The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 December 1933

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. *0 14,150. ESTD. 1835 THURSDAY DECEMBER 28, 1933. 10 CENTS.
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    C.E.R. OUTRAGES RENEWED
    946 1 EMPHATIC SOVIET PROTEST Claim Japanese Pl an Seizure PAYMENT FOR LOSSES A NO J H 1 ER s _"o«* dispute between the Soviet and Japan has arisen over th« :M lel on the Chinese eSS, TShS_y tUati n In an emphatic protest the Soviet authorities rate* the
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    NOT FOR "FUN," THINKS MOSCOW
    142 1 NOT FOR "FUN," THINKS MOSCOW Soviet And Lord A lien by s Visit of fcotet' S\ ,h t L SUbJeCt ot the Soviet Cn^un^Pa^ rgan a new D J^ f t h beca se ll represents St p«Tth "SSS? "^hSTta even close? -lloo***^ o***o***0 and to establish vE2 or fh.
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    VIOLATING PEACE
    126 1 Soviet Denies Japanese Reports Moscow. Dec. ZH Commenting on Changchun reports alleging that the strengthening of its anti-Japanese policy by the USSR would result m the restoration oi friendly relations with the U.S.A. and China. Pravda writes that this may be ascribed to those who are trying by
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    SOVIET COTTON
    53 1 1932 Crop Exceeded By 100,000 Tons Moscow. Dec. 26. Soviet cotton stock on Dec. 20 amounted to 1.250.000 tons, exceeding 1932 tonnage by 100.000. In order to increase the 1934 crop the cotton districts of Middle Asia and TransCaucasus have been supplied with a greatly inceased amount ot
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    SCOTT MANUSCRIPT
    59 1 SCOTT MAN USCRIPT I Found In Leningrad Museum Leningrad. Dec. 27. The manuscript of the novel. Talis- man, by Sir Walter Scott, has been found m the archive of the Museum ol History here. The manuscript was purchased m I 1863 by the Russian Ambassador m London for £1,000 at
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    SOVIET AMBASSADOR
    14 1 Moscow, Dec. 26. The Ambassador. M. Troyanovsky. Reuter [has left for Washington.
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    AIRPORT OVER THE THAMES
    367 1 PLAN TO SPAN RIVER Stage Between Bridges •QUITE FEASIBLE* London. Dec. 25. JT has been decided by the City of London Common j Council to refer the scheme to erect an airport over the Thames to the appropriate committees. In a year or two „ny town
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    FOG SIGNAL A DUD
    170 1 Caused French Rail Disaster SERVICE FOR DEAD Paris, Dec. 27. JTIE President of the Republic, members of the Government and over six hundred relatives of the dead were present to-day at the memorial service for the victims of La^ny railway disaster. T*_e ceremony was held m
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    SUITORS BESEIGE GIRL STUDENT
    167 1 Because She Won Lottery Prize •>ipin_l. Dee. 27. Winning $50,000 m the first prize ol half a million dollars m the second State national lottery has brought so many worries ta Miss Lo Chun-fang 21-year-old student of the Chili Cheng Middle School, that she has been
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    Ten Injured Die
    49 1 Paris. Dec n The Lpgny train disaster death roll estimate! fluctuate hourly owing to the deaths of the injured. The revised total is now 201. ten of the injured people having died at Lagny. while 191 victims are already resting at theGare T c Ltst.- Reuter
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    On Other Pages
    119 1 London financiers fear effects of I' S. silver policy Page 9. Communists hlov n to pieces m lukien fighting Page 9. Remarkable letters from Henry Mil to Anne BoJeyn are found Page 7. Concubine and wife In lawsuit Pave 9. The King and Queen of Siam have
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      69 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. TO-DAY CHILDREN'S X'MAS TREE PARTY 4.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. CONJURER, DANCES, GAMES, LOTS OF FUN. EA PRESENT FOR EACH CHILD From Father Christmas. $1.50 including Tea) DANCE FORMAL 945 to Midnight T 0- NIGHT
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      28 1 I TO-MORROW NIGHT! Enjoy a Delicious DINNER at EIGHT at The CAPITOL RESTAURANT j and Then See M.G.Ms Banquet of the Stars! Phone:- Restaurant: 4906, Box Office 5261 <
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      172 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALaYA CHRYSLER SATISFACTION 4mweh SEA VIEW HOTEL SANTA CLAUS IS DUE TO ARRIVE TO-DAY by AEROPLANE BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM DESCENDING IN FRONT OF THE P4GAR TO ATTEND THE CHILDREN'S X'MAS TREE PARTY AND DISTRIBUTE TOYS COME AND HAVE
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    FLOOD PREVENTION
    184 2 Air Survey Of Tungting Lake Nanking, Dec. 20. An official of the Yangtse River Conservancy Commission states that the proposed air survey of Tungting Lake. Hunan, is expected to begin early next year. A meeting of governmental j organisations connected with this work will be called this month,
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    DESTRUCTION OF ROME
    160 2 Earthquake Played A Great! Part Excavations are all the time showing how devastating a part earthquakes played m destroying Imperial Rome, j j Research is still showing basic cracks and r°nts m the forums of the Im- penal Way that, could be attributed j j to n
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    BATAVIA—RANGOON
    85 2 BATAVIA— RANGOON Pelikaan Begins Homeward Dash Batavia, Dec. 27. Th.* X.L.M. special mail plane Pe'ikaan. carrying 100.000 pieces of mir.l weighing more than 500 kilograms, took off this morning at 12.52 (local time) on its return flight to Amsterdam. On Ihe outward journey, the time occupied was 100 hours, during
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    SLICK DRESSES
    192 2 For The Adolescent Outline Lilian Harvey has the cutest taffeta berets made to match the new catbow scarves which everyone is wearing with simple dresses of sheer navy wool or black wool Lilian Harvey calls them "high-school frocks" and they are cut m the manner of the slick
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    BLONDES PREFERRED
    140 2 Advertising For Wives In Germany Nazi gentlemen are preferring blondes even without the exhortations m their youth that German children are now receiving from a wireless •uncle" m the "Childrens Hour." He is urgently advocating blonde girl lolls! A fully grown advertiser m the "Deutscher Bauer" ("German Peasant"!
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    TOMB LOOTED
    90 2 Manehukuo Guards Suspected Of Connivance Peiping, Dec. 15. In spite of the presence of Manehukuo guards, an act of vanadalism was committed at Tsunhua. 90 miles north-east of Peiping. where bandits invaded the Tungling burial ground of Manchu emperors, empresses and princes, opened the tomb of Prince Kung.
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    NEWFOUNDLAND BILL PASSED
    109 2 London, Dec. 18. The Newfoundland Bill was read a third time m the House of Commons to-day and passed by 293 votes to 52. Mr. J. H. Thomas said that all sections of Newfoundland would benefit by the Bill and there was no question of a dictatorship.
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    TORONTO EXCHANGES
    41 2 Negotiations for the merger of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Standard Stock and Mining Exchange nave resulted m a tentative agreement, and meetings of the members of the two organisations were fixed for Dec 5 to consider ratification.
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    INVITATION TO STAY AT WHITE HOUSE
    80 2 Siam's Royalty For Europe And U.S. j (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Dec. 27. The King and Queen of Siam are, leaving for Europe and America on Jan. 12. They are sailing direct to Medan where they will Join a Europe-bound steamer departing on
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    ACCOUNTANCY
    383 2 Sir I^eonard Coates's Views On Its Future In the course of a recent lecture delivered to the Leeds and District Chaiiered Accountants Students' Association on the future of the accountancy profession Sir Leonard J. Coates. F.C.A.. said there were many grounds for thinking that the profession was on the
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    WIRELESS IN TAXIS
    204 2 New York, Dee. 24. Some 15.000 taxicabs, whifih have just been equipped with wireless, were barred from plying m the streets of j New York to-day until the apparatus was removed. The Police Commission- er, Mr. R. Bolan. issued an order that wireless m taxis was "a
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    103 2 His Highness the Sultan has been pleased to confer Medals for Merit and Long Service on the following members of the Johore Military and Volunteer Forces: Lieut. Wan Ngah bin Abdul Rahman. C.S.M. Abdullah bin Hussain Sergeant Ibrahim bin Ismail. Corporal Omar bin Abu Bakar. Corporal Mohamed bin Ismail, and
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    160 2 The Bangkok Times announces the death of Mr. James Dagg Powell who passed away on Nov. 9 at the Namanula Hospital. Rabaul. New Guinea at the age of fifty-three years. Mr Powell was born at Nenagh, Co. Tipperary As a young man he served m the Boer War. The war
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    51,000,000 PLANT
    156 2 51, 000,000 PLANT To lk> Erected By Hunan Millionaire Nanking. Dee. I,\ Mr. Liv Yin-fu, director oi the Industrial Department of the Mmlstrv of Industries, states that the Executive Yuan has granted Mr. Fan Yu-tung. a Hunanese millionaire, the right to erect an ammomasulphate •plant m Hunan on condition that
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    NEW MOTOR PLANT
    65 2 American Supervision For i Russia New York. Dec. lb. With the approval of the United (States Army and Navy authorities the Curtis Wright Corporation have contracted with the Soviet Government to I establish an American-supervised .motor plant m the U.S.S.R. for the 'manufacture of Cyclone and other
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    PROPERTIES AUCTIONED
    67 2 To Stabilise Depreciated Canton banknotes Canton. Dee. 2. The Cantonese authorities, m an effort to increase the fund for stabilising the value of their depreciated municipal banknotes, are to-day auctioning various properties owned by the Municipal Bank It is expected that this will help to remedy the situation,
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      119 2 Has no I'tf'ly Hair _%«>w I had become 'completely d: 0 :raged by >i heavy grot ih of disgusting hair -^T-S^. s 1 tr.ed depilatory pastes Wti'w^JlE I m e\;l s.-nelllng powder <\nr W-JsS\vMm\ m fl painful electric treatment W^^rk^uE -flfl e\en a razor. 3havi-.g Wt &^mW WFd I found
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      228 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS j" CREMMA i, i "THE DOG'S DELIGHT" i i S I Containing: i J Finest zvlalted cereals. Fish, Phosphates, i lodine. Vitamins etc. J I approved by the i l Leading veterinary authorities J ASK FOR A SAMPLE OF THIS i NEW DOG CAKE j from i The
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      430 2 reNDEK* SINGAPORE MrMcnTTr NOTICE l Tenders NOTICE Is ».ereby given are now invited ior materials or services ar. culars of such tender? H| In the Tender Room. M Supply ol 2.500 torn Coal for Watei Closing. 4 pm Tv, 2nd. 1934 Purchase as m r unservleeable l, Transport Centn M
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      197 2 DIARY OF THE WEEK Thursday, 28th. Golf: Island Club December bogey High Water 07.18, 8.5 ft.. 21.10. 8.0 ft. competitions. Penang Races. Sunday, 31st. Rugby Police vs. Islands Depot. High Water 09.35. 9.4 ft.. 23.24, 8.5 ft.. Friday °9th Golf: Island Club December bogey competitions. High Water, 08.07. 8.8. ft.,
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    ARMED HOLD UP IN CENTRE OF TOWN
    1378 3 How Bag Of Guilders Wat Stolen From Rikisha sensational nature was fore the third magistrate yesteral the opening ol the preliminary Into charges ol armed robbery abetment oi the crime against Chinese. alleged that they participated "l a Chinese chinchew carrying over 2.000
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    TANGANYIKA MANDATE
    71 3 Britain Not Contemplating Giving It Up London. Dec. 20. Expressing himself m most emphatic terms the Colonial Secretary, at question time m the House of Commons, stated that Government have never contemplated any surrender of the Tanganyika mandate. He thought I this was the determined opinion of the
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    FRANC HEALTHY
    41 3 Hut France's Financial Situation Serious Paris, Dec. 23. M Chautemps declared to-day that the financial position was serious but not alarming, while M. Bonnet < Finance Minister) said that the Government had kept the franc intact and healthy^ Reuter Wireless
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    127 3 Under the auspices of the International Buddhist Union, the Singapore Buddhist Association and the Chinese Buddhist Association. Bhikkhu Narada of Ceylon will deliver m English a public lecture on Buddhism on Friday at 8 pm. at the Association Hall No. 60, Wilkie Road. Phra Mitrakam Raksha. Consul-General for fl m
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    DIESEL OIL ENGINES FOR MOTOR CARS
    715 3 TOWARDS I CHEAPER j MOTORING i Demonstration In Singapore 117 ILL the motor-car of the future be driven by a Diesel oil engine instead of the petrol engine This intriguing possibility of economic high power motoring is presented by the appearance on the British
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    MARIE LOUISE
    120 3 Involved m French Spy Case Paris, Dec. 16. The lamous female spy Marie Louise, who was mixed up m the recent sensational Baillie-Stewart case m London, is said to be among the person arrested m Paris m connection iwith the new espionage affair, which is considered by the
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    THE AGA KHAN
    114 3 Enthusiastic Welcome m Bombay Bombay, Dec. 14. His Highness the Aga Khan, accompanied by the Begum Khan and Prince All Khan, arrived by the Rajputana this afternoon. The followers and admirers of His Highness from all over taSr gathered at Ballard Pier to accord him a rousing
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    DYESTUFFS BILL
    170 3 Passes Second Heading In Commons London, Dec. 19. The House ol Commons by 245 voles to 72 passed the second reading of the Dyestulls Bill, the object ol which is to place on a permanent basis prohibition of imports into the United Kingdom of dyestoffs and immediate prod
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    BRITISH RUM-RUNNER
    131 3 40,000 Cat* Of Liquor For Los Angeles Washington, l>ec. 1«. The presence of a British freighter •lying oil the California coast, suspected ito be a rum-runner is regarded a<I challenging the ability of America t. I enforce the liquor law. Consequent^ j President Roosevelt has ordered tin Navy
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    INDIAN DISCHARGED
    91 3 Forgery Charge Fails At the conclusion yesterday ol the preliminary enquiry koto charge of "using ma gsntdl-f a lorded ciocujment" agalnsi a Bengali moneylender named r i.j KlshOffi Rat UKthird magistrate Mr R. J F. Curtis discharged the aecrstd. It had been alleged that, KtshOfe j Rai attempted
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    OPIUM TRAFFIC
    86 3 (.eneva Preparing Another Conference The consultative commission on the < j traffic m opium was charged by the League Assembly to get together documents with a view to a conference to examine the possibilities of limiting and controlling the cultivation of raw j materials utilised m the production
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    Air Mail Letter From London
    5078 4 Air Mail Letter From London JFierce Winter Weather.— Busy Lifeboats.— But there; I is a Water Shortage.— A Brutal Yorkshire Crime.— Fire Conspiracy Disclosures.— Good j ks News for the Clyde.— Railways to j Spend Millions -Aircraftsman Shaw i Again —Airport Over the Thames. FflOA/ 77/£ /7?££ _P/?E55 CORRESPONDENT London.
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      290 4 I IMPORTANT I ANNOUNCEMENT H B I _^H H Concerning De Res^ka Coupons. I The recent decision ml C%*rettd MUUIJ i I turers to abolish .rift coupons m (.real Bj lain I does not affect De Reszkc coupon* m M a I 0 The i>e Re>zke gifl idteMe, whirl, haI
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    Outward Bound
    277 5 Along all the Trade Routes of the Seven Seas, Craven Mixture *roes following the Flag something dependable m i World of changing values, a Tobacco you can trust. Close on one-hundred-and-hftv years of Tobacco-making find txpression m every Tin ot Craven: a tradition of sincere manufacture faithfully handed
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    31 FIGHTS IN LAST TWO YEARS
    137 6 Activities Of The Seamen's Union "This union has engaged In no less than 31 lights m the last two years." declared Mr. Blair-Wiltshire. A.S.P.. chen lie prosecuted a Chinese m the third magistrate's court yesterday for being a bad character. The accused was Tai
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    GUNNER GIVES CHASE
    214 6 Armed Chinese Take Cook's Money A Chinese member of a gang who r>»bbed a cook and who was chased by .1 gunner from the R.A.. stood his trial before the Second Magistrate, yesterday, arraigned on a charge of armed robbery He was committed to trial at the
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    YOUNG MUSLIM UNION
    146 6 Election Of Office Bearers At the first annual general meeting ol th loung Muslim Physical and Literary Union the following were elerted office bearers for the coming year: Pp 4 .ron Tuan Haji Ambok Sooloh. J.P., President: Tuan Syed Hussain bin Ahmad Alkaff, Vice Presidents: Dr. Abdu:
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    WEAK-MINDED GERMANS
    76 6 ■400,000 Subject To Sterilisation Berlin, Dec. 20. Drastic measur-s will be applied throughout Germany when the law aimed at stamping out hereditary diseases comes into force on Jan. 1. Four hundred thousand persons suffering theretrom. the majority of whom are weak-minded, will be subjected to sterilisation. Seventeen hundred
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    THE STRATOSPHERE
    193 6 Russian Scientists Attempt To Reach 74,500 Feet Moscow. Dec. 10. Another attempt to reach still I greater heights m the stratosphere will be made In January by Lieu ten- ant-Captain Prokoweis. who estajbiished the 18.000 metre (56.000 feet) record on September 30 last m the ing with the
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    COUNTER-BLAST RADIO
    129 6 Manehukuo To Have New High Power Station Changchun. Dee. 20. The Manehukuo Government is considering the construction of a 100--kilowatt radio station m Changchun next year as one of the first steps m the cultural development of the newstate. Present plans call lor the commencement of construction work
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    A PINCH FROM MOLLISON
    147 6 For Man Who Flouted National Anthem Hamilton. Bermuda. Mr. Jim Mollison. the lamous flyer, has punched a man m the jaw because ihe did not stand up while "God Save I the King" was being played. The man. who is now regretting his [discourtesy while on
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    FAMOUS CASTLE GUTTED
    111 6 Englishwoman's Alpine Home Munich. Dec. 18. The magnificent residence known as Kranzbach Castle near the famous Alpine resort of Garmisch-Partenkir-chen has been completely gutted by fire. The work of the fire brigades was greatly impeded by the intense frost as well as a shortage of water. The
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    CATTLE BAN
    60 6 Free State Prohibits British Exports Dublin. Dec. 22. In consequence of the British action regarding Irish cattle the Free State Government has proclaimed an immediate embargo on live cattle exports iwith a few exceptions) to Britain. The object of the order is presumably to prevent British dealers taking
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    EMPIRE TOAST
    52 6 Mr. Kipling's Reply To Overseas League London, Dec. 21. Mr. Rudyard Kipling. In response to an appeal from the Overseas League 1 to write a toast to the Empire to be! drunk at Christmas or on any other occasion, suggested: "Our Empire, her peace, her power, her security."—
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    $150 Must Be Won
    556 6 Competitors who have forecasted correctly EIGHT or more matches should send m their claims addressed to Football Competition No. 19. Singapore Free Press, 78, Cecil Street, Singapore. A postcard is all that is necessary giving number of correct, results claimed and the name and address of
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    LORRIES FROM EPSOM SALTS
    192 6 Invention Born Of Necessity i If the work at present being undertaken by the Department of Industrial and Scientific Research at its chemical laboratory at Teddington is carried to a successful conclusion, we may soon have motor lorries and aeroplanes made from Epsom salts. A material
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    AERIAL OASES DERBY
    120 6 Egyptian Girl Wins With British Plane London. Dec. 11. The race for the Oases Trophy, one of the biggest aerial Derbys ever organised, has begun over a circuit ol 900 miles. There are S3 competitors ol various nationalities who have already landed at Dakhla oasis, the first
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    47 6 Cairo. Dec. 23. i An Egyptian girl flyer. El Nadi Loutna. using a British Moth machine, won I to-day's speed race, the second of three I contests m connection with the Cairo 'air meeting. The course was over 230 1 miles to Alexandria and back Renter Wireless.
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    CHEAPER AND FASTER
    122 6 Sweeping Changes In Legal Practice i i London. Dee. .0 Sweeping changes m the practice ot the High Courts which, it is claimed. 'will make for cheaper and speedier law. are proposed m the report of the Lord Chancellor's committee on law reform. The changes recommended include
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    EMPLOYERS SUED
    65 6 Liability For Earthquake Injuries Wellington. N.Z.. Dec. 20. The House of Representatives has i approved an amendmen' to the bill 'I dealing with "liability m connection with personal injuries m earthquakes Following the recent decision by the Privy Council that employers are liable for injuries resulting from earthquakes.
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    ANTI-HITLER RIOT
    34 6 Demonsters Arrestee} In Boston Boston. Dec. 19. Several hundred men and women participated m an anti-Hitler demon- 1 stration outside the German Consulate J today, when ten demonstrators were arrested. Reuter Wireless
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    LORD HUNTINGFIELD
    29 6 First Australian Born State Governor London. Dec. 20. Lord Huntlngfield has been appointed Governor of Victoria. Australia, the first Australian -born State Governor so appointed Reuter Wireless
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    COLONEL MACIA DEAD
    28 6 Catalonia's First President Barcelona. Dec. 25. The death has occurred of Colonel Francesco Macla. the first President of Catalonia, at the age of 74- Reuter
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    LONDON MOCK TRIAL AN IMPERTINENCE
    245 6 Denunciation Cheered In Commons London i>, strong oondemnauon < stag fire InvestlgaUon held m London vaa i Austen Chamberlain m Commons, who char.*, grossest Impertinence th one nation could eonun to a friendly Btafc dl ed Ministerinl ch< i protot.s It is Impossible alone t»
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    GERMANS GO HOME
    53 6 Reject French Proposal^ I Trade PM tat n Ovtni t«> c, j the French pfopOMli says tl. communiuu- tht Plan Oei negotiations prwfffft Jlng eight weeks have b: Germans havt- gOM home. France is an\ huge favourable b 1 mated i-OOOJH irancs A rigorous applicatioi system ma'
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    GRAN CHAOO PEACE
    44 6 Truce After Thrn fcai» Fighting Rurnw Aires hThe truce rwtween i Bolivia wiv ban been possession o: UM ruii c 1 past three > mt.s <-.\n.< midnight Public Opinl relieved, but there M regard to the fu»u r e tlattonj Reuter Wireless
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    NEW CABINET MINISTER
    19 6 London. I>«< The Prime Minister I. Kingsley Woou. Pootmtltei be a member of the Reuter Wireless
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      207 6 j FREE PRESS FOOTBALLCOMPETITION No. 19. j I agree to abide by the conditions governing this competi- tion as set out above and to accept as final the decision of the Competition Editor of the Singapore Free Press m all matters appertaining thereto. My forecast of the results of the
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    WANTED-A "FOOT-PROOF" CARPET
    410 7 PAND TREAD OP MILLIONS ST BE BRITISH which will withstand the ip ol 40,000.000 people— and it I must be British. nations for this super-carpet now proceeding. The two which have found favour ut respectively at £18 and £35 uare yard. wonder of the weaver's art is
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    BLACKMAILER FOILED
    82 7 £200,000 Gratitude Gift For Nurse ggutunHSp Through her efforts, the blackmail Fr:ncb XPOSed and by S COm toflve years' Lrc nmS tSLVtT Was so rat e^l to hh '7SOOOOO fr 6 made i? er his sole heir t I^oo.ooo francs (about £200,000) The wm was contested m the
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    21 7 I.„ <w or d forward (left) shooting m the annual soccer match against I An OXlora lorw Cambridge.— Alß MAIL PICTURE.
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    HENRY VIII LETTERS TO DARLING ANNE
    669 7 Love Story That Ended In Betrayal 1 "I THINK IT LONG SINCE I j KYSET YOU" having been a whole year struck with the dart of love, and not yet sure i whether I shall fall, or find a places m your heart and
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    MASS TRANSFUSION
    107 7 Kottled Klood For Red Army Moscow, Dee. '27. In tlie event of war "mass blood transfusion" will be practised m the Red Army's front line dressing-stations declares Professor Bogomoletz. a member Ol the Academy ol Sciences. He claims that thousands ot lives will thus be saved. IfoM transfusion
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    238 7 The Rajburi police have telegraphed tv Bangkok to the effect that three men and a woman had been arrested by them for having gold ornaments m their possession weighing twenty ticals. Tiie Police beiieve the gold to be part of the missing treasure stolen from ♦he international express last montn
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    270 7 "Good morning Betty! Come and have a coffee with me!" "Oh lfg you. Jean; yes I'd love to and I must tell you what I've been doing this morning. "You see, I'm going home next, month. Harrys leave isn't due until February, but I've decided to go
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      223 7 -_i^ mmmm Last Night of this Unusual, Original Comedy Show! k\ WmW I\F I m m m ar 1 m I I \wW La mmm himseii mmmm with Urn OJ 191Q His uvv] ovr |H hnivim 6-* 5 TO-NIGHT 9.15 is so advanced that r.he -iris M-ream lor help Mart
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    38 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTHS PIERCY.— To Mr and Mrs. G. W. Piercy. Maternity Hospital. Dec. 26th. a son. BAKER.— At the Maternity Hospital. Singapore on December 27. 1933. to Mr. and Mrs. M. Baker, a daughter. Both doing well.
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    384 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY. DECEMBER 28, 1933. The Governor's Visit To Sumatra IT is natural, despite official assurances to the contrary, that the visit which His Excellency the Governor is paying to Sumatra this week-end should be linked up with the negotiations for rubber restriction. This belief was strengthened
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    1131 8 Malaya He use Rises And Falls Eugou: Corri Relief For Homing Chinese ACCORDING to a Malayan who has just returned from home leave. Malaya House is not all that it should be Calling there mainly for the purpose of seeing whether there were any Malayans at
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    FROM DAY TO DAY
    492 8 Mr. H. H. Sturt. of ARC. has sailed lor Home. Mr. T. E. Conaghan. of Wreford and Thornton. Penang. is on his way to Hong Kong. Mr. J. A. Bines of Messrs. Guthrie and Co.. Penang has returned from leave. Mr. J. A. P. Strachan. managing
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    892 8 111 worth recounting. His superior the j State Forest Officer of and now dead, was continually harassed with reports from him against a Forest Guard suspected of accepting bribes lrom Chinese mangrove workers. These so exasperated him that m desperation one day he minuted the
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    COMMUNISTS BLOWN TO PIECES
    465 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Walk Into Nanking AIDING JTHI^ REBELS 1 9th ArrnyVs^ ccess At Chienow 4 li c Shanghai. I)p*» 97 A cable iron, Hangchow, capitaV of Che'kian. the general headquarters of the Central f„ X >tates that two thousand CemmmmtoJSu**' m con unction with
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    152 9 Shanghai Preparatory Meet In March Nanking. Dec. 27. A preparatory athletic meet will be held m Shanghai m March to select Cl-IIHT representatives for the t mth Far Eastern Oympiad. scheduled to take j place m Manila between May 13 and May 19. Student athletes who were
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    81 9 Order For 20,000 Tons Vessel London. Dec. 21. The renewed activity m the British shooing industry is further evidenced by an order placed by the Peninsular „„d^Oriental Steam Natation Co Ltd.. with the lamous snip- b mldmg firm of Vickers. Armstrong. Ltd- for of a
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    335 9 CONCUBINE AND WIFE IN LA W SUIT Assassinated Marshals Property Peiping, Dec. 27. Tne domestic troubles of the family of the late Marshal Chang TsungI chang, the Tupan of Shantung, who j was assassinated m Tsinan about a year ago. have again come to the fore. Chang Hsu Su-ching. the
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    75 9 First Order Under New German Law Berlin. Dec. 26. j The court at Duisburg. m the Ruhr, bag passed the first sentence of sterilisation under the new law m Germany. The accused, a man aged thirtythree, was sentenced to twenty months' imprisonment for offences against schoolgirls. The
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    70 9 Canton Explains The Position Canon, Dec. 27. The free movement of silver within the borders of Kwangtung is permitted without restriction, says the provincial department of finance m a reply to a query from the Canton Chamber of Commerce. The department explains that the ban applies to silver
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    126 9 FOR INCREASED SILVER DEMAND London Financiers Not So Sure Ottawa. Dec. 27. President Roosevelt's silver policy and the expectation that the Canadian parliament at the coming session will ratify the London silver agreement is lifcely to lead to renewed activity m the Canadian mines, the output of
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    GIVEN ARTIFICIAL WINDPIPE
    170 9 How Cancer Victims Life Was Saved Newcastle, Dec. 24. A tribute to the hardiness of a miner, who has been fitted I with an artificial windpipe— one of the j most remarkable operations m surgical history— has been paid by Professor Grey Turner, the Newcastle surgeon. The
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    176 9 Resist Japanese Advance In Charhar Shanghai. Dec. 27. Unable to stand the oppression of the Japanese and Manehukuo forces which are advancing westwards from Sifengchai. East Charhar. Chinese troops led by Gen. Liv Kwei-tang. who have been ordered to abstain from fighting by the Peiping headquarters, have
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    96 9 Why Matsuoka Resigned From Office Moscow, Dec. 27. Commenting on Mr. Matsuoka's withdrawal from Seiyukai. Pravda believes this action to be an important event m the political life of Japan demonstrating the intensification of the crisis through which the Japanese bourgeois parties are passing. Since Matsuoka is
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    58 9 Reconstruction Scheme Accepted London. Dec. 19. The 4*2 per cent, and 5 per cent, debenture holders of Messrs Dorman Long have overwhelmingly approved of the scheme for the arrangement of a moratorium until March 31, 1934 The 5 l 2 per cent, holders have consented to the
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      514 10 i Tide Of Depression j Definitely Turned Cheering figures. Indicating that the tide of depression has definitely turned, appear m a comparative Statement oi Post Office business; compiled by the Accountant General's' Department. This statement deals with various key years, lrom 1913 to the year
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      266 10 L Travelling Facilities For Oversea Buyers The progressive interest shown by oversea buyers every year m the British Industries Fair is already manifested m the preparations being made for visiting the next one. to be opened m London and m Birmingham on Feb. 19. The Department of
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      91 10 Bank Outflow Almost Halted Paris, Dee. 21. The big outflow of gold from the Bank of France, which totallea 5.182.000.000 francs between September 16th and December Bth, has now almost ceased. The loss for the week ended December 15th was only 47.000,000 francs. Gold to the value
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      49 10 Mr. Bertram Lowndes, of the Stan dard Bank; of South Africa, his been th\ Ct Bm C i^n man f the Commntee o" £aa Mr C °w e n e&S Banks Association, LaSe EC 4 of 10 Clement's Merita™ P_s t elected honorary ing year d treasurer *<* the ensu-
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      348 10 Board's Policy Of Caution Is Stressed The Twenty-fifth Ordinary General Meeting of Malaya General Company. Limited was held at 7. Great Win- Chester Street. London. EC. Mr. George M. Weekley "chairman of the company> said that the outturn of dry rubber. 1.781.000 lb., was about 11 per
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      63 10 Overseas Chinese Bank Conference On Monday, a conference of the head office officers and the managers of the Malayan branches of the Over-sea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited was held m the board room of the Bank at China Building, Chulia I Street, Singapore, at which were discussed various
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      82 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association j Singapore, December 27. 12 noon Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot (loose* 13 7 16 13 9 16 R.S.S. equal to London Standard. <F.0.8> 13 3 4 13 7 8 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Jan-Mar. 13 3 13 7 8 April-June 14
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      347 10 Australian Banker's Comments On Proposal At the meeting of the Bank of New South Wales held m Sydney. M_\ Thomas Buckland, the president, conGratdlated the Australian Government i on the port it played m carrying c it the Premiers' Plan, but warned the a thai at the first
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      PROPERTY PROTECTION
      176 10 World Conference Next Year London, Dec. 19. It was decided at the last conference of the Union for the Protection of Industrial Property held at The Hague jin 1925 that the next conference should take place m London m 1933 This date, however, proved impracticable and it has
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      83 10 i Effect Of Increased Quota In D.E.I. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medaii, Dec. 11. The Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad under- stands that the international tea restriction committee, representing all tea producing countries, has decided to propose to the Governments concerned that the restriction m 1934 be fixed at 12»^ per
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      313 10 "Definite Pointer To Better Times" New Delhi. Nov. 23. Figures for overseas trade m October became known today and confirm the evidence of India's steady economic improvement afforded by the statistics of railway earnings published on Tuesday. The favourable balance of trade m merchandise along for the months
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      THE BANKING SYSTEM
      377 10 Lord Plencicr On Changes In Last Ten Years Lord Plender. who at the Oxford Lunchaon Club described some of his impressions during half a century m business m the City of London, referred to the great changes that hive occurred m the banking system of this country
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      NOVEMBER TIN OUTPUTS
      113 10 The North Taiping Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., (Dredge working only 2 shifts a day, four days weekly, one wash-up every second day's working), hours 238--cubic yards 45,000; pikuls 177. Batang Padang Dredging Co.. Ltd hours 455; cubic yards 42,500; pikuls 166. Batu Selangor Tin Dredging Co Ltd..
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      WOLFRAM ORE CONTROL
      91 10 (Government Monopoly In Kwantung Canton. Dec. 1«. The Department of Reconstruction to-day announced the opening of an office m Kwangtung to regulate the sale of wolfram ore. Purchasers must henceforward apply ilrect to the office, while export permits for wolfram must be obtained from the Reconstruction Department.
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      78 10 Meetings of the Henrietta Rubber Estate were convened for Dec. 18 I to consider a reconstruction scheme involving the transfer of the company's (Undertaking to a new company m which shareholders will be entitled to [five 2s. shares (credited with Is. 6d. !Per share paid up) m respect of every
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      90 10 Devoe's Imperial Bril Kerosene per tin Imp. galls* Sylvan Arrow Kerosem ;>■ Sccony Motor Gasoiir.. per British Imperial Gal. Socony Motor Ga.solln« m drums per British In.; Gni' Socony Mot«>r QmoH-M 4-gallon tin Bhell Aviation Spirit I drums pei Br.tis). Im| f Snell Motor Spirit ex-pur
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      RUBBER AND TEXTILES
      330 10 Possibilities For Gre-jtrr The Prop.i_-.t:.(ia C H R.O.A. MM Used v vestigatior; to be started bility of extendi] I ber m textile machine rj 1 ing Mechanical Engl ingly devo: the problem facturers. cotton machinery manuf.i to studying the subje. I md iranfing for experiments w of
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    281 11 CHINA'S NEW IMPORT TAXES Merchants Protests Unavailing Nanking. Dec. 14. As announced previously by the Ministry of Railways, the Nanking Shanghai Railway and the Shanghai— Hangchow -Ningpo Railway have made great efforts this year to discharge their outstanding obligations. Th> total amount paid off to the end of September was
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    RECONSTRUCTION LOAN
    80 11 Nanking, Dec. 18. The Legislative Yuan has adopted regulations governing the issue of a $10,000,000 Hunan Reconstruction loan at eight per cent, interest and secured on the proceeds of the business tax m Hunan. Regarding the proposed $12,000,000 loan for the construction of the Yushhan Pinghsiang Railway m
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    153 11 Yesterday's Alterations Bangrin Tin I I 36s 6d 37s 6d Ayer Weng <$1> 1.75 1.80 Kinta Dredge ($ll 2.37 2.42 Klang River <$l» 175 1.85 Kuala Kampar <ss» 10s 6d lis 3d Lukut <$1» 90 95 Malayan Cons. <$1> 42 44 Pungah I 25s 25s 9d Takuapa
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    48 12 In addition to a protest against the confiscation of personal property of its members working on steamers, the Chinese Stamen's Union at Canton has submitted a full list of the various offences committed by the Customs officials officials to the Superintendent of Customs for consideration I
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      618 12 RIDDLE OF A FAMOUS WIND- J A MMER Another Mystery Of The Sea She sailed out of the Thames on October 6th. bound for Australia, she made a call at Deal, on the Kentish coast, and that was the last report of the windjammer Parma. She has not been seen.
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      254 12 £60,000,000 Profits m Thirty Years The owners of the Suez Canal, who are holding up British shipping to ransom by imposing excessive dues, are exposed by Sir Arnold Wilson. M. P. Net profits of the Suez Canal amounted, between 1870 and 1932 to £137.800.000 Disraeli
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      144 12 Alterations To Take Effect In New Year On and after Jan. 1. 1934. the i following local signals are approved for use by ships within the limits of Singapore Harbour and will take the place of those used hitherto: Signal A Flag meaning I require a water boat.
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      119 12 Chinese Steamer In Accident Off Wenchow Shanghai. Dec. 19. The passengers on board the Chinese coasting steamer Yuchi which struck a submerged rock at 1.30 a.m. yesterday off Wenchow. while on the way to Shanghai from Foochow. have been safely transferred to a Chinese cruiser which rushed to
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      521 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches and Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. I Saturday 1 P- m Kuantan < via Jerantut > Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Kuantan <.via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 p.m. Kelantan <via Padang Besar) Monday and Friday 7 p m. Kelantan
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      298 12 SINGAPORE HARBOIn Ships Alongside the \\lur\e» m Expected to Arrive East Wharl (Entrance tiate Talma 22: Cremer 20 Main Wharf (Entrance t..,i. Hakozaki Maru 18; City., 16; OleniiTer 13. Africa Katong 9; Sinmese Prince 6. Empire Dock (Entrance (.ate 3) Forresbank 3D. Rhesus Winnipeg 37. Empire Dock (Entrance (.ate Karagola
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      493 13 r\ O. British India and Apcar lines. (Incorporated m England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARCO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS maimtvc J?~ VA_J. LONDON AND FAR Vtt?__^y»*» OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN nil* Dae Tonnage. Singapore. Dn Tonnage. Singapore BEHAR 6.000 Dec. 31 SOMALI
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    501 15 New Record In Fourth Successive Victory Correspondent, i London. Dec. 10. I Iversity scored a great the annual inter-Varsity untry race yesterday, when Ige tor the fourth year and m doing so set ne* record lor the seven-miles Kir >y, near Faming Kent. This was the
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    220 15 Cambridge Defeat Oxford •From Our Own Correspondent.. r> v. London, Dec *> Cambridge defeated Oxford by VhL, Ue. to two m the eighth annua inter Varsity squash rackets match niAJn a the- Bath Club yesterda Pl_fv was 01 an unusually high standard depended on the final tie In
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    211 15 TOD SLOAN DIES IN LOS ANGELES Introduced New Riding Method Los Angles. Dec. 22. -r !i h o, cteatn tuok Piace nere today of iod Sloan, the famous Tockey.- Reuter Wireiess. Tod Sloan was the American jockey who introduced new riding methods into England. He went »o England m the
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    424 15 "Asset To Cricket;' Says Mr. M. A. Nobie Sydney. Dec. 20. "We hear far too much about bar- racking m cricket." said Mr. M. A. Noble. Australia's former test captain, m an address to young cricketers at the New South Wales Cricket Association rooms last night, "but barracking is
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    177 15 Two New Finds In Trial London, !>«•< 23. In the Rugby trial at Twickenham to-day the two successes were the Liverpool forward. Fry. for the Brob ables- who is certain of a cap— and the Liverpool University threequarter. Beaton, for the Possibles It seems that England's
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      82 15 i This year the motoring public are offered the opportunity of selecting a really beautiful car that exactly suits the demands of their pocket book from marque that has become known as Britain's Most Dependable Car. A modern car complete with such refinements as syncromesh gears, crossbraced frames, metal tyre
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    857 16 COMMAND OFFICERS MISS BILLSON Overwhelmed By Merchants At Rugby Merchants. ?4pLs. M.( gpfc S.C.C. Merchants gained a convinc mg victory over Malaya Commanc Officers m a tournament rugger matcl on the Padang yesterday. The Com mand were not at full strength. Th< man they missed most was Billson wh< is
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    NEW YEAR SPORTS
    237 16 Interesting Programmes On Land And Sea No New Year would be considered tc have been properly ushered In without ;the assistance of the New Year's Day sports on land and sea. These sports J have been an incidental to the birth of, a new year m Singapore
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    M.C.C. MATCH DRAWN
    80 16 Barnctt Misses Century Against British-in-Bengal Calcutta. Dec. _7. In a one-day. match here the M.C.C. touring team drew with the British-in-Bengal team to-day. The M.C.C. batted first and declared after losing five wickets for 187 runs. Barnett scored 94. hitting one six and thirteen fours. Elliott scored
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    AUSTRALIAN RACING
    53 16 Nord Wins Summer Cup From Our Own Correspondent.! Sydney, Dec. 26. The Summer Cup was run to-day and resulted as follows: NORD 7 5 i MINCE PIE 7.5 2 MIRAMOND 7.11 3 Won by threequarters of a lengththird hall length away. Time 2 44'' 2 Betting: 8 1:
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    Golf PRESIDENT'S PRIZE
    613 16 Golf PRESIDENT'S PRIZE Results Of Bukit Timah Competition W. W. Paterson <6» and A. \Y. B. Gill <19» won the President's Prize at the Singapore Golf Club, beating H. W. Shook <18» and VV. S. Allen «8» m the final by 2 and 1. Details: First round: G. Finlay 9
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB
    134 16 Special Meeting to Confirm Amended Rules A special general meeting of the Garrison Golt Club will be held m the club house on Friday at 6.30 pm to confirm amendments to rules 10 __r ir of the Club. A meeting of the lady playing members of the
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    Keppel Mixed Flag Competition
    39 16 Eighteen cards were taken out for i the mixed Hag competition at Keppel m Tuesday, which resulted m a win for Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Thamsen CM inches from 9th hole. nams *n 18
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    PENANG RACE MEETING
    428 16 HANDICAPS FOR TO-DAY Eight Runs Over 6 Furlongs The handicaps for to-day's races at Penang. the third day ol the meeting are as follows RACK I.— Ponies. law* 2. Dlv I. h furs.— 141 p.m. Diamond Dust 9.2 Blue Belie 710 Top Hole 8.9 Tom Trmrr.j 7
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    Wilts Lose
    26 16 The V M.C.A second eleven gained a 2—l victory over the second strin? the Wiltshire Regiment at hockey yes! terday. The match wa.> Tanglin
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    Arim's Big Win Over Blackheath
    44 16 I ondon. I>e< Rugby results to-day tnclud* following: Bath 23 Old Emma 5 Blackheath 11 The Annv 20. Bristol 18: P .3 Cardlll 13: X Gloucester 18 01 111 ammtt Md Pfcfl Richmone >ps 34 Newport 9 WatSQQlans 7.
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    EUGENE CORRI DEAD
    21 16 I ondon. I>r< 2$ Tiie death I Southend today ot Mr E. C.-m I kn am boxing less.
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    THE ISLAND CLUB
    21 16 The Ladles' December monthh medal competition will be played on Thursday and the men's on Saturday and Sunday
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    51 16 Owing to a eabl« tn the Leagu* results on Saturday Ale given M beating Chariton I 1 **em correct result was win b\ < by I—o. The fourteenth am. tions of the Amateur Spottion will be n» Id n Saturd Sunday DtC :<0 and U II <i» bungalow Lim Ho
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    POLICE DEFEAT S.C.C. IN HOCKEY ENCOUNTER
    522 16 Club Hold Visitors Only Ulrr Lead Is Established S.C.C 1; Police 3. The Police had a much more competent forward line m their hockey encounter with the S.C.C. on the Padang yesterday evening and won by three goals to one. Excepting, however, for a
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