The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 February 1934

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    21 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. GR OWN IN MALAYA NO. 1J.D13. ESTD. 1835. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17. 1934. 10 CENTS.
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    Dr. Dolfuss Is Now Master In Austria
    368 1 Dr Dolfuss Is Now Master In Austria h SOCIALISTS BELIEVED fro BE PLANNING NEW j GUERILLA WARFARE j I ienna, r eb. 16. I > ;trt from isolated provincial centres Chancellor I uss and ihe Heimwehr are now masters m Au^I but the Socialists appear to he planning new I
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    FOR ALL PEOPLES
    140 1 FOR A LL PEOPLES League For Iletter Understanding London. Feb. 14. The Foreign Secretary, Sir John, Simon, m opening the new premises oi *ht London branch of the All Peoples* Association, said the objects ol the association snrred his warmest sympathies. Those objects had been described as the promotion ot
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    GALLANT OFFICER
    137 1 Saves Life Of Greek Seaman London. Feb. 14. The szullant action of the fourth officer ol the steamship Mart lord named Evan Rowlands saved the life oi a seaman ol the Greek steamer Meandros which was sunk m a colIlision off St. Catherine's Point during i Monday at
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    "THE GOOD EARTH"
    59 1 Filming Objections Now Overcome Nanking Feb. 16. Government objections to the film- ing of the famous novel The Goo d. Farth on the grounds that it c.s credited the Chinese people nave been overcome and Metro-Goldwyn Meyer, Co' haTe been given P-mission to I firm the exterior
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    MILLIONS FOR THE WORKLESS
    273 1 President Roosevelt Signs Bill Washington, Feb. ltt. Mr. Roosevelt has signed the Bill .providing $950,000,000 tor unemployment relief. Following the managers of the railways notifying a 15 per cent, reduction m the pay of railwaymen. to begin on .July 1. Mr. Roosevelt has asked the railway
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    ROYAL DUTCH OIL
    85 1 Hague Supreme Court Grants Claim The Hague. Feb. 15. 1 The Supreme Court has delivered judgment m the action by the* 'Amsterdam Stock Brokers Association, claiming that the Royal Dutch oil com- f Ipanies and subsidiaries should pay interest m gold. The court granted the claim m
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    SIAM'S DEAD LOYALISTS
    82 1 Impressive Cremation Ceremony F r om Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Feb. 16. The Government troops who were killed m the recent rebellion are being publicly cremated on Sunday after an TmDOsing procession of tanks, while Sians and aeroplanes circle overh6 Tne King has subscribd £300 toI wards
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    BY-ELECTION SHOCK AT LOWESTOFT
    149 1 BY-ELECTION SHOCK AT LOWESTOFT Conservatives I Lose Five-Sixths Of Majority London, Feb. 16. The Lowestoit by-election, caused by the appointment ot Sir Gervais Rentoul. K.C., to the post of Metropolitan magistrate, resulted (according to Reuter as follows: Mr. P. C. Loftus (Nat. Con.) 15,912 Rev. R. Sorensen (Lab.) 13,992 Mr.
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    ACTION CRITICISED
    98 1 I Retaliatory Measures Against France London. Feb. 15. The House ol Commons to-day by 169 votes to 44 approved the Government motion lor retaliatory measures against France m connection with the quota dispute after Mr. Runciman. President oi the Board ot Trade has announced readiness to negotiate conditionally
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    VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
    30 1 Passed In French Chamber Paris, Feb. 16. The Chamber passed a motion of confidence m the Government by 402 votes against 125. Sixty-eight abstained from voting.- Reuter
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    JAPANESE MAY OPEN YINGKOW
    188 1 New Port For Northern Trade Shanghai, Feb. Hi. In order to capture the trade of North China, the Japanese Kwangtung Command proposes opening the port of Yingkow. not far from the port of Hulutao, which Marshal Chang Hsuehliang. before the Japanese invaded Manchuria m 1931, contemplated
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    DISASTROUS HAILSTORM
    40 1 L Extensive Damage To Buildings From Our Own Correspondent. Bangkok. Feb. 16. hailstorm at Chiengmai on Tuesday night damaged buildings to the extent ol £1.500 inside an hour. Telegraphic communication with the capital was interrupted for two days.
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    Rubber Men In Secret Session
    108 1 Rubber Men In Secret Session I EXTRAOKDINARY PRECAUTIONS AT AMSTERDAM R. G. A. Meeting Amsterdam, Feb. lb. Extraordinary precautions as secrecy were taken at a meeting of the 1 International Association of Rubber Growing m the Dutch East Indies. Ail present swore an oath of silence, not 'even to inform
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    COMING TO FAR EAST
    131 1 Australian Deputy Premier's Tour Of Goodwill London, Feb. 14. In reply to a question m. the House jot Commons. Mr. Anthony ijden said that His Majesty's Government m the 'United Kingdom were Informed tome i time ago by His Majesty's Golerniuent lin Australia 01 the proposed
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    STABBED EIGHT TIMES BY HER HUSBAND
    531 2 Young Chinese Woman Who Nearly Bled To Death A young Chinese woman who hud been saved from death by medical treatment, complained m the Second Police Court before Mr. N. Grice yesterday of a severe knife attack on her by her husband. The magistrate
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    DIARY OF THE WEEK
    157 2 Saturday, 17th High Tides.— oo.ss a.m.. 12.50 p.m. Police Band at Telok Ayer, 5.15 p.m. Football: Clerical Union vs. Wiltshires, Jalan Besar; H.M.S. Cornwall vs. Marine Drpt. Pulau Brani. Sunday. 18th. High Water 1.20 a.m.. 1.34 p.m. Annual general meeting St. Joseph \j Old Boys' Association.
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    Law Notices For The Day
    26 2 Law Notices For The Day Before Mr. Justice Mills at 10 a.m. SChamber m OS. 206 31— Re Lots 336 343 and 344 Mukim XXV Goylang.
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    PORT HEALTH
    317 2 I The health bulletin of the League Of Nations Eastern Bureau lor the week ended Feb. 10, is as tollows: Beirut 8 smallpox cases. Baghdad. 1 plague rase; 1 smallpox case and 1 death. Bassein: 17 smallpox cases and S deaths as compared with 23 cases ana 3
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    THE ALHAMBRA
    108 2 The romantic story oi Dick Turpin, the hero of our childhood days, he who accomplished the historic ride from London to York, is portrayed on the screen m the Gaumont British film, which opened at th^ Alhambra last night. The film is an adaptation of Harrison Ainsworth's novel
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    DEATH WRITES FINIS TO NOTE-TAKING
    803 2 DEATH WRITES FINIS TO NOTE- TAKING Stratosphere Fliers Obsewe To Last Moment NOTE BOOKS SURVIVE CRASH Moscow, Feb. 12. THE commission investigating the record breaking stim- tostat disaster at the scene of the tragic crash has now published the results of its work. Part of the piloting and scientific instruments
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    WIRELESS STATION FOR TAVOY
    160 2 And A Burma To India Trunk Phone New Delhi, Jan. 22. All thirty items ol new expenditure submitted to the Standing Finance Committee oi the Legislative Assembly to-day were approved. Sir George Schuster presided. New civil aviation works include the opening of a new W T
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    Letters To The Editor
    267 2  -  WILLIAM GRAHAM Well Done, Imperial Airways To the Editor. Sir. Your issue of 14th instant runtains the extraordinary statement from your Bangkok correspondent that the Imperial Airways plane due here Tuesday morning last was latt. "the delay < being > due to the Karachi bound plane
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    KIANGSU PROVINCE
    105 2 Elaborate Irrigation Scheme I Prepared Shanghai. Feb. lti. The Economic Committee ot Nanking has decided to develop the salt area.s m the Province 01 Kiangsu. A sum of $20,000,000 has been ear-marked to carry out an elaborate irrigation scheme between the District ot Lianshui and the Nantung Prefecture.
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    STRIKE IN HOPEI
    92 2 STRIKE IN HOPE I Protest Against Wages Reduction Shanghai. Feb. IG. Several hundred workmen belonging to the Chi Sin Porcelain works at Tangshan. m Hopei Province, have declared a strike. They demand the abrogation ,of the contract system: the replacement oi the foremen at the workshops with men selected by
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    LYNCH LAW VICTIMS
    180 2 Forty-Seven m U.S. In 1933 Washington, Jan. 16. America has ended 1933 with a total of 47 lynchings. compared with six m the previous year and 12 m 1931. There were 42 negroes and five whites lynched. California had two cases. Missouri and Michigan one each, the
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    DUMDUM BULLET IN EX-SOLDIER
    175 2 Died From Wound Received In France London, Jan. 16. "It is quite clear that, if it is proved to be an enemy bullet the Military Convention has not been observed." Mr. J. A. K. Ferns, the East Cheshire coroner, made this comment at the inquest at
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    A WOMAN WINS
    42 2 Canton's Annual Old Age Competition Hong Kong, Feb. Hi The second longevity competition was held m Canton yesterday when 18S cid people participated. Madam Soo, aged 106, won the llrst price offered by the Municipality of Canton.- Union Times
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    BLEAK NEW YEAR
    58 2 10,000 Cantonese Workers Dismissed Hong Kong. Feb. lti. An acute trade depression which is now playing havoc with business m Canton has resulted m over 10.000 people having been thrown out ot *oik during the last three days. The newly retrenched people were paid oil da the
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    RADIO EXCHANGE
    92 2 1 Between Soviet And United States Moscow, Feb. 15. Experiments m direct radio comimunication with the United States. I carried out* by the Soviet Radio Ad- ministration, have been completely successful. American radio experts highly appreciate the technique of Soviet broadcast transmissions. A representative of the National Broadcasting
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    SOVIET ATLAS
    71 2 "Capitalist" World Utfj Be htlMiW I Work li now atlas of a itk embracing pti political feofraph) sections will i general world Soviet Union. talist" world the U.SS.R m eharactiTisTuministrativ.' 11 and Itl vuri" 1 elude si-parat I 'gions and ptovl A special identi |stitute has been I
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    GOVERNOR LEAVES FOR HOME
    317 3 GOVERNOR LEA VES FOR HOME flying-Boat j Journey To Penang the Governor, Sir 1. took off from Seletar ay morning m an R.A.F. n the first stage of his i Th.- plane arrived at! In the afternoon and His Ex--1 sir Alexander Cadogan, Minister to China, at Bel he Governor*!
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    TO TELL AMERICA
    224 3 Lord Marley And Menace Of Japan London. Feb. 14. lord Marley. chairman of the com- j mittee for assistance to the victims of German fascism, before departing for the United States stated that he intends to make reports to New York. Chicago. Washington. Los Angeles. San Francis|co.
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    R.A.S. ANNUAL REPORT
    214 3 Papers On History Of Malays The annual report of the Malayan Branch. Royal Asiatic Society, for 1933 states The membership roll of the society At the end of the year included 597 names compared with 653 at the end of 1932. The roll consisted of 16 honorary
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    MADRAS RAILWAY MYSTERY
    116 3 Woman's Body In A Parcel Madras, Feb. 7. As the sequel to the discovery of a woman's body m a railway parcel, the police to-day charged Ramanuja Iyengar <26) before the Third Presidency Magistrate with having murdered a woman, named Seethammal. It is alleged that he wrapped
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    BANKRUPT WHO HAD HIS LESSON
    680 3 BANKRUPT WHO HAD HIS LESSON Lost Job After Committal But Gets Another There was a motion m the Bankruptcy Court before Mr. Justice Mills yesterday for the committal to prison of G. C. Aeria. who lasi week was sentenced to three days' imprisonment for failing to pay his monthly instalments.
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    MIDNIGHT CRASH IN GROVE ROAD
    322 3 Driver Sent For Trial A preliminary inquiry was conducted yesterday before Mr. J. M. Brander. the iourth magistrate, into the death of a Chinese named Poo Ong Joo after a motor smash m Grove Road shortly after midnight on Jan. 2. The evidence disclosed that
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    THE BREECHES BIBLE
    100 3 Presentation To Sydney School Sydney, Jan. 31. A Breeches Bible, together with the Eikon-Basilike of Charles 1., and the Commonplace Book by the celebrated Locke has been recently presented to the King's School, Parramatta. by the Misses Mowle, of Spencer Lodge, Woolahra. The Breeches Bible, which is
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    SOLDIERS BURNED TO DEATH
    87 3 Thatched Shed Used As Temporary Barracks Razed Midnapore, Feb. 7. Five Indian soldiers, belonging to a Garhwal regiment which, at present is posted here as a measure of precaution against terrorist activities, were burned to death at 3 o'clock this morning as the result of a
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN A.A.M.
    338 3 Aerodrome Not Ready For Flying Twenty new members were elected at a meeting of the Negri Sembilan Branch Committee of the Automobile Association oi Malaya hold on Feb. 8 m Seremban. Mr. J. Wishart, hon. secretary and Mr. W. M. Pratt, hon. treasurer, tend- ered their resignations
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    DIDN'T LIKE MARRIED LIFE
    183 3 DIDN'T LIKE MARRIED LIFE Girl Runs Away Two Days After Ceremony A Chinese couple who came to blows, two days after their marriage found themselves m the Third Magistrate's 'Court yesterday, charged with disorderly conduct by fighting m public. A policeman stated that he saw the couple slapping each other
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    YEAST FOR GERMS
    153 3 Beating The Smallpox And Typhoid Virus Moscow. Ten. 1. Prot. L. Zilber and Drs Vostrukov aiid Deser. of the Metrhnikov Institute lor the study of inlectious diseases, m Moscow, have devised a culture lor the germs of smallpox and typhoid fever. All previous experiments with breeding these
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    DEBT TO BANKRUPT
    74 3 Will Pay $:>> A Month Admitting a debt ol $55 to Dr. V P. Menon (a oankrupt'. Mr. K. B. Menon. of Frankel Brothers offend to pay otT the sum at the rate of $3 a month m the Bankruptcy Court yesterday. He undertook responsibility for the
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    WOMEN AND CIVIL SERVICE
    61 3 Resolution Passed I>> Ceylon Franchise Union A« a Committee meeting <>: Women's Franchise Union *1 tin* G.O.H. Colombo last week, thi.s nso lution was passed "In view of the fact that women can now enter the legal profession, it is desirable that they be allowed to
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    Stopping The Rot Among The Workless
    1470 4 Britain 's Re-Conditioning Centres (By A Special Correspondent) employment exchange; others did their j last job two years ago. and so first of all they are given light employment. At Weeting Hall this takes the form of work m the six acre kitchen garden,
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    PLANE SLIPS INTO ICE CRACK
    1078 4 PLANE SLIPS INTO ICE CRACK HOW ELLSWORTH EXPEDITION WAS FOILED JT is now possible to give fuller details of the mishap to the plane of the Ellsworth Antarctic Expedition which ruined all hope of success this year and forced the expedition to give up. We have had a narrow escape
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    British Peer's Hungarian Bride
    234 5 I..rd Martin etil. secon 1 son of the Marquis of Exeter, was married at Christ Church, Virginia Water. Surrey, to Miss Lilian Edith Csanady de Telegd. a Hungarian irirl. The rsfl man was the bridegroom's elder brother. Lord Burshley. the famous athlete. The bride wore lace
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    HELD IN TALK UNTIL POLICE CAME
    611 6 Youths Pawn Watches From Burgled Shop A complaint that his shop had been burgled and that $1,325 worth of watches and other articles had been stolen, was made by the proprietor of a jewellery shop at No. 88, North Bridge Road before the Criminal
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    DESPERATE PLIGHT
    81 6 Islanders Food Crops Ruined By Gales I < From Our Own Correspondents Medan. Feb. 1?. A message brought b: n native Government servant from Utt so-cailed Thousand Islands oi Netfcerlrm r is India states that the Islanders ore m a desperate plight owing to lack of food as
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    MARKET MURDER
    343 6 Three Cattle Co. Employees Committed For Trial The magistrate's preliminary enquiry into the fatal assult on Ferthal Shah, an employee of Malayan Livestock Co.. m Kandang Kerbau market on the morning of Dec. 1, concluded yesterday when the three accused were committed for trial at the forthcoming Assizes,
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    ARRESTED IN SINGAPORE
    94 6 Several D.E.I. Reds Captured From Our Own Correspondent. > Medan. Feb. It. The Java Bodo announces that the Singapore police have arrested several Netherlands Indian Communists who are alleged to have gone there from Tapanuli < Sumatra m order to meet one of their most prominent leaders
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    TIGER KILLS EIGHT
    134 6 Man-Eaters Active In Sumatra <From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Feb. 1?. Reports of the activities of man-eat-ing tigers have recently been pouring m from all parts of Sumatra.lt is said that over a dozen people have been killed during the past few weeks. In one instance eight
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    HOW UNCLE DISAPPEARED
    348 6 EVIDENCE IN SIKH HOMICIDE TRIAL Sequel To Finding Of Human Bones Further evidence for the prosecution was heard by the special jury and Mr. Justice Gerahty, at the Assizes yesterday, when the trial of Arjan Singh, a Sikh watchman, on a charge of culpable homicide not amounting
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    GAMBLERS STAMPEDED BY WHISTLE
    257 6 150 In Naval Base "Casino" The statement that gambling was rife m Sir John Jackson's coolie lines, Naval Base, was made yesterday m the Second Magistrate's Court when eight Chinese were charged with that offence. Nine men had been arrested m a raid carried out on
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    TAX ON DIESEL OH.
    71 6 Being Considered By D.E.I. Government From Our Own Correspondent.* Medan, Feb. 11 It is stated that the Government is considering the imposition of an excise duty on lubricating oil. Until now there has been an excise duty on petrol only with the result that hundreds of
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    $150 Must Be Won
    646 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPE TITION Six Free Chances Every Week BELOW will be found particulars of the Free Press Football Competition No. 27 iin which you are asked to forecast results of >ten matches to be played ia the English League on Feb 24. THE PRIZE
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION No. 27.
    40 6 tLSH^Sf^ to Mcord of their fffj* vs. Manchester C. Lnerpoo! vs Sunderland .Newcastle VH Arsenal Sheffield In. vs. Uolverhampton 5° lton vs. Preston Manchester In. vs. Bradford Plymouth vs. Grimabv w^m Vi Queen J p R
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    $22,000 OF OPIUM OK STEAMER
    283 6 $22,000 OF OPIUM OK STEAMER SINHALESE BOS'NTH(H(,in IT WAS FISH And Gets Three Months In Prison Approximately 122,00 c truband chandu and oplun bited m the Criminal D I yesterday. They t, irmi c 01 contraband made Preventive Officers on t> the-world steamship, (v 2 a.m. on Thursday Herath Singho.
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    SLEEPING OUT Two Javanese Women Charged
    172 6 SLEEPING OUT Two Javanese Women Charged Two Javanese women, Aminah binti Wahit. and Unasi binci Abdul Wahit. found sleeping together on the side ol Oxley Road on Monday night, were charged before the Second Magistrate yesterday with vagrancy. The first accused denied being a j vagrant, stating that she lived
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    NO SERIOUS CRIME
    244 6 A Well-Behaved Chinese New Year "Apart from a report of robbery or cash $10 from a Hokkien woman living m Pauchang Hylam. there wen* no serious reports of disturbances j during the Chinese New Year. A very 1 quiet period was experienced." This reassuring statement regarding serious
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    BRASTAGI AERODROME
    150 6 British Planes May Attend Opening Medan, Feb. 14. All work m connection with the Brattagi aerodrome has been completed and the inauguration will probably take place on Feb. 28 or March 4. The Sumatra Post says that the Governor of the East Coast has been informed that no
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    "DOUBTFUL REPORT"
    59 6 My lam Boys Chanced With Robbers Three Hylam boys, oik b the employee of a hlgtl Government, were charg< a :r Second Magistrate \.\>t«ra.i> robbery of $80 from t com] ed Wong Seny Chin, m Tanglln Road. Mr. A. McLennan, cour. nsp- asked for a week's potiPOl for
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    48 6 The Hon'ble Mr JuGerahty, X.C.. will admnv. Oaths to the Honourable Ml I '>** Caldecott. C.M.G.. CB I Administering the Ooffl r 1 p.m. to-morrow m th»Council Chamber ;«t G House. There will Km HO Detemonii the firing of the usual nlui on completion of the o
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    MENDELSSOHN'S "ELIJAH"
    382 7 An Excellent "Final Practice" i The Singapore Musical Society should be able to appear before their audience on Sunday night with perfect confidence. If they can repeat the standard of performance that was shown last night at their dress rehearsal. Mendelssohn's "Elijah" is an ambitious work. One has
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    SOLDIER RECAPTURED
    57 7 Returned To Barracks Exhausted Gibraltar. After 24 hours' search, the soldier j who broke Irom the detention barracks at Gibraltar has been captured. He has been returned to barracks m j an exhausted condition. The man. named Flanagan, w-.s! court-martialled on Dec. 7 lor houso- I breaking and
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1934. Dictatorship—And Then What?
    501 8 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1934. Dictatorship— And Then What? •THE political commentator of the future, m all probability, will describe the present period, among other things, as the beginnings of iho age of dictatorships. He will add with a pitying smile tha: among the other things was
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    As I was Saying
    952 8 It is not a year since Mr. Justice Gerahty came to Singapore frovi the F.M.S. to take up duties m the Supreme Court here, ichen Mr. Justice Whitley went on leave. In that time, however, he has achieved great popularity m Singapore for his genial dispositio7i
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    FROM DAY TO DAY
    328 8 j The Hon. Mr. Andrew Caldicott, Officer Administering the Government, will attend Sunday night's presentation of the Elijah at the Victoria Theatre m his official capacity. In addition to the Inspector-General of Police, Commissioner of Lands, Secretary for Chinese Affairs. Inspector of Schools, and Principal of
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    Topics Of The Week
    498 8 Topics Of The Week rpHE Tupicist WjlfUMm X HU Excellency will Joyable holiday, and a:. one. to enable him. when resume the tray aga::. with even greater rem shown hitherto. Th»- r more agreeable than some forms ol h > T HE p™d O. havin, 1 x the Chitral into
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    FRENCH REPLY TO GERMANY DOES NOT HELP
    367 9 FRENCH REPLY TO GERMANY DOE S NOT HELP DISARMAMENT CAUSE I Storm Troopers Must Be Regarded As Soldiers i Paris. Feb. 16. Insistence that Nazi storm-troopers must be counted as soldiers is the outstanding feature ot France's reply to the German disarmament memorandum. The note is drawn up courteously but
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    INCREASE IN BRITISH EXPORTS
    127 9 INCREASE IN BRITISH EX PORTS Satisfactory Trade Returns I l.undun, Feb. 14. ni Trade returns for increase! over those lonth and over 1933, In both imports and exthe month totalled compared with Di'ivmb^r and ).000 m January. 1933. nth •re valued at 82. The December total was export! tor amounted
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    COTTON TALKS START
    96 9 Japanese Welcomed In London London. Feb. 14. President ol the Board of Trade. Runclman, welcomed the repreol the Japanese cotton and Industries when they assembled y in London to begin eonversaLations between representatives United Kingdom and the i cotton and rayon industries tied to-day and two sessions
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    2 YEARS FOR LEADER
    52 9 nidian Guilty Of Making Seditious Speeches Calcutta, Feb. ltt. ■harkil Nehru has been senaced to two years" simple Imprisonon a charge of making seditious ties. Router. earlier message from Lucknow > that Jawaharlal Nehru, the well--1 Indian Congress leader, was aron a Calcutta warrant and had
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    MME. STAVISKY MAKES NEW CHARGE
    552 9 MME. STAVISKY MAKES NEW CHARGE Second Bullet And Holes I In The Wall Madame Stavlsky, widow n tne notorious financier, has made a dramatic new attack on the police osser-J I tion that her husband committed i suicide. ••There are things," lime. StavisKy said, ."which I cannot get out of
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    JAVA SUGAR
    27 9 Britain May Purchase More London. Feb. 14. Col Colville stated m the House of Commons that an informal suggestion goods, was being explored.- British Radio
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    EFFIGIES BURNED
    162 9 White Guard Demonstration Against C.E.R. Khabarovsk, Feb. 15. According to reports from Harbin, local organisations of White Guards, under cover of a "protest against high tariffs of the C.E.R.," held an antiSoviet demonstration organised under the protection of the Japan Manchurian authorities. White Guards serving m the police,
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    SOVIET AND THE BALTIC STATES
    166 9 Fear Spread Of German Influence Riga, Feb. 12. Articles on the orientation of Latvia's foreign policy are continually appearing m che Latvian press. The organ oi the Social Democrats, m an editorial, points out that M. Litvinov. the Soviet Foreign Commissar, m his last speech
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    CENTURY OLD PLAN
    203 9 Dam To Make Leningrad Flood-Proof Leningrad, Feb. Id. From the time of its foundation St. 1 Petersburg, now Leningrad, has been subject In spring and autumn to the danger of floods, due to the rise m the water level m the Gulf of Finland. Sea waves driven
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    TURNED AWAY
    193 9 Mother Of Three Not An -Adult" t A mother of tnree children who is 1 not yet 21 years of age has been turned away from a cinema because she is not an •adult" guardian for youngsters under a new ruling by the Middlesex County Council. This ruling,
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    90 9 Tass Latest Rubber and Tin Prices And Sterling Rates i London. Feb. 16. New York 5.08% 'ij£ 3%> Paris 77^4 <TT>i» New York, Feb. 16. March 10.73 < 10.50. April- June 10.99 10.85 > July H-28 <11.15> London, Feb. 16. Spot £225-15-0 £225-15-0) 3 Months £225-15-0 I £225-10-0)
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      60 9 The Inscrutable I CHARLIE CHAN faces a new adventure j and uncovers a baffling mystery DEATH LURKING IN EVERY CLUE The mosr sinister Warner OBand I rM'*\^ Heather Atß9d ilfl^^H From a novel ".^H I bt Earl D«rr Bi«f «r< I »u«ct«d by 1 I —Hamilton McFad««n mm^^*^*- OPENS TUESDAY
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      275 9 jl^^^l "His Master's Voice" NEW DANCE RECORDS j L m FOR FEBRUARY 1934 j RAY NOBLE AND HIS ORCHESTRA J When you were the girl on the scooter 'Film J •Broadway through a Keyhole". Fox Trot La-di-da-di-da ("That's a pretty thing"* J Fox Trot i Son* without words B»M:'.H My
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      HOW JAPAN IS TAKING MALAYAN TRADE
      250 10 HOW JAP A N IS TAKING MALA YAN TRADE ta£.s > Overtaking Imports BALANCE THAT IS FAST DISAPPEARING The effect oi Japanese competition j throughout the markets of the Far East has drawn lorth bitter complaints from her rivals. These complaints Japan has met with the irrefutable argument that she
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      91 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association February 16, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers K.S.S. equal to London business Standard, Spot < loose* 16 1 2 done R.S.S. equal to London Standard. <F. 0.8.) 16 13 16 16 7 8 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Feb. 16"> 8 16 11,16 Mar. 163 /4
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      Singapore Produce Prices
      184 10 THE TIN PRICE February 16. Singapore tin price < per picul» $113.25. February lti, 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers Gambier 3.75 Java Cube 6.50 Hamburg Cube 6.50 Muntok White Pepper 32.00 White Pepper 31.50 Black Pepper 15 3 /4 Copra, sundried 3.05 Copra, mixed 2.45 Small flake
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      Petrol And Kerosene Prices
      117 10 February 16. Devoe's Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per tin (of 4 Imp. galls.) 1.70 Sylvan Arrow Kerosene per tin 1.50 Socony 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- gallons
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      BRITISH TIN INVESTMENT
      173 10 The British Tin Investment Corporation, which was formed m 1932, announced its first dividend a few days ago. In their report for 1933, now issued, the directors refer to the improvement m conditions m the tin industry and state that tin prices made their first big move
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      Exchange Rates
      218 10 February 16. SELLING London, 4 months' sight 2 4 964 London, 3 months' sight 24 1 8 London, 60 days' sight 2 4 7!64 London, 30 days' sight 2 4 3 32 London, demand 2,4 5 64 London, T.T. 2 4 1 16 Lyons, Paris, demand 890 Hamburg,
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      £ Abroad
      174 10 Abroad London, Feb. 14. Exchanges to-day were: Paris 77 3 32. New York 5.03 V 2 Montreal 5.07 2 Brussels 21.79. Geneva 15.72 Amsterdam 7.55. Milan 57 13/16. Berlin 12.88. Stockholm 19.39^ Copenhagen 22.40. Oslo 19.90. Vienna 28^2 Prague lIIV2. Helsinglors 226 J >. Madrid 37 15/327 Lisbon 109%. Athens
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      Balance Sheet Steadily Improving
      216 10 Balance Sheet Steadily Improving 'From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 15. Presiding at the annual general meeting ol the Singapore Traction Company. Mr. L. W. Hawkins, chairman, regretted that restriction of tin production and lowered rubber working costshad not resulted m more money m the slender purses of the great
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      FRASER'S SHARE LIST
      124 10 Yesterday's Alterations ipoh Tin Dredging Interim dlvdend for year ending Mar. 31, 1934 of V 1 18 (ss) 6s 9d 7s 9d Jeebu <70> 80 8 4cd Jelebu (sl> ,18 1.22 cd Johan Tin <20) 22»/ 2 24 Kinta Dredge <$1> 2.47 251 Kuchai Tin Dredge <$D
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      PROVED SUCCESS OF TARIFFS
      426 10 More Employment And Revenue Sir Henry Page Croft, chairman of the Empire Industries Association, m a message to members of the association refers to the proved success of tariffs. jHe points out that the number of insured persons m employment has increased by 622,000 since the
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      Wall Street
      237 10 Feb. 13. 14. 15. American Can. Com. 104 1 > 105 3 R 107^ American Telephone and Telegraph 120» 2 121^ 4 123 Atcheson Railroad G8 3 4 69 70 3 4 Dupont 091 2 ioo 1 1O2 3 4 Firestone. Common 23 23* 4 23 5 8
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      CANNOT BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY
      166 10 YESTERDAY'S RUBiIEK AUCTION The Singapore Chamber oi Commerce Rubber Association held its 1.1615t auction yesterday: 'Catalogued 1.640.252 lbs. 732.26 tons Ottered 1.354.290 604.60 Sold 1.232.70:3 550.31 Spot London 4.15 16d. New York 10.7 16 cts PRICES REALIZED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per Ln. Standard Quality No
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      Latest Restriction News From Amsterdam
      198 10 Latest Restriction News From Amsterdam The rubber several restriction 'ing the week j have been vj 'State Mr ssrs 81 Ltd Btngapon ru weekly rubb- day i. Much lnt< I resulted and iom< place In all market placed m strong! r The Information negotiation* pub other sou. bearish nature, i
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      CANADIAN TRADE BALANCE
      84 10 t554M0,000 Higher Year Otto* m A preliminary ettii calendar .war. by th< of Statistics. iho« credit balaro $102,000,000. conskfc ring debits, credits and suctions. The (avouraM* external trade \m pared with $80,000 On. $65,000,000*. GoM < R $92,000,000. compared wil 1932: the ravourabl< tourist trad<> wai I
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      MALAY RUBBER PLANTERS
      114 10 Malay Rttbbei I'l.i;. earned profit ol ended Sept. 30 £1.577 lor 1931-32--is due to the hi"! rubber during th«the financial jreai been well m&ini directors feel lusti dividends with payi cent. The can> from £4.360 to £4.1)70 1 Sept. 30 r\ ities by £27,904 A was harvested
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    RADIO NOTES NEWS
    938 11 Welcome D evelopments In Local Broadcasting Our Wireless Correspondent.* a CONCERT from Tomlinson Hall. from the station stuciio and oJ dance music rrom Raffles Such was the tare provided by 1 broadcasting station Z.H.I, on ay afternoon. Malayan listcan no longer complain of lack rtainment from local
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    VATICAN BAN
    104 11 Attempt At New German Religion Vatican City. Feb. I*. The Vatican have placed on the prohibitory index Alired Rosenberg's 14 Myth of the Twentieth Century." And Ernst Bergirunn's "The German National Church." Both books are likely to become Nazi textbooks. Dr. Rosenberg's book is banned because it is
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    SECRETARY RECOVERS
    154 11  -  Mr. W. Jenkyn Thomas Dr M.D. Brock Sir Arthur Keith Now Back To Work At Nairobi London. Feb. 15. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister. the Colonial Secretary, has recovered from his .illness sufficiently to resume his work at Nairobi He hopes to visit Kakamega on Thursdaj' by air to examine
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    PENANG HARBOUR BUSY
    110 11 Ships And Aircraft Arrive (From Our Own Correspondent* Penang, Feb. 15. H.M.S. Cornwell and the destroyers Veteran and Wren and the aircraft carrier. Eagle, arrived m Penang bcfor. noon to-day, making five ships m all. the Kent which arrived some days ago being still m port. The
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      447 11 Assets exceed 812,000,000 Assurance m force over *{■>•—.— The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. < Incorporated m the Straits Settlements t HEAD OFFICE Great Eastern life Building. Cecil Street. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27. Old Jewry. EC The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies
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      403 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHIV4 (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter^ Paid up capital m 600.000 shares ot £5 each £3.000.J0t Reserve Fund £3 000.0« Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.0* l HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate. London. EC 2 Agencies and Branches Alor Star i Iloilo Semaran« Amritsar Ipoh
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      572 11 CHURCH SER VICES i Ist Sunday In Lent GARRISON CHURCHES Church of England. Garrison Church Tanglln. 7 a.m. Holy Communion 8.45 a.m. Parade Service. Garrison Church. Blakan Mati. 10.30 a.m. Parade Service. 11.30 a.m. Holy Communion. 7 p.m Evensong. Changi 7 p.m. Even>on». Roman Catholic Tanglin 7 a.m. Parade Service.
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      446 11 BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION PROGRAMMES FOR INDIA, BURMA, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS and FEDERATED MALAY STATES FROM THE EMPIRE TRANSMITTER. DAVENTRY, ENGLAND Two of the following frequencies and wavelengths will be used simultaneously, but the wavelengths may be changed m the i course of each day's transmissions. An- nouncements will be made at
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    IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
    81 12 Arethusa <VT-AEF>, m port; expect-/ ed to take off for Karachi via Alor Star Feb. 18. 12.30 p.m. Astraea <G-ABTL> m port; expected, to take off for Karachi via Alor Star i Feb. 25. 12.30 p.m. Athena <G-ABTK> due Singapore s Feb. 20; expected to take Off for
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    CLEARANCES
    120 12 Feb. 13.— Choyo Maru d <Jap. Dupleix (Pch. < X Ban Hong Loon^ «Brit». Feb. 14-Solen. Lipis. C:. Yit. Tung Song. Glenapp. I;, By Alster «Ger. Boston Ifaru Hal Maru «Jap. Tohiti. I Witt <Dut.«. Feb. 15 -Baud. Singkcl Dv; Rajpula. Larut. Mernn -Bn: i Feb. 15: Muroran M;iru
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      637 12 Burns Philp line. Incorporated m Australia) FOR BRISBANE SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing by the well-known steamer MARELLA 7.375 tons» and the s.s. MANGOLA 3.352 tons): ICargo only] s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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      87 12 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE of Western Australia FREMANTLE Via Fort Swottenham, Penan*, Palcmlmnji. Banjocwanfti and North Western Ports Dm Sails Singapore Singapore. T.s.m.v. Kangaroo Mar. 21 Mar. 22 T.s.m.v. Kangaroo May 18 May 19 T.s.m.v. Kangaroo July 22 July 23 Fares Single £19.0.0. Australian Return £30.0.0. Currency For particulars of Freight
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      268 12 BIBBY LINE [LONDON ADDRESS 22, PALL MALL. LONDON S.V.U of fast twin-screw Oil Driven Mail Passenger Vessels between RANGOON, COLOMBO. PORT MDAK MARSEILLES, PLYMOUTH IM LONDON with through connection lrom Singapore and Penang HOMEWARD SAILINGS Leave Rangoon 1«4 STAFFORDSHIRE Mar. 1 GLOUCESTERSHIRE WORCESTERSHIRE CHESHIRE YORKSHIRE Apr 26 SHROPSHIRE OXFORDSHIRE 4
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      475 12 Local And J Foreign Mail Despatches and Arrivals i 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. Kuantan rfa Jerantut) Saturdays 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Padang Besar) Monday and Friday 7 p.mj Kelantan (via Gemas) every
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      775 12 LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE THE SHIPYARDS IN 1933 j A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT Construction And j Output Quarterly returns of Lloyd's Register I show that on Dec. 31. there were under construction m Great Britain und Ireland 90 merchant vessels, of 331.541 tons gross. This was an in- j crease of 27.779
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      113 12 SINGAPORE HARBQt k Ships Alongside ih,. r Expected to \rrnl East Wharf (Entrance („te 1) Nicuw Zetland 8; Kum to 89» 20. Main Wharf (Entrance i{l Glenearn 18; Klnta IS; B Andre Lebon 7. Empire Dock (Entrance (.ate Tateishi Maru 30; Endi semer City 34. Bteel Tri Kinpir- Dock (Entrance
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      446 13 P. O. British India and Apcar Lines. 'Incorporated m EnglandMAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. INDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Tonnage. Singapore Tonnage Singapore. 1934. 1934. BURDVVAX 6.070 In Port MANTUA 11,000
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      489 13 Ellerman Bucknall I Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) "FLLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG, VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Due Sails City of Khartoum Feb. 27 Mar. 2 City of Bath Mar. 14 Mar. 16 Calls at Dunkirk FOR HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. City of
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      1024 14 K. P. M. &OMNKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU PALIMA Saturday. Feb. 17, Penang (mails only; and Bagan Si-Api-Api. TOO I AN— Saturday, Feb. 17, Pontianak. TOBA Saturday. Feb. 17, Moeara-Sabi and Djambi. VALENTUN— Saturday. Feb 17. Rhio. Padang-Bay. Ampcnan. Boeleleng and Sourmbaysv. NIEI'W ZEELAND- -Saturday. Feb. 17. Batavia. Semarang, Sourabaya, Pa- I
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      464 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE f'roP^ rjMggfg r NOW IS THE TIME TO TRAVEL HOME via AMERICA See China and Japan at no additional cost. Visit Honolulu —San Francisco Los Angeles. Sail along the beautiful coast of Central America and enjoy ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL THRILLS the trip through the
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      706 14 O. S. K. L I N E BUENOS AIRES VIA COLOMBO. S. BUENOS AIRES M\ AFRICA, BRAZIL AND URUGUAY. LAST At SOUTH AFRK (Express Service) (Intermediate Ser! M.s. Montevideo Maru 7.300 Mar. 1 fs.s. Hawaii Man? M.s. La Plata Maru 7.300 Mar. 30 s.s Arizona Maru m.s. Buenos Aires Maru
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    MUNICIPAL SERVICES AND PRESS WIN
    1427 15 Commercial Cup Games Played In Rain riunicipal Servlcei 4: s.h.b.j.s.c. i. h made sodden by a sharp! that fell Just before the start; ;iiued steadily lor the first' r ol an hour's play was not con-] any classy football when the Services met the Singapore
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    VERDICT FOR L. S. FOND
    306 15 Jayaraj Retires At End Of sth Round The main fight between L. S. Fond and Jayaraj at the Fun and Frolic. Penanf, on Sunday night ended prematurely. Fond was awarded the verdict at the end of the fifth round as he had opened up a
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    SINGAPORE INDIAN WINS TENNIS TITLE
    398 15 SINGAPORE INDIAN WINS TENNIS TITLE Malayan Tamil Championship At Kuala Lumpur I 'From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 15. mis evening saw the successful ter- I mination of the annual three-day All- Malayan Tamils' tennis championship', meeting, held under the auspices of the T.P.C.A.. when the final events I
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    Singapore Man Favourite
    565 15 Brilliant weather prevailed when the fifth Malayan Tamils' Tennis Championship meeting started under the auspices ot the T.P.C.A at Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. With a view to complete as many events as possible, matches were played both at the S.C.R.C. and the T.P.C.A. Courts. There were altogether
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    TRIANGULAR TOURNEY
    207 15 Japanese Teams Meet At Hatu Pahat Teams representing Singapore, Jouore and Negri Bembilan met at Batu Pahat m a triangular contest on Thursday, and Singapore came oui victorious with 6 points to their credit against Johoiv's -4 and Negri's 2 The winner keeps tor a year, a challenge
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    INTERPORT TENNIS
    160 15 Hong Kong Players Win At Hanoi Tile Hong Kong Interport team which was successful m beating IndoChina In an official match, has returned to the Colony. The team under the captaincy oi Ho Ka-lau. consisted of Ho, Tsui Waipui and Tarn Yoc-fong. and they brought back with them
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    HOCKEY
    203 15 Australian Ladies' Visit Without m any way attempting to dampen the enthusiasm of local lady hockey players, the writer has ever> reason for believing that the intended visit ol the Australian team has beta definitely cancelled, 'writes "Specta tor" m the South China Morning Post > Ihen has never,
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    AUSTRALIANS WIN
    184 15 KUffb) Tourists Beat Waseda University Tokio. Feb 7 The Australian Universities' Rugbs football team defeated the WTasoda University fifteen by 21 points to six The tourists were m excellent form Wa.seda ii one 01 the strongest university fifteens m Japan Kong Kojig had an opportunity of seeing the
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      150 15 I SPECIAL SALE Spim-rrepe silk -inns (a, $3.70 Fuji silk shirts (Tr $2.50 J..JO Poplin shirts Is* Qaaiity (a $1.80 1.60 -do- -do- 2nd Quality $1.20 A 0.90 Polo Singlets lsc Quality (g> $0.65 -do -do- 2nd Quality <§> $0.32 M Pea<ocJc'* SingtK* (Sleeveless) (ft) $0.64 "Peacock Siruri--(Half -sleeves. $0.48
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    ANOTHER STAGE EN THE CUP TODAY
    790 16 ANOTHER STAGE EN THE CUP TODAY ARSENAL VS. DERBY IS THE BIG MATCH At the end of today there will be only tiiiht clubs leaving out of conderatiou the possibility of drawn games necessitating replays interest- ed m the destination of the FA. Cup this reason. At the moment there
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    "CRICKET OR TENNIS?"
    102 16 Fred Perry Loses His Head In Match At Sydney Sydney Feb. 2. Playing m a match here, Fred Perry was ironically applauded by the spectators for an error on his own oart. The exasperated British player turned to the umpire and called out "Is this cricket or
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    AUSTRALIAN TENNIS
    65 16 Does Not Meet General Approval Sydney, Feb. 1. The Australian Davis Cup team, conristing of Jack Crawford, V. ICeQrath. A. Quist, and D. P. Turnbull, does not meet with general approval. Tennis officials and players consider that five men should be sent to Europe and some hold that
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    BAKER WINS BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP
    187 16 BAKER WINS BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP Hunter Defeated By 172 Points For the third year m succession, and the fifth time m the past six years, A. D Baker won the S.C.C. billiards championship title last night at the club, defeating A. F. Hunter m the final by the margin of 172
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 25
    84 16 Two Readers Share $150 Prize Two Singapore readers, who forecasted correctly the results of nine matches m Football Competition No. 25 share this week's prize and cheques for $75 will be sent to the following: MR. M. M. SVLAIMAN. 298 A Jalan Besar. Singapore. MR. T.
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    WATER POLO
    137 16 V.M.C.A. Swimming Programme The M Framroz Water- Pulo League will commence on Tuesday. 13th March, at 5.30 p.m. The teams are: Red <Capt. Chon Seng Kay>. Blue «Capt. Tan Wee Chwee*. Brown <Capt. Lim Fook Loong», and Green <Capt. Tan Hony Seng*. The teams will meet each ether
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    A MAMMOTH BATH
    105 16 One of the largest swimming and bathing pools m the country now under construction at New Brighton, Cheshire, will be completed next June. Built by the county borough of Wallasey, it will have a length of 330 feet and a maximum width of 220 feet. There will
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    SERVICES BOXING
    290 16 Officials For Monday's Tournament The winner of the boxing tournament between The Army and The Roynl Air Force on Monday has the right to challenge one or H.M. Ships m the China Squadron for the Low t her Grant" Cup. which will be fought for next month. The
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    A RECORD VICTORY
    235 16 Royal Navy Defeats R.A.F. At Rugby When the Royal Navy defeated the Royal Air Force on Saturday m the opening match of the Services Rugby tournament they did so by a record score. They piled up a total of 36 points against the airmen, who were mot
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    MRS. ALLIN IN LADIES' SINGLE FINAL
    179 16 Rain Interferes With Play At S.C.C. Rain interfered with tin nuance of the open lawn nament at the S.C.C. \< it was possible to reach d* only two matches. In one Mrs. Allin. uhe rak holder of the Mala title* qualified for the fin;..
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    GOLF
    126 16 Island Club Defeat The Police 11l a iour ball match at the Island Club the Club defeated a Police team by 7 3 4 points to 1 2 Details Police players mentioned nrst Frew Blades l 4 Frew and Blades 14; Br: ggs and Stevens 1. Savi and J.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    81 16 Chinese New Year Mixed Foursomes Owing to the course being unplayable the Mixed Foursome Competition due to be played over the Chinese New Year had to be postponed and will take place on Sunday afternoon, the 25th February. Prizes for previous competitions will be presented at the
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    24 16 The usual mixed foursomes will be played at the Singapore Golf Club on Sunday afternoon and not Monday as announced yesterday.
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    OWNER DEAD
    18 16 London. Feb. 10. The death is announced of the racehorse owner. Mr. Washington Singer. Reuter Wireless
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    CRICKET TEAMS
    51 16 The following will represent Singapore Khalsa Assn. at cricks against the N.C.C. on Sunday on N.C.C. ground at 2 p.m.: Mohan Singh Wazir Singh. M. B. Singh, Ram Plan Gopal Singh. Kernal Singh, A. X. Katyal, Balbir Singh, Dusshan Singh, Harband Singh. Sohan Singh. Cl. Singh and Tahil
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    HOCKEY FIXTURE
    44 16 The following will represent the Khalsa Assn. against 5.R.C.11 at hockey on Monday on S.R.C. ground Kernal Singh. Sardara Singh. Sohan Singh, Jangur Singh, Radha. Darhar.t Singh, M. B. Singh. Duleep Singh Mohan Singh. Katyal. Thaman Sir., Jangeer Singh and Harhan Singh.
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