The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 January 1934

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  • 14 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 14,164. ESTD. 1835. MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1934. 10 CENTS.
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  • 528 1 FOOCHOW FALLS— 19th ARMY IN RETREAT Foreign Consuls Persuade Peaceful Evacuation WITH the fall of Foochow, the 19th. Route Army rr is m retreat, according to a message from Amoy relayed through Shanghai. This is a fair indication that the Fukien revolt is on its last legs as the Communists
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  • 95 1 I j Lord Marley Suggests Petition London, Jan. 13. In a letter to the "Manchester 'Guardian.'" Lord Marley invites signa^ tures for a petition to the Chinese Government for the release of Mr. and Mrs. Rueggs. alias Noulens. 'who are hunger-striking m gaol at Nanking. whither they
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  • 79 1 Officially-Sponsored Version of Siam Rebellion From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Jan. 14. Under the patronage of the Siamese Government cinemas are commencing showing to-day a film entitled "Crushing Bovoradej's Rebellion." The prices of admission have been .raised and cinema tans are urged to see with their own eyes
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  • 30 1 London, Jan. 13. > The Colwyn gold medal of the institution of the Rubber Industry has been awarded to Dr. DeVries ex-director of the Buitenzorg Central rubber station. I --Reuter. mmmmma
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  • 591 1 Lord Privy Seal i Oil Disarmament I. London. Jan. 14. Speaking at Warwick to-night Mr. Anthony Eden referred to his new appointment as Lord Privy Seal. He said ht was glad it would not materially, effect the work he had been engaged m for the last
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  • 80 1 British Consulate's sTa> Havana, Jan. 14. Trouble has again broken out m Havana where a strike of power workers has plunged the city ihio darkness. The water supply has been cut off and all traffic paralysed. Lawyers and doctors have joined the strike and the
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  • 190 1 H.M.S. Nelson Refloated Without Damage London. Jan. 12. All effort! hitherto have failed to refloat H.M.S. Nelson, whose stern is m deep water. Six tugs with the battleship's engine put astern unavilingly made a concerted effort to get the vessel off. but the method proved fruitless Seven destroyers
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  • 533 1 Inflation Leads To Catastrophe Rome, Jan. 14. Monetary manoeuvres cannot bring about an effective and lasting rise m prices and inflation leads to catastrophe, declared Signor Mussolini, alluding to Mr. Roosevelt's economic measures m a speech m the Senate. Who can imagine that the
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  • 182 1 MANCHUS GATHER FOR CORONA TION I Colourful Event At Changchun Changchun, Jan. 14. Scores oi otlicials and retainers who served the Mamhu imperial house at Peking are gathering at Changchun for the coronation of Mr. Henry Pu-yi which promises to he the most colourful event m the history of Manchuria.
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  • 77 1 Sequel To Buckingham Palace Mishap London. Jan. 14 Hills has been found not guilty at the Old Bailey of charges of manslaughter and causing grievous bodily harm but sentenced to three months m the second division for making false declarations m applying for a car-driving licence and insurance
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  • 24 1 New York, Jan. 14. David Lamar, the financial promoter, known as the Wolt ol Wall Street, has been found dead m his hotel. Reuter.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 155 1 On Other Pages Bad weather and floods baulked a number of competitors m th«» A.A. of Malaya motor rally on Saturday Page' If. The Perak January race meeting opened on Saturday Page 19. Singapore beat Penanc: 19 I m Kuala Lumpur on Saturday and won the Malaya Cur; Page 20.
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    • 34 1 ADELPHI HOTEL JS THE FAVOURSTE TOWN HOTEL FACING ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH MODERN SANITATION TABLE D'HOTE MEALS A LA CARTE ORCHESTRAL SELECTIONS CEYLONESE CURRY PREPARED BY AN EXPERT NATIVE COOK
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  • 66 2 MONDAY. JANUARY 15th Before the Chief Justice m the Ist. Court at 11 a.m. Assizes:— 3. Rex vs. Lab Singh and Arjan Singh. Before Mr. Justice Gerahty m the 2nd. Court at 11 a.m. Part heard:— S. 526 32 Tanaka Yuki San vs. J. B.
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  • 174 2 Football Player Fined At Hertford on Saturday R. D. Girdlestone. whose address was given as The Lodge. Parkfteld. Potters Bar. Herts, was fined £3 and ordered tc pay .£7 ss. Bd. costs for assaulting Harold Victor Fenton. a Hertfordshire Football Association referee, at Bramfteld on October 7.
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  • 171 2 Science and Potatoes Berlin, Dec. 20. Thanks to the development of biological studies m Germany, a potato thief at Neuruppin. near Berlin, will spend Christmas m disappointed meditation on the marvels of science. Potatoes, supposed to have been stolen, had been found m his house. but there
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  • 104 2 Wreckage of A Machine At Dungeness Folkestone, Dec. 14. Mr. Bates, a pilot, of Dungeness. today picked up at Dungeness Point a number of small pieces of wreckage which m his opinion were those belonging to an aeroplane, and it nas been suggested that they might be part
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  • 171 2 Agitation Against British Firms Baghdad. Dec. 18. There has been a strong anti-foreign tone of late m the Arabic Press m Iraq. The main attack, conducted by the Nationalists, is obviously directed against British institutions, as most of the foreign business firms engaged m Iraq are under
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  • 47 2 French investment m Manchuria would be inopportune at present, according to French investigators. M. Alfred Massenet, of the Franco- Asiatic Bank, explained that although Manchuria has great wealth and a great future, "the Government is not flexible enough to allow us to invest freely, especially m mining."
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  • 244 2 Mauritius And Sir P. Cunliffe- Lister Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, Secretary of State for the Colonies, was recently presented with his portrait by the inhabitants of Mauritius. The presentation was made by Sir Louis Souchon, honorary representative m London of the Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture, at a luncheon
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  • 1090 2 Sir Henry Strakosch Urges Bolder Policy At the annual dinner of the Bradford Centre of the Institute of Bankers Sir Henry Strakosch delivered an address on "Industry and International Goodwill." Sir Henry said that the failure of the World Economic Conference was clearly due
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  • 238 2 Mr. Cadogan on 250 Years Of Business Relations Mr. Alexander Cadogan. H.M. Mini-ster-Designate to China, was the guest of honour at the annual dinner of the China Association, at Grosvenor House. The Chinese Minister <Mr. Quo Taichi) was also present. Replying to the toast proposed by Lieutenant-General
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  • 115 2 Omnibus and Train In Collision New York. Dec. 14. Eight children, ranging m age from nine to 16 years, were killed today, and 30 others injured, some of them so badly that they are not expected to to live, when an omnibus m which they were being
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  • 36 2 Mr. H. A. Trotter has been appointed chairman of the Indian and General Investment Trust, m place of the late Sir H. Seymour King. Messrs. D. C. Wilson and D. M. Touche have joined the board.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 216 2 TO LET. BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET No. 1. River Valley Road. At Road and River Junction. Particularly useful for loading and unloading by River. Ground Floor can be used as Godown and Top Floor as Office. Rent moderate. Apply Box No. 369. care of Free Press. EXCELLENT OFFICE AND GODOWN
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    • 494 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS BATHING CAPS. New season s stocks just arrived. In most attractive colours and shapes. All one price $1.00 each. MEDICAL HALL, LTD., CHEMISTS. BUSINESS CARDS STRAITS TYPEWRITER AG_.NCT STATIONERS BEPAIKERS. 14A Cbmnsm Alley, Singapore. T_« Cheapest Houh for your BtarxonIS' mtj. ryp«wrUffrs. Rlb_o_» and Oarpoiu <~*o for Pencil
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    • 505 2 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICH* ;7 NOTICE. Tenders. NOTICE is hereby given that 'are now invited for the materials or services and thai culars of such tenders may be ,m the Tender Room. Manic Supply of Broadbents M Steel Jaws. etc. Dat»* 4 p.m. Wednesday. Januar 1934. Supply of 3 ChloiinaUi Date
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 155 2 DIARY OF THE WEEK Monday. 15th. High Water 09.20. 9.6 ft.. 23.25 8.8 ft. Hockey Raffles College vs. S.C.C. XI. Bukit Timah: S.R.C. "A" vs. Command Officers, S.R.C. grd.; S.C.R.C. vs. V.M.C.A. S.C.R.C. grd.; A.P.C. vs. R.A.F.. Paya Lebar; Police vs C.S.C.. Depot. Annual general meeting, Singapore Shorthand Writers* Asscn.,
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  • 1667 3 Decree For Lord lnverdyd c JUDGE FINDS CHARGES PROVED Lord Fleming delivered judgment m C >UTt Of Session. Edinburgh, m the rce petition of Lord Inverciyde. of Wemyss, Renfrewshire, against tis wife, Lady Inverciyde 'June, the I -ranted Lord Inverciyde a decree. that his wife's
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  • 254 3 "But I Want To Be Sure Of The Man" "I do not hesitate to say that I hope to marry again some day. but after the experience that has just ended I am determined to be exceedingly careful before I contract a new tie."
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  • 122 3 Profits The Same Despite Depression London. Jan. 10. Ail the leading British banks constituting what are known as the "big rive" "nave now declared the results for the pas: year and m every case dividends have been maintained at the rates paid for 1932. Three of the
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  • 542 3 BUT VICTIM FALLS DEAD "IS IT MURDER PROBLEM FOR COURTS Aleppo, Dec. 31. A bullet is fired with intent to kill Ct misses its mark, but the intended victim falls dead all the same, as sure- j iy as though it had pierced his heart. It
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  • 46 3 Sanction has been given by the Ministry of Industry of the Manchukuo Government lor founding the Daido Portland Cement Company m Kirin. under Japan-Manchukuo joint management. The concern will be capitalised at -3.000.000 silver yuan, and its productive capacity will be 110.000 tons I a year.
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  • 409 3 IS IT VARIABLE Doubt Thrown On Einstein Theory New York, Dec. 31. A great stir has been caused among physicists here by the publication ol :he late Professor A. A. Michelson's lata showmg that tnere are mysterijus fluctuations m the observed speed of light. Up to
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  • 38 3 The Council of Foreign Bondholders lias been informed that £1.901 <the equivalent of 10.000 gold cordobas> has been received m respect of the December instalment of the service of the Nicaraguan Five per Cent. Sterling Loan of 1909.
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  • 419 3 LOUIS VANCE DEATH RIDDLE BURNED BODY CROUCHED IN DEFENCE VITAL TEST BY CHEMISTS New York. Dec. 11. A mystery oi the kind which Louis Joseph Vance loved to write developed today round that famous author's death by fire m his apartment m New York. When
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  • 113 3 The marriage took place <>n Dec. 15 at St. John's Church. Regent's Park, of George Edward, eldest son ol Mr. and Mrs. Ciive Bowring. of "Purbrißht." Chipstead. Surrey, and Kathleen Elma. second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Tyfe. of Grove End-road. St. John's Wood. N.V/. 3. Mr. and
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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    • 43 3 the ONLY BRITISH REFRIGERATOR WITH A 4» YEAR GUARANTEE. mmm A' MP .^r V^ ALL BRITISH MANUFACTURE by THE BRITISH THOMSON-HOUSTON CO., LTD. RUGBY, ENGLAND. CALL and INSPECT. SOLE AGENTS THE BORNEO CO., LTD. Unsatisfactory Refrigeration is a CONTINUOUS EXPENSEBUY ONLY THE BEST.
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    • 1946 4 [EirMlTWHraWliY'S GREAT SALE w. deUrmgjjj that the wonderful »ucc«» of h-t week shall find no anti-climax th.s week, j To make thoroughly ,ure of thb, .took, have again been .übjected to a urn* intensive examination by the V,s,t,ng Du-ector, 1 and still further reductions have been made on many items,
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  • 114 5 Fire In 14th Century Church V^HirV^r^rs^y 1 7"!*? > at Stamford Bridge. 1 w!d vi' U .L n&er RCtS U header a ai,,st Ch ,s a at Highbury. Right Woodley, Chelsea goalkeeper saving from Bouden of the Arsenal Ih« Duke of (Gloucester was present at the annual Not Forgotten Association
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 227 5 The first cigarette NEWS for over 40 years ..THE FILTEP Tip that preserves your voice from harm H Maurice Chevalier writes: •so much the work! owes to tha charm ol word* spoken m M-.n-- the subtle Umbn Of a voire convev.s the elusive quality ci personality. Thy excell nt dv
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  • 503 6 WOMEN TRAFFICKERS IN OPIUM HEA VY 1 SENTENCES IMPOSED Three Cantonese two women and a man -were charged before Mr. H. A. Forrer on Saturday with being m possession of 400 tahils of non-Goven-ment chandu. When tirst produced the first accused. Wong Ah Hoh. woman wh<> admitted that she had
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  • 45 6 Prau Upset m Java River Medan, Jan. 10. While three Javanese were travelling m a prau m the neighbourhool of Milang (Java> they were attacked by a crocodile, which, having capsized the boat. carri3d away one of the men after severly injuring another
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  • 341 6 MALAY GAOLED FOR ATTEMPTED EXTORTION A Malay who had been 23 years m! the S.S. Police was on Saturday found guilty of attempted extortion of $10 1 from a Chinese shop manager and fined $25, Oi two months rigorous imprisonment, by Mr. R. J.
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  • 193 6 Malayan Youth s World Tour Ends (From Our Own Correspondents Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 13. A Kuala Lumpur youth returned to his native town this week, after six years' absence, with an astonishing story to tell. This traveller. Mr. Wong Ah Chai, aged 26. claims to
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  • 146 6 Former Perak Resident's Death Many oi the older generation m Malaya will remember John Henry Tatlock. who was an outstanding per- tonality m Perak before the War. and wiil learn with regret of his death which occurred at Merano. Italy, on Nov. 3 last (writes WW
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  • 88 6 The President of the Rotary Club. has received the following m reply to an invitation to Viscount Allenby to address the Club: "I have the honour to acknowledge with sincere thanks, receipt of your letter of Jan. 5, inviting me to luncheon with the Rotary Club of Singapore.
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  • 114 6 Wallet with Stones Worth £20,000 Missing Mr. Benjamin Sacov, a Hattori I Garden diamond merchant, reported to the police that he had lest a wallet containing diamonds valued at about £20.000. Mr. Sacov missed the wallet between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.. during which time he did
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  • 22 6 The Rev. R. D. Whitehorn. M.P.E.. a former Minister of the Presbyterian Church, Kuala Lumpur, now resides at 7, Crick Road. Oxford.
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  • 96 6 Tragedy Of A Java Estate (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Jan. 10. A moving story of how a Dutch couple became insane through loneliness is reported from the south coast of Java. The man, who had lost his employment was given a temporary job as watchman on
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  • 206 6 Eurasian Woman's Appeal Postponed The case m which Mrs. E. M. Drage. a Eurasian woman, is appealing against her conviction by a police magistrate on a charge of cheating,'; was mentioned m the Appeal Court,; before Mr. Justice Mills on Saturday I and the hearing was postponed. Mr.
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  • 147 6 Why Siamese Prince Returned to Java In an interview this afternoon with Prince Paribatra of Nagor Svarga. His Royjil Highness deniea emphatic- j ally the truth of newspaper reports that his meeting with the King ofj Siam had' anything :o do with poli- I tics. "It *s
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  • 186 6 Chinese With Seven Previous Convictions Seven *imes sentenced to terms of imprisonment m the last rive years On Chin Chan was charged with criminal breach of trust of $15 and criminal misappropriation of $5 before th? second magistrate. Mr. N. Grlce. on Saturday. He pleaded guilty to
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  • 52 6 I Mr. J. C. Osborne. Stiper diary Stey^rd. Straits Racing Association, who Kjs been away on home leave, return to MaViya on Thursday by the r 8.1, s.s. Rajula and resumes duties from the Ipoh meeting starting on j Saturday Mr Osborne spent about a week m Madras on his
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  • 614 6 THE NEW F.M.S. STAMP ISSUES MAY NOT BE USED FOR I TWO YEARS The design of the new stamps, provided for by the Malayan Postal Union, will have a profile portrait of the Sultan with a view of the mosque, states the Malay Mail. As Government is not likely lo
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  • 521 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION Six Free Chances Every Week BELOW will be found particular.- o: Free Press Footoall Competition' N m which you are asked to forecast rauuM ten matches to be played In the Z: League on Jan. 20. THE PRIZE OF Sl5O will be
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  • 104 6 I agree to abide by the conditio— l ing this competition as set out abo\«' anu accept as final the decision of the Competttiot Editor of the Singapore Free P. matters appertaining thereto. My foet the results of the following ter. matches to be
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  • 61 6 Birmingham vs. Middle tmt Leeds vs. WmmmU il Manchester C vs. Vrsenai Bradford C. vs. Kradf >•*! Lincoln \>. Bur> Preston w i.rim Brighton vs. Nil ah Exeter vs. Charlton Crewe n. Stwkpoit Uotherham vs. Barrow This duplicate list is for the lirM of competitors In
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  • 552 8 A FIVE YEAR PLAN i WIDENING AND DEEPENING THE CANAL As soon as the present rainy season is over the Municipality will take m Hand a large scheme, to be spread over live years, for alleviating the local! flood situation. The first part of
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  • 102 8 Musicians' Benevolent Fund. A writ claiming €1.000 was issued yesterday by the Musicians' Benevolent Fund, of John-street. W.C.. against Mr. Robert Parker and the Metropolitan Opera Co. The writ was issued by Messrs. Richardson Sowerby. Holden Co.. the fund's solicitors. Mr. Robert Parker, founder and manager of
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  • 247 8 His Twin Brother i Cries When Bathed New York, Jan. 6. A series of remarkable experiments a New York woman doctor on the boy twins of a taxi-cab driver has just .come to a conclusion. Johnny and Jimmy are eighteen Imonths old. Since he
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  • 148 8 Bag Undone And Tied With Fresh String Liverpool and Edinburgh detectives are investigating one of the most mysterious train mailbag robberies of recent times. When the 4.30 p.m. train from Edinburgh* arrived at Exchange Station. Liverpool, at 10.25 p.m. it was found that the seal was missing
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  • 94 8 Life Pension For Melbourne. Jan. 6. The Federal Cabinet decided to-day to grant a pension of €104 a year for life to Mrs. H. A. Hinkler. of North Bundaberg I Queensland* the mother of the Australian airman. SquadronLeader Hinkler. who was killed m Italy early this year
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  • 73 8 TWO YEARS IN RED BANDITS' HANDS Italian Missionaries Fate Peiping, Jan. 6. An Italian Vincentian missionary, Father Giacomo Anselmo, was taken captive by Communists when the town of Linkiang, m Kiangsi. south of Nanchang. fell Into the hands of the Reds on Dec. 24. Father Anselmo is the fifth Catholic
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  • 360 8 Murdering His Chief In Mexico Charles Frederick Whalley, the British ex-airman, who was found guilty of murdering his former chief, Mr. D. B. Emeno. the manager of a Mexico City bank, has been sentenced to eighteen years' imprisonment. Whalley has been m the penitentiary m
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  • 85 8 Deans Work For Cathedral Restoration hl™ ea °i Brlstol th e Very Rev. ™_f? La e Corry Vu "y Oe Candole «ed m a Clifton nursing home loUow-' ing an operation. 19M\n! i H andole had been Dea n f hls ork a Bristol was chieflj .notahle
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  • 350 8 'THEATRE OF FIVE SENSES" ANIMALS ON— AND OFF THE STAGE Striking Plan For Soviet Drama Moscow, Jan. 6. The "Theatre of the Five Senses"— to be built m Moscow m 1934— wi1l attempt to stage something like "the feelies" imagined by Aldous Huxley m his novel. "Brave New World." This
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  • 113 8 Troops Sent To Quell Tribesmen Troops have been out m the Belgian Congo attempting to quell a revolt by tribesmen, who are being aided by some of the few remaining cannibals m the affected area. According to the official version, cannibals have attacked tax collectors on the instigation
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  • 772 8 English Invention That M uy Revolutionise Fashion CANNOT LOSE THEIR SHAPE Spring will see a revolution m women's clothes m Britain, due entirely to an Englishman's Invention (states the Sunday Express). Some of the most important wool, silk, artificial silk, and cotton manu- facturers are now
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  • 71 8 Part Of Cut Restored To Busmen Restoration of part oi I ttir.iv: wage cut made some time ago by Wcliff Motor Services has been Degol ed on behalf of the men by Mr R 1Cherry, of the Transport and Coworkers' Union. i| The cut was original'}- 8
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  • 382 9 Parachutist's i Night Leap London, Dec. 27. Experiment- which are soon to be onducted may rentier a parachute vt 1 from an airplane as safe by I aa by day For t Ih> iirst time a parachutist will; p from a high altitude
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  • 396 9 CHINA FLAGSHIP DUE TO-DAY The Far Eastern Naval Conference will be held m Singapore next week. I i Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Dreyer i Commander-in Chief of the China Station, will arrive to-day on board I his flagship. H.M.S. Kent. The conference will probably be held
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  • 389 9 Mother Sent To Prison For Gruesome Crime i A woman who is alleged to have dumped the body of her newly- born I daughter into the sea was prosecuted before the Criminal District Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer, on Saturday. Despite her denials she was sentenc- I ed
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  • 214 9 Claudette Colbert m The Torch Singer Claudette Colbert, whom we have not i seen on the screen m Singapore ior a long time, is captivating m her latest I picture The Torch Singer, a Paramount production, which is showing at the Capitol. A revelation is made: it is
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  • 122 9 An old favourite of the silent pictures. Ken Maynard, the cowboy hero, is back again on the screen m a talking picture. "Strawberry Roan" which opened at the Alhambra last night. It* is as exciting a picture as can be made round the story of the riding of
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  • 54 9 Address By Straits Chinese Lady Miss Foo Si Moi will address the Rotary Club at its tiffin meeting on Wednesday. Her subject will be Straits Chinese Women— Yesterday and Today. This will be the first occasion on which a Chinese lady has addressed the Club. Ladies may be
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  • 24 9 The Admiralty announce that the flag of the Commander-in-Chief, China Station, will be transferred from H.M.S. Kent to H.M.S. Suffolk on Jan. 31.— Reuter
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  • 143 9 The Coming Holiday To The Editor. Sir,— l beg to suggest that you should remind your readers that Hari Raya Puasa is a Mohammedan festival just as Christmas is a Christian festival. The Mohammedans have every right to the same consideration at their festival as we
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  • 259 9 Arriving yesterday morning direct lrom Manila came the dashing maidens of the Midnight Follies revue company who open their engagement at the Capitol Theatre to-morrow. They are chaperoned by their genial manager, L. Ayres Mantell, well-known from his previous attractions, and Frank Braidwood, the international cowboy baritone
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  • 107 9 Tamils' Alleged Attack On European Teluk Anson, Jan. 11. Two Tamils. Manickam and Thangavaloo, appeared before the Acting District Officer, Mr. J. E. Pepper M.C.S., m the Teluk Anson Police Court today, on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to a European. Mr. Rockalbank. Manager of the
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  • 96 9 Another Outrage Occupies Local Police Another acid-throwing case is occupying the attention ot the Singapore Police. The latest victim is a Chinese who was attacked while walking m the Kandang Kerbau district at 8.30 on Saturday night. He told the police subsequently that a compatriot threw a
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  • 80 9 Sir Archibald Bodkin As Chairman The Home Secretary announced that Sir Archibald Bodkin will be chairman of the committee that he is appointing to consider what amendments are necessary to the Firearms Act. The committee's inquiry will cover "all classes of firearms and similar weapons capable of being
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  • 33 9 A Malay sustained light head injuries yesterday morning when he was assaulted by a woman of the same nationality armed with a wooden sandal. The ambulance was summoned to convey him to hospital.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 119 9 P/ HURRY! LAST FEW PERFORMANCES OF THE GAUMONT-BRITISH MIRTH RIOT. "ORDERS ORDERS" j (A Film to brighten things up!) J PAVILION |1 1 em MCVX i^lMAmmmtlF A drama so great, sopo- INC. A I tniHWUL werfult it required a new method to bring it to the screen NARRATAGE "THE POWERand
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    • 233 9 Positively LAST NIGHT of The Famous Star m her first singing role CAPITOL"! &-«2 CLAUDETTE COLBERT Jj/*fl miJ^mmW^^ -M-T v ___fe__-_l_^ lß_ff__P__W 'Wm^ S ->^^ 01 n qui _i_v ss_l k J She was the worst woman j m New York but her songs Wlth Sp did s «w"««k Short
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  • 461 10 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1934. Week-end Comments /~VNCE again Chiang Kai-shek has V-J emerged successfully from a trial of strength with his political rivals. On Saturday, according to an official report published m Shanghai, the Government forces captured Foochow, the last stronghold of the Fukien rebels and
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  • 940 10 Rs has Saying Singapore Is Too Healthy! Too Old For The Game? An Explorers Beard La tighter As Medicine I What i 1 Mussolini j Said ALTHOUGH on the face of it, it may have seemed strange for a local doctor to have attributed his bankruptcy, m part, to the
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  • 605 10 Mrs. Western Walsh, who lived m Kuala Lumpur for about ten years, is making her first visit to Selangor since she went to Australia m 1912. In the New Year Honours list, Rao Sahib M. Kunhiraman Nalr, late Agent of the Government of India m Malaya,
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  • 756 10 T»IME was when watermen „i„ rowing boats from Oravesenri London Bridge; it was their also to bring loads oi fish each m ing by water to Billingsgate* A n V is changed: even the watermen mary work of rowing a boat Is out to fashion. In fact, the
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  • 153 10 Mr. Stitt, of Malayan Tin Drhas left for home. The 26th annual general meetn^ the Singapore Shorthand Wril Association will be held at the A ciation's premises. 440 Race Ooui Road on Jan. 15, at 8 p.m. Mr Gerald Hutton. of the A Oriental Mining Corporation. Umdon is on a
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    • 107 10 cfl_-^_ v^ J Bt coates JjESgF ORIGINAL PLYMOUTH GIN. CALDBECKS FOR SUPPLIES OF FRESH SMOKED SALMON SINGAPORE COLO STORAGE CO., LTD. ORCHARD ROAD. SMHBBBMJM||j||^ ifl -___->g_B_Ej_gs_Kra_&a3___ ___j-____r gg'q^Wr >-^%_M|ttft___>_^^^__^^ mm Wmg/Emja^t>£fsKEßEM g£3sßkl_&xv v v r^ >- s^*v^_l i|_^_s| |p _j_n_ai N__^ _s ~h»ws!SB mWm m\ mmmM m m mmKm^^mmmmW mmmmm
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    • 44 10 LUCID INTERVALS A film actress was applying for a passport. "Unmarried?" asked the clerk. "Occasionally," answered the actress. For all those who are permanently married a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT POLICY is a necessity. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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  • 1042 11 GETTING READY FOR TRIP ABROAD Rumours About Trouble In Naval Circles 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Jan. 10. rae air mails which reached Singapore on Tuesday Uan. 9> travelled by the Arethusa. For a part of the journey Lord Londonderry. Minister or Air. was
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  • 46 11 I Normal Progress After Operation London, Jan. 12 ci this morning states i Princess Arthur of Connaught I and normal pro- ntained. A final bulMiii b-> issued on Monday, p Princess underwent an afbdo- eration on Wednesday m a In nursing home.— British Radio.
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  • 30 11 I» London, Jan. 13. v b ld Ltd., have announced they xtend. reduction to over 30 per -nd making reductions 1 p-r lb. on viscose P r Reuter.
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  • 192 11 Encouraging Its Greater Use London. Jan. 13. Sir Richard Jackson, chairman of the Indian Cotton Enquiry Committee set up m Lancashire, following the Ottawa Conference, to promote the greater use ,or Indian cotton m Lancashire, left London to-day for India. He will reach Bombay on Jan. 25. His
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  • 103 11 R.A.F. Bombers Due This Month London. Jan. 13. The first flight to Singapore of a Royal Air Force unit from Iraq will start on Jan. 14 when four singleengined bombers of No. 84 Squadron, accompanied by two transport bombers, will leave Shaibal flying via Karachi. Calcutta and
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  • 75 11 Two Bills Drafted By French Minister Paris, June 13. The Minister of Justice ha* drafted two Bills to combat Press libels and corrupt influence. The first provides for a month to twelve months' imprisonment and fines of 50 to 1.000 francs for the publication of intentionally
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  • 70 11 Another Asquith Made a Scholar London, Jan. 13. The Earl of Oxford and Asquith. a grandson of the first Earl, has been elected a scholar of Ballfcol College. Oxford His father. Raymond Asquith was elected a scholar of Balliol m 1897, his grandfather ln 1876. his uncles.
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  • 232 11 Personal Victory For M. Chautemps mm Paris, Jan. IS. The result of the Chamber debate is a great personal victory for M Chautemps and adds to the laurels he won on the unpopular finance bill. Thanks to the defeat of the motion for a parliamentary committee of
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  • 169 11 British Discoveries Cause a Sensation London, Jan. 13. A sensation has been caused I among silver interests by the discoveries of Dr. J. H. Sheldon, of i Wolverhampton, which have now been released m the British Medical Jour- 1 nal. of the important functions of j silver
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  • 78 11 Singapore Inundated Last Night As a result of the torrential rain during yesterday afternoon and evening further extensive flooding occurred last night m a number of districts. Houses m low lying residential districts were inundated. Orchard Road was a foot under water at a late hour, and Bukit
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  • 56 11 Kingston! Smith's Trip In Bad Weather Wellington, Jan. 13. Air Commodore Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, who with a navigator and wir4fess operator left Sydney at 2.09 a.m. m his record-breaking aeroplane, the "Southern Cross," landed at New Plymouth at 7.35 p.m., Yew Zealand time. He experienced
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  • 45 11 Amsterdam, Jan. 13. The International Union for Rubber Culture m Netherlands India has convoked a private meeting at Amsterdam for Jan. 18. The only business on the agenda is certain communications from the expresident m regard Id the proposed rubber restriction. Reuter.
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  • 35 11 London, Jan. 12 The Prime Minister left London this afternoon for Sandringham where he will be the guest of the King during the week-end. returning %o London on j Monday. British Radio.
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  • 35 11 Attention is drawn to an announcement m our advertisement columns to the effect that substantial reductions have been made m the fares of the Blue Funnel Line between -Singapore and Europe, commencing as from to-day.
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    • 52 11 I NEW EDITION malay-english dictionary ROMANISED) BY •.WILKINSON, cm.g. ►VI iOB OF SIERRA LKONE. I UM >LV „v «ALA? \N CIVIL SERVICE. I WJBHED IN TWO VOLUMES WEH COVERS WITHOUT ARABIC CHARACTERS. koTPer Set. (Paper) p.OO Per fct Buckskin Binding FT WALSH, LTD. I fc Ar W HOMO KONG) I
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    • 228 11 I Nu-Back— CORSETRY i _w *d«^^T___ V H ■HkV** y^l P^Q*&_i B I __V__B >___■ When you stoop, reach up for something or sit down, does your oorset ride up out of position out of fit There's none of that discomfort with a Nu-Back It cannot slip out of place.
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  • 831 12 MALAYAN PLANTERS' UNREST Lost Co nf iden cc In Employers I.S.P. ANNUAL MEETING (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 13. AT the Incorporated Society of Planters annual meeting at Kuala Lumpur this morning Mr. C. C. Footner, m a review of the past year, during which he has occupied
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  • 100 12 Abroad London, Jan. 12. Exchanges to-day were Paris 83 1/32. New York S.OS^ Montreal 5.0812 Brussels 23.40. Geneva 16.81. Amsterdam 8.09V 2 Milan 62> 4 Berlin 13.70. Stockholm 19.39 1 Copenhagen 22.40 Oslo 19.90. Vienna 2_M/ 2 Prague 109 3 4 Helsingfors 226^2 Madrid 39 7 16. Lisbon no. Athens
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  • 49 12 London, Jan. 12. A total of £66,075.000 was applied for m to-day's tendrs for £30,000,000 Treasury Bills. The amount alloted m bills at three months was 30 millions. The average rate per cent, was 16s. 11.69 d. as compared with 18s. 11.50 d. last week— British Radio.
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  • 117 12 Conditions Of Offer Outlined It was stated at Swansea that Richard Thomas and Co.. steel and tinplate makers, m their offer to purchase at 30s. each the Ordinary shares of the Briton Ferry Steel Company, attach a condition that no less than 75 per cent, of the total
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  • 97 12 The International Zinc Cartel, which came into being m April, 1931, has been meeting m Brussels. It was stated that present zinc statistics were satisfactory, stocks on hand, having now decreased. In view of the favourable conditions, enabling a balance to be struck between production and consumption, the
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  • 201 12 Jan. 10 11 13. American Can. Com. 96' 2 96% 95 7 8 American Telephone and Telegraph 116» 8 115 114 Atcheson Railroad 58 7 /8 59 3 4 59V 4 Dupont 94 8 933 8 92% Firestone. Common 18 3 4 19 8 19 General Electric 19
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  • 218 12 January 13 SELLING London, 4 months' sight 2,4 5 64 London. 3 months' sight 24 1116 London. 60 days' sight 2 4 364 London, 30 days' sight 2 4 1 32 London, demand 2 4 1 64 London, T.T. 2 4 Lyons and Paris, demand 955 Hamburg, demand
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  • 46 12 Notice To Redeem Given By TreasuryLondon, Jan. 12. The Treasury has given notice to •redeem the 105 millions sterling four jper cent, bonds of 1934-6 issued m' 1930. It will probably finance the operation by fresh borrowing at a lower rate. British Radio.
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  • 114 12 Ayer Weng Mines 120 piculs. Asam Kumbang Tin Dredging, Ltd.: hours run, 81; cubic yards treated 25.000; total piculs, 196.95; nett value, $13,073.50. Thabawleik Tin Dredging, hours run, 583; cubic yards treated, 85,000; total piculs. 628.00; nett value $50,233.00. Pungah Tin Dredging, No. 1: hours run 613;
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  • 15 12 The output for the four weeks ended Jan. 2, amounted to 2,070.55 ounces.
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  • 60 12 Mr. H. C. Allen has resigned the chairmanship of the Buenos Ayres Great Southern Railway Company, while retaining his seat on the board. He will be succeeded on Jan. 1 by Mr. Follett Holt, who is chairman of the Entre Rios, B.A. Western, Great Western of Brazil, and Argentine NorthEastern
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  • 75 12 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association January 13, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot loose 13% 13% j R.S.S. equal to London Standard. »F. 0.8.» 13% 14 Standard R.S.S. on j Tender Jan. 13% 13% Feb-M,ar. 13 3 4 13% April- June 14 14% July-Sept. 14%
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  • 182 12 January 13, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers Gambler 4.00 Java Cube 6.50 Hamburg Cube 6 50 Muntok White Pepper 33.00 White Pepper 32.50 Black Pepper 16.50 Copra, sundried 2.90 Copra, mixed 2.25 Small flake Tapioca 4.25 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.00 Small Pearl Tapioca 5.00 Lingga Sago Flour
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  • 281 12 Dividend Of 15 Per Cent. In Past Year The report of the directors submitted to the twenty-first annual general meeting of Ayer Weng Development Co. at Penang on Friday was as follows: The result of the year's working, after providing for depreciation, shows a profit of $49,551.31.
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  • 41 12 On Dec. 16 stocks of silver m Shanghai consisted of about 156,500,0000z m sycee, 315,000,000 dollars, and 9,888 silver bars, state Messrs. Samuel Montagu and Co., compared with about 157,800,0000z. m sycee, 315,000,000 dollars, and 9,200 silver bars on Dec 9.
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  • 72 12 Starting Payment II By Parliament Parliament pass* <: IB with the clftUM I m sterling ol inters* X,, ties' loans held m Louu< ft The Southland fl I the clause and th« ft agreed to .acilitat. I ft additional interes' ft by permitting th. m 1 draft
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  • 1342 12 Quota Of 1,000 A Month Insufficient A meeting of the committee of the Johore Planters' Association was held at the offices of Rennie Lowick Co. Jan. 10. when the following were present:—Mr. J. W. E. Adams (m the Chair), Mr. H. J. Stocker. Mr. C.
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  • 868 13 I Saturday's Closing Quotations IKPAV JANUARY IS, 1934 Cumba E 1 38s 40s Malay 36s 9d 37s 9d Itam Tin (ss) 14s 6d 15s 6d 111 2.10 2.20 35s 36s 6d $1 35 37 1.06 1.09 fin (£1) 43s 45s c.d. 5s 9d 6s 3d 30. 47
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  • 225 13 Malayan Tin 1 j l>redtfinK B tlayan Tin Dredging,! <ar ended June 30. 1 M i^inst £33.356 for 1931-32). M 'ij-nd of 33.., per cent, is M 'Kin- a total distribution ■i.v W% per cent, (un:M balance carried forward i-inst £114.047). FloatM '26,044, against £313,457, B hfing reduced
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  • 442 13 Singapore, Jan. 12. MEAT Beef steak Round) Kati 28 Beef stew or curry do 22 Pork, lean do 41 Pork, lean and fat (Ist quality) do 33 Mutton Australia lb. 25 Fowl Kati 30 Hens Locally reared) do 40 Ducks Java Each 35 Pigeons, domestic unfledged Pair
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  • 66 13 The accounts of the Clovelly Rubber Estate for the year ended June 30, show that after deducting the small loss on the year's trading a credit balance of £2,347 ((against £2,745) is carried forward. The reserve account still stands at £2,000. The "all-in" cost of production was just over 2d.
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  • 374 13 New Plan to be Prepared At the meetings of the Four per Cent, and Five-and-a-Half per Cent. Debenture stockholders of Dormyxn, Long and Co. the resolutions by which the stockholders undertake, subject to certain safeguards, to take no steps during the period to March 31 next for enforcement
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  • 125 13 In carrying out the operation of the sinking fund for the period ended Dec. 1. 1933, bonds amounting to £51,200 of the Hamburg Waterworks Six per Cent. Sterling Loan have been purchased, withdrawn from circulation, and cancelled. A profit of £458 is shown by the accounts of the Pontian (Malay)
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 26 13 THE EASTERN UNITED RANCE CORPORATION LTD. FIRE. MARINE, MOTOR CAR PERSONAL ACCIDENT AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. JOHNSON: General Manager. ,l»m OFFICE: No. 4, Cecil Street. SINGAPORE
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    • 37 13 THE SOUTH (fjl^ BRITISH INSDRANCE COMPANT. LIMITED FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT LOWEST t n RRENT "A™* J^n* B^?" 00 1 Manager. I Office: 2, Pinlayson Green. i— iaia_i— i— i ia as
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    • 902 13 mmm if******** Smmtmmm ta feree e-er QM.MO.W The Great Eastern Lire Assurance Co.. Ltd. 'Incorporated tn tire atnttt* g______________fl HEADOWICB: Great Eastern !.lleß«U_ng.CecU Street. Singapore. I«n»OK OFFICE: 27. OM Jewry .0. The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court ot Rng_n_ Md compile, with the Brtttsh Uf. A««ir_i,„' Companies
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  • 220 14 Christmas Greetings To Stowaways Although they were awaiting trial on a holiday morning m H. M. Police Court at Shanghai (by special arrangement), two Australian stowaways had a real Christmas through the courtesy of S.M.P. officers. Arrested m the Broadway district, they were detained m Hongkew cells,
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  • 43 14 Hamburg, Dee. 28. The first vocational school for jobless seamen was opened here today on board the Nordeutscher Lloyd cabin class steamer Stuttgart, at present lying idle tn the harbour. Three hundred and thirty seamen of all ranks answered the first school bell.
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 364 14 70 CHILDREN IN GREAT SEA STORM LINER'S BATTLE IN THE BAY 8 MEN INJURED Quartermaster's Rescue Leap Plymouth, Dec. 30. One of the most dramatic stories of the fight of ships at sea against the great gale last week was told here last nignt when the 10,900- tons City liner
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    • 224 14 Extra Vessels On Indian Service Yokohama. Dec. 26. The cargo movement m the Indian service is as bbrisk as ever, says the Japan Chronicle. Most liners ar* enjoying full cargoes. It is reported that both the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and the Osaka Shosen Kaisha have decided to commission
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    • 37 14 Freight Rates On Hide Cutting It has been agreed to quote the rate of 60s. per 10 cwt. on hide cutting (low value) packed m bales from Straits to Conference basis ports m Europe.
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    • 86 14 A semi-official report from Nanking states that the Railway Ministry has concluded negotiations with the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank for a loan of $60,000,000 for the completion of the Canton-Hankow Railway. Securities offered are said to be the returned portion of the British Boxer indemnity funds and the receipts of
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    • 257 14 Seven Of Crew Wounded Seven men were stabbed on board the P. and O. liner Viceroy of India. While she was lying at Tilbury Docks. The men concerned were Goanese employed as stewards on the vessel. It is alleged that another man, also
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    • 178 14 H.M.S. Adventure which recommissioned at Devonport on Dec. 29 with a full complement for service on the China Station is due at Singapore on Feb. 25. She is the only cruiser minelayer m the Service and was completed m 1927 to replace the Princess Margaret, an
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    • 123 14 SINGAPORE H ARBOUR Ships Alongside ihe Wharv^ Expected to Arrive East Wharf (Entiance Gate 1 Rajula 22: Plancius < V., Main Wharf (Entrance Gate Kashima Maru. City ol Nnrl Ipoh 16: Hawaii Maru G] Pre* Polk ll: Hong Pens Empire Dock (Entrance tf Steel Scientist 30: Milai \r Graciosa 35:
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    • 189 14 Kutsang. Brit. 3.643. from 0^ for Calcutta via Penang 14 1 Rajula. Brit. 4.702. from M. for Madras 18.1. Proteus. Norw. 1.025 ft 12.1. for Bombay 16.1. Makasser, Dut. 362. [Ron Ap Api 13.1. for Selat Pandjani Kinta, Brit. 509. from Pena:.. for Penang 15.1. Asdang. Siam.. 406.
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    • 508 14 Burns Philp line. llncarporated ln Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND ME^*?^ JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY "g^TO. -.^auilTmonthlv sailing by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7.375 Regular ««JW^ MANGOLA (3.352 tons): [Cargo only! as MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamera i trading to Australia. Cabins de luxe, single Berth
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    • 166 14 I. S. K. UNE. ISHIHARA INDUSTRIAL AND TRANSPORT CO. (Incorporated ln Japan) REGULAR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE. From Japan Due Sail MILAN MARU Jan. 15 Jan. 18 MALTA MARU Jan. 16 Jan. 16 BOSTON MARU Feb. 9 Feb. 9 FOR KOBE, OSAKA, MOJI, YAWATA, NAGOYA AND YOKOHAMA. Due Salle MALTA
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    • 115 14 HENDERSON LINE mmm SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS By Fortnightly Passenger Stein* Between Rangoon, Port MB Marseilles, Palma and EnfU-4 HOMEWARD SAILINGS Port of Disembarkation Plynoi" Leave R- n l* SAGAING J__ J BURMA Feb. 10 YOMA £J J PEGU Mar CHINDWIN Mar B KEMMENDINE Apr I BHAMO A P r AMARAPOORA
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 330 14 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches and Arrivals Bi 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. Kuantan ;ia Jerantut) Saturdays 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Padang Besar) Monday and Friday 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday,
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    • 692 15 I X- P- nfl. nMNKHJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU i\oH 15, Belawan-Deli. I Muntok 'passengers and mails only). Batavia. Se- l*. Selat-Pandjang. Koedap. Bengkalis and Ba- 16, Bengkalis. Paneh. Berombang. Tandjong-Mengei- and Asahan. Penang I mails only, and Bagan Si-Api-\pi 17, Belawan-Deli and Penang. 17. Muntok and Palembang. M 17, Koeala-.oeiigkal Moeara-Saba
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    • 604 15 TO EUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO, BOMBAY, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES. GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. j Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Spore. Spore. Penang. N. York. Pres. Polk In port Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Feb. 27 Pres. Adams Jan. 27 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Mar. 1_ Pres.
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    • 676 15 TO NAPLES, MARSEILLES, LONDON, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND TO HAMBURG HAKUSAN MARU 10,300 Jan. 24 25 HAKONE MARU 10,400 Apr. 4 5 HARUNA MARU 10,400 Feb. 7 8 §SUWA MARU 10.000 Apr. 19 20 §KATORI MARU 10,000 Feb. 22 23 §FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 May 3 4 SKASHIMA MARU 10,000 Mar. 8
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    • 535 16 p. o. 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 FAB EAST MAIL tBtVICB. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CfflNA JAPAN. Dae Dae Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. Singapore 1934. BANGALORE 6,000 Apr. 12
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    • 520 16 Eller man Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. I FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ntr-inr Dme S U r5 I_!£_rl-h In Port Jan 17 Le/anto Jan. 30 Feb. 2 FOB BONG BONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. City of Bath j£ City of
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    • 1227 16 1 L*s ~a 4 v m -^-vi l l*> M i > ~s— I la_VT *w^ ~~^v^^ _i I THK H<UH FUHMHL XJHH < Ocean THB HUA KHlow 1 Mssat St_t» Oo^ LI4L- and China lu> Uu «Hr.J I Mutoal Btssstt Nartgatloo 00., Ltd. THK OUNARD btf... *^fl fl THK
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  • 2882 17 y^SSS OF THE NEW YEW-PEACE. PROSPERITY 4ND 4 811 )(/V/! ,W BY THE GOVERNMENT? GOODBYE TO STERN MR mA0 -»GOD SIGNALLED MtT^OVR tIOO.OOO BIBLESOME SEWS FOR SERVICE READERS. London, Dec. SI Is dying with t glcal gloom that the ushered m a blindingly j i
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  • 815 17 "No Man I Can I Reprieve Yon The girl who was intended to b* the victim of "the germ-killing drama' is recovering, and so one of the "classic" crimes of modern time>| has failed. When Felix Fiala. a 1 young scientist employed m th? Pathological
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  • 83 17 Operation On Princess Arthur London, Jan. W. Princess Arthur of Connaught this: morning underwent an abdominal operation m a London nursing home. The operaton was successful and the condition of the Princess is satisfactory. The news of the operation was telegraphed to Sandringham where the King, who is
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  • 80 17 Heavy Floods In British Guiana London, Jan. 10. The Governor of British Guiana reports that very heavy rainfall, amounting to 19 inches for this month up to Jan. 8, following exceptional rainfall of over 27 inches m December, has caused severe floods throughout the Colony damaging
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    • 36 17 «llttraain f tkJn complmlnca outward »l K n_ of ImpurMoa I w* bkiod wrfaca treatment Z*? '-•dnf r«0«f ao I JJ"** th« c_UM of dM RTDUbID Wood by taking Oarfca'i Wood Mixture IJ UUIDm TABLET feern
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    • 127 17 THE SIMPLEST WA V TO MAKE PERFECT TOAST! [No modern breakfast table is complete without a Premier Electric Toaster. It provides a continuous supply of crisp delicious toast just "done to a turn" at a cost of approximately one fifth of a unit of electricity for a twenty minutes' meal.
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  • 1530 18 Marie Louise Among 18 Suspects Military Secrets Sold To Highest Bidder Eighteen arrests were but the first ll open blow struck by the French police I at what they believe to be an interna- tional spy organisation of gigantic dimensions. Other arrests are said to
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  • 682 18 J Have Killed Only I Woman I Love A Retired Army major broke down and was led from court subbing when he gave evidence at an inquest at Paignton 'Devon), on Lady < Doris* Stapleton. wife Of Sir Miles Stapleton, who met her death m
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  • 30 18 Touring Darkest Africa London, Jan. 10. The Colonial Secretary. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister. who is making a tour of East Africa, arrived at Malakal today from Khartoum.— British Radio.
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  • 129 18 Film Star Keeps Secret Seven Years Hollywood. Miriam Jordan, the blonde young English film star, who first became lamous through her beauty at Wembley Exhibition, sprang a surprise on Hollywood today by the news that she had been married for seven years. Her secret was
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  • 440 18 Note Book Relic Of Arct Tragedy NOTES OF DRAFT REPORT BYAMUNDSEN Leningrad, Dec. 30. The staff of the wintering station at Cape Chelluskln, uoon their return to Leningrad, turned over to the Arctic Institute oi the U.S.S.R. a note-book, which belonged to Peter L. Tessem. a member <: the "Maud"
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  • 63 18 But Taxpayers Haj nM? 1 Think So X -p, I "rdun. la, ME The amount ol income tax during M the current year Ll ribed B__l satisfactory. it M £9.476.000 produced 1 ponding week of last M 3 ago three-quarters m able was due on Jan I *hfv.
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  • 840 19 Ul I 111. AND STAR PLAYER DEAD HEAT j The Two Maiden Races (From Our Own Correspondent) a MEDKM RE crowd patronised the opening day of the Ipoh professional meeting resulting m a poor support for the totahsator and sweeps. The goin<* uood and the racing
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  • 634 19 SINGAPORE RIDERS UNLUCKY Rain Makes Conditions Difficult rxrcDirpp Kuala Lumpur, Jan. IS. jjEbPITE the difficult conditions created by heavy an d floods, there was only one crash m the All-Malayan Motor Reliability Trial held this morning. This unlucky competitor was G. H. Namazee of Singapore, who
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  • 159 19 S.C.F.A. Will Not Send Him to England Chia Keng Hock, the local Chinese ioot'oaller. will not accompany A. L. Henry, winner of the "best footballer" competition rnn by Malayan Breweries. Ltd.. to England. At a meeting of the council of the S.C.F.A. on Saturday, following a long
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  • 94 19 q Rotarian E. F. O'Connor is the first t winner of the Challenge Cup presented < jfor competition by H.E. Maj. Gen. L. C. L. Oldfleld. and the trophy and minla- 1 ture were presented to him by His j Excellency at the dinner meeting last 'week.
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  • 130 19 Miss Vera Seals (Sheffield*, the) I Northern woman amateur billiards '.champion, beat Mrs. Doris Lambert '(Southampton) by 600-563. at Burroughes' Hall. London, m the final of ithe Lady Diana Duff-Cooper Cup. An open walking competition is to be I held at Jalan Besar on Sunday, at 8 lam under the
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  • 282 19 WILTSHIRE HS HOCKEY SUCCESS Wiltshires 11 2 O.R.A 1. Without a number of their best players, the Old Raffleslans Association. actually a strong local hockey side, lost to the second string of the Wiltshire Regiment m a match on the Raffles Institution ground on Saturday. j The
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  • 555 19 Poor Standard Of Form This Season 1 Amateur boxing needs a decided 1 fillip. A couple of weeks' rest may do 1 something to change matters, but there J is no doubt that the form during this 1 half-season has been well below par. j 1 writes Clubman
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  • 618 19 RUGBY IN VERY BAD CONDITIONS S C A 6 pts,: c °mmand "A" 3 pts. Mud and water were the main ingredients of Saturday's Rugby match between the S.C.C. and the Malaya Command "A" fifteens on the Padang lit proved a very strenuous game, at
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  • 196 19 Geoffrey Barling is not to leave Kremlin House, which was recently purchased by the Hon. George Lambton. Barling will remain m the house and continue to occupy the top half of the yard. Mr. Lambton will have his horse stabled m the bottom half. Radio telephony on a commercial basis
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  • 409 19 Old Marlburians Beaten The annual game between the Old Marlburians and the Old Rugbeians was played at Richmond when a fast and interesting game resulted m a win for the Old Rugbeians by two goals to none. i The Marlburians were not able to put their full strength m
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  • 63 19 Seaman Leeland Beats Young Siki Penang, Jan. 13. A boxing tournament was held at the Town Hall last night, when there were two main fights both of which were good. In th^ first one Fond beat Jayaraj. In the second Seaman Leeland of H.M.S. Hawkins beat Young Siki.
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  • 227 19 The National Hunt Committee has decided to resume direct control of Point-to-Point racing as from July 1. 1934. At present Point-to-Point seeplechases are held under the control of the Master of Fox-hounds Association under a general licence granted annually I by the Stewards of the National Hunt Committee
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  • 25 19 Evers. B. S. Armitage. and D Hunt, half-backs: A. Attenborough. D. S. Milford, A. C. Bateson. J. H. Baker, and J H. R. Lynam. forwards.
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  • 460 20 NINE THIRD ROUND MATCHES DRAWN Holders Knocked Out By The Spurs i Our Own Correspondent. London, Jan. 13. The third round oi the English Cup competition brought the usual sui- I prises, the majority of which were m games which will have to be replaycu.
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  • 199 20 Golf January Bogey Competition The January bogey competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted m a win for A. E. BarrSim m "A" division with a score" of 1 down and m a win for E. G.
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  • 939 20 CONVINCING SECOND H\, f FORM Southerners Stand The i a< (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. l:; I EADING by five points to three at the end of l 1 first half Penang fell away after the interval ia their first Malaya Cup final and
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  • 38 20 Beaten By Italian In New York New York, Jan. 13. Locatelli I Italy) beat Kid Ber^ England) on points m a 10 round contest. This will probably be Kid Berg's last fight m America. Reuter.
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  • 37 20 Vines Defeated m 2nd Professional Game Philadelphia, Jan. 13. In the second lawn tennis match Tilden defeated Ellsworth Vines 6—4. B—lo. 9—7. 6 3. In the first match Tilden won m three sets. Reuter.
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  • 40 20 In the first round of the Stock Exchange golf Handicap H. R. Henson (owes 50 > beat R. L. Richardson (owes 50 1 by 250 to 226. and J. Healey free. 75) beat G. Barrack (rec. 10 by 250 to 185.
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  • 796 20 Graham Too Good For Thajudeen TWELVE ROUNDS OF THRILLS And A Fierce Filipino -Japanese Affair IT is a lons time since Singapore fight fans witnessed such excellent boxing as that at the New World on Saturday night, The main event was a splendid show from start to finish, dazzling boxing
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  • 132 20 From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Jan 13. Tne teams 101 the North vs. Soutn match to bt played at Singapore were selected today ac Kuala Lumpur and are as follow: North: Scott (Selangor), Ager (Selangor v Boyd (Penang). Hague (Penang v Clark (Penang»; Bingham (Penang),
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  • 84 20 London, Jan. 13. In the international Rugby trial at Edinburgh to-day Scotland defeated ,the Rest 12—3. Notts. Lines and Leicstershire 5 i and Derby 9: at <Beeston> Bath 9: Northampton 5 Birkenhead P. 6: Guy's Hospital 6 Bristol 11: The Army 3 Devonport Services 6: Neath 11. Gloucester
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