The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 October 1933

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. No. 14,101. EST. 1835 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 01, 1933 10 CENTS
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  • U.S. GOLD BUYING PUZZLES WORLD
    • 69 1 International Currency Race Foreseen REPRISALS BY BRITAIN? -Dollar Must Now Inevitably Decline" THE possible results or President Roosevelt's authorisation for the buying of gold abroad are a puzzle to both American and European authorities. Paris regards the move as a deliberate attempt to force France off the gold standard. London
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    • 159 1 London. Oct. 30. The London foreign exchange markc* i pened nervously to-day in consequence f the American decision to purchase old on the world market. The dollar pened at 4 82 and fluctuated sharply Real New York. Oct. 30. Orthodox economists in Washington and Wall Street
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    • 76 1 Paris, Oct. 30. ncial circles here regard Presilent Roosevelt's decision as a deliberate I attempt to force the gold standard j ountries off gold. nonymous personage, reputed to I iking on behalf of the Bank of Prance states that it is unlikely American buying will assume
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    • 159 1 London. Oct. 30. That an international currency race v foreseen m Washington will '•suit m gold purchases abroad is also he opinion m London, the war being Particularly between the dollar and ig. Th. Daily Herald Financial Editor attributes the new move to the fact that other countries
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    • 119 1 Chicago. Oct. 30. In an apparently inspired speech Professor Tugwell. of the "Brain Trust" to-day assailed the concept of the gold standard as "sound money," and described its proponents as mean ShyJocks who wished to make a collection trom debtors which could be stored and made
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    • 485 1 New York, Oct. 30. The White House correspondent of the New York Herald-Tribune reports that the attitude m N.I.R.A. circles is compounded of "confusion and watchful waiting" regarding the results of the first week of the gold plan. There are rumours of resignations or a general shake-up at
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  • 84 1 Protest Against Police Shooting Jerusalem, Oct. 30. All the prisoners taken during the disturbances here were remanded for fifteen days by the British magistrate at Acre to-day. Meanwhile the Arab Executive has adopted a resolution protesting against the alleged illegal police firing at Jaffa and demanding
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  • 106 1 Jaffa, Oct. 27. Many fatalities and other, casualties have been caused m disturbances owing to Arab demonstrations against Jewish immigration, notwithstanding Government prohibition. The police fired on a crowd owing to their threatening attitude on leaving a mosque after mid-day prayers. The crowd armed with firearms, sticks, and
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  • 86 1 Death of Famous Naval Architect London. Oct. 27. The death la announced of the famous naval architect. Sir John Biles. He was at one time Constructor to the Admiralty, m which capacity he travelled, all over the world. He was also assessor m the Titanic inquiry m
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  • 63 1 Seriously Injured In Chicago Chicago, Oct. 27. The Graf-Zeppelin, which has extended her normal trans-Atlantic cruise by flying from Brazil to Florida, has arrived here. The Master of Sempill is a passenger. Reuter Wireless. Chicago. Oct. 27. The Master of Sempill and two companions were seriously injured
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  • 55 1 Give Trading Figures Or ElseWashington, Oct. 27. General Johnson. Administrator of the National Recovery Administration, has warned Mr. Henry Ford that if the latter fails to submit figures requested by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce within a given period, he will turn the case over to
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  • 57 1 New York And Back In Ten Days Cherbourg, Oct. 27. From here to New York and back m ten days, seven hours and eighteen minutes was the new record created by the liner Bremen when she arrived early this morning. She turned round for New York again
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  • 133 1 $25,000,000 For Motor And Aircraft Washington, Oct. 27. The War Department has announced the purchase of motor supplies to the value of $10,000,000 and of air2raft to the value of $15,000,000. Orders will only be placed with signatories to 'he N.R.A. codes.- Reuter Wireless Shoe factories and
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  • 210 1 Government Unable To Control Situation Havana, Oct. 30. I Another crisis is threatening m J Cub.:. Growing labour unrest has cul- i minated m a three-day nation wide strike of the transport, light, power and water services, while a lock-out! has been declared by oil
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  • 330 1 Havana. Oct. 27. C* Dan Communists have become niv»r aggressive and conservative eler 5 mire alarmed. The Communist v has now established two new garters, one m the offices of the extinct Machado newspaper "Heraldo de Cuba" and the other m the house of Octavia AverhofT.
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  • 71 1 KING HENR Y PU-YI? Monarch Of Munchukuo Next Spring London, Oct. 30. i According to the Dairen i correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, Manchukuo is ex- J J pected to be proclaimed a J J monarchy under Henry Pu-yi J early m the Spring. J Whether it will be a
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  • 109 1 Token Payment If Talks Breakdown Washington. Oct. 27. During the suspension of the Anglo- American war debt negotiations the respective parties are strenuously endeavouring to bridge their differ- j ences. The New York Times correspondent considers it a question whether any British proposal is likely to be acceptable
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  • 264 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Sensational Statement Expected Shanghai. Oct. M> Following the acceptance of Mr Soong's resignation from all his posts. It is reported that the entire stall of the Finance Ministry is likely to resign en bloc. Mr. Soong Is refusing to
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  • 20 1 Geneva, Oct. 2t». Germany has given official notiflcation of her withdrawal from the International Labour OfIi«« Reuter Wireless
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 33 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. TODAY'S ATTRACTIONS. SPECIAL DINNER AND CLASSICAL DANCE (FORMAL) 9.45 p.m. to MIDNIGHT RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA I PHONE 5381.
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    • 102 1 On Other Pages Federal Council Budget Meeting Pages 3. 4. 9 and 10. Malaya Command defeats Club hockey team— Page 16. Week-end yachting described Page 16. Cafe owner fined for keeping open after hours and harbouring prostitutes Page 2. Big chandu haul at sea Page 2. Contractor's terrible death on
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    • 105 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA CHRYSLER POWER _m_______\\ \W THE ROTARY CLUB OF SINGAPORE meets to-morrow at 1 p.m. at the ADELPHI HOTEL Business Meeting Rotarians rmy ADELPHI SEA VIEW HOTEL HOTEL ROOF-GARDEN THURSDAY, NOVEMRER 2nd to-night SPECIAL DINNER Friday a Saturday menu SPECIAL
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  • 1040 2 LA TE HOURS PROSTITUTES IN NORTH B RIDGE ROAD Sequel To Police Watch On An Eating House That people who attempt a "brighter Singapore" movement must take care not to transgress the law was the lesson learnt by Palaniappa Thaver. the licensee of the Ceylon Cafe. North Bridge Road, when
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  • 182 2  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Chinese Government's Decision Shanghai, Oct. 27. A secretary of General Huang Shaohsiung. Nanking's envoy to Peilingmiau. m Inner Mongolia, stated m a press interview yesterday that the Central Government had made up its mind to give autonomy to the people of Inner and Outer
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  • 73 2 LONDON -SLUMS New Housing: Scheme To Begin Preparations for the London County Co ™c"'s £35.000.000 slum clearance T?mbPr" S,n SC !T me are noW «S£S Id ntraC i S alone lt is anticipates OMOOoT^ £I'sooooo1 *****0 About 195.000.000 feet of wood will be required work Pri?. and ther construc Q
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  • 66 2  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Japanese Emergency Action In Manchuria To be ready for any emergency that may arise m connection with the dispute over the Chinese Eastern Railway! and the risings by the Chinese volunteers m East Manchuria, the Japanese, Kwangtung command has expanded the various revenue-receiving
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  • 1223 2 Smugglers Forestalled And Trapped i GAOL WITHOUT OPTION The mysterious activities of a sampan, which was observed to be cruising near the Admiralty oil ship "Reuthenia" m the Straits of Johore. led to the disclosure by the Preventive Service of a desperate attempt by .:handu smugglers
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  • 200 2  -  Nanyang Siang Pau Chinese Tax To Be Hurried Through Shanghai. Oct. >7. In view of the large shipments of Japanese rice that are arriving m China during the last few weeks, the Chinese Government is taking steps to rush the proposed import tax on rice into force
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  • 67 2 Japan's Plans For Henry Puyi Shanghai. Oct. 27. Preparations for the establishment of monarchical government In the Manchukuo are proceeding rapidly, and General Doblhora. former commander of the Japanese garrison In Tientsin has returned to Changchun from Japan to assist m the movement to set up Henry
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  • 48 2 Chinese Bai I BfactS I a repot 'quarters Mat. .launched .< positions hu.ip Isions und«■ Q [Chili Ton fm South Kin penetrating tht I which pn retching v A hat A b. dnyi reenlti d Red forces reportt d l lured ficnaghl b nests Nanyang Siang Pau
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  • 25 2 Leaving >! h Sir Mil- I m Chin i on Nov 28 ror 1 jup his tfutK for Egypt a i British Radio
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 304 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT^ BOARD RESIDENCE. THE MANSION OXLEY RISE NON LICENSED RESIDENTIAL HOTEL (High Elevation— 3 Minutes from Town> Daily, Wrcfcly and Monthly Term* Suil«*s of Rooms, Single Rooms Furnished or Unfurnbthrd Modern Sanitation, Lock a? Garages Term* on Application Mrs. A. R. MATTHEWS Mrs. E. F. GALE. Telephone 3798. "EAST
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    • 310 2 I'ENDEIte SINGAPORE HDNlcifrr NOTICE M Tenders NOTICL U iKitOi gjvtt. are now invited for >( materials or services culars of such tender* ms ?V* m the Tender Room. Mvi Supply of Anhvdr 1 Calcium Chloride i: 1934 Date of < Monday. October _w Supply of Oalvar.lv d for 1934 Date
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 381 2 DIARY OF THE WEEK I Tuesday, 31st. vs. Selangor, Ipoh; Selangor; High Water 09.05 8.7 ft., 21.34 9.3 ft. "A" vs. N.S. All Blues, K.L.; Hockey: Singapore trial. Wiltshires Ist. vs. R.A.F., 1 Rugby: S.C.C tournament: Merchants Tanglin: Medical College! vs. Etceteras. Padang; Police Union vs. Wiltshires, M.C.U.! vs. Islands.
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  • $3,75O,OOO DEFICIT ON FEDERAL BUDGET
    • 2469 3 HIGH COMMISSIONER'S SPEECH TO COUNCIL Quit Rents To^Be Increased LEVY ON OFFICIALS' SALARIES y.THOI GH U.K tho High Commission^ concluded U_ speed, at the Bud** meeting of the edoral Council m Kuala Lumpur vesterda by repeating fcfa view that "the *orst ifove," lenor ol his remarks were of a K
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    • 440 3 The report of the commission of| 1 inquiry on the Rubber Research Insti- tute ol Malays has recently been pub Ushed and communicated to members of this Council; Its contents arc I presume. familiar to you all. The appointment ot tiiis commission was tht result of requests
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    • 3127 3 Official Reply To Objections I now pass to another topic, which has attracted considerable public at icntion. namely Urn recently lamed import tax on rice At the Durbar ol KuK-rs which wav held at Kuala Kangsar on July 24th lasl. His Highness the Sultan ol Pahan*. arew
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 77 3 '•'HAZELINE' SNOW" (Trade Harhi eps the sk in *oft and smooth Vanishes without trace of greasiness; can therefore be used on all occasions. The ideal basis for powder. V ;:f jl Velvety-smooth, fragrant. 1 A\ '_x Refreshes the complexion. Li Vn S~\ I TT Tubes f nr ih handbag, pott
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    • 74 3 PROTECT YOUR METALWORK FROM RUST CORROSION BY i APPLYING Wailes Dove Bitumastic Anti-Corrosive Solutions. f m^- m mm l -*****mmmmmmmmmmm________w_wmmmmtm Quick Drying l^irgc Covering Capacity I^>ng LifeEnamel Like Finish Keys right into surfucr. Stocked m a large variety of colours and containers. Bitumastic is the Registered Trade Mark of und
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  • 449 4 The hon. Mr. San Ah Wing asked: Could the Government make a ftal ment<at as to whether a boy born m the Federated Malay States ot Chin?s? parents who are British subjects, and who claims British nationality, is legally a British subject Or is he merely
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  • 950 4 PROSPECTIVE DEFICIT OF OVER 5 MILLIONS A review of the affairs of the Federated Malay States. 1933. m the form of a paper laid before the Federal Council yesterday shows that there is a prospective deficit of $5,200,000 including a loss of $2,300,000 on the Railway. Excerpts from
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  • 137 4 EXCESS FAT RUNING HER HEALTH Better After |^mi n A woman writ. M »K. great deal oi fat that stop me breathlmc i knelt down to d<, was walking up a hill \\l r < have to fight lor n m 20 minutes But nov iti** thanks to Kruschen I
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 168 4 i Foods The AHlenburys Foods are particularly suited to the feeding of babies m hot climates. They are germ free, and being simply and easily prepared by the addition of boiling water, their use gives complete independence of doubtful milk supply, i and is an absolute guarantee against infantile diarrhoea
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    • 506 4 HOLLYWOOD STARS \WW\w___\\m a* S $8 __t 1 1 Prefer Tangee Theatrical "Gise us a lipstick. __M the (mam beauties of Hollywood, with the urn mars clous base a\ lancet, hut darkr and more sis id m mloruic Tangee Theatrit al. the m dirk <4u4r for tb«»\r who require tin
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  • 106 5 Mr Ryman B:trr»rlt Zahar iff. a liS-year-o'd Lithuanian now living at Ruislip. Middlesex, claims to be the lawful son of Sir Basil ZsharotV. the mystery man Europe whose fortune is estimated at as much as i; 50.000.000. He has to ig lit for tt years to
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 44 5 W. D. H. O. WILLS'* CIGARETTES HI II H B I ■■■for lIP *1 I d_ X-__W m LW \-uuW m k_W» w__^_^_\\\\\\_m________________^^L. SUPREME IM THEIR CLASS- W^l _______m y_9_m MADE IN ENGLAND. fc MM 4mmm {^r^Mm^YHrkKJVC LEILA HYAMS> CHARMING M. G. M. ACTRESS.
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  • 431 6 FORGED POWER OF A TTORNEY i umm ummm mm Alleged Impersonation Of Dead Man That together with another person oh went to a solicitor's office and caused a document, a power of attorney, to be drawn up m respect of certain property without the knowledge of the actual owner who
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  • 219 6 Allegation of Cheating Against Eurasian V. O. Rice, a young Eurasian, was I led out of the lock-up into the Third i Magistrate's Court yesterday morning to face three charges of cheating m respect of a gramophone, records. a camera and films. The first count against him
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  • 122 6 Madras. Oct. 2t>. A body believed to be that of Rao Bahadur Jambulingam Modaliar. a well-known citizen ol Madras, who disapDeared m February, was exhumed i today. A gardener was digging m the earth when he found a skeleton.He informed the police, who exhumed the body from*
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  • 561 6 > FREE PRESS FOOTBALL I COMPETITION i Six Free Chances Every Week BELOW will be found particulars of tne Free Press Football Competition No. 11 m which you are asked to forecast results of ten English and Scottish League matches to be played on Nov. 4
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  • 257 6 TOOK STOLEN GOODS BACK QUEER STORY ABOUT JADE BANGLES Chinese Tries To Sell Identified Wares A curious story was unfolded before i the Third Magistrate, yesterday. at the trial of a Chinese named Chwee Hoh San on a charge of dishonestly retaining stolen property, to wit. two Jade bangles worth
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  • 177 6 Slashes His Customer's Throat "I will ask for the accused to be sent for observation. At the time he was shaving the first complainant who is a cook m the same house, and he suddenly ran the razor MM the throat The windpipe was slightly cut." This
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  • 163 6 Mr. Parbury and Waterworks Mr (George Parbury m "obsolete" equipment the Municipal water* and Pulal at the Oomml ing on Friday w apparently. Mr. Parbury ;isi. Mr. Binnu. partner n Alexander Binnic. s« consulting engineers pality when the wafc was m course <>t 1 that day re-vl.stttns th.
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  • 64 6 SULPHU RIC AC ID Thrown m the I „f Two Mm The very serious < h.u tarily causing «ri. i u I compatriots by squir acid m their face on while they were walkir Street was preferred Chand. a Bengal! Hindu produced before the s. yesterday Tht- two complain. an
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 301 6 WET ECZEMA FOR OVER fOJEARS Caused Itching and Burning. Lost Sleep. Healed by Cuticura. "I suffered with wet eczema for over two years. Later tbe eruptions d-ied tip and scaled over causing itching and burning, with loss of sleep. I tried all sorts of so-called remedies without effect. At last
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    • 213 6 r-imi__--|| L j FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION Ak 11. j I agree to abide by the conditions governing this competl- j). tion as set out above and to accept as final the decision of the I Competition Editor of the Singapore Free Press m all matters j appertaining thereto. My
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    • 150 6 !j NEW STOCK I AVAILABLE UtSHIMURAS.! J Oxford Sport Shirt- SI J Semisoft Collar* I i J Silk Neckties N Kuji Silk Shirts J A VISIT WILL CONVINCE \o[. 82-2 BRAS BASAII ROAD SINGAPORE PHONE, 1 a FAMOUS ENGLISH TABLE DELICACIES GILLARD'S Celebrated L. V. Pickle, Menage r Pickle and
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  • SOME SIDELIGHTS ON SIAM'S REV OLUTION
    • 167 7 Bodies Bitten By Fish 22 survivors of the Tronoh r attended the preliminary te inquiry into the loss of the which was conducted by Comr Dix. Deputy Master Attendant illertOO Building yesterday. purpose of the enquiry was to whether a formal inquiry is .ry. It is regarded
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    • 133 7 Lucky Carrier Of Illicit Liquor «w5 n ™t ppearance hi court of the 2? V5 c Attorn ey General who had effected the arrest of a Chinese hauor smuggler on Mount Pleasant reI S "u uln the ac< uit tal of the captive I who had been sent
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    • 818 7 Expectant Air J In Bangkok Sidelights on Siam's strange re m luUon werp yesterday outlined to the Free Press by a Singapore mercham who recently returned from Bangkol after spending a fortnight then the more hectic period oi •■the trouble. He left Penang foi on the same
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    • 671 7 TAMIL CRUSHED BY TRAIN AND TRUCKS I Engine Driver Absolved From Blame j L?l a hi Stories of the fr "itless efforts made by two Tamils to warn a 65-year-OM compatriot of a locomotive and trucks which was bearing down on him a >a* he stood m
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    • 177 7 The Y.W.CA. invites the public of Singapore to their International Exhibition which will be open on Wednesday from 5.30 p.m. and again on Thursday. Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m.-12.30 p.m. and 5 p.m. -7 p.m. The co-operation of women of many different nationalites TVsiatic, European and
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    • 321 7 Magistrate Effects Court Reconciliation 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Oct. 28. A criminal charge of causing hurt i came to an abrupt but satisfactory end at Malacca, when the wile of the complainant, at the instance of the Judge I made her husband and the accused
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 125 7 OPENING TO-NISHT SHE WANTED THINGS AS THEY WERE NOT AS GRANDMOTHER IMAGINED THEM B~ UPWARD HlGHt§ |D VH*& UNfTED ARTISTS PfCTUP£ [j I J£**fe? Bl l^> mmW _W/ _T >_M'^_M \WW BILLIE DOVE i»iturinr the new Musical Numbers fc» fc. fc ww I I KBLING OVER WITH LOVE and ftfc
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    • 174 7 j STANTON I NELSON Co., Ltd. 4, COLLYER QUAY i s STORAGE TELEPHONE M 74 APB3 We pledge our word that thi* WARNER BROS, picture is one of the finest attractions we ha\e ever shown. We believe you will thank us for having urged you not to miss it The
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  • 497 8 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31st, 1933. A Sense Of Humour AMONG Sir Cecil Clementi's many qualities and there has never been any absence of recognition of the fact that he is a man of sterling qualities is obviously a sense of humour. How else to explain the manner
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  • 1399 8 Star Who Was Forced To Act Englishman Who "Made" Japanese Naval Force Air £1606 for 10s. Link With The English Theatre Of A Century Ago Royal Gout Victim This Hitler Busifiess ONE of the most popular film actors among European audiences m Singapore is Herbert Marshall.
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  • 176 8 Mr. Poundall, 0.C.P.D., Kuala Kangsar, has sailed for home on furlough. Mrs. F. L. Jones, wife of the editor or the Malay Mail returns from Home this week. Mr. S. A. Wakeham. of Tronoh. a former member of the Perak Rugby fifteen has sailed for Home.
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  • 633 8 The official quid. not be accused of n, is how it begin Dartmouth, the enDartmouth, the In Dartmouth, the p, von. Dartmouth, the n.. tortc Seaport v H Dartmouth, tht- n. ancient coast town* Devon littoral Then It goes on t. mouth has to b« i
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 174 8 EXSHAW No 1. BRANDY. Your health demands it. Your doctor recommends it. YOU ENJOY IT. CALDBECK'S are he A B« n BY SPECIAL TO HM THE APPOINTMENT KING OF SIAM J EWELLERY When selecting a piece of JEWELLERY no matter for what occasion, let us help you. You will thus
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    • 80 8 TENNYSON, we are told, used to talk to plants and shrubs as if they could understand him. A man was heard doing the same sort of thing the other afternoon. He had just lost his golfball m a thick bunch of reeds. Nothing is more conducive to bad language than
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  • 726 9 DEFICIT TO BE MET FROM OPIUM FUND i Cash Resources Could Not! Stand Strain H.E. DEFENDS RICE TAX [JOW the slump has hit the F.M.S. was shown by the Acting Chief Secretary at the Federal council meeting yesterday. He stated that m four 12™ re .)f:
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  • 438 9 THERE MUST BE DISARMAMENT yir. Henderson Warnsf firms Conference Geneva, Oct. 25. •nament Conference Bureau ro Mr. Arthur Henderson's prop- adjourn till December 4th. while, it is proposed that Bur. will continue to meet to redraft of the disarmament examine the whole question 0 f dis nent In preparation for
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  • 73 9 Washington D.C., May Not Go Wet Washington. Oct. 24. j Many American citizens, including j the inhabitants of Washington are still j compelled to remain "dry" after the repeal of prohibition, according to the Attorney-General. He is of the opinion that after the repeal of the 18th Amendment,
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  • 126 9 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES AND STERLING RATES RUBBER London. Oct. 30. Messrs. Symington and Wilson's rubber market closing prices to-day were Spot (Sellers) 4d. (4 132 d.) (Buyers) 3 15|16d. (3 31 32d. i Jan. -March 4 lj32d. (4 Hl6d.) April- June 4V B d. (4 5!32d.)
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  • 176 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Merchants Flee To Siberia •ns Shanghai, Oct. 30. Following the evacuation of the women and children under the jurisdiction of Soviet Russia. Russian merchants and subjects m the territories bordering the Chinese Eastern Railway have been ordered to concentrate at Harbin
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  • 64 9 A young Chinese named San Ah Kong was fined $30 by the First Magistrate. Mr. H. A. Forrer. on Saturday, for being I m possession of an unlicensed rifle. The weapon was a B.S.A. air gun and was stated by the police to have been dis- covered m the room
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 82 9 ''--<- vsksksksimb mmm m ICOMING PAVILION THIS WEEK! THE SCREEN'S MOST SIN-TILLATING PICTORE _____w 1 Hired hv Huh- f i I^l 1 hands tofind out I |fl W M the worst. he saw L|W m Hr| 1 women at their ill Bb^ftfl^/ ___W\ J best when he '^m looked through
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    • 145 9 DON'T FORGET! YOUR FRIENDS AT HOME I THIS CHRISTMAS. GIFTS that are splendid tokens of the Christmas spirit of good will, and that are certain of appreciation. A FEW PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS B^S X'MAS CAKES, X'MAS PUDDINGS, FULLER'S CHOCOLATES, JEAN VALJEAN CIGARS HI TURKEYS, HAMS, WINES Or SPIRITS. HAMPERS H|H PERFUMERY,
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 596 10 Billiton Co. 's Disclaimer (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 16. As, of course, you know, considerable m ill p. nation wis recently expressed m certain quarters here regarding th? 3,000 tons of tin metal which are alleged to have been lying
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    • 84 10 Quieter Days In Mincing-Lane (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 16. As regards rubber share dealings things are very quiet just now. The boomlet which was inspired by the restriction rumours of three weeks ago has now entirely subsided, the speculators have taken their substantial profits, and the
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    • 453 10 Increase m Rice Production I In the course of the annual Review; jof the Affairs of the Federated Malay i E States, which paper was laid before the Federal Council yesterday reference. f is made to various products as fol- j lows: |f i The considerable enhancement m
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    • 193 10 Oct. 26 27 28 American Can. Com. 90 91% 91 Am. Telephone and Telegraph 1143 4 116» 4 115V 2 Atcheson Railroad 49 4 50% 49 Dopont 77 1 78»s 76^ Firestone. Common 20 21 20»^ General Electric 19 l 4 1934 19V4 i General Motors 27>/ 2
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    • 52 10 j Accts. to June 30 show a loss of €504 £1,703). After crediting £654 profit realised on Governjment securities and £54 interest, there is credit balance of £204, which re- j duces debit brought m to £1,436.' Sum of £500 transferred from general! reserve to write off
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    • 44 10 —————m. I Tebrau Rubber Estates reports net profit to June 30 £2,420 (against 1 £4,532), plus £7,578 brought ln. Div. 1 2% per cent, (same), forward £6 905 (Last year £1,876 also to writing down 1 book values of machinery, etc.) i
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  • 76 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association October 30th., 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers I.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot (loose 12 3 4 12 7 8 I.S.S. equal to London Standard. (F. 0.8.) 12 7 8 13 standard R.S.S. on Tender Nov.-Dec. 13 ms Jan.-March 13 3<16 13 516 April-June 13
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  • 183 10 October 30th., 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers Gambler 4.50 Java Cube 7.50 Hamburg Cube 7.50 Muntok White Pepper 22.00 White Pepper 21.75 Back Pepper 12.50 Copra, sundried 3.20 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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  • 197 10 World Exchange Rates October 30 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 4 5 32 London, 3 months' sight 2(4% London, 60 days' sight 2 4 7 64 London, 30 days' sight 2|4 3:32 London, demand 214 I|lB London. T.T. 2[4 1132 Lyons and Paris, demand 930 Hamburg, demand 148 New
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  • 51 10 Accounts for year ended June 30 show net profit £1,352 (against loss of £216). With £1,671 brought m there is a balance of £3,023, which is carried rorward Yield of copra 699.7 tons (583). In view of Improved market price of rubber, tapping was recommenced as from July
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  • 634 10 LABOUR SUPPLIES BALANCED 1 Interesting F.M.S. i I Figures For 1933 i In the second half of the period j < under review the prices of the basic commodities, and. m particular those i 'of tin and rubber, advanced notably and conditions m general were, natur-; ally enough, considerably better
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  • 100 10 BRITISH RAILWAY RECEIPTS STILL IMPROVING 'From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 18. The returns of the four main line railway companies, which are regarded as forming an accurate barometer oi the state of British trade, continue to improve steadily from week to week |In fact, the tenth successive Increase jhas
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  • 40 10 The death Is recorded m Tientsin of Herr Otto Kreier. proprietor of the Hotel m the First Special Area bearing his name, who for the last 35 years has 22 a lque and person ahty m Tientsin's shifting foreign popu-
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  • 195 10 MALAYA'S SISTER RAILWAY ROW THE SL n U: At a that i N.* of the FMs R rod to m Siamese Stat. r s f| 2 interest has Just b. i >J* ing Mann the FMS marked eontl report the. service, and Europeans n the me, I t tenanre. tw«.
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  • 1186 11 872.714 Deficit On F.M.S. Budget Comparison With Retrenchment Commission Figures I I I ..M.S. budget for 1934 presented at vest(r > meeting of the Federal Council shows dot ol 13,782,714. Revenue is estimated at Ijgj llions and expenditure at $49.9 millions. j n i morundum presented by the Acting Chief
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  • 51 11 London, Oct. 28. The Council of the British Electrica Development Association has appoint ed Sir William Ray, M.P., leader of th< County Council and a well-knowr figure m the public life of London, t< its executive chairman at a salar; be of £5 000 annually— British
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  • 162 11 Fraser 's Share List Yesterday's Closing Quotation* j Hong Kong Tin «ss> 15s 3d 16s 3d Kllllnghall <ss» lis 9d 12s 9d Kinta Dredge <$1> 1.85 1.90 Kuchai Tin Dredge <$1> 1.03 1.07 Lingui ($1) 1.00 1.05 Malay Cons. ($10) 52* 2 57> 2 i South Taiping <$1» 40 44
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  • 244 11 Restriction Rumours Bull Tin Market London, Oct. 25. j The Stock Exchange was very firm' to-day under American influences and all gold minings were particularly Strong on the recovery of the franc, coupled with the news of President Roosevelt's currency plan. The chief j feature m the
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  • 143 11 Huge German Steel And Coal Merger Berlin, Oct. 28. A huge scheme aiming at the 'rationalisation of German steel and |coal interests is under considera- tion by four very big concerns. The companies affected are Verei- nigte Stahlwerke whose share capital !is £38.725.000. the Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks 12.500.000. the Phoenix
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  • 42 11 The new port of Haifa has cost £1,250.000. Its Importance is enhanced i by the fact that it is the terminus of i the oil pipe from the Iraq oilfields, and 1 is also the starting point of the railway Ito Baghdad.
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  • 410 11 Position At End Ot Half Year In the annual statement of Affairs ii the F.M.S.. 1933. tabled at the Fed?ral Council yesterday it is stated January. 1933, saw the beginning oi the second half of the Byrne year and also a sign that consumption had at last been
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 969 11 Assets exceed $12,000,000 i P m force over 835.000 fteo The Great Eastern life Assurance Co., Ltd. I (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. j^^ QFFICE 2? m Ec The Company has £20,000 deposited witti the Supreme Court of England and complies
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  • 71 12 Route From Archangel To Vladivostok Moscow, Oct. 26. The ice-breaker Cheliuskin, on a voyage from Archangel to Vladivostok along the Great Northern Sea Route has reached the Cape of Stone Heart lrom which a strong sea-current flows m the direction of Bering Straits. The distance of only 60
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  • 159 12 Last year there was a considerable I increase m the movement of shipping lln Morocco ports, the figures being 5.125.000 tons against 4.750.000 m the previous year. Casablanca had an m!- crease of half a million net tonnage and the other ports m the order of net tonnage arriving were
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENT
    • 73 12 STRAITS PACIFIC CONFERENCE Freight Tariff No.3 It is notified for information that with effect from Jan 1. 1934. the rates on the following commodities to Pacific Coast Ports will be Commodity Style of Packing Scale Ton Kate Rubber cases or bales 50 eft. US$ll.OO Latex drums or tins m cases
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    • 735 12 i C.P.R. LINER'S BOAT WINS* EVENT Hongkong. Oct 18. Ideal conditions favoured the 20th. bi-annual race for the Trevessa Trophy yesterday afternoon, when six j ship's life boats faced the starter at Channel Rocks. The first boat to I complete the four mile course was the j
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    • 311 12 On The Moderate-Sized Ship? It is stated that Lord Weir has reported to the Government on the points apparently at issue between the Cunard Co. and the White Star Line, which prevent an arrangement being I reached between the two concerns to enable the construction ol the
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    • 286 12 Transatlantic Lines At Variance There are distinct possibilities <>i .t rate war m the North Atlantic passenger trade m the near future The conference which has been sitting to endeavour to fix a scale acceptable to all owners oi whatever nationality or class of vessel has so far
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 640 12 Burns Philp line. (Incorporated m 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): [Cargo only] s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 83 12 I 1 Hill aa^^ Jfe* I ißlß^^B^^^ mmmt •^Jk. |rj BBk vjE TO EVERYWHERE IN CANADA SLf ANO MOST OF [HSJi Be. th. lag .f tM wmrmmmm Cm**-*** mßm. p «ri U4m to Urn Mart •o.d^' *^> H <•* qOfl Bb Luxury trrniw «f tupi mi Cmmlm* \_\________r Q_rQ_\\ __m
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 436 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches and A rrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday Saturday 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 pm. Kelantan (via Padang Besar) Monday and Friday 7 p.m. Kelantan
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    • 222 12 SINGAPORE^ HARBOR Mo,. Mala wii.,,: i fai Bagdad l Menel.uis Empire Bod I Laert. 37; Kajang Empire !>.., k Mango, '„,4. ,,4l 'l Uest Whan I Cont.V. •Jardin. Section 11. Kangai Main Whart Lch Kathlc. v Oil Whan Coal Wharf VESSUs N lm lanjonc Pa«<t» X*K Albert Dm k Victoria
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    • 515 13 P. O. British India and Apcar Lines. MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. OITHARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Due Due Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. Singapore. PANCHI 17.000 Nov. 10 COMORIN 15 000 Feb 2 BANGALORE 6.000 Nov. 23 CHITRAL 15,000 Feb 16 C AKTHAGE 15.000
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    • 578 13 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated ln England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Due %tx_% £i yO !?XF dad In Port Nov. 2 ■City of Lille Nov. 29 Dec. 2 City ol Evansville Dec. 29 Jan 2 City of Norwich Jan
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    • 1142 13 m^.g^uif.Css?' mm% nBOf sa^«? TOM CHINA NAVIGATION Co ttd THE ADHiSCSan irr^S^Ai T^__. FHB MAM STEAM KAVIOATION Co. ?S bSTtoTOO OO^Tm INSURANCE. r Co. Ltd _n__. RAILWAYS Tha Federated Malay State. RaUway. The Royal Male Railways of Mam r-r.___.-__.. a j AIRWAYS. tap«ta» MM* U* Bj^, .fcu^ta* t^ XL M.
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    • 702 14 K. P. M. aONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ ROKAN Tuesday, Oct. 31. Bengkalis, Paneh, Berombang, TandjongMengeidar, Tandjong-Leidong and Asahan. GEN. VERSPYCK— Tuesday, Oct. 31, Letong, Maros, Tarempa, Genting, Poeloo Pandjang, Serassan, Midai and Kramat. PALOPO Tuesday, Oct. 31, Rhio, Tambelan, Singkawang, Pemangkat and Selakau. MAJANG Wednesday, Nov. 1. Prigi-Radja. Sapat, Tembilahan. PoeloePallas.
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    • 445 14 f DOLLAR STEAMSHIP UNE dbid AMEWCANMAII. UNE I \X*- I j_\oSS^_ a^MsJarisN^lßM*' j_Wi^___>_ EUROPE »i AMERICA VISIT SUNNY CALIFORNIA YOSEMITE PARK HOLLYWOOD GRAND CANYON NEW LOW THROUGH RATES HONG KONG TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA WEEKLY SAILINGS FROM MANILA ANDjOR HONG KONG TO SEATTLE DIRECT OR VIA HONOLULU TO SAN FRANCISCO,
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    • 631 14 O. S. K. Line FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AMRRK Choyo Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar Dar-es-Salaam. L. Marques. Dur and Algoa Bay Keifuku Maru Cape Town via Mombasa. Z.»: Dar-es-Salaam. L Marques. Duru and Algoa Bay Arizona Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo. Momi Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Beira. 1 renco Marques,
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  • 323 15 M.C.C. TOURISTS DRAW AT KARACHI Quickly Adapt Themselves To Indian Wickets I far the better of the l C. drew their second iur, against the Karachi Wiomal. the All-India score of 362 for eight uy the tourists, the only able to score 89, Lings. Forced to fol-l p.m., with 273
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  • 279 15 NINE— NIL Perak Overwhelm Kedah •From Our Own Correspondent.* Ipoh, Oct. 28. Kedah's debut m Inter-State hockey was made at Kuala Kangsar against Perak. when the latter scored a runaway victory of 9 o. The Perak forwards, after a couple of minutes, settled down and thereafter play was confined to
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  • 77 15 Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 28. To decide who should be champions of the Third Division of the Selangor Association Football League this sea- son. the Selangor Indian Association 1 and the Tamils Physical Culture Association, who are even with 25 i points each, met this evening at the
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  • 82 15 The following are positions of the S.C.F.A. Inter-District League: P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. ,Ang Siang Hill 4400 12 7 8 Coleman St. 3 3 0 0 11 1 6 Covent 3 2 0 17 3 5 Mackenzie Footers 3 2 0 18 5 5 Kallang
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  • 295 15 B. Co. Volunteers Meeting The third annual rifle meeting of fho n IS«Vl S «V aUn SSVF was hel^ at! the Bu ki t Timah Range on Sunday! l in n 2 nd the sho °ting. which was well attended, was followed by an at home, at which
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  • 150 15 CHINESE IN HOME LEAGUE FOOTBALL 1 1 i I■ i j London, Oct. 16. j Chinese football enthusiasts m Malaya will be interested to hear j that one of their countrymen is J to play m First League football i m this country. He is Frank Soo, j J a
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  • 365 15 Negri Sembilan Defeat All Blues From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Oct. 27. The Negri Sembilan Rugby Football Club defeated the Negri Sembilan AllBlues, the premier Asiatic rugger sidein the country, today by 25 points <2 goals and 5 tries* to 4 points ia dropped goal). Considering the fact
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  • 137 15 Referee Alleges An Insult (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 16. A general sensation has been caused iii football circles here by the news that at this week's meeting of the Football Association a committee was appointed to enquire into the complaints made against a prominent
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  • 140 15 J (From Our Own Correspondent Penang, Oct. 26. The Penang F.A. Cup (1933) seml--1 final (upper section) game between the Chinese and Malays drew an enormous ?rowd to Victoria Green as these twc teams are rightly thought to be the strongest m the coirpci. tion. After keen struggle
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  • 389 15 Championship Tournament Hold-Ups Several matches m the Singapore Badminton Association championship tournament were not played at the JS.V.C. Drill Hall on Saturday owing to j competitors not arriving m time. In the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles Z. Iketani and Miss F. Horii did not appear against Lim
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  • 442 15 j Other Golfing News From England London, Oct. 7. Miss Dorothy Pearson, a 25- year-old j j player of the Nevill Club, Tunbridge 1 1 Wells, won the English Women's Close i golf championship by the emphatic I margin of 5 up and 3 to
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  • 160 15 V.M.C.A. Tournament Concludes ,i The V.M.C.A. concluded their tennis tournament on Saturday when the finals of the handicap singles and the championship doubles were played. In spite of the early rain, two of the j courts dried sufficiently to enable play y oroceed. Nearly 100 people were present
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  • 288 15 Hockey 1 1 Three Out of Four Against Raffles Superior by virtue of a forward line which combined well, the Police monopolised the majority of the exchanges. Their finishing was poor however and they missed a number of possible goals. Smith, the centre-forward, scored a 'hat-trick." Anjang Said, the
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  • 241 15 £165,000 GOES TO U.S.A. IRISH SWEEP PRIZE DIVISION Several Fortunes Won I Overseas London. Oct. 25. Eight of the seventeen winners of £30.000 each m consequence of the victory of Raymond m the Cambridge shire live overseas, namely three m the United States, two m South Africa and one each
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  • SPORT IN BANGKOK
    • 132 15 •From Our Own Correspondent.. Bangkok. Oct. 25. Like Singapore Bangkok has it* Chiengmai Cup but tor squash not or rowing. As with the Singapore trophy so with the Bangkok cup. both were given by sportsmen of the northern capital of Siam. Chiengmai Owing to the
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    • 109 15 pair Malaya Command's Visit Deferred Bangkok Rugby players were very disappointed to receive the cable that the Malayan C immand Rugby match for October 21 was cancelled owing to the troubles here Everyone hopes lt may be possible to arrange this gam. tor a little later on As it was
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 134 15 Improve your Contract fwith '60 CONTRACT I LESSON HANDS" 160 PAGES. Bj ELY CULBERTSON *J*an I new book, just published. to-the-minute Contract according to the Culbertn of 1933— teaching by i effective way of learning Vv -iapie. By special arrangewith Mr. Ely Culbertson, i greatest player and au«rtty we are
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    • 38 15 Hop Ale Creates Splendid appetite Aids Digestion Hop Ale ii^____*___\ being prepared cxeln.sively t__^^_____\ W|s?§BBij Best Kentish Hops '^liSl'co/fl tastes exactly like lieer iii>^>^||« mixed with Lemonade jjjj j::';! jjjj I J|j liiii I ilLi— U <_t~~ a/-/*
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  • 640 16 Hockey Losers Stage Spirited Rally In Second Half Command Officers 6; S.C.C 3. Save for an inspired period towards the end of the game, the S.C.C. were well and truly beaten by the Command Officers when they met at hockey on the padang yesterday
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  • 384 16 LA. and V.M.C.A. Have A Dull Game LA 0: V.M.C.A 0. The most prominent feature of the I hockey match between Indian Association and the V.M.C.A. at Balestier Road yesterday was the number of infringements by both sides. The game was dull and the pointless draw which resulted
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  • 295 16 .N.C.C 4: Hornets 1. The Hornets, an active local side. met with a 4—l defeat at the hands of the Nondescripts hockey eleven when jthey paid a visit to McNair Road on Sunday. The Hornets' line of attack was their weakest department and combination was lacking.
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    20 16 Chinese water poloists who met and defeated Swimming Club teams j over the week-end, at the Swimming Club. i mm
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  • 567 16 MOWGLI KEEPS INSHORE AND WINS Yachting Punai Retires In "B" Cl a as$ s I Outing I On Sunday the "B" Class found that z light westerly breeze made it very difficult to make a good start. Timed trial starts were of little or no use as the wind was
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  • 370 16 WEAK OPPOSITION TO PUBLIC SERVICES Poor Padang Rugby Game Public Services 11 S.C.C. "B" nil. j The Rugby match between the Public Services and the S.C.C. "B" team yesterday was scrappy but it had amusing aspects. The Public Services went on the field two men short.
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  • 94 16 The following are the teams for Chinese hockey fixtures this week. Tomorrow vs. R.A.F. Ist at S.C.R.C. ground Cheok Wah. Evan Worm;. Chim Bock. Kee Siang. Fong Lim, Yew Hock. Ked Tian. Joo Kong, Tiang Seng. j Gim Lock and Geo Lee. Res: Seng Whatt and Kong Leong.
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  • 244 16 SEPOY LINES G.C. I i The result of the Mixed Foursomes,] Competition on Friday was as follows: Mrs. Pallister and Grice 30 Miss Farnell and McConigley 32% Miss Hadley and Hopkins 33 j Miss Lucas and Middlebrook 33 Mrs. English and Horsley 34% Mrs. Bembroke and Hillary 36 Mrs.
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  • 124 16 The SCC lav! •21 up» pomm. n draw for the fir v A. 8. Banks Winter. P O'Nui i» and H J shelwood r< C. D Bel Ton E Kocli p Michael vs T R p 4 g vs. E. H. R R N R. V Morns
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  • 63 16 Tin St] issued it> ponies list N ■Oder dat< i i Horses. I' Class 2to( 2 to Class 4. Pliant a si. Sail Up :i m C am 4 *H Admiral In < Reinstated MM Carry Oi Chanic< »am« R»h. l D Jl Class 4- South V Ponies. 1
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    • 60 16 Huqienic DoTrlinq.. ift^Kk _^L.__ _^L__m /■MMM fri t,U ast certainl> not iiu least JjKnfillßWllk essential to the production of a perfect l\ MHq^IIH^V. Hlre BetT, which can be ruined by insufficientMWn&*^__Z_<%F X cleansed bottles. There is no risk of this \mm\mmw _\_____________m mm_\ ft WMra* An bottles are seientifica'lv sterilized
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