The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 January 1934

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    14 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 14.156. ESTD. 1835. FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1934. 10 CENTS.
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  • ANKING TROOPS MUTINY
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      GN OF SYMPATHY WITH REVOLT IN FUKIEN
      361 1 GN OF SYMPATHY WITH REVOLT IN FUKIEN mm pbel Victories Reported: )emand For Big Loan Shanghai, Jan. 4. M :AL regiments bekaging to the 87th Division lied at Nanking this morning when they from the North bank of the Yangtze. The rters of the rebel forces are celebrating ny, which
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      JAPAN HAS DONE WELL
      199 1 JAPAN HAS DONE WELL Lancashire Views On Cotton Pact London. Jan. 4. The opinion m Lancashire cotton j circles is that Japan has done very well out of the agreement but it must j be recognised that 400.000.000 yards is considerably below tht total lor 1932. leaving a difference ot
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      71 1 Indian Boycott To End Osaka. Jan. 4. The Japanese Cotton Spinners Association held a committee meeting to-day after which a communique was issued to the elf ect that the association would hold a general meeting on Jan. 6. to confirm the decision 01 the Association's committee to terminate the Indian
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      MINE DISASTER
      49 1 Over 100 Workers In Danger Duchov, Bohemia, Jan. 4. Hope of rescue of the 132 entombed miners has almost been abandoned Up to the present six bodies have been 1 found. The disaster was caused by an explosion of fire damp or dynamite used lor blasting.— Reuter.
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      IN QUARANTINE
      30 1 Meningitis Case On County Cruiser Hong Kong, Jan. 4. All junior ratings of H.M.S. Cumberland have been quarantined after the discovery of a case of meningitis aboard— Reuter.
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      On Other Pages
      84 1 Gold rush to Fiji Islands Page 6. Civil Servants' liability to pay income tax m Singapore— Page 6. Penang European driver guilty of negligence Page 6. Inquiry into Malayan mu-tsai conditions Page 3. Malaya Methodist Conference Page S. Local European woman motorist fined Page 3. Of interest
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      Man-Mongkuo Is Name Of New State
      107 1 Man-Mongkuo Is Name Of New State Shanghai. Jan. 4. A report from Tokyo states that the Japanese Government has finally approved oi the proposal to style the Manchukuo and Inner Mongolia as Man-Mongkuo (Man-churia-Mongolia State > m March this year when Henry Puyi. the present Regent of the northeastern provinces,
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      37 1 inu. In future all condemned men will be shot. A police training school will shortly be established m Fukien. and young men with education will be recruited for the service— Sin Chew Jit Poh and Union Times.
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      GENERAL ARAKI
      51 1 .Japan War Lord Is Indisposed Tokio. Jan. 5. General Araki the War Minister and one or the most outstanding figures m > Japan since the Manchurian outbreak. took to his bed on Jan. 1. with > symptoms of pneumonia. He has a high lever, according to a War
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    • Roosevelt Wants Recovery, Fund Of $2,000,000,000
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        BUDGET PLANS ARE OUTLINED TO CONGRESS
        825 1 Washington. Jan. 4. A deficit of 59.000.000.000 m the next wo years on N.I.R.A. plans is engaged m Mr. Roosevelt's message to Congress. It is estimated that expenditures chargeable entirely to N.I.R.A. WiU reach $7,500,000,000 tor the year anding June 30 and he asked
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        MORE AT WORK
        153 1 I < Progressive Improvement In Britain 1 i London. Jan. 3. The monthly figures of the Ministry 1 of Labour reveal a further substantial 1 increase In the number of employed persons. The figures show that there were at work on Dec-. 30 <?i more than a
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        16 1 Mr. D. J. Fleming, of the Eastern Smelting Coy., has gone to Ipoh on i transfer.
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        16 1 Captain E. A. Staines. Controller I Posts and Telegraphs. Penang. has! gone on nine months furlough.
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      HAS COME TO AMUSE HIMSELF
      249 1 A lien by Arrives At Penang Viscount A lien by, interviewed by our correspondent on his arrival at Penang, dispelled suspicions that he has come to the Far East on a "secret mission." He is simply here to amuse himself and all his arrangements and
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      ADMIRALS SON
      53 1 Naval Wedding At Hone Kong, Jan. 4. Lieut. Richard C. J. Dreyer, ol H.M.S. Berwick, the eldest son of Admiral Dreyer. Commander-in-Chief\ China Station. was married to-day to Marjorie Holme-Sumner. daughter of Capt. Berkeley Holme-Sumner, R.N. <Ret.> of Plaxtol. Kent. Four hundred guests were at .1 reception on
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      38 1 OBTAINABLE AT ALL IDING PROVISION STORES COCKTAIL DANCE A^MAKAN KETCHIL 6.30 P.m. to 8.10 P m INFORMAL DINNER DANCE SMOTKDAY* JAN. sth. DINNER E I SPFCML* "ENGAGEMENT OF ""MISS GLORIA COMK AND CHARACTER^UANCE^ RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA Phone 53Kl^^^i^^^^^—
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      25 1 .4 Capitol "Rijsttafel" is a REAL RIJSTTAFEL! CAPITOL RESTAURANT Saturday To-morrow "RIJSTTHFEL" TIFFIN $1.25 Served from Noon to 2.30 p.m. Phone 4906 for Table Reservations.
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      29 1 ADELPHI HOTEL I THE FAVOURITE TOWN HOTEL FACING ST. ANDREW S CATHEDRAL EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH MODERN SANITATION TABLE D'HOTE MEALS A LA CARTE ORCHESTRAL SELECTIONS DURING TIFFIN
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      37 1 Milk CHRYSLER COMFORT SEA VIEW HOTEL THE IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT TENNIS- GOLF- SWIMMING ALWAYS DELIGHTFUL EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH MODERN SANITATION HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER SPECIAL DINNER-DANCE D'SOUZA'S POPULAR iiO piece Band DINNER $3.-NON-DINE.RS $1.-
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    HER FAT IS GOING FAST.
    196 2 U you are curious to know what Is happening to her bust, waist, and hip measurements, read her letter: "I was 186 lbs. when I started taking Kruschen three months ago. and am DOW 162 lbs., and I hope to reduce my* weight still more.
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    DIARY OF THE WEEK
    194 2 Friday, sth. P'lrby: S.CC. "A" vs. Wiltshires, Padang. Hockey: Europeans trial, S.CC. Padang; Rest trial. S.R.C. Padang; V.M.C.A. 2nd vs. ACS., V.M.C.A. ground. Golf: Keppel G.C. Women's Spoon Stroke competition. Saturday, 6th. Rugby: S.CC. Ist. vs. Malaya Command Ist.. Padang; Chinese vs. Negri Sembilan All Blues
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    £1,000,000 BRIDGE
    98 2 First Link Across The Irrawaddy Rangoon. Jan. 2. The Ava Bridge, the first to traverse the great Irrawaddy River and one of the biggest ever built m India, was opened today at Sagaing, near Mandai lay, by the Governor m the presence ;oi hundreds of yellow-clad Buddhist I
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    FLEET OF TANKS FOR A USTRALIA
    213 2 Mechanising The Militia Melbourne, Victoria, Jan. 1. Within a few weeks an armoured car unit will be organised at Horsham, Victoria. This will be the first unit of its kind to be established by the Australian rr.'Jiitary forces The unit will be Jinovvn as
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    YELLOW BUSES TO GO
    188 2 New Service By Traction Company The bright yellow mosquito buses which have been a familiar sight on the streets between Finlayson Green and Bras Basah Road and Serangoon have disappeared. In their place green motor buses are operating. The new buses are owned by the Traction
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    FOUND SHOT IN RUINED HOUSE
    330 2 j Mysterious Shanghai Tragedy Shanghai, Dec. 28. The body of Mr. Henry W. Moon, wellknown In Hong Kong and Shanghai, was found yesterday afternoon m a i ruined house m a Shanghai suburb, a i bullet wound m the chest. Mystery and dread is given
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    NOT A BRILLIANT IDEA
    282 2 Chinese Who Was Attacked By Eight Men Allegations that he and his friend had been assaulted by eight men were made yesterday by a Chinese named Ng. Sin Lok when a compatriot, Son Ah Ngak, stood his trial before Mr. N. Grice, the Second Magistrate, on
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      244 2 I BllcnbvLtgs I I Poods I I Made from the purest milk I I of cows pastured m the home I I counties, the Allen bury s' I Foods are as easily digested I as mother's milk. They are I germ free and are simply and quickly made by the
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      77 2 j0 £j^ -j THEATRE ROYAL j (KING'S) i Penang Road, Penang. i Complete with Furniture and J S dynamo. Moderate rent. For J further particulars apply 158, J Transfer Road, PENANG. VACANT. It is requested that where all things annif^H 1 emp Io y ers preterencfS STmTn. f r ««*>~t
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      505 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEME!^ BATHIR6 CAPS. New season 9 s stocks just arrived. In most attractive colours and shapes. i AH one price $I*oo each. MEDICAL HALL, LTD., CHEMISTS. BUSINESS CARDS STRAITS TYPEWRITER AGENCY BTATIONEKB A KEPAIRERS. 14A v'kaßlf Alley. »ln**pon. Th« Obe»pe«t House for your Btation_flHt" tTJ Typewriters, Ribbons and O%rts>m
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      359 2 SINGAPORE Uu^ NOTICK C Teru|, rv NOTICE is herob. ;are now invited i r lt4; materials or servi. culars of such tern In the Tender Room VnnV,^ Supply of Slui( period Ist May i Jrs 1935. Date Monday. March Munkinal o^ WAR DEPARTS I CWNTRACTf 1 Sealed tenders wi] I
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      35 2 Law Notices For The Day Before the Chief Justice at 11 a.m. Summonses-in-Chambers. Before Mr. Justice Gerahty in 2nd Court at 11 a.m. Bankruptcy. Before Mr. Justice Mills at 11 a.m. Summonses-in-Chambers and Origirating Summonses.
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    MALAYA METHODIST CONFERENCE
    564 3 VNNUAL ASSEMBLY L\ SINGAPORE Edwin F. Lee. D.D.. opened ■"d session of the Methodist iference yesterday at 830 a brief devotional service he the subject of the need of lan Unity In the Spirit H Fol h»> devotional service the busi of the Conference took un routine
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    FROM SELETAR
    124 3 R.A.F. Headquarters To Move I To Singapore Oroop-Captala s. vv. smith, com- l mander ot the Royal Air Force m ttie Far East, will fly m one of the nine pianos leaving Seletar shortly to attend the opening of Brastagil aerodrome. The date of the inauguration of the]
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    EX-SERVICES MAGAZINE
    135 3 Features Of The December Issue The December issue of the magazine of the Ex-Services Association of Malaya will interest many who are not ex-servicemen. One of the chief features is the excellence of the large number of photographs, particularly of the Armistice Day services throughout the world. There
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    ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY AND MUI-TSAI
    1119 3 Inquiry Into Conditions In Malaya ILL-FOUNDED FEARS betwS n e tfg^ i "i r i 'aL "aje passed T Ti r 1 !U Rt Sir Phili P CunliflfeLister G.8.E., M.C.. MP Secretary of State for the o:, Colonies. Sii on behalf of the Committee of las
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    Letters To The Editor
    367 3 Letters To The Editor Why Britons Travel "Foreign To the Editor gSKeruesSS S.2SS MKiSKK d£ 2? a a "rr h n ShiP dep sl »Baporo «'i arr Gen °a Jan. 20 i 25 davsi 29 C ar D r U GP Si n r a Jan 16 (18 days.. 18
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    21 3 Shortly alter sewn o'clock on Monday night, a Chinese trieyelist sustained minor injuries when he was knocked down by a motor-car.
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    EUROPEAN WOMAN DRIVER FINED
    225 3 EUROPEAN WOMAN DRI VER FINED Lucky She Hit A Saloon Car i An accident m Thomson Road on Dec. 6 when a saloon cur iraa Ln j collision with another vehicle am i turned completely over without njlir mg its two occupanti led to the oro- secution mi a European
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    AUSTRALIA IN 1854
    65 3 Documents In Roof Of Old Homestead Lithgow. N.S.W., Jan. 4. Above the ceiling of the old Corderuy homestead an electrician found documents, dated 1854. addressed from Culien Bullen a town m New South Wales. One letter ordered a pair oi women's boots, '-the length of the enclosed
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      75 3 p fjj HERE IT IS! KELLY AND WALSHES Desk Calendar Stand Showing Bank and Customs Holiday, S Chinese Festivals, and Fete Days of all Nations. English and Chinese Parallel Dates. PRICES Complete 53.00 Refill only 51.50 KELLY WALSH, LTD., < Incorporated m Hong Kong) RAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE. New beauty NEW
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      102 3 dtocomfort of Rheumttta« Sciatica. Lumbajo »f your Wood b *ej»t »n a pure and healthy ttate j *Hrtt Clarti.-, Blood Mixture ZrvGrfdmUQinDi, TABLET Mm /^\WhenDad comes ujr pvw JrLOixic ui*cd g d! HC WIU ai>preciat€ a^up ofTeliciouT'Ovlt Mm: The rich nourishment it contains will banish fatigue, rebuild and restore the
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    Brassiere For Day Or Evening Wear
    822 4 Brassiere For Day Or Evening Wear And How You Can Make It To "Suit Yourself" y ES an d have übe an n^-V^sS I 1 never been able to buy m the market, it y wh ich opens m the back simple "extras" lift then buy one which is, Dearms
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    New Colouring
    159 4 Tawny shades will replace the past' popularity of black, white and pastel tones for evening occasions, it is revealed by Travis Banton. Paramount stylist. Evening frocks of burnt-orange, odd shades of red and deep yellow worn with wraps of dark brown or almost black green will be favoured."
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    Newest Accessories
    231 4 The gadget season is m full blast m Hollywood. Trick gloves, clips, hair ornaments, flowers, feathers, hats, waistcoats and sequin accessories have made a serious bid for popularity among the film celebrities, according to Travis Banton. The most important gadgets of the winter are listed by Banton as
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    53 4 The marriage took place on Sunday night at the residence of the bride's father, between Che Sishah. the eider daughter of Capt. Saad, and Tuan Syed Ahmad, of the F.M.S. Railways, Prai. youngest brother of Tuan Syed Abdul Pahme, Magistrate, Alor Star. Among the guests were Inche Aziz, Capt. Taliff
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    It May Be Comfortable
    1013 4 But Can An Easy Chair Be Beautiful (From Our Woman Correspondent) rl the old < days the grandfather's chair was the only comfortable one m the house; it was the pride of the family that sons and daughters should j sit erect. But perhaps these manners
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      24 4 NEW MATERIALS FOR DRESSES FANTAISIE MAT SATIN CIRE IN ALL LATEST SHADES MAKE YOUR CHOICE EARLY AT Wassiamull Assomull Co, 31 33 High Street.
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      107 5 COMING SOON! FIRST APPEARANCE IN MALAYA! The BIGGEST, BRIGHTEST and SNAPPIEST STAGE REVUE to vi it Singapore m years! "The MIDNIGHT FOLLIES of 1934" Opening at The CAPITOL, Jan. 17th. Direct from .1 SensiUionaljSuccessin U.S.A., China Philippines. 8 Dancing Beauties and Full Company! TO BE PRESENTED WITH M.G.Ms Brilliant new
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  • ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL'S INCOME TAX
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      LIABLE TO PAY IN SINGAPORE
      774 6 LIABLE TO PAY IN SINGAPORE An Important Judgment concernlni the liability ol Admiralty employee! m .Singapore to pay income tax has been given at home by the Master ot the Rolls, Lord Justice Slesser. and Lord Justice Romer On an appeal by Mr. 1<; W. C. Corry and a cross-appeal
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      A ROYAL VISITOR
      245 6 The Tengku Bendahara Of Serdang I H.H. the Tengku Bendahara of Ser- j dang (Tengku Mohamed Nur binj .Tengku Rajah Muda> is on a visit to] j Malaya. Tengku Mohamed and his; j family are staying at Raffles Hotel prior to proceeding to Kuala Lumpur, i Ipoh
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    $150 Must Be Won
    559 6 HOW TO MAKE YOUR CLAIM FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION Six Free Chances Every Week BELOW will be found particulars of the Free Press Football Competition No. 20 m which you are asked to forecast results of ten matches to be played m ttie English and Scottish
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  • PADLOCK CHAIN ROUND HER NECK
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      CHINESE GIRL'S COMPLAINT TO POLICE
      159 6 With a chain secured round her neck; by three padlocks, Mary Leng. a young Shinese girl of emaciated appearance and with numerous scratch marks on her face, talked into the Campbell Road police station Kuala Lumpur on Sunday and made certain allegations: against a Chinese
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      PENANG CAR FATALITY
      518 6 Jury Say Mr. J. G. Carr Was| Negligent The inquest into the Northam Road Penang motor fatality m which a Chinese cyclist named Joo Boon Lim met his death was concluded before Mr. D. Wills, the Coroner, m the Police Court when the jurors unanimously! found Mr.
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      15 6 Mr. J. M. Pennycuick of the Eastern Smelting Co Ltd.. Ipoh, has sailed for London.
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      WATCH GOLD RUSH TO FIJI ISLANDS
      249 6 Outlook "Distinctly Favourable Sydney, N.S.W.. J.m Sir Henry Scott. X.C.. a m< >. the Executive and Legislative of Fiji, while m Sydney on a bu visit said that, with the excep i the copra industry. In which a cci amount of depression existed Plj|
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      11 6 Mr. A. Rose, of Bukit Est; River, has left lor home.
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      97 6 BRITISH MADE ELECTRIC IRONS. II 4 A to #m \M i |i B^F These are the highest IBS? grade Electric Irons it is ijt iC^ possible to produce A |gj M l 33sl^^^^^^ great feature, exclusive *o _C& J^^*^%- :^f > tins iron is the side entry i*&*Jzs*l*»« J^^^^f^ connector,
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      232 6 j FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION No. 20. j 1 I agree to abide by the conditions governing this competi- S tion as set out above and to accept as final the decision of the J Competition Editor of the Singapore Free Press m all matters j appertaining thereto. My forecast
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      119 6 I I The MONACO SALOON This moael, whicii by individualistic featur. ft, standing reliability a D brilliant pcrlormar.ct earned a work* I reputation. Is newest form Bti improved. It 1a a car complete m ti details which may tahaix the comfort and MBVtl of passengers and cir: Pneumatic upholstei cep;
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    STEERED TITANIC
    153 7 iw Years For Robert Hitchens London, Nov. 30. i who was actually at the wheel] anic when she struck an ice-! (12 was sentenced at Winches-!) yesterday to five years' j. servitude. v< Robert Hitchcns. aged fifty- 1. bribed as a navigating officer.'' charged with the attempted Mr
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    INTO THE WILDS
    87 7 Dutchmen To Form Settlement > Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Dec. 2J). Dutchmen belonging to 17 mtessions are about to em- 1 on a sreat adventure. lifty people have chartered a I at their own expense. In hope to travel out to New order to establish a white
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    THE ALHAMBRA
    125 7 Somerset Maugham's Novel Adapted Thanks U) the performance ol Douglas Fairbanks Jnr.. Warner Bros. aim, "The Narrow Corner", which began at the Alhambra last night, is a success. The 111 m is an adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's novel, and there is little of his familiar acidity m
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    PENANG DEATH
    82 7 Power Station Engineer Succumbs i From Our Own Correspondent I Penan*:, Jan. 4. The death has occurred of Mr. W. i B. Hendry. shift engineer at the Prai power station. Municipal electric supply department. Deceased was apparently In the best of health on Tuesday evening and played tennis.
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    RETURN BY AIR
    56 7 (iovornor's Party Now At Bel Retiro (From Our Own Corrvspondont. I'enang. Jan. 4. H.E. the Governor, with Lady Clement! and the Misses Clenienti returned by air from Sumatra to Alor Star at noon, arriving at Penang about 4.30 p.m. by car and went up to Bel Retiro
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    POLICE COMB PAWNSHOPS
    231 7 MISSING JEWELLERY FOUND Negligent Pawnbrokers Fined Following the burglary m a jeweller's shop m North Bridge Road last month, when articles worth about $1,350 were stolen, the police have been "combing" the pawnshops for the missing property. As a consequence they have summoned two pawnbrokers m whose
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    CHINESE DRUG SMUGGLERS
    354 7 Smart Capture By Malay Civilians Two Malay civilians who arrested Chinese drug smugglers In Rangoon Road recently were the principal witnesses at the trial of the captives be- j fore Mr. N. A. Worley m the Criminal; District Court yesterday. The accused, Tan Koh Kee and Tan.
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    STATE WINS
    171 7 Land Sale Claims Fail At Seremban •From Our Own Correspondent. > Seremban, Jan. 3. Mr. Justice G. A. Hereford, m the; Seremban Supreme Court todoy| delivered judgment m two civil suits! instituted against the State of Negri Sembilan by certain Malacca landowners, who alleged that their estates.' situated
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    MAN WORTH £30,000
    122 7 Found Dead With lid. In His Pocket Perth. West Australia. Jan. 4. It is now disclosed that Edmund An- j drews. 76 whose, body was found under i 'a tree near Tuckanarra. m the Cue district. Western Australia recently.: with lid. m his pockets, had i 130.000
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    SINGER IN WALES
    125 7 i Accompanied By Pianist In New South Wales (irafton, N.S.W., Jan. 3. The wireless telephone between Engi land and Australia was put to a novel use when a man m Wales sung a favourite hymn to an accompaniment played on the piano m Grafton by his I
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    SUMMONS WITHDRAWN
    97 7 A summons lor failing to keep a register of sales of poison against Dr. > F. W. F. Clarke, of the Raffles Dispen- I sary m Hill Street, was withdrawn in| the Fourth Magistrate's Court before, Mr. J. M. Brander yesterday. Detective-Inspector J. Tolmie dedared that the Deputy
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    41 7 The Countess of Carlisle, niece of Sir Miles Lampson, has left Shanghai hospital. Lady Carlisle was seriously injured m the crash of the ShanghaiCanton mail plane on November 24, when the machine piled up on a mountain side on Chushan Island.
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    RUMANIA MOURNS
    102 7 Assassinated Premier Is Buried Bucharest. Jan. 'I. Every activity throughout the coun- 1 try was stilled on the occasion oi the funeral of the Premier, M. Duca Cinemas were closed and there was i no music except funeral marches by military bands und at masses m the churches.
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    BANGKOK ROTARIANS
    88 7 Address Memorial To Siamese King From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Jan. 4. Rotarians haw addressed a memorial to the King, who is a honorary member and patron of the Bangkok club, wish ing the sovereigns Godspeed and a safe return from their visit to Europe and America. The
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      448 7 £^^K^^HD\, IN THE M ERRY SUNSHINE MUSICAL T w 1 IPwL^ 'THAT'S A GOOD GIRL" t 'h^M 1 I I ELSIE RANDOLPH I VERA PEARCE~| KATE CUTLER I~GARRY MARShJi 1 F •^V^iJ oneo^n^^^S^e^^eS PICTURE! That, Trta-p. g --JF Jl n h j S t U tha y t ?S Ce
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    THE POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE THIEVES
    57 8 THE POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE THIEVES who took one hundred and eighty-six watches from a West End jeweller's shop on Sept. Ist. They should, of course, have been put back, according to summer-time regulations, on the following morning. Should your property be stolen and not returned, your "GAFLAC"
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    The The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY. JANUARY 5. 1934. The French Import Quotas
    468 8 The The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY. JANUARY 5. 1934. The French Import Quotas A LTHOUGH tin plates and manu- factured rubber goods are among the articles which France has placed jon a very considerably extended 'list to which the quota system jis to be applied we do not think Malayan
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    1188 8 TTHE S.A.F.A. at their annual meeting were reluctant to introduce into Singapore football a system of promotion and relegation m the league m i order to avoid anything that might conduce towards professionalism m the least degree. Of course, they had their tongues m A Cup their cheeks with
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    FROM DAY TO DAY
    344 8 A Burns Club has been formed by Shanghai Scotsmen. The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mudie and Mrs. Mlidie, who were on a holiday .trip to Siam and Cochin China, have returned to Ipoh. Dr. T. Wilson, Health Officer, Tarnpin, has been transferred to Prnvinc3 Wellesley. Dr. Pinson
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    How Japan Ushers In The New Year
    1170 8 "Omedeto Gozaimasu." You'll hear this phrase. "Congratulations." on all tide after the temple bells -thr which is now relayed to c that possesses the magic ol a have struck the midnight Dec. 31. signifying that year is dead and that v i. just
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      12 8 GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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    HU'S INDICTMENT OF NANKING
    3168 9 Militarists Must Be Eliminated EMPTY TALK~OF UNITY indictment of th Nankin* regime is made by Mr I, !,.,n-m.n. m a recently published declaration ,o the p«O pit". Mr. Hu Han-nnn has been offered the highest post In >t officialdom by Nanking. He occupies the key ««si
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    BRITAIN'S RECORD DROUGHT
    220 9 BRITAIN'S RECORD DROUGHT Water Supply Is Curtailed London, Jan. 3. The deficiency m rainfall over a large part ot Great Britain prolonged over nine consecutive months has led to the drying up ot springs and the fall ot water levels which, m many parts of the country, are causing inconvenience
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    COMING ELECTIONS
    131 9 Three Contests Are Impending London, Jan. 3. The King has approved the appointment of Sir Gorvais Rentoul M.P.. and Air. Geoffrey Keith Rose. Recorder of LildlOW ilnce 1932. as Metropolitan Police Magistrates to till th<:- vacancies caused by the death of Mr. J. A. R. Cairns and the
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    A BUSY SPOT
    104 9 London Traffic Census Disclosures London. Jan. 3. The traffic census taken by the Metropolitan Poiice last July shows that vehicles passing London's busiest traffic centre. Hyde Park coiner, were 12.846 more m the course of 12 hours than m July. 1931. On an average day this centre
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    P. O. SURPLUS
    82 9 Over Ten Millions In Hand London, Jan. 3. During the financial year 1922-33 the turnover oi the Post Office reached a total of £570.256,000. In the same period the despatch of letters, telephone business, savings bank deposits, cash on delivery transactions, postal orders and postal drafts, all
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      55 9 London, Jan. 4. Spot < Sellers* 4 5 16d. <4 5 16d.> Buyers* 4 1 4 d. <4 4d- > Jan.-March 4%d. <4 13 32d.) April- June 4 15 32d. <4i 2 d.) Juy-Sept. 4 9 16d. <4 19 32d.> Market:— Dull. New York, Jan. 4. January -30 <8.85)
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      TIN
      21 9 London, Jan. 4. Messrs. Malcolm Bowley and Son's closing prices to-day were Spot £224-10-0 (€227-12-6) 3 Months £225-0-0 (£227-17-6) Market:—Easier.
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      STERLING
      14 9 London, Jan. 4. New York 5.08 (5.15V 2 > Paris 82?^ (82 111 16)
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      117 9 m* t t tt ANOTHER g SUPER-SPECIAL g FROM GAUMONT-BRITISH 5 VI AIDE I v vuimit ke Q^L I PARSONS. jj H 5 Ur the bet>t film of the week is li Orders.' Will undoubtedly of England's most successful Met. It has that verve and speed g are essential to
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      143 9 A W*W ATTRACTIVE NUMBER THE RO-TRUNK WABMOK STYLE AS ILLUSTRATION COVERED AND BOUND WIIII VULCANITE FIBRE. BUILT ON PLYWOOD FOUNDATION BRASSED STEEL EXTERN FITTINGS. INTERIOR FITTED WITH NICKEL PLATED HANGER FITMENT CARRYING FIVE "D" SIIAPF HANGERS. SHOE POCKETS AND SOILED LINEN BACi THREE DRAWERS— TWO PULL OUT AND ONE DROP
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      BELGIUM WANTS TIN QUOTA
      112 10 DELEGATES GOING! TO LONDON FOR IT London, Jan. 4. The Dally Express understands that M. Cainille Camus. Director-General of the Belgian Colonial Office, and M. Can>ille Gult. director of the Societe j Qenerale da Minerals, are shortly coming to London t" discuss with the International Tin
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS
      115 10 Foreign imports of tin ore during the| month of December. 1933. Country of Origin Tons 4 1 1. Alaska 2. Burma 315 3. Netherlands India:— Banka and Billtton 8 Singkep Other Places 5 4. French Indo-China 196 5. Japan 80 6. Siam 1.250 7. Tanganyika 21 8.
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      KAMUNTING TIN
      45 10 Output of tin ore during the month of December: Output pickuls 1,772 pikuls; Yardage 392,000 cubic yards; Estimated Value of Ore $125,470; Esti- j mated Mine Profit $91,140. Total esti- 1 mated Mine Profit tor 6 months of cur- rent financial year $507,720.
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      CANTON PAPER MILL
      324 10 85,000,000 Contract Goes To Swedish Co. As the outcome of three years' nego- tiations. the Swedish Trading Co. Fil. m China, Ltd. have just concluded a very important contract with the Can- I ton Government for the supply and erection of a paper and pulp mill. This
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      26 10 An enormous amount of mischief is being done by people who save themselves the trouble of thinking by an appeal to principles.— The Bishop of Liverpool.
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      Singapore Produce Prices
      183 10 Singapore, January 4, 12 noon Buyers Sellei Gambler 4.00 Java Cube 6.50 Hamburg Cube 6.50 Muntok White Pepper 30.00 White Pepper 29.50 Black Pepper 16.00 Copra, sundried 2.95 Copra, mixed 2.30 Small flake Tapioca 4.25 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.00 Small Pearl Tapioca 5.00 Lingga Sago Flour Fair
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      Petrol And Kerosene Prices
      118 10 January 4 Dcvoe's Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per tin (of 4 Imp. galls.) 170 Sylvan Arrow Kerosene per tin 1.50 Secony Motor Gasoline ex pump per British Imperial Gallon 82 Socony Motor Gasoline m 4- gal. drums per British Imp. Gal. 85 Socony Motor Gasoline per 4-gallon
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      Exchange Rates
      193 10 January 4 London, 4 months' sight 2 4 3|64 London. 3 months' sight 214 132 London, 60 days' sight 24 1 64 London, 30 days' sight 2|4 London, demand 2 3 63;64 London, T.T. 23 31)32 Lyons, Paris, demand 950 Hamburg, demand 155 New York, demand 59U Batavia.
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      HUGE FRENCH LOAN
      68 10 t>u r* Paris Jan 2. The Government tomorrow is issuing the first slice of the ten milliard francs consolidation loan m the form of five, ten and 15-year Treasury Bonds the first repayable at par, and the second and third at a premium. The price and rate
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      MALAYAN PALM OIL
      95 10 Latest Buyers' Prices Latest buyers* prices, received by cable by Messrs Guthrie and Co., yesterday for Malayan Palm Oil and Palm Kernels are: Palm Oil m Bulk: c.i.f. landed weights New York/Philadelphia 2.65 cents (U.S. currency) per lb. ci.f. landed weights U.S.A. Pacific Ports 2.60 cents (U.S.
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      16 10 I think the sun will still rise tomorrow and the birds still sing— Mr Henry Morgenthau.
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      JIMAH RUBBER
      16 10 «J2? tput for the m <>nth of December 1933 amounted to 44,249 lbs. OTWr
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      AMALGAMATION OF TIN COMPANIES
      1268 10 AMALGAMATION OF TIN COMPANIES Malaya Consolidated And Penawat The seventh annual general meet- r ing of the shareholders of Malaya i Consolidated Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., c was held at the registered office of t the Company, Chartered Bank Cham i bers Penang, on Tuesday with the Chairman (Mr. J.
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      D.E.I. ECONOMIES
      100 10 Gs. 11,000,000 More Must Be Saved (From Our Own Correspondent.) v t Medan, Dec. 29. The Java Bode states that at a Government meeting presided over by the Oovernor-GeneraJ it was found possible to cut Government expenditure by a further 24,000,000 guilders But f the budget is to
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      Chamber Of Commerce
      86 10 Rubber Association Singapore. January 4, 12 noon Buyers Sellers I.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot < loose > 13*» 8 13 71b I S.S. equal to London Standard, (FOB.) 13 7 8 H standard R.S.S. on Tender Jan. 13' 2 13 5 /8 Feb-Mar. 115«3 5 13
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      197 10 Dec. 30 Jan. I 3. American Can. Com. 99 98 97 American Telephone and Telegraph 111% H0 7 k 109 l 2 UchoFon Railroad 56 l 4 56 3 4 56 Dupont 955 8 947* 93> 4 Firestone. Common 19 3 8 19 8 18 7 H General
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      £ ABROAD
      101 10 ABROAD London, Jan. 3. Exchanges to-day were Paris 82 31 32. New York 5.16V 2 Montreal 5.15. Brussels 1 23.42. Geneva 16.82. Amsterdam 8.10. Milan ensBerlin 13.63 V 2, v Stockholm 19.39 Copenhagen 22.40 Oslo 19.90. Vienna 29» 2 Prague 109*2Helsingfors 226 1 2 Madrid 39 19 32. Lisbon 109
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      YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION
      187 10 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held Its 1.155 th auction yesterday. Catalogued 1.426,012 lbs Tons 636 61 Offered 1.317,476 588 36 Sold 933.842 416 89 SPOT London 4V 4 d New York 8.13/16 cents PRICES REALIZED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per Lb Standard Quality No
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      TIN MAKES MUSIC IN THE AIR
      671 10 TIN MAKES MUSIC IN THE AIR I 1 Bells And Bell Ringing Often during the day we i an urban district hear the bells, but we do not hove very few of us understand sage; they are just one < .everyday sounds to which our become accustomed. At l» usually
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST
    808 11 Yesterday's Closing Quotations ;,H RSDAY. lAMARY 4 ing C) 37s 6d 39s .Talay <£) 36s 9d 37s 9d Tin (si) 14s 9d 15s 6d ys\) 2 05 2.15 q 37s 38s ing 'SI 32 34 S ($1) 104 107 Tin (£l> 43s 45s Bf 7» 2 d
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    "HOUSE OF LUCK"
    91 11 215,050 In Prizes From State Lotteries i Sydney, N.S.W., Jan. 4. •'The House of Luck" is the name applied to a home m Tullamore N.S.W. which, since the State Lottery commenced, has received £10.050 m prize 11 The'" first good luck arrived when a -araee employee, who
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    SNAKE IN PRAM
    39 11 Mother Kills It While Child Sleeps Melbourne, Jan. 4. A four-month-old baby was sleeping: m Us pram on the verandah of its home S Rutrv near Euroa. Victoria. 1 TOe chUds mother went out to seeing.—Reuter.
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    DOG BRINGS AID
    31 11 To Boy With Broken Leg Warren, N.S.W., Jan. 4. ?*J!!?!T H W e aS wa g s U r ul5 «fo barren I and taken to hospital.- Reuter
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    THE 14th ANNIVERSARY
    641 11  -  The Amateur Sporting Association The fourteenth anniversary of the Amateur Sporting Association was very j successfully celebrated on Saturday and Sunday, the 30th and 31st December, at the spacious sea-side bungalow of the President. Mr. Lim Hock Seng, East Coast Road. On Saturday night about eighty l
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    STATE AS FAIRY GOD-MOTHER
    274 11 STATE AS FAIRY GOD-MOTHER £490,351,000Year1y On Social Services London, Jan. 2. In the latest year for which figures are available m most cases 1931— n0 less a sum than £490.351.000 was spent on the principal forms of public social service m England, Wales, and Scotland. The services m question consist
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    STERILISATION DISEASES
    295 11 New German Law In Force Berlin, Dec. 29. Arrangements are now complete for he sterilisation of 400.000 men and wonen after Jan. 1. when the new law for he sterilisation of the unfit comes into orce. This number is composed of an aporoximatelv equal proportion of men ?nd
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    19 11 The repeal of Prohibition, added the S ta"e and other agencies for the relief of unemployment. Including public works.
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      26 11 THE EASTERN UNITED <SfTRANCB CORPORATION LTD. fFIBE, MARINE, MOTOR CAR PERSONAL ACCIDENT AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. I HNSON: General Manager. iIFFICE: No. 4, Cecil Street, SINGAPORE
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      26 11 SOUTH (wjjfik BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES L. C. MARGOLIOUTH, Manager. Office: 2, Finlayson Green.
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      836 11 \*seU exceed fl2Jog,—# A— urance In force •wet fU>Mi»tt The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. 'Incorporated In the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27, Old Jewry, l.t The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with
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    NEW EAST ASIATIC LINER
    134 12 The East Asiatic Co. have placed an order with the Nakskov Yard for a new passenger and cargo ship for the Siam service. There is passenger accommodation for 55 people m first-class cabins and several interesting features are incor-!--?£f a l c V n the new
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      BAREFOOTED TREK IN THE ARCTIC
      651 12 BAREFOOTED TREK IN THE ARCTIC 25 Miles Among Frozen Coast Wreck Ordeal The full story of the perils and hardships experienced by the crew of the Canadian trading schooner Speed, which was wrecked after an engineroom explosion and fire during an Arc- j tic storm on the Great Bear Lake,
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      PASSENGERS HOMEWARD
      552 12 The following passengers are proceeding per s.s. Carthage sailing at ).3O a.m. on Friday, lor Ptnang. Colombo. Bombay and Europe. Mr. R. A. Joscelyne. Miss Adams. Miss E. W. Case. Mr. W. Cole. Miss B. Baker. Mr A E. Morris. Mr. and Mrs A C Pooley. Mr. H.
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR
      102 12 Ships Alongside the Wh Expected to Ani. East Wharf (Entrance Gate Plancius 22. Main Wharf (Entrance Carthage 18: Hua Tbi Maru 12: Larut 10; Blanv iGoigon 6. Empire Dock (Entrance C. a Forresbank 30; On>st. 35: Jarak 36. Empire Dock (Entrance t Silverash 46. i West Wharf (Entrance
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      VESSELS ARRIVED
      140 12 Klang. Brit.. 723 4.1 for Penang 6.1. Toradja, Dut.. 673 toi 4.1 for Djambi 6.1. Valentijn. Dut.. 1 181 Sourabaya 4.1 lor Bawea Albert Sarraut. Fr.. Saigon 4.1 for P&lembang Hero. Norw.. 823 tons. 4.1 for Bangkok 5.1. Boribat. Siam. 352 tow 3.1 tor Tumpat via coa^Sinabang. Dut..
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      CLEARANCES
      45 12 Jan. 3— Lylcpark. ißrlt land. «Ger. >; Aden. iPcl Asdang. <Siam>: TJipai I kel. Kota Nopan. Kepa Khoen Hoea. Toba. iDutJ Lipis. Titan. Helen M Ipoh. Larut. Sin Kheng 8 Sin Aik Lee. Esmeraldn. •Brit Jan. 4. Rusa. Kola 'Brit.* Hafthor. 'Nor I V •Dut.».
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      PIRACY AND SALVAGE
      104 12 Investigating A Scandal In Japan As the Japanese piilu-. progresses of several pr eluding Rikiichiro. Ezur* I his piracy on a Russian Bill] of years ago. the details Ol Vase Society of the Ann Rosmnne" have been disc! I quite fraudulent natlll Japan Chronicle. Revelations so lar
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      31 12 "The activities and prop. fanizationa such as the i Nations Union, quite uninten i because I am sure they do not I :do It-— are a atrioua drawb cniiting. ."—Lord Leconfl
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      NEWS OF THE MAUD
      154 12 Amundsen's Old Ship News has been received m Oslo that Captain Roalci Amundsen's old poiarship. The Maud, after having been left by us crew long ago. has drifted from Victoria Land, north of Canada, to a place about seven miles from Wainwrifbt, Alaska, and is now
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      CHERRY BLOSSOM TIME
      280 12 N.Y.K. Special Travel Facilities Although since their inauguration the N.Y.K. special return trip tickets between Singapore and Japan ($223). Shanghai <$189>, and Hong Kong ($137), have become exceedingly popular, the N.Y.K. have found that although Malayans are aware the exchange is m their favour, they are 111
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      491 12 "~j~ Burns Philp line. (Incorporated m Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE vi* JAVA? DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) ana the s.s. MANGOLA (3,352 tons): [Cargo only] s MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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      80 12 I. S. K. LINE. ISHIHARA FNDUSTRIAL V» TRANSPORT CO. (Incorporated m Japan REGULAR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE From Japan Due MILAN MARU Jan. 13 MALTA MARU Jan IK BOSTON MARU Feb. 9 Fell FOR KOBE, OSAKA, MOJI. TAWATii NAGOYA AND YOKOH.\M\ Due Sail* ERIE MARU J;m. 7 Jan BOSTON MARU
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      440 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 Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Koantan <- ;ia Jerantut) Saturdays p.m. j Kelantan (via Padang Besar) Monday and Friday 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Gemas) every
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      395 13 British India and Apcar lines. (Incorporated In England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Dae Dae Tonnag e. Singapore. Tonnage. Singapore 1934. SOMALI 6,810 Mar. 14 BEHAR
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      432 13 EUerman& Buckiiall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM .AND HAMBURGVIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer' Do* Sails City of Norwich Jan. 15 Jan. 17 FOR HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. City of Bath Jan. 25 Jan. 26 City of Lille Mar. 0 Mar. 7
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      1150 13 aT^j THM BU7B FUWHBL LIMB (Ocean THB BUA KHIOW TsUIiHHIP 00, (IMIL B»i— Bnin do. Lid, And China Ltd. Mutual mmm Navigation Co.. Ltd. THB OUNARD STZAMBHIP 00, LM. IBX STRAITS STBAMBHIP 00, Ltd. THK SARAWAK STEAMSHIP 00, LM. IHB CHINA NAVIGATION 00, Ltd. THM AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LDfl LM CHB
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      518 14 It- r m M H KOMNKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU MAI Rt 1 ngat idayt JUn 5< P()eloe KidjanK Sa P at T(im bilahan, Poeloe- Pallas and PL *iß^^s!£^ ntOk <PaSSOngerS and mails on *>* Batav >»< TOIIITI Friday, Jan. 5. Belawan-Dell E rndfoLp r !nri y ,n J T n h
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      388 14 I TO EUROPE I FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO, BOMBAY. SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES. GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive d r> Spore. Spore. Penan*. N.York. £res. Polk Jan 13 Jan 16 Jan 18 Feb 2 7 d S dai J ls Jan. 27 Jan.
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      633 14 !TO NAPLES, MARSEILLES, LONDON, ANTWERP ROTTFI'i»%!T TO HAMBURG A1 Xn RUKUNI MARU 12,000 Jan. 9 10 {YASUKINI MARU 12.000 KUSAN MARU 10,300 Jan. 24 25 HAKONE MARU RUNA MARU 10,400 Feb. 7 8 SSUWA MARU n(. TORI MARU 10,000 Feb. 22 23 SFUSHIMI MARU 11 000 \SHIMA MARU 10,000 Mar.
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    HOME CRICKET IN 1934
    439 15 Australian Tour i urts o •From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 9. The 1934 Ticket season opens at oxiord on April 25. with the Seniors' match, which is followed three days later by the Freshmen's match on the same day that the Cambridge Seniors' match begins.
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    HOME FOOTBALL
    179 15 London. Jan. 3. In a Division 111 'Northern) match to-day Accrington b«?at Doncaster 4—l at Accrington. Router. The following are the results of matches played m the English Scottish I football leagues —on New Year's Day Airdrieonians 2 Falkirk 2 Ayr U. 0 Queen of the South 3
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    TRAFFIC HELD UP
    94 15 Thickest London Fog For Years London, Jan. 3. All traffic services with the exception of those underground were much dis- organised as a result of yesterday's fog I which was the severest experienced for several years. Accidents were numerous and some deaths are reported. In some areas
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    61 15 The Band of the S.S. Police under the direction of Mr. F. E. Minns will perform the following porgramme, weather permitting, at Katong Park on Jan. 5 commencing at 5.15 p.m. Overture "Fra Diavolo," Amber: Selection "Offenbachiana," Finck; Piccolo Solo "The Wren m the Poplars," Adams; Selection "A Country Girl,"
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    SPRINT RECORD
    52 15 1 Glaswegian Wins Powderhall Edinburgh. Jan. 2. William MacFarlane of Glasgow, starting scratch, won the famous Powderhall 130 yards handicap sprint for professional runners. This is MacFarlane's first win from scratch and he is also stated to have created a record by winning the event twice m succession.-
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      176 15 V SOAP JLJon't trust ordinaru soap Nhp fhimM l>e used very carefully, if MM want to keep your hair looking its best. Many t*oap« and prepared ehani[»ooB contain too much free alkali. This dries the makes the hair brittle, and ruin* it. The best thing for steady use II Mulsified
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      210 15 I i If YOUR BATTERY COULD SPEAK, IT WOULD SAY CHANGE TO X X They spark when others can't and make starting easier Wi AT ALL GARAGES i DISTBIBUTORS FOR MALAY A BORNEO MOTORS LTD. i Remember ASK FOR THE KNOLISR A.C. JhR Health y mo Sore Throat I MO
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    CHINESE XV DEFEAT RAFFLES COLLEGE
    603 16 CHINESE XV DEFEAT RAFFLES COLLEGE Winners Convert All Three Tries Scored Chinese 15pts: Raffles College nil. L The Chinese rußby side defeated l Raffles College at Bukit Timah yester- f day by fifteen points (three goals to j nil, but it was not a very interesting match, and the score
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    Chinese vs. Raffles College
    95 16 i The following have been invited to! play Rugby for the Chinese against the Raffles College at the college ground to-day Tan Sye Whatt, Chan Ah Kow. Tai Swee Kee. Robert Eu, Boon Gin. Ong Kee Yearn. Lim Swee Ann, ChOO Beng. Ton Mali Chow. Ciiang
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    S.C.C. RUGBY FOOTBALL
    96 16 The following have been invited to play Rugby for Merchants vs. P.S. on Tuesday, at S.C.C. <In Club Colours > D. R. Harper: J. E. King. D. G. M. Owen. R. Land. G. Dodds: H. J. M. Hesketh. J. H. J. Dredge; L. V. Taylor. E. O
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB
    163 16 I FH.-Lieut Allen Wins Hose Cup The Kme Cup was played at the Garison Goli Links on Sunday Dec. 31. to Jan. 3. The following were the best returns: Ft Lieut. W. S. Alien. 80 8 72 £qr. L dr. A. E. Barr Sim. 76 3 73
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    R.S. YACHT CLUB
    76 16 On Sunday, Jan. 7th., the International Six-Metre Class will sail the first of a series of two races for Mr. Worham's Trophy. Start 10 a.m. The "B" Class will sail the second of the series of three races for Mr. Worham's Beer Mug. Start 10.10 a.m. The
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    SINGAPORE CYCLING
    64 16 All interested cyclists are informed that the first club run will be held on Sunday, commencing at 6.30 a.m. sharp. Meeting place will be outside the premises of the Clerical Union. Rangoon 'Road. Punctuality is essential. Routes and destination will be announced before the run. Further particulars can
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    2ND INDIAN CRICKET TEST
    42 16 2ND INDIAN CRICKET TEST Starts At Calcutta This Morning S. Wazir Ali. crack batsmen on the Indian side. He has already scored a century against the M.C.C. C. K. Naidu, skipper of the India Test team opposing the M.C.C. at Calcutta to-day..
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    BRADMAN WILL NOT FLY
    211 16 Sydney, N.S.W., Jan. 4. Because he fears he is a Jonah m aeroplanes. Don Bradman has declined an invitation to travel by 'plane to Port Pirie South Australia* to take part m a local match. 'I have no personal objection to flying or fear of it."
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