The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 October 1934

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  • 20 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 14,390. rc Tn ,0,. *"-TP 183 MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1934 10 CENTS.
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  • 250 1 Catalonian Rebellion Suppressed And Leaders Arrested FIGHTING IN THE INTERIOR f— HISTORY OF THE 1 I rfvoi t I on. 2 Samper cabinet resigns following catholic Agra- 3*£ "ZL* Radical Catholic Cabinet. J S Oct 5 G*n*r»» strike proclaimed Tt 011 I I o
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  • 47 1 Smyrna Sensation ISTANBUL, OCT. 7. Tl KKISH COASTAL BATTERIES OrENEO FIRE ON TWO FRENCH DESTftOYEM STEAMING UP THE 01 LF OK SMYRNA TODAY AFTER VISIT TO GREECE. THE DtM'ROYERS RETURNED rHE FIRE. FRENCH EMBASSY IS COMMUNICATING WITH THE FOREIGN OFFICE.— Reuter
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  • 75 1 Chinese Railway Chief In London London, Oct. Pt-tsiau, the managing th< Nanking-Shanghai and Hanfchow-Nlngpo railways. red by Router on his arrival n from America on what ii> pleasure and partly a busi- said he was very anxious to j thing ol the management oft railways owing to
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  • 64 1 Film Version Of Famous Novel A Success i London, Oct. 5. The British film version of Jew Suss. Lion Fi-uehtwanger's famous novel. made its debut m London last night .md was enthusiastically received. Prince George and Queen Marie of ftonmania were present at the first per!orciance, the proceeds
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  • 231 1 Privy Council Meeting At Buckingham Palace T TM, London, Oct. 5. HE King held a Privy Council at Buckingham Palace today at which His Majesty gave his formal consent to the marriage of Prince George to Princess Marina. The Council was one of the most
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  • 49 1 London, Oct. 5. The total amount applied for m tenders for £35,000,000 Treasury Bills was €65,260,000. The amount allotted i in Bills at three months was €31,510, 000. The average rate per cent, was 15/9.702 d. M compared with 14 2.38 d. last- week.- i British Radio
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  • 1009 1 Madrid. OcU A squadron of five warships at Cartagena have been ordered full-speed to Barcelona where they are due at noon. Meanwhile General Batet, commanding the Government trcops m Catalonia has sent an ultimatum to President Don Luis Companys to surrender immediately, otherwise he
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  • 31 1 Success Of The R*bel Forces Madrid, Oct. 6. Twentythree are known to be dead and 25 Injured as a result of yester- day's fighting. It is believed the ca-
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  • 34 1 Mutiny Paris, Oct. A Spanish regiment is reported to have mutined at Gerona, m North Catalonia, and murdered a genera 1, two majors, and a captain. General Batet has left hurriedly for Gerona.— Reuter
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  • 68 1 Of Two New Reservoirs London. Oft. 5. A scheme fcr the provision of two new reservoirs m the Thames Valley, each capable of holding four thousand million gallons of water, at an estimated total cost of £4,083.000, was today unanimously adopted at a meeting of the Metropolitan Water
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  • 97 1 U. S. TO ADOPT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 17,000,000 Work less San Francisco, Oct. 7. WTHE British unemployment in- surance system will be carefully studied with a view to the adoption of a similar scheme m America," declared Miss Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labour, today. She predicted that a scheme would be
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  • 93 1 Growtag Demand For British London, Oct. 5. One nl the largest single orders for civil aircraft i ver given has been received by the British maimfartuiiiii or Monospar machines. The contract la for 55 planes, half of which number are required lor export. In Monospars a special
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  • 81 1 15JWM) Primrose Roots Sent To Belgium London, Oct. 5. Fifteen thousand primrose roots gathered trom English w<xxis and lanes have been sent to Belgium and will be planted on the hillside where King Albert fell to his death. It Is hoped that this typical British flower, which
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    • 103 1 On Other Pages Diary k>f the week 2 Law notices 2 Radio programmes 2 Surrey "adopts" Jarrow 2 Neiv air liner m Singapore 3 Mr. P. Hoalim acquitted 3 Picture page 5 Civil aviation progress 6 Fate of Drury Lane 6 Bengalis to die 6 Flying club reports 7 Leading
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    • 101 1 mffi&3^W/^^M ADELPHI Ip HOTEL ROOF GARDEN I TONIGHT I TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY I SPECIAL DINNER DANCE I CABARET I H I BY THE ENTIRE I BRYMAN'S REVUE! I I THE ROTARY CLIB OF SINGAPORE I Meets Next Wednesday At 1 p.m. at the I A DELPHI HOTEL In Aid of
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  • 172 2 Expansion Of Britain's Note Circulation London, Oct. 5. Further evidence of the improving trade conditions m Britain is found m the weekly returns of the Bank of England. For the past week the note circulation, which mainly represents the actual cash m the hands of the public, has
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  • 29 2 Exciting: Scenes Precede Proclamation A Barcelona, Oct. 6. mJL 2 alan Re P ublic has been proclaimed under the title "Catalan State of the Spanish Federal Republic
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  • 331 2 AID FOR DISTRESSED AREAS IN BRITAIN Surrey "Adopts" Jarrow London, Oct. 5. IN spite of the steady progress tcwarcsj prosp?r.ty made m most parts of Britain there remain, notably m the north of England, distressed areas where little hope at present exists of a return to formor days of activity
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  • 181 2 Golden Wedding To Be Celebrated Mr. H. B. Leicester, retired veteran of the Singapore Harbour Board, and Mrs. Leicester, of Deli and Penang will celebrate their golden wedding next week. Mr. Leicester, who is m his 79th year, comes of an old AngloIndian family from Bengal
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    • 88 2 I Law Notices For The Day Before the Chief Justice at II a.m. SummoiLs"s-in-Chambers and Originating Summonses. At 11.30 a.m.: Motions and Judgment Summonses. At 2.15 p.m.: 1 Summons-in-Cham-brr Before Mr. Justice Prichard m the 2nd Court at 11 a.m. For' mention: -5.471 33 J. S. Surain Singh vs: M.
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    • 178 2 TO LET. No. 81 MEYER ROAD, seaside bungalow, tennis court and garage. Immediate entry. Apply Meyer Bros. IDEAL for one or two persons. Furnished flat m private home. Pleasant surroundings. Tennis, Garage. Replies "Moderate." care of Free Press. FURNISHED SEASIDE BUNGALOW at Beting Kusa. Apply British Malaya Trustee and Executor
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    • 479 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS RATS BRING DISEASE. ASK YOUR CHEMIST FOR RODINE RAT POISON. THE RAPID RAT REMOVER. Sole Importers Graftion Laboratories, 20b, Coilyer Quay. BUSINESS CARDS STRAITS TYPEWRITER AGENCY STATIONERS it REPAIRERS 14 A Change Alley, Singapore M Jjjs The Cheapest House for your 9&»» Stationery, Typewriters, Rib Dons QBac and
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    • 543 2 I TENDER& singaporT^" MUNICIPALITY Tenders Tenders are new lnvivri t following materials or service, 0 lt (particulars, see Municinai 1 Room. Te Supply of Salt Glazed War* etc. for 1935. Date 0 n** 4 p.m. Wednesday. Oct 31 8;r 4 Supply of Solid and Pneun T 1834 and Tubes for
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 355 2 Diary Of The Week MONDAY, OCT. Bth. High Water, 10.27 a.m. 8.8 ft.. 10.46 9 2 ft. Hockey: SC.C. Ist XI vs. Chinese, padang; Anglo-Chinese School vs. Ceylon Sports Club, Balestier Road; Young Indians R. C. vs. Raffles College. Bukit Tlmah. Football: Malay Inter-School Competition, Geylang vs. Tanjong Katong, Victoria
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    • 283 2 Today's Radio Programmes Singapore ZHI (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.) Wavelength 49.9 metres I MONDAY i p.m. 6 Recorded music. i 6.30 Relay of dance music by Raffles I Hotel Dance Orchestra under the direction of Dan Hopkins. 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times.
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  • 344 3 LAST LINK IN ALL RED ROUTE COMPLETE BY DECEMBER JHE^ Qantas Empire Airways' aircraft V.H.-U.S.C, p,,oted by on £Xtt£Zf£sr on saturday morni rW re than 20 People-includin-Capt^ Barn^ic of Imperial Airways' wp?p a num er of Air Force offlcials?hP nf a nM
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  • 396 3 PREPARATORY TO OPENING OF NEW RADIOPHONE QIHL operators at the Internationa, Telephone Ex !VJ change m London are learning j flnan paratlon for the new radio Tn/t 6 ln pre are being carried out daily). oh ween Rugby- the world's most! riu] radio station— and Tokio
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    25 3 A MEMORIAL to Dr. Dollfuss late Austrian Chancellor, whf' was ed m the Chancellery mi n Vienna. The memorial takes the form of "Eternal Light."
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  • 25 3 augon. Vice-Consul for France m Pore and Mmc, Saugon left for Tuesday by the Andre Lrbon. h?v haS^ been a PP°inted ViceonsuJ m r.ew Orleans.
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  • 234 3 Voars' SuflFering Cured At Once. ZU rZ Sl T£ Ch sufferer ought to read markable experience of Mr. McL nis is what he writes "For J\ n J ce TS have offered from grated stomach and was simply aid to eat For hours after I would
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  • 227 3 Steadily Growing London, Sept. 18 yHE Customs and Excise Department 13 steadily creating a country-wide organisation of preventive officers to 1 Wlth Britain's growing air traffic with foreign countries. This "airguard" organisation is still m its infancy. About one hundred officers are at present directly
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  • 52 3 The decided success of an inital shipment of fifteen Canadian horses to the Barbados, British West Indies, some months ago, has resulted m a recent shipment of seventeen Canadian half-bred saddle horses for the Barbados police. The shipment sent previously consisted of 15 horses for police use and has given
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  • 61 3 Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Blarkburn left for England recently. Mrs. Blackburn has not made a good recovery from the f lo ngerous illness which followed her operation for appendicitis, and has been medically advised to leave Malaya ard not to return. Mr. Blackburn has relinquished his position as mine
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  • 413 3 Lawyer Acquitted Of Assault UNPRECEDENTED MANHANDUNG BY POLICE, SAYS COURT JJR. J. M. BRANDER m the police court on Saturrister at IT*"** PhUip Hoallm Chin^e baraiaulun, I l^ 118 m Sin a P™. charged with t£S£&Jfi£T CaPltOl TlM t n I The prosecution, conducted byCoun £r P t CtO n
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  • 188 3 Praise From Brisbane Wool Buyer 4 Tokio. Because we are part of the British Empire, we must buy certain articles from England, but this condition is not as important as it used to be" declares Mr. T. L. Tourrier. Brisbane wool buyer, m an interview with the
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  • 75 3 Harbin. Harbin was provided with a unique spectacle when the largest Japanese air fleet ever to make a formation night m Manchuria arrived here from Changchun. Before landing, the armada, which consisted of 78 land and three hydroplanes, performed stunts over the aerodrome. Adm. Suetsugu, Commander-in-Chief of the
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  • 1380 4  -  Sir James Jeans but CANNOT Control HIMSELF Says FAMINE, pestilence and war, which must inevitably follow the throttling down of science. Tor more wealth, leisure and dignity of life for our own and future generations, were the alternatives offered to civilisation by Sir James Jeans, m his
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  • 288 4 Experi men tal Television Pictures Destroyed By Fire London, Sept. 6. TTWO thousand picture negatives. many of them irreplaceable records j •it the first images ever televised :r\ this country, were destroyed In a 3 re yesterday. With them went the whole experi- mental apparatus of one of England's leading
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  • 277 4 Aeroplanes Indispensable In The Arctic U. 5. 5. R. PROGRESS Moscow. jOOVTET aviation m the Arctic is marking this year the tenth anniversary of its work. Chukhnousky, the lamous Soviet pilot, was the first pioneer of flying m the Soviet Arctic. Beginning with 1924. the importance ot Arctic aviation has
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  • 103 4 Sir Philip Sassoon May Speak At Next Meeting The Rotary Club meeting this week has been altered from today to Wednesday m the hope that Sir Philip Sassoon, Under-Secretary for Air. may be able to address the club. Should Sir Philip find it impossible to accept the invitation
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  • 256 5 THE DESTROYER "Fury" sister ship of the "Forester" was launched by Mrs. Astley Rushtnn. wife of Vue-Admiral Astley Rushton, at Cowes. There was a -short service before the launching ceremony, conducted by Rev. Dr. Mexon, Vicar of St. James* < hureh, Cowes. The
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    • 125 5 wtowd&ds!^tv^m? There is NO SAFE SUBSTITUTE for WfSlmW OVALTINE 7 I =:=:^^^J^ l^^^r/ A LL OVer the world Europe, America, Africa, Asia, Australasia and throughout China and Malaya Ovaltine H \ym S \mlmJ/ widely and regularly prescribed by doctors for their patients. This is the result of long practical '^\%m^r¥/
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  • 325 6 HOW CIVIL AVIATION IS DEVELOPING Worldwide Network •THE distance flown on the world's commercial air routes exceeded 100,000,000 miles last year, for the first time. This is disclosed m the Air Ministry's report on Civil Aviation during the last year, published recently. The route
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  • 94 6 Crowds See Skeleton Excavated Crowds of people who gathered round workmen excavating near the entrance to Norwich Castle saw five human skulls unearthed. This brings the total number dug up during the past few days to 15. A complete skeleton was also seen m a wall
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  • 26 6 Mr. C. Chelliah. stationmaster. Kuala Lipis. is leaving on transfer to Singapore on Monday and will be replaced by Mr. Tong Ho Hooi. from Sungei Golok.
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  • 342 6 F London. Sept. 20. EARS for the future of the Theatre Royal. Drury Lane, were set at rest yesterday by Mr. H. M. Tennent. the general manager -writes Harold Conway m the Daily Mail) when he told me that: Drury Lane
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  • 35 6 Tht> following have been elected to iorm the Johore Bar Committee for the year beginning Oct. I:— Mr. M. Ismail J. Laycock. Mr. S. C. Gone. Mr H H Norris and Mr. M. V. Pilhai
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  • 41 6 Mr. D. Gordon, assistant general manager. Tronoh Mines, arrived at Kuala Lipis on Sept. 23 and. m company with Mr. J. K. Fowler, left the next day for Sungei Serau. Telom Valley, on a prospecting tour of the gold-bearing area there.
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  • 377 6 1 THREE BENGALIS SENTENCED TO DEATH Lebong Incident Calcutta. SMILING broadly, three young Bengalis were sentenced tc death at Darjeeling for the attempt to shoot Sir John Anderson, Governor of Bengal, at Lebong racecourse last May. They exchanged congratulations and slapped each other heartily on the
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  • 351 6 ROYAL COMMISSION ON ARMAMENTS INDUSTRY London Sequel To U.S. Inquiry Revelations London, Sept. 20. THE curious business methods and the political intrigues of the big armament firms are likely to become a dominant public issue, here as well as m the United States. The Government is to be pressed by
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  • 127 6 NEW ISLAND DISCOVERED OFF JAPAN ATokio, Sept. 13. new island has been born on the northernmost point of Japan according to a telephone message from Nemuro. m Hokkaido, where an assistant professor. Mr. Tanaka Date of the Imperial University of Sendai. arrived today on his way back from an inspection
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  • 94 6 60 Million Year Old Remains Discovered In Canada The fossilized remains of two nrehl* S ea ser^nts"^ tYPe of "Xt sea serpents dug from the clavberß th 2 est Manitoba, one Tint ateiy 60,000.000 years. The larger of g g er 0 f S S nS the' S
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  • 29 6 Asbestos exports from Canada m the twelve months ended June 30 last amounted to 93,888 ton Tor almos double the export of 48.487 tons for the previous twelve months
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    47 6 Wfni AIL BAILS misted barque "Elakonn with timber, made i st.itfh majestic sight as she < nt Thames on her way to 'rnim party of Londoners uh» Un> passing on the "New Prime Wales" gained a close- up riei i the ship when they passed i her bow
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    • 21 6 MANUFACTURED^^I^IH^I^Hf^I BY A BRITISH COMPANY^^^^^^^^^HH I N A BRITISH COLONY £sofe/naJ&/e /ro/n SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE Co.Ltd W ALL HIGH CLASS DEALERS
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  • 160 7 I'IIKNTHMAN CHARGED AT DAIREN Stones To Value Of 650,000 Yen Dairen. A HENCHMAN whose identity has been divulged figures m ichlnatloni of a group of alleged glen who are accused by the police of having secretly imriiamonds into Japan from here. revelation was made by the licv
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  • 24 7 Abdul Karim. retired Assistant Vaccinator of the F.M.S. Medical j Taiping, has left for Trengganu j idke up a similar appointment with that Government.
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  • 47 7 Osman bin Taat, Magistrate. and acting Secretary, Sanitary] i Klang, will shortly be going on fer to Pekan, as Assistant District :er and Enche Osman bin Ujang •ome from Pekan to relieve him. j Sanitary Board he will be j i by Enche Abdul Rahaman from Lumpur.
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  • 1121 7 AROUND THE FLYING CLUBS IN MALAYA THE September reports of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club and the Penang Flying Club are summarised below. KUALA LUMPUR H. I. S. Kanwar, who flew solo last month, is not only the first Sikh to learn to fly m Malaya but also the Kuala
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  • 288 7 ESSENTIAL IT SHOULD BE RAISED 120,000 Boys~And Girls Unemployed E—-.^, London, DUCATION authorities and teachersorganisations from all over the country, as well as the all-party organisation and the School Age Council are to make a renewed attack on thp Government's "do nothing" policy re garding the raising
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  • 187 7 Sent To Detention House Pending Deportation Two unemployed Indians. Bichitar Singh. 30 years of age, and Mit Singh. aged 29 years, appeared before Mr. E I. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy when they were charged with I stowing away on the steamer Cape St. Francis, which arrived from
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  • 177 7 "Over The Garden Wall" At The Pavilion Bobby Howes and Marian Marsh are featured m B I.P.'s tuneful and comic London suburban romance "Over the Garden Wall" which opened at the Pavilion yesterday. Both very talented, they score a big "hit." They sing well, make love delightfully and
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    • 121 7 THE "IVIATA HARI" of American History! M. G. M f s I Sensational Spy Story with Musical Background! I i 'V RoW. W. Chambers' Cosmopdjfan Story^ i Hear Marion Davies Sing "Once In A Lifetime" and THE FOUR MILLS BROS. Sing "Jungle Fever" "Sleepy Head" I ALHAMBRAi next change L
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    • 426 7 I/tiVirhl Sin «apore's Press Public heartily \jJ<P iJL endorse London's Reports! i If I YOU'LL WANT TO SEE IT TWICE! Ih hi hi fE I CAPITOL 1S lIT WILLIAM a °l^^ MYRNA ill POWFI I 1 I ftv y^l .jMaMMM BV^im Ills? Ik w¥ bJ^\ jt B 9 fIV I
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  • The Singapore Free Press
    • 788 8 IN commenting on the Spanish crisis m this column a few days i ago we expressed the gravest doubts that it would be resolved without j recourse to the arbitrament of I force, and our prognostication that it might result m civil war has been borne out only
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  • 311 8 Bishop W. F. Oldham expects to arrive m Malaya from India m November. Mr. T. G. McCheane. of Sungkai Chumor Estate. Is due back from home Mrs. McCheane accompanies him. Tengku Penglima Perang. uncle of H.H. the Sultan of Pahang, has been admitted to Bungsar Hospital for
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  • 696 8 Whn Will .l, Ww 1 tie Air Race? WHO will win the great LondonMelbourne air race? This will be as big a gamble as the Grand National, but many discerning people, wise m aviation matters, are putting their money on Heer I. W. SmirnorY, the famous
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  • 1007 8 pROM her seat m the parlour winro d w here was pretending to read the Sunday paper, Mrs. Lake kept darting quick, bird-like glances down S! *i i? r Lake was m tne kitchen shaving. From time to time he thrust a soapy face around the parlour door
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    • 71 8 AT A DINNER PARTY a very absent-minded professor was seated next to a charming woman. "Don't you remember me, Professor/ she smiled, "Why some years ago you asked me to marry you." "Ah, yes," said the professor, 'and did you Tomorrow may be too late, so don't forget to take
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  • 144 9 War On Bandits In China Shanghai, Oct. 7. /CHINESE military leaders from ol Hona 1, Hupe^ and Anhui have? arrived m HanMow to attend an anti-bandit onterence ciiiied by Marshal Chiang Kai-shek. The Marshal dined with Gen Chang Hsieh-lian£ (former ruler of Manchuria, now Commander cl the
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  • 116 9 MANCHI KUO MISSION Adverse Chinese Press Shanghai, Oct. 6. Sacrificing a whale to catch a sprat i the caption of an editorial today m he Hankow Herald, one of the leading Chinese newspapers m central China, on the Barnby mission to the so-called Manchukuo. The paper asserts "what can be
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  • 63 9 C Reduction Will Help Manufacturers London, Oct. 7. ducUona averaging 30 per cent, m i rates ot airmail parcels from < Britain to ether parts cf Europe aro tunced by the General Post Office, use of the air mail parcels post has increased 400 per cent. In
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  • 837 9 AIMS OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT From Our O.vn Correspondent* Bangkok. Oct. 4. IN the statement of policy of the new Government, the Premier said it was the airn^ of the present Government to encourage all classes and sections oi the Siamese nation from
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  • 50 9 Readjustment Of Trade Relations Tokio. Oct. 6. Arising from the very friend relation established with the Federation of British Industries mission. Japanese industrialists are planning the establishment of an Anglo-Japanese trade commission designed to readjust trade relations and handle the question of an economic rapproach- ment. Reuter
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  • 35 9 The Hague. Oct. 6. It is intimated that the Economic directors m their statement yesterday did not intend to convey the impression that a thirty per cent rubber restriction scheme is sufficient. Reuter
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  • 398 9 j Opium King Arrested In Shanghai Shanghai, Oct. 7. £HCW Seng Fa. known m Shanghai v^ as the Red Pill (opium pills) King, who was arrested by the Shanghai Chinese police tor smuggling opium and other drugs has been escorted to Nanchang. capital Of Kiangsi and
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  • 648 10 STRAITS TIN IN NEW YORK Proposal To Allow Trading On Commodity Exchange V 'From Our Own Correspondent London, Sept. 24. 'THE one development of import- ance m connection with tin this week has been the announcement of the proposal to permit dealings m Straits metal on the New York Commodity
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  • 93 10 American Firm Passes Into British Ownership The Rubber Regenerating Co., Ltd., of Trafford Park. Manchester, one of the largest manufacturers of reclaimed rubber m Britain, formerly under American control, is to pass entirely Into British ownership. There will be no change m the executive management, and the company]
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  • 602 10 HALF CUT IN SALARIES RESTORED Slump Weathered Without I Depleting Reserves IT WAS reported that 50 per cent, of the salary cuts of the staff had been restored m reply to a shareholder's question at the annual meeting of Jimah Rubber Estates Limited held at the office
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  • 11 10 Messrs Francis Morton Co of Liverpool, have been awarded a con
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  • 48 10 It Is of also Interest to record the I?-! 0 rU f bUtT€rs ln the wheels oi XSTX!. ln ankfu reported been used for a distance of over 40,000 miles and it is stated that the reduced Z e MZ U Permlt the of tramcars of lighter construction.
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  • 109 10 October 6 Buyers Sellers Gambler 4.75 Java Cube 8.25 Hamburg Cube 8.25 Muntok White Pepper 52.50 White Pepper 51.50 Copra, Sundried 3.00 Fair Sago Flour 1.87 2 Copra, mixed 2.35 Small flake Tapioca 3.70 Blanja Jelotong 6.75 Sarawak Jelotong 6.50 R. (Siam) W.C. .0. 1 perkoyan $120
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  • 191 10 October 6 SELLING London, 4 months' sight 2|4 7J32 London! 3 months' sight 2,4 13|64 London, 60 days' sight 2|4 3|16 London, 30 days' sight 2|4 5'32 London, demand 2|4 1 8 London, T.T. 24 332 Lyons and Paris, demand 860 Hamburg, demand 140 New York, demand 57%
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  • 42 10 Two Russian agents have visited Manchester and placed a contract for 70,000 barrels of herrings to be supplied by British fishermen to the U.S.S.R. Soviet representatives also visited the Royal Lancashire show at Bolton. and placed orders for agricultural and dairying machinery.
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  • 85 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association >AILY PRICES CURRENT FOR No. 1 X RIBBED SMOKED SHEET Oct. 6, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers Spct (loose) 22? 8 22 2 (F. 0.8. I Cuirent month 22» 2 22 5 8 October 233 4 23 7 8 Nov-Dec. 24 j 8 24 4
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  • 154 10 Oct. 4. 5. 7. American Can. Com. 98 1 4 100% 99% American Telephone and Telegraph 110 111% 110% Atcheson Railroad 50% 51%> 51 V 2 Dupont 90 91% 90% Firestone 14 14 14 General Electric 18 18% 17% General Motors 29 30 29% Goodrich 9% 10 unq.
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  • 98 10 Abroad London, Oct. 5. Exchanges yesterday were: Paris 74 7 32. New York 4.92 5 8 Montreal 4.81. Brussels 20.96. Geneva 15. Amsterdam 7.22 2 Milan 51 l s Berlin 12.17. Stockholm 19.39> 2 Copenhagen 22.40. Vienna 26! i. Helsingfors 226 2 Madrid 35 13/16. Lisbon llO l^. Athens 512
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  • 933 10 Ampat Tin (4) s a J> s Man Kumbang 37s 6d 40s r Austral Malay gf 8 v k Aye* Hitam Tin (ss) 14s 9d ios 3 x.d. Ayer W eng (SI) 2.02 207 Bangrin Tin 25s 26s Changkat Tin Mt 52s Chenderiang 8* 6d 9s 6d
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  • 38 10 Messrs. Bousti'ad and Co. Agents, have received the toll telegram from the Rat rut Basin mine For September dred^. No. 1. 456 hours. 21.000 cubic yards piculs. Dredge Ratrut No. 2. 288 hoi 31.000 cubic yard*. 117 piculs.
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  • 85 10 A new safety bumper for mot cars was tested early this month, if the claims made for it an fled, there should be i decided reduction m the number of road cidents. The idea consists Mmi of a device for operation the brak< I the car by an electrical device
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    • 132 10 MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS ,ate X "^^^e7n g flnal shlpm en ts on ocean-steals at an Ma, W Por ts. Sheet amfcrepe Latex. Con. Litei""S"vSts T S Desunauon Export Thn^UT^ -ji: !<!>! Mala s > tates p prx r ss ~^^r w United Kingdom 10 90 8 ~im !li (10) fUI
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  • 668 11  - KING AND QUEEN of MOVIELAND MOLLIE MERRICK David Holt Hollywood In Person BY NOW that the Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford encounters ire subjected to a scrutiny equalled intensity only by the searching with which the scientist, Fabre, studied insects to nnin? their lives and habits journalism reaches its m
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  • 272 11 Extortion And Bribery Charges Fail Alter several day*, trial In me court Habibullah. a constable he Additional Police Force, was tied by Mr. J. M. Brai.der. tne magistrate, on charges of extortion and bribery. accused. Additional P. C. 1022. alleged to "lave "squeezed" 20 trom a hawker m
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  • 117 11 Currency Notes Missed From Bangkok Express <From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Oct. 6. The sum of 110,000 ticals (about $88 000 1 m currency notes is missing 'In transit from three exchange banks ito the Straits Settlements. Th^ absence of the insured parcels was noted on arrival of
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  • 40 11 Tokio, Sept. 18. The American Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Joseph Grew, is leaving on Sept. 19 for Peiping, on an inspection trip through North China. He bade farewell to the Foreign Minister, Mr. K. Hirota, this morning.— Reuter's Pacific Service
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  • 668 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst INSANE OR BRILLIANT In a recent Rubber game the Declarer succeeded m fulfilling a contract of three notrump by a most unusual play. This piay was the lead of an nonour irom a tenace position in the
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  • 320 11 Impressions Of Australia At Millions Club Sydney. Mr. Lawrence Meynell, the English novelist, whose visit to Australia is drawing to a close, entertained members of the Millions Club with some of his impressions. He found Melbourne, he said, stately, dignified, and matronly, with quite the worst bus
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  • 76 11 Hong Kong, Oct. 5. The 61st and 78th divisions, formerly of the 19th Route army, now stationed In Honan. have received instructions from Marshal Chiang Kai-shek to proceed o Fukicn to take over the garrison duties of Chiangchiu from Gen Wei Li-huang whose units have been sent to the front
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    • 439 11 Asset* emeee d ftssrsiw* la f #rc€ a*#.f*e^§i The Great Eastern life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Straits •etttom«t») HEAD OFilCB: Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OITIC1 17. Old Jewn lv Th# Company hai £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and compile* wUn the
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    • 435 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital In 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000 00X Reserve Fund £3.00v»* Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000 OOf HEAD OFFICE: 38, Blshopsgate, London EC. 2 Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Uoilo Saigon Amritsar Ipoh Semaranj
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  • 10 12 From Holland by Dempo m Singapore tomorrow morning.
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  • 50 12 Oct. 6.— Rasa, Sin Aik Lee, Rahman. Aing Leong. Kajang, Klang. Edendale, Kamuning. Kampar. "Nlahidol. (Brit.) Milan Maru. 'Japan) Dukat. <Nor.) Boribat, <Siam) Ban Ho Guan, Senang, Tomohon, Patras. Togian, Toba, Toboali, Siberoet. Palima, <Dutj. Oct. 7.— Belawan. Maros, <Dut.) Redang. <Siam> Katori Mara (Japan) Mata Hari, Silverpalm (Brit.).
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  • 132 12 The following are passengers for Singapore on the Katori Maru, which left London on Sept. 7 and is due here on Oct. 7: Mr. N. C. Athorne, Mrs E J. Ford, Mr. Nicholls, Mr. and Mrs. W. Schacht, Mr. and Mrs. X Stronach; Miss P. N. Stronach, Mr.
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  • 87 12 The following are passengers for Europe on the Hakozaki Maru which left S e^ ol i7 nursda y T.Kanaseki,Miss fw M W s? rne Mr. R. Allan, Rev. Pather P. Crozier Mr. K. Fuse, Prof. V Kondo, Prof. H. Yamane, Mr. P j a' Bew, Miss I. Greig,
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    • 1684 12 COMMONSENSE OF POR T SANITATION Detecting Infections Diseases IT is generally agreed that m no sphere of human activity is tradiricn stronger than on the sea. Sailors ure everywhere, and rightly, regarded as ultaa-conservative beings who cling to old-established ways and customs and are very slow to adopt new ways
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    • 142 12 SINGAPORE HA R BOUR Ships alongside the uhann, or expected to arrive East Wharf (Entrance date 1 Rohna 22 Plancius. Hai Tung Song Vie. Dk Entr Main Wharf (Entrance (iate Nieuw Zreland 18 Glenltfer 14 Pivs. Hay i n den 9 Dakar Maru 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Ciate 1 Baron
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    • 113 12 Kaub. Brit., 573 tons, from y j 6.10, for Pontianak 8.10. Palima. Dut,. 629 tons. iron. baia 6.10. for Penang 6.10. Halldor. Nor.. 840 tons, from Banckok 6.10, for Malacca and Ports 6 10. Kudat. Brit.. 1.021 tons, from Barmkok 6.10. for Bangkok 9.10. Rohna. Brit.. 4.759 tons.
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    • 622 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. Booking Agent* for FederaUd Malay States Hallways. Koyal State Railways of Siam. "^aSELjHßlwjiiS PIIS I^9 It tJscjses juahuihej^j^^y^fy^ .l<fl B^^ (Incorporated m England). HOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN, HONOLULU CANADA. FOUR MAGNIFICENT "EMPRESSES," COMPRISING THE LARGEST AND FASTEST
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    • 187 12 HENDERSON LINE SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS By Fortnightly Passenger Steamer Between Rangoon, Port Sudan, Marseilles. Palma and England HOMEWARD SAILINGS Port of Disembarkation Plymouth Leave Rangoon 1934. PEGU Oct. 20 CHINDWIN Nov. 3 KEMMENDINE Nov. 17 BHAMO Dec. 1 AMARAPOORA Dec. 13 SAGAING Dec. 29 BURMA Jan 12 YOMA Jan 26
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    • 346 12 I Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN 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 Jerantut Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 p.m. Kelantan <via Gemasi every Monday, Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
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    • 415 13 P. O. S. N- COS SAlLlNGSoutwards T'nftge Spore. Toice Spore. 15,000 Oct. 12 NALDERA 16.000 Dec. 21 SOUDAN 6,500 Oct. 24 r\RTHAGE 15.000 Oct. 26 1935 \nPURA 17.C00 Nov. 9 RAWALPINDI 17.000 Jan. 4 6.070 Nov. 18 BANGALORE 6.000 Jan. 17 15,000 Nov. 23 RAJPUTANA 17.000 Jan. 18 17 000
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    • 453 13 I Eller man Bucknall I Steamship Co., Ltd. j (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA POSTS AND BUBZ CANAL Steamer ">«* Sall f City of Khios Oct 14 Oci 16 City of Khartoum Oct. 30 Nov. City of Cambridge Nov 14 Nov 16 "AMERICAN
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    • 447 14 K. P. Ma I CONIIfKLUn PAUTVAART MAATBCHAPPU PLANCIUS— Monday. Oct 8. Belawan-Deli SINC^ n R^ J A7^T day Oct 8 Selat p anjang, Koedap, Bengkalis and BaVAN B^t^.»°^n Monday X 8 Muntok .passengers and mails only) and .n,^ 1 thence per ml Both to Semarang and Cherlbon. "^lnfor^on? and SS*
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    • 264 14 I DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE ofad AMERICAN MAIL, LINE TRAVEL THE AMERICAN WAY j IF YOU WANT COMFORT and ECONOMY I £75 O ft I SINGAPORE TO ENGLAND VIA I AMERICA IN TOURIST CLASS. II INCLUDING TRIP THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL. TOURIST CLASS OFFERS YOU: 1 1 tainment of aU kinds.
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    • 435 14 TO LONDON, VIA NAPLES, MARSEILLES, ANTWER^iJff^^^ AND MIDDLESBROUGH lIK HI>A>) ITERUKUNI MARU ***** Oct. 16 l'# JYASUKUNI MARU 12 cor, n. HAKUSAN MARU 10.500 Oct 31 Nov. 1 HAKONE MARU 10 40fi X H HARUNA MARU 10,400 Nov. 14 15 SSUWA MARU 10 7so 1 9 H I BKATORI MARU
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  • 858 15 Singapore Gain Easy Win SUPERIORITY MOST MARKED IN A Try In The First Minute Singapore 17 points; United Services 3 points JAPORE proved themselves decidedly the superior team when >ey met and defeated the United Services on Saturday on the by
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  • Article, Illustration
    13 15 WUCI getting the ball from a scrum Nearest to the camera is Minns.
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  • 114 15 Result Of The October Mixed Foursomes The following cards were returned m the Island Club's October mixed foursomes played on Thursday over the Ist nine holes Miss Nelson and Dr. Rainsford 44— 10Vfr=33Mi Mr. and Mrs. G. Marshall 50— 14» 2 35 1 Mrs. Raitt and O. R.
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    4 15 The United Services Team.
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  • 45 15 Three boxeis well-known m MalayaGabo and Fighting Choo— left Penang on Saturday for Rangoon. They *vere accompanied by Mr. A. Pusey and will be away about two months. According to present prrangemenU Y. C. Song and Boy Quee will follow them within the next fortnight.
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  • 901 15 Mr. Van Tooren Saddles Five Winners From Our Own Correspondent.: Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 6. Ali ß A van Tooren, the wellWl known Selangor racehorse owner, ha: a very successful day today at the opening of the Selangor Turf Club's autumn meeting. The most popular win
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  • 177 15 The Cesarewitch And The Cambridgeshire London, Oct. 5 The latest call over for the Cesare witch and Cam' ridgeshire U as follows: Cesarewitch. 10 to 1 Solar Boy, taken and offered. 100 to 6 Enfleld and Polly Stephens taken and oflered. 100 to 6 Spring Morning and Hands
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  • 47 15 Boston, Oct. 5. The death occurred today from natural causes of James J. Callahan, the 60-year-old Chicago manager of the Chicago White Sox baseballers since 1902. He first played m the major leagues In 1893 and besides being a pitcher established himself as a tremendous hitter. Reuter.
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  • 563 15 SELANGOR AND PERAK WIN THEIR GAMES Penang Scrum Half Injured DOTH Selangor and Perak emerged victorious from their inter-Stat.-rugger fixtures, Negri-Malacca and Penan* being the respeclive los"ii '•"""""••ntoriouswln wasSelangors. who opened a man short and though Paxton-Harding failed to convert one of the four tries scored they
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  • 129 15 Penang At Experimental Stage (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 6. Perak beat Penang today In an inter-State rugger match by 10 points (two goals) to nil. The Perak team is generally described as the strongest for two seasons while the Penang side is described as experimental. Nigel
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  • 150 15 FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF MALAYA ryilE programme oi boxing m Iht x Great World on Friday has two "main events." In one of these the flyweight cham- pionship of Malaya will be decided and officially recognised .or th<> first time In the history of pr >t»\ssional boxinir m Malaya. It will
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  • 304 15 Memories Of Soccer In The Old Days j OOCCER m the old days was recalled at a Ronguonß party held at Puluu Brani last night to celebrate the 23tn anniversary of cxc mption from regis* ration of the Marine Department Football Club Among the guests were Capt. Q
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  • 194 15 knee injury. He returned to the field five minutes before half time out had to retire again after the inti rval. A good Penar o three-quarter move ended m Hague failing to take a dimcult pass. The J erak three-quarters ther moved up but the ..lovement I ended m one
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  • 1839 16 First Three In Division One Unchanged CHELSEA -AS USUAL Clyde The Only Unbeaten Team <Fron_ Our Own Correspondent.* London, Oct. 7. AS a result ol Saturday's games -f* the position at the head of Division I is exactly as you were. Manchester
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  • 126 16 S.V.C. Beaten By Tanglin Club A tennis match between the Singapore Volunteer Corps and Tanglin Club played on Friday at Tanglin resulted m a win for Tanglin Club by 67 games to 59. both sides winning six sets. Full scores were as follows: Volunteer pairs mentioned first. N.
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    48 16 HOW ENDEAVOUR won the first race. A Photograph showing how Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith's Endeavour beat Mr. Vanderbilt's Rainbow m the first race for America's Cup. She is seen (right) taking the lead at the turn, after coming across from behind. Note her train on the sea.
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  • 422 16 Results Of The October Medal Competition THE October Medal Competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted m a win for R. H. Oakley m "A" division with a net score of 64, m a win for D.
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  • 41 16 Lindrum Again Reaches Final For World Championship Melbourne, Oct. 6. The world's billiards championship eliminating heat was won by Walter Lindrum who beat Clark McConachy 21,903 to 20.795. Lindrum now me^ts Joe Davis m the final on Oct. 15. Reuter
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  • 288 16 SCHOOL OUTCLASSED IN ALL DEPARTMENTS O.R.A 3; Anglo-Chinese School IN a hockey match played on the Raffles Institution ground Saturday afternoon, the Old Rafflcsians Association beat the Anp.< Chinese School by thrre clear goals. The O.R.A. outclassed the School m all departments 01
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  • 69 16 EVan Wie Wins Third Year In Succession Philadelphia, Oct. 8. In the final of the American women's golf championship over 36 holes Miss Virginia Wle won the title for the third year In succession by defeating Miss Dorothy Traung 2 and 1. In the semi-final Miss
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  • 19 16 Oyster Bay. Oct. 8. Bobkat defeated Kvla by 73 seconds m the second race for the Seawanhaka Cup.—R Reuter
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  • 27 16 The remainder of the game was a story of continuous attack by the O.R.A. but the School defence, athough badly rattled, lasted out until the final whistle.
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