The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 July 1934

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 14,325. ESTD. 1833 WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1934 10 CENTS
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  • 83 1 Jnlikely To Improve 1 ontton, July 24. In the price ol Ing after the and ciespje The -*ocl;s during year is attri- unsatisfactory Germany which are I In raw material minimum and v rican interests to production on Inea In the Congo Afr art becoming
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  • 12 1 MARIE DRESSER SINKING Karbara, July 21. mm star, is -tare of coma.
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  • 682 1 ONE FIFTH OF POLAND DEVASTATED BY FLOODS OUTBREAK OF TYPHUS THREA TEN ED Warsaw Still In Danger Warsaw, July 24. ALTHOUGH THE crisis is not yet passed Warsaw breath?a with reliel when the flood waters from Cracow iailed to arrive In time to be superimposed upon the existing floods. Tfvmsands
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  • 139 1 THREE DOCTORS IN MURDER TRIAL Alleged Use of Plague Germs Calcutta, July 23. ONE OF the most sensational murder trials ever held m India began m the Court of Alipore .oriay when three Indian doctors and a step-brother of the dead man were charged with causing the death ot a
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  • 595 1 AIR MINISTRY "DESTROYED BY BOMBS" j Lessons Of the Air Manoeuvres i LONDON'S DEFENCES I PENETRATED London, July 24. I j^HE ROYAL Air Force manoeuvres m whicl: 200 bombers of the "Soaihland" lorce are attacking! 'London, the capital of "Northland.".' cpened yesterday evening. Scores oi planes all night long droned
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  • 112 1 MEMBER AD OCA TES THROUGH TICKET SYSTEM London, July 24. IN SHU House of Commons, replying to Mr. S. S. Hammersley (Cons.. S T ockport), who asked 'whether lie would consider the possibility of instituting a through i ticket system for cotton piece goods l
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  • 80 1 How The New Law Is Operating Istanbul, July 22. A number of consulates have been bmlfgrd by foreigners demanding free j repatriation following the application* of the law forbidding foreigners to act j as chauffeurs, guides, hair-dressers, j tailors, shoemakers, musicians and variety artists. Under the law the
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  • 45 1 Diplomatic Relations To Be Resumed Moscow, July ZZ. Bulgaria has notified the Soviet that she has decided to resume diplomatic relations which have not existed since the war. The decision follows negotiations at Istanbul between l^presentatives of *ie two countries. Reuter Wireless
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  • 473 1 POLICE DEFIED "NEXT WAR WILL COME LIKE A THUNDERBOLT" SEQUEL TO BOTTLE THROWING Cambridge Dean In Court London, July 23. •THE RIGHT of universiy colleges i to refuse admission to the police without a search warrant was fought out at the Cambridge 'police court when the Dean of 'Pembroke College.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 88 1 MOTOR UNION PRIVATE CAR POLICIES FOR trtVICE UROUGHOUT THE WORLD. I Ci\nv, TONIGHT I &INNPD AIL DANCE 6.30 to sis p.m. I DANCE (INFORMAL) 9,45 to Midnight I THE STAR DANCER I Miss MUSHKA PANOVA I iiom The Roxy Theatre of New York 1 accompanied by I PAUL STRAUSS (violinist)
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    • 165 1 THE MOTOR UNION INSURANCE CO.. LTD. Inc. to England > FOUNDED BY THE MOTOR UNION OF G.B. AND IRELAND AND SOLE OFFICIAL INSURERS TO THE A.A. OF G.B. Loral Agents and Attorneys: SIMF. DARBY Co., Ltd. 5, MALACCA ST., TEL. :—5144. SINGAPORE. SEA VIEW %p HOTEL BALLROOM F TONIGHT SPECIAL
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  • 164 2 Concrete Paving Rises Eighteen Inches Osaka. The passers-by on one of the busiest streets of this city stared m astonishment when they saw a section of the concrete paving eight feet by three suddenly start rising. "Look out, it will explode someone shouted. "It's an earthquake exclaimed another.
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  • 109 2 Britain's Extended Air Programme London, July 23. The total cost of Britain's extended air programme up to 1938 will be approximately £20.000.000. Lord Londonderry informed the House of Lords when Lord Ponsonby moved a motion regretting the increase m armaments before termination of the Disarmament Conference. After
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  • 87 2 Leaving For America On Monday London, July 23. Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith's yacht Endeavour, challenger for the America's Cup. will leave for America on Monday. The alterations necessary to fit her for her voyage have been completed and the members of the racing crew, who are mostly
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  • 95 2 Remarkable Operation In London Hospital London, July 22. A remarkable operation m a London hosnital which has taken six years to perfect is reported to be successful. A child was born without the socket for one hip. For two years both hips remained m plaster of paris
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  • 80 2 How Squadron-Leader Collett Was Killed London, July 23. Adopting the Air Ministry expert's view at the inquest of Squadron-Leader Collett. the Coroner found the forced descent was caused by the pilot accidentally or unwittingly shutting -off his petrol cock with the knee, thus stopping the supply of
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 25 2 WANTED, Wanted from November Ist by European couple, furnished flat, two bedrooms, modern sanitation, garage accommodation. Replies to Box No 409 !are of Free Press.
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    • 405 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS AMBROSIA. A complete treatment for each skin type m four convenient products. Pore-deep Cleanser— Dry-akin Cream Tightener Face Powder. Price $1.50 each. Medical Hall. Limited, Chemists. i BUSINESS CARDS STRAITS TYPEWRITER A6ERCY STATIONERS REPAIRERS 14 A Chance Alley, Singapore The Cheapest House for your Stationery, Typewriters, Ribbons and
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    • 430 2 TENDKRs. SINGAPOKK MUNICIPALITY Tender* K Ulars S Excavating pun m of Bukit T, r ing same on Farr, r Road rl^ Closing. 4 pn rSSS 1934. Construction ol drain at Holl Closing. 4 p.rn 7th. 1934. For Sale one R T minous Mac, n i, per hour capacl »i t
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 418 2 Diary Of The Week j WEDNESDAY, 25th. «igh Water, 10.37 a.m. 8.1 ft., 9.16 p.m. Football: Malaya Cup Training. Anson Road Stadium; Govt. League. Second Division, Prisons vs Monopolies, Outram Road. rnrnsDAY, 26th. High Water. 11.18 a.m. 8.5 ft., 10.11 p.m. Football: First Division, SRC. vs. R.A., Anson Road Stadium;
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    • 52 2 Law Notices For The Day Before Mr. Justice Prichard m the 2nd Court at 11 a.m. S. 38/34— A. M. Avidaiyappa ChetUar vs. N. P. L. S. T. Muthiah Chettiar. Before Mr. Justice Gerahty m the 3rd Ccurt at 10.30 a.m. Part heard:— S. 144/34— Nadhan i-'ngh etc. vs. Inder
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  • 422 3 What Form of Oath Must be Taken By a Sikh PROBLEM BEFORE SUPREME COURT Temple "Garanthi" To Give Evidence "lI7HAT IS THE form of oath binding on Sikhs This question arose m the Supreme Covrt yesterday before Mr. Justice Gerahty m the case m which Nadhan Singh sued Inder Singh
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  • 440 3 Resumed Inquest At Penang Penang, July 23. aijournment was ordered by the Coroner, Mr. D. Wills, A nqulry into the death of an eighteen years old blind ijammal. who fell from the balcony of the Penang pita] on July 3 and died from her injuries.
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  • 229 3 Four Cantonese Arrested SEQUEL TO JALAN BESAR STABBING pOUR Cantonese youths have been arrested by the police m connection with the alleged murder of a Chinese woman named Chan Ah Chan, m a road at Jalan Besar on Friday night. The arrests were made on Monday night. The dead woman
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  • 55 3 Btling players are reminded that rehearsals have commenced for a concert to be held at the Straits Chinese Church, Kampong Kapor, on Friday, the lOth August and are asked to attend the following further rehearsals at the Victoria Memorial Hall: Monday, 30th July, at 5.15 p.m. Friday.
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  • 269 3 ROTAN FOR CHINESE YOUTHS Fares please! Don't you know us, mate? This dialogue between the conductor of a mosquito 'bus and two young Chinese, aged 16 and 17, earned the latter many a free ride. But the matter did not stop at that and the accused were alleged to have
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  • 361 3 HEALTH VOYAGE TO THE EAST Will Arrive Here In November ORD BADEN -POWELL of Gilwell the Chief Scout, is to pay a visit .o Malaya before the end of the year. The news is unexpected because it was only a few months ago that Lord
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  • 125 3 Ingenious Method Of Hiding Samsu Dealers m contraband find ingeniou.wys of transporting it, but the excisemen seem to be aware ot them a!i Their latest discovery is: a quantity jf samsu m a rubber pv\r Mr. L. D. Darby. Assistant Controile. j! Government Monopolies, prxiecuting a
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  • 229 3 Injured Man May Die FOUR SIKHS REMANDED The fact that the victim of the alleged assault was very ill and might die "at any moment" was revealed m the police court yesterday when four .Sikhs, Indor Singh, Tara Singh, Shammer Singh and Arjan Singh, made another appearance before Mr. Norman
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  • 216 3 Three Years Of Suffering Yci mm\ eat t3 live, but wood every meal you pay that dreadful pei.al::, stomach Gloated with nas; pain sj severe that ycu feel you wjuld rather starve than ever touch rood agair. Its pitiable. Bjt you'll rejoice to near that Indigestion
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 91 3 IN EVERY WAY A SOUND 'NVESTMENT Jevej i«= the cheapest known form of transport for four persons. moje convenient than train, tram or bus. It will go anywhere at V s ad aptab!e for use at any season of the year, and m any a tft JwJ^Si L Wlll d
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    • 101 3 Ho 1 for Bl><j t r Catarrku No. tor »loo4^k •kin DUtuM. No. I forCkr«nlo WMkn«MM. *■"'■'> I'rfiSi. Ch««.u«. or«ith«r No r«turn M.ll. UR I.F.C! -i.cM^ Co llav<ir«i» hRd.N. W.I.I endoa PR.LEC LERO't PI L4-t) for th« LI v•* •VKttincy w—if kidMyt A bl»*d«is /i^^s^^b^v^j^^E wAI BhW i ia 'I
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  • 4234 4 Our AIR MAIL LETTER From London ExoAu When The King Cussed Sir P. CunliffeIMer Boils Over Tin Colonial Resurrection C.V.T." And Tkf Buffer Pool Talk of War: Britain Will Not Be Caught Napping Tiro Fine New Plays We Are Conquering Cancer But Not The Road Menace- VTOU possibly know the
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    • 441 4 //U IPrl l|^^"" f """^^j /yffi/ liu^k ii^ u^iiiiilllV >2fif Kiiii^i^Kiiiii^Kiiiiv iiiH iiiii wttm -^^iiii^iiiliiiiiiii^k. Bj 4^b! 1 "4^bV the patent inner lid cut open by user and the lever lid for daily use ensures tea with garden f reshnes s. Brooke Bond Tea Found m Film i£3&L the germs
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  • Article, Illustration
    243 5 fharlw i, !i,u the lord Mivnr of Umdon pointing out features of interest m the Mansion House the Emir oi Kamo, and the Emir of Gwandu. who are on their first visit to England. mis champion, with Dun Rradman and other memlian tearing cricket team watching a tennis match at
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 142 5 J^H r Mrf jd off i\ v dVIB w fli '^Mi WR^P*v >" PEACE A T HOME Noiseless Typewriting, after years of c?n«eless experiment, is now an accomplished fact. The Noiseless PORTABLE it htrt, rtady to work for von a* noiselessly p« a rubber stamp wherever you ar« under any
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  • 714 6 Allegations Against Police Constable •THE TRIAL WAS commenced before Mr. Norman Grlce, the second magistrate, yesterday of Meera Akbar, a police constable attached to the Beach Road division, on a charge of receiving an illegal gratification. Detective Inspector J. E. Jeans prosecuted, while accused was
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  • 231 6 SINGAPORE VISITOR TO PENANG Penang, July 23. A mild sensation was caused m Argyll Road behind St. George's Girls' School on Saturday at about 3 o'clock iin the afternoon, when a small car S. 2547 > which was proceeding towards Penang Road, to turn into Ceylon Lane,
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  • 112 6 New Appointments And Promotions The following Colonial Service appointments and promotions have been announced:— H. D. Collings, assistant curator. Raffles Museum. Singapore: J. C. Dallow, engineer. Posts and Telegraphs Department, Federated Malay States; Miss K. E. G. GrifTen. nursing sister. Straits Settlements: W. M. B. Hughes. B. Ch..
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  • 148 6 Bisley A Hundred Years Behind The Times Bisley (Surrey), July 10. On the eve of the Empire's geatest rifle meting, the little village of Bisley has b?en shaken by a war over street lighting, "DarKeat Airica.' said a speaker at a meeting of parishioners last night, "was
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  • 181 6 BRITISH LEGION WORK IN BANGKOK LAST YEAR (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, July 21. THE future policy ot the British Legion m Siam, especially with regard to its funds, is to be discussed at the annual meeting, at the end of July. There are
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  • 139 6 Tale Of A transferred Judgment The trial of Labh Singh, a Sikh, and 't. N. Das, a North Indian, on charges iOf abetment of cheating and cheating, respectively, was begun m the police court before Mr. J. M. Brander yesterday. Court Inspector D. R. Cowie con!ducted the case
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  • 66 6 When Lim An Ling appeared before Mr Norman Grice. the second magistrate*, yesterday, he was told that the original indictment ot murder against him had now been reduced to one of voluntarily causing hurt. Accused claimed trial on the new charge, explaining that the whole trouble had
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  • 449 6 NONYA i SENTENCED AT i PENANG Twentysix Separate Charges Penang, July 23. ADMITTING that she had com- mitted criminal breach of :rust of jewellery on twenty-six counts the total value of which was over $30,000, Cheah Siew I Kirn, a Chinese nonya and wellknown jewellery
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  • 145 6 CIVIL SERVANTS' TIME IS PRECIOUS IN SIAM (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, July 21. IN SOME of the biggest Government departments the staff are forbidden to read Siamese or any other newspapers while on duty. In another there is now hung a notice m every
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  • 113 6 Five Million Kilos And Only Five Casualties Railwa. travel is safe said Luang Suriyabongse Bisudhibaedya, chief me dlcal officer of the Royal State Rail ways, m an address to the Bangkok Rotary Club He said that m Siam the total train I kilometres run m 1932 was 5.180.434
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  • 51 6 "Women who use lipstick must retrain from Communion/" declared the Rev. Humphrey Whitby, vicar of St. Mary the Virgin, a fashionable London church, m a recent sermon. He said that at his church the chalice would be withheld from women who presented themselves for Holy Communion with their lips made
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  • 442 6 Siam Abreast Of Air Progress DON MUANG aerodrome is changing. The aviation service may still be flying on wood; and Imperial Airways may still be using wooden propellers, but if flying men are to be believed Don Muang will shortly be m possession of concrete
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 34 6 COX KINGS < AGENTS) LEVOTFI* arrange SHORT TRIPS TO CAIRO 'or homeward bound passengers Apply for particular! to PATERSON, SIMONS CO., LTD., or to any of Cox and Kings Office* PORT SAID, CAIRO, LONDON, ETC.
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    • 156 6 THE GIFTIiJ^ 33. STAMFORD J** The Ideal House r r U birthdays. Neklaces, 1^ lets Alice Ends seas P, v q* Special Offer i hi> v k.J Art 111 A new selection i4| HATS just arrived A new and pretty v» **k VELVET FlVi.Rs IreifiS WEEKLY AR!UV\i Sn r r
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  • 94 7 Parallel Action At Peiping And i okio Students of various government"!;,* private universities m Pelplng wiliT Korea was annexed by Jaokn m 1910. iU people have been exS from military service. exempt But m view of the strained sltuitinn m the Far East and the poisib nty o"
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  • 187 7 Hold Em Jail." the Radio picture which opened at the Alhambra yesterJal is a vorttljf addition to the many raUtekifcS comedies that Wheeler and vVoolsey have produced. Il is one of heir best, and ranks with such outstanding successes as "Half Shct at Sunrise* 1 and "The Cuckoos."
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  • 52 7 Siamese Again Remanded No instructions naving yet arrived 'rom Siam. Khan Vankit Vicharu was again remanded until July 31 by Mr. H A. Forrer. the criminal district judge, yesterday. Accused un oeing detained by the local police on an application for hi 3 return t Siam under the
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  • 113 7 SAMOS INCIDENT Vlisunderstandin^ Oi* Signal. By Coastguard Thn o London, July 22. mc fcamos incident was the result Ut la ment aWe misundeistandng anlounced Sir John Btmon, the Foreign 3£L U lt l the Hrus2 of Commons sea,. He added the officers' skiff had io nag and they
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  • 42 7 Unveiled By French President Aurillac, July ?1. A stone column, 30 feet high, bearing he simple description, "To Paul Doumer who died assassinated," was ;<>-day unveiled by President Lebrun m .his little southern French town M Doumer's birthplace. Reuter Wireless
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  • 45 7 Exchange Regulations In Germany Hanover, July 21. Mr. Arnold Williams, the former liberal M.P. foi Sowerby Division. West Berkshire, has been sentenced to a fine of 1,500 marks or 30 days' imprisonment tor alleged violation of the foreign exchange regulations. Reuter Wireless
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  • 161 7 FIRST CONSTRUCTED BY THE SOVIET Moscow, July 5. The first Soviet mail and passenger express 'plane has just been constructed after the design by the constructor Neman. The speed of this airplane is 310-315 kilometres per hour. It is made of a' special brand of plywood, streamlined,' and
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  • 56 7 German Who Clung To Thunder Clouds Reuter Berlin, July 23. By clinging to thunderstorm clouds and using the air currents around them Herr Hoffmann covered 72 miles m a glider at a gliding competition at Wasserkuppe. m the Rhoen Mountains. Seven people have been killed by
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    • 183 7 Killed vER ON RASH ACT M cHAR^tg rd, at the Mlt, Ng I with causing r Wong. Hooi eng Seong. by a on the 12 accused, and lented Ng the car. UCWJ^ atari*. Z# Police bin. d the postponed use of ult ol the ac..llowed by s,ated 0 mn m
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    • 107 7 NEW WORLD CABARET OANCINfi EVERY NIGHT FROM 9 p.m. TEA DANCES ADMISSION TO CABARET FREE Every Tmtfay, Thursday ft Saturday fro* 5.30 7.30 ml NIGHT DANCES: ADMISSION 59 CENTS AS USUAL J. E. JOHANNES, Manager. II GEORGE WHITE i&frf HIS OWN BEST SHOW...] gfet with an even more brilliant cast...
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    • 257 7 C APIT Oi_ op ENING TODAY jjl I j^R A The author and star of (ill mm iKm^m a "The Canary Murder If 1 1 S/ Vim combine once more I [I I B -i(^ H thrill as the most baffling I (If Vjk%^ /^****2S^H|^Pi te ccr *«> amazing tale
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  • 35 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES ENGAGEMENT. The engagement is announced of William Donald Pattenden, third son of Mr. and Mrs. Pattenden of Chadwell Heath. Essex, and Jean Gordon, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Strickland, of Singapore.
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  • 476 8 THe Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY. JULY 25. 1934 Kept In The Dark A MOST unsatisfactory situation seems to have arisen as a result of the introduction of the quota 1 i system for foreign cotton piece 'goods and rayon by which it is hoped to stem the tide of Japanese
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  • 815 8 A Ship Load of Pulchritude for Singapore im/HEN the Ranchi ties up at Singa- j "pore on Aug. 1 one of the passenrers will have his fingers crossed. The ndividual is one A. B. Marcus, producer and proprietor of the Marcus Showj which is scheduled to
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  • 578 8 Mr. Richard Sidney will address the Singapore Rotary Club today at the Adelphi Hotel on "The Humorous Side ot Schoolmastering." which the authorities do not seem able to make up their minds. On the one hand, if they are allowed to come on the market they
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  • 436 8 IT has often t>.. I 1 Chinos m I «tM 10 I ,or centuries v. ooen tnt nation majority 01 thi episodes oi UWna haa n early a., ny che two grea and onun. ni north tank J~th vocal i developed to guidance and 1.300 year> Although the
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  • 16 8 Miss Thoma I Lumpur some ttn I visit to her bWtliei I Chief JUftlce FM- I
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 55 8 STRONGER BEER IS TO BE BREWED IN FINLAND. Everything points to a Merry XXX'mas this year for the inhabitants. Aiid j everything will be merrier and more carefree for you if the contents of your home are fully protected by a "GAFLAC" POLICY. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD.
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  • 123 9 Goering's Amazing Outburst OMN OF k PRAISE TO "Gave Germany Ih- Light" Berlin, July 21. ody to Hitler v. Goering. the a gigantic Striking Germany light the Light goes on to .'xtinguish rman light then his sword and bei and leader, by the leader. Adolf Whoever, tries to Hitler must
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  • 77 9 enced To Be Shot Mitsciiw. July 24. vast spy organisain gleaning data Eastern Railway exposed m the d persons beCoUegium of the The oreanisaaded by a Korean edly specialised d other acts of eparlng big diversions ut break of war. said to have seemployment for its pots where
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  • 52 9 Quell A Novel In Spain Madrid. July 22. and labourers have remained m galleries of the Bank building refusing to wages are ineject^d by novel 'ads of shock police Baa bombs arrived morning and. after itum to the strikers 'haft, threw down sht the men up m
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  • 30 9 1 GoW Medallion For Marshal Halbo Rome. July 21. ft to Chicago led by summer has been International Aero- >n. which is awarding -ial gold medallion.— Reuter Wireless
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  • 28 9 S^ Pate Of German A|( Hmtaineers Simla, July 21. Hut three members Himalayan expedition. ttt'Und and Welzencooltei have perished ;i1 attempting to climb Reuter Wireless
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  • 481 9 Opening Of The Dairen Conference Tut? r. ATTiT^ T Shanghai, July 24. DAIREN CONFERENCE opened this morning m a secret cellar nwir^ 61 a Japanese hotel *™eh is well guarded by Japanese plain clones men. Only a few minor questions were brought up by the
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  • 116 9 STREET FIGHTING IN MINNEAPOLIS One KiUecTAnd 68 Wounded Minneapolis, July 21. A DEMAND for a general strike is made by the lorry drivers and they have sent an ultimatum to the Federal mediators asserting that they will defer peace negotiations until they are assured that they will
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  • 118 9 Claim By Widow Of Arnold Bennett London. July 21. The action by Mr. Arnold Bennett's widow was dismissed m so tar as it claims relief m respect el gift of securities by the testators tor the benefit ot Miss Cheston and her child, but the property comprising the
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  • 53 9 Italian Delegation For London Rome, July 23. The Italian Government have accepted the invitation to the preliminary naval conversations and are sending their delegation to London early m the autumn. Capt. Biscia will arrive m London on July 27 for th° purpose of informing Government of the present
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  • 112 9 Monte Rosa Refloated After 18 Hours GROUNDED ON ROCK DURING FOG Copenhagen. July 24. The Monte Rosa has been refloated and has returned to Thorshaven after being eighteen hours aground. Reuter. Copenhagen, July 24. The Hamburg-South American liner. Monte Rosa. carrying a large number of passengers. grounded today m a
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  • 67 9 A United Front Against High Tariffs New York, July 23. The importers' code, which comes into operation on July 7. will affect 1,100 concerns showing an aggregate annual turnover of $76,000,000. It aims at creating and operating a standard similar to wholesale business It shortens the working week,
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  • 65 9 Several People Killed And Many Injured Panama, July 21. Several people were killed and many Injured m an earthquake at Puerto Armuelles. A concrete wharf, recently built at a cost of, £60,000, was completely destroyed. Shocks followed almost hourly and quakes were felt over the Chiriqui Province. At
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  • 262 9 How Dillinger Was Betrayed JEALOUS WOMAN'S ACTION Henchmen To Be Rounded Up Chicago, July 23. FIFTEEN CRACK shots were chosen f 1 by the authorities who took part In the final roundup of John Dillinger who was shot dead when emerging from a cinema. The party included four policemen of
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  • 178 9 Government Borrowing On Cheap Terms London, July 23. On the* Stock Exchange today the opening of the new account lasting three weeks to include the August holidays failed to attract fresh buying interest and with the exception of Kaffirs displaying further good features the markets were undecided. Wheat
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  • 35 9 Washington, July 51 The United States Post Office made a profit of $5,000,000 for the year ended June 30. This is the first time a profit has been recorded since 1919. Reuter Wireless.
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  • 90 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices And Sterling Rates London. July 24. Spot £231-2-6 f£23o-7-6> 3 Months £231-2-6 < £230-5-0 > Market Firmer. London. July 24. New York 504 316 '5.04 3 16) Paris 76» 2 <76» 2 > TIN London, July 24. Spot Sellers t 7 3 16d.
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    • 247 9 FINDLATER'S SHERRY and PORT N| UNSURPASSED 9 ■B FOR RICH AND uM MELLOW FLAVOUR AND UNQUESTIONED li^^H PURITY. FINDLATERS ffll^H IWi^iiiJei ASSURES YOU OF QUALITY AND VALU^ i §S? j SOLE AGENTS: ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. lUm- '^Hm\ fabrica de TOBACOS inc. \m|§^B) LONDRES v Voull enjo> smoking
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  • 469 10 463 NEW FACTORIES IN BRITAIN Work For More Than 29,000 Persons A SURTEY of industrial development m Great Britain for 1933 issued by the Board of Trade discloses that 463 new factories employing 29.500 people were established during the year, that there were 95 factory extensions, and
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  • 202 10 July 24 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 4 11 64 London, 3 months' sight 2 4 5 ,32 London, 60 days* sight 2/4 9 64 London, 30 days' sight 24 1 8 London, demand 2/4 7/64 London, T.T. 2/4 3/32 Lyons and Paris, demand 887 Hamburg, demand
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  • 131 10 July 24, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers Gambler 4.00 Java Cube 7.25 Hamburg Cube 7.25 Muntok White Pepper 31.00 White Pepper 30.00 Black Pepper 13.00 Copra, Sundried 2.95 Copra, Mixed 2.50 Small flake Tapioca 4.10 Fair Sago Flour 1.57V 2 Palembang Jelotong 7.00 Blanja Jelotong 6.75 Sarawak
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  • 424 10 Negotiations For Oil Concession The annual meeting of the British North Borneo (Chartered) Company was held on July 3 at River Plate Hause. E.C. In the absence of the President, Major-General Sir Neill Malcolm, D.5.0., owing to illness m his family, Mr. Cecil C. Mallet precided. The
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  • 85 10 The second annual general meeting ol the Singapore Chinese Exchange Brokers' Association was held at thr Association's premises. South Canal Road, when the following ofnc-r* w^re elected for the year 1934 -Pre stdent. Mr Lek Plak Sin: vice-presi-dent. Mr fceah.Mui Sia hon joinsecmaries. < English section* Mr Tan
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  • 71 10 The Formosan Conference opened fc nis morning when practicably all the Japanese Consuls stationed m the different parts of South China were nrcs-rt. Tho Governor-Gereral of the slard was m t> Chair. Among the luestlons placed before the conference W3 some m connection with the subidislng of Pormosans who might
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  • 1010 10 BIG JUMP IN TRANSIT RECEIPTS Suez Canal an Esseiitial Part Of Commerce r VHE FOLLOWING is an extract from the directors' report ol the year's working for 1933 of the Suez Canal. The improvement m traffic through the Canal, which during the second half of 1932 had become apparent, and
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  • 82 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY PRICES CURRENT July 24, 12 o'clock, noon R.S.S. equal to London Std., Spot (loose) 23?^ 23 7 8 R.S.S. equal to London Std., (F. 0.8.) July 23 7 8 24 Standard R.S.S. on tender Aug.-Sept. 243/4 247 8 Oct.-Dec. 25>/ 2 25% Jan.-Mar. 26
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  • 83 10 July 24. Shell and Fisii Kerosene Lfevue's imperial Brilliant Kerosene per tin tof 4 Gallons $2.20 Sylvan Arrow Kerosene per tin 2.00 Socony Motor Gasoline ex pump per Brit. Imp. Gal. 82 Socony Motor Gasoline 1/4 drums per drum 3.45 Socony Motor Gasoline 1/4 tins per
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  • 1009 10 Buyer* Seller* Ampat Tin (4) 6s 4%d 6s 9d Asam Kumbang 37s 6d 40a Austral Malay 50s 52s 6d Ayei Hltam Tia (5s) 15s 16s Ayer Wens ($1) 2 15 2.25 fiangrin Tin 34s 9d ?6s 6d Changkat TlD 49s 51a Chenderiang ios 105 9d Hitam Tin
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  • 279 10 Singapore |«h Beef steak Rouna; Beet stew or curry Pork, lean Pork, lean and lai (Ist quality) Mutton Australian Fowl Hens (Locally reared) Ducks (Locally reared) Pigeons, domestic unrtedged Pigeons, fledged EGGS Fowl, fresh (local) Duck, fresh Preserved, Duck FISH Bawal Puteh (Pomlret* ißunga Ayer (mixed small
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  • 94 10 July :0. American Can. Com 98' American Telephone and Telegraph 112 Atcheson Railroad 59 Dupont Firestone Common lft General Ele< trie General Motors Goodrich W\ Goodyear Tnter-Teleplione and Telegraph National City Bank 18 New York Central Railroad 25 :i h Pennsylvania Railroad Cm. (Com.' T<adio Corporation Socony Vacuum
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  • 613 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst CONCEALING THE HAND PATTERN Generally speaking, there must be a full and free exchange of information between the partnership m a bridge same if the best contract is to be reached m the bidding. However, there are
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    • 514 11 Asaoranee In force •▼er fSf The Great Eastern life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Btr*iW Settlements BEAD OFFICE: Great Eastern LUe Building, Cecil Street. Singapore. LONDON OIRCI: 37. Old Jewrj 1.0 Th. Company ha. £20.000 deposited with tgjjg—tt-rt compile, with U* British LU. A-nrane." ATTRACTIVE PLANS OP ASSURANCE. AOENTB
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    • 435 11 CHARTERED RANK 09 INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CBlft* (Incorporated In «ngi*^ »j Royal Charter 1 Paid up capital In 60Q.0W shares of £5 each fiS.OOt.tti Reserve Fund £3.oot.ttt Reserve Liability cf Proprietors j ,000 ts« HEAD OFFICI 38, Blshopsgate, T/mtiqn, B.c I Agenclee ani Branches 1 Alor Star Iloilo iflalgOL Amrltsar
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  • 827 12 WATERLOGGED OPEN BOAT FOUND DRIFTING Sea Captain Of The China Coast Drowned A WATER-LOGGED open boat, r\ with the body of a man lying half- over the gunwale, was found last month drifting m the Irish Channel off Corsewall Point, on the Wigtownshire coast. The body was
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  • 286 12 Comfort Aboard Liner Assured The Cunard Line is not going to make any mistaite about the comfortableness of the staterooms on the super-liner which will slide down the ways when Her Majesty the Queen christens her next Autumn. Sixteen full-sized cabins, replicas of those on board, will be
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  • 225 12 SINGAPORE HARBOR Ships alongside th, tow. or Experts y T .East Wharf (Entrain, r.,.. Suisang 22: i: Main Wharf (Entra, Toussoum 18; B Kistna .shilt to I 1 9. Empire Dotk (Eatrai i Adrastus 32. I Maru 37. Empire Dock (Enti Ml( Karoa 47. West Wharf (Katran i <. lt
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  • 90 12 Well-Known Liners To Be Reconstructed Thp Messageries Maiitimes liner Champollion. which is bein° reconstructed at the Ciota* yard is to b<> lengthened by 32ft. and < xhaust turbines. As soon as the vessel leaves the yard similar alterations v.ill be made to her sister-ship, the Marietta Pacha. The
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    • 587 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. Incorporated m F.M S TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. Booking Agents for Federated Malay States Railways. Royal State Railways of Siam. (Incorporated m England). HOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN, HONOLULU CANADA. FOC'R MAGNIFICENT "EMPRESS*.*," COMPRISING THE LARGEST AND FASTEST STEAMERS ON THE PACIFIC FREQUENT SAILINGS FROM
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    • 80 12 i I. S. K. LINE. ISHIHARA SANGYO-KAICN RAISHA, LTD. •Incorporated In Japan* REGULAR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE BOSTON MARU July 30 July 30 HAVRE MARU July 28 *ug 3 MILAN MARU Aug. 10 Aug. 15 FOR ROBE, OSAKA, MOJI YAWAT* N'AGOYA AND YOKOHAMA N Due Sat:* BOSTON MARU Aug. 5
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    • 165 12 BIBBY LINE [LONDON ADDMM 22 f PALL MALL, LONDON, Mil of fast tvln-acn Oil Driven Mall Passenger V» m ll b« tweec RANGOON, COLOMBO I'oHl SI'DA" MAKSEILI IS. PLTMOI I" US UMTDON with tnroug)i <• Slngapi T" i:.< i mf■OMEWARD SAIUNGI Ltftfi »tnini YORKSHIRE SHROPSHIRE OXFORDSHIRE STAFFORDSHIRE GLOUCESTER M! WORCESTER^}:
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 567 12 I Local And Foreign Mail, Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m., Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday tn Friday 7.30 a.m Saturday 7 p.m Kuantan :via JerantuU Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 p.m.; Kelantan «via Gemas every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday ana Friday 7.30
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    • 108 12 at Singapore at about 4 p.m today The mail will be available to boxholders and window delivery ticket holders at 5 p.m. Correspondence for non-boxholders will be sent out by the 8.25 a.m. delivery on Thursday the 26th. instant. Supplementary mail closes 7.30 a.m. on 27th. instant by train to
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    • 334 13 b^b ik/^ SH I V •^B^B^^^^^^a^p BRITISH INDIA p 0 S. N. COS SAILINGS. OUTWARDS DM i>ue 1 nas'f Spore. T'nafe Spore. BHUTAN 6.100 Sept 27 RAJPUTANA 17,000 Sept 28 BEHAR 6.000 Oct 7 CHITRAL 15,000 Oct. 12 lug. 31 SOUDAN 6,500 Oct 24 14 CARTHAGE 15.000 Oct. 26 Carfo
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    • 522 13 Ellerman&Bucknal] Steamship Co., Ltd. Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND 6€BZ CANAL Steamer Doe Sails City of Wellington July 30 Aug. 2 of Roubaix (Also calls Glasgow) Aug. 14 Aug. 16 Cty of Oran Aug. 30 Sept. 2 City of Bath (For
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    • 1000 13 1 sB i ML*i^^B« Ttm gjjj* T ,y»» (Ocean THE HL'A KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO f1931» ■asm Ship Co. Ltd.. and China Ltd TH* 0n o Co '^HECUNARD WHITE STAR LINE Ltd S CHnff^MfssfK?SL P P3 3™* SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO Ltd TO s2S BT^aS N^OA-r^iu THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE Ltd. gnm
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    • 814 14 1\« nla IONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU MA JANG— Wednesday, July 25, Prigi-Radja. Sapat, Tembilahan, PoeloePallas, Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. TllEDENS— Wednesday, July 25, Muntok and Palembang. rOHlTl— Wednesday, July 25, Toengkil. Moeara-Saba and Djambl. BOTH— Wednesday, July 25, Belawan-Deli. CREMER Thursday, July 26, Hong Kong. Swatow and Amoy. TIDORE Thursday, July 26,
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    • 405 14 I __^_^^^^^^^^^j^^jgJJ| REGULAR FORTWGHTLY SAILINGS TO NAPLES GEMOA MARSEILLES Via Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria on the Famous PRESIDENT LINERS All outside staterooms Excellent cuisine— Swimming bathThree day stopover m Egypt. NEXT SAILING PRESIDENT VAN BUREN, JULY 3Ut. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP UNES, INC, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN U.S.A.) Hongkong Bank
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    • 675 14 TO LONDON, VIA NAPLES, MARSEILLES T^T^^^^^H I AND MIDDLESBROIMt ?K^PHIMA MARU 10,000 July 26 27 HAKOZAKI JYASUKUNI MARU 12,000 Aug. 7 8 JTERUKI N '-V^ MAKONE MARU 10.400 Aug. 22 23 HAKUdAN MARC \r* Ij^K SSUWA MARU 10,750 Sept. 6 7 HARUNA M .r FUSHIMI MARU 10,900 Sept 20 215
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  • 423 15 ftN |CX A FAST BOWLER ONLY ONE VICTORY ORDED U KUALA LUMPUR FRANK WOOLLEY S -^IABKABLE FORM— LARGE CROP OF CENTl -RIKS SUSSEX FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MALAYA CUP SOCCER— A GENUINE P OMMAND "FIND" —AN UNUSUAL sr Oil SUARES-RIVERS RETURN FIGHT. ors have chosen A :pven to their
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  • 1412 15 THIS WEEK'S HONOURS LIST BATTING deed even to suggest who might feasibly do service for the State side m the full back position. 'But it is not at present known, what new talent is to be available for this season, and until then the supporters of rugger must contain themselves
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  • 769 15 Chinese Win Easily At Anson Road Football Chinese .5 Indo-Ceylonese 0. A LI HOUGH THEY fielded five rert serve players, the Chinese out--1 played the Indo-Ceylonese m a First Divisio nmatch at Anson Road Stadium yesterday afternoon and won by five goals to nil. Had, it not been for some
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  • 403 15 MUST NOT PLAY IN LEAGUE S^A.F.A, Recommendation to M.F.A. AT a meeting of the Council of the Singapore Amateur Football Association, held at Anson Road Stadium on Monday, consideration was given to a letter signed by 15 oi the taaiav icjl bailers who were concerned m :ne charges of professionalism,
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  • 150 15 Further results of the 250 up Handi- cap Tournament: Semi-final. Guan Chwee plus 40 I beat Haji Ahmad scratch, 250 ag. 210; iThian Sang minus 70 beat R. J. Fennie plus 50, 250 ag. 191. Final. Thian Sang minus 70 beat Guan Chwee plus 40, 250 ag. 150.
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  • 65 15 Matches On Padang And At Jalan Besar In a second division match on the padang yesterday the S.C.C. defeated the R.A.F. by 3—o. The second division game at the Jalan Besar Stadium between the Police and the Straits Cattle Co. ended m a draw, 2 2. The Wiltshire
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  • 67 15 cumaru. The Chinese were still attacking when the final whistle we»t. Mr. A. S. Giles referred and the teams lined up as follows: Indo-Ceylonese Muthucumaru P. Don and Ramasamy; Alwis, Philemon and P. Suppiah; Suppiah, Muthuvclu, Bhag Singh, Thuraisingham and Paramsothy. Chinese Yong Chin; Boon Lay and Guan Yam; Hor
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  • 551 15 A HARD-FOUGHT GAME AT JALAN BESAR POLICE AND STRAITS CATTLE CO. SHARE POINTS Straits Cattle 2: Police 2. DOINTS WERE equally shared by the police and the Straits Cattle Trading Company m yesterday's second division League match at Jalan Besar. Play was so even that the
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  • 33 15 t-?— London, July 24. In an international golf match at Wentworth. England f5V 2 beat France /3 l 2 > m the singles. France won the foursomes by tvo matches to one. Reuter Wireless
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    • 84 15 He said to me— you're I not necessarily a man of i I the world just because i you drink Johnnie Walker I t PS II said to him— no, but I you can't call yourself a I I man of the world unless you do I i1 1 2
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  • 166 16 TORRENTIAL RAIN SAVES ENGLAND Captains Disagree AFTER INSPECTION OF WICKET A DRAMATIC conclusion to the fourth Test between England and Australia at Headingly was provided by the weather. Torrential rain fell early m the day. and no play was possible after lunch. Australia, with victory within their grasp,
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  • 381 16 Showers tell during the night and when play was resumed at Headingley today the wicket was soft on top. The sun made fitful appearances but generally the sky was cloudy. Thrre were 5.000 spectators present when Grimmett and O'Reilly opened the attack against Hendren <not out
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  • 398 16 I ENGLAND. Ist. Innings C. F. Walters c and b Chipperflfcid 44 Keeton c Oldfield b O'Reilly 25 Hammond b Wail 3? Hendren b Chlpperfield 2S R. E. S. Wyatt st. Oldfield b Grimmett 19 Leyland Ibw. b O'Reilly 16 Ames c Oldfield b Grimmett Hopwood Ibw b O'Reilly
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  • 61 16 1 The following have been invited to play association football for S.C.C. "B" iXI vs. V.M.C.A. on Monday at S.C.C. D. R. Godfrey; J. Jt. McDougall and ,A. Buchanan: R. F. Heath, C. H. W Goult. and G. Dcdds H. Busby, J B Pynegar. M. G. Yust
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  • 59 16 The above Prize will be played for during the August Bank Holidays. sth, '6th and 7th August. No cards to be 'returned after 2.30 p.m. on Sunday (August 6th or after 2.30 p.m on (Monday, August 7th. Conditions: 36 holes Stroke Play on (Handicap. Two cards
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  • 313 16 FRIEDA TAKES THF HONOURS AT THE Interport races held during the" week-end, tht two yachts Doris (Rode) and Frieda (Kok) tied for first place for the prize given to the visiting yacht securing highest points, and yesterday at 4.30 p.m.. the deciding race was held.
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  • 248 16 Glamorgan Win Decisively London. July 24. In the County cricket championship matches which concluded today. Glamorgan gained a decisive victory over Somerset by nine wickets. The scores were Somerset 103 «Clay five lor 44 and 320 <Clay five for 73 Glamorgan 361 and 65 for one. YORKSHIRE SI
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  • 26 16 The annual general meeting ol the Malaya Command Rugby Football Club will be held on Aug. 9. at 10 a.m. m th" Library at Fort Canning.
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  • 82 16 Golf i GARRISON cv,! OWficid c up l Result I JHEI-,,:. 1 the Old! I played las Mr Ml I 2 Lt. J. I I Mill H Mr. a: I Ft. Lteut I Pearc< The mix I win be p TTm August B m and sth.
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  • 161 16 Capt. Barlow Wins King's Prize I "i. don. Juh l\ TWILLING MOMENTS r\p< -n. iu< d ..i li,v|». N b.|(^ Captain J. Bartel flfa Yorkshires). *or*t4 <1 .jpiam J Sedgwick (Umi mi I ijjiit n iantrv) In iuel i«»r Ike Xi Prize, the Blu»- Ribaai <>t rik iargct ih— Hm
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    • 96 16 MOST BACHELORS LIVE IN A MESS. ANYBODY WHO VISITED ONE LATE ON SATURDAY NIGHT WOULD SEE THAT AT ONCE. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO RUN A HOUSE AS IT SHOULD BE RUN. BUT A GAS COOKER IN THE KITCHEN WOULD HELP THE COOK BY GIVING HIM A LITTLE MORE TIME
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    • 162 16 I why is the MECHANISM of the; j REFRIGERATOR YOU BUY SO IMPORTANT? j GENERAL ELECTRIC; AI.L-STEEL, Jf%rf9k REFRIGERATE j22 Years' Intensive Research. nHRj9/ With a 4 Ywrs Servi I GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. OF AMERICA THE REFRIGERATOR WITH THE PERFECT MECHANISM. X j BACKED BY THE GREATEST NAME IN fk
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