The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 February 1935

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,505 KSTI>. 1835. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1935 10 CENTS
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  • 1039 1 pjcl ron-Ore Bearing Fields Off N. W. Coast I HARBOUR TO BE BUILT ngapore Firm Denies Connection With New Venture j h^'- BCUTCd the rights to mine three rich inds off the north west coast of Australia. It is n Island there are 98,000.000 tons
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  • 310 1 British Tribute To Chinese Art London, Feb. 21. "TT is significant that with the' growing intimacy between China I and Britain we are now able to; acquaint ourselves with represen- 1 tative examples of modern Chinese painting, and later with the finest! types of Chinese art
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  • 55 1 London. Feb. 21. Two daughters of Mr. C. Dubois, the United States Consul-General at Naples, are believed to be the victims of an aeroplane tragedy m Essex today. They fell from an aeroplane en route from Abridge to Paris and were found dead hand-in-hand. Letters addressed to
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  • 90 1 Output Quota Question Adjourned The Hague, Feb. 21. Today's meeting of the International Tin Committee adjourned the question of the output quota to the meeting to be held on March 14. It was decided that the 7.476 tons of, Buffer Stock tin accumulated by the end of February
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    71 1 ABDUL KHA1 IQUE KHAN NYAZM, an Afghan who claims to have discovered plants and herbs oi ;<00 different speiics in his wanderines, has arrived in London. Among his discoveries is a plant found in Tibet which is sa'd to be so powerful that it can entwine and crush a human
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  • 62 1 Soviet Explains View To France Paris. Feb. 21. The Soviet Ambassador. M. Dovg.ilevsky. today handed M. Laval, the French Foreign Minister. a note m which the Soviet contends that peace m Europe is assurablo only by an indivisible guarantee of security by ;>U the European States An identical
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  • 39 1 Vienna, Fey. St. Dr. Schuschnigg. the Austrian Chancellor, and the Foreign Minister. Dr Berger-Waldenegg. left today for Paris and London. It is understood they are taking a written memorandum dealing with all the questions expected to tie discussed. Reuter
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  • 152 1 Indians Sentenced To Death Alipore, Feb. 20. pONVICTED of murder by injecting plague bacilli, two Indians after a protracted trial, have been sentencto death. Since the accused were committed to trial on May 16, 1934, both the investig- ating officer and the Crown Prosecutor have
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  • 83 1 President's Message To Congress Washington. Feb. 21. President Roosevelt has sent a message to Congress recommending a twoyear extension of the N.R.A. Any new N.R.A. legisation is expected to have a stormy passage through Congress, despite the overwhelming Democrat majority, m view of the fact that the Judiciary
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  • 47 1 Case Against Phya Devahastin (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 21. The Attorney-General has filed nn appeal before the Supreme Court against the Appeal Court's decision m liberating Phya Devahastin. The defendant is at present on leave from Assembly duties on the ground of ill-health.
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  • 110 1 U.S. Plan Criticised At Geneva Geneva, Feb. 21. IMPORTANT divergencies have arisen between the British and American viewpoints regarding the control of arms traffic but it is too early to say that the American draft convention is doomed or that agreement is impossible. The discussion will probably
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  • 147 1 London, Feb. 20. The British Government attitude towards the proposal lor the Inspection .1 armament factories made at the traffic m arms committee at Gctva was dealt with m an answer to a Parliamentary question by Sir John Sinrn. He said His Majesty's Government considered that an elaborate
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  • 59 1 Sir Austen Chamberlain's Daughter London. Feb. 11. The Crypt m the House of Commms was today the scene ot the marriage of Miss Diane Chamberlain, daughter ot Sir Austen Chamberlain. to Mr. Terrance Maxwell, son of the late General Sir Arthur and Lady Maxwell. A distinguished company
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  • 186 1 Shipping On The Clyde Disorganised EXPRESS SAVED FROM DISASTER London, leb. 21. pOLLOWING a week-end of gales and torrential rains storms swept Britain yesterday accompanied frequently by 60 miles an hour winds. In the West of Scotland flooding is serious. Large parts of the Clyde valley
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  • 41 1 It is understood the victims of the Essex aeroplane tragedy, Jane and Elizabeth Dubois, were engaged respectively to Flying < Miner Forbes and Flight Lieut. Reatty who were both victims of the British seaplane tragedy at Messina last week. Reuter
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 77 1 pB aY am A'i^vJlvj Ik I W A H'irvl -l*M (H^' (a^^ MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL I TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to s.is p.m. DINNER DAN CE 9-30 to Midnight (INFORMAL I success ||r yr^fH dancers PALLADIUM. is|; IN HARMONY CIRCS ETC., ETC. BWi 0F MOVEMENT YOLA PAUL SPEARING NIGHTLY NON
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    • 94 1 Ik Mi f U ■^B k A lA I'l In SEA VIEW fl H 0 T E L IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH. K( 'NXIXCi HOT COLD WATER TENNIS GOLF SWIMMING SUNBATHING ONE OF SINGAPORE'S SCENIC BEAUTY SPOTS TONIGHT THE BALL-ROOM IS RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE MEMBERS
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  • 92 2 Tour Of Workers' Flats In Vienna London, Feb. 20. Tlie Prince Oi Wales, belore leaving 'Vienna this evening by ordinary express, train tor Budapest, made a tour of Inspection of workers' flats. The Prince is keenly interested m the! housing probiem and welcomed the: opportunity of visiting
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  • 23 2 A tiger is reported to have been seen on the path to Gunong Brinchang. Cameron Highlands. and large piu marks were also found.
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  • 460 2 Appeal For Advisory Council London, Feb. 20. AN amendment to establish an advisory council to be styled the Council ot Greater India m .substitution tor the Federal proposals of the Government of India Bill was rejected by 308 vote*- to 50 during the committee
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  • 222 2 Letter To The Editor THE WOES OF A RABBIT STRUGGLE AGAINST NATURE'S HANDICAPS WHY OPEN GOALS ARE MISSED— THE CROWD LAUGH BUT THE T. B. SCOWLS IS IT WORTH IT? To The Id i tor Sir. -I have had a post-card asking me ii I ran play football
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  • 164 2 Inquest On Chinese Assailant (From Our Own Correspondent..Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 20. A verdict of death by stabbing was returned today by the coroner. Mr. J. P. Biddulph. at an inquest on a Chinese named Mak Foon who died on the way to hospital on Jan. 13. Mr. J.
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  • 108 2 Premiere Of Brilliant Film On Sunday Described by the critics as one of the best films of the year. 'Our Daily Bread. produced by King Vidor. wil open at the Pavilion Theatre on Sunday. The Dim will have only a short run In Singapore because it is
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 624 2 j CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT^ i LUXURIA CREAM I Harriet Hubbard \>er A perfect cleansing cream that oeeps II deep into the ix>res. loosenlnf: ttMMC I m\isible flake., of dv.st and ferimc v.hicl: I soap and water can never reach, brine ii. them gui kly to the surfp.ee to be :x I
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    • 298 2 T A 1 lenders an ,followitu ma pmrticulai Room. Supni;. period I of Closii Ist. I. Tenders for th, 01M lof a twin scre^ s,' launch for th, Lump tuna ten .construction ol launch for th< v, Uveredat Mdulmeii Ification drawn u| jDcK-kyard. Ran •peciflcation maj Resident Engine* r G
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 278 2 Diary Of The Week FRIDAY. FEB. ZZ High Water 1.08 a.m. <> it.. 1.10 p.m 9.2 It. Football: S.C.C. vs. Malays at S.C.C. SATI'RDW. FEB. 1?, High Water 1.30 am 0 it. 1.44 p.m 8.8 it Racet Singapore Meeting, Oral day. Football: M.F A League, Darul Khaii vs Perhlmponan stia
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    • 182 2 Law Notices For The Day Before the Chief Justice m Ist. Court at 11 a.m. Bankruptcy. Prichard J. at .Malacca —Civil Cases. Before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell at 11 a.m. Summonses m Chambers and Originating Summonses. At 11 noon m 3rd. Court. Petition for Interim Receiver m Probate No. 31
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    • 264 2 Today's Radio Programmes 8.8.C. Transmission 111 p.m. 935 Big Ben. Variety. 9.50 The Radio Novelty Quartet. Anita Vaughan (contralto. 10 20 'Eight Bells." A nautical revue. IL2O Talk. Sir Walford Da vies. 11 40 The Hotel Metropole Orchestra, relayed from the Hotel Metropole. London. 11.50 The news and announcements. 12*10
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  • 497 3 Penang Chines Merchant Stripped Naked And Robbed I CASH TAKEN AND BICYCLE TYRES RIPPED Butter worth, Feb 19 nil unpleasant experience of a Penang Chinese merchant rta n.htHd of S3B M sungei Duri, on Chinese ifears Kvr. after being stripped nak.d. was narrated th, District Judge. Mr. J. McFal today
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  • 16 3 IJ T Chen, ol Tsing Hua left Penang on Fri- i the international express i I
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  • 252 3 Crippled Boy Wins Swimming Race JJEHIND the victory ol Roy WrtSu'in the Goldsmith Cup is a story of the triumph ol the spirit over the body It was a big swimming race, but the Win was greater than that Trailing his crippled right leg Roy
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  • 180 3 Mr. Walter J. Evans Passes Through Singapore The common belief that newspapermen like the hustle and bustle oi modern city lite is disproved by Mr. Walter John Evans, late editor-in-chief of the Evening News. London the evening edition of the Daily Mail) who was m Singapore on
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  • 54 3 Mr. G. A. Hereford, the well-known K.L. lawyer, having severed his connection with the legal firm of Hereford and Yong, left for home last week. It Is possible that he may not return to Malaya. Mr. Hereford retired from tb« Civil Service on Oct. 23, 1927, when he was Senior
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  • 48 3 Members are reminded that the Chinese New Year Dinner of the Young Men's Friendly Society will be held at 51, Rowell Road, on Saturday, at 7.30 pm. sharp. As seating accommodation is limited, members wishing to brin? guests are requested to write to the hon. secretary at once.
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  • 500 3 JDcscvt 1 vcisiccl\ JUDGE ON 'MADNESS AND FOLLY OF LOVE AMID BLINDING DIERRE Cabanes, slayer ol his colonel m a desert hut at a lonely outpost m Tunisia, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment m a North African gaol. He had stood to attention when
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  • 195 3 SEA PAGEANT SUGGESTED AT a preliminary meeting of the Penang Jubilee Committee held under the chairmanship of the president of the Municipal Commissioners. Mr. Black read extracts from a circular letter he had received from Government on the subject. All religious denominations will be approached with a
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  • 190 3 TIN CONTROL PROSECUTION ORE WORTH OVER $2,000 INVOLVED l__ Ipoh. Feb. ?0. JJOLLAH. Velljppan. Pandin and Ho Kirr Chow stood their trial before Mr. C. W. A. Bennett, the First Magistrate, Ipoh. today, on the following charges. Knowingly being concerned m -onveying restricte-l goods, to wit, 24 pfruli and 73
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  • 193 3 Malay Youth Dies From Effects Penan s, Feb. 18. •"TWO deaths under tragic clrcum- stances were brought to the notice! of the Magazine Police yesterday from Balik Pulau. In the first case a Chinese squatter. I Toh Ah Ngyah was found by the Balik Pulau Police with
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  • 191 3 Took Off 2S|bs. With Krusehen. i "I wai 11 itout ab< vi ii monthi ago," woman writes, "that I became i burden to mysell. Then muscular rheumatism set Into mv IciaU, and I jhad to gc en sticks for I me time Then
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  • 55 3 *4 ir.issioners lor the decoration and ligh*- ing ot the town. Various suggestion! were made for further celebrations, m- eluding a decorated motor car proces- sion. a sea pageant, a 5-a side sooe^T i tournament and a bonfire, and differ* n1 J sub-committees were appointed to In- i quire into
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    • 146 3 Use this Wonderful Healer for Y S SKIN DISORDER The most stubborn Eczema, Psoriasis or Pruritus yields to the "'VSra amazing healing influence of D.D.D. Prescription. Relief is imme¥nb'h^*&B3a di:ite. K-7.eraatous diseases are always moet active when you pet W^JaM i.. U<l, but a little D.D.D. Prescription applied with cotton-wool
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    • 95 3 I efmA IP I I ROAD HOUSE I .MASTER 9.. oreen Waterproof Canvas Tents. Maker and repairer of rattan and Bertam Chicks, Canvas and Spring Blinds. Tarpaulins, Tents, Bags. Blue Screens, Bertam Panels, Wire Netting Fencing, Wool huntings and Flags. I ABDUL RAHMAN, Telephone 2454. J Office:— (id. Robinson Road.
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  • 2309 4 Around The Town —Mignon Looks TTHE attractiveness oi our Chinese girla wh' helped bo mucli toward making the c.s.i: Carnival a tremendous succor was evident at Lhe Chinese Swimming Club last Saturday Dresied In their slim-fitting Shanghai costum- f r (hable from the rest by their faa In-Wonderlanda
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    • 174 4 A BUSY DAY IN A PROUD FATHER'S LIFE Qm 9-10 am I M om I pin c I I^ coe o^ m Mr S V J V hl^ 01 at h me ■■"dMi everywhere tor that last photograph or little Dick to show some visitors! -Old Johnson's simply potty about
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    277 5 Mil KIV.s \< NT Britannia was launched at Marvin's Yard Kavt i <• *iM« lubilw year, it is expected that His Majesty will a*ai n t',k^^nari u^' P Par t!° n > athtin K st l asoM .1* I.* »viu .i^.uii lake part. Ihe picture shows the Britannia being (Kind
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  • 301 6 Admiralty's Bid For Public Interest In Navy A DRIVE to arouse British public interest m the British Navy is foreshadowed, according to a dispatch from London to the New York Times, by the Admiralty's decision to rename its new cruisers for cities, as is
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  • 120 6 Alleged False Statement Regarding Assets Kassim Mohamed Oli Mohamed, a High Street jeweller, who was arrested by Detective-Inspector D. E. Nickels on Feb. 13 and produced before Mr. Norman Grice. the second magistrate, on the following day, made another appearance m court yesterday. The charge against Oli Mohamed
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  • 87 6 Agenda For Meeting To Be Held On Monday The fo lowing is the agenda of the committee meeting of the Straits Settlements < Singapore* Association to be held on Monday m the Singapore Exchange Room at 5 p.m. To confirm minutes; matters arising! therefrom (a> an
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  • 57 6 The engagement is announced between Raymond, elder son cf Mr. and Mrs. A. Williams, of Brecon. Wales, and Peggy, daughter of P. H. Ezechiel, C.M.G. Crown Agent and the late Mrs. Ezechiel. of Ettrick Lodge Sutton. The bride is a niece of Mr. v! G. Ezechiel, late of the M.C.S..
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  • 188 6 HIRE PRICES REDUCED BY OWNERS TPHE ricksha strike terminated on Wednesday afternoon when ever 500 ricksha pullers plied for hire once again. It is understood the owners agreed to reduce the prices of hire by five cents. Another echo of the strike was heard yesterday when a
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  • Article, Illustration
    44 6 MR. ALFRED TOWNSEND BICKMLL. 0.8. E., K.C., who has practised at the Admiralty Bar for some years, and has now been appointed a judge of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, was ■worn In at the House of Lords. London. Mr. Bucknill is fifty-four.
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  • 153 6 Story Of Man Tied Up By Wire As two of the victims of an alleged armed robbery m Hamilton Road were leaving the Colony yesterday, the preliminary inquiry was expedited to enable their evidence to be recorded before Mr. Norman Grice, the second magistrate. The accused was a
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  • 92 6 Big Increase In Popularity Ottawa. The increasing popularity of the radio m Canada is indicated by the fact tha*: m the first eight months of the current fiscal year 738 067 radio receiving licences have been issued by the government as compared with only 707.625 licences issued
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  • 48 6 A novel industry has been created «n Newcastle ro supply the needs of blrdIt amounts to large-scale production of a variety ot homes for wild birds, suitable for gardens, and designed to tempt birds of every kind. The firm is Nego Products. Fjrth Banks. Newcastle.
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  • 343 6 115 MILES LONG, 600 FEET DEEP New York, Feb. 1. I OWERED inch by inch during the night, a huge steel gate, weighing 1.350 tons, which is to hold back the turbulent waters of the Colorado River and form the largest lake ever made by man.
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  • 75 6 Unsuccessful Dash With Coat Senence of a month's rigorous imprisonment and six months' police supervision was imposed yesterday by Mr. Norman Grice. the second magistrate, on a poorly-dressed Chinese grab-and-run thief. The allegation was that the man was hovering round one of the stalls m Arab Street and.
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  • 182 6 Major Operation Performed At Sea During, Storm SURGEON O ERCOMES DIFFICULTIES Sydney. 11THILE the American mail steamer Ifcnterey rolled m stormy weather off Wilson's I romontory. Dr. G. E. Davis, with his instrument table lashed Fast with bandages, performed a majot operation. i Soon alter the liner left Sydney. J.
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  • 94 6 Fourth Man In Case Of Illegal Gratifications A further arrest was made by Detec-tive-Inspector A. R. McEwan on Wednesday night m connection with the case m which two bailiffs. Ahmad Shah and N. J. de Cruz and another man (Harl Singh were indicted before Mr. Norman Grice.
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  • 44 6 Jolly Events For Their Lido Night Tcnight at 7 p.m. the Tanglin Club is holding a Lido Night with aquatic events, as fellows mixed egg and spoon race, men's comic splash, men's balloon race, mixed tug-o'-war. mixed relay race, mixed beer race.
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  • 158 6 ACTION IN PERAK SUPREME COURT Ipoh, Feb. 20. pURTHER consideration of the ques tion of the payment of the sum of $30,750 allegedly found due by the estate of Ibrahim Khan, deceased, to the estate of Wan Ahmad Nasir, deceased, on the taking of accounts by
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  • 96 6 Swedish Government Takes Action Stockholm. Feb. 16. The Government has introduced a Bill into the Biksdag providing for the establishment of Governmental control of production of all war material In Sv/eden as from July 1 after which date production will only be possible und^r a special licence
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  • 29 6 A record of over 650,000 safety razor blades per day is being produced 'n Sheffield at the present time. Large orders from all over the world are being received.
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  • 319 6 ACCUSED CONTINUES FIGHT IN COURT Disgraceful I At p cn an? I MAN LED CURsinc I FROM DOCK Trenail*, i I HE di,«,Hed 0r,!,,,,,,,.; I the polio.- our v I tered yesterdu, JJ I of an accused I Gopal, a petition vrtfef I another. Abu 8;,k.,r. m T I °<
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  • 151 6 ALLEGATION AGAINST RUSSIAN Harbin. A DRAMA of the wilds was unfolded when a Russian named Epoff, 22, was brought for trial here on a charge ot causing the death of a Chinese merchant. Ming Shin Chen, m December, 1931. Epoff is accused of having thrown Ming
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  • 163 6 Professor Hints At Repercussions New York. Feb. 20. The possibility that the last has not been heard of the gold clause problem was suggested by Professor Cyril Jam^s. of Pennsylvania University, who is quoted as saying the decisions do not preclude foreign Governments holding U.S. bends from
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  • 99 6 Bondholders Cannot Sue For Redress Washington, Feb. 19, President Roosevelt's New' Deal scored a major victory m the gold cases. The Supreme Court held invalid the Congressional resolution that Government obligations need not be paid m gold, but it also apparently closed the door to the recovery of
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  • 94 6 Markets Swing Upwards Ottawa. Feb. If). Canadian financial circles are satisfied at the United States gold clause decision. Freed from the cloud of uncertainty. Canadian share markets ha'o swung upward, both gold shares and industrials sharing m the advance. Some gains were later lost through profit taking, but
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  • 29 6 Dr. Richard Green, of the Institute for Medical Research. Kuala Lumpur, and Mrs. Green, sailed on Tuesday for Australia. They expect to be back m Kuala Lumpur m January.
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  • 155 6 Piecemeal Attempt Camouflage The story ci i particular!] instance ol tryinu to r» Un of a bicycle that be y was related to Mr J M Brands j third magistrate, yesteru I Leong Soo. a Chinese pall I Harbour Board, was all- I stolen a bicycle belonm.v I
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  • 32 6 We would remind our I entries for the Mala] I is to be held at the R I Lumpur, on March 10, I Mr. Sam Crabtrr,- judge, close UMHOfTOV
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    • 28 6 Something New TAMAGAWA GARDENS ~,J| Restaurant and Bar. yjggjr "Sukiyaki" a Speciality Iff TENNIS COURTS SEA BATHING M Phone 5593. 323 East q^ Roa< W*- MM— IM^ll APB—
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    • 50 6 DO YOU REALISE THAT THE IMPERIAL AIRMAIL IS FCONOMICAL? compare 18 I half ounce to United Kingdom aw Australia with the time saved' IS FAST? deliveries London Australian terminals tour to D IS OPERATED WEEKLY? Kingdom and Australia with steams connections to New Zealand <' U.S.A. etc. ARE YOU USING
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  • 114 7 A Rear-Admiral Two Captains London, Feb. 19. AS a sequel to the collision of H.M.S. Hood with Renown, there will be three courts-martial staged at Portsmouth shortly after the arrival o; the latter ship for repairs. The defendants will be the rearadmiral commanding the battle cruisers and
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  • 75 7 MISSING AIR LINER Russians' Terrible i i I 1 B Moscow, Feb. 19. B i on bark and hay B *i ys and gliding about' B on skis made from the B Is, the lour occuB missing Soviet air-l B n found by fisherB v\\ route fro.n B angel and
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  • 38 7 I Achievements By ihansa Planes I .ondoii. Feb. l(i. liner speed records Carrying nine Lufthansa machine Amsterdam, 220 »ur. r carrying over a ton :i reached Cologne 320 miles, m 92 mini; miles homiv. Reuter
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  • 35 7 I Overtaxed By Cinema Hospitality Pasadena, Feb. 19. TLV is reported to from a heart atIch lie was seized some that the entertainments him by cinema mag- hia stay overt axeri his Wireless.
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  • 165 7 H '^tended By Chancellor B In Commons B B < <>i Commons, Feb. 20. Labour* today asked B mcellor of the ExchoB ike action to prevent banks from becoming! transactions similar to the speculation. B hamberlaln n plied it was ry t<> British banking! B ulate m
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  • 28 7 I-— London, Feb. 20. c Queen, accompanied Royal, visited the rex°f the British Industries «te City this afternoon. ■"rning the Duke of York ''i<m of tho Pair Reuter
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  • 77 7 New Constitution For The Philippines Manila. Feb. If. Mi OregoriD Perfecto, delegate to the convention engaged on drawing up the new Constitution lor the Philippines, electrified his colleague* by signing the official draft constitution m his own blood. Crowds cheered as Mr. Perfeetos private physician drew lrom his
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  • 48 7 France And Proposed AnjdoGerman Tete-a-Tete Paris, Feb. IG. It i< learned that the French Government has no objection to an Anglo-German tete-a-tete as proposed m trie German reply to the AngloPrench proposals and has suggested that such a bi-lateral conversation should be preceded by. firstly, an
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  • 109 7 GIRL SCALDED TO DEATH A FOLR-\ EAR-OLD Kheh girl was scalded to death m a house m Yeo Chu Kang Road yesterday evening when a kettle of boiling water fell over her. The child was already dead when the ambulance arrived. Anglo-French exchange of views through the Chancelleries, secondly, a
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  • 83 7 Brighter Prospects For A Protocol Geneva, Feb. 19. As result of Anglo- French negotiations here for the control of the manufacture and trade m arms and the procedure to be adopted, the British delegation's desire to simplify the American plan is now under discussion. The speech delivered recently
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  • 178 7 Sequel To Lodging Of Appeal Trenton, Feb. 19 AN appeal has been lodged on behalf of Hauptmann with the Court of Errors and Judge Trenchard has granted accused's application that the State meet the very heavy cost of printing the record cf the trial for the purposes
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  • 185 7 Sir John Simon May Go To Berlin i London. Feb. 1!>. Anglo-French discussions on the situation created by the German reply to the proposals made by the two countries are now proceeding. If. Corbin, the French Ambassador, has twice visited Sir John Simon In the past t\v> days.
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  • 89 7 Surplus Estimated To Reach £796,000 London, Feb. 19. The Treasury returns issued tonight show that revenue for the year up to 1 now totals £594,000,000, compared with l £609,000,000 at the corresponding time < of last year and the budget estimate i of £706,000,000, leaving £112,000,000 to be
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  • 53 7 British Troop Detachment In The Saar Saarbruckcn, Feb. 19. The British troops are now returning home. One detachment is pro- ceedinp via Rheims where it is being entertained by the civic and military authorities and tonight visited the battlefields. They will be treated hospitably at the Town Hall
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  • 89 7 Question Asked In House Of Commons House of Commons, Feb. 20. Mr. David Grenfe.ll < Labour) asked today whether any representations had been received against attempts co create a complete monopoly of tin and whether any action was proposed to prevent tin coming under the control of ono
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  • 50 7 Shanghai Buys Heavily In London Shanghai, Feb. 20. It is learned from authoritative sources that the foreign exchange market stabilisation committee recently purchased m London 3.000,000 Chinese dollars, which are expected here m the middle of March. Negotiations are stated to be proceeding for a further 10.000,000. Reuter
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  • 111 7 SECRET MEETING OVER ABYSSINIA French Precautions In Somaliland Rome, Feb. 15. T^HE Fascist Grand Council, with Signor Mussolini presiding, sat from 10 p.m. until 1 a.m. The members were sworn to secrecy but lit is surmised they discussed Abyssinia and the German entry to the Central European pact.
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  • 137 7 Largest Expenditure For •> i ears Washington, Frb. :>O. The largest expenditure on America's wrmj lor 15 pears tad the construction of 547 new military aeroplanes is provided m the defence I T»fmit*s approved by the House Of Representatives Appropriations Committee today. A total of $318,000,000 is
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  • 19 7 üblr ropr missions bo Fn nch Soinuljland by reinforcing the troops m Somaliland. AOOOTding to a wml-offlcial statement. Reuter
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 315 7 I ALHAMBRA: premiere" TonighT] r^™^'^:^ ~^z^^'^[^-^-\ J AT 6 -15 and 9.15 ALFRED L. WERKER THE MAN WHO MADE PARAMOUNT S STIRRING MODERN ROMANrr ~1~ "HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD WMANCE OF A HAPPY-GO-LUCKY FELLOW WHOSE WHOL f'TiVp'^Vo" J I? T "IT IVT A/r A r^-wr THE JOKE was on himself! whole
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  • 902 8 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1935 "There Is A Tide...." T'HE revival of the Straits Settle--1 merits (Singapore) Association annual dinner is a most welcome development m the social and civic life of Singapore and we trust it will never again be allowed to fall into desuetude but
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  • 260 8 Sir Andrew and Lady Caldecott leave lor Java today on a short holiday. They will be back m Singapore on Mar. 18. Mr. H. L. Manchester and daughter sailed for home by the Hector. Mr. H. C. R. Rendle, M.C.S.. is going home on leave shortly. Mr.
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  • 532 8 Roiary's Movable Feast f\N and after March 20 the Singapore Rotary Club will revert to Wednesday as the day for the weekly tiffin This has been somewhat m the nature Cf a movable feast for some time. From Wednesday it was changed to Monday one of
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  • 963 8 The thin, brown-eyed, dark-com-plexioned "turriner" who entered Mr. Spitty's shop on the Hard jumped down the three steps to the floor level but cleverly avoided the lintel against which careless heads are broken. Mr. Spitty keeps his shop door shut between one and two o'clock "by the good
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  • 127 8 Do You Know j i The building of a Singapore Naval Base was first suggested j m 1848? i A resident wrote to the i Government pointing out that J 1 Singapore would make a first class defence station for the British Navy m the East. A naval
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    • 171 8 C^^^E^' A w.\ 41^^ II Culclbecks FRESH FISH ALWAYS AVAILABLE! Salmon Halibut Plaice Turbot Lemon Dover Soles New Zealand Blue Cod Singapore COLD STORAGE co., ltd. Orchard Road. M M m ,^K I^^^ <^F /fr^Y&t^P\ SHOES THEY MATCH YOUR MOOD THEY SUIT YOUR FROCK THEY FIT YOUR FEET BLUE GLACE
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    • 34 8 HOW MUCH MONEY does the average woman need for her holiday More. A "GAFLAC w POLICY gives you more than adequate security. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFB ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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  • 385 9  -  I Proposed Grant Of Economic Assistance MR. WANG IN TOKIO Shanghai, Feb. fcl. MEGOTIATICNS regarding a Sinol Japanese compromise have jeen brought forward another step as the result of a significant speech Mr. Wang Ching-wei, the Premier, at the weekly memorial meeting of the Central
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  • 23 9 Interview With Sir J. Simon London, Feb. 20. Mr. Qu i Tai-chi. the Chinese Minister, had a long conversation with Sir
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  • 249 9 CONCERT BY LOCAL LADIES capacity of the Dutch Club taxed last night for the by four lady memaid ot the Dutch ProChurch. .mdard oi playing was excephigh m almost every number ol the smallness of the population the other cornwould find it hard to muster of lady
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  • 121 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices Ft >m Our Own Correspondent I RIBBER: London. Feb. 21. Spot 'Sellers* eUd. •Buyers" 6 3 B d. <6 3 B d. > April- June 6 9 16d. <6 15 32d July-September 6 23 32d. »6 23 32d> Oct -December 6 7 B
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  • 57 9 Shanghai, Feb. 21. Two Chinese cash banks m Tientsin suspended business this morning when Chinese financial circles were taken by surprise. Chinese bankers and exchange dealers m the city called an emergency meeting this morning with a view to finding measures to tide over the impending crisis
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  • 51 9 Strike Fears Renewed In New York New York, Feb. 21. The Building Service Employees' Union is again threatening to call out liftmen on the Empire State, Chrysler, and Radio City buildings m connection with the wage dispute. Unionists m Bronx demand that the employers negotiate before 4 p.m.—
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  • 13 9 I Mr. A. P. Mackilligin. of Tanjong Malim. goes on leave next month
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    • 212 9 VIOLIN AND PIANO SOLO an tier Leeuw played the In most accomplished I r the Lalo piece and m addition Concert Etude < Liszt* Xo. 1 t Chopin-, which both well rendered. rveld also contributed two programme, Le Cygne and Polonaise Brillante with Orientale (Cesar an encore. concert was introduced
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    • 178 9 lotus doidgjen^^ Iff S^ '111 U '1A I LENTHERIC COMPLEXION POWDER I A FORMULA DESIGNED FOR SENSITIVE SKINS 8c CONTAINS BENEFICIAL PRODUCTS OF WHICH I THE INDUSTRY GENERALLY IS NOT AWARE. LENTHERIC LIPSTICK THE LIPSTICK THAT WILL NOT RUB OFF AND MAY BE DEPENDED ON FOR PERMANENCE. ROBINSON CO., LTD.
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 756 10 "Commodity Position Full Of Promise" From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 9. IT will be remembered that one of the most pleasant features of the commodity markets at the opening of the new year was the growing strength of copra, the London price
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    • 98 10 Feb. 21. 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 Sl2O R. B. Siam No. 1 $102
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    • 221 10 Feb. 21. SELLING London. 4 months' sight 247 32 London. 3 months' sight 243 16 London. 60 days' sight 2 4 532 London. 30 days' sight 2 4 8 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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    • 106 10 Feb. 21. «heli and Fish Kerosene ncr Unit of 2 x 4-gallon ♦ins $4.86 Crown, Cross and Dragon Kerosene per Unit of 2 x 4gallon tins 4 46 Cross Kerosene per Un?t of 2 x-gallon tins 4.31 Devoes Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per tin <of 4 Gallons)
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    • 83 10 Restrictions In New j-fccrec Rome, Feb. 20. A list of 1.500 articles requiring special licences for import into Ital] under a new decree intended partly t< restrict Italy's imports and partly t< provide a bargaining lever to obtaii favourable treatment for Italy's export includes coal, machinery, woollen cloth
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    • 76 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY I'KICES CURRENT FOR X MA. No. 1. X RIBBED SMOKED SHEET i I Feb. 21, 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers Spot (loose) 21% 21V-8 (F. 0.8.) Current month 21% 21% I March 22 22»/g Aprll'June 23*8 23»/4 July|Sept. 24^4 243/ 8 Oct.|Dec. 25% 25V
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    • 57 10 The following rubber outputs for the month of January, 1935 are notified: Perak River Valley Rubber Co., Limited 29.050 lb. Juru Estates, Limited 34,000 lb. Semanggol Rubber Co., 32,600 lb Mentakab Estate 48,000 lb. Jeram Kuantan Estate 41,000 lb. Sungei Bagan Estate 54,500 lb. Batu Village Estate 1,539
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    • 43 10 Djrman Long 6c Co.. of Middles- brough, have received an order from the Peruvian Corporation lor 1.125 tons of rails and fishplates. Ashn^ore, Benson. Pease Co., of Stockton, have 'secured a contract for a water-gas plant for China.
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    • 205 10 j Local Prices Rise And Fall GUTHRIE and Co., m their weekly rubber report, dated Singapore, 'Feb. 21, state: Since our last report the market re<mained quiet and steady. On Tuesday 'morning prices advanced as a result of the settlement of the Gold Clause case
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    • 26 10 The Sheffield Cutlery Manufacturers" {Association is to launch a co-operative advertising campaign. f\s a supplement to the campaign it is planned to establish a research laboratory.
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    • 1063 10 THURSDAY. KEB 21, 1935. JAmpat Tin <4s) 4s 6d 5s Asam Kuinbang <£> 34s 35* 6d I Austral Malay (£> 61s. 625. Ayer Hitam Tin \bs) 13s 6d 14s 6d Aver Wens (sl> 2.05 2.10 B'^nsiTin Tin v£) 24s ed 26s ;Clu-r.di-viar.g <£> 8s 9d 9s 3d
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    • 70 10 American Can. i I American Telei and Telegraph lAtcheaon Railroad 1 Dupont Pin 'stone General Electric General M How Ooodricta n Goodyear Inter-Telephon< I Telegraph 'National City Bai New York Central RaUroad i ;i Pennsylvania Hi I Radio Corpora.o n Muny Vacuum Standard Oil N.J. Texas Corpora Union
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    • 65 10 Ifcrlm According to the Ally I a large barter deal believed a sum of 250.000.000 marks arranged between OermaW Russia whereby Runian changed lor German Biacl flrmation at pittent is Router Wireless. |j rU ss,l I A trade agreement has today between Bdftum 'j Free State wberebi BeU
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    • 1056 10 NIPAH DISTILLERIES MEETING Production Of Alcohol To Begin Soon TPHE fourth annual ordinary 1 general meeting of Nipah Distilleries of Malaya, Limited, was held at the registered office of the company. 6, Lloyd's Avenue, London, E.C.3, on Monday, Dec. 31 r at 12 o'clock noon, the chairman, Mr. P. J.
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  • 1006 11  - MOVEMENT To Merge LEADING CLUBS OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT Local Chinese Topics BY q- ire three types of men partiHt j.Mi.sable m the business B the Chinese m Singapore. istrial merchants who sit H sundown and m some r sundown to take care B iullars and cents; the alert. B their
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  • 1228 11  -  Ely Culbertson by j I World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst J i^ tmm J THE DOUBLE VALUE OF PREEMPTIVE BIDS Psychic bids were originally discovered and used as a means of inhibiting the side with most of the high cards from reaching its proper game
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  • 85 11 The following contributions to the i Ceylon Malaria Relief Fund are grate- fully acknowledged Previously acknowledged: $2,592.40. Messrs. M. N. Das 5. S. Sinnadurai 2. K. Sabapathy 5. E. Sinnadurai 2. S. Velupillay 1. A. S. Ponnambalam 5. P. M. Sirisena 10. M. D. Samy 1. C.
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  • 33 11 NANKING RULES THE WAVES Nanking. \TO barber shops are allowed to give women a hair curl or a permanent wave treatment, according to an order issued by the New Life Movement Association. Reuter
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    • 427 11 Assets exceed $12,000,000. 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. EC. The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with
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    • 432 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 £3,900 000 HEAD OFFICE 38. Bishopsgate. London EC 2. Agencies and Branches. jAlor Star Hollo Saigon Amritsar Ipoh Semarang
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 113 11 CHURCH OFFICIALS From Our Own Correspondent* Seremban, Feb. 18. The Rev. B. Stokes, Chaplain of Negrl Sembilan presided at the annual general meeting of St. Mark's Church. Seremban. when the church officials and committee for the new year were elected as follow:— Peoples Warden. Mrs. W. L. Braddon. Chaplain's Warden.
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  • 60 12 No Track Of Japanese Wreck New York. No trace has been found of the m Hokuman Maru. from which 45 Japanese seamen were rescued by the s.s. President Jackson two days ago. Th»* s.s. Chelan. which rushed to the scene to stand by tiie vessel, wirelessed that the
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  • 81 12 The following passengers left by the s.s. Meonia for Europe: Mrs. D. R. Crudon. Mr. and Mrs. B. F Hunt. Miss Elizabeth Hunt. Mr. A. Maclntyre, Rev. F. \v. Synnott. Mrs. Zietfer, Misj Ziegler. Mrs A. M. Drysdale, Master Drysdale and Miss Altson Drysdale, Mn F. A. Hare and Miss
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  • 533 12 "higher speeds for i cargo vessels Movement Covering Every j Route In The World IF we may judge from the comparatively few orders which have been placed during the past three years for cargo tonnage it will m the future fall under two main heads. The first
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  • 185 12 iNo One Wants Remains Of! Once Proud Ship Paris. In order to avoid heavy liabilities m I connection with the towage of L'Atlan- itique when the 52.512-ton French j I super-liner was damaged by fire In I [1933. British underwriters informed the I original owners of the vessel,
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  • 40 12 German Merchant Vessels Sold To Russia Hamburg, Feb. 8. Manned by Soviet crews, several j German merchant ships and two sal- I vage vessels sold to Russia by Hamburg steamship companies, yesterday left Bremerhafen for Soviet ports.
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  • 281 12 Huge Liners Condemned As Unprofitable There was considerable discussion m shipping circles m England before the decision was made to build the Queen Mary as to whether it might not b<> wiser to build several smaller but faster ships which would be more likely to prove profitable.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 613 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. < Incorporated m F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. 't'Miking Agents for Federated Malay States Railways. Kojal State Railways of Siam. Incorporated m England). HOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN HONOLULU CANADA. rOIB MAGNIFICENT "EMPRESSES" COMPRISING THE LARGEST AND FASTEST STEAMERS ON THE PACIFIC FREQUENT SAILINGS FROM
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    • 196 12 HEAP ENG MOH S.S. CO., LIMITED. (RED FUNNEL UMt) (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENT* Regular passenger and «\irj;o services from Singapore to Java. Borneo. Ranka and BHttton FOR BATAVIA, CHERIBOK \M) SEMARANG (Every TtMS*. Slid Fri.) s.s. Nam YoDg Fr. Feb. '22 s.s. Ban Hong Lioru T tei F< b. 2t>
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    • 588 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 pm. Kelantan <via Gemas) every Monday. Wednesday, Thursday and
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    • 270 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR MUDS .»l«M.lv, dr th| r^'N:o, irrii Fast Whan 1iu,,,,,, Takada 20; Op Main Whan I mm,,, mndero i IS Empire Dork I niranre lU, Steel Navig P Larut 35. Kmpire Do. k Kntraiiro <1( Pangkor 47: v om< n I West Wharf (Knlra.n,. (lllr J. v. Oldenbarni Rasa
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    • 347 13 I O^ Sss^ and BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Uue rSF 2* "ALDE3A TeTcT 5T5 000 Mar. 1 RANPDRA 17 000 Aor 26 •5 500 Mar. 13 SOMALI o 810 May I Mar. W HAJPUTANi 17J»0 MaSr 10 Apr 11 Cargo oiil> HOMEWARDS Leaves I na*c
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    • 495 13 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England' "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AM) SUEZ CANAL Steamer n c City o: Newcastle Fe U 7 a x City of Norwich Mm'il M»r i? City ol Adelaide t£ T CUV tDClby < n v uu x
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    • 879 13 INSURANCE. tolSSnce Co d vS d U lObC The J^Tw Me ty lMurM X RAILWAYS. The Federated Malay States Railways The Royal State Hallway* of B lam AIRWAYS. 7-fc BLUE PUMMEL LIMB Regular service to Marseilles. London. Aflvtardam, Rotterdam and Bremen Genoa. Havre, Uverpooi and Glasgow— Boston. New York and
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    • 797 14 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKEIVAART MAATSCHAPPU MAROS- Friday, Feb. 22, Sapat. Tcmbilahan. Poeloe-Pallas and Rengat. OP TEN NOORT— Friday. Feb. 22. Muntok < passengers and mai!s only. Batavia. Semarang and Sourabaya. SlBERG— Friday Feb. 22. Rhio. Dabo. Billiton and BatavU. TINOMBO— Friday. Feb. 22. Belawan-Deli. TOBOALl— Saturday. Feb. 23. Koedap,
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    • 385 14 REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS TO NAPLES GENOA MARSEILLES Via Penan*, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria on the Famous PRESIDENT LINERS All ontslde itfttorooma Excellent cuisine Swimming bathThree day ttopover In Egypt. Arrive Leave Arrive I Singapore. Singapore. New York. I PRESIDENT MONROE Feb. 23 Feb. 26 Apr. 9 I PRESIDENT
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    • 617 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA f Buenos Aires Buenos Aires via Colombo. Durb.ti Maru Cape Town. Rio ck Janeiro, Santos and Montevideo Holland Maru (ape Town Via Mombasa. Zanzibar Dar-es-Salaam. Beira. L Marques. Dm ban. East London r-no Algoa Bay. Buenos Aires via Colombo. Mombasa t
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  • 258 15 Football Association Advice To Referees HOW UNFAIR PLAY MUST HE DEALT WITH The Spirit Of The Game T\ isoclation, m an eilort unfair play and to runes and incidents. I li -ructions intended to andard oi refereeini and elimlm foul pi n Informed that they r powers to the utmost
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  • 81 15 ttenham Draw Away With Botton London. Feb. ZL t oi the only replayed tilth -tie yesterday was something ►rise, as b. It, ,n had been conexpected to dispose oi the •vr. despite extra tinv\ a 2J si d( could only score once. ilts ol the games played yes•d;iv
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  • 33 15 Mowing teams have entered Services Football Associar competition 1935 season 11. Marine Dept. I. 11. Govt. Monopolies I, Wlies 11. Medical Services. Govt. Printing Office, Dept Survey Dept., ;|v Combination, Public
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  • 15 15 ncta of the Automobile Malaya is contemplating it la probable that Fl"l<i at Chenderoh. which
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  • 192 15 HOPES TO RIDE IN INDIA IX OCTOBER I Suspended For 6 j Months A mono the passengers on board the P. and O. Narkunda that passed through Colombo recently was Jockey Dillon, who is returning from Bombay to Australia Dillon, who was travelling with ivs |wife.
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  • 217 15 Committee For The Current Year From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh, Feb. 18. The Hon. Mr. Chung Ah Ming. M.F.C.. presided at the annual general meeting of the Perak Lawn Tennis Association held at Ipoh on Saturday evening, and he was unanimously reelected president of the Association for
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  • 54 15 Austin Robertson, of Australia, holder oi' the world's professional sprint championship, won the championship of the British Empire when he defeated "Bill" McFarlane. of Glasgow over 130 yards at Melbourne, McFarlane, who won the Powderhall sprint In 1933 and 1934. was beaten by five yards Robertson's time
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  • 172 15 MALACCA RESIDENT COUNCILLOR Mr. W. Bryant's Tennis Successes (From Our Own Correspondent.. Malacca, Feb. 19. A feature ot the results of the ties played so far m the Malacca Club tennis tournament has been the sue cess of the Resident Councillor In three different events. In the Mixed Doubles Handicap
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  • 1058 15 YOUNG PLAYERS WHO SHOW GREAT PROMISE INURING the past year feminine golf has made definite progress. The jiar.dard of play has improved and several young players have shown great promise. Those holding executive positions m the Ladies' Golf Union can be pardoned lor
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  • 246 15 Orient Title Bout In Japan FILIPINO KNOCKS I OUT JAPANESE piGHTING Aboido, hard-hitting Fi'liPino, knocked out Kotaro Suzuki lißhtweight champion of Japan, after 11 seconds of the third round of a scheduled 10-round bout here recently winning Japanese recognition as lightweight champion of the Orient The victory featured the first
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  • 220 15 NO COLOUR LINE WITH MAX BAER Ready To Meet All-Comers MAX BAER. Die present heavy weight boxing champion, announces that he has no intention of drawing the -colour lint' 1 m any lights which he may have m defence of his title Whether the genial Mr Baer realiy means this
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  • 465 15 Hong Kong Lose Interport Rugby I SHANGHAI SUPERIOR BEHIND SCRUM IN a game which was deprived oi many 1 things spectacular by the quickly I increasing greasiness of the ground and the ball. Shanghai defeated Hong Kong at Rugby football at the Canidrome bv 17 points (one goal, one penalty
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  • 48 15 Dates For March Bogey Competitions The Singapore 001 l Club March bogey competition will be played on Saturday. March 2. for A und B divisions and on Sunday. March 3. lor C division. The March women's bogey competition will be played on Monday. Mar. 4.
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  • 45 15 At a Billiards meeting oi Straits Chinese Recreation Club the following were elected to form the Billiards Sub-Committee for the ensuing year: Tan Boon Poh. captain Cheong f Chee Tong, convenor Ong Siow Km T. W. Ong the honorary secretary as I ex-officio member.
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  • 59 15 The following will represent ♦h. V.M.C.A. ut soccer against Malaya Publishing House Ltd. on the V.M C A ground today at 5.10 p.m. The team will be chosen on the field J Bieha, J. G. Baker. Wee Hong Heng. Norman Lim. F. Pullen. £ng Whatt Kirn G Day N. Pillay.
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    • 42 15 1 I CHANGE TO Those old worn- Y^v^J out plugs of youts L| may be wasting /H^^| every lllil haoe m cncj^o I In it I'l^i J( t i- ■Hb^^^^^^^b^^^^H t«. 'J'w. '',1 '^LmbhJ LOOK PM THE (HOP MADE IN ENGLAND I
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  • 462 16 Wiltshires II Have Things Their Our Way r Wilts. II 8; S.C.C. II 0. PLAYING against the Wilts. II on the S.R.C. ground yesterday, a second string from the Cricket Club sustained defeat by eight goals to nil. Play, especially m the second
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  • 547 16 Holder Beaten Into Ninth Position Record Entry For Surrey Junior Five Miles THE London Business Houses A.S.A. cross-country championship was decided on Epsom Downs. There were several runners of international rank taking part. The holder, A Allum <Lensbury>. the Belgrave Harrier, was somewhat surprisingly beaten
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  • 28 16 Water Polo Matches With Chinese First and second team matches will jbe played between the Club and the Chinese Swimming Club at 11.15 a.m. on Sunday.
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  • 56 16 The following players have been to represent the S.C.C. against jthe Malaya Football Association on the Padang m a friendly game today. T. G. Lashmar; C. G. Van Houten. J. W. Muncey: E. A. Joy. L. V. Taylor. F. E. Hutchinson: G. J. Merrifield, J. E. Harvey. J. W. Prescott,
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  • 308 16 ENTRIES BEING CLOSED TODAY CATISFACTORY entries have been received so far for some events m the Novice's competition of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association to be held shortly. The flyweight class has attracted the most with nine entrants. There is only one entry m the light heavyweight
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  • 1038 16 i SUPPORTERS IMPRESSED 19 Mm. 22 Sees. In Adverse Conditions THE Oxford crew greatly impressed their followers at Henley recently by paddling over the full course from March Lock to Hambledei'. Lock. The conditions were against the crew, for a stiff north-east wmd blew
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  • 88 16 PAT PALMER'S SURPRISE DECISION OURPRISE has been created by the announcement that Pat Palmer, last season's winner of the A.8.A.. British Empire and European flyweight championships, has signed forms to appear as l professional. Palmer, who is only 20 years of age. was a member of
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  • 109 16 Famous Baseball Player's Plans New York, Feb. 21. Babe Ruth returned here today and was royally welcomed by a throng of reporters, friends md baseb.'.il enthusiasts. Ruth is uncertain as to his plans and is even considering a player's contract. "One thing is certain if I sign a
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  • 34 16 Lawn Tennis South Africa Support* Czechoslovakia!! Motion lohamus I The South A sociation has nnanii support the mot Slovakia to Alton action films. Oi had approved "i America opposed i*
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    • 34 16 IT IS ESSENTIAL TO BE INSURED AGAINST ALL PERSONAL ACCIDENTS Apply for particulars of the OCEAN "BONUS" POLICY THF ArrAKI Accident Guarantee inn UULHH Corporation, Limited. ■CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS, SINGAPORE. Manager C NORMAN BENNETT.
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    • 56 16 i > CROMPTON MEANS EXTRA BRILLIANCE THIS YEAR CROMPTON LAMPS ARE BETTER THAN EVER GIVE MORE LIGHT FOR SAME CURRENT CONSUMPTION WITHOUT SACRIFICE OF LIFE OR STRENGTH. ONE CROMPTON LAMP THE COILED LAMP ACTUALLY GIVES 2O°o MORE LIGHI THAN ORDINARY GASFILLED LAMPS! CROMPTON COILED-COIL LAMPS. AVAILABLE IN 40 WATT 230
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