The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 March 1935

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 11,520. LSTI). 1835 TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1935 10 CENTS
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  • 196 1 DETECTED AMONG OF IMMIGRANTS ONE MAN DIES IN JOHORE Hospital Attendant A Carrier? iban correspondent wires epidemic of smallpox to have broken out Sepang Nilal district of Sembilan. Ik of smallpox In Johore causing some alarm and many iking vaccination precauwhat difficult to
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  • 52 1 Bloc Countries To Discuss The Situation London, Mar. 7. rence of gold bloc countries cuss the monetary situation with .vnce to the fall of sterling ted by the French and Belgian »ra Premier informed the mm( n1 suggested rence and he reiterated devaluation nt t)ir Rplfrfr.n DC-
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  • 363 1 Opposition's Best Election Card DEFENCE ESTIMATES INCREASE Maude Roydeirs Peace Service London, Mar. 11. rpHE alleged warmindedness of the National Government will be the issue m today's defence debate m the House of Commons which will provide an opportunity for speakers of all parties to deal with the recent White
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  • 159 1 Manifesto Read From Pulpits Berlin. Mar. 11. rpHE Evangelical Church war flared up again at the week-eru! when the pastors opposing Reichsbishop Mueller's Nazi-German Christian Church read a manifesto from the pulpits condemning the Nazi philosophy as "anti-Christ." The manifesto declared the new religion a revolt
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  • 360 1 BULGARS CLOSE FRONTIER Planes Brought Down By Warship Sofia, Mar. 11. PHE Bulgaro-Greek frontier has been closed by the Bulgarian luthorities and it is reported that L 7 posts on the Greek side of he frontier, including the important post of Koula, on the •oad
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  • 98 1 Athens. Mar. »i. Reports of an air raid by Government planes on the Macedonian coastal town of Kavalla today indicate that the rebels met the Government's ultimatum with a refusal to surrender. Kavalla's 50,000 inhabitants were m a panic when planes suddenly appeared out of the blue and
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  • 82 1 Alexandria, Mar. 7. There is considerable excitement here owing to a report that M. Venizelos is en route aboard a rebel cruiser. In, the event of rebel warships taking refuge m Alexandria, the Egyptian Government has ordered that the crews be disarmed and breech-locks of the guns
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    18 1 SENATOR HVV.Y LONG, th<"dictator" of Louisiana, to whom a bomb was sent through the post at the week-end.
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  • 454 1 Ail-Night Shootings And Bombings In Havana Havana, Mar. 11. rpHE Cabinet has declared that a 1 state of war exists all over Cuba. There have been further sporadic bombings and shootings but the two-year-old child which was hit when a bus was fired on
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  • 224 1 22,000,000 IN RECEIPT OF FEDERAL RELIEF COSTING $5,000,000 A DAY National Debt To Be Reduced Washington, Mar. ft, WHILE the Senate is deciding, the fate of President Roosevelt's stupendous Reliel Work Bill, the relief administrator's department announces that 22,000,000 persons are receiving Federal relief at an average cost of $5,000,000
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 102 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness t in 6 fragrance of the Mala van gardens direct to your home. tIXT MALAYAN PREMIER HOTEL 4 TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER CONCERT 8.15 TO 9.15 P.M. DANCE (formal) 9.30 to midnight with HALSEY ARMSTRONG m SENSATIONAL SOLO DANCE NUMBERS— APPEARING NIGHTLY CHANGE OF PROGRAMME EVERY
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    • 125 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA SEA VIEW fj H 0 T E L TONIGHT (INFORMAL) FRIDAY (formal) SATURDAY informal) SPECIAL DINNER DANCE ENTERTAINMENT BY THE m i Si "JPyf LANTHOS r JP INTERNATIONALLY *li-*-~f' FAMOUS Tp ACROBATIC Ci_ 1 ECCENTRIC l^Vfi DANCERS |k-'IB BdlLlrX
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  • 689 2 Letters To The Editor THE MASTER ATTENDANT EXPLAINS— EFFECTS OF THE SUN AND MOON- THE REASON FOR LAST WEEK'S FLOODING AT TANJONG RHU— WHEN THE MOON WAS TORN OUT OF THE EARTH— WIZARD WHO CALCULA TES TIDE TABLES To the Editor, Sir, In view of a certain
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  • 580 2 Qantas To Carry Passengers Soon DUPLICATION OF SERVICE ENVISAGED rpHE Free Press understands that Qantas Empire Airways Ltd., are hoping to receive the Commonwealth Government's permission to book passengers on the Singapore-Aus-tralia section of the Empire route m the course of a few weeks. It will then be possible for
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  • 126 2 From Our Own Correspondent* Seremban, Mar. 8. The funeral took place at Pasir 1 Panjang village today of Towkay Teh Chye. who died on Jan. 11. at the age of 71. A number of Buddhist priests assisted the Chief Priest of the Buddhist Temple m Singapore who
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  • 108 2 London, Mar. 8. Early developments are expected m connection with the theft of three boxes of gold valued at £21,000 from Croydon aerodrome on Mar. 6. The police interviewed a man after which they visited a house on North London where, it is understood, they discovered a key
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  • 68 2 The Band of the S.S. Police under the direction of Mr. F. E. Minns will perform the following programme weather permitting, at Katong Park tomorrow, commencing at 9 p m Overture Plymouth Hoe (AnselDselection. The Cat and Fiddle <Kern> veil dance. Mystic Beauty 'Finckr intermezzo. Malinda's Fairy
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 54 2 NEXT CHANGE PAVILION I I^IH J "THE KING OF PARIS" i V British Dominions Picture, Starring H&ttbl SIR CEDRIC HARDWICKE I V A GRE AT ACTOR IN A BRILLIANT ROLE! I &&ISi *l* It is tp!endid-a clever satire. Sit back and appre-' I f ciate the humour of the mind."
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    • 483 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT?^ I "AGNESIA" ANTISEPTIC DUSTING POWDER FOR the prevention and cure of "PRICKLY HEAT" Obtainable from all Chemists and Stores. Prepared only by GRAFTON LABORATORIES, 20b, Collyer Quay. i BOARD RESIDENCE? "EAST ANGLLL 91 6, OXLEY RISE, Near Town High and cool situation. Large grounds. Excellent* cuisine. Tennis Dally
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    • 377 2 Anders Tender, a r roUowtou mater particulars. Room Bar rl J Dunearn Supply ol P m< i SS Supply ol Water Jan. Ist. i Date ol c: 31. 1935 Installation g Nos. 127 China St.. No 160. 166. 16 ill Crosasi N LSI 499.507.525 Bahru n Kirk T Miri Rd..
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 582 2 Diary Of The Week TUESDAY, MAR. 12 High Water, 3 a.m. 8.6 ft., 4.45 p.m. 6.6 It. Football: S.A.F.A. League Div. 11. M FA. vs. RE., Anson Road; H.M.S. Terror vs. Marines. SRC. ground. Div. lIT. Medical Services vs. Khalsa. Medical College. WEDNESDAY, MAR. 13 High Water, 3.45 a.m. 8
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    • 272 2 Today's Radio Programmes 8.8.C. Transmission 111 9.35 Big Ben. The Tower Orchestra. Relayed from the Tower Ballroom, Birmingham. 10.20 The 8.8.C. Dance Orchestra. 11.05 The Torquay Municipal Orchestra. Henry Cummings i baritone >. Relayed from the Pavilion, Torquay. Greenwich time signal at 11.20 p.m. 11.50 The news. 12.05 A light
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  • MALARIA TREATMENT REVOLUTIONISED
    • 455 3 unall vi,,a g e S four mi ,es from "ZTeZV"^ ducted by Dr. A. T. W. Simeons whTh eXPe lmentS have th« epidemic m Ceylon can be ulmnLt Pr V6 bey nd a month or six weeks. mOSt com P'etely ended 200 villagers who
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    • 99 3 S. Legation Guard Succumbs I'eipiiiK- Btatca Marines m Peipincn a third member owing to th 2 -nic o* Influenia and pneumonia. orpora] Alvin Ralney died at the hospital from influenza-pneumo-was 28 years of ago. He first d the Corps m January. 1926 and served continuously since that date
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    • 80 3 Breach Of Trust Of $809 Alleged La] ol chow Cheng Wee, a hant's clerk, was fixed yesterday Place before Mr. J. M. Brander third polioe court on }V[ 5. Hi- v.-ill be represented by Mr K "|> Chooo Hung. l «w, who was arrested by Detective *P«-ctor Nickels
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    • 383 3 Siam's Rice Trade Difficulties CLOSER CO-OPERATION I NEEDED 'From Our Own Correspondent) MR r- a r. Bangkok, Mar. K. O. A. C. Preston (Borneo Co. Ltd has been re-elected Chairman of m^ anKkOk Int «™"lonal Chamber of Commerce lor the ensuing year and Messrs. E. D. Atkins and H G
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    • 193 3 Inspector Chilton And Miss Dorothy Williams The wedding took place at St Andrews Cathedral, yesterday, of Inspector J. W. Chilton. of the Straits Settlements Police, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Chili on, of Chiswick, London, and Miss Dorothy Williams, daughter of Mr. l and Mrs. E.
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    • 25 3 London, Mar. 8. The War Office announces that Capt. S. G. Douglas has been appointed Brigade Major of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps.— Reuter.
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  • Article, Illustration
    26 3 M. MANOLESCU-STRUNGA, (centre) the .Rumanian Minister of ommerce, at Liverpool Street Station, London, before leaving for home after having signed an important trade agreement with England.
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  • 677 3 BOY KING OF SIAM RETURNING TO BANGKOK Government And Prajadhipok's Abdication "RECEIVED DECISION WITH REGRET" 'THE Siam Government Publication Bureau has issued a lengthy statement of the situation arising out of the King's abdication and the proclamation of his nine-year-old nephew as his successor. A summary of the documents is
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  • 186 3 "IT MUST HAVE BEEN SHEER CUSSEDNESS" Motorist's Complaint INDIAN DRIVER SUMMOND AN Indian car driver employed by l Chinese was summoned before Mr. C. H. Whitton m the Singapore police court yesterday on a charge of rash driving. Mr. Joy, giving evidence, said that about OHO am. he was driving
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  • 82 3 The Singapore Coroner 'Mr. W. G. Porter* will hold an inquiry shortly into the death of a 20-year-old Chinese girl whose body was found floating m the sea oil" the Marine Parade on Sunday morning. She was to have been married m two weeks' time, it
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  • 105 3 A mill m Leigh. Lancashire, which closed a year ago, has been reopened tor the manufacture Ol cotton and silk goods. Already three hundred looms have been installed and a hundred workers reinstated. m Switzerland where he is a passionate devotee of skiing (says Renter). YOUNG KING INTERVIEWED Interviewed the
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  • 188 3 I I If neuritis bothers you. d al wilh N as this woman dealt with hers "For yean I wu BSaMe to knit." s!». writes, "owing to neuritis m my hand! Last year I started taking Kruschen and now the knitting erase is an I
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 251 3 BEWARE Uulj >SMyUa4a Many minor »kin trouble*, if neglected, may become aerioua. At the first vign of rednefl*, roughness, itching, burning, pimplea, rashes or eczema ntart uning odi'ara S«ap and (ullrar* Ointment. 11.,t1,. will* the Soap and hot water, dry ntlv and anoint witli the Oiutment. Nttte how *|iiirkly your
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  • WOMEN'S INTERESTS
    • 1248 4 That "Morning After" Feeling What You Must Do To Preserve Your Beauty By Our Special Correspondent 'THERE occurs so often to each of us a period when we seem to become, willy-nilly, night-birds for days together, when, owing to holidays, show-seeing, farewell parties, or even plain unvarnished making whoopee, we
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    • Article, Illustration
      24 4 MISS EDNA GRAY, one of the young helpers to take part m the Jubilee Ball on H.M.S. Terror, on May 10. (Lee and Fletcher).
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    • 148 4 117ITH the new materials m the shops, the paper pattern again raises its head and devotes itself to the problem of spring clothes. Though clothes have become more complicated of late and the bias cut presents greater difficulties than would at first sight appear, the paper pattern has
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    • 154 4 Rain and wind play havoc with the best ot skins and many women find it difficult to obtain a cream that will combat our changeable climate. Here is an inexpensive compound which can be made at home with little trouble. Take three heads of lettuce and the young
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    • 164 4 ing. usually takes iar more time than any making. The person who has not learnt to be really expert with the machine would often find it easier and more satisfactory to make a dress by hand. In any case, where a machine is used, this should be
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    • 130 4 New developments m the lightning or zipp fastener, just announced, will make tor its even greater popularity. The new fasteners are of a non-metal-lic cellulose material, and are made m thirteen colourings, including ivory, dark and light blue, green, red. cerise, ***** brown, and black. Some of the
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    • Article, Illustration
      414 4 The Proper Use Of PERFUMERY is a science and its proper use a fine art. The East has always been associated with the cult cf perfumes. During the Moghul period, when India was at the height of its luxurious civilisation the distillation of rare perfumes, One oili and choice
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 250 4 I Maker and repairer of rattan J and Rertam Chicks, Canvas and Spring Blinds, Tarpaulins, Tents, Bass, Blue Screens, Bertam Panels, Wire Netiins i Fencing, Wool buntings and Flags. i ABDUL RAHMAN, j Telephone 2454. i Office 66. Robinson Road, J <oppo3itc Telegraph Co.) i Workshop: 17-A Joo Chiat Place.
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    • 189 4 BflpwsBSic3l^My^ vy*, Jam m mm S Sdflßtt^BV 9 H 4 -mmmmW w^Jt C} \WW <9v jD *v ommernorate BP^ *y y^- '^^mr JmuWtW S Jut* I H. M KING GEORGE v and to give readers a splendid memento of this historic event. SUNDAY TIMES will publish next Sunday a JUBILEE
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  • Article, Illustration
    153 5 323?3*£*****5-5 -xvam STALIN (LEFT), the Soviet dictator, and Voroshilov, the War Commissar, eni'^inff a private joke at the All-Union CongTess of the Soviets m Moscow. WHEN JOHN SENSKI, convicted of wife beating was brought before Recorder William A. Grady at Vincintown, New Jersey, Senski was unable to pay his fine.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 84 5 Substitute Despite numerous efforts it has remained inimitable RING UP 6354 for a trial Order. FRAMROZ CO. COX KINGS (AGENTS) LIMITED Head Office: 13, Regent Street, LONDON, S.W.I. TAKE CHARGE OF EASTERN KIT AT THEIR PORT SAID BRANCH HAVE IT LAUNDERED AND READY FOR YOU ON THE RETURN JOURNEY Representatives
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    54 6 THE DUKE and Duchess of Kent were guests at Government House during their visit to Port of Spain, Trinidad, on their West Indies honeymoon cruise. Left to right— Lady Hollis; Miss Prunella HollLs; the Duke of Kent; his equerry: Miss Christian Hollis: the Duchess of Kent. The Governor's aide-de-camp, and
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  • 914 6 HEA VY DAM A GES A GAINST PLANTER'S WIFE 'Wicked Slander 9 On European Woman RESULT OF A VISIT TO HOTEL FOR A DRINK Kandy, Feb. 28. MR. R. F. DIAS. delivered judgment m the action brought by Mrs. C. G. McNamara. of Colombo, against Mrs. A. F. Waring, of
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  • 1316 6 Tan Boon Kiah Retrial Opened At Assizes D.P.P'S STATEMENT FOR THE CROWN rpilE Assize Court, presided over by Mr. Justice Burton, was 1 uncomfortably crowded yesterday when a commencement was made m the trial of Tan Boon Kiah, the Assistant Manager and one of
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  • 129 6 Banishee Sen tence4 SHORT CALENDAR T HE second erin,, 1 the Supreme o began today befi Burton yesterday Tin- calendar I Ing tight <-, of murder, tttempi ;*<** tin- accused •m* genuine a forged d< un valuable security attm ing hurt and criminal ir- ,,?*;*«*> as a
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  • Article, Illustration
    11 6 IVAR BALLANGRUD. the Norwegian and world's skating champion practising m Berlin.
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  • 91 6 LEAVING SINGAPORE ON FRIDAY I OHD Inchcape, chairman oi tIM P. and O. S. N. Co.. who recently passed through Singapore with Lady Inchcape on a visit to the Rajah and Ranee oi Sarawak, returned to Singi;jore yesterday, and will sail lor home by the .s.s. Chitral
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  • 54 6 Preliminary Meeting Of The Royal Commission London. Mar. 10. a preliminary meeting of member ol the Royal Commission of Inquir; into private arms manufacture an< trade was held yesterday when ques tions ol procedure were discussed. As one member i.s at present abro:*< the Comjnission m m»h«« lor
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  • 85 6 (i rants For Cultural And Bridal Pirptug I'Ondnn. >lar la Grants totalling C 405.000 n.r socu 1 and cultural purposes In the Unit™ Kingdom were announced day's annual meeting ol th« Carnetv United Kingdom) Trust The new grants period of five oi" 1936. include €150.00 meni U distress*
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  • 50 6 A mill at BlUlngton, neai C has been reopeni closed lor fkft jreafl Tin engagement La the marriage will tak< Mr. Ho Kin\ lf< ng. a promii sportsman ol Kuala Lumpur of Mr anc Mrs H. I V Lilian Ifah. eklesl daughter ol Mi Mrs. MaM Thin Yew. Kuala Lun
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 77 6 Dr De JONG" S LIGHT- BROWN COD LIVER C>M contains VITAMINS A and D IN CORRECT PROPORTION WITH ALL THE OTHER VALUABLE CONSTITUENTS of Cod Liver Oil Highly recommended by ihe Medical ProJessior for over EIGHTY years m the treatment of CONSUMPTION ASTHMA BRONCHITIS RHEUMATISM INFANTILE and ALL Stcckkeepers F.
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    • 144 6 YET ANOTHER WORLD'S RECORD I^l A C T 19 9 LJERE is another striking proof of the |»C« 11 superiority of Wakefield Castro! oil I SgB& travelling 268 miles m 3 hours 57 minutes a train travelling from London to Newcastle reached a top speed of 88» 2 m.p.h. On
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  • 470 7 Election Of Office-Bearers •From Our Own Correspondent.* Johore Bahru, Monday. ■T*He annual general meeting of the Johore Football Association was held recently at the Johore Club with the Hon. Dato Awang bin Omar m the chair. After the minutes of the previous meeting were read and
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 211 7 CAPITOL OPENING TONIGHT 1 J RICMT m front of their eyes They see a man dive into a beautiful swimming pool and mysteriously disappear I ec times the monster's claws strike death the only clues are its footprints AT THE CAPITOL— NEXT CHANGE! WARNER BROS GLORIOUS W Companion Picture to
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    • 94 7 A Grand Spine-chilling Detective mystery by 5. S. Van Dine, with a fascinating new PHILO VANCE! I A WARNER BROS. PRODUCTION I The DRAGON MURDER CASE with WARREN WILLIAM as Philo Vance, Master Detective Margaret Lindsay and Dorothy Tree. WHO WAS THE FIEND THAT TERRORISED INNOCENT MEN and GIRLS! Be
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    • 203 7 ..1i.1,,! v v^^^^ lß^'3^^^H PREMIERE TODAY! 3 PERFORMANCES j*&j^^ I Rir PA VII I OKI l^^k 1 1 GAUMONT-BRITISH'S MASTERPIECE OF FILMCRAFT *j* BY LION FEUCHTWANGER W™ J* *J* "Another marvellous motion picture has come across tffl^^fe-1 18l J^ l X sea...* Jew Suss' under new name 'Power' stands as
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  • 750 8 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1935 National Church In Germany WHEN Herr Hitler undertook the reorganisation of German religious life and endeavoured to create a National Church it was evident he was courting trouble. He summarily disposed of objections by ignoring them. The new Nazi doctrine simply that
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  • 168 8 Mr. T. W. T. Bangs, ol Kuala Pergau Estate, is on a short visit to Kuala Lumpur. Sir Walter Huggard. the Chief Justice ol the Straits Settlements, is m Ipoh for the session ol the F.M.S. Court of Appeal. Mr. O. B. Williams, who waa recently stationed
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  • 204 8 Leaves For Home After 14 Years With The Free Press Among the passengers who left by the Alsia for Home this morning were Mi and Mrs. A. S. Banks. Mr. Banks has been associated with the Singapore Free Press for over 14 years, latterly as manager,
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  • 584 8 - iRi|K. J. Leslie MltchelL who v.io.. I*^* under the title ol Lewis QrMtk Gibbon, died oi peritonitis recently at IWelwyn. It is a grievous loss to Scv\tish letters, for his trilogy of novels about the Mearns L&9S To district. •Suns Scottish S°n g C v d
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  • 923 8 I HEARD that Tom Grace had diod at the Poor Law Institution, and I could not but ring up to ask when they were to bury him. Not. for that matter, that we were or ever had been friends Everyore who took polities at all seriously m Hollybush
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 186 8 "PEDLAR BRAND" HAWKER'S SLOE v BY SPECIAL k^ 4^ T H.M. THE \PPOi\TMI-M KING OF SIAM ESTD 1872 FOR YOUR WEDDING BIRTHDAY PRESENTS We always have the biggest and finest selection of most useful articles m STERLING SILVER E.P.N-S. CRYSTAL WARE. Never fail to call at your jeweller for quality
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    • 74 8 FIRE How few people have the contents of their homes fully insured against Fire. The rate of premium for the ordinary foreign dwelling house m Singapore is only $1.50 per $1,000 per annum. It would pay the average householder well to make an approximate assessment of the value of his
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  • 405 9 Rotary International President In Singapore HOW THE MOVEMENT CAN HELP YOUTH Never Found Wanting In Times Of Stress AN invigorating speech, emphasising the duties of the Rotary organisation particularly to the youth of the world, was made by Mr. R. L. Hill, president of Rotary International, at the dinner given
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  • 233 9 COVED BY SALE OF THE C.E.R. But Fundamental Issues Not Touched London. Mar. 11. > NESS men connected m a s ty of ways with the Far when interviewed by Reuter, satisfaction at the conthc sale of the Chinese Railway as calculated Improve Russo-Japanese and the
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  • 61 9 Bandit Who Terrorised Corsica Bastia. Mar. 6. SPADA, the dethroned bandit king of the Corsican Ma guis, was sentenced to death at the conclusion of his trial on eight charges of murder. Spada is the last of the notorious bandits whose years of terrorisation of the Island
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  • 968 9 .Most Colourful Gathering Hr Ever Attended Mr. Hill said "I wish you could realise m some small degree how highly I prize the opportunity whit a is mine tonight not only to address you but to see Biich a colourful and t.irillIng audience. May I say to
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  • 197 9 AFTER J3-DAY TRIAL AT OLD BAILEY Accused Man Makes A Two-Hour Speech London, Mar. 7. A FTER a trial at the Old Bailey lasting 13 days. Frederick Edgar Rickards, an umbrella maker, and Henry Joseph, a merchant, were found guilty of conspiring with Leopold Harris and others
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  • 121 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices i (From Our Own Correspondent RUBBER: London, Mar. 11. Spot Sellers 8 1 16 d. <6 3 16d.) (Buyers) 5 15 16 d. <6 1 16 d.) April- June G 3 32d. (6 7|32d.) July-September 6 7 32d <6%d..> Oct. -Dec. 6 1132d.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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    • 150 9 El IP^^ PRECISION and ELeGANCE A MINIATURC WRi»T WATCH R RochaUtna /^S/^ 8 beetles ye^yFitur d«i \-i*^^f Hfe{,. Pure Whit* Diamonds j^jj ISiiL rio«(y Cut Many otW «x«|ui«it« modtlt H^ Write for 111 ultra ted Brochur* V'*^^^^H soli: AGENTS ROBINSON Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. "^^^^^bl99^bW cnurH pHE sure means
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  • 725 10 Last Year's Improvement CHANCELLOR ANTICIPATES UNEMPLOYMENT TRIUMPH (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 23. •THIS week has seen the ending of the most troubled Account experienced m the London Stock Exchange for many years, and the beginning of what seems likely to prove a fortnight
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  • 99 10 Mar. 11. Gambler 4.75 Java Cube 8 75 Hamburg Cube 11. 00 Muntok White Pepper 34.00 White Pepper 36.00 Copra. Sundried 4.70 Copra, mixed 4.40 Small Flake Tapioca 3.90 Blanja Jelotong 5.75 Sarawak Jelotong 6.7b R. (Siam) WC. No. 1 perkoyan S120 R. B. Siam No. 1
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  • 213 10 Mar. 11. SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 4 J 8 London. 3 months' sight 24 3.32 London. 60 days' sight 24 1 16 London. 30 days' sight 2 4 1 32 London, demand 2 4 London. T.T. 2 4 Lyons and Paris, demand 830 Hamburg, demand 134
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  • 69 10 A broad London, Mar. 9 Exchanges today were Paris 71.52. New York 4.77%. Montreal 4.80%. Brussels 20.22. Geneva 14.53 lr 2 Amsterdam 6.96 v 2. Milan 56.62. Berlin 11.73 Vienna 25.50. Prague 112.87. Madrid 34.53. Athens 497 sellers. Bucharest 467 Belgrade 215. Montevideo 41.75. Bombay I|6V&. Shanghai 1 7 18.
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  • 76 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY PRICES CURRENT FOR X.M.A. No. 1. X RIBBED SMOKED SHEET Mar. 11, 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers Spot loose 20 J 8 20U <F. 0.8.> Current month 20?s 20 2 April June 2V 4 21?8 July Sept. 22 h> 22% Oct. Dec. 23 5
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  • 384 10 A Lancashire firm are at present engaged on the installation of an automatic telephone system for the Durban Corporation. South Africa. Three of the city's main exchanges, totalling 13.000 lines, are being converted from manual to the automatic system. The value ol the contract is approximately £100.000. The
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  • 540 10 HOW IT AFFECTED RUBBER SYMINGTON and Wilson's weely mar- ket reporf. daled London Feb. 13. 1 states: On Thursday. Friday and Saturday of last week the rubber market had a steadily rising tendency and from 6 j 1 16 d. at which business was done f or
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  • 1013 10 MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1935. Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin (4s) 4s lVid 4s 7^d Asam Kumbang 34s 35s c.d. Austral Malay 60s 6d 61s 6d x.d. Ayer Hitam Tin (5s) 12s 3d 13s Ayer Weng ($1) 185 1.90 Bangrin Tin 24s 25s Chenderiang 8s 9s Hitam Tin (.50
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  • 56 10 The output ot Jimah Rubb. I Limited for the month ol Tl I amounted to 24.8001 b With two of the company" I operating at full pressure. U firm of wire manufactures obliged to open another hirefor the production <>t all kin< goods. The firm's products tl ed
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  • 205 10 the^omhtf^bmiry 1 S^to 17ns Tons^™™'™^ beinS final shi P ments ocean-steamers at all Malayan port, durti* Sheet and Crepe Latex, Con. Latex. Revertex t O T A L \NP DESTINATION Export Transhipment Export Transhipment Export Transhipment TAL (1) Pr r°2 P er *i£ *?k?' P 7? er
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  • 924 11  -  MOLLIE MERRICK Hollywood In Person Necessary To Stay POPULAR By TOWLLL. although he is J enough m years, is one.' old-timers In motion pictures.!; been .some ten years in!' and has managed to keep adily along with thej: tides oi popularity that cinema from time to
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  • 743 11 by Ely Culbertson World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst FIVE IN A MAJOR In my opinion the two worst final contracts which can be reached are two notrump and five of a major. Two no- rrurrp is a very silly contract to stop at because usually
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  • 406 11 I THE following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics. S.S. and F.M.S.. during the period Mar. 2 to Mar. 8 1935, inclusive, and are available for public use m the Reference Library. Fullerton Building, i Singapore. Applications may be made by members
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    • 425 11 Assets exceed $1^,000.000 Assurance m force o?«-r $3.>.0»0.0<Ni The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. 'Incorporated m the Straits Settlements' HEAD OFFICE: Great Eastern Lile Building, Cecil Street. Singapore LONDON OFFICE 27. Old Jewry t.C The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the
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    • 436 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND < lIINA Incorporated m England bj Rosal Charter Paid up capital In 600 000 shares of £5 each >:;<.OOO 000 Reserve Fund il 3 000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 4J3.000.00* HEAII OFFICE 38. Bishopsgate. London EC 2 Agencies and Branches Alor Star Iloilo |Balgon
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  • 880 12 Rationalisation Upheld OBJECTIONS TO NEW SHIPS' COMPETITION A LTHOUGH the sale of the British liners Pennland and Westernland n to a German company awaits only the completion of a few formalities (including the inspection of the vessels by the prospective buyers) it is hoped m various
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  • 194 12 Own?r9 and masters of shipping are requested to keep their vessels as olear of the range as possible during th<> machine gun practice, which will take place at Blakang Mati on the date stated below commencing at 7 p.m The International Code Signal "D" above a large red
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    • 632 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. Kookini \gents for Federated Malay States Railways. Royal State Railways of Siam. (Incorporated m England). HOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN HONOLULU CANADA. FOUR MAGNIFICENT "EMPRESSES" COMPRISING THE LARGEST AND FASTEST STEAMERS ON THE PACIFIC FREQUENT SAILINGS FROM HONG
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    • 66 12 For everything appertaining Ocean Passages. Foreign Money Exchange and Freight, apply COOKS WACOISSLITS [WOOIQ TWAV£i^SCPV»cT] 39, ROBINSON ROAD. No Booking Fee*, Telephone 5908 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE of Western Australia FREMANTLE (Via Port Swettenham, Palembang, Banjoewanp and Wettern Portt) r.s.m.v. Kannar. T.s.m.v. Kangaroo Fares Single £19.0.0. Australian Return £30.0.0 Currency For
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    • 520 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And. Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. and 7 p.m Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 p.m Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
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    • 258 12 LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the or exported to urn,.' East Wharf (Entrain,. < lllr Rajuki 22: Anshun I Main Wharf (Entrance Gate Benrinnes 18: Phrontis. Taijin Mar, Buren 12: Talma 11 Maru 9: Nieuw Holland > Empire Dock (Entrant Kiyosumi Maru W; 32: KumsanK M; Sii. Jo.
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    • 425 13 mil ii BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. GO'S SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due e^OO* ML? 0 MANTUA Tilw." SS^t ;-m $z t- b*^ vu l a o RE "r j»£ 2 6 4 £S££ KZ:li SZ* B S SOMALI 6.810 May 8 BEHAR g'oOO Ju vlB RAJPUTANA 17.000 May 10 RANCHI
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    • 493 13 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL U> Steamer Du#k Q k City of Norwich Mar 14 u.J'S City of Adelaide City of Birmingham M a£ 16 City of Manila A £pr 16 x Calls Dunkirk.
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    • 769 14 K. P. M. KOMV'LIJKE I'AKEIVAART MAATSCBLAPPLJ ROK AN -Tuesday, Mar. 12, Bengkalifi, Paneh, Berombang, Tanjong-Mengei-dar, Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. PASIR Wednesday. Mar. 13, Penang and Bagan Si-Api-Api. THEDENS -Wednesday, Mar. 13. Muntok and Palembang. TOHITI- Wednesday, Mar. 13, Toengkal. Moeara-Saba and Djambi. MAJANCi- Wednesday, Mar. 13, Prigi-Radja, Sapat, Tembilahan, Poeloe-Pallas. Pengalian-Estato
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    • 480 14 TOHIUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO. BOMBAY, SUEZ PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Spore Spore Ptnung N. York Pres. Van Burcn Mar. 9 Mar. 12 Mar. 14 Apr. 23 Pres. Garfield Mar. 23 Mar. 26 Mar. 28 May 7 Pres. Polk
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  • 1355 15 Relegation Candidates In Desperate Straits WEDNESDAY ADVANCING Only One Northern Team Left In (From Our London staff) rxcTTING times are ahead m the iteTSJ!!^ ST^UI L League. None of the leading clubs is m vjpih^ football H. .or the championship promises to be even
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    14 15 A BATSMAN nearly run out in the match between the S.R.C. and the C.S.U
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  • 1326 15 but the 'Boro' made a wonderful rally In the closing stages. A quarter of or. hour trom the end, Warren reduced the arrears, and with only two minutes to go. Baxter sot the equaliser. F.A. AMATEUR CUP j Only One Northern Team Left In With the
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  • 187 15 Romney And Prockter In Final At K.L. (From Our Own Corresponder t Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 5. The Chinese player. H. S. Lee. fresh from his week-end performance m tying for the Coronation Cup at golf, today reached the semi-final ot the open singles m the Belangor Golf Club
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  • 66 15 N.S. Chinese Beat Malay Regiment From P. Dickson (From Our Own Correspondent. Seremban, Mar. 10. The Negri Sembilan Chinese Recreation Club, winners of the football "double" last year, turned out m new colours against the Malay Regiment from Port Dicks-on. A well contested game ended m a
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  • 39 15 Victor Richardson, the South Australian captain, and former Test cricketer, hit a sparkling century m 78 minutes In a district match at Adelaide. He hit two 6's and sixteen 4's off Grimmett. whose analysis was 0 for 63. j
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  • 144 15 The Selangor Eurasian Association i who are fielding a cricket team this season, met the Selangor Indian Association. *oday m the Stonor Shield < competition and were beaten by eight wickets Taking first knock the Eurasians were i all out for 79 runs. The Indians
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  • 92 15 Soccer Success Against H.M.S. Medway Playing at the An- Bate on Saturday the R.af. Ist xi drew with the tirst 1 am from H.M.s. M. dn ly each ikto scoring three goals. On Sunday, the Second etevtm met and the R.AJ*. irere sue two ttolt
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  • 78 15 Finali>ts For the Club Championship (From Our Own Correspondent.' Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 10 In the semi-final round oi th«* Belangor Golf club championship terday Dr. C. P. Allen beat J. C M 801 l 1 up. over 18 holes, and thus qualified o meet W. 11. Elklns
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  • 33 15 From Our Own Correspondent t Vi IMg, Mar. 11. i Playing m a four-ball match pester day W O. Fiddes did thr lilth hole. distance of 200 yards, m one
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  • 350 15 (Prom Our Or/ii Correspondent > Ipoh, Mar. B. The inter -club tennis encounter between Ipoh Club and the Lower Perak Club began this alterr^oon In the flrst match Hide (Ipoh) defeated Hannyngton. G 2. 6—l. i o. Rajatingham c ah b a. SeneYlrmtne 5. Sivapragasam b Senevlratne 11.
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  • 197 15 Yesterday the Bel&ngor Club and th>Central Workshops Railway Inatltttt drew BaUin<; Oral the Club vaa able to declare with IGB for 8 wi-K<ts Th»« ■Railways had 11 J for Tour when stumps were drawn. I.oh Ai Lum's S3 included fill SolanKor Club: J R Colleti Jacob b
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  • 668 16 Strong Municipal Services Team Overwhelm H. S. Bank LOSERS TWO MEN SHORT FOR MOST OF MATCH Municipal Services 6: ft S. Bank. 0. o*l ELDING what was obviously a superior side, the Municipal Services beat the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank m a Commercial Cup fixIture on the V.M.C.A. ground
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  • 111 16 Hamburg. .'Mar. 10. FN a word championship eliminating light before 20.000 spectators Max BchmeUng defeated the American, Steve Hamas, by a technical knockout, the referee intervening In the ninth round. Hamas was outpointed m every round, except the fifth. He was floored for
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  • 89 16 Ipoh. Mar. 11. There were several titbits In the course of yesterday's play m the annual inter-club tennis match between the Lower Perak Club and the Ipoh Club. Mrs. E. K. ATlin and Miss Phillips defeated the Ipoh Club pair, Mrs. Hopps and Mrs. Barr 10—8, B—68 6
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  • 211 16 Proposal For Australian Team To Visit England Sydney. Arrangements are being; made for an Australian contract bric^o team to visit England this year to play m various cities there. Its expenses will DJ3 paid by Mr. A. E. Whitelaw, a former Australian business man now living m London.
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    13 16 THE BOWLER smartly fields a return m the S.C.C. tournament match on Sunday
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  • 390 16 Post Office Reply In Last Minute To Publishers' Six Goals HAT TRICK BY AMIN IP.O 1. M.P.11 6; IT was not until the last minute that the Post Office eleven were able to reply to a formidable score of six goals against them by the
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  • 92 16 F. N 10; S.T.P.F.C 1. In a Commercial Cup match yesterday, Fraser and Neave defeated the Straits Times Press F.C. by 10 goals to one on their own ground at Anson Road. The Press team held out well for the first 15 minutes of the game but
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  • 28 16 In a Commercial Cup fixture played yesterday on the Harbour Board ground, the Singapore Harbour Board beat the Overseas Chinese Bank by two clear goals.
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  • 45 16 Government Monopolies Win League Match In a second Division League match played on the SC.C. Padang yesterday afternoon the Government Monopolies beat the Wiltshires n by the only goal of the match. This was scored by Henman a few minutes before the end.
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  • 26 16 E. Laidman and J. H. Willmott play H. Gray and W. Y. Semple m the S C C lawn bowls doubles tournament tomorrow.
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  • 49 16 Scratched From The Grand National London. Mar. 11. Mr Tom Walls horse. Crafty Alice, a prominent candidate for the Grand Naticnal. was scratched at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Crafty Alice went lame after a gallop and an X-ray examination ShC/Wed th-'lt <hf» had > hirilu rlntonh ligament.- Reuter
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  • 36 16 Draw For Geldings Takes Place Tomorrow Twenty-two geldings have arrived and are stabled at the Club's Thomson Road stables. The draw will take place tomorrow at 5 p.m. tf I»he Thomson Road stables.
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  • 23 16 S. A. Woosey and F. \V. Peachey pla\ F. Hunter and V. P. Barbat m the C.C. volunteer snooker tournament •morrow.
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  • 152 16 Golf Japanese Golf Club To Play Municipality A fotinomefl mj.tch will be played OveY the Japanese Golf Club course on Sunday between the Japanese Golf Club and a team 1 'presenting the Municipality. Teams and times of starting arc as follows. Japanese players mentioned first: 8.15 am. Hcshizaki
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  • 73 16 Forty cards were taken out lor the Kcppcl Golt Club medal (bogey) and resulted In a win for CJ. R. Wiseman, who returned a score of 1 up. Rail Sweeps Saturday: First round divided between G. R. Wiseman 1 up and A. Wolle
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  • 136 16 R.A. BEAT S .R.C. Victory Mainly (fo^ To Good Knock By Owen JHE BH.C w,,- Padam on Batia-d Chang! > by one wicket. The S.R.c. batted 67. J. Edwards plavm- The r.a. repUed witj wickets, Owen being Edward* who went on, change, took to* rani m tH-<, s.k.c".:_j Bdi rd
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  • 215 16 Minto Club Saved By Time Time stved the Minto Clut defeat at the hands oi R a fl tUtion on the Saturday. Batting tat the School knock* 153 for six wickets and declared Barker 55. M. Vafeerg ;h and Booi Peng 23 being the chief contributor With Amin Kechil (27)
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