINNER J DANCE Dinner $3.
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    • 362 1 THE DAY'S NEWS A five years old rivalry between the Royal Singapore Yacht Club and the Royal Batavia Yacht Club will be renewed next week-end Page 4. S.C.C. defeated Indo-Ceylonese by 7 goals to 1 m a first division match yesterday Page 16. An inquest was held yesterday on a
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    • 15 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of th* Malayan garden* direct to your home.
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  • 105 2 Claimed As Valuable Commercial Asset 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 9. A Chinese who pleaded guilty to the theft of four bamboo poles from Wardieburn Estate was fined $10 or 15 days' rigorous imprisonment by the first magistrate this morning. The theft was made from a
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 426 2 BOARD RESIDENCE. 3 TANGLJN HILL Near Garrison Golf Coarse SINGLE AND DOUBLE ROOMS PERSONAL SUPERVISION MODERN SANITATION TELEPHONE 3798 OR WRITE FOR APPOINTMENT— Mrs. A. R. Matthews. SUNNYSIDE Vacant single room and comfortably furnished flat for married couple or friends sharing. All conveniences. Highly Recommended. 7 Oxlcy Road. Phone 6575.
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    • 500 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: Advertising rights on hoardings to be erected by Advertiser albng 215 feet of enclosing fence
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    • 346 2 Germs of decay lurk m ugly film U 90 Prevent trouble— keep teeth free from film with this special film -removing tooth paste IF you were to allow your teeth to gently removes this film and re rail go even one day without brush- the clean enamel surfaces of j
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 320 2 THE WEEK Saturday, 12th High Water. 02.15. 9.0 ft.. 14.24 8.9 ft. Football. S.A.F.A. League (Div. I): S.C.F.A. vs. Wiltshire Regt.. Jalan Besar. Cricket: S.C.C vs. Non-Benders. Padang: Medical College Union vs. R.A.F.. M.C.U. ground: N.C.C vs. United Engineers at N.C.C Gol? Keppel G.C. Monthly Medal (stroke* and Keppel Cup
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  • 1527 3 Uncertain Salaries Of Ministers In Malaya Need For Reorganisation Of Ihe Diocese. KB CALDBCOTT REVIEWS THE POSITION ALLY ORDAINED HLERGY Must March With The Times annual general meeting Singapore (Auxiliary) ip Association m London ade notable by a most inand constructive by Mr. Andrew Caldetates British Malaya. top FeifSOU Da
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  • 206 3 Government Forces Preparing To Advance Shanghai. Aug. 10. The people of Lungnam continue to flee to Amoy and Chiangchiu. The 19th Route Army is concentrated at Lungnam preparatory to a general attack on the Communists at Liencheng, which they captured last week The 78th Division and
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  • 163 3 Sequel to Disturbances At Jasin I From Our Own Correspondent I Jasin. Aug. 8. The case against 20 Hylams who were charged with obstructing a public servant m the execution of his duty as a sequel to the Asahan riot on June 20. was concluded before Mr. E.
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  • 53 3 German Offices May be Closed Berlin. Aug. 10. Foreign shipping companies may be [creed to close their German offices. following an ambiguously worded order which considerably restricts the freedom ol German passengers to book passages with a foreign company. The Interpretation ol the new order i;> very difficult
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  • 543 3 GROWERS FORM AN ASSOCIATION Capital To Build New Factory <From Our Chinese Correspondent) In view of the coming pjneappie harvest, the Pineapple Growers' General Association of Malaya held the fourth general meeting In Johore last week to adopt measures to restrict production, to formally establish the P.G.
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  • 102 3 Heated Arguments At Harhin Meeting Sjuirmhu., \uk. 10A Harbin report states that the meeting ol the manaci ment stair ol the Chinese Eastern Railway held yesterday ended m heated arguments between the Russian oflicials and the Manehukuo managers. The Manehukuo officials t ied to lecture more power
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  • 52 3 The Depot m the main corridor of Raffles Hotel has a new supply oi Kclantan hand batik sarongs, also table-cloths, runners and cushion covers to match at reasonable prices. Some of the stock is being marked down to half price shortly to make room lor
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 16 3 **J '-M M THE J^T MHL n% HUSBAND with ELSS3A LAHDI A FOX Pidore A >-HAIVIBRA-NexVweek.
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    • 5 3 THE MJRACL^HOWoM^ CAPITOL— August 16th.
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    • 252 3 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Ltd. Registered under the Trust Companies* Ordinance 1926. REGISTERED HEAD OFFICE: Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place, Singapore. BRANCHES 21, First Cross Street, Malacca. 11, Light Street, Penang, AMD 4, Klyne Street, Kuala Lumpur. BOARD OF DIRECTORS 5. Q. Wong, Esq.. (Chairman). The
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  • 563 4 INTER-PORT YA CHTING RIVALRY SINGAPORE'S VISIT TO BATAVIA PROSPECTS IX NEXT WEEK'S RACES A five years old rivalry between the Royal Singapore Yacht Club and the Royal Batavia Yacht Club will be renewed next week-end, when the two clubs will compete m three races which will be held at Batavia.
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  • 64 4 Cost of Kmer^cncy Protection I From Our Own Correspondent 1 Modan. Aug. 5. When the conditions m the Pacific were strained, reinforcements were sent up to Balik Papan and Tarakan 'Borneo* to protect these important oil stations m case of emergency. The Government now states that the
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  • 47 4 Big Increase In East Coast Since January I From Our Own Correspondent] According to the rpnort of the Medan Chamber of Commerce the number of labourers m the F^st Coast of Sumatra was 187.536 at the end of May, 1933. Last January the p>m*.v.»», *****4
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  • 185 4 Alleged (Jangsiers Taken Unawares Information received by Mr. H. C. Blair Wiltshire. \>-.R. that some Chinese were "mobilising" lot a light on Aug .1 and that a party ol them were expected to be on their way to Paslr Panjang to join In the Cray led to
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  • 223 4 Practices o. :,< n. ihe orct* viral and choral I'lion.s <•: v i« Bingapo; Musical Society arc to Star! again >iiortly Member- oi Mi* choral s»- -..on will b Interested i h.cai that the Committee have Chosen Mendelssohn's Elijah tor the next production This work th gh
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  • 93 4 Alleged Wholesale Theft I From Our Own Correspondent I Taipinß. Aug. 8. Alleged to have stolen 750 bunches "f buah puteh from a State reserve Won?; Seng was produced m the police court on a charge of removing property belonging to the State of Perak end allowed bail
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  • 28 4 Municipal Committee No. 1 has w nroved a draft amendment to the Municipal Ordinance providing for the further control of motor omnibuses used for the conveyance of passengers
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  • 458 4 "Forty -Second Street" Due Soon Warner Brothers have brought back the revue talkie m a triumphant manner m their production. "42nd Street" which will be released m Singapore shortly. The picture which was previewed this week deals with the production ol a colossal show, and all
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  • 30 4 It has been decided by Municipal Committee No. 1 not to approve a new omnibus route between New Bridge Road and Reformatory Road, pending 'settlement oi question ot omnibus 'control
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  • 937 4  -  ELY CULBERTSON CONTRACT BRIDGE (BY FAULTY methods of play, as well as faulty methods of bidding, can be extremely expensive at the Contract table. The losses due to faulty systems probably cannot be computed with any degree of accuracy. In support of this statement, the hand below, which
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  • 25 4 muda team In any event, he bid 1 Grand Slam, which was made being the rutting of one diamond without a finesse the only necessity
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    • 12 4 AT Till fl RVMmH^B capitol pSSttlitiiiti flVliliEfllfJ J^H WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16th. I
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    • 103 4 A— is for Appetite which muM i K ■Ml B— s f° r Beautiful. The Caki-s |> V r dispLiv C— s r Cookie I l>orn vs i decl.ired —is for Delectable Dishes prepai E is for Excellence of the service < F is for Further to tfo we now
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  • 451 5 WORLD'S SMALLEST STATE An Appeal To The League (BY ARTHUR DA VIES) Andorra Is a queer little semi-inde-pendent state high up m the Pyrenees, with an area of 190 square mil/s and a population of perhaps 5,000. Its inhabitants are mainly pastoral In the summer months
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  • 569 5 MENACE TO LANCASHIRE INDUSTRY "Virtually Conscript Labour" Manchester. borne ol the reasons why Japanese competition is proving so grave a menace to the Lancashire cotton industry were disclosed by Mr S E Smalley. of Preston. Mr. Smalley. who is chairman of a Lancashire cotton weaving company and
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  • 174 5 Lou^hborouKh College Awards The entrance examinations for the award ol British Empire Scholarships !in the Faculty of Engineering. Loughborough College, have now been com- pleted and the Governors of the College have approved the following awards for 1933:-^ A. E. Hawke. Devonport High School. Maurice Soar. Ashby-de-la-Zouch Grammar
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 220 5 iy Viva us star of "Good Companions"— here again a Sparkling British Comedy rnmmm I 3.15 V *iifiviiFl 6 lS T NIGHT 9 15 Request Special DAY RETURN SCREENING! jf ?IE MATTHEWS doit GnEr^fcßt^W^^^H world >ta?e Flffl B W B [ORROW (Opening at Matinee 3.15)- s^nMt nal Exposure of the
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    • 61 5 STANTON j NELSON Co., Ltd. j4, COLLYER QUAY j 1 B STORAGE TELEPHONE 5874 APB3 RemwnbOTthat pure Mood not only keeps away disease, but Is Natur* a remedy— »n fact, the Mood sJm str«»m of life. In the traatmem of Blood and SkJn Complaints Clarke's Blood Mixture Is unexcelled, to
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    • 286 5 V!^WW7l7(Sfj MATINEE AT 3.15 MJmSmUUßaamtmmA^ a grand week-end ENTERTAINMENT! ANOTHER SUPERBLY BRILUANT AND WITTY SUCCESS FROM THE PEN of ENGLAND'S FOREMOST PLAYWRIGHT I NOEL COWARD (adapted from his great stage triumph) ("THE QUEEN WAS IN THE PARLOUR") I Kft^P^'-- :■':"^^^^HHir '^^Hk u»jj^^ ■■14 I I :>*& l^f F,c«Y^^° UTt vou
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  • 261 6 R.A.F. Defeat Wiltshire Regiment R.A.F. defeated the Wiltshire Regiment at Seletar on Wednesday. Neither team was at full strength. The Ist Wilts batted first and totalled 63, only Nunn and Hands making double figures. The Airmen passed this total with 5 wickets down and finally totalled 148 for 9.
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  • 274 6 In the return match between Jasin Club and Muar at Jasin on Saturday the home team won by 47 runs Scores Jasin Club: W. L. Phillips lbw. Kok Cheng 9. V. Anderson c Haji Majid b Massey 8. R. Briggs c Porter b Nathan 14.
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  • 1362 6 DIFFICULT CONDITIONS AT BISLEY FAILURE OF F.M.S. TEAM Competitors Complain Of "Packed" Rifles (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 26. While the chief event at Bisley eacn year is the competition for the King's Prize, I have no doubt that you were more interested m the
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  • 147 6 S.R.A. Classification of Horses and Ponies List No. Amendment No 2. Issued August 10th. 1933. HORSES Transfers.— Little Mester from Class 2to Class 1 Gay Orb from Class 1 to Class 2. Jock's Fancy lroir. Class 1 to Class 2 Lady Hotherwood lrom Class Ito Class 2 Orient Express
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  • 74 6 Transfers— Mountain Bellr hrouClMi to Class 1. Little Lacquer Lady from C ass Ito Class 2 Why Worry II from Class 1 to Class 2. Leonie irom Class o lass 2 Merry Chlis frt >m Clan 3 to Class 2. Pocahontas from Class 2 to Class 3. Roy's Best
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  • 313 6 Two Goals Scored Against Depleted M.C.U. Side Wiltshire* II •>; M.C.l*. nil. Medical College Union only nelded ten men against the Wiltshire Regi ment's second team at Jalan Besar yesterday and after a strenuous battle lost by two goals It was a Second Division encounter. Although both sides
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  • 19 6 Scores m Leading American Games New York. Aujc Scores m to-day's baseball names wren as follows: Reuter sadfsadfasdf
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    • 83 6 The id lowing are starting times tor the mixed ioursemes at fc)c;> v Lm Saturday 4.30 pjBV Hotlin and Mrs Km, vs. Carson i>nd Mrs Nh<ldlobrook 4.40 p n. Mlddlebr.iok and Mrs Mur rel VI Elkins and Mrs Ttrry 460 pm. Murrrl and Mrs Alhvi vs
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    • 21 6 SINGAPORE G. C. MIXED FOURSOMES The monthly mixed foursomes of the Singapore Golf Club will be held on Friday. August 18th.
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  • 82 6 Mr. llruir Recommend* 1 IVr^(»nal Touch Und.»> JuM A str t!u« rtNi Ausn wit l. Will, h T. si W, rill. 1 1 A* .1 R t« i ra mat* mpurtant c Mr !<:• undoub lms r by *T t but d« i gr. has whatt\.! out ti-
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 360 6 New Smooth White Skin In 3 Days a^aPfy/''- -MS** jls I »>l RST.MieON^THIIIoI I DAY g DAY f DMT Enlarged Pore* and Blemiahet Cone Forever.' tu.Mp.tly t>:. limbs*, ipota, blotclm tough ikm rcaltf aiui nalloo ii»rk»n*O vuti/ut. have m.-ir brginnmc m rnlargrb pa«W -|>urea that m- I'lugßxl «ritb rr-a«» dirt,
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    • 269 6 At DEPENDABLE AS AN A N .^m^^^^^mmmm^r J.^mmmm^ if I m Shoun ut "A" it the 'otrrhau^' of the "h ,n, M% Wkw Af^mX Austin l en-lour Saloon, gin»a maxi- I tended on >> f^^Gj/ mum riding comfort. A me am t, f£^ M m riding torn I i.n y*—
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    • 11 6 -Hof boys. tak' L Mm WAR 3 11* 1 ALHAMBRAr-*" I**1
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  • 504 7 Old Wine Into New Bottles REVERSING THE PARABLE PKEEPER "IVfTy LARS Chinese red of the duties Forrer, the c, yesterday a Chinese Wee. of Dunof storing licensed preL £n tred lor the Baker. AsGovernment a t at 10.45 a.m. •o the accused's i there were Id that the n went
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  • 91 7 A Secret Society General peared yesregg, the ite, to shew vjulci r.it be bound :ters. The I by Mr. V. were un- ecution story a house m Road by Mr A E G. Blades, used m pocket of a as found r det) :ontaining pawn that the.se
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  • 67 7 Mhent For Ham hee <T0» 0-,, r\ nondent.) ilacca, Aus. <>. I the Malacca' Mr Jus- tding. Ql Deputy ented the ;n« or Lee '1 with un■■iit having Peb 28 this vitude lor I JJ" Ayer Pan** With intent roceMi v lnstit uting ben lhem for <:;
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  • 358 7 StaKtferintf Blow By D.E.I. Authorities 'From Our Own Correspondent] Medan, Auk. 5. Political extremism m Netherlands India received a staggering blow by the unexpected aetto" of tr»° Oovernmcnt a few days age, piwedfv! by tlie arrest oi the graduated engineer. Soekarno. as a result of the publication
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  • 32 7 Two further grass fires occurred yesterday afternoon. One was m Claxton Road while the other was off Delta Road. Both were of small dimensions and they were quickly subdued by the Brigade.
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  • 864 7 YOUNG SIKH CHARGED European Lady's Sceptical Curiosity I From Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 10. A European woman who allowed a young Sikh to tell her fortune out of sceptical curiosity and then paid him with a cheque for ten dollars and a brass vase
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  • 599 7 BANKRUPTCY COURT LITIGATION Official Assignee's Motion Fails Further argument was heard yesterday m the Bankruptcy Court before the Chief Justice (Sir Walter Huggard < K.C.» on the motion of the Official Assignee of the property of Sassoon Ezekiel. a bankrupt, to set aside and cancel
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  • 282 7 Poisoned On "Mother's" Grave A MYSTERY OF BUKIT BROWN CEMETERY While a grave-digger was at work at the Bukit Brown Cemetery on the afternoon of July 27. a stranger came up to him and pointing m a certain direction, remarked that he had seen a man lying on a grave.
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  • 53 7 Saturday August 12th Before Mr. Justice Mills at 10.15 a.m. O. S. 83 33 Re Tham Bee Chee. an alleged lunatic. MONDAY AUGUST 14TH Before the Chief Justice at 11 a.m. Summonses-in-Chambers and Originating Summonses. At 12 noon m the Ist. Court. Motion, Judgment Summons and 1 Summons-
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  • 535 7 NEED FOR A CLEAN UP OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE'S COURT COMMENT "It seems to me this is one of the cases we should try to get rid of. The office is choked full. There has never been a bankruptcy clean-up here I am trying to get every bankruptcy
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  • 241 7 Rumours Arising From Disused Hut Discovery The tindinn of the extremely decomposed body of a Chinese labourei m a disused hilt m Coronation Rood was the subject of an inquiry commenced before the Coroner, yesterday. It was alleged (taring the inquiry that the man had been so ill
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  • 28 7 The annual general meeting of the Singapore Teachers' Association will b? held to-day at 10 am. m St. Andrew* School hall. All teachen arc invited to be preatnt.
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  • 331 7 How Bus Conductor Escaped Assailants Four Chinese Liow All Pan.:. Liow Teck. LftOW Kek Benn and Liow Sont; Kan ix claimed trial yesterday betore Mr R J F Curtis, the Singapore Second Mamstrate. on a charue of voluntarily causinu hurt to a bus conductor named Onu Ah Soni*
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  • 214 7 Jew Fined For Attack On Indian Only the first of the six Jews who have boon trted m the Fourth Magistrate's Court before Mr. L. R. F. Earl on a charge of voluntarily causing nun to an Indian draughtsman named E. V. Mat hew. was convicted of
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  • 829 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SATURDAY, AUGUST 12TH, 1933 AN INNOCENT AT HOME It kl generally supposed that those who go pioneering m the I out of the way spo;.s of the j Empire collect, m addition to {adhesions on the liver, a certain 'amount of sophistication. The i pursuit of the
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  • 275 8 Sudden Death At Sea We regret to annouucf that ntWI has beta received m Singapore oJ the death at sea off the coast of South Alma of Mr C. A Boumphrey. uellkrown resident of Singapore, who had for the past eight years been In lOfl service
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  • 25 8 Mr C. B Pecker will address tho Rotary Club at the tiffin meeting at the Adelphi Hotel on Wednesday His subject will be advert ising
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  • 324 8 FRENCH SKIPPERS COMPLAINT Investigation To Be Conducted A complaint that the Fort Canning lighthouse has been observed to tur.rtion Irregularly was made by Capt Romand. master of the French steamer Van Vollenhoven, when he brought his vessel into port from Saigon Jt 7 o'clock yesterday mornlnß The
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  • 266 8 Title Lam Bong Soo must have .'♦•lt a tritle Kale when he took the court at the S.CR.C. yesterday lor the final o! the singles, his opponent being the other left-hander John Lim. but he proved an «m> Vtmtf m the crack event of the Club's tennis tournament
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  • 66 8 In the Old Ramesians As&ociattoii tournament. Dr S. L Oehlers. owe 15.4. beat Wan Puteh. owe 15^ 6—3 6—3 Other ties have been arranged as follows Saturday. August 12th X M X Mcnon owe lIJ vs H M Sujak owe 153. Tuesday. August 15th Dr 0 E Smith
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  • 118 8 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES AND STERLING RATES Rubber and Tin prices and the sterling rate m New York and Paris specially cabled to the Free Press are as follow RUBBER London, Aug. 11. Rubber Market prices at 4 p.m. to-day were Spot (Buyers* 3 29 32d. (4d.)
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  • 69 8 Third Test Match To-day The third Test match between Enplr.nd and the West Indies opens at th< Oval To-day. The English team will be R. E S Wyatt < Warwickshire > 'oaptain>, C F. Walters <Worcestc shire* M. J Turnbull (Olamonsan* C S. Marriott tKenU. Hammon < Gloucestershire^
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  • 120 8 SERANGOON ENGLISH SCHOOL AWAi: 1 I'l'mship Sena* third OWI. X r r number A 2 the sue. the 3£ maT^r j Institut. i 4 f^v addres HoCk LMi and l»j |Ho Cl I s^ Ra- a l Liil. A: JLJ Hock r s Lam f Toum Hock rarda „m ,J.
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  • 66 8 SifitMi".!. hampii>n>M Innrnamont* ro i»n Opt! I V., i l«» \> m Jum-w I n Ttf^i Op* D I I I MORROfI I Opm i A Ann k.*' tlprn D Pi-h n v- Chan 2J() p#' net v .<■< Vrtrr M w > r k* Junior I T »2
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    • 278 8 "Jossman of the East* PLYMOUTH GIN bt special Ysh^yW To H M THE APPOINTMENT KING OF SIAM JEWELLERY When selecting a piece of JEWELLERY no matter (or what occasion, let us help you. You will thus be assured of the FINEST SELECTION and the one that offers the best m
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    • 37 8 MANY WIVES CRY for the luxuries they want. And many husbands have to cheque those tears. "GAFLAC" Policies are a necessity m every home. I GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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  • 166 9 A SULLEN PEOPLE 50< >00 Face S arvation RAJ O APPEAL St. sag Support r President Havana. Aug. 11. HMillen and newspaper less pita! listened last night to tdcasta appealing for supesjdent Machado against all The city's populace of i has practically nothing poor are
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  • 105 9 to Have Crashed Greenland Copenhagen, Aug. 11. od that Colonel LindQylng to Europe by a ci|shed m Greenland Uy injured. present there is no conthis report as wireless, between Denmark and at present broken down. Reut Copenhagen. Aug. 11. s reported as safe at Greenland.— Reuter LI NCHKD
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  • 50 9 or Pittman Urges denunciation New York. Aug. 11. iatlon by the United lonroe Doctrine was urged ittman upon his return I Economic Conference. doctrine is worn out is no further obliga>art to interfere m the tin American people. European Powers atnd their government i is at present negligi-
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  • 36 9 To Lancashire Industry London, Aug. 10. of the Manchester nmerce participated m "sterday with the CotManufacturers AssoFederation of Master "■neerning the thr?at spinning Industry rent, increase m Geron certain textile into force on August
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  • 16 9 London, Aus:. 11. iang Hsueh Liang is on Saturday for a Reuter
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  • 187 9 PROFESSOR'S SUICIDE IN CELL Charged With Drawing Excessive Salary Leipzig, Aug. 11. A victim of Nazi agitation. Professor Neubeck. ex-director of the central Sm??f n i br P? dcastin g station, hanged himself m his cell this morning He m conjunction with Alfred Braun and other
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  • 148 9  -  Preparations For His Coronation Shanghai. Aug. 11 Mr Hsu Ski-chiang. former Chinese Minister In Rome, brother of President Hsu Shi-chang. who was m office m Pekin from 1919 to 1923. has been summoned by Henry Puyi. Regent of the Manchukuo. to proceed to Changchun Mr. Hsus staff is
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  • 73 9 Battleship's Launch Rescues Boy Scout London, Aug. 10. Flash lamp signals by a former army signaller visiting Plymouth led to the rescue of a Boy Scout by a launch of the battleship Rodney lying m the Sound last night. The Scout was unconscious and m a dangerous
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  • 61 9 Extensive Works At Swansea And Paddington London, Aug. 10. The Great Western Railway Company announce the placing of contracts for developments and improvements to the value of £130.000. These include a big scheme at Paddington and Swansea docks and orders for motor vehicles m connection with
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  • 55 9 In Camp With 500 Boys London, Aug. 10. The Duke of York is entertaining 500 boys drawn from Public Schools and industrial centres In the camp at Southwold. During the games to-day the Duke wearing a pullover and shorts, won the race m which competitors carried heavy
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  • 58 9 General O'Duffy Favours Fascist System Dublin, Aug. 11. General O Duffy. Director General of the National Guard, has issued a statement setting out his policy. He Is m favour of a change of the Parliamentary system of the Irish Free State and is preparing a campaign to support
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  • 53 9 Big Haul m Northern Siam [From Our Own Correspondent] Bangkok. Aug. 11. A big illicit industry m counterfeit Rupees has been unearthed m north-eastern Slam. French and Siamese officials, co-operating, made li> arrests and seized 9,000 finished counterfeit Rupees and 200 bars of silver as well as a
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  • 403 9 —AND HOW The report of an amazing adventure j which befell a Chinese hawker m the ;sea off Singapore has been made to the Marine Police. At 7 p.m. on July 31. a young sampan coolie came to the station and. reported the death of
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  • 209 9 U A Spur To Further Effort" London, Aug. H» The Ministry of Labour announce an increase m the number of persons employed m Great Britain at the end of July ot 8.000 over the figures for June, making an increase ot 515,000 since -the beginning of
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  • 27 9 London, Aug. 10. Anglo-Soviet negotiations dealing with the possible form of the new commercial treaty were resumed at the Board of Trade to-day. British Radio
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  • 119 9 Young Hylam Accused of Murder The preliminary inquiry into a charge of murder against a fifteen-ye:ir-old Hylam servant named Yeo Tin Keng has been concluded by Mr. R. J. F. Curtis, the Second Magistrate, and the accused was committed for trial at the Assizes. This charge is
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  • 98 9 Man Lost While Dismantling Dredge [From Our Own Correspondent] Taiping, Aug. 8. While removing -lvets and bolts from the top of a tin dredge at Asam Kumbang yesterday morning a workman Chee Weng. suddenly disappeared and after much searching his body was recovered fron the mud.
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  • 276 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh CHINESE COUNTER ATTACK Japanese Planes Active Shanghai. Aug. 11. A report from Kalgaii states that the city of Dolonor is still m the hands of the Chinese allied forces led by General Chi Hung-chang and Chang Ling-yun. The combined forces of
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  • 162 9 Three Coolies Thrown Into Canal a wiiovi accident occurred at 2 1 miles. Bukit TUnan Ri>ad. yesterday evening when motor lorry. S-1357. which was coming irom the direction ;i Johore. skiddt-d and dashed into a tree The three Chinese coolies who were on the load of rubber
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    • 311 9 Xt/TO/ '•^,!TA Girdles. Robinson's are leaturinf \m^^^^^F an attractlve dLs P |a y of l^K^ftKr famous Kestos Brassieres ,fc3f}""^B^^ and Girdle9 |3 m The Kestos Brwlere emre- r'-^4 \^^P fully moulds and m P haslses V\^^>W the feminine corves by Y^^ AM means of the subtle crosswa.T fv^ m pull
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    • 1093 10 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO., (1931) Steam Ship Co., Ltd., and China Ltd. Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co Ltd. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE Ltd. THE SIAM
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    • 569 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LJNE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA 'PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Steamers. Due Sails. s.s. City of Roubaix For London. Rotterdam and H'burg Aug. 14 Aug. 16; s.s. City of Batavia For Havre. London. R'dam H'burg Aug. 29
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    • 428 10 British India and Apcar Lines. < Incorporated In England MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N CO. I M>FR CONTRACT WITH HfS MAJKSTVs <.u\i LONDON AND FAR FAST MAIL MONTH I OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA pan Due Tonnage. Singapore. 1.. NALDKRA 16.000 Aug. 18 COMORIM rf
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    • 519 11 0. S. K. LINE OUNCE DRASTIC REDUCTIONS IN FIRST CABIN CLASS PASSAGE RATES FROM S j n o a to East and South African and South American Ports, as follows:RED! CED RATES to Principal Ports FIRST CLASS CABIN CLASS IMBASA 5270.00 KA $309.00 DURBAN 5378.00 $343.00 CAPE TOWN 5403.00 5360.00
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    • 431 11 j DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE 1 <^2^ AMERICAN MAIL LINE T R AYE L IN COMFORT ON President Liners First (jlass For years President Liner First Class, symbolizing comfort at sea, has proved the popular choice of discriminating Trans-Paciflc travellers Tourist Now these fine large easy riding liners offer m addition
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    • 751 11 K. P. M. KOMNKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ TOBOALl— Saturday. Aug. 12. Koedap. Tampoetih. Tampai-Tinggl. Bengkalis and Bagan Si-Api-Api. VALENTIJN Saturday. Aug. 12. Bawean. Padang-Bay. Boeleieng and Soermbaia. TOGI AN Aug. 12. Pontianak. TOMOHON— Saturday. Aug. 12. Singkawang. Pemangkat and Sambas TORADJA— Saturday. Aug. 12. Moeara-Saba and Djambi PASlR— Saturday. Aug. 12,
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 651 12 BURNS JPHILP LINE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY VISIT AUSTRALIA IN THE SPRING SPECIAL FIRST CLASS RETURN FARE £74 ($634.29) Special arrangements have been made to enable passengers to make the round cruise to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne via Java by the well-known s.s "MARELLA" (7,475 tons gross register) •ailing hence on
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    • 189 12 I m^~*^^ TO EVERYWHERE IN CANAL v: y ano most of \V 5 The Hwm kNk km* u» i^m^ f V f See Urn ba* «f Urn mrviUmm CammlU* I n% B^fj^t ParV Lodf* la the **+r\ *t w»o4r-. irawai ■traVgiH Ikroof* tram >/*mnm*%i m /lUMI Luxor? lral»» •■pi— 0«mlon
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    • 262 12 I BlBin UNI Mi PAM. MN ol last tv M.i 11 Pass. RANGOON, oi MARSt.II I I I with ti HOMMV \|;i > m N(|S OLOL'C WORCESTF I CHE.SHIIU YORKSHII F SHROPSHII OXFORDSHII I STAFPORUS!:. s OLOUCES WORCESTKI Through Pa.ss. Fares to Stra LONDON Siiule Return xr.irv K\\: s\\^ months
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 566 12 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 ajn. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 ajn. 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 and Friday 7 pjn. Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday,
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    • 537 12 CHURCH SERVICES 9th Sunday After Trinity ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL 6.50 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.30 a.m. Matins. 6 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral). 5.30 p.m. Evensong Choral) and Sermon. 10.30 a.m. Service at R.A.F. Base. Monday. Wednesday and Friday, at 8 a.m Holy Communion, luesday. Thursday and Saturday al 7 a.m. Holy
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    • 296 12 VESSELS ARRIVED Anahun. Brit 1869. from Hong Konu 10 8. for Hoim Kong 15 8 Cape St. Francis. But Iltt, Ranfjooti 10 h. :or Uoiir King 12 8 Oiimpia. Italy. 3833. from D.urei 10 8 (Of Port Said 11 8 Aden. French 5066. from Ilaip: 11 8. lor Colombo 11
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  • 908 13 BR ITAIN'S DAVIS CUP VICTORY DRILLS OF PARIS CONTEST Pt rn 4nd ("'H-het m Action pondent] ndon, Auff. 2. il you how country I. With our Davis Cup victory. For months we had been told by experts whom it would be unfair to describe as croakers, that our chances even
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  • 43 13 rfc*W*n Minister Resign* i. \u«. l(». :i Minister. concentrate Ministry. t Ambassador N* ablated aa delegate and to J X- V rence m professor 30 years the Chinese years lea at the i n m 1911. years m Chew Jif
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  • 11 13 I\Ug. 8. •lon this ere they it.—
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  • 97 13 Alleged Smuggling of Sugar I From Our Own Correspondent I TaipinK. Aug. 8. A ease ot alleged sugar smuggling. one ol the biggest m this district, was mentioned m the Taiping police court when an Indian trader. Kuppusamy. who had been arrested at the 32nd mile. Bruas-Taiping Road,
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  • 44 13 (Joodyear Rubber Report For Half Year A cable has just been received from tne Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., of Akron. Ohio, that the net profit for the six months ended June 30 was U.S. 556 1,000. The preference dividend remains unchanged
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  • 71 13 Crisis Fund To Re Started I From Our Own Correspondent I Medan. Aug. i. As the resuit of the overwhelming support given to the proposed Planters' Crisis Fund by estate managers and employees, the Java papers declare that the fund is to be inaugurated shortly. The idea is
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  • 271 13 Exports Improve Last Week During the week ending August sth. exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 64.824 cases, of which 51.270 cases were to the United Kingdom. 4,853 cases to Europe. 7.430 cases to Canada and 1,271 cases elsewhere. Total exports for the period, January
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 99 13 You Ought To Buy THE SUNDAY TIMES Next Sunday EEC A USE It May Repay You With The First Prize In The Greatest Football Contest j Ever Organised In Malaya. The Most Popular Of All Humorous Writers, P. G. WODEHOUSE, Has Written For The Sunday Times A New Serial Which
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  • RADIO NOTES & NEWS
    • 600 14 (By Our Wireless Correspondent) iill/HEN she is good, she is very very good and when she is had The old nursery rhyme describes very aptly the sort of reception we have had of the Empire programmes. On a few occasions during the past week the loudspeaker fairly boomed
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    • 265 14 WHAT'S WRONG Had Reception of 8.8.C. Programmes •'You may be Interested to hear that since the beginning <>t April and up to date, reception ol the BBC programmes has been uniiormly bud here The earlier time of starting gave us no advantage. The voice of the announcer is only just
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    • 596 14 Extension of tteceplion Areas m the genera] course of development ot the service irom the British Empire Bi Hutf mating Station during the last six months, it has been found possible, from time to time, to extend the ar -a m which satisfactory reception oi a particular transmission
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    • 440 14 Sir Frederick Sykes Deprecates Advertising Tin* powers and potentialities ol broadcasting were stressed by His Excellency Sir Frederick Sykes m a broadcast speech on the occasion of the celebration m Bombay oi the sixth anniversary of Broadcasting m India. "The value of broadcasting as opening a new
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 483 14 JiANKS AND INSURANT CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Chart' r> Paid up capital In 600 000 shares of €5 each £3.000.000 Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3.000.000 lIKAU OKFHE 38. Bishopsgate. London. EC 2 Agencies and Branches Alor Star rioilo Semarang
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    • 116 14 THE IORMuJui sJ Caplr I V I '"■■l tt| I K:ir. I clal fit: 1 Intel tm:. F-r j CRKIHT FON'CIQ [VEXTRK.MKORIEM J hi ID MIX Bllfom i i{i:\N(Mi> HOI i i BKICK HOBTGAGI <;\\k i 1 \stv I iiton «.i I 1 oi i m »im:i: i ti\>oai 3rd
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 398 14 BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION PROGRAMMES FOR INDIA. BURMA, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. and i FEDERATED MALAY STATES FROM THE EMPIRE TRANSMITTER. DAVENTRY. ENGLAND. Wavelengths 25.3 metres and 31.3 J metres. J Saturday. August 12th. J GMT. 11.0 a.m.— i 1.0 p.m. Transmission on an omni-diriH'- a i tional aerial 11.0 J Orchestral Con-
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    • 658 14 ROUND YOUR DIAL ho Rome (Italy) 2RO. .2.2 Khanarovs* <USfc>K» KVIS. 9 a.m.— noon. .j8 3 Bandoeng. Java (PMY) 50 26 Vatican City (Italj >. HVJ Dally. 7.0— 7.15 p.m. Sun., 10 10 30 a.m. also 50 Barcelona Radio Club (Spain) Ea J25. Ba t B—98 9 p.m. 50 Bucharest
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  • 108 15 holidays our lull and umnterestreport and both York arc reported to of the market scarcity of good no doubt to the sales entered into arller m the year. nonced difficulty m ob ni: supplies during the position at preof becoming any prices have ruled since ou
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  • 55 15 May Etc Closed Owing To Reavj Losses n C I Medan, Aug. 5. meU the Government v ited that the closor more of the Govmines m Bencoolen s under consideration. the mines had shown cent years, but until always thought necessary lei to ensure the coal railway!
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  • 47 15 Nei Amalgamation m I oho re Own Correspondent.' London. July 10. Rubber Plantations Offering shareholders 10.221 Kver. per cent cumuL tive participat rence shares at SI. and shares to provide •quisition of further > increase the output. the t-conomic size ol and lor general pur- rr.pany."
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  • 120 15 ■tod and Penan*, agents: lay a i 209.728 lbs.: Taiping 135.623: Sun--61.000. Windsor Foothills < Malaya '<>ns. 289.463: Val Dor Muda 230.000: Gadek m 81.312. Bassett *••«<> j lbs J va Singapore, agents: r July 1933 36.000 lbs.: urrent financial year month, output for 'hangkat 29.294
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  • 23 15 the Cameron J,J r 'Au ?Ust >held at Ringer pl ace o i I n a President Mr W. Dunman >n the commit-
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  • 167 15 Pahi Plantations Resume The directors of Pahi Plantations (estates m F.M.S.). m a circular to shareholders, state that the price of rubber has now recovered to a figure at which they would feel justified m bringing the estates back into tapping. Shareholders are therefore offered the remainder
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  • 989 15 Restriction Rumour Shoots Up Price Cable From Amsterdam That Meant Jd. A Pound m London, July 19. Since our last report, state Messrs Symington and Wilson, the rubber market has had a sensational advance amounting at one time yesterday to nearly id. per lb. The lead has come from New
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  • 158 15 Prices Maintained After Holidays Singapore, Aug. 11. All markets have been quiet but prices since the holidays have been well maintained with sellers reserved and a moderate trade enquiry, state Lewis and Peat <S>. Ltd.. m their weekly report. The latest reports from America point to a
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  • 9 15 Changes m Representative Prices sdafasdf
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  • 104 15 La lest Buyers* Prices By Cable Singapore. Aug. It. Latest buyers" prices, received by Messrs. Guthrie by cable this morning. for Malayan palm oil and palm kernels are Palm Oil m Bulk: c.i.f. landed weights New York Philadelphia 350 cents 'U.S. currency) per Ib. cXf. landed weights USA
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  • 194 15 For tbc purpose ot introducing to overseas customers various selected export goods manufactured m Kobe and Kyoto, representatives of various Japanese manufacturing firms who have already visited Java, are at present holding an exhibition of their products at the Japanese Commercial Museum. The Museum now houses an
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  • 357 15 EXCHANGE RATES August 11 SELLING London. 4 months* sight 2,4 116 London. 3 months* sight 241 32 London. 60 days' sight 2 4 London. 30 days' sight 2|3 6364 London, demand 2 3 31 32 London. T.T. 2 3 15,16 Lyons and Paris, demand 975 Hamburg, demand
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  • 515 15 FRIDAY. AUGUST 11th., 1933 CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang < t 27s tid 30s Austral Malay <£) 28s 6d 30s c«i Ayer Hitam <5s» 13s 9d 14s 6d Ayer Weng <$1> 96 1.00 Bangrin Tin I 18s 3d 19s Batang Padang ($1) 10 12 Batu Caves
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    • 74 15 _Aggf»nce to fawe «m ft»jtt The Great Eastern life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated tn the fttrmlta Settlemente) HEAD omCB: Great Eastern Ule Building. CecU Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE- 27 Old i* m ,n Tb .pany ha, £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court Bfcgland and compHe. with the Bmfsh m* jJZZJ
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  • 783 16 S.C.C. SCORE SEVEN GOALS Previous Defeat By IndoCeylonese Avenged "WOODEN SPOON" Interesting First Division Position S.C.C. 7; I.C.F.A. 1. Although the Malays have secured their position at the head of the S.A.F.A. first division table, the "wooden spoon" is still m some doubt. Yesterday the S.C.C. thoroughly
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  • 21 16 The general meeting of the Malayan Billiard Association will be held on August 15th at 8 p.m. at the New World
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  • 614 16 CATTLE CO. IMPROVE POSITION Chinese Defeated By Odd Goal m Nine Straits Cattle Co. 5; S.C.F.A. 11. 4. By defeating the Chinese second eleven by the odd goal m nine at Jalan Besar yesterday the Straits Cattle Trading Company further consolidated their position as one of the
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  • 72 16 Start of Scottish league To-day The home football season will be inaugurated by the first games m the Scottish League to-day, the fixtures being as follows SCOTTISH LKAGUI (DIV. I) Aberdeen vs. Ayr United. Clyde vs. Motherwell. Falkirk vs. Third Lanark. Hamilton Acad vs Partick Th. Hearts vs.
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  • 56 16 The following have accepted to play Ticket for the S.C.C. against the Old Rafflesians to-morrow on the OR.A. -round DC. Burn (capt.), P O'Neil Dunne. A. L. Hill. W. W Dean W. H. McNelll. J. E. C. Mitchell. H. A* Exley. S. Kirk. O. B. Page. R W
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  • 722 16 Graham Wins In Sixth Round INTERESTING BOUT Aircraftman Graham, of the Royal Air Force, scored a fine victory over Nickey Sullivan, the popular local boxer, by a knockout m the sixth round when they met at the New World last night. Sullivan, It will be remembered,
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  • 83 16 Canton Team vs. S.C.F.A. To-morrow A football match between Lingnam University of Canton and the SCFA will be niayed it, JW n B-snr Starti-im on Sunday. Gates will open at 4 p.m. The following have been invited to n»a* fo- SCC. vs. Po'lce on M r ont sec t.
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  • 275 16 PERAK TURF CLUB MAIDENS To Race At January Meeting Twenty- two Maiden two year olds supplied by The British Bloodstock Agency are due to arrive m Penang by the Soudan on Aug. 29th. These Maidens are to race at the Perak Turf Club Spring (January) Meeting
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  • 170 16 The entries for the Perak TC. August Amateur Meeting on August 18 and 19 are as follow Horses Class 3 Windgarde. Sunmaid 11. Desmondette. Presldentkar. Nancykar. Blackwood. Tetrawa. Buffoon. Ponies Class 2:— Coral Moore, Miss Cue, Highland Lass. Roy's Best. Palm Oil, S. 6 B Blue
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  • 218 16 Wiltshire Regiment Defeats R.A.F. Garrison Lawn Tennis Association tournament ties played off yesterday ended as follow: Inter I 'nit doubles: Wiltshire Regiment beat Royal Air Force 5- 7 6—l 6—4. Men's doubles handicap: Ll. J. P Wilson and Lt. T. G. Tyrrell beat Major A S. M.
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