The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 January 1934

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    Masthead
    14 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 14,154. ESTD. 1835. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1934. 10 CENTS.
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    Young Marshal On Way Back
    92 1 TO GIVE SERVICES TO NANKING .4 Message To Nation Through Free Press j iIK Marshal, Chang Hseuh-liang, who went on a tour in Europe following the Japanese nnupation of his territory in Manchuria, is on his waj back to China to place his services at
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    Denies Remitting Money
    1094 1 Chang Hsueh-liang. the Marshal." and Manchurian who left China early last year. Singapore late last night en China by the Conte Verde iving been recalled by the! Government. He gave an exInterview to the Singapore Free :.al Chang was in Singapore: April 17 In company with his
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    O'DUFFY'S ENEMIES AGAIN REBUFFED
    49 1 Dublin, Jan. 1. The High Court has granted a conditional order of prohibition with a j view to preventing the Military Tri- bunal from determining the charges 1 against General O'Dutt'y on the ground that the charges are outside the jurisdiction of the Tribunal.- Reuter
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    SECOND PLAN
    36 1 Soviet To Embark On Another Scheme Moscow, Dec. 30. The programme for the second Five Year Plan to make the Soviet Union' a rival of her most powerful neighbours has been published and provides
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    Britons Should Leave Fukien
    122 1 MnrtclO* Jan. The Government has warned the British Government that it would be wise to remove its nationals ovu ol the Fukien area in view ol impending operations against the rebels.- Reuter that the volume of production ar the end of 1937. compared with 1932.! •when
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    SURPLUS PROMISED
    107 1 British Revenue Returns Satisfactory London. Dec. 30. The revenue returns to the end of the year indicate there will be a sub- stantial surplus at the end of the budget year on Mar. 31 next. The current deficit is €98.000.000. the lowest for many years and com- pared
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    BRITISH BANKS
    38 1 London, Jan. 1. Britain's banks last year turned over ,£32.137.000.000. a slight increase com-. 1 pared with 1932. after three successive years of reduction. New capital issues jwere 30 per cent higher at £245.000.000 Reuter Wireless
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    ROYALTY BUSY
    64 1 Siam's King Preparing For Tour 'From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Jan. 2. The King and Queen ol Siam are very busy attending ceremonies and visiaing businesses in which the privy purse is financially interested prior to their departure. They have promised to attend the races on Saturday next
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    ITALIAN FLYING ACE CALLS HERE
    194 1 Bernardi Is Not Joining Chinese i Commander Mario de Bernardi, the well -known Italian flier and winner of the 19>6 Schneider Trophy race in Hampton Roads, passed through Singapore on the s.s. Conte Verde, last night. He told the Free Press that he is on
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    CAN PLEASE HERSELF
    107 1 Famous Prima Donna And Her Money Rome, Dec. 30. The Courts have refused to put a r rein on Madame Tetrazzini. alleged "to have morbid mania for prodiI gality." The complainant was her husband. Vernatti. who is 29 years her junior and who is anxious to prevent
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    RADIO PARADE
    91 1 Unique Experiment In India Poona. Jan. 1. An unique parade by wireless was carried out by 3.000 troop? at the annual proclamation of King George as King Emperor here to-day. The entire front moved as one man in response to invisible commands. The commanding officer, who was In
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    OLD FRIENDS
    62 1 The Chinese And The Portuguese Lisbon, Jan. Chang Hsin-hai. the Chinese Minister. In presenting his credentials to the 'President, dwelt on the long cultural; and commercial contact between the Chinese and Portuguese and emphasized that the Portuguese were among the earliest toreigners to open relations with China. Chang
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    U.S.A. IS MARCHING TOWARDS ECONOMIC RECOVERY
    382 1 Promise Of A Quiet Return To "Orthodox" Monetary Ideas OPTIMISTIC STATEMENT New York, Jan. 2. THE Unked States is on the threshold of a gradual trade revival, according to the Secretary of Commerce, who in a statement declares that 1933 was a year of
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      62 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK THE NEAREST APPROACH TO PURE PROVISION STORES. rlffl PASTEURIZED MILK OBTAINABLE IN THE TROPICS. FTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORKS CHRYSLER ENDURANCE TO-DAY'S ATTRACTIONS I Cocktail Dance Makan Ketchil (».3O p.m. to 8.15 p.m. Informal Dinner Dance 9.30 to Midnight. SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF MISS GLORIA in COMIC
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      106 1 On Other Pages Terrorist tactics trouble Rumania Pj fe e 9. Home news on local naval conference —Page fl. Indian cricket test team is chosen Page 16. Willie Smilh is to give billiard exhibitions in Singapore Page lt>. Singapore Eurasian Association issue annual report Page 7. C handu smuggled in
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    QUEEN'S SCHOLARS
    334 2 Raffles Institution Again Represented For the fifth year in succession Raffles Institution has provided a winner of I a Queen's Scholarship, which entitles the holder to proceed during the forth- j coming year to one of the English j Universities. This year's Raffles Institution winner is Mr. Bernard
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    BOILING WATER OVER CONSTABLE
    391 2 BOILING WATER OVER CONSTABLE Dog's Barks Cause Fracas at Airport An alleged assault on police con- I stables at the Civil Aerodrome resulted j in eight Chinese— Chwee Poi, Hor Hoi. Wong Wah, Chow Kuan, Lam Kee, Chian Wan, Wong Sang and Yap Fook being charged before Mr. Norman Grice,
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    IN PACKING CASES
    129 2 Dealer Fined For Cruelty To Animals Akramkhan. a dealer in animals who came to Singapore to purchase several specimens for a Burmese zoo. pleaded guilty yesterday to two charges of M causing unnecessary suffering and storing animals without a licence and was fined $40, or two months'
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    MALA YA IN THE NEW YEAR HONOURS
    763 2 MALA YA IN THE NEW YEAR HONOURS Volunteer And Police Officers Mr. A. S. Haynes who received the, C. M. G. in the New Year honours, retired from Malaya recently af ter over 30 years in Government service. For the last few months Mr. Haynes j was acting Colonial Secretary,
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    FATAL ACCIDENT ON GROVE ROAD
    410 2 FATAL ACCIDENT ON GROVE ROAD Chinese Killed In Car Collision One man was killed and three others severely injured as the result of a colli- j sicn between two motor-cars on Grove Road early on Tuesday morning. The driver of one car will be charged in the police courts. The
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    242 2 mand of the detective department at Ipoh. Accountant and Engine Driver London, Dec. 31. Apart from the usual recognition of political and public work, the New Year Honours List distributes favours over a wide field of literature, art, science, hospital, social and local government work. Many women are also recognised.
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      393 2 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUM(rp A NOTICE. Tenders. NOTICE is hereby giv r M are now invited fur materials or services uu culars of such tenders ma> In the Tender Room. Mu: Supply of Sluice Vah period Ist May 1934 1935. Date ol dost Monday, March sth. C. H. QOI Acting Municipal
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      148 2 DIARY OF THE WEEK Wednesday, 3rd. Rugby. SCO. "B" vs. Public Services XV. Padang: Wiltshire Regt. "A" vs. R.A.F. "A", Tanglin Hockey: S.CC. Ist vs. S.R.C Ist.,; S.CC Padcing; Wiltshires vs.; Police*, Tanglin; Indian Assn.. vs. Ceylon S.C.. I.A. ground; Raffles College vs. Chinese,, R.C. ground. j Thursday, 4th. Hockey:
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    CHRISTMAS IN SIAM
    219 3 \Vh\ Rockets Were Banned From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Dec. 21. On th° UffhtOf side of life one must rd the activities of a band of enhusiasta who provide at kast once in ry year a vein treat at Christmas Bangkok orphan*. There is no bar faith
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    SHOEMAKERS' STRIKE
    236 3 100 p.i*. Increase In Wages Wanted Kuala Lumpur Chinese shoemakers lave downed tools. They demand a 100 int. increase in wages as from Jan. 1. The demand came as a complete surprise to their employers, who found on their tables on Friday morning a per-! mptnrily worded demand
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    LOST THEIR HAIR
    64 3 Flash of Lightning Kills Natives .Johannesburg, Dec. 28. Four natives were killed and five rendered unconscious and five animals killed by a. huge flash of lightning which forked in all directions over a lumber 01 adjoining farms in Western Transvaal. One injured native is not expected to
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    "TIRED, DISILLUSIONED MAN"
    572 3 "TIRED, DISILLUSIONED MAN" SIAM'S KING'S VISIT TO BRITAIN AND US. Not To Call At Singapore 'From Our Own Correspondent. Bangkok, Dec. 3o. His Majesty according to present plans will say goobye to his still bewildered people on Jan. 12. Criticized by correspondents of The Times, critirized by his own countrymen,
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    QUOTA EXHAUSTED
    46 3 British Liquor In America Washington, Dec. 29. Britain's liquor import quota is exhausted, according to the administrator of the liquor code. The quota of 607,000 gallons covered total importations up to Mar. 31, 1934. The Spanish quota of 395.000 is also exhausted. Reuter Wireless
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    OLDEST NEWSPAPER
    37 3 Koenigsburg, Dec. 27. Germany's oldest newspaper, the Koenigsberger Hartungsche Zeitung. founded in 1640, will cease publication at the end of the year. The publishers announce that they will concentrate on the Koenigsberg Tageblatt.- Reuter Wireless
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    CHILLY NEW YORKERS
    83 3 Intense Cold Spell In U.S.A. I New York, Dec. 29. The city la shivering with the most intense cold since 1920. The thermometer stands at five degrees below zero. The Hudson River is frozen over hard and the British steamer Ousebridge is icebound at Poughkeepsie. Boston has
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    CHINESE STATE LOTTERY
    61 3 $4,000,000 Worth Of Tickets Sold Nanking, Dec. 26. It is stated here that $4,000,000 worth of tickets in the third State lottery have been sold, and the remaining $1,000,000 worth are expected to be subscribed before the drawing on Dec. 29. The report that the State lottery
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    BANKER DIES
    41 3 Berlin, Dec. 31. The death is announced of Dr. Carl Melchior, the famous Hamburg banker, member of the German peace delegation and the Finance Committee of the League of Nations, and vice-President of the Bank of International Settlements.- Reuter
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    IPOH WEDDING
    325 3 Mr. Ivor Parrish And Missi Rene Terrell The pretty wedding was solemnised' at St. John's Church. Ipoh, on Thursday, says the Times of Malaya, of Mr I Ivor Parrish and Miss Rene Terrell, the Rev. H. J. Hutchinson officiating. The bridesmaids. Miss Molly Crawford* and Miss Ena Hope,
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    THE ELIJAH
    347 3 Preparing For Local Presentation The dates for the performances oi this great Oratorio have now been fixed. They are Sunday, February 18. at 9 p.m., And Monday, Feb. 19. at 5.20 p.m. The Choir meets again for its final practice before joining the Orchestra, on Friday this week
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    LORD LONDONDERRY
    45 3 British Air Minister In Egypt London, Dec. 28. Lord Londonderry, Secretary of State for Air. reached Khartoum today by air from Wadi Haifa, in the course of his 16,000 miles air tour. He will later proceed to Transjordan, Iraq and India British Wireless
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    R. A. F. Bombers Take The Air At Selctar
    81 5 R. A. F. Bombers Take The Air At Selctar Photo Studio. Photo Studio. Photo Studio. J R.A.K. bombers setting out from Se ,etar iW rodr»,ne Sunday tw a demonstration fljght comiecUon wUh departure of the firs, British Reward air n,aM rak Guests at the A.P.C. fancy dress ball at Pulau
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    New Year Revelries
    36 5 New Year Revelries Photo Studio. Fnoto studio. 4 i Right: A group at the Tanglin Clufe fancy dress ball on Saturday.- Art lidfiott, Officer Administering the Government, addressing Imperial Airways' guests at Seletar on Sunday. Art
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    BRITISH OFFICER MURDERED
    340 6 CHRISTMAS DAY CRIME IN BURMA Indian Wife And Family Involved Surprised in his sleep by a gang of Jacoitl who broke into his house early on Christmas morning an assistant permanent way inspector of the Burma Railways at Pyawbwe < Burma* Mr. J. Bentick, was murder 'd
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    GODS OFFENDED
    116 6 Dalai Lama And Attempts On Everest London, Dec. 24. Shortly before his death, according to the Sunday Dispatch, the Dalai Lama Wiote a letter to the British Government saying the attempts on Everest mu >t be abandoned. He declared the exp "iitions of 1933 were responsible for the
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    LAGNY DISASTER
    407 6 British Government's Condolences Paris, Dec. 27. The allegation that the block system <} f < ifmaUlns has failed many times p.eviousiy out no official notice has been taken is made to Le Matin by Charpentier, the fireman of the ParisStrasbourg express involved in the Lasny disaster, who states
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    CHEAPER TELEPHONES
    101 6 New System On British Serviee London, Dec. 28. Sir Kingsley Wood. Postmasteri General, in a broadcast speech last > night announced that telephone I service at cheaper rates is to be in- troduced next April for the benefit of the small user. Under the new system a group
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    BRITISH PROTEST
    69 6 Reichsbank Cash Interest Payments London, Dec. 27. The British long-term and medium- i term creditors' committee has formally protected to the Reichsbank against the recent reduction in cash interest (payments to 30 per cent. The committee speaks of the creditors' hard- j ships and complains that creditors accepted
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    26 6 After a blizzard had garbed the Wei sli hills In (he nmnti road between Capel Curiff and Llan beris in North Wai Llugury on the left.
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    COLONIAL OFFICE CONFERENCE
    222 6 "Not Desirable In Present Circumstances" In the House of Commons on December 6th, Mr. Robinson asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can state the date on which the next Colonial Office Conference will open; where it will be held: and what steps have
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    HENRY PU-YI
    183 6 Reports Of Being Crowned Denied Tokyo, Dec. 22. Both the Manchukuo Legation here and a Foreign Office spokesman denied the report circulated abroad by the United Press to the effect that Henry Pu-yi. chief of the executive of Manchukuo. had been crowned Emperor Henry Pu-yi is the active
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    ORIGINAL BIBLE
    195 6 Appeal To Pvhfc £50,00(1 i a l-»nd... An appeal to the puhi Trustees oi tin British Z sum of £50.000 to efl the corresponding; sum the Government the purchj nation of th.- Codex Sinaitict i issued. The Archbishop ol ClOto the Primo Minister are inatorles ol the app
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    GOETHK MEDAN
    35 6 London A Berlin report I von Hindenbun has Goethe Medal to Mr C for twenty jmn the k and drawings it the Hr in recognition 01 till nection with en Durcr.— British Radio
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      785 6 SI SO Musi Be Won FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION j Six Free Chances Every Week BELOW will be found particulars of the Free Press Football Competition No. 20 In which you are asked to forecast results of ten matches to be played m the English and Scottish Football Leagues on
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    ''SPARE TYRES" OF CHANDU
    111 7 ''SPARE TYRES OF CHANDU Wound Round Women's Waists Chinese w< men with $400 worth band chmndv in rubber tubes round their bodies and legs sted by a revenue officer. ged in the Criminal District ft ore Mr. N. A. Worley yesterrwo women pleaded guilty to possession of 50 tahils oi
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    SEREMBAN WEDDING
    97 7 From Our Own Correspondent. Seremban, Jan. 1. v.vdding took place at the h a\ the Visitation. Seremban. •Saturday. Rev. Father Goo. Auguin ifficiating, of Mr. Richard E. Martinus Jelebu Tin Dredging Company, son the late Mr. Martinus and of Mrs. inus of Kuala Lumpur with Miss Hew. oi
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    RECONCILIATION
    186 7 Wife's Forgiveness in the Court Wazir Khan, an employee of the Singapore Traction Co.. was charged' before Mr. Grice yesterday with causing hurt to his Portuguese wife and to another Portuguese inmate of their house. When Court Inspector Bembroke applied lor a week's postponement the woman said she did
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    BIRDS' ANGER
    78 7 LXttack Body Of Airman Perth. Dec. 30. In the air crash near Bunbury. which IkUled Stanley Catlett and Colin Teede, ;the plane tore through some trees, dis- lodging a butcher bird's nest and killling the lledglings. When searchers found Teede's body, it was being attacked by the parent
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    SINGAPORE EURASIANS
    394 7 The Association's Annual Report The statement of accounts oi the Eurasian Association, Singapore, for the year ended June 30 shews an excess of income over expenditure of $60.19 at the end of the financial year. The totdl number of members on the list is 782. The Committee record
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    £900 PEARL
    83 7 Reported Discovery At Darwin Darwin, Dec. 25. It is reported that a pearl valued at £900 was recently found in a shell on a vessel of the local fleet. This is the first pearl of any value fished from local beds for many years. The most valuable pearl
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    KILTED AUSTRALIANS
    137 7 Plans For Victorian Battalion Melbourne, Dec. 24. Sir MaePherson Robertson has offered to provide the money to put the 19th Battalion I Victoria > into kilts, but the Minister for Defence 'Senator Sir George Pearce) said to-day that the military authorities already have their own plans in hand,
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    FOUND DYING
    103 7 Chinese Who Poisoned Himself i The Alkali Gardens in Serangoon Road was the scene of a tragedy i yesterday morning. A Chinese was found dying on the ground, and it was suspected he had committed suicide by drinking poison. This was confirmed when m letter addressed to the
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    THE PAVILION
    115 7 Good entertainment is provided m the 8.1.P. picture 'Heads We Go which is now showing at the Pavilion. It is the story of a pretty mannequin who poses as a famous film actress at J Deauville, falls m love with a rich man-about-town whom she subsequently sees m
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    80 7 George Vincent Ess, a middle-aged Eurasian, was bound over yesterday by Mr. R. J. F. Curtis, the third magisI trate. m a sum of $100 with one surety lor one year on a charge of criminal breach of trust m respect of $17, the property of a friend. Detective Inspec-
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH.
    19 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH. ELDRIDGE.— On Jan. Ist. 1934, to Dorothy Mary, wife of C. H. Eldridge, a daughter Maureen.
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    The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3. 1934. Why Not Bill Jones, Bart?
    436 8 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3. 1934. Why Not Bill Jones, Bart? THOUGH the full list of New Year honours has not yet been leceived, it appears, from the names already cabled, to be a particularly uninspired selection this year. This is not to say that those upon whom
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    Rs L was Saying
    1051 8 - To Address Rota nans Today Malaya Woman In The Honours To Mecca By Motor Mr. William Bartley became President of the Municipal Commissioners of Singapore in March 1931. He came to his post with a wide understanding of the requirements of the city, for most of
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    FROM DAY TO DAY
    369 8 Mr. Justice Mudie and Mrs. Mudie spent a holiday in Siam during the Christmas vacation of the Supreme Court, Penang. A pretty young Chinese girl. Chin Tai, 18 years of age, was fined $5 by Mr. Wilson, in the Kuala Lumpur Court for stealing a pound
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    Bound For Iceland
    642 8 One evening, toward! th»autumn day. a fragment i weather, driving before a I easter, stormed the Yorkshire flung over the land a mantle Early the next morning, mid*; alt fish rooms filled with coal. S3 deep that scuppers were awash, the steam trawler Explor to sea bound
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    91 8 Mr. Philip Tyau, Chinese C General, Singapore, who arrive Ipoh on Wednesday afternoon brief visit, left for Penang t\w next Mr. Philip Tyau was the gue honour at a tea party as well dinner party held at the Chin Chamber of Commerce. Ipoh. Wednesday evening. He Wftl entertained at a
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    ''IRON GUARD" fS FEARED
    421 9 Terrorist Tactics In Rumania Bucharest, Jan. i lunatic terrorist hand of the Guard" apparently has such a rderoua grip on the country that smen are showing a marked dtsaatlon to assume the Premiership Angeleseu. one of Rumania's •st men. implored the King to find ssor very
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    SOVIET GOLD
    32 9 Riga. Dec. 30. -signment of ftve tons of Soviet >id from Siberia packed in sixty- casei is reported to have passed :a:h Riga en route for Berlin. Reute r Wireless
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    C. C. WU DEAD
    224 9 A Well-known Chinese Diplomat Hong Kong. Jan. 1 Mr. C. C. Wu. formerly Chinese Foreign Minister and Ambassador at Washington, has died from cerebral embolism. Reuter. Mr. Wu Ch'ao Ch'u was only 47 years of age. He was a native of Kwangtung. and was educated in
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    NEW U. S. MINISTER
    24 9 Mr. Emmet For The Netherlands Washington. Dec. 30. Mr. Grenville Emmet has been appointed Minister to the Netherlands. Reuter Wireless
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    SIR M. COTTERILL
    20 9 London. Dec. 30. The death is announced of the surgeon and cricketer. Sir Montague Cotterill.— Reuter Wireless
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    LATE MRS. WEBB
    362 9 Largely Attended Funeral At Bidadari There passed away on New Year's Day, at No. 1-6. Bukit Timah Road. Singapore. Uhe residence of her daughter Mrs. H. C. Brett), Mrs. Lilian Harriet Martha Webb, widow of the late Mr. C. L. Keyworth and wife of Mr. C. Webb,
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    SHIP ON FIRE
    99 9 Cotton For Japan Is Damaged London, Jan. 1. The owners of the British steamer Sacramento Valley, bound from San Pedro, Gulf of Mexico, to Japan and China with a cargo of cotton have received messages stating that fire broke out aboard when the ship was about 1.500
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    WOMEN FLYERS
    34 9 Establish Endurance Record Miami, Dec. 30. Two American airwomen, Mrs. Frances Marsalis and Miss Helen Reichey have landed after establishing a women's air endurance record of 237 hours 42 minutes Reuter Wireless
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    BISHOP DIES
    53 9 London, Jan. 1. One of England's most revered clerics, the Bishop of Ely, has died at the age of 70. He never recovered from the shock of the death of his son, Mr. White Thompson, one of the four Eton masters killed while mountaineering in the Alps last
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    THE NAVAL CONFERENCE AT SINGAPORE
    320 9 Jacky Fisher Inaugurated Them (From Our Own Correspondent.) w London, Dec. 23 Malayans at home have heard with SSSh I}l1 1^ 8 f the naval conference month at Singapore next The conference will be the legitimate descendant of that ordered by "Jacky" Fisher when he
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    FLOOD TOLL
    205 9 Many People Killed In California Los Angeles. Jan. 2 Thirty one people were killed, nineteen are missing, and many were injured while thousands are homeless in California floods following a cloudburst. The floods are the worst for fiftysix years. The damage is estimated at a million dollars. Traffic
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    JACOB WASSERMAN
    17 9 Vienna, Jan. 1. The death is announced of the wellknown novelist. Jacob Wasserman. Reuter Wireless
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    116 9 Latest Rubber and Tin Prices And Sterling Rates RUBBER London, Jan. 2. Spot -Sellers' 4 5 16d. <43 B d. > (Buyers* 4 l 4 d. <4 5 16d.> Jan.-March 4 13 32d. <4 7 16d.» April- June 4V 2 d- 4 17 32d.) July-Sept. 4 19 32d.
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      BUFFER TIN POOL SCHEME
      662 10 BUFFER TIN POOL SCHEME Sublimely Ridiculous Proposal I From Our Own Correspondent > London, Dee. 23. Sublimely ridiculous is the proposal lor the establishment of a "buffer" stock of 8.000 tons of tin. contained in thr« tamous Memorandum the contents of which were published in London on Dec. 19. and
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      Petrol And Kerosene Prices
      116 10 Devoe's Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per tin fof 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 in 4-gal. drums per British Imp. Gal. 85 Socony Motor Gasoline per 4-gallon tin 3.65 Shell
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      TRADE TIDE FLOWING
      248 10 Normal Conditions on the Way 'From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 23. Trade home here seems likely to prosper exceedingly during the New Year. In every direction, there are signs of the early advent of normal conditions, and such stable industries as iron and steel and shipbuilding
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      CHINA FORD FACTORY
      49 10 Joint Sino- American Enterprise Nanking, Dec. 24. The Ministry of Industries is understood to have accepted in principle the scheme formulated by Ford in--1 terests for the construction of a Ford factory in China as a joint SinoAmerican enterprise. Details remain to be discussed.— i Reuter
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      ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN CANADA
      203 10 i For the seventh consecutive month Government statistics for the beginning of November show a further substantial improvement in employ- ment, and nearly all other business indices also point to a steady improvement. The employment index number was 91.3 on November 1, a gain of 20.1
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      140 10 Notice is given m the current issue of the London Gazette of a petition for the winding up of the North and South Insurance Corporation, presented to the High Court on Nov. 22 by the Board of Trade. The hearing was fixed for Dec. 4 at the Royal Courts of
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      87 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Singapore. January 2, 12 noon Buyers Sellers i R.S.S. equal to London i Standard, Spot 'loose) 13% 13% 1 R.S.S. equal to London Standard, (FOB.) 14 14 Vs Standard R.S.S. on Tender January 13% 13 7 8 Feb-March 13 7 8 14 m April-June 14»/4
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      Exchange Rates
      211 10 SELLING January 2 London, months* sight 214 3J64 London, 3 months' sight 2|4 1|32 London, 60 days' sight 2|4 1[64 London. 30 days' sight 214 London, demand 23 63 64 London, T.T. 2!3 31 32 Lyons and Paris, demand 955 > Hamburg, demand 155 New York, demand 59
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      TEMPLE OF DESTRUCTION
      414 10 .Modern Methods Of Research There appeared in a recent issue of the London "Sunday Dispatch" an intriguing account of a vast Temple of Destruction at North Wembley, Middlesex, where an army of scientists smash tens of thousands of pounds worth of new electric and engineering equipment. It
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      Singapore Produce Prices
      181 10 per yokan $116 Rice, Rangoon "Small Mill" per koyan $108 No. 1 Rice Rangoon "Sudhaganda" per koyan $130 Rice, Siam parboiled No. 1 per bag $3.75 Rice, Siam parboiled No. 1 per bag $3.65 THE TIN PRICE January 2, Singapore tin price per picul) $114.62*2. Singapore, January
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      MODERN TRANSPORT
      413 10 Advantages Of The Electric Trolley Bus The primary requirements of any passenger transport undertaking must include speed, safety, comfort and reliability of service, togother with economy and stability ol operating and maintenance costs. All over th? world to-day there are urban transport undertakings confronted with the necessity, either
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      157 10 The French authorities have issued an important order for the creation of free j?orts at Beyrout, Tripoli de Soria Latakia and Alexandretta. It is not improbable that free zones will also be created m cities m the interior of Syria such as Damascus, Horns, and Aleppo. The Italian submarines Sciesa
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      "OIL AND WATER WILL MIX"
      334 10 "OIL AND WATER WILL MIX" Before Restriction Of Rubber Comes i From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dev. 23. There is no news of the "progress" of rubber restriction negotiations, save a telegram from the enterprising Amsterdam correspondent oi the Financial j Times to the effect that "An important meeting between
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      PRINTING INK
      543 10 New Use For Waste Rubber And Tyres Melbourne. Nov. 29. Information of the discovery and perfecting of a new process for making high quality printing ink from old motor tyres and waste rubber was released this afternoon. The story now made public is of great interest and importance
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      51 10 The new gunboat Robin is shortly to shipped in sections to Shanghai, where she will be re-erected and commissioned for service. The Robin, which was laid down on Apr. 8 last by Messrs. Yarrow and Co. at their Scotstoun works, is the seventh river gunboat to be built since the
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      114 10 Dec. 2«. American Can Com. 98 4 <«8 I American Telephone and Telegraph 111 3 8 no |Atcheson Railroad 56 Dupont 95 Firestone. Common lftij General Electric General Motors 35 l B Goodrich Goodyear Inter-Telephone and Telegraph 14 National City Bank New York Central Railroad Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
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      NEW INDIAN TARIFFS
      199 10 Additional Revenue CM 21 To 40 Lakhs New Delhi. 1>« The new Tariff Bill keeps th< lorem duties, but imposes mil j specific duties as a safeguard I countries with depreciated cvi I The Government hope that tli will be successful, but the Bal jing of Industries
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      55 10 Much attention has lately focussed on the noise associatlife under modern conditions. A. noise society has been formed reported already to have hail effect. One London milk firm I stituting rubber for the existing carriers and an extension of tho of pneumatic tyres on milk cait> floats will still further
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST
    965 11 Yesterday s Closing Quotations Alexandra Brickworks Prefs. <$2> 1.40 1.50 British Malaya Trustee ($5) 5.25 5.50 j Consold. Tin Smelter 7 I per cent. Prefs. 24s 3d 25s 3d Consold. Tin Smelter Ord. 22s 6d 23s 6d Dunlop (£> 37s 39s Eastern United <$9.50> 22.25 23.00 Fraser
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    LUNAS RUBBER
    276 11 Profit Of $13,624 Last Year The directors' report to the shareholders of Lunas Rubber Estates, Ltd., 'for the year ended Oct. 31st. to be j presented at the annual meeting at j French Bank Buildings on Jan. 9 at noon states The net profit for the year amounts
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    CABLE CHARGES
    203 11 Increases "Not So Great" Mr. W. G. Baker. Divisional Manager at Singapore of the Eastern Extension 'Telegraph Co.. writes: The increased cost of a 10 word code telegram is not so great as would appear from your article "Cables Cost More" which was published in your •issue of
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    FOR THE ASSIZES
    159 11 Three iMen Charged With Armed Robbery An alleged attempt at highway robbery in broad daylight resulted in two; Chinese. Woe Tian Chang anA Ong j Chai Kan. being charged before Mr. R. J. F. Curtis, the third magistrate, with j armed robbery. Another man. Swee Pan. is
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    CRONIN SENTENCED
    168 11 But Not Guilty Of Sedition Dublin, Dec. 29. After a trial lasting several days the i military tribunal concluded the hear- I ing of the charges against Commandant Cronin, a prominent supporter of General O'Duffy. Cronin was found DOt guilty on the charge of sedition but guilty on
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    TRADE WITH FRANCE
    124 11 Talks With Britain To Begin Soon London, Dec. 27. The French and the United Kingdom I Governments have agreed that conver- sations shall be initiated as soon as J possible with the object of adjusting j commercial relations between the two countries. These conversations have been rendered
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    A BANK CODE
    370 11 Mixed Reception In Wall Street Washington. Jan. 1. Important financial developments are believed to be portended by the announcement that the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is offering the banks which sold preferred stock to the R.F.C. the opportunity to purchase R.F.C. debentures maturing on Dec. 15 1935 bearing
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    FRENCH SURTAXES
    167 11 Conversations Between France and Britain London, Dec. 28. Anglo-French conversations at which the complete revision of commercial relations is to be discussed are expected to begin in London about the end of February. This follows the abolition of the French surtax, which enables the overhauling of the Anglo-French
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    DID NOT ASK FOR IT
    77 11 Constable Charged With Taking Bribe Haroon bin Hadji Sidik, a police constable, was charged before Mr. Norman Grice, yesterday with accepting a bribe from a hawker. Accused claimed trial, explaining that he did not ask for it. Hearing was fixed for Jan. 5., bsftl being
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    JUST VERDICT
    163 11 British Views Of Reichstag Fire Trial London, Dec. 27. Most newsapers comment on the verdict in the Reichstag fire trial. Under the heading "An upright verdict" the Times says that no message could have been more seasonable or more welcome to lovers of justice throughout the world. The
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    Local And Foreign Mail Despatches and
    110 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches and Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7 p.m. Xuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.ra. Kuan tan Oia Jerantut) Saturdays P™Kelantan (via Padang Besar) Monday and Friday 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
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    BY STEAMER. TRAIN & AEROPLANE TO-DAY
    190 12 BY STEAMER. TRAIN AEROPLANE TO-DAY Java, Southern Sumatra. South- East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Dilly By Aeroplane 6 a.m. Java. South-West, Sumatra, S.-East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas. Timor Dilly and Australasia (excepting Western Australia) M angola 8 a.m. Karimon Hang Yon 9 a.m. Pulau Tekong Hong Aik 9 a.m. Bangkok'
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    13 12 From China and Japan by Carthage to Singapore 9 a.m. to-day.
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    PORT HEALTH
    198 12 Following is the- health bulletin of the League of Nations Eastern Bureau tor week-ended. Dec. 23: Beirut: 12 smallpox cases. Bassein: 1 smallpox case and 2 deaths as compared with 10 cases and 3 deaths in the previous week. Bombay: 5 smallpox cases and 2 death. Calcutta: 6
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVED
    81 12 The following passengers arrived by the Kedah from Belawan Deli via Penang yesterday. wit S o H o M ?f S Mr W W Redf earn, Mr. F. G. Smallman, Mr. A. E. Bradley 5?" E -,A Steven Mt J t For be s Mr. and Mrs. R.
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      A.I. AT LLOYD'S
      260 12 Development From Coffee House Meeting-Place "Lloyd's^ Its History and Organisation" was the subject of a lantern; lecture delivered by Sir Percy Mackin- I non. chairman of Lloyd's, to the London j and District Centre of the Incorporated Secretaries Association. After recounting its history from the J daj's
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      FOR YANGTZE
      336 12 Gunboat Sections To Be Shipped To Shanghai The new gunboat Robin is shortly to be shipped in sections to Shanghai, where she will be re-erected and commissioned for service. The Robin, which was laid down on April 8 last by Messrs. Yarrow and Co. at their Scotstoun works,
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      CHINESE STEAMER AGROUND
      61 12 British Destroyer Standing By Foochow, Dec. 20. The Chinese-owned steamer Yuchi while proceeding from Foochow to Shanghai with a cargo of oranges and olives, ran aground to-day on Shroud Island. The British destroyer Whitehall is standing by, while the Jardine vessel Chipshing, with 147 passengers on board
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      VESSEL ABANDONED
      77 12 London, Dec. 27. After spending over a week aboard the stranded vessel, the crew has been forced to abandon the American steamer Exarch. A Lloyds message from Famagusta reports that heavy seas are breaking over the vessel, which Is hard aground and likely to prove a total loss.
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      BRITISH SHIPPING
      327 12 Surplus Tonnage Gradually Dwindling I Brighter days appear to be dawning for the hard-pressed Brititsh shipping According to figures published by! Motor Ship at the end of last month the amount of British tonnage at present laid up is 970,000 tons, or 27 per cent less than a
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      NOT A SOUL ON BOARD
      241 12 Abandoned Schooner Towed To Colombo An abandoned schooner, which was adrift off the Little Basses, with a full cargo of teak, was brought in tow to Colombo by the steamer, Jalapalaka. 1 and aroused curiosity in shipping circles owing to the fact that the schoon;er
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      100 12 The new Brazilian naval training *;hip built at Barrow is nearing completion This is a four-masted barquantine I named the Almirante Saldanha. with a displacement of 3.325 tons She nos ia six-cylinder Diesel motor of 1.400 h.p. When the vessel is under sail the screw can be uncoupled and remains
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR
      126 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships Alongside the Wharves or Expected to Arrive East Wharf i Entrance Gate 1) Van Heutsz 22; Rohna 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) Carthage 18; Bulan 16; Behar 14; Takada 11: Kudat 9; Siamese Prince 8; Gorgon 6. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) Forresbank 30; Rahman, Orestes
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      VESSELS ARRIVED
      154 12 Kuranda. Brit.. 553 tons, from Sibu 1.1 for Sibu 6.1. Hafthor, Non*.. 761 tons, from B kok 1.1, for Bangkok 3.1. Leconte de Lisle, Fr., 5,376 tons, trora Marseilles 2.1 for Saigon 2.1. Larut. Brit., 464 tons, from Mah 2.1 for Malacca 3.1. Titan. Brit.. 5.749 tons, from
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      CLEARANCES
      26 12 Jan. I.— Raub. Helenus. Sin KtaCDl ;Seng. «Brit.). Jan. 2. Augustina. <Dut.>: Henrtr, !<Nor. >: Rhesus. Hong Keat. MaLuwi. 'Hong Lam. Ban Siong Bee. <Brit> I
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      55 12 The Lloyd Triestono m v Col di i Lana is expected here this afternoon I from Trieste. Venice. Brindisi. Port. Said. Suez. Massowah. Aden, Karachi. Bombay. Colombo, and Penang. Sh»* will berth alongside a S.H.B. uhar; 1 and will sail at daylight on the 5vv instant for Saigon. Hong Kong.
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      490 13 ritish India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated In England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN D Dae Tona W Slnrapore. Tonnaee s|nW(wk 1954. SOMALI 6 810 Mar ia „v^ A js i ass? a« 81 l SOUDAN C.500 Jan. 17
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      485 13 EJlerman BucknaJ] Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM iIND HAMBURG VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer' City of Norwich j*n i* it* City of Bath F R H NG K Q MANGHiI AND 'AFAN. City of Liile ft*- w ~r\ Mar. 6 Mar 7
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      946 14 K. f% Ma KONINKLUKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU MAJANG- Wednesday, Jan. 3. Prigi-Kadja, Sapat, TembUahan, Poeloe-Pallas, Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. THKDENS— Wednesday, Jan. 3, Muntok and Palembang. TOBA Wednesday, Jan. 3. Toengkal. Moeara-Saba and Djambi. VAX IlEUTSZ— Wednesday, Jan. 3, Belawan-Deli and Penang. I VAN OUTHOORN— Thursday, Jan. 4, Cheribon < not for
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      380 14 BQUAR STEAM SHIP IJNB EUROPE AMERICA VISIT SUNNY CALIFORNIA YOSEMITE PARK HOLLYWOOD GRAND CANYON NEW LOW THROUGH RATES HONG KONG TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA WEEKLY SAILINGS FROM MANILA AND OR HONG KONG TO SEATTLE DIRECT OR VIA HONOLULU TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND VIA PANAMA CANAL TO HAVANA AND
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    L.N. CONSTANTINE'S FINE BOOK ON CRICKET
    1280 15 Clears The Air In Body Line Bowling Controversy Cricket and I" is by L. N. Constantly most vital player of the day rid a representative West Indian (the ok is published by Philip Allan, ice seven shillings and sixpence, and is nicely produced and
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    120 15 At the annual general meeting of the Straits Union Football Club heid on the 7th instant, the following were elected office-bearers for the ensuing year:— President. Mr. Teo Ling Siang (re-elected), Vice-Presidents, Mr. Yeo Koon Guan (re-elected*, Mr. Lee Ah Kow re-elected Mr. Pang Choon Jin and Mr. Lim Teck
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    16 15 The R.S.Y.C. yachts present ed an attractive sight during the New Year sea sports on Monday.
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    WEEKLY SPORTING NOTES
    1045 15 Willie Smith coining to Singapore. Good local sport promised when China and East Indies Fleet s get here Some of the ten-tatively-planned engagements. Saturday's SingaporeMalaya Command rugger match, and the Penang fixture for the following week. Interesting b oxing promised at the New World at the week
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    BURNED AT CRICKET
    129 15 Curious Accident to a Batsman Lismore, N.S.W., Dec. 24. A ball which struck the veteran Alstonville cricketer this afternoon caused a box of wax matches, in his shirt pocket to explode, badly burning his cliest. The ball came from the team's fast bowler and the cricketer's shirt
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    REFEREE VICTIM
    123 15 Wild Wrestling in Brisbane Brisbane, Dec. M. The wildest spectacle ever associated with a wrestling bout in Brisbane marked the contest between Tom Lurich and George Pencheft at Brisbane Stadium. Both men were disqualified during the third round. They flew at each other, j and a fierce encounter
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    CARNERA'S CHICKEN
    106 15 Or How Distinguished Briton "Got The Bird." Capri, (Italy). A distinguished British surgeon in Capri has had striking proof of the hero-worship of Primo Camera in Italy. Camera, who has been staying at a leading Capri hotel, gave a little dinner to a few friends. Half-way through the
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      78 15 SPECIAL SALE Spun-cepe silk shirts <Q $3.70 Fuji si'k shirts $2.50 2.30 Poplin shirts Ist Quality $1.80 1.60 -do- -do- 2nd Quality $1.20 0.90 Polo Singlets Ist Quality $0.65 -do- -do- 2nd Quality $0.32 "Peacock" Singlets <S!ee\eless) $0-64 1'- acock S ingle t (Half -sleeves) $0.48 Socks $0.45 0.22 Coiiar*
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      144 15 ANOTHER SUPER-SPECIAL |g FROM GAUMONT-BRITISH S With I Vltll. MAUDf I V DONALD L 4 I S CALTHROP I^VI g i9 EDRIC 1 H S g| HARDWICKE J^tL H S |JJ I'KIUV PARSONS. jf I H "By far the best film of the week is J 'Orders is Orders.' Will
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    1112 16 Command Officers Have To Concede Match Public Services II Its., Command 3. Owing to the inability of the Air Forte officers to get over from Seletar for the match, and the fact that their skipper. Billscn. is still unfit to resume play, the C mmand
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    WILLIE SMITH IN MALAYA
    280 16 WILLIE SMITH IN MALAYA Ex-Billiard Champion's Visit Willie Smith, the former English professional billiards champion arrived in Penang from Rangoon on Sunday and will shortly reach Singapore, where he will play several exhibition matches. Smith played two exhibition games in Rangoon. In the first one he easily defeated Maung Ba
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    HOME FOOTBALL
    90 16 Hearts Swamp Dundee In League Game division i. Sheffield W 2. Birmingham 1. DIVISION 11. Bury i. Bolton W. l SCOTTISH LEAGUE.— DIV. I. Aberdeen 5. Cowdenbeath 0 Clyde 4. Third Lanark 2. jFalkirk i. Motherwell 3 Hamilton 4. Airdrie 2 Hearts 6. Dundee l. 1 1 Kilmarnock
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    S.C.C. FOOTBALL
    271 16 The annual football meeting of the S.C.C. will be held in the Club lounge on Tuesday, Jan. 9. at 6.45 p.m. All •.members interested are requested to attend. i brought the man down well but ho was just over the line. Broad took the kick but put it
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    S.C.C RUGBY
    125 16 The following have been invited to play Rugby for S.C.C. vs. PSRFC "B" to-day, a t s.C.C. A. P. Craig'ie'; D Alexander R. N. Jack, R. j. s. Davies, P. H. Harrison; H. Mills, H. L. Da viesJ. R MacDougall. W. N. Rothery. J E C. Mitchell. B.
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    BRADMAN, KIPPAX IN RECORD PARTNERSHIP STAND
    319 16 Compile 363 For Third Wicket In Sheffield Shield Match Sydney, Jan. 2. Den Bradman scored a sparkling 253 against Queensland in a Sheffield Shield match and also aggregated his 1.000 runs for the sixth successive season. This feat is unprecedented in Australia. He played
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    S.C.C. CRICKET
    30 16 The annual cricket meeting ol the S.C.C. will be held in the Club lounge en Tuesday. Jan. 16. at 6.45 p.m. All members interested are requested to attend.
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    BADMINTON
    277 16 Malacca Defeat Negri Sembilan Seremban. Jan. 1. Malacca defeated Negri Sembilan by 8 games to 5 on Saturday and Sunday in the first inter-state Badminton match held here. Negri Sembilan won its five games thanks to the women players and to the two Tamils, S. Veerapan and K. Raasiah.
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    AUSTRALIA WIN
    46 16 Two Out of Three Tennis Tests Melbourne, Jan. 2. In the third lawn tennis test Australia beat England by nine matches to three and thus won the j rubber having also proved successful in the second test. England taking thp I initial one.- Reuter
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    Test Team Is Chosen
    46 16 Calcutta, Jan. 2. The following will represent India in second test at Calcutta on Friday: C. K. Naidu. Wazir Ali. Amar Singh. Mohammed Nissar. Ainar Nath. Naoomal Jeoomal. Merchant. Gopalan. Mushtaq Ali. C. S. Naidu. Dilawar Hussain. Narir Ali 12th. man.- Reuter
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    The M.C.C. vs. British in Bengal
    126 16 The one day match at Calcutta between the M.C.C. and British in Bengal was drawn. Scores: M.C.C. Barnett e Longfieid b Gouriay 94, Gregory c Smythe b Behrend 2j Townsend lbw. b Gouriay 3i Nichols c and b Brown 29 Elliott c Longfieid b
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      KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
      85 16 Approaching And Putting Competition Twelve cards were taken out Sew Years day approaching ting competition at Keppel Q ivhich resulted in a win lor A F, with a score of 27. JANUARY MEDAL AND SPOON The January Ladies Spoon will be played for on Fridu.v, J and
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      ALL BLUES WIN
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      BOWLING ANALYSIS
      23 16 O. M. R. W Nichols y 1 20 Townsend t 1 Marriott It 2 55 Verity 7 1 25 Gregory 9
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      New Indian Cricket Records
      72 16 Calcutta. Dec. IV D. It. Havewalla. who scored 5 i. ugainst the M.C.C.. set up a new Indian record last Tuesday, at Bombay. playing lor the 8.8. and C.I. Rattwa; S.C.. against St. Xavier's College. scored 515. which included 32 six* •> and 55 fours. His
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