The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 November 1934

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,426 ESTI). 1835 MONDAY, NOVEMBER V.K 1H34 10 CENTS
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    DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENT OF ANTI-SOVIET CAMPAIGN IN CHINA
    108 1 Great Red Forces Threatened With Annihilation PLANES IN PURSUIT london. Nov. 18. Tsays that the long ot tween the Nanking d the Chinesem in Kiangsi and iearly approaching th Communists r of 1 aual campaigns, mitting ecoire, Marshal has driven the Rods Shuikin
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    ON THE MOVE
    206 1 Red Forces March Towards K\veieho>v Hi>nK Kong, Nov. 18. to -.Ntablish a foothold in North Kwangtung and South Hunan. the Rtd forces are reported to be Ing westwards in the direction of Kweiehow. Their vanguard is reported to have reached Yung Ming, a town, on the Hunan-Kwangsi
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    A GAY ANNIVERSARY
    61 1 Beauty Contests Included In rSiam's Celebrations From Our Own Correspondent I Bangkok, Nov. 18. It is announced that the programme oi" celebrations lor the anniversary ol Constitution Day in December will include beauty contests, while a pretty Siamese lady will be put up for a kiss to
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    U.S. AIR ARMADA
    62 1 Washington. Nov. 15. The Air Corps has submitted a budgetary request lor 800 new aeroplanes. 500 of which arc- required to replace obsolescent planes. The Air Corps plans :o spread the construction over three years, bnn^- ing the total strength to 2.400 war olanes giving the United
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    M.P.s £1,516,902 WILL
    38 1 London. Nov. 14. The will of the late Mr. Samuel. M.P. tor Putnev. was proved today for £1.516.902 as far as can at present br ascertained. Estate duty ot €623.72, has been paid. British Radio
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    India Anxiously Awaits New Reforms
    161 1 EXTREMIST METHODS ABANDONED BY CONGRESS New Delhi, Nov. 18. INDIANS are awaiting with excitement, tinged by anxiety. the publication on Thursday of the report of the select Committee on constitutional reforms. The present elections are being fought largely in vitw of this impending report. The
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    INSILL TRIAL
    160 1 Charitable Donations Paid In Shares New York. Nov. 17. The death has occurred of he artist, Bryson Burroughs. Chicago, Nov. 16. The trial Of Samuel Insull and others was virtually completed today, the final witness for the defence being Insull Junior, who stated that a block of Insull
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    U.S. NAVAL EXPERTS
    42 1 U S. NAVAL EXPERTS Entertained at Luncheon By Premier i London, Nov. 17. The Prime Minister and Miss Mac- Donald entertained the American naval delegation at luncheon at The Chequers', at the week-end. Discussions are at j present at a standstill.— Reuter.
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    FILM STAR IN CRASH
    47 1 Genevieve Tobin Seriously Injured Hollywood. Nov. 18. Qenevleve Tobin and hef mother were seriously injured when tht automobile that Gonevievt- was driving skidried_ and spun round several times and crushed into a palm tree. Both have dislocated shoulders and other injuries. 1 Reuter
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    45 1 Little America, Nov. 18. After waiting: a month for clear weather. Byrd and four companions made their first exploration flight since last summer. They flew over 100 miles towards the South Pole. It is reported that they made peopraphica! discoveries ■»f the highest importance. Reuter.
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    MR. KNOX
    127 1 Scotland Yard .Men Act As Bodyguards London. Nov. 15. Matters affecting the conduct ot the; Saar plebiscite were raised in the House of Lords but Lord Stanhope, on behalf of Government, said it would Ix* iirpf^ppr for His Majesty's Government which had no responsibility, apart, from membership ot
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    61 1 London, Nov. 15. Sir Andrew Duncan, chairman of the Central Electricity Board, has been appointed independent chairman of the Iron and Steel Federation which includes fourteen industries and more than forty associations. It is recognised that he will play an important part in future development of the scheme for the
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    REGIMENTS DECIMATED IN GRAN CHACO WAR
    85 1 Hope Of A Settlement Frustrated Geneva, Nov. 18. SIMULTANEOUSLY with an anO nouncement that the League Commission for the settlement of Gran Chaco dispute had sat till early morning on their uncompleted task and were resuming work later today, came startling news. It was
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    14 1 London, Nov. I*3The death has occurred of Charles Saxgeant Jagger, the famous sculptor. Reuter
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    GOLD BLOC IN DANGER OF COLLAPSE
    140 1 GOLD BLOC IN DANGER OF COLLAPSE U. S. Take Action To i Avert Crisis $25,000,000 CREDIT New York, Nov. 18. ACCORDING to the New York Times the Federal Reserve Bank has extended to Belgium a credit of $25,000,000 in an effort to prevent gold bloe countries being forced to abandon
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    POSITION UNTENABLE
    262 1 Difficulties Of Countries On Gold London, Nov. IK. Despite repeated confident prophesu s oi its imminent disintegration the gold bloc still stands says Statist in International Banking, but he points out that American monetary policy has 1 played an appreciable part in eonsoli- dating the position owing to
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      95 1 On Other Pages Diary of the ueek 2 British exports up Radio programmes 2 Law notices 2 Nanking housing problem 3 Winter relief In China Indian killed in accident 3 Aviation notes 4 British film production 4 Picture page Agriculture In Johore 6' Education In Malaya Singapore weddings Malacca's hockey
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    IMPROVED BRITISH EXPORTS
    319 2 Renewed Strength In Government Stocks London, Nov. 14. THE Board of Trade returns for October show imports valued at £68.993.589 against the September total of £57.738.498 and exports amounting to £36.748.545 against £33.957,248 in the previous month. Figures for re-exports were £4,001,668 ast month and £3.249.836 in
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    NOTHING NEW
    98 2 Mr. Eden's Interview With Nazi Envoy London. Nov. 14. Mr Anthony Eden, answering a question in the House of Commons. laid that at interviews between Herr von Ribbentrop and the Foreign Secretary and himseli nothing transpired beyond a friendly conversation. No new proposals were put forward and no
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    EGYPTIAN CRISIS
    86 2 Wafdists Expected To Return To Power Alexandria, Nov. 16. The new Egyptian Cabinet has been confirmed by Royal decree. It is understood Parliament will be dissolved almost immediately but the Cabinet will not call for elections until it has smoothed over all difficulties and settled various questions with
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    AIR SUBSIDIES
    65 2 London, Nov. 13 Questioned in Parliament, the Undersecretary for Air, Sir Philip Sassoon said that the approximate total amounts of subsidies as given in various estimates for expenditure on the operation of regular air services in five vears to 1933 were:— Britain C 1.921.134. Frano? €7.590.529. Germany €4.482.105
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    SEDITION BILL
    55 2 Read For Third Time In House Of Lords London, Nov. 13. The bill designed to .strengthen the law against attempts to seduce the armed forces of the Crown from alle" Uance. which has already passed through the House of Commons. Today was read lor the third time in
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    SIR MAURICE HANKEY
    85 2 Visit To Dominions Has No Political Object London, Nov. 13. Answering a Parliamentary question tcday the Prime Minister said that Sir Maurice Hankey's visit to South Africa, Australia and New Zealand had no political object. He was visiting Australia as the guest Df the Commonwealth Government for
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    JONES AND WALLER
    74 2 London, Nov. 13. Cathcart Jones and Kenneth Waller have provisionally fixed Sunday at dawn for the start of their attempt at a record-breaking flight to Cape Town in the De Havilland Comet in which Au^rafla 6111^ made FetUrn flight to They will carry sufficient fuel for a
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    "PRIVATE SCANDAL"
    227 2 Entertaining Mystery Film At The Capitol 'Private Scandal" which opened at the Capitol yesterday is aptly titled. Here is a small raal estate firm shaking on the edge of ruin because the senior partner has gambled away its capital and in it a group of individuals «tio when
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    DEPRESSED AREAS
    89 2 Government To Appoint Two Commissioners London. Nov. 14. During a debate in the House of Commons on reports of special investigations into conditions in depressed eureaa Mr. Neville Chamberlain said that Government had decided to appoint two commissioners with very u/ide powers, one for England and Wales ;\nd
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    Law Notices For The Day
    74 2 The Chiei Justice at Kuala Lumpur —Court of Appeal. Before Mr. Justice Prichard in 2nd Court at 11 a.m. Summonses in Chambers. Originating Summonses. Judgment Summonses and Probate. Re Anna Pakiry Thaver deceased. Before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell in 3rd Cort at 11 a.m. Miscellaneous
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    Holland—PHOHI
    44 2 Holland— PHOHI Wavelength— 25.57 Metres 8.20 Opening announcement. 8.30 Operetta arias. 8.50 Talk by Mr. C. W. Baard 9.05 Operetta arias. 9.25 Meeting of the Phohi— Club (Announcer answers listeners' reports). 9.45 Records. 9.55 Talk on sports by Mr C T Groothoff. 10.10--10.25 Records.
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    Berlin—DJA
    38 2 Berlin— DJA Wavelength— 31.38 Metres 8.20 Programme forecast 8.35 Music and topical events 9.05 News in English. 9.20 Popular music. 10.20 Sports review. 10.35 News in German 10.50 The Call of the Homeland: Thuringen. 11.35--11.50 News in English.
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      339 2 I WANTED. WANTED. -First Class Cabaret turns for New Year's Eve Ball at Volunteer I Headquarters. Applications in writing I to Stall Officer. Volunteer Headquarters I Beach Road. SITUATIONS WANTED." YOUNG LADY. possessing Bond Street Diploma, shortly arriving in Singapore, desires engagement with a high-class ladies hair-dressing salon. Particulars salary
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      401 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS^ A Selection of PERFUMERY GUERLAIN 68% Champs -Ely sees, Paris L'Heure Bleue Shalimar Liu Djedi Mitsouko Guerlinadeetc. Obtainable from MEDICAL HALL, LIMITED. BUSINESS CARDS STRAITS TYPEWRITER AGENC STATIONERS REPAIRERS fI4A Change Alley, Singapore The Chttpeft House for youi Stationery, Typewriters, Ribboni K and'Carooas also for Pencil anc jS
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      368 2 TENDERS, SlN(;apoi7^ MUNICIPALITY Tenders Excavation and n\] m T.mah Canal Merah and Newt Dat^ of Closlna Nov. 26th. 19J4 Earthworks it H t, Farr,r R, 4 p.m. Monday N Trimmm, ,id Roads during 1: 4 p.m. Wed] Munirip TENDERS, Singapore Tun chifc, r Tenders ar invii s contra i Rooms
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      376 2 Diary Of The Week MONDAY, Nov. 19. High Water. 8.55 a.m. 8.8 ft.. 9 35 Dm 9 ft. Hockey: S.C.C. vs. Raffles College, padang; Wiltshire's vs. Indian Association. Balestier Road SRC. vs. A.P.C.. Paya Lebar; S C.R.C. vs. RAF. 11. Seletar. Wiltshires II vs. Medical College. Tanglin: AngloChinese School vs.
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      60 2 the Savoy Hotel, London. 10.20 "Meet Chief Inspector French." Presented by his creator. Freeman Wills Crofts. 10.35 The Belfast Wireless Orchestra. Mary Martin < soprano). Greenwich time signal at 11.20 pm 11.20 Sports talk. 11.35 Sonata recital. Anthony Collins (viola) and Kathleen Cooper 'pianoforte*. 11.50 The news. 12.05 A ballad
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      171 2 I Today 's Radio Programmes Singapore ZHI (Owned and operated by Radio Service I Co. of Malaya Ltd.) i Wavelength 49.9 Metres I 6 Record music. 6.30 Relay of dance music by Raffles Hotel Dance Orchestra under the direction cf Dan Hopkins. 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. 7
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    BOOM IN PRIVATE BUILDING IN NANKING
    205 3 BOOM IN PRIVATE BUILDING IN NANKING Acute Housing Problem Nanking. Mil $20,000,000 has been spent on private building conruction in Nanking during the past three and a half years to statistics compiled by the Public Works Bureau of Municipal Government. ot Investment during the pe- j i January, 1931. to
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  • 70-YEAR-OLD INDIAN KILLED BY CAR
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      While Walking With Wife
      487 3 PUNJABI CHARGED AS a sequel to a fatal motor accident which occurred at the 1st. mile, Jelapang Road, on the liter noon of Aug. 30, resulting in the death of a 70-year-old Indian barber, named Vellayan, Chancel Singh, a motor-driver, was charged before the Ipoh magistrate
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      WINTER RELIEF IN CHINA
      179 3 A Special Committee Appointed Nanking. AS the approach of winter is certain to increase the hardship of hundreds of thousands of refugees in areas ravaged by the serious drought and floods this year, the authorities are taking steps to meet the situation. The Central Political Council
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    TANK ROAD STATION TO BE USED AGAIN
    201 3 But Only As A Site For A Circus COR the first time since the Singa- pore-KranJi railway was opened on Jan. 1. 1903. the vacant land at Road will be used tor a new purpose this month. The site ol the former goods
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    DEEPAVALI GIFTS FOR LEPERS
    323 3 Gifts For Indians At Sungei Buloh (From Our Own Correspondent.* Kuala Lumpur. Nov. lfi. •yHE delight with which Indian lepers in the Sungei Buloh settlement accepted presents during a Deepavali treat for them, organised by the social service section of the Selangor Indian Association, is described
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    GIANT TURTLE
    102 3 Supposed To Have Been Alive 350 Years Ago Shanghai. Fortune has come to a humble ricksha puller in the shape of a giant turtle which he fished out of the .middy waters of the Whangpoo. The' turtle measures more than ftve feet in width, and on its shell
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    "NEW LIFE" MOVEMENT
    143 3 Tribute To General Chiang Kai-shek Feiping. Over 200 Chinese guests were present at a dinner given by General Huang Pu. Chairman oi the Peiping Political Council, in honour of General Chiang Kai-shek. Instead of the usual elaborate dishes, General Huang and his guests were served in accordance
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    UNIFIED CONTROL
    76 3 Kwangtung Agricultural Products Canton. In view of the dull market for native agricultural products the Kwangtung Provincial Government has decided to adopt a pclicy cf unified control for the production and consumption of native agricultural products in this Province, it is learned. The Reconstuction Department has been ordered
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    KING'S FIRST COUSIN
    70 3 Ex-Duke Of Albany In Singapore Today The ex-Duke of Albany. Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. a first cousin of His Majesty King George V., will be in Singapore a few hours today on his way back to Europe from Japan where he has been attending the
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      39 3 ~^\J II I HAVE "TO O.SO6J.QW 1 wk IB COME TO GAY PAREE and leave your cares behind j WOMEN WILL RAVE at the GOWNS MEN will rave at the GIRLS in them How about a little I^PARIS INTERLUpE
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    HOME LEAVE BY AIR—PROSPECTS Of New Travel For MALAYANS
    1132 4  - HOME LEAVE BY AIR PROSPECTS Of New Travel For MALAYANS PEGASUS A via tion Topics BY rvEVELOPMEXT of civil aviation within the Empire has gone on in recent years largely because the inherent conservatism of the Britisher is losing itself in a slowly growing enthusiasm for the new aerial age.
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    VERY ANCIENT
    92 4 Human Skeleton Finds In Palestine Four human skeletons believed to be more than 100.000 years old and described by Professor Albright, director of the American School of Oriental Research, as "'undoubtedly a missing link In the evolution of mankind." have been discovered near Nazareth. The finds occurred during
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    GENERAL CHIANG
    88 4 Leaves Peiping For Kalgan An Suiyuan Peiping. General Chiang Kai-shek left by train lor Kalgan accompanied by Maidame Chiang Kai-shek. Mr. W. H. Donald, he Generalissimo's Chinese staff, and General Sung Cheh-yan, Governor of Suiyuan. After a brief stay in Kalgan to inispect local conditions, the Generalssimo I
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    New Coins For Belgium
    75 4 The design of the new twenty-lranc •about 3s. 4d. at par* piece has at last been selected by the Belgian Commission, out of some fifty entries It will bear King Leopold's effigy, and is to be submitted to the King for his final approval. Ths first
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    FILMING "THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL"
    675 4  - FILMING "THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL JOAN LITTLEFIELD (By WHEN I went down to Elstree recently to see how they were getting on with "The Scarlet Pimpernel". I found Leslie Howard not in the exquisite olothes of Sir Percy Blackney nor in the rags and marvellous makeup tha imperturbable character uses when
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    SNAPPING A TOTAL ECLIPSE
    426 4 SNAPPING A TOTAL ECLIPSE iJWO astronomers in Soun" 1 are busy looking Or (places from which to 2? 'total eclipse of the h 1. 1940. U on 0c« They are Dr. J. Jacks,, r u, ty's Astronomer at t 1( rw V lessor Brown, of Cap, g* «J| The eclipse
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    194 5 I.lt WEDDING had been postponed for a day because the bride and rroom were "too busy to set married." the 2<»-year-old daughter of and >lr Nicholas Rentley. the artist son of Mr. E. C. Bentley. author off "Trent's Last < ase." took plate at Chelsea rhe bride arid croom arc
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    MRS. GATES GIVES HER SIDE OF THE STORY
    563 6 Declares Mr. Braga 's Syce Should Have Waited THE defence of Mrs. Yolande Gates, against a charge of causing hurt to Mr. A. J. Braga, a local lawyer, by negligent driving in a motor accident on Orchard Road on Aug. 30, was
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    EUROPEAN INJURED
    62 6 Thrown Off Motor-Cycle By Dog Mr. W. G. Smith, a European warder of the Singapore prison, met with an accident while motor-cycling In New Eridge Road during the weekend. His machine ran over a dog killed it. and then skidded and threw Mr femith off. The machine fell
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    EDUCATION IN MALAYA
    220 6 MOVE TO MODIFY CLEMENTI POLICY Appeal To New Governor p EPRESENTATIONS have been made by various local bodies to persuade Government to modify the new education policy inaugurated by Sir Cecil Clementi. The two main principles of t'his policy were as follows: Free elementary education in Malay,
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    WHOLESALE GAMBLING
    204 6 Groups Of Offenders In Court Drawn together by a common love tor gambling. two Jews. Palmer and David, two Tamils. Arunasalam and Veerapen. -and a Mohammedan. Peer Shani. were arrested while indulging in ,i mild flutter in a back lane off Selegie Road on Friday. After they had
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    RECRUITS WANTED
    106 6 Malay Regiment To Give Drill Display iFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 16. Steps are being taken to implement the recent decision passed by the Federal Council regarding the Malay Regiment of Port Dickson whose strength will be increased by 230 men in February. To encourage recruiting
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    284 6 A Singapore Municipal commute* recommends that motor traders should be informed that in future on registration of a car the provision of a bulb horn will not be insisted upon provided the electric horn is toned 'down sufficiently not to cause annoyance of white spotted net. They had green sashes
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    TWO SINGAPORE WEDDINGS
    182 6 Miss Barton And Mr. Taylor And Miss Bonnici And Mr. McCulloch > TTWO weddings took place in Siivjupore on Saturday afternoon. Mr. L. V. Taylor. tl:e well-known Malayan sportsman, was wed to Miss Dorothy Vera Winstanley Bar-, ton: and Mr. J. N. McCulloch to Miss Constance Caroline
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    ANOTHER TRADE FAIR FOR SINGAPORE?
    78 6 JT is probable that a British Trade Fair will again be held in Singapore in 1935. A meeting will be held in the ottiie of His Majesty's Trade Commissioner. sth Floor. Fullerton Building, on Monday. Nov. 2tt. at 5 to discuss arrangements for the organisation
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    60 6 A Moscow. A considerable rise of output of way locomotives and freight oars has been registered in the UJS.S F 'his In the first nine mnnt' h year. 944 locomotives tin ed out 1932. The output of freight cars for the 22^00 £r n i hS W S 22 500
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    LESS SALES FOR MORE PROFITS
    236 6 j AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS' STRANGE AIM (From Our Own Correspondent) ltr Ipoh. Nov. 17. "XO an Englishman making his first visit to America, one ot the most striking things is the American newspaper. Most of you have seen American newspapers but it takes quite a month's
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    BAIL NOT FOUND
    127 6 Japanese In Custody On Cheating Charge T*u- allegation made against i Japmese. T. Nakashima. when he was Droduced oefore Mr. Norman Grtc. he secrnd magistrate, on Saturday" vas that he had booked his passage to e tt^H° r JaP v? n yesterd^ and had Utered a worthless
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    SCHOLARS' HOMEWORK
    77 6 Partial Abolition In Tasmania Tho Hobart, (Tasmania). The Minister for Education (Mr SSk ?n f de ided t0 abolish home" work in primary schools in all grades except 6th and 7th. m these grades the time occupied was not to exceed 30 minutes each evening ex ceea The
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    AGRICULTURE IN JOHORE REACHES ZENITH
    198 6 New Experiments Needed Says Dr. Tempany I A REPORT on n development of Joh Tempany. Director 7" y H for the F.M.S. and s s |n the Novemb( num ;P Malayan Atrtcoltaral This report „s la statement of the „r agriculture i,, that s th?
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    WILL THEY BE RETURNED ?
    126 6 WILL THEY BE RETURNED RETIRING ROTA FOR COMMISSIONERS Mr. Hartley On The List r\N December 31 a third of the \J Singapore Municipal Commissioners will retire according to the provisions of the Municipal Ordinance. The retiring Commissioners, those who nave been longest in office, it was announced yesterday, are: Mr.
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    £51.600 ESTATE
    237 6 Novel Evidence Of Kinship By Claimants Melbourne. Two family Bibles from Ireland which are nearly 100 years old. photographs, and genealogical trees, were examined by Mr. Justice Lowe in the Practice Court, when he heard evidence submitted on behall of two claim.. for an estate now valued at
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    CONFUSING SYMBOL
    139 6 Chinese Communists Mix Their Colours Shanghai. A muddled colour scheme is presented in the revised programme or activit es lor the coming year of the uunese Communist Party Reporting on the plans evolved at a recent meeting of the party called lor the purpose of reorganisation the document
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    ALSATIAN "MENACE"
    110 6 But No Restriction In Australia Sydney, (N.W.S.) Graziers will be disappointed over the failure or the Legislative Assembly to restrict the breeding of Alsatian dogs said the general secretary of Allen Association, Mr. G. W. "We are still hoping, however, that the question will be raised in the
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    RADIO ROMANCE
    173 6 Wave Hill Operator*! Hoiidav Darum Selling a penny stair.p or \jpping out in a morse a drama ••Dead Heart ol Austral, job ol Peter Sinclair :I and postmaster at Wave Hill station, in the North Sinclair- cue of the most in the territory who hai Sydney to enjoy
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    12 YEARS OF CONSTANT STOMACH PAIN
    158 6 Ended in 1 W«e» if icr 13 kmg ft*n i a bt* known a day without pain you be grateful lor Bometl cured you In four week this amazing letter irom Mn i 1 her own words I cannot speak too well Brand Stomach
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      46 6 PILES CURED No Knife! No Surgeon! •utting or burn.ng method, and without »nfinement to bed. and no doctors or hospital L p E n Cl f. S PII ;E PLASMA-has been in us* jo cngiisn and American home* and hospital* OR. VAN VLECK'S PLASMA CURES PILES
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    PERAK'S GREAT RALLY
    426 7 TO BEAT PENANG IN MALAYA CUP After Penang Held 8-0 Lead At Half Time 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. 17. Penan*. 8 Perak. 14. THERE was one change in the Penang side for today's Malaya Cup rug-er match. Brett pulling a muscle to a final run
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    18 7 Members of the Eurasian Association are reminded ot the general meeting at the S.R.C. tomorrow at 5.15 p.m.
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    MALACCA'S SURPRISE WIN OVER SINGAPORE
    1006 7 Their First In Inter-State Hockey GOAL SCORED JUST BEFORE END Mud And Pools Of Water Made Conditions Farcical Singapore 0; Malacca l. j\|ALACCA defeated Singapore for the first time in inter-State hockey on the Padang on Saturday afrernoon. Abbas, their skipper, scoring the only goal
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    MANCHESTER NOVEMBER HANDICAP
    112 7 List Of Probables London, Nov. ltj. The following are the Manchester November Handicap probables: Brunswick (Jones*. Hill Song Carslake>, Gaihslaw <Pat Beasley). Achtenan <Fred FoxK Thrapston (Weston», Robber Chief (Perryman), Spade (W. Rickaby). Hands Off (Lane). Free Fare (Harry Wragg). Fox Masque (A. Wragg). Jesmond Dene (Cliff
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    NEGRI-MALACCA WIN
    224 7 THOUGH SELANGOR SCORE FIRST Caldwell's Wonderful Game For Combined States (From Our Own Correspondent I Seremban, Nov. 17. Negri-IYlalacca Bpts. Selangor. 3pts. VEGRI-MALACCA beat Sclangor this afternoon by 8 points a goal and a try) to 3 points (a try) in their first meeting of the season. The
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    The Singapore Free Press and Daily News MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19. 1934 Week-End Comment
    834 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19. 1934 Week-End Comment DURING the next few months India and her problems will bulk large in the news for this week the Report of the Joint Select Committee will be published simultaneously at Home and in India the first time a Parliamentary paper
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    DAY TO DAY
    283 8 Mr. J. Smart, manager. Jeram Estate. Kapar. has returned from leave. Mrs. G. G. Duddell returned to Ipoh last week from Western Australia. Mr. K. J. N. Duthie. Officer-in-Charge of Detectives. Perak has been on short local leave. Mr. J. A. S. Jennings. 0.8.E.. J.P.. will be
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    727 8 SINGAPORE is famous for its ounsets. and at this time ol the year when the sky is so readily swept with rain som? of the effect3 are marvellously strange. One of the best vantage points to view the setting Of the sun is. of course, the
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    962 8 Old John Maitland was a stolid farmer, stolid in gait, stolid in countenance, and stolid in mind, and the only enigma about him. apart from the prime one that nature in her wonder should have seen flt to create a barely animated block of wood, was his wife
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    LAND GRANTS TO UNEMPLOYED
    197 9 Ofier To Chinese Overseas Sli.uii.iiai. Nov. 18. Affairs the Central Govapproved of a proposal a large piece of land istrict ol Suancheng, in for the sole purpose tion by returned overi egarding applications -iic area which will be ;:;iu Lok Village (meaning »ver3eas Chinese), are for
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    AIR DEFENCE
    50 9 Successful .Manoeuvres In Nanking Shanghai, Nov. IS. isand people turned out rday to witness an air oeuvre in Nanking. planes from Hanuchow began bombing" the city as soon gathered at the public the Pan Pien Street, but Iriven away" by anti-^dr* ..eh made a good impres- Union Times
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    NOBEL PRIZEWINNER
    22 9 Stockholm, Nov. Hi. Profess r Harold Clayton Urey. oi University, has been awarded the 1934 Nobel prize tor chemistry. Reuter
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    26 9 Elmira, (I'enn.), Nov. 18. is announced ot the veil-known actress. Miss Phyllis RanR Angora. Nov. 18. Dutch fliers Parmentier and arrived here irom Baghdac Hullond. Reuter
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    43 9 rHfc LORI) CHANCELLOR received Sir Stephen Killik. the Lord Mayor-elect at the House of Lords to signify the King's pleasure as to his election. Photo shows Sir Holman Gregory, the new Recorder Of London, arriving at the House of Lords for the ceremony
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    CHINESE GIRL WINS GOLD MEDAL AT GENEVA
    513 9 CHINESE GIRL WINS GOLD MEDAL AT GENEVA BRILLIANT ORGAN AND PIANO PERFORMER THE gulf between Occidental music and that of the East is a wide one; in the We^t. music has developed polyphonically. in the East, generally speaking, the melodic line, is the absolute. Few composers oi our western civilisation
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    NO COMPROMISE
    45 9 Japan Reiterates Demand For 1 Parity It is understood that the Japanese reply from Tokio rejeets the naval compromise proposal made by Britain, and it reiterates the demand lor paritv. It is expected the Anglo- Japanese talks will be resumed next week Reuter
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    PRINCESS MARINA
    244 9 To Arrive In London On Wednesday London. Nov. 15. 1 Princess Marina Will arrive in 1 London, for her wedding on Wednes- day. the 21st. travelling from Dover I ami by special train to Victoria where 1 1 she will be met by the King and i [Queen,
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    TREASURY BONDS
    87 9 £41,000,000 To Be Drawn On Nov. 26 London, Nov. 13. The Treasury is taking advantage Cf *he favourable monev conditions bv the decision to draw £44.000.000 three oer cent Treasury Bonds on Nov. 23. The amount represents 40 per cent. ot the total nominal amount of bont!s originally
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    BANGKOK RIVER TRAGEDY
    191 9 Passenger Launch Founders «From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Nov. 10. THE Siam Steam Packet Co., Ltd.. a British Company registered in the Straits Settlements, have been unfortunate cf late in the number of accidents their boats have met with. This week they have lost a passenger launch
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    FIVE-DAY WEEK
    220 9 Government and Unemployed Problem London, Nov. 15. Trre possibility of absorbing more persons in industry by a better distribution of employment is engaging the active attention of Government. Trie Minister of Labour. Mr. Oliver Stanley, was asked in Parliament it he could indicate the Government's proposals. He replied
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    GENERAL SMUTS
    175 9 Says Talk Of Imminence Of War Is Sheer Nonsense London, Nov. 13. In a speech last night at the dinner of the Royal Institute of International Affairs. General Smuts contributed an interesting survey of the European situation and made an earnest protest against mischievous war talk. He declared
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      171 9 BOOKS JUST RECEIVED GENERAL BOOKS Kur». peart Journey P. Oibbs 53. 00 Condemned to Live (Bk. Guild Choice) Boriswood .1.00 In the Steps of the Master H. V. Morton 4.50 I 'he Fireside Book A. Stanley. 4.50 NOVELS AT 53.00 Women Must Work R. Aldington Be»>t (rime Stories various authors
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    HEAVY LIQUIDATION ON RUBBER MARKET
    1006 10 Tendency Before New Quota Was A n nounced TN their weekly market report dated Oct. 31, Symington and Wilson state At the date of our last report the market was steady, ribbed smoked sheet on the spot being quoted 6 13 16d buyers. The market
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    RUBBER DEPRESSED
    284 10 Rumours Concerning Guilder The Cause Messrs. Stanton Nelson and Co., Ltd., in their rubber market review for the week ending Friday at noon stateReports prevalent in London regarding the possibility of the devaluation Of the guilder apparently account for further weakness in the rubber market. The news is
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    £ Abroad
    100 10 Abroad London, Nov. 15. Exchanges today were: Paris 75 3 4. New York 4.99! aMontreal 4.86 V Brussels 21.39! 2Geneva lb.Zl l 2Amsterdam 7.39. Milan 583 8--1 Berlin 12A2\ 2Stockholm 19.39l 2 Copenhagen 22.40 Oslo lg^Ol^. Vienna 27. Prague 1195a. Helsingfors 226 3 4. Madrid 36*. Lisbon 110!, 8. Athens
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    Singapore Produce Prices
    107 10 Nov. 17. Gambier 700 Java Cube 800 Hamburg Cube 900 Muntok White Pepper 66.50 White Pepper 65.50 Copra. Sundried 2.95 Copra, mixed 2.70 Fair Sago. Flour 2.00 Small flake Tapioca 3.50 Blanja Jelotong 6.75 Sarawak Jelotong 6.50 R (Siam) W.C.No. 1 per koyan $120 R. B. Siam
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    RUBBER PROFITS
    116 10 London, Nov. 13. Tekka. Ltd.. reports a gross profit for the year ended Mar. 31. 1934, of £13.141. A final dividend of 1* 4 per cent, is being paid, making 2 l 2 per cent, for the year. The carry-forward is £21.602. Durian Sebatang Rubber Estates (1931) Ltd..
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    Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
    69 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY PRICES CURRENT FOR R.M.A. No. 1. X RIBBED SMOKED SHEET Nov. 17, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers Spot (loose) 20% 20 3 /4 <F.0.8.) Current month 20 7 8 21 Jan-Mar. 21% 2H4 Apr.-June 23% 233 4 July.-Sept. 24% 2474 Tone of Market Easier.
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    144 10 Interest Chiefly Centred in Gilt-edgeds London, Nov. 13. On the Stock Exchange interest continues chiefly centred in gilt-edged securities but. alter an early fresh burst of strength, most prices reacted owing to some profit-taking. The 3 J 2 per cent. War Loan, after a further high record at
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    Freiser's Share List
    1037 10 F reiser's Share List SATURDAY. NOV. 17, 1934. Ampat Tin (4) #9 3d 4s 9d Asarc Kumbang 32s 35s Austral Malay i£) 59s 6s c.d. Ayer Hitam Tin (ss) 14s 15s Ayer Weng ($1) 2.05 2.10 Ban^rin Tin 26s 3d 26s Changkat Tin 46s 47s Chenderiang 8s 6d 9s 6d
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    SAGGING IN VALUES
    508 10 Rubber Restriction Problems JEWIS and Peat. Ltd.. ta weekly rubber market reDort dated London, Oct. 30, state Plantation. The past week hat I one of expectancy, doubts and rm^. consequently the market has JS with a general sagging ta^JJ There was the usual mom) ing of the
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    RELAPSE IN RUBBER
    272 10 Caused By Temporary Loss In Confidence Messrs. Lewis and Peat <S) Ltd. in their weekly rubber reported dated Nov. 16 state: Although nothing has occurred to alter the balance between production and consumption the market during the past week has suffered a relapse and considerable liquidation has
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    Exchange Rates
    215 10 Nov. 17. SELLING London, 4 months' sight 247 32 London, 3 months' sight 2 4 3 16 London. 60 days' sight 2 4 5 32 London. 30 days' sight 2 4i 8 London, demand 2 4 332 London. T.T. 243 32 Lycns and Paris, demand 878 Hamburg, demand
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    EXCHEQUER RETURNS
    114 10 London V»\ > Exchequer returns lor the pal j show that the total ordinary re\ I date. exclusive of revenue, amounts to £346 the total ordinary expenditure £422.883.350. Revenue is nearly million pounds lower than at I responding date last year ami penditure seven million! higher Revenue from
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    217 10 Nov. 15. 16. 17. American Can. Com. 104 1 104 1 104' 4 American Telephone and Telegraph 109 1 104* 2 101 1 Atcheson Railroad 55 J ft 54 3 8 53 7 K Dupont 97 8 96* 2 96 J 4 Firestone 16» 8 16 15U General
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    CARY GRANTS POISON WHISKY
    445 11  - CARY GRANTS POISON WHISKY MOLLIE MERRICK Hol'ywood In Person BY 11/HAT will become known in future flf i'ary Grant hoax seems Ofl without any .partiunpleasant publicity rk and handsome star who d to have ttJcen poison over Inla Cherrill. his wife rutiny ol the tacts reveals :v to be. primarily,
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    COW'S PLIGHT
    208 11 Stampedes On A Cottage Roof Sydney. slithering. and madly round the roof of ntly. a young cow -sheets of galvanised iiclah in its struggles the aperture. Two the cow's aid and the ground, saving 15 it. tall. as s >ld at the sale yards separated from her calf.
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    SEX EQUALITY
    97 11 Chinese Women Fight For Their Rights Nanking. Educated Chinese women have begun a stern fight for the equality ol the sexes beiore the law which ihe provisional constitution of the country gives them. In spite of this "equality" the new criminal code of China provides that a married
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    SUPER-EXPRESS
    95 11 To Ply Between Changchun And Dairen Dairen. The inauguration of the new S.M.R. super-express "Asia." wll make it possible for residents in Changchun, capital of Manchukuo. to make week-end triDs to Dairen. The distance between Changchun and Dairen is 701.4 kilometres and will be covered by the new express
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    CULBERTSON on CONTRACT
    504 11  -  Ely Culbertson by I World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst NO READY-MADE TRICKS T HE longer one plays Bridge, the more fully he realises the truth of the fact there are no certain tricks at Bridge— not even the Ace of trumps. which might be lost
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    Statistics Office Library Notice
    476 11 The following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics. S.S. and F.M.S.. during the period Nov. 10 to Nov. 16. 1934, inclusive, and are available for public use jin the Reference Library. Fullerton I Building, Singapore. Application may be made by members of
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    MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LTD.
    183 11 Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1,800,000 Paid-up 1,050.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.246.730 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. M Ryrie Esq., Chairman, P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro Esq W. H. Shelford, Esq Sir Thomas Catto, Bart, Sir C. C. Barrie, K.B.E Sir C. A. Innes. K.C.5.1.,
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    CHARTERED BANK
    118 11 OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) Paid ud capital In 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000 004 Reserve Fund £3.00v^ Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000 OOf HEAD OFFICE: 38 Blshopsgate, London EC. 3. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hollo Saigon Amrltsar Ipoh Semarang
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    HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
    166 11 (Incorporated In Hong Kong) The liability of members Is limited to the extent and In the manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000 000 Reserve Fund-Sterling 6.500,000 Sliver
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    THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD.
    161 11 (Established In 1886) Capital Subscribed (Fully paid up) Y. 100,000.000 Reserve Fund Y. 124.250,000 President: K. Kodama, Esq. Vice-President T. Okubo, Esq. Head Office: Yokohama. Singapore Branches: MEYER CHAMBERS RAFFLES PLACE. LONDON BANKERS: Westminster Bank. Ltd The National Provincial Bank Ltd Lloyd's Bank. Ltd. BRANCHES:
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      146 11 Assets exceed $12,000,000. v Assurance In force over $35,000.00« The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. 'Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE: Great Eastern Life Bui.ding. Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry EC The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with
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    PACIFIC SPEEDSTER
    77 12 Empress Of Japan Breaks Another Record The flagship ol the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company, the Empress of Japan, has added another laurel to her already formidable list of records for trans-Pacific crossings. When the liner arrived at Hong Kong last week it was learned that she broke her
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    STRAITS HOMEWARD CONFERENCE
    46 12 With reference to the amendments of the additional rates of freight on cargo to Middlesbrough and Newcastle-on-Tyne. with transhipment, effective from 10-11-34, merchants are hereby Unformed that the additional on pineapples only, to Newcastle-en-Tyne. .with transhipment, is unchanged viz., 17s. per 50 eft.
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    LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    949 12 R. M. S. P. LOSSES Deficiency Account Now £11,303,114 1 S A result of further provisions and jn the annual report ofjh tie Royal Mail Steam Packet for 1933 v hows an increase of £2.291.752 in the;ii enciency account of £9,011.362 c rought in to £11.303.114. The
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    YANGTZE RIVALRY
    141 12 Chinese Shipowners To Co-operate Owing to the predominance ot foreign shipping interests in the Yangtze trade. Chinese shippers have been preparing plans to co-operate in the extension ot the shipping business in that part of China. According to the Shanghai vernacular press, certain foreign firms are at present
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      637 12 BOUSTEAD&Co., Ltd. f lncorporated in F.M.S. rELKI'MONE Freight .">433 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. Hooking Agents for Federated Malay States Railways. Royal State Railways of Siam. (Incorporated in England). HOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN, HONOLULU CANADA. FOUR MAGNIFICENT 'EMPRESSES,'* COMPRISING THE LARGEST AND FASTEST STEAMERS ON THE PACIFIC FREQUENT SAILINGS FROM HONG
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      357 12 HEAP ENG MOH S.S. CO., LIMITED. (RED FUNNEL LINE (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS) I Regular passenger and cmrfft w&nkM from Singapore to Java. Borneo. Banka and BUttWa FOR BATAVIA. CMBUBOM \M» SEMARANC. (Every lue> ind W s.s. Nam Yoog Tuea Mon s.s. Ban Hong Lii>im V:: N FOR SOIRABAYA BANM.H
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      426 12 Foreign Mail Local And 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. j Kuantan (via Jeramut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. tl Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 p.m. s Kelantan (via Gemas> every d Monday. Wednesday. b
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      106 12 PASSENGERS The lollowing were passengers lor Singapore on the President Van Buren. which arrived on Saturday Mrs O. !J. Begg. Miss Ob Bisalyaputra. Miss Jennie Browne. Mrs. If. A. de Perhaeh. Miss S. de Perhaeh. Miss T. de Perhaeh. Miss Therese Fremont. Mr C. A Gomes. Mrs J. F •Gomes.
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      237 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the wharrti „r expactoi to amvo East Wharf (Entrance (..»te li Rajula 22. Hon| finj Main Wharf (Entrance Contc Rosso 18; Blbolga Rahman 13: Prcs. Van Glenapp 9: Plancius. Nleuw Holland? Empire Dbck (Entrant** Gale I) Steel Scientist 90; Ask Teiresias 34: Silwrsand.il :,T Empire Dock
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      438 13 sit Mk /^LI 1 1 mk p. O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS. OUTWARDS I'nmce S'pore T'nag* S'pore. 6.070 Nov. 21 BHUTAN 6.100 Feb 14 15.000 Nov. 23 CAKTHAGE 15.000 Feb 15 17 000 Dec. 7 BEHAR 6.000 Feb 28 6.810 Dec 19 CATHAY 15.000 Mar 1 16.000 Dec 21 SOUDAN
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      446 13 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ssssSe sTssrlS City of Eastbourne feSSSLi FOR HONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. City of Oran City of Bath =*S; 2 LIMITED PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE BY MOST OF THE ABOVE
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      764 14 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKEIVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ PLANCH S Monday. Nov. 19. Belawan-Deli. BOTH Monday. Nov. 19. Muntok (passengers and mails only). Batavia. Semarang and Cheribon. SINGARADJA Monday. Nov. 19, Selat-Pandjang, Koedap, Bengkalis and BaKan Si-Api-Api. NIEI'W HOLLAND Tuesday. Nov. 20. Batavia, Semarang. Sourabaya. 'Brisbane Sydney. Melbourne and Adelaide. ROKAN 'Tuesday.
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      336 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE dbtd AMERICAN MAIL LINE TRAVEL THE AMERICAN WAY IF YOU WANT COMFORT and ECONOMY £76. 12. 0. SINGAPORE TO ENGLAND VIA AMERICA IN TOURIST CLASS. INCLUDING TRIP THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL. TOURIST CLASS OFFERS YOU: Large outside staterooms with hot and cold running water excellent cuisine ample
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      2417 15 OOJIBOO PAYS $90 Golden Star Throws Jockey And Gallops Back To Stables lemenc, of the weather "there was a good attend .course at Bukit Timah on Saturday when the meeting of the Singapore Turf Cluh »<- when the first It^TSTS took place m a
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      1538 15 United Services Beat Johore In Malaya Cup Match CHESTNUIT S~FINE PLAY Johore Fall Away After Making A Good Start United Services 13 pts Joh [CHORE met with their second rever'se in the Malaya Cup t.n *-t- wumuooa leni themselves to forward play, and there seemed every reason for supposing that
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    668 16 Stoke Take Second Place CHELSEA SURPRISE Sunder land's Good Away Win 'From Our Own Correspondent London. Nov. 18. TO Aston Villa, who hitherto had been playing uninspiring it sound lootball, fell the distinction of inflicting on the Arsenal their first home
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    613 16 Sunday's Co mpetitions At The S. G. C. NEYLAND AND EASSON WIN SIR ARNOLD ROBINSON CUP THE competition lor the Sir Arnold Robinson Cup was played at Bukit rimah on Sunday morning and resulted In a win for B. Neyland and A. M. Easson with a net seor? oi The
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    MELBOURNE CENTENARY
    76 16 3 Americans Finish at Top of Championship List Melbourne, Nov. 17. Jimmy Thompson, the American professional, won the £1,000 Melbourne Centenary open golf chamMonship with an aggregate of 283 over 72 holes. Leo Diegel "United States) was second with 289 and Gene Sarazen 'United States* and Fdvard Naismith
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    219 16 R. A. F. Swamp Weak S. C. C. Team 7—o HOCKEY WIN S.C.C. 0: R.A.F. 7. A weak S.C.C. team were decisively beaten at hockey by the R.A.F. yesterday at Seletar by seven goals to nils. The airmen quickly showed th;lr| superiority when Hannon scored from an unmarked position after
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    1133 16 Arsenal i Aston Villa Birmingham 3 Grimsby rown 2 Slackourn I Cneisea 2 _etcis United 2 Sunderland 4 Liverpool 5 Leicester Manchester C. 0 Huddersfield o Middlesbrough 2 W'ton Wander. 2 Pcrtsmouth 5 Derby County Sheffield Wed. 2 Preston N.-E. I Stoke City 3 Everton 2 West Brom. 4 Tottenham
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