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

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO 14.504 BBTD. IKSS riirRSUAY. FEBRUARY 21, I**3s 10 CBNT&
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    GOVERNOR VIGOROUSLY DEFENDS NAVAL BASE
    2754 1 Assurance Of Peace And Comfort In Malaya COLONY'S FINANCES Growing Improvement A Matter Of Satisfaction fence 0* the Singapore Nava! Base was made by fl the Governor at the annual dinner—the fim m Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association at the (opinion/ be declared, 'the base should
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    A MASS OF OPPOSITION AMENDMENTS
    331 1 House Of Commons Begins Examination Of India Bill London, Feb. 20. The long task of examining the India Bill opened today m the House of Commons which displayed a businesslike mood m dc*linr with a mass of Opposition amendments. The ftrsr important subject tackled was
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    MISSING FROM STEAMER
    52 1 London, Feb. 20. Harold Stringer, attached to the Shanghai Waterworks Company, who was returning home on leave was reported missing from the steamer Vienna oi\ its arrival from the Hook of Holland today. His dressing jacket and a pair of slippers were found later on the promenade
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    DR. WANG MEETS MR. HIROTA
    116 1 Informal Talks In Tokio Shanghai, Feb. 20. r\R. Wang Chung-hui, Chinese U representative to The Hague, arrived m Kobe yesterday en route for Europe. He called at the Japanese Foreign Office this morning and had a long intervlew with Mr. Hirota, the Japanese Foreign Minister,
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    SHOOTING SENSATION IN KRETA AYER ROAD
    354 1 SHOOTING SENSATION IN KRETA AYER ROAD Young Chinese Riddled With Bullets BODY NOT IDENTIFIED Shots rang out m KnU Ayer Road late last algfcl and a young Cantonese fell riddled with bullets. Within a .short time, ofliccrs from the Detective Branch and the Central Station were on the scene. At
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      63 1 BIGIA TEA hthe freshness fragrance of the n gardens to your home. j^^ MALAYAS PREMIER HOTEL Jj f TONIGHT V SPECIAL DINNER CONCERT-e 15 9.15 p.m. UAFIbE rORMAL) 9.30 midnight mßk m Tur fl i r\iYILJUi3 YOLA PAUL CMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME EVERY 3 DAYS NON DINERS $1.00 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
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      100 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA SEA VIEW H 0 T E L IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH, RUNNING HOT < OLI> WMKR TENNIS GOLF SWIMMING SUNBATHING ONE OF SINGAPORE'S SCFNIC BEAUTY SPOTS TONIGHT TONIGHT UNFORMAI.) SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CABARET WITH W
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    V.I. Old Boys' Reunion
    463 2 Letters To The Editor SUGGESTION BY THE HEADMASTER— A V.I. REUNION ASSOCIATION— FOR THOSE UNABLE TO JOIN THE V.I. 08. A. —THE SUMMUM BONUM OF ALL OLD j VICTORIANS. To the Editor Sir.— l should be very grateful if you would extend the hospitality of your
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    19 2 Mr. A. Simpson, the manager of Rim Estate, and the well-known Jasin tennis player, is back from home leave.
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      129 2 I/imps p/us __HVJpKP There is no better pUI mmWM than MARTIN'S. You can f Mw^ t Sold by a" Chemists 6t Stores and 1 m w by THE FEDERAL PISPENSARY, 1 Raffle* Square, S.ngapore. 9 NEXT CHANGE AT THE PAVILION THEATRE j HHEPiiP 1 T* DVf 1 1VI TP TTI7
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      407 2 CLASSIFIEP AD^ Spillers Dog Foods for Uniform Quality, Purity and Nutritive value are unequalled THEY PROVIDE THE IDEAL FEED FOR EVERY AGE AND BREED AGENTS FOR MALAYA Wholesale and retail special rates for Kennels. The Federal Dispensary, Ltd. (Incorporated m the F.M.S.) Raffles Place, Singapore. BOARD RESIDENCE. "EAST ANGLIA." 6,
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      448 2 MUNICIPALITY I Tenders I Tenders are now m...i n I rollowinu matmal? or M.1,-^1 Construction i I Kitchen,, i \>ll Road to Vcrdir Supply of Sulphate of a, I f /6/W M S/ttS I of Closing. 4 nm »i .1 Ist. 1935. P "OMJJ.JJB I Tenders for fe on of
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      152 2 Diary Of The Week j i THURSDAY. FEB. 21 High Water 0.48 am 9 ft, 12.38 p.m. 9.5 ft. Football: S C.C. II vs. Wilts II at S.C.C. FRIDAY, FEB. 22 High Water 1.08 a.m. 9 ft.. 1.10 p.m 9.2 ft. Football: S.C.C. vs. Malays at S.C.C. SATURDAY, FEB. 23
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      436 2 Today's Radio I Programmes Singapore ZHI (Owned and Operated By Radio Servioe Co. of Malaya Ltd.) Wavelength 49.9 metres 6 Recorded music. 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. 8 Relay of dinner music by Raffles Hotel Orchestra under the direction of Dan Hopkins. 8.30 Close down. 8.8.C. Transmission 111
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    Sequel To Scenes At Rivers-Aide Fight
    153 3 Sequel To Scenes At Rivers -Aide Fight CHINESE FINED "Undoubtedly Created A Disturbance T HE u g*y scenes which followed the second Rivers-Aide fight at the Olympic Stadium on Boxing Nighl made their final echo m the second magistrate's court yesterday. This was when Tan Soon Tai, a young Straits-born
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    Tamil Charged With Murder Of Mistress
    118 3 Tamil Charged With Murder Of Mistress WOMAN'S TEN WOUNDS I poh, Feb. 18. 0.. MY. an Indian tapper emI .i Chinese estate near the ChemOT Road, was today are the First Magistrate. Bennett, and charged with a woman, named Marfr\ j last alleged that the deceased was :ii i stress
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    BLACK AND WHITE BALL
    116 3 Considerable Ingenuity In Costumes At Sekintfor Club [i n C m t spondent. Kuala l.umpur. Feb. 18. set ne was presenter Club on (Saturday sion of the Black md Ball. The two colours ted W( scribed for dress, and emitted men to wear attire some ventured
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    CARTHAGE COLLISION
    39 3 L Result Of Inquiry Not Revealed the Singapore Pilot the Carthage collision relay afternoon, not revealed. ndant, president of presided. Carthage, 11 will be col Won with a lighter ■*to entering the harbour and the mai]. jjw
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    EXPERIMENT WITH POWERED FUEL
    61 3 Nt In operating the first furnace m Britain fired vdered fuel is being tried out by tablished Sheffield firm m i with their tube-rolling mill. of this new method are Bring is now less than 1 method previously npiotc control of v obtained. i question is
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    15TH ANNIVERSARY
    55 3 nary meeting of the stian Association will be lall of the V.M.C.A. to--15 p.m a special collectaken In aid of the Singa«n Clinic. ;on> who was surrounded by a crowd. WltneM saw a Chinese holding a :hair and just then the lights went out. During the darkness several
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    HAVING AN ARGUMENT
    189 3 When the lights came on again lie saw the accused creating a disturbance by having an argument with Mr. Robinson. He detained the accused as his instructions after thL* previous char and stone-throwing were to arrest any offenders without warning. At the conclusion of the case for
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    THEIR LUCKY DAY
    39 3 Mackay, Queensland. THEN persons were fortunate to escape serious injury recently when the lorry on which they were riding oveiturned and threw them to the road along with a case of gelignite There was no explosion.
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    DR. NOEL CLARKE
    100 3 S.R.C. President Going On Long Leave Members of the S.R.C. will assemble at the Club at 6.30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb 28, to bid bon voyage to the Hon. Dr Noel L. Clarke, president of the club and Mrs. Clarke, who are going on a long holiday
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    Woman's Naked Body Found In River
    374 3 Woman's Naked Body Found In River CRYING BABY ON BANK Taiping, Feb. 16. *pHE finding ol the body of a woman without any clothing floating m the river near Aliagar Estate, at Padang Gajah. sometime m December last year, formed the subject of an enquiry into the death of Sewatta.
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    MORE QUESTIONS
    143 3 Business of James And Shakespeare London Feb. 18. Hr. Grenfell asked m the House of Commons today whether Mr. A. Duff Cooper. Financia 1 Secretary to the •War Office, was satisfied that an inquiry would be pursued as far as necessary to allay public opinion m the City
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    MOTHER'S APPEAL
    83 3 Governor Replies To Cable Trenton, New Jersey, Feb. lf>. Governor Hott'man. replying to the cable from Hauptmann's mother from Kamenz, Saxony, pleading lor clemercy m prison says: "I deeply sympathise with you. Your son's case is to be carried to the Court of Appeals. The Governor of New
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    QUEEN STREET AFFRAY
    68 3 I Charge Of Attempted Murder Against Chinese A middle-aged Hockchew, Ngai Ngan Ngan, who was arrested on Tuesday m connection v;ith the Queen Street affray the previous day, was produced before Mr. Norman Giice, the second magislltrate, yesterday. I The charge of the attempted murder of Low
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      32 3 Le Restaurant Ideal s a cuisine est bonne sa cave excellente son accueil parfait j Restaurant Ch efs speciality tonight f 'llet mignon a la wellington j j^>ininc~out is a pleasant change!
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      473 3 n j uou know J^y //r^^ interesting Facts about r OVALTI NE" JJf ;V, U i s_ J/if oupreme Ujeverage for Jiealth i c^vV-r^ 7^" j^*- T l^^ v 7 H^KjL a1 aX *.^.i *T| |B If* jhh i rx onto t>fßv cow i "'.^a- M < .^T r Ijn"'
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    QUEER THINGS HAPPEN at SEA
    1714 4 QUEER THINGS HAPPEN at SEA IN the days of early navigation and exploration, 400 to 500 years ago. daring seamen took their lives m their hands md sailed into the dark depths of the unknown, there to encour.ter dangers not previously known to exist. Those lucky onough to survive had
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    PIRANDELLO DESCRIBES NEW PLAY
    125 4 From Our Paris Correspondent Pirandello describes his new play "Cc Soir On Improvise", as the third part Of his trilogy "The Theatre Within the Theatre." The first part was "Six Characters m Search of an Author." symbolising the conflict between the author and his creations: the
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    CINEMAS IN GERMAN SCHOOLS
    85 4 I From Our Berlin Correspondent > Herr Rust. Reich Education Minister. has now had 2.000 schools m Germany equipped with their own cinemas. The films are to supplement book learning and already 10 instructional films have been "shot" and 6.500 copies made. Eighty more such films
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    MICHAEL ARLEN IN THE MOUNTAINS
    85 4 <From Our Budapest Correspondent) Michael Arlen, the novelist, has taken a shooting box 4.000 feet up m the Styrian mountains. Here, miles from anywhere, he hopes to do a great deal of work. There are perfect ski-ing fields where the whole Arlen family can pursue
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    57 4 The engagement is announced between Mr. Aloysius Stephen Ho Hong S a Mn° f T^ ah Valley Estate Beaufort RN.B.. fifth son of the late Mr. Ho Eng i a ?f <BNB Gov emment Pensioner) and Mrs Eng Chiang, of Sarawak to Miss Catherine Beatrice Low. second daughter of Mr.
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    MISS EARHART Tells Her Stoiy Of Daring PACIFIC FLIGHT
    868 4 MISS EARHART Tells Her Stoiy Of Daring PACIFIC FLIGHT MISS AMELIA EARHART, the famous American flier recently created a new record by being the first person to fly solo across the Pacific. On Saturday, Jan. 12, she flew from Honolulu to Oakland, California, a distance of 2,400 miles m 18
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      68 4 Soap daily and be convinced of what it can do for your skin. Through itB use many thousands hate found relief from apparently hopeless skin troubles. < uti<ura Soap contains the same effective medication that has made Cuticura Ointment the first thought i» treating pimples, eczema and ot' *»r bkin
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      67 4 I KEEP IT BELONGS^/A, The use of a Box Spanner infers Plug Trouble. I Plug Trouble such as 'Missing', Tre- ignition', footing up', etc., comes from the use of m- fjl I Keep the Box Spanner m the Tool Kit and I keep your car running freely and smoothly I
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      125 5 /^F^^^PpOPU L AR v^^Ss^^^^wNj all over the world •^niQ^'^^SStil^'^-^^f^Sr W *Y\\z first choice of a di«>ccrnj ing and world-wiJc public Jm pre-eminent for its ronic W bitterness ami ever incrcaM rig \j m popularity Over thirty jfl^ y *~w >ears' supremacy entitle* Olde English Marmalade to the place of honour
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    VIGOROUS ATTACK ON LABOUR QUOTA IN JOHORE STATE COUNCIL
    1644 6 "Extravagant Wages Here, While Millions Are Starving In China" ALLEGATION THAT SCHEME IS BEING EXPLOITED HPHE allegation that the present quota scheme was being ex--1 plotted by lodging- house keepers and that Malaya would never get the agricultural labour required so
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    ATLANTIC AIR SERVICES
    324 6 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS PREPARES France Links Up With South America House of Commons. Feb. 13. SIR Philip Sassoon, Under-Secre-tary of State for Air, announced that an order for the construction of flying-boats suitable for the Bermuda-New York section of the trans-Atlantic air service had been placed by Imperial
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    28 6 MX C Perdriau. ASP., met with an accident while driving; aloiiß Bras Basah Road, on Tuesday m K ht. Mr. Perdriau is at pi-esent on casual lea ye.
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    JAPANESE SQUADRON TO VISIT BANGKOK
    54 6 Tokio, Feb. 20. THE Japanese training squadron consisting of the Asama and the Yakumo, leaves Yokcsuka today for a cruise m the Southern Pacific. The squaoion will first visit Bangkok, where it is due on March 20. After leaving Bangkok on March 24 it will
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    Medical Student Seriously Injured
    98 6 Medical Student Seriously Injured UNCONSCIOUS UNDER CAP I. l. Devadasoi J as the result i I Com Ins out o: p to Ireweii Bank I cycle, li»« was In With car cii. ol c ommander J driving aid Tanulin. Ho was on hi the* Tan Tock B General Bospu Shortly
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    GUILTY OF CHEATING
    64 6 Chinese Sentenced U fm >lonth>' Ml Pleadlni fuUtjr to tl cheating Wee Kirn i ,of a Cross Street sh« to a total ol lour m< prisunmi-nt by Mr .1 M third magistrate. According to the pi had been dismissed fi Dee. 25 owing On Jan. 14 and
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    FORGERY CHARGES
    42 6 Three Chinese To Stand Trial \t A Mies Alter a pi quiry before Mi J M third mauist: Su and Teh ordered to As.size.s. There m i of rubber coup genuine a forged I the possession Of U trained against
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    INFANT FOUND DEAD
    153 6 Tragedy At Kuala Kangsar Kuala Kangsar. A SHOCKING crime, which was com- j mltted m the P.W.D. coolie linos: at Kuala Kcingsar. came to light when! the Tamil girl wife of a coolie was re- moved to the Women's Hospital by the police. The woman, who had
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    61 6 Miss Dorothy Round, the lady tennis champion and her doubles' partner. Miss Mary Heeley. who have been spending a fortnight m Kuala Lipt>. left last week for Pekan and Kuantan on a sight -seeing tour of the east coa^t of Pahang and returned on Saturday jto Kuala Lipis where they
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    DRIVER EXONERATED
    138 6 Chinese Dies After Being Knocked Down By Taxi A rider to the effect that there was no evidence of any criminal rashness or negligence en the part of a taxi driver. Bujang L». Haji Dalip. was added to a verdict of misadventure by Mr. W. G. Porter after
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      63 6 GENTS' SHIRTS PYJAMAS FINISHED TO FIT SMARTLY BY OUR EXPERT TAILORS. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION IN EVERY RESPECT. A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE YOU. SINGAPORE SILK STORE THE HOUSE FOR QUALITY AND SERVICE 36-40 NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. SINGAPORE. SW M lilt t~fl^n\ V -^t ytlkX Vi# yL^ WWWjJ Ift g rim? mm
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    AN APPEAL FOR MORE MALAYA SCHOOLS IN SELANGOR
    1679 7 AN APPEAL FOR MORE MALAYA SCHOOLS IN SELANGOR Sultan Presides Over Busy Council Session BICYCLE TAX WITHDRA WN i Our Own Correspondent.! Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 19. T Council of Selangor. me iiia Mahkota, K^ang II.H. the Sultan presHec n also present the acting of Selangor (the Hon Barron i the
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    91 7 THE REAL 'BABY CAR" has reached Singapore this week. It is th Rytecraft car. which was descr ed by our London correspondent some time ago, a single-seater vehicle which is little bigger than a child's toy car but is driven by a small petrol engine and can attain a speed
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      224 7 I ....in no other story does Sir .lames liTrrie opt" I so wide the door of wistful fancy and sheer delimit I TONIGHT 6.15 9.15 I -PAVILION i ITHE CLASSIC COMEDY KNOWN te. sfi I JTO THOUSANDS WILL MAKE 'J| I j A MILLION HAPPY PICTUREGOERS! *^r s wl^ j
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1935 The Labourer And His Hire
    966 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1935 The Labourer And His Hire SPEAKING at the tiffin given m his honour by the Malacca Planters' Association, His Excellency the Governor, referring to the wages problem, said it was a g'*eat mistake to employ cheap labour, whether European or native. With
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    DAY TO DAY
    130 8 Mr. J. D. Newton left Singapore lor London by the Imperial Airways Astraea on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Heslinga were passengers from Singapore to the D.E.I, by the K.N.I.L.M. piano on Wednesday. Inspector Chand. of the Kampar Police, who has proceeded on leave to India, has been
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    ABOUT SINGAPORE
    99 8 Do You Know j That sugar was once cul- i thated extensively m Singa- pore? i i Balestier plain. which was originally an area of open land a thousand acres big, was planted urith cane sugar by Mr. James Balestier, the first American m Singapore J A factory
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    Multum in Parvo
    1162 8  -  AUTOLYCUS BY penried and so the deficit is usually less than the estimated figure. It is. however, inconceivable that no part whatever of the (nearly) six millions set aside for these special works m 1934 was absorbed: even were ~ueh a state of affairs possible, the fact
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      39 8 A BABY KANGAROO was taken from a private zoo recently. Evidently the work of a pickpocket. Portable valuables, especially jewellery should be covered by a GAPLAC POLICY. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFB ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480
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    HULBERT TRIUMPH
    42 9 Arc Coming* 1 M The Capitol I ci] nl h\is .ist S Ol ROOd, as that afforded by lie Cairela aiv G-iii film, which I •tn Capitol yet- 11 >.' Tl'oW- .••> and it is n ng thai big enjoy the fare
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    31 9 Mr. If. V. Del Tulo. of the Labour' Department, has just returned to London alter live weeks holiday m Switzerland and is settling down seriously to reading for the Bar. I
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    118 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices (From Our Own Correspondent i RUBBER: London. Feb. :SO. Spot (Sellers^ 6%d. i6 2d-> (Buyers) 6%d. <<Pld.> April-June (5 15 32d <6 9 16d.». July-Scptt mber G 23j32d. <6 23 32d. > Oct. -December 6 29 32d •6 7 H d. Market Steady.
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      110 9 ibtis dcyidje iehthe/uc LENTHERIC COMPLEXION POWDER A FORMULA DESIGNED FOR SENSITIVE SKINS 8c CONTAINS BENEFICIAL PRODUCTS OF WHICH THE INDUSTRY GENERALLY IS NOT AWARE LENTHERIC LIPSTICK THF LIPSTICK THAT WILL NOT RUB OFF AND MAY BE DEPENDED ON FOR PERMANENCE. ROBINSON CO., LTD. "The Succulent SAUSAGE" %XlfilalTCßL S OXFORD London,
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
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      LENGEN JAVA RUBBER PAYS 5 PER CENT.
      809 10 Sound Financial Position ■THE twenty-fifth ordinary general meeting of the Lengen <Java) Rubber Estates Company, Ltd., was held on Jan. 19. at Great Tower Street. EC. Mr. H. Eric Miller <the chairman >. presiding. The chairman said: During the year under review we
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      Exchange Rates
      213 10 Feb. 20. SELLING London, 4 months' sight 247 32 London, 3 months' sight 2 4 316 London. 60 days' sight 2 4 532 London. 30 days' sight 24»/s London, demand 2 4 3 32 London, T.T. 2 4 3 32 Lyons, and Paris, demand 855 Hamburg, demand 140
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      X-RAYED SEEDS
      163 10 Agricultural Experiments In The Soviet i Dnepropetrovsk. Most interesting experiments m rais- J ing the yields of cereals, vegetables.)] and industrial plants are being condueled m the Dnepropetrovsk Region 'Ukraine*. 1 Last autumn. X-rayed seeds were j sown m experimental fields. The first j observations have shown that
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      HIGH GRADE STEEL IN LINCOLNSHIRE
      161 10 An important development of the! 1 steel industry of North Lincolnshire is|j to be carried out, says Trade and En- 1 gineering, by Messrs. John Lysaghtli and Co.. who are to erect a new con- tinuous mill for rolling high-grade steel [j sheets for the
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      MORE OIL-FROM-COAL PLANS
      111 10 MORE OIL-FROM-COAL PLANS I Arrangements are being made to' 1 establish at Seaham and on the River I Tyne. near Newcastle, two oil-from- i coal industries each of which is ex- I pected to find employment for 1.000 c men. c The Seaham plant is expected to i treat coal
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      Yesterday's Rubber Auction
      179 10 T^HE Singapore Chamber of Com- merce Rubber Association held it* 1.214 th. auction yesterday when then was catalogued 1,278.886 lbs.; 570 9c tons: offered 1,129.346 lbs.; 504.17 tons: sold 877.984 lbs.: 391.96 tons. Spot London 6%d. New York 12 15 16 cts. PRICES REALISED Ribbed smoked sheet
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      PEPPER MARKET
      54 10 London, Feb. 19. There were no dealings m white pepper on the London market today. The nominal prices of black pepper remained unchanged at 4d. Jan. -March and 4 3 B d. March-May. Stocks are: white Muntok 16.797 tons, landed 3.243 tons, delivered 70 tons; black 1.495 tons,
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      Chamber Of Commerce ' Rubber Association
      76 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY PRICES CURRENT FOR X.M.A. No. 1. X RIBBED SMOKED SHEET Feb. 20 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers Spot < loose) 21^2 215 /8 (FOB.) Current month 21 5 8 21 3 4 March 22 22j 8 April June 23*8 23V4 July Sept. 24V 4
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      Singapore Produce Prices
      100 10 i Feb. 20. Gambier 5.00 Java Cube 8.75 Hamburg Cube 11.00 Muntok White Pepper 52.00 White Pepper 50.00 Copra, Sundried 4.80 Copra, mixed 4.50 Small Flake Tapioca 3.50 Blanja Jelotong 5.75 Sarawak Jelotong 6.50 R. (Siarn) W.C. No. 1 per koyan $120 R. B. Siam No. 1
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      Frasers Share List
      1060 10 WEDNESDAY, FEB 20, 1935. Tin 4s 4s 9d \sam Kumbang 34s 35s 6d Austral Malay 61*. 625. Vyer Hitam Tin (ss) 13s 6d 14s 6d Weng ($1) 2.05 2.10 3angrin Tin 24s Cd 26s Uhenderiang 9s 3d 10s 3d ■litam Tin (.50 cts.) .52 .56 iong Fatts
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      MORE INQUIRY FOR MINING SHARES
      311 10 MORE INQUIR Y FOR MINING SHARES No Interest In Rubbers |PRASER and Co', 1 Feb. 20 states With rather m r in(J evidence a fair numi have been placed r there have been Hitam Tins at 52 43 cents. Norths Hong Fatts 55 cents 5192',. Ulu Kla, ?1.15. have been
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      £ Abroad
      92 10 Abroad London, Feb. 18. Exchanges today were: Paris 73 23 32. New \ork 4.88 1 2 Montreal 4 89. Brussels 20.85. Geneva lo.OS l^ Amsterdam 7.19. Milan 57 Berlin 12.14. Madrid 25 9 32. Stockholm 19.40. Copenhagen 22.39 J 2 Oslo l^O l^ Vienna 26 Prague 110 5 16. Helsingfors
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      LEICESTER FACTORY EXTENSIONS
      175 10 Rubber Firm's Ambitious Project Several big factory extensions are taking place m Leicester this Year. A rubber firm is carrying out an ex--.ension with an area of about 10.000 sq. ft., which will call for the employment of another 150 workers, while a boot and shoe concern
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      167 10 Lancashire Engineering Industry Opens Well The Lancashire engineering industry opened the year with much confidence and with prospects of continued employment. Orders for both home and overseas markets are better than for i many years, most of the orders being for industrial plant. At the works of Messrs.
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      CANADIAN TYRES
      120 10 British South Africa Takes Most Ottawa Canada shipped rubber automobile tyres to 70 different countries of the world m November last. Total shipments amounted to 63.959 tyres, valued at $505,439, as compared with 40.085 tyres, valued at $313,015 m November 1933. The largest shipments went to British South
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      73 10 Feb. M II American Can. Com American Teltfphi and Telegraph Atcheson Railroad Dupont Firestone General Electiu General MotorGoodrich Goodyear Enter-Telephone and Telegraph National City BanK New York Central Railroad Pennsylvania R'road -i l Radio Corporation Socony Vacuum Standard Oil N J lexas Corporation Union Oil v. Pacific Railroad
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      SUPER-MAGNETIC STEEL
      54 10 A steel which pow of magnetism far beyond thai nary magnets has recent covered m Sheffield It loped by some local firms and fully tested m the electrt Ing department ol th v:. always works m dote co o\ Shemeld industry The itee be used m connection with
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    LIONEL BARRY MORE Says Stage Is NEARLY DEAD
    455 11  - LIONEL BARR Y MORE Says Stage Is NEARLY DEAD MOLLIE MERRICK Hollywood In Person >i By is more nearly dead So said Lionel we discussed the Uge and screen benes ol his current pic-, t jtt Colonel" and I say this with the ret :-.:> mber ol the "Royal American
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    330 11 The Difference Between •Oh Yeah!" "0.K. I "SLANG HAS BECOME ANGLOI wii;kh:a\ currency* H I/ISCOUNT Lee of Fareham, who is vice-president of the I (iuumont-British Picture Corporation, offered some advice B film producers at a luncheon of the American Cham- 1 I of Commerce m London, held at the Hotel
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    MR. SIDNEY MORGAN'S ESTATE
    84 11 From Our Own Correspondent > London. Feb. 14. Mr Sidney Morgan of Kuala Lumpur, a visiting agent and rubber company director, wkho was found dead m a tube train London last December eft €6,717 <net personalty CJ.572).Free Press Copyright. On Jan. 15. Mr. Mora. na e
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    CULBERTSON on CONTRACT
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    341 11 Tobacco And Tea "Absolute Tokio. "•TOBACCO and tea are an absolute necessity if one 1 wants to live long." declares Yozaemon Sekidera, who, m spite of being 107 years old, is still hale and hearty as he goes about his duties as guard at a railway
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    DASH AND QUALITY OF WELSH BACKS TELL
    2260 15 Beat Scotland Despite Injury io i^. w. Jones t ARMY FORWARDS TOO SLOW FOR BLACKHEATH Oui London Staff) London, Feb. 4. k -KICK at a venture enWales to beat Scotland on Saturday by one ;oai and two tries (10 two tries (6 points).
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    54 15 Withdraws Resignation From S.C.F.A. AT a meeting of the S.C.F.A. Council, held at the Garden Club on Tuesday, at which representatives of the Chinese Companion Athletic Association were invited to be present after explanations by the chairman, the resignation of the Chinese Companion Athletic Association from membership of
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    160 15 Selangor Club Win V.M.C.A. BEATEN IN EXCITING MATCH From Our Own Correspondent! Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 20| DLAYING on the Padang today the Selangor Club defeated the V.M.C.A. at soccer after an exciting game by three goals to two. The Association played ten men. Webb at gcal was brilliant. Territorially the
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    SELANGOR GOLF CLUB RESULTS
    165 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.* Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 19. Yesterday's resultsMn the Selangor Golf Club lawn tennis tournament were MEN'S OPEN SINGLES H J. Sinclair beat S. Brown 6 -0. 6—3. MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES H. S. Lee owe 15.5 be.it G. D Prock*er. —2. B—6. 6—2. P.
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    74 15 Arrangements Now Being Put In Hand Having received a letter from Mr. Namba. Director of the Manchukuo Association, regarding the athletic meet m Tokio on the occasion of the Man:hukuo Emperor's visit this spring, the Japan Athletic Association has held a special committee meeting. Mr. Go. secretary of
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    603 15 BAHRI TAKES 10 WICKETS IN INNINGS Malacca Club Cricket Starts (From Our Own Correspondent Malacca. Feb. 17. £LUB Cricket has started m Malacca On Saturday, playing on their own i ground the High School easily defeated St. Peter's Brigade by 60 runs. Batting first the School compiled S.i of which
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    Precarious Financial Position
    288 15 Precarious Financial Position NEGRI FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Feb. 17. T HE precarious financial position of the Ne&ri Sembilan Football Association, which began with a cash and bank balance of $408.08 and ended the year with a cash balance of $12.86 and a bank deposit of $6.10.
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    202 15 Marksman's Error Gives Opponents Victory Two teams drawn from the F.M.S.V F. Battalion Rifle Club shot a match at the Kuala Lumpur rifle range on Sunday, and one beat the other by the narrowest possible margin of one point. The winning side owed their victory to
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    153 15 Oxford Want River Improvements Oxford, Feb. I. The main topic of discussion here to- day, both among the general public and m the University, is the University Boat Club president's complaint about the river at Oxford and his threat that unless certain improvements are carried out the
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    129 15 Ice Hockey Oxford defeated Cambridge i>y three goals to two m the twentieth annual University let hockey match at Richmond. Oxford have now wo: twelve games i .i.st Cambridge, seven, one match having been drawn Although Oxford did the majority of the attacking m the first period
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    Malayan Runner Joins Famous Harriers
    242 16 Malayan R unner Joins Famous Harriers R. VEERAPPAN'S OPPORTUNITY To Be Coached By Albert Hill •From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 8. pOLYTEtHNIC Harriers, the famous English athletic club have welcomed a noted Malayan sprinter to their membership m the person of R. Veerappan, who recently arrived m England to
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    354 16 Singapore G.C. Versus Keppel G.C. The following mv tlie teams and starting times 'or the match between Singapore Goli Club and Keppel Golf Club t > be played at Bukit Timah on Sunday morning Feb. 24. iKoonel players mentioned first* 8.30 H. I. J.,rus and A. L. Hill vs H.
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    GARDENS GOLF CLUB
    86 16 San Kwok Leong, with a score of 77 led the field by the margin of eight strokes m the qualifying stage of the Gardens Golf Club championship at Kuala Lumpur during the week-end. Only eleven cards were returned and following qualified: San Kwok Leong 77 Mhd. Yusof
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    R.S.Y.C.
    182 16 Programme Of Week-End Races On Friday there will be the usual afternoon races for all three classes, starting at 5.20 p.m. Members are reminded that on the following Friday. March 1. there will also be the usual afternoon races, but m order to qualify a non-member must be carried
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    Today's Soccer
    34 16 DV kind permission of the *-J Singapore Recreation Club the football match this afternoon between the S.C.C. 2nd. XI and the Wiltshire Regiment 2nd. XI will be played on the S.R.C. ground.
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    46 16 The following members have been nominated for the Committee of the Selangor Turf Club for the year 1935 —Chairman. Mr. A. A. Henggeler Committee, Messrs. A. W. Delamore G. Donald, E. G. Leyne, T. H. Menzies, H. Provis, E. L. Watson and P. J. R Waugh.
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    223 16 China World Olympiad TRAINING CAMP AT TSINGTAO Shanghai. THHE establishment oi a summer training camp lor Chinese athletes for the next World's Olympiad at Berlin was one of the questions brought up at a conference of the China National Amateur Athletic Federation held recently. Tsingtao has been chosen as the
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    596 16 M. P. H. Overwhelm S. C. C. Second String Jabbur who sent it to Kordy. 'Hie centreforward drew the defence and passed the ball to his inside-lei* to score with ease. The Club attacked but were driven back and the M.P.H. forced another corner which proved fruitless. Half-time arrived with
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    Who Will Win On Saturday?
    452 16 Who Will Win On Saturday? Boxing FRISCO DETERMINED TO REGAIN «BY RINGSIDE) REPUTATIONS will be won aid lost at the New World arena next Saturday night. It is possible that one man will wake up next morning to find himself famous, while the other will have dreamt that he was
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