The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 January 1935

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,470. ESTD. 1835. FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1935 10 CENTS.
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  • 277 1 OIL INTERESTS DEFY PRESIDENT ROOSRVELT PRICES MAY COLLAPSE Quota Scheme Ignored In Texas Sequel To Supreme Court Ruling Against N.R.A. 4 COLLAPSE m the price of crude oil is feared m the United States as a result of the revival of transhipment of oil m excess of quotas, particularly from
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  • 182 1 t Announcement By Chief Justice A Waahington message published m S f y i 15* Pres& stated that m TV,M S if' Clsion on :he Federal New rul,H r!! 0n lh Su P reme Court had j S™ l ld th clause m the National ment 7 Ct
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  • 76 1 Statement By Interior Secretary New York, Jan. 8. New legislation to regulate the production of crude oil and shipments of illegally produced oil will be sought by Mr. Ickes. Secretary for the Interior as the result of the Supreme Court ruling invalidating the clause m the National Recovery
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  • 201 1 U.S. And Prospect Of A World Agreement Washington, Jan. 10. World agreement on money and currency matters was forecast by Mr. Cummings m his address to the Supreme Court m the Norman case. Mr. Cummings asked the court to uphold the law suspending gold payments so that the
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    93 1 GENERAL GOERING. the Prussian Premier, declared to foreign Press representatives m Berlin that the German Government has no i!__~ 0n °k Thaelmann and Torgler. the Communist SS feZ SSaY?r aY J**" h€,d m a eventration camp since the advent of th e Nazi Government. Photo shows General Goering greeted on
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  • 254 1 Epidemic Of Forged Leaflets Saarbriu ken, Jan. 10. TTHE police checked another brawl at the station today when, following the non-arrival of expected voters from America, status quo-ites and Hitlerites shouted mutual abuse and sang the Internationale and the German national anthem. Hitlerite leaders kept
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  • 80 1 Saarbrucken, Jan. 9. Five men who gave the Hitler salute |on entering a polling station during jthe preliminary Saar plebiscite were imrrediately disqualified from voting m accordance with the decree of the Plebiscite Commission. An aged woman was also disqualified because she stated she was born German and
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  • 72 1 PLANE CRASHES INTO A PLATOON 11 Indian Soldiers Dead Karachi, Jam 10. PLEVEN Indian soldiers were kill- *-> ed and eleven seriously injured when a plane which was practising attacks on marching troops crashed into a platoon of the Balooch Regiment. The plane, piloted by Flying Officer Sircar, bowled the
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  • 165 1 Open Stand Against The Military Chiefs London. Jan. 10. The Times, m a leading article on Japan's budgetary position says that more significant than the actual terms of Mr. Takahashi's warning to his countrymen is the fact that he openly stood up to the military chiefs. There have
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  • 23 1 London. Jan. 10. The death is announced of the famous Edwardian hostess and nonagenarian, Emma, widow of the first Lord Rothschild. Reuter Wireless
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  • 96 1 THE Free Press was officially informed last night of the forth- coming visit of H.M. Ships to Singapore H.M.S. Kent Due On Feb. 6 Arrives Departs De^stlj_at_o^ "Bridgewater" jan 22 t._« oc "Lowestoft" Feb 4 £k 2 Colombo. "Kent" 55: I 2 3) T H n
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  • 131 1 Diminishing: Purchasing Power I London, Jan. 10. "A more peaceful China but alas less trading activity" states the Manchester Chamber of Commerce annual review lon trade with China. The diminishing Chinese purchasing power is the chief cause of Lancashire's rapidly contracting piecegoods trade and tt is difficult to
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  • 52 1 London, Jan. 8. A large business was done today m cocoa, mainly on covering account. Spot tin advanced over 40/- owing to a shortage of actual supplies. Wall Street opened steady but the Budget statement provided no incentive and the market was mainly bolstered up by industrial
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  • 123 1 Hauptmann Identified In Fleminffton, Jan. 10. Dr. J. C. Condon identified Hauptmann four times during 2 4 hours' evidence and enthralled the audience from the start, banishing the court's customary solemnity and proving a perfect actor, his moods changing tun.with the evidence. Hauptmann went very pale wh»i.
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  • 54 1 Starts In Rubber Warehouse In Grenoble Grenoble, Jan. 10. A whole block of houses were set alight today by a fire In rubber warehouse m the centre of the town. The fire, which is threatening other parts of the town. Kg still blazing furiously. All tire brigades have
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    • 33 1 flP^Wfffffl^ fo«^_MALAYAJ PREMIER HOTEL J TONIGHT TOMORROW COCKTAIL DANCE SPEC, *L CABARET 630 vi Pm ATTRACTION "ANl'fc PATRICIA NELSON, NPORMAL) MISS MQNA L£E p to Midnight HUGO JOSEPHINE AFPLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381.
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    • 126 1 On Other Pages Diary of the week 2 Dr. Hu Shih m Canton 9 Radio programmes 2 Political moves m China 9 Methodist conference 2 Latest tin and rubber prices 9 Indian on serious charges 3 Commerce and finance 10 Trade fair m Singapore 3 Contract bridge v Warning to
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    • 98 1 IH I jfH SEA VIEW 11 HO TEL IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT I ENTIRELY RENOVATED I EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH ROhHIHG HOT COLD WATER I TENNIS GOLF SWIMMING SUNBATHING I ONE OF SINGAPORE'S SCENIC BEAUTY SPOTS I TONIGHT I SPECIAL DINNER DANCE I CONCERT DURING DINNER I mMmmmmmmmMmmmmmMmmmme*ommm^mimaeee^m^mrm.- t^—^^i^ M
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  • 598 2 PREACHING THE GOSPEL TO THE SAKAIS Methodist Mission Conference THE second session oi the Methodist annual conference was held m the Wesley Church on Thursday. This was a united session m which the laymen met with the ministers. Fifty-four laym^i. were present. Bishop Lee introduced Dr. Chen Su Lan, the
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  • 94 2 PLAN TO KEEP U.S. OUT OF WAR "Neutral Rights" To Go? MR. Cordell Hull, United States Secretary of State, is secretly working out a scheme of legislation intended to keep the country out of any future European war. His plan is to empower the President to abandon United States '•neutral
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  • 68 2 Campaign Against OpiumSmoking Manila. 'pHE recent sudden descent from the mountains of fanatical tribesmen on the island of Mindanao, the largest and most southerly of the Philippine Islands, ended m 37 deaths. The tribesmen, who numbered 16, attacked everyone on sight, and it was only after they had killed 21
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  • 123 2 Car In Collision With Mr Justice Terrell's Mr. Alexander Brown, a European engineer living m Oxley Rise, was conVe\Tw ol i a c har e e of negligent driving and fined $15 by Mr. C. H. Whitton m the police court. The summons was an outcome of a
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  • 28 2 r Varathara Ja« Assistant Medical Officer, General Hospital, Teluk Anson has been transferred to Pekan, Pahang la^? as been taken °y Dr. Samuel of the Pekan General Hospital
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  • 36 2 Mrs. W. Craig, wife of the lat e Mr n ffl Craig o/° rmerly of the General Post Office Singapore, has arrived from Australia by the Nieuw Holland and Ys staying at the Mansion, Oxley Rise
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  • 145 2 THE authorities of the State of Connecticut are baffled by the problem of what to do with a strapping young husband m perfect health, the father of one chile v/lu has thrice m one week applied to the Norwich state Hospital for sterilisation. exrent
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  • 50 2 Well-preserved Canoe M In The Ikraine I An ancient canbog near Chenronny Ukraine has br--: I .Kiev Institute i Material Culture The canoe which is 2>_» metres In I (Wide. Expert! belli 12.000 years old Otl jhaw been round In where ■peclal ex I be gin Ta ss
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 422 2 CLASSIFIED AO LUXURIA CREAM. Harriet Hubbard Ayer. A perfect cleansing cream that seeps deep into the pores, loosening those invisible flakes of dust and grime which soap and water can never reach, bringing 0 them quickly to the surface to be wiped away. 1 Leaves the ykin clean and refreshed.
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    • 194 2 >vertisementT* il TENDER* I SINGAPORE^ MUNICII*AL: TV Tenders Tenders are now following materkii. particulars, see M Room. i Supply ol Blfb P Tubes tor War Dci Closing. 4 p.m 14th. 1935 Supply of :_o. Odd Bitumen. Da Friday Jan. 18: 7 Supply of 100 ton Quick Lime vm!* Thursday The
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 383 2 Diary Of The Week FRIDAY, JAN. llth. High Water 3 12 a.m. 9 ft.. 3.13 p.m. 93 It. Rugby: Wiltshires II vs. RA. <Bla-; kang MatD, Tanglin. Hockey: European Trial, padang; SC. R.C. vs. SVC, Hong Lim Green; S.R.C. vs. Ceylon S.C, Balestier Road; Sikh Police vs. Khalsa Assocn., Khalsa
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    • 424 2 Today 9 s Radio Programmes B. B. C_ I Transmission 111 9.35 Big Ben. The Scottish Studio Orchestra. 10.05 Blackburns' Steelworks Band, conducted by J. A. Hughes. 10.50 The Pierre Foi Quintet. Esme Marshall < Soprano). 11.20 Talk. "Music and the Ordinary i Listener," Sir Watford Davies. 11.40 The Hotel
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  • 507 3 Three European Lawyers As Prosecution Witnesses vi lawyers gave evidence for the prosecution when lamed Hussein Maricar, an Indian Mohamedan, yesed to his bail of $200,000 for his trial before Mr. criminal district judge. Proceedings are expectdays. 1 1 giving false Kawana Darned
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  • 317 3 Practically All Available Space Hooked 'THE British Trade Fair. Singa- pore, like the British Industries Fair held annually m London and Birmingham, gTows increasingly popular from year to year. In these circumstances it is not a matter tor surprise that applications for stalls at the Fair to
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  • 87 3 THE RICHEST BABY IN THE WORLD £100,000,000 And 50 Palaces v to the world will next year for Eton. and heir of the! Hyderabad, son of the' S ln.. > lhC riChCSt man ru,r ol India's pre--0.000 subjects. **n a few months ago. beautiful Turkish ter ol the last of
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  • 119 3 PAWNED WOMAN'S JEWELLERY AND SPENT THE MONEY Two previous convictions for similar offences were shown against a man named Chua Eng Hook, who was sentenced to four months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. J. M. Brander m the police court yesterday for criminal breach of trust of $50 worth of jewellery
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    62 3 "THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON", a three-year-old chimpanzee owned by Mr. Bert Fisher of Bellflower, California, has added tight-rope walking to his many other accomplishments. Not only that, but he has adopted "Ringer" a young fox terrier puppy, and takes him along whenever he decides on an excursion m mid-air. It
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  • 293 3 R.A.F. TO BUILD MORE VAST AERODROMES FURTHER important develop- ments have just taken place towards completing Britain's new "air defence ring." T^HE Air Ministry has practically completed negotiations for two 1 more great aerodrome sites one at Ternhill I south-west of Market Drayton». and the other at Harwell
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  • 149 3 CHINESE PLEADS SELF DEFENCE A PLEA that he stabbed the complainant m self defence was made by Ng Boon Keng. a Chinese, who was charged before Mr. D. Wills m the Penang Polio? Court on Wednesday with voluntarily causing hurt to a compatriot, Oci Jee Hew. with
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  • 56 3 Sydney. J. Laird, aged 13 years and small for his age, and his grandfather J. Cupitt. 61, were the opening batsmen for Ballina. New South Wales, m a cricket match pl.yed at Pittwater. Cupitt is Don Bradman's uncle Laird made an attractive 23 on a bad wicket,
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  • 210 3 arning 1 o omen THEIR HEALTH NOT fVS GOOD \S IT SHOULD BE UTTHE health of the women of England is not as good as it should be," said Sir George Newman, Chief Medical Officer to thei Ministry of Health, speaking at a gymnastic display by the National
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  • 257 3 WOMAN MASON ENTHRONED HEAD OF ONLY ORDER WITH I NO MEN TN the beautiful temple of the Honourable Fraternity of Ancient Freemasons Mrs. Seton Challen was solemnly enthroned as head of the only all-women's Order of Freemasons. Mrs. Chalien is a direct descendant cf Boswell. Dr. Johnsons biographer. She looked—
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  • 127 3 Malay Who Stole Flask From Ship Mohamed Aii. a Malay with two previous conviction was sent prison for two months and ordered to undergo eight months' police supervision yesterday by Mr. J M Brander m the police court. All had just pleaded guilty to a charge of
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  • 177 3 New Frocks No Longer Worried Her 'How did she lose that 32 lbs. of fat?" is what you will be asking. Let her tell you herself "About 18 months ago I weighed 12 st 10 lbs. which I can assure you annoyed me very much Everything
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    • 77 3 MI J I British Spring Roller Blinds. < Maker and repairer of rattan and Bertam Chicks, Canvas and Spring Blinds, Tarpaulins, Tents. Bags. Blue Screens, Bertam Panels. Wire Netting Fencing, Wool buntings and Flags. ABDUL RAHMAN, Telephone 2454. Office Gti, Robinson Road, Workshop: 17-A, Joo Chiat Place, Singapore. Orders promptly
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  • 476 4 ELBOW TREATMENT London. HOW much a woman's elbows maybe a give-away of her age and character is disclosed by a woman specialist m Park-lane, who maintains that most women are just as old as their elbows. She has always at hand bleaching treatments, anti-wrlngles treatments, and leeding-up treatments for elbows
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  • 131 4 DUY jour new foundation garments before you choose your new dresses, and wear it when you fit them. It is important to get the very best model corset you can afford. An expensive dress will lose its smart •me it worn over a bad foundation
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  • 1040 4 How Tropical Glare Should Be Avoided (By Our Woman Correspondent) II7HAT are laces made of A mouth, a nose and two eyes. Noses and mouths are not our responsibility. They are given to us. and only a facial operation and dexterous make-up can remedy a
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  • 59 4 EVELYN LAVE looks chic m this picture which is an excerpt from that brilliant film "Evensong" which is the next change at the Pavilion Theatre. Evelyn Laye was born m London 34 years ago. She is 5 feet, 5 inches m height. She married Sonnie
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  • 20 4 Charming for the evening are white crystal ear-clips, shaped like wings and studded with diamante. You can get
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  • 35 4 MISS HELEN JACOBS (whom you see on the right) recently refused an offer of $20,000. This sum was promised her if she turned professional, but this clever U.S. player was not tempted.
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  • 772 4  - Singapore FASHION'S MIRROR Kuala Lumpur Mignon (By rE FUN, merriment and gaiety of the festive season are now over and things have again returned to normal, with everybody, 1 am sure, relieved that the season is over and trying hard to keep those New Year resolutions! "TRAVELLING to Kuala Lumpur
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  • 190 4 I IF a littl< vinegar i.s added to tl» water met] lor WMtUni taM lit will haw a brilliant polish withoc any smears ol any kind. It tha obstinate stain inside a t umber rub: with common salt damped with \w- gar and it will immediately disappear Ordinary
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    • 86 4 CHARGE^ Down the WU they come, Smiler leading— the Cow Gate children-full of Health and Vitality-irresistible See how they drive the hosts of Debility and Disease before them— utterly defeated and dismayed Let your htde one, too, join this Happy, Healthy army ot to-day. The army of Peace and Hope
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    166 5 MX FRANCE aeroplane arriving at Croydon m the frur ._v_-rv____* i„„j: ._.,,<■ to It* with the uose of the engine touching a gL-stov^ The •""J* ■J*..."*"***. mt honSe demo shin 8 th "~1«~- sunerin* trom shock. Photo shows thr air liner m the side of the house. A NOVEL 'LIFT-UP"
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    • 56 5 Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can be obtained on application to the Manager. Price 50 cents each. /i_l K_l^_n Ihh p w mmmmmms,m "^^^m*^*M^BMMMMmf( *W^ _l_^_____. "r_____-_Br—^^ V _*c ____^^S________/«tk____. the patent inner lid, aM Wmm\^***J open by _yj^( f J^^% lever lid for daily us**— —ensures *1
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  • 755 6 Cousin Nearly Dies FIVE INJURIES INFLICTED WITH SCISSORS (CONVICTED on circumstantial evidence, a young Chinese tailor, Choh Boh Tang, described as being of surly disposition and low mentality, was sentenced to 18 months' rigorous imprisonment yesterday following a trial m the Assize Court before Mr.
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  • 28 6 Advertisements will only be accepted when that part of the copy which Is ln reverse style does not exceed one quarter of the space used.
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  • 392 6 town which aided dutch Air race PLANE (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sourabaya. Jan. 8. A SMALL- TOWN Mayor from Austra- lia who has become famous indeed is the hero of the Dutch is being feted m the Netherlands Indies and he will soon call at
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    48 6 LORD READING. LORD DUNEDIN AND SIR JOHN SIMON, the Foreign Minister were among the distinguished men who attended the requiem for the late Lord Buckmaster. the great Liberal statesman, held at the Grosvenor Chapel. Left to right:— Lord Reading, Sir John Simon, and Lord Dunedin leaving the Chapel.
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  • 181 6 Eight-Month Journey To Cape and Back HTWO young women— Miss Florence M. C. Blenkiron and Miss Theresa E. Wallach, of Cleveland-road, Ealing, W. have set out from London m a motorcycle combination for a 27,000-mile trip. They intend to go to Capetown and back, taking
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  • 235 6 Governor Decides On Its Restoration (From Our Own Correspondent. Penan?, Jan. 10. The restoration of Fort Cornwallis to its original condition, so far as the three remaining walls are concerned is ordered by His Excellency the Governor m a Minute Paper issued from Bel Retiro. The Fort is
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  • 119 6 An official memorandum from the Deputy Controller of Labour, Malaya, Penang, states that information has been received by telegraph that 1,457 state-aided labourers were due to arrive yesterday by S.S. Rajula. It was expected that 288 would be sent to Pulau Jerejak and the balance proceed to Port
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  • 203 6 MECHANIC FINDS MEN IN EXHAUSTED STATE Melbourne. «TPHE bald report received by the Postmaster-General's Department m Perth that telegraph communication between Broome and Derby was interrupted for a considerable time gives no hint of the human suffering which led to the breakdown. Some time
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  • 86 6 CHETTIAR ON FORGERY CHARGE ARRESTED on a provisional warrant. Kumarapa Chettiar was produced before Mr. D. Wills m the Penang Police Court on Wednesday charged with forgery by making a false document at Kuala Lumpur. The arrest of the accused was the outcome of information
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  • 52 6 British Firms To Supply Aero Engines London. Jan. 9. A large order for aero-engines has been received by the Rolls Royce company from the Belgian Government to be fitted to Service aeroplanes under construction m Belgium. Many engines of a similar type are already m use there.
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  • 65 6 Large Representative Gathering At Penang From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Jan. 10. The Governor and Lady Thomas held an At Home at the Residency yesterday evening to a gathering of about 300, representative of all communities m Penang. The weather was brilliant. The party lasted from 5
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  • 38 6 Negotiations For Agreement Resumed London, Jan. 9. Anglo-Polish negotiations for a trade agreement were resumed m London today. An agreement between British and Polish coal owners regulating competition m export markets was recently concluded— British Radio.
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  • 159 6 Five Persons Involved In Motor Accident JAVANESE CHARGED WITH CAUSING HURT AS a sequel to a motor which occurred at the June. Burmah Road and Nagore Road lai Sunday. Davi bin Abu Hassan nese. was charged before Mr Wills m the Penang Police causing hurt to Cheah Henj. Chinese girl,
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  • 68 6 Second Reading Of New I. ill Next Month London. Jan The Secretary for India. Sir Sumu Hoare. had an interview with the Prim Minister today with regard to the net Indian Constitution Bill. It is anticipated that Urn reading of this measure will b» m the House of
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  • 15 6 Tuan Syed Abu Baker, ADO. X who went on three months .<•.,• returned and resumed duties
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    • 17 6 YOU KNOW THAT THE IMPERIAL AIRMAIL RATE TO GREAT BRITAIN HAS NOW BEEN REDUCED TO —25 CENTS
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  • 350 7 Relief Fund Performance Held At The Tivoli SIR A. CALDECOTT PRESENT the T RpiEr yI eS^ f CrCedS and comm -nities who attended me Relief fund performance at the Tivoli Theatre last nieht the enjoyment of an excellent programme ML ,L VlS, tens thousands of
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  • 187 7 PENNILESS BOY WHO OWNS A HOUSE A BOY of 16. who has no income -a but owns a house, was summoned at Tottenham. N., for failing to pay his rates. His story was that when his mother died about a year ago she left the house to him m her
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  • 74 7 London, Jan. 9. The Exchequer returns for the past week show that during the current financial year the total ordinary revenue, exclusive of self-balancing revenue, amounted on Jan. 5 to £430.--667,802. which is £6.451.568 less than the amount collected at the corresponding date last year. The expenditure for
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  • 321 7 THAT IS WHAT CATHCART-JONES MADE T HAVE just left the London apartment of short, keen-eyed Owen Cathcart-Jones, the man who made air history a few weeks ago by his ten-day 24,000-mile Aus-tralia-and-back record flight, writes Victor Burnett m the Daily Express. Many people naturally concluded
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  • 146 7 Visiting Singapore In Near Future The Free Press understands that Sir Lesli c Wilson, the Governor of Queenland and a former Governor of Bombay, will be visiting Singapore m a few weeks' time. He is planning a two months' holiday m the Far East and was to
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  • 158 7 Nanking. The campaign against opium-smok-j ing m Nanking is being pursued relentlessly. The committee for the uprooting of the evil, at a meeting here, decided to authorise the local gandarmes and j police to carry out domiciliary searches at any time if they suspect that opium is
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  • 27 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH. FITZGERALD.— Died suddenly on Thursday. January 10th. Mrs. R. D. Fitzgerald, wife of Dr. R. D. Fitzgerald. Funeral at 5 p.m. today at Bidadari.
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  • 941 8 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, JANUARY 11. 1935 Kuala Lumpur's Long Fight KUALA Lumpur's long fight for a Municipality to replace the Sanitary Board has been taken a step further as a result of Wednesday's meeting at which five out of the eight unofficial members voted for the change, the
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  • 166 8 Messrs. Osborne and Chappel announce that Mr. J. T. Chappel was admitted to partnership In the firm on Jan. 1. Mr. A. H. Ballantyne. probationary Vice-Consul, has arrived m Bangkok to join the staff of the British Legation there. Dr. J. Moncur, of the European staff of
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  • 577 8 Interest At 48 Per Cent r ruths For Moneylender And "Borrower 60 M.P.H. Tanks For The Next War r |»HE committee which sat to consider 1 the Moneylenders' Bill has decided that the maximum interest that may be allowed on loans shall be 48 per cent,
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  • 2168 8  -  SAGGITTARUS BY A BOUT the latter part of 1926 I went prospecting for tin at Ban Nasan m South Siam. as boring Assistant to M.. of an Australian mining company. We left Penang m the afternoon by the s.s. Sri Muar. an ancient coaster
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  • 72 9 1,800 Die Of Cold In Honan Shanghai, Jan. 10. IN official report from Honan A states that 1.800 people m South Honan have died of cold and hunger and hundreds are frost-bitten. king and charitable societies m Shanghai have been urged to send immediate relief. The
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  • 127 9 \nn -American Producers In Conference London, Jan. 10. t present m a state of i animation Fluctuations v. rned entirely by the results of resslng here between nonproducers. reported that there was an ruble outcome yesterday at meeting ot African producers, is confidently (expected that I agreement will
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  • 72 9 Onlj Three Survivors In dumber Tragedy London. Jan. 10. trawler Edgar Wallace <336 tons* struck a sandbank m the river Humber Hull last night and heeled over Immediately. number drowned is now esti- at 13. There are three survivors tbe ci. one of whom clung to for more
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  • 49 9 Marshal Chiang's Latest Order Hong Kong, Jan. 10. -Marsha. Chiang Kai-shek has ordertnc Fukien Government to complete ne motor roads m Northwest Fukien without further delay, particularly ftose between Changtlng Prefecture m District, between LianI Shahsien, Eng Ann and Shalien mm chengliu and Nin-hua. Union Times
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  • 31 9 Ward Liner Havana Aground Havana, Jan. 10. P senger who died the personnel of the fard liner Havana which ro *i"d ofl Mantanilla Shoals Ja «>• arc now safe. Reuter
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  • 19 9 Moscow, Jan. 10. "ere killed and 23 train crashed into the another at Rn*f rt «nn_.___. Reuter
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  • 40 9 Hong Kong, Jan. 10. ut h, s £~ed by the Amoy tior o n h h W f that the total populate UT Fnf° rt 1S 181 802 f Whom r Wgners ormosans anri 10.364 are Union Times
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    33 9 CROYDON' M ■•**^.r?~—m*—mjMme%&:&S hoi the K___r^_j s ln w ss_x wl __._i r r »ere .mured while tv. of the wcuLnU 'f Wr eSS ra r ___S__r of lhe house taken to Hospital.
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  • 553 9 A Nice Quiet Fellow Who Doesn't Say Much" J[ I New York. OHN M. stadig, serving 15 years for counterfeiting, is the first man to tell the world what the famous Alcatraz Prison m San Francisco Bay is like. Stadig alleges that Al Capone who is
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  • 151 9 Bitter Attack By Mr. E. Shinwell Mr. E. Shinwell, who was Secretary for Mines m the last Socialist Govern!ment and is now prospective Socialist (candidate m the Seaham Division (now represented by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald). criticised the Prime Minister m a speech at Murton (Durham). "From
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  • 149 9 Sets Automatic Alarm In Motion Scotland Yard and insurance comi panics are interested m the invention j of a handbag, which, through a device. raises a piercing warning the moment any attempt is made to steal it. The invention was demonstrated m Lonjdon. The alarm— a syren which
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  • 80 9 Fight Agains t Reds In South Hong Kong. Jan. 10. The vanguard of the expeditionary army of Canton led by Gen. Li Chan Kow left Samshui today for Kweichow. The main arm y will leave within ten days. Further reports from Kweichow state that the Red forces tn
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  • 180 9 Engine Put Out Of Action i AN extraordinary experience befel rt Captain V. Soltau. a pilot of Wilson's Airways, while flying over Lake Victoria m a Puss Moth aeroplane with Mr. J. S. King, Tanganyika Commissioner of Police, as passenger. Between Mwanza and Tabora. Capt
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  • 45 9 London. Jan. 10. "The Big Five" Banks have announced their profits for 1934 which m all cases are higher than the figures for 1933. Dividends remain unaltered. The net profits aggregated £8.820,000 showing an increase of £442.000 over th? previous year. Reuter Wireless
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  • 90 9 Dr. Hu Shih In Canton Hong Kong, Jan. 10. DR. Hu Shih, leader of the literary revolutionary movement m China, who was honoured with the hon. degree of L.L.D. by the University of Hong Kong on Tuesday, arrived m Canton yesterday. Owing to his remarks against the
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  • 60 9 Watery Fate Of South African Wines Seattle, Jan. 10. Fifteen hundred cases of choice South African wines imported m February have been dumped into the sea by the Customs. The importer anticipated selling to State shops but the Liquor Board refused to purchase and the importer was
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  • 31 9 London, Jan. 10. The Conservative Association has unanimously decided to ask Captain H. J. Moss, who was flned last month for contravening the Lotteries' Act. to leturn his seat. Reuter Wireless
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  • 118 9 Political Moves In China Shanghai. Jan. io. M R Liv Jen, a representa- tive of Mr. Hu Han Mm, leader of the veteran faction of the Kuomintang, has arrived m Shanghai to confer with Kuomintang leaders m the city regarding Mr. Hu's return to
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  • COMMODITY MARKET
    • 49 9 London, Jan. 10. Spot (Sellers* 6 3 4d. (6 3 ,4d.) (Buyers) 6%d. (6%d.) April-June 6 15 16d. (6 15 16d> July-September 7 l!16d. (7 116d.> Oct.-Dec. 6 3 16d. (6 7 32d.) Market: Quiet. New York, Jan. 10. January 13.56 (13.60) March 13.80 (13.78) May 13.98 (14.01)
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    • 15 9 London, Jan. 10. Spot £232-12-6d. f£231-17-6d.) 3 Months £229- 7-6d. (£229- 5-0d.) Market: Steady.
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    • 14 9 New York 4.92 lj|16 (4.91 15 16) Paris 74 5116 (74 5 16)
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    • 20 9 London, Jan. 10. Silver Spot 24 9 16 (24 9>16> Gold 141s. 4i 2 d. (141s. lid.)
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    • 22 9 Ju^T RECEIVED WHITAKER'S ALMANACK 1935 (Complete Edition) Cloth Bound Price $3.50 K^LY& WALSH, LTD., Ra 'kko„„ n atf| es p, ace Singapore.
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    • 201 9 REMEMBER!I MONDAY, JANUARY 1 4th I COMMENCING DATE OF ROBINSON'S I STOCKTAKING OFFER OF THUR ENTIRE I stocks of GOWNS MILLINERY I 25% OFF MARKED PRICES j A GENUINE SALE THA T SHOULD I NOT BE MISSED. I A PARADE WILL BE STAGED IN THE CAFE 1 1 NEXT SATURDAY
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1065 10 Panguga River Tin Concessions Excellent Year THE seventh ordinary general meeting of the Pangnga River Tin Concessions, Ltd., was held on Dec. 11, at the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Moorgate Place, E.C, Sir Archibald Mitchelson, Bt. (chairman of the company), presiding. The Secretary (Mr. A.
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    • 93 10 Abroad Exchanges today were: London, Jan. 8. Paris 74 7/32. New York 4.9 1 8 Montreal 4.89V4Brussels 20.92. Geneva 15.12. Amsterdam 7.24 1 2 Milan 57 9/32. Berlin 12.20. Sotckholm 26%. Copenhagen 22.39 1 Oslo 19.90. Vienna 26. Prague 117 3/16. Helsingfors 226% Madrid 35%. Athens 512 sellers. Bucharest 485.
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    • 142 10 Government And T.U.C. To Consult London, Jan. 9. Consultations between representatives of the Government and the General Council of the Trade Union Congress on the subject of a shorter working week open on Jan. 24. The Minister of Labour will also, probably on the same day, meet
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    • 46 10 London, Jan. 9. British Government stocks were m strong demand on the Stock Exchange today. War Loan 3»/ 2 per cent, touched 110 and closed at 109-7 18. Consols 2V_ per cent, were half up at 93V. and others also rose substantially British Radio
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    • 67 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY PRICES CURRENT FOR R.M.A. No. X RIBBED SMOKED SHEET January 10, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers. Spot I loose) 21% 22 (F. 0.8.) Current month 22» 4 22% February/March 23 23% April /June 24% 24% July/ September 25% 25% Tone of Market Quiet, steady.
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    • 100 10 January 10 Shell and Fish Kerosene per Unit of 2 x 4-gallon tins $4.86 Crown. Dragon Kerosene per Unit of 2 x 4-gallon tins 4.46 Cross Kerosene per Unit of 2 x-gallon tins 4.31 Devoe's Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per tin (of 4 Gallons) 2.43 Sylvan Arrow
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    • 103 10 THE TIN PRICE Jan. 10. Singapore tin price (per picul) $114.62%. January 10 Gambier 5 75 Java Cube 8- 7 »> Hamburg Cube H00 Muntok White Pepper 67.00 White Pepper 66.00 Copra. Sundried 3.65 Copra, mixed 3.35 Fair Sago Flour Small Flake Tapioca 3.50 Blanja Jelotong 6.75
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    • 95 10 <From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 9. The annual report of Taiping Rubber Plantations for the year to September 30 last shows profits of $14,134. A final dividend of 3V_> per cent, is being declared making a total dividend of six per cent, for the year. A sum
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    • 18 10 The output of Jimah Rubber Estates. Ltd., for the month of December amounted to 33,8001 b.
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    • 1050 10 Fraser' s Share List THURSDAY, JAN. 10, 1935. Ampar Tin (4s) 4s 6d 5s Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 6d 5s Austral Malay 61s. 625. Ayer Hitam Tin (ss) 13s 14s x.d. Ayer Weng ($1) 2.20 2.25 Bangrin Tin 24s 3d 25s Chenderiang 8s 6d 9s 3d Hitam Tin (.50 cts.)
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    • 990 10 PERMAS RUBBER COMPANY MEETING Chairman Explains Increased Expenditure r[E annual meeting of Permas Rubber Company, Ltd., was held recently at the registered offices of the company, Ceylon House, 49 and 51, Eastcheap, London, E.C. 3, Mr. W. Patchitt (Chairman of the company) presiding. A Representative of the Secretaries (Messrs. Thomas
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    • 209 10 January 10 SELLING London 4 months' sight 2 4 7. London 3 months' sight I 4 London 60 days' sight 2 4 London, 30 days' sight 2 4 London, demand 2 4 332 London' T.T. 2 4 3 32 Lyons and Paris, demand 860 Hamburg, demand 140 New
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    • 128 10 Jan. 7 X American Can. Com. 116', 115% IW 'American Telephone and Telegraph 105% 1( Atcheson Railroad 55 55 Dupont 99 96 Firestone 18 17': General Electric 22% General Motors 33% Goodrich 11'. 11 Goodyear 26 3 H M Inter-Telephone and Telegraph fl National City Bank BK 8
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  • 810 11 GENEROUS SUPPORT For AMOY UNIVERSITY Local Chinese Topics _> BY OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT io the call for supAmoy University by Mi. Kee, founder of the and other leaders of Wen community in Malaya, subscriptions amounting .000 have been rein- Overseas Chinese Corporation. Singapore, monye is reported to in from other
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  • 39 11 Dr. Lim Boon Keng, President of the Anioy University and former unofficial member of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements, is on a fortnight's visit to Malaya to see friends and to collect funds for the Amoy University.
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  • 726 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst HONESTY UNREWARDED r PHE fine card player must have something of the scientist m his make-up. When a card is played he cannot always make a snap judgment as to its significance and a naive deduction that
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  • 59 11 Shanghai, Jan. 9. The Chinese Ministry of Industries have requested the Foreign Office and the Overseas Chinese Affairs Department to investigate conditions regarding Chinese labourers inside and outside of China, with a view to making a report to the International Labour Union m respect of the enforcement reinforce
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  • 42 11 The funeral took place at Seremban on Saturday of Towkay Lee Hung of 7 Wilkinson Street. The dead man, whi was a well-known merchant of Seremban, leaves a wife and many children to mourn his loss. The funeral was very largely attended.
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  • 208 11 Major Attlee Explains His i Viewpoint London, Jan. 5. In the second of the controversial broadcasts on the problem of India, Major Attlee, Labour M.P., criticised the proposals of the Joint Select Committee for Indian Reforms on the fround that there was no greater approach to full satisfaction
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  • 68 11 The three Malay Administrative Officers attached to the District Office, Kuala Lipis, are on short leave and i away from Lipis for the bulan puasa holidays and are not expected back until today namely, Tengku Mohamed ibni Tengku Besar of Negri Sembilan to Seremban. Enche Ahmad bin Mohamood, Assistant District
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 290 11 Assets exceed (12,000,000. A_Biranee W force over 135,000.000 Hie Great Eastern life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. wmm OFFICE 2? m Jewry c The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the
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    • 433 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600.000 shares of £5 each £3.000.000 Reserve Fund £3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE 38. Bishopsgate. London EC 2 Agencies and Branches. Alor Star i Iloilo Saigon Amritsar Ipoh Semarang Bangkok
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 811 12 New Unit Produced At Jarrow Jar row, Dec. 15. PvURING the period, approaching 40 years, that the turbine engine invented by the late Sir Charles Parsons has been m service its use has been practically confined to large liners and naval vessels An important advance
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    • 277 12 England And America Leaders There are 113 shipowners m the world today possessing over 100,000 j gross tons, each, according to the m I vestigations made by the Lloyds' Regis|ter of Shipping this year. Of this number, 43 shipowners, re- presenting 38 per cent, of the total are
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 634 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. Incorporated m F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. Booking Agents for Federated Malay States Railways. Royal State Railways of Siam. MW_W^MffM WTWMmmßUiTM^lAlu!*^ L^f|^^* mm^MWmmmmW*_*m WM m W m mv w m^m m 'WWW^ W~ W tWW W WW i^fc-SMfc ft ll I- I (Incorporated ln
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    • 89 12 I. S. K. LINE. ISHIHARA SANGYO-KAIUN KAISHA, LTD. ancorporated m Japan) REGULAR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE SHYOOENMARU In Port Jan 13 MALTA MARU In Port Jan 14 FOR KOBE, OSAKA. MOJI YAWATA, CLTO_?m^t? ND YOK °HAMA CLYDE MARU Jan 15 j an i<; ERIC MARU Feb: 5 Feb 5 Ple^sUpp":-^
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    • 209 12 HEAP ENG MOH S.S. CO., LIMITED. (RED FUNNEL LINE) (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTL-MfNTI) Regular passenger and cargo M*rvHt» from Singapore to Java, Borneo. Banka and Billiton. FOR BATAVI4, CHERIBON Iff SEMARANG (Every Tues. and Fn> s.s. Giang Seng Tim Jm. I s.s. Nam Yong Fri. Jan 11 FOR SOURABAYA ■IHIMHI-I
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 572 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Kuantan <via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 p.m Kelantan I via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
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    • 273 12 SINGAPORE HARBOR Ships alongside the ir expected U. trri.. r East Wharf (Entrance lff Op Ten Noort 22. Anthi Main Wharf (Entrance Gate] Burdwan 18; Sinabang van St. Aldegonde 11; Unit I t* lemere 7. L '^i Empire Dock (Entrance England Maru 30; Ken >i_ lacca 33; Hague Maru 35
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 414 13 'if i n ____M I V *______E_________» Fix j i_k_ Jl^Mm mmmmmme^ BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. CCVS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due Tnage Spore. a I'm s_r_Trr__ix_ Tnage. Spore. I_*_>o -UUDAN 6 SOD Uiae- IO .NCiALORE 6.000 Jan. 17 CORFU is oon aJ tf HAJPUTANA 17.000 Jan. 18 RANCHI {7
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    • 455 13 [Ellerman Bucknall I j Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL City of&iUe Jft, S" S ran Feb. 14 Feb. 16 City of Newcastle Feb. 27 Mar 2 FOR HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. City of Adelaide v
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    • 1040 13 SS m~~^. JC% <BSr V-* 9 co.. «-7 rm %28$g*%__?__%_¥g- ?giSf*«o Sm STAR LM. THB CHINA NAVia_VT?nif c£" tVS SARAWAK STEAMSHH* CO Ltd th. ttmSmiTlBe___m L S »*-__4fcg \V_ Lim LM \en_ r< INSURANCE. wSSi SJ, £S don mnd Globe Thc J o ha^ lnd Mersey Marln^ -r- m RAILWAYS.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 842 14 K. P. Ma KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU VAN OUTHOORN Friday. Jan. 11, Rhio. Dabo. Billiton and Bata via. OP TEN NOORT- Friday. Jan. 11. Muntok (passengers and mails only), Batavia. Semarang and Sourabaya. MAROS Friday. Jan. 11, Sapat, Tembilahan. Poeloe-Pallas and 'Rengat. GEN. VERSPYCK— Friday. Jan.' 11. Letong. Kramat. Tarempa. Midai,
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    • 380 14 ,-4-n E______^ <. _--_^-__________S_3_EH__s_^ REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS TO NAPLES GENOA MARSEILLES Via Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria on the Famous PRESIDENT LINERS All outside staterooms Excellent cuisine— Swimming bathThree day itopover In Egypt. Singapore. Singapore. New York. PRESIDENT HARRISON Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Feb. 26 PRESIDENT HAVES Jan.
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    • 660 14 «_xbjJ! L#f >« "•'♦i M.S. RIO DE JANEIRO MARU, SISTER VESSEL OF M.S. BUENOS AIRFv RAftl TO THE UNITED STATES VIA S.AFRICA S.AMERICA Lea. Arr. Arr. Arr. Arr. Arr. Next Sailing* Spore Durban C.Town R.deJ'ro Santos B.Aires N < m„ La Plata Maru Jan. 28 Feb. 14 Feb. 17 Peb.
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  • 501 15 Three English Wickets Fall Without A Run Scored HOME TEAM SUFFERS SIMILAR FATE riAixr c. m Barbados, Jan. 10. |->Alj\ unfortunately interferred today m the a J r f, T 2^J? at f h .tetween the West Indies and the M.C.C. touring team, which
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  • 756 15 Middlesex Win An Exciting Game AFTEh d and as exciting j county match seen in London to Middlesex complicate< ten In the South-Eastern group b: bating the hitherto undefeated Ken al Blackheath by 3 goals and a trv t< and a dropped goal. s to Kent
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  • 86 15 JOHNSON BADLY MISSED i i Manchester. 1: Oxford University 4 Oxford University, who have their weakest team for many years, beat Manchester Ice Hockey Club 4—l at the Ice Palace. Manchester on Saturday night. Manchester had expected to win this game, and if Johnson, their captain,
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  • 66 15 NEGOTATIONS FOR BAER-PETERSEN FIGHT Pa Petersen, father of the British heavy-weight champion, states that a syndicate is negotiating for a ivorld's heavyweight championship fight between Max Baer and Jack Petersen, to take place m London during Derby week. Mr. Petersen states that Baer has been offered forty per cent, of
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  • 93 15 Goh Boon Kum Wins 50 Metres Free Style Gch Boon Kum. the 1934 holder of the Khoo Sian Ewe Cup for the 100 Metres Free Style Open Championship of Penang won the 50 Metres Free Style event on Tuesday at the Chinese Swimming Club Penang. He swam the
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  • 18 15 man (Harlequins), J. E. Talbot (Bt. Mary's Hosp.), E. A. Styles (Richmond). R. A. P. Hogbin (Old Paulines)
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  • 158 15 Teams For Colony vs. F.M.S. Match (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 9. The following, representing the F.M.S. Police hockey team, will travel to Singapore, leaving Kuala Lumpur by night mail on Saturday, to meet the Colony Police In their annual fixture: Mat Som; Mat Noor and
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  • 50 15 At Chinese Swimming Club Carnival Night will be held at the Chinese Swimming Club on Saturday, Feb. 16, from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. The programme will consist of dancing, aquatic events, mah jong drive, ladies' ping pong tournaments md other attractions. Admission will be by tickets only.
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  • 632 15 Sport In Brief FIRST CAMBRIDGE CREW STARTS TRAINING A RRANGEMENTS are being made for a triangular international bowls match among the United States, Canada and Great Britain, to be played m America this year, when it is expected that a party of British players,
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  • 205 15 Entries And Handicaps For Penang Polo Club Amateur Meeting THE TURF The Penang Polo Club Amateur meeting will be held on Saturday. Jan 12, and the entries are as follows Horses, Class 4, 6 Furs. Conan Doyle. Doubie Speed, Catspaw Gwen, Grey Nun. Lady Alouette Windgarde. Brown Lady. Veracity Gunga
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  • 268 15 Weights For Saturday's Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.* Penang, Jan. 10. Following are the nancicaps for the Penang Turf Club amateur meeting on Saturday: Horses. Class 4. Div. 1. Six Furs: Veracity 10.13. Aiya-Aiya 10.6. Desmondette 10.6. Jonathan 10.4. Currency Boy 10.4. Gorilla 10.1, Catspaw 10. Brown Tony
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  • 28 15 Championship Final To Be Played Tomorrow The final tie for the billiards championship of the S.C.C, 500 up. will be played tomorrow between Grey and Winter.
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  • 102 15 Bomtjay. Major Nayudu, India's former Test captain, showed that he is still one of the best batsmen m India by scoring 97 for the Hindus against the Moslems In the quadrangular tournament final here. Against the Moslems' first-innings total of 209, the Hindus were 72 for
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  • 135 15 The world's record for single-engined speedboats was established by Mr Hubert Scott Paine, when he drove Miss Britain 111. at an average speed of 110.102 m.p.h. over a measured mile m Lhe lagoon at Venice on Sept. 18. This easily beats the late Sir Henry Segrave's speed
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 41 15 I CHANGE TO Those old worn- cSI out plugs of youts i| _J may be wasting p\J one gallon jmKmmm [lTf|'P/TTENrFDJ MMf fljJI MAOE m fNGu^O I DISTRIBUTORS p OR MALAYA:— %HE»^S MOTORS REMEMBER LOOK FOR THE CHOP MADE IN ENGLAND
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  • 736 16 Club Throw Away Many Opportunities OWEN RECEIVES NO SUPPORT Wiltshires 6 pts. S.C.C. "A" 0. liriTH countless opportunities at hand, the S.C.C. "A" team W which took the field on the Padang yesterday failed to score a single point against the Wiltshire
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  • 93 16 The ground will be enclosed for Saturday's rugby match between the S.S. Police and the F.M.S. Police on the Padang. There will be the usual charge for non-members of the S.C.C. Tlie following have been invited to play rugby football for S.C.C. vs. S. Johore Bahru tomorrow: P.
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  • 64 16 Professional Team Formed To Tour America Tokio. The organisation of a professional baseball team has been announced under the auspices of the Baseball Club Limited, which is incorporated at Yen 500,000 capital. The team of 21 prefessional baseball players will leave Tok£ on February 14 for the
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  • 552 16 SOLICITOR AMONG INDEPENDENT I DELEGATES REVISED rules of the Singapore Amateur Football Association will be presented for approval at an extraordinary general meeting to be held within the next few weeks. This was revealed at the annual general meeting of the Association yesterday evening,
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  • 150 16 A Straits Racing Association notification states From Feb. 1, the title "amateur race meetings" will cease to exist and the title "skye meetings" substituted therefor. The definition of a "skye meeting" 'is a meeting at which only amateur and approved riders are allowed ♦.> 'ride. Alterations, additions and
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  • 30 16 ce l terday s hoc key match between the S C_R.c n and Fort Canning at Hong Urn Green, resulted m a goalless draw.
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  • 97 16 Golf Countries Disagree On Dates Promoters of golf tournaments m Britain are greatly concerned at the failure of the British and U.S.A. authorities to agree upon a date for the Ryder Cup /match, which is to be played this year at Ringwood County Club, New Jersey.
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  • 84 16 Few bookmakers have transacted any business of note over the Derby to be run at Epsom on June 5 next, but one well-known West End firm have opened their book on the 1936 Derby. Mr. J. A. Hirst, the breeder, has taken £10,000 to 120
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  • 108 16 The Ladies' January Bogey competition of the Sepoy Lines Golf Club was Played on Tuesday and Wednesday and resulted m a win for Mrs. Pallister with a score of bH square with bogey. The best cards returned were Mrs. Pallister (17) all square Miss Hadley (13)
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  • 738 16 Recreation Club Maintain Early Lead S.C.C. DECISIVELY BEATEN IN FAST HOCKEY MATCH S.R.C 2; S.C.C fl A LARGE crowd turned out to witness yesterday's hockey rnalch between the padang clubs, on the Cricket Club ground the game which ended m a win for the Singapore Recreatin.. CI by two goals
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  • 50 16 In the R.S.Y.C. programme of forthcoming events published m yesterday's Free Press, the start of the race for C class on Sunday will be at 9.50 a.m and not at 9.30 a.m. The B class team race against the Johore Club will take place on Friday afternoon, Jan. 18.
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    • 46 16 THE OCEAN Accident Guarantee W*#-fc-rm.r* Corporation, Limited. reincorporated m Great Britain) Workmen's Compensation Accidents and Illness. I Baggage Insurance. Burglary. MOTOR. Plate Glass. Public Liability Golfer's Insurance. Fidelity Guarantee. Executorships Trusteeships. HEAD OFFICE FOR MALAYA, CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS, SINGAPORE. Manager TeL N# C NORMAN BENNETT. 23!^
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    • 26 16 _^_r mr fiF^jf^^tt t,> nlr^^M^__p^7rTT^ WD WAVg A BAD UQMT m\j!ft\ LAMPS taffl* l^ OF LASTING |J\i J BRILLIANCE AMD OBTAIMACOOD ___"_"_.»;K» UGHT AT LOW COST
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