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

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14.363 ESTD. 1835. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1934 10 CENTS
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  • 191 1  -  ADMIRALTY APPROVED BY VICKERS AND ELECTRIC BOAT COMPANY First Submarine London, Sept. 5. royal ol the British was obtained m agreement between! the Electric Boat Co. Lng ci submarines." de- Charles Craven, manag- Vickers. Ltd.. m an •onneetion with the 1 Senate inquiry. the
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  • FREEDOM ABOLISHED: SAVAGERY DOMINANT
    • 250 1 MR. CITRINE ADDRESSES TRADE UNION CONGRESS "FASCISM HAS REACHED ITS ZENITH" London, Sept. 5. UII7HEREVER Fascism is insti- tuted." said Mr. Walter ML Citrine, general secretary, at the Trade Union Congress at Weymouth, "trade unionism and social democracy have been ruthlessly suppressed, the standard of life degraded, personal and political
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    • 174 1 HITLER ADDRESSES MONSTER NAZI CONGRESS "THE NAZI REVOLUTION HAS SUCCEEDED" Nuremberg:, Sept. 5. "THE past year brought a definite consolidation of Nazi power, but this year has been a period of gigantic, constructive and productive labour," declared Hitler's proclamation at the opening of the monster Nazi congress. He added that
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  • 79 1 Vssimistic View Of German Banker Berlin, Sept. 4. vans must generally > being m distress," de- Franz Urbig. president of Asiatic Bank, speaking at leeting oi the institution. iSt caution must, there>served m new transactions CWiittc Government." he t In China of all Japanese recently greatly relaxed
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  • 153 1 Change From 111 Temper To Real Anger London, Sept. 5. IF two Western governments began to register hatred with such fervour and publicity, the peace of Europe would be exposed to obvious and imminent danger, says The Times m a leader this morning on Russo-Japanese discords. Recent incidents
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  • 137 1 Professor Hogan Opposed To General O'Duffy Dublin. Sept. 1. The resignation of Professor Hogan fium the United Ireland Party is the main topic m political circles and is exDieted to have serious effects on the Blue Shirts, and it Is thought others will follow suit. Professor Hogan. m
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  • 82 1 London, Sept. 3. The Prince of Wales, who is engaged on a pleasure cruise on Lord Mayne's yacht, which he joined last week at Biarritz, paid a strictly private visit today to the Portuguese Colonial Exhibition at Oporto. Despite the unofficial nature of the visit the Prince
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  • 456 1 ZONES i OF SILENCE CAUSE TROUBLE Madrid Does Not Take Kindly To Them 1 Madrid, Sept. 5. THE success of the London silence zone has inspired the authorities j here to emulation but the Spanish police system of fining malefactors on the spot infuriated the taxidrivers who drove
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  • 76 1 GANDHI HAS DIFFERENCES WITH CONGRESS Leaders Disagree Madras, Sept. 5. A/1&- Gandhi has decided to withI AVI draw from the active leader- ship of Congress owing to differences jwith Pandit Malaviya and other leaders, according to the corres•pondent of the newspaper Hindu, Irom Wardha. The decision will be announced at
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  • Outbreaks Of Violence In U. S. Strike
    • 92 1 NATIONAL GUARD OVERRUN BY PICKETS 1 New York, Sept. 5. MINOR outbreaks of violence have occurred at several strike areas, particularly m South Carolina, where lorry loads of deputy sheriffs were rushed to Greer following reports that pickets were "overrunning" the National Guard. Mr. George Sloan, president of the Cotton
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    • 82 1 S.C.C. tennis ties 2 Yesterday's Rotary meeting 3 Death of Major Robertson 3 Speeding case fails 3 Air Mail letter 4 Page of pictures 5 Torch batteries confiscated 6 Injunction for tea traders 6 lpoh stabbing case verdict 9 Latest China cables 9 Tin and rubber prices
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  • 98 1 Staggering Load Of Valuable Glfti Simla, Sept. 5. THE Chinese official mission to Tibet, headed by Huang MvBtint, arrived at Lhasa on Aug. 26 bringing a staggering load of valuable gifts for the Tibetan authorities as a special mark of Chinese The visit is ostensibly connected with
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 27 1 m no better Tea than BIGIA TEA AN IN MALAYA TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER I DANCE (FORMAL) CONCERT o.io p.m. 3-15 p.m. Midnight RaFfles celebrated orchestra PHONE 5381
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    • 65 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness I and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. ADELPHI \P HOTEL FAVOURITE DOWN TOWN HOTEL FACING ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL EVERY ROOM WITH BATH AND MODERN SANITATION NEW GRILL ROOM COCKTAIL LOUMGI IEA ROO.^I I TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CONCERT DURING DINNER CABARET
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  • 50 2 Law Notices For The Day Before Mr. Justice Prichard m the' 3rd Court at 11 a.m. 5.468 33— Lim Kee Tng alias Lim Teng and another vs. How Khquee Yee. Before Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell; m the 2nd Court at 11 a.m. Assizes: j (2) Rex vs. Abdullah Khan.
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  • 252 2 First Play In Four For the first time m four days play was possible yesterday m the S.C.C. autumn tennis tournament, and the full schedule of ties was played off. Some excellent play was seen m the A class singles handicap ties, m which Roy Smith, former club
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  • 761 2 A KICK IN THE PANTS FOR RUBBER DEALERS -OUR 'BOYFRIEND 99 THE TIN SPECULATOR MINERS NOT GETTING FAIR PLAY FROM THE PRESS?—MORE ABOUT DOG LICENCES To the Editor. Sir. How strange and how pleasing that you should have given the rubber dealer such a kick m
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  • 98 2 The time that Mr. Jean Perraud took !In his flight from Paris to Saigon— he ljnded at Don Muang on the morning iof Aug. 1 and got to Saigon that afterjnoon is officially announced by the j Aero Club of France to have been 6 [days 7 hours 10 minutes
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  • 217 2 Male Interveners Injured With A Chopper A Chinese woman was arrested by the Klang police on the allegation that she severely injured a Chinese man and a policeman with a chopper at Kapar road on Aug. 31. According to police inquiries the arrested woman and another are said
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  • 326 2 "A Musical And Artistic Treat \I7ITH the augmentation of the orVT chestra by the inclusion of Ralf Kellerman and other members of the Sea View-Adelphi band, under the same musical director as at the start of the season. Vladimir Launitz, the Russian Ballett becomes the most artistic and l musical
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  • 24 2 Members are remained that the Pagar Lights will be opened on Thursday, the 6th, from 8 p.m. High Tide 9.13 p.m
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  • 288 2 Action By Commission In Saar Geneva, Sept. 1. The charge that young Saarlanders recruited for voluntary works m Nazi labour camps m Germany are being trained for directly infringing public security m the Saar territory is, made by Mr. Knox. Chairman of the Saar Governing Commission, m
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  • 146 2 Big Stadium For Changchun Changchun. Aug. 10. What Is believed will become one of the best athletic stadiums on the Asiatic continent is fast being completed here at a cost of approximately $6,000,000. Football and track and field arenas within the huge stadium are to be completed
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 989 2 CLASSFHED ADVERTISEMENTS 1111 JV"' 1 1 j TEXDKKs I MAX FACTOR'S i BEAUTY PREPARATIONS MUNICIPALm I as used j Teaden S by the famous Stars J Tenders are now following materials or .particulars, see Mum v J i Room. Reduction m price Supply of 300 tons 80 -100 D J
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 198 2 Oiary Of The Weekl THURSDAY. SEPT. 6. High Water. 10.03 a.m. 7.9 ft.. 9.13 p.m. 8.7 ft. Football: S.A.F.A. Cup. Marine Dept. vs. R.A.. Anson Road Stadium. Tennis S.C.C. Autumn tournament. FRIDAY, SEPT. 7. High Water. 10.30 a.m. 8.3 ft.. 9.55 p.m. 9.1 ft. Golf: Keppel G.C.. Women's Spoon j
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    • 215 2 Today's Radio Programmes SINGAPORE— ZHI (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co., of Malaya Ltd.) Wavelength 49.9 metres p.m. 6 Recorded music. 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. 8 Relay of dinner music by Raffles Hotel Orchestra under direction of Dan Hopkins. 3.30 Close down. 8.8.C. Transmission 111 9.05
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  • 285 3 ..,cc STATEMENT BY CONSTABLE I Sequel h The Death Of A I Lunatic H (i $200 and a day's r sonment when he' v re Mr. H A. Forrer. i Judge, yesterday, lalse statement m lorry accident. The H rConnor appeared on 1 H half to
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  • 99 3 U'hol Governor Sees Chinese Peiping, Sept. 3. suit has been filed m district court involving Yu-lin. deposed Jehol of his military aide. a magician. < known as and a batch oi "Longe- d that Half-fairy Yao led O i. rai Tang and the wife of Si 00.000 Mcx
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  • 46 3 I way to work early on a Chinese carpenter son with a cyclist m and sustained serious iken unconscious to hospiictured collar bone and a md on his head. Concusbrain was also suspected. Hident the cyclist made to ride away, but was detained by a constable.
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  • 202 3 NOVEL DEFENCE FAILS Jj^ NOVEL detence was offered to a YeW Ah .tn^!f t^ X 1 t na L ion of the Prosecution J*L at he had been seen meddling wuh the lock of a house m Teluk Aye! Street m the early hours of the mornmg of Aug. 8
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  • 72 3 Drug Addicts In North China Nanking, Aug. 22. Figures published by the National Opium Suppression Commission reveal that the evil of dangerous drugs m North China apparently is spreading faster than opium. The Commission states that during J Uie first, five months of this year provincial authorities arrested
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  • 19 3 Mrs. North Hunt, of Kelantan. who has been visiting friends m Pahang and Perak. spent the week-end m Ipoh.
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  • 339 3 Value Of Good Service In Business ROTARY CLUB ADDRESS wQERVICE is the only investment c i3that costs nothing. If you l vere to invest m it with the same s enthusiasm as you invest m the jl Dond and share market, believe me to use a slang, but very expressive
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  • 257 3  -  Raja Muda Opened By Of Selangor From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Sept. 2. The opening oi the Casino Cabaret. l Klans. was performed by The Hon The Raja Muda of Selangor last night before a large crowd. The Raja Muda accompanied by Inche Osman was received by Mr.
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  • 115 3 Chinese Vegetable Gardener Fined (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 4. A fine of $25, or six weeks' rigorous imprison ment, was imposed on a Chinese vegetable gardener, who was convicted of committing mischief by injuring two head of cattle with a parang. The complainant. Sheer Jaman,
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  • MAJOR R. R. ROBERTSON
    • 212 3 HAWKER'S DEATH Fell In Drain And Was Drowned A Malay hawker came by his death under tragic circumstances on Saturday lalternoon In Kelawei Road, Penang. The man, a laksa. seller, was found dead m a drain opposite the Pulau Tikus cemetery, it being presumed that he died either from shock
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    • 342 3 WEWS was received m Singapore yesterday morning of the death m Scotland of Major R. R. Robertson, foimer Singapore manager of Harrisons, Barker and Co. Ltd., whose services to the Volunteer movement m Malaya was recognised on the King's Birthday m 1931,
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    • 100 3 j Priest's Discovery In Early Hours i Penang, Sept. 3. The discovery was made by a priest [Of Chettiars* Temple., Waterfall Road, during the early hours of yesterday that the golden finial on the dome of I the centre bui ding m the inner courtyard was missing.
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  • 235 3 CHINA COMMAND CHANGES A NUMBER of changes are now noti- fled m appointments of "the China Command. The joint principal G.S.O. me brigadier hi charge 01 administration, the cnief engineer, and the artillery J«.r are leaving the headquarters scaT at Hong Kong. C*L r. P. Nosworttiy, D.5.0., M.C who is
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  • 87 3 Arrival In Singapore From Malacca Mr. D. J. Jardine, Governor-Designate cf British North Borneo arrived In Singapore yesterday morning by train from Malacca with Mrs. Jardine. They are staying at Government House as guests of His Excellency the Hon. Mr. Andrew Caldecott. Officer Administering the Government,
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  • 185 3 MISS MERCEDES D'SOUZA ACQUITTED Car's Maximum Speed Of 35 Miles An Hour A speed test by the traffic police Of a cat m which Miss Mercedes d'Souza was alleged to have been racing with a young photographer named E. H. Holloway m Serangoon Road led Mr. C.
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  • 150 3 Attempt To Popularise The One-day Excursion From Our Own Correspondent.' Bangkok, Sept. 5. The State Railways have done much of recent years to popularise the long system they control. Excursions have been run to places as far afield from Bangkok as Singora m the south And Chiengmml
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 44 3 I FEELING JADED? I l course of Phosferine vine, the finest energizer obt is a delicious wine to which added the world famous Tonic tfertne. KBIH i HAVERS AND SONS LTD., s »»Kapore and Penan*. Trade nquiries to Boustead <fc Co, Ltd., S.S. F.MS.
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    • 266 3 TTTT R N f> A'TTI". A A N A uTfTfi N 'T» cr^nuAe <—>ectetj^ or a JLeueu&able, t/\ h-t is§ IyifCCTUtMT The ''lustration above shows one of the lilOiOLll/LQ INVEJTntNI rare occasions on which the bonnet of an Austin is raised. An Austin owner The Twelve-Six Ascot "De Luxe L
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  • 1032 4 Best Training For U. S. PRESIDENCY Is Three Years In BED THE best training for the presidency of the United States is three years m bed. remarked Col. Louis Mac Henry Howe, President Roosevelt's "No"-man. With Col. Howe clad m white duck overalls, a soft shirt, an old beach hat.
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  • 2635 4 AIR MAIL LETTER from LONDON !\eu-style Holidmyt The Test Aftermath —Press Hysteria Invoking Ottawa Income Tax Hope* Cheerful Mr. Fokker The City Police. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT London, Aug. 18. 17IS1TORJS to Lonctcn who come from countries m which cricket is not played might have been pardoned for supposing during
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  • 163 5 LONDON photosapher was arrested for making this photograph on the Italian side of the Brenner Pass. Mr. Gaiger of Planet News, London was seized by the military authorities. Photographs of the Italian Army massed m thr \lpine passes facing Austria were confiscated. Eventually the
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  • 187 5 Are you as expert as SHE? THINK for a minute— what if you had the house to run, meals to plan and children to care for Do you think you could do the job as well as your wife does On the same amount of money Be honest. The housewives
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  • Article, Illustration
    41 6 CHANCELLOR HITLER addressed more than 2,000 people who packed the Xi oil Opera House, Berlin, when he delivered the most emotional speech of his career, the funeral oration for the dead President. Hitler is seen arriving at the Kroll Opera House.
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  • INJUNCTION GRANTED TO CHINESE TRADING COMPANY
    • 144 6 Two Chinese Arrested On Keppel Road Municipal P.C.A. officers who kept a watch on people making purchases at the Keppel Road market brought two men into court yesterday on charges of causing unnecessary suffering to ducks. The accused. Chua San and Yeo Su Wan, appeared before Mr.
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    • 1050 6 RAJA STAMBI'L" TUOA GUAN KIAT trading as T. G. Kiat and Co.. was awarded ai injunction yesterday m the Supreme Court, by Sir Walter Huggard, the Chief Justice, restraining Haroon bin Ali, his servants workmen, and agents, from using or causing to be used any wrapper or
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  • 300 Torch Batteries Confiscated
    • 179 6 NEW IRON MINE RUMOURS IN JOHORE IT IS rumoured locally that Japanese interests have acquired three new iron mines m Johore. but a Free Press reporter who made inquiries yesterday morning was informed by the Warden oi Mines, Johore. that although very active prospecting had been going on for some
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    • 203 6 Lorry Driver's Attempt To Evade Customs Duty From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Sept. 4. 300 torch batteries were ordered to be confiscated by the Rt mba Magistrate today, when Tan Ah Loy. a Chinese lorry driver, was charged with hiding them m an attempt to avoid the duty on them
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    • 252 6 SCENE IN A MALACCA STREET Three Chinese And Two Sikhs In Court <From Our Own Correspondent > Kuala, Lumpur, Sept. 4. A SCENE m a Malacca Street between Chinese and Sikh bus-drivers on the night of Aug. 20. had a sequel m the police court yesterday, when
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  • 118 6 Receives Honour On Resigning From State Council Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 3. Mr. Low Leong Gan, J.P.. has resigned from the Selangor State Counc'l and His Highness the Sultan has accepted the resignation with regro L In recognition of his 13 years service on the Council, as
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  • 511 6 Failure To Establish Identity Of A Driver *T»HE failure of a motorist to identify the driver of a car m collision with his own car, caused a break-down of a traffic case m the police court yesterday. The defendant was an Englishspeaking Chinese, Goh
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 99 6 UilfflHSPm H|^lr There is no better c:.> Si MWMM r^ than MARTIN'S You can I WWWr rt\y upon MARTINS PILLS I ■F r Sold by all Chemists Stores and I M by THE FEDERAL DISPENSARY. Square, Singapore. M No. BMO No OTOO Brass Bolt r m v with bras, ra
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    • 280 6 "WHITHER germlJ?; plcttu hi I. the local A tan| for tli \wt.s aijlly v, of .S ought to te< rcalir- ho.\ DDfokUnfl i p tIV Pletlire »:l.r the nation' (•enquest The X m uaUbnnt. marches. Ti v.mblo of an horrors of 1914 but m it. V) Economic strll Then revolun
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  • 374 7 Attempted Theft By Chinese I Youth I The Penang District Judge < Mr. B. F. 1 1 Bridge) on Monday convicted Teoh Chooi Lye a Chinese youth, who was charged with breaking open a closed receptacle used for the custody Of pro- pcrty and cash at No. 32,
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  • 285 7 Sunday, Aug. 26. His Excellency and Mrs. Caldecott. attended by the Personal Stall left Singapore lor Kuala Lumpur by the lO p.m. mail train. Monday, Aug. 27. li.s Excellency presided at a meeting I 01 the Federal Council held at the Council chamber. Government Offices, Kuala Lumpur, tins
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 795 7 \""~C OMMENCING I it j ""7 '"^"Hl" TONIGHT A I UA|U D D A IT'S PARAMOUNT M^^K g1 5 AND 9.15 WEEK! LET'S GO! Jff^Bf <^Bfe^ rHE /7/VES7 MD MOST^JOYABLE MUSICAL COMEDY OF PARAMOUNT* MAs^^ i W^^m!^ BING CROSBT LOMBARD >n f^'^ W j r JIM "WE'RE NOT DOSSING" GEORGE
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  • 21 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH. STONE.— To Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Stone, at Cairn Holm Nursing Home on September sth. a son.
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  • 958 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1934 Gandhi And Congress j II7HILE it still lacks official conflr- mation the news that Gandhi has decided to withdraw from the active leadership of Congress can be taken as an intelligent anticipation I that the Indian leader will make the announcement himself
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  • 175 8 Mr. H. Watson and Mr. Leong Kwau Boeu, from Singapore, arrived at Penang I on Monday by the* s.s. Katong. Dr. (Miss> Bernard, who recently returned from leave, has been posted to I Kuala Kangsar for duty. > The death took place last Friday m England, of
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  • 409 8 Passing Of Barclays Bank Chairman OEGRET will be felt m Singapore. particularly m banking circles, at the passing of Mr. F. C. Goodenough. chairman of Barclays Bank. Mr. Goodenough was an outstanding personality m the world of finance. Behind him there was an heredity of mixed
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  • 722 8 y^HEREVER two participators m The Great War are gathered together the conversation inevitably turns to their reminiscences of those days "Listen. Miles." said the Schoolmaster —Schoolmasters are rarely purists m private conversation— "You have told me some considerable stretchers about your times m Palestine, why not
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 264 8 ■^^k^^Ml,^ LIME JUICE nnPrin cordial HII^aP ORANGE AND f |1 LEMON SQUASHES 80 Cents Per Bottle, LESS 10 Cents Per Empty BOTTLE Allowance on Returns P. To Your PROVISION STORE. CAIJDIBECIt'S I BY SPECIAL l^C to HM thf I \PPOINTMENI KIN(, <)l SIAM DIAMOND WATCHES. Their iheer loveliness makes them
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    • 65 8 A CENTENARIAN ATTRIBUTES HIS LONGEVITY to his habit of chewing tobacco. This should check further depreciation of the quid. The knowledge that a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT and ALL SICKNESS POLICY is behind you promotes well-being, and the absence of worry it produces tends to speed recovery m the event of illness
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  • 604 9 SWAMI FOUND GUILTY OF CULPABABLE HOMICIDE Strange Outburst From The Dock After Sentence (From Our Own Correspondent) Slpoji, Sept. 5. ENTENCE of ten years' rigorous imprisonment was passed today at Ipoh assizes on Swami, a Malabari Brahmin, who was found guilty of the culpable
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  • 67 9 ROBBED EXPELLED FROM JAPAN Chinese Arrive In r Shanghai Shanghai, Sept. 5. to a statement made Chinese who have been rom Japan, the Japanese lent has confiscated all movable and movable proFifty one of the arrived m Shanghai uing, and their cash to have also been taken fro Foreign Office
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  • 92 9 red During Attack On Japanese Shanghai, Sept. 5. i i motor lorries car,ooo taels of prepared i packets, from Jehol i by a band of Chinese District of Hsingght uards who were escorting 1 the way from Jehol »ye the Volunteers ler being captured and Japanese garrison ouar::ku.
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  • 10 9 London. Sept. I. louneed of Miss amous pianist. Reuter Wireless
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  • 155 9 CHAIRMAN OF BARCLAYS BANK Leading Authority On Finance London. Sept. 5. THE death of Mr. Frederick Craufurd Goodenough, chairman ol Barclays Bank, took place today. -Reuter Wireless. Mr Goodenough was born m Calcutta m 1866. the son of Frederick A. Goodenon«;h. of Calcutta, and
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  • 132 9 Salvage Of 20,000 Ton Battle Cruiser London. Sept. 4. Columns ol water shot skyward at Bcapa Flow yesterday when the German 28.000-ton battle cruiser Bayern which had been lying m 20 fathoms tor 15 years was raised to the surface In 30 seconds. The difficult ol this
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  • 90 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices And Sterling Rates London, Sept. 5. Spot (Sellers* 7 ll'l6d. (7%d.) (Buyers* 7 9 16d. (7V 2 d.) Oct. -December 7?4d. (7%d.) Jan.-March 7y B d. (7 1316 d.) April-June 8 1 16 d. «Bd.) Market Steady. New York, Sept. 5. September 15
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  • 230 9  - PLAN TO UNIFY ALL OF CHINA Sin Chew Jit Poh Favoured By North And South j Hong Kong, Sept. 5. V\R. Wang Chung-hui, Chinese re- presentative at the International Court at The Hague, has submitted to the Central Government an elaborate plan for bringing about a unification of the country.
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  • 167 9 Due To .Movement Of Exchanges London, Sept. 3. Although at the opening of business j m the foreign exchange market sterling showed a further small decline as expressed m both French francs and American dollars, rates later moved m favour of the pound. The advance m the
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 919 10 CHANGE IN THE SHARE MARKET Urge To Sell Is In The Ascendant Fraser ar,cl Co.'s share report, dated Sept. 5. states: In spite of a small advance m the price oi tin. the publication of a long string of rubber dividends, and the repayment of the Victory Loan, a subtle
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    • 307 10 September 5 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 4 7 32 London. 3 months' sight 2 4 13 64 London. 60 days' sight 2 4 3 16 London. 30 days' sight 2;4 532 London, demand 2 4 J 8 London. T.T. 2 4 3 32 Lyons and Paris,
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    • 113 10 Abroad London, Sept. 3. Exchanges today were: Paris 74 3 4 New York 5.0^. I Montreal 4.89. Brussels 20.98. 1 Geneva 15.08^. Amsterdam 7.26 1 /2 Milan 57 716. Berlin 12.58^. Stockholm \$.ZW 2 Copenhagen 22. 39 1 2 Oslo 19.90*2. Vienna 26 1 2 Prague 1189 8 Helsingfors 226
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    • 125 10 Embargo On Exports To Osaka, Aug. 18. The Japanese Cotton Spinners' Feder: tion and the Japanese Piece-Goods Association, at a joint conference today, decided to declare an embargo on unbleached cotton piece-goods exports to the Netherlands East Indies. The decision to declare the embargo was made with a
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    • 112 10 Sept. 5, 12 o'clock noon Gambier 4.2 b Java Cube 7.25 Hamburg Cube 7.25 Muntok White Pepper 42.00 White Pepper 41.00 Copra. Sundried 2.90 Copra, mixed 2.25 Small flake Tapioca 3.70 Fair Sago Flour 1-80 Blanja Jelotong 6.75 Sarawak Jelotong 6.50 R. (Siam) W.C. No. 1 per
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    • 180 10 The Singapore Chamber of Commcice Rubber Association held its 1190 action, yesterday. Catalogued 1.967.597 1b5— 878.39 tons Offered 1.787,023 —797.78 Sold 1.317.812 —588.31 London 7 7 16d. New York 15 2 cts. PRICES REALIZED Ribbed smoked sheet Standard Quality 25^ to 25* 4 (Some special lots 25%25!£)
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    • 117 10 FRASER 'S SHARE LIST Yeste rday y s A lte rations Bangrin Tin 26s 27s Johan Tin <20 cts.» 30 33 x d Killinghall <ss) 12s 6d 13s 6d K. Kampar (10) 13s 3d 13s 9d cd. Pahang Consd. (ss) 9s 10s Rambutan (£> 7s 9d 8s 9d Rawang Cons.
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    • 168 10 theS'S.?mWir concentrated latex, .atex and revertex. bein g flna! shipments on ocean- steamers at a., Ma.ayan Ports, during SUMMARY Gross Exports T" r T to •»> .~'»ST,i' s Z"2£,SJ BTSfIRi E 0 i« s— a>. January 55,055 55,055 46,662 February 57,867 112,922 84,283 March 58,515 171,437 126,436
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    • MODERATE BUSINESS ON RUBBER MARKET Considerable Unsatisfied Buying Interest
      • 53 10 Foreign imports of Tin Ore during the month of August. 1934. Country of Origin Tons 2. Burma 300 3. Netherlands India: nßanka and Billiton Singkep Other Places l 4. French Indo-China 197 5. Japan 64 6. Siam 1.561 7. Tanganyika 7 8. Union of South Africa 10:2
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      • 447 10 J. I. MHLLER. Registrar-General of Statistics. S.S. and F.M.S. Singapore. Sept. 4. 1934. I The Directors of Klang River Tin' Dredging Co.. Ltd.. have declared a dividend of 2» 2 per cent, payable on Sept. 24, 1934. The Directors of North Taiping Tin Dredging Co.. Ltd.. have declared a
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      • 115 10 \m: II Sept. 1 I American Can. Com. American Teleph and Telegraph Atcheson Railroad Dupont Firestone General Electric General Motors Goodrich Goodyear Enter-Telephone and Telegraph National City Bank New York Central Railroad Pennsylvania Rail road Co. Radio Corporation Socony Vacuum (Standard Oil NJ (Texas Corporation Union Oil 15'_.
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  • 605 11 Western Australia Wishes To Secede From The Commonwealth PETITION SENT TO PARLIAMENT whether Western Australia shall be permitted to the Commonwealth of Australia will soon come be of Commons, the legislative body that created th Australian States, and. according to the secessior er to right any proved wrong by amendment
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  • 193 11 DISCOVERY OF SUBMERGED CITY KEVELATION THROUGH CHINA DROUGHT Shanghai, Aug. 30. yHE prolonged drought m China has caused a Chinese Pompeii to be discovered under the 'shallow waters of southern Taihu. a large lake along the Chekiang-Kiangsu. border, according to a vernacular report. The lost city was found by Chinese
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  • 161 11 Fishery Dispute Amicably Settled Tokio, Aug. 15. The Foreign Office announces today that the dispute over fishery grounds and the yen -rouble exchange rate between Soviet Russia and Japan has hten amicably settled. The controversy arose on February 20. when Japanese bidders for certain fishery lots at
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  • 90 11 To Study Railway Systems Peiping, Aug. 17. Mr. Huang Po-chiao. ManagingDirector of the Shanghai Nanking Railway will soon start on a six month tour of Europe and America, on mission for the Ministry of Railways, to study the rctlwaf systems m those countries. It is learned
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  • 603 11  -  Ely Culbertson by Worlds Champion Player mid Greatest Card Analyst TWO LESSONS IN FLAY I IN todays hand there are two obvious lessons— one lor the Declarer involving an important principle m the play oi the dummy, and the second, an important principle m defence —abandoning the
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  • 385 11 GUARDS OF THE C.E.R. REFUSE PROTECTION FOR THE EASTERN LINE TT is reported from Harbin that the manager of the Chinese Eastern A Railway, Mr. Rudy, has submitted to the Board of the railway a report dealing with tne recent raids on the C.E.R. and the train accidents connected with
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    • 852 11 Vv»i»t» exceed $12, 000.000 Awurance m force §v •■•>•§• The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. m »r-e Strait! tettUrmtMil HtAi; omci Or**t hmn Lite bulldint Cecil Street, ilngaport LONDON OFFICE: 27. Old J~ Mi *M*pu f IK. £20.000 deposited irttH the Supreme Court ol Ei^hul ana comply wltb Ihe
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  • 35 12 Merchants are hereby Informed that it has been agreed to quote the rate of 355. per ton of 20 cwt. on AMANG ORE IN BAGS from Straits to Conference basis ports m Europe.
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE LUXURY LINERS TO BE LAID UP
    • 130 12 Last Rivet Hammered Into Giant Ship The last rivet has been hammered into place m the new Cunarder, "534". "Launching tests are to be carried out. The Clyde Trust has spent £100,000 deepening and widening the river opposite the launching berth. Several hundred thousands of tons of
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    • 335 12 Atlantic Trade Still Under The Slump rvRASTIC curtailment of services this winter is contemplated by the i shipping companies engaged m the North Atlantic passenger trade This is due to the expected boom m ocean travel having failed to materia- 1 Use. So desperate has become the plight oi shipping
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    • 114 12 France's Share Of Shipping In Her Own Ports The French flag is represented by n quarter of the shipping which visits French ports. Of the remaining threequarters Oreat Britain leads by a very long way. The British share m 1933 was 10,175 ships with cargo of a
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    • 67 12 Ships which entered and left ports oi the United Kingdom during the 12 months ended June 30 last totalled 342 592.677 net register tons, an increase of 14,412,895 net register tons, or 4 4 per cent, over the previous 12 months. The Port of London had an
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    • 262 12 FINE QUALITIES OF EAST ASIATIC CO.'s SHIPS Only Two Disposed Of In Over 20 Years From Our Own Correspondent. Bangkok. Aug. 31. THE news that the East Asiatic Company, Ltd., has disposed of one oi its motor ships, the Jutandia. to San Francisco buyers, recalls that these vessels were built
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    • 76 12 150 Million Francs For The proposals as to subsidies made by the President of the French Merchant Marine Commission have been accepted by the Chamber of Deputies by an overwhelming majority. The State pays a share of the wages of crews and a percentage of the expenses reckoned
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    • 634 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. 'Incorporated «n F.MS.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. Booking Agents for federated Malay States Railways. Royal State Railways of Siam. (Incorporated m England). HOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN, HONOLULU CANADA. FOUR MAGNIFICENT "EMPRESSES," COMPRISING THE LARGEST AND FASTEST STEAMERS ON THE PACIFIC FREQUENT SAILINGS FROM HONG
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    • 195 12 HENDERSON LINE SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS By Fortnightly Passenger Steamet Between Rangoon, Port Sudan Marseilles, Palma and England HOMEWARD SAILINGS Port of Disembarkation Plymouth Leave Rangoot 1934. PEGU Set 20 CHINDWIN Nov 3 KEMMENDINE Nov 17 BHAMO Dec 1 AMARAPOORA Dec '3 SAGAING Dec. 29 1935. BURMA j an 12 YOMA
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    • 79 12 For everything iippcrtaining Travel. Banking Freight CO^KS WACoSsiITS L»»OPLO TRAVfi StPV'CfJ 39, ROBINSON ROAD Individual Attention. Telephone 5908 1 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE of Western Australia FREMANTLE Via Port Swcttenbam. P*"* 1 Palembtnjt BanjoiwanAJ •"<* Western Port* T.s.m.v. Kftßfaroo j ;i T.sm.v. Kungar. f T.s.m.v. Koolii:da J jf T.s.m.v. Kangaroo r
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    • 535 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN j Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. 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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    • 212 12 SING A PORK HARBOUR Van Heutsi 22 a Main Wharf (Entrance Suwa Mam 18 ten 11 FuipireDo,. (End City oi MobiU Perak 34; Tavr> ai tmpire Dork (Entrai Karapara m West Wharf (Estranrc i Jinkai Maru b Section 10 (Entrance v, Gandara 51 Umi. MARBOUI Main Whan QuiUemant, Th< i
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    • 418 13 n y N y >^te *l\\ *>■ B^' Bb I\\ .-^Kr*" J Vv i Bm t <«ft«v /^S^Bflv^^^ i^t^Bßl I L *fr Y TBBMMMSjhMß**rt^^B^^^"j^^Sß«f|ir^J^U I m y P& O. S. N. COS SAILINGS. OUTWARDS Tnate Spore. T Qa sWe 15.000 Sept. 14 CARTHAGE 15 000 Oct 26 BIH 6100 Sept.
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    • 506 13 EHer man Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" UNE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Due Sails City of Bath (For Genoa, Liverpool, Glasgow) Sept 7 Sept 9 City of Norwich Sept. 14 Sept. 16 "AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN" LINE. FOR HALIFAX, BOSTON,
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    • 1163 13 THB BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO.. (1931 Steam Ship Co.. Ltd., and China Ltd. Mutual Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd. THE CUNARD WHITE STAR Ltd THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO Lid THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd. THE AUSTRALIAN A ORIEV TAL LINE Ltd
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    • 731 14 CONINKLIJKK PAKBTVAABT MAATBCHAPPIJ TIDORE Thursday, Sept. 6, Selat-Pandjang, Bengkalis, Soengei-Pakning. Siak and Pakan-Baroe. VAN DER LIJN -Thursday, Sept. 6. Cheribon <not for passengers), Semarang. Sourabaya. Boeleleng. Ampenan. Padang-Bay. Benoa and Banjoewangi. VAN HEl'TSZ— Thursday, Sept. 6, Hongkong. Swatow and Amoy. MAPlA— Friday. Sept. 7, Kuala-Mandah. Igal, Palandoek, Balaras, Sapat, Tembllahan,
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    • 436 14 TO EUROPE I FROM SINGAPORE AND I'tJSA.Mi VIA COiA>AU»o, BOMBAY, SUEZ, FORT SAID, ALIuXAM^tOA, NAPLto GKNOA, MAKSEILUiS AND NfcU iOKIk. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Spore Spore Penang N. York Fres. Adams Sept. 8 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Oct. 23 Pres. Harrison Sept. 22 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Nov. c j
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    • 626 14 TO LONDON, VIA NAPLES, MARSEILLES,ANTWEKI^^^^^B AND MIDDLESBROUGH Iv^\M SSUWA MARU 10,750 Sept. 6 7 HARUNA MARU m FUSHIMI MARU 10,900 Sept. 20 21§ KATORI MARU U I HAKOZAKI MARU 10,400 Oct. 3 4 SKASHIMA MARU k ITERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Oct. 16 II JYASUKUNI MARU i -3 k HAKUSAN MARU 10.500
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  • Article, Illustration
    22 15 HAMMOND caught out by Old Vu Id during the resumed "timeless" Test Match at the Oval. O'Reilly is seen jumping for joy.
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  • scheme For Bathing Pool Abandoned
    • 476 15 Heavy Cost Of Installation INCOME OF $270 PER MONTH NECESSARY (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Sept. 1. cost involved the Sungei Ujong Club have ,don the scheme for the provision of a swimming ball yearly general meeting of the club on Mr. Walter G. Howse. referred to the matter said
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  • Leyland Best Of England's Batsmen
    • 608 15 Fames Best Of The Bowlers BRADMAN AND PONSFORD BOTH AVERAGE NEARLY 100 I EYLAND. who twice came to the rescue of England when all Lj seemed lost, at Leeds and at the Oval, was easily the best of the English Test
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  • 2759 16 Campfire Comes Home To Pay A $104 Dividend t PRIDE F PERAK BEATEN 1 SPENCER THE BEST JOCKEY WESTERDAY was outsiders' day at the new racecourse. In no fewer than five of the eight events the most fancied horses were
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  • 768 16 LAST MINUTE RECOVERY BY ISLANDERS SAVES THEM Another Cup Tie Drawn 2: P.Brani 2 JHE climax of yesterday's S.A.F.A Clip match between the Wiltshires second team and the Pulau Brani eleven was a thrilling finish by the islanders, who brought up arrears of two clear goals to make it a
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  • 191 16 Lady Huggard Leads In Qualifying Round Lady Huggard, a former holder, returned the best score and led the Held m yesterday's qualifying round tor the Andrew Currie Cup, which carries with it the title of lady champion of Singapore. The play took place at the Island Club.
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  • 457 16 INTERPORT ROWING AT END Of THIS MONTH Batavia Oarsmen Coming Here A REGATTA is to be held by the Royal Binfl J* Friday evening, commencing at 5.15 p.m. TI arranged. The first is the Club Pairs, over a con of a mile, the second the Junior sculls, over the third
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    • 42 16 Results of yesterday's tennis ties at the S.C.C. are m page 2. VVARNE'S BLJOU DICTIONARY ENGUSH SYNONYMS and ANTONYMS GIVES "THE RIGHT WORD AT A GUNCE" (80,000 EXAMPLES) POCKET $1.20 EDITION AN INDISPENSABLE WORK OBTAINABLE vAT H A YA PUBL 'SHIIIG HOUSE,
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