The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 December 1933

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. No 14.151. KSTD. 1835 FRIDAY. DECEMBER 29, 1933. 10 CENTS
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  • 501 1 ST. PAUL'S— NEW WARNING SUBSIDENCE DANGER Immediate Steps Necessary CLAY GIVING WAY London, Dec. 24. CT. Paul's Cathedral is m the gravest danger from the effects of subsidence. A new warning is given m a report, issued by two eminent engineers. Sir Alexander Gibb and Mr. Ralph Freeman, after their
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  • 139 1 Hong Kong. Dec. 28. Canton headquarters have stopped all leave for officers during the new year holidays and have ordered them to return to their posts forthwith. The Peikiang. North Kwantung.TungKiang and East Districts have been proclaimed as special defence zones where heavy forces have been massed.
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  • 61 1 Overwhelming .Majority In Roumanian Elections Bucharest. Dec. 2ti. Tht final results m the recent Cham>er elections show the Liberal -Gov•rnment > Party has been returned with' m overwhelming majority. They tcured 300 seats. The remaining 87 eats are divided among a number Of >arties and groups, the largest
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  • 138 1 RUSSIA GAN QUADRUPLE GOLD OUTPUT Stalin On Chance Of War With Japan r HI r oviet may suppoi if it is against war Stalin, the Soviet Die published m the New real and grave dangei •m Japan's militam taction, he states, and the\ could not but prepare t'c et it.
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  • 152 1 BEST FIELD FOR INVESTMENT China Has Turned Corner Loudon. I>ee. 1.8. The Overseas Department report on Cnina*s trade is the subject of comment m the Financial Times and the Financial News. The latter observes that there are signs that China has turned the corner. The debt arrears problem certainly remains
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  • 56 1 England To Australia And Back London. Dec. ,»»>. harfc r flight on day when the Faithful n-on-Bea, Essex ting flight of about Ua and back iter on Oct. 9. waa chartered by Mr. ae M.P.. and Lord I inner disembarked m the return journey but accompanied by the
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  • 124 1 1 1 Is Now International News li 1 T London. Der. >9. me Loch Ness monster is acquiring ian international reputation. Professor !i? r^; tht Pari Museum, identifies It With the Megophias. specimens ol >; which, seventy-five feet long, were i thrice sighted by the French gunboat
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  • 82 1 (oldest Spell For 20 Years New York. Dec. 28. Practically the whole country I s Lverlng In the coldest weather fo: twenty years. At Minnesota the temperature is 38 degrees below zero, ir Chicago nine, and m Wisconsin 31. Ovei 30.000 New York men are snow shovel- ling
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  • 20 1 A decree lias been issued forbidding payments m gold for industrial services rendered to Brazil by foreign com- panics.— Reuter
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  • 30 1 Recommissions For China Station London. Dee. 28. ire, the only cruiser th< Roya] Navy, recom- Devonport tor the tatlon and l« due m Singapore •mmanded by Captain Reuter
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  • 172 1 INDIGNATION IN JAPAN India's Cotton Tariffs I PROHIBITIVE Tokio, Dec. 29. JT is reliably reported that the Japanese Government has decided to instruct the cotton delegation at Delhi to request the Indian (government to suspend the application of the new tariffs pending an amicable settlement In herniations.
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  • 284 1 MUST BE PREPARED FOR HARDSHIPS Chiang's Retort To Bombing, Protests IN reply to the protest; 1 country against the be Marshal Chiang states against the Foochow r< the Fukien people will have to bear a little hardship for the time being. The reply which fs interpreted as a refusal to
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    • 126 1 J On Other Pages U.S. gTip on stock exchanue Page European chases robber m Singapore Page 6. Wife sees husband collapse Page 6 Discontent m lHth. Route ..rmy— Page 3. European pirates on trial at Dairen Page 12. Happiness and tragedy at chiistmas Page 9. European volunteers for Singapore i
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  • 34 2 IV- >-c Mr. Justice Mills at 11 a.m. S'nnmonses-in-Chambers Petition <>i Course. Followed by Bankruptcy m 3rd Court. Before the Registrar at 10.30 a.m. F ting list of cases.
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  • 149 2 Special Privileges For Russians Moscow, Dec. Sg. Of a considerable influx of new settlers m the Far-Eastern region of the USSR., and m order to improve their economic conditions, as well as Urn conditions ot labour of local workets and employees, the Council of people.. Commissaries ol
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  • 54 2 China's Plans For New Year Nanking. Dec. 24. According to Chinese reports, cotton, raw .silk cotton yarns, silk fabrics, tea. COiton pie: goods, timber, fish. matches md electric bulbs constitute th ten lasses of imported articles upon which the anti-dumping tax is likely to be imposed early next
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  • 414 2 GERMAN "ARMY" OF 2,700,000 French General's Estimate Paris. Dec. -4. Germany's present force of men with military training Is estimated at about 2.700.000 by Gen. Debeney. of the Supreme Council of War. and formerly Chic i ol Stall to the French Army. He calls on France to take precautions ii
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  • 335 2 Aged Tamil Runs ln Front Of Lorry A verdict ol death by misadventure was returned yesterday by the Singapore Coroner. Mr. F. G. Bourne, at the inquest on a 70-year-old Tamil named Rangasamy who was knocked down by m R.A.F. motor lorry m Serangoon Road about 8 p.m
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  • 128 2 Plan For Improving Industry Canton. Dec. 14. As it was found a iter investigation by (the department ol reconstruction that the depression m the Kwangtung silk i industries is due to the poor method Of production m factories, it was decided that they needed government aid for scientific
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  • 47 2 Denial That It Is to be 'Plane Base Foochow, Dec. 24. Mr. Eugene Chen, Foreign Ministei m the Fukien Government, to-day issued a denial of the Japanese report regarding the barter of Kinmen Island m Amoy. for American aeroplanes Reuter Pacific Service
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  • 270 2 Native Ritual Murder Suspected Nairobi, Dec. 24. The theory that Theodore Powys. aj young farm manager, may have been' the victim of a ritual murder is being investigated. Powys. a native of Dorchester, living m the Laikipia district, went out rid- ing to seek
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  • 282 2 Hut Canton Bank Note Crisis Is Easing Canton. Dec. 20. The banknote crisis here, precipitated by political uncertainty consequent upon developments m Fukien. is improvlng as a result of official assurances that the Government would not allow the secessionist movement to affect the peace and security of
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  • 175 2 Hong Kong Merchants Want Reduction ('anion. Dec. 24. The South-west Political Council is considering a petition submitted by Chinese manufacturers m Hong Kong for the revision of the import tariff on commodities manufactured m the British colony. In asking the Canton authorities to reduce import duties, the Hong
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    • 861 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS MEDICAL HALL. LTD. TENDERS wish their many customer* SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL A H\PPY ANI> PROSrEROIS NOTICE. NEW YKAH Tenders. and announce that ior the convenience ol customers their NOTICE is hereby given r.\» Retail Dept. will be open during are now Invited for the the holidays as under materials
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 276 2 DIARY OF THE WEEK Friday, 29th. "A" vs. R.A.F. "A", Tanglin. g Hi^h Water 08.07, 8.8 ft.. 22.04 8.1 tt Hockey: S.C.C. Ist vs. S.R.C. Ist.. Hockey: S.C.C. XI vs. Medical College S.C.C Padang: Wiltshires vs. P Padang: S.R.C. "A" vs. R A Police. Tanglin: Indian Assn. S.R.C. grd.: R.A.F.
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  • 1356 3 DISCONTENT IN 19th ROUTE ARMY No Pay For Six Months FOOCHOW PREPARING FOR ATTACK Rice Famine Danger Foochow, Dec. 25. The imminence of a rice famine m chow, the presence of 1.000 Communist troops outside Yenping and discontent among the rank and file the 19th Route Army threaten to ten
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  • 245 3 Reduction In Charges In China Nanking, Dec. >7. A reduction m telegraph charges as from Jan. 1. 1934. is announced by the Ministry of Communications. The Ministry's official announcement states that for the name and address of a Chinese telegram, if the total number of words is within
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  • 220 3 Interesting Canton Discovery Canton, Dec. 96. Much interest has been aroused here by the discovery near the Plum Blossom Village of a large grotto believed to be part of an ancient tomb. The cavern is situated m a mound oi about six Chinese acres m area. An
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  • 585 3 Russian 's Murder By Bandits 1 T Harbin. Dec. >4 I m an official statement which ha' j been issued to the press by Mr O wSet hl^ hie J o1 Harbin Detactl* Force, the horrible manner m whicl Simeon Kaspe Is brilliant Russiai musician,
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  • 180 3 1 China's Finance Minister Not To Resign Nanking, Dec. '.7. Referring to the 'Mysterious rumour" circulating m Shanghai that Dr. H. H Kung intended to resign his post spokesman of the Ministry ol Finanr. Reuter to-day that the Minister [of Finance had no such intention j Emphasising that
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    • 10 3 ti«etP JACK BUCHANAN'S GREAT MUSICAL LAUGHTERPIECE "THAT'S A GOOD GIRL!"
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    • 330 3 i I ill I I The MONACO SALOON This model, which by its individualistic feat urea outstanding reliability and brilliant performance ha*earned a world wI d reputation, le ln lie newest form still further Improved. It is a car complete m aU details which may enhance the comfort and convenience
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  • 1353 4 Your Desk Can Help Your Housekeeping IS your writing desk m order? "Ol course, you reply, glancing with pride at the highly polished surface of your bureau, with its shining ink pot. gaily coloured quill pen. embossed leather V blotter, stationery holder and bowl of !*1 lresh flowers. But all
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  • 205 4 Does fashion Use at the hem oi your j skirt? That is tAe question asked by j Elizabeth Young, one of Paramount .> •new players, wh will be seen within the next few weeks m "Big Executive Before you answer m the negative take a thoroughly searching
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  • 89 4 Rinse one can full of salmon thoroughly m hot water, and separate Into flakes. Mix 2 teaspoon salt. IV2 tablespoons sugar. f z tablespoon flour. 1 teaspoon mustard and a few grains of cayenne. Add yolks of two eggs. I»<> tablespoons melted butter, cup of milk, and cup
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  • 711 4  - Made Love To Eighty Ladies ELEANOR PACKER I (By And Still The Darling Of The Screen I Who holds Hollywood's record for ove making on the screen j s Conrad Nagel. a tall. slim, blond /oung man with a smooth and polish- j ?d dignity. < In the fourteen and
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  • 205 4 Beautiful hands are not a matter of avoiding house-work and using rubber gloves tor dishwashing purposes, says Wynne Gibson, the blonde Paramount star who will shortly be seen m 'Her Bodyguard." which she is making at the Paramount studios opposite Edmund Lowe. "Neglect works greater havoc on the
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  • 60 4 To one cup of thick white sauce add V/ 2 cups of cold flaked salmon, one tablespoon of chopped green pepper and quarter teaspoon of paprika. Mix well. Put m greased compartments of large baking dish and sprinkle with about one cup of soft bread crumbs. Bake m
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  • 165 4 Now She is Quite Slender. Here is another case where tri.m *.im figure of youth has di.sj 1 coarse, fat outline of mlddh Is a housekeeper writini? Bl "I cannot say what weight I I was very fat— a burden to n have taken three
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    • 230 4 m^mwrnWi m%a> U)OAninq SPOILS CHILDREN S HUB Whfn Toe *%a-li rhiMr^n*- h; arrful what you u«r. Mam -m| l»rr|»are«l «.hamjMM.- :<»o ram li free alkali. which i- i it «lri«--* Em aaw\p I brittle. Thf mmat thing to am* U Muli.__nt coeoanut oil »h.<mp m«l mtirrlv inr\pra> -i\e. each >luni|»Mi
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  • 195 5 Lord .nm lady Brabournc (new Gncrnor of Bombay) with the Mahaa.iah of Burdwan at Victoria Station. London, before leaving to take up his new appointment. The authorities arranged an elaborate anti poison-gas drill m Warsaw, the Polish capital, and the entire population had to co-operate.
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  • 289 6 So Chinese j Boy Stole j Them T had been working for the European; tor 27 days, but he did not pay me my wages; so I entered his house and stole Sll and a gold wris* watch." wai the laconic reply of a
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  • 242 6 K.L. Woman Has Tragic Christmas Kuala Lumpur. Dec. 27. A tragic Christmas Day was spent by Mrs. J. S. Kirby. wife of a former employee of the F.M.S. Railways 1 Mrs. Kirby, who lives four miles out of Kuala Lumpur, on the Ulu Klang road, saw her
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  • 241 6 Yesterday's Many Accidents While felling a coconut tree m sec- tions. a Malay lost his hold when the i part he had been cutting suddenly c broke away. He fell headlong to the e ground, a distance of 30 feet, and t was killed instantaneously. This tragedy
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  • 101 6 Tamil's Costly Blow At Policeman Govindasamy. the Tamil motor-car driver wl > punc d a poll- constable m the face instead of obeying orders was yesterday fined $75. or three months' rigorous imprisonment, by the S third magistrate. ii He admitted to previous conviction for causing grievous
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  • 155 6 L Mountain Road Takes Another Victim Kuala Lumpur. Dec. 27. The twisty mountain road across the main range from Kuala Lumpur to Bentong. on which a well-known Chinese medical man was killed a few weeks ago. has claimed another victim. A man was brought to hospital In
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  • 144 6 Famed Chinese Chess Player Peiping. Dec. 21. Mr. Wu Ching-yuan. famous young Chinese chess player, has become a naturalized Japanese, according to local Chinese press reports. Mr. Wu is a native of Fukien and is still m his early twenties. He became famous at the age of 15
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  • 559 6 Competitors who have forecasted correctly EIGHT or more matches should send m their claims addressed to Football (om petition 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
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  • 930 6 FATAL SLIP ON PA VEMENT I Esplanade Hold- Up How he tackled two of the Chinese who are alleged to have participated m the daring day-light < hold-up of a ship's chinchew riding 11 m a rikisha along Connaught Drive with large sums of money,
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  • 82 6 Reported Prohibit ion In I Shantunu Nanking. l> Chinese press Itpoftl II General Han Fu-ch\: Shantung Provincial t- 'made his startling d« lawyers m Shantung court. Questioned by pressitu of the Mlnistrv <>t Immtk I his department had r< I mation to the abov. protests been received
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    • 199 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALLCOMPETITION No. 19. II agree to abide by the conditions governing this competi- j tion as set out above and to accept as flnal the decision of the Competition Editor of the Singapore Free Press m all matters appertaining thereto. My forecast ol the results of the follow-
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    • 37 6 i W ,is j I TH elfe I I New beauty NEW REFINEMENT NEW POWER SPEED the new _BP>*£ 1934 <H^^^^ AUSTINS iiuumtowMiintu^^ See them at BORNEO-MOTORS-LTD. Branches from Singapore to Penang I 1 I liniiiinmiiiniiiii|iii)|||iiiini|iii|i|iii|iiiiiiiiin iiiiiiiiiiiiiniimiii
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  • 72 7 Selling Lottery Tickets Charge From Our Own Correspondent Malacca. Dec. ,8. A sonsat ion was caused yesterday when K. P. V Ismail. well-known 1 business man and Zakaria. his were arretted and brought before the District Judge charged with selling lottery tickets Zakaria pleaded guilty and
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  • 566 7 GOLD CUP FOR BEST PADI GROWERS MALAYAN I EXHIBITION COMPETITION i In connection with next year's Eleventh Malayan Exhibition, which. I as already announced, will be held m Kuala Lumpur on June 2nd. 3rd and 4th. a special feature will be the All Malayan Padi Competition which is being organised
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  • 95 7 At the 7th annual general meeting of the Social Athletic Party held at Mr. Goh Keng Mian's residence No. 8. Cult Road on Saturday. Dec. 16, the following gentlemen were elected officebearers for the year 1934. President, Mr Lim Geok Ann; Vice-Presidents. Messrs Teo Ban Teck and Lee Leng Farr
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  • 226 7 ROBBER GETS TWELVE MONTHS' GAOL Helps Police To Recover Property Sentence of 12 months' rigorous imprisonment was yesterday passed by I the Criminal District Judge, on a man named Woon Kam who had pleaded guilty to house-breaking and theft. The Court Inspector stated that the accused and
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  • 21 7 The Singapore Tamil Methodist r.M.A. will stage The Prodigal Son :o-morrow at the Anglo-Chinese School Hall, Coleman Street, at 8 p.m.
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  • 178 7 Young Chinese Then Creates Disturbance In Court At 3 o'clock on Wednesday aftOf noon Yeo Kirn Sui. a young Chinese threw himself m iront of a passing car. S-649. at the junction of New Bridge Road and Cross Street He was. however. struck
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  • 55 7 Mr. Nat Liebeskind. Managing Director tor Warner Bros. First National Pictures Singapore Inc.. has just returned trom Java. Together with Mr. J S. Hummel. General Foreign Sales Manager of Warner Bros. First National Picture Ine Mr. Liebeskind completed a business trip through Java. Mr Hummel leaves Sourabaya lor Australia and
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  • 214 7 Alienations Against A CMmn a poln tad t i vi. was tht principal exhibit Ln i pn luni nary inquiry before Mr N Line pn terday. when a Chines* \*as arraigned OO a charge ot armed '•obvtry Following the evtdenci ol imiilii nesses. tii*' inquiry wai ,di
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  • 458 8 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY. DECEMBER 29, 1933. Factional Dissension In China IT seems probable that the independence movement m Fukien' WU] serve one useful purpose, m 'leading to a settlement of the' political differences between Canton and Nanking. Serious though the j revolt m Fukien is m impeding jthe
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  • 1097 8 - Death Of Rev. A. Lamsomt Pioneer In Cmmtse Education And A \exospaper Proprietor One Or Tuxt Shoes To Help "Hiimcrim Adolf HittLrS Grave THE desire of Chinese m Singapore to learn the English language has received much publicity during the; last few months, but this ambition
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  • 444 8 It is rumoured that Dr. L. Proebstel. principal of the Anglo-Chinese School. Ipoh. is shortly to be transferred to Penang m a similar capacity. Mr. Andrew Milne, service manager Of Universal Cars Ltd.. left by the, night mail last night for Kuala Lumpur for a short
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  • 452 8 The reconstruction Pythagoras and M< ri oridge should appeal tects. bin also te anomalies. Thougn stands on Cambrauand has belonged Oxford College Walt the founder and doti-.j He himseii was edn. Priory m Sun. an His tir.st foundation 1262 to benefit rt relatives •studying m this time Hit
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  • 39 8 H. E. Mr. A. F. Richards nor ot British North Bon. been transferred to Gambia nor. and Mr. J. W Harri. .secretary of the SS (Singap soclatlon are among th* p sailing on the m.s. Marnix < Aldegonde this morning
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    • 135 8 For The V^ amawm v c^ J»%% <«, New Year v^W_^ Parties. "Vintage 1926 GALDEECK'S SAUSAGES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS KfA, WINDSOR, LIVER, >NGUE, SALAMI, PORK. BEEF. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., Ltd. ORCHARD ROAD. WJ.W. ANNOUNCE A DISPLAY of NEW SEASON'S EVENING GOWNS ALL THAT IS NEWEST. LOVELIEST AND MOST MARVELLOUS
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    • 37 8 A SCHOOLBOY SAID I THAT JOAN OF ARC was Noah's wife. In which i case, of course, she would have held a "GAFLAC" BAGGAGE POLICY. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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  • 717 9 France and Spain Mourn While Others Frolic IMPROVED CONDITIONS CHEER BRITAIN London. Dec. iti. I < was ushered m b\ oold weather which gave i*» the evening. a of cheerfulness wai tarent than has been experienced wing to the gradual trade and employspect ol Its
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  • 87 9 Good Acting In New Film At Pavilion In 'She had to say Yes." at the Pavilion. Loretta Young gives a splendid portrayal as a salesman's secretary. She falls m love wih a customer ot the linn to whom she has been sent by her lover In order
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  • 67 9 jMax Reinhardt Misses Lagny Disaster Salzburg. Dec. 26. Tbe famous theatrical impresario Max Reinhardt. who has just arrived here from Paris, tells how he narrcmb escaped being a victim m the > Lagr j express train disaster. He had booked a seat on the Paris-Strasbourg express and was
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  • 46 9 London. Dec. 28. The Kobe Chamber of Commerce ha: 1 nassed a resolution urging the Govern |KSV£3 off t^ co^erenc; l^TX^"™*"™* the 1 rSSL tariff while Kobe and Osaks i I Indian tarin. wim* Govern_sra_a__Vi#3 sr-ssSHSsSs The Government is very au""^ Reuter
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  • 117 9 I Drastic Strictures On The Exchange New York. Dec. _8. uras tic changes m the listing requirements of the new New York Stock Exchange have been announced. They d fL gned to Prevent corporations lrom influencing tiie market value of their own shares. The provisions
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  • 92 9 New York, Dee. 27. ihe directors of the Chase National Bank have approved the issue of $50,000,000 five per cent preferred stock and decided to reduce the common Stock from 5148.000.000 to 5100.027.000 The new preferred stock will first be offered to the common stock holders on
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  • 137 9 Tightening Up Little Entente Paris. Dec. 2ii. The Government is actively pursuing its policy of drawing closer the ties of friendship with her allies at this critical juncture of European a if airs. The Belgian Foreign Minister has arrived here and will confer with M. Paul-Boncour to-morrow. The
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  • 116 9 Motor Car Expedition In Lybian Desert Berlin. Dec. 26. Dr. Leo Forbenius. the well-known African explorer and director Of the African Research Institute ot rank- 1 furt University, has returned from a motor-car expedition m the Lybian desert. The expedition has dene very valuable work m the district
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  • 122 9 Thirty European Volunteers Interviewed The first step towards the actual formation of the Royal Navy Volunteer J Reserve. Singapore division, which Is to be for the protection of the commerI cial shipping of Singapore and the 'Straits m time of emergency, was taken on Wednesday night when Lieut.-Commander
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  • 43 9 1 (From Our Own Correspondent Bangkok. Dec. 28. Prince Purachatra has tendered his resignation to the Bangkok Rotary Club on fhe grounds that business will keep I him m Singapore todefmitely The matter is being considered by the .Jirectors.
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  • 321 9 GRACIE FIELDS EARNING £150,000 A YEAR And Is Too Busy To Spend It London, Dec. 28. Gracie fields, the richest working woman m the world, is now earning .at the rate of £150.000 a year from j films, stage, radio and gramophone. She has a bigger salary
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  • 127 9 Armenian Archbishop In New York New York. Dec. 25. The murder Ol Archbishop Tour a m on the steps of his altar has horrified the public. Four men. who are now detained m connection with the crime, sprang out of their pews as the handsome prelate, clad
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  • 97 9 .Latest Rubber and Tin Prices And Sterling Rates RUBBER London, Dec. 28. Spot Sellers" 4 5 16 d. <4 9|32d.) (Buyers* 4» 4 d. (4 7i32d.) Jan. -March 4%d. <4%d.) April- June 4 1532 d. (4 15 32d.) July-Sept. 435 64d. <4 916 d.) 1 Market -Quiet. New
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    • 275 9 Hotrockses Sheets I _7 mmmt 'WmmwWWjMJw ri^yy \%W_^^_iHi H|^M_l w\ '^v*ammwa7fy*l fl|H I H B ■_t__Tv fIH I I j\a wr*T^mvE m^mM mWawzJ^Z^ Economic Luxury HotTOckseS Sheets and Pillow Cases have been famous for seven generations To-day they still hold their place m popular favour through sheer excellence of quality.
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1082 10 "GOLD CLAUSE" IN FOREIGN BOND Interest 1 Payment To British Holder Two appeals m which judgments given In the House of Lords ntly raised the question of the. currency Ln which dividends or Interest should be paid to British holders of rseas stocks and bonds. i was decided that: Interest
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    • 117 10 December 28 Devoe's imperial Brilliant Kerosene per tin < of 4 Imp. galls.) 1.70 Sylvan Arrow Kerosene per tin 1.50 Secony Motor Gasoline ex pump per British Imperial Gallon 82 Socony Motor Gasoline m 4- gal. drums per British Imp. Gal. 85 Socony Motor Gasoline per
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    • 63 10 At the recently concluded Commercial Motor Show, held at Olympia, there was exhibited a road "train" to which rubber shock absorbers are fitted m place of the more usual back springs. In spite of its size, the 105 h.p. engine is almost silent, the engine and gearbox being suspended m
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    • 47 10 1075 Tons Decline During Past Week From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 27. Rubber stocks m England show a lurther decline over the week. Liverpool from 51.954 tons to 51,206. tons, and London from 35.970 tons to 35.643 tons, a net decline of 1,075 tons.
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    • 153 10 Six years ago a resident m Binning- ham began to make toy cameras for children. One week he assembled cameras and the next week he closed his workshop, a small room, and walked round Birmingham selling them. The cameras caught the public fancy and soon it was found
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    • 77 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Singapore. December '28, 11 noon Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot (loose* 13-?8 13 1116 ti.S.S. equal to London Standard. (FOB. > 14 14 116 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Jan.-Mar. 13 15 16 14 116 April June 14 316 14 516 July-Sept. 14
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    • 72 10 During the week ending Dec. 23. 1933 j exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 50 628 cases, of which 21.087 cases were to i the United Kingdom. 650 cases to the I Continent of Europe, 925 cases to' Canada and 27,966 case elsewhere
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    • 56 10 A new fire station has just been completed for another London Borough, i.e., Ealing. The floor of the engine house is laid with concrete filled rubber blocks which are silent, dustproof non- absorbent and hygienic. It is claimed that this rubber floored engine house is the first and only one
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    • 473 10 Competition Impossible With Phillippines That on account of the protect!* tar." on desicated roconnt ir the United states of America, and the allowance of free entry lo the Philippine product, the Ceylon i.rade wun rial country m this commodity had d< creased from 2.000.000 dollar.; ir_
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    • 71 10 A review of the work of the Medical Research Council for 1932 contains reference to a remarkable cancer treatment undertaken at the General Hospital, Birmingham. A "sorbo" rubber ball containing a cencentrated dose of about 25 m.g. of radium m the centre was sewn into the internal affected organ of
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    • 90 10 The accounts of the Tali Ayer Rubbe Estates for the year ended June 3 show a profit of €286 (against a los Of €6.523 for 193K32'. This, togethe with €933 income-tax retund and th Income-tea reserve of €8.544 <whicl Is no longer required I has been
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    • 108 10 A profit of €259 is shown by th. accounts of the Bukit Kajang Rubbe Estates for the year ended June 30 Instead of making the usual allocatior for depreciation, the directors hav< transferred €14,500 from the reserv< land applied it to writing down th< (value ot the
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    • 93 10 The estates of the Kuala Pergau Rubber Plantations have been farmed out at a rental based on the proceeds 'of rubber produced, the company re'tainlng a representative and two subordinates to safeguard its interests Results obtained by the firm of mining engineers who were prospecting for gold
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    • 248 10 Competition of Am.m.m T Machine* js A luncheon was heh m naught ROOBSI to celeb c ing of the i» w Lo:id< h Imperial Typewriter d cd. at 85. Knxsw.. The Chairman (Mi c said that the company. n been m existence fo 2 ways been financed b\
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    • 713 10 Mr. Windeatt's Review Of The Mining Industry The fifth annual general meeting Ol the shareholders oi Sungei Luas Tin Dredging. Ltd.. was held at the re glstered office ol the company m Ipoh. The Hon'ble Mr. T. R. A. Windeatt MFC. presided and the others pre
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  • 9 11 Yesterday s Closing Quotations dfgfdsgsdfdsgsdg dsgsdgdfsgdsgsdggsdgs
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  • 157 11 DUNLOP RUBBER DEBENTURE CONVERSION The recent offer of the Dunlop Rubber Company. Limited, for conversion (of its Five-and-a-Half per Cent. Deben--1 ture stock, of which £4.366.000 is out standing, has been closed. Stockholders had the option of taking 60 i per cent, of their holding In new Four i ocr
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  • 75 11 A loss ol €1.291 is shown by the accounts of the Bernam-?erak Rubber Plantations for the year ended June 30 (against £3,037 for 1931-32). The debit balance carried forward now amounts to £3.047. Floating assets £1841 creditors. £3.001; loan account £5000 A crop of 675.3421 b. was produced
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  • 42 11 Bukit Lintang Rubber Estates accounts to June 30th show toeeaf BVM (aest £1.546). reducing credit brght m to £8,403. Crop was 581.000 lbs. 586.000 lbs). All-in cost 2 30d (2.94). -ross price realised. 2.07 d <2.09d>. Mtg.. Edinburgh. Nov. 21. 12.30 p.m
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  • 276 11 i The monthly committee meeting of the North Borneo Chamber of Com- merce was held m the Sandakan Club on Wednesday. Dec. 6. at 10.30 a.m. Present: Mr. J. K. S. Malcolm (m the i Chair >. Mr. S. D. Key. Mr. G. Mayor. Mr.
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  • 284 11 The Dominion Bureau ol Statistics has issued a review of statistical records since the beginning of the year. The weekly index number- for economic conditions was 83.9 at the end of the first week of November compared with 72.8 for the same week last year, a
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 32 11 TI7I. EASTERN UNITED KSUKANCI I ORI'OR VilOv LTD. FIRE, MARINE. MOTOR CAR PERSONAL ACCIDENT AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. l m. JOHNSON: General Manager. ii f \l> OFFICE: No. 4, CecU Street. SINGAPORE
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    • 28 11 TBB I SOUTH 4tlmm% BRITISH *IRE, MARINE, MOTOR AND WORKMEN'S I COMPENSATION (INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES LUWEST LC. MAROOLIOUTH l Office- 2 w«iit Manager. Flnlayson Green.
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    • 805 11 A— orance In force mmmm IM.tee Mm The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. 'Incorporated m the Straits Settlemente) HE.DO.~ICE: i Companies Act m every particular ATTRACTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE. AQENTS WANTEL On appucation **ft B. Newlngton. Inspector of Agenc.e.. Bingapor.. expert ad-.ce wu, be g.veu 1 ->_»_._>-.__,_,_,_ I CHARTERED
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 2178 12 EUROPEAN PIRATES ON TRIAL 1 aea to secure provisions m Dairen, but their plans were blasted when the kheng An grounded. Youngster's Story Walter Muller, 26, youngest of the I hve pirates, said he first met Westerjmann m August or September. 1932. and through him met the rest of the
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    • 49 12 Ml Passengers On < rt"< accinated A Chinese child. I d. ck pes* board the s.s. Cremer, died <•• while the vessel was m S harbour yesterday mafnlag [trom Befcsuraa Dell lo Chin The vessel w [Island where the -Joo deck weir v.'v. n precautionary including vaccm.tt
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    • 168 12 Echo of China .Merchants' Scandal Nanking. Dec. 24. The China MerchaJ :.dal Ol last year finds an echo to-day m the publication by the Central Daily News oi a letter from Marquis Li Kuo-chieh. formerly managing director ol the China Merchants' S N. Co.. to Mr. Chu Chia-hua. the
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 669 12 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated m Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3.352 tons): [Cargo only] s. MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 91 12 I. S. K. LINE. ISHIHARA INDUSTRIAL AND TRANSPORT CO. (Incorporated ln Japan) REGULAR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVK I From Japan Due Sail ERIE MARU .Lin 1 I NAGOYA MARI J.m 1 Jan MILAN MARU J.m 10 Jan. 1 MALTA MARU Jan 18 Jan 1« FOR KOBE. OSAKA. MOJI. YAW ATA,
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 556 12 i Local And Foreign Mail Despatches and Arrivals j BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 1 p.m. Kuantan <via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. »Kuantan «.via Jerantut) I Saturdays 1 P-m. Kelantan <via Padang Besar) Monday and Friday 7 p.m. Kelantan <via Gemas)
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    • 404 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUU Ships %|,.iicMde llir v. rxperted to East Wharl 1 ntran. <. ltP I Ophir 22 Main Hilar! i ntran. Ramses ir c i Empire Dot k I ntran. r Gate i rorrest Winnipeg .Empire Beet Entrance <..iv i, Mann. West Wharf (Intranet Gut i i Marnix Van bt.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 512 13 p. &ai British India and Apcar Lines (Incorporated ln England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARrn SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N rr. Bawml*am****M -."ffi'Ws!^ OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. mmm Tonnage. Singapore. Dae Tonnage. Singapore *****. SOMALI «o lft w 6,000 Jan 4 CARTHAOH ic'SJ? Mar 14 RANPURA 17.000 Jan.
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    • 486 13 Ellerman BucknaU Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated ln England) PAD „A m "ELLERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM I JND HAMRURtI Steamer m PORTS AND SUEZ C_S*AL UAMBUR City of Evansvllle *>■• Sails City of Norwich In Port Jan. 2 City of Bath F E H NG I AND JAPAN. City
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    • 924 13 ifl ___A ______r__b___j^f N, v^L*^B MAS mm. urn -nx-ni '"nm mix _12 •^SreKi__S_SS „lc S!' uS £5 23X22, a 2?_ii__ l p r_ CHINA NAVIOATION Co. tS -HE. t^V^Aul^SfSS^ -SBLrtar D^ c Jhr_ Imperial Airways Ltd B-IKWAXS. wa Bo**l Netheriand Indian Airway* X..L.M. i ßoyal Dutch Air Lines) -**rw«7--74* BLUE
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    • 971 14 k. p. m. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU MAPIA Friday, Dec. 29, Prigl-Rad.la. Sapat, Tembilahan. Poeloe-Pallas and Rengat. OPHIR -Friday, Dec. 29, Muntok f passengers and mails only), Batavia, Semarang and Sourabaya. TOBELO— Friday. Dec. 29. Rhio. Billiton and Batavia. TINOMBO Friday, Dec. 29. Belawan-Deli TOBOALI Saturday. Dec. 30. Koedap. Tampoetih. Tampat-Tinggi.
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    • 566 14 PRfSIDENT LINER^ j^iil^^ ii tf /%f..» TO EUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO, BOMBAY. SUEZ. PORT SAJ£, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Spore. Spore. Penan*. N.York. Pres. Garfield Dec. 30 Jan. 2 Jan. 4 Feb. 13 Pres. Polk Jan. 13 Jan. 16 Jan.
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    • 598 14 O. S. K. Line FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AMFKK t Santos Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo. Durl. Cape Town. Rio de Janeiro, Santos and Montevideo t Manila Maru Rio de Janeiro via Colombo MomoaZanzibar. Dar-es-Salaam. Beira. Lourenco Marques. Durban. Algoa Bay. Cape Town, Santos and Buenos a, London Maru Cape
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  • 141 15 INDIA'S DAY WILL COME London Press On First Cricket Test Test match In India was .net m the English Press. Telegraph, m a leading irked that It is certain Mining players who can third wicket partner Juncture will soon bigger totals than 219 11 forth all the skill and strongest
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  • 90 15 ITALY GOES ALL RUGBY Rome, Nov. 29. ii has become a "Rugger" fanj d (Terence. v does not button up his a Saturday afternoon and shout lustily for the Ita'•Quins" or the only one game of "Rug- life, but that one game was :.vince him that Rugby is combattimento" the
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  • 2012 15 ARSENAL, 'SPURS OR DERBY lhe Season's Finest Recovery j ir«.._^ l •nom uur Own Correspondent. Nm t M London, Dec. 10. Not toi many seasons has midDecember seen so many First League well m the running f^X hJP honoun as there are tolay.A\ this moment. I would not care Arson
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  • 44 15 CalCUlta, Ore 2H. In a one-day match lure against Indians and Anglo-Indians, the M.C.C touring team won by eight wickets Indians and Anglo-Indians batted lirst and scored 123. The M.C.C replied with 125 lor the loss ol two wickets Reuter
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    • 45 15 CHANGE TO r^^^^^-w-^^^\mo m mmamW Those old worn- Vv;S| out pings of yours Le a*** may be wasting f^^*A [(jjj MAOE IN ENCIAND J ma ■H___B_a_BS__9Q am I 9 .Re r m\ RNEO MM L 'MITED '■*^__tifl <»\i.Mßta F OR THE CHOP HADE im ENGLAND
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    • 15 15 Sir lllff is such an absolute ;i||^- guarantee of the il\* srt 4C*^T*Jl\ sVI BSBBSBSBBSSBftft__^
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  • 1563 16 GOLD PIECE CAUSES BIG UPSET Sensational Dividend Of I From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan*. Dec. 28. The third day of the Penang Turf Club's New Year Meeting this afternoon was full of thrilling sport and sensational upsets. In nearly every race only a head
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  • 160 16 HOLIDAY RUGBY AT HOME Watsonians Lose Welsh Fixtures London. Dec. 27. Cross Keys put together the largest score m the holiday Rugby matches, defeating Blaenavon on Boxing Day by 56 points to 7. The Watsonians, m their usual Christmas Welsh tour, were beaten at Newport and
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  • 817 16 FOURTEEN POLICE NOT ENOUGH Beaten By Islands In Rugby Game Police ..3 pts: Islands. 9 pts. Playing a man short, the Police Rugby team were beaten at the Depot yesterday by the Islands by 'nine points -three tries I to three points -one try». The Police put up a ;good
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  • 230 16 Raffles No Match For R.A.F. R.A.F. "A" 23; Raffles Institution 3. In their third match this season, the new Rugby fifteen of Raffles Institution met the R.A.F. "A" team and were de- feated by 23 points to three. The match j was played on the Public Services ground
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  • 99 16 London. Dei. 27. In a First Di\ision match at Sheffield to-day the Wednesday and West Bromwich drew 1 1. Reuter A charity lootball match lor the Als.v_roff Cups between the S.C. FA and SRC. will be played at Jalan B^ar Stadium to-morrow -Saturday, m aid ol the Non-European
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  • 59 16 The lollowing will represent tht G.H.R.C. m a hockey match against the Clerical Union to-day 'Friday at 5 15 p.m. on the Clerical Union's ground: G. Kok Slang: S Rasiah. R V S Sundram: M. David. Kiang Ngiap. C Karthigesan: Ismail. Ow Fook Cboon, Chaa Kong Yong. T. Soo Yong.
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  • 237 16 M) WICKETS 12 ln CRICKI New South Wales m T| S. Australia In the Sheflleli Adelaide ln which 8 New South Wales b\ Orimmett claimed I Bhield cricket New South W..1. v were all out for 108 B clean- bowled by F H t m I Collins,
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  • 90 16 Sopo\ Lines Team Match The match 'resident's U Ml and Cap* Line* on Sunday r. dent's team ment Lawson and fttdi and Brooke 0 Frew and H Barry anc Jones 1 Spink and 1 Blades 0» 4 Griee and McMillan 1 Henman 0 Pallister and T McKenzle 1» 4
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    • 9 16 rmmmlMs^ *»*C OCCAM ACCIDENT OJAHAWTCC COMPONATfOM. LTO_ l i
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    • 81 16 i P TON mi x /v ma f w a _T^__. _L^^^ I Tfo^avourite Jier Every Cup Throughout the World the beat judges of quality and good value insist on having Lipton l Tea. They appreciate the fine flavour and perfect freshness which distinguish smt_l tamous tea from all others.
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