The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 August 1933

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press KO. W, 36 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. WEDNESDAY, aitbitot i« 10^ 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS
    352 1 At court martial in Tokio, details of plot for widespread assassinations to create a war with America were revealed Pace 9. Huang-no floods are subsiding owing to a change in the course of the river Page 8. After only ten minutes play yesterday, England won the third
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    A DOMESTIC INTERIOR
    882 1 HPHE clean, tidy kitchen-living-room of Mr. and Mrs. Stuttle's cottage on Bole Hill Oreeh. A good fire Is burning in the stove, a kettle is singing, the table is laid for the evening meal. Following a long day's work that has exhausted a very modest stock of
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      209 1 KLJM PQWWMED MILK BAREST v! KOACH TO PCRI. I* IftIZED MHJK Stadia*' the tropics. tffAOUBLI -T ALL LEADING OM BTOREB. BAFFLES HOTEL, LTD. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT TO-DAY 5 ATTRACT.ONS COCKTAIL DANCE TEA OANCES to 8.30 p.m. EVER MONDAS. WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY .(FORMAL DhTnEI DANCE '^LKa^^ 1.45 rO MIO-MGHT AND FRIDAY
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      121 1 ADELPHI SEA VIEW I HOTEL HOTEL m TO-NIGHT toe ROTARY CUB tf Smgapore FRIn A v MEETS TO DAY *T 1 P M ™I»AY SPEAKER: ROTARIAN C. B. PECKER SUBJECT: "ADVERTISING" SATURDAY THURSDAY SPECIAL DINNER DANCE ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY MARTY SANDS MOORED DAWN THE TALENTED AMERICAN MUSICAL COMEDY ARTISTES IN
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      49 1 LATEST ADVERTS 34^3 -Page 3. Cook by gas— Page 16. Made in England— Page 4. Hotel der Nederlanden— Page 1. CHRYSLER ENDURANCE THOSE who buy and those who fll have a common meeting grounu in the Classified Columns and they do a big busineM? fvee fl>cesB j WANT ADS
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      21 1 KLIM POWDERED BOLE rHB NEAREST APPROACH TO PUBS FRESH, PASTEURIZED MILS OBTAINABLE IN THE TROPICS OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION BTOREB
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    YOUTH TELLS
    390 2 Raffles Boys Draw Alter Being Three Goals Down Old Boys 4: Present Boys. 4. The match between Raffles Old Boys and Present Boys, lor the Clarke Shield, resulted in a draw of four goals all. The shield was first fought for last year, the result being a draw
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    SINGAPORE BILLIARDS
    206 2 Local Clubs To Join Association A number of local clubs have promised to support the newly formed Singapore Billiards Association, it was stated at the meeting last night at the New World, when the draft rules and regulations were adopted and provisional office bearers elected. Mr. Julian Frankel,
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    HONOURS LIST Batting
    95 2 HONOURS LIST Batting 105 Evan Wong. S.C.R.C. vs Nondescripts. 86* Dr. H. O Hopkins. PS and L. vs. Services. 64 Bede-Cox. Europeans vs. Rest. Ipoh. 51 Lieut. N. C. Phillips. Services vs. PS. and L. 56 Murray. Europeans vs Rest. Ipoh. < denotes not out Rowling fi for none. Muthucumaru.
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    POLICE FOOTBALLERS
    162 2 Muar Ueateiv By Batu Pahat From Our P— Correspondent .Muar. Aur. 15. Batu Pahat Police beat the Muar Police by two goals to nil in the hrst round oi the Bell Cup competition A drizzle which lasted throughout };e first half made the ball and ground slippery and
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    SIONG 800 ASSOCIATION
    59 2 From Our Own Correspondent >lmr. Aur. 14. rhe Sionß i)j«> Association, Blngm* pore, win -visit Ifuar and Batu Pahat this week-end. n.< y will meet Batu Pahat on Saturday at iootbaii and a ICuar Select id XI on Sunday. The team will Include John Thon Boon Lay.
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    71 2 Miss Alice Margregor is sutlering from indisposition and is an inmate Oi the General Hospital. The Band oi the S.S. Police will perform thp following programme weather pormittinß. ut Toiok Aycr to-day (Wednesday), commencing at 5.15 p.m. Marcc Medley. The Passing of the Regiment," Winter. Overture. '-Poet Peasant." Sappe; Walt/
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      3 2 CAPITOL— August jLotn.
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      190 2 Harriet Hubbard Ayer's Beauty Preparations. I Luxuria Cream. Ayeristocrat Vanishing Cream. Skin and Tissue Builder. Lemon Cream. Creme des Fraises. Honey, Almond and Cucumber Cream. Face Powders. STOCKISTS MEDICAL HALL, LTD., Battery Road. BUSINESS CARDS. STRAITS TYPEWRITER AGENCY STATIONERS REPAIREKB. 14A Change Alley, Sißg»p«v. Tb* Cheapest House lor yoar Station*
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      540 2 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tenders. NOTICE Is hereby given that tenders are now Invited for the iollowing materials or services and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained in the Tender Room. Municipal Offices: Installation of Sanitary Fittings at Nos. 23. 33 and 59 A Devonshire Road. No 36
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      192 2 Saturday u Saturday, wJI/^t fc ENTRIES Cl E t.^•^. 5S A C FOP u^. visitim; 1 inn CRDI?; sUBtoJ f i^ EMI i HE iti M TADY (I! PMcedii 1 I I j .CHILDHKN f J s: \n mntt'd Tm A HTOtt Secrrt-' TO LKT OFI O LET on 2nd
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      104 2 THE WEEK Wednesday, 16th. Hl^h Water 07.36. 6.6 ft., 17.50 8.0 ft. Rotary Tiffin. Mr. C. B. Pecker on "Advertising," Adelphi Hotel. 1 p.m. Football: S.A.F.A. League. (Div. Ill): S.H.B. vs. Abattoir S.C., 5.H.8.. Marine Dept. II vs. Y.M.C.A., Stadium; (Colman League): Kota Raja vs. Fathul Munir, Jalan Besar. Thursday,
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    Trend Of Petrol Prices Upward
    221 3 l-S. COMPANIES' AGREE MEXT WILL NOT BRING THEM DOWN New York, Aug. 14. The Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey and the >ny- Vacuum Corporation have made reciprocal arrangements (according to the New York Sun), handling foreign trade, particularly in the Far Bast Reuter ion
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    BURGLAR IN BATH
    68 3 Kuil <<i ro Get Clean Awav When a p. Prague. e doctor returned home valuables < ays< he found all his tiy packed for removal. nat the burglar was telephoned to the lar fled, but gave he realised that I attracting atten- rJeaded special n. pointed out
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    CHARITY SHOW IN AID OF ANTI-OPIUM SOCIETY
    65 3 The Dreamy Shadow Of Magical Troupe will give charity performances at the Great World Show. Hall No. 3. on September Bth and 9th, commencing at 7.30 p.m. in aid of the Anti-Opium Society. Ladies who are interested in selling tickets and supervising work
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    Will High Prices Mean Prosperity ?
    866 3 Will High Prices Mean Prosperity GENERAL WORLD TREND ANALYSED THE REASON FOR LESS BUYING Trade Barter Not Suitable For All Do rising prices really mean prosperity? asks Mr. Francis Williams' in the Daily Herald. In the; United States President Roosevelt is exerting all his powers to force a rise in
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    London Society Wedding
    31 3 Miss Adele Astair. (left) and Mr. Oil Beaton (rirht), at the wedding of Lady Honor Guiness to Mr. Henry Channon, the American author, at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster.
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    IRAQ PROTESTS
    158 3 Attitude Of French Authorities London, Aug. 9. A telegram received in London toiday announces the unconditional sur- render of the Assyrians who recently crossed the Iraq frontier to the Iraq •authorities. Dissension among the Assyrian tribesmen themselves is the main cause of the Iraq frontier trouble. This is
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    Regimental Twins
    107 3 EARL OF HOPETOUN AND LORD JOHN HOPE JOIN THE GUARDS ,The "inseparable twins." the Earl of Hopetoun. heir of the Marquis of Linlithgow, and Lord John Hope, will not be parted in their new Army career, for they have been gazetted together to the Scots Guards. The twins
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    24 3 Mr. L. C. Simpson-Gray. Deputy Public Prosecutor, Negri Sembilan and Pahang, and Mrs. Simpson-Gray left Penang for Belawan Deli by the Kedah on Friday.
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      39 3 K m d W M^^M^ Hulloh III Yes Madam You want 3463? Oh, most certainly madam you'll be more than satished. 1 neir,s is most popular and easily the best and fruitiest in Malaya THE MIRACL^SHOW^jg CAPITOL— August 16th.
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      275 3 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Ltd. Registered under the Trust Companies' Ordinance lft<. REGISTERED it HEAD OFFICE: Noa. 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),
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    LEAGUE EXPERTS IN CHINA
    644 4 In Twelve Government Departments NON-POLITICAL Dr. Rajchman To Co-ordinate Activities At a meeting in Paris ol the committee recently created by the council of the League of Nations in connection with the technical co-operation between the League and China, under the presidency of M. Castillo Najera,
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    INDIAN TEA
    71 4 Russia May Buy Four Million lbs. The Russian trade experts in London, are contemplating, according to a London paper received by the last mail, big purchase of Indian teas a deal which, if completed, may result in nearly four million pounds of tea being sold to Russia. It
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    "One Over One"
    1180 4  -  Ely Culbertson) CONTRACT BRIDGE (By VARIOUS "One Over One" authors maintain that the Forcing "One Over One" response saves one or more rounds of bidding. The Forcing One Over One actually fails to save even a single round. As a result, the so called One Over One
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    CHIEF X
    367 4 Man Who Tracked Corsican Super-Bandit Ajarcio. Corsica 'Chiet X." a blue-cloaked mystery man who swore to take Andre Spada. the notorious Corsican bandit, dead or alive, is the man who is said to be real- ly responsible for his linal capture. The military force, including tanks; sent against
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    5.400-YEAR-OLD TOWN
    134 4 5.400 -YEAR -OLD TOWN Discovered During Excavations on the site of Troy Constantinople. Auk 4. Traces ol a town which he believes to have dated back to 3.500 B.C. -more than 5.400 years ago— have been unearthed by Mr. Carl Blegen. an archae logist. in north-western Asia Minor Continuing his
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    65 4 Construction of an oil pipe-line in Georgia, to link up the Shirakl and Mirzaani oilfields with the railway, has been started. Consisting of 8-inch pipes, it will traverse a distance of 92 kilometres. The oil will be conveyed through the pipes by gravity flow and the line is designed to
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    DISAPPOINTED IN LOVE
    190 4 THREE Vo U N G GIRLS' BU I C I D B AT CANTON A youthiul Don Juan has been indirectly responsible for three cases of suicide according to message from the Namhoi district ol China. Tins young Chinese was apparently well-to-do besides possessing an adequate share
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    WOMAN'S SUICIDE BOMB
    247 4 WOMAN'S S UICIDE BOMB Three Killed When Hotel Was Wrecked Tht suicide of a woman by blowing hersell up with powerful bomb i^ said to account for terrific explosion which wrecked the upper part of the Hotel Europe, at Brunn. the second largest town in Czechoslovakia. ar.J caused at least
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    "SCRAPS OF PAPER" WORTH 5,000,000
    70 4 "SCRAPS OF PAPER" WORTH 5,000,000 Austrian Presidnu Oprii* if nn-* Stamps I hi' iff 'irii v .irlv US.O(KMm I JJ stamp- r« i> national Pttflatelfa E> opened here tv Pi The British col Insured lor Bl A special n>ip the exhibits, mhk about 600 prom;: over the worki Sir John
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    TITAN'S THOUGHT FOR POOR
    684 5 PROGRAMME FOR CELEBRATION Meeting Of Klang Residents Our Own Correspondent.* Klang, Aug. 12. net at the court "Klang discuss plans to birthday of H.H. ngor which falls on m> i >rbes, District Officer, Klang. t .ere Messrs Gor< P Teh B-. Slew. J.P.. Lta Ah t:.i
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    BROKEN RIB
    178 5 Played Tennis After Football Injury 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, Aug. 14. H. M. De Souza <jr. > and P. F. De Souza. visited Muar* on Saturday and were entertained by the Muar Hospital Club when two tennis matches were played on the Muar Civil Service Club tennis
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    LATE MRS. WOO YOKE SHI
    75 5 From Our Own Correspondent. Malacca. Aug 14. Mrs. Won Yoke Shi, mother of Mr. Woo Swee Mun. the managing secretary ol the Malacca Guardian. Ltd.. was buried to-day at the public burial ground. Bukit Jelotong. Among those present were: the Hon. Mr Tan Cheng Lock.
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    MALACCA "YAT KEE" CEREMONY
    414 5 DRIVING AWAY EVIL SPIRITS March Through The Streets 'From Our Own Correspondent. Malacca. Aug. 15. Chai Lians inarched in procession from Chai Lian Kuan and passed through various streets coming back to the Chai Lian Kuan at 8.30 p.m. The procession was made up of two
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    $8,000 DAMAGE
    48 5 Shop (Jutted At Jasin •From Own Own Correspondent > Malacca. Aug. 15 Damage estimated at $8,000 was caused by a serious fire which broke out In Jasin. A sundry medicine shop belonging to a Chinese. In f he middle of a row of shophouses. was completely gutted.
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    33 5 Thursday. Auk. 10. Mrs. Grimble and Surgeon Commander and Mrs. Fitzroy Williams had luncheon at Government House. Friday. Auk. 11. His Excellency and Lady Clement! gave an informal dinner and dance.
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    BAILOR CHARGED
    99 5 "Said He Was Worth $I,(MM, Hut is Bankrupt" "While signing a bail bond lor $200 for the temporary release of a prisoner in the second court recently he stated that he was worth $1,000. And now 1* has been discovered that he is an undischarged bankrupt." declared Mr.
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      26 5 CLEVERESi COMEDIENNE in LOOKING BRIGHT SIDE" oirlE HANDS. TOO THE LAUGH OF A LIFE-TIME IN THIS ORACH MIRTHFUL MUSICAL ROMANCE. I at the ALHAMBRA, Aug. 22nd.
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      213 5 capttol Opening TO-DAY 3.15 6.15 9.15 WARNER BROS GLA\IOROUS MUSICAL SPECTACLE STREET" 14 STARS 200 Beautiful Girls See the wonders of a new show world! Two Great shows in one BOX OFFICE PHONE 5261 y Al l^lf jj^H Hfir A w TO-NIGHT 6.15 9.15 FOX MOVIETONE'S GRAND AND (iLORIOUS MUSICAL
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    Policeman Takes The Plunge
    31 6 A competitor taking a dive from the greasy pole into the tank while taking part in the pillow fight at the Metropolitan Police Sports at Edgeware, Middlesex.
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    TAKING NO CHANCES
    662 6 Strong: M.C.C. Team For India Jardine has accepted the captaincy of the M.C.C. team which is to tour India during the coming winter. The following players have also accepted invitations for the tour: D. R. Jardine 'Surrey* captain*. Nichols i Essex C. F. Walters Verity <York>. Worcester
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    BOSTON RED SOX
    284 6 Big Score in Game With Philadelphia New York. Aug. 14. The feature of the week-end baseball games was the big score made by Boston Red Sox who counted 11 in the first innings and had a total of 19 runs, NATIONAL LEAGUE R. II. E. Boston 6
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    ALI KHANS SUCCESS
    76 6 Rides Own Horse To Victory London Vug. 8. Prince Ali Khan rode his own horse. Grey Wonder, to victory In the Berwick Welter Handicap race for amateur riders. The Aga Khan went specially from Brighton to see his son ride. This is Ali Khan's first success under
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    95 6 In the annual cricket match Between Colombo C.C. and Upcountry the latter won by lour wickets. It was a sensational one innings match. Colombo lost Flindale without a run scored, but W. T. Brindley (73 noL out> and F. A. Waldock (1 22» added 204 for the second wicket and"
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    A New Essex Cricket Record
    130 6 By defeating Middlesex at Leyton by seven wickets, Essex have now won eleven matches this season, which is their highest in the history of county cricket. Middlesex, who were led on the first innings by ten runs, collapsed for 97 on a dry wicket, which
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    SEREMBAN SPORTS
    477 6 Large Entry For School Meeting (Form Our Own Correspondent. > Seremban, Aug. 13. Favoured by fine weather, the anual athletic sports meeting of King George V School, Seremban. held on the school grounds yesterday was a great success. At the conclusion of the sports the prizes were distributed
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    RUGBY
    70 6 Ceylon Decide Not To Defend All-India Cup Ceylon will not defend the All-India Cup. which was won in Madras last year. The decision was reached at a meeting of the Committee of the Ceylon Rugby Football Union, held at the O. OH., last week. The t mrnament Is to
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    YES, THIS IS GOLF!
    51 6 Mr. A. W. Hameister. of Michigan, iias just started to learn golf. At his first bole— l3 strokes. Second— he holed in one Mr. R. Brook, Third Officer of the Siamese Prince was admitted into the Penans General Hospital soon after the boat berthed alongside the
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    K.L. SOCCER
    192 6 Rovers Beat Rangers in Close Came From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. \uc \Z. Exciting football was witnessed on the T. P. C A. ground today when the Kunla Lumpur Rovers' first string beat the Selangor Rangers 3-2 In a cup tie. The Rangers scored after five minutes
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    MALACCA HOCKFY
    167 6 At the annual general meeting of the Malacca Hockey Aessociation the election of office bearers lor the current year resulted as follows:— President Mr E W. Reeve. Vice-Prosident Mr. P. G. Pamadasa < re-elected). Hon. Secretary and Treasurer Mr. Abbas b Said "re-elected). Committee:- One delegate from each
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      7 6 THE MIRACLE SHOW 0M933? CAPITOL— August 16th.
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      328 6 Pepsodent announces a notable new discovery —an entirely new cleansing and polishing material that is twice as soft as polishing materials commonly used in tooth pastes. Gives teeth a higher polish, brighter lustre-FILM stains disappear complin i\ TH E Pepsodent Laboratories an- is still the Pepsodent you nounce a revolutionary
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    OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE LOSES $12,612 CLAIM
    777 7 RIGHT TO BRING SUIT" yque! To Bankruptcy Office Fraud fHEOI'F OWNERSHIP toy Which Was Stolen by Clerk Xhc iwkruptcy Office fraud j n w hi( j a former clerk in he Bankru? -t. > Office was accused with ar.f>!! nian having fraudulentl> t<"i llPd to
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    FALL TO DEATH FROM LORRY
    610 7 FALL TO DEATH FROM LORRY ONLY FEW YARDS FROM START Carelessness on Precarious Perch A iatal accident resulting in the aeath oia ao-year-old Municipal conservancy cooue. namea Kanasamy uurusamy, almost opposite the depot fn. aV K elOCk aQ oa u ust toed me subject oi an inquuy before Mr ex.
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    CLUB RUN FOR GAMBLING
    1309 7 nings to the Club. Witness actually saw the commission being paid to the secretary or assistant secretary. "I used to go there twice or three times a week— also to take part in games— and sometimes there would be a game in progress." Police constable No.
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    Too Many Loans Granted to Co-Operators
    583 7 STRINGENT POLICY IN POST OFFICE SOCIETY A stringent policy in regard to the making ot loans to members has been laid down by the committee of the Singapore Posts and Telegraphs Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society, according to the report for the year ended
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    BUDDHIST CEREMONY
    223 7 Prince Purachatra in Kuala Lumpur H.R.H. Prince Purachatra took part in an interesting ceremony at the Buddhist Temple. Brickfields Kuala Lumpur t reports the Malay Mail>. His Royal Highness on arrival was received by the Priest. T. Mandaratne. and after the leading Buddhists present, among them Messrs. P.
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    MONOPOLIES CHARGE
    133 7 Alleged Possession Of Dutiable Wines Nai Nee Beng and Neo Tye Mun. the proprietor and licensee of a retail liquor shop in Wallich Street, appeared before the Criminal District Judge. Mr. Forrer. yesteTday on a charge of storing dutiable liquor on their premises. Mr. P. H. Elkins. Controller
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    NEW J. P. SWORN
    36 7 Inche Mohamed Ghazally bin Mahamed Ariffin, former Datoh of Kelantan. took the oath as Justice of the Pearej before Mr. J. F. F. Gregg in the fourth j police court yesterday morning.
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    A RUDE AWAKENING
    395 7 A RU DE AWAKENING Moneylender's Early Morning Shock The tale of a moneylender who was stabbed at night by. it was alleged, a friend of a creditor who had been pressed for the payment of a loan oi $80. was related befoore Mr R. J. F. Curtis, the Second Magistrate,
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    S.C.C. FLYING DAY
    64 7 Two Moth sea-planes from the Royal Singapore Flying Club flew over to Pulau Samboe and twelve people from that island were given flights on Sunday. Th'e postponed flying day for mem bers of the S.C.C. and their friends is now being held on Saturday when there will
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    YOUNG CHINA SEERS KNOWLEDGE ABROAD
    438 7 VARSITIES IN NORTH AMERICA Students Return Via Europe And Malaya Speaking in fluent English, with only a trace of American accent. Dr. Y. T. Chang one of a party of Chinese graduates homeward bound after studying in North American Universities gave a description of the
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    LADDER SNAPS
    128 7 House Decorator Sustains Fatal Injuries A verdict of death by misadventure was returned by Mr. F. G Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday at the Inquest on a Chinese named Kwan Ah Yong. Inspector Popejoy said that on August 7 he received iniormation that a man had been seriously
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    ELECTIONS FOR YEAR
    108 7 Malay Gurus Co-operative Society At the half yearly general meeting Of the Singapore Malay Ourus Cooperative Society. Ltd. on Saturday, the following were elected office-bear-ers for the ensuing year: President. Mr. F. C. Barraclough: vice-presidents. Messrs. D. W. McLeod and E. R. Da vies: committee. Che' Osman
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    71 7 A lire out on the r<« t < r the Kuala Lipis railway static*/. -r> the aiTernoon of July 9. The Ku> a Llpis fire brigade, under Mr. P. H R. Humphrey, officer in charge of the Police Department. arrived witlv three m'r.r.trs of the alarm bein t sounded and
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    DOMESTIC OCCURANCE BIRTHS
    61 8 DOMESTIC OCCUR ANCE BIRTHS WHEATLEY. To Gladys Gwendoline, wife ol E. G. Wheatley. at the Maternity Hospital. Singapore, on August 15th. 1933. a son. SWITHrNBANK At tru Materniiy Hospital. Singapore on August 15th. 1933. to Mr. and Mrs Walter Swlthinbank. a son. WESTROP At Bungsar Hospital on August 13th to
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16. 1933 STREET DANGERS
    904 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16. 1933 STREET DANGERS Comment concerning street dangers and the duties devolving upon drivers of vehicles were made by the Coroner on Monday. The story told at the enquiry was one with which we are familiar. It has been related over and over again in
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    123 8 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN 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 RUBBER London, Aug. 15. Rubber Market closing prices to-day were Spot (Buyers) 3 2732d (3 27|32d> Sellers) 3
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    SET PACE FOR WORLD AIR FLEETS
    270 8 DUCE AND ARMADA FLIGHT Medals And Promotion For Airmen Rome, Aug. 13. 'Many years will pass before any other air force can equal your feat." declared Bignor Mussolini when he Inspected the Atlantic fliers on Palatine Hill this morning and read the Royai Decree
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    Letters To The Editor
    165 8 Letters To The Editor Mr. Layctck On Colon- Reserves To the Editor Sir. In com. ed Penang RUI >* lew weeks I Ik, ,7 expression* ia Sri^ rapidly dimi: 0J <% others which *d s now that people appn < I^l «r position Yet the figur- .bUA- month In the
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    HUANG-HO FLOODS
    173 8  -  !Sin Chew Jit Poh. Subside Owing To Change Of Course Shanghai Aug. IS. The Huanß-ho has slightly subsided! according to a message from General 1 Uu Chih. Governor of Honan. Trains along the Lunghai Line are not so crowded as during the last three dnys 1 and the
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    STRAYING CATTLE
    62 8 To the Kdilos Sir. I ui.o-r •.,.>: :t uihf a«j of the Pol: p ..ur roads imt straying cattl. Tl v*mitolr sadly noRl( district is oi eatfr frequently •>.. road. 9parently ut. convenient- to MAM Jlftf nui&am-t i.s r terlng private mpound* *n6 dftor ing hedges and tlovrr
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    COAL STRIKE THREAT
    117 8 South Wales Anthracite Miners Give Notice London. Aug. I'.V A stoppage is threatened of tlio whole South Wales anthracite coal Industry. In consequence of a dispute ovor wages the miners have already given notice to one of the largest companies and a meeting of the miners' representatives
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    RILLITON TIN
    41 8 To Take Over Singkep Works Ihe Hague. Auk 11. Shareholders In the Singkep Tin Company hav authorised their dh«vtors to conclude an agreement wi»ii the Billlt^n Tin Company, under whicn the latter will take over the Singkep vcrks. Reuter.
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    43 8 Export Restrictions Amended Washington. Auf. It. Prohibition on the exnort of po'd has been amended by the Treasury to permit the shipment of eold in the form of unretorted amalgam of cyanide precipitates and concentrates of unsmelted ore. Reuter Wireless
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    25 8 At the F.M.S. Police sports In Kuala Lumpur on Saturday one sepak raga team kept the ball in the air no less than 373 times.
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    SINGAPORE TEACHERS
    72 8 Election Ot .Wmutiur Otfue-boanT* Otr.cr- bearers meeting H SmgaporAssociation hold j f tV St Ar.fir««» Sch«x'l Ha: > P-'J* The Hon Tin DU tor of Mkj» ss god W. MM Pr.x.d.T- MrC« Ooteman ins pore and L.i L) VV \\yl< Stepht-n. Ml t> J t*** Mr K K
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    54 8 In New lilin Vi The Pavilion The Rich the PaMIM. drama ol llv the Ml v. knoVs whC hihsband i> of a woman Ruth ChfttJ that Lul\ Ml I and MB Bette Dl TJj .1* Ol thr £g V Mtod'i i< ni Oearge Brer:wit!-. M n f point
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    53 8 New Boa I For nc a !■>"• Jrf Seven n yedm employed in c-: <- new motor lv accompanu < when hr hu States to nMIH—Wttl I iU «iU Trophy M opposed to) f(>n t«* Miss Amerii be held on from Septrs if* Mr iDOtt P he
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    TOKIO WAR PLOT REVELATIONS
    176 9 AIR RAID ON CAPITAL f 0 Thro»v People In Panic SEIZE POWER S. Ambassador Marked For Assassinatm gstraordiit revelation > of a '"I for widespread assassinations and M val ail raid on Tokio to cause a panic and to gate »a tween Japan and Americ were
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    DITCH GRAIN TAXES
    71 9 Drasti< Measures To Control Imports The Hitsue, Aug. 14. isures tor the control of In into Holland have 1 order to protect home j grain ior use as leed.ilden per quintal will oats on which the J gulden per quintal, i lifl the price of grain consumption
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    "AIR FRANCE"
    73 9 fc« Combine To Run Far Eastern Services London, Aug. 14. »i five French air Union, the Air Postale, the Farman rnpanies will come mber l. ttion will be known It is learned that ntemplated is to t services to the have already *i wri! nCW U Pe Ol
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    COAL STRIKE
    28 9 CO AL STRIKE "icite Miners London. Aug. 14. at 21 anthracite and South Walej Ing affected anc 'urther 5.000 will 'atives have beer ate a settlement possible. Reuter
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    GERMANY'S NEIGHBOURS UNCOMFORTABLE
    507 9 GERMANY'S NEIGHBOURS UNCOMFORTABLE Trouble On Two Frontiers Vienna, Aug. 14. Details of a plan for the Nazi con quest of Austria and the sabotage oi trade and industry are published in s special edition of the Government organ Reichspost, headed "Plot Against Austria." The details are stated to be contained
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    COWS FOR KULAKS
    71 9 Soviet Concession To Collective Farms Moscow, Aug. 15. Members of collective farms will henceforth be able to possess their own cows following a decree signed by Stalin and Molotoff to-day assigning 35.000.000 roubles for supplying a million head of cattle. This represents a concession to colllective farmers
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    LIGHTNING HITS CAMP
    56 9 Territorial Killed And Several Injured London, Aug. 14. A corporal was killed and an officer and six privates injured when a Territorial camp near Weymouth was struck by lightning during a violent thunderstorm which broke over many parts of England. x An officer and a sentry were
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    WILL OF BARONESS SEAFORTH
    58 9 HUGE GIFTS TO CHARITIES Woman Who Was Arrested As British Spy London, Aug. 14. A huge fortune has been bequeathed to hospitals and charitable institutions by the will of Baroness Seaforth, who died on February 17. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Edward StelnkopfT.
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    £17,00,000
    43 9 Will Of Sir John Ellerman J London, Aug. 15. J 2 Is is understood that the will of Sir John Ellerman has been Ji J proved provisionally at over I £17.000,000 consisting mainly of J cash and Government securi- S ties.- Reuter
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    67 9 Doctor Barnado's home receives £30.000. the London Hospital £20.000 Sixteen hospitals and charities receive i 10.000 each while a further twenty- j four receive €5.000 each. The Seaforth Sanatorium at Brahan. Scotland. receives £60.000. On the outbreak of war in 1914 the Baroness was arrested in Germany as a spy
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    IF ATTACK THREATENS
    170 9 I.S. Will Act On Side Of Canada 1 Banff. Alberta. Auk. 14. Naval preparedness in the Pacific. i tarifls, trade restrictions, international < i commodity agreements, shipping sub- < !sidies. Philippine independence, and the United States exclusion act against orientals are amopg the questions 1 before the
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    CHITTAGONG RAID
    124 9 School-Master Head Of The Conspiracy Chittagong. Aug. 14. The armoury raid of 1930 and out- > i rages resulting therefrom, including the death of Captain Cameron of the Gurkhas, had a sequel to-day when two Indians were sentenced to death on a charge of conspiracy against the King.
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    CONDITIONS BETTER
    46 9 Holland Bank Rate Reduced The Hague, Aug. 15. The Netherlands Bank discount rate has been reduced from three and a half per cent to three per cent owing to easier money conditions, signifying that the' artificial conditions of a month ago have disappeared.- Reuter
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    BACK ON THE RANK
    43 9 London's Taxicab Strike Ending London, Aug. 12. The taxicab strike is petering on* Efforts to effect a settlement have failed but the men are gradually resuming and now there are only about 800 still out on strike. Reuter Wireless
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    CRISIS ONLY DELAYED
    491 9 O'Duffy Wants 80,000 Blue Shirts DUBLIN TENSION Nation Wide Parades On Sunday Dublin, Aug. 14. In spite of President de Valera's ban on the Blue Shirt parade, recruiting began to-day on a very large scale on behalf of the National Guard campaign, directed by General O'Duffy. who
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    AID U.S. FARMERS
    106 9 Cabinet's Compromise Plan Washington. Aug. 15. A special Cabinet committee has completed a compromise plan under which only a part of the 5200.000.000 benefit payment to the wheat and cotton farmers for curtailing production will be withheld on account of their indebtedness to the Government. The recommendations
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    NEGRO YOUTHS LYNCHED
    36 9 Taken From Prison By Alabama Mob Toscaloosa, Alabama, An*. 14. Avenging the murder of a white girl. a mob of citizens seized from the gaol and shot dead three negro youths. Reuter Wireless
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    CRUEL TO KATHRYN
    29 9 Los Angeles, Auf 14. Kathryn Carver, the wife of the film star Adolph Menjou, has been granted a divorce on the grounds of cruelty. Reuter Wireless
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      574 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Steamers D s.s. City of Roubaix For London. Rotterdam and H'burg In Port Aug. 16] s.s. City of Batavia For Havre, London. R'dam Si H'burg Aug. 29
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      461 10 01 British India and Apcar l m I (Incorporated in Engl MAIL, PASSENC R AND CARcn I SERVICES U PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N.cnß I NDEK CONTRACT WITH HIS HAJtti ...vi "'^B LONDON AND FAR EAST MAII „j RN>l »Vr OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA &Japav| Our Tonnacf Singapore. l»v NALDERA
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      707 11 0. S. K. Line. FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA. Due Sails. Bi rt ne Viiieiro Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo, Durban. *K Algoa Bay, Cape Town, Rio, Santos and Aug. 28 29 Montevideo ii, nt«'vi-l«'«» Maru Buenos Aires, via Colombo, Durban Cape Town. Santos. Rio de Janeiro and Sept. 28
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      572 11 TO EUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO BOMBAY, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive S'pore. S'pore. Penang. N.York. Pres. Van Buren Aug. 26 Aug. 29 Aug. 31 Oct 10 Pres. Garneld Sept. 9 Sept. 12 Sept. 14 Oct 24 Pres. Polk
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    NAVIES IN THE PACIFIC
    339 12 JapanV Immense Programme Tokyo. July Z3. A naval roplrnishment programme involving approximately 500.000.000 yen and to be over the next three or rour years, has been approved by the Naval Oeneral Starr and is pending before the Navy Ministry The programme, long under consideration, was finally
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    BOONOMICAL ENGIES
    120 12 Conversion From Tu rhino Ti Reciprocating Satis:. t< 1 1 i OCCS obtained reptoenMM ■>! the s\< *^a>i the Nonrtfl Helle l)\ i i. „rs" sup; the A S Fivdriksstal It was i oond that the old Mtan should the steam prcs.sur< limited to 200 lh the existing
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    118 12 The MM m dldier is due h« n ifl noon to-d*) will sail at IOJ p [navy that Is up t> rr naJdWjJ* strength permitted th«' London Naval Meantime, th.Navy s regular bud cal year Is being f on\cv omciais i 1 n. \t year would b fN this nuur.-
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      656 12 Burns Philp line. (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE Tim JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons> and the 88. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) [Cargo only] s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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      42 12 The Prince ol Wales arriving at Weymouth to open the new €100,000 pier and harbour scheme. The prince, who had set out from Sunningdale by plane, was forced down by bad weather at Swanage and continued the journey to Weymouth by car.
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      353 12 BIBBY LINT [LONDON \l, DRtBlk FALL MM! lo\ lllllk of fast tv M^s %1 Mall Passenger VessS. Z 1 RANGOON. rotA|sfS£«*i with i thr.,,i. Sl! 'WjS, OLOUCF.S I K!>S»IRr *H|* WORCFSTf Am7 CHESHII^E YORKSHTKI. V ft SHROPSi; 0« 3 OXFOi; Octj BTAFPORL GLOUC&s 3 WORCESTi Through Pasuge Ratal •nci.TJ 1
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      625 12 MAIL DESPATCHES by mm Bangkok erery Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 am Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 ajn. Saturdays 7 pm Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 730 am. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 pm Kelantan (via Padang Besar) Monday and Friday 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday,
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      425 12 BRITISH SHIPPING Effect Of New German Order London. Auk 11 A protest is likely to be made under the Anglo-German trade agreement on the subject of the German order practically banning ocean passages by Germans on non-German ships under the law prohibiting the transfer uf over 200 marks abroad. -Reuttr
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    The Birth Of Two Big Malayan Firms
    253 13 The Birth Of Two Big Malayan Firms IF* WHITE A WAY'S AND PRITCHARD'S BEGAN UU Uur °u: undent] death t hl »*kok. Aug. 9. lce on Monday, Who Chades Harris h i it It long a P eriod ;i forei~/l wans a record S' S We here. Mr. fcuT** 1
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    SUITABILITY TEST FOR WIVES
    401 13 SUITABILITY TEST FOR WIVES METHODIST MINISTERS IN HOT DEBATE Doubts As To Reliability Of Judge 'If any candidate for ihe ministry has encrred into any matrimonial engagement, the superintendent of the oircuit snail furnish a written statement as 10 i,he .suitability oi his fiancee.' This resolution was debated at the
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    NEW LOCOMOTIVE
    72 13 Engine Designed For Train Of 2,500 Tons Moscow, Auk. 15. Two young engineers have designed a new super- powerful steam locomotive for hauling freight trains. The model is unique in its simplicity and is intended to haul a train of 2.500 tons dead weight at a speed of
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    ITALY'S SURPLUS WOMEN
    85 13 Rome. The new. census has quite definitely established the fact that Italy now has more women than men. Up to now it has been the fashion to joke about the predominance of women in the British Isles, but that will not be so funny henceforth. In the
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    In Defence Of Her Dog
    450 13 In Defence Of Her Dog EUROPEAN WOMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED BY CHINESE COOLIE How a European woman, in defence of her dog, sustained five serious wounds from a chopper in the hands of a Chinese coolie employee is told by the Hong Kong papers. Mrs. J C. Poison, aged 33. <the
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    CAY PARIS
    422 13 New Cafes And Night Clubs Paris. The gaiety Of the open-air fetes and street lairs ot this summer has In- fleeted the cafes and restaurants. l What with the music and dancing in the streets and a circus encamped at the city sates, it is little wonder that
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    WON 105,000 FRANCS
    135 13 Englishman's Luck At Monte Carlo Monte Carlo. At the^nmmer Casino here an English visitor on his first try and with the most elementary Ideas as to staking has had the most amazing luck. He threw a thousand- franc plaque on No. 7. at one of the roulette
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    CAR TAXATION
    449 13 What Other Countries Pay Quite recently, the British Society of Motor Manufacturers compiled taxation statistics for most parts of the world. The data used was comprehensive, covering direct tax. petrol tax. driver's licence, compulsory insurance and sales tax. Hong Kong is fortunate that it has no sales tax
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    NEW FISHING GROUNDS
    67 13 Kara Bay Area To Re Explored Archangel. Aug. 15. The Kara Bay In the extreme north is being explored this year for new fishing and hunting grounds in the region of the Pechora River. Two expeditions which Include 12 ichtiologists and 160 traders are engaged in this
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    TRIBES DISCOVERED IN OLD CRATER
    665 13 BRITISH EXPEDITION BACK FROM TREK Through The Lybian Desert "A small forest. 5 milt\s wide, of dead trees whose trunks 10 to 12 Inches In diameter, had been cut off at ground level by a sand blast and lay strewn about over the sand This
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    "SYMPATHY" TO FIT THE CRIME
    337 14 SPECIAL COURTS FOR CHILDREN New Methods For Juvenile Offenders London. Aug. 10. A new era in the treatment of children and young persons will be marked by the Children and Young Persons Act of 1933 which will come Into force on Nov. 1. The act
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    45 14 Mr. Charles Watson, engineer attached to the Talerng Tin Ltd., Rompibon, Siam, is an inmate of the Penang General Hospital. Mrs. J. Pestell, the wife of Mr. John Pestell, who is the Manager of Wearne Bros.' Ipoh branch, recently returned from a holiday in Australia.
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    A KISS FROM THE DUCE
    424 14 HOW AIR ARMADA CAME BACK General BaJboTtaly's First Air Marshal Rome, Aug. 13. The Atlantic fliers this morning were congratulated by the King at the palace after which they formed a procession through the streets, which are filled by enthusiastic crowds, to Palatine Hill where
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    GENERAL FENG
    174 14 Leader Retires But Fighting Continues Shanghai. Aug. 14. General Feng Yu-slang arrived at the West Gate of Peiping yesterday and left immediately for Fengtai. He refused to stay in i,hc city. General Han Fu-chu. Governor of Shantung, has hurried to Tientsin frvm I Tsinan to welcome Feng to
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    IN MANCHURIA
    81 14 Successor to Marshal Muto A report from Tokyo states that a Japanese General has been appointed commander-in-chief of the Japanese and Manchukuo forces in Manchuria in place of Marshal Muto. He has also been appointed Governor- General of the four North-eastern Provinces to carry out a policy of
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    CHIANG CALLS A CONFERENCE
    66 14 Shanghai, Aug. 14. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek in his capacity as the head of the Military Council of Nanking is calling a mass military conference which will be held in Kiangsi to discuss the improvement of the various armies in the country and proposed measures for the
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    CANADIAN RAILWAYS
    115 14 Threat Of General Strike Montreal, Aug. 9. Strike, ballot papers are being sent out to-day to 24.000 employers of the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways throughout Canada by the union executives. They are to be returned by September 15th. The dispute has arisen over two wage cuts
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    PARTY FUSION
    81 14 South African Resolution Carried Pretoria. Auk M The resolution favouring the fusion of the Nationalist and South African parties was passed by the Transvaal Nationalist Congress by 591 votes to 9. General Hertzog. in a speech, declared that fusion was a matter for the people to decide and
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    B.BC BROADCASTS
    94 14 i Mr R C GUgins. General J J Manager of the General Electric Co. informs us that an official telegram has been received i which gives the main transmls- sions to Malaya as follows- 8.50 p.m. to 9.50 p.m Singapore J Time— C.S.G. 16 88 metres and i
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    230 14 Mr. K. Kanagasundram. the eldest son of Mr. J P Kathiravelu. of Part Gardens. Ipoh. who has been studying at University College. Ceylon, and who was on a visit to his parents, has left for Colombo en route to England, where he will take up higher studies Treating him as
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      28 14 I PETROL RUNNING TO WASTE while you use those old, worn-out, wasteful plugs. CHANGE TO Distributors for Malaya BORNEO MOTORS LTD. REMKMBER ASK FOR THE ENGLISH A.C. j
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      815 14 BANKS AND_JNSURAtyM CHARTERED RANK THE Yi>hi>||\v, .1 OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA I» L i N "m| (Incorporated in England by T[) M Royal Charter) Capital tulmiUuj Paid up capital In 600.000 j shares of £5 each £3.000.000 .Full- Un, Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserx J Reserve Liability of Pres k
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      675 14 I BRITISH BROADCASTING j CORPORATION i PROGRAMMES FOR INDIA, BURMA, S STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, and i FEDERATED MALAY STATES FROM THE EMPIRE i TRANSMITTER, DAVENTRY, J ENGLAND. Wavelengths 25.3 metres and 31.3 J i metres. S Wednesday, August 16th, 1933. O.M.T. 11.0 a.m.— t 1.0 p.m. Transmission on J an omni-dlrection-
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      91 14 23.38 Rabat (Radio Maroc) CNR. Run l p.m. 19.84 Vatican City iltaly) HVJ. 10—10.15 a.m. 19.82 Daventry OBP. 19.73 Zeesen (Germany) DJB. I—s1 5 p.m. 19.68 Radio Colonial* (Paris). FYAn'n— tpm 19.56 Bchenectady W2XAD. Mon., Wed. and Frl.. 7.30 8.30 p.m. Sun., 7 9 p.m. 19.36 Kemlkawoa-Cho-Chlba-Ken. TokJo (Japan) JIAA.
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    OPPORTUMTIES FOR LOCAL TEACHERS
    257 15 BEST WO#K NOT YET SHOWN Retiring Inspector of Schools Entertained jore English School rattve Thrift and Loan i their president. Mr. Inspector of Schools. Monday at the G.H. aston of the pending tirement oi Mi Coleman who sails Hi- c Men chairman of the mmut— nt,
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    J. W. P. THORNLEY
    114 15 Acquitted of Cheating, Hut still Facing Another Charge ■ry the first magistrate, A Forrer, yesterday morning acquitted on the three of cheating on which he had John William Patrick nornley. ropean, exclaimed has- Th jjf retorted: No need to 1 want t 0 be thanked' s
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    FELL FROM TREE
    38 15 Impaled Sapling Prom nil Correspondent.) -•pur, Aug:. 14. lie, Mohamed bin on a trigonometrical otl a 100 it. tree three *twi th tut-KuantaD road. death. The branch iving way he was 'runk of a sapling
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    GAMBLING RAID
    229 15 Fleeing Septuagenarian's Last Fall On the morning of July 28. a corporal from the Central police station walked towards a group of men who .were gambling in New Market Street j He was espied, and the crowd hurriedly dispersed, but a 72-year-old man had not run two yards
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    THE EXTREME STEP
    152 15 Matrimonial Troubles of a I 60-Year-Old A verdict of suicide by hanging was returned by the Coroner. Mr. F. G. Bourne, yesterday, at the conclusion of an inquiry into the death of a 60-year-old Chinese who. while on bail on a charge of attempted murder of his
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    FIRST "BLACK SHIRT"
    125 15 When R.L.S. Was Stoned By Villagers It is not generally known that Robert Louis Stevonson was probably the first "Black Shirt." Eccentricity of dress was part of his make-up, and in the house in Howard i Place. Edinburgh, where he was born. and which is now an
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    JANUARY ROBBERY'
    72 15 1 Discharge Of Accused In 6-Months'-Old Crime Goh Ah Sun, the Chines? who was accused before Mr R. J. F. Curtis in the second magistrate's court on Mon- day of having committed gang robbery j on an elderly building contractor in j lane off Rangoon Road on January
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    LAW NOTICE
    66 15 Wednesday, August 16th Before the Chief Justice in the Ist. Court at 10.30 a.m. Judgment:—Special Appeal 1 33— Dr. C. J. Paglar vs: Medical Council. At 11 a.m.:— S. 494 33 —A. S. Roman vs. Sawminaden and another. Before Mr. Justice Mills at 10 a.m. Part heard: Summons-in-Chamber
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    U.S. TRADE GAINS ON DEPRESSION
    812 15 HOLDING ON TO THE REVIVAL Rise Exceeds All Previous Records New York, July. j The upward movement oi business has continued during June without interruption, states the report of the National City Bank of New York. At this time of the year business men usually
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    NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
    213 15 Changes in Representative Prices Au*. 10 11 14. American Can. Com. 86»/ 4 87 > 2 85 Am. T'phone and T'graph 127 126 126»4 Atcheson Railroad 61% 62» 4 60 V, u P° nt 753/a 753 /4 74'4 Firestone. Common 25' 8 24V 2 24% Gen.
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    FIRMER MONEY
    171 15 Good Board Of Trade Returns London, Auk. 12. Owing to the calling-in of funds oy certain banks and to demand in cc:ir.ection with recent new issues, join: rorrowers on the money market paid for the first time for some considerable time up to one per cent for accommodation.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    82 15 August 15th.. 1? o'clock noon fI.S.S. equal to London Buyers Sellers Standard. Spot < loose > 12' 3 12>.» R.S.S. caual to London Standard. 'FOB' 12' l o> Standard R.S.S. on Tender Sept. 12V, 12 5 16 Oct 12>i 12 f> 16 Oct-Dec 12 5
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    RUBBER AT B.I.F.
    56 15 The next British Industries Fair will be held at Olympia and the White City from February 19th. to March 2nd, 1934. A further communication has been forwarded to the India Rubber Manufacturers' Association to ascertain its intentions in regard to proposals for a co-operative exhibit which have
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      EXCHANGE RATES
      181 15 August 15 SELLING London, 4 months' sight 2;4 1 16 London, 3 months', sight 24 132 London, 60 days' sight 2,4 London, 30 days' sight 2|3 63^4 London, demand 2|3 31 32 London, T.T. 2|3 15|16 Lyons and Paris, demand 975 Hamburg, demand 159 New York, demand 50i/
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      PRODUCE
      178 15 August 15 Tin Singapore Price per pikuh $109.37^ Oambier 5 00 Pepper White 22.50 Flake Tapioca 4.00 Pearl Sago Small 4.50 Copra. Sundried 3.80 Sago, flour I.B2Vfc Devoe s Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per tin 2.07 Sylvan Arrow Kerosene per tin 1.50 Socony Motor Gasoline ex pump per British Imperial
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST
    927 15 TUESDAY. AUGUST 15th., 1933 CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang (£> 27s 6d 30s Austral Malay <£> 28s 6d 30s r,\. Ayer Hitam <ss> 13s 9d 14s 6d Ayer Weng <$1> 96 1.00 Bangrin Tin <€ > 18s 3d 19.s Batans Padang <$1> 10 12 Batu Caves
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    TEST FINISHES IN TEN MINUTES
    681 16 100 SPECTATORS PRESENT West Indies Add Only 5 More Runs INNINGS DEFEAT Marriott Takes Last Two Wickets I Only ten minutes play was necessary yesterday morning to finish the Third test match. The West Indies added only five more runs to their overnight total of
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    PLAYER ORDERED OFF AT JALAN BESAR
    392 16 FIRST DIVISION MATCH Engineers' Unsatisfactory Victory Over I.CF.A. Pulau Brani 3; I.C.F.A 0. Two penalty goals and one scored from a position which was clearly offside gave Pulau Brani an unsatisfactory three-nil victory in their First Division league match against the I.C.F.A. at the
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    GOLF
    56 16 Sepoy Lines Mixed Foursomes The winners of the mixed foursomes c mpctition. played on Saturday, were Dr. J. C. Carson and Mrs. Mlddlebrook -rNet score 34. Many of the world's finest athletes competed in the British A.A.A. championships at the White City. The photograph shows A. Johath ia >
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    TITLE FOR ALLISS
    146 16 Baden, Aug. 13. Percy Alliss, fo/meily of the Wannsee Club and now of Beaconsfleld. won the German open golf championship with an aggregate score of 284 over 72 holes. -Reuter Wireless. Bowling Marriott 5 for 37; Clark 3 for 16; Nichols 1 for 36. WEST INDIES (2nd.
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    E. ACHONG
    70 16 Chinese Slow Bowler Joins Rochdale London, Aug. 15. E. Achong. the West Indies Chinese slow bowler, has signed as a professional for Rochdale. Central Lancashire Cricket League, next season. Reuter. Achong has not had outstanding success with the ball during the present tour in Britain. In the first
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    ROUND THE TENNIS TOURNAMENTS
    194 16 NO PLAY AT GARRISON Good Progress At The S.C.C The following were the results of ties in the S.C.C. autumn tennis tournament which started on Monday. A CLASS SINGLES HANDICAP R. F. Smith owe 30.2 beat C. W. Watr»on scr., 6 4, 6 4. K. Nankivell
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    YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
    173 16 A. CLASS SINGLES HANDICAP W. J. M. Warden scr. beat O. W. Gllmour plus 4. 2 6. 6 4. 6 3. B CLASS SINGLES HANDICAP J. P. de C. Hamilton owe 3 beat H. E. Orr owe 15.1. 6—3. 6—3. S. E. Newbery scr. beat F. R. Hobbes
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    TO-DAY'S TIES
    157 16 Profession Pain. R. B. B Donnell and W. R. Kir.g vs. T. L. Palmer and T. J. A. Green. S. H. Moss and O. R. S. Bateman vs. F. T. K. Hobbes and Dr. L. Dexneny. A CLASS DOrBLES O. W. Gilmour and A. H. Matthews (scr> vs.
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    FRIDAY'S TIES
    87 16 PROFESSION PAIRS N. S. Wise and A. D. Anderson vs. H. A. Orr and Lt. N. C. Phillips. W. J. M. Warderr and P. H. Bat tishill vs. W. D. Charlton and E. A. Joy. A CLASS SINGLES F. T. Hobbes (owe 2> vs. R. F. Goodman (owe
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    GARRISON TIES TO-DAY
    129 16 No play was possible yesterday in the Garrison lawn tennis tournament owing to heavy rain. Weather permitting, the following matches will be played to-day: 4 p.m.— MEN'S OPEN SINGLES Lieut. N. C. Phillips vs. Ueut. M T L. Wilkinson. Captain R. Me. L. More vs. Captain H.
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    WEEKLY SPORTING
    2223 16 Graham as a fighter Malays supreme Reward of opportunism —Mat Noor's brilliance— Pulau Brani's progress De Souza, champion in the making? Scarcity of Singapore athletes Local cricketers at home Golf here and in Australia. IT is probable that few of the crowd at the New World on Friday
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    GERMAN TENNIS
    55 16 Holders Retain Their Championships Hamburg. Aug- 14. Von Cramm has retained the OOfOMB smules lawn tennis title by rttfeatlng Menzel 7—5. Z- 6. 4—6. 6—3. and 6-4 Frauleln Krahwinkel. Germany. tv>day won the German ladles lawn tennis singles chaniDionship by fie- f eating in the final Madame Henrotir.
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    DAVIS TCP MATCHES
    43 16 Siockholm, Auc t In the Davis Cup Or st berg «Swt»Utn> beat Van Zuylen •Belgium) 6— a. 6—4 10^ 8, and Lacrolx Belgium* b* at. Ramberg Sweden* 6—3. 6—4. 6—3. Belgium thus won by 3 matches to 2. Reuter. i
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    U.S. MATCHES RAINED OFF
    24 16 Forest Hills, Auf. 14. The American women's lawn tennis championships have been postponed till to-morrow on account of rain Reutor
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    BASEBALL
    121 16 Singapore Americans' Victory The American Association baseball team defeated the s s Pres. Monroe "All Stars" by 7 runs to 4 in a baseball game playid OB St Josephs tteld. The steady pitching of O'Connor for the local team was largely responsible for The victory, although the Americans were
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    MALAYAN RACING
    182 16 Handicap* For IVrak Amaif* Meeting The hu:.d Club August A: r UHlltof day I Friday I Race 1 I'. .Mir* md < "inhd 4. 3.00 p.m.. I fun. Kylpa 114 M.k 10" M:^ !)A»ifr 1» Beau Geste II Mitobar.tk I Race 2. Poniev .ind I <""N1 3. 3.30
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