The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 December 1934

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    Masthead
    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,450. ESTD. 1835. MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1934. 10 CENTS.
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    Governors Prediction Of Malayan Air Services
    1933 1 FORESTALLED IF WE DO NOT PROVIDE THEM "THE DAY IS NOT FAR OFF" Australian Service Inaugurated |NTERNAL airmails lor Malaya, which were referred to by Colonel the Master of Sempill m an interview during hK recent visit to Singapore, became a matter of practical
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    "Invaders" Land Forces At Three Points On Singapore Island
    1438 1 LESSONS OF THE 44 BATTLE OF SINGAPORE iARP SKIRMISHES BETWEEN BLUEJACKETS AND INFANTRY AT CHANGI Did Flying Boats Locate The Navy C"T^ h o e f LTla. spasmodic warfare the battle of was started some distance out to sea with clashes
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    MR. D. P. MACNAMARA
    53 1 Divorce Follows Wife's Misconduct I i (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 16. A DECREE nisi has been* grant ed to Mr. Dhonaill Patrick MacNamara, Assistant Commissioner of Police, F.M.S., on the ground of the misconduct of his wife with a Mr. A. F. Anderson at
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    LORD HEWART'S VICTORY
    525 1 HAPPY COMPROMISE LOVER SUPREME COURT BILL Law Above Politics London, Dec. 15. OARELY has a debate m the House of Lords been attended with such interest as when the House reassembled this afternoon for the purpose of discussing the Supreme Court Judicature Bill. Lord Reading, opening the
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      163 1 F^y^Oß y/ TONIGHT WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19th COCKTAIL DANCE C0 S?£ l l: I .~I ICE 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. DINNER DANCE (INFORMAL) DINNFR SL nHIIPP 930 to Midnight UinilClf UANUt CABARET -808 CALLOWAY (INFORMAL) IN SPECIALITY DRUM SOLO and 930 p.m. to Midnight ECCENTRIC DANCES 7 XMAS NEW YEAR ATTRACTIONS
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      211 1 wnS&^^^m/^^^m sea view ©hotel XWAS EVE XMAS DINNERS LUXE" DECEMBER <K^ DINNER $5.00 NON -DINERS $2.00 2 FANCY DRESS OPTIONAL SPECIAL DECORATION v MAQ nAY SPECIAL TIFFIN XMAS DAY CONCERT DURING TIFFIN DECEMBER SPECIAL XMAS DINNER DANCING From 9 p.m. till Midnight CONCERT DURING DINNER STREAMERS HATS. BALLOONS ETC. BOXING
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    1½d. AIR MAIL
    43 2 Under Consideration By The General Post Office? London, Dec. 14. The Daily Express understands that the General Post Office is planning the early introduction of a three-half-penny air mail post for the whole Empire, with the letter-weight limited to half-an-ounce.
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    IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
    45 2 Both Eastbound Planes Late At Bangkok (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Dec. 15. Both the Imp-rial Airways eastbound planes are late. Neither is expected at Don Muang before Sunday forenoon thus preventing merchants from catching the westbound with replies for London this week.
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    Law Notices For The Day
    76 2 Law Notices For The Day I The Chief Justice and Mr. Justice a'Becket Terrell at Johore -Court vi Appeal. Before Mr. Justice MilLs at 11 am Summonses m Chambers and Originating Summonses. At 11.30 a.m. m 2nd Court. Motions. Petition of Course. Probate No. 312 34, Judgment D. Summonses Miscellaneous
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      6 2 Hi Arescription X your oar* now
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      352 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT HA Selection of PERFUMERY LENTHERIC Lotus dOr Asphodele Le Pirate Au Fil de L'Eau Foret Vierge Parfum No. 12 We have also a supply of Lentheric Gift Boxes for your inspection, MEDICAL HALL, LIMITED. Battery Road. BOARD RESIDENCE. "EAST ANGLIA." 6, OXLEY RISE, Near Town High and cool
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      314 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICH..^. ftafa, Tenders an> n following matrr. j ula r M S r y ct^ Dec. 27th. Th,,£ Supply ot Slui. tor period 1 of Closing 4 p.n 4th. 1935. Monday, C- H GOLDIE Mvn *cl| nti»«t»t». "•tiiL'iKJf^ Notkv H hereby Trade Mark is th, man's Limited Street,
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      466 2 Diary Of The Week MONDAY, Dec. 17. High Water. 7.18 a.m. 8.5 ft., 851 pm 8.2 ft. Hockey: Colts vs. V.M.C.A. Association ground; S.R.C. vs. Khalsa Association, S.R.C. ground; S.C.C. II vs. Wiltshires II padang. Golf Singapoe Golf Club, Women's L.G.U. Medal TUESDAY, Dec. 18. High Water, 8.11 a.m. 8.8
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      375 2 Today 9 s Radio Programmes Singapore ZHI (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.) Wavelength 49.9 metres 6 p.m. Recorded music. 6.30 Relay of dance music by Raffles Hotel Dance Orchestra under the direction of Dan Hopkins. 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. 8.30 Close down
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF ELECTRIC CURRENT BY CHINESE
    850 3 "A Very Clever Bit Of 'DIFFICULT TO DETECT" A DEVICE alleged to have been jscd to prevent th ertai ol the consumption of electricity at ThouJ^ T'^ regiSi Pena n», described by Mr. J. H Dodd A^f 8 Road EnJ ,inee, of the
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    Heavy Fines Imposed
    517 3 Benefit Association Case Concluded "HEOPLE like this are a public menace and the sooner the company is closed the better," said Mr. Willan, the Deputy Public Prosecutor, during the concluding part Cl his address m the Mutual Trust and Benefit Association's case m Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday.
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    CHILD'S SAFETY
    105 3 Evidence ol how European umilies iiving m Cairnhill Road complained about the screams of a 11-year-old Chinese boy wno was allegedly illtreated by his mother, was given by Inspector F. Goodship m the police court before Mr. C. H. Whitton on Saturday. The lather, Wang Seng-purt. was m
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    OPEN VERDICT AT INQUEST ON MR. NISHIMURA
    653 3 Grains Of Strychnine Salt Found In Body 'J'HE Singapore Coroner on Saturday recorded an open verdict of death from poisoning: at the adjourned inquest on Mr. Y. Nishimura, the well-known Japanese business man, who died suddenly m the special branch police offices. Recording
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    23 3 The Tirrenia Line has decided to build two 20-knot motorships ol 14.000 tons apiece for the service between the Indian Ocean and Italy.
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      95 3 LAWN «w*\ MOWERS i arc offered m a most comprehensive range from the largest ]pL motor mowers and gang mowers lo »i-. e lov.-priced hand machines. The Countess Mower. U4 in.t K^"'" 1 "^^^3fcSs^^^^ made of high quaUty st:el ~W»r^^^^^ and has a tutting cylinder < *^j^^^_^^ There is a
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      469 3 COILDNT EAT ANYTHING WITHOUT AWFUL PAINS. One Bottle Of Tablets Knds All Pain. What w juld you say If you had sufT<r,cd lrom Indigestion and gastritis so badly that lor 17 years you couldn't .-.a anything, and then one bottle of stomach tablets ended all your pain* 1 Tel that's
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    THE WORLD WILL SOON BE Encircled BY AIR SERVICES
    1110 4  - THE WORLD WILL SOON BE Encircled BY AIR SERVICES PEGASUS Aviation Notes BY HEFORE the end of 1935 the girdU ling of the entire globe by air routes Will be almost achieved. It has already been announced that m the summer of next year a flying boat service between Great
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    TOC H BIRTHDAY
    275 4 Impressive Ceremony At Kuala Lumpur (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Dec. 13. The birthday of Toe H, Dec. 11. was recognised with due ceremony by the local branch last night, when about 22 people witnessed the lighting of the symbolic lamp at St. Mary's Church, thus
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    A Happy Colony For Chinese
    358 4 Nanking. IN view of the present world -wide economic depression, many overseas Chinese have returned to their home country, according to official estimates compiled by the National Overseas Affairs Committee of the Chinese Government. Latest reports indicate that there are now only 7.800.000 Chinese living
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    £30,000 GIFT
    90 4 Lord NuffielcTs Aid For Workless Lord Nu (field, as president ol the League of Industry, has given .£30.000 to aid the scheme to provide work and to improve conditions for the unemployed, directed by Mr. Peter Scott, of the Upholland Unemployment Settlement, near Wigan. The scheme aims at
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    Delights Of The Garden In Hollywood
    545 4  - Delights Of The Garden In Hollywood BRIAN YOUNG (By How The Stars Spend Their I Leisure I IN spite of all the tales of nay Hollywood night life, if the truth were known the start, of the screen would be found to be quite content to remain m their own
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    38 4 the weddlm will tak E^enang of G Of Harrisons B.;rk' i Kuala Lumpur Idt r Knocker, oi Wetterhai Christine Foisom Mrs. FoLsom mi Foisom of Oklali. Km cker who arrived February. 1928. tlftj b. Kuala Lumpur sine- tl
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      50 4 I uAL Li Commencing i i .11 Discount on all Monday, 17th. till Q aturday, 29th. rv i as usual. December, 1934. j j ECHIGOYA CO., LTD. j Silk and Kimono Provider. I _2j.l| l^ijl_^j}j pn.(!uction ol a world famous Story J With JACKIK COQPKR and WALLACE BEE R Y
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      199 4 AGONISING PILES. 9 rhera ia ao need to tafler taa dutrwriai aflLctioa One tube of DR. VAN VLECKJ PLASMA will relieve yoa «i all eata/ei •welling and inflasiinatioa. Result* mo tmaxiaf It aacceedt id most obettaate c*»ei Simple to urn and certaia to us caratwa acnea Try it to-day. Stocked
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    FAMOUS CRUISING LINER'S OVERHAUL
    63 5 -Photo bj -Photo by PUNTERS at work on the cruising liner Arandora Star now being overhauled at Southampton CHAMPION and runner-up of the badminton singes of the City Iliyli School, 17)34. Benjamin Kodrierues winner), left. Yam Thi;im P«U < runner-up).- Malaya Photo Supply V OKO.P pHotcapH
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    APPEAL BY CONTRACTOR DISMISSED AT KUALA LUMPUR
    1662 6 Three Judges Find For State Of Selangor P.W.D. CARTAGE CASE JUDGMENTS were read on Friday by Mr. Justice Burton, at the J Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, m the appeal of V. Kanagasabai, a contractor, who appealed before the full Court against the decision
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    ANGLICAN CHURCH NEEDED
    313 6 Growing Population Of Imbi (From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 13. •THERE is a very urgent need for an Anglican church m Imbi village, an eastern suburb of Kuala Lumpur, the population of which has grown enormously. Although hopes are entertained, it is doubtful whether one
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    60 6 Among those who left Penang on Friday by the international express lor Bangkok were:— Mr. and Mrs John B. Dixson Jr.. Mr. E. Roger Allera. Mr It E. Kuchenbaek. Mr Rohrner. Mrs. G. Eahin: Mr. P. H. Swinchatt Mr. W. Hollis. Mr. K. Imai Mr. E. Martin. Mr. and Mrs.
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    Alleged Attempted Murder By Chinese
    268 6 Alleged Attempted Murder By Chinese MOTHER-IN-LAW IN HOSPITAL A RIFT m the lute of a poor Chinese family culminated m the second magistrate's court on Saturday when Kuah Chwee, young and unkempt, listened stoically to the evidence led against him at a preliminary inquiry before Mr. Norman Grice. Kuah Chwee
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    70 6 The marriage took place at St. George's Church. Penang. last week of Mr. L. Lockyear. third son of the late; Mr Mark Lockyear of Lcndon. and Miss Violet Gladys Wade, second daughter of Mr and Mr* Edward Wade of Willesden The Rev Keppel Gamier took the service Mr. Lockyear. who
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    REBUKE FOR AN APPELLANT
    99 6 Tamil And Of Convictio. •From Our Own Oorr Kuala Lumpur h A R^ AR^LK 1a made a Tan.,: 1J)pell fore the Chief Just,, ita ne ma de an revision of a con Kuala Kubu Bharu rn^ a charge of allows on the road He said: "I
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      297 6 St. James Aver. With FORD EWELL Surrey 8 H.P. SALOON Messrs. C. C. Wakefield Co. Ltd.. Cheapside. London, E.C.2 mitt i imnli An Dc3r Irs> 14rll#lllll§gljwll I must congratulate you on such a splendid oil as CASTROL XL. I have used this m m/ Ford 8 h.p. Saloon for 12,000
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    INDIAN MUSIC, SONGS AND DANCES
    685 7 Successful Variety Entertainment By The Lotus Club -ntaUon of Indian art m music, song and dance, the variety ■•'^ainment organised by the Lotus Club of Singapore and held Victor* Theatre on Saturday night was a complete success was twofold. It was ps M V Pillai.
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    "STRICTLY DYNAMITE"
    158 7 A Good Vehicle For Jimmy Durante's Funny Stuff" "Strictly Dynamite", an R.K.O. Radio [film featuring Jimmy <schnozzie>. Durante. Lupe Velez. Marion Nixor and the four Mills Brothers, was the main ♦eature m the c-hange ot programme at the Alhambra on Saturday. It is a musical comedy and its
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    HITLER AS RESCUER
    74 7 Train Involved In Fatal Smash With Lorry Berlin, Dec. 15. A train m which Herr Hitler was a passenger crashed into a motor lorry carrying a theatrical company near Verden Hanover >. Thirteen were actors killed, were seriously injured and three slightly. Passengers In the train were
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    ATLANTIC FLIGHT
    38 7 To Be Attempted By A Dutch Air Liner Amsterdam, Dec. 15. The first Dutch air liner to fly the Atlantic will take otf at midnight for Casablanca. It is due at Curacao on Dec. 22- Reuter
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      406 7 j L Jj H^S PACKED OUT DURING THE WEEK END ALL SIfcdAPOREI^FLOCkING TO SEE IT! I GEORGE ROBEY "CHU CHIN CHOW" i CAPITOL Ca 2" ANNA MAY WONG and a cast of over 500 artistes I LjSjJKHTtY „15 Ga s^ough-sß^an i BntishMv 1S ical Triumph. The faSoTptaXt 6 ye^fondon j
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    The Singapore Free Press and Daily News MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1934. Week-end Comments
    886 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1934. Week-end Comments THE sensational story which appeared m the London Daily Express the other day to the effect that the General Post Office is planning the early introduction of a three-halfpenny air mail post for the whole Empire is perhaps too good
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    DAY TO DAY
    261 8 Dr. G. I Shaw, who was formerly m the F.M.S. medioal service, has been appoint ed medical officer m Hong Kong. Mr. J. L. Chambers, of the P.W.D.. Seremban. is at present an inmate of the Seremban General Hospital. Mr. W. J. Woolams of the Prison Department,
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    As I Was Saying
    457 8 Yesterday's Naval Spectacle Memories Of Sir Henry Keppel OWING to the splendid panoramic view of the port that is obtainable from the hill-top. Mount Faber was favourite vantage point from which to witness the naval review yesterday. There a big crowd of sightseers on the narrow
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    Nagasaki
    1076 8 IF then' is one thing more than an- other that appeals to the foreigner; m Japan it is its beauty, and ii there. jis one port more than another where this aesthetic sense la situated it is at Nagasaki. The town m itseli diilers In do marked way from
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      243 8 CALDBECKS CHRISTMAS FOOD NEWS A vide selection of Choice POULTRY GAME Australian Turkeys. English Ducks. I. on? Island Ducklings. English Chickens. English and Australian Cap• v s, Australian Geese. Scotch (irou>e. English Pheasants, linjilish Quail. English Pigeons English Partridges, Continental Teal, fcfj J Woodcock, Pigeons. Wild Duck etc. W SINGAPORE
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      59 8 A MAN BOASTED that he was connected with some of the very best families. If he is on the telephone he might even have said he was connected with Royalty. To be connected with something really worth while take out a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT AND ALL SICKNESS POLICY. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE
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    Grave Danger Of Currency Collapse In North China
    520 9  - Grave Danger Of Currency Collapse In North China Sin Chew Jit Poh UNLESS SMUGGLING AND SILVER DRAIN IS STOPPED Mr. Hu Han-min Still Refuses To Go To Nanking Shanghai, Dec. 16. "I JNLESS immediate measures are taken to prevent silver flowing out of the country through the ports m North
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    SECRET POLICE ARRESTS
    117 9 PRELUDE TO ANOTHER NAZI PURGE? Russian Countess 1 Tea Party Raided Berlin, Dec. 14. A: an-up involving high Party and Storm Troop is believed to lie behind mbcr of arrests carried out secret police during the v. days. ring recent raid-, on night club.,, West End of
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    AIMEE MACPHERSON
    53 9 Los Angeles. Dec. IS. oilicially announced that Aimee tison. the "Hot Gospeller." is :rom active pastorship ol the Temple and that she will be shortly ior the Far East on a tour. v- Hi be succeeded to the pulpit Craw lord SpHvalo. a lormer Army worker, known as
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    $1,700,000 FRAUD
    57 9 Montreal. Dec 14. m the Court of the King's "muted William Frazcr. prethe Eastern Equipment Co.. Pharand and Amedee Braharges of defrauding the ni to the extent ol si.too.ooo .-ling alcohol from the United iwn alleged that 100.000 galsliipped m railway can I .i such a way as
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    RUMANIAN DEBTS
    43 9 London, Dec. 11 The Rumanian Minister ot Commerce, M. Manulescu. is arriving m London next week to discuss with the British Government representatives the problem of the large amount of debts outstanding m Rumania to trade creditors In Britain. British Radio
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    APPEAL TO THE LEAGUE
    184 9 ABYSSINIA DOES NOT WANT WAR Accuses Italy Of Aggression Geneva, Dec. 15. FALLOWING the recent clash with Italians at Ualual, Abyssinia has drawn the League Council's attention to the gravity of the situation m Somaliland on the Abyssinian border. Abyssinia's notification to the League Council regarding
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    ITALY'S TRADE DROPS
    114 9 Considerable Rise In The Adverse Balance Rome. Dec. 1<». A drop of 780.000.000 lire m exports since Dec. 31. 1933. is revealed m the trade figures for the first eleven months of 1934. Thus the adverse trade ba- i lance has risen from 1.243 000.000 to I
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    ARMS INQUIRY
    214 9 Dupont's 39,231 Per Cent. Profit On Powder Factory Washington. Dec. IS. A bitter wrangle between the Senate arms inquiry investigators and Dupont's over the wartime profits of Dupont De Nemours was the main teature of the inquiry today. One of the investigators asserted that Bupoat's profits on the
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    31 9 Mr. C. N. Sharpies is now at Bukit Kajang Estate, Malacca. Mr. R. F. J. S. von Magius. manager of the X.P.M. Penang. has left by the s.s. Kedah for Brastagi.
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      221 9 SHOES ARE MOST SUITABLE X'MAS GIFTS THE "LOTUS" SUEDE A HIGH CLASS MODE 1 /*/^*Z^^ k !N RICH DARK BROWN /*y I] PUNCHED TOE CAP Js? S^* FINE SEWN FACING >^^^' ENGLISH LEA- jSJ&r THER SOLES y*^^ J*£^Z*!£&^ &HEELS fe^^^?TsR O 1 m H 5 > *~J.<*J\J PER PAIR THE
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
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      CUTS IN REMUNERATION TO BE RESTORED
      1320 10 Batak Rabit Rubber Company Meeting AN indication of the restoration of salary cuts was given at the si twenty-fourth annual general meeting of the Batak Rabit Rubber Estate. Ltd., held on Nov. 8. at Winchester House. London, E.C.. Mr. F. E. Maguire (the chairman)
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      Wall Street
      193 10 Dec. 13. 14. 15. American Can. Com. 106 105 3 4 106% American Telephone and Telegraph 105 3 4 105% 105 7 8 Atcheson Railroad 53% 53V-2 53 3 /4 Dupont 93% 93% 92% Firestone i 6»/ 2 16\ 8 Unq. General Electric 19y 2 19* 4 19%
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      73 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY PRICES CURRENT FOR R.M.A, No. 1. X RIBBED SMOKED SHEET Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 6 l 4 per lb. New York spot sheet G. cts. 12.11 16 per lb. Dec. 15, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers Spot (loose) 20%
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      Singapore Produce Prices
      101 10 Dec. 15. Gambier 6.25 Java Cube 8.75 Hamburg Cube 11.00 Muntok White Pepper 66.00 White Pepper 65.00 Copra. Sundried 3.05 Copra, mixed 2.80 Fair Sago Flour Small Flake Tapioca 3.60 Blanja Jelotong 6.75 Sarawak Jelotong 6.50 R. <Siam) W.C. No. 1 per koyan $120 R. B. Siam
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      Exchange Rates
      224 10 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 4 7 32 London. 3 months' sight 2 4 3 16 London. 60 days' sight 2 4 5 32 London. 30 days' sight 2 4 18 London, demand 2 4 3 32 London. T.T. 2 4 3 32 Lyons. Paris, demand 870
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      SOUTH TAIPING TIN
      136 10 Directors' Annual Report To Shareholders The directors' report of the South Taiping Tin Dredging Co., to be presented at the general meeting to be held on December 21 at 10.30 a.m. at 33. Beach Street, Penang, is as follows: Batu Selangor Tin Dredging Co., Ltd. This company
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      TIN OUTPUTS
      36 10 The Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging N. L.. reports: First half of December Dredge Takuapa No. 1, 325 hours 80 000 cubic yards, 185 pikuls. Dredge Takuapa No 2. 325 hous, 65,000 cubic yards, 303
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      Penang Prospecting Meeting
      581 10 DIVIDEND OF 4 PER CENT. THE 14th. annual general meeting of the Penang Prospecting Company took place at the Registered offices. Chartered Bank Chambers, Ipoh. on Dec. 8. Mr. C. E. Cumming presided and there were also present Messrs. J. R. Crawford, G. G. Duddell and Towkay
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      Petrol And Kerosene Prices
      108 10 Dec. 15. Shell and Fish Kerosene per Unit of 2 x 4-gallon m tins $4.86 Crown. Dragon Kerosene per Unit of 2 x 4-gallon tins 4 Cross Kerosene per Unit of 2 x-gallon tins 4 31 Devoe's Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per tin (of 4 Gallons) 2
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      Fraser's Share List
      985 10 Mandai Tekong (si) IMentakab (20 cti > 2| New Scudai ($2) 43 New Sercndah ($2) Nyalas <$i> Pajam ($1) Parit Perak <$n Perak R. Valley <%d 250 Punggor ($1) l f 140 Radella ($5) Sandycroft ($2) S. Bag an <$2> Sungei Ramal ($1) S. Tukang ($l, Tambalak
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS
      188 10 Domestic production, fti represented by exports from F States. Lnfederated Malay States, and Straits Settlement! ber T934' tm and tin in ore at 75 5 r cent during the Federated Malay States Unfederated Malay States summary" Cumulative 1 F.M.S. U.M.S. S S Total 1934 Tons Tons Tons
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    NORMA SHEARER'S Good Acting
    740 11 NORMA SHEARER'S Good Acting Hollywood In Person MOKMA Shearer, now probably at the height of her career subtoday for Moll.c Merrick and answers some of the q ues- most often asked her regarding her successful rise to stardom SIMPLICITY, sincerity and perspective these arc the basic tenets of »en acting.
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    Oldest Legal Battle Ever Fought In Shanghai Ended
    233 11 THE oldest legal battle which has ever been fought m Shanghai has just ended. It began this way and lasted for 30 years. Fifty years ago m the latter days of the Ching Dynasty. Tseng Hwa-hwa and Ching Shao-yung began to wrangle
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    19 11 Tne Nantucket lightship has been n a distinctive warbling note during the silent intervals of the regular radio beacon.
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    LONG POSTPONEMENT
    151 11 Serious Charge Against Taxi Driver The case m which Hadji Zula, a taxi driver, was charged as far back as August with having given false information to the police was mentioned again on Saturday before Mr. Norman Grice, the second magistrate. Court Inspector Maclennan told his worship that
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    CULBERTSON on CONTRACT
    695 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst DECEIVING THE DEFENCE \IfHEN a duplicate game is scored on a board-a-match basis, a 30-point overtrick very often is just as important as a swing of many more points m rubber Bridge. When you are playing. for
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    179 11 What Transport Minister Thinks Of Cyclists "HYSTERICAL PRCMA DONNAS' |\/|R HORE-BELJSHA. Minister of IVI Transport, was asked whether m the interests cf their own safety cyclists should not be compelled to carry a rear red light, as the white tails did not provide sufficient protection. "I have no doubt that
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    50 11 The death took place on Tuesday after a brief illness of a Malay nonagenarian named To Din. of Bagan Jermal. The deceased was a highly respected member of the Malay community of the village and was connected with the Bagan Jermal Mosque for many years as one of the elders.
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    82 11 Kuala Lumpur, Dec*. 13. Two of the Christian mission schools m Kuala Lumpur. St. Mary's Girls' School and the Pudu English School, will be placed m a very difficult financial position next year as the result of a reduction m the grant by the Government. In 1935. *ne
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    312 12 New Cruiser With An Old And Honourable Name WITH the launching of H. M. S. Galatea from the shipyard of Messrs. Scott's Shipbuilding and Engineering Co.. of Greenock, yet another bearer of this famous name has been added to the British Navy. The first cruiser
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    205 12 Donation By Cloth workers' Company The Court ol The Clothworkers" Company, London, have voted a donation of €100 to bo used for the purpose ot providing a scholarship of €50 a year (designated the "dothworkers 1 Company Scholarship") which wfU be tenable for two years by a cadet
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    VICTORIA MARU
    64 12 Captain And Two Officers Lost In Mid-Atlantic London, Dec. 12. A Dutch tug from Cork is towing the Japanese steamer Victoria Maru. which sent out an SOS. m midAtlantic. It is learned that both the captain and the chief officer were killed when the bridge was swept away
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    31 12 The Washington. United States cabin liner, recently logged her own best per formance by crossing from New York to Queenstown m 5 days 6 hours 59 minutes, occasionally touching 24 knots.
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    PORT HEALTH
    349 12 INo Cases Of Rat Or Human Plague Reported The health bulletin ol th< L< ague of Nations Eastern Bureau lor the week, ended Dec. 8 is Bfl follows Plague. For the first time since the week ended Oct. 27 no cases of either rat or human plague were
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    35 12 Tho Lloyd Xtlestlno Conte V>Tdo :s due here At daylight today from J Shanghai and Hong Bong. She will sail again at 5 p.m. for Colombo, Bombay. Sues, Port Said. Brindisi. Venice and
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    15 12 Tyneside shipbuilding is now reduced Ito three tirms. Swan Hunter. Vleken Armstrong and Hawthorn Llslie
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      505 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to- Frida> 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 p.m. j Kelantan <via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday. Thursday
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    MINNS' SPEED WINS GAME FOR PUBLIC SERVICES AGAINST S.C.C.
    877 15 After Cricket Club Held B—o Lead EVENLY CONTESTED MATCH Services More Thrustful In rublic Services 13 pts.; S.C.C 8 pts A PTER leading at one stage of the game by eight points to nil n the S.C.C. were beaten by the
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    MALAYA CUP
    253 15 Selangor, Beaten By Penang, Are Wooden Spoonists 'From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 15. CELANGOR were beaten by Penang by 11 points <a goal and two tries) to 3 points <a try> m the Malaya Cup rugger match today. Selangor become the wooden spoonists of the series.
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    M.C.C. TOUR
    62 15 Four Test Matches Arranged With West Indies The M.C.C. will play four Test matches during their tour of the West Indies this winter. The provisional dates of the matches which will last four days each, have been fixed as follow: At Barbados on Jan. 7 At Trinidad on
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    RACEHORSES FOR F.M.S.
    59 15 The Anglo-Irish (Insurance and Bloodstock) Agency Ltd.. of Bond Street. London, announce that they have shipped a three-year-old chestnut filly, by Dakota— Melcar to the F.M S. She was a winner and placed m England last season. They have also shipped to the FM.S. i Abbot's Temptation,
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    48 15 Apri" 6 has been fixed as the date for the annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge. WALTER NEUSEL (Germany) duo ing to avoid blows by Len Harvey, the former British heavyweight champion, m their fight at the Empire Stadium, which was declared a draw.
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    55 15 Bishop E. F. Lee will be the speaker at today's meeting of the Rotary Club His subject will be "A new philosophy 3f life for the man m the street." Mr C H. Howard, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, one of Kuala Lumpur's leading lawn tennis player, is
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    37 15 THE TEAMS m the St. Anthonys Boys School inter-house linal sa.£rcun OU V,. <WhiteS) and H3USe (C ours > tor the Gon saUes Cup. which was won by House 2. The Rev. Father Gonsalves is m the centre.
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    Novices B.P.'s Good Win Over Devonshire B. P.
    949 15 THRILLING SEMI-FINALS INTER-CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP THE Novices Badminton Party qualified for the final of the open inter-club championship on Saturday when they met ancf defeated the Devonshire Badminton Party by four games to one. Thrills were abundant both m the singles and doubles,
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    Concluding Day Of Taiping Amateur Races
    530 15 SULTAN OF PERAK ATTENDS Rio Rita Springs A Surprise (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping. Dec. 15. •THERE was an improved attendance at the concluding day of the Taiping amateur races. The weather was dull and it threatened to rain. In the first race Lady
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    ASIATIC RUGBY
    282 15 Perak Beat The Negri Despite Playing One Short From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Dec. 15. Perak 9 pts. Negri Setnbilan Nil. IN the final of the All Blues Cup for Asiatic Rugby teams played at I Seremban tod\y Perak defeated Negri Sembilan by nine points la penalty goal
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    STATE HOCKEY
    100 15 Probables Much Too Good For Possibles At K.L. < From Our Own Correspondent > Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 15. In the hockey trial for the selection •of a team to play Singapore, the Whites won by five goals to one. Both sides gav c a good display, but the
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    S.C.C. RUGBY
    132 15 The following have b.-tn Invited to play rugby football for Etceteras and I vs. P.S. and A. PC. tomorrow m the S.C.C. tournament: W. N. Rothery: W H. McNeill. A. L. Hill. J. Mackintosh. A D. Anderson; n. L. Davies. f l Lane; C. H. W. Goulr. J.
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    Bolton Lose Leadership Of Second Division For First Time Of Season
    2136 16 WIND, RAIN AND FLOODS CAUSE SPATE OF GOALS Sunderland's Fine Away Win KEEPS ARSENAL OUT OF TOP PLACE < From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 15. IJIGH winds, torrential rain and semi-flooded grounds. Under! such, conditions were the majority
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    CRAWFORD HEATS QUIST
    52 16 Melbourne. Dec. 15. I. H. Crawford today won the Victoria tennis championship by beating A. K. QuLst m the final 6_2 6 B, 6— 3.— Reuter. Quist, it will be recalled, had beaten F. J. Perry, who is generally considered the world's No. 1 tennis player, m
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    DRAWN INTERNATIONAL RUGBY TRIAL GAME
    303 16 DRAWN INT ERNATION AL RUGBY TRIAL GAME Blackheath Heavily Defeated THE English selectors' efforts U> find j the best XV to represent England m the international games appear to be meeting with some success, for at Falmouth on Saturday, m the second international trial game, the Probables held the Possibles
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    194 16 Tournament Ties For Today And Tomorrow Ties for today and tomorrow m the S.C.C. billiards tournament are as follows: TODAY Championship K. C. GiUett vs. P. P. Walsh. A Class Handicap Winner of Dr. R. G. Spink (owe 25) and W. W. Speid (owe 50) vs. A. S.
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    105 16 Soccer Team To Meet Local Teams The following soccer fixtures have been arranged between teams from H.M.S. Eage and local teams. H.M.S. Eagle n vs. Marine II at Marine gound, Pulo Brani, tomorrow H.M.S. Eagle I vs. R.N.V.R. and Marine Combined XI at Anson Road Stadium on Wednesday.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    343 16 Kelly Beats Paterson In Final THE Singapore Golf Club monthly mixed foursomes competition was played at Bukit Timah yesterday and resulted m a tie between Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Cowen and Miss Crawford and J. Crichton with a net score of 34. Fifty- two cards were
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    SERVICES FOOTBALL
    58 16 Team To Visit Manila Next Year It is anticipated that the Coin bined Services football team will visit Manila about Feb. 7— March 7. 1935. to participate m a series of match* m the national championship of th* Philippine Amateur Athletic Feder.i tion. The strenghth oi the party
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