The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 January 1935

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,478. EBTD. 1835. MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1935 10 CENTS.
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  • 96 1 Apprehension In Eastern Europe FATE OF MEMEL Alleged Militarisation Of Prussia Germany's reclamation of the Saar, fears are he Nazis may turn their attention to Memel, a was detached from Germany under the Veriatcr handed over to Lithuania. time past, Nazi agitation has
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  • 277 1 Berlin. Jan. 20. Qerman re turning eastward now that the Saar is out of the way. is suggested by the vigorous German press Lgn during the pas few days 1 .thuania. German rs complain that troop concentr. > taking place m the Memel I The Lithuajress
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  • 110 1 Mountainous Drifts Hold Up Trains New York, Jan. 20. A HEAVY snowstorm sweeping across the country is keeping the unemployed busy. This merciless weather has even extended as far south as Texas and has resulted m innumerable deaths from accidents due to ice. Trains are
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    30 1 THE BEST SELLER ROOSEVELT Yes, Mam, I was just thinking how I could take the profit- out o' that guy OLD LADY Why not begin with the Prophets, young man
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  • 49 1 London, Jan. 20. It is understood that a trade arrangement has been concluded between the Irish Free State and Germany whereby Germany will purchase more cattle, wool, butter, and eggs, and the Free State will order machinery, electrical goods, etc. from Germany. Reuter
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  • 67 1 Allegation While On Leave From Our Own Correspondent > London, Jan. 20. A DECREE nisi was granted on Saturday to Mrs. Marjory Leonore Apperson, residing at Roland Gardens, Kensington, against Thomas Arthur Apperson, engineer, Singapore. In the course of the evidence it was alleged that while on
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  • 38 1  - Sin Chew Jit Poh Hong Kong, Jan. 20. A report from Tokio states thai, British and American oil interests held a meeting m Shanghai during the week-end to discuss measures regarding the oil monopoly recently created In Manchukuo.-
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  • 219 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Undeterred By Japanese Ultimatum Shanghai, Jan. 20. TTHK Japanese and Manchukuo forces have completed arrangements at the Jehol-Charhar border to commence a general attack on the Chinese positions m East Charhar, should the Chinese fail to withdraw within the period given
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  • 68 1 Russian Stationmaster To Die Moscow, Jan. 19. The stationmaster at Rostovondon, where a fatal collision occurred on Jan. 10, has been sentenced to death m connection with the accident. An engineer has been sentenced to ten years and seven other employees to from two to seven years imprisonment
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  • 34 1 Washington, Jan. 20. For a reason not disclose d three uninhabited Pacific islands. Kingham Reef, Johnson and Sand Islands near Hawaii, .have been transferred to the cnntrol of thp Navy Dpnartmpnt Reuter
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  • 103 1 A HABSBURG TO BE NOMINATED? New President Of Austria DECISION AT SECRET CONFERENCE T Vienna, Jan. 20. HE greatest secrecy is being maintained m regard to a proposal understood to have been adopted at a conference last night to nominate Archduke Eugene as successor to President Miklas whose term of
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  • 74 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Bandits Hold 12 Passengers For Ransom Hong Kong, Jan. 20. The Soo Chow, a coastal steamer plying between Swatow and Wongkon^, m South Kwangtung, was pirated on Thursday an hour after it left Wongkong. The pirates employed the usual method by boarding the steamer
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  • 90 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Alleged Negligence Of A General Shanghai, Jan. 20. General Hou Tze Tan, a high officer m the Szechuan army, has been detained by General headquarters at Chungking for gross negligence of duty. In a report to Nanking, Gen. Ho Kuokwang, head of the general
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 27 1 wiSfc^^m I^^^l Ja^_^alaya^{ premier hotel J TUNIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to 9.30 p.m. D INNER and DANCE (INFORMAL) p.m. to Midnight R AFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381.
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    • 107 1 On Other Pages ninru «o/ the week 2 Leading article and notes 8 Diary <o/ me wee* Tributes to Mr. Tay L. Teck 9 Radio programmes commerce and finance 10 Law notices Oontract bridge v New Singapore garage 3 Hollyuoood m pprson n Minina vool tragedy 3 Shipping and mails
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    • 87 1 fdg SEA VIEW ©HOTEL IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT ENTIRELY RENOVATED EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH, RUNNING HOT COLD WATER TENNIS GOLF SW IMMING SUNBATHING ONE OF SINGAPORE'S SCENIC BEAUTY SPOTS TUESDAY SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CABARET duo horTnas j I I A COMBINATION OF ECCENTRIC ACROBATIC DANCERS ADELPHI HOTEL FAVOURITE DOWN TOWN
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  • 103 2 "Here Comes The Groom" A Bright Comedy The change ot programme at the Alhambra last night was marked by the Paramount comedy "Here Comes The Groom." There la nothing very thrilling m the plot but the whole picture is full of amusing situations. "Rob a bank or
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  • 44 2 R OSES SNOWDROPS Another Jubilee Suggestion To The Editor. SIR, —With reference to the Topic ist's suggestion to decorate the Municipal Commissioners for the Jubilee celebrations do you not think that English roses and bunches of snowdrops would be very pretty Yours etc.. MISPRINT.
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  • 649 2 Judge's Comments In Scot's Divorce Edinburgh. I I LITERS from a co-respondent L* to the respondent and from i the husband to his wife were re- i f erred to m a reserved judgment^ issued at Edinburgh, by Lord Ptt-h man. who recently heard evidence I m
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  • 69 2 Two of the oldest and most wellknown families m Johore were more closely united by the marriage which was solemnised on Thursday Ui Johore Bahru between Inche Jaffar bin Abdullah, son of Dato Abdullah bin Jaffar, late Prime Minister of Johore. and Enche Hamida binti Mustapha. daughter of Dato Mustapha
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  • 119 2 Mr. Noel Fisher, the well-known planter, writes to the Malay Mail: In 3 r our issue on Monday. Jan. 14. I am wrongly reported as concluding "with an assurance of the inauguration of a Provident Fund for the Estates Asiatic Staffs at an early date, etc." Of course. I was
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 48 2 NEXT CHANGE PAVILION I I BRITISH SUPREMACY I S BRITISH STEEL IS BEST! "i4n Eagle on a Aft Manufactured by zK&S |MH^ Arthur Balour Ilfflßß^ stocks or STAINLESS STEEL HIGH SPEED STEEL TQOL HOLDER STEEL H MINING TOOL STEEL ALWAYS HELD BY SOLE AGENTS: 0 UNITED ENGINEERS LIiITEQ
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    • 148 2 TO LET. 108 INSTITUTION HILL. 6 bedrooms, eleo. garage. Apply British Malaya Trustee and Executor Co. Ltd. Phone 5959. No. 13 Mt. ROSIE Rd. bungalow, 3 bedrooms, etc.. garage, tennis court, from March Ist or earlier by arrangement with present tenant. Apply at premises after 5 p.m. or to Zehnder
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    • 354 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENtT^I 4 SKETOLENE An Unique Preparation mA the only Real Preventive ot MOSQUITO BITES Does not stain the most delicate fabrics. Obtainable from all first class Chemists and Stores. SOLE AGENTS: GRAFTON LABORATORIES 308. Collyer Quay BOARD RESIDENCE. "EAST ANGLIA." 6, OXLEY RISE, Near Town. High and cool situation.
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    • 435 2 SINGAPORIT^B MUNICIPALITY I Tenders I lenders are no* I following materi: M particulars, m I Room. t.^l Purchase of s* I lals. etc. ly;: Filters Dat. I Friday. Jan 18l I Supply oi 200 ton I tion Wturnen of Closing :-!>■ 31st. 1935 <l Earthworks for I Road. Dtt< "*B
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 180 2 Diary Of The Week MONDAY, JAN. 21 High Water. 0.41 a.m. 8.8 ft. 1148 a.m.. 9.8 ft. Hockey: Wiltshires vs. V.M.C.A.. Tanglln; S.C.R.C. vs. Raffles Institution. R.I. ground; j S.CC II vs. SRC 11, I padang; S.C.R.C II vs. Y.M. C.A. 11, Hong Lim Green. TUESDAY. JAN. 22 High Water.
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    • 287 2 Today's Radio Programmes Singapore— ZHl (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.) Wavelength— 49.9 metres. p.m. 6 Recorded music. 630 Relay of dance music by Raffles Hotel Dance Orchestra under the direction of Dan Hopkins. 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. 7 Relay of concert artistes
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  • 79 3 BURMAN SOLDIER'S SUICIDE with SKRVICE H RIFLE falise Action Not i piping, Jan. W. verdict recorded t, fl Aibam the > after he had ircumstancea attend-ir-old Burman Stimson, attached ,rm Rifles. Taiping remembered, was ad m the latrine o! "B" OomRlfles, lollowing gun on the morn\r that time, the returned
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  • 273 3 Growing Use In I Hotels U id at |A iral Hall, London, m I nufacturing I i tin Rubber t sing an I ibit of the uses of I >tel and allied only did these firms t iry exhibits and nt, but each made a cont nol an
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  • 34 3 mm And Throe Indians Slightly Hurt tto* Malabar! shtly injured on result of a taxi-cab and priMaval Base one o) the (1 by the w the ar- ambulance m l the Tan
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  • 494 3 Sunday, Jan. 6. Hon^ Mr. P. Simpson and Mrs. Simpson. Hon. Mr. H. H. Abdoolcader and Mrs. Abdoolcader. Mr. and Mrs B F Bridge. Dr. and Mrs. E. D. Lindow and Mr B. G. H. Johnson had luncheon at "Bel Retire" Monday, Jan. 7. Hon. Mr. J. S.
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  • 343 3 200 GUESTS AT OPENING OF $35,000 GARAGE Up-To-Date Service Equipment JHE new $35,000 garage built by Wearne Bros, for Universal Cars, Ltd., was opened m Penan s Lane on Saturday evening, when guests inspected the huge construction of concrete and steel f. o c K b f Ui din COVers
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  • 169 3 Eurasian Boy Drowned ACCIDENTAL DEATH VERDICT A VERDICT of accidental death by drowning, was returned by Mr F K. Wilson, the K.L. Coroner, at the inquest into the death of a Eurasian boy named John Dumarez who was drowned at a Chinese mining pond at Ampang en
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    19 3 MISS LILY LEE. who was elected Queen of Shanghai" for 1935 at a recent beauty contest m that city.
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  • 97 3 Seen In Singapore On Saturday Night There was an eclipse of the moon j on Saturday night. It turned blood-red shsKtly before eleven o'clock and the Chinese community m the native suburbs went into a panic. Pans were beaten and every imaginable noise was made m
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  • 89 3 Breach Of Trust Of Jewellery An old Javanese woman, Aswiah binte Haji Ahmad, heavily-veiled pleaded guilty on Saturday before Mr. Norman Grice. the second magistrate, to a charge of criminal breach of trust of a quantity of jewellery valued at $295. The articles m question comprised a
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  • 70 3 m Extensive Smuggling Into Manchukuo Dairen. Wrapped m 450 gunny sacks of the Manchuria Dolomite company and labelled "lime," large quantities of rayon and cotton piece goods have been recently smuggled into Manchukuo from Dairen, according to the Jocal police. A number of employees of the company
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  • 144 3 REPAYMENT OF LOAN CHINESE SAYS Sentence Of One Month's Imprisonment |7OR offering an illegal gratification of ten dollars to a Malay detective sergeant for the purpose of not interfering with the public gambling at Ampang. on the 29th. of last month a Chinese named Wong Seng
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  • 125 3 Boy Who Was Bitten By Snake Melbourne, (Vie). Jan. 2. Leslie Falla. 14. of Sunshine, felt a sharp pain when he thrust a hand into a rabbit burrow at Rockhank. and drew a tiger snake from the hole. Its fangs were still embedded m a finger. Knowing that
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  • 39 3 From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Jan. 19. The death occurred here suddenly this morning of Mr. J. H. M. Me- Donald, a partner of Couper-Johnston and Co. Mr. McDonald was a well known golfer.
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  • 1361 4  - NETWORK OF ROUTES IN UNITED STATES PEGASUS Aviation Topics BY WHEN ONE TAKES a glance at the map of the air routes of the world today there are two things about it which strike the eyes and command attention— the intricate network of air services which covers Central Europe and
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  • 1180 4 Early Struggle Of A Great COMEDIAN W.C. Fields No. 4 This is the fourth of five stories describing the career of the celebrated comedian of the cinema, W. C. Fields. IT was three below zero when I reached New York. I lived on the two dollars for several days, and
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 251 4 IV M THE IDEAL WALL-BOARo 1 H \^^B FIRE W EATHER ahH I li^l so" 1 0 proof. nd 111 Ml»«i llr^^B BRITISH EMPIRE PRODUrr I I 111 I ■j IH R v I— -\i CV PRO C ITTT||| |n N I Manufactured I SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR— PENANG IPOH MA
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    217 5 fcosraphed \\itli l a \i>it while m London. Thej are seen ..\\i,vc Bellsha Beacons. LARGEST LAM) PLANI ever t > X specially chartered for so long a journey, the 12-seater air-liner Syrinx left roydon on a private flight Irak and back. The machine irai engaged to convey a party to
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    • 45 5 Photographic copies of Free Press local pictures can be obtained on application to the Manager. Price 50 cents each. REGULAR SUPPLIES of FRESH ENGLISH YEAST TOGETHER with EMPI FLOUR, ENSURES QUALITY PRODUCTS ARE MAW UNDER MPECT EUROPEAN SUPERVISION s*j i ryi jo i 1 PROPRIETORS
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  • 1421 6 END-OF-SEASON RUGBY DINNER Presentation To Mr. C. Salter APPEAL TO HELP ASIATIC PL A YERS THE end-of-the-season rugby dinner at Raffles Hotel on Saturday night was a mixture of seriousness and lightheartedness with the latter predominating. Speaking m a serious vein, Mr. B. E. Ablitt, the new president of the
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  • 433 6 TAMIL COOLIE BLAMES MOTHER-IN-LA W Cause Of Domestic Strife 12 MONTHS FOR STABBING WIFE AND FATHER-IN-LAW MATRIMONIAL complications were aired m the Kuala Lub Court on Friday. A Tamil called Veerasamy wa» ehftj applying too drastic a remedy to his domestic trouble of stabbing his wife and father-in-law. A small
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  • 25 6 Dr. Somasunduram ol Pulau J»-r has taken the place ot Dr W All' Nicholas. Assistant Medical Officer I terworth. who has come on Transit Singapore.
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  • 378 6 SEVERAL IMPORTANT BILLS AT the first meeting of the Federal Council to be presided over by HE. Sir Shenton Thomas, on Jan. 29 at 10 a.m.. there will be several new Bills for debate, more than one ol which may prove controversial. The Orders of the Day
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    10 6 Chinese Fisherman setting out for the day's catch off Singapore.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 130 6 AGONISING PILES. •> ihere is no need to suffer this distressing Affliction. One tube of DR. VAN VLECK'S PLASMA will relieve you of all painful •welling and inflammation. Results are •mazing. It succeeds m most obstinate cases. 6imple to use and certain m its curative action. Try it to-day. Stocked
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    • 146 6 NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. ON AND AFTER JILY l>t 1 Advertisements will only be m when that part of the copy wha; In reverse style does not exceed c quarter of the space us d MM W mm Hats off to OSRAM COILED COIL SAT OS AND RAM Wm HDH W
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  • 186 7 WORLD'S EIGHTH WONDER ondon, Jan. 14. fining Mesopotaie Mediterranean ed today by The pipeline the Inter- aum Company. rench, Amerirests. There' ,)ipes. costing roes the water-n-c. yean to a and a desert. as the eighth rid Its opening is .i 12-day ceremony. n&
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  • 58 7 Chief Health Ofa short visit to ompanled by Mrs. Is a daughter of Sir jo- Hutton. the aunt S iharfl Miss Hutton who is •v Hew from London to B JL* ted "»t the two elephants t^ b as presents from Slam to their brother will take to the from
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  • 192 7 Enjoyable Film \t The Pavilion Slightly perturbed— no more— by his wtfes acquaintance with a hand|some friend. Dan Gifiord. detective I ace 01 America approaching the end .of his career, evolves, m place of a book 01 reminiscences, a «oook recounting ithe perfect crime. That is the
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    15 7 PEARL BUCK, the American author who has become famous for her novels of Chinese life.
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  • 163 7 Mr Foh Eng Hoe. J P.. of Taiping and Mr. S Seenivasgam. of Ipoh. have been appointed members of the Peru* State Council for 1935. Mr. Toh E:^e Hoe La well known m Taiping, where he has. done much for the labouring < .asses. He was made
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  • 417 7 20,000 Fed At Chettiar Temple THE Colonial Secretary, Sir Andrew Caldecott. with Lady Caldecott, and Capt. McCormick was among I the large number of Europeans) and representatives of other com- 1 munities who responded to the' invitation of the members of the j Nattukkottai Chettiar community j to the reception
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    30 7 JOSE TEJADA SORZANO. the new President of Bolivia, who has accepted the proposals of the League of Nations lor a termination of the war with Paraguay m the Gran Chaco.
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    13 7 MONA LEE, the clever dancer, who is appearing m cabaret at Raffles Hotel.
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  • 54 7 The annual general meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Section of the Engineer- I ing Association of Malaya will be held j on the Root Garden of Hotel Majestic. Kuala Lumpur, at 7.30 p.m. today. Mr. John Hands. M.CH.. will address the meeting and an informal dinner will follow m the
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  • 145 7 Accident* And Otherwise Over; The Week-End A fight between two ricksha pullers at Kirn Seng Road on Saturday night ,led the summoning of the ambulance They were conveyed to the General Hospital suffering from slight injuries. l I A Chinese woman was removed to the General Hospital yesterday
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  • 122 7 On Chinese Storekeeper Who Gave Himself Tp •From Our Own Correspondent. > m Penani:. Jan. If). Ong Teong Slew, until recently employed as storekeeper at McAlister land Company, was produced before the police magistrate yesterday on J (Charge oi criminal breach oi trust of! the firm's goods comprising
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  • 14 7 Capt Tan Soo Hock. J P.. is an inmate ol the Malacca Genera) Hospital
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 310 7 LAST DAY of this Brilliant Picture with Two Famous Stars. CAPITA! HOLIDAY iVIAMNEE II vL TO-DAY AT 3.15 oßouben Momoulian production Ptcituted with WALT DISNEY'S Latest SILLY SYMPHONY Coloured SENSATION "PECULIAR PENGUINS" and MICKEY MOUSE m "GULLIVER MICKEY" TOMORROW NIGHT Special Repeat Screening of Fox's Brilliant Musical Comedy "GEORGE WHITE'S
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    • 81 7 ALH AM BRA 3 SHOWS TODAY 3.15-6.15-9.15 A COMEDY OF ERRORS! "MATRIMONIAL ERRORS 1 m Fact! v*J Hli WEODINC ICLLS Jl Vl WI I CRACKID <ga ;'-jjjb And So Wil M#» Croom' X. .m JHP 1 The 'nar.ghacd K«m to pose tor the folks, but m he couido t hold
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  • 1130 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1935 Fresh Fields To Conquer ALTHOUGH China is a land of alarums and excursions the situation which is developing m Charhar Province is of the gravest possible nature and may very well set the whole of North China ablaze again. It cannot be
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  • 518 8 News About The Dog Show A rra ngemcn ts A t Kuala Lumpur Ksepimg A Check On Jewellery TKE schedule of the Central Malaya Dog Show has just been issued. It should be to some extent a best-seller, for dog lovers all over Malaya are keenly
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  • 916 8 "OELLO. HELLO EVERYBODY said, the Voice, suddenly, powerfully, and from nowhere m particular. A generation used to Voices stood it well, expressing no astonishment. One expected the sort of thing m Dunnage's Emporium, the last word m scientific organisation. "This is Dunnage's Broadcasting Service." went
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 74 8 Srven jCucoo Bofs Amsterdam CALDBIECK'S Have you ordered your LEG OF LAMB ■VI lilt 53UC6 i Tender and Delicious WRITE IT ON YOUR LIST NOW. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. ORCHARD ROAD. qualTcast Ball -Bearing Mower CUTS GRASS, LABOUR AND EXPENSE. ANY SPARE PART CAN BE SUPPLIED FROM STOCK YATE
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    • 57 8 TAKING A CORNER ON TWO WHEELS may be made a punishable offence. Which would be hard on bicyclists. But what would be harder still on a bicyclist would be to sustain serious injuries and to have forgotten to take out his "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT POLICY. GENERAL j ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE
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  • 771 9 Critical Attitude Will Not Be Dropped Pinner In His Honour nation of the policy tJonal matters m his capac Mr. Ta.v Lian Tcck at a of the Ho Hong concern ,ii here will be affecteducational policy of he jaid. "There was I must
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  • 92 9 Abyssinian Statement To League London, Jan. 18. The text of the Abyssinian Government's memorandum on the Italo- Abyssinian frontier incidents, which was issued at Geneva, today, is based ion article eleven, paragraph two. of the Covenant of the League of Nations land requests that the matter be placed
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  • 54 9 Ceylon Governor's Message To Colonial Office London, Jan. 16. The Colonial Office has received a telegram fora the Governor of Ceylon stating that the malaria epidemic is showing distinct decline m most districts though it is still very prevalent. The Governor has appointed a special commissioner to co-ordinate
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  • 22 9 I Mr. and Mrs. Yap Sin Slew, who were married at Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 14, will leave for Medan on Wednesday.
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  • 166 9 Arrives In Singapore From Britain The third to come to Singapore ot the five massive "De Havilland 86" air liners, designed for service on the Singapore- Brisbane section of the England-Australia air route, arrived here yesterday morning. Two of this fleet were sent to Aus tralia by sea
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  • 211 9 Chancellor Of Exchequer's Views London, Jan. 18. Referring to the proposals advanced by Mr. Lloyd George m outlining his suggested plans to stimulate recovery, the Chancellor of the Exchequer at Belfast this afternoon said he found them rather disappointingly lacking m novelty or precision. Nevertheless, when Mr.
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    31 9 N E SOVIET dictator, Voroshilov, Molotov and Kalinin acted as pall-bearers when the ashes of Sergei Kirov, the assassinated Soviet leader, were placed m the wall of the Kremlin m Moscow
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  • 45 9 Mr. Foong Ah Chin, attached to the State Engineer's office, Kuala Lipis, Pahang, is under orders to proceed on transfer to the Sanitary Board office, Klnta. He will be replaced by Mr. O A. Cunard from the State Medical and Health Officer's office, Raub. i
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  • 59 9 League's Request To Japan Geneva, Jan. 19. A reference to the Japanese Mandated Islands contained m the report of the Mandates Commission adopted by the Council of the League, notes particularly the disproportion appearing to exist between the sums spent on equipment of the ports of the islands
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  • 42 9 It is expected that Miss Gazelle Traegar will go on leave m May. at which time Miss Mabel Marsh, well-known to Kuala Lumpur people and now Principal of the Anglo-Chinese Girls' School, Penang. will probably be transferred to the Methodist Girls' School.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 99 9 RECEIVED 'KiIITIXG SHIPS 1934 teK of an navies of •wos mow *23.00 Biographical r L a s 40 nT "mrxKiKs ALM N CX m 30 00 «g? fi s«aa s 59 nual Review of World's Him.,,.,. Ph ptopraphic Works* 3.00 H»OK and ARTISTS' YEAR DAtt^ MAIL Vea£bOOK 1"935 '^X KEL
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    • 161 9 SUTTON'S SEEDS ARE SUCCESSFULLY GROWN IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD WITH UNFAILING PROFIT TO THE GROWER. FLOWER SEEDS 60 cents PER PACKET VEGETABLE SEEDS 35 cents PER PACKET FRESH STOCKS ALWAYS AVAILABLE AT ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. Tough but 1 1^3jTw/ /^^B I not too hard for
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1682 10 THE RUBBER OUTLOOK IS CHEERFUL. CROWING CONSUMPTION Malayan Chairman Suggests Permanent Restriction. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 21. INTEREST m the Rubber commodity and share market is at a very 1 low ebb. True, the statistical position has improved during the month, and the American consumption figures for November,
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    • 79 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY PRICES CURRENT FOR R.M.A. No. 1. X RIBBED SMOKED SHEET Jan. 19, 12 noon. Buyers Sellers. Spot -loose) 21 1 4 21 3 e (F. 08.) February 21 J 2 21 5 8 Feb. Mar. 217 8 22 April June 23V 2 23 5
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    • 99 10 Jan. 19. Gambier 5-25 Java Cube 8.75 Hamburg Cube 1100 Muntok White Pepper 63.00 White Pepper 61.00 Copra, Sundried 5.00 Copra, mixed 4.65 Small Flake Tapioca 3.50 Blanja Jelotong 6.75 Sarawak Jelotong 6.50 R. (Siam) W.C. No. 1 per koyan $120 R. B. Siam No. 1 $102
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    • 66 10 Petrol And Kerosene Prices Jan. 19. Oevoe's Imperial Brilliant Crown. Cross and Dragon tins $4.86 gallon tins 4.46 Gallons^ 2.43 Kerosene per Unit of 2 x 40l 2 x-gallon tins 4.31 ncr Unit of 2 x 4-gallon pump per Brit. Imp. Gal. 82 per tLi 2.23 Kerosene per tin <of
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    • 352 10 CONTROL AIMS ARE BEING ATTAINED I A Definitely Improved Outlook EWIS and Peat's rubber report L dated London, Jan. 2, states We issued no report last week owing to the Christmas holidays. Our last j was dated Dec. 18. and since then there has been very little change m values.
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    • 226 10 Jan. 19. 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»y London, demand 2 4 3 32 London. T.T. 2 4 332 Lyons. Paris, demand 860
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    • 32 10 The following rubber outputs for the month of December are notified: Perak River Valley Rubber Co., Limited 35,276 lb. Jura Estates, Limited 43,000 lb. Semanggol Rubber Co., Ltd. 36,600 lb.
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    • 48 10 London, Jan. 18. The total amount applied for m tenders for £25,000,000 Treasury Bills was £62.525,000. The maximum amount was allotted m Bills at three months. The average rate per cent, was ss. 4 55d as compared with 6s. 1.7 d. a week a*o British Radio
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    • 931 10 SATURDAY. JAN. 1«, I^3. Axnpat Tin <4s) 3s 9d 4s 6d Asam Kumbang i£) 33s 3os Austral Malay (£> 6 s -lAyer Hitam Tin (ss) 13s 3d 14s 3d avp- Wpne si 2.2 b Z.6U c.a. SiSgrta An <f) 22s 9d »i .Chenderiane s 6d I Hitam
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    • 204 10 United Press Association Jan. 17. 18 19 American Can. Com. 112U 113-, 1133. American Telephone and Telegraph 104^ 4 104" H 105 Aicheson Railroad 49 3 4 49 3 8 50» s Dupont 49 941 8 95 i o I Firestone 1 6 t 8 i 7i 4
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    • 51 10 The following tin outputs for December, 1934, are notified: Tin: Pahang Consolidated Co Ltd 1,579 pels. Sungei Kinta Tin Dredging Ltd ,311 pels. 46,300 yardage treated 215 hours ran. Rubber: Kuala Reman Rubber Estates Ltd., 84,000 lb. Lok Kawi Rubber Ltd.. 34.000 lb. Bruseh Rubber Estates Ltd., 46.400
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    • 105 10 A broad 1 London, J.m I Exchanges today were: Paris 74 5 32. New York 4.88^ Montreal 4.87» 2 Brussels 20.93 1 2 Geneva 15.11. Amsterdam 7.23 3 4 Milan 57 7 32. Berlin 12.20. Stockholm 26 3 4 Copenhagen 22.39 1 Oslo 19.90. Vienna 26. Prague 117 7 8
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    • 76 10 Sums Assured In 1934 Exceed £25,000,000 The manager of thn Sing branch ot The PmdentlaJ AsCompany, Limited haa received from the directors announdi during 1934 the new sums MSUH derwritten m the life dep.utm.r ceeded £85,000,000. this Offure i ing group life Mturancei and i ances from other
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  • 632 11  - RONALD COLMAN regrets passing of Silent Films MOLLIE MERRICK Hoiiy* ood ln Pers 1 By pictures were abanyj he Hollywood prolost one of the he has ever held ,-y of the stage or little effort for the rm In the day of the in> T !!f K prime sh" he
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    30 11 m xv n n u^i Qt at^s at the end of June, 1934. Ama p reproduced from the standard book THE AIR ROUTES of the J«.e' s A il-the-World's Alrcr.lt.
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  • 81 11 Mrs. If. G. Paul, late headmistress Of the Anglo-ChLiese Girls' School. Tapah. has joined the tutorial staff of the Lourdes English School. Ipoh Mr. G. A. Hereford of the legal firm of Hereford and Yong. who went on a month's holiday to Peiping has returned to Kuala Lumpur. Mr Ong
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  • 700 11  -  Ely Culbertson by mlkk STUMBLING INTO A SQUEEZE •THE double squeeze, although seem- ingly more complicated, is just as easy, or even easier, to execute than the simple squeeze. The latter is a squeeze m two suits against but one opponent who cannot keep guards m both
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  • 87 11 Sydney, N.S.W., Jan. 4. There are 356 travellers m Sydney today who have had no Christmas Day. Last year had only 364 days for them, but they had a complete Christmas dinner, from soup to nuts. They were on the American mail steamer Mariposa. which
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 507 11 Assets exceed $12,000,000. M Assurance m force over $35,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m 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 complies with
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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 Iloilo Saigon Amritsar Ipoh Semarang
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  • 109 12 Sydney, Jan. 4. Weather Bureau records show that the amount and distribution of rainfall m 1934, owing to an unusually large number of storms, was phenomenal. Practically the whole of the State received more than the average rainfall. Serious floodings occurred m every month except March. The rainfall
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  • 310 12 DUTCH SUBMARINE'S 23,000 MILES TRIP Coming To Netherlands India i Amsterdam. POTATOES and onions— not deadly torpedoes—are stowed m the tubes of the Dutch submarine X XVIII now on a 23.000 miles trip from Holland to Sourabaya. Java The trip will be the longest ver made by
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  • 49 12 SCHEDULE Bj Fortnigtitlj Pa Between Rangoon, Marseilles, Palma HOMEWARD Port of Dteemfa 1 PEGU chindw KEMMENDU BURMA YO ME] AMARAPI [NG bit km (alls London. LONDON Single Return yeai 1 months MARSEILLES Single Return Zyean In 1 1 1 1 X irther to PATERSON, SIMONS 1 [neon
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  • 188 12 Captain Of Customs Launch Arrested Peiping. n a Haiho [sitakus Chinese reports from Tientsin. with more than 20 Chin c r beard had Just left the Northern shore ol the river when is launch Tienshun ding by on her way from Taku to A He spla h
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  • 334 12 The health bulletin <:i the Leagu Nations Eastern Bureau for the ended Jan. 12 is aa follows: A satisfactory feature for the v is the absence ol plague m any of the eastern ports. A case was notified irom Rangoon m the previous week Cholera has been reported
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  • 46 12 The b s. ("onto EIOBBO uirive gapore at daylight from Sh hai and Hong X She will b alongside the SH B i s and la iil again at 4 pm. today for C lombo. Bombay. 8u( z, Port Said. Brindisi. Venice and I
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 510 12 BESTEAD Co., Ltd. dnr 1 ited In F.MJB. I MLEPHONE: freight 5433 Passage 5431 LLOYDS ACCENTS. H -king Agents for Federated Malay States Railways. Royal State Railway! of siam. i^pßJHraSl <fe WOTILi lltPWli v :orp< rated In England). HOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN, HONOLULU ft CANADA. FOUB MAGNIFU ENT FMI'KKSSFS COMPRISING
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    • 82 12 LONG WEEKEND INCLUSIVE EXCURSIONS SINGAPORE TO PENAXG by T. S. S. "KEDAH" with four days at THE CRAG HOTEL $75.00 The fare quoted above includes steamer passage, transport and coolie hire from vessel to the Crag Hotel and back and four days at the hotel with the privilege of taking
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    • 207 12 HEAP ENG MOH S.S. CO., LIMITED. (RED FUNNEL LINE) (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS* Bcfiuar pass* nger and carco ivici from Singapore to lava, Borneo, Banka ai d Bllliton. FOR BATAVIA, CHERIBON AND SEMARANG (Every Taes. and iri.) B s Nam Yong Tues. Jan. 22 s.s. Ban Hons Liong Fri. Jan
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 471 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7 30 am Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut> Monday to Friday 7.30 am. Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 pm Kelantan <via Gemas* every Monday. Wednesday. Thursday
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    • 133 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside II Fast Wharf (Entrant i < Muinam 22 Main What I ft Conte Roi tenor 14: Jp Saarbm -;en 7 Km pi re Dock 'I nor 30 ;Silv Empire l><»< k I Eti tn< I B Uhar; I I I Pi Section i« (Entrant Arabia Mai
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 397 13 %b^ and P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due TnagC T, P r SOUD.N TnagC S^ GALORE 6.000 Ja^l g RAJPUTANA 17.000 Jan. 18 RANCHI ***** Mar II CHITKAL 15.000 Feb. 1 NALDERA 16 000o OO Adf BHUTAN 6.100 Feb. 14 RANPURA i? 000 Aor' 26 CARTHAGE 15.000 Feb.
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    • 475 13 Ellennan Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Due Sails City of Dunkirk Jan 30 Feb. 2 City of Oran Feb. 14 Feb. 16 City of Newcastle Feb. 27 Mar. 2 City of Norwich Mar. 14
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    • 1173 13 rrrr™ j^ <ltu 1 Bteam Navigation Co.. Ltd. THE CUNARD WHITE ktar i±a INSURANCE. tolSSnte Co d LiS dOD and lob 2 ThC and MWSfy MBrlne IMUrM RAILWAYS. 0 The Federated Malay States Railways The Royal State Railway* of Slam. Qantas Empire Airways Ltd. ?Ae BLUE PUMMEL LIME Regular service
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    • 828 14 K. Pa Ma KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU SINGARADJA— Monday. Jan 21, Selat-Pandjang, Koedap, Bengkalis and Bagan Si-Apl-Apl. OP TEN NOORT Monday. Jan. 21. Belawan-Deli. ROKAN Tuesday, Jan. 22. BengkalisPaneh, Berombang, Tanjong-Mengei-dar. Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. BOELONGAN— Tuesday, Jan. 22, Rhio. Tambelan, Singkawang. Pemangkat and Selakau. GEN VERSYPCK— Tuesday, Jan. 22, Letong, Maras,
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    • 385 14 I BOIXAR STEAMSHIP UNE c^nIAMEMCAN MAIL UNE TRAVEL THE AMERICAN WAY IF YOU WANT COMFORT and ECONOMY £76. 12. 0. SINGAPORE TO ENGLAND VIA AMERICA IN TOURIST CLASS. INCLUDING TRIP THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL. TOURIST CLASS OFFERS YOU: Large outside staterooms with hot and cold running water excellent cuisine ample
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    • 703 14 M S RIO DE JANEIRO MARU, SISTER VESSEL OF M.S. BUENOS Aim S MARU TO THE UNITED STATES VIA S.AFRICA S. AMERICA Lea. Arr. Arr. Arr. Arr. Arr. Arr Next Sailings Spore Durban C.Town R. deJ'ro Santos B Airos nOr bu La Plata Maru Jan. 28 Feb. 14 Feb. 17
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  • 1395 15 Record Victory For The North erners FORWARDS HOLD UPPER HAND North 17 P ts s °"ta nil OrPLATED at forward and with their outsides consequently tting few chances to open up effectively, the South were ited »>> the North m Saturday's final match
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  • 539 15 AT HOME Martin Scores Twice For Winners (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Jan. 19. FXCELLENT hockey was seen on Saturday, when Selangor beat Malacca m an inter-State match by two goals to nil. There was a large crowd including the Resident Councillor (the Hon. Mr. G.
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  • 186 15 Final Match A Goalless Draw <From Our Own Correspondent.* Seremban, Jan. 19. THE Negri Sembilan Tamil Union wound up a successful hockey season, with a game against a strong eleven fielded by Mr. Robert Lopez, the Negri State player. The game ended m a goalless draw.
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  • 900 15 SEVERAL OTHER HIGH DIVIDENDS Selangor Colts Lose To N. S. Colts O'HARA PROMINENT (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 19. r\S the V.M.C.A. Padang here today the Selangor Colts were beaten by the Negri Colts at hockey by the odd goal m three.
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  • 269 15 Expected In Ceylon In February Miss Riboefs football team is expert- ed to visit Ceylon next month "Onlooker" writes m th? Ceylon Observer: The members 01 the Miss Riboet 's Opera Company from Java i include several excellent soccer players who have m the past six months
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  • 146 15 Office- Bearers For Year Elected The annual general meeting o! the Ceylon Sports Club wo:; held yesterday at the club pavilion. Mr. S. Muthucu- I maru. the President ot the club, was m the chair and ther:? was a good attendance oi member. The election of office
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  • 50 15 Wounded Wicket-Keeper's Pluck Melbourne. Hit on the forehead with a fastrising ball, Lester, the wicket-keeper for Caulfleld District, had three stitches Inserted m a wound above the eye, but returned to the ground and went tn to bat. He made 21. and saved his side from a follow-on.
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  • 106 15 To One Of Australia's Kest Horsemen Perth, Jan. 1. Today. Bob Trewartha. a leading Jockey m this State m the nineties, and rider of threo Cup winners, handed Bob Morley a small parcel It contained a pair of spurs Trewartha had imported from England many years ago.
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  • 110 15 Solution To Crossword Puzzle The following is the solution to the North vs. South Rugby match crossword puzzle, played on Saturday Across. Down. 1. Begin 1. Bella 4. Skill 2. Groan 7. Art 3. Nap 9. Lwo 4. Sty 11. Pay 5. Ins 12. Sin 6. Lane
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  • 106 15 May Play At Wimbledon This Year New York. Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, who gave up tennis after her defeat by Miss Helen Jacobs for the United States championship, will probably compete again at Wimbledon this year. "For eighteen months. I haven't laid hands on a tennis, racket." she
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  • 52 15 The following will represent the V.M.C.A. 2nd hockey XI against S.C.R.C. 2nd XI on the S.C.R.C. ground tomorrow: I. Reshty; Wee Hong Heng, E. K. Yzelman; E. Brown, O. Day, 8. Pakianathan; F. Pullen, S. S. Gill, C. Reshty, M. A. K. Namazie, J. Mannaseh. Reserves: Tok Kirn Choon, Looi
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  • 1910 16 Hoots From Crowd CHELSEA'S GREAT FIGHT I 'From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 20. [JY reason of their win against Leeds Arsenal have taken the lead on goal average from Sunderland m the League. Each have 33 points. The big surprise of the
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  • 37 16 Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 19. A large crowd was present at Victoria Institution Hall this afternoon to witness the quarter finals of the Selangor Senior and junior badminton singles championship. Samuel, the singles champion, won easily.
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  • 312 16 WALES' BRILU ANT SHOWING AT TWICKENHAM Rugby Union Results. Twickenham, Jan. 19. BEFORE a crowd of over 70,000, which included H.R.H. The Duke of Kent, England and Wales draw three points all m the first international rugger match. The teams were presented to the Duke
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  • 215 16 Chairman's Complaint To M.F.A. From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 20. QPEAKING at the annual general meeting of the Selangor Football Association held at the V.M.C.A. last night Mr. C. H. Sansom, President of the Association, mentioned that the accounts showed a loss for the year's
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  • 85 16 Chinese New Year Competitions Mixed Foursome A Mixed Foursome Competition will be held on Feb. 4, and entries must be made at the Club before 7 p.m. on Jan. 21. In this competition partners will be drawn by ballot and the draw posted m the Club House
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  • 79 16 Owing to bad weather the January mixed foursomes competition has been postponed to Sunday, Jan. 27. In the final of the President's Prize competition M. M. Paterson and Bedford 'beat T. Black and I. Maclachlan 7 and 6. The replay of the ties m the Ladies' January
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  • 24 16 »m h tl ?"?i C annual cricket meeting will be held at 6.30 p.m. on Friday All aXeSf™ interested ape requested to
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  • 161 16 P.C.C. BEATEN BY FOUR TO ONE Penang, Jan 19 r ]TIE last match of the Penar.g hockey season was played yesterday on the Esplanade when Krian Club convincingly defeated the Penang Cricket Club m a which was fast and keenly cor. tested but lacking m science.
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  • 55 16 Tournament Ties For Tomorrow Ties for tomorrow m the H Club Squash tournament arc as f Court No. 1 4.45 p.m. Green vs. Coltart 5.30 p.m. Bateman vs Robertt. 6.15 p.m. Yates vs. Hewett 7 p.m. Anderson vs. Wall Court No. 2 5.30 p.m. Dr. Withers-Payne Godfrey.
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  • 60 16 CONSTANTINE TAKES FOUR FOR FORTY Port of Spain, Jan. 20. In a three day match against Trinidad, the M.C.C. tourists batting first node 226 runs, towards which Ames contributed 67 m a chanceless innings. Constantine was m great bowling form taking four wickets for forty. Trinidad had
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  • 21 16 Barney Ross successfully defended jhis junior light-weight title at Cleveland (Ohio) by winning a twelve-round decision over Bobby Pacho, the Cali-fornian-Mexican.
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    • 55 16 GAS IS HOT STUFF!! REMEMBER THIS THEN FOR BATHS AND COOKING IN YOUR HOUSE. TEMPER, DEPENDS ON TEMPERATURE AS MUCH AS ON TEMPERAMENT. DON'T TRY YOUR TEMPER BUT TRY GAS, A LITTLE OF WHICH DOES A LOT OF WORK, WHEN YOU WANT A BATH INSTANTANEOUSLY OR A MEAL IN A
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    • 73 16 I^J^^f^lPli Johnson Outboard V -^nzz^^BSP^-^- PLEASURE IN WATER IIi^HEKIEWCE OUTBOARD^MOTO^ING AF ITS BEST. JTJBAU AXJtnS^ JS/WOUJTUB/IJC^ F^y JOHNSON feature is importanl 7 JT to you. Each adds to constant and ■^^jMJ^. satisfactory performance. Without them outboard motoring will not five Ll you the comfort and pleasure you have JOHNSON-The water
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