The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 December 1934

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  • 14 1 A AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,445. ESTD. 1835. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1934. 10 CENTS
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  • 693 1 Delegate's Outburst At Geneva, Dec. 10. A violent attack on Hungary in reference to the Yugoslavian complaint concerning the assassination of King Alexander was made by \L Titulescu, of Rumania, today at the meeting of the Council. Hud he had never before realised I I >
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  • 170 1 DESPERATE DEFENCE OF THE LIRA Scepticism At Italy's Policy London. Dec. 10. ITALY'S intention to defend at all costs the present exchange parity by commandeering foreign holdings of nationals has resulted in only a slight strengthening of the lira in terms of sterling and gold currencies. Forw.ird rates showed no
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  • 43 1 24-Hour Search By U.S. Cratt Honolulu. Dec. 9. The rep >rt that Flight-Lieut. Ulm has been found is not conrmed. It was a premature radio message irom a ship and there has been no message from Ulm's wireless for two hours.
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  • 70 1 ROYAL SEND-OFF FOR NEW AIR SERVICE J)uke Mails Letters To England From Australia Brisbane, Dec. 10. THE Duke of Gloucester left for New Zealand this afternoon after inaugurating the Australian end of the new Imperial Airways mail service. He handed over a special mail bag with personal Royal letters for
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  • 103 1 Comprehensive Survey In Britain London, Dec. 6. The Minister ior Transport announced In consequence of the rapid growth of road transport in the greater London area, all highway authorities will be circularised tonight informing them of the Ministers decision to organise a comprehensive and systematic survey of the
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  • 79 1 Japanese Ship In Peril In Mid-Atlantic New York, Dec. 10. ■"pHE Japanese steamer Victoria Maru trom Amsterdam to Philadelphia has sent out an SOS reporting she is disabled in a storm in mid-Atlantic. The bricige has been carried away. The chief officer is dead, the third j officer
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      45 1 London. Dec. 10. KAYE DON, the famous racing motorist, has been released from prison in the Isle of Man a month before the normal expiration of his sentence in circumstances of remarkable secrecy. It is unofficially stated that ill-health is the reason. Reuter
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    • 47 1 Dublin. Deo. 8. The Governmental party, Fianna Fail, gained six seats at the expense of the United Ireland £arty 30 seats, Fianna torial elections. The new Senate will consist of the United Ireland Party 30 seats, FiannaFail 19. Labour seven and Independents four. Reuter Wireless
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      23 1 Yuma (Arizona), Dee. 8. rVLLYN LA YE and Frank Lawton, the British actress and actor, were married here yesterday. Renter Wireless
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    • 53 1 Paris, Dec. 8. The Agricultural Committee has rejected the article in the Wheat Bill providing for financing the Government purchase of surplus stocks by the imposition of a milling tax. It was reported that M. Flandin was not prepared to amend the Bill and. consequently, the Bourse
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  • 126 1 Many Naval Visitors Next Month 10 SUBMARINES rE Singapore Free Press ill officially informed last night that the following warships wilj visit Singapore in the New Year H.M.S. Medway and 10 submarines, and H.M.S. Bruce, arriving on Jan 28. H.M.S. BIUCe departs on Feb 13 «approx).
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  • 30 1 London, Dec. 8. Examination of the dynamometer records of the Flying Scotsman reveal that one hundred miles an hour was maintained ior six-hundred yards during the run *o Le»»ds. Reuter
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  • 49 1 London, Dec. 10. The Chinese Government Purchasing Commission have ordered from the Motherwell Bridge Company and from the Axletree Company miscellaneous equipment valued at C 5,000, and three steel bridges costing £41,500 for the Canton -Hankow Railway. Further mteresting orders are expected shortly. Reuter
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  • 92 1 Revolting Conditions In U.S. Washington, Dei*. 10. The clean-up of drug traffickers is revealing revolting conditions, according to Government agents whose arrests now total 765, most of whom are small dope dealers and owners of Chinese hop-joints. Many of the worst culprits are still at large.
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  • 72 1 New York. I>ec. 10. Five hundred and seventy- four suspects have so far been arrested in the Federal authorities' drive against the trade in narcotics and morphine valued at $47,000 has been discovered concealed in a bathroom on the Dollar liner. President. Jackson, at Seattle. A drug
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  • 18 1 Madrid, Dec. H. Martial law operating since the October revolt is being extended for a month Reuter Wireless
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 151 1 BIGIA TEA ncs the freshness < fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. TONIGHT TOMORROW niNNrp COCKTAIL DANCE SPECIAL DINNER 630 to 815 pm DINNER DANCE CONCERT (INFORMAL) 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. 9.30 p.m. to Midnight DANCE (formal) CABARET 9.30 to Midnight .EG MANIA NOVELTY TAP DANCER XMAS
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    • 33 1 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! A Brilliant Record! THE WEDDING OF PRINCE GEORGE and PRINCESS MARINA RECEIVED by AIR MAIL WILL BE SCREENED AT THE CAPITOL, TOMORROW NIGHT with the great BRITISH Production "CHU CHIN CHOW"
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    • 246 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN .MALAY On Other Pages Diur ojthd^T Letters to the editor 2 Radio programmes i Chinese girl fined $40 3 Nishimura inquest fixed 3 Royal wedding pictures 5 Board of Licensing Justices 6 Leading article and notes > Kuoviintang Congress I
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  • 92 2 Eurasian Says He Lost Money Arrested in Malacca on a Singapore warrant, a Portuguese Eurasian. Pedro Theseira. was produced before Mr. Norman Grice. the second magistrate, yesterday, on a charge of criminal breach of trust of $14.50. The allegation was that a compatriot of Theseira named Simon Pinto
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  • 79 2 Children's Christmas Fete On Saturday There will be a special children's Christmas fete at the New World on Saturday. Dec. 15, and Santa Claus will freely distribute novelties to all children in the Cabaret, to which admission will be free. In addition the kiddies will be allowed
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  • 366 2 TO BE HELD FROM MAY 3 TO 11 Circular Letter To Local Firms THE following circular letter has been issued to local Arms by Mr. A. nartland is connection with the British Trade Fair which it is proposed to hold in Singapore next year: You will probably
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  • 233 2 PLANTERS AND PAY CUT RESTORATION Question In House Of Commons (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 29. rE question as to whether the British Government should intervene to secure the restoration to Malayan planters of the salary cuts enforced during the slump, and in certain instances
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  • 197 2 His Excellency To Visit The Pavilion The social event Of the week in Singapore takes place at th e Pavilion tonight, when a grand charity premiere of the "Barretts of Wimpole Street" will be given. The proceeds will b e devoted to the Children's Aid Society. His Excellency
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  • 107 2 Farmers Ordered To Resume Planting Out Canton. In order to obtain more foodstuffs to meet the people's demand, the Provincial food control board has requested the Provincial Government to instruct the people to resume the planting out of wheat. It is learned that the Provincial Government is contemplating
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  • 189 2 The Chinese Public School in Pusing was gutted by Are on Saturday last about 11 p.m. Fire alarms were given and Are engines from Ipoh and Batu Gajah were on the scene within halt-an-hour. As the structure was a wooden one. the flames spread very quickly and the school house
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  • 406 2 Letter To The Editor NEW BROADCASTING COMPANY To the Editor. Sir.— l gather from the letter by "Grateful Listener," appearing in your issue of Dec. 10, that he is in favour of the Municipal Commissioners subsidising the Radio Service Co., of Malaya, Ltd., to the tune of $12,000. This suggestion,
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  • 110 2 Government Grants $240 A Year Tientsin. "Aid for the triplets born to the family of Chang Yu-lin This was one of the problems on the official agenda of the Hopei Provincial Government's regular meeting recently. A memorandum submitted by the magistrate of Mancheng district in northern Hopei.
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  • 130 2 Bell-Ringers Beat The Bell Rope Sydney. An attempt was made at Hobart Tasmania, rtcently by visiting English oell-ringers to ring a special peal at Holy Trinity Church. This was a peal of Kent Treblebob Major, with 5.028 changes, none of which are repeated twice, and the
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  • 44 2 Kuomintang Decision To Bestow Favours Nanking The Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang has decided to bestow a number of favours upon the lineal descendants of Confusius and other Chinese sages. Including the privilege of education at the Government's expense. Reuter
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  • 159 2 Official For the Ensuing Year At the twenty-fourth annual general meeting ot the Ceylon Tamils' Association. Singapore, held on Wednesday. Dec 5. the following were elected to the committee of management. Mr. M V Pillay. president: Rev. S M. Thevathasan. vice-president: Mr. A. S Ponnampalam. honorary general
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  • 83 2 To Be Open For Service Very Shortly Hankow. Th e Hankow-Ichang highway has been completed and will be open for service very shortly. Mr. Tan Hsien-chun. Director of the Hankow-lohang Highway Administration, and an engineer of the Hupeh Reconstruction Bureau, were the first to travel on th e
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  • 72 2 Farewell Dinner Before Goins To India As Leave <From Our Own Correspondents Klang, Dee. 8. A farewell dinner was held at the Klang House. Klang. yesterday, in honour of Mr. V. E. Chacko of the Anglo Chinese School, who is* going to India on leave. Mr. Chacko
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  • 39 2 A dinner will be held at St. Mary's School Hall on Dec 18 for all old bovs and girls of St Mary's. Kuala Lumpur Guests may be invited. All names should be sent to Miss Laßrooy or Miss Talalla.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 136 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENtT^ PERFUME SPRAY I makes an ideal I X'mas Gift. I We have just received a shipment of the famous De Vilblss Sprays, and are now displaying them. MEDICAL HALL, LIMITED. Battery Road. BOARD RESIDENCE. "EAST ANGLIAN 6, OXLEY RISE. Near Town. High and cool situation. Large grounds. Excellent
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    • 453 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tender* Tenders are now Lni ollowing materia! J* particulars, see Municip. F *oom. >n Supply of 15 tons ot P of Closing. 4 pn f hy *»M Dec. 27th. 1934 Thurs Supply of Sluice for period 1 5 '35 to of Closing. 4 p m Dj '<
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 352 2 Diary Of The Week TUESDAY, Dec. 11. High Water, 1.57 a.m.. 8.6 ft.. 1.05 p.m. 10 ft. Rugby Merchants and Bankers vs. United Services Officers. padang United Services Officers vs.xM.C. Officers. Hockey: State Trial. S.C.C. padang WEDNESDAY, Dec. 12. High Water. 2.53 a.m. 8.5 ft., 2 p.m. 9.5 ft. Rugby
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  • 229 3 Chinese Girl Fined $40 For Br each Of Trust DIAMOND RING MYSTERY 4 CHINESE girl was fined $40 w «th tfeZ u A simple imprisonment on a ch^e o al1 f rnatlve of one month's ■nd ring worth $300 bv Mr J Z liminal breach of trust of aterday. M
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  • 318 3 Man Acquitted Of Unusual Charge £T the conclusion of his trial on a disanne^V' causin evidence tc msappear Clarence Bertram Carnegy was acquitted by Mr. H. A. Forrer the Cr T mln nJ K diStrict jud^ yesterday a sL?.i 6 Called that this case was a sequel to the one
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  • 76 3 Inquest To Be Opened On Thursday r 1 HE inquest on Mr. Y. Nishimura, managing director of the Ishihara Sangyo Koshi Ltd. and president of the Singapore Japanese Association, who fell dead in the offices of the special branch of the police last week two minutes after he
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  • 61 3 ad pawned the ring with an aunt lar; but on Saturday her bailor the ring and said that she i received it back from her aunt. think she should be punished in way that the sentence will act deterrent to her and to the people J whom she is in
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  • 51 3 It is announced that the International Mercantile Marine Company has gained possession of the ordinary and preference shares in the United States Line formerly held by the Dollar Line and is now in control of che United States Lines. The amount paid for the shares is said to be 1.350.000
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    89 3 rToo^„ d F^ th h^--'-^ the P-Hc o W g to he outbre k been taken because of tht^ I Effham. The precaution has Windsor- Ascot road through e p e I ;ic herdS t the Park Th allowed to stop on the road Hav h T* USCd but no
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  • 996 3 City Plunged In Darkness WEEK'S CAMPAIGN TO INSTRUCT PEOPLE HOW TO ACT IN AIR RAIDS k c n Nanking, Nov. 17 A' P a thorough cam P a 'gn to educate the people how to lr^ e zx,:;: nt of an air attack air raw
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  • 120 3 BIG EMBEZZLEMENT CASE POLICE TAKE OVER PROSECUTION IT was announced in the police court before Mr. J. M. Brander yesterday that Mr. V. D. Knowles had withdrawn from the prosecution in th e charge of embezzlement of over $100,000 against Tan Boon Kiah. the assistant manager and cashier of the
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  • 67 3 Accident To Chinese Boy While Playing A 15-year-old Chinese boy va_ playing with a frieaid at the sth mile. Thomson Road, on Sunday night, when he brought his finger down with great force on the blade of a knife which the other boy was holding with its sharp
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  • 185 3 If neuritis bothers you. deal with it as this woman dealt with hers "For years I was unable to knit. 1 she writes, "owing to neuritis in my hands Last year I started taking Kruschen. and now the knitting craze is on I c An
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    • 111 3 I DIANA WYNYARD j Ein a slice of life cut i by the keen-pointed world's greatest i modern writers I See "Dinny" Charwell's amazing story on the j screenl IT'S INTENSEI -MiHi _ltP^ \\jtif\ _^_^_fl ST %^fi^m *A^****% YZm WAm\ Wm\ W H-i I _H^4 mWAX m mmtW f^^^ Wa*M%^
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    • 93 3 yaneftconomy ls T° BUy A CHEAP LAMP m^nffi^^i, '''i^^tMiMMTxmMnjf^^^ A BAD I,QMT V i <WM INT-WAST! H Js*\ LAMPS hJs-V\ OF LASTING yTk J BRILLIANCE AND OBTAIN A GOOD UNITED EHCINEER/ UMITED l ir.HT AT Inw mn SINGAPORE O BRANCHED -.-Villi Al UJW V.V/0 I fl The proof of the
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  • 4355 4 Love Rule* The Court The Bells Of Bond Street Kings And Queens Together Diamonds For A Princess The World Arrives In London And Creates A Traffic Problem A Mght < tut The Bouquet That W ent I Astray Five Guineas A Seat The Princess Passes
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    166 5 ,H1 I>l KF OF KENT, formerly Prince (ieorge, the King's youngest son, was ied on Nov. ■>!». to Princess Marina. The event was one of the most liant spectacles seen in London since the C.reat War. The bridal pair arriving at Paddington before leaving for llimley Hall. GENERAL VIEW of
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    • 104 5 Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can be obtained on L application to the Manager. Price 50 cents each. mMPM\ IL /fl l i i \FRAMDn7\M,, *w /ous V° iY s "P 1 0/?A/V6f Jb^Jlp I v__^^^^___B _r^^. COX KINGS (AGENTS) LIMITED Head Office: 13, Regent Street, LONDON, S.W.IT4KF
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  • 519 6 BOARD OF LICENSING JUSTICES ALL FORMAL RENEWALS GRANTED Heavy Year- End Agenda •THERE was the usual heavy end-of-the-year agenda submitted for the consideration of the Board of Licensing Justices yesterday in the court of the criminal distirct judge. Mr. H. A. Forrer presided and there were six members present besides
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  • 61 6 \l7 E are officially informed that telegraphic advice has been received that it has been decided to convert the 1922 4 l 2 per cent. S. S. Loan 1935 45 to a new F. Af. S. Loan issuable at 3 per cent, at par and
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  • 78 6 MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY IN EUROPE Moscow. •QN my arrival in Moscow,. I was greatlv surprised by the amount of construction work effected in this city since my last visit 6 months ago." writes Mr. Henry Metcalf. a member of the Association of British Engineers and of the British-Russian Chamber of
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    19 6 THE "A" team of the Girls' Sports Club which was beaten by the Y.W.C.A. by a goal to nil.
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  • 124 6 Man Said To Have Given Chinese Coins For Oil When Yee Ah Wee was charged with cheating, before Mr. J. M. Brander In the police court yesterday, it was alleged that he bought a gallon of oil from a kiosk at the new Pier on the morning of
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  • 371 6 r AFTER CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE AND DRIVING WOMAN INSANE »From Our Own Correspondent' Bangkok by Air Mail. AS the film "Chang" reminded us some parts of Siam do have struggles at times with the wilder forces of nature. The depredations of pigs and deer
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  • 270 6 Firemen Save Man's Hoard From Burning Building Sydnev. of copper, silver, and gold coins were 'shovelled into buckets by firemen recently, when they saved a man's hoard from a burning building at Leiehhardt. near Sydney Shortly before midday brigades from surrounding districts were called to James
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  • 110 6 While At Wedding Celebration 'From Our Own Correspondent.* Penang, Dec. 10. Four Indians who were guests at a wedding ceremony at Ayer Itam village were severely burned on Saturday when tire broke out in an attap shed where the bridegroom and his friends were accommodated. One of
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  • 63 6 ONE YEAR'S R.I. AND FINE OF 10,000 Chinese I n Possession Of Non.Govern mcnt Chandu QNE years r V a flne „t $10,000 J months, was th« auH terday byMr H A ■'P***. al district Judf. cit-% Koon Foh gw *St 1 qJ^ valued at 8312 m c han«s u
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  • 288 6 KEPPEL HARBOUR TO BE CLOSED Cautionary Notice To Pilots And Masters f\URING the Combined naval, mili- tary and R.A.F. exercises, which are due to start on Thursday, Keppel Harbour will be closed and the Master Attendant has issued the following notice to mariners, cautioning pilots and masters
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  • 116 6 FORTUNE TELLER PREDICTS OWN DEATH And Dies Shanghai. I UI Tze-iung. a fortune teller oi no mean merit, did a thriving business and. being thrifty as well, had a bank account ot several thousand dollars One day he got out his divining parapheranalia and proceeded to look into his own
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  • 131 6 As Result Of Heavy Floods In North Borneo «From Our Own Correspondent.* Jesseton, Dec. 5. The River Padas on the west coast of North Borneo is in heavy flood, and it is many years since such a high flo:d was experienced. In the district of Beaufort, owing
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  • 104 6 Hotel CajWe* A ||<,, d defalcation If. w Pinto, i cashier o: the G who is a11.,, d the color,. amountlnt to 82.883 from the iiV2 been arrested bv the P „h,,. I L h< and it is expected thathelriM tradited to Bin* lh v The arr
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 297 6 BERTAM-PANEL. Think as well of beautifying your HOMES during XMAS and NEW YEAR. BERTAM PANEL around your VERANDAH would iook SMART and add more life during Festive Season. ATTRACTIVE, WATER- PROOF, CHEAP and DEPENDABILITY. It is movable. Remove wherever you may go. LARGE STOCKS JUST ARRIVED. ABDUL RAHMAN. (Successor to
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    • 166 6 TONIGHT LAST FEW NIGHTS J COMPLETE CHANGE OF! PROGRAMME. U_l_^nPl"^ IfalJ 9.15 P.M. j TANK ROAD Ail New Acts-All New Items, i ALSO The DIVING RINGENS in their Celebrated High Diving from a Height of 150 ft. The world's one only P.J. RINGEN. j MATINEES 1 5, r« Only at
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    • 336 7 TO ACCOMMODATE THE FLEE?' !I SPECIAL MATINEES EVERYDAY FROM WEDNESDAY TO SATURDAY .I ,„.,„,nr »ants lo know what "She learned about s.n SATU "DAY I Sauciest, Breexiest Comedy rS F Xs Snappiest, I I 4 ii, t J //y v i i -?wa_i i___te_i,' I l -j-^ _JJ m [\J
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    • 542 7 mamttm1 tmummm m m u mmmami,mmimmmmmmm^ I Positively LAST NIGHT of this Outstanding Entertainment C A PITO L™~ e™^ j Everybody's talking about this delightful new Star JEAN MUIR jli in Warner's gripping modern I romance DESIRABLE 4Rjt with George Brent and JfM Sf M Verree Teasdale fc»^ 'WLWm ''W&mV^^A
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    • 358 7 There is Something New under the Sun— in Singapore. i In the turmoil of quotas, restrictions j{ Suffer pools etc. the business man leads I 1 harassed life to-day. Into the midst j ?A this turmoil comes a new method of dealing with one of the many worries inseparable from
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    • 229 7 TONIGHT pAWII lAN STARTING 6.15 ONLY r M¥IUUri TOMORROW POSITIVELY LAST PERFORMANCE OF I J k "NELL \Jm I GWYN" 9th GREAT DAY! AmlW^frfmX^ m+mmm\m\ BRITISH AND DOMINIONS Pfl k fcr_!_P^il MASTERPIECE, WITH lM_l_i_l_»W^T fl_^Ml I I 1 _K_II MICKEY MOUSE CAMPING OUT" and "DISNEY COLOURED RiPPHI^HR&iB-l CARTOON "GRASSHOPPER "or^.f^
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  • 823 8 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1934. Be British NEITHER Scotsmen. Welshmen nor j Irishmen like to lose their' national identity under the general description of Englishmen, but no objection has e\_er been raised toj the term Briton or Britisher When] applied by those unable to make the necessary
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  • 313 8 His Excellency the High Commissioner is due in Seremban on F b. 6. Dr. J W. Field. Malaria Research Officer I. Institute lor Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, is expected back from leave about Jan, 10. He La travelling via America. Mrs Peaoh, wife ol Rev p l.
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  • 76 8 Allegations Against Persia Geneva. Dee. 8. The Iraq Government has complained to the League of Persian aggressions on the Persian- Iraq boundary and has asked that the question be placed ~>n the agenda for the n ?xt session of the Council under article eleven, para■ranh two of the
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  • 361 8 •yHE Duke ol Kent and his bride have had so many gilts of iurniture that instead oi hunting for a London house in leisurely fashion as they had intended, they decided. at the Queen's wish, to start housekeeping rig lit a.v.r when they have completed their
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  • 837 8 THHE sun that had biased down upon the Breton lields and the strip oi coast was getting now The light from the Point shone out faintly like the first evening star, and in the distance .Roscoif began to twinkle like a diamond necklace. But this small bay. with
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 371 8 Enjoy the Pleasure of Giving Your Friends the Ideal Christmas Present. on friends the highest _Mf-^_J compliment in sending them a 4|MHM|HIK ol thix famous old Scotch Whisks w w m H'alkei is packed in special!} I_L rases of V V J| B I 12 bottles, and can be delivered
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    • 47 8 A DOCTOR IN A MEDICAL PAPER at Home tells people what to do when run down. The best thing is to take the car's number and to be the holder of a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT POLICY. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 648#.
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  • 340 9 Fifth Kuomintang Congress Opens In Nanking NORTH-SOUTH AGREEMENT TUB 1.:.. i, Ul Shanghai, Dee. 10. nr. frill h Plenary Gonjress ol the Kuomintang opened formallv wci mmmTT^i f" le Na u nkin Auditorium when Mr. Wang Chingthree yelrs reoal,ln th "™s of the last
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  • 154 9 Fighting In Hunan Shanghai, Dee. 10. T fleeing Communist forces irom Worth Kwangsl and South are reported to have occutive districts on the border of now and Szechuan. although ntral forces from Hunan are t ir heels. hting has spread to West Hunan Icularly at Namvukang. where
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  • 63 9 French Industrial Mission Kxpected This Winter Tokyo. rding to Information reaching a quarters here, a French Industrial mission is expcted to visit Man- nukuo this winter. The mission will consist of M. Ugere, president of the Freneh National Eeonomie Association. M. Daudet, secretary-general of the Asson. and
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  • 85 9 Invasion Of Bolivia By Paraguayans Santiago, tl? Chile, Dec. 7. A general retreat by the Bolivian forces Is In progress, according to messages from Lapaz which have evaded the censorship. Tho Paraguayan claim to have captured a string of five forts is apparently correct. The word "invader"
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    20 9 "Oh, you nasty manfl—Aliti Faye as she appears* iw "Skf Learned A bout Sailors' *r Opening At The Alhambra today.
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    25 9 THE CAB and the lorry which w era involved in the fatal smash in Woodlands Road on Saturday in whieh three persons lost their lives.
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  • 86 9 To Be Towed Bv Plane In U.S.S.R. A group oi students of the KharkovAviation Institute has completed the design of a tailless engine-equipped 'Flying Wing" glider with seats for 13 passengers. The design has been approved and the glider is under 'construction. The "Flying Wing'* glider will be
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  • 170 9 Many German Pastors May Be Imprisoned .Berlin. Dee. 10. The temporary hnl in the church controversy, apparently, is ending and it is rumoured the fighting pastor Niemoller and Bishop Koch, of Oeyn i hausen. both of the confessional oppo- i sit ion head the list of thirty pasters
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  • 38 9 Wash inert on. Dec. f>. Americans have spent well over $3, 000.000. 000 on alcoholic drinks since the repeal ol prohibition, just a year ago. about eoually divided between legitimate and illicit liquor Reuter Wireless
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  • 15 9 Geneva. Dec. 6. M. Laval states he expects to go to Rome shortly. Reuter Wireless
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  • 389 9 Attends Dinner At Sea View TJ IS Excellency the Governor wasj introduced to the Rotary move-| ment at a dinner given at the Sea] View Hotel by the Singapore Rotary! Club last night at which more than' 200 were present. The Governor was accompanied by l Lady
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  • 90 9 London. Dee. f». The iron and steel industry in Britain and Germany is livening up appreciably. Messrs. Dunnan Long announce the year's profits at ever £500.000. Krupps oi Essen had such a good year that th?y are paying employees a bonus ol ten to 25 per cent. There
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  • 110 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices (From Our Own Correspondent.') Kl I. l tF.lt London, Dec. 10. Spot (Sellers) 6 7 16d. <6%d. > Buyers* 6 5 16d. <6%d.) April-June 6%d. (011|16d.)j July-September 613 16d. «6 13 16d.» Oct. -Dec. 615 16d. <7d.> Market Dull. New York, Dec. 10.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 143 9 k^_B-. v \_^_J^^^^^^^^^^^^^*"S_|_^_L/ w Special CURRY TIFFIN $1.00 Pota^e a la Darbla> (•tilled Fi>h and Anchovy Butter Boiled Fowl and Rice I rend) Beans and Streamed Potatoe* Cold Meat and Salad nil!. i Ice Cream Cheese. Fruit. Coffee. WATCH! OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS for X'MAS EVE, Christmas, New Year's Eve ARRANGEMENTS. A
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    • 331 9 XMAS PUDDINGS _<*_8 tfSt m*y^mmm\mmmm^ AA IL A JTVk mm\ _r _^M _^_V /s mt /j-ffi-mSBKr/i We BIT sblr lo make in our 'ale kilelien. Irom ai>-olut«t -fre-o ingredient*, a limited nimlin' ol Vina* I'mliliug* for meeial onler*. The PinMiii<_> are lli«- genuine llo'Me-mai'e \ari«-l\ ami the enliie process of
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1188 10 CONFIDENCE RESTORED IN REGULATION SCHEME Rubber Market Reports Dutch Native Rubber And U.S. Recovery OVMINGTON Wilson's weekly market report, dated London. Nov. •-J 28, states Since our last report a marked change has come over tlie market. The decline which started three weeks ago has been arrested and a gradual
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    • 398 10 Gradual Return Of Confidence Lewis and Peats's weekly rubber market report, dated Nov. 27 states: During the greater part of the week the market was in a very dull state with a sagging tendency. Towards the latter part, however, a more hopeful outlook developed and values- have
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    • 82 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY PRICES CURRENT FOR R MA. No. 1. X RIBBED SMOKED SHEET Dec. 10, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers (Spot I loose) 20 7 8 21 i'P.O.B.i current month 21»s 11% I Jan. Mar. 21 22 April June 23 3 8 23»-2 I July September
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    • 102 10 Dec. 10 Gambler 6.25 Java Cube 8.75 Hamburg Cube 11.00 Muntok White Pepper 67.00 White Pepper 66.00 Copra. Sundried 3.20 Copra, mixed 2.95 Fair Sago. Flour Small Flake Tapioca 3.60 Blanja Jelotong 6.75 Sarawak JelctongL 6.50 R. (81mm) W.C. No. 1 per koyan $120 R. B. Siam
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    • 103 10 Dec. 10. Shell and Fish Kerosene per Unit of 2 x 4-gallon tin s $486 Crown. Dragon Kerosene per Unit of 2 x 4-gallon tins 446 Cross Kerosene per Unit of 2 x-gallon tins 4.31 Devoe's Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per tin <of 4 Gallons*" 2.43 Sylvan
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    • 1092 10 MONDAY, DEC. 10. 1934. Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 3d 4s 7V_d Asam Knmbang 35s 36s c.d c.b. Austral Malay 60s 62s c.d. Ayer Hitam Tin (ss) 13s 9d 14s 6d Aver Weng ($1) 2.15 2.20 Eangrin Tm 25s 3d 26s Changkat Tin 46s 47s Chenderiang (£> 8s
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    • 131 10 The Worst Experienced For 30 Years 10K10. tw T* ICe Cr 2 p this >' car J s the worst that Japan has experienced for 30 years, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The second estimate for this year puts the crop at 50.746.140 koku.
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    • 47 10 Experiments carried out bv the Academy of Sciences in the Volga region with regard to the physiological! pro Per shown tw fiCially irrigated wh^ E£e SS l n lnc reaj of the albumen seipftm the grain can be attained bv scientific regulation of the irrigation
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    • 387 10 U.S. Consumption Expected To Increase Lane Mitchell. Hymans and Kraay'j rubber market review, dated London Nov. 30, states Our last report was written at a time when the market was relieved to know that the suggestions of a possibility oi the restriction scheme terminating were without foundation.
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    • 240 10 Malayan Tin Dre. Pays 36] Per Ce n RIG profits are b of the Larger M companies. The directors 01 M. ging, Ltd.. companj dredges in the Kint commended payment Ol 15 per cent., mak en the year. „m St Tt ye i? rthi SCOmp Urcent, it
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    • 135 10 Dec. 10. BILLING London, 4 mou 2 London, 3 monthj 2 London. 60 days' light 4 London. 30 days light London, demand London, T.T. Lyons, Paris, demand Hamburg, demand New York, demand Batavia. Sourabaya. demand Samarang. demand Penang. demand l 4 Calcutta. Bombay, demand Rangoon. Madras. Colombo, demand
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    • 81 10 All) FOR FARMERS With a view to relievm mic stringency of farmii Kwangsi Provincial G for many years fori:the development of product prises. "Many agricultural expert invited to outline schemes for tl motion of afforestation and provement of irrigation, and .1 of agricultural experiment It! have been established It is
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  • 643 11  - A SOCK ON THE JA W For Herbert Marshall MOLLIE MERRICK Hollywood In Person BY WE have our own code in Hollywood town. But even this original colony is humming merrily over its latest and most "original" ion of the social code. Our parties have been, of late, brightened by
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  • 733 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst FORCING THE DISCARD OF HIGH CARDS CPEAKING of the pronunciation of *J the word "coup," Major Leonard R. Gracy once said, "You say it with a slight cough just like you would pronounce 'you' if you stopped
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  • 99 11 London, Dec. 6. An important development in transport by sea and air has been effected by the completion of arrangements for the Cunard White Star to act as general agents for Imperial Airways throughout the United States and on board their trans-Atlantic liners. Under the scheme
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  • 29 11 Che Syed Noordin bin Syed Hussein. Assistant District Officer. Kampar, has been promoted from Class 1 of the Malay Administrative Service to Class V of the Malayan Civil Service.
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    • 410 11 AawmU exceed fU.tM.tOt. a m A— ranee ••>• foree over $35,ttt,H« The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and
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    • 444 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital In 000,000 shares of £5 each £3.000.00* Reserve Fund £3,00»-s* Reserve Liability of. Proprietors £3.000 006 HEAD OFFICE: 31, Blshopsgate, London E.C. 1. A» encles and Branchea Alor Star Iloilo Saigon Amrltsar Ipoh Semarang
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  • 190 12 Cargo Ships For Polish Owners The two small cargo steamers UM which Messrs. Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Ltd., have just received the order are for the Zegluga Polska S.A., of Gdynia. They are to be 232 ft. 6 ins. x 36 ft. 5 ins. x 22
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 466 12 Specially Designed For The India— South Africa Run THE new British motorships "Isipingo" and "Inchanga". which were built at the Belfast yard of Messrs. Workman Clark. Limited, for the world-famed flee* of Andrew Weir Co., of London, are specially designed for the owners' passenger and cargo [service
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    • 303 12 Death Of Leading Scottish Shipbuilder V. p regret to record the death at his home in Glasgow of Mr. George M'Ewan Miller, who lor over a Quarter oi a century was one of the leading men in Clyde shipbuilding. He ill be remembered ior the noted
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    • 54 12 Large spar of tree dangerous to Navi- gation 025 deg. 3 miles from Storsourgh Light. Barat Bank Light buoy sighted Lat., 5/07 Long 114/56 four fathoms. Stationary last twelve hours. Apparently dragging anchor. Will not place substitute In position until sea moderate enabling present buoy to be
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    • 33 12 i The M.M. mail vessel Athos II is due here from Saigon today at 7 a.m. and will sail on the same day at 3 p.m. for Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said and Marseilles.
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    • 126 12 Ships' Crews Bribed To Carry Diamonds A large gan*g of gold „nd diamond smugglers has been arrested by the Kobe Water Police. It is believed that the band smuggled one million yen worth of diamonds into Japan and Y 200,000 worth of gold out Of Japan to China
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    • 29 12 The as, Soudan has left Hong Kui'g and is expected to arrive at this Port on Wednesday morning. She wil! proc-cd alongside the S.H.B Wharf on arrival.
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    • 628 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in F.M.S.) TELEPHONE Freight 5433 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. Booking Agents for Federated Malay States Railways. Royal State Railways of Siam. ■4n]__MJV-_A*l-f-!-M-_i?^ I**~-%9|] j£^&£ I^2 lfl tt mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmW (Incorporated in England). HOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN, HONOLULU CANADA. FOUR MAGNIFICENT "EMPRESSES," COMPRISING THE LARGEST AND FASTEST STEAMERS
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    • 73 12 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE of Western Australia m FREMANTLE Via Port Swettenham, Penan* PalembansL Banjoewangi and Nor'' WeatYrn Porta wuo Sail Singapore Slnraanr* r.s.m.v. Koolinda Jan. 11 Jan. 14 T.s.m.v. Kangaroo Jan. 28 Jan. 2? T.sm.v. Kangaroo Mar. 16 Mar. H Fares Single £19.0.0. Australlar Return €30.0.0. Curreno For particular* of
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    • 94 12 For everything appertaining to Ocean Passages, Foreign Money Exchange and Freight apply CORK'S [woo to teavc^' scwvicf] 39, ROBINSON ROAD. No Booking Fees. Telephone 5908. LS. K. LINE. ISHIHARA .SANGYO hUl^ KMSHV LTD. (Incorporated in Japan > REGULAR FREIGHT \ND PASSENGER SERVICE MILAN MARU De.' 11 Dec BOSTON MAKU Dee
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    • 393 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals j BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m.! Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m., Saturday 7.30 am. and 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
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    • 430 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the wharves r expected to arrive. last Wharf (Lntraner (iate Hong Kheng 22, Hong Pi Hain Wharf (Entrance Gate V Athos ii. Indrap n i 4; Centaur 12; Lirut \u Wer 9: Africa Maru 7' m Empire Dock (Entrance (,u P |t. Karagola 30: Kola 32,
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    • 457 13 _^_y> i «_m^m fcu^ mmmumuu T^^^^^^_B_JasjJj^Jp^**a _^^^^fcjJßs!lS^s-^^-^^^^^ I <J_X \b_/ and BRITISH INDIA I p. &O.S. N. CO'S SAILINGS. I OUTWARDS Dae Dae Tnage S'pore T'nag* Spore. suMALI 6.810 Dec. 19 CaARTHAGE 15,000 Feb. 15 NAIDERA 16.000 Dec 21 BEHAR 6.000 Feb. 28 1935 CATHAY 15.000 Mar. 1 RAWALPINDI 1/000
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    • 448 13 Ellerman Bucknall I Steamship Co., Ltd. Incorporated in England) "EL-LEHMAN" UNE FOK HAVRE. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Me_.__.er Due Sails City oi Florence Dec. 14 Dec .16 City of Eastbourne Dec. 30 Jan. 2 City of Evansville Jan. 14 Jan. 16 City ol Dunkirk Jan.
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    • 751 14 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAABT MAATSCHAPPIJ ROKAN -Tuesday. Dec. 11, Bengkalis. Paneh. Berombang. Tanjong-Meneei-dar. Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan tanjong MengeiMEUW ZEELAND— Tuesday, Dec. 11. Batavia. Semarang Sourabava Bris bane. Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide ra^ang. sourabaya. BrlsM™KAs£^ Singkawang. Pemangkat and Sambas. MA Faf,^^^ Tembilahan. PoeloeTOH?Ti NS w^ edn i Sday r, Dec
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    • 499 14 t 49 __rW^tr i T_fi»j ii —^Am mmwfmmrwlm*^. Z^_ B lE— d^_VvV\i_j^^^ >^^^^ w w_M _K___ __> —^v W §**^r TO EUROPE mOM SINGAPORE AND P£NAINQ VIA COLOMBO, I BOMBAY, SUEZ, PORT SAD, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive B'pore S'pore Penang N. York Pres.
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    • 685 14 TO LONDON, VIA NAPLES, MARSEII_LESVVTW^^^^^BI AND MIDDLESBROUGH ROTT »-RbU| SKASHIMA MARU 10.000 Dec. 13 14 HAKOZAKI MART! A YASUKUNI MARU 12,000 Dec. 24 25 JTERUKUNI MARn ?'2?° 20 HAKONE MARU 10,400 Jan. 910 HAKUSAN HMD SSUWA MARU lu,.*, Jan. 24 2. HARUNA MARU n C J FUSHIMA MARU 10.900 Feb.
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  • 1707 15 Youth And Speed Too Much For Tilden OLDER MAN WORN DOWN But Four Sets Needed To Beat Mussleirt the most brilliant lawn tennis that has ever been seen in J i was played at Wembley, when Ellsworth Vines, former champion, withstood the
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  • Article, Illustration
    26 15 THE ROVERS B. P. team which defeated the Jovial B.P. in the Singapore Badminton Association inter-club championship tournament by 5 gam :s to nil on Saturday.
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  • 681 15 HOCKEY I From Our Own Correspondent I Seremban, Dec. 9. BY far the best display of hockey i goal-keeping seen on the local I padang this season was given by Henry Gomes and it was largely due to him that
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  • 30 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.' Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 10. The Penang Cricket Club beat the Selangor Club at hockey bv thre. 3 goals to nil yesterday.
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  • 28 15 In a keenly contested game of hockey the S.C.R.C. drew with a team from H.M.S. Terror at Seletar yesterday, the score being one all.
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  • 21 15 The Wiltshire Regiment defeated the R.A.F. by three goals to two in a hockey match at Tanglin yesterday.
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  • 796 15 Better Outsides And Superiority In The Loose (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Dec. 9. GREAT interest will be centred on the meeting of the Combined States and the United Services on Dec. 22, at Singapore, as the winners of this fixture will qualify to
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    19 15 SOME OF THESE Terror forwards appear to be ofT-side. An incident In the match against the S.C.C. on Wednesday.
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  • 138 15 S.C.C. Tournament Starts Today A start will be made today in the S.C.C. billiards tournament when the following ties, to commence at 6.30 p.m., will be played oft' in the A and B class handicaps. A Class Handicap A. S. Banks (owe 50) vs. Lt. Wilkinson (owe 25). E.
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  • 197 15 Malacca Threes Fail To Pass Pinto (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Friday night. BEFORE a fairly large crowd the Negri All-Blues defeated the Malacca Nondescripts on the Malacca Esplanade this evening by 18 points (2 penalty i goals and 4 tries* to nil. and thus qualified
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  • 195 16 SPURS MEET HOLDERS IN F. A. CUP THIRD ROUND THRILLS Portsmouth At Home To Huddersfleld 'From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 10. Some excellent ties are down for decision in the third round of the F.A. Cup which was drawn today. MANCHESTER City. th e holders, are concerned in what
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  • 144 16 Bradford City To Meet The Villa London, Dec. 10. TPHE following is the draw for the third round of the English cup to be played on Jan. 1. Sheffield Wed. vs. Oldham. Aldershot vs. Reading. Leicester vs. Blackpool. Westham vs. Stockport. Portsmouth vs. Huddersfleld. B^ghton vs. Arsenal.
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  • 66 16 Tlie following have been invited to play rugby football for S.C.C. "A" vs. R.A. tomorrow at S.C.C: O. R. T. Henman; J. C. W. Kemp, R. F. Heath, J. C. Cooke. E. F. Murphy D. G. M. Owen, C. T. Owen; J. A. Allen, S. Webb, W. N. Rothery, G.
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    16 16 Getting the ball out of a scrum in the Singapore vs. United Services match on Saturday.
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    21 16 MISS F. K. CHONG (left), who won the Singapore women's ping-pong championship last week, and Miss C. F. Tang. the runner-up.
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  • 159 16 Record Receipts For The Tests Australia's share of the cricket tour receipts is the record sum of £30 000 including about £6,000 in exchange The Board of Control does not intend to allow the players to enjoy the benefit of the exchange on their full allowance, £600
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  • 296 16 CEYLONESE INDIFFERENT FINISHING EASY VICTORY FOR THE MEDICOS Medical College 5 C.S.C t. *THE Medical College defeated the i Cfeylon Sports Club by s— l at Ba j iestier yesterday in a keen game of I hockey. The college had the better of the exchanges early on. but the C.S.C,
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  • 460 16 CRICKET CLUB PLAY WELL BUT LOSE Police Rugger Victory [ri Scrappy Game Police 11 pts. S.C.C. "A" 6 pts. "THANKS to the speed of their two wing threes, and the rather scrappy work of the opposition backs, the Police were able to defeat a very strong S.C.C. "A" fifteen on
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  • 498 16 HEAVIEST YEAR CONCLUDED Proposal To Extend The Club House THE annual report of the Marine Department Football Club states: The past year has been a very, successful and most eventful one 1 for the Club in many respects. The membership was 121 ordinary and 22 honorary members
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  • 490 16 HOCKEY THRILLS ON PADANC Cricket Club Reduced Tn Role Of Defenders I ORA 3: S.C.c. '"I •THREE brothers, R.M., G.B. and A.G. Armstrong, were the < i I hockey players on the Padang yesterday, when thev i for the Old Rafflesians Association against an S.C.C.
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