The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 February 1934

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,201. ESTD. 1835. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1934. 10 CENTS.
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  • 678 1 ALL SET FOR TOMORROW Is Germany Going To Get Away With It? i-HONTIERS ARE QUIET Berlin, Yesterday. Humours of clashes on the Austro-German arc officially described as pure invention. Salzburg. Hu authorities of the Heimwehr have no know- of the alleged frontier fighting. oi pre-war splendour dense crowds this morning
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  • 188 1 "While The Old HOme Town Is Threatened.... ANCIENT CITY OF PEKING IS LEFT TO JAPANESE Shanghai. I eo. -o. While the Japanese forces In Peking irr staging a demonstration within the :ity, an army ol Manchukuo troops uim'er uie command of Gen. Yu Chi- -:nan is moving westwards by the
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  • 70 1 Manufacturers' Commission i From China Shanghai, Feb. 27 TLr Chine* manufacturers In Shanghai held a :oint meeting yesterday and di cided to appoint a commission to UNIT the various countries in the Sour':: Seas in April this year. The commission consisting of five membtrs svill flflt visit Malaya
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  • 122 1 MINISTER AT SHANGHAI Shanghai, Feb. 26. Sir Alexander Cadogan, new British Minister to China, arrived in Shanghai I his morning when a large number of Chinese and British officials met him it the wharf. He proceeded to the British Consulate in Shanghai immediately and granted an interview to Press representatives.
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  • 51 1 Shocking Accident in American University Hanover, New Hampshire Feb. 26. Nine students of Dartmouth University ages from 19 to 21, were found asphyxiated from the fumes of carbon monoxide which seeped into the fraternity house dormitory, following on an explosion of coal gas in a fur- nace.—
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  • 71 1 Reno, (Nevada). Feb. St Mrs. Thalia Massie. who figured in the sensational Honolulu "honourable slaying" case in 1932. has filed a suit for divorce against her husoand. Lieutenant Thomas H. Massie, of the United States Navy. Mrs. Massie. when she arrived in Reno early in January, emphasised that
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  • 24 1 Female Flyer Aiming At Tokio Hanoi, Feb. 27. Miss Mryse Hilze landed here this i morning on her way to Tokio.— Reuter
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  • 95 1 YThy Singapore Base is essential— Page 3. CCA. celebrates anniversary— Page A lady goes to Mecca— Page Japanese competition menace Page 11. China shipping situation— Page IS. Vienna street fighting scenes— Page 5. Jewel haul in Mayfair— Page 6. Malayan -Canadian trade angles Fage Fact, about the
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  • 99 1 COUNTRY AROUSED Brutal Shooting of Sandino Managua. Feb. -3. A state ol siege has been proclaimed throughout the country following the| murder of General Sandino, who was| returning with General Estrad nnd, General Umanhor alter dining with the President when guardsmen with whom Sandino was on hostile terms halted the
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  • 211 1 THAT BUFFER POOL PLAIN SPEAKING IN LONDON Fr^m Our Own Correspondent* London, Feb. 26. In >piushmg tht British Association oJ Malay:, s retoltttlOQ oi Feb. 23 the Daily Expresi In the course oi a comment says that The British mercantile community In Malaya has to realise that there is v»
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    • 56 1 jjIGIA TEA IBrinfl the freshness a nci fragrance of the ftfaUyan gardens jirect to >our home. I s >ecial dinneiT&^classical music 8.15 p.m. to 9.15 p.m. I DAN C E FORMAL I 9.45 p.m. to Midnight I WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28th I THE POPULAR COMEDIAN I DICK NORTON WITH APELE II
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    • 78 1 There it no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA CHRYSLER COMFORT SEA VIEW HOTEL 1 TO-NIGHT INFORMAL TOMORROW FRIDAY FORMAL SATURDAY LXTENSION TO 2 a SPECIAL DINNER DANCE I DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY I HMJ KELIERWMtH'S FAMOUS BMP ADELPHI HOTEL TO-DAY CONCERT MUSIC DURING TIFFIN TABLE D'HOTE MENU
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  • 199 2 Tuesday, 27th. High Water 924 a.m 10.55 p.m. Pootball: M.K. Raja vs. F. Zaman 'MF.A League) at Jalan Besar: B.C.C. vs. P.W D. at: sec Meeting Referees' Refresher Course,! Anson Road Stadium. 6.30 p.m. Wednesday, 28th. High v/ntcr 10.5 a.m. 11.18 p.m. Singapore Races Rotarv Tiffin
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  • 79 2 Law Notices For The Day Before Mr. Justice Gerahty and Mr. Justice Mills in the 2nd. Court at 10.30 a.m. COURT OF APPEAL Judgment: Appeal No. 1133— Re Will of Tay Geok Teat deceased. Sunny Tay vs. George Bennett Tay and anor. Before Mr. Justice Mills in the 3rd. Court
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  • 317 2 How Australia Got A Famous Apple Sydney, Feb. M. AUSTRALIA has gone ail commemo- j rative. "Granny" Maria Smith, who lived 70 j years ago, was a shrewd hard working j old lady who had two farms outside I Sydney. At that time there were only j three
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  • 71 2 Chinese? Gangsters In The North Shanghai, Feb. 25. A number bf Chinese bad characters who arc directed by the traitor Shi Yu-shun.. have arrived In Tienstln and Peking from Chinwangtuo. Their mission is to use terroristic methods asainst the Chinese presi which has been conducting a systematic attack
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  • 304 2 Mrs Roosevelt Shocks America Washington. There is an inn out In the countryside where President Roosevelt likes to dine informally with a few friends. One evening recently Mrs. Roosevelt telephoned that she and the President would be out with eight friends for dinner two nights later. "My husband would like
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  • 220 2 Gales And 200 Miles Of Icefields Montreal Two Norwegian steamers laden with coal have arrived safely at St. John. New Brunswick, after perilous voyages across the Atlantic, and after hope for their safety was almost abandoned. Thirty-five days out from Grangemouth. Stirlingshire, instead of the
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  • 215 2 In Search of His Wealthy Uncle An Indian Mohamedan, named Abdullah, was produced in the Penang Police Court and charged before the Second Magistrate (Mr. D. Wills) with stowing away on board the Karagola on her voyage from Rangoon to Penang on February 18. Accused, who pleaded
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  • 594 2 The Last Passenger Canal Boat Having lain submerged for a dozen years, the Duchess Countess was dragged up from the depths last summer and sold to a retired sailor who wished to end his days afloat. She has been dried out, cleaned and refitted, and when the warm
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  • 182 2 Saturday, 17th February. His Excellency Mr. A. Caldecott assumed the duties of Officer Administering the Government. The Hon'ble Sir Alexander Cadogan, the Lady Theodosia Cadogan and the Misses Cadogan spent the day at Government House. The Hon. Mr. C. C. Brown Mrs. Srown arrived to stay at Government
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  • 202 2 Colombo. Feb. 20 Mr. E. P. B. Brockwell. Editor Times ot Ceylon, died early thimorning in his sleep. He had been confim-d ro his residence tor a week At Pnompenh, on Saturday, Jan 20, a funeral service in memory ol Governor-General Pasquier was celeorated in the Cathedral.
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  • 675 2 DISCUSSIONS IN COMMONS "Well In Hand" Fatal Phrase London, Feb. SI. Terrorism in India was discussed in the Commons on a motion for ad- j Ijournment. The question was raised by the Duchess oi Atholl. particularly, 1 with reference to leaflets discovered in Chittagong. The Duchess oi
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    • 571 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS^ BEECHAM'S I LUNG SYRUP I Colds Bronchitis. I Of all Chemists. I Sole Agents: I GRAFTON LABORATORIES, j Singapore. BOARD RESIDENCE. THE MANSION OXLEY RISE NON LICENSED RESIDENTIAL HOTEL v Hlgh Elevation— 3 Minutes trom Town) Daily. Weekly and Monthly Term-, Single and Double Rooms, Modern Sanitation, Garages
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    • 353 2 TIM,; 1 MUNICIPALI* Toi* jt r i are following mat particulars, sec Munt Constructl n Drains iind c voxotl playi! Course Area noon, Sa urt--Bup i.. ol High Pr Tube.- Date ol i Monday, April NOTICED L f fi /J jn vt*s 1 ll m SELANGOR TU i k Spring
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  • 839 3 IHE WAY TO REGAIN LOST MARKETS. I/; Lieut-Commander K.P.M. Edwards H immediate approaches to i H there are three great I througli which British H passes. Thanks to the B our ancestors, all these B our possession. They are B and Singapore, and it
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  • 184 3 hen Ho Introduced His Wife .in who alleges that alter she! courted lor seven years the!; 10m .she was engaged intro- j ier woman us his wife, has ol promise suit in New by Mrs. Helen Preckler j Ernest Rose of Plymouth,! tcribed as employed in
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  • 30 3 London, Feb. 21. 01 Parliament, Viscount! announced he was reslgn- to r Basingstoke lm•*>'d leaving for India next Btated that he does not Government*! White Paper India.
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  • 292 3 Death Follows Fight With Kikisha Puller The death of a Chinese on Chinese New Year's Day February 15) was inquired into by the Singapore Coro- 1 ner, Mr. G. Porter, yesterday. The de- j ceased was Tan Bah Bee, son of a! bicycle repair shop proprietor.
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  • 659 3 CHINESE CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION CKLEBRATE 44TH ANNIVERSARY Enjoyable Concert At Y.M.C.A. Last Saturday marked the 44th. anniversary ol the Chinese Christian Association, of which the StraitsChinese Reading Club is a branch. The members ol the CCA. celebrated the occasion with a concert held at the Y.M.C.A. Hall on Saturday night, when
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  • 103 3 No Explanation For Mysterious Disappearance Calcutta, Feb. 24. Mrs. Wilson, the wife of an engineer stationed at Madhupur, has reported to the Calcutta police the Joss in mysterious circumstances of Rs. 10.000. Mrs. Wilson says that she came down to Calcutta on Saturday and cashed a cheque
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  • 149 3 Sentences On Two Chinese Set Aside In the Appeal Court yesterday before Mr. Justice Gerahty. K.C.. two Chinese, a man and a woman sucressfullj appealed against their onvlc tion. They had been convicted on a charge of possession of chandu n Everitt Road, and sentenced to one months
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  • 192 3 Enjoyable Sunday Concert A large number of shipping folk! were entertained at the Sailors' Insti- i tute on Sunday night, about 200 men i from the ships in harbour being present Songs were sung by Mrs Millars, Miss Catt and Mr. Caunce. Comedy turns were also provided by
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    • 190 3 IE b^b^b^H al I bB aft bß' I bbT V J I I bS W ■■> H .^K VL^^S bV I a^Bßai A W^^a THE "NATTY" Ri_ TYPIST'S NOTE BOOK L— —^Bll— v F 111^: STAND V A convenient loose-leaf r:: \^^^l^^ Note Book, complete with \1 stand set at
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  • 2485 4 By Lady Evelyn Cobbold The First White Woman To Enter The Forbidden City. I ET me say at the beginning that I who have travelled far in many lands during a lifetime of varied experiences regard my Piligrimage to Mecca, Sacred City of Islam, as the
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  • 201 4 When Herbert L. Blann. ot Catfordd. S.E.. co-manager ot Perry Hill (Forest Hiii> Greyhound Racing Track, was fined £10 at Greenwich for cruelty, it was alleged that he Tied rabbits to a football: Set the ball travelling round the track by means of a
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  • 156 4 Dwtfctert h lf I Active Fatl* f I "I feel in ciut b I a J.w.. "to expr I marvellous result I talned irom Kj I should reallv be cal I Unlncij-twoyeai I a riddle. }i n I ii?> t.i: down .^t I why it is
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    • 44 4 For Cf>m£ar£ 9 2t^ soajp SHAVING STICK! soothes, heals and comforts the face Containing the niediei,,,l. Ullti tic and enaoll.ent proi^rtie. of CnjH. ••ura. it protects tk« you are having and i, a |,n. (li r, r tender-faced men. DI W: Muller PhippH (Ma|
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    • 57 4 F. A. BARTHOLOMEUSZ, LTD.. 3-A. Rafffles Quay, Telephone N 22M t^k "^Lr J IJL LifliiLD i gPj(K v OUT OF Y|LR I Or AN AL^L- BRITISH FIRM \>^^ I .^H WAK r r r J lak C. C. WAKEFIELD CO., LTD. Borsumy Building, Robinson Road, Singapore Tel. No. 4565. Chartered
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  • 323 5 M. aston Doumergue. former President of France, who at the age of :i has become Premier of the country to save it from disaster. This is the first photograph to be made of >I. DonmergiiP la his office since taking over the reins of government. ion
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    • 196 5 a ■Yi'^7 i *5? B^K?*^r/ V ■^■k- m ~£l IsT v v f xWs^Biß^. BSXjJ^^bBbBHiI V ■■■^■Xo -^*"B I^S»> rfnnflSßVHß^B^BfWiaayAl f JSf' n< n JV?l^^S^M^MK|^^i|j^aiMMK 4 ium is !>•« td^jjHjMHß^^^B^BM^S^hHiajpljfcinßHßjCT ijai>)\ «>iiinbut i«c lor Sfrengthen the fcas/s of your Health 'lit. n weakness or ill-health rob food. «,nd prandt fOUf
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  • 837 6 BOUGHT INDIAN GIRL FOR $210 AND tTHEN SHE RAN AWAY Unfortunate Sikh Convicted I do nut suggest that this accused I i* thr principal offender. In fact, he seems to have been the unfortunate one in the case; he paid the largest sum for the girl and ha? lost it
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  • 308 6 A duplicate list is provided in xoich the competitor may keep a record of his entries. These small lists must not on any account be used for entries they are only for the convenience of competitors. Competitors who have forecasted correctly EIGHT or more matches
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  • 109 6 I agree to abide by the conditions governing this competition as set out above and to accept as final the decision of the Competition Editor of the Singapore Free Press in all matters appertaining thereto. My forecast of the results of the follow in?
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  • 75 6 Arsenal V s. Aston Villa Preston \.E TO Leicester C. Bolton Portsmouth an heste vsc stok C. s>t Johnstons vs. Queen o' Bmatb ST^- 1 vs Aberdeen St Mirren vs. Celtic Huddersfietd vs. Derby Liverpool vs. Middlesbrough S^S? e!d Un vs Sheffield Wed This duplicate list
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  • 212 6 SLEEPING WOMEN'S JEWELS TAKEN Roof Crawl To Mansion A cat burglar entered the bedrooms of Lady Hervey-Bathurst and Mrs. j Villiers Hatton. in the latter's house In I Charles-street. Mayfair. W.. while they were asleep early in the morning and stole their jewellery. He also
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  • 136 6 L-Year-OU Chinese Child Scalded To Death At an inquest before the Singapore Coroner. Mr. G. Porter, yesterday witnesses related how the 4-year-old daughter of a sampan coolie was scalded to death by boiling water in the kitchen where her mother was busy cooking. The tragedy occurred in Tanjong
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  • 202 6 Communist Anniversary Passes Without Incident Although Sunday was the Communist anniversary of Unemployment Day", there were no incidents worthy of mention. Special police precautions to prevent any demonstration were taken throughout the day. The criminal "front", was also quiet during the week-end although on Saturday members of the
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  • 120 6 Allegations Against Solicitor's Clerk When the case against Mr. C. E. E. Edlin. a solicitor's managing clerk, was called before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the criminal district judge, yesterday, Mr. V. D. Knowles, defending, mentioned that the Deputy Public Prosecutor after considering the circumstances had come to the
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  • 309 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION Six Free Chances Every Week BELOW will be found particulars of tlie Ptee E^tmb Football Compettttoo Wo 28 in which you are asked to forecast results of ten matches to be played on lfarcb 3. THE PRIZE OF $150 will be awarded
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  • 318 6 Pocket Battleship's Torrent Of Shells Remarkable developments in naval j nunnery which may lead to important modifications in warship design and j tactics are proceeding abroad, writes Hector Bywater. -Daily Telegraph" Naval correspondent. Germany is mounting in her "pocket battleships" a new type of llin
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  • 444 6 CANADA S GROUSE WITH MALA YA GOMPETITIOA WITHIN THE EMPIRi Trade Commissioners Views Several mattei I i Malaya's business c immu discussed by |fr B I Canadian Trade Con he arrived In Singapor dill yesterday [rom J ian office here Singapore, and Hoi I henceforth be the loci !<u Canada's
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  • 325 6 SIAMESE MECHANISED FORCES Yet To Be Tried Out < From Our Own Correspondent Bangkok. Feb. 21. The military cremation mentioned above gave an opportunity to the military forces ol the Crown to make a peaeeiul demonstration ol the mechanised forces at their control., which was without parallel in the history
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  • 193 6 Greta Garbo I Los Angeles. Feb. IS. Miss Greta Garbo and her film director. Mr. Rouben Mamoullan, were [married on Jan. 15. according to tu\j ,ir.cn who state that they acted as witnesses at the ceremony. They are i Mr. Wilbur Wilson, local manager ol ,an oil company
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  • 37 6 New, York, Feb. 18 Mrs. Everett Dawes. ot Wabash. Indiana, contracted mumps lour days before the birth ot a daughter. When the baby arrived it vma round ■to be suffering from the disease.
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    • 44 6 snow" Trade Mum) Vai leaving no trace of greasiness. Keeps the skin smooth soft. Il> cleansing action clogging of the pores. I VufHS for tk§ ar. U for the dri art table •< o.'f Chemittt and Stmts Burroughs Wellcome a Co., London r (.OPVRIGHS j
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    • 35 6 COX KINGS (AGENTS) LIMITED arrange SHORT TRIPS TO CAIRO for Lome ward bound passenger! Apply for particulars to PATERSON, SIMONS CO., LTD, or to any of Cox and Kinfs Offices PORT SAID, CAIRO, LONDON. ETC
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  • 91 7 ACID -THROWING CASE eliminary Enquiry To i( onclude To-Oay 1 of Ong Kee. alias Ong Kim charge of voluntarily causing hurt to Ton Chim by throwing L id at him. will bo concluded he second magistrate, this 5 1 ntinuation of the preliminary :cupied the whole of yester--ral witnesses including;
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  • 44 7 To Visit Java And The 'J Celebes j From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Feb. 19. 1 No visit will be made^o^ttvi^ Afterwards the Kuma WJU 1 Philippines. Japanese tmininK On -Tun.' 30. Ja fhe „r ul S e rs .squadron. arrive from
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  • 951 7 By Joan Littlefield London. 1 NORMAN Loudon. managing director i of one of England's up-river film M studios— Sound City. Sheppcrton. believes in letting newcomers have a chance, and he is employing f our young and so lar practically unknown) directors tor the new films which
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  • 78 7 Hope To Reduce Trip To Eight Days From Our Own Correspondent,* Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 26. A semi-official announcement is made that Imperial Airways will begin to call regularly at Kuala Lumpur in April. Homeward bound machines will arrive at 6.45 every Sunday morning and remain
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    • 509 7 A n L ava 6*15 9.15 BRITISH AND DOMINIONS BREEZY J I HE BIG LAUGH IS ON! PAVILION JO -NIGHT!! comedy extravaganza of the r 9QHE j hFwaRD S" '^X'/^ WITH CROWDS OF m wW'mtk/K I m qUB L E [Q^ I^%. C;OMi2 FOR A PLEASURE WITH SYDNEY AND 1
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  • 18 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRANCE DEATH EVANS— At Bexhlll. on Feb. 25. 1934. Dagmar, -wife of F. S. Evans— By Telegraph.
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  • 467 8 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 1934. Care Of Decrepits 11IORE than one effort has been made in the past with the object of providing accommodation in Singapore for the aged and decrepit. Nothing has been done. The explanation probably is that Government has yet to be persuaded that
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  • 1007 8 MALAYAN trade has begun the year 1 hopefully. We think we can' justly say that although exports for the month of January were actually lower than for any one of the eight preceding months. There is no cause for alarm in that fact nor for the
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  • 248 8 The death took place at Bexhill on February 25 of Mrs. Evans, wife of Mr. F. S. Evans. Mr. L. A. Allen, is leaving Kinta to take up the post of Commissioner of Lands, Johore. Mr. G. E. Baughan, of the S.S. Police, who was recently
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  • 655 8 I A ma** oi I torlcally I Ulustrai Ing the I which oik ol om I t loped Crone i I b n unearth <\ bj h I tllC 'our.v of hi: i I iinnlnga r the Royal B I Edinburgh, to I these d< cunv I
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 151 8 CALL for "Johnnie Walker" THE BEST BY TEST G4LJDBECH7S. by special xsb^Jmyfß TO RC APPOINTMENT KING OF SIAM NEW STOCKS IN USEFUL WEDDING PRESENTS STERLING SILVER, E.P.N.S. AND CRYSTAL WARE IN SELECTING YOUR PRESENT YOU SHOULD CONSIDER FIRST QUALITY, AND MERIT. WHICH YOU WILL ALWAYS FIND IN SINGAPORE. (Incorporated In
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    • 42 8 "HAVING ONE WIFE ONLY" said the schoolboy, **is called monotony/' Having GAFLAC on your Policies means security, comprehensive cover, reasonable rates and prompt and liberal settlement of 1 claims. i GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION. LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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  • 176 9 vast of British H London, Feb. 2L. H a that the French i note on the sub- H which wac delivered op 'Ming of nego- 1 M <\>mmercial treaty sible The reply is con- .-d intimates that 1 H j. France will not] H '-measures contem-| H British
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  • 147 9 Vople Frozen to Death in U.S.A. M New York, Feb. 26. fl blinding snowstorm, which id-day, lashed into a violent ing New England, where Tuesday's blizzard is still Traffic was disorganised .ices were cancelled. Island families are still H the previous storm and med with an acute
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  • 691 9 NO MORE BIG BAD WOLF One -Time "Red 9 School Reopens t£T°S Our Own Correspondent.. oZ ot lu"^T Chinese Hi gh School. one ol the Chinese educational irstithelr n do WhlCh Were lorced to SSI r a year ago owin 8 to the participation of Communist activities by eSav'K tS
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  • 32 9 IfavaiiJ. Feb. 27. The Government has suppressed the ne l revolt with a strong hand^Tweny two officers suspected of Pa rticl P^ tlon have been expelled from the army, Reuter.
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  • 173 9 The Whites, Reds, Green And Grev I ondon, Feb. 81. Gilmour's reIhe House ot Com the wearing of political tlgation reveals that en different coloured nd clothing eight orgmIsts v.tui red or khaki mlsatlon demanding finanwean a green shirt. appear to be mainly religiotu '-iganisations.
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  • 874 9 Life Ever On The Upward Trend A direct reply to those who maintain that people are losing faith in religion as instituted to-cioy was made by the Archdeacon, the Ven. Graham White, at the annual Parochial meeting of the 3t. Andrew's Cathedral in
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  • 500 9 LEOPOLD OF BRABANT TAKES THRONE London, Feb. 22. A new chapter in Belgian history opened when King Leopold, Duko of Brabant, took the oath of accession. The Church bells were rung at 3 a.m. and a salvo of 110 guns was flretf An hour later, the General Staff of che
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  • 111 9 Latest Rubber Prices (From Our Own Correspondent.* RUBBER London. Feb. 26. Spot i Sellers) 5d '5 1 32d. Buyers* 4 15 16d. <4 3132d.) March 5 1 32d. (5 1 16d.) April-June 5 l B d. <5 5 32d.) July-Sept. 5 13 64d. <5 17 64d. > Market:-
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    • 105 9 I TRANSPORT DE LUXE FOR j HIS MAJESTY "THE BABY" "WIARWET" and "LEEWAY" perambulators THE FINEST PROCURABLE PERAMBULATORS From $55.00 FOLDING CARS $49.50 GO-CARS tf 5.50 ROBINSON Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE. ONLY A CIGARETTE??? CAVALCADE MillFl. VIRGINIA I Rolled in Coloured Papers I 4 I^^^ IMPORTED Jj?^mm& "^o^ 1 s-~*^ q^
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 700 10 Navy League Calls For A Strong Sea Force The Navy League, over the signature ol Lord Lloyd, president, and other officials, has issued the following statement on the security oi Britain's trade routes: The council ol the Navy League has read with interest a number
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    • 131 10 Arriving in Shanghai last week irom Tientsin on the China Navigation steamer Tungchow. Mr. G. W. Swire managing-director of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, with head offices in London, disembarked shortly after the steamer berthed at the China Navigation Company's Wharf off the French Bund, and paid a call
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    • 622 10 KEEPING PRODUCTION DOWN £2,840 Of Loss Due To Exchange The twenty-fourth ordinary general Meeting of the Langen (Java) I Rubber Estates Company, Limited, was held in London in mail week. Mr. H. Eric Miller <the chairman), in the course of his speech, said —During the year
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    • 76 10 (Most Passengers On Atlantic Run I I Fur the llth year In succession the iCunard Line and the associated companies, the Anchor Line and the An-chor-Donaldson Line, head the list for the number of passengers carried during the past year in the Atlantic trade. The 1933 annual report
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    • 78 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association February 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot (loose) 16 l 4 16% R.S.S. equal to London Standard, iF.0.8. > 16! 2 16% Standard R.S.S. on Tender Mar. 16% 16V 2 Apr-June 16% 16% July-Sept. 17 17y 8 Oct-Dec. 17* 4
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    • 179 10 February 26, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers Gambier 3.75 Java Cube 6.50 Hamburg Cube 6.50 Muntok White Pepper 31.00 White Pepper 30.00 Black Pepper 16.00 Copra. Sundried 3.95 Copra, mixed 2.35 Small flake Tapioca 4.25 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.00 Small Pearl Tapioca 5.00 Lingga Sago Flour Fair
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    • 196 10 February 26 SELLING Lundon. 4 months' sight 249 64 London. S months' sight 24^ London. 60 days' sight 24 7 64 London. 30 days' sight 2|4 332 London, demand 2;4 564 London, T.T. 24 1 16 Lyons. Paris, demand 890 Hamburg, demand 147 New York, demand 58V 2
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    • 111 10 The consolidated statement of the i condition of the National City Bank of New York, including domestic and foreign branches, is given below in tabular form .as at Dec. 30. The corresponding figures for 1932 are given for purposes of comparison. The 1933 statement is
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    • 117 10 February 26 Devoe's Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per tin (of 4 Imp. galls.) l-"0 S.vivan Arrow Kerosene per tin 1.50 Eocony Motor Gasoline ex pump per British Imperial Gallon 82 Socony Motor Gasoline in 4-gal. drums per British Imp. Gal. 85 Socony Motor Gasoline per 4-gallons tin
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    • 225 10 Increase In Adverse Balance The trade returns of the Irish Free State for the month of December and for the year show that imports last month were £2.735.000. compared with £2.539.000 in December. 1932. Exports last month totalled £1.668,000. compared with v: 1.865.000 in December. 1932.
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    • 194 10 Kements On London Market London. Feb. 'l'.'». On the Stock Exchange to-day interest continued to be centred on Home sections, the chief feature being the buoyancy of Kilt-edged securities and Indian loans. Investment demand has been accentuated by the well-known economist. Mr. J. M. Keynes. forecasting that interest
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    • 143 10 Competition From Overseas Calcutta. Mr. H. H. Burn, chairman of the .Indian Jute Mills Association, presiding at the annual meeting said the world consumption of jute products jwas healthier than in 1932 while exports generally were satisfactory Referring to the increased export of jute i cloth
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    • 198 10 SECRET ARMS PUSH ON CL YDESIDE £8,000,000 Orders: Most Work SI nee 191 8 Glasgow, Feb. 10. Following the lead set by the armament firms of Sheffield, the munition factories of Clydeside have now flung a veil of secrecy over their sudden increased activity. Arms concerns here are busier on
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    • 179 10 FACETS ABOUT THE BOOM I Men Who Have Boug For Years. Romantic fortune* made out tnovemenl In Hero are the Fa The price ol gold i gone up six times d years. The mm: Which bought at havr benefited aci Sir Abe Bail*--. African mining
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    • 309 10 Trade Prospects And Policy The speech which Lord Colwyn read |in the absence through illness of Mr. A. A. Paton. the chairman, at the an- nual meeting of shareholders of Martins Bank, was notable for an undercurrent satisfaction and Jot optimism which will give considerable encouragement. Among
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    • 253 10 A French Tribute To Her Effort According to an article by Bertrand de Jouvenel in the Republique to-day. Groat Britain is the only country which jat the beginning of 1934 shows signa of coming through the economic crisis. This does not moan, the writer continues, that other countries
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    • 115 10 Sir A. Steel-Mt sir Arthur Bte< I jroadrast talk on M TI America." said that i policy Of inen.-asm ng hours, And Inert •o.sts w >■> whether it rreased production For some month mit was obscured w nents. but recent! ;hat It bad Justil said rhaf the
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  • 643 11 FRASER'S SHARE LIST: Yesterday's Closing Quotations 1954. 41s 158 46s Us 9d 1.80 1.90 34s 6d 35s 6d S S 50 (8 6d 7! 80x.d 1 20x.d >s 6s 9d ..> 3d L7i 6d 18s 3d 13s 3d 14s I 3s 6d id 13s 2 \~i l 2 C.d. I.Bft
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  • 682 11 MENACE OF JAPAN'S COMPETITION AUSTRALIAN COMPANIES' EXPERIENCE France And Poland Alarmed j Shareholders oi J. F. and ii. Roberts, the Manchester textile concern, who attended the annual meeting heard some Interesting remarks about Japanese competition from Mr. Percy C. Fish, the chairman and managing director (say the Manchester Guar-j dian).
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  • 91 11 Raid African Sheep Farms Capetown, Feb. 16. Troops Of the ferocious fig™*?* baboons of the mountains are on the devouring sheep. recent One farmer reports that m a l^ e u saw r ->"-=« IS: SaSS pathological expert heir The sultans ot wives Uht is alo T tv
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  • 421 11 MARKET PRICE LIST Singapore, Feb. T.I. MEAT Beel steak 'Round' Kati 28 Beet stew or curry do 22 Pork, lean do 40 Pork, loan and fat Ist quality do 32 Mutton Australian lb. Fowl Kati 36 Hens Locally reared I do 48 Ducks (Saigon) Each 70 Pigeons, domestic unfledged Pair
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  • 99 11 Ex-Planter Talks To Home Rotarians (From Our Own Correspondent* London, Feb. 9. Writing of planters reminds me that a most informative, accurate and sensible address on "A day in tne life of a Rubber Planter" was w gl^ n to Dudley Rotarians this week by Mr.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 43 11 fA RN UNITED south /S^ B. MARINE, BRITISH viOTOR CAR x < 4i^> s.\L ACCIDENT S*£» A! «c; compant. umru IVI PJR*. MARINE, MOTOK X|l AND \>! UAN( K. CURRENT RATES Generml Manager. L c MARGOLIOUTH. Manager So Ocil Street. Office: 2 Finlayson Green SINGAPORE
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    • 505 11 Assets exceed 512.000.U04J AssarmnCC In ><»rrr i\>r > i.»»)»,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. < InconxjraU'd in the Straits Settlements" HEAD OFFICE Great Eastern Lite Building, Cecil Street. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27. Old Jewrj I The Company has e20.000 deposited With the Supreme Couri ot England and complies
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    • 412 11 CHARTERED BANK Ol INDIA. Al STRAI.IA AND CHINA Incorporated in England by Royal Charter' ;Paid up capital In 600.0011 shares ot €:> each U 3.000.000 Reserve Fund £3,000 000 Reserve Liability 01 Proprietors C3 000.0UU HEAD OFFICE: ;iB. Bishopsgate. London. EC 2 Agencies and Branches Aior Star Iloilo Bemanaf Amritsar
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  • 37 12 Feb. 25 Penrose. Alnmoor. Antenor Brit, k Beldis *Nor. Sophie Rick- ners «Ger. Paula, Soedoe «Dut.>. Feb. 26: Bonrinnes. Kinta. Rahman, long Keat. Rasa (Brit.-: Plancius. Joth «Dut.»: Thelma. Henrik «Nor. Jessemer City (Amer.); Duisburg Ger>.
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  • 131 12 I Aurora (VT-AEG) Left Singapore l 11.2.34 at 12.30 p.m. lor London, arrived in London 22.2.34 < Mails-. Athena (G-ABTK) in Singapore. Scheduled to take off on 4.3.34 at 12.30 t p.m. for London. t Astraea (G-ABTL) in Singapore, i Scheduled to take off on 25.2.34 for
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 250 12 The opinion that Great Britain must either abandon her position among maritime nations by submitting to, the unfair competition of foreign Powers which subsidised shipping or retaliate vigorously was expressed by 1 Mr. Alexander Shaw, the Chairman of the P. and O. Company, at a luncheon given
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    • 194 12 The first round trip of the Hapug steamer Hamburg alter lengthening her fore part has come up to every 1 expectation. The principal reason lor the alteration was the desire to reduce her coal consumption. This aim has been achieved, as a lower horsepower is now
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    • 106 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships Alongside the \\j )lrw Expected Uriv'/ East Wharf (Entrance <..»w- Shunko Maru, H i 22; Rohna 20. Main Wharf .Knlr.uKP r. t Kedah 18; C:;y Chinese Prtnct Santhia 11: Ar. 6. Empire Dm k (EataUKC Gait Adrastus 30. Sti;::. bank 34; Sulsanj Empire Dock (Entrant* GaU Sirdhana
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    • 209 12 Qea VYrspyek. Dut.. MO 1 Letong 262 ior Natoena Rokan. Dut.. 388 bang 25.2 lor Ben| Aldan* Sian. 405 ton 25.2 lor Tumpat 28 2 Both, Dut.. !.783 tOM Deli 26 2 lor Ifuntok 26 2 Maros. Dut 36 tOO* 26.2 for Indrauiri 4 1 Singkel Dut.. ixs
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    • 928 12 SHIPPING SITU A TION IN CHINA A MARKED DECREASE IN CARGOES: I British Companies Benefit The shipping situation in China is j surveyed in a report issued by the Dejpartment of Overseas Trade, entitled. "Trade and Economic Conditions in China." dated 1931-1933. Shipping is always one oi the earliest businesses
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 646 12 Burns 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 ss. M ANGOLA 3,352 tons): [Cargo only] 5.5. MARELLA is on^ oi \he largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins
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    • 88 12 I. S. K. LINE. ISHIHARA INDUSTRIAL AND TRANSPORT CO. •Incorporated in Japan' REGULAR FREIGHT AND T PASSENGER SERVICE. CLYDE MARU Mar. 12 Mar 12 T UNYO MARU Mar. 14 Mar 17 T HAVRE MARU Mar. 21 Mar. 21 KOBE. OSAKA, MOJI, YAWATA. XAGOYA AND YOKOHAMA Due Sail ERIE MARU Mar.
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    • 68 12 TRANSLATIONS from or to Dutch, French, Gfrmi* Norwegian COOK'S TRANSLATION BUREAU. It. Robinson Roa* STATE SHIPPING SERVICE of Western Australia FREMANTLE Via Port Sucttrnb.tm. Mwbaa£ Baajoewangi Western Ports Dm Stagapwi 'jjilt, Kangai Mai II Vs.m.v. Kangai '.s.m.v. Kangarc Julj Fares Sngk £i«>.0.0. aw Kit urn i.W.0.0. I or particulars of
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 386 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches and Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Kuantan ia Jerantut) Saturdays 7 p.m. (Kelantan (via Padang Besar) Monday and Friday 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday,
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 477 13 British India and Apcar Lines. i Incorporated in England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO F< SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. I NDFR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT t LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. J OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Fi Due Due Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. Singapore. 1934.
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    • 410 13 Bucknall I Steamship Co., Ltd. j (Incorporated In EngIand"ELLERMAN" LINE i )R HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer *>»* Sails :ity of Khartoum In Port Mar. 2 ::ty of Bath Mar. 14 Mar. 16 Calls at Dunkirk. FOR HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. BttJ of
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    • 998 13 CHE BLUE FUNNEL U3NE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. (1931> Steam Ship Co., Ltd., and China Ltd. mmmmm Mutual Steam Navigation C<*, Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHIP Co.. Ltd. IHE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co. Ltd THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co Ltd ["HE CHINA NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE Ltd
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 953 14 K. P. M. &ONINKLIJKE PARETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ BOK AN Tuesday, Feb. 27. Benekalis. Paneh. Berombang. Tanjong-Mengei-dar. Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. PAsiR Tuesday, Feb. 27. Penang (mails only> and Bagan Si-Api-Api. MAJANG— Wednesday. Feb. 28, Prigi-Radja. Sapat, Tembilahan, Poeloe-Pallas. Pengallan-Estate and Rengat. THEDENS— Wednesday, Feb. 28, Muntok and Palembang. TOHITT— Wednesday, Feb. 28.
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    • 452 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP UNE oZndAMERICAN_MAIL LINE EUROPE via AMERICA VISIT SUNNY CALIFORNIA YOSEMITE PARK HOLLYWOOD GRAND CANYON NEW LOW THROUGH RATES HONG KONG TO L EUROPE VIA AMERICA WEEKLY SAILINGS FROM MANILA ANDjOR HONG KONG TO 1 SEATTLE DIRECT OR VIA HONOLULU TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND VIA PANAMA CANAL
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    • 609 14 O. S. K. Line TOR AFRICA AND SOI) 1 11 AM V F.I (A Montevideo Kucnos Aires via Colombo. Dm Maru Cape Town. Rio de Janeiro. Santos Montevideo j., Hawaii Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo, Mom&.isa, Zanzibar. Dar-es-Salaam. Beira. Marques, Durban, Algoa Bay, Cap' Town and Santos India Maru (ape
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  • 867 15 60,000, See The England I Scotland International I O« Correspondent) I oiidou, Feb. 11. Fir.-st League d a crop ol leading positablo remain unchanged. by winning at rept up a point nearer i ad :>. Derby County, -ns by dropping v.Vst Bromwich r draws
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  • 349 15 Changes In Dark Blues Rowing Order (From Our Own Correspondent >. London, Feb. 13. Changes have been made in both the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Face crews this week. On Saturday, aitei the Dark Blues crew had done a long row from Sandford Lock to Blnck Bridge
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  • 368 15 SKLANGOR CLUB OUTPLAYED 26 Boundaries in Indian's Century rFrom Our own Correspondent Koala, Lumpur. Feb. 2A. Despite the fact that cricket 1* only three weeks old the Selangor cricketers have got into their mood. This evening another Selangor State player. L. de Silva. made a
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  • 243 15 interesting Boxing At Malacca A very interesting boxing card was ottered by the City Park management on Sunday night. Plghttng Chee «7st.2> and Kid Lang- j ford •Tst.-i*. two local lads, figured in the curtain raiser. This bout of 4 rounds saw both mix it freely, the
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  • 204 15 <From Our Own Correspondent. Penan*, Feb. 25. What proved to be the most sensaj tional boxing tournament yet provided for Penang fans was witnessed at Wembley Stadium last night when Boy Nara and Rough Diamond scored decisive victories over Seaman Wheeldon j and Stoker Evans
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  • 532 15 WEIGHTS FOB SPRING HANDICAPS \\]> i GRAND NATIONAL ACCEPTANCES i (From Our Own Correspondent > London, Feb. 20. While no serious betting has yet taken place, Ole King Sole has been made an early, if nominal, favourite for the Lincolnshire Handicap, weights
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  • 61 15 P To be rui\ at Liverpool on Thursday, March 22. The 87th. Liverpol Spring Cup. a handicap plate 01 I.OUO sovs. '50 sovs plate, or specie, at the option of the winner) second to receive 100 sovs. ancJ the third 50 sovs. from the plate; for three-year-olds
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  • 292 15 To »>c run at Kempton Park on Monday, April 2. The Queen's Prize, a bigh-welght handicap plate 01 1.500 sov.; second to receive 200 so vs.. third 100 sovs., and fourth 50 sovs.. out of the plate; for 1 three-year-olds and upwards. Two i miles. The Kuala
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  • 202 15 RUG BY Britain's Playing Relations With France A French correspondent asks: "What Is the attitude of the British Unions to the resumption of playing relations with France Is not the French public entitled to some hint of whether garnet with the home countries will ever be resumed Since the ruptun.
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  • 207 15 First Hospitals' Cup Tie ii l From Our Own Correspondent > London, Feb. 1. The only important Rugby match played in mid-week was the first match J in the Hospitals' Cup competition, lr > which London and Westminster, tht J two unsuccessful seir.i-flnalistd of lasi J I year,
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  • 215 15 1 Eastern Telegraph v>. iloeslyi d r The Rosslyn Park Public School p beat the Eastern Telegraph School »i 0 the Exiles ground at Orleans Park b: a goal 1 5 points > to e\ droppr-d goa t, 4 pr ntS I 9. Rcsslyn Park gained in arly
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  • 107 15 South Win Final Divisional Trial <From Our Own Correspondet.i I London, Feb. 13. The last of the English inter-divi- sional hockey trial matches was played at Aldershot on Saturday. The South I beat the Combined Services by the i only goal scored, hit by Woolley .I*2 it
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  • 576 15 HOW DERBY WENT OUT Brilliant Defences At j Highbury ».'J'ji\ !•>!». 17 London's hopes o. ha", thrv teams in the sixth round of the Football Association Cup wen daihed wht i it was seen that the Spur. nd Chelsea bad lost and the Arsenal were the <>ni\
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 48 15 Br *^^j^p poses you to jJ^ f>ard weather if /our beird is J^ tough and you find it hard to r^A^^T shave, then try Probak. the heavier blade Its shaving edges exceptionally keenand stropped for easy strokes on th« stubbornesc beard. 5 blades $075 10 blades $1.50 DDHRAk
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  • 1311 16 SELETAR SNATCHES VICTORY ON PADANG S. C. C. Forwards Without Their Shooting Boots R.A.F. S.C.C. nil. The R yal Air Force must account themselves rather fortunate that they emerged victors by three goals to nil in the friendly match against the S.C.C. on the padang yesterday. On the run of
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  • 886 16 Two Disqualifications f n Sunday, the third and final race i for TnV Dodo Challenge Cup was sailed. \'A fresh north-easterly breeze was blow- ing when the four yachts came to the j line. A good start was made with Kathleen 111 in the lead closely
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  • 392 16 SINGAPORE MEETING Handicaps For To-morrow The handicaps for to-morrow, the second day of the Singapore FebruaryMarch meeting were issued yesterday iS ßace° V 6 S Horses Class 2— Div. I— (7 furs). Comprador 90 The WJ™ w ,j-if 8.9 Nun DAmov.r «"2 Adieate 8.8 S.:ck Up 7.12
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  • 243 16 ARTHUR SUARES' OFFER We have received the following letter from Arthur Suares. the middleweight champion oi Ceylon, who knocked out Jim Brady, recently: "I am given to understand that Mr. Aime Raphael the ex-lightweight champion of Europe, the welterweight champion of France and the middleweight champion
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  • 84 16 Triple Tie in Island Club Medal The following are the best cards returned in the February Medal < Bogey > Competion played at the Island Club over the week-end: W. McMullan <7> 1 down Dr. T. E. Cheah <18> 1 tie J. C. Dickinson *24> l > C. A.
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  • 28 16 QH~m i-> lH>ndon, Feb. 26. unit 5i eld edne sday met Leeds United in a First Division match to-day and lost by two clear goals.— Reuter.
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  • 103 16 F. and N. Overwhclmid In Cup-Tii Municipal Ser. 9: I al B„» Fraser and NYaves "B" lean i the heaviest defeat so far In season's Commercial Cup competl yesterday—they met the Mun Services' eleven at Jalan Betai Btj v and were beaten by Dine |o Without Hay.
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  • 504 16 WHY S.H.B. LOST CUP POINTS Monopolies Fast But o j Brilliant Govt. Monopolies 3: S.H.B.J.S.C. 0, The Government Monopolies defeated the Singapore Harbour Board J. S. C. by 3 o in a Commercial Cup fixture at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday. Play was never brilliant although the exchanges were of
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    • 57 16 the BUTTERFLIES OF THE 1 MALAY PENINSULA INCLUDING AIDS TO IDENTIFICATION, NOTES ON THEIR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIONOMICS, AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF SPECIMENS UNDER TROPICAL CONDITIONS. BY A. STEVEN CORBET and H. M. PENDLEBURY 2 MAPS, 2 COLOURED AND 14 PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES 34 TEXT FIGURES. PRICE $4.50
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