The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 23 February 1934

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14.198. ESTD. 1835. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1934 10 CENTS.
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  • 669 1 Brussels' Silent Homage H >LEMJN REQLIEM BROADCAST To Masses \lonc; three mile route ALONG a three-mile route densely packed by masses of his silent subjects King Albert of Kelgium was yesterday carried on his last journey through his capital and, after a solemn requiem at
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  • 88 1 RUBBER QUOTA SCHEME APPROVED BY LOCAL R.G.A. COMMITTEE Kuala Lumpur Report From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 22. IT is unofficially stated that a rubber control scheme on a quota basis was approved by the R.G.A. Rubber Regulation Committee at Kuala Lumpur last Monday. No confirmation is available (from
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  • 108 1 Famous Portuguese Airman Among Four Killed Lisbon, Feb. 22. Four officers were killed, including Portugal's best-known airman. Colonel Brito Pais, in a mid- aid collision be- j tween two aeroplanes at Sintra aviation camp to-day. Col Pais made a pioneer flight to China in 1923.— Reuter. Fourteen Japanese
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  • 107 1 Commission Of Enquiry Suggested London. Feb. 20. Brigadier-General Sir Henry PageCrott »C. Bournemouth to-day tabled a resolution that in view of the result of democratic government in Ceylon. t Parliamentary Commission should proceed to the Island and report before Parliament embarks on wider reform proposals in connexion
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  • 70 1 Programme For Australian Visit I London, Feb. 21. The following programme has been approved for the visit of Prince George to Australia in H.M.S. Sussex:— Leave Portsmouth Aug. 31. Suez Sept. 9 and 10. Colombo Sept. 20—24. Fremantle Oct. 4 B. Adelaide Oct. 12—16. Arrive Melbourne Oct. 18.
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  • 83 1 The new Mohamedan Government in Sinkiang has fled Page 9. Reports from the courts Pages 3, and 7. Buffer tin pool referendum proposal Page 10. How the League has helped China Pares 6 and 11. In Commercial Cap matches F. and N. lost to Harbour Board, but
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  • 218 1 Will Franc Be Driven Off Gold? EXCHANGE j SITUATION POSSIBILITIES Need For Protecting U.S. Investor London, Feb. 22. THE advent of the Doumer- gue Government renders highly improbable any early abandonment of the gold standard under panic or pressure, says the monthly letter of Messrs Robert Benson and Co. They
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  • 174 1 Mr. Walter Lippmann, the American i writer, writing in the Financial Times. questions how much the U.S. Securities Act passed in May, 1933 is to be blamed for the failure of the U.S. capital market in 1933. He points out that leading corporations and
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  • 73 1 Washington, Feb. 22. Senator Wagner told President Roosevelt today that industrial opposition to the National Labour Board |is increasing with disquieting results, i The Board's industrial settlements are too low, and some are unsatisfactory and he suggested legislation prohibiting company union. Meanwhile General Johnson, before
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  • 41 1 Abandonment Proposal Washington. Feb. 22. The United States' abandonment of all military and naval bases in the Philippines is contemplated in the administration's -new plan to obtain the Philippines' acceptance of the Hawes-Cutting Independence Act.— Reuter
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  • 162 1 Funeral Of Government Victims Vienna, Feb. 20. Cardinal Innitzer, Dr. Dollf uss, Major Fey and Dr. Schmitz, the new City Commissar, paid tribute to the dead at the Rathausplatz ceremony in connection with the funeral of 49 members of the Government forces. Major Fey gave the political
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  • 25 1 Death Of Maj-General Wagstaff London, Feb. 22. The death is announced of MajorGeneral C. M. Wagstaff, Commandant of the Royal Military Academy.— Reuter
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  • 119 1 U.S. MAY RECOGNISE MANCHUKUO A Remarkable Change Of Attitude New York, Feb. It THE United Staus are inclined to be conciliatory towards recognition or the Manchukuo, accordinf to an official report, says the Washington correspondent oi the NVw York Times. Atxiridonment oi the Stinis«)ii doctrine, whereby The United States d>
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  • 94 1 Excisions Made At Chine>e Request I London, Feb. 22. Mr. Quo Ifei-chl Inl >rms Reuv r that In respond' to his representations concerning the film Jack Ahoy, whicn will be produced on Monday, th*Foreign Office saw the film managtment who agreed to certain excisioxii;. Mr. Quo Tai-chi
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  • 24 1 Washington. Feb. Zd The Senate has pa>*-d a bill r»-peaJ-ing prohibition in Alaska. Hawaii, Puerto R:co and the Virgin Island?.— Reuter Wireless
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 76 1 OBTAINABLE AT ALL FADING PROVISION STORES SATURDAY, FEB. 24th I TO-NIGHT RIJSTAFFEL COCKTAIL DANCE i^w&'iuXuUL l& MAKAN KETCHIL) JJ^&JSS COMEDIAN I £3Oom. to 8.15p.m. DICK NORTON I with I DANCE INFORMAL ADELE I 9*5 p.m. to Midnight EXTENSION TO 2 a-m. I DINNER $3.- NON DINERS $1.I SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25th
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    • 107 1 fdgf dfg CHRYSLER KG CAR PERFORMANCE SEA VIEW HOTEL! SUNDAY NEXT, 11 a.m. GRAND BEAUTY CONTEST Specially arranged in conjunction »ith WARNER BROS'. Glamorous I Musical Production I Which opens at the CAPITOL, Wednesday, February 28th Valuable Prizes Come and See who will be elected "MISS SINGAPORE" Ladies can appear
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  • 251 2 Friday, 23rd. High Water 4.15 a.m.. 7.29 p.m. Football: S.C.C. 2nd. XI vs. R.A.F. 2nd.. Padang; A.P.C. vs. Straits T.P.S.C.. Anson Road. Police Band. Teluk Ayer, 9 p.m. Annual general meeting of Malayan Branch. Royal Asiatic Society Raffles Museum. 4.30 Lecture by Professor H. Amon on
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  • 83 2 Law Notices For The Day Before the Chief Justice at 11 a.m. Summonses-in-Chambers and Originating Summonses. Before Mr. Justice Gerahty in the 'ml Court at 11 a.m. Bankruptcy. Followed by Motions. Before Mr. Justice Mills at 10.30 a.m. S/Chambers in S. 1607 31— Tan Sah vs. Tan Tye Khye and
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  • 128 2 Century Old Silver Melbourne. Feb. 6. A large silver cup. originally intended as a racing trophy, was presented to the City of Melbourne by Mr. Alexander Shaw, chairman of the P. and O. Company. The cup was designed and made in London 100 years ago by noted
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  • 168 2 Arnhem Land Venture Brisbane. Feb. 6. An attempt is being made in Arnhem Land to establish an Industry in crocodile skins, which are now in ?ood demand in the Southern States. The party engaged in the scheme discovered a new method of catching crocodiles, which was much simpler
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  • THIRD DEGREE DUMMY TRICK
    • 623 2 Detectives Trump Card A remarkable "reconstruction" of a girl victim in order to trap her suspected murderer into a confession has been successfully carried out by detectives at Copenhagen. The drastic ruse was resorted to in order to clear a young Englishman named Owen, who at
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    • 98 2 Special Repeat Screening To-morrow Tho management of the Capitoi announce thai in response to many (requests from patrons who missed tho recent screening of H. G. Wells' mystery thriller "The Invisible Man." this outstanding, picture will be shewn at the three performances to-morrow only. Owing to up-country
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    • 252 2 MAN OF 80 AS CO-RESPONDENT Gives Evidence For The Husband A man 80 years of age was cited as co-respondent in a divorce case In London. Mr. Gerald Agnew Small, of the Indian Education Service in Assam, on leave and living at an hotel in Russell square, sought the dissolution
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    • 226 2 Swims 300 Yards Out to Sydney, Feb. b. Defying lor several hours the efforts of stock and police officers to place it in the railway trucking yard, a Jersey bull caused considerable excitement at Coolangatta on the border of N.S. Wales end Queensland. Its escapades included a swim
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    • 231 2 Warning Give*. From Aeroplane Sydney. Feb. 10. For the third time this season, sharks itorced the postponement of a surf car- nival, when an aeroplane skimmed low I over the water at Maroubra. near Sydincy and warned that sharks were cruis|lng about. Maroubra Surf Club was holding
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  • 318 2 Lady Chars ton 9 s Marriage Dissolved The marriage between Mr. Theodore Wessel and Mrs. Wessel. formerly Ladyj Churston, has been dissolved by the French courts at Tahiti, in the South Sea Islands. Dissolution of the marriage was granted by mutual consent of the
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  • 463 2 Japanese Finance Kvpert Ls Dead Mr. Kengo Mori, formerly well Known as the Financial Commissioner of the Imperial Japanese Government in London. Paris, and New York, died of pneumonia in Japan on Jan. 19. Born at Saga. Japan, in 1875. Kenfo Mori graduated from the Law College
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 494 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS I BEECHAM'S LUNG SYRUP fcr Colds Bronchitis. Of all Chemists. Sole Agents: GRAFTON LABORATORIES. Singapore. BUSINESS CARDS STRAITS TYPEWRITER AGENCY CTATIONEBB JtEPACBERS. 14* Ohaac* Altoy. Bla*ap«r«. Tb« t'he»pe«t House !or your Sfa'.lOi JpNj try, Typewrit* £;tvj k *r d Cmbotv uJn ki^) Tor P*mc.'J »u4 Pea writing. [QiBJ
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    • 451 2 SINGAPORE I MUNICIPALm I Tender.. I Tender* an QO* I following materials >r i particulars, we M I [nstallatb n of Bai :u Devon ihlr I I 171. 173 175, I 193, 195. 19 I 47 Kramat Re V Orange Grove l I M. 07. 68. 71 I 76-1, and
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  • 391 3 WOMAN WHO DISPOSED OF HA BY woman who had been conPolice Court on a charge tly disposing of the body of a concealment of birth and to three months' rigorous imappealed in the Supreme sterday before the Chief JusWalter Huggard> against her tion and
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  • 103 3 Bandits Show Tp At Closing Time old form of coffee shop robbery been revived In Singapore. On Wednesday night three Chinese, armed with a pistol and a second with a dagger, entered a Hylam i shop just before closing time and dered coffee. As the .shop was
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  • 282 3 F.M.S. Pioneer Relates His Experiences Reminiscence! ol pioneer days in the Federated Malay States, when he was working alone among the natives m the jungle with tin- nearest European over two days journey away and the o. v means oi Transport elephant* wen related to a Surrey Comet
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  • 97 3 ADMITTED BEING DRUNK But Not The "Disorderly" Part Charged before Mr. Grice in the Police Court yesterday, with being drunk and disorderly in Beach Road at midnight the previous day, a middle-aged Chinese admitted that he was drunk but declared that he had created the noise because he had been
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  • 252 3 Flag Made By Sultana of Johore Her Highness the Sultana of Johore. alter making and embroidering a flag herself, presented it personally to the I First Johore Bahru Girl Guide Company yesterday at the Polo Club This was the iirst occasion oi its j kind in Johore
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  • 212 3 Right To Fly Over Italy Rome, Feb. If. An agreement was reached here tojday providing for a British air-mail route across Italy to India and South Africa. It will save at least a day on the Indian service. The agreement is subject to approval In London. It
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  • 98 3 Claims Trial on Three Counts Lim Boon Yew. a Hokicn. and a Tamil constable, named Ponniah. were poduci'd by Inspector Byrde before the third magistrate yesterday to answer three charges. Both claimed trial which was fixed lor March 1. bail beinu allowed in $500 each. The charges were:
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  • 182 3 FOUNTAIN PENS j Japanese Dealer Is Convicted L^ U H r K C Unsels Presses, judgment \wis delivered yesterday by Mr H counters. ,H ntaln P6nS t0 wWch ed and of Uade mark had been affixto wWch f and selling Boods th» alse trade
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  • 160 3 Over 10 Dead Beneath Avalanche Paris, Feb. Hi. More than forty lives were lost when an avalanche of rocks and snow buried the little Corsican village of Ortiporio at three o'clock this morning. Only the barest details have so far reached the mainland ol France for
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  • 167 3 Vatican Accuses Stalin Vatican. Feb. Hi. Stalin. Russia's Dictator, is accused by the "Osservatore Romano," the official organ of the Holy See. of systematically starving the Cossacks in the Kuban region. It quotes the statement of an American who has travelled through Kuban that: Stalin has commandeered
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  • 129 3 Cauldron Of Boiling Water is Cause Taipiiig. Feb. Bi. 'From Our Own Correspondent.' As the result ol u cauldron ol boiling water toppUhg over h»*r. Ng Ah Beak has died at the Talplng General Hospital. The woman laid she wns attending to the pig's food whicn was cookinj?
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  • 361 3 CABIN BOY PASSENGER ARRESTED A Japanese cabin boy. a male Chinese passenger and a local Chinese were charged belore. the criminal aistnct judge, yesterday on a charge of being concerned in the importation of 2.000 tahils oi non -Government cnandu. The total value of the drug was over $16,000. The
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  • 152 3 fc« lbs. Cone Altogether years i have been taking Krusrhen Salts every morning in hoi water and have lost 68 lbs. oi al M y «v,ght is now 128 Jbs. Compare the diiference it is marvellous. My mother and sister are also taking Kruschcn
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 84 3 ESKIMO THE "TRADER HORN" OF THE ARCTIC IS COMING. BRITISH MADE ELECTRIC IRONS. No. 1 Quality Jfet AulL JmT^^ niuL O I fe £S I the highest B I IIHL .JBSjB Electric Irons it is J|t U^ffl nroducc. A iS ;u|jife|L.. M Wm&K3om '.'•uiure. exclusive to j^iT^^^ffi 'tor. which prolongs
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    • 81 3 General Von Sick, famous War-time German General Stair officer and a persona] friend of Field Marshal von Hindenburg. President of Germany has just died at the French Convent Hospital. Hong Kong. He made his home in Shanghai when he was appointed President of Messrs. Siemens China Company. He arrived in
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    • 27 3 Good secondary education implies not only a certain knowledge, but a certain community of knowledge among all persons who are so educated.- Dr. J. E C. Welldon.
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    • 190 3 I I Tho MONACO SALOON Tin Mod mbk h in- its lndivicivjalistic Dntttm, out'i n din i-« -ijitUiiit .tmi brilHuM pirftmiano hM titiin d fi wor Id wi(j« rtputetloß, la la Itt >J(V(^ fOTBI m i; tuitlirr n trovwt U Ii «i ear w i in .ill tin comfort n
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  • 1190 4 Don't "Don't" The Child Too Much PARENTS WHO INSTIL FEAR IN THEIR OFFSPRING «BV OUR WOMAN CORRESPONDEENT W^HERE does your child get his I fears? Was he born with them? If he wna not. as is most likely the case, where did they come from Did you or anyone around
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  • 133 4 The latest shoulder capes for evening wear are made like clouds and have a silver lining. In Cannes and Monte Carlo the smartest women wear a diamond and platinum key brooch just over the heart. A film star has added a diamond question mark by the
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  • 691 4  - With Your Own Clever Little Fingers Dare By MAKE YOURSELF A GORGEOUS RU de la PAIX-Y HANDBAG! Hand bags are awfully inexpensive these flays. But in the heart of every woman lurks erer the desire to have one of those gorlicious fantastic, extravagant purses which seemingly have simply \Y> excuse
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  • 441 4  -  Rose Patterson By First Herald Of Spring In Paris (Staff Correspondent of the Free Press and the N.A.N.A.) I Paris. N spite of the very cold weather there is a very definite feeling in the air that Spring is coming. What could
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  • 60 4 T OOKING-GLASS b ments have spn .1 evening head-dresser being used for the J shoes. The Princes. d<Lucinge wore a most attl the other evening, comp mirrors, which well with her beautiful wtdU There are fur heels. U» now hang over one ear fn»r berets. The
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 24 4 n H ag K tO u maUh ll<M lahri < hat -ind 1 made b> ht>, own clever fin?ers. too! I V V 1 W
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    • 98 4 I Allenburc/s I Foods I The'Allenburys* Foo I particularly suited to I feeding of babies I climates. They are g< I I and their use is an I I guarantee against I diarrhoea and c\v) I Milk Food No. I Milk I Malted Food N« I Freak Mock* of ike
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  • 187 5 Battle Of Square de la Concorde FIRST PICTURES BY AIR MAIL loyalist rioters with the helmet of one of the Republican Guards. A score of people were killed and 1,500 injured in wild rioting in Paris this month •w-.u" i arrest in the Place de la Concorde during one of
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 31 5 MUST be won EVERY WEEK FULL PARTICULARS TRAIN BRAND CONDENSED MILK Recommend "TRAIN MILK** for your daily use. PURITY AND ECONOMY Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha, Ltd., UNION BUILDING. Phone 5977—5978 5979 M.5.K.4.
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  • 3843 6 RECORD OF TWO YEARS' SPLENDID CO-OPERA TION THE Secretary-General of the League of Nations has forwarded to the council committee on technical co-operation between the League of Nations and China a statement describing the progress of this co-operation. Following is a summary
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  • 166 6 Drowned In Serangoon Pond How a young Eurasian bandsman known as "John" died while bathing at Serangoon was told to the Singai pore Coroner, Mr. G. Porter yesterday. It was stated that on the morning ol January 3 "John" and a friend named Bachee went for
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  • 93 6 Serious Argument Over Five Cents 'From Our Own Correspondent* Malacca. Feb. 21. A Malay water-cart driver was charged in the police court this morning with using criminal force on another water-cart driver at Lorong Panjang. A bill collector stated that he saw complainant bleeding from the head
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  • 234 6 DATO AND WIFE CHARGED Alleged Abetment Of Murder J Kuala Lipis, Feb. 20. In connection with the recent death of a Chinese tapper named Chon^ Wah. j and the serious injuries of another tap|per named Chew Sap, the DatO Awang Prang Stia Wangsa and his wife, Siti Hara, were again
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  • 43 6 i From Out Own Correspondent. > Malacca. Feb. 21. Found guilty ot driving his motorcar In a rash and negligent manner at Batu Ber end-am yesterday, a Hokkien Chinese. Ng Tiak. was fined SlO. and costs. Accused's car collided with a cyclist
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  • 511 6 $1 50 Must Be Won FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION Six Free Chances Every Week BELOW will be found particuiazs of the Free Press Football Competition No 27 in which you are a^ked to forecast results of ten marches to be played in t^:e English LtactK on Feb 24. THE PRIZE
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  • 109 6 I asr^e to abide by the conditions ■OTtrn.ing ttus competition a^ set out above and to accept ao final the decision of the Competition j Editor of the Singapore Free Press in all matters appertaining tnereto. My forecast* jOf the result of the following
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  • 63 6 !2* Manchester C. Leicesier Huddersfield Liverpool w, Sunderland SSSKSV Vs Arsenal »Xn ln Wolverhampton l>lto v>. Preston i I l ancn 'X' r In. W. Bradford Plymouth vs. Grlmsby ViS i vs fading This duplicate list U for the convenience of competitor. In keepln, m record
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  • 458 6 BUSINESS MAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL Mr. Robert Shewan Dies u I Hong Kong I At Honu KOttg oq I occurred under tragfc I ot Mr. Robert Oordon I oi the well-known Him I Tomes and Co He fell I (low ol No. 1 Conduit i I was staving, receiving
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  • 282 6 Three New Oiliccrs for Singapore Three officers trom the home establishment have recently been appointed to the Far East Command lor duty at Singapore, where there are now three R.A.F. squadrons, two ol torpedo bombers and one ot flying boats. Squadron Leader K. B. Lloyd. A.F.C., from
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  • 85 6 Admits Theft Of $300 •From Our Own Correspondent') Penan*;. Feb. 11. Information was sworr yesterday evening by the manager oi William Jacks and Co.. against the Qrm'fl j bookkeeper. Ooi Chong Choon in con- nection with defalcation! amounting jto S3OO. A warrant was issued but the j man
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  • 93 6 Punjabi Jagaa In Trouble i (From Our Own Correspondent." Malacca. Feb. Kg. i Two Punjabi jagas ot the Public Works Department who were dismissed tor fighting, renewed their feud at the City Park on Chinese New Year day when one assaulted the other with a stick. The complainant
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  • 79 6 Why Gambler Was Arrested m i 'The detective who arrest. d rm* is not i ;on good terms with me.- declared i -7-year-old Chinese. Tons King Wee when he pleaded guilty in the third tattblf" 1 1 yesterday to i*»W»n| He was arrested on the five-foot way
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  • 64 6 Hca\\ Senten< Passed lluuifha Bentencei ranum- froi months to six jreai I addition to lm<> j thousand dollars \v.-i 'First Special District C ing against the fow three Chinese imp!. Chartered Bank froi ione ol the alleged m forgery, was tent imprisonment and liii< dollars Adrian Ka.v.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 47 6 oTh—0 Th— dlstrMring skJn oomohUnts oucwtrd signs of Impurttfei l» Hm blood i miitxm xrmumm* I tmnM b^nf »Mdnf ,o |M^ ki j i_ rl l 11 WJ ■■KJfH S i ••oo* nixturm. y-* ,if M J t^,, "OWi) m TABLET fmm I Mpips|g|p-^^ ESKIMO awKsrc COMING.
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    • 38 6 The loss ol an earring with pendant attached set with white stones in silver and valued at $70. at Raffles Hotel on Feb. 15. has been reported to the police by Mr t b Rogers of Robinson Road.
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    • 38 6 The wedding took place at the Weslev Church. Seremban. on Wednesday, of Mr. Gunaretnam of the Education Department. Bentong. formerly ot Raffles College. Singapore, anc' Miss Claire Parimalam. daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. J P. Tharmalinkam of Ipoh.
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    • 36 6 JBjjfa SPECIFY ROYAL TYPEWRITERS S|||lj^j|> EASIER OPF.R^ imwmm BETTER WOR 12 MONTHS GUARANTEE W io-ia w ir'2o «iti each 26" CARRIAGE «EW MACHINE. |> J Fx^NF"^ 3 malacca sT 'i££g& I LTD. SINGAPORE. <&[f (Incorporated in England)
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  • 144 7 Station Submarines' Programme submarines of the 4th i Station, have left Hong a lew few days' time at I ul along the coast of British Borneo conning towers will urface of the water. I e is taking place under the l captain A. Poland, D.S.O., 1 on the
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  • 664 7 A lleged Misappropriation Of $74,000 Charge Against I Indian Merchant ACCOUNTANTS E VJDENCE The evidence of a public accountant was taken at the continued hearing before Mr. N. Grice in the Second Magistrate's Court yesterday, of the preliminary inquiry into charges ot criminal breach of trust in respect ol $24.*****
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  • 137 7 Mr. A. G. Mossop Installed Shanghai, Feb. IS. Judge A. G. Mossop was installed on the Bench of H.M. Supreme Court this morning. Legal lights of the local bar were present to mark a new chapter in the sixty-nine years' tradition in the history of the Bar.
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  • 194 7 HE ATE ON FAST DAYS Then Fed Poor To Put Things Right > King John hunted on Holy Days and atr meat on last days. Then he fed 100 poor people to com- pensate for his sins. He openly kept a debit and credit account with
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  • 390 7 New Arrivals At The Zoo There came to the Zoo during mail week a set of 14 budgerigars. Of these four were the best-known green form, two yellow, two cobalt blue, three blue, two white, and one mauve, and the so- ciety already possessed examples of i most of
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  • 103 7 Clock Constructed by A Ceylon Schoolmaster Mr. H. U. Perera. head-teacher ol the Delmella vernacular school, in the Kalutara district, has made a clock locally which shows the time at Green- wich. Colombo. Bombay. Kabul. Moscow. Suez. Alexandria. Constantinople, j Cape Town. Berlin. Gibraltar. St. Johns* New
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  • 243 7 Why Dealer Kepi Had Milk From Our Own Correspondent.! Penan* Feb. 20. The case in which a Chinese, Low Jin Keat. was charged under the Mer rhandise Marks Ordinance, in connection with a complaint made by the manager of the Nettle and Anglo- Swiss Milk Company, was
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  • 35 7 A ramc Japanese, clad in nfght| pyjamas, pleaded guilty in the Police Court before Mr. Grice yesterday to being drunk and disorderly m Jalan Besar at 1 a.m. He was fined $1
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  • 73 7 "Invulnerabli'" Coolies Sent Home 'Fnim Our Own Correspond nt Medan, Feb. 19. Six coolies lroni an estate in the E. I Coast ol Sumatra have been tent baek to Java because they claimed to be in vulnerable and went about preaching .t m w rettgkM The authorities
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 327 7 <B as m J is lavish ntertainment which everyone will enjoy."— SINGAPORE i FREE PRESS Thursday "ifiit^'"' 3 .jk^^^^^^f^ a*■ ■>* M^MH^^^Hi < aHL. •■< *»> w '.lyi flwv>f <\ «^^l 1 I i Mkigrv iy||i^ nß^> i. -•*!♦<■ I Hi <f s s 'li^'vl I I 111 i^B h
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    • 285 7 AI UAMBRA DEATH LURKING MLnMWPifM |N EVERY CLUE TO-NIGHT 6.15 9.15 Jht moit imtMr 1 murcrr 'hit cvn ,^^2^s^*-V r confronted Chai Earl Derr Bigger s tasci- he Chan.. Would A nating character, Charlie lve^ RI JPC^B| Chan, returns once more as the bland Chinese de- Bl est case under
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  • 513 8 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 1934 A Frivolous Proposal FORTUNATELY this Colony does A not take its ideas, political or otherwise, from Ceylon. We say, j fortunately, because there does seem jto us in happenings in the neighIbouring Colony indications of a complete lack of balance and I
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  • 1150 8 1 IUDGING by the fact that "their number has been noticeably increased since they were first put on the roads the yellow topped taxis have established themselves in popular i favour in Singapore. It was a happy idea on the part of the enterprising firm of
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  • 420 8 Mr. Cheah Gin Kooi. of Penang, has i arrived in Singapore for a short visit. Mr. C. H. Kent, manager, Paterson, Simons and Co., Ltd., Klang, will shortly be going to Penang to relieve Mr. H. W. Hughes, at Penang. Dato Mohamed Salleh bin All. D.P.M.J.,
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  • 852 8 Few of the r.arrativ.. our Lord s power over disease possess more iln than the account of the I centurion's servant whfc found in the Gospel It description of a miracle place in St. Matthew not in St. Mark It is natural to Ifllgi 'of its origin,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 146 8 Sole Agents for the Straits Settlements 'and Federated Malay States CALDBECK MACGREGOR C°, Ltd. tfnrrorjK»ratfwS under the Companies Ordinances of Hongkong) (Incorporated in Shanghai) FINEST AUSTRALIAN MUTTON AT t ECONOMICAL COST. Shoulder Leg Saddle Loin Breast Neck SMALL OR LARGE JOINTS CUT TO SUIT ALL SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
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    • 46 8 A COAL DEALER IN COURT said that business was slack. So, very likely, was some of his coal. And so is the man who has forgotten to take out his "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT SICKNESS POLICY. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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  • 426 9 GOVERNMENT IN FLIGHT LRKESTAN WAR DEVELOPMENT Downfall of New Moslem I Regime in Sinkiang New Delhi, Feb. 22. been a striking developTurkeftan civil war. to a Kashgar message o! the n*. w Moslem ReKhwaja Niazhaji, the Premier Baqi> together with all i of the Government, and ..med forces .supporting them
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  • 112 9 No "Holiday" After Passing Budget Paris, Feb. 20. The possible dissolution of Parliament, even "a parliamentary holiday." after the budget is voted (which recently has been rumoured) is disposed of by the announcement that the Radical Socialists have decided against either. The party's attitude is attributed to their
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  • 136 9 No More Legal Loopholes For Slackers Washington. Feb. Zl. A 5253.000.000 revenue bill designed to increase collections by closing legal loopholes has been approved by the House ot Representatives by 388 votes to seven. In order to relieve small incomes the bill increases taxes on higher incomes
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  • 85 9 Heather Angel is returning to Singapore. Many will remember her as an outstanding member of the Forbes Russell Company which entertained us in 1928. Since then Miss Angel has gone rapidly ahead. She has achieved much success in Hollywood and in her latest picture. Berkeley Square, a
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  • 220 9 Criticism Of Unemployment Bill London, Feb. 22. The climax in the fight on the Unemployment Bill came in the House of Commons yesterday with the discussion on the powers of the proposed assistance board in the administration of the dole, especially the famous Means Test. It is
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  • 117 9 Fourteen Tugs To Pull Her Off London, Feb. 21. After being six hours aground on Goodwin Sands off Deal the Norwegian motor ship, Vestvard was refloated this afternoon. For three hours a fleet of fourteen steam tugs pulled steadily on the vessel before she was towed clear.
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  • 87 9 Latest Rubber and Tin Prices And Sterling Rates (From Our Own Correspondents RUBBER London. Feb. 22. Spot (Sellers > 4 31|32d <4 15 16d.) (Buyers* 4 29;32d <4y B d.) Feb.-Mar. 5d (4 31 32d.) April- June 5 764d (5 1 16d.) July-Sept. 5 13|64d (5 11;64d.) Market
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  • 321 9 BRITISH TREASURY RETURNS "A Definite Change For the Better" London, Feb. 21. The latest Treasury returns show that the ordinary revenue for the current' financial year up to Feb. 17 amounted to £609.701.084. At the corresponding I £6 e i2%4M5. yeaT thC am Um St d
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  • 394 9 London, Feb. ZL Eloquent and moving tributes to the late King Albert were delivered in both Houses of Parliament to-day. In the House of Commons the floor and the galleries were crowded when at the end of questions the Prime Minister rose to move that King George be
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 103 9 pa vYLion" 1 GOODWOOD PARK NEXT WEEK HOTEL A Hectic Laughter Cruise With J J Phone 6490. Telegram: Goodwood. B The Most Charmingly Situated I i Hotel in the Island jßwvJMrnlSfP H Ideal lor Permanent Residents w i 10 Acres iP^PStf ■P^ Tennis Courts jj I f4.^X* I» J *4^^
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    • 202 9 Sutton'S Seeds Crow your own delicious Vegetables and beautiful Flowers. from the World's Best Seeds. Flik l^ttij 1^- Varieties suitable t^L (P'bl i?^l m or a countries fl l]l in^ climates C v^f^i^ WITHSTAND Mm te> #j^^^B iKoru \i T^^B^Bl PP!WWPrJ'i23MU** I^P CONDITIONS SUTTONS CABBAGE LETTUCE SOW SUTTON'S FOR THE
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1566 10 Price May Slip If American Demand Drops BUT OUTLOOK NOT DEPRESSING London, Feb. 5. The Tin market has been dull and idle, with uneasier tendency throughout the week. The volume of business transacted has been negligible and any selling pressure would, in our
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    • 83 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association February 22, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot (loose) 16 3 8 16V 2 R.S.S. equal to London Standard (F.0.8. > I6s 8 \e% Standard R.S.S. on Tender Mar. 16V 2 \q% Apr.-June 163/ 4 16 7 8 July-Sept. 17
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    • 181 10 February 22, 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 153,4 Copra. Sundried 3.00 Copra, mixed 2.40 Small flake Tapioca 4.25 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.00 Small Pearl Tapioca 5.00 Lingga Sago Flour Fair
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    • 195 10 Feb. 22. SELLING London, 4 months* sight 2,4 9;64 London, 3 months' sight 2|4% London, 60 days' sight 2j4 7|64 London, 30 days' sight 2|4 3]32 London, demand 2,4 5 64 London, T.T. 24 I|l6 Lyons, Paris, demand 890 Hamburg, demand 147 New York, demand 58V 2 Batavia.
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    • 91 10 Messrs. Guthrie and Co., report the following buyers' prices, received by cable yesterday morning, for Malayan palm oil and palm kernels Palm Oil in Bulk: c.i.f. landed weights New York/Philadelphia 2.60 cents (U.S. currency) per lb. c.i.f. landed weight U.S.A. v Pacific Ports 2.55 cents (U.S.
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    • 118 10 Inquiries From U.S.A. And Japan Messrs. Guthrie's rubber report dated Feb. 22 states: The market has been quiet during the past week, with less talk of restriction than usual. The level of prices has been more or less maintained owing to fair inquiry from manufacturers
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    • 273 10 Final Dividend Of Four Per Cent The directors* report for the year ended 31st December, 1933, to be presented at the sixth annual ordinary general meeting of shareholders of Malacca Electric Lighting, Ltd.. to be held at Malacca on Friday, March 2, states: The net profit for the
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    • 258 10 i Hongkong and Shanghai Bank's Successful Year The report of the Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation for the year ending Dec. 31 i 1933, states: The net profits for the year, together with $3,439,033.39, balance brought forward from last account, after paying all charges,
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    • 786 10 Has Referendum Been Sanctioned? KEPONG (MALAY) RUBBER Increase Of Capital •Approved An extraordinary general meeting iof the Kepong I Mala* I Rubber Estates. Limited, was held at the registered office of the company. 149. Leadenhall Street, London, E.C. Sir Francis Voules. C.B.E. I the chairman),
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    • 143 10 REPORT CURRENT IN MINING CIRCLES The 'Times oJ Mala! I I from a usually i I I that the F.M.S. Qo< I I tioned a refer ndui II "buirer" tin pool I I mation of thil li I I at the moment I I The latest mo\ I I proponents
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    • 114 10 NEW YORK'S DEBT "MORASS" 634,000,000 Musi Be l\ud 1 1 Thi< Year 1 1 I \e\s N m it. I I A report on New V prepared by th» < I Cunningham, dlaclos s more than £34,000.001 flj paid this year Of th j is already overdi»« HI Mr. La
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    • 47 10 FRASER'S SHARE LIST Yesterday's Alteration m I Aycr Hitam Tin ife) Jelebu <70» K Jelobu <$1) Kuchai Tin Drni e <$l I Pungah i£) B Raub Aust. (te) I T. Harbour <255» Ulu Klang <$1> Tapah <$1> I Malacca Electric Orel ■SI 1 McAlisttT Co '$50' T<
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    • 87 10 Feb. 1 American Can. Com. 1": American Telephone and Telegraph Atcheson Railroad Dupont Firestone. Common General Electric General Motors Goodrich Goodyear Intcr-Telephont and Telegraph National City Bank New York Central Railroad Pennsylvania Railroad Co. <Com.» Radio-Corporation Socony-Vacuum Standard Oil N.J Texas Corporation Union Oil Union Pacific Rallro id
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    • 34 10 Sir William McLintock. presiding at the annual general meeting of Elder Dempster and Co., Limited, said that so far as they could see, the shareholders' interest in the company had definitely and finally disappeared.
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  • 105 11 "Life for a Life Law is Applied <From Our Own Correspondent.' >Icdan. Feb. V.). The District Court at Pangkalan Brandan. on the East Coast of Sumatra, has sentenced three Chinese from the island of Perils to 20. 16 and 6 years respectively tor a remarkable clan murder. The
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  • 85 11 Thought Killed by Papuans (From Our Own Correspondent.' Medan. Feb. If). On Sept. 4. last. Aneta reported from Amboina that a European settler, who had left for Manokwari. in New Guinea i was missing and the theory was ad- j vanced that he had committed suicide. It is
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  • 29 11 t <From Our Own Correspondent Medan, Feb. 19. Durinu a boxing contest at Padiing. between two schoolboys, one fell unconscious and died shortly after.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 67 11 THI IHK EASTERN UNITED SOUTH /Cp. „M |WI y < ORI'OK ATION LTD. l l& A Q «>|l I IKK. MARINE, BRITISH %%'V I MOTOR CAR PERSONAL ACCIDENT Ss£s*"S <<>mpany. limited Kn FIRK MARINE, MOTOR A.M) AND ur v< WORKMEN'S XSrit \\?P '^.KANCE ACCEPTED A. LOWBSt I\M KA^V/K. CVRKENT RATES
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    • 839 11 Assets exceed 811,000,000 Assurance in forrc <»\er .533.00+,— The Grea Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. 'Incorporated in the Straits Settlements" HEAD OFFICE Greut Eastern Lite Building. Cecil Street. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27. Old Jewrv tC j The Company has .£20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court ot England and complies with
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  • 111 12  - Local And Foreign Mail Despatches and Arrivals TRAIN BY 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 (fla 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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  • 178 12 BY STEAMER, TRAIN AEROPLANE TO-DAY Upper Burma, Northern, Western and Eastern India. Aden, Egypt, Europe, Great Britain, Ireland, Canada and U.S.A. By Train 7.30 a.m. Rhio and Billiton Tobelo 8 a.m. Pengerang Hock Keng 9 am. Karimon Mersing 9 a.m. Tembilahan and Rengat Mapia 1 p.m. Banka Island. Java. SouthWest
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  • 45 12 A registered letter Singapore No. ***** addressed to Amoy has been reported by the Chinese Postal Authorities as having been lost in course of transmission. The sender is requested to apply at the General Post Office and to produce the posting receipt.
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  • 54 12 Feb. 21:— Suddhadib, Boribat <Siam>; Nagato Maru, Shyogen Maru <Jap); Lipis, Diomed, Helenus, Ipoh. Larut, Harpalyce, Sin Kheng Seng, Rusa, Sin Aik Lee, Rantau, Esmeralda, Meran <Brit>; Both, Thedens, Tohiti. Berouw, Toussoum Out). Feb. 22:— Soedoe, Va n Heutsz. Reynst <Dut); Kistna, Kedah, Behar, Karagola (Brit); Halvdan <Nor); Chantilly
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 530 12 Customs Official Compiles Interesting History If, as was once popularly believed, the Chinese invented the mariner's compass centuries before it was known to the Western world, that must have been the only occasion in history on which they took the lead in providing aids to
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    • 106 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships Alongside the Whar\r. Expected to Arrive East Wharf < Entrance Gate l Hainan Maru 22. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate Akita Maru 15. Chinese Pr Ophir 11: Hua Tong 0: K-ponp I Inten 6. Empire Dock (Entrance a te Bessemer City 30; Seiun M Larut 35: Shinyo M.iru
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    • 171 12 Boringia. Dan.. 3.G06 Bangkok 22.2 lor Malacca. 26.2. Klang. Brit.. 723 tons, from I 22.2 for Penang 24.2 Heinan Maru. Jap, 2,719 I Yokohama 22.2 lor Colombo 23 2 Perak. Brit. 519 tons, from Anson 22.2 for Teluk Anson 24.; Toba. Dut.. 684 tons, from M Saba 22.2
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    • 221 12 The lollowing pan mil t ;N.Y.K. s.s. Katuri Maru lor Eu~ ports: Mr. A. Kataoka. Miss T Shin* Mr. S. Takahashi. Mr. and Mr- R (i L. Raker. Mr. T. Iguchi Mr. S N Di. and Mrs. M. Wattermann, Mr F Aoki. Mr. S. Bhafi.i. Mr. S P..
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    • 38 12 Leningrad. IH> The Baltic shipyard has latin new passenger and freight I the Khrustchev. with a dltpla of 6.000 tons. It has also comi the construction of two Dei timber carriers. displace™*:, tons each.— Tass.
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    • 306 12 In view of the announcement made by the Hon. Alexander Shaw. Chairman of the P. and O. and B. I. Companies, in an interview with reporter recently, the following, extracted from a recent issue of the Times of India, will be read with interest: Hard
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    • 655 12 Measures Against An Ancient Pest Up to a few years ago the preseruv of rats on board ship was taken for granted. The old saying that "Rats desert a sinking ship" originated in the days of wooden vessels, which in old age sometimes leaked so copiously that the
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    • 73 12 NEW CHINESE SHIPPING LINE Canton, Feb. <i. Cantonese merchants are reported to be organising a large steamship navi- i gation company for operating a. ship- ping service along the China coast. A number of new ships are to be purchased from abroad and the project is expected to be a
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 563 12 Bums Philp Line. (Incorporated in 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): [Cargo only] s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 80 12 I. S. K. LINE. ISHIHARA INDUSTRIAL AND TRANSPORT CO. < Incorporated in Japan* REGULAR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE CLYDE MARU Mar. 12 Mar HAVRE MARU Mar 14 Mar 11 FOR KOBE. OSAKA. MOJI, fAWATA NAGOYA AND YOKOHAMA Due Sail ERIE MARU F.b. 28 F»-b CLYDE MARU Mar. 13 IfftT H
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 126 12 MAILS EXPECTED Mails from Europe. < London mails despatched on Feb. H. ex B. I. Rohna will arrived by train this morning. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholders at 8.45 a.m. and delivery by postmen will commence at the same time. From Philippine Islands by President Hayes in
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 503 13 P. O.i British India and Apcar Lines. < Incorporated in England) FMAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. I A PER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Due Due Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. Singapore 1934. 1934
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    • 492 13 Eller man Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England; "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, SJjJ™* DA M AND HAMBURG. Steamer Doe Sails j City of Khartoum Feb. 26 Mar 2 City of Bath Mar. 14 Mar. 16 Calls at Dunkirk. FOR HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. City of Lille Mar.
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    • 1183 13 THE BLUE FUNNEL LJ3NE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. (1931) Steam Ship Co.. Ltd.. and China i-td. Mutual Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHIP Co Ltd THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co. Ltd THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE Ltd THE
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 987 14 ML fcOMNKLIJKE PARETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ MAPI A— Friday, Feb. 23, Prlgi-Radja, Sapat. Tembilahan, Poeloe-Pallas and tter.gat. OPHlR— Friday, Feb. 23, Muntok (passengers and malls only), Batavia, Semarang and Bourabaya. TOBELO— Friday. Feb. 23, Rhio, Billiton and Batavia. TINOM BO— Friday, Feb. 23, Belawan-Deli. TOBOALl— Saturday, Feb. 24, Koedap. Tampoetlh, Tampat-Tinggi, Bengkalis
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    • 496 14 TO EUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO, BOMBAY, SUEZ, PORT SAJD, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrive Leave Leave Arriv* S'pore. S'pore. Peium*. N.York. Pres. Hayes Feb. 24 Feb. 27 Mar. 1 Apr. 10 Pres. Johnson Mar. 10 Mar. 13 Mar. 15 Apr. 24 Pres. Monroe Mar.
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    • 650 14 TO NAPLES, MARSEILLES, LONDON, ANTWERP, ROTTER l>\\, tv TO tt,*JfBURG M §K ASH IMA MARU 10,000 Mar. 8 9 HAKOZAKI MARU 10 900 JYASUKINI MARU 12,000 Mar. 20 21 TERUKUNI MARU 12 000 HAKONE MARU 10,400 Apr. 4 ft HAKUSAN MARU 10.500^ SSUWA MARU 10,000 Apr. 19 2» HARUNA BARU
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  • 277 15 Lightning Blows In An Intellectual Battle own Correspondent!. R London, Feb. 9, u< xed one <>i the long career beat Larry Gains ntgro heavy-weight the British Empire, in a ad contest tor that title. the ihort space 01 he has won four Middle. LightHeavy-
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  • 544 15 The Latest Home Rugby Games From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 21. The best of the club games were hose in which Richmond beat Camtridge University. 24 13: Blackheath /ere defeated by London Scottish, 4 Cardiff narrowly overcame Lonlon Welsh. B—s; and In which the Old lines
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  • 223 15 First-Class Amateurs Invited "Spike" Webb will pilot a team of American amateur boxers on a tour of Japan this summer, according to a message to the Japan Chronicle. Japan sent an invitation to Webb to bring a team of the United States' best amateur
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  • 322 15 Homing Cricket Club Defeated I A friendly gome Ol soccer v.a~ played on the Esplanade at Penang on Wednesday evening, between the Penang Cricket Club and the H.M.S. Eagle the game ending in a fine victory ior the Navy by three goals to nil The sailors possessed
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  • 286 15 BUT NOT ON DUTY The third annual sports and gymkhana oi the Nurses' Sports Club. General Hospital. Singapore, took place m fine weather at the Hospital Sports Ground yesterday afternoon. SSttH'&BB.'SS Medical Officer. Singapore. Keen racing was witnessed, several teMrzffzZ&z firs. 100 yards M R
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  • 1125 15 Hectic Race-Riding In The United States Just as Gordon Richards took the limelight during the past flat-race ocason in Britain, Jackie Westiope has held the stage in U.S.A. This young rider of phenomenal ability, in his first season as a jockey, has eclipsed Goidon's feat
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  • 333 15 Decisive Victory For Penang Penang scored a convincing victory j at hockey over a Naval team from H M.S. Eagle, on Tuesday evening, on the Hutching's School grounds, defeatI ing them by four goals to nil This 'wide margin of victory, however, must i not be
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  • 295 15 LINDRUM'S AMAZING REPLY Refuses To Return Cup Walter Lindnun la an enigma He is either a roniirmed l'-n- puller or an individual with little «»r no idea of the ordinary procedure in the conduct of championship contests, writes 'Hazard." This wizard of the cue condescend ed to enter for the
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 25 15 PETROL RUNNING while you us« those old, worn-out, wasteful plugs. CHANGE TO Distributors for Malaya BORNEO MOTORS LTD. KfeMEMBK R **K FOR THX ENGLISH A.C.
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    • 217 15 \3ldjWlCUUf wcaktitcf RUINS YOIR HAIR Soai» >houl«l Im- ii-«<I v«r> i jr«fully, if you want to ktef your liair lo4»king il« bchU Many IMpa a" l |»r» jkim-.J t*ham |iooh contain t«»«> much frr«* alkali. Thi-» di-M-H tlw ocalp, makes lh« hair l>rittl»\ and ruifi- it. The bttf t>iiii^ •••r
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  • 1025 16 "A" Lose To Harbour Board BUT "B" BEAT M.P.H. S.H.B.J.S.C. 3; F. and N. "A W ..L Though they had three forwards with a big reputation in their forward line— Keng Hock, Kit Hoe and E. Then VFraser and
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  • 625 16 SKULL CAP'S TRAINING NOTES Warming Up For Saturday's Races Singapore. Feb. 22. Those who made the journey to Bukit Timah this morning and there were many of them were amply compensated for the discomfort of being turned off their charpoys at crack of dawn. The
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  • 363 16 Singapore Championships THE DRAW FOR FIRST ROUND There has been no lack of entries for the Singapore Amateur Boxing tournament which takes place early next month. The preliminaries are to be fought off at the Drill Hall on Mar. 5 and 6. There are
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  • 93 16 The Club diving championship men's' for the Stredwick Bowl will be held on Sunday. 5 p.m. The following sports programme has been arranged tor the "At Home" on Friday. Mar. 2, commencing at 5.15 p.m. Ladies Championship Race (50 Metres* for the Hacker Cup. blindfold race, three
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  • 41 16 British Ex-champion Boxer To Retire London, Feb. 20. Following his defeat last night by Len Smith of Birmingham, Jack Hood, the British and European welter-weight champion, has decided to retire, after holding the title for eight years- Reuter Wireless
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  • 30 16 Dark Blues Defeat R-A.P. London, Feb. 21. Oxford University defeated the R A F by 11 points to nil to-day. At Halton Berkshire and Surrey drew 6 6.
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  • 105 16 The following football matches will take place at Jalan Besar Stadium Saturday C.C.A.A. vs. AA A S.C.F.A. League.) Sunday Singapore Pranakan vs. Fathul Karib (M.F.A. League Tuesday: M.K. Raja vs. F. Zaman < M.F.A. League.) well within range, but Haynes was unfortunate in seeing his goal shot
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  • 328 16 SPURS LOSE t>— NIL AT SUNDERLAND Arsenal Resume Leadership Of The League London Feb. 21. By defeating Sheffield Wednesday in the replay of their fifth round F. A. Cup match Manchester City, holders of the trophy, qualified to meet Stoke at Manchester in the next stage.
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  • 47 16 Rangers defeated Hearts 2—l in the replay of their Scottish Cup match. The draw for the fourth round, to be played on March 3, resulted as follows: Albion vs. Motherwell. St. Johnstone vs. Queen o' South. Rangers vs. Abderdeen. St. Mirren vs. Celtic- Reuter
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  • 459 16 Padang Game Yields Poor Football Wiltshires s Neither the S.C.C. nor the were at lull strength in friendly soccvr on Podang. The Cricket Club without Donald. ICcCafTery and Morgan, four of their men. but they only lost by margin of the odd goal in With such weak sidivs t] generally
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    • 44 16 PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST LOSS BY BURGLARY THE OCEAN -RESIDENCES" POLICY VVljrlll COVERS THEFT BY SERVANTS FULL PARTICULARS OF THIS AND OTHER OCEAN policies r May Be Obtained From THE OCEAN Accident Guarantee Corporation, Limited. •Incorporated in Great Britain) Tel< 2318 Chartered Bank Chambers, Singapore.
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    • 19 16 Commander J. H. Owen, Harbour Master, Penang. is in Kuala Lumpur to attend a meeting of the P*-ai Committee.
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    • 51 16 The following have been invited to play soccer for S.C.C. vs. PWD on Tuesday next, at the S.C.C.:— L N Strachan; H. L. Da vies, J. A. EvansD. Alexander, R. V. Welch, A. I. Horsley; R. N. Jack, P. TX Cork, C. T. Owen P. M. Alfred and J. K.
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    • 55 16 SNOWCRETE WHITE PORTLAND. CEMENT By the use of "SNOWCRETE' public buildings and private houses of every description can be faced with concrete of brilliant JJBr^ vMT *^Sgk white at a moderate cot; nHfIffVKCI^JLJ TMr ONI Y H JfTM Inc. vrlL BRITISH WHITE PORTLAND CEMENT Hf Wdltom Jael» &>Co,^alaii^ Ltd L
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