The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 February 1935

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,490. ESTD. 1835. MONDAY. FEBRUARY ft, Ittl 10 CENTS.
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    British Destroyer Joins In Hunt For Pirates
    188 1 FORMER SPEAKER OF COMMONS Mr. John H. Whitley's j Great Work PRESIDED OVER INDIA I LABOUR INQUIRY H,v name will long be identified mih processes oi conciliation and ureemenl between the Government authorities and their Civil s rwn tv aad between Capital and
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    Used As Transport For Chinese Troops
    110 1 BIAS BAY MENACE Greater Precautions For Safety Of Ships "THE British destroyer Decoy is combining with Chinese troops in an endeavour to round up the pirates who raided the steamer Tungchow a few days ago. This outrage is Riven wide prominence in the Home
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    WEAPONS SMUGGLED ABOARD
    91 1 Peiaing, Feb. 2. The British Consul-General at Can- I ton has made a formal request to the j Canton authorities to take energetic measures to round up the Tungchow l pirates now that they are ashore. It is understood that the destroyer Decoy is being used to
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    ESSENTIAL DUTY
    153 1 London. Feb. Z. The Tungchow piracy is given prominence in the Press. The Daily Telegraph, in a leader, draws the moral that it is the essentia! duty of Britain to maintain the navy as the greatest police force of the seas and suggests :hat ships passing the pirate
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    A Franco-British Air Pact
    243 1 Likely Outcome Of London Talks EUROPEAN SECURITY London. Feb. 3. Vn earl\ development occurred Hi's mnrnini: when Signs* Grandi. *e Italian Ambassador, called on fc I aval at 11.30 and had an hour s conversation with him. turi it. is not yet disclosed. tht visit is
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    GOLD CLAUSE
    17 1 Important U.S. Decision Postponed Washington, Feb. 3. The CHlel Justice MU^fM "S^S I expected'. Reuter
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    36TH PIRACY
    179 1 Traditional Methods Employed Shanghai, Feb. 3. Not counting junks, many of whom have gone unsung to their doom, the piracy of the Tungchow is the 36th in Chinese waters since 1925. Traditional methods were employed by the desperadoes by boarding the vessel as passengers and suddenly disclosing themselves
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    8 1 HE WON'T BE HAPPY UNTIL HE GETS IT
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    MESSRS A. STRAUSS
    55 1 From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 1. I am asked to point out that Messrs. A. Strauss and Co., metal merchants, are in no way connected vdth Messrs. Strauss and Co., grain dealers whose financial difficulties were revealed on Thursday. The directors of the twc L [firms
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    On Other Pages
    96 1 Diary of the week 2 Letters to the Editor Radio programmes 2 Law notices j Four years for Chinese SIjOOO claim dismissed J Malaria relief fund j lAriaiion notes Picture page J Bengali on serious charge Indian sentenced to death Anglo-French talks Leading article cmd itotes 8
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    Produce Brokers Sworn To Secrecy
    196 1 Th e Sin gapo re Fre e Press Wishes all its Chinese readers a Happy and Prosperous New Year Negotiations With Dutch Government On Pepper Restriction London, Feb. 2. T^HE General Produce Brokers' Asso- ciation met today to fikSCUSS the pepper situation. Members were sworn
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    NATIVE RESTRICTION
    49 1 D.K.I. Officials Prepare For Its Enforcements Batavia, Feb. 2. The Government have authorised regional civil service officials to prepare for the enforcement of individual native rubber restriction after April. 1. Restriction will be limited to the districts of Tapanoeli. Achin. and the east coast, of Sumatra Reuter
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    ELECTORAL REFORM IN RUSSIA
    188 1 Secret Ballot May Be Introduced Moscow, Feb. 1. PROPOSALS lor electoral reiorm oy the central committee of the Communist. Party will be submitted at the seventh Congress now being held In the Kremlin. They will necessitate changes in the constitution of the Soviet Union if adopted.
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    42 1 Colombo, Feb. 1. The Ceylon State Council has pass- I ed a resolution asking the Colonial I Secretary to suspend the operation of i the quot\ system on Japanese textiles > in view of the grave hardships caused by the malaria epidemic. Reuter
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    VERY OBSCURE
    115 1 Review Of Position In From Our (Hi Correspondent I London, Feb. I. I Tile pepper position U3 London .still remains very obscure although it is believed extremely likely that the opera l tors of the ill 1 2 million pool wi.l sue Deed in interesting OUtskte capital and
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      42 1 ajfaljgfagagag U&T MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL TONIGHT WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6th i COCKTAIL OANCE CABARET ATTRACTION 6.30 to 81 5 o.n, p ARTNE R D,NNE io* A r NCE s3O p m to Midnight j COMEDY MOVELTY ACTS^ RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA j PHONE 5381.
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      100 1 IOS*J r/J W^rM W/M SEA VIEW fIHOTEL KNTIRfcLY RENOVATED IDFAL SEASIDE RESORT EVER! ROOM UTTII PRIVATE BAIH. RUNNING HOT Si COLD N4TEK TENNIS OOLF SHIMMING SUNBATHING ONE OF SINGAPORE'S SCENIC BEAUTY SPOTS TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY FORMAL SPECIAL DINNER DANCE ENTERTAINMENT OOtfCBRX DURING DINNER DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY OUR NEW
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    Law Notices For The Day
    50 2 Law Notices For The Day Before the Chief Justice at 11 a.m. 3 Summonses-in-Chambers including S. 1370 31. At 11.20 a.m. Motion. Before Mr. Justice Prichard at 11 am., 2 Summonses-in-Chambers in OS. 48 34 1 Summons-in-Chambers in Pro. 19 28 i Re F. A. R. M. Saminathan Chettiar deed.
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    SINGAPORE'S NEW THEATRE
    240 2 SINGAPORE'S NEW THEATRE Opening Today With Three P Shows 1 The amusement amenities of Singapore are being added to today by the enterprise of Amalgamated c Theatres L'd. who have taken over the if old Theatre Royal in North Bridge Road and reconstructed it as an entirely J modern theatre
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    Letters To The Editor
    100 2 'ASIATIC 99 0R "ASIAN" To the Editor. Sir.- "Asian" is in vogue and. I think, to be preferred to 'Asiatic." In my dictionary it < Asian) precedes Asiatic and |is I think tne older and more correct expression It is used in good literature and Lord
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    British Income Tax
    87 2 To the Editor, Sir. There are undoubtedly many British subjects amongst your readers who wish to make repayment claims i ojt who perhaps do not realise that j tli -re is a strict time limit involved. May I remind them that claims for I the year commencing
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    MANCHURIAN TRADE
    121 2 Sir John Simon On The Barnby Mission London, Jan. 28. In the House of Commons today. Mr. A. E. L. Chorlton iCon. Upton > asked whether there had been any improvement in British trade in Manchuria as a consequence of the Barnby Mission's visit. Sir John Simon replied
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    RETURN TO WORK
    96 2 Strike Decision Postponed New York, Jan. 29. Twenty-thousand waterfront lorry- 1 nen who called a strike in an en- 1 1 leavour to prevent' the Court signature 1 >eing put on an injunction forbidding he longshoremen's union to refuse to 1 nove freight handled by non-unionists. 1
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    38 2 The presence of Malay ladies at a '< arewell tea party held on Wednesday n honour ol Inspector Ibrahim, officer- J n-charge of police. Jasin District at Vsanan. made the function a unique »ne in the history of Malacca
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    INDIA BILL
    160 2 Partnership Within The Empire Tho D London. Jan. ;><). tor xJ h rll^ nientary Under-Secretary lor India. Mr. R. A Butler, in a speech at Cambridge on the Government of India Bill, emphasised [he importance of the instruments of structions to be issued to the GovernorGeneral and Governors
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    PEIPING TRANSFER
    23 2 rv™«f /•>■_■ I "°ndon, Jan. 31. i Co Ghislain Clauzel. secretary of the French Embassy in Son has been transferred to Peiping.-Reuter
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      255 2 CLASSIFIED AD VERTISEMENTS. NOXZEMA For SHAVING J A medicated cream, which gives you a quicker, smoother, painless shave. Can be used as a Latherless Shave, or as a base for your favourite soap or cream. Price 7O cents Per tube. MEDICAL HALL, LIMITED, Chemists. BOARD RESIDENCE. "Private family require two
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      539 2 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS It is hereby notified that the Exchange Banks will be closed on Monday. Feb. 4th. > Chinese New Year Tuesday, Feb. sth. (Bank Holidays >. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Mt. Emily Swimming Pool. It is hereby notified that the above Pool will be closed for cleaning on Thursday. February
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      433 2 Tenders are TT~ WJowtou S I particulars. I Room. 1 Earthwork I Road Wcdn.-s!! Supply period 1 Oi CI I I ca n I "WW .1, TS f I HJH \\v V Tenders roc C i I 0 the tollov Singapore and I Singapore. i«, r M 1035. will be
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      132 2 Diary Of The Week MONDAY, FEB. 4 High Water 11.02 a.m. 10.2 ft. Lawn Tennis Open Tournament. S.C.C. courts Goll Keppel Club. Chine:;:' New Year Competitions. TUESDAY, FEB. 8 High Water 0.27 a.m 91 ft, 11.49 a.m. 106 ft. Lawn Tennis Op'-n Tournament. S.C.C. courts. Golf Keppel Club. Chinese New
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      271 2 Today's Radio Programmes Singapore ZHI (Owned and operated by Radic Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.). 6 Recorded music. 6.30 Relay of dance music by Raffles Hotel Dance Orchestra under the direction of Dan Hopkins. 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. 7 Relay of concert artistes from Tomlinson Hall: Mrs
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    FOUR YEARS' R.I. FOR CHINESE
    219 3 FOUR YEARS' R.I. FOR CHINESE i j) FELLOW RUBBEI TAPPER Artec! Inder (irave Provocation 1 ivnanp. Eeb. i. oi guilty oJ cide not amounting tc irned by a special jur> e trial, before Mr. ll tn Assizes Court. alius Ching Ah Who was charged ol L< i <> An Ngan.
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    HIGH COMMISSIONER
    74 3 WGuestM Dinner At F.M.S.V.F.i Mess Correspondent.) Koala Lumpur, Feb. 1. High Commis- S ton Thomas) was a night at the ss Lieut.-CoL R. H. D L The timet ion was L, visited the Y.W.c.A. tmpanied by Miss Miss P. Shelley and Mrs. W. fife ot the Resident. by
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    CHINESE WOMAN ROBBED
    89 3 Decoyed Into Lonely Lane n Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 1. foung Chinese woman was lonely lane adjoining the >n the night of the iisplay in connection with aipusam festival and there re- aellery was narrated e district judge yesterday, ien Seng Chooi stood his trial rge
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    KRAKATAU ACTIVE
    105 3 Coastguards Placed To Warn Population J^ Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Jan. 30. famous volcano Krakatau, bursts have caused huge active again. Last Sunday 'am"fo/ A :U to lhe district of Ban- a visit to Pasaroean, which is Qpptttt! t on tne coast immediately aiornlr the volcano In the
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    CLAIM FOR $1,000 DAMAGES DISMISSED
    795 3 CLAIM FOR $1,000 DAMAGES DISMISSED Malicious Prosecution By Indian Alleged A manors ;;„e,::L > dan h ,as^- ,h »"*<*« Lumpur, against A 17* 2 !r„. Vvt,a "athan Pillay, of Kuala was disposed of bv th* J?™^ 1 1 ™«ay. of Teluk Anson, Supreme Court, when the Lt *T25 Wes at
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    MASS VACCINATION IN JAVA
    240 3 MASS VACCINATION IN JAVA 300 Injections An Hour •From Our Own Correspondent.* Batavia. Jan. 30. DEMARKABLE scenes were witnessed during a mass vaccination against plague which took place last week In the district ol Tjimahi. It is estimated that in one day no fewer than 2,500 people submitted themselves to
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    FRENCH WORKLESS
    133 3 HO Per Cent. Of 500,000 Total In Paris Paris, Jan. 2J). M. Flandln and M. Laval to-day explained before the Council of Ministers "the conditions under which they are going to London" this week lor conversations with the British Government, says a communique. Measures to alleviate unemployment were
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    Happy Days Are Ahead
    335 3 SIR FRANCIS VOULES ARRIVES IN MALAYA (From Our Own Correspondent > Penang, Jan. 31. "From what I have seen and heard I have undoubted faith in the future of Malaya as far as the rubber industry is concerned. -She has happy days ahead ot her and
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    MALARIA RELIEF FUND
    261 3 -UNITED CARNIVAL" AT KUALA LUMPUR Prompt And Widespread Support FANCY dress will be optional at the "Unity Carnival" to be held at the Chinese Assembly Hall. Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, Feb. 9 and several valuable prizes have been promised by the leading firms in Kuala Lumpur, one
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    AMUSEMENT PARK
    59 3 Opened At Seremban On Friday From Our Own Correspondent. > Seremban, Jan. 31. Cheap amusement will be provided to Seremban's masses when the Merryland Amusement Park opens at the Temlang Show Ground (opposite the Wah 3hai Hospital) tomorrow. Chinese wayang, Malay operas, talkies, movies, fireworks and boxing are
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      330 3 Here is Health "T*L f fr-'G^ JK m% mm\\ JDv Inf liSf»T Of /7fl^>^>\ WLmmmW -%fe J* J Tp^t Sanatogen is rich/y \j>^«C_ rewarded in freedom fv' Irom languor, a gam of strength and actttut> ond n™k alertness of mind", writes Dr. CI. I. Wheeler. <•'■« sanatoc :en This is
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    INCREASING CHAIN OF Air Routes In GREAT BRITAIN
    1433 4  - INCREASING CHAIN OF Air Routes In GREAT BRITAIN PEGASUS Aviation Topics BY A TOUR OF Britain by air is a pleasing prospect held out to the Malayan about to go on home leave to England nowadays. If it be the Lakes or the Scottish Highlands, the Peaks or the Cornish
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    Air Map Of Great Britain
    47 4 Air Map Of Great Britain THE INTERNAL AIR services of Great Britain as at Sept. 30, 1934, from the map published in Janes "All the World's Aircraft." (N.B. Connections between Liverpool and Glasgow, Southampton and Haldon and Abridge and Clatton arc in existence, though not shown here)
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      300 4 FIRTH ij SPECIAL 3TEELS AND £NGINEERS TOOLS OF Al« DESCRIPTIONS. Manufactured o> THUS FIRTH JOHN BROWN fcnellield. England I We carry comprehensive stocks ot steci drills files reamers aueers. saws =====5 Sote Afrmri [William Jggkg fr Co. f yl\alau^TfJTl SINGAPORE KUALA L UMPUR PENANG ipoh I SAVE TIME MONEY r
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    142 5 TYPICAL landscape at Cameron Highlands. [HI EVENING mists descendirg. A view taken from Cowling Falls about (i.20 p.m. •"I MANAGER'S bungalow on the Blue Valley Estate tlt Hiehlands Pioneers at the Highlands have still to be content with roughly built ,lr AL land clearing operations in progress at *ne s
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    Chinese Woman Loses Eye
    404 6 ALLEGED NEGLIGENT OPERATION BY BENGALI 'TOOTHLESS and hall blind, an elder- ly. destitute Chinese woman gave evidence in the police court on Saturday that she had been robbed ot the sight of one eye by a Bengali Mohammedan who described himself as R specialist.' The Bengali.
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR OPERATION
    340 6 During the following live days she vision the specialist regularly and always had powder applied to tne ey On tne fifth day the man took $2 fro n her tor medicine. Arrangement! were then made that he should go to her I house the following rtay to
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    Indian Sentenced To Death
    200 6 MURDERED TAMIL AND FORMER MISTRESS (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, 1 eb. 1 SENTENCE of death was passed on an Indian, Gopal, who was tried at the Assizes yesterday before Mr. Justice Whitley for the murder of a compatriot and his wife on an estate at
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    FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT
    220 6 Chinese Charged With Causing Death Of Wife And Friend Kampar. •THE case was mentioned in the Magis- trate'fl Court in which Mr. Ooi Cheng Hoe. of Taiping. is being charged with having on or about Dec. 29. 1934. at about 4.30 p.m. at Kuala Dipang caused the
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    OBSTRUCTION AT EXIT GATES
    213 6 Licensee Of Theatre Fined <From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 2D. For tailing to keep the exit gates of the Chung Hua Theatre Hall in Drury Lane clear of obstruction, on Dec. 22. Mr. Che( ng York Choy was today fined $50 by the first
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    LITERARY CLUB
    121 6 From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Jan. 29. The annual general meeting of the Malacca Literary Club was held yesterday at the Banda Hilir English School. Mr. S. G. Pillay. the President, was in the chair. About 20 members were present. The annual report which recorded a successful and
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    KILLED IN FIGHT
    63 6 A fatal assault occurred at the junction of Loke Yew Street and Armenian Street last night. During a fight between Tamils a man named Krishnan and another were hit with a heavy stick, it is alleged the former being rendered unconscious. He died shortly after being admitted
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    WOMAN DRINKS IODINE
    147 6 Because She Did Not Like Being Called Lazy Taiping. THE case in which Pavirthy. a young Tamil woman, who stood charged with attempting to commit suicide by taking iodine on the morning of Jan. 15. at Kamunting village, again came up for hearing before Che Mustapha Albakri.
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    KING'S JUBILEE
    299 6 Arrangements For Celebration In K.L. From Our Own Correspondent.' Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 2. A meeting of the representatives jo' ail communities and associations lin Belangor was held at the Town I Hall on Thursday to decide how the i King's jubilee was to be celebrated in Kuala Lumpur,
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    MASTER-PILOT
    114 6 Fifth Certificate Issued to Imperial Airways Pilot The fifth official British MasterPilots certificate has just been issued to Capt. A. B. H. Youell. Imperial Airways and Qantas Empire Airways pilot it is announced. Capt. Youelf is at present in Singapore. The certificate was instituted by the Air Ministry five
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    NATIONAL THEATRE
    91 6 May Be Erected In Heart Of London London, Jan. 30 t i!l ef S n wiU be made in the King's Jubilee Year to collect sufficient funds to build the Shakespeare Memorial National Theatre, announced Lord Lytton at a meeting of the theatre P^onrf 6 d t y
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    61 6 The marriage of Mr. Lee Teh Chuan eldest son of Towkay and Nonia Lee Choon Boon of Kuala Lipis. to Miss Tee Yoke Soi. daughter of Towkay and Noma Tee Chun Joo also of Kuala Lipis. was solemnized in the reformed style on Jan. 26. after which a reception was
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    THREAT OF MURDER
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    45 6 Tuan Syed Chik Mohamed bin Tuan Syed Abduilah. Assistant Commissioner of Police. Kuala Lipis. leaves for Besrah. Kuantan and Trengganu on two months vacation leave as from Jan 31. During his absence Mr J M M Maclean. O.C.P.D. Kuala Lipis Disstrict, will act for him.
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    ADRIFT IN THE PACIFIC
    94 7 Bpj teb Tanker Loses Crew In Heavy Seas .S i m London. We h rs n the varlou s Pacific routes andrnh re( ue sted to look out for tanker ?l lhe asslstanoe of the British from r* w Cr^scentis, bound for Osaka S California. fety!
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    DOLLAR DOUBTS
    71 7 France Places Her Faith In Its Stability Paris, Jan. 28. The abatement of the bullish wave in foreign exchanges regarding the possible revaluation of the dollar is arousing widespread interest. The Bank of France has pointed out that it would be reluctant to part with a large portion
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    ANGLO-FRENCH TALKS
    207 7 Fate Of Military Clauses Paris, Feb. 3. •THE special correspondent of Havas in London declares that a FrancoBritish agreement is certain to be reached. It is believed the military clauses of the Versailles Treaty will be abolished, except as regards the demilitarisation of the left bank of the
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    TALKS ADJOURNED
    29 7 London, Feb. 3. The Anglo-French talk adjourned at 11.45 p.m. until tomorrow afternoon. Sir John Simon, in an interview, said the discussions were progressing very well. Reuter
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    A COMMUNIQUE
    110 7 London, Feb. 3. It is learned from an authoritative source that it is expected an agreement will be reached at the resumed AngloFrench discussions this afternoon, and a communique will be issued covering the subjects discussed. It is impossible to give further details as essential time will be
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    FRENCH DEFENCES
    102 7 "What Is Minimum You Need For Security Paris, Jan. 28. The full report specially prepared by the Ministries of War and Marine defining France's national defence requirements will be laid before tomorrow's Council of Ministers which will map the course for M. Flandin and M. Laval during their
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    The Singapore Free Press and Daily News MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 1935 That Betting Tax
    928 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 1935 That Betting Tax MANY people will be surprised to learn that such a large sum as $270,843 was contributed by the Singapore Turf Club to the revenue ot the Colony last year through the operation of the betting tax and that this
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    DAY TO DAY
    265 8 and Co. chaitcred accountants, has returned from leave. mint m H h, WhCelor o1 the G<^™ment Monopolies. Penang. has been admitted to hospital. Mr Wheeler was stung by a fish with a poisonous fin while swimming at Tanjong Bungah on Monday evening. nft.ir ha yal Vasa Na
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    As I was Saying.
    356 8 IJEADERS who are acquainted with South West China must have net at some time or another a notable personality in Mrs. Dymcnd. whose death occurred recently. Mrs. Dymond was a New Zealander and she spent a great pa it A Woman's ot ner nl m South
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    Old Man Derry
    1105 8 James Deny was just one more oi man along the shore to the sumnu tourist, but to the men in the ol shipyard who saw him sitting on pile of lumber in the late afternoo sunlight he was. affectionately. •o; Man Derry." shipbuilder, still maote of the
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      34 8 HE CLAIMED THAT HE WAS DRIVING "like a tortoise" but his car turned turtle. What about a "GAFLA C" MOTOR CAR POLICY? GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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    PEACE IN CHARHAR
    48 9 < hints* Guarantee To i fßcially restored in an a by an agreement Chinese and Japanese and gotiators whereby the itiv oilers apologies I there will be no Incident. >ps In :utar 2 will not be I CI mglln or Unlho on the,; I rder. Reuter
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    1313 9 Important Test Case Decision By Full Court J hi he r de r VWe 5 U S Preme *aU,rdav UeeA.K aßerLil Tr,, S^. W ,Ur K.C.. u„d Mr. .lushv Latta ,h i, I ,i. I»'",u1 ,u Malacca criminal appeal ticket' and with Vsilv c,mv „,ed *««1 '-f
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    391 9 "Stop Fooling At Singapore" London, Feb. S. A VIGOROUS campaign against M the continuance of work on the Singapore Naval Base is being pursued by the London Daily Mail. newspaper today devotes its centre page to an article entitled, "Stop tooling at Singapore," by Mr. G. Ward
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      1397 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 18. W HILE Ceylon< Indian > and Java b» tea prices were well maintained at this week's auctions, the tea share market lias been dull and little supported on most days, although there have been bouts of brisk business at
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      44 10 Tho London, Feb. 1. t^J? tal amoun t applied for in f l O 3 r 0 o£o0 00 5 O °T? 00 Trea £*****.000. This Average n S e per cent, was 4/2.13d. as comn-H JK J/iU-91d. last week. British Radio
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      97 10 Abroad London, Feb. 1. Exchanges today were: Paris 74 7 32. New York 4.87 1 8 Montreal 4.87 5 8 Brussels 20.98. Geneva 15.13. Amsterdam 7.23 y 2 Milan 57 13 32. Berlin 12.19. Madrid 35 13/16. Stockholm 263 4 Copenhagen 22.39 j 2 Oslo 19.90» 2 Vienna 26 Y
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      101 10 Dollar Weakens In Terms Of Sterling London, Jan. 30 On the Stock Exchange, the prevailing uncertainty, especially regarding the sensitive condition of foreign exchanges, continued to restrict busirnfoH da y an d the mar *ets throughout ruled featureless. ■J52 J rend in forei gn exchanges noticeable late yesterday
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      121 10 BIG SURPLUS AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT Bangkok, Jan. 26. ACCORDING to telegraphic reports received from 60 provinces regarding the conditions of the crop at the end of November, j 1934, the area planted was 7,891,200 acres, the extent of damage 736,000 acres, against 7,621,000 acres, and 430,000 acres,
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      PRICE OF COPPER
      62 10 London, The British copper penny now is worth 12 times its weight in copper, it was pointed out in the metal market today by agitators for action to lift world copper prices. Copper this year has sold as high as £34 2s 6d. a ton and as
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      TIN OUTPUTS
      52 10 The iollowing telegram has been received from the Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging N. L. mine For January dredge Taquapa No. 1 597 hours 160 000 cubic yards 571 piculs Dredge Takuapa No. 2 527 hours 140 000 cubic yards 420 piculs; Estimated value of output $64,200. Mine working:
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      COTTON PRODUCTION
      41 10 N.Y. Exchange Bxpttti Normal Supply New York. Jftl Members of the New York C Exchange today said tint tl ~ast a normal supply ol cotton during the 1935 36 s though they said that pi probably be substantially beloi
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      MALAYA TRADE STATISTICS
      106 10 «n«apore, January. waT flgUreS exclude e *P°"s bunker coal M^^J a snips store. MILI KK Registrar- Oeneral of Statistics. S.S and t TABLE 111 SUMMARY <* n thousand of dollars) —^^:~™^_^£F™^; E 1934 1933 CUMULATIVE TOTAL MONTHLY CUMULATIYi <S> (4) 1934 1933 I^7 Januar^ iJ^ (6) TO
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    420 11  - STARS WORKING on basis of Profit-Sharing MOLLIE MERRICK jj o Hyvvood In Person By ol the profits is j j more and more popuwood. Fred Astaire sets on his next picture, and investing finan-i Lcock Feather, j ure, which her I tie indefinitely. is said to in the picture 11
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    BENG CHOON KOH
    144 11 Office Hearers For Ensuing Year Elected I At the annual general meeting of the Beng Choon Koh held on Jan. 20 !at the residence of Mr. Khoo Eng j I Watt, the following were elected; office-bearers for the ensuing year: President. Mr. Chia Leong Kay; vicepresidents. Messrs.
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    60 11 ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY. N.S. (From Our Own Correspondent.' Seremban, Jan. 31. The annual general meeting of the Negri Sembilan, branch of the Royal Society of St. George, will be held at the Sungei Ujong Club, on Feb. 13. Among the items on the agenda is the consideration of the manner
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    CULBERTSON on CONTRACT
    523 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst A DOUBLE END PLAY 4C |F East had looked at my hand. I don't think he could have found a bettei play to help me That sudden Shift he made not only saved a trump loser but
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    Woman Who Promised Not To Marry Receives Her Reward—At 70
    593 11 Woman Who Promised Not To Marry Receives Her Reward— At 70 THIRTY-ONE years ago Mary Booth made a death-bed promise to her employer. She has kept it, but it has meant that she has never heen able to marry or have the home of her own for which she has
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    MURDER VERDICT
    209 11 Pork-Seller Found Injured On Road From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Jan. SI. A verdict of "wilful murder by persons unknown" was returned today by the Coroner. Mr. J. P. Biddulph. at an inquest on a Chinese pork-seller. Choo Lang, whose body was found on the side of
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    SOCIETIES REGISTERED
    76 11 Registration in the F.M.S. under the Societies Enactment has been granted to the following: Perak: The Sitiawan Grocers' Association, the Hee Han Club, and the Merchants Club. Enggor. Selangor: the Selangor Engineering Merchants' Club. Kuala Lumpur;' the Electrical Contractors Development Association. Kuala Lumpur; the Aik Yew Blah Club.
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    83 12 Freight Tariff No. 12 P T™dayTL r ul^hTpn^ he T^ thiS heading WhlCh ap ared therein are cancel and Tat i£t a f ised that the rates emoted ing rates will apply:-! that effect as from M^y 1, 1935, the foJow Style Of Packing facing Scale Ton
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    984 12 BRITISH FLAG REPLACED BY AMERICAN Effect Of Subsidies On Atlantic Shipping THE sale for breaking up of the large modern TransAtlantic British liners Minnewaska and Minnetonka, of 22,000 tons gross each, means the disposal of the last of the vessels of the Atlantic Transport Company, and the
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    204 12 >IOM> AV Ships alongside the u i, expected „,.i r^^', East Wharf (Entrance Mayebashi Maru 20. Empire Dock (Entrain,. (W, Irishbank 30; M Empire Dock (Entr,,,,. Mhan Maru 48 Section 10 (Entran,,- <,„,. keppel wmmnm Main Wharf: Lch Alert v Halvdan; Blinjoe Oil Wharf: Nil j Coal Wharf: Nil
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    83 12 SCHEDULE OF lADJNQI By Fortnightly Passoncer stciimr Between Rangoon. Tort 1 Marseilles. Palma ind EnfUnd HOMEWARD BAILINOi Port of Disembarkation Plymouth 1 i hn It** CHINDWIN KEMMENDINE BHAMO AMARAPOOHA SAGAING 1 BURMA YOMA PEGU CHINDWIN KEMMENDINK BHAMO AMARAPOOHA SAGAING Aui BURMA Calls London. Through Passat Uicl fares to
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      461 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 pm. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
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      91 12 VESSELS ARRIVED Ho Sang. Brit. 3.293 tons. Irom H:.s Kong 2.2. for Calcutta 32 Silverwillow. Brit 3.385 ton Calcutta 2.2. for USA Java 4L 1 Dukat. Nor.. 761 Urns, trom Banfk 2 2. for Bangkok 3 2 Kudat. Brit. 1.021 too 2.2. tor Bangkok 5.2 Flevo. Brit. ILM tons. Island
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      845 14 K. P. Mi KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU DP TEN N(K)RT Monday. Fcb. 4. Belawan-Deli. SINGARADJA Monday. Feb. 4. Selat-Pandjang. Koedap. Bengkalis and Bagan Si-Api-Api KOKAN Tucnaay. Feb. 5, Bengkalis. Paneh, Berombang. Tanjong-Mengeidar. Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. TOMOHON— Wednesday, Feb. 6, Singkawang, Pemangkat and Sambas. MAJANG Wednesday. Feb. 6, Prigi-Radja. Sapat, Tembilahan. Poeloe-Pallas.
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    R.A.F.'S GOOD RECOVERY IN SECOND HALF
    775 15 Soccer S.C.C. Beaten In Opening Game O f Season R.A.F. 2; S.C.C 1 Till. S.C.C. heralded the opening of their soccer season this year when they tried conclusions with the R.A.F. at Seletai on Saturday They lost by the odd goal in three after
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    NEW FRENCH STAR
    86 15 Bernard Destremau Being Trained By Cochet French enthusiasts are eagerly discussing the prospects of Bernard Destremau. who is expected to develop into a future champion. Destremau won the French junior championship recently, and he completed the "double" by taking the junior event at the Pans Christmas tournament.
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    R.A.F. RIFLE MEETING
    45 15 1 The raf. will hold heir third annual rtfle meeting at Bukit Timah j i -mee on Feb. 8 and 9. There will be three practices open to an comers on the Saturday, the /.|soox and 600x. Entries closed on Jan. w.
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    Young Muslim Union
    369 15 Second Anniversary Celebrations FHE Young Muslim Physical and Literary Union held its second mniversary and the Hari Raya estiva 1 in conjunction with the innual general meeting last Suniay at its premises in Tanjong Satong Road. A good gathering of members were present including Tuan Haji Ambok
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    HOOI HYE NOT TO PLAY FOR CHINA
    282 15 HOOI HYE NOT TO PLAY FOR CHINA Lawn Tennis Australian Tour Of India WOODFULL AND MACARTNEY MAY TRAVEL FURTHER details regarding the Australian cricket visit to India and of an Indian team to England in 1936 were discussed at an Emergency Committee meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket
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    31 15 THE EUROPEAN TENNIS TOURNAMENT, began on the S.C.C. courts on Friday. Miss Toby and Mrs. Sovinchatt in play against Miss Hastings and Mrs. Stapledon whom they beat 6 2, 6 4.
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    112 15 Office-Bearers For Current Year At the annual meeting of the Straits Chinese Recreation Club held on Jan. 31 at the Club's premises, the following were elected office-bearers for the ensuing year:— President fjr. Cheong Chee Hai; vice-president. Mr. Chua Choon Leong; hon. secretary. Mr. T. W. Ong. hon. treasurer.
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    GOALLESS DRAW
    65 15 Singapore And Selangor Colts I (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 2. Playing on the Selangor Chinese Recreation Club ground today the Selangor Colts met the Singapore Colts it hockey and drew neither side scoring. The exchanges were even but Selangor were pressing hard towards the close
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    Balavian Champion In Davis Cup Team
    166 15 Balavian Champion In Davis Cup Team KHOO Hooi Hye, the former Malayan lawn tennis champion, is not, as some of his admirers in this country had hoped, to play for China in the Davis Cup competition, although Gordon Lum, whom Hooi Hye has defeated more than once, has been selected,
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    HOME HOCKEY
    358 15 MIDLANDS DRAW WITH THE EAST From Our London Staff) Fleet Street. Jan. 15. 'T'HE International hockey trial season received a send-olf at Gainsborough on Saturday, when the Midlands drew with the East after a very close game. The sides were not well-balanced, the Midlands being strong in attack
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    Greatest Light-Weight Fight For Years
    449 15 Greatest Light-Weight Fight For Years SCENE OVER KID BERG'S VICTORY (From Our London StaiT) Fleet Street, Jan. Tl. JACK ("Kid") Berg, light-weight boxing champion of Great Britain, won the most extraordinary fight in many years, when the referee, Mr. Moss Deyong, stopped his contest last night at the Albert Hall
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    Gunboat Jack Still In Form
    158 15 Gunboat Jack Still In Form Easy ictory Over Boxer Coming To Malaya THE boxing stadium at Gunboat Jack's American shows at I Hyderabad was packed when the much talked of contest between Gunboat Jack and Kid Joe Bergh from South Africa for the welterweight belt for India was staged. Bergh
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB
    100 15 Wei Hai Wei Cup Preliminary Round The following Is the result ot the Sepoy Lines Golf Club. Wei Hai Wei (Continued at foot of next column) Cup preliminarv round Keppel p! >\ i mentioned first H. Irving Jones 0. Dr J S IngUSh 1 A L
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    GIMCRACK STAKES
    178 15 Champagne Dinner Custom To Be Dropped The reason why luture owners ol winners o! the Uimcra-.k Slakes. York's valuable two year-old rau«. will not be asked to supply the champagne at the Oimcraok Club dinner, one ol the mosl historical lunctions connected with th.' English Turl. has been
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    91 15 British Experts Want All European Championships Three British motor-racing enthu siasts will attempt this year to win all the important road champions] ol Burope. They are Karl Howe, afr Ni.ei Reea and the Hon. Brian Lewis, and they will challenge French, Italian and German aces on their own terri
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    1699 16 May Buy Walker For £12,000 3 TO 1 FAVOURITES FFOR LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 2. ARSENAL are now three to one favourites for the English league football ehampionship and yesterday improved their chance* by securing Bobby Davidson, the famous
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    511 16 February Medal Competition TPHE Feb. Medal Competition of the Singapore 4 Golf Club was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted in a tie in "A" division between R. H. Allen. Ivor Lewis and J. Crichton with a net score of 70, in a
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    S.C.C. CHINESE NEW YEAR TOURNAMENT
    863 16 THIRTY ties were played ofT yesterday in the Chinese New Year open invitation lawn tennis tournament at the S.C.C, results being as follows MEN'S OPEN SINGLES G. O. Hovil beat H. E. Harvey 6—4. 6—3; and Flt.-Lt. Davies beat Hovil B—6. 4—6. 6—3: S. Abed
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    696 16 Good Sport On I Opening, Day j (From Our Own Correspondent.) j Ipoh, Feb. 2. 'THE meeting opened in excellent weather and there was a good attendance which included the Sultan who led two winners. The going was firm. The cash sweeps were well supported, first
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