The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 August 1933

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    Masthead
    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. EST. *****" No. 14,044. FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1933. 10 CENTS.
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    PROSPERITY BY COMPULSION
    473 1 General Johnson's Warning EVADERS OF U.S. NATIONAL RECOVERY CAMPAIGN Secret Poll In Event Of Labour Disputes Washington, Aug. 24. General Johnson last night broadcast a warning |ii» cfceaters and evaders of the National Recovery .Campaign. He foreshadowed measures to compel compliance with industrial codes, and declared hitherto
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    DIPLOMAT FOR MOSCOW
    22 1 Madrid. Auk tt The Spanish Ambassador to Mexico Senor Alvarez del Vayo has been appointed Ambassador to Moscow..- Reuter.
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    FREE STATE QUIETER
    164 1 No Martyrs* Haloes For Blue Shirts Yet Dublin, Aug. >4. Uninformed Blue Shirts appeared openly m the streets at Coote Hill a hundred miles Irom the city to attend a meeting at the Town Hall, addressed by General O'Duffy. Police watched the assembly but did not interfere
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    LIMOUSINE CAR OVERTURNS
    196 1 OCCUPANTS' MIRACULOUS ESCAPES Crowded Vehicle Dashes Into Tree A six-seater limousine car rounding Connaught Drive at about 9 o'clock las' night from the direction of Raffles Hotel left the road, jumped a deep culvert on to the Esplanade, crashed against a tree and turned turtle. A Free
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    REVENUE IT
    71 1 Big Savins m BritainV Expenditure London. Auk. The latest Treasury returns show that the total ordinary revenue for thecurrent financial year up to Aujr 19 amounted to .£222.320.767. At the corresponding date o» last year the amount stood at £217.783.488. The ordinary expenditure to date for the current
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    186 1 YESTERDAYS LONDON COMMODITY MARKET— PAGE 9. Striking watermen have clashed with gendarmerie on the Seine Page 7. Oil and tobacco exports from Sumatra. are to be taxed Page 7. International agreement has been reached on wheat prices Page 7. Damages m $500 for Libel against a discharged
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    "WAR IN PACIFIC INEVITABLE"
    347 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh IF PRESENT ISSUES NOT SOLVED V&juhukuo Troops Looting 9 m North China Kami. Allmtm. \i^. 24. T*f plenary session Oi the Institute "i Fiieiflc Relations centred on the proposals by Japanese delegates lor a i-onference of the powers concerned problems m the
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    U.S. HURRICANE
    124 1 Great Damage On East Coast Washington, Aug. 23. A hurricane on the eastern coast has done damage at present estimated at several million dollars including two million m Norfolk, Virginia, where the resort. Virginia Beach, and the suburb of Willoughby were wrecked. The American steamer. Madison, from New
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    RADIO APPEAL FOR DOCTOR IN MH OCEAN
    208 1 Immediate Operation After Vessel's Dash To Rescue Ghersich Pietro, an Italian seaman on the Olimpia belonging to the Achille Laura Co. of Naples, is now m the Singapore General Hospital on the way to recovery from an illness which almost proved fatal. He
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    STOP PRESS
    46 1 (HANG'S PLANS Rome, Aug. 24. Chang Hsueh-liang with his family and a large suite is staying at the Hotel Reggio. He spends most of his time bathing and enjoying open-air life. He has bough a villa m Rome and expects to winter there Reuter
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    DEAD IN GARDEN
    46 1 Winner of 1908 Calcutta Sweep Nairobi. Aug. 22. Major J M Stevenson. D.8.0.. winner of c 10.000 m the Calcutta Cweepstake oi 1908. and heac of the Valrobi fire brigade, was found dead m the garden of the fire station today Reuter Wireless
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    THE LINDBERGHS
    18 1 Thorsha\rn. Far or Islands, hug. 34. Col and Mrs. Lindbergh landed this al"U j rncx)n Reuter
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    DISARMAMENT
    87 1 Mr. Norman Davis May Try To Revive Conference Hyde Park. Not York State. Auk. 22. World disarmament is <x?cupying the attention of President Roosevelt m the intervals of dealing with domestic problems. It is stated that the President is sending Mr. Norman Davis to Geneva with instructions to speed
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      43 1 OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROWIIH STORES Raffles hotel, ltd. 3 UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT TO DAY'S ATTRACTIONS COCHTAIL DANCE (makan ketchid 6.30 8.15 P.M. NFORMAL DINNER DANCE 9.30— M1D- NIGHT BUSINESS DOLLAR LUNCH ft SCI VCU 111 DINING ROOM LES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381.
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      58 1 OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES CHRYSLER BK CAI PKRFOKMANCE tfffe SEA VIEW HOTEL f iMtt* TO-NIGHT Aimk SPECIAL DINNER informal "^SBf entertainment provided by "11 ISANDS DAWN J THE POPULAR jjjfyf AMERICAN MUSICAL COMEDY jSV IN AN ENTIRELY HH —NEW PROGRAMME ¥sk\mßL^^m THE BEST SHOW |N town JBliiß^P^HHH^" '•■■■*k"
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    DIARY OF THE WEEK
    358 2 Friday, 25th. High Water 00.16. 10.01. 12.41, 9.3 ft. Municipal Commissioners' meeting 2.15 p.m. Annual General Meeting of New Scudai Ltd.. 64-65 Market Street. Football S.A.F.A. Div. II: Harlequins VI Chinese. Jalan Besar. Singapore Hockey Association meeting at S.C.C.. 5.30 p.m. Tennis Exhibition at S.R.C. Police
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    $1,000 FOR A JOB
    111 2 Allegation Against Chinese Fails At th<* conclusion of the trial of Kwtk Gim Cheong before Mr. H. A Forrer. the Criminal District Judge, on ta charge of cheating Lim Yok Tin of $1,000. the accused was acquitted. As reported yesterday the complainant alleged that he gave
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY
    536 2 Wril The undernoted non-fiction works will be ready tor issue to-day at 9 a.m. Adam < H.L.i Murder Most Mysterious. Armstrong 'H.C.i Grey Wolf (Mustafa Kemal* An Intimate Study of a Dictator. Bartholomews Survey Gazetteer of the British Isles. 7th edition, maps. Bone i A.H.i Bowsprit Ashore. Illustrated.
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    DR. ECKENER
    83 2 Invited To Bring Zeppelin To Chicago Berlin, Aug. 22. Dr. Eckener has been Invited by telegraph by Chicago Germans to visit the World Fair with the Oral Zeppelin, "as a symbol of German -American friendship and proof of Germany's leading position m airship construction." The management of the
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    LAW NOTICE
    80 2 For Friday, August 25th The Chief Justice at Kedali Court of Appeal. Before Mr. Justice Clerahty m the 2nd Court at 11 a.m. Bankruptcy. Before Mr. Justice Mills at 11 a.m. Summonses-ln-Chambers. Originating Summons and Petition of Course. Before the Registrar at 10.30 a.m. Fixing list of civil
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    PULLED RIKISHA OVER
    238 2 Foolish Lorry Assistant Fined A Chinese lurry assistant was taken before Mr. M. H. Blacker, the Fourth Magistrate, this morning, accused of having committed a malicious act l'»r which he had no provocation. The accused pleaded guilty and Court Inspector Popejoy said that Mi 7.25 a.m. on
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    MANY PEASANTS DROWNED
    104 2 SHANSI COLLAp Day .And Night Vigil At Luank.\ Aicordinu i..t by Mr. Sun Tun* Hying ate who r Peiping last mont] completed an .•< i. flooded imi nearly fUv v. partially or loUllj icast two million homt'lcs- -^t.. The flood* m w. receded wveral (eel the luw.-r
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      141 2 til f i j i i The AUSTIN TEN FOUR roadster A smart little ECONOMY car that wji appeal to those who require a limited number of seats. The dicky enables the car to be turned into an occasional four ->;ator The hood and side curtains give complete protection m
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      268 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Harriet Hubbard Ayer's Beauty Preparations. 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 A REPAIRERS. 14A Chance Alley. Sin«*por*. The Cheapest House tor
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      315 2 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tenders. NOTICE is hereby given that tender* are now invited for the following materials or services and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room. Municipal Offices: Supply and erection of new fencing and gates etc. lor Stadium at Jalan Besar. Date
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      218 2 NOTICE. HOARD OF LICENSING JUBTICBB, BINGAPQtt. Noticv tf M<r!uu. Tht- quartt*rly >• I, v 01 Lit-ci.siuK Justices SfiUcmont oi Sir.- First MaKistr.it. 215 p m f»i* Tucsci 193^. 2 All app] i LtotHeM and ii. ronioval traiisi«T m I i iOHKe.s pn viouj with Urn OflkM t».< <f Monopoly rtawnt
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    WILEY POSTS WORLD FLIGHT
    535 3 WILEY POSTS WORLD FLIGHT "Twice On The Verge Of Death" :.d experience of flying I believe there is he quickness with y can eventually be v Post little over s week is the best speed the I could have made ier. In a few years ed as slow. Two great
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    NEGRI MOTORISTS
    110 3 Wore Members For The AJLM. tin Negrl Sembilan ■bile Association I Id m the Sungei n, with Mr. Walter Lbership it was reI >tals 200. 23 new ri. seconded anc s record. .i amongst the i th< principle nstltution. They >. i imal dcci- r i available, motor-cycle
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    JAPAN'S SPHERE
    41 3 and Sea Frontiers Outlined Sh.tnghai, Aug. 23. Tokyo states that the which hold* the reins i Japan, has decided provinces m the northr first line of defence mandated islands m line of defence i adopted measure* the Chinese boycott.
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    BANDITS INTERVENE
    338 3 Problem of Truce Inside Great Wall Shanghai, Auk B. Two thousand Chinese bandus ap-i Denied at a point iourteen miles from the treaty puit of Chinwangtao this morning. It is aU»o reported thul they: ai lived In s Japantoi* Steamer under' 1 cover oi night last night. In
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    WIDOW'S CLAIM
    566 3 Chinese Association To Pay The Court of Appeal sitting m Penang delivered three important judgments on Tuesday. Their Lordships (the Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Mudie and Mr. Justice Cobbett- allowed tin- appeal of Yeoh Saw Geok m the suit she brought against the officers of the Chinese Benevolent
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    Waiters Do Not Want Tips
    85 3 Budapest. UiiMcarian waiters have petitioned the Lord Mayor to abolish tipping. They argue that tips are demeaning to them and a diMUhrmatac* to the tourist tratlic. At the same time, however, they arc demanding that the s;. stem of one waiter to one < rstomer
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    CAN THE DOMINIONS BE DEFENDED?
    680 3 Two Views Of British Policy In Case Of War At the Royal Empire Society s sumnv.T school at Rhodes House. Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond said that m Imperial defence the principle ot securing all the individual territories against invasion was an entirely mistaken one. Ac
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    120,000 NECKLACE
    236 3 Missing Pearls On Bank of Trout Stream Frjin Our Own Correspondent.) London. Aug. M. U7HILE i- is Mutt-d proua:ji.v With trvta, t fi.i.r the majority <>i our iJ! fesslonal crinniiais are now enjoy- thetf annual summer lioliday v? lend, :t is allesjod tnat one in:j.t»'Ur ii.is ni'urly "got
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    SINO SIAM TRADE
    49 3 Shanghai. Aug. S3. The Chinese merchants m Siam have wired to Nanking urging that the proposed commercial treaty between China and Siam bo competed as early as possible. The Siamese Government is reported X') be imposing extra taxes on goods liom China. Sin Chew Jit Poh
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    AIK SMUGGLING
    251 3 British Customs Losing Thousands of Pounds <Fr>m Cur Own Corn ent' f.nn:?fi:i. ANOTHER -s:. i?u CM .1 potfc are teeutag Is investigate |i t>.:«' oi the imaggJini of large quantities of j?u .c inf bJj •-ounf-y by ah. It J cell* that h::: di ♦da of tnousarrls of
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      50 3 Yo« need suffer no longer the pain and discomfort of Rheumatism Sciatica, Lumbago If your blood to kept m a pure and healthy state remove the cause of the trouble by taking Clarke's Blood Mixture. 1 Of mU Ckwmitn mmd Stmm. Bvtmßy good m UQXTtD m- TABLET fmm B ISJOl^L^L^^l
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      160 3 i IS The Best Remedy for INDIGESTION is the one that removes the cause, indigestion is nearly always due to excess stomach acid which lenntrnts food, causes painiui gas to form and tinally attacks the delicate iMMd lining. Neutralise this acid and you remove the cause of indigestion. Bisurated Magnet
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    Wedding Gowns Must Be Of White Satin
    581 4  -  LUCIAN LELONG With Trams That Trail At Least Three Feet BY IT is with justified etlort that a girl seeks to make her wedding a perfect thing. It is the one masterpiece within every girl's grasp. Adherence to convention should govern the colour,
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    The Deb's Dilemma
    154 4 What To Do In The Winter MOW that the season is over. Mayfair mothers are deciding what their debutante daughters should take up for the winter. For modern girls like to have a career these days, whether it is m social work, business or the world of
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    Prince's Blue Shirt
    143 4 THE Prince of Wales la well-known lor his courage m defying dress conventions and people are wondering whether hli example m wearing a bright b!u<- shirt with his pale grey morninf ii a- the Royal Garden Party will b<- followed The King himstlr supplied innovation on that
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    Accessories
    789 4 Play An i Accessories have perhaps never pla: I ed as important a role as they are t playing this season. It is not only that I designers have learned the importance J of building up groups of accessories m 3 tmart colours and materials. Women ,iiii*mselves are much
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    Girls Must Be Womanly
    594 4  -  MOLLIE MERRICK BY Y OUVE K*-' 1 1o "H kinds ot girl to be any kind of a girl m Hollywood these days so far as t ash ion is Concerned. You've got to be able to i wear pyjamas with Hair and bathrobes tailored to
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    CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE
    237 4 Chocolate souffle is a delicious dish, but Its success depends on the speed with which it is served. The souffle la Us almost immediately if it is allowed to stand when it comes from the oven. ;md it is wiser to serve It covered. Break four eggs, separating
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    Important Part
    79 4 A delightfully intimate photorraph of Made* Evans Gold wyn -Mayer player, with her tiny pet. "Mine." mi at home lilur and w lut« is thr basts of thix rnsrinble (hiKtrn for iftrriHM.n ■MT, Thr Ascot tie of nav> blue polka dot rire satin, with Vion net's crystal bar
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    In New Modes
    106 4 In New Modes No doubt OM runta.si or lorrn.u "'-zi mm t v gloves o: matelas.se w: SSi., 41 complrnunt t, !in«- rotton In tIM Un U tost m bulldinn prevails Br.u^l I position or carr>' out a 00l bracelet riMMPB A nelian insets brown and bctic ample nl *t,
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      144 4 "FEEDIH6 TIME FOP SMILER" ill NMK9 wmmctm «c*. w^t?, somehow td n.«?fc» nrfis r^r «oo'o nvt^ S_Tt r T 6 >fpJr <l 9" "*M J& tmSwCRS m»6 ww >E /V B 5 T 3P^on SCAT* OHxxi^AV \Sml kM;" fe^ BEATS OH Hi 5 W6 w* WKNt Oowi <*j^ 3QSCTS M_K
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    Wrecks Of Long Ago
    124 5 Eighteen half submerged wrecks have been cleared from the the navigable channels oIT Leigh-on-Sea, Kssex, during a "cleaning up" campaign by the Port of London Authority. The wrecks have been pulled away and smashed up. Some of the craft are about 70 years old. Miss Doris
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    $150 Must Be Won
    588 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION Six Free Chances Every Week DELOW will be found particulars of the Free Press Football Competition No l m wiv.cii you arc asked to forecast results of ten English and Scottish League ma.ches to be played on August 26. This announcement will
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    NO REST FOR EVEREST
    327 6 ANOTHER EXPEDITION IN 1935 Ruttledge Party Beaten By Weather Bombay, Aug. 12. The fact that a fresh application is being made by the Mount Everest committee for another expedition which, however, would not be before 1935. was revealed by Mr. Ruttledge. leader of the Everest foot
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    ROAD INFORMATION
    305 6 Of Interest To Local .Motorists Latest reports concerning the state jo! roads m Singapore and Johore are as follow Singapore (Municipal) Changi. Joo jChiat. Tanjong Katong. and Grove Rds I Civil Aerodrome Construction Rly Crossings Caution Newton Circus. Junction of Newton. Kg Java. B Timah land Scotts Roads
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    DUTCH SHIP WRECKED
    156 6 Soviet Icebreaker To The Rescue Archangel. Aug. 12. The Dutch steamer Alcaid. has been wrecked oIT Cape Orlov at the entrance to the White Sea. The position of the ship is believed to be hopeless and by orders of the captain the entire crew has gone ashore.
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    MEERIT SENTENCES
    204 6 Revision Si^n Of British Difficulties Moscow. Auk. iS The revision ol the harsh sentences passed on the defendants m the notorious Meerut "conspiracy' trial, 'which lasted three years and cost the 'British government .€120.000 is described by Pravda. the Soviet Communist Party organ, as a proof of British
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    MINISTRY BLACKMAILED BY ARMS FIRM
    270 6 Secret Documents Used To Force Armaments Orders Bucharest. Aug. 22. The irlal by court martial of the local representative of the famous Czecho-slovakian armament concern Skoda. Herr Seletzki. which has ended at last with the defendant being sentenced to five years' imprisonment for alleged espionage,
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    HAS LOST FAT FOR THREE YEARS
    85 6 A woman years I h.v.. SalU every m K> have lost before takiu X ,1N \*l *+t is now 128 i b* -It is marsister .ir< i! of our lri.-:,.! H|9 wonderiul necessary \< d m my cast- 1 anything s, chen Salu K-.
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      188 6 j FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION I I agree to abide oy the conditions governing this competi- tion as set out above and to accept as final the decision of the Competition Editor o! the Singapore Free Press m all matters appertaining thereto My forecast of the results of the follow
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      298 6 r-Feel Fit-) C^FEWMINUTESi^ V^>/ HOW DO YOU FEEL > U Jk^^-7 y 0 E ner tT Spent >Do jrou V** fc*l Tired > Is jrour System rK x" VjaTißkivk) You need the Vitamina A\«*w-i^f/ V XWrnlk^i ndthe QUICK 10-k Mf>V<>#/ Vff"jtL??J StunuUtion of Yeast. y y iff y^yVl Y lte
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    NAVAL BATTLE ON SEINE
    186 7 „,-v WOMEN CHILDREN GENDARMERIE Fire-Hos^ Attack Breaks [town B'>at-Hook Defence Paris, Aug. 22. witnessed a naval .•me arising from the ten. strikers on bicycles i d down to the conand the Seine and ol barges across tht manni'd by 200 rid children, the tormJ irrr it
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    SINGAPORE MUSICAL SOCIETY
    58 7 the Orchestra are notiusual Monday rehearsal lied owing to the members to attend that dat The I will therefore be September 4th. when la requested to play isic and decide on a the next concert. ol Municipal Committee Ito recommend the Mr J. A. Elias and tS.
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    INTIMATE PEEPS AT PEPYS
    296 7 TERCENTENARY OF GREAT DIARIST Record Of A "Scandalous Drunk" London, Aug. 22. This being the tercentenary year of trie birth of Samuel Pepys. the diarist, the Master and Fellows oi Magdalene College. Cambridge, have organised a special exhibition m the Fitzwilliam Museum during the summer of
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    WRECK OF 1893
    92 7 Russian Warship That Never Returned Reval, Aug. 22. Ihe v.iock of the Russian cruiser Kussilka. which put to sen lrom Reval j with sealed orders on September 8. 1883, and had never been heard of since, has been discovered at the bottom Of me sl*u at a
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    MATTERN'S LIFE WITH THE ESKIMOS
    2120 7  -  Bed In A Glacier; Caribou Killing Feast PLANE CRASH IN SIBERIA JAMES Matter!)*' plane clashed In a tundra m Eastern J Siberia while ht was on a flight round the world. Ifar days he was stranded, half frozen and half starved, m "no man's land"
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    SUMATRAN OIL AND TOBACCO
    216 7 EXPORT LEVIES IMPOSED Threat of Further Unemployment Median. Aug. 18. The extreme Nationalist member ot tlv People's Council, Mr. rhamarin. iv-js proposed two motions, both of wmth have been passed by substantial majorities, one to levy an export nvty on Sumatra tobacco and a rather to
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    AGREEMENT ON WHEAT PRICE
    216 7 BASED ON BRITISH QUOTATIONS Advisory Committee Created London. Aug. 23. The Whcr' Jonferenee" hM agreec to an international wheat prlc*. undtrstood to BtCtJl the duty-free ut»!d pi <■•• c.i.f. on the -,'orld market calciil:K'<! ion the average price of parcels of importer; sold weekly m (m
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      158 7 1 MATINEE SAT. and SUN. 315 Jp Leave it to me"— Gene Ger»*ard's the star and P. G. WODEHOUSE THE AUTHOR What a perfect combination! No wonder it's a* riot! itAVEITTO ME/ rpMEOV SUCCESS LCftVE iTTO PSMIW i P6WOOEHOUS6- sttwuM* m GENE 6ERRARD uSffivSis J A BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PICTURE (DIS'IRIIU'IFJ)
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      136 7 /f^^y^f^SnQj^t^^l 6 15 NIGHTLY 9.1 r I :^^A^^a| :J ffl)( jMfr^i! 1 if Matrnee To-morrow! I See <V Hear the Screen's most ftdombk m an ftdomble FOX Picturewith her new screen sweetheart k v-J HENRY GARAT W *Jj^t m a love rarade of delicious Comedy, Mt»ic and Reliance "_ADORABLE' f
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    A FISH WITH NO TAIL
    62 8 was recently exhibited m London. One theory is that it didn't hear the speed-boat coming. You may not Lear a motor car coming but whatever sufferings you may have to endure from the resultant accident will be very considerably alleviated by the knowledge that your
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. AUGUST 25. 1933 Apprehension Allayed
    489 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. AUGUST 25. 1933 Apprehension Allayed PUBLIC feeling will have been saned by the revelation m the Coroner's Court this week of the circumstances attaching to the death of the unemployed Chinese seaman, who according to the distressing story told by his widow, took his own life
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    Is I was Saying
    1174 8 THE invisible telegraph of public opinion operates less swiftly among Europeans than it does among truAsiatics as far as the cinema is concerned How often do Europeans sit m I boredom gazing at a futile nim while the absence of Asiatics indicates that the word has
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      "Turnovers And Topicist"
      111 8 To the Editor. Sir.— The Free Press. I note, has undergone a complete change, as explained m your leader of August 21. I for one. and I am sure, there are many others, will miss your usual •turnover" column, as well as the Saturday comments by the
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      Local Men
      183 8 To the Editor. Sir. -It is noticed an attempt is to be made to restrict employment In the Singapore Municipality to only men born m Singapore. This no doubt emanates from people who have a real affection for the men on the spot and it is gratifying indeed
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      Mango Growing hi Malaya
      274 8 To the Editor. Sir. Visitors to the many agricultural shows held recently cannot have been impressed by the variety of local fruit even though one may not be disposed to quarrel with the quality of the average exhibit In spite of the huge trade that is
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      S.S. TRADE COMMISSION
      122 8 Th< Mtl the SS 1r.,«l i the C win II < Aumiv was taker. i theSlm i;. < merer and the Clvi The follow.' Mr Chns Chines* Cti < Tan Kwn Chlftl Light, r Ngce 5.:.. Guild. Mr 1 and Sundri. Mr Aw Chu.isi How iMngap tlon>
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      74 8 DRINK >^ GOLDEN "PALM TREE" BRAND. LAGER 1 ADVERTISEMENT BY "CALDBECKS/' TASTY CHEESES IN HANDY CARTONS "DIPLOMA" English Cheddar and Cheshire "BLUE MOON" A Famous Delicacy SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd. ORCHARD ROAD. I— W J.W. DON T M^il 111 l Ijll I i*^llH l^^^l I -i a% 3iv riiK
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      12 8 GENERAL ACCIDENT. FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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    EUROPEAN'S LIBEL ACTION
    131 9 EUROPEAN'S LIBEL ACTION 1.,.. H v. HMAN TO 1^ t, iiarge From amount claimed I by Mr H. R. ;c, to Thomas. a European PW.D. who watchman for $500 dahaving been wrote B letter itive engineer. YD. m which i: were contained Mota Singh s indebted to v him He
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    FALL TO DEATH
    146 9 hurA tar-Old hilcTs Sad Knd I. th by misadventure H sterda: by Mr. F. G. H c ironer, at the H Id Chinese boy. Guan who died as the nstairs from the house m Braeh Rf n ttached to the that the child I igh unconcious. H
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    MOB FIRED ON
    32 9 IfMillpur. Auj;. 22. were killed and rum- b party of six m inspector, after red or. a mob of 100 d them when they the canal authorw:it<T disniite Reuter
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    SHANGHAI DIVORCE
    16 9 Angeles, Aug. 24. s divorced her Stanley Wavell. the lamlni a "beautiful co-respondent.- Reuter
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    ORDERS FOR PLANES
    71 9  -  (hang's Purchases m England and Italy Shanghai. Auk M. Aji olHcial report from Nanking States that Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang has placed an order with an Italian firm for two hundred aeroplanes to be delivered to the Government of Nanking m several instalments. Orders for British-made planes are
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    MUI-TSAI RELIEF
    122 9 Protectorate's Lady Assistant Active The Chinese Protectorate la adopting stringent measures tor the protection of Mui-tsais and there were a number of eases beiore Mr. M. H. Blacker, the Singapore Fourth Magistrate, yesterday. Mrs. Mabel Winter, lady assistant to the Protectorate, prosecuted. Tan Chwee Boon pleaded guilty to
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    114 9 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 Rubber Market closing prices to-day were London, Auk. 24. Spot 'Sellers* 3%d. (3 13U6d.> (Buyers- 3 HH6d.
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    UNEASINESS IN SOUTH CHINA
    561 9  - UNEASINESS IN SOUTH CHINA Sin Chew Jit Poh Chan Chai-Tong Suspected Of Sympathy With Nanking Shanghai, Aug. 24. A movement against General Chan Chai-tong. the C.-in-C. of the Cantonese forces, is reported to have been started following a secret conference 1 at Hong Kong. < The civil officials of the
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    DON JUAN ON A BICYCLE
    868 9 SEQUEL TO ROADSIDE ROMANCE Beautiful Vision And Bitter Reality A Malay woman and her 14-year-old son stood their trial before the Fourth Magistrate, Mr. M. H Blacker, yesterday on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to a youth named Hashim bin Jaftar, formerly clerk to
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    VICTIMS OF TRADE REVIVAL
    741 10 Canadian Help For U. S. Gold Miners Ottawa. Aug. 1J» The Government has decided to permit the import of gold ore concentrates and precipitates and unretorted amalgam from the United States. The gold will be sent to the Royal Mint, where it will be refined and
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    CHINESE BANKING
    201 10 Retirement of, Mr. Yap (Jeok Twee Mr. Yap Geok Twee has resigned from the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd., both as director and managing director Mr Yap Twee took a lead!: A l-vr r m connection with the amalgamation of the Chinese Commercial Bank, the Ho Hon? Bank and
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    GILT-EDGED FIRM
    169 10 Humours of Another Funding Scheme London. Auk. 22. On the Stock Exchange today, gin-, edged securities advanced on the revival of rumours of a funding operation. Otherwise, the markets were more subdued owing to profit- taking The firmness of wheat late m the day on speculative demand was
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    Exchange Rates
    223 10 August 23 August 24 London. 4 months' sight i\ London. 3 months' sight 2 3 31 32 London. 60 days' sight 2 3 61 64 London. 30 days' sight 23 15 16 London, demand 2 3 29 32 London. T.T. 2.3 7 8 Lyons and Paris, demand 970
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    FAIR BUSINESS
    143 10 Gathrfe'l Weekly Rubber Report Singapore. Aug. M A lair amount Ol bUataMSS has hern transacted since our last report nanufactureti have shown considerable interest. One to speculative interests prices have fluctuated more m New York than m London and the local market. The following prices bave ruled since
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    The £ A broad
    112 10 The A broad London. Aug. !2. Exchanges to-day were Paris 84 9 32. New York 4 49'^. Montreal 4.77. Brussels 23 64' 2 Geneva 17.09 1 Amsterdam 8.17. Milan 62 11 16 Berlin 13.84'^ Stockholm 19.38 1 Copenhagen 22 40. Oslo 19.90 Vienna 30 nom. Prague 111 3 H Helsinglors
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    D.E.I. UNEMPLOYED
    57 10 3,391 Europeans Without Work Medan, Aug. 16. According to the Department of Labour the number of Europeans un~ employed m Netherlands India at the >nd of June was 3.394. The Government is considering the mestion of asking for another •1.500.000 from employers during 1934 0 meet the emergency
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    Produce
    157 10 August 24 Tin Singapore Price <per pikul) $1 08.87 2 Gambler 5.00 Pepper White 23.00 Flake Tapioca 4.00 Pearl Sago Small 4.25 Copra. Sundried 3.70 Sago, flour 1.82 1 2 Devoe's Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per tin 2.07 Sylvan Arrow Kerosene per tin 1.50 Socony Motor Gasoline ex pump per
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE KMIBKK ASSOCIATION
    77 10 August 24th, 12 o'clock noon R.S.S. equal to London Buyers Seller* Standard Spot loose) 12 12' h R.S£. equal to London Standard <F. 0. 8. 12 J 12' 2 Standard R.S.S on Tender Sept 12 12»» October 12 110 12 316 Oct. -Dec. 12' 8
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    STATISTICS OFFICE LIBRARY NOTICE
    421 10 The following publications were laVed or received by the Department <! Statistics. SS and FMS. during the period August 12th to August 18th. 1«J33. lnclusivi and are available lor public use m iho Refen nee Library PuUerton Building, Singapore. Appheatl i: may bl ir.ade by members
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    RUBBER ESTATE MAKES A PROFIT
    307 10 RUBBER ESTATE MAKES A PROFIT United Malacca Report A profit ol $5,993.43 on the year 11)32 13. as compared with losses of $1,326.73 and $9,612.72 m the two preceding >tars. is reported by United Malacca Rubber Estate Ltd.. whose annual meeting takes place at Malacca MB Aug. 30. The profit
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    305 10 American Can Com 88 8<P rt 88.. Am. Tphom and Tgraph 1 L*7 4 128.. U Atcheson Railroad »U>_. *4 Dupont 77 l 'j 11^ 7«T* Firestone. Common 25 U 26 f> Dectrte 28 c». n. Moton sit, »tj Ooodflch ir,3 8 ifi Ooodycw :v.»' H ;^y its
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    LONGEST OIL LINE
    47 10 i -t nq Field «oi I I h tin ri Inc!ud r m a emp is sch. ii< ..I l« I will b WATFR!\(. IHI M>»? I pip' W MB I the I oiifitid n metn cult us th< part K» b.-.:) m •rucri
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    "ROUND GERMAY"
    55 10 "iiiTTi 1 U is rM A lunnJ-n. Polish 1. n 'l t >- t(» IIM I authun* .1 The m... round U 1; sion ha> >> 1 I uuth irltk s s'.u \\U\ 4;i 9 allowed on uin .i Wlrcli-Ns 1 IHf Ml i TiK.ni.is H TnOford V
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST
    6 11 Yesterday's Closing Quotations
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    PEA CANNING
    98 11 W Nei Factory Opened In Lancashire which has become m Lancashire Is the •rv Four hundred under cultivation m i-iie. and the crops to be canned by Icy. of Aintree. near ma .supplies the seed rt and the bags, so virtually no ssrs. Hartley's new was opened. It
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    £3,000,000 CONTRACT
    119 11 Manchester to Electrify Brazilian Railway The Metropolitan- Vic kers Electrical Company have obtained a contract for the electrification of 103 miles of railway between Rio de Janeiro and !sau Paulo. Brazil. The cost is estimated at three million pounds. There was keen competition to secure the contract, notably
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    SHANGHAI STRIKE
    32 11 Shanghai, Aug. 23. Retrenchment measures contemplated by the Chinese Postal authorities have brought about discontent among the postal employees m Shanghai. A general strike is feared.- Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    MERCHISTON RUBBER
    416 11 Chairman on Restriction Anticipations At the twenty-first annual general meeting ol the Mercniston Rubber Estate, Ltd., m London. Mr. E. L. Hamilton, the chairman, said The accounts which are bofore you to-day are for the year ended March 31 last, and they show a loss of .£2.150 7s.
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    CON FIDENCE JUSTIFIED
    275 11 ttolton Spends £2,000,000 Ready For Revival Lancashire's third largest town, Boltoii. has spent two million pounds m tlie last few years equipping itself for the turn m the trade tide. This faith fan the future has been justified, for authorities on Bolton's staple industries cotton, coal, and
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      291 11 4—etc exceed tI&WMf A—fßce In force over WS.— The Great Eastern life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated tn the Strait* Settlement.) H«AD OFFICE Oreat Eastern Ufe Building. CecU Street. Singapore. LONDON omci 27 Old Jewry «.C The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the
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      316 11 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. Capital Subscribed (Established m 1886 > (Fully paid up) Y. 100.000.00t [Reserve Fund Y. 119,750 00f President: K. Kodama, Eaq Vice-Presldent: T. Okubo, Esq Head Office: Yokohama Singapore Branch MEYER CHAMBERS RAFFLES PLACE. LONDON BANKERS Westminster Bank. Ltd. The National Provincial Bank. Ltc Lloyd's Bank,
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      369 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) 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 HEAD OFFICE 38. Bishopsgate. London. EC. 2 Agencies and Branches Alor Star *****0 Semarang Amritsar
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      STRAITSPACIFIC FRIEGHT
      52 12 Tariff No. 3; Amendment No. i) MANUFACTURED RUBBER GOODS: It is notified for information that with effect as from August 24th. 1933. the rate on this commodity both to Pacific Coast Ports and to Overland destinations has been reduced to U.S. $9 00 per i tons of 50
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      RATE OF FREIGHT ON PARAFFIN WAX
      38 12 Merchants are hereby informed that the rate ol freight on Paratlin Wax from Straits to Conference basis i Ports m Europe is increased to 70s r scale ton, effective 24 8 33.
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      OIL TAX EXEMPTION
      171 12 Threat To Motor Ships Removed After a long struggle on the part or I such fUppoiten 01 the British coastal trade as Sir John Sandeman Allen, the Chamber of Shipping and the Coastal Trade*. T>volopment Council, the CJov eminent has urtmd that the coastbl trade shall bo
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      AUSTRALIA TO ENGLAND UNDER SAIL
      617 12 AUSTRALIA TO ENGLAND UNDER SAIL FOUR MASTED BARQUE TAKES 106 DAYS i Grain Laden Ships Speed To Europe Captain Robert Clauss. master of the German four-masted barque Priwall. Lives the lollowing account of his passage from Port Victoria 'Australia 1 to Barry Dock m England We left Port Victoria on
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      PACIFIC FREIGHTS
      113 12 Throat of Action By Conference The Commtttei of the PacUta Fr< tent Conference hai pvbllahed the following ii betel the potnti hhhhl to at the meetings. l.— The Conference to urge outsiders Ivn and In CAM they KfOW to participate, to take drastic action against them. 2 1h"
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      GYRO-STABILISKKS
      317 12 Steadying The Roll Of A Ship Thf following details ol the first real tests imposed on the gyro stabilizers In tho C')nte di Savoia have been rull ed from the pac<s of the April issue or the Sperryscopr. the publication ni the famous firm responsible for thi Installation. The
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      WARNING TO SHIPPING
      24 12 Ov. I to 1 1 111 DO P 4th The i: V. I on >7 will b tlon 1 b I
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      668 12 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated In Australia). H>K BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA < 7.375 •r.>» end the S.S. MANGOLA (3,352 tons): [Cargo only] a MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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      89 12 I. S. K. LINE ISHIHARA INDIMRIAI Ufl TRANSPORT TO Incorporated b tvoit RFGII \R FRFIGIIT AM PASSKNC.FR SF.RVIC? FROM »\l»\\ v, a MALTA MARU An- 30 Aui? 31 FOR KOIU OSAKA. MOJI. <H^ VAfiOY% %ND YOKOHAMA BOSTON MARU Auk 27 Aug 27 VI AT T> M*Rl xu m. M HVnFM^RI'
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      442 12 PASSENGERS LEFT The follow.: v :.-•:> BlngS/ j pore n the Tent-tun. Maru on Wed nesday: For Pen_uig Id and Mrs. C Walters. For Colombo: Mrs. E. C Davies. Mr. G 3. K. rosuddin, Mr. P. J dcols, Mr o. Itob, Mr. s. s. B Millar Mr K. Mori. Mr
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      174 12 TIIK UNOAPOU I1AR1IO! X BOARD Ships Alongside the Wharve* Fxpccted to Arrive l.a-t Wliarf itr.imf (iate 1 I Mm I A:.: d 2U. Main Wharf (Eatnuwt date 3.) Kuala n. Hawmll Man 1 Fmpirr Part diitratuc (talp Lossiobank <0 Cl U>st Uharf (MIMI C;ate 4.) Rxvi 4 J V O!dt'nbarn«>vHt
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      88 12 Local And Fore m Mail Despatches Qn 4 At. ;l S Bar. 1 P..,: Kod Saturday i« X Monda> to KUa. .ia J n urday& v V K< K» X m 1M m Riiuii i Eur I I I >- k- m Dunn.: •UU I D B BeAki M fU|
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      446 13 P. O. British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated m England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. MRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT INDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE HOWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Due Due •age. Singapore. Tonnage. Singapore Aug. 30 SOMALI 6.810 Oct. 25
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      541 13 Eller man Bueknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England)"ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SEP.VICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS ACT; SUEZ CANAL HOMf .WARDS. Steamers. Dae Sails. s.s. City of Pittsburg For London, R'dam and Hamburg Sept. 14 Sept. 16 s.s. City of Newcastle For Havre, I/ondon. R'dam ffburg Sept.
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      1163 13 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. (ISJISteam Ship Co., Ltd.. and China Ltd i Mutual Steai Navigation Co. Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP C* Ltd THE BTRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd THE SARAWAK STZAMSHIP Ct LM THE" CHINA NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd THE AUSTRALIAN <fc ORIENTAL I rNB U4.
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      795 14 K. P- WlKONINKLUKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU OPHlR— Friday Aug. 25. Muntok (passengers and mail only), Batavia, ROKAN- n Flida a y d Aug OU 25 b Sapat, Tembilahan. Poeloe-Pallas GEN d V^RSPYCK— Friday. Aug. 25, Letong, Kramat. Tarempa. Midal, PoeloePandjang, Serassan, Denting and Maras. TIN OMBO— Friday. Aug. 25. Belawan-Deli. TOBELO—
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      481 14 TO EUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANO VIA COLOMBO, BOMBAY. SI EZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, GENOA. MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Spore. Spore. Penanff. N. York. Pros Van Buren Aug. 26 Auk. 29 Aug. 31 Oct. 10 Pros. Gurneld Sept. 9 Sept. 12 Sept. 14 Oct. 24
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      527 14 O. S. K. Linpl FOR AFRICA AND SOI I M Rio De Janeiro Maru liucnos \»rrs Algoa Bay. Capi I Montevideo Paris Maru Montevideo Salaam. L Margin and Cap*- Town f Afrira Maru Buenos Aires via Zanzibar. DMT M >■' renco Marques d Capr Town ;ir.<i B into t Montevideo
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    ENGINEERS' BIG WIN ONER S.C.C.
    609 15 ENGINEERS' BIG WIN ONER S.C.C. u (,<>ai Under Continuous Attack the good per- j eper, Van against :.siun match t n yesterday, red their ion. clear goalsblamed on to efl >rts to score f rwo "sitters" ol the fori game being ing to watch. B team who bition and who
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    95 15 rfcys Defeat Burma Rifles Ipoh. Aug. 19. f the Lim Seng W~ ;.s defeated Bi-" League cham- crowd watched j thrilling from r m the kick otf, 1 play but were torwards H and nlurned; a I Lean shot r.ement by J^B^"_ Boon Lek this success. '^H ring football
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    UNKNOWN
    21 15 will sail .HI .'-i-s for Jl i Start I :.cl ol thf I presented 1 I M a.m. [J^^B^^^^ usual.
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    PIANO RECITAL
    210 15 Return Visit of Mr. Paul Schramm Something m the way of a novelty is promised at the Dutch Club to- night, the occasion being a recital on two pianos by Paul Schramm and his I wife. Diny Soetermeer. Mr. Schramm needs no introduction i to Singapore audiences, as
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    SWAM 79 HOURS
    107 15 German Girl Beats Record; Then Expires i Berlin, Aug. 22. The girl swimmer. Ruth Litzig. who was taken out of the water after swimming for nearly 79 hours, beating her own world record by five hours, died m hospital m Essen todiy without re- gaining consciousness. Reutcr
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    THE KINGS YACHT WINS
    544 15 THE KINGS YACHT WINS Exciting Victory Over Velsheda From Our Own Correspondent* London, Aug. 9. The best day's racing of the week at Cowes was seen on Wednesday, when the King's yacht. Britannia, won the chief event of the day. The race was i for J-class yachts, o\*er a course
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    BRITISH DAVIS CUP STARS
    105 15 Could They Visit Malaya From Our Own Correspondent London. Auk. 9. Fred Perry, the hero of this year's Davis Cup competition: H. G. N. Lee. another member of the victorious British team: F. G. H. Wilde, and E R. Avery. left London this week to represent
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    MALAYS' JAVA TOUR
    79 15 Defeat By Sourabaya Team The Singapore Malays sustained the second defeat of their Java tour at Sourabaya on Saturday, where they were beaten by a representative side by 2 goals to nil They had previously lost 3 nil at Bandoeng but had defeated Batavia 5-2. taking to
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      11 15 H* 11 Lr P D CUP H MEETING 45 Eu (ourt,
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      70 15 CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY C Where the call for quality is most insistent to I CAPSTAN tf are carried unanimously. M Every single cigarette is good every tin is just the same, m manufacture and quality, as the one before. H| "CAPSTAN" quality sets a standard for I^^^ itself— and "CAPSTAN" quality
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    U.S. TENNIS TOURNEY
    24 16 Forest Hills. Aug. 24. Play m the United States Lawn Tennis championships was again postponed as the courts were soaked. Reuter.
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    NOTES FROM THE COURSE
    495 16 RECORD AUTUMN MEETING ENTRIES Fast Times In Training Gallops Singapore, Aug. 24. Entries ior the forthcoming Singa- pore Autumn Race Meeting, which closed at noon yesterday, reveal exceptionally good support: especially from Class II Horses. The total, including 27 griffins, is 196 and this constitutes a
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    CRICKET
    187 16 Combined Schools XI Against The following will represent the Combined Schools at Cricket against the S.C.C. on the Padang on Saturday at 2 p.m. and on Sunday at 11 a.m. H. L. Boon < captain > < 5.J.1.) T. Cordeiro. G. Fernandez. I. Leijssius. E. Le Mercier < all
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    AMOY ATHLETES
    406 16 Basket Ball Matches At Ipoh The very wet weather experienced on Monday night was unable to dampen the enthusiasm of a large number of Gasket ball fans who gathered at the Chinese Athletic Association's ground m Jalan Mesjid. Ipoh to see the: matches between teams representing the Amoy
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    WEST INDIES BEATEN
    178 16 London, Aug. 24. The West Indies suffered a decisive defeat by Kent at Canterbury to-day by an innings and 93 runs. Kent batted first and scored 331. Amos making 86. and Knott 154 unfinished. The West Indies were all out for 73. Freeman taking 5 wickets for
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    FOUL PLAY PUNISHED
    99 16 Two Kuala Lumpur Players Suspended The Malay Mail is informed that at meeting of the Disciplinary Board ol the Selangor Football Association the referee's report against Hashim <F.M.S. Railway Institute) and Lim Hock Guan (S.C.R.C.) for deliber- ate foul play during the cup-tie be- j tween these
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    THE HOME TURF
    71 16 Satyr Wins The Hardwicke Plate London. Auk. 24. At the Stockton meeting the Hardwicke Plate was won by Satyr at 6 to 4. The placed horses were:— SATYR l SUBLIME PRINCE 2 FINE SHERRES 3 Won by six lengths, one and a half lengths between second and
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    GARRISON TENNIS
    56 16 Owing to the rain no play was possible at Tanglin yesterday m the Garrison Tournament. It is hoped to carry out yesterday's programme this afternoon, when Mrs. Oldfield will distribute the prizes. The final of the men's singles handicap between Captain Hamilton and Pilot Officer Keddie will be
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    THE S.A.F.A. CUP COMPETITION
    265 16 THE S.A.F .A. CUP COMPETITION PROGRAMME FOR SEPTEMBER Opening Match Next Friday The Singapore Cup Competition will open next Friday with the match between the Royal Artillery and the Wiltshires II at Anson Road Stadium. The full programme for September is as follows Friday. 1 S.A.F.A. Cup. Ist RoundRoyal Artillery
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    U.S. BASEBALL
    117 16 Detroit Beat Senators In Big Scoring Came New York. Auk 23. The following are the results ol baseball games played to-day: NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago vs New York 'postponed— rain> Cincinnati vs Philadelphia "postponed rain > Pittsburgh 4 10 1 Boston 5 7 1 Berger got a home run
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    JAPANESE VISITORS BEATEN
    660 16 JAPANESE VISITORS BEATEN Thrilling Rccomtn |J Yesterday's r l c-ttnis I Some of the finest tennis witnessed; on the padang courts for many months took place yesterday when the touring Japanese players. S Yamaoka and X Yamada. gave a display against Malayan champions They greatly impressed the large crowd oi
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    SCOTTISH FOOTBALL
    61 16 Celtic Lose To The Thistle London. Aug. 23. Results m tht- First Division of the Scottish League to-day were as follow Cowdenbeath 2: Hibernian 4. Kilmarnock 2 Aberdeen 0. Motherwell 1 Dundee 0. Partick 4: Celtic 3 Queen of the South 1: Queens Park 4. St. Johnstone 3.
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      22 16 British Again AUCUTT'S MALAYAN COFFEE PROCURABLE AT ALL LE \DING PROVISION SHOPS HENRY WAUGH Co., Ltd, Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh.
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      43 16 THE OCEAN (Incorporated m Great Britain Workmen's Compon>atii»n Accidents and Wn« Hajr^a^e Insurance Burglary. MOTOR. Plate Glass. Public Liability Golfer's Insurance Fidelity Guarant Executorships Trust r HEAD OFFICE FOR M U N x CHARTERED BANK CHAJ SINGAPORK. Manager T l C. NORMAN BENNETT.
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