The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 December 1933

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,139. ESTD. 1835. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14. 1933 It CENTS.
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    BIG BATTLE IS IMMINENT
    341 1 ARMIES NEAR IN FUKIEN Large Order For War Planes PLACE TALKS BREAKDOWN HOSTILITIES are expected at any moment in Fukien and heavy troop concentrations are taking place on both sides. Peace negotiations have completely broken down. Thousands of Communists have joined the 19th Route Army and
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    PREMIER'S WARNING TO FRANCE
    358 1 Country Is Growing Restless Taris, Dec. 9. A grave warning to Parliament against prolonging political crises Which might lead to growing unrest In 'he country and a catastrophic attack 3l international speculation, was uttered by II Chautemps in the Chamber beiore the vote on the cuts
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    DEATHS FROM COLD
    88 1 North U.S. In Grip Of Winter New York. Dee. 13. Fifty-two people have died from the Intense cold In the north-west and eastern States while damage to the extent oi millions ol dollars has been di ne by storms and iloods. Icy pavements in Michigan. Ohio and
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    ORIENT IMMIGRANTS
    46 1 Missionaries Urge U.S. To Lift Ban Washington, Pec. 12. Representatives Of the United 'Foreign Missionary Society have urged Mr Roosevelt to sanction a reconstituted League oi Nations separated from rbe Versailles Treaty and also requested him to raise the immigration ban against orientals. Reuter
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    MORE U.S. RESIGNATIONS
    334 1 CURRENCY INCREASE Higher Gold Reserves STRIKES PROTEST Washington, Dec. 13. Mr. Hewes, assistant Secretary to the Treasury, j has resigned and Mr. j Woodin (Secretary) is reported to be resigning in the New Year for reasons of health. Reuter. Washington, Dec. 13. An important official statement fore-
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    Pan-American Appeal
    64 1 Montevideo. Dee. 13. Mr. COTdeU Hull <U.S. Secretary of Btatei In a speech here to-day movingt7 appealed tor bi-lateral reciprocity treaties among the Amtrican republics. the abolition of trade restrictions and the gradual induction of tariffs. Ths Pan- American Conference Adopted a resolution inter alia in favour of
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    ROUSE NATION AGAINST JAPAN
    193 1 ROUSE NATION AGAINST JAPAN Campaign Of Protest To Stop Imports T London, Dec. It. HE inaugural meeting of the Conservative Members of Parliament for Lancashire for a country-wide campaign of protest against unrestricted Japanese imports is being held in Manchesteron Jan. 28. Reuter. London. Iter. 13. Important researches which it
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    LAND OF THE RISING SUNLIGHT?
    61 1 Lever Bros. Trademark Forgery From Japan Hong Kong, Dec. 13. Japanese soap In wrappers with a trade mark similar to Lever Bros, was discovered on sale in Hong Kong. It was confiscated by agreement between the agents and the defendants, and the prosecution was withdrawn
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    23 1 Moscow, Dec. 13. Mr. Bullitt, the new United States Ambassador to Russia has handed his credentials to M. Kalinin and M. LitvinotL- Reuter
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    COMMONS SYMPATHY
    53 1 With Mr. Lansbury In His Accident London, Dec. 11. The Prime Minister, in the House of Commons this afternoon, expre.vsrd regret at the absence ol the leader «-i the Opposition. Mr. George Lansbury. adding on behalf ol members generally 'We all hope he will speedily be restored to
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      125 1 On Other Pages Denial *peiialM lectures Rotarians on uses of electricity in medical practice Paeg Entries for Penan* Gold Cup meeting Page 16. Death of Mr. Urn Kim Soo— Pa*e 9. Indian Test team selected to meet the M.C.C. Page 16. Lis* of Singapore athletes for Malayan C'vinese Olympic at
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      11 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALaYA
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    DIARY OF THE WEEK
    212 2 Thursday, 14th. High Water, 07.08. 8.3 it., 20.38, 7.6 ft. Goll Garrison G.C. Women's me- j rial bogey Friday, 15th. High Water, 07 55, 8.7 it.. 21.40, 8.1 ft. Rugby: Wiltshire Regt. I vs. Public Services I, Tanglin. Hockey: SC.C. vs. R.A., Padang; Wiltshires vs. Khalsa
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    Law Notices For The Day
    41 2 Before Mr. Justice Mills in 3rd Court at 10 a.m. Decision:— S.l 3o9 32- Re estate of Soh Mah Eng. deceased. At 11 a.m.:^5.475 33- Lim Cheng Thye vs. Mar jan bin Moktar (if not finished >
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    SIAMS VANISHING GOLD
    681 2 SIAMS VANISHING GOLD INSURANCE CIRCLES ALARMED (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Dec. 10. Bangkok has an unsavoury reputation in foreign Insurance circles, whether they be European. American. Chinese or Japanese. The fire losses of Ihe last twenty years have been j colcsoal. how colossal indeed the changing face of Bangkok
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    R. A. F. PLANE CRASHES NEAR HONG KONG
    275 2 Corporal Injured; Pilot Unhurt Hong Kong. Dec. 8. Three members of the Royal Air Force, stationed in Hong Kong, had a fortunate escape from death this morning, when the plane in which they were flying came down on the border. The accident
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    HUSBAND'S CONFESSION
    195 2 Woman's Story Of $500 Stolen From Box Without the defence betni called upon, the case of an Indian* woman who claimed that her male companion let? T^ $s fr m her and then left the house, was dismissed bv the Second Magistrate. Mr. N Gr e yesterday. The
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    HOW JEWEL PEDLAR WAS DUPED
    604 2 DETECTIVE WATCHES j WRONG MAN I A story of how a Ceylonese ex-Ser- vice man cheated an Indian Mohamedan out of 33 imitation diamonds and; tried to get his victim "out of the! way" by boldly asking a detective to! have him arrested on a
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    LOVE AT SEA
    189 2 Romance Of A Widow And Colonel Sydney, Dec. 4. fJnst V n S H when Lieutenant Col. W. B. Edwards and Mrs. M. Rider then strangers to each other, left i Liverpool by the liner Ulysses for a world cruise, they would have laughed ?n r^l SUggeStion
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    JAVANESE GAOLED
    267 2 Tried lo Lose Himself in the Lallang 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Dec. 9. Two Javanese. Sabini bin Rojoh and Ahmed Sujani bin Hajt Osman. were produced before BL* lkh Abubakar I second magistrate. charged with 'loitering, house trespass and theft and I abetment respectively. Inche Abdul
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    Raffles Library
    335 2 The undernoted non-fiction works will be ready for issue on Saturday '16 12 33 at 9 a.m. Ainswortli 'Leopold 1 The Coniessions oi a Planter in Malaya illustrated. Balfour 'Patrick* Soriety Racket A Critical Survey of Modern Social Life. Illustrated. Bigviane «Cecil> Memoirs of the Marquise de la
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    EARTH AVALANCHE
    60 2 Civil Aerodrome Coolie Buried Coolies working at the Kampong Batak quarry from which the earth fillings for the Civil Aerodrome are being obained, had to dig out one of their members who was buried beneath a huge mound of earth which fell on him yesterday. rulh^d W^t T
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    15 2 Ltd wiezer of Diethelm and Co Ltd. Singapore. has returned to Singapore from Belawan Deli
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    Y.W.C.A. PARTY
    116 2 Y.W. C. A. PA RTY 1 sujLj 1 Social Evening and Glftl For The Poor Members and friends oi the YWCA are invited to the Christmas Party to Ibe held at 5.:>0 pm. on Mondav. Dec .18. at the Raffles Quay building EveryI one is asked to bring gifts which
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    RAID SEQUEL
    85 2 Female Opium Den Keeper Fined For keeping open an opium den. a Chinese woman was yesterday Bnedj $25. or seven days simple imprison ment. by the Criminal District JuduTwo Chinese smokers, who were charged with abetment of the OtTsoee and liad been arrested while sm >kio opium in
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    WILL ALLEGED TO BE FORGED
    436 3 WILL ALLEGED TO BE FORGED ATTORNEY'S RIGHT TO SUE QUESTIONED rged will, which had d to probate in the C< urt and letters of adIssued, was the subject tion before the Chief Walter Huggard. The the Singapore attorr'atima. widow of the bin Salim Buraikat and lanl All bin Mohamed deceased.
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    ALLEGED EXTORTION
    322 3 Fee For Giving Favourable Evidence A case of attempted extortion in h d h n 12L?*** that S accused bad demanded money for giving "favc^c b w Z^Ef* hl reCent case, was heard In the Third Magistrates Court before Mr. R. J F Curtis, yesterday. Curtis Mr. W.
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    RANGOON ROAD SCHOOL
    235 3 "Open Day" for Parents and Friends On Tuesday. Dec. 12. the Rangoon Road School held an art. handwork and nature study exhibition which was greatly appreciated by the numerous parents and friends whom the Headmaster welcomed. Among the earlier arrivals were Capt. D. R. Swaine. Inspector of
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    DOCTOR CHARGED
    55 3 Karim Baksh. a well-known North Indian physician practising in North Bridge Road, was charged in the Fourth Magistrate's Court yesterday i with criminal breach of trust in respect of $100 which was allegedly en- trusted to him for safe-keeping by a compatriot named Gulam Mohamed The trial was
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    KING OFFERS REPUBUC
    409 3 C TESTING THE SIAMESE No Desire For Absolute Monarchy From ur Own Correspondent.) Considerable IntSSf hal^si aroused in all circle?™. byMre pub?" cat on 101 an interview or aud lence H s u/ lt T ing ni M one V,i ti e Tramwa ymen's Union, one Nal
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    404 3 Sunday, Dec. 3. Hon. Mr. F. H. Grumitt and Mrs. QhrumlU and Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng Lock arrived to stay at Government House. HE. Major-General L. C. L. Oldneld had luncheon at Government House. Monday. Dec. 4. Hon. Major E. Newbold spent the day, at Government House. His
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    WORM'S £20,000 BITE
    285 3 WORM'S £20,000 BITE Darwin Pearler's Disappoin tmen t <z.^r. Darwin, rv. 4 Mand t^ rC !n the sea off Balhutat ito^nr e llVes a w "ose sppegtefor peart, cost €20.000 to Mr. v j Mr r? Ur u' ln bigBest Purler. bealmu wh art _*"5 topped and an S^, 1
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    MILLINER COMPLAINS
    176 3 Misappropriation Charge Against Eurasian Woman worn™" I™' u [S *""™"y- Eurasian SSS S chawd j the Third Magistrate s Court on Monday with having Cheated Mr. A. Perry. the* proprietor of Maison Vogue in High Street out of eighteen dresses and several table cloths and covers, she volunteered
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    15 3 Mr. C. B. Cooper, the Johore lawyer has entered the General Hospital I Johore Bahru.
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    AUSTRALIANS WEDDING
    230 3 Plantation Officer And Sydney Lady The marriage took place on Tuesday at St. Andrew's Cathedral, the Rev. St G. Petter officiating, of Mr. Eric Christian Tommerup. ion ol Mr. sad Mrs. H. G. Tommerup oi Brisbane. Queensland, and Miss Gladys Winifred Parry. daughter of Mrs and the late
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    50 3 I enjoy sp. aking. I enjoy luncheon. -Mr. Hugh Walpole Religion grows wild in the East, in the West it is too much like an exotic. Dean Inge. In a few years we ought to be so for advanced that we need no longer keep our mouths shut— Dr. Gutersioh.
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    WOMAN REFUSED LOAN KIDNAPS BOY
    376 3 Sharp Sentence For A Barefaced Crime A six-years-old Chinese boy. sitting an a high stool in the Criminal District Judges Court. yesterday, gave evidence against a Hokien woman. Tan Giok Lam. who was charged with his kidnapping and with the theft of a silver locket
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    BUS—LORRY COLLISION
    198 3 BUS— LORRY COLLISION Both Drivers Fined For Speeding Tne drivers ot a Motor bib and lorry which were in collision on Tela* Blangah Road un Nov i. were round guilty of rash and negligent drr. In the Fourth Magistrate. Mr J \i Blander, yesterday. The accused. Tan Kim Seah n
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    CAUGHT NUDE
    63 3 Hath House Falls At Poking rnivcrsity Peking. Baa, is. Four Kirl students ot the Peking Uni versity wen- injured and a great many others greatly embarrassed when the walls ol the bath house for girls sud denly collapsed this morning Boy students, who were playing foot ball at
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    Europe Fears Britain Has No Foreign Policy
    1832 4  - Europe Fears Britain Has No Foreign Policy Sir Austen Chamberlain By The Factor Which Has Been Unsettling World Politics "T'HE House of Commons was seen at its best in the debate on ioreign affairs which was the first business of the resumed session. A grave subject was discussed with the
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    NORTH CHINA PLOT
    89 4 Another Independent Government Shanghai, Dec. 12. General Fang Chen Wu, the leader of the Charhar rebels who were defeated by the Government forces in North China some months ago. is reported to be directing a secret moveI ment in the city of Tienstin. Several of his men
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    103 4 The 'Economist" under the heading of "Tin Tactics" states: "In view of the substantial reduction in the cost of production €225. is certainly unjustified, and it is to be hoped that the int toxicating effect of "Victory at last" .will soon give way to a sober consideration of consumers' interests."
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    SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE
    161 4 To be Made Suicide Proof Sydney. Dec. 9 In an endeavour to prevent persons from jumping from the Sydney HarIbour Bridge, the N. S. W. Government is taking steps to make the pedestrian pathways proof against persons desirious of committing suicide. It is proposed to erect a
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    23 4 ok} V? the ideali sni of democracya Deuel in the worth of personality and of Bamof nt personallti< s The Master i i
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    MARCONI IN CHINA
    210 4 Famous Inventor's World Tour H.E. Senatore Gugliemlo and Marchesa Marconi are on a short visit to China. After a brief rest In Tientsin they went to Peiping. staying four or Ave days as the guests of H.E. the Italian I Minister. Comm. Nob. Railaele Boscarelll at the
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    SINGAPORE CHINESE AVIATRIX
    166 4 SINGAPORE CHINESE AVIATRIX Says She Fought Against i The Japanese Peiplng. Dec. <i. Miss Lin Peng-hsia. young Chinese I aviatrix who recently returned from a trip to Paotouchen. has left for Shanghai. Interviewed by local Chir. stc press men before her departure she emphatically t'eiiied the report that she was
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    AIR SERVICES
    477 4 Amsterdam-Bangkok in Three Days i From Our Own Correspondent Bantkok. Dec. ♦>. Slam Is looking forward to the air I mall services from Europe this month with more than the usual interest Tin attempt on the record from Europe to i Batavia is due to be mad/ by
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    A STRANGE STORY
    111 4 Hunan Woman's Wtird Tale IV ipi ii, Dec. 1. i The Chen Pao publishes a despatch jfrom Changsha. the capital of Hunan, saying that a great deal of Interest (has been aroused ln Chinese circles I there by the arrival of a woman who jhas been pregnant
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    AMOY UNIVERSITY
    32 4 Amoy. Dec. 1. The University of Amoy has been closed down and the students turned out. presumably to make room for j military occupants. following the i Fukien revolt- -Reuter.
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    EMDEN WREATH
    101 4 EMDEN WREAT H Genua Naval Chiefs Th^i reunion served aboard H*■ her enc '•ruiser Km translation of Oonsul-Oenei Amis) irom Adi the Oerm H ledged the trite: the Sydney on N laurel wreath in i foe" wa laid Hvde Park Tl quently Writing i: i packing I g < n
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    BOY POWER
    53 4 \o\ol Radii In Net GwJMi •nor--1 been a p tlo li. raying in. been Amalgamat td s trai which i> di i a natlvo i in re I i to 400 mi!e> The equi: I win phone world eluding th. b; for netli W view ot i this
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    WHITES MURDERED
    62 4 WHITES MUR DERE D Aborigines' Crime i" Arnhem Land i A L..!l(l v .)t .Ml :v. Pagan was cent for the In Administrate r I i foh mt di Irom M vrhleh Ipp beaeh, the sborti Me ere i! cd that UK w.in in .id that Jap... Trepanger I confirm
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    End Of 2,000,000 Miles Journey!
    198 5 k. „h„„h House Westm r.ter under the chairmanship of the Ar.hbishop of Canterbury. The ,u,„mn session or the Assembly S^JS^JSIm on ri-ht, opening the Assembly. H__HBW r < he s e tit, of London. Th, Pietur aken near the Ban, rfo ord crowds, the 1.0-
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    THE WHITE WOLF OF CHARHAR
    1056 6 THE WHITE WOLF OF CHARHAR British Wo m a n Missionary s Danger Kalgan. Just as twenty years ago the name oi the- bandit White Wolf spread terror through Central and North West China so the nam? of the bandit Sung Mu-liang now spreads terror through North Charhar and along
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    DENIED MARRIAGE
    206 6 Strange Defence in Chinese Divorce Case Peiping. Dec. 6. Local Chinese circles are evincing a great deal of interest in the divorce suit brought by Miss Ho Jui-liang against Mr. Liang Chung-tal. At the first hearing there was a heated debate between the two sides, the defendent denying
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    COMMERCIAL TREATY
    97 6 Sino-French Negotiations Fail Nanking. Dec. 9. Reuter is authoritatively informed that the negotiations for a Sino-French-Annam commercial treaty have reached a deadlock. The negotiations had reached their final stages and signature of the treaty was regarded as a certainty, when the recent decision of the Chinese Government to
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    A NARROW ESCAPE
    73 6 Count de Sibour's Forced Landing Amoy, Dec. 8. Gaston Wong-keung. garrison commander of Amoy and Changchow. left here to-day for Changchow to greet the French flier. Count de Sibour. who was expected to arrive there to-day. It was later learned from Kwangsi that the aviator had had
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    SETTLEMENT PLAN
    57 6 Japanese Officers' Families to Come to Manchuria Changchun, Dec. 10. The Kwantung Army is considering a plan to allow its officers and senioi non-commissioned officers to brini iheir families from Japan to live wit! them In Manchuria. It is understood that General Araki (Japanese Minister of War. is
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    $150 Must Be Won
    573 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL I 1 Six Free Chances Every Week j BELOW will be found particular of the Free Press FootbaU, Competition No. 17 in which you are asked to forecast results of ten matches to be played in the English and Scottish Football; Leagues on
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    CHINA'S RICE IMPORTS
    118 6 (Government Contemplates Nankins. Dec. ii. The Government is understood U) 01 planning to levy an import duty ot one Customs gold unit per plcul on loreign rice and half a Customs gold unit pof pi kul on grains Nankins. Dec. B. In connection with the projected im
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    ASSASSINATION CORPS
    106 6 ASSASSIN ATION CORPS $80,000 for Death of Japanese Chief in Manehuria Pelpinc. Dec. 4. According to Chinese press reports an assassination corps has been formed in Changchun, the capital oi Manchoukuo. bv young Chinese and Koreans. The purpose of the corps is t assassinate prominent Manchoukuo and Japanese officials in
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    REDS ATTACK FUCHOW
    76 6 Kiangsi Town, Not Fukien Fooehow, Dec. 12. A message irom Nanchang. capital of Kiangsi. states that the Communist forces made an attempt to capture the town of Fuchow. In Central Kiangsi last week, but were beaten back byChiang Kai-shek who personally 'directed operations in the defence. The
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    ARRESTED BY JAPANESE
    57 6 Drive Against Russian C.E.R. Officials Shanghai. Dee U Four more Russian officials ol the Chinese Eastern Railwa> were MTOOtOd by .Tapane; e yesterday. The incident which tOOk place at the Muling Station M the eastern end ol the line, hot aroused Indignation among other Run sian employees
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    BROADCAST STATION "Z.H.I." Singapore
    59 6 BROADCAST STATION Z.H.I. Singapore Thursday. Detember 14. I p.m. Recorded Music. 15 p.m. News Bulletin supplied b) Stra'ts Tim.\s. 7 p.m. Relay Of Concert Art is* Irom Tomlinson Hall: "Children's Half Huur" by Mrs, F. H. Geake -Princi- 1 pal Bii sapore chines. Oirls* School*. n p.m. British Wireless Press
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    DIOCESAN EXPENSES
    124 6 DIOC ESAN EXPE NSES pollution ol Contribution Ku ili I Will to I mnnlt) lull contribution the Bkompon Tl.. cvesl Ushod bv ttk B .1 c; H I the I i :'dn ol r nd imp] 1 "In actual .MM $40(» 1. v Men i^ I BBOdfl rash pr fi'lfllment
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    GIANT CIRCUS MAKES CALL AT SINGAPORE
    280 6 Hagenbaek Outfit On ly To Ceylon And India Lions and tigers, snakes and kangaroos, ostriches, monkeys and el< phants. all living in more or less harmony, formed the major portion ol the freight of the German steamer Sauerland when she passed through Singapore yesterday
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    WHY A DOCTOR LOOKS AT YOUR TEETH
    2138 7 WHEN YOU HA VE A I STOMACHACHE! I. ol the white ray light. great improvements in the trieity ior the medical was the basis of an address i day by Dr. G. E. Mason. ..ry Club of Singapore. demonstration with a lamp made
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    COFFEE HOUR CONFIDENCES
    243 7 morning Betty! Come and have I with me!" Oh It's you. Jean; yes I'd love to, must tell you what I've been !iis morning, see, I'm going home next Harry's leave isn't due until February, but I've decided to go on In order to spend Chri .imas
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    HENRY NOT ALL BAD
    241 7 WEEPS AS FIFTH WIFE LOSES HEAD Laughton's Triumph In British Film A well-known historical expert was I constantly consulted during the making of "The Private Life of Henry VIII'' so those who saw the picture at the Capitol yesterday learned something new about the "Bluebeard of
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    THE FIRE CONSPIRACY
    189 7 I^eopold Harris's Evidence Against Miles London, Dec. 11. Brought Irom Wormwood Scrubs. Leopold Harris occupied the witness box at Bow Street for the whole day and told a startling story as regards Miles, i the Chief Officer of the London Salvage Brigade*, and his alleged participation in
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    88 7 Sylvia Sidney In Pavilion Film Sylvia Sidney shows herself a great actress In "'Jennie Gerhardt" now showing at the Pavilion. She gives a brilliant performance, and is ably supported by the other players, among whom Donald Cook is prominent in the leading male part. The story is
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    23 7 A Cantonese cyclist was knocked down by a motor car at the 12th mile, Woodlands, yesterday His arm was broken.
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    43 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH LEE KIM SOO— At 8 a.m. in his residence. 34. Newton Road. Aged 46. Cortege will leave for Bukit Brown on Sunday. Dec. 17. at 10 a.m. Friends and relatives are kindly requested not to send any banners and scrolls.
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    449 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1933. The United Planting Association THE movement to unite the I various associations representative of Malayan rubber growing interests into one association has such obvious advantages that the marvel to people outside the industry is that action of the kind has not been
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    1125 8 as I was Saying flot has been heard In recent years of the heavy slump in land values, both in Singapore and upcountry. Bankrupts whose assets have included rubber estates have rather abjectly disclosed in the course of their public examinations offers which seem of I fabulous proportions at the
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    FROM DAY TO DAY
    487 8 Maj. E. J. Nettlefold. h.p. list, late sth Innis. D.G.. has been gazetted Staff Officer. Local Forces G.SO 2nd grade* Malaya. Mr. K. J. N. Duthie. Offlcer-in-Charge of Detectives. Perak. has returned and resumed duties after spending a short holiday in Singapore. The third lecture on
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    531 8 Mrs. I energy, it she must v. meals mendini without nanuip "nowhere wander.-fi UITC gmw.n, up forgets Bf Motherhood! of the H«»u niously on this "duiit 1.,.! Uli I Diek Robin smart in what he v i should havi ridu n i veylng his of her
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    EARLY DEATH OF Mr. LIM KIM SOO
    403 9 CHINESE MUNICIPAI COMMISSIONER Thanked By Government For Public Work PIONEER OF~MATCH INDUSTRY the well-known E?Kaye!^concern! p, pr,etor f This b the second community to suffer in two davs for the doifh *r.«.L- „i Vi SUIUI ln i tV V. aeam took place the
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    73 9 backed For Refusing To loin Opposition London. Dec. 12. Robert Bernays (Liberal for Bristol! has made a in his constituency wing to his refusal to floor of the House with Sir Samuel, the News Chronicle. has served editorially Kht years. had requested nation. He declined on nd that
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    287 9 Large Gathering At Funeral The funeral took place at the Mohammedan cemetery at Bidadari yesterday of Inche Eunos bin Abdullah, former Legislative Councillor and Municipal Commissioner, whose death occurred the previous day. He was buried according to Mohammedan rites. The cortege left his house In Desker Road at
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    FRANCE AND GERMANY
    90 9 Cannot Solve Problems Alone Paris. Dec. 13. The usefulness of direct FrancoGerman negotiations are discounted ■a a result of yesterday's interview I between M. Poncet and Herr Hitler, according to a well-informed source, which savs that M. Poncet adopted the standpoint that France and Germany j cannot
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    78 9 Work To Start After Lines Merge London. Dec. 13. *n the House of Commons tonight. Mr. Neville Chamberlain announced that the Government expected the merger of the Cunard and White Star lines to be completed at an early date and the Government, therefore, intended to submit
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    122 9 Salvation Army's Chief Of Staff London. Dec. 12. The Salvation Army Commissioner. Mr. Henry Mapp. will be the first Chiet M Start to visit the Army's Far East headquarters while in office when he departs on Thursday on a four months :our. The Dutch East Indies
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    81 9 Mrs. G. H. Pritchard Of Penang (From Our Own Correspondent' Penang, Dec. 13. News has been received of the death in England of Mrs. Laura Halsey Pritchard. the wife of George Henry Pritchard. founder of Pritchard's. Penang. Mrs. Pritchard was well-known among the older residents of Penang
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    "PARTY SONG"
    66 9 Official Chinese Anthem In British Army London. Dec. 11. Army orders state that the "party song will now be used as the Chinese national anthem. The order adds that bands should possess at least one set of the music. A Chinese authority avers that the party song is
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    HADDON FOR TRIAL
    70 9 Denuding Money From King Charge London. Dec. 13. Clarence G. G. Haddon. who is stated to have lived In Singapore and Shanghai, was committed lor trial at the Old Bailey. London, yesterday, on a charge of demanding money with menaces from the King. He was allowed bail
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    47 9 Claim For Compensation Being Considered London. Dec. 12. In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Eden l Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs' stated that Mr. LennoxSimpson's claim for compensation is being examined by the Foreign Office In consultation with the British Legation in China. Reuter
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    54 9 WAGES INCREASE For Soviet Far East Workers Moscow. Dec. 12. The 10 to 30 per cent, increase of wages decreed for Soviet workers and soldiers in Far Eastern regions is ascribed to the large influx of. settlers. I Simultaneously, farmers are exempted (from compulsory delivery of grain for fr>nrty f\\ra
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    391 9 DUTCH PLANE DOWN IN ITALY Four Days Dash Here Fails It is unlikely that the Postjager. the "utch aeroplane which started from Amsterdam last Saturday in an attempt to reach Batavia and make the r!A n J° Urney Wltmn ten da >'S. Will reacn Singapore before Dec.
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    WRECK COMMUNICATIONS
    78 9 Chinese Volunteers In West, Manchuria Shanghai. Dee. IS. A Harbin meaaage report that, j Chinese volunteers in East Kirin and Lioatung are destroying railways and motor roads in the areas. Several towns are said to base been captured. [Their movements are confined to the j hilly regions of
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    66 9 Actress Dives To Death In New York New York. Dec 13. The actress Adrienne Lachamp. srtfe ■of Chauncey Keim. the theatrical pro- j ducer. plunged to death from a J fifteenth floor room In a mid-town I hotel to-day. Two farewell notes were pinned to j her
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    24 9 London, Dec. IS. The House of Commons by 250 votes I to 42 passed the second reading of the (Newfoundland Bill. Reuter
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    115 9 i ,1 Latest Rubber and Tin Prices And Sterling Rates RUBBER I* London, Dec. 13. ;Spot Sellers' 4 7 32d. <4 7 32d.) 'Buyers) 4 5 32d. <4 5 32d. >| January-March 4 7 32d. < 4 7 32d. > April- June 4 9 32d. <4 5 18d.
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    PAHANG CONSOLIDATED AND RESTRICTION
    390 10 "Profit £300,000 Annually Without It" _._.«--_--0.------------------ i (From Our Own Correspor dent.) London, Nov. 25. A bitter attack on the tin restriction scheme as alfecting low-cost producers was launched by Mr. H. Frisby. Chairman and Managing Director of the Pahang Consolidated Company Ltd.. at the ordinary
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    282 10 Miniature Dredge For Sydney, Dec. 10. A dredge which is now being packed for shipment to Papua may mark the beginning of an interesting development in the gold mining industry in the Pacific territories. The dredge, which was constructed in the Balmain workshops of Poole and Steel, Ltd.,
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    NOVEMBER TIN OUTPUTS
    101 10 Tin Bentong No Liability: 399 hours, 210 piculs, 42,300 yards. Tinsongkhla No Liability 510 hours, 515 piculs, 46,000 yards. Rangeng Tin No Liability 593 hours, 600 piculs. 106,000 yards. Derrick Co., Secretaries, report the following outputs for November: Kinta Tin Dredge No. 2 530. piculs; Semenyih output
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    BATU CAVES TIN
    575 10 Increase Production Costs The seventh annual general meeting ot shareholders of the Batu Caves Tin Dredging Company. Limited, was held on Dec. 7. at the registered office of the company. No. 33. Beach Street. Penang. Mr. L. E. Slows (director) presided and said At the last annual
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    THE OPEN DOOR
    161 10 Foreign Firms Close In Manchuria i Mukden, Dec. 8. Japanese industrial and commercial companies are gradually elbowing other foreign concerns out of business iin Manchuria, it was indicated to-day |in a report issued by the Manchukuo Government. While new Japanese-owned stores j and businesses were opening on
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    GOOD WEEK FOR TIN
    848 10 SOLE INTEREST IN SHARE MARKET Conflicting Reports Affect Rubber Fraser and Co.'s weekly report, dated Dec. 12, states. Interest in the local market was again concentrated mainly on tin shares, business being fairly brisk throughout the week, with a quieter tendency in evidence at closing. Kinta
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    84 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Singapore. December 13. 12 noon Buyers Selicrs R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot .loose* 13 516 19% L R.S.S. equal to London Standard. (FOB. I 13 5 8 13 3 4 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Dec. 13 3 13' 2 Jan.-Mar. 13 916 13 11
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    Singapore Produce Prices
    186 10 Singapore. December 13, 12 noon Buyers Seller* Gambler 4.00 Java Cube 6.50 Hamburg Cube 6.50 Muntok White Pepper 21.50 White Pepper 21.00 Black Pepper 13.00 i Copra, sundried 3.15 Copra, mixed 2.45 Small flake Tapioca 4.25 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.00 Small Pearl Tapioca 5.00 Lingga Sago Flour
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    216 10 December 13. SELLING London. 4 months' sight 245 64 London, 3 months' sight 2 4 1 16 London. 60 days' sight 2 4 364 London. 30 days' sight 2 4 132 London, demand 2 4 l 64 London. T.T 2 4 Lyons and Paris, demand 960 Hamburg, demand
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    EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES
    71 10 During the week ending Dec 9 i<m export^ from Malayan ports amounted to 16,756 cases, of which 15.091 cases were to the United Kingdom, 350 cases to the Continent of Europe 59 cases to Canada and 1,258 case S P elsewhere 19^3 ?o n?, 0rt o
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    7 10 n London, Dec 1 1
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    194 10 Another London Rumour BUT MR. E. MACFADYES KEEPS TO FAt IX Rcoolttni rrom real MstOOl doners' confen i 1 rubber held in Bi wildest rumour in the C; with t! i six month Invariant] dam j ancial Un 1 lalktni i and at tl.. ing
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    LOCALLY-MADE SUGAR
    280 10 Reported Excise Tax on January 1 Following rumours to the eilect that Government proposes to Wff M excise duty on locally manufactured sugar as from Jan. 1. i'J34. a representative ot the Malay Mail asked Mr. Stamlord Raffles of the Customs Dept.. it DO I could either confirm
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    194 10 British Exports Exceed Last Year's Figures London. Dec. 11. Confidence in the recuperative qualities of basic industries of Great Britain was expressed by the President of the Board of Trade. Mr. Walter Runciman. during the Commons debate 0B the King's Speech He pointed out that in the
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    221 10 Dec. 11 r». American Can. Com. 100 99' 98 5 8 American Telephone and Telegraph 1 19> 120< 4 120' Atcheson Railroad 55* 8 57 3 8 56 7 8 Dupont 92 9i 5 8 9i 3 8 Firestone. Common 22 20 s{!5 20'General electric 21 8 21
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    S.S. TRADE COMMISSION
    60 10 Mr. Roland Hraddcll Kvuninetl On HMpptog ufjfen The <*2iui 'Trade COSBintsi •pore on Dec 12 IHd Evidence jßraddell. regardim: I defeiT( d reb:i*' s ferences and othl I |Mr G. HulSsten Works. Ltd non. Singapore Chamb- i garding patenti ii behalf, rmrdlni gtatratlon ol d< irom Mr
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    YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION
    92 10 YESTERDAY'S RUB BER AUCTION The Mngapon C merce Rubber An> 1.152nd suction fi it Catalogued 1 MtJM ion Offered 1.485.892 Bold i I London New Y<»rk l'KI(l> RI v» BO Kihbrd Smoked Shrrl Standard Quality Good Av. H Fair Ay. -ran- Q« Oil Quality Sheet Cutting Crepe Fin*' Quality 1
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    14 10 Paterson Simons and igents: -Henrietta 66 000 lbs tfatang 46.500 lbs. Rsmpar. •4.000 nuts.
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST
    949 11 Yesterday's Closing Quotations vMliNFSDAV. DECEMBER 13. 1933 Kumbang 32s 6d 33s c.d. I Malay 36s 9d 37s 9d h'itam Tin (5s 14s 6d 15s Wong ($1> 1.32>/ 2 1.37V2 I Tin > 36s 9d 37s 9d Padang *01» 28 32 .es ($1> .98 103 Tin (£1> 43s
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    WOOL IN ROAD-MAKING
    100 11 Test Gives Poor Result Sydney, MAW. Nov. U. xperiment was made at Gaian. stern New South Wales in the I wool as a road making material. portion tried out first met wit .n drv spell, and the wool got shly mixed with the soil, it wa* traightened
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    ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
    78 11 ECO NOMIC CONFERENCE Survey Of Canton Trade Canton, Nov. 23. A comprehensive survey of the economic and trade situating the worldwide depression given by Mr. Ou Fang-pu. tne chairman, at the opening of the txono nference here to-day. He stressed the fact that the stamol currency was an essential. n
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    62 11 Manchukuo to Have Own Weights and Measures C hangchun, Dec 6. eminent ol Mane factory. taU-n a plan to erec kuo capU^ eurrency "or the man..faeture d c P o-oP- n «n 0 g f with the m.ntstry i„«o we parried through. If Present pans are ca-rne __s^x^^^ss
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    57 11 Depositors' Withdrawal Limited In Amoy Amoy. Dec. 6. wlth Government repre^ntattves present the Chamber o^ called an emergency a eg uard evening to d.seuss means panlcs b a a nd k a that an The meeting passed a resom depositors of all I _"s__JirS 0 t only
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    409 11 Singapore, Dec. Beef steak (Round) Kati 28 Beef stew or curry do 22 Pork, lean do 40 <■ Pork, lean and fat <■ (Ist quality* do 32 Mutton Australian lb. 35 Fowl Kati 33 Hens (Locally do 33 Ducks Each Pigeons, domestic j I unfledged Pair 70
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    65 11 uisr^S sus ewp re Ltd.. 89.000 lbs. Badek RubD r 7*^ .Qtaffleld Estate) Sl.wj, L .n %US Rubber Estate Ltd.. wall (fjvi.o. Mg j Estate. Ltd.. 32.100. Chersonese <F.M.S^ g 99.000. Dennlstown Rubher nds (Dennlstown Estate) «.ou Ltd and Lowlands Pf%*™° r er C o Ltd.. 16 7.500;
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    562 11 Delegates at Cow and (late Factories At the close ol the International Paediatrie Congress held in London and opened by the Duke of York on July 19 number ot the delegates accepted the invitation oi Messrs. Cow Si Gate Ltd.. to inspect their proce>ses and methods at their
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    83 11 The first accounts of the South Malav Rubber Plantations <1932' Limited, which cover the period from AualO 1932. to June 30. 1933. show a loss of £890. This ls carried forward Floating assets. £1.572; creditors. p 395 The company took over the estate as from July 12.
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      189 12 Australian Ministry's Control Plans Canberra, Dec. 6. Plans ior saie^uarding the whaling (industry by preventing the extermination of whales in the Australian portion of the Antarctic are beiii" considered by the Federal Government" The Attorney-General (Iff. Latham. said to-day that, while the adequate I control of whaling in
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    120 15 Winner Does 90 Miles in 5 Hours tmp Selangor Cyclists' Association day or 7 entries Drum-Major Thprp were o/ entries- E 'a Kenneison. tbe honorary .tarter. I Led the starts signal land the cyclists were on. the Mr A. Mclntyre and Che A. w Q dical officers
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    121 16 M.C.C. Draw With Bombay Bombay, Dec. 13. The M.C.C. touring team's two days match with Bombay City ended to-day in a draw. The M.C.C. scored 319 tor the loss Of eight wickets and declared. Bakewell was the chiei scorer hit Ling up 10.7. Bombay scored
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    137 16 Draw For The First Round London. Dec. 13. The draw ."ov the first round of the Scottish Association Football Cup to be played on Jan. 1. 1934. is as follows Queen of the South vs. Edinburgh City. Alloa vs. Dundee United. St, Johnstone vs. East Fife. Penniquick vs.
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    149 16 Singapore Championship Finals By kind permission of Mr. Tan Chin Heng. the finals of the Singapore Championships will be played off at his residence. "Villa Dolce." Tanjong Katong Road, on Saturday, at 2 30 p.m. sharp. Charges ol admission will be 50 cents for seating and 25 cents ior
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    32 16 Charlton have signed, on a month's trial. G. Dawson, inside-left, of Throekley Colliery, a North-Eastern League club. He is 20 years of age. stands 5 ft 10 in., and weighs lOst. 71b.
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    S.C.C. RUGBY
    67 16 The foUowlrjf have been invited to play Rugby football for S.C.C. vs. Islands "A" on Mondav at B.CC A P Craigie: S. A. Wykes. R. N. Jack r' V Welch. P. H. Harrison; M. G. Mills! P. J. R. Butler: J. A. Allen. N D snowies. R. c.
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    Hockey FIRST PENALTY BULLY OF THE SEASON
    850 16 Hockey FIRST PENALTY BULLY OF THE SEASON But Command Beat The S. R. C. Malaya Command 3: S.R.C. .2. A penalty bully— the first this season— put the S.R.C. on terms in their hockey match with the Malava Command at Tanglin yesterday after they had been a goal behind at
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    INTER-STATE MATCH
    82 16 Singapore Team To Meet Malacca i The following have been selected 10 represent Singapore in the hocke> match against Malacca at the S.C.C padang on Saturday: Cheok Wah «s'c RC Muthucumaru <I.A and Chatter iee <1.A.»: P. Baskaran < 1.A. G. E 11. Oehlers <S.R.C.) and Lt. Douglass
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    89 16 Fioni Our Own correspondent.) Penang. Dec. 13. .he following will represent Penang against Perak fan the inter-state hockey fixture at Ipoh or! Saturday \an Houten. Yorke. Yeang CheanPhoy, Foster. Best. Boev Seng Poe ■tans. Oh Chong Seng. Strahan Hobvn -captain) and Eu Cheow Teik Strahans inclusion in
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    202 16 The following have been selected to' rnd re th nt W m a l aCCa against Singapore and the Wiltshire Regiment at Singapore on Saturday and Sunday respectively: w M. Alcantara «5.F.1... H. M de Souza 'capti 5.F.A... M. Toledo -S.FA. R TA^? r SF
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    67 16 Selanjror Chinese Team's Visit I ••"ill b_S&^s_wa ESfateggßßS i isit Singapore this week *>-.* matches have been "s«_____2_. 7*° the Singapore M_la y TsS" S_?ftSa&£Ss syr»nMs_*aas An interesting game was olavert Sunday at McNair p^r. 7 P la yed on the Seraneoon rw-T oat L gro n d when
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    79 16 Philadelphia Sells $300,000 Worth Of Players Chicago, Dec. 13 A f h?iH le v MaCk of Philadelphia deals in" b*l?n\° ne f the neatest aeais ln baseball history. havine sold ,B^h y on G, OVe n RUbe Wa,ber 8- S Max (Bishop to Boston Red Sox. Georee lfnH
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    29 16 The following have been selects t« 27'to Raja SUtuSUS against the South Johore fifteen An J i> hore Ba°hru fi,t^o n har?! A. Rahman. Zamzam. Harls Yusof as* riS
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    145 16 Results Of Yesterday's Ties I The results of yesterday's ties in the squash tournament at Tanglin were A class: T. J A. Green -2) beat E. S. Houslcy I 3. 6—9. 10- -8 9—6 10— B Class M. H. Brown «Scr. I beat i K. S. Walker
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    48 16 G.C. December Ladies Spoon Twelve cards were taken out for the December Ladies' Spoon and the following were the scores returned Mrs. E. Litchfield «18» 1 down I Mrs. F. R. Horridge «14» 2 Mrs. A. M. Low lit 3 J Mrs. J. L. Campbell «12> 3
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    55 16 PENANG GOLD CUP RACE MEETIN G Twcnty-on. Far Big Event IFN~ ■MMM tot Gold Cup made up Class 1. Class 4. U Ponies C. On the iiithere will be N <k/ third and lour:. 1 I The Gold Cub entries as 1011, Nonya Bu> Greenoak. BoUaj Silver Monk Year. Wampum
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    44 16 With Pcnnng Chines t h| (lfx To K.l 'From Our NSMMSf, !►.>, jj Tlu C lor Kuala L imp number MM The Settler.. iootbaii. boefct) field aiul I ball. Tin t: athletes will be d and th< 1. r. hfcompar.j It*
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