The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 May 1934

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14.270. ESTD. 1835. TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1934 It CENTS.
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    Soviet Admission To League
    134 1 Imminent M LITVINOFF IN GENEVA Russia Anxious To Avoid Snub pONSIDI tABLI interest attaches C to Geneva of M. ommissar for this is believed the entry of his eaffue of Nations. i Mid the possibility er, it is expected ).i will wait until •ather than make
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    CABINET OF EXPERTS
    21 1 IKisa, May 17. ts iv their partire presenting polibeen formed under of M. Ulmams, who is Reuter Wireless
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    CHICAGO FIRE DEATHS
    116 1 ISO Injured: 2,000 Homeless Chicago, May 20. THREE firemen were killed and 150 penons injured, while 2.000 are homeless as a result of the fire, which ham left, a smoking scene of desolation resembling a Flanders battlefield. Two fire engines, three stockyards, two halls, and two banks
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    52 1 Six blacks of stores and seventynve i workmen's cottages were destroyed. Fifteen hundred person were treated lor Injuries, including 400 firemen suffering from bad burns. The equipment of six fire companies, valued at $75,000. perished m the flames. Sporadic outbreaks continue and 68 fire engines are still coping with the
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    RECOGNITION FOR MANCHUKUO!
    85 1 RECOGNITION FOR MANCHUKUO! Tokio, May 21. The Consul General of Salvador has formally notified Mr. Ting Shih Yuan* the Manchukuo Minister to Tokio, that Salvador recognised Manchuhuo on Mar. 3. Renter. Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated of the Central American States, with an area of 13,176 square
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    FAMOUS BUILDINGS DESTROYED
    85 1 Among the principal buildings destroyed by the fire are the hall, stockyards and amphitheatre of the iPercheron Society of America, the Brokers 1 National Bank, the Stockyard, Inn the haunt of Chicago's millionaires, built like an old English hostelry, which contained many valuable Pictures and equipment, the
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    FOUND DEAD IN HIS BED
    188 1 KATE OF WELL-KNOWN CRICKETER Maurice Nichol Of Worcester London, May 21. MAURICE Nichol. the Worcester cricketer, was found dead m bed m his hotel this morning. He was rielding against Essex on Saturday and golfing only yesterday.— Reuter Not yet 29 years of age. Nichol
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    DOCK STRIKE
    108 1 Perishable Food Held Up In London London, May 16. The bulk of London's perishable food imports are held up by the strike of; 2,000 dockers at Hay's Wharf, Ber- j mcndsey. The men ceased work because nve clerks, displaced by office machinery, had been given jobs on the
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    TWO MAYORS ELECTED
    121 1 AMAZING SCENES IN CALCUTTA Sequel To Government Annulment Calcutta, May M. HPWO mayors, two deputy mayors and two chairman were elected after unprecedented scenes at the meeting of the Calcutta Corporation, at which two rival groups of congressmen elected their own Officials, the Moslems siding with followers
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    STOP PRESS
    94 1 Jean Batten At Batavia In the early hours of this morning word was received m Singapore that Miss Jean Batten, the 23-year-old girl who is flying solo from London to New Zealand, was reported missing on the stretch from Singapore to Batavia. Inquiries were made at the Air
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    Japanese Cabinet Scandal: Four Arrests
    150 1 Japanese Cabinet Scandal: Four Arrests Tokio, May 21. Teiji Okubo, Director of Banking Affairs m the Bureau of the Fmance Ministry, and three other high officials m the same Bureau have been arrested m connection with the share-dealing scandaL—Rcuter A message received yesterday stated^ A Srious Cabinet crisis is threatened
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    FORD AND INSULL
    69 1 Surprise Visit To Hospital Chicago, May 17. It is revealed that Mr. Henry Ford paid a surprse visit to Insull m hospital on May 15th and chatted and i reminisced for a quarter of an hour, i but did not discuss Insull's present difficulties. General Dawes, with
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    Grave Indictment Of N.R.A. Codes
    432 1 Grave Indictment Of N.R.A. Codes SMALL MAN OPPRESSED Big Business Attacked Washington, May 20 A grave indictment of tbt National Recover* wiminftstr* tion is contained m m 80,000 word? report by tlie National Recovery Review Board, headed by the \eteran lawyer, Mr. Darroiv. The Board uas established by Mr Roosevelt
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    BELGIAN MINING DISASTER
    149 1 BELGIAN MINING DISASTER 55 Lives Lost In Pit Explosions Brussels, May 16. KING LEOPOLD, after leaving the gruesome spectacle of the mutilated bodies following the explosion at a coal mine near Paturages, congratulated the rescuers. "Yes, we want plenty of courage," retorted a miner, "but they are going to cut
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    WORLDS LONGEST BAR
    59 1 WORLDS LONGEST BAR New York, May 21. Shanghai's claim to possess the longest bar m the world will be superseded by the Commodore Hotel bar, 125 feet long, which is specially designed to cope with "vertical drinking" which was relegalised to-day, despite strenuous dry opposition.- The Shanghai bar referred to
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      64 1 B IGIA TEA Brings the fre»Hness and fragrance of the :iyan gardens direct to >our home. ALL PROCEEDS TO THE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY. ONE MORE NIGHT ONLY BEAUTY PABEAMT CABARET" AT RAFFLES HOTEL ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 23rd From 10 p.m to 2 a.m. T| CKET Si. oo. DRESS INFORMAL. RAFFLES
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      48 1 On Other Pages Gunman Outrage m Coffee-shop Page 2. London Air Mail Letter Page 4. Japan May Waive 500,000,000 Yen Debt Page 9. Singapore vs. Negri Sembilan— Page 15. Inter-Club Golf Page 15. R.A.F. Beat S.C.C.— Page 15. Singapore Races Page 16. Colony vs. F.M.S. Tennis— Page 16.
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      89 1 CHRYSLER POWER TO-NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE SEA vleW* HOTEL DANCING FROM 8.30 p.m. A REAL PINNER DANCE X^ JERE LEE AND HER WORLD FAMOUS LADIES BAND WILL PLAY DANCE MUSIC AND ENTERTAIN YOU at the SEA VIEW HOTEL WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1934 DANCING FROM 8.30 p.m. to midnight and at
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      14 1 There it no better Tea 1 than I BIGIA TEA f GROWN IN MALAYA
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    FIREFIGHTING DISPLAY
    165 2 Three Engines Turn Out m Teta Seconds St. Andrew's Boy Scouts watched an ■interesting display of nrefighting m fthe yard oi the Central Brigade station /esterday afternoon, when a party led *>y Mr. E. A. Brown also attended. The spectators were shown how the ;urntable escape (which had
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    SUNDAY NIGHT BLAZE
    122 2 Considerable Damage In South Bridge Road Considerable damage was done by a .Ire which broke out at No. 33, South •Sridse Road on Sunday night. The Fire Brigade was summoned at 10.40 p.m. and two engines and a turntable were dispatched from the Central station. The firemen
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    AUSTRALIANS WIN
    71 2 Young Oxford Batsman Makes 128 ~L<Tndon, May 21. In their match against Oxford University the Australians gained victory n an innings and 33 runs. Oxford were all out for 70 m their *rst innings. Flectwood Smith took 5 wickets for JO runs and Ebeling 4 for 34. Ox
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    GUNMAN OUTRAGE IN COFFEE-SHOP
    298 2 Cantonese Shot By An Unknown Man A CANTONESE named Hong Wan Sang was killed by a gunman m Singapore on Saturday night. It is reported that two shots heard m Quick succession m a coffeeshop at the juction of Armenian and Loke Yew Streets, and panic-stricken
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    "SIM-SALA-BIM"
    363 2 Striking Illusions At The Capitol 1. From the simplest oi his sleight of hand tricks to the most elaborate of his I illusions. Dante the Magician is the accomplished artist. The packed i audiences who witnessed his opening performances at the Capitol yesterday < were warned by the magician
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    MAN MAULED
    90 2 Exciting Lion Hunt In Streets Of Paris Paris, May 18. A two-hour hunt fc r three fullgrown lions enlivened the Vaugirard quarter of Paris to-day. Panic and pandemon'um ai^^se when the lions escaped from a menagerie van and ran leaping and snarling through the streets. In response to
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    COLOURS PRESENTED AT PENANG
    360 2 COLOURS PRESENTED AT PENANG Inspiring Address By G.O.C. iPrcaa Oui Owr -01 spondent.i Fenang, May 21. The presentation of colours to the Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps took place m the presence 3l a large crowd on the Polo ground this morning by General C. B. Lewin, G.0.C., Malaya,
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    NOT TO ADJOURN
    195 2 Fear Of Failure Of Arms Conference Geneva, May lt>. The report that it has already decided to adjourn the Disarmament Conference is promptly denied m League circles. M. Barthou. particularly, was emphatic that he was still hopeful. It is admitted, however, that the conference might fail and
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    BRITISH FASCISTS
    152 2 Their Only Hope Of Success London, May 16. j The Hou|>e |of Commons refused Commander Locicer-Lampson permission to introduce his "Wearing of Political Uniforms, Bill," which is aimed at prohibiting the wearing joT uniforms for political purposes. Commander Locker-Lampson argued that wearing uniforms as part of everyday life
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      391 2 j ~<"agnesia i ANTISEPTIC BUSTW6 POWDER i S for the prevention and cure of J I "PRICKLY HEAT" j Obtainable J from all Chemists and Stores. Prepared only by i j GMFTON LABORATORIES BOARD RESIDENCE. j "KINRARA." 8 Claymore Hill, near town. Thoroughly comfortable accommodation. Personally supervised by MRS J.
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      635 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTTSEMEj^ NOTICES. THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD. (Incorporated m Queensland). Notice of Declaration of Interim Dividend. Notice is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of Six Pence per share on account of the financial year ending March 31st r 1935, has been j declared by the Directors
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      321 2 TENDER MUNICIPAL^ Tenders are following mat particulars. Me *We* J Room. Supply of 8 as f Coal .!>* Sept. and ssr g Supply of Bet Specials for the W eril^ gg* of Closin, 4 t 2*g§ TENDER FOUI UK sn> Ph OP TODDY. 1. Tender.- aiv ol pure fresh tod
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      282 2 Oiary Of I The Week Tuesday, 22nd. iXjih Water &4] a.m., 5.35 p.m. Malaya Command Aquatic Sports, (first day), V.M.C.A Pool, 2 p.m. football First Division, Malays vs. S.C.C, Anson Road Second Division, Police vs. Straits Cattle Traders, Jalan Besar Third Division "A." Chinese vs. Bramtoco, S.R.C. Govt. League (Div.
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    Dean Inge On Socialism In The Anthil
    736 3 "THEY ARE PERFECT BOLSHEVISTS London, May 14 DOLITICAL morals were drawn from the insect world by Dean r nge, delivering at Oxford yesterday the Herbert Spencer lecture on "Liberty and National Rights" T™ m n ng i St the bees and a nts.
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    RACING TAX IN SIAM
    192 3 RACING TAX IN SIAM LENT TAKES A DA* Ciub Amenities Spoiled By Concrete Stands <\>ri(\spoiidcnt> Bangkok, May 17. ig oi the Turf Club's V over. Each racing (1 to hold eleven days num, and this is split inthree ot three days leeting of two days. of the Turf Club and.
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    AT £2 5s A WEEK
    154 3 Heir As Latxmrer London. May 12. md heir of the Earl s a labourer at a t Croydon. "No one I am." he said (gistered with my Henry Bourke 'the i everybody knows me 1 10b I haci done since I last returned and a
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    "THEY KEPT THEIR TRUST"
    84 3 lont Pease's Epitaph For Hanks London, May 12. »ont Pease. Chairman nk, Limited, speaking at the British Engineers' the Ho^el Victoria yrshat the difficulty of the lend money. much money which and thpy are only too said Mr. Pease. > the non-deserving and :>nd sometimes they
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    26 3 t Fiy.-ig Cub's Cutty chartered on Wed-Innes-Miller, Registrar to convey him to 'oday. The journey upied five hours and P.Y MAN WHO HAS FLOWN 1,000.000 MILES
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    SIR L. BARON'S DEATH
    368 3 Inquest Verdict Of Natural Causes London, May 14. A verdict of death from natural causes was recorded at the inquest yesterday on Sir Louis Bernhard Baron, 57 chairman and managing director of Carreras Ltd., who died suddenly at his home, Holmbury House, Holmbury St. Mary. Surrey,
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    A NARROW ESCAPE
    123 3 Col. Eaton's Car In Road Crash From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 20. Lieut. -Col. B. J. Eaton, director of the Rubber Research Institute, with two friends and his syce, had a narrow escape from injury last night, when the car he was driving crashed into
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    18 3 Mr A R. Westrop, Director and Agricultural Chemist of Malayan Fertilisers, Ltd., returned from leave by the Sarpedon.
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    200-Seater Air Liners Driven By Cosmic Rays
    313 3 A FLYING AGE PREDICTED London, May 12. A great flying age is at hand Captain O. P. Jones, first pilot m the world to complete 1,000,000 miles m th.> air told me so yesterday (writes a Daily Express Special representative). As he talked—
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    U.S. WHISKEY DEMAND
    236 3 Scottish Hopes Only Partially Realised London, May 12. A committee appointed to inquire into the supply of, and demand for, Scottish barley for use by distilleries m that country, m a report, are extremely cautious as to the effect of the repeal of prohibition m the United
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    POLICE COLLEGE OPENS
    185 3 32 Students Of Crime At Work London, May 12. Open for business at noon to-day the new police college at Hendon, which crystallises Lord Trenchard's dream of the policeman of to-morrow. Thirty-one eager students of criminology from England and Wales, and one from Scotland, will now set
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    140 3 M. S. Malim bin S. M. Malim, the editor of a Penang Tamil newspaper i.amed Janawartamani. was on Thursday produced before Mr. D. Wills, Police Magistrate, Penang, having been arrested on a warrant on a charge of criminal breach of trust m respect of jewellery valued at $89 at Batu
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    Air Mail Letter From London
    4405 4 Summer Rushes In- While The "Bulls" Skip Out Of Mmcmg Lane— Chairmen's Views Of The Rubber Agreement— And Mr. HowesoiTs Opinion Of Tin Control Critics— How Britain Is Going Back To Work— Will No. 534 Become The "Queen Mary"?— This Man Was Given £50,000, And
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    A 19 STONE MAN LOSES FAT
    96 4 A 19 STONE MAN LOSES FAT 56 lbs. ()fr-! nX A woman write as follows- h, v Kruschcn Salts f O weight was then I tc lose weigh*. aM tnd feels bettVr spoonful of Kruacli water every mornlni P D ing what h, ha weight down. Kruschor. Sails." Thousands ol
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      65 4 SPEEDY There is real speed m this new Austin. 80 m.p.h. Yet there is comtort too. The steering column is raked to just the right angle, and all controls are handy to the driver's seat. Other ieatures are wide doors, sliding seats, leather upholstery, and equipment that is truly all-weather.
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      310 4 Ortoktl or Tmmk M dmi MrmK i Maker and repairer of rattan uu Bertam Chicks. Cmvm MiliZ! Blinds, Tarpaulins Tents r 4 i Blue Screens. Btrtaai Hm+ v j Netting lencinK. Wool bunting i j ABDUL RAHMAN, j ij Telcphor,. i Office i i; l(1 J Workshop:— 17- M J
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    Half A Million Daffodils Within 10 Miles Of London
    138 5 trees on the farm. Robot, he weighs 250 pounds and is 7', feet high, and is of taking two Riris In his arms. «n the beach at Venice, The robot is the invention of Lei R hto,, Hilbert, and is controlled
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      84 5 YOU'LL SEE THEM THIS AFTERNOON! NEW MILLINERY NEW MORNING AND AFTERNOON DRESSES. NEW DRESS MATERIALS NEW LOCKNIT SILK UNDERWEAR SETS. NEW HAIR BANDEAUS. NEW CORSETS ETC., ETC. WE CANNOT ACCURATELY DESCRIBE THEM AS THE CASES EX S.S. "KATORI MARU WILL ONLY BE CLEARED THIS B UT WE ASSURE YOU THIS
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    U.S. Disputes Air Race Rules
    696 6 "OUR PLANES BARRED," DECLARE PILOTS Threat That They Will Withdraw London, May 12. The UiHted States may withdraw completely frcjm the great international air race between London and Melbourne following a series of bitter f.ttacks against the Rinyal Aero Club regarding the rules of the
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    M.P.'s State Lottery Plan
    590 6 M.P.'s State Lottery Plan REDUCING THE NATIONS DEBT £500,000 Prizes And £100,000 Expenses A SCHEME lor the organisation of a British lottery four times a year under proper legal control, with the reduction of the National Debt as its object, has been drawn up by Sir William Davison, Conservative M.P.
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    SMELLS ONLY TO DECEIVE
    168 6 Onion With a Heart Of Stone London, May 12. There is an odour of onions on the seafront between Thorpe Bay and Shoebury ness which even the tang of the sea cannot hide. Recent rains have brought up huge patches of spring onions on Shoebury Common,
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS
    93 6 Programme of Drills up to and for! week ending May 27, 1934. Tuesday, 5.15 p.m. Malay Headquarters, F. (Malay) Coy., Ceremonial Drill. Wednesday, 5.20 p.m. Headquarter* °VC Corps Presentation of Colour* Parade Rehearsal. Friday, 5.20 p.m. Headquarters S.F.C.R.E. (v) (Europeans), Engine and Lamp. Saturday, 5.20 p.m. Headquarters
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    HEAD'S ELECTION OPPOSED
    197 6 BECAUSE SHE IS OLD-FASHIONED Girls' Lipstick And Nail Polish Campaign New York, May 12. Girl students at Hunter College m this city are waging an energetic campaign to prevent Miss Hannah Egan from being appointed their dean on the ground that she is old- fashioned and prudish
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    TEMPERATURE OF 115 DEGREES
    186 6 Man Who Ought To Bo London. May 11. Recuperating In London is i man who ought to have died. His temperature went up to 115 degrees. Most, people die Ll their temperature reaches i(h degrees. The highest temperature previously recorded was 108 degrees. The Man Who
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    "Exchange Wives" Divorce Plea
    411 6 DISBELIEVED BY THF JUDGE Judge Calls rv. A. r Oilier "A Liar" 1-onUon Ma Allegations that t\v, agreed to exchange their that they did so whll< on holiday together, i Divorce Court yesterday One of the office m the suit, and bla wife was cited as
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    HIS BIBLE RESTORED
    383 6 London. May 12. Nineteen years ago a British soldier m the trenches on the slopes of Achi Baba. m Gallipoli. had to run for his life m fierce floods sweeping down the hill m a terrific rainstorm m the black of night. Now. by an amazing turn,
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    HOW AN OYSTER CHANGES SEX
    702 6 'CHARMING VARIETY,' SAYS JUDGE Female In Summer, Male m Winter London, May 12. The action to decide who shall pay the £725 damages awarded to Mr. Charles Frederick Wimble, of Beckenham, who contracted typhoid fever 1 after eating oysters, was resumed be tore Mr. Justice
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    32 6 265 pilgrims returned to Malaya by the Talthybtus from Jeddah under the charge of the pilgrim consul, Mr Abdul Ma J id. 113 disembarked at Penan* while the remainder left for Singa-
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    SHOT IN THE STREET
    42 6 Suspocted Secret Crime A Chinese wai shot a compatriot about B d y at Loke Yew sir. The injured man l Tock Seng hospital When serious condition No arrest has >vt I It li believed thai society crime
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      35 6 COX KINGS (AGENTS) LIMITED arrange SHORT TRIPS TO CAIRO for homeward bound passenger! Apply for particulars to PATERSON, SIMONS CO., LTD., L— or to any of Cox and Kings Offices PORT SAID, CAIRO, LONDON, ETC.
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    WOMEN'S GOLF TITLE
    118 7 fimela Karton Heaten After London, May 17. Nt eiTort the astonishBarton had to lower her Holm, who won the open golf championship y 6 and 5 m the 36 holes one up at the end of but cracked badly after older and far more t to forge
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    26 7 man was found to be toning In a house m Sunday night. It i had taken a quan- caustic soda. She was removed to h iin«i*aa*aa*aaa«aßßßaßagaaßg
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    GERMAN FOREIGN TRADE
    39 7 Berlin, May 16. German foreign trade m April shows an excess of imports over exports of 82,000.000 marks. Compared with March, exports dropped about 85,000,--000 to 316,000,000 and imports remained almost steady at 398,000,000.- Reuter Wireless
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    CLOSE OF FAR EAST OLYMPICS
    609 7 CLOSE OF FAR EAST OL YMPICS Chinese Girl Swimmers Again Do Well Shanghai, May 19. Results of yesterdays events at the; Far Eastern Olympic Games at Manila are as follows: Japan won the final of the 50 me i res free style event, Takamura creating a new recoi by covering
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    NANTUCKET TRAGEDY
    176 7 I Inquiry Ordered By U.S. Government New York, May 16. An inquiry by the Department of QAmmerce has been ordered into the collision of the Olympic and the Nantucket lightship. Government agents and officials went aboard for preliminary inquiries immediately the Olympic docked but a full inquiry will
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    MIXED COURTS IN EGYPT
    354 7 NO PROPOSALS FOR MODIFICATION Created For Relief Of A Great Burden London, May 18. Sir John Simon, answering questions m the House of Commons regarding the I Mixed Courts m Egypt said that the I British Government had not up to the present received any proposals
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    TERRIFIC ORDEAL
    185 7 Alois Lang In The Passion Play Oberammergau, May Hi. A terrific ordeal was undergone by Alois Lang who takes the part of Christ m the jubilee Passion Play, the first under Nazi auspices, the dress rehearsal of which was held this afternoon m intense cold and steady rain
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    48 7 The following have been invited to play Association football for S.C.C. "B" vs. Harlequins on Thursday at S.C.C G. H. Stroobach; J. R. McDougall, T. W. Morray; G. Dodds, G. Boas, T. M. Maclachlan; C. Fittock, D. Alexander, F. E.E. Hindley, P. H. Harrison and J. K. Gale.
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    The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1934 The Bulgarian Coup d' Etat
    473 8 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1934 The Bulgarian Coup d' Etat THE coup d'etat m Bulgaria has very much wider and farreaching possibilities than that which affects merely the domestic affairs of King Boris's country. The process of imposing a form of dictatorship upon the old system of
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    1149 8 L* 1 &f*^- UIF at first you don't suceed try, try, try again," says the old proverb. Miss Jean Batten, young New Zealand girl flier, evidently believes m it She is also demonstrating the truth of another old saying, "Third Good Luck time lucky At aU events we "Try Again
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    FROM DAY TO DAY
    294 8 Major H. G. Keet has been appointed an Assistant Superintendent of Chandu and Liquors Revenue, and secretary to the Board of Licensing Justices Malacca. Appointments m the Sarawak Government service include the followingMr. J. R. Combe, an Officer of Class 111 to act as District Officer.
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    All The Fun Of The Fair
    555 8 All The Fun Of The Fa ir Every summ,, t of Cassis-sur-M,. r coast and countr e*'breaks out into include two Saturn Here the rettlvUlea r 5v "If, firs night Chinese lantern p by a solemn lankr v of town beadle champetre.' It f01k,.,, the port which is and then
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      58 8 A FILM ACTRESS has been conveyed from Hollywood to New York as a postal packet. This reminds us that m grandmamma's day an actress as often as not was regarded as a baggage. You cannot get better or cheaper travelling insurance than a GAFLAC BAGGAGE POLICY. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE
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    PARTIES TO BE ABOLISHED
    112 9 fLT OF COUP D'ETAT IX BULGARIA Bher Sign Of Growth Of Fascism Sofia, May 20. 1 and moral decomposition has alarming proportions and the la m danger oi reaching an c situation, declared the Prime M GueorgiuefT to Reuter. rovernment <he said* will follow policy as
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    65 9 Rome, May 20. homed as another sign <»t Fascism. On the other approchement with YugoBnlgarla into the re. will cause strong disparticularly m view of the i Queen oi Bulgaria is the the Kin^ oi Italy. The Bulgaria from Italy will P ili< 5 m the Balkans as
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    51 9 Belgrade. May 20. Oorernment la warmly It \s believed one of the main r up the Macedonian n m preparation for B ilgarian alliance. Reports ;arian Minister m Paris. i called to Sofia, will n Minister lead to the Bulgaria has been brought ilian to the French sphere
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    THE IRON FIST
    25 9 Berlin. May 20. \s expressed In unofficial tht coup d"etat. which not her sign of the need first m modern European Reuter
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    VISIT OF GENERAL GOERING
    43 9 Belgrade. Mat Hi. Oroeririg, Prime Minister or xpected to arrive here by on to visit M. Jevitch, ay Foreign Minister, which jard as another j ia dement between and Qermany and comton to Italian policy m Europe.— Reuter Wireless
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    MR, FREDERICK M. WOOD
    26 9 China Inland Mission! Secretary London, May 21. nounced oi Mr > \V r ood. for many years i China Inland Mission, i Reuter
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    Japan May Waive Her Y500,000,000 Debt
    448 9 IF CHINA WILL RECOGNISE MANCHUKUO T H T Shanghai, May fcl. Ht Japanese Foreign Affairs Committee held an important meeting at the Foreign Office yesterday when it was decided to change the policy towards China. The decisions were To maintain peace m the Far
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    40 9 Appointment Of Admiral Sir John Kelly Admiral Sir John Kelly has been appointed first and principal A.D.C. to H M the King m succession to Admiral Sir Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, to date from July 31.- Reuter
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    30 9 Ex-M.P. Spy Being Sent Back To China Montreal, May 21. Trebitsch Lincoln, accompanied by his disciples, has entrained for Vancouver, from where he is returning to China.! Reuter
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    290 9 ADVANCES IN AIR TRAVEL Success oi "Aerial Train London. May lt>. TWO advances m British air travel are announced to-day. The 8c?lla* the world's largest air liner, built lor Imperial Airways, made its maiden flight to Paris. It accommodates 39 passengers, two pilots, a *riivsle«j operator and a steward and
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    205 9 EXPLODED A BOMBSHELL New York, May 21. The suggestion that Mr. Darrow was expected to soothe the N.R.A. dispute into somnolence and instead has exploded a bombshell is made by the Herald-Tribune, which declares that one cannot help feeling that buried somewhere m the angry mass is a real, vital
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    ARRESTED BY NAZES
    222 9 I JOURNALIST ACCUSED I OF SPYING Stumbles Upon Secret Construction Berlin, May 15. Mr. Pembroke Stevens, the Berlin correspondent of the London Daily Express, has been arrested with his wife and her cousin while motaring m Germany m search of information of the economic condition of the
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    41 9 Washington, May 21. •\s a sequel to the Darrow report well Informed circles state that the National Recovery Review Board will be disbanded on June 1. Meanwhile considerable reverberations are anticipated, with the opposing factions now lining up for battle. Reuter
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    108 9 GEN. JOHNSONS REPLY j Washington, Later. General Johnson, m a letter to Mr. Koosevelt, describes the Darrow report as a superficial, intemperate and inaccurate document and urges the immediate abolition of the Board on the ground that it is of no service to anyone, and "nothing but a political soundIng
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      119 10 GOLD PROSPECTING IN PAHANG JAPANESE IN DIVING SUIT Section Of Lipis River Being Combed Kuala Lipis. May 16. A novel way of seeking gold has been experimented with by an enterprising Japanese during the last three ls on behalf of a Hylam kojigsi m Singapore. Clad m a diving suit.
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      196 10 Japan And Sweden To Share The World's Markets Tokio. The Japanese Department of Commerce and Industry has been busy, consulting leading Japanese mutch manufacturers and exporters with regard to proposals to divide the match markets of the world between Japan and the Swedish Match Trust, made by a representative
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      BAHRU SELANGOR RUBBER
      164 10 The restricted crop harvested by the Bahru Selangor Rubber Company for! 1933 amounted to 240,0001 b., being the same as tor the previous year, and realized £2,838 (against £1,296). The, average price obtained was 3.23 d. a i pound (against 2.33 d.>.. >. Profits amount-' ed to
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      139 10 May 21, 12 o'clock noon THE TIN PRICE May 21. Singapore tin price <per rieul) $114.75. Buyers Sellers Gambler 4.50 Java Cube Hamburg Cube 7.25 Muntok White Pepper 35.50 White Pepper 34.50 Black Pepper 16.50 Copra, mixed 2.90 Copra, Sundried 2.40 Small flake Tapioca 4.80 Small Pearl
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      131 10 J April Receipts Increase Despite Cut In Dues Suez Canal dues were reduced on Ist but m spite of the reduction reI ceipts during that month at Frs. 76.470,000 were about 5 per cent, higher than those of April. 1933. which amounted to Frs. 72.620.000 The reduction
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      210 10 The Federal Finance Minister's Budget, which will be brought down to the House of Commons on Wednesday, is being presented under more favourable auspices than have prevailed for some years. Canada still has big problems <to solve connected with the agricultural situation and Canadian National Railway
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      188 10 The following information has been received from the Rubber Growers' Association, through the Malayan Information Agency, London. 'Tons' are long tons. OaJ^fiSnZSS re l?™ Was P ublish d as Straits Settlements Government ct Ir. flcatlon No 837 dated A P rtl 2 193 4. and m the Federated
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      HEAVY LABOUR DRAIN BY ESTATES
      1245 10 Mining Coolies Turn From Higher Wages NOTHER plea for relaxation of the Chinese immigration quota was A made at a meeting of the Selangor Miners' Association on Friday at Kuala Lumpur when Mr. H. S. Lee, the president declared that acute shortage of coolies was
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      DICKINSON'S PROFITS
      222 10 Ten Per Cent. Dividend For Year The director's report submitted to the 49th. annual general meeting of John Dickinson and Co., Ltd on Apr. 13 states:— The directors report with deep regret the death of their esteemed and valued colleagues Mr. F. G. Hawdon and Mr. H. A.
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      LUBOK RUBBER
      73 10 Atter providing for depreciation and allocating £100 to income-tax reserve the net profit of the Lubok Rubber Es1933I 933 Was £1 0 76 Against a loss of £306 for 1932). The profit is added to the credit balance brought m, making £1.999. which is carried forward No dividend
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      290 10 Aviations A Good Feature London, May 17. On the Stock Exchange to-day aviations were a good feature and also gold minings, while the maintenance of the Royal Dutch six per cent and the Shell Transport 7-12 per cent, dividends helped oils, but m view of the approaching Whitsun
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      291 10 Satisfactory Year Shown In Annual Report The General Agents and Consulting Committee of the Canton Insurant Office. Ltd.. report ior the past year as follows: 1932 Account. Ait or payment of an Interim dividend of $18 per share on the old shares on 25th May. 1933. this Account
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      EDINBURGH RUBBER
      107 10 i Net profit of Edinburgh Rubber Estates, Limited, for the year ended November 30, 1933. was £1.361; the result for the preceding year was a loss of £1.579, before taking £1,000 from income-tax reserve. Including the credit balance brought m there is 1 384 which is carried forward
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      SHELFORD RUBBER
      88 10 The net profit of the Shelford Rubber Estate, Limited, for 1933 was .£2 073 _against a net loss m 1932 of £1 167) The amount brought forward is €354 •raking €2,428 available, which is car^ ried forward, subject to directors' fees. Floating assets total £20.199 (excluding investment of
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      JAPAN'S TRADE WITH D.F.I
      486 10 JAPAN'S TRADE WITH D.F. I I SPECIAL COMW ACTIVITi Opposition To Shipp^ Discussion The Special d,n::-. by leading trade v riUi the Netherl; i racking its brains I measures to sunni crisis, says the Jaj lowing a meeting with leading traders, tho mittee discussed its final the Tokyo Chamber of
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      28 10 There seems to b<* m rubber fendoiTs lor small river craft. Yean ingeniously used poitioi covers for this purpose are various kinds ofl tp» factured rubber ttndoi market.
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    PAN-PACIFIC BUDDHISTS
    323 11 Conference In Japan In July The Conference of Pan-Pacific Buddhist Associations, wrongly called the World Buddhist Conference, will be held on July 21 at Tokyo and Kyoto Japan. The sponsors of the Conference are the Federation of All Young Buddhist Association, of Japan. Invitations have been issued to
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    49 11 Petticoats have at last returned. Claudette Colbert has included one In hei spring and summer wardrobe While taffeta. ¥cry long, with a pleated ruffle around the bottom which touches the floor, provides an excellent base for la transparent organza lrock. In this [summers fashion plans, petticoats will rustle Importantly.
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    COLONIAL OFFER TO CEYLON
    348 11 I Rs. 50,000 For Improving Methods of Fishing The "Times of Ceylon" learns thir. the Secretary of State for the Coloni--., has invited the Ceylon Government tr. make a final decision with regard t the sum of Rs. 50.000. which was offered to Ceylon by the
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    159 11 A Stowaway on the Empress Of Russia A sentence of one month's imprisonment was imposed on Samuel Mulley by Mr. I. T. Morris, acting Registrar, In H.M. Police Court at Shanghai when he pleaded guilty to a charge cf having stowed away on the Canadian Pacific liner
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    DIED FROM HEAT STROKE
    57 11 European's Death At Calcutta Calcutta, May 13. Mr. Thomas Robertson, whose address according to his passport, is 210. High Street. Dumbarton. Scotland, and who was born m 1890. was found unconscious m a small cargo boat at the Kidderpore docks to-day. He was taken to hospital,
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    108 11 Sikh Sergeant-Major Sham Singh, of the Straits Settlements Police, who retired on pension at the end of last month after 31 years' service, has left for the Punjab. He came to Malacca m April, 1932. He was a member of the Sikh Advisory Board of Malacca, and had been of
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      565 12 SYSTEM OF MARINE TRAINING Sir WmrGarthwaites' World Tour In the second report of the "Sea Lion" Sail Training Ship Society, Sir I William Garthwaite, Bart., the founder land chairman, says that, although the movement to provide Britain with a deep-sea sail training ship has not j
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      S.S. BORNEO SOLD
      219 12 May He Put On CantonNorth China Run After operating 11 years m South' China waters, during which she has been mostly employed on the cargp and passenper trade between Haiphong' and Hong Kong, the well-known cost- I al steamer Borneo has been sold to Canton interests. The
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      323 12 Shipbuilding Figures For First Quarter The total tonnage of 481,440 tons being built m British shipyards during the quarter ended Mar. 31 is 229,039 1 tons greater than the amount of work m hand at the end of March 1933 and ;an increase of 149,899 tons over the
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      164 12 Japanese Torpedo Boat Being Refitted Kyoto. May Work began to-day at the Maizuru Naval Yard on the ie-ntting of the torpedo boats Chidori and Manazuru. sister ships of the ill-fated Tomozuru. a new vessel which capsized early last month, attended by a heavy loss of life. Action
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      96 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR ships aloagi orexp,,, Last Wharf (h,, r Rohna 22. c Main Wharf (En( Mata Han eordte 18: 13: Pros. Adam Grandidicr s Kudat 6. Empire Doi k (Entr Am us M Prince 35: 81 Darvtl 38 Empire I>o< i Karapar West Wharf >i Bteni Anshun j.w Section 1«»
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      67 12 Darv( l B: kan 21.5. foi P and B N.B P. Flevo. Br; IPahat 21.5. ft Ipoh. Brl 21.5. lor Pern Ifatsun* from Dunkirk) via Dam.. 215. Honu. Lam, I Saliat 21 S, I Mermn, Bin 70 21.5 for Djambl Bsmeralda, Brl lacca 21.5. Plandai Dot tavia 21.5.
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      334 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches and I Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.30 a.m.; Sunday 7 p.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7 p.m. Kuan tan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m.; Saturday 7. 30 a.m. and 7 p.m. j Kelantan (via Gemas)
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    1354 15 P Australians At SPLENDID PONSFORD-MCCABF PARTNERSHIP UYATT. favourite for the Engird cricket captaincy was nding member of the English team m the matJh T M.C.C. and the Australians at Lord's The ho, with McCabe. established new third-wicket nl^ ,rd. was the outstanding feature
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    513 15 Two Sporting Declarations But No Result Sercmban, May 21. TWO sporting declarations, one by each side, m the State match between Singapore and Negri Sembilan played here at the weekend failed to effect a definite result m what proved to be a thoroughly sporting
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    69 15 "No Lessons to Learn From Britain" Paris, May 17. Commenting on the British Rugby Unions' refusal to resume lnternationial matches with France. M. Danton.j President of the Federation, says We j have no lessons to learn from the! British Unions. We have done without them for three years
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    43 15 Geneva, May 16. The Assyrian Committee of the j League to-c^ay definitely voted for Brazil as a place of settlement for the Kythtsgoib refugees and proposes to negotiate with Brazil with a view to achieving a practical plan.- Reuter Wireless
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      132 15 Won By Mr. and Mrs. R. Craik For The S.G.C. The above competition was played at Bukit Timah on Sunday and resulted m a win for Mr. and Mrs R Craik representing Singapore Golf Club, with a score of 84. The following are the scores Mr and
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      SIAM BEAT SCOTLAND
      64 15 4 England To Meet The Winners <From Our Own Correspondent I Bangkok. May 21 Scotland was hopelessly defeated m the International gold foursomes singles against Slam played on Saturday and Sunday Scotland failed to win a single foursome and won only three out of the eight singles.
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    2777 16 THRILLING CLOSE OF MEETING Four Horses Lower Course TOTE DIVIDEND OF $226 rvNE of the most successful professional race meetings that Singapore v/ has yet seen c?me to an end yesterday when a record crowd, which included the Hon. Mr. Andrew Caldccott,
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