The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 August 1934

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,349 ESTD. 1835. TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1934. 10 CENTS.
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  • Roosevelt Alarmed At Rising Cost Of Living
    • 243 1 PROFITEERING TO BE PREVENTED Can Prices Be Checked .melon. Aug. 20. p. veil has decided orous campaign to lg In grains and states the New \&e% i of the Financial g- to check the adpricea the President country's existill worsen it the cost mes to mount, but Wall i whether
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    • 105 1 Italian Troops Withdrawn Rome, Aug. 16. JV^USSOLINI has ordered the imAV mediate withdrawal of the 50.000 troops sent to the Austrian frontier at the time of the Vienna revolt. This is an indication that he regards the crisis m Austria over and Austria is now capable
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    • 132 1 London, Aug. 16. Following a similar decision by Britain, it is officially stated that the French Government has agreed to Austria's request to maintain her army at a itrengtta of 30.000 men. TO CONFER WITH Ml SSOLIM Vienna, Auk. lti. Herr von Papen. the new German Minister to
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    • 14 1 highest level tor thirty months, being 5 5 per cent, above 1933. Reuter Wireless
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    • 157 1 Washington, Aug. 15. Reorganisation ol' the National Recc-very Administration under a board cf control within three months, together [with the possible creation of an agency jto harmonise the N.R.A. and Federal Tnde Commission m connection with the anti-trusc laws is forecast by Gm»ral Johnson, who compares
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    • Is Hitler's Power On The Wane?
      • 352 1 500,000 "Noes" In Berlin London, Aug. 20. ,THE surprising number of negaI tive vot?s m the German ple:biscite is the main theme of British I comment. The News Chronicle •says it has Dr. Goebbels' authority ,for regarding this as a sign of; decay. The Daily Tc-ugraph.
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      • 408 1 SPECIAL DELIVERY OF THE FREE PRESS R.A.F. To Tour British North Borneo ON August, 26. 1933— almost a year ago the Free Press was carried by air to Port Sv.ettenhsm aiid there rushed by car to Kuala Lumpur. This was the first occasion on which delivery
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      • 90 1 FAILURE OF WHEAT CONFERENCE Dispersal To Be Recommended i oiuion. .aur. 4U. MOTWITHSTANDING I lasl-min- Utc appeal by the French delegate, the International Wheat Committee Is expected lo terminate tomorrow with practically no result. The French delegate. If. Dcvinat. appealed for the continuation of the system of export
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      • 28 1 Turin. Auk. lt>. Four Italians perished m an attempt to climb the MatUThorn by thy Orvine biope on the Italian .side ol the mountain. Reuter Wireless
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    • 109 1 How Kidnappers Missed 30,000 Toronto, Aug. 17. AFTER spending four days m the hands of kidnappers, John Labatt, the millionaire Canadian brewer, was released on the outskirts of Toronto early this morn- ing and was rushed to his home m London, Ontario. It is revealed that Mr. John Labatt was
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    • 25 1 Mr. David Israel, of the firm of Frankel Brothers, sailed for Europe on leave by the Conte Verde and will join Mrs. Israel m Paris.
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    • 202 1 HINDENBURG'S LAST TESTAMENT Admiration for Berlin, Aug. 15. JTT is revealed that, the section ot President Hindenburg's testajment m which he expressed bitter jregret for the political and econojmic unrest m Germany referred to period prior to Hitler's Chan|cellorship. A subsequent chapter I dealing with ttM peri.xi since the ad|vent
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    • 110 1 London, Auf. 15. A further Inttalmtnt of President Hindenburg's testament which la dated May 11, 1934, says "I thank Providence for living to see :he rebirth of Germany. My Chancellor, Hitler, and his movement have taken a, historic step tov;ards the permanent unification of Germans, disregarding
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    • 242 1 Publication Ordered By Hitler Berlin, Au*. 15. The passage In President Hindenburg's testament desiring a rock to anse from the Troubled j>eas to save 'the Kaiserreich wa-- xritten m 1919^ and it is clear that the late President hailed Hitler as such a rock. II was at the rcqutst c
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 49 1 BIGIA TEA the freshness an d ir tgrance of the gardens reel to your home. T ONIGHT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22nd Sp ECIAL DINNER the accomplished concert ROZSNYAY'S 815 to 9i5 p.m DANCING, SINGING DANCE (FORMAL) 4S P m to MIDNIGHT MUSICAL TRIO R A FILES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381
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    • 92 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA I SEA VIEW \3 HOTEL IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT TENNIS OOLF SWIMMING 81 NBATHING FYFRV KOOM WITH BVIII *\l> MODERN S%NIT\KY INSTALLATION RINNING HOT %ND COI.D WATKR ONE Or SINGAPORE'S SCENIC BEAUTY »POTS TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE ENTERTAINMENT E*ROVIDED BY
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  • 723 2 Blind Girl Fell to Death in Attempting to Flee From Hospital have qualified her statement of duties m June by giving dates. Besides, her knowledge of English, the language In which the report was taken, did not seem too profound. Rajammal probably did not wish to be a source of
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  • 27 2 Before Mr. Justice Prichard m the 2nd Court at 11 a.m. OS. 66)34— Re estate settled by Kavena Hadjee Mohamed Yusoff etc.
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  • 1043 2 upwards. With reviving energy she hurdled her family into a carriage and P rmly confiscated the rock they wera sucking. She wasn't quite done for even yet. As they approached the bridge she decided that it was all a tale. That woman was jealous, because she hadn't a
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  • Letters To The Editor
    • 734 2 EMPIRE SOFT SOAP— FOUR SHOTS TO KILL A DOG —SHARE TRANSFER FEES To the Editor. Sir, -I observe that the Free Press, after a certain amount of wobbling, has decided against the textile quotas. I have heard enough rubbish talked about subjects of which I do know something not to
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    • 287 2 To The Editor. Sir, I wonder if you would be good enough through the medium of your columns to voice my indignation with reference to the following true but rather gruesome incident which occurred near my home at about 8 a.m. on Aug. 18. At this
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    • 300 2 To The Editor, Sir,— May I ask the assistance of the press of Malaya m an effort I am making to get something m the nature oi »a reasonable > uniformity m the matter of fees chargeable on the registration of share transfers? The immediate reason for
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    • 48 2 Friday, Aug. 17. At 2.30 p.m. His Excellency and Mrs. Caldecott attended by the personal staff arrived at Singapore by the s.s. Lipis from the East Coast. In the evening His Excellency and Mrs. Caldecott were present at a Scouts Concert held at Raffles Institution Hall.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 189 2 NOTICES. THE TAPAH RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED. (Incorporated m the S.S.) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Interim Dividend of 4 per cent., on account of the year ending December 31st. 1034. will be paid to Shareholders on the Register on September 18th. 1934. AND NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that
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    • 572 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDER^ B SING AM;: MUNICIPALITY s are now materials n particulars, see Uu Room *«nfl«| Purchase of Old Cry Brass, etc. at Ma of Closing 4 p 27th, 1934 Supply of Brass B Ferrules for p.; 31/12/35. Date 01 :j November sth. 1 mm S Mur.: TO LET.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 144 2 Diary Of The Week TUESDAY, AUG. 21. High Water 8.44 a.m. 7.0 ft.. 6.37 p.m. 8.3 ft. Football: First Division. Pulau Brani vs. Wiltshires. Jalan Besar Stadium; Second Division,; S.C.C. vs. Marine Department. Padang; Third Division. "B" Leaders (Monopolies) vs. "B" Runners-Up (Fort Canning), 1 Anson Road Stadium; Govment Services
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    • 157 2 Radio Programme 8.8.C. j Transmission IH G.M.T 13.45 Time signal irom Big Ben. News bulletin. 14.00 The Torquay Municipal Orchestra, conductor. Ernest W. Goss, relayed from the Pavi lion, Torquay. 14.45 The Coventry Repertory Theatre Company present scenes from Shakespeare comedies, relayed from Coventry Repertory Theatre. 15.15 The Old Days—
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  • 127 3 EVASION OF CUSTOMS lINE ON A DEALER ed Pending Appeal nd \iitf. i<). Tl $500, or m rous imprii ;al Chinese yng v. F X WiL under the tted i prey] toms em I lies i In Kual i train, cai containing n suitcases and 4! he had T *>'
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  • 125 3 [Successful Petition In Supreme Court I the reduction tnpany because the than it l Eber m the rday, before Mi he appeared In i petition for tl reduction Reality Co.. company was 30, 1932. as a private Its offices m China reet. Its capital dec! into 20.000 There
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  • 87 3 atemcnts "Merely Fictitious" London. Autf. 17. Her meeting of the C mmittee m London -division of crop quantities to be exquarter of the year lon. continue discus- tomorrow, was Informed that d m the press 1 inada, and the Ing to record the aa to the for ;ho
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  • 47 3 ettlement Not 4 Reached London, Auk. 16. #i P rtble to reach a tion ol outstandien la] debts when the d during the negothe agreement oi flna ruture trade :i and Germany, but the r consideration and ment are pressing conversations up:)n the British Radio
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  • TWO CHINESE SENT TO PRISON FOR FOUR YEARS
    • 545 3 SALE OF CHANDU DROSS Allegation Of Adulteration 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala l.utnpur. Auk IX A;, 1 <i; -'Hnvi, lpi)n th quest, n of men* rea rguiltvminrii tried before Mr. wVSSm^SL the accused being a Chinese foundry owner, chong Wan who was cnawd with offering for ,ak to The rrade
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    • 167 3 Turtle Which Was Labelled In Ming Dynasty Canton, Auff. 4. China's Loch Ness monster has been ured and releised again. Visitors to the •'White Dragon Lake" ide Canton reported seeing a queer looking turtle which had upon its back a shining white spot. They believed it to
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    • 20 3 The first examination for the Negri S'-rnbilan clerical service will be held at the Council Chamber, Seremban, on Au^ 27.
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    • 163 3 SEQUEL TO SEIZURE OF CHANDU AND OPIUM J7OUR years' ngorcus imprisonment each was imposed yesterday by Mr. jH A Foner, the criminal district judge. on two Chines.-. Lim Teong and Lim Foo, who came up for sentence on a i charge ol the possession of nongovernment chandu and opium. The
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    • 189 3 Lanes Mill Girh Arrive In Shanghai Shanghai, July 11. Three Lancashire mill girls' have arrived m Shanghai to teach Chinese youths and girls the latest processes of British cotton mills and the best oldestablished practices of their craft. All three come from Bolton and stepped ashore here
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    • 137 3 Merino Sheep For Manchuria Changchun. July 28. Seven hundred Merino sheep will be imported from the United States by the Department of Industry here to help improve Manchuria's wool industry. The American animals are expected early noxt spring. There are at present 3.000,000 sheep 'm Manchuria, most of
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    • 92 3 Tremor Felt Over Area Of 100 Miles London, Aug. 16. A Blight earth tremor was felt m Scotland over an area extending from Dornoch to Pitlochry, a distance of about*loo miles, early this morning. No serious damage is reported, although one woman is said to have suffered from
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    • 76 3 Tokio, Aii£. 4.' Much speculation has been rife as to whether the Government would convoke an extra session of the Diet to consider r.ho agrarian problem, but the Premier, Adrr'ral Okada. announced to-day that he had no intention of taking such a .top ~ven if it were
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    • 210 3 NEW BRITISH FILMS Distribution In The East AN Interesting visitoi to Singapore is Mr. c. vv. Railton, representing British Empire Films. Ltd.. whose presence signifies the remarkable growth m the cinematograph industry oi Australia m the past year or two. B. E. F. !> la an Australian distributing company which
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    • 79 3 The first woman to join the Law College m Colombo was enrolled on July 1 28. She is Miss Evelyn Maclntyre. B.A. <Lond>. She was enrolled as a proctor student. Miss Maclntyre is a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. E T. Maclntyre. ol Jaffna. She previously applied to bo 1
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    • 189 3 SURPRISE AT ASSIZES NO CRIMINAL (ASKS AT NEGR] SEMBILAN Judge Presented With White Gloves 'From Our Own Corresponded j Srremlian. Aur. :>O. poR the flrst tinu In the history of Negri Sembilan a pair of whTT> gloves was presented to Mr. Justice n k I Mudie 'oday owing to tl
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    • 146 3 AUSTRALIAN DU TIES Received With Disfavour In Lancashire London, Aug. Hi. The new Australian duties on cotton goods and yarns, which came into torcc on Au^. 1. have been received with much disfavour m Lancashire, and the Hi^h Commissioner lor Australia. Mr Stanley Bruce, has arranged to receive a I
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    • 166 3 :>H Ihs. Off— Feels Hotter Now a tout tier htul i Follows: btarttd to Kruschen II for rbeun ism i i then 10 stone. He bi to I- [hi. .i2:d now he 15 X .m»\ and feels better. if. took half-a U i •nful
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 236 3 LOST ENERGY Can be quickly regained by taking a course oi Phosferine Tonic wine— a delicious lull bodied wino m which is trended the world famous Phosferinethe greatest of nil tonics. Obtainable m pint Of quart bottles. JOSEPH TKAVERS AND SONS LTD., Singapore and Penan*. RATTAN (lIKKS. Wire Netting Vent
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  • 1474 4 There's GOLD Beyond The Dreams Of Avarice At the Bottom of the Sea SIMON Lake is a trim, ruddy gentleman ol 08. a pioneer submarine builder with a hobby. His hobby is sunken treasure. Doubloons. pteces-Ol-eight, void more tons of it than one m ever has dreamed Of having. He
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  • 157 4 Canton To Tax Cigarettes Canton. July :»1. It is announced that, commencing trcm August 1. the Canton Government will collect a 10 per cent, aerial defence cuitax on cigarettes. The authorities appear determined to proceed with the scheme m spite of the opposition of local cigarette companies and
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  • 367 4 IF it weren't for their hobbies, some of Hollywood's most famous stars i«ht experience bad cases of "nerves" during those trying 'apses between pictures. Invariably, every well-known screen player has a hobby, and works it to the limit to forget the strain of work before
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  • 302 4 Long Lost City Discovered By SCIENTISTS FOR many years most prominent archeologists have been trying to locate the city of Nessa— capital oi the powerful Parthian state. Finally, on the strength of a number of documents and records, they arrived at the conclusion that Nessa was situated near the present
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  • 321 4 pASES ol epilepsy, water ov the brain. St. Vicus dance, rheumatism paralysis, and dementia have apparently yielded to a system 01 treatment introduced to Kharkov medical institutes last year by Clara WaltersLugina. a little red -headed American nurse who came to Moscow determined to
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 114 4 EN<iusn m mJU uadi BUILDERS BRASSFOUNDRY. I"' if I 1 .^Pv f,i PPr^^, I I mw~~ rr i P" No. !:JlB Brass Butt hinge with brass pins. M .G5 Per Pair. Ml Extra Strong Brass Kutt Hinges. ll.it Si.:>o Pair. PATHODGINS LIMITED. 132 Cecil Street. Singapore. Cuticora m^ TALCUM .^jfe^^
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    • 186 4 Kill Kidney Trouble Quick Thousand «>f ■nfferon trouble a .1 Bladu ■tMpp.'d <;• ttinjr ii» Ni*hi Nervouanepji, Stiffness, i: ■Ineaa, Lumbago, Hnrnln*; in*r. Acidity nnd !.•>** of Vigor t>. a tor's new dlsoow ry < te\). Gently sooth?*, < raw. soro kldnfjra. In 15 i starts cleaning 1 dim a«e
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  • 149 5 IMF EARL OF ATHLON'E was a guest at the wedding of Miss Anne Howitt and Mr. \V. L. Dobbin, which tojk pla<- at St. Margaret's Church. Westminster. Photo shows the bridal procession leaving the church ofter the ceremony. I'HK DUCMES OF YORK opened a
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 92 5 Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can be obtained on application to the Manager. Price 50 cents each. j MfITCKLELSS FOR UP-6354 FLAVOUR E.CONOMV J COX KINGS (AGENTS) LIMITED Head Office: 13, Regent Street, LONDON, S.W.I. TAKE CHARGE OF EASTERN KIT AT THEIR PORT SAID BRANCH HAVE IT LAUNDERED
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  • "I Should Be Failing In My Duty If I Did Not Suspend Your Licence"
    • 529 6 Young Haulage Contractor i TAN Ah Kow, a young haulage con- tractor, appeared m the police court before Mr. J. M. Brander yesterday at the preliminary inquiry into three charges of forging bills of Messrs. Paterson. Simons and Co., Ltd., 1 against him. The total
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    • 71 6 Record Shipment Across The Atlantic London Aug. 17. Twelve thousand bars oi silver, valued at about £1.250.000 and weighing 400 tons were shipped to New York aboard the liner Washington from Southampton last night This is the hlghesi silver to be sent across the Atl m a single
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    • 51 6 On the complaint of ber husband. Sai Loon Nan. a 17-year-old Teochew girl living m Boat Quay, was charged In the pollco court before Mr. J. M. Brander, yesterday with theft from a dwelling of $20. She denied the charge and was released on bail pending further mention of the
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    • 96 6 Chinese Sent To Prison For Six Months Convicted on three charges of extortion a Chinese named Goh Bak Kee was sentenced to a total of six months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Norman Grice. the second magistrate, yesterday. Prosecution evidence led by Detective Inspector J. E. Jeans disclosed that Bak
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    • 106 6 Owner Of Cycle Is Responsible, Not Rider The fact that the owner of a pedal bicycle is responsible for the action of any person who "stunts" on his machine, was learned by an Indian youth who appeared m the police court before Mr. C. H. Whitton on the
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    • 76 6 Football Player Who Was Disappointed In Love A State football player m Batavia, a young Mohamedan, Bujnied. was so affected by a disappointment m love that he attempted to hang himself with a piece of ribbon m his room m Rowell Road on Saturday. He pleaded guilty before
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    • 820 6 Sequel To Street Incident afterwards boarded a rikisha and rode all the way to the General Hospital yourself! Yes. I wanted a further medical examination. In reply to further questions Barker said he had held a driving licence for the last 26 years and had
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    • 88 6 Squatter Committed To The Assizes At the conclusion of a preliminary inquiry held before Mr. Norman Grice, the second magistrate. Gow Slow Cheng, a squatter living m a lane m Geylang was committed to stand his trial at the next Assizes. The charges against Siow Cheng were murder
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    • 41 6 From Our Own Correspondent. > Seremban, Aug. 19. The Seremban coroner returned a verdict of accidental death at the inquest on a Malay boy of two years cl" age who lell into a well m a Malay kampong at Labu.
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    • 72 6 Members of the Royal Empire Society are informed that m view of the decision of the Council to rebuild the Headquarters of the Society m Northumberland Avenue, temporary accommodation has been provided at 17 Carlton House Terrace, where amenities corresponding to those now provided are available, with the exception of
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    • 189 6 But Three Gamblers Were Ca ugh t Con vie ted "I have raided thla bootc oo tour oc--1 casions but I was never able to arrest anyone as these peopl p the door and receive timely winlH of the approach of the police Inspector
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    • 100 6 Fine Imposed On Five Persons Two Chinese nonyas and three men pleaded guilty to a charge of gambling m a house m Onan Road betore Mr. Norman Grice, the second magistrate, yesterday morning and were fined $2 each. One of the nonyas was then charged with being the
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    • 75 6 Ricksha Puller Asleep On Pavement "He is one oi those ricksha pullers I so About the streets at three o'clock m the morning." was the discriptlon given ti Court Inspector Cowie >.r.\\n named Ang Chwa who pleaded guilty to a charge of vagrancy before Mr. J. M. Brander
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    • 46 6 The next world press congress will be held at Melbourne m March, 1935, during the Centenary Celebrations. The last was held at Geneva About 400 delegates from all parts of the world States, Japan and China, are expected including Great Britain, the United to be present.
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    • 441 6 Failure Of Tan Kah Kee Recalled THE recent failure of the firm of Tan Kan Kee found an echo m the criminal district court yesterday when two Chinese, Ng Kirn and Goh Ec Tow. were charged before Mr. H. A. Forrer with housebreaking and
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    • 84 6 .Making Ip And Drainug It Municipal Commit! r following action at thi on the Aug. 14. Agreed to serve notta t:on 101 of Ordina No (Municipal 1 for making up irq Foch Road from I Street fu Jalan Besar. Agreed to ■ngftttnl ten coninrctlon with the prop (landi
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    • 54 6 Fined For [gnortal BifMl Yam binte Hassan. MM very few Malay woman |nned $1 by Mr. c H Whitton I police court yesterday for dis the order Of I traffic p junction of Lavender E angoon Road. The defendant ftdmlti ,turned into Seranff 'the signal o! the p
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    • 32 6 Kewi has been r lin Enj?land Ol j ripe age ol 85 C many years out Ol I attached to the X Company, which Eastern Shippin i finally bought by ship Company
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  • 153 7 Surprise Development In Lumpur Case Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 20. "..:diug the rleatli v m Hale Roa.d irently been clearea .Malay who had be>. j n nnection was produced n moon and the charge o: inst him withdrawn. however, charged with rt Ihe death ot a Malay guilty. He
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  • 69 7 Sampan Men And Labourers Fined Three Chinese sampan men caught gambling under a cherry tree at Telok Ayer Wharves were fined $3 each by iX-Tr. Brander m the police court. They wen playing with Chinese siki cards. Another set of gamblers, five labour- j rs. who were arrested
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  • 44 7 Dr. and Mrs. P. H. Martin left f or he Tie last week by the Patroclus. Dr. i Wi rtin who came to Malaya m 1928 as P; ihologist, Insttute for Medical Re-! search, and became Bacteriologist m 1931, is retiring from Government Ser-
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  • 472 7 "Evergreen A Great Film JESSIE MATTHEWS' BIG HIT' J\ 1 1 Jtillj CsA^l 1 \JJLt T*WO or three years ago C. B. Ccchran*a phenomenal stage play Evergreen, scored a big 4 hit/* running m the West End of London for many months, and subsequently repeating its success m the provinces.
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  • 77 7 1 iUMYs Decision m Case Against Chinese The Deputy Public Prosecutor having decreed that the trial must proceed, the charge of cheating against G:jh j Lye Kang will be her.rd on Oct. lo j j and 11 before Mr. Norman Grice, the j second magistrate. Lye
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  • 65 7 i Miss Grace Stone, former designer for Olympia and court houses, has ar- j ranged a mannequin parade to take place at the Sea View Hotel on Aug. 26 at 10.30 when 40 or 50 dresses will be j exhibited. The following will take part m the parade
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  • 29 7 Mr. W. J. Smith, State Engineer, Negri Sembilan, and Settlement Engi- neer, Malacca, who has been away on two months' leave m Hong Kong, has now returned to duty.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 218 7 Cl-SSGt GC2E (33 ■Kl^Mß^ P^^^PPP^^^^^BH «ALA PREMIERE a^^^™"™"™ I™™"1 IS cv ening RAPITnI musical Programme will be Z ■cjP I ro o ir "iVi ttTi n^? 7^ PgJjK w^YoNNiEHALEaj^rV #OrREENj B B B^B^^^^l ''>i\< turricfj out V ■■■■■■i —Daily I i i, m fiic D i% II I Her finrst
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    • 188 7 Are you paying Rates ano Taxes to provide a Home for Rats? In these difficult times of flerc* competition every cent of unproductivi expenditure must be ruthlessly elimin ated. If you own or lease a Godown tha" is not 100% full, 100% of the time, yoi are incurring unnecessary charges
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    • 136 7 TI3ITIP tf jdoHrs *^^^HE** \JK. t w^^s.y *?■>« isP^^ k >> >B N^>- *^^B > j^^ M^. B^^^BENNETT^ [acAi cv«e v« a heart-strike m W V t^gggi*^ j Sorrwrset Maugham's greatest Vl V.C^ cT U& c i I ?tagc success. V^ cw >cc .tv G\t ov I "OUR BETTERS" 'r^^;
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  • 1044 8 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, AUGUST 21. 1934. More About Empire Soft Soap OUR leading article of a few days ago with the rather disrespectful title of 'Empire Soft Soap" has j roused a certain amount of ire which nnds expression m our correspondence columns today. In spite of all
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  • 164 8 Mrs. M. O. Whitcomb was a passenger tor Bangkok by the Imperial Airways Aurora which left here on Sunday morning. The Honourable Mr. J. H. and Mrs. Pedlow will be m residence at the Government Bungalow. Changi. for three weeks from Aug. 20. On Sunday next the
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  • 710 8 Putting The Stratosphere On The Map THE successful flight of Professor Max Cosyn's stratosphere ballon marks a further stage m the advance of man's knowledge of the mysteries of the universe. How important it is we are not yet able to judge; but once again the plain
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 236 8 rf^s" 5?" S ss "S=? -^*^3 p^ HurPP 1? Mjumrt immmf iSniim iff j Li wei/J JLirn Una Jo 1 1 BY SPECIAL %LJ^2& r MM THI APPOINTMFM jfifc^JK KING Of SI AM I ES li 7» FINEST SELECTION OF SMART JEWELLERY JUST ARRIVED Wearing a good piece of JEWEL
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    • 35 8 MAXIM FOR WIVES:— You never know what you can do till you cry. However a "GAFLAC" Policy is more useful m some circumstances. GENERAL ACCIDENT. FIRE LIFE ASSIRANCE CORPORATION. LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone «480
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  • Sensational Rise In Dollar
    • 77 9 Lo idon, \ug. 15. ndon are the prostie recent day by a dollar recovi cenl i compared of gold allayed I dollar intta- bear covthat the United I i rtiflcates i silver has also confidence. metal News narket La more that devalution tits Is only a listing
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    • 40 9 -Will Sweep Everything Before It" New York. Aim. 17. of oil power will surpluses arid be the i conomi< future, pre- ung who has f .i Mr. Tcaoi the Standard Oil Diesel tracrything before is al- Reuter Wireless
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    • 41 9 Motor Accident I Berlin, Aug. ir>. ion oi his motorGen. Ooering is m tne at Berchtesand ieeling iries to his back (US. I that the woman ;)anied him m ited for cuts and not detained In hos- Reuter Wireless
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    • 28 9 ts And Police To Preserve Order Washington, Aug. Hi. s and police hav< been called order m Manila where demanding restora"tl v, ig m Reuter Wireless
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    • 11 9 London, Aug. 20. unced of Sir Nisei Reuter
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  • 526 9 Chiang Calls National Conference OLD RIVALS UNITE TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY Office issued a declaration this morning stating that his Government had not m any way proposed the abroga- tloii ot the Washington Treaty, but it I was willing to make proposals when I the real attitude of Britain and
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  • 174 9 Staff Sergeant O. R. Rogers And Miss A. Goodwin Staff Sgt. Oliver B. Rogers. R.E., the popular captain of the Malaya Com- mand rootball team and son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Rogers, ot OUlingham, Kent. ■vas married to Miss Agnes Goodwin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
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  • 78 9 No Horns Within Five Miles Of Charing Cross London, \u^ r 17. Britain's first zone of silence tor motor horns at night will be a radius oi live miles from Charing Cross, according to an order oi the Ministi T of Transport. The hours will be from
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  • When Labour Is In
    • 117 9 AIR FORCES TO BE ABOLISHED Geneva, Aug. 17. TTHE next British Labour Govern- mont would lay before the world proposals tor the abolition of all weapons forbidden to the Central Powers under the peace treaties, declared Major Atlee, the actingleader of the Opposition m the House of Commons, when
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    • 156 9 Causing Grave Concern To U.S. Government New York, Aug. 16. The United Textile Workers 01 America have instructed the Executive Council ol the union to call a general strike m the cotton textile industry on or before Sept. 9. -Reuter Wireless. Washington, Aug. 16. The strike menace m
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    • 127 9 Aeroplanes To Assist In Large-Scale Search Nairobi. Aug. lti. An aeroplane will assit a large-scale search party organised to endeavour to trace the two British explorers. Dr. E. W. Dyson and Mr. W. R. E. Martin who have been missing on Lake Rudolf. Uganda, since the end of
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    • 75 9 More Restrictions h\ Germany Berlin, Aug. IG. The foreign currency allotment for imports m September is unchanged at five per cent, of the average requirements m 1930-31.- -Reuter Wireless. Berlin, Aug. Mi. In an ellort to conserve supplies ol raw materials new regulations have been issued considerably restricting
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  • 48 9 To Resume Governorship Of Bank Washington, Aug. 16. Mr. Eugene Black, who relinquished the Governorship of the Federal Reserve Board which he assumed at President, Roosevelt's special request a year ago. will resume Governorship oi the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Georgia Router Wireless.
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  • COMMODITY MARKET
    • 50 9 Market —Steady. London, Aug. 20. Spot I Sellers) 7 9/16 d. (7 9/16 d.» (Buyers) 7 7 16d. (7 7 16d> Oet. -December 7 r, a d. <7 5 B d.) January-March 727 32d. <7 13 16d> April- June 8 l/32d. »Bd.) New York. Aug. 20. September 15.50 15.73)
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    • 32 9 London 51.640 Liverpool 55,757 London, Aug. 20. Spot £228-10-0 (£228-15-0) 3 Months £228-10-0 £228-15-0) Market .—Steady. London. Aug. 20. New York 5.08 3 /4 (5.09%) •Paris 76 5 16 (76 5,16)
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    • 73 9 MST PUBLISHED! A DOCKET DICTIONARY of the AMOY VERNACULAR Enulish-Chinese) by Ernest Tipson i-Amoy Dictionary Available) Pri $3.00 *EILY WALSH, LTD. >ingapore. TODAY $1.00 TOMORROW k, n in' n. aU e WAItH Fish ala Florentine A 1J..,, i p" N t OUlHes nAII V Grilled FUlet Steak d I o.atu.-.
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    • 338 9 SIAPLES MATTRESS '(he finest ftattress made" < THE STAPLES MATTRESS GIVES YOL A FE ATHER-UED •S U PERSOFTN ESS" WITHOUT THE PENALTY OF STUFFINESS IT CAN BE SEEN AT OUR SHOWROOMS BUT NEVER HEARD FOR IT IS SUPERSOFT AND SUPERSILENT. Prices From $35.00 SOLE AGENTS: ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1657 10 MERGER OF THE SMALL COMPANIES Suggestion At Merlimau Pegoh Meeting London, July 26. ■yilfc] twenty-fourth ordinary general meeting of Merlimau Pegoh, Ltd.. v held at Winchester House, Old Bread street. EC. Mr. G. Kingsley (chairman of the company > presiding. Mr. T. C. Hill, A.C.A., representing secretarial (Messrs. Shaw Darby
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    • 211 10 AUG. 20. SELLING London, 4 months' sight 24 7,32 London, 3 months' sight 2.4 13 64 London] 60 days' sight 2,4 3 16 London! 30 days' sight 2 4 5j32 London demand 2,4*8 London! T.T 2,4 3i32 Lyons and Paris, demand 885 Hamburg, demand 149 New York, demand
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    • 186 10 Singapore Produce Prices Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association August 20. 12 o'clock noon Gambier 4.25 Java Cube 7.25 Hamburg Cube 7.25 Muntok White Pepper 38.50 White Pepper 37.50 Black Pepper 14.50 Copra, Sunriried 2.95 Copra. Mixed 2.35 Small flake Tapioca 3.7 b Fair Sago Flour 1.75 Palembang Jelotong 7.00 Blanja
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    • 96 10 The demand for Thornycrolt marine engines of all types and powers continues to increase, and further orders have been received recently from Santos, Calcutta. Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Nassau. Durban and New Zealand. The Kamra Tin Dredging proposes to pay an interim dividend of 2 l 2 per cent, m
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    • 288 10 Offerings Tending To Become Scarce The weekly rubber report of Messrs. Lewis and Peat <S. > Ltd. dated Aug. 17. states: All markets have remained very steady throughout the week and values have shown a small Improvement. As the cuts m the exportable quotas come closer, offerings
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    • 757 10 Jeram Kuantan Jimah <$i, Kamasan <$2> Katoyang Balm .$l, Kedah <$i» Kempas si Kluang i $5, Kuala Siriim Kundom rss) Lunas (tl) Malaka Plndai ($1) Mandai Ifckong «si, Mentakab New Bcudai ($2) New Serendah (s2i Nyalas (si> Pajam <$i> Parit Perak si Perak R. Valley ftl) Punggor
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    • 56 10 Domestic Production, as represented by exports irom Federated MiHv States. Unfederated Malay States, and straits Settlements fspfripmpnf «f Malacca of tin. and tin-in-ore at 75.5 Fer Vent.^S^e SS^WuS?. Federated Malay States JSK Unfederated Malay States. Johore 27 Kedah 15 Perils 24 Kelantan nil Trengganu 36 mo Straits
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    • 133 10 atec^af Z££T fW Note Tin-in-Ore has been converted at 75.5% instead of at 72% asnro Vl re y nd el h a e cc fi ofS n f tWS re J. I. MILLER. Singapore. Aug. U. 1934. Reglstrar eneral of Statistics. B.S. and FM.S. l rr..., Cumulative Total F.M.S.
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    • 96 10 \l(. Shell and Fish X per Unit of 2 I tins Crown. Dragon X per Unit ol 2 I I tins Cross Kerosene p i Unit of 2 x 4-gmlton i Devoe's Imperial Bnl Kerosene per tin oi I Gallons Sylvan Arrow X prr tin Soeony
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    • 63 10 British tosula I cot. Lancashire tract, valued at E2< with the railway m Poland, Includ tion und man I Qtilpment for tin I lives. m An Important barter deal wai I From July 1 the Ft I will prant aclclitu licence! for 40.000 I In return for the put coakjwnew
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  • 742 11 ard Of Ministers And Japa se Goods si of quotas on Japanese cotton and rayon piece goods o, an Order m Council |j still keenly resented m there are still many protests being made of Minister! were reported to be contemplating adjourn,t<> ouncil as a protest.
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  • 205 11 To He Increased To 27 Canton, July 31. The establishment of an aircraft i factory and a plant lor the manufacturlng of aerial bombs is included m Canton's aviation development procjtamme. it has been revealed. General Wong Kwong-Jui. who is heading an Air Commission touring Europe, is
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  • 121 11 Coal Bases In Far North Since 1931. the Soviet Government has carried on extensive work m establishing coal bases m Arctic regions. Geological expediiions have discovered valuable coal strata m the valley of the Petchora River, like for instance, the Vorkutsk coal area containing over 500. 000.000 tons
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  • 94 11 International Tournament In Leningrad An international chess tournament will begin m Leningrad on Aug. 18. m which the famous chess players. Mr. Eiwe and Maestro Knoch, will participate, as well as Soviet masters—Botvmnik. Alatortsev. Rabinovitch. Romanovsky. Levenflsh, Lisitsin, Chekhover. Mr. Eiwe and Maestro Kmoch will arrive m Moscow
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  • 455 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst TOUGH LUCK When a player holds a six-card suit headed by the Ace-King-Queen, guarded Kings m two other suits and a KingQueen combination m the fourth, about the best luck he coud hope for after an opponent
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  • 185 11 Failure Affects Plans For Acreage Reduction London, Aug. 16. The American Ambassador, Mr. Robert Bingham. presided at today's meeting at the Board of Trade of the Wheat Advisory Committee. A communique issued later states that the United States delegation reported that the failure of this year's crops,
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  • 127 11 To Go To Melbourne On The Sussex London, Aug. 17. The cruiser Sussex, m which the Duke of Gloucester will make his trip to Australia, where he will take part m the Melbourne Centenary celebrations, arrived at Sheerness to-day on the completion of her trials. On Friday next
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  • 70 11 Canton Improves Broadcasting Programme Canton, Aug. 2. A new broadcasting schedule was Ic^un today by the Canton Municipal Broadcasting Station, which, instead of starting its programme at 7 p.m.. will m future begin at 6.30 p.m. A new feature will be topical talks delivered by experts at
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  • 65 11 New Soviet Engineering Works Named Moscow, July 28. By a derision of the Central Executive Committee o! the USSR, the recently constructed Kramutorsk engincerng works m Ukraine will be name>ci alter Stalin. The Kramatorsk plant is one of the largest engineering plants of the world. with an annual
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  • 54 11 Attempt To Get 40 Kilometers High The Moscow Aerological Institute is conducting extensive work m studying the stratosphere by means oi testballoons without pilots, which already reached an altitude of 27 kilometers. A new balloon of this type is now under construction. It is designed to reach an
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  • 46 11 D. J. Jenkins, the Welsh amateur international back and J. T. Smith, an amateur centre-half, of Rochdale have been signed by Luton Town. Both players are school teachers, David having recently been engaged by the Luton Education Authority, and Smith under the Hertfordshire Authority, at Letchworth.
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  • 20 11 London, Aug. 17. The cost of living figure rose one point during the past month. British Radio
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 381 11 Aaseui e»c~d 12.000.000. Awurance In force .T«r ffMNMt fThe Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Stxalta Bettlexuerle. 1 ICE: Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27. Old Jewn I.C mpany has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British
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    • 425 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000.001 Reserve Fund £3,000,00§ Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,00t HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate. London E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hollo Saigon \mritsar Ipoh Semarang Bangkok Karachi
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  • 669 12 AVOIDING CUT-THROAT COMPETITION Chinese Shipping Firms Co-operate A co-operative scheme by which Shanghai and Tientsin Chinese shipping firms are bound together to avoid competition and to increase their business has been effected m Shanghai. It is reported that the scheme will first be put into effect concerning
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  • 48 12 Aug. 19. Ban Siong Bee. Rusa <Brit>: Ngow Hock <Nor>: Targestea <Ital>; Holland Mara (Jap); Gcwang, Iris. Silindoeng <Dut). Aug. 20. Ophir. Singaradja <Dut.); Nagato Maru, Ginyo Maru (Jap.); Alcides <Nor.>; G. G. Merlin <Fren.>; Kinta, Javanese Prince, Jerantut. Malacca <Brit.>; Hervar tNor. Sin Kheng Seng (Brit).
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  • 20 12 Telegraphic advice has been received to the effect that the P. O. Behar arrived m London on the 18th inst.
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  • 343 12 The Rawalpindi which left Marseilles on Aug. 10 carries the following passengers for Penang and Singapore: Miss I A. Adams. Mr. A. Armit. Mr. G. T Cameron. Mr. \V. E. Hunt. Mrs. W. E Hunt, Mr. A. M. Kittles, Mr. J. W. C. MacKay, Mr. If. B. Oliver.
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  • 95 12 Ships Illinlic the Ulurv East Whart (Entrance <„t,. i Anshun 22: Pronto Main Wharf (Entrance <„... •> PArUgnan v X Oldenbamev.lt n Lycaon 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gal Javanese Prir.e. how 35: Chattan Empire Dock (Entra.n, (llt Burgenland 48 West Wharf (Entrance (i u i> i Tung Song
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  • 160 12 Kistna. Brit.. ti72 tons from B 20.8, for Bangkok 25.8. Singkel. Dm. 288 irom D,™ 20.8, lor Djambi 22.8. Majang. Keth., :*62 tons, boa R«n* 19.8. lor Renga: 22 8. Malm. Fttamete, 1,271 totii fan Bangkok 19 8, for Bangkok 22.8. Anshun. Brit 1.809 tons, irom Hoc* Kong
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  • 32 12 The M.M. mail vend D'Artap: due here from Saigon on Tut^di- i 9 a.m. and will sail oa the samp daj at 2 p.m. for Colombo. Djibouti, Sw* Port Said and Mar.vill.
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    • 658 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated .n F.M.S. TELEPHONE: Freight 5133 Passage 3431. LLOYDS AGENTS. Booking Agents for Federated Malay States Railways. Koyal State Railways of Siam. jflfegJpSS?! HOTILO PQPHgM 4^^3»^^i v lncorporated m England). SOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN, HONOLULU CANADA. FOLK MAGNIFICENT "EMPRESSES/ COMPRISING THE LARGEST AND FASTEST STEAMERS OX THE
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    • 25 12 For everything appertaining TO Travel. Banking Freight Apply to co^ks I WAG<^^L ITS L WOO to TBAVfi SEPVICti 39, ROBINSON ROAD. Individual Attention. Telephone 590&
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    • 127 12 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE of Western Australia FREMANTLE Vi« Port Swcttenbam, Pet>«U Palerobantt Banjoewanrfi tod N»* Western Port* Slncaporf Slnfifoit T.s.m.v. Kangaroo T.s.m.v. Kangaroo T.s.m.v. Koolir.da Jan J T.s.m.v. Kangaroo T.s.m.v. Kangaroi Fares Single £19.0.0. Australia" Return £30.0.0. Current For particulars of Freight «nd V*—* please apply to:McALISTER CO.. LTD. SINGAPORE
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    • 569 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. j Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m Saturday 7 p.m [Kuantan ;via Jerartut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 p.m. 'Kelantan «.via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 7.30
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    • 328 12 at the reduced rates of 2 cents per 5 ounces or fraction thereof per paper. 2. A newspaper means any publication consisting wholly or m great part of political or other news or of articles relating thereto or to other current topics with or without advertisements and must be published
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    • 422 13 P&O A BRITISH INDIA c P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS. M OUTWARDS Due bue 1 nagc Spore. T'aage Spore. B 6 000 Aug. 30 CHITRAL 15,000 Oct. 12 ,1,1 17.000 Aug. 31 SOUDAN 6.500 Oct. 24 15.000 Sept. 14 CARTHAGE 15.000 Oct. 26 n 6.100 Sept. 27 RANPURA IT.COO
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    • 488 13 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. < Incorporated In England i "ELLERMAN" LINE OR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Due Sails City oi Oran Aug. 30 Sept. 2 City of Bath <For Genoa. Liverpool. Glasgow- Sept. 7 Sept. 0 City of Norwich Sept. 14 Sept.
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    • 1202 13 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO (1931 1 Steam Ship Co., Ltd., and China Ltd. Mutual Steam Navigation Co.. Lid. THE CUNARD WHITE Itg THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd THE SARAWAK STEAMSHI. CO.. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd THE AUSTRALIAN &OR IE: LINE Ltd THE 51A..1
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    • 842 14 K. P. M. COM LUKE PAKETVAAKT MAATSCHAPPU Kukvn Tuesday. Aug. 21. Bengkalis, Paneh, Berombang, Tanjong-Mengei-Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. 'Hj:.»..ai»jN— Tuesday, Aug. 21, Singkawang, Pemangkat and Sambas. MAJANG— Wednesday, Aug. 22. Prigi-Radja, Sapat, Tembilahan, Poeloei .;us, Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. nU)>£NB Wednesday, Aug. 22. Muntok and Palombang. inu.ll Wednesday, Aug. 22 Toengkal, Moeara-Saba
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    • 492 14 I TO EUROPE eKOM &INGAJPOHE AND f I^NAiSO VIA COLOMBO. ttOMOBAY, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA. MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrive Leave Leave Arrtvt Spore Spore I'enang N. York. Pres. Polk Aug. 25 Aug. 28 Aug. 30 Oct. 0 Pres. Adams Sept. 8 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Oct. 23
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    • 636 14 O. S. K. LimT H)H AFRICA AMj MM ill UIERU tLa Plata Mara Buenos Aires via Co] Cape Town. Rio, Bantot, Mi Italy Maru Cape Town via Mombasa, Dar-es-Salaam. Loureneo Durban ond Algoa Buy f Arizona Maru Kuenos Aires via Colombo, M mbu< Za-zibar.. Dar-es-Salaam. B Marques. Durban. Algoa Bjv
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  • 672 15 HOME FOOTBALLERS IN TRAINING v ,<7a Pay Record Fee Of£ll,ooo For Allen From Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 6. ii -ssional footballers are now well started on their trainnow League season, which begins on the 25th of Gotting into condition again is their first objective, ng will not begin for
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  • 273 15 'iS.R.C. territory but behind. The S.R.C. w to lollow suit and Bartested. A pass from ckson make a good centre shot went wide. mcd to quicken at this airmen attacked on the shot twice but failed to there was no score. change of ends the airalmoit
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  • 63 15 Englishman Wins Amateur Championship Baden, Aug. 16. An Englishman, H. L. Archibald, Royal St. George's, won the German Amateur Golf Championship defeating an Italian, Gigino Luzzatto. by two and one m the thirty-six holes final. <-«v»«~. The German Women's Open Championship was won by Frau Groos, Germany, who
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  • 50 15 We are Informed that the Malay team (which beat the S.CC at the week-end was the M.F.A. and not the Malay Cricket League. This is the nrst time the teams have met on the padang and after their victory the Malays are hoping to make the meetIng a yearly fixture.
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  • 901 15 STORIES OF ALL FOUR RACES New Six Metre Boat Coming |^\N Saturday a Her noon, the "B" Class sailed the first of a change-boat .series, owners being at the helms of the yachts m subsequent races owners will change beats until they have sailed each boat competing
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  • 64 15 It was now another long beat to the Outer Shoal and Punai was well favoured by the breaks In the wind and increased her lead considerably to round the mark, barring flukes a certain winner. Betsy overstood on the port tack and lost second place to Merlin.
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  • 200 15 Endeavour To Have Trials With Vanitie Newport, Rhode Island, Aug. 20. The Endeavour, with Mr. Sopwith's designer. Nicholson, aboard, stretched her new mainsail for a five hour twenty mile spin today. Mr. Sopwith has accepted the offer from Gerald B. Lambert, the owner of the American yacht Vanitie.
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  • 20 15 J. Ramsay, Margate's new manager, has secured W. R. Deans (Glasgow Rangers), centre-half, and R. Corrance left-half, also a Bcot.
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  • 911 15 PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK AT LORD'S Maryborough Collapse Badly Against Rugby (From Our Own Correspondent London, Aug. 8. pUBLIC Schools cricket has been very much m the news during the week, and since ast Tuesday Lord's has been the meeting place of hundreds of schoolboys and their friends and relations. The
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  • 185 15 The match played at Tanglin on Saturday between the P.W D. Spoils Club and Wiltshire Regiment 4 V ended m a victory for the former by m run? Scdfes. P/W.D.— Ponniah b Bond 12, Sta Maria b Bond 7. Pereira b Bond 10. Cooke b Stopel 13. Morgan c
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  • 69 15 Scotland Keep Amateur Golf Championship Porthcawl, Au*. 17. Scotland retained the Amateur International Golf Championship for the third year m succession by beating Wales by B—4,8 4, with three halved, beating Ireland by 10 4, one halved and England 9 4, two halved. Ireland bsat England
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  • 15 15 Transfers noted: H. Haggar (Denaby United) outside-left to Luton H. Harsden (Brighton), left-back to Gillingham.
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  • 239 15 NO INTKRPORT Hong Kong Unable To Send Team To Shanghai Hong Konff Aug. 10. There will be no tennis interport between Hong Kong and Shanghai this year. The Hong Kong L.T.A. have found it impossible to accept an invitation to visit the northern port next month, owing to the
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  • 21 15 In order to increase the sa'e of their season tickets next season. Binning* ham are instituting a system of deferred payment.
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  • 1010 16 Bowes and Allen Share Bowling Honours For England PONSFORD MAKES 266 Walters Opens In Merry Mood r»REAT bowling efforts by Bowes and Allen prevented Australia *J from making a record Test match totaL They were all out at the tea interval
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  • 492 16 BOWLING AUSTRALIA Ist Inns. Broun b Clark 10 Ponsford hit wicket b Allen 266 Bradman c Ames b Bowes 244 McCabe b Allen 10 Woodfull b Bowes 49 Oldfield not out 42 Chipperfield b Bones 3 Kippax lbw b Howes 28 Grimmett c Ames b Allen
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  • 69 16 To Be Constructed On Sussex Downs London, Aug. 17. A contract has been placed by the Brighton i Road Racing Company for the construction of a racing track for motor k SusBex extending for *22 4^ H miles >n a natural amphitheatre giving opportunity for a variety of
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  • 399 16 EXHIBITION MATCHES AT S. C. C. OOME very interesting tennis should be seen at the S.C.C. on Thursday, I when three Japanese Davis Cup play- en, H. Nishimura. J. Fujikura and J. ■Yamagishi. who are homeward bound j lon the Terukuni Mam, will play doubles and singles
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  • 120 16 Famous French Driver Killed Pescar, Aug. 15. Before a crowd of 250,000 spectators during the Coppa Acerbo race, tbe famous French driver, Guy Moll, was killed m the final lap when his car left the road when he was travelling at over 100 miles per hour. Moll was;
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  • 44 16 With regard to the B.C.C. football match against the re-instated Malays we are asked to emphasise that the challenge was issued by the SCC against the team of the Java tour It is hoped to turn out a whole eleven of the re-instated players
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  • 537 16 Unexpected Victory o Ver Air Force S.R.C 2- RAP IF the Singapore Reecreation Club had showed rh their earlier matches as they did yesterday atternc turn first division match with the Royal Air Force on th Stadium they would have made certain of bein- runner pionship
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