The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 January 1934

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. WOL 14,155. ESTD. 1835. THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1934 10 CENTS.
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  • 973 1 JAPAN SENDS STRONG CHINESE GOVERNMENT EUGENE CHEN NITS BACK Protest Against Bombing Of Foochow: Reprisals Feared be! headquarters at Foochow Chen. "'Minister lor Foreign shown above» has issued the (lowing personal reply to certain 'ions which have appeared in Shanghai press regarding the eged association of the Nineteen Army with
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  • 1013 1 Explains Programme I To Congress i Washington. Jan. 3 Vresident Roosevelt, personally addressing Congress for the first time refrained from giving details of specific recommendations lor legislation but dealt generally with the recovery programme and its progress during the past six months, j He asked for
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  • 109 1 COTTON AGREEMENT CONCLUDED Japanese Accept Indian Terms T^ New Delhi, Jan. 3. It is learned lrom official quarters mat the Indo-Japanese negotiations are not yet concluded but are believed to have reached a stage when it is possible confidently to forecast that an agreement will be reached before the end
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  • 33 1 Arthur Weigall Dies At Home London, Jan. 3. Mr. Arthur E. P. B. Weigall. the wellUnown Egyptologist, is dead.— Reuter. The late Mr. Weigall retired from the Inspector-Generalship of Antiquities.
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  • 74 1 Peking, Jan. 3. Stragglers belonging to the army ot the rebel general Liu Kuei-tang held up and robbed Mr. Cuthbert Shelley, resident engineer at the British Legation while he was motoring here from Tientsin. A part oi the rebel army has penetrated into the Peking area
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  • 74 1 Egypiian Government, in 1914 In order to write about the country lie knew so well. His works ranged from the authoritative History of the Pharaohs and a topographical catalogue of the tombs of Thebes to The Dweller in the Desert i called Burning Sands in U.S.A. I and The King
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  • 105 1 Trial Opens At Midnapore Midnapore. Jan. 2. The trial opened before a special tribunal to-ciay of thirteen prisoners, mostly students, charged with conspiracy In connection with the assassination on Sept. 2 of Mr. Burge. District Magistrate of Midnapore. One of the prisoners, a student named S. C. Ghosh,
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  • 69 1 y From Our Own Correspondent > Penang, Jan. 3. The hon. Mr. Justice Pritchard is to be transferred to Singapore in March and Mr. Justice N. H. P. Whitely. who is returning from leave, will be stationed at Penang. Justice Pritchard is leaving for Kuala Lumpur for two
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  • 59 1 French views on German re-armament Page 9. Further honours list details Page Local soccer association negatives proposal to promote second division tearn^ Page 16. Yesterday's rugby and hockey matches Page 16. Why Britons travel by foreign lines Page *12. Sir Cecil dementi's visit to Sumatra Pa*e 3.
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  • 558 1 To Follow Dalai Lama's Three nations- Britain. Russia and China— will start intriguing against each other owing to the death of the Dalai Lama, temporal ruler of the mysterious land of Tibet. Each Dalai Lama <the late one is seen in next column* is supposed to be a
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  • 146 1 London, Jan. 3. The continuous rise of rubber shares is the subject of a warning note in the Times which points out that though the consumption of rubber has encouragingly increased during last year production still exceeds consumption. Many shares have now reached levels only justifiable
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 44 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. TO-DAY'S ATTRACTIONS SPECIAL DINNER CLASSICAL MUSIC 8.15 p.m. to 9.15 p.m. DANCE (FORMAL) D.45 to Midnight SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF MISS GLORIA in OOMK AND CHARACTER DANCES. RAFFLES CELEBRATED^ ORCHESTRA
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    • 85 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALaYA CHRYSLER POWER ADELPHI SEA VIEW HOTEL HOTEL THE FAVOURITE TOWN HOTEL THE IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT FACING ST. ANDREW CATHEDRAL TEHHIS GOLF SWIMMING EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE ALWAYS DELIGHTFUL BATH MODERN SANITATION EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE TABLE D'HOTE MEALS ALA
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  • 129 2 Thursday, 4th. Hockey: Wiltshires XI vs. M.C.U.. at Tanglln. Rugby: Raffles College vs. Chinese XV. Bukit Timah. Police Band: Katong 5 p.m. Eurasian Association general Meeting SRC. 5.15 pflmfl Friday, sth. Rugby: S.C.C. "A" vs. Wiltshires, Padang. Hockey: Europeans trial. S.C.C. Padang; Rest trial. SRC. i
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  • 29 2 Before Mr. Justice Mills at 10.45 a.m. Summons- in-Chamber in S. 934 '33— Nk Chec Seng Co. vs. A. H. Mohamed Yusoof and another.
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  • 299 2 Paucity Of Development Oni Marine Side At the recent meeting ot the Schiff- j bautechnische Gesellschaft < Shipbuild- j ing Technical Society >. Geheimer j Oberbaurat Grauert read a paper on j the present position of electric ship: propulsion. After dealing with the advantages and disadvantages of electrical
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  • 55 2 Bearing several injuries a Chinese towkay living in Queen Street reported to the police on Saturday night, that he had been attacked by a crowd of secret society m<»n. He alleged that about six men appeared and attempted to get him to join the society. Upon his refusal they assaulted
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  • 660 2 LORD LONDONDERRY'S STATEMENT Unless Other Nations Reduce To Our Level The House of Lords in mail week discussed British air strength as compared with that of other European Powers on the initiative of the Duke of Sutherland. The Duke said our strength today
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  • 378 2 Interview With Chinese Delegate <By Our Chinese Correspondent) Mr. Huang Nei-shu. Inspector-Ge-j neral of Postal Affairs. China, accomI panied by his staff including Messrs i Huang Cheng-yueh and Mei Ting. j arrived here during the week-end by I the President Garfleld on his way to j Cairo to
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  • 32 2 Mr. Aw Boon Haw. the well-known Singapore philanthropist, who recently visited Seremban. has. it is understood, written to say th^t he will give $10,000 toward! the new Negri Sembilan Chinese Maternity Hospital.
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  • 218 2 Commander T. Kerr Dead Commander T. Kerr who died at his home in Uplawmoor, Renfrewshire, was a well-known shipmaster. He served his apprenticeship in the full rigged ship Ardgowan of Glasgow, joining her in 1878. After passing for second officer he joined the British India Steam Navigation
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  • 153 2 No fewer than five hundred accidents j in which road vehicles were involved i necessitated the attention of the Muni- j cipal ambulance during last year, ac- I i cording to official statistics published jj yesterday. Of these five hundred ac- j i cidents 265
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  • 340 2 PROGRAMMES FOR INDIA, BURMA, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS and FEDERATED MALAY STATES FROM THE EMPIRE TRANSMITTER. DAVENTRY. ENGLAND. rwo of the following frequencies And wavelengths will be used ■simultaneously, but the wavelengths may be changed in the course of each day's transmissions. Announcements •will be made at frequent intervals
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  • 63 2 British Legation Twice Stoned Riga (Latvia), Dec. SO. The British Legation and the British Consulate here have twice been pelted with missiles within a week by unknown persons. A window-pane was broken in each instance. The Latvian Foreign Ministry has expressed regret at the occurrences and investigations have
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 33 2 TELEPHONE 8 THONI *^E=^ 6056. JOSE no time in call* *-<ing us— whatever the need may be— for in the Classified Want-Ad Columns lie results waiting to serve you. jfcee press WANT ADS
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    • 511 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS I CREMMA j i 'THE DOG'S DELIGHT i i i Containing J Finest Malted cereals. Fish, Phosphates, i lodine, Vitamins etc. approved by the Leading veterinary authorities I ASK FOR A SAMPLE OF THIS i NEW DOG CAKE from J The Federal Dispensary Ltd. i J (Incorporated in
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    • 408 2 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tenders. NOTICE Is hereby given tnai ftoim ire now invited for the fol naterlals or services and that pam :ulars of such tenders may be obtained n the Tender Room, Municipal Of Supply of Sluice Valves for V. 'it period Ist May 1934 to April 1935.
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  • CORDIAL ANGLO-DUTCH RELA TIONSHIPS
    • 457 3 SIR CECIL CLEMENTI'S SUMATRA VISIT From Our Own Correspondent.. Medan. Dec •>«♦ ro day at 2.45 His Excellency Sir Cecil dementi, Lady dementi, and the sses Clementi. Mr. H. G. Beverlev [de-de-camp, ana Mr Gag .Uker. private ■ecretary, arrived at Medan aerodrome. They were icomed by a Government ofliciil •it
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    • 75 3 Driver, In Hospital, Is Charted The fatal accident on Grove Road an Bday. had a sequel in the Fourth Magistrate's Court yesterday, when a harge ol causing death by a rash act S preferred against the driver of the cat in which the Chinese who was killed
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    • 59 3 South African A "Vagrant" In Singapore Frederick Siinth. a British settler In] South Africa who came to Singapore! some months ago, appeared beiore the) iiirci Magistrate 'Mr. Curtis* yester- day on a charge of vagrancy. Smith pleaded guilty, admitting thai he was without means of subsistence. and was
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    • 106 3 Alter having been at large for nearly three months, the tiger, which fatally n tulcd a Malay rot an cutter ID the Sungel Ijoh forest in September, was .lint on Saturday by a Malay. Ever since the event in September, people have made expeditions into the jungle i<) track the
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    • 309 3 1 Half Yearly List Of Promotions Halt-yearly promotions issued from the Admiralty, to date Dec. 31, 1933 are as lollow. Command»-r to Captain. E. C. Thornton ;L.bC. A W. S. Agar V.C, D.SO H E .Morgan MAT.O. D.S.C.. A. G. B. Wilson D.S.C.. C. B. Barry D.5.0..
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    • 251 3 Hong Kong Company In Liquidation Creditors ol the Hong Kong Ice Cream Manufacturing Company. Limited, which recently went into voluntary liquidation, held a meeting in Bank Annexe Building last week for the purpose of receiving a report from the Liquidator. Mr. S.N. Chau <Chau Sannam) and discussing
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    • 142 3 Message Rates Proposal Shelved The Times of Ceylon learns that the Post and Telegraph Department and the Executive Committee of Communications and Works have lor some time been considering a new system of payment for telephone service, namely, the introduction of a message rate. At present subscriptions are
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    • 94 3 Cyclone Havoc In South India Madras, Dec. 21. A Shiyali message says that news from about 30 villages available regarding the recent cyclone shows that 92 lives have been lost, and about 12,000 cattle destroyed. The oflieial report of the Collector for South Arcot denies the truth
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  • 277 3 Found Injured With Shot Man i Determined never to disclose anything about a tragic night at a Southampton hotel two years ago. when she was found gravely injured beside the body of a shot man, a woman has taken her secret to the grave.
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  • 126 3 150 lbs. Specimen Found On Moscow. Jan. 3. The world's largest reindeer live on the island of Sakhalin, which lies between the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk, off the coast of Siberia. Arthur A. Yust, a leading Russian reindeer breeder, says the biggest male ever
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  • 89 3 Unopposed Return Of Ex-Socialist Whip Mr. Wilfred Paling, formerly Socialist M.P. lor Doncaster. and a Socialist Whip from 1929 to 1931, has been returned unopposed for the Parliamentary vacancy in the Wentworth division of Yorkshire, caused by the death of Mr. G. H. Hirst. At the last
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  • 155 3 PRINCE TO VISIT BAHAMAS It is learned that the Prince of Wales is contemplating a journey to the Bahamas. At the moment no definite decision has been made by the Prince, but plans are under consideration lor him to make a journey to the islands in the near future. The
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  • 48 3 Dr. W. Schmidt of Windsor and Co., Bangkok, and Mrs. Schmidt have returned to Bangkok frrnn Singapore via Penang. Regulations adopted by the Legislative Yuan at Nanking bar old-fashioned Chinese doctors from practising unless they have passed examinations given by the central or local authorities. Reuter Pacific Service.
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  • 364 3 ELLSWORTH EXPEDITION LEAVES Wife's Farewell Wave From Wellington. N.Z., Dec. 30. The motor-ship. Wyatt Earp. which is carrying Mr. Lincoln Ellsworth to the Polar regions for his attempt to Oy across the Antarctic Continent and back. left Dunedin. New Zealand, amid the cheers of hundreds
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  • 378 3 Socony-Vacuum and Standard A new oil company is to operate in the For East under the title of Stan-dard-Vacuum. This la the outcome of the merger of certain of the interests of th« SoconyVacuum Corporation with those of the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey in
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  • 267 3 Protest By M.l\ At Meeting A protest against the re-election to the Board of Directors ol the Stoll I Theatres Corporation. Ltd.. of Sir Oswald Stoll's two sons Mr. Oswald I Leslie Stoll and Mr. Lincoln Erlanger Stoll— was made at the ordinary gener- I al meeting
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  • 206 3 Mr. A. F. L Barrow And Miss R. M, Milsum The* marriage took place on Saturday morning at St. John'l Church. Bukil Nanas. Kuala Lumpur, ol Alfred Franei.s Lendon Barrow, ol Barlow and do Kuala Lumpur, son of Sir Francis B.ir row. Bart., and the late Lady
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  • 51 3 The Hon. Mr H Fairburn. Inspector General o( Police. Straits Settlements and Mrs. Fairburn. arrived In Rangoon by the Khandalla last week. Mr. c: Stewart. MA.. 0.8.E Acting In spector-Oeneral Ol Police. Burma, wai present to meet them. Mr. and Ifn Fairburn have (one to the Shan Si; on a
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 24 3 BATHS' Nickel plated js|jK^4 Jfc Size: Six NEW CONSIGNMENT JUST ARRIVED. WHITE ENAMELLED CAST IRON. PRICES FULL PARTICULARS FROM UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. SINGAPORE, BRANCHES.
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  • 3611 4 AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON CHRISTMAS— TIN POOL FOLLY— RUBBER RESTRICTION AND SMUGGLING MORE 'PLANES FOR WARLIKE SINGAPORE! SCANDAL, ETC. (From The Free Press Correspondent). London. Dec. St. For fifty-one weeks of the year your London correspondent is faced with the probem of squeezing not quarts but whole deniij )hna
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  • 316 4 "Pilot Of "Gunman* Aged Twelve Sydney Lee. 30. A fully -loaded and oiled revolver was lound by detectives last night at the heme of a boy. aged 12. In Leichharat. near Sydney, and a letter in which the boy made an appointment with another lad at a
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  • 131 4 Fishermen Taken For A Ride Sydney, Dec. 24. A fisherman was taken for a ride by a whale at Cronulla near Sydney to-day. The fisherman was in his 16ft. launch with other boats in the vicinity, when a whale was sighted about a quarter of a mile
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  • 560 4 HORSEMAN KILLED BY LIGHTNING Surrounded By Sparks Of Fin Sydney. lh A young Scotchman, Thomas W.i aged eighteen years ar.d his hoc killed instantly by lightning at Bill bong Creek, near Parkes. yesti Wilson was mustering sheep sixty animals were knocked u scious. Many rolled on their back, remained in
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  • 21 4 A national commission for the trol of meat has been created 1 Argentine Government. Itatefl B Re telegram from Buenos Aires
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 41 4 mmjHs pius mm%m W There Is mo better pill W V toan MARTIN'S. You can WwWP rely upon MARTIN'S PILLS. f r Bold by all Ohemlats A Stores and M by THE FEDERAL DISPENSARY. I M Raffles Square. Singapore. W It
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    • 110 4 ECZEMA ON HANDSJ_YEARS Incapable of Work. Healed by Cuticura. "I had eczema on my h ind t years. It itched and burned so could not sleep. It start-J I pimples that were always utt ua scaled over, renderine rue. ll work. "I tried various kinds of < without success. Cuticui
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  • 270 5 Following Arrest Of Alleged Lynchers, Maryland U.S. A. State Militia Hold Hostile Crowd At Bay Members of the Maryland State Mii.Ua used bayoneted rifles to hold hostile residents of Salisbury at bay after the militia nud arrested iour alleged lynciiers. Two hundred members of the Vstalyfera Choir, four times t
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 170 5 "P /^V T* C A T p A Brand-new Year! LAST \car*> resolutions are «ioue k«*pt or broken. Years hav a habit of coming ami i:<»in^, but the habit docs not keep us from regarding each new one M a new ad\enlnrc in li\in«: *M an opportunity lo aeliie\e I
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  • 694 6 Secret Service Men Shadow Inventor SECRET Service Agents of several European countries are seeking to wrest from Dr. H. Gerlich, the German inventor, the secret of his "Winged Horror" bullet— most deadly ever known— and the special rifle irom which it is fired. Dr
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  • 53 6 Mr K. Carthigesu. Raffles Graduate late y of the tutorial staff of the Anglo-Chinese School. Ipoh, will shortly be leaving tor Johore to take ud PmrniH P °Q tme nt at the Government English School. Segamat. Mr. Carthlgesu has been a private tutor in l!^S L the Cambr^ge Senior and
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  • 427 6 NEW STAMPS FOR MALAYA Proposed Air Mail Issue Under the newly constituted Postal Board which commenced operations on Jan. 1. the Straits Settlements and F.M.S. are to have a new issue of stamps. These will probably not be circulated until about the end of the year. Legislation adopted during the
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  • 196 6 Gay Scene At The New World A movie ball provided plenty of entertainment for the large crowd which visi.ed^ the New World Cabaret on wew x ear's Eve. There were many very cleverly designed costumes and m i J ud ging had been completed dancing was continued until
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  • 553 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION 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 in the English and Scottish Football Leagues on Jan. 6.
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  • 555 6 DRUG CHARGE AGAINST JAPANESE Result Of Meeting In Green Two unusual features marked the hearing of a case under the Deleterious Drugs Ordinance before Mr. N. A. Worley. the acting Criminal District Judge, yesterday. The first was that i the accused were Japanese and the se- j cond that the
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  • 218 6 Case Thrown Out Complainant To Be Charged A case of cheating brought before the third magistrate. Mr. R. J. F. Curtis, yesterday was thrown out without the defence being called upon, and the complainant is to be charged with theft instead. The parties are 'Tamils, the complainant being
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  • 75 6 Unemployment Position In Britain London. Jan. 1. More cheerful flgur-ss of growing employment due to the recovery In trade are contained in the Ministry of Labour's returns published tonight Over 10,000,000 insured persons between the ages of 16 and 64 were employed on Dec. 18 last.
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  • 169 6 A quiet wedding was solemnised at tiLh 1 Fr cis Church. Malacca, on Tuesday, when Mr. Arthur de Souza of Singapore, now stationed at the On lf, bra^ ch at Tai P in K« to the altar Miss T. Aeria. The bride who looked charming was given away by her
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  • 193 6 Malayan Conference in Singapore A meeting of the Malayan A tion of the Institution of CU Engineers is to be held on Saturcu. Jan. 13. and. with the kind perir.i sion of the Municipal OommlMtotttn Singapore, a visit will be paid to the nitration plants of the
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  • 88 6 Stolen Trophy Found Burned In Park Sydney. Jan. L The bell of the famous German cruiser Emden, which was stolen from the war museum here in April and believed to have been taken to c; many, has been found in a park or. the outskirts of Melbourne
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  • 138 6 Capt. Victor Cazalet, the ex-amatcui squash racquets champion of England has returned to Bangkok from his to Angkor The marriage of Mr Thomas Finn: of United Engineers. Ltd and Bangkok Dock Co.. Ltd.. took place »1 the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Churcl Penang. during Christmas. The bride was Miss Jean Fowlie.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 199 6 i j FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION No. 20. I agree to abide by the conditions governing this competi- tion as set out above and to accept as final the decision of the Competition Editor of the Singapore Free Press in all matters j appertaining thereto. My forecast oi the results
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  • PLANTER DIES AFTER MOTOR ACCIDENT
    • 199 7 i The death, occurred in the Badulla Hospital. Ceylon on Dec. 29 of Mr. W. i J. Spence, of Dandukellawa, Vellai ['Oya. Hatton. Mr. Spence succumbed to i, injuries sustained in a motor accident at Millabadde, on the Batticaloa road i on the previous day.
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    • 231 7 Research And The Perfect Cricket-Bat London, Dec. 31. I A chance discovery which may ultimately produce the perfect cricket bat and so revolutionise the bat willow industry is described in the annual report of the Oxford Imperial Forestry Insti- tute. Catkins from willow trees in East j Anglia,
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    • 39 7 The Ceylon Tamils' Association will entertain Mr. E. Kandiah, the world tourist on a push bicycle, to-day, at 5.30 p.m., at their premises. He will then address the gathering on his experiences. Members and their friends are kindly invited.
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    • 216 7 Richard Barthelmess is rarely with us these days, and therefore there will be no lack of enthusiasm among those who have a liking for his kind of art to see 'Central Airport." his screen successor to "The Dawn Patrol." It opened at the Capitol yesterday. Like the previous
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    • 136 7 Made From Jewellery Alleged To Have Been Stolen The trial was concluded yesterday before Mr. Norman Grice. the second magistrate, in which two Tamils. Kaiiapan nnd Athimulan. were charged In respect ot some jewellery alleged to have b« en stolen from a woman Chtilamma. The first
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    • 142 7 Why Sinclair Lewis Walked Out flew York, Dee. 24. Mr. Sinclair Lewis, the novelist, explained to-day that he walked out of last night's dinner to Nobel prize winners in New York because he objected to being photographed with his mouth open. The distinguished company present at
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  • 70 7 The Church of Our Lady of L:>urdes. Ipoh. was the scene of a pretty wedding on Saturday, between Mr. L. Jerome .Leopez, managing proprietor of Duco 'Spray Works, Ipoh. and Miss A. Jenoval Fernandez, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. John Fernandez of Kazhakuttam. Travancorc. The Rev. Father J
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  • 258 7 "Well, Helm, its nice to have you Here again. How many lumps" "Two please. Yes, I'm glad to b<back too, its almost Incredible now to 'hink we've ever been away, and we've only been home a week!" "Poor, darling, I suppose you re in the throes of
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  • 101 7 ALL FOR LOVE. Echo Of Helen Of Troy Case London. Dec. .'{l. The General Medical Council has d<•cided to erase Irom the ftWftcal register the name ol Dr. Charles Frederick Searle. the defendant in the "Helen of Troy" trial at Cambridge. The complainant in the rase WAI Mr .7 Dover
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 568 7 I W. SOMER SET MAUGHAM'S famous^^^^f*! j Story of Malaysia- now a^^jTAnttlH m great Screen |\\lUl*~2i Wih I T^e Most Thrilling of all Love |L I Stories by the famous Author j of "RAIN" "The LETTER' y{ DOUG. FAIRBANKS, JNR. j and PATRICIA ELLIS ALHAMBRA-to night! |j CAPITOL NIGHTLY !j
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  • 46 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH. HUSBAND. At Bungsar Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on December 30th, to Elfrida Joyce, wife of T. G. Husband, a daughter. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. The relatives of the late Mrs. C. Webb desire to thank those who attended her funeral and also those who sent floral tributes.
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  • 466 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1934 Rumania's Political Troubles TT is a long time since the little 1 Balkan Kingdom of Rumania I came so prominently into the news as she has done during the last few days as a result of the assassi- nation of Dr. Duca,
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    1044 8 The Place For Old Malayans AMONG New Year greetings received by the Free Press were those of Mr. L. G. Cranna. former General Secretary of the Y.M.C.A. in Malaya. who, after retire- 1 ment a couple of years ago, has settled down El Mrs. Cranna Toronto, Lake quarie. in
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  • 323 8 Mrs. Halter, who has been staying with her daughter, Mrs. (Dr.) F. V. Jacques accompanies her to England, this week. Mr. Brian Miles, who has recently arrived in Malaya from Australia, is at present staying with his brother, Mr. Stanley Miles, of Southern Kampar Tin Dredging.
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  • 1202 8 sediment of a finished epoch. Mr. Converse knew, the moment he enter- Ml the place, that his ikon belonged here. He sidled along one wall look- ing lor an unoccupied nail. And j coming upon it. he hung his ikon up screened by a near-by pillar, then took'
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 252 8 1 fl A piM||/f'Q DE LUXE Jf JIXT HvA iJ lassSSl FRAGRANT -_zr~ fc^Kl°lcul COOL O^a Of RESHING CAUDBCCICS Bl SPECIAL «^v»>4Sr T O H.M. THE I APPOINTMENT KING OF SLIM ATTRACTIVE LINES IN ENAMELLED GOODS FOR NEW YEAR PRESENTS WE SPECIALISE THIS YEAR ALL OUR TOILET WARE IN STERLING
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    • 45 8 "YOU LOOK WORN OUT, OLD MAN" "Yes it's through trying to keep young six of them." Paterfamilias should take out a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT and ALL SICKNESS POLICY which would considerably alleviate his worries. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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  • 270 9 MEDAL FOR WIDOW The Sew Year's Honours List London, Jan. 1. year's honours list includes four baronets, three Privy and 23 knights in addition; honours and many apvarious orders, include Sir Evelyn Cecil, j an was member of Parlia- (I us chairman ot a num- j Important committees and i
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  • 438 9 That Is All France Feels Like Allowing Nazi Regime Berlin. Jan 2. Chaneeller Hitler and Baron von Neurath received the French Ambassudor. M. Poncet, here to-day when he delivered the French aide memoire in repl? to the German disarmament proposals. It is understood
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  • 39 9 Paris, Jan 3. The death is announced of the I famous historian, the 88 years old Pierre de la Gorce. author of the History of The Second Republic. The Second I Empire and the French revolution Reuter.
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  • 27 9 I Los Angeles, Jan. 3. 1 Forty- lour bodies have so far been recovered from the floods but 58 are still missing Reuter M^^^™ i
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  • 140 9 Air Liner Crash In Belgium London, Dec. 30. When the British air liner Appollo crashed into a wireless mast nine hundred feet from the ground near Bruges during a dense fog she caught flre almost immediately she dropped to j earth, all ten occupants, including one woman being
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  • 99 9 Big Exhibition In London London. Dee. 30. Exhibitions of British art which will open on Jan. 6 covers the period from 900 to 1860 and will comprise the moil representative survey ever shown. Some 1.550 objects will be exhibited and by far the most important lender is the
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  • 87 9 British Ship Not Yet Out Of Danger London, Jan. 3. The master of th? Sacramento Valley has advised the owners that i the fire is not yet extinguished. The ship is proceeding to Honolulu. I Reuter. A message received yesterday stated that the owners of the British steamer
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  • 66 9 Holds Up Transport Services London, Jan. 1. The transport services over an area of about 7,000 square mile* covering the south, south-eastern and the midland counties of England were slowed down owing to fog to-day. Railways suffered only slight delays but the road services were greatly hampered and
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  • 73 9 France Reduces British Allotments London, Jan. 2. Exports of cotton piece goods and yarns to France have been seriously affected, says the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, by the official announcement made in Paris on Dec. 31 the. effect of which is to reduce allotments to the United Kingdom
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  • COMMODITY MARKET
    • 55 9 London, Jan. 3. Spot (Sellers. 4 s|l6d. (4 5!16d.>, (Buyers) 4V 4 d. i4 l /4<i.> Jan.-March 4 13 32d. <4 13 32d.> April- June 4V 2 d (41/2d ;> July-Sept. 4 1932d. (4 19'32d.H Market —Steady but quiet. New York. Jan. 3. January 8.85 <9.02.>! March 9.14 <
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    • 34 9 London, Jan. 3. Messrs. Malcolm Bowtey and Son's closing prices to-day were Spot €227-12-6 (£227-10-0.) 3 Months £227-17-6 (£227-15-0.) Market Easy. STERLING London, Jan. 3. New York 5.15% <5.18.) Paris 82 ***** (83.)
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  • 73 9 London. Jan. I. The King has been pleased to api prove the appointment of the Right 'Honourable Sir Lancelot Sanderson v be a member of the Judical Committee of the Privy Council under the Jurisdiction Act 1929 in place of the Right Hon- ourable Sir George Rivers
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    • 110 9 s I ANOTHER I SUPER-SPECIAL J FROM b GAUMONT-BRITISH 9 lw I s B 1 I with I I VUIL MAUDE J N VI I) 1l lIIROF l^^ff^B i-KK J HXKDWICKE Z/m H PARSONS. ji V [«l the best film of the week is i^ Orders.' Wi.l undoubtedly of England's
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    • 489 9 Ekv S l E^' "*.-^fc')»*i- "T 'IB B 81-"*'' e^sS^B» B'j*r ''X^l"^' fc, f*' B jt^Emm^ |j, 7 iaV'iwW^^ESjr' i V^o^^BßE*«^^^^ vfE^HEw I A NEW ATTRACTIVE NUMBER I THE RO-TRUNK WARDROBE STYLE AS ILLUSTRATION COVERED AND BOI'ND Wl'l II VILCANITE FIBRE. BI'ILT ON PLYWOOD FOUNDATION BRASSED STEEL EXTERNAL FITTINGS. INTERIOR
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCS
    • 927 10 Eraser's 1 Annual Share Review Fruscr and Co.'s review of business In the local share market* during last year, states: Business in the local share market j during the past week has ben on a small scale only, the seasonal dislocation of activities being in
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    • 507 10 The following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S.. dunng the period Dec. 23 to Dec. 29, 1933. inclusive, and are available for public use in the Reference Library. Fullertoa Building. Singapore. Application may be made by members of the
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    • 162 10 The German press states with some authority that two Atlantic liners faster than the Bremen and Europa will be built in Germany. They will not, it is said, exceed 40,000 tons, but will be able to attain a speed of 36 knots, in cider to be superior to the French
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    • 440 10 DESCRIBED AS /OBSOLETE AND HARMFUL' Professor Soddy Says j Experts Always Wrong Professor Frederick Soddy was sharp- j ly critical of what he described as our "Obsolete and dangerous monetary sys- tern" in the course of a lecture he deli- j vered to a joint meeting
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    • 89 10 ABROAD London, Jan. 1. Exchanges to-day were: Paris 83. New York 5.15»2Montreal 5.13' 2 Brussels 23.40. Geneva 16.80. Amsterdam 8.10. Milan 61 13 16. Berlin 13.61. Stockholm 19.39V2Copenhagen 22.40. Oslo 19.90. Vienna 29* 2 Prague 109 5 8 Helsingfors 226' 2 Madrid 39 9 16. Lisbon 109 7 s. Athens
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    • 142 10 Suggestion To Save Freight A meeting of the Committee of the Low-country Products' Association was held in Colombo December 15th. A communication was received from the Director General of Statistics soliciting the Association's views on the suggestion put forward that considerable savings can be effected in
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    • 28 10 A meeting of holders of Vorarlberger Hlwerke six per cent, first mortgage sterling bonds, 1929, was held on Dec. 5 to consider a resolution modifying the bondholders rights.
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    • 40 10 SIR GEORGE MAXWELL RESIGNS FROM T.P.A. London, Jan. 3. Sir George Maxwell has resigned the chairmanship and honorary membership of the Tin Producers' Association owin? to disagreement with the "butter stock" scheme, states the Financial News.- Reuter.
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    • 377 10 Mills Almost At Full Capacity Reports from Pittsburgh show that j the tinplate mills are still running at almost full capacity, namely 16 turns a week with very few idle mills. This; heavy operation is entirely out of season, as usually a decided slackening occurs
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    • 97 10 Financial Times Forecast London, Dec. 28. At the end of the first quarter of 1934 the Financial Times expects there will not be sufficient tin on the market. On the figures for the first nine mdnths of 1933, the consumption for the year may be estimated at 124.000
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    • 66 10 An Interesting Map An interesting map showing British owned tin properties in Malaya is included in the December number of the Mining World and Engineering Record. The paper claims the feature to be unique as never before have so many British-owned tin mines been shown within a
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    • 65 10 During the week ending Dec 30 1933, exports from Malayan ports amounted to 20,803 cases, of which 18,101 cases were to the United Kingdom. 1,195 cases to the Continent of Europe, 557 cases to Canada and 950 cases elsewhere. Total exports for the period, Jan. 1
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    • 66 10 Evatt and Co., Kuala Lumpur, secretaries: Katu Tin Dredging: December U nnn ri l? 598: CUbic yards tre *ted 135,000, tin ore won pikuls 460* estimated cost $16,500; cost per cubic yard 12.22 cents. Renong Consolidated: Hours run 315C^ 1 y a L ds treated 6
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    • 87 10 Rubber Association Singapore, January 3, 12 noon Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot < loose) 13' 2 13 5 a R.S.S. equal to London Standard, (F.0.8.) 13 7 s 4 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Jan. 13% 133 4 j Feb-Mar. 13 3 4 13 7
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    • 182 10 Singapore, January 3, 12 noon Buyers Sellers Gambier 4.00 Java Cube 6.50 Hamburg Cube 6 50 Ifuntok White Pepper 28.00 White Pepper 27.50 Black Pepper 15.50 Copra, sunciried 3.00 Copra, mixed 2.35 Small flake Tapioca 4.25 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.00 Small Pearl Tapioca f>oo Lingga Sago Flour
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    • 198 10 SELLING January 3 London. 4 months' sight 2|4 364 London. 3 months' sight 214 1'32 London. 60 days* sight 2,4 1 64 London, 30 days' sight 2'4 London, demand 2 3 63 64 London, T.T. 2 3 31 '32 Lyons and Paris, demand 955 Hamburg, demand 155 New
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    • 59 10 by^hV^ov^^ Dutch shl P s chartered ?onJ Xi? ycar am °unted to 302 000 tons whereas only 233.000 were char teied during the whole of last vear" Eeononuc relations between Russia and Belgium are also growing, and a re4ar The flag of Rear-Acimiral M K Hor 12 and the flag
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    • 275 10 CERTAINLY THERE IS OIL OPPORTUXITIi; jv Ai'STHAI.IA V M Increasing Trao > S J WithMaia.'a'B Australia's Cindn Australia, was the Buntine's address Rotary Club yester who is President ol Perth, regards West a i of the most promisin Commonwealth and 1 wonderful future. The state was foi first settlement beiim
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    • 95 10 Dec t§ I American Can. Com American Telephone and Telegraph Atcheson Railroad Dupont Firestone. Common General Electric j General Motors 35 Goodrich i Goodyear Inter-Telephone and Telegraph 'National City Bank 21 'New York Central Railroad Pennsylvania Railroad Co. < Com.) Radio Corporation Socony-Vacuum Standard Oil N.J. Texas Corporation
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    • 101 10 Producers May I?. Greed} Discussing restriction i tors' Chronicle Candidus \\r. jare, however, two dangei fall restriction schemes Al (do not include all producers jfore may break down througl [weakness; secondly, that tionists become too greedy. level is too high in rclat; production costs, containers ill my information
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  • 899 11 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3. bang i 36s 6d Ma v. ilay (£> 36s 9d 37s 9d Tin (ss> 14s 9d 15s 6d ($1) 1.95 2 05 I£ 37s 38s Pudang ($1 I 31*.. 33* o ($1) 1.02 1.05 Tin (£1) 43s 45s I€ 5s 6d 6s 6d i
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  • 163 11 EVEN BEER Affected By Japanese Competition In the House of Commons, Colonel Colville (Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department) replying to Mr. Chorlton (Con: Manchester) in the j House of Commons, said he had received reports of competition from, Japan in various colonial markets; affecting a number of United Kingdom
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  • 84 11 Supplies in Excess of Requirements London, Dec. 30. On the money market this past week, the main incident was the large borrowing from the Bank of England for the end-of-the-year commitmants and usual window-dressing operations for balance sheet purposes. No undue pressure was experienced and the week
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  • 408 11 Fukien Catholic Church Occupied Foot- how, Dec. :3. The action of the Ninetee;tn Route Ar:i\v in occupying the Citholic Church at Kutien, despite repeated protests by the priests, led to a verbal I warning to-day from the French Con- sul at Foochow to General Ho Kungj kom.
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  • 50 11 Foreign exports of tin. being final shipments on ocean-steamers at all Malayan ports, during the month of December. 1933. i Destination Tons United Kingdom 80 United States of America 2.085 Continent of Europe 706 1 British Possessions 204 Netherlands India nil Other Foreign Countries 7 Total 3.186
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  • 58 11 E Exports. Monthly Cumulative Total I 1933 1933 1932 January 3.832 3.832 3.874 February 4.064 7.896 8.407 March 5,307 13.203 13,000 April 5,095 18.298 18,217 May 5.236 23,534 22.607 June 5,076 28.610 26.261 July 4.629 33.239 29,608 August 4,416 37,655 31.971 September 3,530 41,185 35,947 October 5,162 46,347 39,693
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  • 76 11 1. The above figures represent exports of smelted tin. 2. For detail of countries of destinations, see Summary C. of the Monthly Foreign Trade Return. One case of chicken pox was reported on board the s.s. Rohna on its arrival in Singapore from Madras on Saturday. The ship was put
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  • 465 11 Singapore. I>ec. tf. MEAT Beei steak (round) Kati '>8 Beef stew or curry do 28 Pork, lean do 41 Pork lean and fat (Ist L f uali A ty( do 33 l Mutton Australian lb 30 l Fow, 1 Kati 30 Hens (locally reared* do 40 'Ducks
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  • 77 11 Abdul Hamid, an Indian Mohamedan shop assistant of 76. High Street, was acquitted by the Criminal District Judge, Mr. N. A. Worley. yesterday of a charge of possession of ganja. He was arrested at midnight on Dec. 15, last, when a small quantity of the drug was found in the
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 27 11 THE EASTERN UNITED tSSCBANCI CORPORATION LTD. FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR CAR PERSONAL ACCIDENT AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. IOBNSON: (ieneral Manager. .i xd OFFICE: No. 4. Cecil Street, SINGAPORE
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    • 31 11 I YHE 1 sni rru iwh^%\ BRITISH j INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION j INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES L. OMAROOLIOUTH, Manager. Office: 2, Plnlayson Green.
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    • 447 11 Aagef exeee4 f U,I»M— A— ormnce Id force ♦▼er llf.Mt.tft The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. 'Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Great Eastern tile Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. Q m Company haB deposited wH, t.e Supre.e Court o, Engiand and compile. Companies Act In every particular. ATTRACTIVE
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    • 350 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 600.000 shares of £5 each £3 000 001 Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Liability of ."wmw Proprietors £3.000.0W HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches I Alor Star Hollo Semarang Amritsar
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  • 147 12 Three 13.450-ton steamers are being j converted to Diesel drive for the iNetherland Steamship Co.. and the first to be completed is the Manoeran. She is fitted with twin-screw Sulzertype machinery constructed by Werkspoor. each motor having seven cylinders 560 mm. in diameter, with a 1 piston stroke
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  • 35 12 The M.M. mail steamer, D'Artagnan is due here from Colombo on Saturday at 9 a.m. and will sail on the same day at 1 p.m. for Saigon, Hong Kong. Shanghai and Kobe. Berth SSB wharves
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  • 1177 12 WHY BRITONS TRAVEL "FOREIGN" Irksome Restrictions On Lines To The East British passenger shipping to the East is surlering acutely from foreign competition. An increasing number 'of British passengers, including civil and military officers whose passages are paid by the Government, travel to and from India on
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  • 81 12 In the month of November 24 motor ships were ordered, totalling 171.000 tons gross, the expenditure involved, according to the Motor Ship, being in the neighborhood of £4.000.000. They Include three passenger liners, three fast refrigerated cargo ships and 14 tankers. Ol the vessels in question. 11 are
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  • 55 12 Per President Garflelti: Mr. Leonard Blair. Mr. John Connell. Mr. Bert Feibleman. Mr. Albert Gillesme. Mr. R. R. Gupta. Mrs. Ina Marvin. Mrs. T. Mayntz-Clausen. Master T. MayntzClausen. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mevers Master Roy Mevers. Jr.. Mr. Franck Renoud. Dr. and Mrs. James Riggs. Mr. and Mrs.
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    • 588 12 Burns Philp line. (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE vim JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY Ea^ND. Regular monthly sailing by the well-kncwn steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons/ ana the s.s. MANOOLA <3,352 tons): [Cargo only] K! MAI 'ELL Ais one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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    • 57 12 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE of Western Australia FREMANTLE (Via P-.'.lemban& Banjoewangi and North Western Ports) TJJfcV. KOOLINDA Jan. 17. T.S.M.V. KANGAROO Feb. 2. T.S.M.V. KANGAROO Mar. 25. Fares Singfe 19.0.0. Australian Return £30.0.0. Currency For particulars of Freight and Passage please apply to: McALISTER CO., LTD. SINGAPORE PENANG Planters Stores Agency
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    • 193 12 HENDERSON LINE j SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS By Fortnightly Passenger Steamer! Between Rangoon, Port ">udu j; Marseilles, Palma and Kn;!a?d HOMEWARD BAILINGS Port of Disembarkation Phmoutt Leave Ranjn j m\. AMARAPOORA Jan 13 SAGAING BURMA YOMA PEGU U CHINDWIN KEMMENDINE BHAMO AMARAPOORA SAGAING v 2! BURMA yoma June Calls London. Through
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 418 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches and I Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday "30 a.m. Saturday 7 P- m Kuantan < via Jerantut Monday to Friday 7-30 a.m. Kuantan wia Jerantut) Saturdays 7 P- m j Kelantan ivia Padang Besar) Monday and Friday 7 p.m. Kelantan
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    • 219 12 SINGAPORE HARBOR Ships Alongside the V, Expected lo An Kast Wharf (Entrance (i;it, Anshun 22: Rohna 20 Main VVHarf (Entrance Carthage 18; K Takada 11; Blames* P Empire Dock (Entrance Gal Forresoank 30; On 35; Karapara 37. Empire L»ock (Entrance Peralc 47: Saxicava 4.'--West Wharf (Entrance Gat Menelaus 4. Section
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 502 13 P. O. British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated In England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL N. CO. OLDURDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Due Doe Tonnare. Singapore. Tonntce. Singapore 1934. SOMALI 8,810 Mar 14 6.Q00 Jan. 3 CARTHAGE 15,000 Mar 16 RANPURA 17.000 Jan. 5 NALDERA 16,000
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    • 486 13 &Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) "ELLEEMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM 4ND HAMBURG VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer* n DA c«n« Cit, of Norwich j£* u FOB HONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. "AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN" LINE. FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ
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    • 791 13 I 55 I*. n«^~.> WSCIUNCB. immm *nmn tM. W »J?-* W K.L.M. (Royal Dutch Air Lines) BLUE TUMMCL LIN E Itegular aerrlce to Marsolllea London, Amstsrdam, Rotterdam »nd Bremen ot,au». aavte, Wv«pooi J^^a«jiiow--B<Mton. New Yors and l fiiISSS WEEKLY BLRVICF TO YoNDON AND^NO^Te CONTINEM Via Port Swettenham, Penan* and Colomhn.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 958 14 IV. f*« ML KONINKLUKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU VAN HKI'TSZ- Thursday, Jan. 4, Belawan-Deli and Penang. VAN OUTHOORN— Thursday. Jan. 4, Cheribon (not for passengers*. Semarang. Sourabaya, Boelpleng, Ampenan. Padang-Bay, Bcnoa and Banjoewangi. VAN WAERWIJCK— Thursday, Jan. 4, Penang (mails only*. Oelee-Lheue (not for passengers >. Sabang. Tjalang. Meulaboh, Tapa-Toean. Sinabang, Sinßkcl.
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    • 365 14 BIMXAR STEAMSmr LINE cfcrf AMERICAN MAIL LINE COMFORT WITH tor ECONOMY PRESIDENT UNER TOURIST (2 ftcrs LARGE OUTSIDE STATEROOMS Each with hot and cold running water and restful beds. UNEXCELLED CUISINE DIVERSIFIED ENTERTAINMENT ORCHESTRAS DANCING SWIMMING TALKIES DECK SPORTS In addition to first class EVERT Trans-Pacific President Liner now features
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    • 592 14 O. S. K. Line i FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA t Manila Maru Buenos Aires, Santos. Rio de Janeiro, via Colombo, Mombasa. Zanzibar. Dar-es-Salaam. Beira. Lourenco Marques, Durban. Algoa Bay Cape Town. London Maru Cape Town via Mombasa, Zanzibar, p Dar-es-Salaam, L. Marques, Durban and Algoa Bay f Rio de
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  • 1342 15 Some Outstanding Talent: Scottish Selectors Disappointed LEINSTKR AND MUNSTER DRAW IN A GREAT GAME AT DUBLIN Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 3. n that all tour Home international Rugby iiid the same day. But happened yesterday. anrJ the Possibles met the Welsh Probables i tught a hard
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  • 539 15 Home Fixtures For 1934 <From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 12. The 1934 golf season opens with the i President's Putter Tournament at Rye from Jan. 11-14, continues with the Haliord-Hewitt Cup (for public 1 schools old boys' societies) on March i 23—26, and gets well into its
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  • 59 15 Raja Of Jaipur's Narrow Polo Escape Calcutta, Dec. 29. Rao Raja Hanut Singh, of Jaipur, luckily escaped a severe injury this afternoon when, during a practice polo match between Jaipur and Kashmir, the Raja'.s horse fell dead with his rider's left leg under it. The accident happened
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  • SANS AME DROPS DEAD
    • 673 15 Win Forltar Of tody The Viceroy's Cup race at Calcutta ton Boxing Day was won by Star of Italy, Ethics and Sans Ame beinc placed. STAR OF ITALY (Mr. Eve. 9.3 ETHICS (Mr. A. C. Ardeshir^ 9-2 Jones 2 SANS AME rMr. Edward Esmond). Marland
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    • 135 15 Miss Pact's 8,200 Guineas For A Horse Miss Dorothy Paget. owner of the notorloua racehorse Tuppence. tor .which she paid 6.600 guineas, and I which has only one clear win to his credit made another big purchase at' the Newmarket Bloodstock Sales yesterday. She gave 8.200 guineas— the
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    • 162 15 Command At Full Strength For Singapore The Malaya Command will be at. lull strength for their third match against Singapore at the S.C.C on Saturday. The XV has been selected as follows: Sapper F. Hutchinson. RE.; FOIT. T. D. L. Bolan. R.A.F.; FOil. E. A. Springall, R.A.F.: Lieut. G
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    • 179 15 London, Jan. 1. Hawick 6 Heriot's F.P 0 Hillhead H.S.F.P. 35: Melrose 9 Royal H.S.F.P. 17: Gala 5 Stewart's Coll Selkirk 1U: F.P. 9 Watsonians 6 Newport 8 London. Dec. 26. The following are the results of matches played under Rugby League rules to-day: Batley 3 Leeds 3
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 144 15 BRITAIN'S. DEPENDABLE. CAR A BETTER MOTORING I K^l W mm J ill C rn^m I The Austin Ten-Four de luxe Saloon, so < rtT ->'« JvtJKlm&d great a favourite among family motorists, silent^chaug- PSEfflj now has (in common with all Ten-Four 'v***ilA* models) Synchromesh Gears for troublefree gear-changing, and the
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  • SOCCER ASSOCIATION TURN DOWN PROMOTION PROPOSAL
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      • 767 16 Dashing S. R. C. Forwards Beat S.C.C. sh.c. sec. i. The SR.c. were nmcn too good for the Cricket Club when they met at hockey once more on the pa dang yesterday, and won t rather uninteresting match by the useful margin of five goals to one. Alter a promising
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      • 51 16 The following side has been selected j represent Belangor against Perak at hockey, on Saturday, at Ipoh Cheng J. L. Oretf «eapt.>. Gorbex 31ngh; C. O. Laßrooy, L. de Silva. H. R. Carey; Niranjan Singh, c. R. \l;<r f i!i ijr.», G. O. Hovil. Hassan. G F
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      • 72 16 Triple Tie in Monthly Medal The following are the best cards rereturned in the Men's December Medal ißogejn played over the week-end Dr. H. L. H. Lim «6> All Square J. W. Moore 19) All Square Yong Loon Chung <20» All Square W. McMullan <8' 1 Down T.
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      • 44 16 The Mixed Foursomes Flag competition was played at the Garrison Golf Links on Tuesday. The fallowing were the best returns:-- Ist. Mrs. Snelsrove and Lieut. C. F. G. Bond: 2nd. Mrs. R. E. Morris arid Mr. R. C. Giggins. 18 started.
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      • 32 16 The replug tor the Captain*! Cup I between W. McMullan l0» and T. LeUssilU '20> on Saturday, resulted in a win for Leijssius. 70 nett. as against McMullan's 71 nett.
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      • 20 16 The Sepoy Lines Ladies' Monthly Medal was won by Miss X. Sim. 2 up on bogey.
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      • 80 16 Results Of Wins At Penang Meeting 'From Our Own Correspondent* Penang, Jan. 3. As the result of three wins at the Fenang meeting Miss Sardis. the Javai horse, has been sent up from Class IV to 11. Zeeland. who is stated to be of I the same class
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    • 1689 16 FIRST DIVISION TO REMAIN AS I NOW CONSTITUTED A long discussion on communal interest in local football compared with the enthusiasm which would be instilled by the introduction cf the promotion and relegation system, took place at the annual general meeting of the Singapore Amateur
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    • 33 16 i The annual tennis and cricket meeting of the S.C.RC. will be held at the club on Saturday, the 6th. inst.. at 2 p.m. All members interested ar^ requested to attend.
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    • 257 16 Only One Try In Padang Game S.C.C. B nil: V. s,. n Xx Only one try was encounter between i Pub fifteen and the "B" team < on the Padang yesterda secured by the vlali more forceful side dry and fairly hard. The Services were do
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 44 16 EVERYBODY USES PRINTING IF YOU WISH TO ORDER CATALOGUES FOLDERS. BROCHURES NOTEPAPER PRIVATELY PRINTED BOOKS FTC PLEASE WRITE TO US DESIGNS AND ESTIMATE SPECIMENS OF PRJNTli\ir~Q^hj'r r rKiNUNG SENT ON REQUEST. h MALAYA PUBLISHING HOUSE^ DD.y T r B r LIMITED. PRlllTERS^ugmyehs BOOKBINDERS, STATIONERS
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    • 205 16 Pi Hi X £X 2 it P' r^ J k i^ii^ii^Bii f r 1 1' 1 1 n f^BH Bib^^iJ^r V^H '^^iinK 7 mi f i i Tit' X TTT 'f fl l tf AvD]HV^BT-IX« *„r,J,4j^^B il^i»^ 'T.^^^r'^^^B il^iluHri faß#B. JfVBH Iff t*~ 4 r -f i 4-* ■i 'MM
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