The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 October 1933

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. EST. 1835. No. 14,079. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1933 10 CENTS.
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    UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN; REVENUE UP
    106 1 Britain's Trade Revival NO FLASH IN THE PAN" OLLOWING the optimistic speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the soundness of Britain s position and the reality of the trade revival at home comes the publication of the revenue returns for the half year which
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    RETURN TO GOLD PROBABLE
    144 1 London, Oct. 4. Britain will probably eventually re- urn to The gold standard but the requisite state of affairs is not yet fxisting. declared Mr. Neville Chamber- i at the annual Bankers' Banquet Mansion House. He said the Budget would be balanced this year. was a
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    REVENUE RETURNS
    212 1 ?ket Surplus Probable Next Year London, Oct. 2. returns ior the rirst half •ial year, which ends on regarded as most enUntil the final quarter of the custommnr for the returns to show a substantial deficit, but the shortage of £48,590.155 disclosed in the returns is the smallest
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    FREEING TRADE
    447 1 Anglo-Finnish Commercial Agreement London, Oct. 2. Thi text is issued of the AngloFinnish commercial agreement signed at Kelsingfcrs lost Friday. The agree- ment comes into force three days after the exchange of ratifications. Finland imports about £19 millions worth of goods annually, of which at present oetween two
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    "BUY CHINESE" CAMPAIGN
    129 1 "BUY CHINESE" CAMPAIGN First Steps In Reconstruction Nanking, Oct. 4. "Buy Chinese" is urged in a manifesto issued by the newly formed National Economic Commission following its formal inauguration this afternoon in the presence of Dr. Rajchmann. the League of Nations representative. Emphasising the importance of highway development and other
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    $100,000,000 LOAN ISSUE Nanking In Need Of Money
    147 1 $100,000,000 LOAN ISSUE Nanking In Need Of Money Shanghai, Oct. 4. The executive department of Nanking has approved of the issue of loan bonds of $100,000,000 at 5 per cent interest, repayable within twelve years. The Chinese and foreign bankers in Shanghai are reported to have promised their support. The
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    STATEMENT TO-DAY
    162 1 President To Review U.S. Situation New York. Oct. 3. A speedy development in the credit and monetary situation is suggested by the fact that as soon as he arrived .rom Chicago. President Rooseveit conferred with General Johnson, (the N.I.R.A. administrator). Mr. Woodin, 'Secretary to the Treasury), and Mr.
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    FLYING THIS WAY
    170 1 French Long Distance Record Attempt Oran, Oct. 4. The French airmen. Assolant and Lefevre, took off from here at 5.45 a.m. in an attempt to break the long distance record. They hope to reach Rangoon l without a stop. Their plane. Canary Bird 11., \s cakrfying 8.700
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    EARL CADOGAN DEAD
    22 1 19- Year-Old Son Succeeds To Title London, Oct. 4. Earl Cadogan died to-day after a I brief illness. Reuter
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    125 1 Gerald Oakley Cadogan was the sixth Earl, the title having been created in 1800. He was born in May 1869 and succeeded to the title in 1915. He was chairman of the British Olympic Council and also acted as British representative on the International Olympic Council. Earl Cadogan was hereditary
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    U.S. BANK INQUIRY
    68 1 $100,000 Stock Listed At $36,000,000 Washington, Oct. 4. The evidence at the senatorial banking inquiry of Dillon and Read revealed that the company, in organising an investment trust in 1924, obtained for $100,000 stock later listed at the Stock Exchange at $36,000,000. Mr. Clarence Dillon was the
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    BRITAIN'S EXAMPLE HELD UP TO GERMANY
    197 1 Jewish Atrocities Based On Mistaken Theory THE example of the British Empire in granting equality of status to the races of which it is composed was held up to Germany at the League of Nations by the Rt. Hon. OrmsbyGore in a vigorous speech
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    MIMIC BLOCKADES
    55 1 Japanese Exercise Along Chinese Coast Shanghai. Oct. 4. The Japanese Navy Depart- ment is reported to be making preparations for a mimic blockade of all Chinese ports S and other strategic positions along the entire Chinese coast. Hundreds of warships and planes will take part in the naval
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    VIRGINIA GOES "WET"
    47 1 Only Five More States Votes Needed For Repeal Richmond. Virginia. Oct. 4. By voting lor the repeal of prohibition by a majority of two to one. Virginia becomes the thirty-second state to vote "wet." Only five more State votes are needed for repeal. Reuter
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    PACIFISTS IN BLUNDERLAND
    113 1 PACIFISTS IN BLUNDERLAND Nobody Loved Anti-War Congress Shanghai. Oct. 4. Lord Marley and the remainder of the Anti-War Congress delegates slipped away at noon aboard the Norwegian tramp steamer. Askeladdan, for Vladivostock. The China Press in a leader, says the Marleyites have blundered in making their ill-starred Journey without first
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    SECRET MEETING
    43 1 Shanghai. Oct. 3. The International Anti-war League held a meeting at a secret venue near Shanghai on Saturday. Among those present were Madam Soong Ching-ling, Mrs* Sun Yat Sen, and over seventy delegates from all parts of the world.— Union Times
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      96 1 BIGIA TEA brings the freshness yfirf 'ra^rance of the U y an garden* jirect to your home. TO-DAY'S ATTRACTION SPECIAL DINNER CLASSICAL MUSIC 8.15 p.m. 9.15 p.m. DANCE (FORMAL) 9.45 p.m.— Midnight. IN AID OF THE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY MME. T SVETLANOVA'S REVUE FRIDAY. OCT. 6th from 6.15 P.M. to
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      134 1 On Other Pages Moscow warns Japan she will hold her responsible if Manchukuo seizes the C.E.R.— Page 7. America may demand trade concessions from Britain for a reduction of war debts Page 9. Soviet view of war tension in Europe Page 9. Nanking has warned the Powers that Japan intends
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      72 1 Th*r# no better TVt that BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA CHRYSLER LOW INITIAL COST ADELPHI HOTEL TO-NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER AND DANCE SATURDAY Oct. 7 SPECIAL DINNER SERVED IN THE DINING ROOM CONCERT MUSIC BY PAUL STRAUSS AND BAND ROOF-GARDEN 9.15 to 12 Mid-Night REPEAT PERFORMANCE OF MRS. G. M. ALFORD'S
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    WIRELESS ON AIRWAYS
    544 2 SOME RECORD SHORTWAVE TRANSMISSIONS Improved Form Of Equipment Remarkable instances have been forthcoming, lately, from the Empire routes of Imperial Airways, of longrange wireless communication between aircraft in flight, and also between aircraft and ground stations. The other day, while one of the new "Atlanta"type airliners was
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    £26,000,000 ORDERS
    180 2 Splendid Results From Exhibition An official statement gives the value of the business done at the Radio Exhibitions at Olympia at more than £26,000.000,000 and adds:— Orders have been secured that will necessitate the industry turning out for the ensuing season 1,250,000 receivers (£14,400.000): 13,000,000 batteries < £6.000.000)
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    OXFORD DICTIONARY
    120 2 Supplement Completes Mammoth Task London, Sept. 21. The new Oxford English dictionary, which has been in process of publication since 1884 and is the largest dictionary in the world, has now been brought up to date by the publication of a supplement. The last volume of the main
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    NORTHWEST FRONTIER
    55 2 Peace Restored in Mohmand Country London, Sept. 26. A brief communique issued last night at Simla concerning the position in the Mohmand country on the North-west Frontier confirms that the Upper Mohmand lashkars have dispersed and arrangements are being made for the withdrawal of British and Indian troops
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    CAPTURE OF PEITAIHO
    192 2 Japanese Said To Have Aided Bandits Shanghai. Oct. 4. Following the capture of Peitaiho, the health resort of North China, by bandits assisted by Japanese troops, according to a report from Chinmantao, a detachment of Japanese troops entered the town and disarmed the Chinese police, jln their
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    RETREAT CUT OFF
    87 2 Shanghai, Oct. 4. Finding their retreat cut off by the forces of General Liu Kwei-tang and General Tang Yu-lin who returned to the Government camp after promising to assist the Charhar rebels. General Pane: Chen-wu and Chi Hung-chang made a desoerate attempt to enter West Hopeh yesterday
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    JAPAN'S OFFER
    76 2 Give Up Extrality To End Boycott A semi-official message from Tokyo states that the Japanese have offered to surrender their extra-territorial privileges in China in exchange for a revision of China's tariff on Japanese goods and for the immediate stoppage lof the anti- Japanese boycott in China. The
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    INDIAN LABOUR FIGURES
    35 2 Arrivals from and departures to the Madras Prestdenecy for September are reported as follows: Arrivals (State-aided) 3 adults 1 minor. Others, 2,559 adults, 208 minors 108 infants. Departures 2,346 adults, 210 minors
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    JAPAN TO OCCUPY PEKIN MUKDEN RAILWAY
    230 2 Bandit Outrages As Pretext Again Nanking's Hint To The Powers Shanghai, Oct. 4. The Nanking Foreign Office has instructed Chinese representatives in Europe and America to draw the attention of the various countries to the intention of the Japanese to occupy the entire line
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    MONGOLIAN PRINCES
    180 2 Nanking To Offer Limited Independance Shanghai, Oct. 3. At the Government weekly memorial meeting, Mr. Wang Ching-wei, the Premier and Acting Foreign Minister, spoke on the postponement of the Fifth Kuomintang Congress. He said the proposed National Assembly convened for 1936 would not be hindered by the postponement
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    ARCTIC MAGAZINE
    119 2 Publication Devoted To Polar Research Leningrad, Sept. 22. The first issue of a new magazine, The Arctic, has appeared in Leningrad. The new magazine is published by the Soviet Arctic Institute in three languages Russian, English and German. The publication will fill the gap in the periodical literature
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    NEARLY 12 MILES UP
    103 2 Soviet Balloon's Record Ascent Moscow, Sept. 30. The Soviet balloon "USSR.," which unsuccessfully attempted a stratosphere flight on September 24th, made a successful ascent to-day and if the instruments are found to have registered correctly, the balloon establshed the amazing record height of 19.000 metres (11-7/8
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    CAR SOMERSAULTS
    84 2 Occupants' Lucky Escape Quetta. Sept. 24. It Is reported that Captain Sparks. Mr. M. N. Storey and Miss Austin, a governess, who were motoring from Chaman to Quetta, on Sunday evening, had an accident near Saranan. Their car, striking against a brick, took a complete somersault and "landed"
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    TOKIO AND BACK
    62 2 French Air Girl's Long Flight Paris, Oct. 3. The airwoman Maryse Hiltz took off at four o'clock this morning on a flight to Tokio and back, first stop Athens, using a Breguet plane with a single-engine of 650 horse-power. She is accompanied by a mechanic and her
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    23 2 The Royal Air Force band has been engaged for the dance at TangUn Club on Saturday and members are advised to reserve tables.
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    BRITISH FINANCES
    127 2 Treasury Returns Record For Many Years London, Sept. 30. A big improvement In the finances of the country is shown In the Treasury Returns for the half-year Revenue totalled £275.736.000 and expenditure £324.326 000. the current deficit being £48.590.000. the lowest on record for a number of years.
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    RAIN RESUMES
    79 2 French Flood Victims In Despair Parti. >rpi M The inhabitants of south Fram r ar< despairing owing to the resumption heavy rain, rendering it impossible repair any of the extensive M >od dai age which has cost a scon- oi lives an many million francs oi damage in
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    37 2 Mr. S B Tan. a wcll-kn >*" Chin, lawyer of Singapore, has \v where he Is to marry Miv < »>.uiß Heang. daughter of Mr Ch;inf (gg Chairman of the Hupeh i rovtncl.» Government, on Oct 16 In Shanghai
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      391 2 CLASSIFIED AD I KENNOMEAT CONCENTRATED MEAT FOR DOGS CONTAINS 2) practically no iat. and can. therefore, be used with more confidence than <5> ordinary meat scraps, the fat of which V is often responsible for various skin diseases. KennOmeat is < Meat in Miniature /g\ I) A 1 Ib. tin
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      420 2 VERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE HUNKTIPAI NOTICE NOTICE U hereby given tnar H are now Invited for the foi. materials or services and that u*rti culars of such tenders ma? be obtai In the Tender Room. Municipal Offi Annual Tenders for 1934 Dat Closing. See Muni Tender Room Supply of Galvanised Night
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      264 2 DIARY OF THE WEEK Thursday, sth. .Report by World Student Christian High Water 11.06, 9.4 It.. 23.44 9.8 ft. Federation Conference deleHockey: A.P.C. vs. Khalsa, A.P.C. gates at Y.M.C.A., 8 p.m. ground. Sunday, Sth. Rugby: Command Trial game. Officers i High Water 00.51, 8.7 ft.. 12.19 9.4 ft. vs. The
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    COUPLE HAVE RIGHT TO SIT OUTDOORS AT NIGHT
    1174 3 Flashing Of Torch Not Sufficient provocation For Assault BEGGS WIN CASE AGAINST TAXI-DRIVERS A ••hallenge in open court to "anyone be he lawyer or layman, policeman or taxi driver— who makes an allegation inst my wife that she is a prostiute" was
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    WHITE GLOVES
    151 3 Malacca's "Double" in Two Years Malacca, Oct. 2. For the second time in two years session of the Malacca Assizes has ome round without any criminal ases on the calendar. Last year Mr. Justice N. H. P. Whitlty was presented with a pair of white kid gloves in
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    FIREARMS CHARGE
    73 3 Accused of "discharging a firearm in a public road," a young man named Chan Ah Tong was charged before the First Magistrate. Mr. H. A. Forrer, this morning. Accused denied ownership of the weapon produced, a B.S.A. air gun, saying that it was found by the police in
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    95 3 Mr. O. S. Hellings. Ipoh First Magistrate, who is retiring from the Malayan Civil Service, ceases work on the 15th. proximo. His successor is not yet definitely settled, although the name of Mr. C. W. A. Sennett, District Officer, Lower Perak, has been mentioned. Mr. Hellings has proved himself one
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    MAN ADMITS FORGERY
    343 3 ALTERED CERTIFICATE TO GET WORK Seaman Says Others Do It! A plea of guilty was advanced by j Barudin bin Mohamed Lor, a Malay exi seaman, when he was charged before Mr. H. A. Forrer. in the First Magistrate's Court yesterday, with having forged a seaman's certificate
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    CAR CRASH AT K.L.
    408 3 European Planter On Rash Driving Charge •From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 3. R. P. Thomson, a European planter of Sungei Buloh. was charged before the first magistrate today with rash and negligent driving of his car so as to injure a Chinese ricksha nuller
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    ALIMONY ORDER BEFORE DIVORCE CASE
    763 3 Unusual Procedure In Local Action EURASIAN AND YOUNG WIFE The unhappy result ot a May and December marriage was revealed in (the Divorce Court, before the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Huggard, yesterday, Sylvester Stephen Bell (petitioner) an i elderly Eurasian, represented by Mr. H. jPaulusz.
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    CLERICAL UNION
    153 3 Opening Of The Haw-Far Hall I The Council of the Clerical Union has decided to have the Haw- Par Hal) officially opened on October 21. at 4 30 p.m. The Council of the Union has dr c ded to protest against the proposal tax on bicycles and tricycles,
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      485 3 STATISTICS OFFICE LIBRARY NOTICE The following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics. S.S. and F.M.S.. during the period September 23rd. to September! 29th, 1933. inclusive, and are available for public use in the Reference Library, Fullerton Building. Singapore.! Application may bo made by members; of the
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      143 3 Disease germs enter L here Influenza Diphtheria Scarlet Fever •«< by keeping your mouth disinfected with FORMAMINT At *./i intwnt' New Beauty Secret gave her Natural appearance Mm woiukrtU jK«)t her lipv Ilu l<H»kf<l uritfuij], m> ton%pi(uous. Him %in NwinhtJ (<> r»ngt* LnJikr ordiiun fipsritks. Taßjpi (jnnor make j«»ur lip*
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    A CITY WHERE HIGHLIGHTS ARE EVER CHANGING
    3387 4 London's Distractions Keep Millions Agog VARIETY OF SPORT GOOD SHOWS London, Sept. If). The chief difficulty that besets the mould-be compiler of a comprehensive Letter irom London is the fact that this huge city embraces within its farflung boundaries a hundred different worlds
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      122 4 8 FAMOUS ENGLISH TABLE DELICACIES GILLARD'S Celebrated L. V. Pickle, Menager Pickle and Mixed Pickles DILLARD'S Assorted fi^HSSI potte d meats gU» FISH PASTES f^j^BJai GILLARD'S Wfrffl Oxford, Pork and Beef JS||ll Sausages in Ib. and 1 Ib. Oval Tins. "GILLARD" Preparations are of Hijjh-Class Quaiit). Tasty and delicate in
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    FRENCH TRIBUTE TO DEAD MINISTER
    128 5 The Norwegian flagship Tordenskjold in which a gun exploded, killing four men and woundin* fourteen others. Devon and Somerset stag hounds meet in the picturesque village of Dunster. moved off. There was a large gathering of spectators as the riders General Sir lan Hamilton inspecting
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    Defamation of Character Not Proved
    453 6 Evidence Insufficient to Call Upon Defence emarking that there was not sumit evidence to call upon the accused his defence, Mr. N. Orice. the Se d Magistrate, discharged C. R. as, a Singapore Eurasian, at the elusion of the case lor the prosecu--1 yesterday, on
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    SIKH MURDER CASE
    151 6 One Suspect Is Discharged Vhen Lab Singh, Surain Singh and jan Singh were produced again yesday before Mr. N. Grice, the second gistrate, on a charge oi murdering a npatriot named Gurdial Singh on c. 14, 1928, Mr. P. H. Battishill said had been briefed to represent
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    36 6 The Hon'ble Mr. A. S. Haynes will en the bazaar at the Methodist Girls' hool. 11 Mount Sophia, on Saturday ternoon, Oct. 7th at 3.30. The bazaar being held for the benefit of the lilding fund.
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    WORKLESS ASIATICS
    387 6 Company Calls For Salesmen A meeting of the executive committee, of the Malacca Asiatic Unemployment Fund was held on Thursday, September 21 at the New Museum Room. Mr. O. W. Webb, (Deputy Chairman), was in the chair, and members present were the Rev. Fr. J. P. Francois, Dr.
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    $150 Must Be Won
    547 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION Six Free Chances Every Week HELOW will be Xound particulars of the Free Press Football Competition No. 7 in which you are asked to forcecast results of ten English and Scottish League matches to be played on Oct. 7th. This announcement will
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    Tobacco Haul In Disabled Motor Car
    280 6 Tobacco Haul In Disabled Motor Car Sole Occupant Heavily Fined For Smuggling A punctured tyre betrayed a tobacco smuggler who was caught in a car in Napier Road. He was tried before Mr. H A Forrer. the First Magistrate, this morning, and convicted. Accused was Tay Hwee Kee a Chinese
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    BOON TO DEBTORS
    267 6 Government Servants' Thrift Society The report of the Singapore Govern ment Servants' Co-operative Thrlit and Loan Society, Ltd.. states: One hundred and eighty loans totalling $37,152 were given during the year. Of these 86 loans, amounting to $11,577 were granted on the security of paid up subscriptions.
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    NETHERLANDS INDIES
    111 6 We have received a copy the nt* propaganda publication just issued by the Travellers* Official Information Bureau for Nethcrland India, entitled "The Netherland Indies.* a Jubikv book to commemorate the 25 yean of unbroken service rendered by our bureau. During the past few yrars a certain sum has
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      202 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION No. 7\ I agree to abide by the conditions governing this competi- J J tlon as set out above and to accept as final the decision of the S Competition Editor of the Singapore Free Press in all matters 1 appertaining thereto. My forecast of the
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      343 6 BRITISH BROADCASTING! CORPORATION PROGRAMMES FOR INDIA, BURMA, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, and FEDERATED MALAY STATES 2 FROM THE EMPIRE TRANSMITTER, DAVENTRY. i ENGLAND. Two of the following frequencies and wavelengths will be used simultaneously, but the wave- lengths may be changed in the j course of each day's transmissions. 1 Announcements will
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    MORE MENTAL PATIENTS
    1012 7 BOARD OF CONTROL ISSUES REPORT Advantages Of Organised Observation Ward The working of the Mental Treatment Act is again commented upon at length in the report of the Board of Control for 1932. The Board point out that progress' in the development of the new facilities was
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    TO FIGHT DICTATORS
    135 7 Labour Party No Use For Fascists Or Communists London. Oct. 2. An exhortation to Labour to fight Fascism without fear or faltering was made by Mr. Joseph Compton a Vehicle Builder's official presiding at a Labour Party conference at Hastings today He said he regarded both Fascism
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    MARSHAL CHANG
    43 7 Stockholm, Oct. 2. Chang Hsueh-liang was received in audience by the King to-day. He had luncheon with the Princes yesterday and is visiting industries to-day and to-morrow. He returns to London on Wednesday. Reuter Malay Regular Battalion To Be Formed j
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    GARRISON STRENGTH TO BE INCREASED
    152 7 "KM 1 O 1 D 1 V* Malay Regular Battalion To fte P 1 rOl HICCI Gf\ 4^*9 \\T A rfcHJT 'TiniriT Trrrr* r»wv .O.Cs. WARM TRIBUTE TO THE VOLUNTEERS Major General L. C. L. Oldfield, General Officer Commanding Troops, Malaya, paid a great tribute
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    BATTLE PAINTER
    101 7 BAT TL E PAINTER Death Of Lady Elizabeth Butler London, Oct. 3. The death has occurred of Lady Elizabeth Butler, the famous Victorian painter of battle pictures. Reiiter. u7^ eZ% lzr o?U h*Xl pictures, reproduction of which hid a tremendous vogue with the pre-war generation. She was born at Lausanne;
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    CONFERENCE ON WEEK-END MANOEUVRES
    948 7 In his opening remarks, Major General Oldfield said that one of the objects of the manoeuvres was to bring the volunteers and the regulars of various arms together. This year the R.A.F. and the Royal Singapore Flying Club also participated. He also welcomed the Johore Military
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS
    91 7 Penans, Oct. 4. General Oldneld is expected to arrive in Ppdpps on October 14 to carry out. his annual inspection ol tiio Penang volunteers en Sunday Oct. 15. This will be his last Inspection prior to his retirement. The following day the General is proceeding to Kedah to
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    GRAND CHACO DISPUTE
    45 7 league Mediation Request Refused Rio de Janerio, Oct. 1. After many weeks of discussion. Argentine. Brazil. Chile and Peru have decided to refuse the League of Nations request for its mediation in the Grand Charo dispute between Bolivia and Paraguay Reuter Wireless
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    NO SURPRISE
    40 7 New Members Of League Council Geneva, Oct. 2. Denmark. Argentine and Australia have been elected to the League council with nfty-two, forty-nine and fortyseven votes respectively out of a total of 53. This caused no surprise Reuter Wireless
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    FLEW TO PENANG
    42 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan*. Sept. 3. The Resident Councillor (Mr. A. M. Goodman) and Mr. E. Newbold fleyr to Penang to-day In two R.A.F. seaplanes After re-fuelling, tho seaplanes proceeded to Rangoon and will return on October 10.
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    RIVAL DEMONSTRATIONS
    82 7 Lorry Loads Of Soldiers Rushed To Cork London, Oct. 1. Lorry loads of steel-helmeted soldiers poured into Cork to-day when General O'Duffy addressed 25.000 "blue shirts" and simultaneously the Irish Republican Army staged a counter demonstration on a much smaller scale The services of the soldiers were not|
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1933 The Proposed Rice Tax
    475 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1933 The Proposed Rice Tax BUT for one reason the consumer of j rice in Singapore and the other parts of the Colony could afford to regard with aloof interest the proposal to impose a tax on imports Of rice into the Federated
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    64 8 News has been received in Penang of the death at Banka, of "capitan" Oon, father of Dr. Oon and father-in-law of Mrs. B. H. Oon, of Penang. The engagement is announced between Denis Jay Sandys, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Sandys, of Bristol, England, and Mary Livingstone,
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    1093 8 as I was Saying The Chief Justice's House A supplementary vote of $40,000 has I A been approved by the Finance CooSSee S? the °cggg for the reconstruction of the Chief Justice's House at Nassim HUL As is repairs carried out from time to time to keep it in a
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    FROM THE FREE PRESS POST BAG
    187 8 Readers are invited to make use of this space for express^ ing their views upon matters of public interest Limelight And The Cambridgeshire To the Editor. Sir. Apropos your remarks following the result of the Duke of York Stakes and in case any of
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    333 8 To The Editor. Sir,— That H.E. the Governor should have taken the opportunity of this week's meeting of the Legislative Council to make another reference to Malaya's attitude towards rubber restriction is not to be wondered at, but why he did so without having anything fresh to contribute
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    344 8 To the Editor. Sir. Budgeting for a deficit in the face of repeated assurances that this policy will be abandoned appears to be the main feature of the Estimates for 1934 as explained in the Legislative Council. Retrenchment, we are told, has got to be carried further next
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    206 8 To the Editor. Sir.— l was so dull that It took tttt* attempts on the part ol an education Ist successfully to bring home to me that the Chinese were to be blamed for the present state of unemployment ol the boys who had Just left school He
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    63 8 The Portuguese Settlemer. mittee in Malacca Is now PJt T accept and consider applicants ilots In the Settlement. The objeci to provide land (such land havinK already marked out into lots) on wi the poor descendants of th<* guese Settlers in Malacca prior k British occupation, and such oinor poor
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    OVIET WARNING TO JAPAN
    114 9 £SPONSIBLE IF C.E.R. IS ■^anchukuo Only Tool Of GRIM RECORD OF OUTRAGES )eliberate Policy To Ruin Railway Moscow, Oct. 2. inadequate protection of the Chinese Eastern Railspecially its eastern line, numerous violations of !cs by the railway guards and various military quent acts of violence against
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    WAR TENSION IN EUROPE
    263 9 Soviet Criticism Of British Policy Moscow, Oct. 4. The ever growing tension in Europe, and the increasingly frequent use of the slogan of "preventive war" make the prospect of tbe coming Geneva disarmament conference none too bright. Such is the opinion of the Communist Party organ,
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    35 9 On the eve of his departure to Kuala Lumpur on retirement. Raja Sulaiman. Ist A.C.P.. attached to the Police Headquarters. Ipoh. was entertained at a tea party by the office staff on Satur day last.
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    U.S. AND WAR DEBTS
    167 9 CONCESSIONS FROM BRITAIN In Return For Reduction Washington, Oct. 4. It is suggested that the AngloAmerican war debt negotiations will not begin until next week. The close relationship of United States monetary policy to the negotiations is seemingly implied by Mr. Acheson's admission that he is
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    "NO FUSS, PLEASE"
    155 9 Heroic Attitude Of Austrian Premier Vienna, Oct. 4. Dr. Dollfuss. <the Austrian Chancellor) was shot and wounded in the arm and chest, though not seriously, when attending a meeting of the Christian Social Club in Parliament Building. The assailant, a young ex-soldier named Rudolph Vergil, was arrested.
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    FIRE FIGHTERS TRAPPED
    77 9 61 Burned To Death In Hollywood Hills Los Angeles, Oct. 4. Thirty-three unemployed flre-flghters were burnt to death and a hundred injured in a brush fire in the hills above Hollywood. They were trapped between two canyons when the fire swept over a thousand acre area in
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    MEN BARRED
    41 9 Bangkok Ladies Musical Society Celebration (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Oct. 4. The tenth anniversary of the Ladies' Musical Society of Bangkok was celebrated to-day by an all-ladies concert and luncheon. There were fifty ladies present, males being barred.
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    108 9 LATEST RUBBER PRICES AND STERLING RATES London, Oct. 4. New York 4.75 3 4 (4.79«/ 2 Paris 78 3 4 (*****) London, Oct. 4. Messrs. Malcolm Bowley and Son's closing prices to-day were: Spot £222-17-6 (£220-12-6) 3 Month £222-17-6 (£220- 7-6) Market:— Easy. RUBBER: CROSS RATE: London, Oct.
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    GUARDS WORK WITH BANDITS
    324 9 i report received in ■nnection with the lat•s of train wrecks on against which the do not take any meag< r i>i the railway, M. i to the railway board rating many cases of disorganisation of the a conclusion. M. Rudy I all steps taken by
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    DOUBLE-FACED POLICY Hope Of Forcing Soviet
    113 9 DOUBLE-FACED POLICY Hope Of Forcing Soviet oncessions Moscow, Oct. 3. the letter of the Soviet nan of the Board of the i Chairman exposing the adequate protection of the travel a" regards these exanother proof of the doubleof Manchurian authorir: ":r Japanese advisors. tura's letter shows." states hat not only
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    VIOLATE TREATIES Manchukuo Planning Seizure
    340 9 VIOLATE TREATIES Manchukuo Planning Seizure Moscow. Oct. 4. A serious warning to the effect that the Soviet Government considers the Japanese Government directly responsible for the intended actions of the Manchoukuo Government. directed towards the violation of existing treaties with regard to the status of the Chinese Eastern railway, and
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      15 9 What happened on that eventful Night? Why did ELISSA LANDI say [I LOVED YOU WEDNESDAY?"
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      39 10 Geneva, Oct. 2. Important preliminary discussions are proceeding with a view to a conclusion of the agreement regarding copper similar to the wheat pact. There is a possibility of a conference of copper producing countries.— Reuter Wireless.
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      A Local Business-Man's Views
      662 10 A Local Business-Man's Views No. 3— MAIL DAY INTERRUPTIONS Continuing the special series of Free Press articles in which from time to time a well-known Singapore business man will discuss commercial matters. I have a grouse. "Hardly the place to vent a grouse," the Editor may think. Perhaps not. Perhaps
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      YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION
      163 10 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce held its 1,142th. auction yesterday. Catalogued 1,661,370 1b5 =741.68 tons Offered 1,481,730 =661.48 Sold 1,261,719 r=563.27 Spot London 3 29|32d. New York 7»/ 2 cts. PRICES REALIZED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per Lb. Standard Quality No Sales Good Average Quality 12»/2 to
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      STANDARD QUALITIES COMMITTEE
      28 10 Particulars of weight of rubber submitted for award during the month of September 1933:— Sheet Awarded 297,920 lbs 133.00 tons Rejected 22.400 10.00 Crepe Nil
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      81 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association October 4th, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot (loose* 12 3 4 12 7 8 I R.S.S. equal to London Standard (F.0.8.) 13 V 4 13^ Standard R.S.S. on Tender Oct. 12 7 8 13 Oct-Dec. 13 13^ Jan-Mar. 13*
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      The £ Abroad
      87 10 The Abroad London, Oct. 2. Exchanges to-day were Paris 78 23/32. New York 4.78 3 /4. Montreal 4.87y 2 Brussels 22. 12%. Geneva 15.90. Amsterdam 7.65. Milan 58 11/16. Berlin 12.92»/ 2 Stockholm li.&ft. Copenhagen 22.40. Oslo 19.90. Vienna 29 nom. Prague 103 7 8 Helsingfors 227. Madrid 36 27/32.
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      65 10 During the week ending Sept. 30th, 1933, exports from Malayan ports amounted to 10,737 cases, of which 5,377 cases were to the United Kingdom, 1,000 cases to the Continent of Europe, 2,450 cases to Canada and 1.910 cases elsewhere. Total exports for the period, Jan. Ist,
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      13 10 Suez Canal Share Certificates are found to have been forged in large numbers.
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      World Exchange Rates
      199 10 World Exchange Rates October 4 SELLING London, 4 months' sight 2j4 1;8 London, 3 months' sight 2j4 3;32 London, 60 days' sight 2j4 5i64 London, 30 days' sight 2|4 1116 London, demand 2|4 1|32 London, T.T. 214 Lyon, Paris, demand 908 Hamburg, demand 148 New York, demand 54% Batavia, Sourabaya.
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      Singapore Produce Prices
      184 10 October 4th, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers Gambler 4.75 Java Cube 7.50 Hamburg Cube 7.50 Muntok White Pepper 23.50 White Pepper 22.50 Black Pepper 13.50 Copra, sundried 3.25 Copra, mixed 2.65 Small flake Tapioca 4.00 Med. Pearl Tapioca 4.50 Small Pearl Tapioca 4.75 Lingga Sago Flour Fair
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      Wall Street
      172 10 Sept. 30 Oct. 2 Oct. 3 {American Can. Com 89% 87»2 88 I Am. Telephone and SALES STOCK EXCHANGE 1,000,000 960,000 030.000 United Press Association '2? ?*tttrlato 94.82 92.99 93.55 9nS?X?*« 40 M 4016 ?0 Utilities 28.61 24.87 24.81 o0 Bonds 83.96 83.84 83.81 Telegraph 120V 4 116%
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      HEAVY BUYING ORDERS FOR TIN SHARES
      876 10 But Sterling Scrip Well Held RUBBERS ALSO COME IN FOR A DEAL OF ATTENTION Singapore, Oct. 3. The price of tin has again advanced during the week and stocks of the metal continue to register a heavy decline month by month, the world's visible
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      Petrol And Kerosene Prices
      90 10 October Dovoe's Imperial h. Kerosene per I Imp. galls.) Sylvan Arrow K. r Socony Motor Ga: per British Imp N Socony Motor d,. per British Imp. i Socony Motor Ga (4- gallon tln> Shell Aviation Splr drums; per British w Shell Motor Spirit British Imperial Gallon
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      DIRECTORS' FEES SHOULD BE REDUCED
      779 10 DIRECTORS FEES SHOULD BE REDUCED Menglembu Lode Mining Company, Limited ANNUAL MEETING At the ninth annual general meet- ing ol shareholders of the Menglembu Lode Mining Company, Limited, Mr. R. j P. Brash presided in the absence of Mr. D. A. M. Brown and the others personally present were: Mr.
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      STOCK MARKETS
      57 10 Creator Interest In K* N Shares |„H tltrlin w Yor--4 78' Pans 79'fe Firmness prevails markets particular int. in rubber shares whir' m advanced Governmei Loan is 101 ar.d j old 13 The share mark f irregularity but Bi ed iteadj at lOl l^. RubkMT D taking bu:
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      CONVERSION LOAN
      20 10 f Then* vt to tho Invlt 2 per cent v Ti til tO thu^e abo\ i coin Dtali:..
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST
    829 11 llty/m/^ys Closing Quotations i n.NKSDAY, OCT. 4th. 1933. Buyers Sellers C) 30s 31s g! 328 35S 5 4. (5s- 15s 3d 16s 6d x.d. 125 1.35 x.d. S. .£11 29s 6d 30s 6d cd. i<* 5 2s6 4 d 3 £^(5., Ite ITS b <*» 22 25
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    INDO-JAPANESE TRADE
    118 11 m Agreement May Be Extended taM London, Sept. 27. Natives of the Governments jand Japan at Simla are still *ta negotiations for a new trade The delegation of the ixtile industries are in atnew agreement is to existing Indo-Japanese ronventinn of 1904, six months rmmation of which becomes
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    TO REPLACE WOODEN SLEEPERS
    135 11 New Invention By A Ceylonesc Engineer Mr. C. M. Raja Bundram. Architeci jand Engineer, Dam Street, Colombo has obtained a provisional patent foj the purpose of manufacturing an invention of his own, called "the reinforced concrete sleeper." He is at present trying to induci Government to
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      10 11 ON ALD COLMAN IN HIS GREAT DOUBLE ROLE THE MASQUERAPER"
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      632 11 Assets exceed $12,t*0,000 tomranoe in force over tAs— .a— I The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. l (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27, Old Jewry, ac The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and
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      473 11 THE SOUTH #flci|| BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT LOWEST: CURRENT RATES L. C. MARGOLIOUTH. Manager.' Office: 2. Finlayson Green. i THE EASTERN UNITED I ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR CAR PERSONAL ACCIDENT AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. L. G. JOHNSON General Manager.
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      364 11 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. j (Established in 1886) Capital Subscribed (Fully paid up) Y. 100.000,000 Reserve Fund y. 121,250,000' President: K. Kodama. Esq. Vice-President: T. Okubo, Esq Head Office: Yokohama Singapore Branch MEYER CHAMBERS RAFFLES PLACE. LONDON BANKERS: Westminster Bank, Ltd. The National Provincial Bank. Ltd. Lloyd's Bank, Ltd.
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      445 11 CHARTERED BANK lOF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINI (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 600.000 shares of £5 each £3 000 001 Reserve Fund fiS.OOO.'oOi Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.00t HEAD OFFICE 38. BLshopsgate. London, E.C. t Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Hollo Semarani Amritsar Ipoh Berembac
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    21 12 P. O. Line is arranging for all its mail steamers, outwards and homewards, to call at Tangier during the summer months.
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      269 12 CHURCHILL ESTABLLSHED AS GRAIN CENTRE Promise of Bright Future Churchill, Canada. The northern port of Churchill is now in its second full navigating season. In 1931 the Dominion government arranged for test shipments of grain from the new port, and somewhat over half a million bushels of
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      125 12 Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. I East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Sirdhana (shifts to 18> and Anshun i 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) Kamuning 14: Katori Maru 11; Dnie- prostroi 9; Cremer 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) Myrmidon 30; Karagola 32;
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      121 12 236,618 Tons of Shipping In A Day Tile Southern Railway state that at Southampton Docks, they dealt with a total of 236.618 gross tons of j shipping inwards, which constitutes a record for any day at the docks. This i figure, it was expected, would be exI ceeded
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      17 12 Nippon Yusen Kaisha is building six sister cargo liners, Diesel- en gined of 9,000 tons d.w. each.
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      681 12 Chamber Of Shipping Annual Survey The annual report of the Chamber ol Shipping of the United Kingdom. Just published in its bound form, is a valuable book of reference as well as a sound review of existing and past shipping conditions. "The shipping industry," it says,
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      312 12 The Advent of >\ vv Aut Covers a good deal oi u.s sSlon m "Ji circles as to u,, emclent method I ways. Every //W the defects and dai^. old-fashioned device „f I and tarpaulins, and mould J improvements which would F safety of lire at sea Also cr.rl
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      663 12 VISIT AUSTRALIA Cool off in the WONDERLAND of the SOUTH. Countless attractions await the tourist in this Southern playground. Wonderful scenes great cities glorious CRRATLY beaches and the best climate in the World, UAi^ii^i Take advantage of the greatly reduced fares nrnir/>rn which will operate for one special trip of
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      505 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches and Arrivals i BY TRAIN 1 Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday Saturday 7 p.m. Kuan tan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut Saturdays 7 p.m. j Kelantan (via Padang Besar) Monday and Friday
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      119 12 VESSELS ARRIVED Tinombo. Dut. 525. from B. Deli 4.10, for Belawan Deli 6.10. Both, Dut. 1483, from Tg. Priok 4.10, for Belawan Deli 4.10. Hong Ho, Chinese 95, from Trengganu 3.10. for Trengganu unc. Angby, Sar. 417. from Sibu 3.10, for Sibu 6.10. Van Vollenhoven. Fr. 393. from Saigon 3.10.
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      554 13 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England' "ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL FOR HAVRE. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. Steamers Due Sails. s.s. City of Bagdad Oct. 30 Nov 2 m.s. City of Lille Nov. 29 Dec 2 s.s. City of
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      751 14 K. P. M. Kn.NINKLDKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU VAN DER LIJN -Thursday, Oct. 5, Cheribon »not for passengers*. Sema- rang, Sourabaya. Boeleleng, Ampenan, Padang-Bay, Benoa and Banjoewangi. TlDORE— Thursday. Oct. 5. Selat-Pandjang. Bengkalis, Soengei-Pakning, Siak and Pakan-Baroe. CREMER Thursday, October, 5, Hong Kong, Swatow and Amoy. MAPI A— Friday, Sept. 6. Prigi-Radja,
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      386 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP UNE < cind AMERICAN BfAHi UN*. COMFORT WITH For ECONOMY PRESIDENT UNER TOURIST Offers LARGE OUTSIDE STATEROOMS 1 Each with hot and cold running water and restful beds. UNEXCELLED CUISINE DIVERSIFIED ENTERTAINMENT ORCHESTRAS DANCING SWIMMING TALKIES DECK SPORTS In addition to first class EVERY Trans-Pacifle President Liner now
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    1548 15 Record Crowd Sees Spurs And Arsenal Draw [From Our Own Correspondent] rwTvwvi?v *u j London, Sept. 19. ruTY-SLVEN thousand, two hundred and forty--1 six people actually saw Saturday's great match hhveen the Arsenal, Chanpions of the Football League, and Tottenham Hotspur, this se?son\ leaders, at White
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    154 15 Singapore Championship Ties Ties in the Singapore Championships Ito be played off on Sunday, at 10.30 •a.m. are as follows:— Mixed Doubles Tan Chwee Hock 1 and Miss Wong Siew Ying vs. Lim Tian j vVan and Miss P. C. Lee. Koh Beng |3wee and Miss Yip Wong Tai
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    243 15 Keen Contests in Selangor Tournament From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 2. The V.I. hall was crowded with badminton enthusiasts of both sexes oil Saturday to witness the excellent games that were played by the semi- j finalists in the Selangor men's and j women's open doubles. It was
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    RESULTS OF MATCHES
    108 15 Betty Ho and Dorothy Low oeat Grace Appacutty and Muriel VanJen Driesen. 15—11. 10—15, 15—9. Chan Kon Neong and Yong Citooti Ying beat Sally Yap and Joan Kocn. 15_3, 15—13. A. S. Samuel and Moy Chong Sen^ beat Lee Mun Kong and Chan Ko.n Leong. 21—10, 21—12.
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    253 15 Klang, Oct. 2. Following are the results of the Klang District Badminton open men's and Mixed Doubles championships played to date. Mixed Doubles: Miss Lee Sim Chew and Lee Sim Beng beat Miss Khoo Beng Nee and V. Kandiah, 21—15, 10—21, 21—16. Miss Lee Chow Yew
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    220 15 Sides For S.C.C.-Public Services Match The S.C.C. play their first XV match on the Padang on Saturday against Public Services. The Club XV was selected on Tuesday evening several of the more promising of the Newcomers in last Saturday's game being included. r«*"c I The sides will be S.C.C.
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    79 15 < From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Sept. 27 Rugby players are looking forward with much pleasure to the forthcoming visit of the Malaya Command team for the interport game on October 21. With only a month before the match, players are beginning to put in
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    412 15 The first inter-State Rugby match of the season will be played at Ipoh on Saturday between Perak and Penang. who will be represented by the following Penang Whaley. Fenwick. Boyd Bingham. J. W. Clarke; Cameron. Strahan. Goupar. Gibson. Green. Pemberton. Rycroft. J. M. Scoular <Capt Smith. Wraight. Perak:
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    90 15 The following Rugby football fixtures have been arranged for Volunteer teams for the coming season. Saturday, Oct. 14, S.V.C. vs. Garrison at S.C.C. Tuesday. Oct. 17th.. A. (M.0.) Coy vs. Wiltshire Regt. Ist. XV at S.C.C. Saturday. Oct. 21. S.V.C. vs. Wiltshire Reet. Ist. XV at S.C.C. Wednesday.
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    BOXING IN PENANG
    372 15 BOXING IN PENANG THE "BATTLER" DEFEATS BUD WALLEY A big crowd of supporters greeted' Battling Chan at Fun Frolic Stadium. on Saturday night, and saw him fight--1 ing his way to victory against Bud I Walley after twelve rounds of lia: U battling. They had reason to be pleased with
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    Win For Neil Hemchit
    198 15 Malacca, Oct. 2. The clash between Neil Hemchit 9.9. I the Siamese boxer, and B. S. Ang 9.7. a favourite of the Malacca public, attracted another very large crowd at the City Park last night. The fight went the full distance of ten rounds, the Siamese
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    GIANTS TAKE LEAD IN WORLD SERIES
    385 15 Fierce Baseball Riots In New York 15,000 Spectators Rush Gates v f New York. Oct. 3. Fiiteen thousand spectators rioted iwhen trying to gain admittance to the jpolo grounds where New York won the baseball match in the world series against Washington by 4,2.
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    Golf
    30 15 Sepoy. Lines Monthl\ Medal Sepoy Lines men's monthly medal for September, resulted In a tie between Grice 80—18=62. El kins 82—20 62 The Ball Sweep was won by Grice
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    MUNICIPALITY vi. SEPOY LINKS
    123 15 The following will represent the Singapore Municipality against the Sepoy Lines Golf Club on the Sepoy Lines O. Club course on Sunday, Oct 15th. in a Shanghai foursome. 8.30 M M. Paterson and 8 N Kelly 8.35 W. W Paterson and A W B Gill. 8.40
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    INTERPORT SHOOT
    259 15 Annual Event Due On Saturday The annual Far Eastern inter-port shoot between the Scottish Companies of the Hong Kong. Shanghai and Singapore Volunteer Forces will take place on Saturday next, the local contestants shooting at the Buklt Tlmah rifle range, commencing at 2.30 p m. Th<> Singapore team
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    MARCEL THIL
    42 15 Retains World's Middle- Weight Championship Paris. Oct. 2. In a fifteen round contest for the world's middleweight championship M.i! 1 Thll who Is recognised in Europe as the world's champion, retained the title, outpointing Kid Tunero, the Cuban champion Reuter
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    CHINESE RUGBY PLAYERS' DEBUT
    832 16 CHINESE RUGBY PLAYERS' DEBUT Promising Form Shown At Dunearn Road I Public Services A 5 pts S.C.R.C. 3 pts. The newly formed Straits Chinese Rugby fifteen put up an exceedingly creditable showing when they played their opening match at Dunearn Road against the Public Services yesterday, and held their much
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    BRILLIANT SOCCER IN CUP SEMI-FINAL
    894 16 BRILLIANT SOCCER IN CUP SEMI-FINAL Soldiers Just Manage To Beat Airmen Wiltshires 2: R.A.F 1. The semi-nnal in the S.A.F.A. Cup competition between the first team of the Wiltshires and the R.A.F., played at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday afternoon, was the swift-moving spectacular game usually associated with a Cup
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION No. 6
    41 16 FOOTBALL COMPETITION No. 6 Claims Close To-day j Did you forecast correctly eight or more of the results in Football Competition No. 6? If so send in your claim at once. No claims can be accepted after last post this evening.
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    HOCKEY
    97 16 I.F.C.A. Opens Well IC.F.A 5: RAF 1. Playing their first game of the season on the Ceylon Sports Club on Friday, the IC.F.A. defeated the R.A.F. by 5 goals to 1. For the IC.F.A.. Namazie scored the first three goals. The fourth goal by Bhaskaran was the most brilliant
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE
    75 16 Annual Athletic Meeting The first annual athletic meeting of the Raffles College Union will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14. at 4 p.m. on the Raffles College Padang. All schools in Singapore and Johore Bahru are invited to compete in the Inter-School Relay (880) yards and all graduates
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    THE CESAREWITCH
    69 16 Full List Of Acceptors London, Oct. 4. FoUowing are the Cesarewltch acceptors: Nitsichin, Statesman. Loose Strife Erain, Guiscard, Dick Turpin, Arctic i Star, Seminole, Roi de Paris, Trustee Beau Frere, Foxearth, Lucky Patch' 1 Sarum, Blandearna. Africus. Sandals' Sanity, Within The Law, Bunkawai Negro, Barrage, Chelmarsh, Lord Nugent.
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    20 Griffins For Singapore
    101 16 20 Griffins For Singapore The Committee of the Singapore Turf Club have decided to import a batch of twenty griffins from Ireland for racing at the Spring 1934 meeting at a cost to subscri- bers of 125 landed Singapore. It is expected that the griffins will J arrive in Singapore
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    AUSTRALIAN RACING
    58 16 Chatham Wins Craven Plate p Sydney, Oct. 4. Chatham, which won the Epsom Handicap on Saturday, recorded a Se n V[al.s:°- day the Cr en CHATHAM 9.4 KUVERA 9.0. 2 LOUGH NEAGH 9.1 3 Five ran. Won by half a neck; third a head away. Time 2.6 2
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    CLUB HOCKEY
    65 16 S.C.C. Team To Meet S.C.Iv.C. m 2?1 fo ow i n 8 have been invited tc play hockey for S.C.C. "A" vs 8C R r on Monday next at the SCC-H A ST Z' I t EVans T W M °rray;" T M. Maclachlan, D. H Tudor I
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    MALAY RECREATION CLUB TENNIS
    76 16 The following are the results of the Ues played last week-end In the Malav I Recre ati o n Club's lawn tennL toumli RH a c l Lo f Ong K Telok Kurau. ?K/^\. Latiff beat A A^z 6—3. 6-2 Abdulrahman b H. Ismail beat Wan
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    INDIANS WIN RAGGED HOCKEY TUSSLE
    405 16 Medical College Union Only Score Once M.C.U 1: I.A S. The beginning of the hockey season sees many scrappy matches being played and the one between the Medical College Union and the India Association on the former's ground yesterday, was no exception to the rule.
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