The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 August 1934

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    14 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 14,336. ESTD. 1835. MONDAY, AUG. 6, 1934. 10 CENTS
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  • Article
    MALAYA COMMAND PAY CUTS TO BE RESTORED
    485 1 WELCOME NEWS FOR LOCAL FORCES Officers And Men Hard Hit By May Reductions Singapore Free Press understands that drastic cuts imposed on May 1 of this ual m the Colonial allowances paid to all m the British Army serving m Malaya restored. No
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    TERMS REFUSED
    15 1 I Minneapolis, Aug. 4. I trlking lorry-drivers have re I employers* terms. Reuter
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    Interlude On Thames
    30 1 REFRESHMENTS by the riverside at Shepperton. Serving out refreshments by the riverside, where hundreds of Londoners are enj >-- brilliant u father. This is a scene at Shtpperton-on-Tnames.
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  • Critical Stage Reached In U. S. A.
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      Death Of Mr. Wellenstein
      92 1 The Hague, Aug. 5. THE death has occurred of Mr. Wellenstein, Director of the Department of Economic Affairs m I Netherlands India and vice-presid-ent of the Dutch delegation to the trade conference with Japan. He arrived m Holland a month ago and had been staying at
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      President Roosevelt Leaves For Washington
      463 1 THAT the United States' recovery programme has reached a critical stage, is an opinion that is rapidly gaining ground, and President Roosevelt, accompanied by members of the Cabinet, is on his way to Washington to consider the situation. Washington. Aug. 5. With many important problems'
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      BANK HOLIDAY
      168 1 Radio To Co-ordinate Traffic At Home London, Aug. 3. Bank holiday, which is observed on the first Monday m August, is the most popular holiday of the year and pre- i para lions for handling heavy traffic on j the railways and roads during the coming week-end have
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      HINDENBURG'S WILL
      78 1 HIN DEN BURG'S WILL No Trace In Berlin Or At Neudeck Berlin, Aug. 4. An astonishing story that President Hindenburgs will cannot be found is circulating m Berlin, stated Dr. Meissner. Hindenburg's State Secretary. He had unsuccessfuly searched the President's Berlin palace, while there is no trace of the will
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      ARCHDUKE OTTO
      46 1 Will Mussolini Back His Claims? Rome, Aug. ">. It is understood that Archduke Ottc of Austria will meet Mussolini here after the latter returns on Aug. 10 from the naval manoeuvres. It is rumoured that Herr Schuschnigg the new Austrian Chancellor, will also be present.
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    RED LEADER DEMANDS $1,000,000
    267 1 RED LEADER DEMANDS $1,000,000 DRASTIC THREAT TO FOOCHOW But Situation is Well In Hand Hong Kong, Aug. 5. nANG Teh-huai, leader of the Red forces m North-west Fukien who are now threatening Foochow. capital of the province, has demanded a sum of $1,000,000, a shipment of 50,000 picuis of rice
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      19 1 \Twm^&U& TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE DINNER DANCE (Informal) 9.45 p.m. to to 8.15 p.m. Midnight RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381
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      54 1 dkgdlgbv/ SEA VIEwf^HOTEL m RALLROOM TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE SirnarrAnniHM provided by ROYAL HAWAIIANRENTERTAINERS I DANCING SINGING HlMl/ I rTAu""iSoEI S— I KING OF THE STEEL GUITAR rPRINCESS ROSELANI '< .S-., THE NIGHTINGALE OF BEAUTIFUL HAWAII BEAUTrFIiL" "irCwAHAN" VITsIC *T "sONGs" hlx.v" HtXA PANC:E. ADELPHI HOTEL I CONCERT DURING TIFFIN
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    THROUGH PURGATORY WITH STOMACH PAINS
    245 2 Really Miraculous Benefit. Here is a remarkable case from the North of England. Mr. E. M. has been a stomacn sufierer ever since the war. having been m his own words "through purgatory with pains for months at a stretch.' In 1927 an operation for
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    Talked Himself Out Of Court
    271 2 Talked Himself Out Of Court RICKSHA-PULLER FINED $10 TIT TORT, a middle-aged rickshapuller wearing a tawchang, created amusement and annoyance ibefore the second magistrate, at Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday, when he was charged with being m possession of two tweed coats and a raincoat, suspected to be stolen property. When
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    CONVICTION QUASHED
    189 2 important By Judge A motorist convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to six months' imprisonment m the second divisi-n following a collision near Carlisle on May 3. had his conviction quashed by the Court of Criminal Appeal. The appellant was Wiliam Henry r^rr. a Silloth < Cumberland* haulage whose
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    CHINESE DINNER AT Y.W.C.A.
    81 2 For those who enjoy good Chinese food the Y.W.C.A. on Raffles Quay h> offering an attractive opportunity this week. On Thursday, at 8 p.m. v Chinese dinner will be served, with selected dishes of real Chinese savouries but suited to European taste. A proper Chinese atmosphere
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      228 2 THE GIFT SHOP 33, STAMFORD ROAD The Ideal House for Gilts suitable for birthdays, Weddings, etc., at lowest possible cash prices. Neklaces, Rings, Brooches, Clips. Bracelets, Alice Bands, Earrings, English Crystals and Beads, etc., of every description and design m Rolled Gold, Platina, Platinum, Solid Silver, and Chromium Plated These
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      174 2 1 TO LET. RIVERSIDE GODOWN, No. 31 Robertson Quay, entry September Ist. Apply Meyer Brothers. EXCELLKNI OFFICE AND GODOWN ACCOMMODATION to tot In splendid ferroconcrete baUding (S ftooro; m Robinson Road. Good position Apply Box No. Sit* oaf* off rtoe «kmsl SEASIDE FLATS with moaern sanl tatlon and new bungalow*
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      492 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEM^I SKIN TISSUE CREAM Harriet Hubbard Aver A. beneficial treatment for your okin. Combined with gentle massage exerciser, this rich cream aids m replenishing wasted tissue: m toning and strengthening the muscles. Correct massage instructions are enclosed m each package. Medical Hall, Limited, j Chemists. BUSINESS CARDS j STRAITS
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      380 2 Tenders Tenders tr* ~Z^ Allowing iSerSST lnv >^ s 'Particulars. STY* *n£ i Room. M unici Pai 'behind Kan.p, jnßI dt or ciosin, p 2J 14th. 19.M Pm Tl V t < Pachas, ()1 5( Meter Work, J of Closing 4r IiJHJ 15th. iwj Purchase ol Monday. Au- ij Supply
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      240 2 Diary Of The Week MONDAY, AUG. 6 ilgh Water. 8.53 a.m. 7.3 ft.. 7.21 p.m. 8.3 It. deling Carnival, Jalan Besar 2 p.m. Races Penang meeting, fifth day. Football Austrian Tourists vs. Combined Singapore Eleven. Anson Roaa Btadlum; S.C.C. vs. Selangor Club, K.L. Cricket Colony vs. F.M.S., Kuala Lumpur, 3rd
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  • Co-operators At Dinner
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      MOVEMENT PROMOTING FRIENDSHIP
      386 3 V/r. Allan Eley As to the All Malaya teratlve Conference to dinner by the I Union at Saturday night. Mr. I presided and the others were: Messrs. Emile Eley. K. Kandiah. Birtwistle, H. A. d? Mr James Robertson, md Mr. W. A. Harpvr "The Dtiesaid that he
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      TWO SINGAPORE WEDDINGS
      368 3 TWO SINGAPORE WEDDINGS MR Vss^K AND And The Marcus Show Couple •pHERE were two weddings at St Mr. Edwin Alexander Pairlle of Messrs. Sandllands, Buttery and C o youngest son of Mr. and Mrs WE nfar* rL N h Mldoietx "w£ married to Miss Nancy Hume Clark second daughter of
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  • The Caste Of The Coolie
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      IHRILLS FOR BOY SCOUTS
      621 3 PLAN FOR AUSTRALIA TREK Rev. R. K. S. Adams To Lead The Party JFORTY-ONE scouts from Malaya will attend the Pan-Pacific Scouts' Jamboree to be held at Melbourne at Uie close of the year as part of the centenary Celebrations of that famous I There will
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      HINDUS IN TROUBLE AT PENANG
      465 3 Burial Ground Dispute TTWO brothers named Kalimutha and Nagan residing at Kuantan Road stood their trial before the Penang District Judge 'Mr. B. F. Bridge* to show cause why they should not execute a bond of $100 m one surety to be of good behaviour
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      45 3 Give him VIROL and frfJ&B A P u t an immediate stop to Ik -^L that wasting condition II f^^^m of your baby, and thus RM le p m*° row healthy WHOLESALE FROM SOLE AGENTS: TH E BORNEO COMPANY LTD. SINGAPORE, PENANG, KUALA LUMPUR IPOH.
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      372 3 I V\ p=*^gM—^^^*7 //y^^y^^ -^^Sr I Ill^k B^t B^^^^ **'»*M»ilW**^^^ I HUM yS kb 1T ffj/l m. 'mi rfiwi the patent inner Jid cut open by user, and the lever lid for daily use ensures tea with garden freshness. Brooke Bond Tea AS DEPENDABLE AS AN X M < .4
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    Should Not Marry On Borrowed Money
    3269 4 LOSS OF SELF RESPECT SAYS CONFERENCE OF CO-OPERATORS Mortgage Bank An Urgent PRECISIONS of paramount importance to co-operative thrift and loan U societies throughout Malaya were made at the adjourned meeting of the All-Malaya Urban Co-operative Conference yesterday at the Raffles Institution. That no
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      47 4 fl hi v r t p RELIABLE PORTABLE ADDER l N l Guaranteed by REMINGTON RAND INc UNION BUILDINGS. t^^^* > Ilicrcosed avd* i Sin °c I be^an to takr it find my enerqij hat lCv*v v'^y^l -v W Bx W W H ii/8l FOR SLEEP AND ENERGY
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    HIGHLANDERS IN ACTION AT ANNUAL MANOEUVRES
    193 5 \\l> BATTALION Cameron Highlanders who will take over duties at Buckingham and St James' Palace shortly, marched from A ldershot to Thursley Camp, a distance off twelve miles for annual minmms. Here are members of the 2nd. Battalion Cameron Highlanders, ducking one of their
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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      51 5 i I rhotographic copies of Free s I Press local pictures can be obtained on application to the j i Manager. Price 50 cents each, j j nSouAuff if \3£S B^lMi^oW v f fei^V Hhw^ GftT^CSßßdi^^^^^. Tender joints and cuts of succulent flavour. Australian Argentine I ■■■■■■■■■■^■■■■■iiIBHaHHaBHHHiIiaBMBHBBBBaHBiHBB* I W j.W.59
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    Malayan Co-operators Confer In Singapore
    2373 6 NEED FOR ALL-MALAYAN UNION Abolition Of Salary Advances MR. CALDECOTT OPENS THE CONFERENCE HIS Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, Mr. Andrew Caldecott, attended and declared open the fifth AllMalayan Urban Co-operative Conference on Saturday the first to be held m Singapore. Delegates from all
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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      81 6 &f you 9uoot ftcm, ASK YOUR CHEMIST rft *GR A TUBE OF rtfr Certain Cure \js^~^^^ S°r Haemorrhoids mnd kindred ailment* A TUBE TOPgY WEEPS TH- WfcHflM ***>* •*ck«4 Wr U.iiW PWmo, MS N*Ht Srt^o U- n .vi 1 To treat these complaints successfully, get to the root of the
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      432 6 WATCH THIS I > AUGUST nill be on display ISt 50 HATS Exclusive Mode!* 100* of othen ia tbe very bfetf stylet ami L e i *nt ITALY. AMERICA. SHANgTa^ ECUADOR. MANILA, SWITZERi Awn All Fresh, Stocks. n W4t) When there's Something New AURELIA'S sho DRESSES 25% Reduction AURELUs Capitol
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    COUNTY CRICKET
    273 7 Woolley Completes His 2,000 Runs i Correspondent.) London, July 5. i County cricket on he completion of Frank Woolley, Kent. performance leld, Gloucester, who double of the and 1.000 runs. land Test bowler, play- x and he captured ■8 inns. Sussex were but Middlesex found Icult matter, and
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    DAVIS CUP
    113 7 T Tallinn, Au* 4 m the Davis Cup second qualifvina !Xn V° C T lSki <POland> Poland > beat Lasn 6-2, 6-4 4- 6 •—4.— Router. T lhc Hague. Aug. 4. In the second qualifying round of the Dbms ;Cup Timmrr .'Holland) beat uallepe "Monaco i 5—7. 6-2
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    54 7 The following have been invited to Play tor the V.M.C.A. against the School on Tuesday, Aug. 7 on the V.M.C.A. Ground at 5 p.m. J Bleha R. Lyne. Baker. P. C. Sands, R. j' F'ennie, S. Marshall. F. Fullen. Sect Ben Sin. I. Reshty. Au Peck Kan'. Au Peck Whye.
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    HIGHER INCOME FOR M.L.T.A.
    868 7 Effort To Wipe Out Deficit OEVERAL suggestions for 1 wiping our a deficit of over $400 m the year ending June 30, 1934, wertmade a. the August general meotinp, oi the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaya at the Singapore Cricket Club yesterday evening. The most important
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      10 7 CHANGE PAVILION vl^!iy of Misses Kisses on the High Seas!
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      246 7 iAj UU U U U Eft] Eklv lb hb fe 4 hrn CAPITOL V% COMPLETE NEW PRODUCTION TODAY J ;-^f TWICE DAILY 6 and 9.30 p.m. nV' ■'■■'■^•"••'•'J^iijlJE '-V: IBB^B^ B^B^^BH^K Tk'' y jSBPS^ ■■■■> wi I I 1 I Mfl H IK B W W^| «s>- 'ivw ■1 HI
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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      340 7 WIRELESS PROGRAMMES SINGAPORE— ZHI i Wavelengih— 49.9 metres. c p.m. Recorded music. 6.30 Relay of dance music by I Raffles Hotel Dance Orches- tra under the direction of j Dan Hopkins. 8.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. 7 Relay of dance music by Rallies Hotel Dance Orchestra under the
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, AUG. 6, 1934. Week-End Comments
    744 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, AUG. 6, 1934. Week-End Comments ALL sections of the community will l rejoice with the officers andi 1 t men of the Malaya Command at the Lews that rhe Colonial allowances so severely slashed m May are to jbe restored. With the return ofj. better
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    DAY TO DAY
    545 8 Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Hume, of Kuala Muda Estate, are spending a holiday at the Crag hotel. Penang. Mr. P. H Hopkins. Mr. BrookeJones. Mr. and Mrs. R. Gales and Mr. H. Wyliy left Penang by the last International Express train for Bangkok. Dr J. J.
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    674 8 THE necessity tor moistening the flaps V of envelopes has long been one of < the bugbears of office life and even I Tuans Besar have been known to use/ their tongues tor this purpose on occa- U sion. The practice may be an excellent M one for working
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    The Dust-Jacket
    1000 8 IF Oswald Bede. at the age of 47. wasj scarcely old enough to be hailed by his contemporaries as a "great" novelist, and scarcely popular enough to rent winter villa on the. Rivica. he had fti any rate "arrived." His standing m j the world of letters may
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      127 8 s- rt *-s~ .i I t p ~s~ m J C i 'A* S^ "'•> *~t\f/jL It* m^^T fy&i/s(>tVMA£ /vwce, IF /**< Mini JW /I"^^^» DOC. '^'pKJ I f^^E 1' Ift a B L^»l CALD BECK'S KErr aLINLJKIt^ B^P Mil I^l Bl^ Bma Bh%^ Sweetbreads Kidneys Brains Ox Tails Tripe
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      28 8 THE GREAT DRINK QUESTION reads a headline, What's yours? Mine's a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS POLICY. GENERAL ACCIDENT. FIRE LIFE ASSLRANCE CORPORATION. LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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    MORE BRITISH WARSHIPS RUSHED TO CHINWANGTAO
    465 9 MORE BRITISH WARSHIPS RUSHED TO CHINWANGTAO FRICTION WITH JAPAN OVER GREAT WALL MANOEUVRES British Soldier Seriously rTHE wounding of a British soldier by a stray bullet fired by Japanese I troops holding manoeuvres at Szepientai, near the treaty port of IChinwangtao. has brought another three British warships to Yukwan [and
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  • 600 Empire Athletes In London
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      IMPRESSIVE OPENING CEREMONY
      197 9 IMPRESSIVE OPENING CEREMONY I English Girl Wins High Diving London, Aug. 4. the Dominions Mother Country m ::n»- o! war. at hletes from six- d m England swort allegiance to In the name of >ening oi the Empire mony was presents wearing the cotheir respective and saluted the rostrum, on
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      ON THE VERGE OF STARVATION
      151 9 ON THE VERGE OF STARVATION Millions Affected Shanghai. Aug. .">. An official report by the Provincial Government of Hupel states that 40 districts m the territory have been badly affected by the recent drought and that millions are on the verge of starvation. Officials as well as merchants In Ihe
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      VOLCANO ERUPTS
      51 9 Tokio. July 17. Five hundred mountaineers had an exciting experience today when Mt. Aso. In Kyushu, began to erupt. As soon as the volcano began to belch, the climbers, one and all. beat a hurried retreat. Although several of them had narrow escapes, all managed to reach safety.
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    N.R.A. DEFIED
    89 9 Senator Forces Down Price Of Bread Glennsferry, Idaho, Aug. 4. Senator Borah took a strong line against the N.R.A. order raising the price of bread. A local baker complained to Borah that the ordered increase m price was a cent per loaf. Borah promised to provide the baker
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    71 9 Detroit. Aus. 3. At least three people were killed, a steamer was driven ashore, and dam- I age estimated at a million dollars was caused when a violent wind and rain■toxin swept eastern Michigan spreadIng destruction from Flint to Detroit Dozens of towns were plunged m darkness, thre were smashed
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    Cyclist Killed In Road Accident
    447 9 Cyclist Killed In Road Accident Tamil Charged With Rash Driving Ipoh. Aug. 4. A fatal motor accident occurred In Ipoh yesterday evening when Mr. Wcng Thean Shi. a senior clerk employed at the Borneo Co. Ltd., Ipoh, i met his death at the junction of Church Lane and Brewster Road
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    TOM HERCHELL
    108 9 Will He Plant Union Jack On Nanga Parbat Will Tom Herchell plant the Union Jack on Nanga Parbat. an attempt on which has just cosi throe German mountaineers their lives? If so. and he plans to make the attempt, it will not be his first experience ot Mt.
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      112 9 BRIDGE BOOKS How to Lead and Play E Culbertson 00 Culbert>on\s Contract Bridge Self-Teacher 1 50 Contract Bridge Blue Book 19:54 E. Culbertson 4 00 Culbertson\> Oun Summary 2.50 Contract m 10 Minutes E. Culbertson °b 0 Contract Bridge m JO Minute, H. Thorne 60 Accurate Valuation System of Contract
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      171 9 SOMETHING WORTH READING ABOUT. COME ALONG TO OUR SHOWROOMS REMARKABLE BARGAINS WE ARE 6REAT ANNUAL SALE NOW PROCEEDING AT ROBINSONS i m u^ MINING TOOLS AND MINIM. HARDYPSCSi 'nk«:kin<; horks. lf-^l%o^ ■^^■m snniiii.K KNOLAMD. LIMITED. lt "TAKE THE CUTTER Ilardv's handy wire rope. vW«L TO THE JOB NOT (haii 1
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
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      IS THERE A SECRET TIN POOL?
      1054 10 And Will It Be Sold To The Buffer Pool? London, July 23. AS this letter leaves for the air mail, **the London Metal Exchange reports that the tin market Is idle and stagnant, and that there exists a state of apathy which is unlikely
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      SITTANG VALLEY RUBBER
      89 10 Statutory report shows total shares allotted 999.699 ol 2s. of which 999.692 are allotted, credited Is. lOd. paid m purchase consideration. Receipts and payments to 4th July are as follows Receipts m respect of share capital. £8,331 proceeds of rubber sales, €1,254; interest. £6 total, £9,591. Payments
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      BOLIVIAN AND GENERAL TIN TRUST
      44 10 Accounts for year ended March 31 of Bolivian and General Tin Trust 193 show that after providing for taxation, loss was £2.573 (against £2,891 m 1932-33). Adding to this debit of £11,044 brought forward, leaves debit ot £13.617 forward.
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      TAI TAX PLANTATIONS
      36 10 Net profit of Tai Tak Plantations to March 31. £515 <agst. loss ol £265) plus £1,050 brought m, making £1,565 forward; £1,000 of reserve applied m writing down book value of buildings etc.
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      NIRMALA (JAVA)
      294 10 Severe Restriction Of Tea Crop The annual ordinary general meeting nf the Nirmala (Java) Plantations and Lands Company, Ltd.. was held on July 2 at 5. Fenchurch Street, E.C. Mr. Walter millers (th? chairman) jsaid Though we were able to reduce the loss for the year to one-quarter
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      U.S. RECOVERY
      218 10 Problems Of New Capital London. Aug. 3. The designers of United States lejcovery are faced by many complex projblems. one of the most intractable 01 which concerns the contribution oi the capital market to economic recovery, says the Monthly Review of the Mid|land Bank. After pointing out the
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      BUKIT RAJAH RUBBER
      326 10 Justified In Borrowing From Reserve The annual general meeting of the |Bukn Rajah Rubber Company, Ltd., was held on June 26 at 37-38, Fen- church Street, E.C. Sir Edward Rosling (the chairman*, I .vho presided, said that it was satisfac- .ory to be able to report a
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      HENRIETTA RUBBER
      109 10 Offer Of Preference To Shareholders In accordance with the resolution parsed at rhe extra-ordinary meeting on July 11 the direcors of Henrietta Rubber Estate are offering 550.000 six per cent, cumulative convertible preference shares of 2s for subscription at par by shareholders registered on July 14. The proportion
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      TIN QUOTA
      75 10 Decrease In Quota Considered Probable. •From. Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 2. I am informed on excellent authority that the International Tin Committee is announcing after a London meeting an Aug. 13 a decrease m the quota by either five or ten per cent., probably the latter. The
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS
      178 10 g^-Shlpments ox Rubber including Latex, Revertex^ Concentrated Latex, during the month Of July. 1534. Sheet Crepe Latex, Concentrated Latex, T O l A L~ Tons Revertex Tons Tons. Name ot Port. Export transhipment Transhipment rTanshipme-nt GRAND Proper Straits Malay Proper Strait MQlav E*Port TOTAL Segments B^ sjg^nts
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      "THE WORST IS OVER" IN B.N.B.
      691 10 "THE WORST IS OVER" IN B.N.B. Indications Of Greater Prosperity •THERE are indications m the North Borneo Administration Report for the year 1933 showing thai North Borneo has emerged from the worst of the slump, says The "British North Borneo Herald." The revenue for the year was $26,000 more than
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      Wall Street
      80 10 Aug. I 3 American Can. Com. 95' j American Telephone and Telegraph Atcheson Railroad Dupont Firestone Common General Electric General Motors Goodrich Goodyear Inter-Telephone and Telegraph National City Bank New York Central Railroad Pennsylvania Railroad Co. <Com.» Radio Corporation Socony Vacuum Standard Oil NJ Texas Corporation Union Oil
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      TRADK DISCUSSION
      33 10 Polish IK'pufati London iotidan. Discussion hli during the last 1 putation from PoUu to London for W matters. Considerable pr m clearing the pound cusslons will be rttum autumn. British Radio
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      RATRUT BASIN TIN
      50 10 The following tel Iceived from tf. Dredging Co.. Ltd Dred?;e Rjtru! No I ruble yards; 184 piculi No 2: 356 bom R« piculs. Katu Tin Dredtfinn the following dredge st.iti month of July Hours ru yards treated. 58.000. pikuls 446; estimated CO* per cubic yard. 19 rrut>
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    Should Not Marry On Borrowed Money
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    CULBERTSON on CONTRACT
    619 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst When a partnership has readied a» contract of three no-trump and a small card has been led of the suit m which the declarer holds the Ace m the dummy and the Queen m his own hand,
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    CONSTABLE ELUDED
    602 11 Tamil's Excuse For Running Away llurilgan, a Tamil, pleaded guilty at Kuala Lumpur to escaping from police custody after he had been arrested by a policeman m Damansara village for being m possession of a bottle of samsu on which duty had not been paid. He also admitted
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    MONEY RETURNED
    203 11 Postmaster Charged With Breach Of Trust A. A. Nathan, till lately postmaster at Puchong. was produced before Mr. F. K. Wilson, the first magistrate. Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday and charged with criminal breach of tiust of $114.62. The accused claimed trial and Mr. K. K. Benjamin, who defended,
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    HOME MADE GUNS
    144 11 Powder Taken From Matchsticks Taipin?, Aug. 3. After a surprise visit by the police a small hut on 'he outskirts oi the country, two Malays. Suleiman and Mq. Taib. said 'o be b. others, wero produced before the Taipin* magistrate and charged with posses sion of home-made
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      286 11 ***W Awaranee In f«n« «*er liMNtk The Great Eastern life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Stralta Betttomeout BMAD OFFICE: Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27. Old JMK) t*. Th# Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and compiles with the British Life
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      422 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600.000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £3,000,006 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate. London EC 2 Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Saigon Amritsar Ipoh Semarang Bangkok Karachi
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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      NEW IDEAS FOR SHIP'S CABINS
      927 12 NEW IDEAS FOR SHIP'S CABINS Italian Experiments In 'INCREASING interest m the study 1 of fireproof equipment for marine work has led the S.A. Lavorazione Leghe Leggere, together; with the Soc. del Linoleum and the BJL LTnfrangibiie, to show a speci- j 'men ship's C2bin m the 15th sample fair
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      NORTH ATLANTIC
      178 12 I.M.M. Acquire I.S. Lines' j Shares Mr. P. A. S. Ffanklln, president ol ;the International Mercantile Marine Co., lias announced the acquisition oi the Dollar Steamship Co.'s interest m (the United States Lines lor the sum or $1,131,000. states a Router message lrom New York. This transaction gives
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      PORT HEALTH
      169 12 Health Bulletin ol the League Oi as Eastern Bureau for the w« ended on July 28. Bassein: 2 plague cases and 3 deaths. Bombay: 1 plague case and 1 death; 1 cholera case and 1 death: 1 smallpox case and 1 death. Calcutta: 66 cholera cases and 22
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      IDLE NORWEGIAN TONNAGE
      82 12 IDLE NORWEGIAN TON NAGE According to figures supplied by toe Norwegian Shipowners' Association the number ol laid-up vessels was reduced by 27 to 119 during June the tonnage being reduced by some 40.000 tons dw :to 584,592 t ins d.w. The decrease v vt principally m timber tonnage. On the
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      OIL PURIFIERS
      67 12 De Laval oil purifiers are being fitted m each of the four new motorships under construction by Gotaverken for the Johnson Line, and m the two new cargo vessels building by Messrs. Harland and WolfT. Ltd.. for the UnionCastle Line. The firm's lubricating and fuel-oil purifiers are also
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      OLD SHIPMATES
      57 12 Novel Mectlag After Yean An ole the Orit nt lint r Otrtnl i m Ballina Head! NB v- I tain R Ljrtt out m with c..; 1 L v Jam< I i Th« an etin led, orai th< Qrsi 22 UTI n get:.- 1 the 0 vessel, 1
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      621 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. < Incorporated .n F.M.S. TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AoENTS. Hooking Auents for Federated Malay States Railways. Royal State Railways of Siam. 1819 +^m. ,i|D|TLb <•<* V B^a A (Incorporated m England). OOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN, HONOLULU 4 CANADA. tOVn MAGNIFICENT EMPRESSES," COMPRISING THE LARGEST AND
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      126 12 HENDERSON LINE ICHDVLI SAttWM By Ptrtalffhtlj Pmmhm Mf Btl Between Railgoon. Port >udu Marseille*. I'.ilma .md K.ncUw lIOMI WARD SAILING* Port of Dbemlwirkitki ri>m'»t» HM AMARAPOORA BAOAINO BURMA YOMA PFGU CHINDWU KEMMENDINF BHAMO AMARAPOOrA BAOADfO BURMA VON! A Calls lt>ndon „^^l Throufh Pas Q JU fares to Stndtl P I
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      620 12 Local And j Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. I Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 730 a.m Saturday 1 P m Kuantan -via Jerartut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 p.m. Kelantan ma Qentf) every Monday, Wednesday. Thursday and
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      157 12 SINGAPORE HARBOin Eairt Wharf (Enfean^ i Ophir 22. l( Main Wharf 1m,.,,, Pangkor 10, i Empire l)o«k > ;ilr SUver,, Uayebashl m West Whan tEntraa* Erna 5; Pal dim's. Seition If mm p Moncall XH f ini;i!, )ll; Main Wharf Lch. Lady hidol, Hop;- Oil Whar, (oal Wharf VESSELS 15
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      379 13 A f jbjmsm ■■22^£^bb. I t• t P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS. OUTWARDS Tn W Spore. T gP" UANTUA 11.000 Aug. 17 CHITRAL 15 000 O^ 12 BANGALOI 6.000 Aug. 30 SOUDAN 6500 Oct" 24 RAWALPINDI 17.000 Aug. 31 CARTHAGE ***** Oct 26 COMORIN 15.000 Sept. 14 RANPURA 17
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      497 13 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. < Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer D«e Sails City of Roubaix < Also calls Glasgow) Aug. 14 Aug. 16 City of Oran Aug. 30 Sept. 2 City of Bath (For Genoa. Liverpool. Glasgow
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      1159 13 THB WLTJM FTJNNKL UNI (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO.. (l«t> •team Ship Co. Ltd. and China Lta j Mutual Steam NavigaUon Co Ltd THE CUNARD WHITE STA IiNE Lta TD STRAITS BTEAMSHIP Co. Ltd. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHI CO Ltd 221 S? INA NAVIGATION Co. Ltd THE AUSTRALIAN ORIEM LINE
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      745 14 P« Ma 4ONINSLUKE PAKETVAART MAATSCVAPPU OPHIR -Monday. Aug. 6, Belawan-Dell nINGARADJA— Monday, Aug. 6, Selat-Pandjang, Koedap, Bengkalis and Bagan Sl-Apl-Apl. KOKAN— Tuesday, Aug. 7. Bongkalis, Paneh, Berombang, Tanjong-Mengei-dar, Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. <,EN. VERSPYCK— Tuesday, Aug. 7, Letong, Maraa Tarempa, Oenting Poe-ioe-PandJang, Serassan. Midal and Kramat. BOELONGAN— Tuesday, Aug. 7. Rhio,
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      310 14 BOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE tMn4 j%%i khI CiA Wf WP AWEi LDiE TRAVEL THE AMERICAN WAY IF YOU WANT I COMFORT and ECONOMY £75. 2. 6. SINGAPORE TO ENGLAND VIA AMERICA IN TOURIST CLASS. I INCLUDING TRIP THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL. TOURIST CLASS OFFERS YOU: Large outside staterooms with hot and
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      554 14 vJ» o. JV. .Uine POH I>MN A MM IH AMERICA Kci/uku Mani Cape Town via Mombasa. Zarreib: r l Dar-es-Salaam. L. Marq.. Durban \> < Algoa Bay t Hawaii Maru Rio dc Janeiro, B*ntOi via Oi'oTrtv I Mombasa. Zanzibar Dar-es-Salaar>' Beira. Lourencc Marques. Durba'i f Algoa Bay and Cape Town
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  • Disputed Goal Brings Trophy South Again
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      KENG HOCK OFFSIDE?
      1520 15 Northerners Weaken In Last Few Minutes (From Our Own Correspondent) A^uu-a Lumpur, Aug 4 j, IS generally admitted here even by supporters of the winBf lean, that Singapore w re lucky to retain their hold on the Malaya Cup at Penang's expense. Singapore emerricton m the final
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      Malays To Be Reinstated
      160 15 Malays To Be Reinstated 'From Our Own Correspondent./ TT Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 4. I UNDERSTAND that at a meeting of the Malayan Football Association this morning it was decided that the Malay players should be reinstated on Aug. 15. At a meeting oi the Council ot the Singapore Amateur Football
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      KLANG BADMINTON
      72 15 The following are the office-bearers of the Klang District Badminton Association for the current year :—President, Mr. L. Forbes. M.C.S.; vice-presid-ent. Rev. P. H. Schmucker; hon. secretary and treasurer. Mr. Moey Liang Teck; representative of "Yale" 8.P., Mr. Lee Eng Swee." "Seaviews" B.P. Mr. V. Kandiah: "Klang Malays"
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      55 15 SRC. team versus Wiltshire Rest, m -he First Division of the S.A.F.A. League at Anton Road Stadium on Tuesday An?. 7th J. Sanderson. T. Sta Maria. T. Albuquerque, C. Ottvelro. W. Gomeb. F W. Ayres, N. Jackson. A. G. Valberg. G Day. H. Gammell. A. Oliveiro. Reserves :—L Ottvefro, P.
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  • RIVERS WINS FIRST MALAYAN TITLE
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      GOOD RACING AT PENANG
      617 15 DOUBLE TOTE PAYS $1,000 Christie Has X Successful Day From Our Own Correspondent,) -i. Penang, Aug. 4. The weather was fine and the going good. There was a large attendance Race 1: Horses, Class 3, Div. II 6 furs. GEORGE ROBEY 8.0 (J. Donnelly) 1 SONGLAND
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      33 15 The Singapore Japanese Club's annual tennis championships resulted as under Singles final K. Yano beat T. Kobayashi 3—6, 6—l, 6—4. Doubles final: Nishiyama and Kobayashi beat Yoshli and Terai 6 3. 6 2.
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      Suares Again Outpointed
      644 15 LIVELY FIGHT A L Rivers won the official middle- weight championship of Malaya and the silver belt offered for competition when he outpointed Arthur Suares at the Great World on Saturday night over fifteen threeminute rounds. It will be recalled that the pair had met little over
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      50 15 A partnership of 117 runs for the second wicket enabled Kampong Kuantan to defeat a Selangor Club aide at Kampong Kuantan. T. W. Carey and O. R. Ransom retired when they had made 63 and 68 respectively. The former hit rive fours and the latter seven tours and two sixes.
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      YACHT CLUB RACING
      291 15 ROUND SINGAPORE ISLAND Manoeuvre That Won The Day The first race of two m the annual Round Singapore Island series for "B" class boats Of the r toyai Singapore Yacht Club was sailed yesterday morning and ended m a victory for B 5 skip pcred by Flight-Lt.
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      JUBILEE SCHOOL
      136 15 Win Klaus District F.A. League Final i From Our Own Correspondent) Klang On the Circular Roac Padang. Port Swcttenham, the Jubilee School met the Klang Chinese m the Klang Dis"rirt FA. League final, and won by two clear goals after a well-fought game, thus taking the shield for
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      238 15 NOTICE. LADIES COLF CHAMPIONSHIP OF SINGAPORE. (ANDREW CURRIE CLP COMPETITION) 1934 TO BE PLAYED OVER THE ISLAND CLUB LINKS. Entries will be received by the H .r.orary Secretary. The Island Club. up to 6 p.m. on Frid ly. August 31. 1934. and should state lrom which Club the Competitor has
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  • Malaya Command Concede Two
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      CLEVER AUSTRIAN SIDE
      736 16 Austrian Team 2: Malaya Com. 0. i i rE Austrian football team, who j are concluding their Eastern tour, made their debut m Singapore yesterday afternoon at the Anson Road Stadium with a two nil vie-, tory over the Malaya Command. The game was very fast but
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      SELANGOR GOLF
      241 16 Government Versus The Rest A four-ball match will be played at the Selangor Golf Club this morning between teams representing the Government and the Rest, captained respectively by J. M. Fordham and A. C. Meredith. The draw for play is (Government players mentioned first) as follow Dr. R.
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    MRS. ALLIN REGAINS WOMEN'S SINGLES TITLE
    990 16 MRS. ALLIN REGAINS WOMEN'S SINGLES TITLE dosing Stages Of Malayan Lawn Tennis Championships r THE Malayan lawn tennis cham- pionships were favoured with brilliant weather yesterday and all the events were brought well forward. Mrs. Allin regained the women's! singles title which she lost to Miss Oldfield m 1931 by
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    EMPIRE GAMES
    270 16 Many British Records Created London, Aug. 5. Following are results of finals m the British Empire games at the White City: 440 yards hurdles Hunter (Scotland >, 55 15 sees. Women's javelin— Lunn < England > 105 feet, 7»4 inches. Hop, step, and jump Metcalfe «Australia i5l feet,
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    F.M.S. Pass Colony Total With Four Wickets In Hand
    896 16 F.M.S. Pass Colony Total With Four Wickets In Hand LALL SINGH SCORES 118 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, U| THE States put themselves into a comfortable position ;i the today's play against the Colony with a score of 222 for six m! Features of today's play were the amazing
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      97 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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