The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 October 1934

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,391. ZI~ ESTD. 1835. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9. 1<?34 10 CENTS.
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  • 67 1 Crews May Be Called Out UNION DEMANDS New York, Oct. 8. DIDING a basic rate of 75 a month, an eight-hour 33 per cent, increased ■ength. and the right to join lion, a mass meeting of Workers' Industrial ygsterday voted for a "mivike" to begin
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  • 89 1 n w Of A U.S. Liner Involved lions Kong, Oct. b. rioting broke out at midnigtit n union and non-union members c crew of the American liner President Grant yesterday. A party of unionists attacked non-unionists sitting l restaurant, shouting "Kill the Strike- breakers," while a more
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  • 82 1 Offer By U.S. Textile Washington, Oct. 6. The United Textile Workers have a. letter to President Roosevelt lering to enter into a six months' truce with manufacturers m the hope that it may lead to permanent industrial peace. During this period workers agree to accept, the findings of
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  • 136 1 Regulation Of Overtime By Employers London, Oct. 6. In appeal to employers as a national fluty to eliminate or regulate overtime thereby employ more workers was made by Mr. Stanley Baldwin at a i meeting at Bristol yesterday. time was not yet ripe for an International convention
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  • 210 1 Breach Of Trust Charge A LEADING member of the Indian community m Singapore appeared m the police court yesterday at the opening of a preliminary inquiry into a serious charge made against him. The accused is I. I. Modaliar Nagalingam, J.P., a solidictors' clerk. He
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  • 70 1 Emergency Meeting Held In Winnipeg Winnipeg, Oct. 6. An emergency meeting of Grain Exchange official! granted the Wheat Cxchange Council greater powers to control trading as the result of the recent frenzied dealings and also luthorised the Council to conduct an malysis of trading operations m recent weeks.
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  • 82 1 Gifts From Peasants To II Duce Rome, Oct. 7.Signor Mussolini seated on a raised tribune m one of the main squares of Milan, witnessed a procession of fruits from the plains of Northern Italy. Fifteen thousand participated m the procession, including peasants carrying spades and scythes. while 60 carts
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  • 59 1 Insurgents' Onslaught Resisted Madrid, Oct. 8. FIGHTING was renewed m Madrid r and Barcelona late last night but quiet has now been restored. i Insurgents m Madrid unsuccessfully attacked police stations and also the Montana barracks. The police arrested five members ot
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  • 92 1 A ustrian Socia lists Plan Coup D'Etat Vienna, Oct. 8. INSTRUCTIONS m a code found on a cyclist courier arrested at Floridorf, a suburb, proved on deciphering to be detailed instructions for a socialist coup d'etat. Precise instructions were given with regard to machine-gun emplacements, rendezvous for members, together with
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  • 30 1 London, Oct. 8. The Conservative Conference at Bristol by a large majority carried a resolution urging the Government to give facilities for a national lottery. Reuter Wireless
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  • 176 1 Police Storm A Town Hall Madrid, Oct. 7. Furher fighting took place m several provinces. The Mayor oi Tr»rrazon was seriously injured, and three civil guards killed m an affray with agitators. Another person was also killed and 25 injured when the police stormed and captured the Town
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  • 107 1 French Elections Reveal Little Change Paris, Oct. 8. The final results of the elections reveal very little change m the position of the parties. General press opinion is that the elections have been advantageous to the Government, and a success for the i Monsieur Doumergue. An earlier message stated that
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  • 64 1 Heavy Damage On IndoChina Coast Saigon, Oct. 7. Sixty people were killed m two typhoons which swept the Indo-China coast on successive days. The second struck north east of Tonkin and was accompanied by a tidal wave, and numbers of junks and sampans were sunk. The
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  • Article, Illustration
    54 1 THE 2nd. BATTALION Cameron Highlanders, the first kilted regiment to take over guard duty at Buckingham Palace and St. James's Palace for 25 years, rehearsing the ceremony at Chelsea Barracks. Photo shows "Changing the Guard" as it will be done at St. James's Palace. The walls of the Palace are
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  • 55 1 London, Oct. 6. A fresh stage m the trend towards still lower British interest rates is afforded by the arrangements for the issue of a £3,000,000 loan for the Sheffield Corporation, bearing three per cent, and issued at 98-1/2. Two three per cent, gilt-edged loans were recent'y
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  • 130 1 Harvard Declines German Scholarship Sharp Rebuff To Hitler's Press Chief Cambridge, (Mass.), Oct. 8. T)Y refusing to accept a $1,000 scholarship, Harvard University lias administered a polite rebufr to Dr. Hanfstaengl, Hitler's well- known press chief, who was a student at the University m 1907. Hanfstaegnl had offered the scholarship
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  • 54 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai, Oct. 8. i Hundreds of peasants are daily rushing to Sokut village, in the Lam Oan District, where a deposit of gold dust has been discovered. The valley where gold has J K been discovered is said to be three-
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  • 163 1 ATLANTIC MYSTERY UNSOL VED British Steamer Believed Sunk All hope for the missing British steamer Mi II pool, is abandoned. according to a Reuter Wireless message received from New York last night. •THE Millpool, a cargo steamer of 4,218 m tons, was reported to be m distress about 700 miles
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  • 97 1 Blinding Light Rays Fired From Pistol Paris, Oct. 8. A new light pistol capable of emitting blinding light rays has been demonstrated before French military and air authorities. The inventors claim that motor lorries carrying guns capable of emitting 5.000.000 candle-power rays could render airmen absolutely powerless,
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  • 24 1 Berlin, Oct. 8. Special permits henceforth wil be required to import cotton waste and artificial cotton even for outstanding orders.- Reuter Wireless
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 42 1 rher^ is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA TONIGHT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10th SPECIAL DINNER DINNER DANCE (INFORMAL) CONCERT QjyaRET 8.15 to 9.15 o.m DANCE (formal) Mi ss CATHERINE CHERNIKOVA 945 p.m. to Midnight TOJ_POP^AB_OAHgEB___ RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381
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    • 99 1 On Other Pages Dic-r of the week 2 Local J.P. charged 2 Law notices 2 Radio programmes 2 Ipoh Chetty sued 3 Constable acquitted 3 Lottery stakes case 3 London Letter 4 I tctiire page 5 Musical Society's production 6 Australian ship on reef 6 Visit of Air Minister 6
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    • 102 1 BiGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. ADELPHI |P HOTEL ■OOP GARDEN 1 TONIGHT TOMORROW SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CABARET J BY THE ENTIRE jBRYMAN'S REVUE I (■■■((■■■■■MS(aa(gK(saasMM THE ROTARY CLUB OF SINGAPORE Meets on Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the ADELPHI HOTEL
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  • 131 2 Party In Honour Of Mr. And Mrs. Warrington A tea party was held on Saturday by the local Theosophlsts m honour of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Warrington. two emiment Theosophist leaders, who were passing through Singapore while on their way to Java, at their Lodge promises No.
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  • 74 2 The Amicable Athletic Association will hold an "At Home" at the association premises on Saturday m honour of Mr. Tan Heng Chua and to present him with a souvenir m recongnition of his invaluable services rendered to the association during his term of office as President for the last three
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  • Article, Illustration
    250 2 "J OHN Barrymoro's inherent ability to project himself into a dramatic character; to let that character completely transcend his own individualto interpret it down to the last fine shade of m~od and thought and feeling -that ability is possessed by no other actor on the stage or screen today." So
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  • 2583 2 Breach Of Trust Alleged THE opening of a preliminary inquiry m the police court into a charge against I. I. Modaliar Nagalingam. a Justice of the Peace and solicitors' clerk, revealed sensational allegations yesterday. The Crown, for whom Mr. E. Tongue, A.S.P. Detective Branch, is
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 42 2 Notices For The Day Before the Chief Justice m the Ist. Court. At 2.15 p.m.: Two Motions m 5.210 34 Tan Chian vs. Teo Teng Tiok. O. M. 2734— DCS. 3938'34~Shaik Abdullah vs. Musa. Mr. Justice a'Reckett Terrell at Malacca. Civil Cases.
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    • 883 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS RATS BRING DISEASE. ASK YOUR CHEMIST FOR RODINE RAT POISON. THE RAPID RAT REMOVER. Sole Importers Graftion Laboratories, 20b, Collyer Quay. BOARD RESIDENCE! AT SUNNYSIDE. 7 Oxley Road. Single and double rooms. From Oct. 1, splendid accom. for married couple or friends sharing. Ground floor or Ist floor.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 167 2 Diary Of The Week TUESDAY, OCT. 9th. High Water. 10.50 a.m. 9.1 ft., 11.19 p.m. 9.3 ft. Rugby. Tournament, Public Services and A. PC. vs. Merchants and Bankers, S.C.C. padang. Hockey: S.C.C. vs. Colts, Girls' Sports Club ground. Football: S.C.F.A. League, S.B.A.A. vs. A A.C., Jalan Besar Stadium. Boxing: St.
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    • 121 2 Today's Radio j Programmes 8.8.C. Transmission 111 p.m. 9.35 Time signal from Big Ben. The Gershom Parkington Quintet and Rita MacKay. 10.20 Radio Consequences, a new guessing game. 10.40 The Torquay Municipal Orchestra, conductor, Ernest W. Goss. I Time signal* from Greenwich at 11.05 p.m.) 11.20 Evensong, relayed from York
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  • 580 3 SISTER IN WITNESS BOX §And Brother In Dock not make a report to the oltee because the accused threatf ed n to put me on the spot," said a •asiitn witness during the course of s evidence m a case of alleged theft gainst a young Eurasian, W. Walters, i
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  • 58 3 itas Empire Airways' aircraft Piloted by Mr. L. J. Brain, •pore at 6 a.m. yesterday on to Australia from England. h f he first cf the machines to open up the Singapore air service, to pass through >lane left for Java, and expects at Sydney on Saturday.
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  • 23 3 Sutherland left for Sunday, Mrs. Smith and Miss "r Alor Star by Imperial Air Sunday. Mrs. Smith and Miss returned the same day.
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  • 1417 3 IPOH CHETTY SUED FOR $20, 000 Legal Argument In Supreme Court Case 'From Our Own Correspondent) T r'n^TXt T OI6S y Ur PrCViOUS dCCISIOn -ttithsunmng the case Xo T t!" n y UF head by s «Kestions that Prtv* c™! C Urt f Appeal and necessary to the S^ the
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  • 109 3 Good Programme At Society's Annual Concert The Nanyang Chinese Students' Society of Prince Edward Road held their annual concert on Saturday at th Victoria Theatre. The songs were m Mandarin. The programme was tnjoyed by a large gathering. Members of the Society and the Nanyang Girls' High School
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  • 311 3 ALLEGED EXTORTION AND BRIBERY Hawkers Give Evidence Only After Invitation A FTER several days trial m the Singapore police court, Habibullah a constable m the Additional Police Force, was acquitted on Saturday by Mr. J. M. Brander. the third magistrate, on charges of extortion and bribery. The
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  • 17 3 The All-Malaya-Siam Rotarian Conference, will be held m Penan? from Friday, Nov. 23. until the following Monday.
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  • 207 3 LOTTERY SLIPS IN BASKET OF FOOD Chinese Woman Fined £l Chinese washerwoman, who was <r^ found with a record of Chap Jee Kee lottery stakes hidden m a basket of food, was yesterday fined $15. or 15 days' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. J. M. Brandei m the Singapore Police Court.
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  • 114 3 First To Be Made Under New Ordinance The nrst murder appeal m the legal history of the Straits Settlements will be heard on Friday. The appellant is Kanuppenan alias KaruDayah who was convicted at the fifth Assizes at Pen~n& of murder ana sentenced to death. He is the
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  • 191 3 And Still Plays a Little Golf. How many of us. when we are 82, will be the equal m health and activity of this vigorous old Scottish engineer? In a letter he says: "I arrived hero from Scotland on April 7. 1870. I am
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  • 185 3 Psoriasis 2½ Years Suffered with Burning Healed by Cuticura For two and a half years I suffered with psoriasis. I noticed some pimples appearing on my hands, knees and elbows. In a day or two they spread over the greater part of these locations. It was of a dry nature
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  • 38 3 The Singapore fire brigade received a call early yesterday to Lavender St where two large stacks of timber were ablaze at the Kwong Hock Cheong sawmill. The fire was controlled before it could develop serious proportions.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 105 3 TheNewOirTder-Piyinoothhaaallolth* yf ffhwinaiw.g, all of fK^ Brawwt^i yyj a Il >flwi udo oi konnoai na ii iii^ Where can you find a car s^ reasonably priced with so many FEATURES? INDEPE>O>ENT front wheel springing giving unbelievable comfort SAFETY steel bodies built like a bridge, Absolutely squeakproof. FLOATING power engine. Only
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  • 5239 4 AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON Sftk SI fIPSSk SBv S CORRESPONDENT London, Sept. 29. IT is aifflcult to begin this letter. In the ordinary course of events. one would open on a note of triumph because, like everyone else at Home, the writer senses that the successful launching of the
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  • 115 5 PLOUGHING CHAMPIONSHIPS m connection with the Chertsey Agricultural Show took place at Chertsey, Surrey. Mr. 1 M.iMir of (loldstone. Great Kookham. adjusts the taulter blade of his plough during the championships. At the handles is his son Freddie. 1 ■HE 1 IRST TmOOmiir of
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  • Page 5 Advertisements

  • 391 6 SINGAPORE'S CHILD ORCHESTRA "Merrie England" Prospects r\N Monday, Oct. 15, the plans will be opened at John Little's for the Musical Society's production of "Merrie England." This event is one that is being looked forward to with great interest, for there is no doubt that
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  • 141 6 IN SINGAPORE TODAY Greeted By Service Planes At Alor Star 'From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Oct. 8. ITfHEN Sir Philip Sassoon, UnderfT Secretary of State for Air arrived at Don Muang, he was received by the local military authorities. n was by the concrete runways organisation
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  • 101 6 Matter Of Balance On Promissory Note In the Supreme Court yesterday before Mr Justice Prlchard. the case m which J. S. Surain Singh sued M y Sn a «r amuthu for the recover y of oned a promissor y not e was menMr K. Menon. appearing for the!
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  • 297 6 j Another event of interest will follow shortly on the "Merrie England" performances. On Friday. Nov 2 at 5 p_m we are to have the opportunity of listening to what is really one of the musical wonders of the East— though we are slow to recognise the fact—
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  • 255 6 LAST TRACES BEING REMOVED Work Begun After Two Years AN old landmark of Orchard Road— the railway embankment near the Pavilion theatre, where the bridge once spanned the roadis disappearing under the active picks and shovels of a band of coolies. The removal of the embankment is
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  • 16 6 Total Damage Estimated At $500,000 the British No«h n lon by nre °f
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  • 36 6 •From Our Own Correspondent °T h e P r lfl ab r Z S£ 5" to the y e e x\ Tz l i bee r^«<> and corroded whilst th^n* rusty half eaten aw^y by is
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  • 355 6 BOTTOM RIPPED OPEN Passengers In Singapore A SUBMERGED, uncharted reef off the north-west coast of Australia almost brought disaster to a party of Australian tourists, who I left their home country for a pleasure cruise to Malaya at the beginning of September. They were
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  • 380 6 NOW HUSBAND ASKS FOR DIVORCE Absolute Decree In Three Months I A MAN who admitted that he M* had been living with another woman for 14 years sued his wife for divorce on the grounds of her adultery m the Supreme Court yesterday., I He was
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  • 150 6 S^EP. ln ff Com Pany Fined Which Brought Them 19 P rosecuti o^ under section 12 of the Aliens Ordinance came r e w^ Singapore m^g i strate. Mr. yest^d^ 1 011 the fourth c rt The local agents of the s.s. Cape fn nUFStS Were couvic ted
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  • 25 6 Fewer Accidents On The Roads London, Oct 7 figures MhSS? h° gauge their effe ct but Hex Sv? oiiuwea a decrease.- British Radio
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  • 8 6 There will be over six fountains war SSSSS&
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  • 57 6 a lon^pr tool- fi-.^^ *irtj> proved vm o cr task than was exDprtPH a certam amount of structura! repjr may be nocessary II v i« the ship has b en ,tr,, After spending nearly longer m Singapore Ulan ed to do. the Australian who embarked on the plea
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 75 6 To Government Officers and others contemplating: returning to Scotland. HEPBURN BROTHERS, COMPLETE HOUSE BUILDERS r >G GEORGE STREET, EDINBURGH extend a Hearty Welcome and offer— "THE HOME YOU WANT*' B^dPnrs^at^B^m 4 CORSTORPHINE. BLACKHA^f K^oS^ 1^ ™^kS fiive us a call next time you are on leave. Help Kidneys Don't Take
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    • 152 6 ENGLISH M TRADE W y»p-. BUILDERS BRASSFOUNDRy ■Bpl,^^ B I■B i i I i j I 1 Br No. 2318 Brass Butt hinge *ith brass pins. r 3»2 4" s 30 .50 .65 Per Pair No. 2327 E^tr7~Strong Brass Butt Hinges. 4" 5" SI 00 $1.50 Pair. PATHODGINs' LIMITED 132
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  • 54 7 Th» rubber estate known as Tleng Seng estate belonging to the estate of Lee Kiah Soon, deceased, was sold by auction en Sunday by M?ssrs. Cheong Koon Seng and Co. Ltd. at Johore Bjahru. The bidding was brisk and the property was sold for $450,000 to the Consolidated Sange Koshi
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 159 7 Jp^^Last Night ALHAMBRAI *WF '**J!r lleres the popular star or"DADI>Y"" W t LONG LEGS" m another Grand Fox *SPI^ i#^ Comedy Romance W MMM A B^ kfl V B^ A stirring m 1 SUCH WOWEM Vgi g i DAMaEROUkS|^P|^ Dashing, Debonair m A WARNER BAXTER with a bevy of beautiful
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    • 221 7 Are Your Godown Charges Eating into your Profits It is difficult enough to-day to make profits without having them diminishec oy charges which with a little attention are avoidable. Will you consider these questions?— Is it not possible your Godown rem may be raised Or that you may be asked
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    • 309 7 An Uproarioufly funny STAGE play "ALIAS THE DEACON" now becomes even a funnier picture! TADITAI OPENING vMrl lUL 8.15 TONIGHT 9.15 How much ski m mokes 'half c',e m 1 If a «Inn*r?' PUye m&fc *X B^k vomc ana Sm the amusing Tf^gl iN. Laugh ontwtr In this wm^ i
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  • The Singapore Free Press
    • 715 8 TTHE age of laissez faire. which 1 has long outlived its usefulness In Great Britain, is now setting into a rapid decline m its last and greatest stronghold, the United I States, and soon there will be none so poor as do it honour i
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  • 335 8 Mr. L. K. Pay. of Ulu Bernam Esjtate. recently returned from long leave. I Mr. A J. Fyfe. District Forest Officer Lumut. will proceed on leave on Nov.' <■ j Mr. John F. Hannyngton. on his return from home. will be posted to ;Teluk Anson for duty
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  • 606 8 "Tlic Colonels r j a j lMay Ana Judy O'Grady" FREQUENTLY we receive with no small measure of delight letters and contributions from readers of the Free Press, who. m the course of years, have found themseives far adrift from s. l"gapor/, b ut ho still
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  • 903 8 On a day when winter had long settled down upon London, m late November, m the afternoon, the Rev. Arnold Periple was sitting In his club iwith two or three books gathered round him on the table at which he wrote. He was In the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 227 8 •PRODUCE OF FRANCE \l ft //M&k C YCU AW Mjfn^w C Aufl Af? mm^f n?i cognac ■j^ C ALDBECKS B^ SPE< lAJ TO HM THF APFOINTMEM KING OF SIAM DIAMOND WATCHES. Their iheer loveliness makes them instantly appealing to women who desire to own a watch of artistic taste. Extensive
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    • 64 8 THE PRONUNCIATION OF MARGARINE I with a soft "g" is advocated by the 8.8.C. Perhaps it would be fairer to have it soft m summer and hard m winter. A "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT and ALL SICKNESS POLICY protects you all the year round against the serious financial loss resulting from illness
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  • Article, Illustration
    20 9 sOI"MIF\I> was crowded for the rtm.mm.it i mm nin g Ite rZZ o\ the I^^"^^^^^ S* and I" KS ,Hes
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  • 138 9 lid That Eyesight Is Hotter London, Oct. a. mier. Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, tiled by his (laughter Miss cDonald. 1 Liverpool morning from Canada great- iii health after three taken on the advice of his Lord Horder. Ho will see his I bur he thinks his eyesight is
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  • 20 9 yland Motors. Ltd. has recently from the Director ol Army racta an order lor thirty-five sixler lorries, says Motor Transport.
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  • 86 9 Deadly Explosives Stolen At Bridgeport BricUep<:rt. Oct. 8. The th tft ol 2 I lbs. o! pobiol. one oi the fi I IM and most powerful explosives iu.s terrorised the 146.000 inhabitants oi the city. Despite 'i frantic police search and wireless appeals to the thieves to surrender
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  • 71 9 Britain Buys More Than 4,000 Tons Paris. Oct. 8. Prance hitherto an importer, has joined the ranks of exporters of wheat owing to a bumper csop. Over 4.000 tons have been exported from La Rochelle to the British Isl?s within the last lew days and 18.000 tons
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  • 589 9 I Sequel To Mail Train Robbery i IT is now believed that the cur- In November last year there was a rency notes worth 110,000 ticals ro^ ber y of cold from the express. (*ounnn\ v- v, i *t In round figures
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  • 247 9 Retirement Of Kuantan Medical Officer From Our Own Correspondent.Kuantan. The retirement of Dr. W. S. Leicester, Medical Officer. Kuantan. who i has been prominent m the public serivice ot that town, marks the end oi < the career m the Government or one who has uninterrupted
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  • 110 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices And Sterling Rates (From Our Own Correspondent) RUBBER: London, Oct. 8 Spot 'Sellers) 7 1 I6d. <6? 8 d > < Buyers* 615 16d. »6 13 16d > Jan -Mar. 7 3 16d. I Nov.-Dec 7 1 32 d April-June 7 5 16d.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 65 9 COMPLETELY NEW. JUST OUT! Edited by Dorothy L. Sayers I 3rd SERIES GREAT SHORT STORIES OF DETECTION MYSTERY HORROR 3rd SERIES 1072 PAGES 62 STORIES $4.50. KELLY WALSH, LTD., ■Incorporated m Honu Kong) Raffles Place Singapore. l •BBk* yy* Ty»\^vOOßF •'a^H^^B v''"*^-!^?)^! J KATHARINE HEPBURN&U^^: L^Sf\ Jw Billie Borkc, David
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    • 175 9 We can highly recommend this milk... there is none better (cue x 7h most suit- VTTT\l\ir Wri^^fFlfel able for infants JtLLUlrJll \lUiaMt^i and invalids, owing to its unimpaireJ \A^^m^UWZ9J Fresh as the day it was packed AVAILABLE AT ALL GOOD DEALERS Sole Agents. ROBINSON COMPANY, LIMITED Sinea|)<>re Kuala Lumpur. COX
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 650 10 LOSS TURNED INTO A PROFIT United Rubber And Coffee Declare Interim Of 4% •THE second annual meeting of the i United Rubber and Coffee Pianta- tions U932>. Ltd., was he.d m London recently. Mr. R. F. McNair Scott (the chairman* said: I am glad to say that we are meeting
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    • 58 10 I (From Our Own Correspondents t London, Oct. 6. liinla Kellas Tin: Profit for yea 1 ended March 31, £1,084, forward £1.004. Chenderiang:— Profit for year ended March 31. £8.036. forward £238. and the results of the present year Justifying a 2V 2 per cent, interim dividend such
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    • 39 10 To Raise Funds To Redeem Debentures (From Our Own Correspondent.) w London. Oct. 6. Malacca Rubber is issuing new capital next week for funds to repay the balance of the 7 per cent Con vertible Redeemable Debentures.
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    • 352 10 YEARS WORKING NEARLY BALANCES I i i m j Difficult Problem Of Labour Supply TPHE annual meeting of the Pahang Para Rubber Syndicate. Ltd., was held m London recently. Mr. Cyril Hughes (the chairman), j said that the loss for the year amountled to £128. compared with
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    • 250 10 Bearish Factors Bring Out Heavy Selling Messrs. Lewis and Peat (Spore) Ltd m their weekly rubber report dated Oct. 5. state: Towards the end of last week the market was beginning to feel uneasy about the situation generally, particularly as no interest appeared to be forthcoming from
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    • 46 10 Dealing In Shares At Slight Discount <From Our Own Correspondent > rrw London, Oct. 6. The 2s ordinary shares of the Kapala Rubber Estates were dealt m at is. lOd. and the Preferenr e at 2s Ufcd tnough the latter were issued at zs. o.
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    • 72 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association i DAILY PRICES CURRENT FOR No. 1 X RIBBED SMOKED SHEET Oct. 8, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers Sellers Spot (loose) 22 7 8 Reserved iF.0.8.) Current Sellers month 23 Reserved October 24 24^8 Nov.-Dec. 24»/ 4 24% Jan.-Mar. 25V 2 25% Apr.-June 26% 26%
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    • 167 10 New Property Acquired By Company Shareholders of Suloh rubber estates, Ltd.. are notified of the acquisition by the company of a property of acres 62, roods 1. poles 24 lor the sum of $14,352 payable m cash. The entire area was planted m 1929 but is slightly backward
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    • 111 10 October 8 I Buyers Sellers Gambier 4.75 Java Cube 8.25 Hamburg Cube 8-25 Muntok White Pepper 51.00 White Pepper 50.00 Copra, Sundried 3.00 Fair Sago Flour 185 Copra, mixed 2.35 Small flake Tapioca 3.70 Blanja Jelotong 6.75 Sarawak Jelotong 6.50 R. (Siam) W.C. o. 1 per koyan
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    • 90 10 From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 6. Federated (Selangor) Rubber Profit for 1933-34 £2.136, dividend 2\' 2 per cent, recommended carrying forward £185. Sengat Rubber.— Profit £9,163; dividend 5 per cent, recommended, carryin? forward £6.414. British Borneo Para Rubber. Profit £28; debit forward £4.530. Kciin.Y (Selangor) Rubber. Interim
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    • 16 10 Sione Tin (F.M.S.) Ltd.. output for the month of September was 184 piculs.
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    • 944 10 MONDAY. OCT. 8, 1934. Ampat Tin (4) 5s 5s 9d c.d. Asam Kumbang 37s 6d 40s Austral Malay i£> 58s 61s Ayei Hkam Tin (ss) 14s 9d 15s 3C x.d. I Ayer Weng ($1) 2.02 2.07 Bangiin Tin 25s 26s Changkat Tin 60s 52s Chenderiang 8s 6d
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    • 444 10 Singapore, Oct. 5. MEAT Beef steak (Round) Kati 28 Beef stew or curry do 24 Pork, lean do 42 Pork, lean and fat (Ist quality) do 32 Mutton Australian lb. 35 Fowl Kati 32 Hens (Locally reared) do 40 Ducks, Java Each 48 Pigeons, domestic unfledged Pair
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    • 93 10 Barlow and Co.. report the followine crop returns for September owlng uXaK* FMS) Rubber Cotafe a d 3U0 R 0 U ,b ber <Staffleld 42^1b aU FMS RUbb6r Estate U <l 82 C ooolb° neSe <FMS) atMe m^ U f tOwn Rubber &**tes Ltd (Dennistown Estate) 39 0001
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    • 313 10 SOVIET EXTENSIONS TTHE progress of the fishing m the Soviet Union has I that the country now oct second place m the world being the first. In MM was 36 per cent, higher than and exceeded that 01 pn by about 230.000 tons. Only during the firs:
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    • 138 10 October 8 SELLING London, 4 months* sight London. 3 months' sight 3 I London, 60 days* si^ht London. 30 days' sight London, demand London. T.T. Lyons and Paris, demand Hamburg, demand New York, demand Batavia. Sourabaya. demand Samarang. demand Penang, demand Calcutta. Bombay, demand Rangoon, Madras. Colombo, demand
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    • 76 10 Acquisition Of Propertio h Central Johorc 'From Our Own CorrespondLondon. t The United Sua Be ton k w ii m Central Johore and a 7,337 acres at a price of L'3l planted acre. The company has a. so ptirchfl tea estate at Kua a Lanijat The properties
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  • 628 11  - ELISSA LANDI HAS WRITTEN SIX NOVELS MOLLIE MERRICK Hollywood In Person BY latest gag of Hollywood stars vadajn la to say that they do Just eat everything m let nature take its course. are about five girls m Holly- who cut all they want and all would like a little
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  • 188 11 Death At Seaford Last Month Npws has been received by air mail of the death of Marjory Stallard. wife of Mr. G. B. Stallard. formerly manager of Harewood Estate. Batu Gajah. Mrs. Stallard, who came to Malaya some twelve or thirteen years ago to stay with her sister
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  • 43 11 London, Oct. 6. There is good reason to believe that the British unemployment figures, due to be published early next week, will show a decline m unemployment of some 55,000. This is considerably better than hart hppn antieiDated.- British Radio
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  • 595 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst EXTRA FANCY Good, bad and indifferent players alike have for the past few years m dulged In the .slightly sane pastime of biddaiK a worthless suit to stop the lead of that suit against an eventual three
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  • 465 11 The following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics. S.S. and F.M.S.. during the period September 29 to October 5, 1934. inclusive, and are available for public use In the Reference Library. Fullerton Building. Singapore. Application may be made by members of the
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 855 11 Aasef exceed Sl2.Mfl— Airarance la force »vrr m ttt The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co. Ltd Uncorpomea In tbe Straits ■ettiemeot*) HEAD OmcK: Great *ut«n U* Bulling, Cecil Str^t. Btogapor,. OFri^ Tb. company ha, £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court or En,!™. W tU ATTRACTIVE PLANB OF ASSURANCE. AGENTS WAJOTL
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 341 12 LOSSES OF THE ITALIA COMPANY Capital Reorganisation AT the general meeting of share-' holders of the Italia Steamship Company held recently, it was decided to reduce the capital from 720,000,000 to 158.400.000 lire, the value of each share being reduced to 100 lire. The new capital is to be increasei
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    • 204 12 First All-Sea Service To Be Inaugurated Designed to meet the demands of a fast-growing trade between Canada and the Far East, the Ellerman and Bucknall Steamship Company. Ltd. have decided to inaugurate a regular monthly steamship service from Montreal to Manila. Hong Kong. Shanghai md other
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    • 136 12 The Soviet Shipping Department Is opening an agency at Cardiff for t.ie chartering of tramps. Swan. Hunter and Wigham Richardsen, Ltd.. have practically completed the construction of their new graving dock at Walls^nd. replacing two old floaters. The Swedish Government is to insist on a higher standard ol iceresisting hull
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    • 304 12 Proposed Increase Jn Fares FOLLOWING an application by the Compania Transmediterranea for an increase of 25 per cent, m the passenger fares on subsidised services, the Government has agreed to an increase of 20 per cent. Freight rates remain unchanged. The increase is to apply to all
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    • 54 12 H.M.S. Cornwall Assists Salvage Operations Weihehvei. H.M.S. Cornwall is engaged m an effort to raise the small Chinese steamer which sank on Sept. 19 while transporting a large number of Chinese naval ratings ashore here. Many lives were lost m the accident and bodies are continuously being washed
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    • 63 12 The work of enlarging and modernising the harbour of Dunkirk has made great progress and should be completed this year. There is a large new outei harbour to be protected by two nev. moles. The entrance will be about 270 metres wide. Of the west pier over 235
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    • 23 12 Merchants are informed thnt from Nov. 1, 1934 freight for cargo for German ports and'or with options must be prepaid.
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    • 31 12 The P. and O. Rawalpindi has loft Hong Kong and is expected to arrive at this port at 10 am. tomorrow (Wednesday). She will proceed alongside the S.H.B. wharf on arrival.
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    • 127 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Shifrs alongside the uharvr* or expected to arrhp 1 East Wharf (Entrance (iati l Rohna 22; Cremer. Anhus Main Wharf (Entrance- (iatr Nieuw Zeeland. Dempo 16- Gleniffer. Yuki Mar, Hayes, Kedah 11; Dewing Mjaru, Main 7. Fmpine Dock (Entrance (late 3): Baron Erskine 30 Gn 32 Lycaon 34
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    • 186 12 Singkel. Dut 285 tons, from Djambt 8.10. for Djambi 10.10 Thedens, Dut.. 1.181 tons, from lembang 8.10. for Palcmbang 1 1.10 Rokan. Dut.. 388 tons, from Astlm 8.10. for Paneh. Asahan 9.10 Tohiti. Dut.. 684 tons, fan Ka Toengkal 8.10, lor Toengkai 9.10 Takada, Brit.. 4,223 tons, from
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    • 55 12 The following were passenger Singapore on the President Hayes, which arrived on Saturday Mrs Arango. Mr. S A. Curley. Mr. P. Holz apfel. Mrs. M. C George. Mr J Jennings, Mrs. J. M. Jennings M; Jennings. Mr. E. L. Marlsbury. Mr Muckle, Miss R. Phipps. Mr. J J sell Mr.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 551 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd.j (Incorporated <n F.MS.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. Booking Agents for edeia t v{ j Malay States Railways. Royal State Railw%ys of Siam. <aSJ \^flß^*jfl| _S (Incorporated m England). VAnA HOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN, HONOLULU CANADA. FOUR MAGNIFICENT IMPRESSES. COMPRISING THE LARGEST AND FASTEST STEAMERS
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    • 70 12 I. S. K. LINE. ISHIHARA SANGYO-KAIUN KAISHA, LTD. (Incorporated m Japan) REGULAR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE. SHYOJIN MARU Oct. 16 Otft 21 NANKOH MARU Oct. 31 Nov 4 FOB KOBE, OSAKA, MOJI, YAWATa NAGOYA AND YOKOHAMA BOSTON MARU Nov. 15 Nov. 15 CLYDE MARU Nov. 25 Nov. 25 For rates
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    • 94 12 For cve^thing appertaining Ckrean Passages, Foreign Mono Exchange and Freight. COOKS WAGONS-LITS IWOPtO TRAVEL SiWV'CU 39, ROBINSON ROAD. No Booking Fe» Telephone 5908. STATE SHIPPING SERVICE of Western Australia FREMANTLE Via Port Swettenham, Pen*"* Palembentt Banjoewaniti »od Western Porto Slngmpore S*" l T.s.m.v. Kmngaroo Oi-t U T.s.m.v. Kangaroo Nov. 19
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 537 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. •Thursday 7 30 am 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 Gemas> every Monday, Wednesday. Thursday and
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 449 13 r\ *f\ il m Tr 1 ii -i i v ii it a P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS. OUTWARDS I'nmce Spore. T'nare S*nore TRAL 15,000 Oct. 12 NALDERA 16 000 Dec 21 >UL>AN 6,500 Oct. 24 CARTHAGE 15.000 Oct. 26 1935 RANPURA 17,C00 Nov. 9 RAWALPINDI 17.000 Jan* 4
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    • 490 13 Eller mau Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In gngi%n<l) "ELLERMAN" LINE TOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Dae Sails City of Khios Oct. 16 Oct. 18 City of Khartoum Oct. 30 Nov. 2 City of Cambridge Nov. 14 Nov. 16 "AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN" LINE.
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    • 1177 13 £Sf sS^STuifLd (^Sk D ■a ow «™^BHn. 06.. d«. TOE CHINA NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd. THE AUSTOAIWTo^- V TIVE £2 THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co. THE SUN SHIPPING CO Ltd. INSURANCE. The SSSSoce Co". US"" and lObe The S? ai SSi anci M r< I: KAILWAYS The Federated Malay States Railways
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 582 14 K. P. M. conraum pakittaabt maatmcmaftu ROKAN— Tuesday, Oct. 9. Bengkalls, Paneh, Berombang, Tanjong-Mengeldar, Tanjong Leidong and Asahan. MAJANG— Wednesday, Oct. 10, Prlgl-Radja. Sapat, Tembilahan Poeloe-Pal-las, Pen gal lan- Estate and Rengat. CREMER— Wednesday. Oct. 10, Belawan-Deli and Penang. THEDENS Wednesday, Oct. 10, Muntok and Palembang. TOHlT*— Wednesday, Oct. 10,
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    • 444 14 TO EUROPE irKOM SINGAPORE AND KNANG VIA COLOMBO, BOMBAY, SUEZ, POST SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES I GENOA* MABBftlllHB AND NEW XOsllL. Arrtr* Leave Leave Arrirt B'pore B'pore Penan* N. York I Pre* Hayes Oct. 6 Oct. 9 Oct. 11 Nov. 20 i Pres. Johnson Oct. 20 Oct 23 Oct. 25 Dec.
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    • 585 14 O. S. K. LINET FOR ArftUC/t AND SOUTH AMERICA. Tofukn Mara Cape Town via Mombasa, Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam. L Marques, Durban and Algoa Bay Arahl* Mam Buenos Aires via Colombo, Mombasa, U 12 t Arabia warn Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam. Beira. L. Marques, Durban, AJgoa Bay, Cape Town and Santos Alaska Mam Cape
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  • 1087 15 EARLY EFFORTS TO BREAK SEQUENCE OF CAMBRIDGE SUCCESSES Trial Crew's Good Start London, Sept. 25. AX c some twelve of Oxford's most promising oars asbled at Launder Club. Henley, under the inspiring guidance PeUr Haig-Thomas, anxious to begin their efforts to break cquence
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  • Article, Illustration
    17 15 MILLAR, of Singapore, jumps for the ball m a line-out m Saturday's fame against the United Services.
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    19 15 YOUTHFUL TENNIS PLAYERS practised at the Herga Lawn Tennis Club, Harrow, m preparation for the Junior Championships of Middlesex.
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  • 488 15 LAST YEAR'S WINNER AND RUNNER-UP Only One Seeded Player Left In, Tournament OUKDAY might quite appropriate- j ly be termed "Mayflower's Day" I m local badminton circles as all their five remaining representatives were successful m entering, the quarter finals of the Men's Open 'Singles championship.
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  • 313 15 Reduction Of Taxes Refused (From Our Own Correspondent. > Bangkok. Oct. 5. AT THE annual meeting of the Royal Bangkok Sports Club, the Chairman said the receipts from racing during the last season only amounted to just over Tcs. 21,000, a reduction of Tcs. 6.000
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  • 155 15 Won By Penang Recreation Club For First Time (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan?, Oct. 6. The Penang Recreaticr> Club made history today when th«s won the P. F. A. Cup for the first time of asking defeating the D.A.F.C, the premier Malay team who have been runner--up
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  • 88 15 London, Oct. 6. The following were the results of the principal matches: Bath 12 Roeiljni Park o Bla'-k heath 39 Plymouth Albion 8 Bradford 8 Headingley 3 Bristol 13 Devon. Services Gloucester 22 St. Bart's Hospital 5 Guy's Hospital 16 Portsmouth Ser. 8 Harlequins 17 Lcndon Scottish
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  • 56 15 London, Oct. 5. Frank Southall today broke the world's record for 24 hours unpaced road cycling, covering 457 miles. The previous record was 431 2 miles established by the Australian, Opperman. During the run Southall beat the Land's end-London record by one hour and 27 minutes, bettering even the tandem
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  • 357 15 1O Already Berthed Gosporl. TPHE King's racing yacht Britannia is already winter berthed at East Cowes. Her crew has left for homes as far apart as Looe. Brixham, Wivenhoe. and Brightlingsea to take up jobs, mostly aboard fishing boats. The season for the other big
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  • 55 15 Skegness, Oct. 5. In the English women's native golf championship final. Miss Phyllis Wade, the Hampshire champion beat Miss Mary Johnson, the Yorkshire champion 4 and 3 over 36 holes Miss Wade was very steady and was sup at the 18th On the other hand Miss Johnson was erratic, frequently
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  • Article, Illustration
    18 15 INOTHEft VIEW of the Singapore United Services Mint- which Singapore won by the wide marfin of 17 3.
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  • 346 15 FALLING OFF IN NUMBER OF CLUBS Two Championships Abandoned (From Our Own Correspondent P. Bangkok. Oct. 5. RINCE Bidyalankarana. President of the Lawn Tennis Association ot Siam. at the annual me-ting. lamented the fact that the Association had become a little weaker during the year Though undoubtedly
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  • 113 15 Young Indians Beaten At Hockey N.C.C. 4: Y.I.R.C. .2. The Young Indians R.C were defeated by four goals to two by tho Nondescripts m a hockey match on the N.C.C. ground on Saturday. Hendricks (2) Rahman and Thiagarajan scored tor the N.C.C.. who led by 3—o at half-time.
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  • 116 15 Final Match To Be Played On Friday The Government Services F A d ded at a committee meeting on Friday night that the final Goven ment League mutch between the Marine Department FC. Ist team and the Government Monopolies Ist team should be played at Ansjn Road Stadium
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  • 947 16 Both Teams Below Form VISITORS HAD THE BETTER SET OF FORWARDS S.C.R.C 3; S.C.C 1. *THE S.C.R.C. hockey team defeated the S.C.C. on the Padang yesterday by 3 l. Though the quality of the play was not up to the standard one is
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  • 163 16 America's Cup—Did Rainbow Comply With Rules MR. SOPWITH THINKS NOT; MR. VANDERBILTSAYS YES New York, Oct. 3. "Whether I return m 1935 rests with the New York Yacht Club and the deed of gift under which the America's Cup is given by that Club." declared Mr. Sopwith before sailing for
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    46 16 THE COMPETITORS who took part m the Singapore Open Ladies' Single badminton championship at the week-end. Left to right: Misses O. de Fontaine, E. de Silva, Tai Yee Wen, Wan? Siew Eng (holder). Siew Sui Leong. Chow Han Hwa, Aileen Wong and Mrs. L. M. Pennefather.
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  • 374 16  - S. C. C. RUGBY TOURNAMENT Public Services Should Win Opening Match •"TODAY on the padang the S.C.C. Rugby tournament will open with a match between Public Services an«l A.P.C. and Merchants and Banker-;. No fewer than ten of Saturday's Singapore side will be taking part m this match, seven of
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  • 204 16 Dropped Goal In Last Minute Gives Gunners Victory A rugger match between the Wiltshire Regiment and the R.A. at Tanglin yesterday, if it did not produce much skilful play, at least provided a very vigorous game and the Gunners were lucky to emerge winners as they only
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  • 195 16 After Home Side Scored In First Five Minutes The R.A. took a team over to play Johore on Saturday and the game resulted In a daw 3—3. Johore scored m the first five minutes Irom an intercepted pass but just failed to convert. The RA. however,
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  • 485 16 SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB RESULT OF WOMEN'S OCTOBER MEDAL THE Women's October Medal competition was played at Bukit Timah on Monday and resulted m a tie m "A" division between Mrs. Cralk and Mrs. Kelly with a net score of 32, m a win for Mrs. R. W. Cowen m *'B"
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  • 473 16 FLYWEIGHT TITLE OF MALA YA Roberts 9 And Lewis's Records SUARES' FUTURE DEPENDS ON FIGHT WITH FERNANDEZ MR. Sng Chwee Cheng, the latest recruit to the ranks ol pore's boxing promoters, will present a double main-e\ at the Great World Arena on Friday night. Subject to I think this is
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    • 31 16 A NEW FILE! WALKER'S FOLDER- FILE A USEFUL FILE FOR THE OFFICE DESK ARRANGED FOR INDIVIDUAL OR ALPHABETICAL FILING "A GREAT TIME SAVER PRICE $4.00 each MALAYA PUBLISHING HOUSE, LIMITED. SINGAPORE.
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