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

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. No. 14,096. EST. 1835. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1933 It CENTS.
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  • 1087 1 Iver 3 0 Missing )UNDERS IN HEAVY STORM ON SUNDAY NIGHT univors Reach Singapore Our thirty people are missing as the result 4 the disappearance of the s.s. Tronoh, a small coastal vessel owned by the Straits Steamship Company, which was lost in a gale
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  • 195 1 MORE £100 PRIZES FOR SINGAPORE Final Irish Sweep Drawing Announced. London, Oct. 24. The last of the £100 consolation prizes in the Irish Sweep on the Cam- oridgeshire were drawn to-day. Among winners are: H. Nieuwenhuis Matramanpg, Antsoen, 4, Meester Cornells. Java. W. V. Veresiand. Bloemstraat. Solo A.P.C. Josie Shanghai.
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  • 87 1 TO HELP CHINESE STAY JAPANESE COMPETITION Manchester. Oct. 24. Mr. Harold Briggs. formerly manager of the Belgrave Miils. Oldham. has been appointed on a two-year contract as technical adviser to the Canton Government to erect cotton mills with British machinery and management as a check
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  • 143 1 Hopes of Japanese-Indian Accord New Delhi, Oct. 23. Fcr the first time since the beginning ?f the Indo-Japanese cotton negotiations optimism has been aroused in consequence of the Japanese approving I the principle of barter. Details have not yet been worked out but the Indian I Government would
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  • 309 1 U.S. MANAGED DOLLAR SCHEME CONFUSED OPINION IN HIGH CIRCLES Commodity Prices Must Be Kept Stable New York, Oct. 24. High circles are confused regarding the chances of success of Mr. Roosevelt's managed dollar scheme, according to the New York Times. Foreign experts are quoted generally as believing Roosevelt's experiment adds
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  • 86 1 Washington. Oct. 23. Britain's American war debt may bo automatically reduced as a result of the monetary policy outlined by President Roosevelt last night. Economists point out that if the gold value is reduced even temporarily by fifty per cent., the British Government will need a
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  • 98 1 TRAIN FERRY AND SCHOLARSHIPS PLANNED Nanking, Oct. 24. Mr. Han-Liwu. a director in the office of the Sino-British Boxer-fund i Board of Trustees declared to Reuter's 1 representative that the Board had decided to grant another loan of £80.000 to the railway ministry for
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  • 71 1 Changes Contemplated In Japanese Diplomacy Tokio, Oct. 24. Following Mr. Debuchi's recall from Washington a wholesale shift of Japanese Ambassadors is contemplated. It is authoritatively stated that Mr. Naotake Sato "Brussels* will succeed Mr. Nagaoka in Paris, Mr. Hachiiro Arita former Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs) will succeed Mr.
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  • 173 1 -ting vessel tnshlp Company, of engaged in the nd Singapore. She n Sunday evening, bound for have arrived on ion. or she left. etj was U It when there ng known of her where--0 noon yesterday. Signal kept a sharp the missing vessel, but ported. >n
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  • 824 1 Republic Looks To Radicals To Avert Landslide Paris. Oct. N After a night of unrest France to-day faced the most difficult task ol finding a government able to avert the landslide of the franc. The Republic is now I looking to the leading
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  • 82 1 Sergeant Receives 5,000 Ticals Reward (From Our Own Correspondent.* Bangkok. Oct. 24. As the result of a fierce fight yesterday evening Sergeant Suk. of the government side, shot and mortally wounded In the breast Phya Srislddhl Songram, an Important leader of the opposition. The corpse was
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  • 114 1 U.S. Soviet Move Criticised London. Oct. 21. President Roosevelt's overtures to r hc Soviet are much commented on in various capitals. It is described as a "publicity stunt" by Washington correspondents of New York papers who aver it is to divert the nation's attention towards the Soviet and
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 69 1 KLIM POWDBUD MILK LjgABESI APPROACH TO PURE g^H. TASTKIRIZED MILK Bl „\\i:iK W THE TROPICS. IQIABLI AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES. rr^ TO-DAY'S ATTRACTIONS COCKTAIL DANCE MAKAN KETCHILL 6.15 p.m. to 8.15 p.m. II INFORMAL DINNER DANCE Ml p.m TO MID-NIGHT. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 28th. "RAFMJEO MOVE BALL" IN AID OF
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    • 64 1 On Other Pages British Cabinet discusses Geneva breakdown Page 9. Reichstag fire developments— Page 9. Etceteras defeat Public Services Page 16. Teams for Inter-club golf tourney— Page 16. Police hockey eleven defeats WilUhires —Page 16. Perak race results Page 16. Industrial registration proposed Page Kinta Dredge C«. annual meeting Page
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    • 92 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK THE NEAREST APPROACH TO PC RE FRESH, I'AMKI HI/I l> MILK OBTAINABLE IN THE TROPICS. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEAD IN O PROVISION STORES. CHRYSLER SATISFACTION THE ROTARY CLUB OF SINGAPORE meets To-day, at the ADELPHI HOTEL SPEAKER: MISS LEILA ROOSEVELT SUBJECT WE'RE DRIVING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD
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  • 222 2 Misleading Europe On Germany's Intentions Berlin, Oct. 21. It is announced that the manual Wehrwissenchuft." Professor Ewaid Ban's new book on military science has been confiscated. An accompanying statement says that isolated sentences in the book are quoted in a tendentious manner by certain organs of the foreign
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  • 86 2 Sir Malcolm Campbell's Swerve London. Oct. 25T. Sir Malcolm Campbell had a miraculous escape during the Mountain Championship Race at Brooklands to-day which was won bv the American, Mr. Whitney Straight, an undergraduate at Cambridge University, driving a Maserati. Campbell's Sunbeam was endeavourIng to avoid a car
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  • 88 2 Interesting Address By Military Officer The positions of the various countries making up the Balkans and the southern part of Central Europe in times of warfare and their strength, formed the lubtect of an interesting lecture bj? Major A. C. B. Noate. M.C.. Royal Artillery, at the
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  • 57 2 The Japan Chronicle reports the douth in Japan on Thursday, September 28, of Mr John Godwin Crane. "Born In Yokohama. Mr. Crnne was for a rumber of years with Messrs. ThwaUes and Company until the great earthquake. He was the eldest of a family of five brothers and one sister
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  • 392 2 The undernoted non-fiction works will be ready for issue on Saturday •28 10 33) at 9 a.m. Agate < James > My Theatre Talks Dramatic Criticism). Angell (Norman) The Great Illusion. 1933. 'Political Economy). Armstrong < Anthony > Ten-Minute Alibi a Play in Three Acts. Baden (Prince Max
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  • 47 2 Red Pullen, the Welsh welter-weight beat Dixie Cullen (Chelsea) on points in the main 12-round contest at the I Stadium Club. Over the same distance George Morris, the ex-amateur from the Battersea 8.C.. made his professional debut, and cleverly beat v Harry Doly <st. George's) on points.
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  • 105 2 First Victory Goes To Italy Ancona. Oct. 22. Italy became the first holder of th< l.Bleriot Cup when Captain Scapinell iflew a Macchi seaplane for holf an hou 1 at an average speed of 619.374 kilo j metres per hour over a 328.612 kilo j. metre course between
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  • 60 2 Municipal Committee No. 4 has ap j proved the retrenchment of thre< building overseas, one stenosi-ann^T s .and four notice servers In the Bui'dMiner Department, with grant of Jeav H earned and maximum adrHtiorai pt i j *n-atia leave of two months on fui pav. the total granted in no
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  • 56 2 A unique wedding took place in the church of Shanghai Sanitorium Training School for Nurses when Miss Dorothy Yang, who had just received her diploma as one of a class of 26 graduated from .the training school was married to Mr. Lawrence Yu of the Foreign Y.M.C.A. before the same
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  • 143 2 The Singapore Volunteer Corps routine orders by Lieut. Col. M. J. T. Reilly. M.C.. Commanding S.S.V.F. are as follows: Singapore, Oct. 25. Appointments. Officers.—2nd.-Lieut. (Acting Captain) T. H. Newey. having ceased to command "E" (Eurasian) Company, P. and P.W.V.C./ His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
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  • 59 2 The Commissioner appointed for Singapore under Section 22 of tr* Workmen's Compensation Ordinance No. 9 of 1932 H not the First Magistrate but the Civil District Judge. Considerable misunderstanding exiat* on this point due to the fart th* f Gazette Notification No. 1«38 of 1t33 describes this
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 110 2 Law Notices For The Day Before the Chief Justice in the 1st. fant vs. H. H. Busneld and another. Court at 11 a.m. Before Mr. Justice Mills in the 2nd. Bankruptcy. Court at 11 a.m. Before Mr. Justice Gerahty in the 3rd. Assizes:— Court at 11 a.m. 1- R?x vs.
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    • 1079 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS SUN-BATHING. To produce the fashionable Tan use only lENTHERIC SUNBATH OIL Stockists. MEDICAL HALL, LTD., Opp. General Post Office. New shipment of Wavy Bathing Caps just arrived. BUSINESS CARPS STRAITS TYPEWRITER AGENCT STATIONERS REPAIRERS. 14A Chang* Alley. Slacmpore. The Cheapest House for ,«our Station B^*ry, Typewriters. Rlhtxmx and
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 296 2 DIARY OF THE WEEK Wednesday, 25th. vs. Chinese. Anson Road. tti?h Water 02.36 7.6 ft., 13.30 9.0 ft. Chinese League Football. Balestier vs. Legislative Council Meeting. 10.30 a.m. Covent.. S.C.F.A. Meeting: United Engineers Ltd., gen- Hockey: S.C.K.C. "A" vs. Police "A", eral meeting. River Valley S.C.R.C; AP.C. vs. CSC. Road,
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  • 1888 3 fHREAT TO MONARCHY] ]H Chakri Dynasty (fane To An End 5, fl m cording to a spe•>pondent of the \olay Mai7, with considerfcfctou edge of the country I p, sing information n him by a high rfer faced with two e m financial collapse, -appearance
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  • 596 3 RE VOCATION MOTION IN SUPREME COURT Position Of Widows' Attorneys Questioned < A motion for the appointment of a receiver for the estate of the late Mohamed bin Salim Buraikat occupied the Chief Justice. Sir Walter Huggard. in the Supreme Court yesterday. Mr. D. K. Walters appeared
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  • 103 3 An increase in the number of deaths of Chinese sent up the Singapore death rate for the week-ended October 14 from 16.66 to 17.75. compared with 21.12 for the corresponding week of last year, and 25.24 the five-year average. There were no deaths of Europeans. 3 Eurasians. 131 Chinese, 19
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  • 744 3 ROBBER'S EVIDE NCE AGAINST DHOBY Man Who Supported Himself By Thefts The sequel to the conviction ol Liui I Ah Khai in the Criminal District Cour 4 on Monday on three charges of hour breaking a full report of which ap- peared in yesterday's Free Press* was the appearance of
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  • 109 3 Many Deaths Follow Big Explosion i/. in .ip.it. im Oit. I.". a uha>tiy tragedy occurred o*ra night nwwUlni In the Inetenteneom neath of six peiione enfafjed in in manufacture ol ftrewurka, vtooae bodi» have been recovered, mutilated beyond recognition, and serious mjuriee BO eight others. Including three paaten
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 184 3 jr H Tkt I Sllenburgs I Foods I Made from the purest milk I •ws pastured in the home I counties, thr 'Allenburys* I Foods arr as easily digested I as mother's milk. They are I Serni f rr ilVi( are s j m p]y I and quickU made by
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    • 161 3 Orders received /^f > by post attend- \j.&/ ed lmmedla- tely. Address: 96. High St.. v/ Slnga- >C J^» /JS? v?/ of Lenses /J& "d Up-to- O date gt > le f frames Suppli/j3+ ed Best Quality 4ty Guaranteed Slßht- t^stlcj? Free. Price X Moderate •r ilf fflllii 'n' i
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  • 2224 4 U.S. Is Threatened With New Crime Wave WITH the bootlegger on his way out as the prospect of the repeal of prohibition cuts away his revenue from liquor, a new crime wave threatens the United States. What will the bootlegger, accustomed to easy riches, turn to now Is the bootlegger
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  • 48 4 Captain Barnard To Bring Out His Team London. Oct. 12. Captain C. D. Barnard is preparing an "air circus" tour of the territory oetween Delhi and Calcutta, between December and April. About 100 centres will be visited. All the aircraft will be flown out.
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  • 48 4 R. L. Holdsworth. an assistant master lat Eton, who for several years had i charge of school cricket, is leaving on his appointment as principal of Islamla College. North-West Frontier Province. India. Holdsworth. who is an old Rep:tonian and Oxford double Blue has played for Warwickshire and Sussex
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  • 68 4 Allahabad 1,,,].,,. B <" In,;,, 11 OJ I of man. H igmta I oil I V Mr I K Ind:..: B\ Indian i to IL or ioMrtfe I His N curi the IL in El Um And) I pean eon get this |L 41 the b soon
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  • 117 4 SINGAPORE MUSK SOCIETY. Situ-.' ti I attention a i to t!i<- J strings made to I the result tl: H| on Sund.i\ 1 I chest ra wli the Victor! wßk Witli r I > are all of II 1 and have h. m work> -ntf .<^3 Mo/ w^ *JW J
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 104 4 tip and every day a little bigger and stronger h QUAKER OATS gruel has nearlv every food ele* 0 ment a baby needs. It builds bone and muscle, feeds the nerves, blood and teeth develops an alert, active mind and guards health, as well. This wonderfully nourishing, invigorating, natural food
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    • 120 4 11l llll— IBSI3— III WAbKIER i v^fe- lB2l A\\ V For your very good health I I holds twice its meaning over a glass of Johnnie Walker. There is no finer or healthier I stimulant than whisky, and no whisky more acceptable than m I" JOHNNIE WALKER. 1 RED LABEL
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  • 554 6 Unravelled By Judge In Penang Court It From Our Own Correspondent) Penan?, Oct. 23. In the Supreme Court to-day, Mr. Justice Corbett delivered a long judgment in the case in which the trustees of the Mohamed Kassim estate asked the court to determine a number of
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  • 376 6 Penan£ Petition to the Governor A petition has been sent to the Gov- ernor from Penang praying that the decision to increase school fees be annulled and suggesting that should any change be made In the educational policy, such change should consist of the introduction of free elementary
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  • 520 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION Six Free Chances Every Week BELOW will be found particulars of the Free Press Football Competition No. 10 in which you are asked to forecast results of ten English and Scottish League matches to be played on Oct. 28th. THE PRIZE OF
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  • 40 6 A duplicate list Is provided In which the competitor may keep a record of his entries. These small lists must not on any account be used for entries—they are only for the convenience of competitors.
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  • 520 6 CONSPIRACY OF VENGEFU WOMAN I Alleged Robber's Reply To Theft Charge A strenuous defence was made by a man named Teo Chwee Chuan in the •Criminal District Court yesterday, when he was tried before Mr. H. A Forrer on a charge of housebreaking iby night. The accused, a young pedlar,
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  • 190 6 Cmtmtmt* Kuaij, Lumpm delegates fron A I Kuala Lumpur for a busy ings and dlfcui The second day ing exchange important- p| generally frit and advanr. club etntre widely know:, only ts it recruit an enl the interest m«imbers u< <i invigorated b) I individual n.< i responsibility
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 76 6 <* Tow need sutler no longer the pain jnd discomfort of Rheumettom Scutio. Lumbago K your Mood It Kept In pure and healthy fif j remove the cause of the trouble by «»Wn| Clarke's Blood Mixture. Of »B Chm*m m* ss-m. ftr*"4y*>«f UQUtD m TABLET fmm 1 i DUFF'S WHISKY
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    • 212 6 j FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION No. 10. I agree to abide by the conditions governing this competi- I tlon as set out above and to accept as final the decision of the Competition Editor of the Singapore Free Press In all matters appertaining thereto. My forecast of the results of
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    • 99 6 s AND ALL FRESH IN STOCK GET A DRESS MADE CHOTIRMALI S LADIES TAILORING DEPABTM NT CUT, FIT AND STYLE GUAR\ B> AN\ ELABORATE STYLE CAN B > r|t CHARGES VERY MODERATC A TRIAL IS ALL WE ASA 41-43, HIGH STREET. VISIT CAIRO DURINO YOUR HOMFWAI' When time p*»nni^ Cox
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  • 26 7 CAPITOL LUIS TRENKER Brilliant star of "The DOOMED BATTALION" -to man-made landslides, thundering from J mountain peaks, engulfing hundreds of soldiers fighting in the torrent below
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  • 144 7 70 DRAG IN OLD GENTLEMAN >■ Serge Mdivani, one of the narrying princes" of Georgia, red the divorce lists once more. is Jiled a suit against his wife, Mary McCormick. the opera named in his petition Mr. I Insull, the 74-year-old Chicago ler, now
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  • 47 7 at the Roxy Theatre two, rammea arc being screenAt 6.15 p.m. <4The Mayor's Nest" Sydney Howard la screamingly runny and supported by other excellent I 15 p.m. performance Ferbert Marshall and Edna Faithful Heart." The management are donating the proceeds C A. and hope for packed I
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  • 178 7 "It's a Boy" Showing At Pavilion Leslie Henson and Edward Evere Horton combine well in the Gain; borough production, 'it's a Boy which opened at the Pavilion yeste] day. This play was given by tr Singapore Repertory Players some tiir Henson and Horton play tr. parts of James
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  • 79 7 Mr. John Hands. C.H.. was the gues ol honour at a tea party on Sunday a Kajang given by the Mafiays of Uli Langat in honour of the Certificate o Honour conferred on him recent Ij Covers were laid for 50 and a groii photograph was taken before tea. Te
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  • 34 7 ie i I ie °aughter of an aristocrat she forsook her family for an outlaw >y j love I Here's TRULY A PICTURE THAT WILL THRILL YOU
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  • 884 7 Old Morals For New In Peiping a The expediency of such acts a s that is recently taken by the municipal autho:t nties of Peiping in closing down the h dance halls ("cabarets") where Chini) ese hostesses are employed is certainly open to question, as bein<? liablo to ihe charge
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  • 51 7 Spreading: Rapidly Throughout Holland The Hague, Oct. 21. The gambling craze is spreading so rapidly that the Minister of Justice has ordered the immediate closing of all rtraperlo gaming houses which hav^ opened in large numbers In the big cities and bathing resorts in recen: i months.— Reuter
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  • 75 7 Members of the Tennis Section are reminded that the tournament finals and distribution of prizes will be held 'on Saturday, play to commence at 4.30 I p.m. sharp. Gymnastic Classes will be resumed in November as follows: Monday 8 p.m. i General Gymnastics open to all Senior i
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  • 127 7 "Hard To Handle" Opens J&mes Cagney is at his best in "Hard! to Handle" which opened last night at, the Alhambra, and the film is a jolly; bright picture deserving a good run. In his inimitable style he dominates the picture right through in company, with Mary Brian
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  • 32 7 A*f Burns, the New South Wales' sculler, has challenged H R. Pearce, who arn^xod the world's sculllne championship from T«d Ph«^s. a* Toronto. Burns suggests a title race i early in 1935.
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  • 34 7 I TO-DAY 315-6.15-9.15 I famous Star of the silent screen now in her first Talking Role! Flaming Roman ce in a world f— mad. action. I thrills-plus Gorgeous Scenery Glartewly I Photographed.
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  • 566 7 j [Now To Make j Pictures He Wants j pROM now on Maurice Chevalier will free lance in pictures. He will not sign a contract for more than one pic- a h a time He is through with all i -hat because "Because I am
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  • 67 7 Mr. S. Waiter Washington, secretary of the United States Embassy at Tokvo. a former Rhodes scholar, and a di r t« descendent of the lamily of the tn t president of the United Btatei through both his father and m.ither. w.. married to Simone. daoghter I Mr. and Mrs. B.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 145 7 """""""""""■■""■"■■■"""""■■■•""-"•■"■-•--■•■.••••■■■.MB,,, THE HAPPIEST SHOW of the YEAR! LESLIE HENSON K (1 w a r d v Kverett Horton L 4 m Heather Thatcher E*i Kol>ertson Hare Knj;land's New I Laughter Piece J "Leslie Henson lit 1 made me laugh till B —f nle turned Q F round to look at
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    • 96 7 ALHAMRPA tonight 615 9.15 mm Wl Pl\n MATINEE TO-DAY 315 A Riotous, Ramping Racy Comedy With The Popular Wise-Cracking Star JAMES CAGNEY HARP TO HANDLE His Motto Was "Catch'em Young And Treat'em Rough" And Hoy When Jimmy Kissed The Girls, they stayed kissed Come Early You'll Lau^h For A Week
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  • 35 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Mrs. R. Lewis and family beg sincerely to thank all those friends who attended the faneral of the late Mr. P. R. Lewis and those who sent flowers and messages of condolence.
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  • 490 8 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1933 L. G. Puts Over A Hot One! /^NE of the brighter prospects for the future of the League of Nations is that it appears to have incurred the wrath of Mr. Lloyd George. For dangerous •as Mr. Lloyd George is as an enemy he is even
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  • 1234 8 Kathleen NmrU Singapore u ,rf i- Hong Kong Leads Malaxa Not Merelv i*m merely A Film Star Few men have done so much for the common weal in Singapore as Mr. E. A. Brown. It is to his genius for organisation that the city owes many
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  • 259 8 Mrs. Sutherland Brown, of Kuala Lumpur, and her daughter have left for home. Mr. Shutes, Inspector of Mines who recently returned from leave, has been posted to Ipoh for duty. Siam has officially notified her intention of participating in the International Exhibition at Brussels in 1935.
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  • 537 8 Where-. skies and the down [glacier drove t. 1 m out might had that qu..ht\ ■'.!>• red I be or begi i at 1. 1 >;i i ga a ,n ".oke and t: nv nil kneei Bt bid 1 ti > 01 hi wanderer He knew ranges oi three
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  • 85 8 Among th» the P. and O Ctlltral w\ in Penang on Thur.sd Chantler. Manager Patani Rubber I I Mrs Chant 1«t Mr A T Newbrnil' seconded feO Tn-n Walton. Aaetatani Forests, has been >< Mr. A E. Fallows a P.W.D.. has bo D TtM death ot Mt Llm Saw Wan
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 80 8 TRY HAWKERS SLOE GIN IDEAL AFTER A BATHE— UNSURPASSED AS AN AFTER DINNER LIQUEUR. FOR SUPPLIES OF FRESH SMOKED SALMON SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. ORCHARD ROAD. 1,-WJ.W. BRITISH THROUGHOUT THREE STAR SOUTH AFRICAN BRANDY vV" rj ABSOLUTELY PURE JUlk WINE BRANDY MADE iniiro ENTIRELY FROM THE I f 111
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    • 49 8 THE PRICE OF A WIFE is 15 pigs in parts of the Far East. The young men save their bacon by remaining bachelors. A great deal of anxiety is saved by the possession of u GAFLAC POLICIES. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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  • 423 9 Conference May Adjourn Till German Elections Are Over London, Oct. 21. 1 meeting of the Cabinet was ;his afternoon lasting an hour and rtera to consider the latest mmunications to the other Disarmament position, understands that Cabinet ltd that Sir John Simun rn to Geneva
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  • 43 9 t Constantine, the grand old tonian politics, has formed a under a non-parliamentary constitution authorised by ndum. sident. as head of the State, ed with far greater powers new constitution. Parliament forty- nine against thirtys a motion of confidence in cabinet. Reuter Wireless
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  • 56 9 London, Oct. 21. The Lindberghs, who left Southampton at noon on a seaplane flight to an unknown destination were next heard of when they were reported to have landed at Galway. It is believed they intend to visit other Irish centres as part of their survey
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  • 241 9 Revised List Of Runners London. Oct. 23. Thirty-three horses are expected to go to the post for the Cambridgeshire. Limelight, the Kind's representative. is thought to stand a good chance of gaining a royal win while others well fancied include Dastur. Andrea. Young Native. Coton-easter and Ole
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  • 308 9 Alleged False Report To Municipal Officer The trial was commenced yesterday before Mr. J. M. Brander. the Fourth Magistrate, of a Chinese shopkeeper. Eng Chor Chwee. on a charge 01 giving false information to a public servant. Accused was alleged to have made a report that a Municipal
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  • 559 9 Expert Says Van Der Lubbe's Story Is Impossible Berlin. Oct. 23. That it was absolutely imoossible ior Vaii der Lubbe to have set fire to the Reichstag alone was the considered opinion of Protestor Josse. who gave evidence at the resumption of the trial
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  • 116 9 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES AND STERLING RATES London. Oct. 24. Messrs. Symington and Wilson's rubber market closing prices to-day were I Spot "Sellers* 3 29 32d <3 15 16d» Buyers* 3 27 32d <3 7 8 d> Jan-Mar. 3 15 16d <4d» April- June 4 1 32d
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  • 52 9 Ladies* Autumn Cup The following are the results of the Second Round ot the Singapore G.C. Ladies' Autumn Cup competition Mrs. Middlebrook beat Mrs. Campbell 5 4 Miss Lucas beat Mrs. Thamsen 6 5 Mrs. Fitzroy Williams beat. Miss Brooks 2 up Mrs. Laing beat Lady Huggard
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  • 20 9 New York, Oct. 24. The death is announced of Mr. W. N. Doak. Labour Secretary in the Hoover administration. Reuter
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 48 9 DEFINITE IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTH AFTER TAKING BEMAX is recorded in the following conditions, in which debility is also an underlying factor. NERVOUS EXHAUSTION NEURASTHENIA, NEURITIS, RHEUMATISM, ANAEMIA, ECZEMA, BOILS, ABSCESSES. BRONCHITIS and RECURRENT COLDS. Sole Importers CHIVERS CO., 18. Battery Road, Singapore. <>• Box 136. Telephone N'o. 4690. 6.W.J.W.»0
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    • 319 9 For friends of a perfumed C^ f, C :..:i. r uini'.'rcs i.'.t ./I <'"S'*'^\ I Eau do Cologne with the \P^~ woH V cjpti.aiiir; frcgrancc of J S'osco rT V.. >j/9 4H To; a 51. $1.50. 5!.50 (I s*. )|k»^>jKß V V v^«2 IK^tS/m I f *^T§^ "4711 GftyUnfFau dr
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1479 10 Registered Factories And Tin Marks LEGISLATION PREPARED DEGISTRATION of factories and of marks which *Mt will be compulsory for factory owners to emboss on tins in which pineapples are canned are the most important provisions of the Pineapple Industry Ordinance, which is to be submitted
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    • 79 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association October 24th., 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London t Standard. Spot (loose i 12 3 4 12 7 8 1 R.S.S. equal to London Standard (F.0.8.) 13 13's 1 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Nov-Dec. 12% 13 Jan-Mar. 13 \Z\' B Apr- June
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    • 210 10 Better Terms On Money Market London, Oct. 23. Encouraged by President Roosevelt's speech, the new account on the Stock Exchange opened with most sections firmer but business was restricted as operators are awaiting the outcome lof the French budget debate. The commodity markets ruled strong, especially wheat
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    • 1137 10 Share Register To Be Opened In London The tenth annual general meeting jof the Kinta Tin Dredging Co., Ltd 'was held at Hong Kong Bank Cham- bers. yesterday, Mr. T. F. Anderson Pole, the chairman, presiding. Those present were Messrs. W. E. Rayner.
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    • 185 10 October 24th., 12 o'clock noon Buyers SellerGambler 4 50 Java Cube 7 5 Hamburg Cube 7-50 Muntok White Pepper 23.00 White Pepper 22.75 Back Pepper 13.00 Copra, sundried 3.25 Copra, mixed 2.70 Small flake Taplocs 4.00 Med. Pearl Tapioca 4.50 Small Pearl Tapioca 4.75 Lingga Sago Flour
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    • 90 10 D.E.I. Governors Conference in Batavia Batavia, Oct. 23. The Director of Agriculture stated today that the rubber restriction conference held here yesterday was in no wise a formality to give last instructions, but was fci the purpose of a thorough discussion of the whole problem, taking advantage of the
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    • 796 10 $22,000,000 GAIN IN ONE MONTH United States combined export and import trade with the Far East lor j July. 1933. totalled $71,227,000 compared wltn $49,717,000 during the preceding month, a gain of $22,010,000. according to a statement prepared by Janet H. Nunn, Far Eastern
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    • 93 10 Oct M I 21 American Can Com Am. Tch phone and Telegraph Atcheson Rallmd Dupont Firestone. Common General Electric General Motors (Goodrich Goodyear Inter-Telephone and Telecraph Na -l.in.il City Mv New York Central Railroad Radio Corpora S. California Edl Company Socony- Vacuum 'Standard Oil Texas Corpora I Union
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  • 967 11 Yesterday's Closing Quotations lU.--DAT, OCTOBER 24th M 1933. Buyers Sellers tsam Kumbang 30s 31s .ustral Malay 34s 36s Iyer Hitam Tin 14s 3d 15s 3d we; Weng ($1) 1.30 1.35 BangX-D Tin 32s 33s Batang Padang ($1) 21 25 latu Caves ($1) 90 95 (lenderiang 2s 9d
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  • 38 11 Sases And Attendance Increase London, Oct. 21. The International Motor Show in London ends to-night. The attendance this year shows an increase or. last year of about 50.000. Salej tlao have shown a big increase.
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  • 75 11 London, Oct. 13. A radical reorganisation of the Lancashire cotton trade Is being planned Representatives of the Federation of Mast*- Cotton Spinners are understrjocl tc have submitted to the Board of Trade a scheme. under which 10.000,000 redundant spindles and 100,000 looms will be put out of
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  • 41 11 London, Oct. 21. Gold decreased 6»/ B d. to 128s. 6d. On the stock markets business was slight but ttie tone was steady. War Loan 5%% was 101 9-16. Sterling on New York was $4.54, on Paris 82.
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  • 338 11 Business With Japan Improving A slight decrease in Ceylon's exports is indicated in the Customs returns for September, for the total value of ex- ports was Rs. 17.067.462 compared with Rs. 18,119,217 in August. Last month's; 1 return was, however, better than any month's since May, 1932, with
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  • 282 11 Loss of $2,526 On Last Year The Directors' report to the shareholders of the Mandai-Tekong (Singapore) Rubber Estates. Limited, to be presented at the annual meeting at Chan Sze Onn's offices. 64-6 Market Street, at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 31. states The results for the year show
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  • 341 11 Working Profit Of $1,222.24 The fourteenth annual general meetlag of the Shareholders of Bukit Ibu (Bandar) Tin. Ltd. was held at Char- tered Bank Chambers. Penang. on< Saturday. Mr. Lim Seng Hooi iChairman^ pre- sided, and the others present were: J Messrs J. D. Kemp, Ong Hock
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 1225 11 AotcU exceed_sl2,*jMH far— m.—%*m The Great Eastern life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Strata SttttaoMoti) HEAD OFFICE Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OfHd- 17 Old Jrwn -c The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and oompllaß with the British Life AsJuraL* Companies
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  • 440 12 Two Steamers Almost Meet Disaster Two steamers, the Borneo and the Commandant Henri Riviere, both well j known in Hong Kong waters, almost met with disaster in a typhoon that suddenly struck them in the Gulf of Tonkin. A thrilling story of the encounter with the gale has
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  • 49 12 The China National Aviation Corporals^ 11 V lotice to the Chinese press at Shanghai stated that preparations are being completed for the inauguration of the Shanghai-Canton air mail and passenger service. The report that the project will be abandoned on account of an objection by the Southwest is untrue.
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  • 93 12 Malayan Restriction Main Cause Of Decrease An enormous decrease in Chinese emigration from Hong Kong is shown in the returns for last year which total 62.563. In 1931 the figure was 105 727 for 1930. 193.209: 1929. 235.554. and lor 1928. 288.745. The decrease is attributed by
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  • 44 12 Merchants are hereby informed that it has been agreed to delete the following commodities from the Straits Homeward Conference Freight Tariff Coir Bristle Fibre Page 32 Coir. Coir Yarn and Fibre 32 Hemp <Sisal) 34 Lalang 35 Paraffin Wax Candles 36
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  • 144 12 The Board of Trade states that since the issue of an announcement on March 20. 1933, regarding the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea. 1929. a notification has been received from the Government of Bulgaria ol its accession to this Convention. The Convention is to
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  • 481 12 ECHO OF BREAKDOWN OF FRENCH STEAMER Charterer Brings Action; Stay Asked For A breakdown of the engines of the I French steamer s.s. Paul Doumer during a voyage from Timor to Makow tn the autumn of 1931 had a sequel in the Supreme Court of Singapore, on
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 603 12 Burns Philp line. (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) ana the s.s. MANGOLA (3.352 tons): I Cargo only] B.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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    • 86 12 I. S. K. LINE. ISHIHARA INDUSTRIAL AMD TRANSPORT CO. •Incorporated In Japan) REGULAR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE. From Japan i» ur Sai HAVRE MARU Nov 1 Nov 1 ERIE MARU Nov. 11 Nov 11 MALTA MARU No? 14 Nov 20 OR KOBE, OSAKA. MOJI. YAWATA NAGOYA AND YOKOHAMA. ERIE MARU
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 564 12 Local And I Foreign Mail I w\ w J Despatches ana Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday n 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. :n i Kedah Monday to Friday Saturday 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Kuantan <via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Padang
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    • 569 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships Alongside the Wharves c>. f Expected to Arrive East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Hong Peng 22; Rajula 20 Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) Mantua 18: Bulan 16; Queda N i bla Maru 11; Hosang 9. \e Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) Kmor37 nor 3 6 malOer 13
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 579 13 P. O. British India and Apcar lines. [(Incorporated in England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO i SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. 1 NI)FR =O R N AC InD W^V^^I eb^ c T- ENT DITWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Due Due Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. Singapore. SOMALI 6.810 Oct. 26
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    • 589 13 Ellermaii Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) "ELUERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ~-*»uaw. Steamer Due Sails City of Bagdad Oct. 30 Nov. 2 City of Lille Nov. 29 Dec. 2 City of Evansvllle Dec. 29 Jan 2 City of Norwich Jan.
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    • 1019 13 181 SS aSFcS 1 IJCIT'SSS""™"'^ lanow «>» «•»> INSCRANPF SESSSL^ 1 lS.^ Olobe i~~v/w Co., Ltd RAILWAYS The Federated Mala, state. Railways The Royal State Railway of Uaa. imperial Airwaj. Ltd. A RW R^>etberland todlan Airway KJLM. (Roy a: Dutch Airways* 7M BLUB rUMMEL LIME Regular service to Marseillet. l^n^on
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 667 14 Kb Pb ML tONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ >!AJAN(i Wednesday, Oct. 25, Prigi-Radja. Sapat, Tembllahan, Poeloe-Pal-las, Pengalian-Estate and Rcngat. THEDENS Wednesday, Oct. 25, Muntok and Palembang. CREMER -Wednesday, Oct. 25, Belawan-Deli and Penang. TOBA Wednesday. Oct. 25, Toengkal, Moeara-Saba and DJambi. VAN DLll LI JN— Thursday, Oct. 26. Cheribon <not for passengers).
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    • 497 14 TO EUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO BOMBAY, SUEZ. PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive S'pore. S'pore. Penantr. N.York Pres. Hayes Nov. 4 Nov. 7 Nov. 9 Dec. 19 Pres. Johnson Nov. 18 Nov. 21 Nov. 23 Jan. 2 Pres. Monroe Dec.
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    • 668 14 TO NAPLES, MARSEILLES, LONDON ANTWERP. ROTTKRI^n MIDDLESBROUGH. JYASUKUNI MARU 12.000 Oct. 31 Nov. 1 ITERUKUNI MARU 12.0K j k HAKONE MARU 10.400 Nov. 15 10 HAKUSAN MARU )030C SSUWA MARU 10.600 Nov 30 Dec. 1 HARUNA MARU 10.400 SFUSHIMI MARU 10.900 Dec. 14 15 KATORI MARU 10.000 V HAKOZAKIMARU 10.WU
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  • 1774 15 <.olf »m.th Misses h.s Chaace.-S. N. Kelly Wins Bukit Timah Titlf. -Rugby: Singapore's Form at Seremban -The Probable Team to Meet the Command.— Hockey Singapore's Failure Against Selangor— Boxing Song Deserves Match With Graham Fine Display Against Thajudeen. 0 sentiment in writing thrilling match in the lapore
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  • 102 15 Australians Lose to Bradford Bradford beat the Australians by 3even points to five in a match at Bradford on Oct. 11. This is their jecond defeat for England beat them I—nil1 nil in the first Test. In the first round of the Yorkshire Cup Hull Kingston Rovers beat
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  • 166 15 Putting The Ball Into Scrums From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 19. The Rugby Union Committee has issued the following Order "A great lack of unanimity among referees has been observed in applying Laws 15 and 17. It was decided that a circular be sent out to all Referees
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  • 399 15 RULERS OF THE RING MAY RESIGN j London. Oct. 10. j Amid almost continuous uproar the annual general meeting of the British Boxing Beard of Control passed a (number of resolutions on Friday night j which, in effect, deprived the Stewards most of their functions.
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  • 58 15 New York, Oct. 20 The light heavyweight champ] m. Max Rosenbloom. will doiend his title against Mickey Walker, former welterweight and middleweight champion of the world, in a 15-round contest at Ifa!o:son Square Garden on November 3. it was announced to-day. Rosenbloom recently gained a
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  • 44 15 Madras, Oct. 16. Gunboat Jack, the fell-known boxer. Writes he intends to leave for Australia in the early spring of 1934 and i: »ho beats aIJ corners there, he will go :to America to make a bid for the > world's title.
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  • 209 15 Doncaster Yearling Sales Duiicaster yearling sales ended with M i^ total figure lor the day of 44.(508 %'Uiticas. For the whole of the sales I the total rose from 156.98(3 guineas last year to 138.263 guineas. The ftrst big price on the last day was 3.700
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  • 48 15 I India To Compete Next Year i New Delhi, Oct. 15. > It Is understood that India will com- pete in the Davis Cup next year, and that a number of players are to be sent to London by the All-India Lawn Tennis Association to participate there.
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  • 455 15 Malayan Drawers Of Sweep Prizes Pcnanjj. Oct. 21. Mr. Ong Joo Sun. the lucky drawer 01 Great Scot in the Irish hospitals sweep, is a well-known Periang social worker who has done excellent wor<in connection with tlie Asiatic Unemployment Fund. Interviewed this moraine, he said tie received the
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  • 115 15 Australians Lose At Warrinpton V.wudntt. Oct. 14. The following are IIM results of Rug by League matches played under North ern Union rules to-day Barrow 24. St Helen's Re,- 4 Sa lord 18. Oldham 8 St Helen's 20. Leigh 13 Swindun 30. Rochdale 8 Harrington 15. Australians 12
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 129 15 prove your Contract '60 CONTRACT LESSON HANDS" 160 PAGES. Bj ELY CULBERTSON nd r.ew book, just published, i:p-to-the-minute Contract i£ .iccording to the Culbert- item of 1933 teaching by t r nred effective way of learning exanqple. By special arrangeth Mr. Ely Culbertson, greatest player and auW9 are able to
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    • 70 15 4 IVwS^l Iff I V nfl B|k It |/f% v' I Like a cooling and rejuvenating breeze from th e sea. PHOENIX MINERAL WATERS satisfy the most parching and exacting thirst of the hottest day. You should keep a supply in the house your visitors too will enjoy them. A
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  • 669 16 Rugby ETCETERAS SPRING SURPRISE ON PUBLIC SERVICES Forwards Take Control In Tournament Match Etceteras. 6pts: Public Service nil. Etceteras surprised the Public Services in the S.C.C. tournament match on the padang yesterday, defeating them by two tries to nil in a game fought out mainly between the forwards. Etceteras were
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  • 72 16 The Singapore side to meet the Malayan Command on the Padang on Saturday was selected l?ot night as follows D. R. Harper; J. E. King. G. Lundon. |j. C. Cooke, F. G. Minns: H. Price. J. L. Bonnar; A. E. S. Talbot. F. S.
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  • 25 16 The match between the S.C.C. and the R.A.F. arranged for Friday, has been cancelled owing to the S V.C. route march. I
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  • 254 16 The following have been invited to play Rugby football for S.C.C. "B" vs. Wiltshire "A" on Monday. November 6th.. at S.C.C— A. I. Horsley; R. V. Welch. R. J. S. Davies, D. Alexander. H. L. Vincent: M. G. Mills. P. J. R. Butler: S. Webb. R. C Beavis.
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    20 16 Anybody's ball An incident in th? tournament Rugby match between the Etceteras and Public Serv ces on the padang yesterday.
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  • 1186 16 Close Finishes On Second Day Of Perak Meeting (From Our Own Correspondent.) lpoh. Oct. 24. Poor crowds and poor patronage of the tote were the features of to-day's races, while a slight drizzle tell from the second to the fourth race. Upsets were
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  • 515 16 Hockey POLICE TOO STRONG FOR MILITARY TEAM Wiltshires Lose By Four Goals To Two Police 4*; Wiltshire* 2. Against the Police at Thompson Road yesterday, the Willshires maintained a fast pace and did as much, if not more ol the attacking, but they lacked just that necessary touch of combination
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  • 471 16 As the inter-club match the Island Goli Club and th pore Golf Club will be held Bukit Tlmah course on Sunday mon ing. the main course will kx members not participating. To them the courtesy oi the Island Club pm has been extended. Following are the
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 39 16 JUST TELLING THE BOY TO GET "AYER PAN AS MANDI" IS SOMETIMES COMPLICATED UNLESS OF COURSE YOUR HOUSE t ?H£Z?Li .-.':<??^^'.-*v- '*wp. I« wf fi v i f!a^aßai^iaaai^a& A «AS (.KYSER FROM THE MUNICIPAL GAS DEPARTMENT. PHONE No; 5151.
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    • 22 16 British Again AUCUTT'S MALAYAN COFFEE PROCURABLE AT ALL It APING PKOMM«>> i&U** HENRY WAUGH Co., Ltd. Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Ipon
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